A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 March, 1987 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 02:18 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 39% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse was at 02:18:03 UT.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to solar Saros series -12.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series -12, is linked to lunar Saros series -19. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:18:03 on 21 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:06:51 on 21 Mar TDT
Saros Series -12 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.3949
Gamma 1.3284 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 12h49m Error ± 1h00m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:38 UTC.