A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 19 May, 0003 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:46 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 57% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse was at 22:46:30 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 2 eclipses:

This was the 5th eclipse in solar Saros series 86.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 86, is linked to lunar Saros series 79. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:46:30 on 19 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:41:30 on 20 May TDT
Saros Series 86 Number in Series 5
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.5663
Gamma -1.2319 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 2h55m Error ± 8m37s (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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.