An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 25 December, 0018 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 23:26 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 483 km wide at maximum, and lasted 6 minutes and 56 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 56 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 23:26:59 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 annular solar eclipse. It also shows the broader area in which a partial eclipse was seen. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 56th eclipse in solar Saros series 61.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 61, is linked to lunar Saros series 54. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:26:59 on 25 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:19:23 on 26 Dec TDT
Saros Series 61 Number in Series 56
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9167
Gamma -0.7515 Path Width (km) 483
Delta T 2h52m Error ± 8m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m56s
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.