A hybrid eclipse of the Sun occurred on 24 May, 0179 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:38 UT. A fleeting hybrid eclipse covered only a tiny path, just 4 km wide and lasted for a brief 6 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse.
The hybrid eclipse lasted for 6 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 04:38:33 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)
shows the visibility of the hybrid 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 3 eclipses:
This was the 35th eclipse in solar Saros series 79.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 79,
is linked to lunar Saros series 72. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 04:38:33 on 24 May UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 07:05:09 on 24 May TDT |
| Saros Series | 79 |
Number in Series | 35 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0011 |
| Gamma | 0.2493 |
Path Width (km) | 4 |
| Delta T | 2h27m |
Error | ± 7m02s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 0m06s |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:43 UTC.
