An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 17 October, 0274 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:21 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting just moments and covering only an extremely narrow strip.

Maximum eclipse was at 08:21:04 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 11th eclipse in solar Saros series 96.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 96, is linked to lunar Saros series 89. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:21:04 on 17 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:32:32 on 17 Oct TDT
Saros Series 96 Number in Series 11
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9444
Gamma -1.0113 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 2h11m Error ± 6m14s (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 22:11:43 UTC.