An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 24 February, 0453 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 15:22 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 299 km wide at maximum, and lasted 8 minutes and 48 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 8 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 15:22:18 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 58th eclipse in solar Saros series 76.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 76, is linked to lunar Saros series 69. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 15:22:18 on 24 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:04:40 on 24 Feb TDT
Saros Series 76 Number in Series 58
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9305
Gamma 0.507 Path Width (km) 299
Delta T 1h42m Error ± 4m53s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m48s
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.