An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 18 August, 1449 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:19 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 35 seconds and covering a broad path up to 194 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 35 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 11:19:53 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 16th eclipse in solar Saros series 126.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 126, is linked to lunar Saros series 119. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:19:53 on 18 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:24:05 on 18 Aug TDT
Saros Series 126 Number in Series 16
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9509
Gamma -0.403 Path Width (km) 194
Delta T 4m12s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m35s
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 22:11:45 UTC.