An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Sunday 20 May, 1640 UT (10 May, 1640 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 20:36 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes exactly and covering a broad path up to 171 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 20:36:49 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 37th eclipse in solar Saros series 122.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 122, is linked to lunar Saros series 115. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:36:49 on 20 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:37:52 on 20 May TDT
Saros Series 122 Number in Series 37
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9533
Gamma 0.0002 Path Width (km) 171
Delta T 1m03s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m00s
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.