An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Saturday 15 July, 1730 UT (4 Jul, 1730 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 04:58 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 13 seconds and covering a broad path up to 210 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 13 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 04:58:58 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 42nd 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) 04:58:58 on 15 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:59:09 on 15 Jul TDT
Saros Series 122 Number in Series 42
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9484
Gamma 0.4325 Path Width (km) 210
Delta T 0m11s Error ± 0m07s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m13s
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 22:11:46 UTC.