An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Friday 26 September, 2155 UT, with maximum eclipse at 17:08 UT. The Sun will be 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 2 minutes and 55 seconds and covering a very broad path, 570 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasts for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 17:08:47 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.531° in apparent diameter, 0.3% smaller than average. The Moon will be 5 days after apogee and 10 days before perigee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.510° in apparent diameter, which is 4.0% smaller than average; this is not large enough to cover the Sun, which is why this is an annular eclipse. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

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 will be seen. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This is the 9th eclipse in solar Saros series 156.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 156, is linked to lunar Saros series 149. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:08:47 on 26 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:14:27 on 26 Sep TDT
Saros Series 156 Number in Series 9
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9593
Gamma -0.9654 Path Width (km) 570
Delta T 5m40s Error ± 3m08s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 2m55s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 150090083 km (61.9%) Moon Distance 392038 km (70.9%)
Sun Diameter 0.531° Moon Diameter 0.508° - 0.510°
Apogee 03:51 on 21 Sep UT Perigee 21:23 on 6 Oct UT

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.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.