An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 5 March, 2603 UT, with maximum eclipse at 00:48 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 312 km wide at maximum, and will last 8 minutes and 45 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 8 minutes and 45 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 00:48:59 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 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 27th eclipse in solar Saros series 159.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 159, is linked to lunar Saros series 152. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:48:59 on 5 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:21:16 on 5 Mar TDT
Saros Series 159 Number in Series 27
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9243
Gamma 0.4345 Path Width (km) 312
Delta T 32m17s Error ± 27m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m45s
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 22:11:48 UTC.