An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 22 December, 2652 UT, with maximum eclipse at 22:54 UT. The Sun will be 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 56 seconds and covering a path up to 128 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasts for 3 minutes and 56 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 22:54:43 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 48th eclipse in solar Saros series 152.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 152, is linked to lunar Saros series 145. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:54:43 on 22 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:31:17 on 22 Dec TDT
Saros Series 152 Number in Series 48
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.968
Gamma 0.4424 Path Width (km) 128
Delta T 36m34s Error ± 30m37s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m56s
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.