A total eclipse of the Sun occurs on Tuesday 23 July, 2875 UT, with maximum eclipse at 23:35 UT. A dramatic total eclipse will plunge the Sun into darkness for 2 minutes and 4 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 514 km wide at maximum.

The total eclipse lasts for 2 minutes and 4 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 23:35:55 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 total 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 179.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 179, is linked to lunar Saros series 172. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:35:55 on 23 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:34:50 on 24 Jul TDT
Saros Series 179 Number in Series 9
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0388
Gamma 0.964 Path Width (km) 514
Delta T 58m55s Error ± 49m25s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 2m04s
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:48 UTC.