An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 10 December, 0196 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:02 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 370 km wide at maximum, and lasted 12 minutes and 4 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 12 minutes and 4 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 22:02:19 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 52nd eclipse in solar Saros series 58.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 58, is linked to lunar Saros series 51. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:02:19 on 10 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:33:19 on 11 Dec TDT
Saros Series 58 Number in Series 52
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9153
Gamma 0.4971 Path Width (km) 370
Delta T 3h31m Error ± 10m36s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 12m04s
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 22:11:42 UTC.