An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 23 August, 0357 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 23:28 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 39 seconds and covering a broad path up to 224 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 39 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 23:28:00 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 16th eclipse in solar Saros series 68.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 68, is linked to lunar Saros series 61. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:28:00 on 23 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:34:30 on 24 Aug TDT
Saros Series 68 Number in Series 16
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9437
Gamma -0.3907 Path Width (km) 224
Delta T 4h07m Error ± 12m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m39s
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.