A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 15 September, 0359 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:10 UT. This was a deep partial eclipse, with 91% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This provided a significant spectacle for those who saw it.

Maximum eclipse was at 21:10:35 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 55th eclipse in solar Saros series 48.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 48, is linked to lunar Saros series 41. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:10:35 on 15 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:17:33 on 16 Sep TDT
Saros Series 48 Number in Series 55
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9131
Gamma 1.0334 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 4h07m Error ± 12m23s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
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.