An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 September, 0563 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:55 UT. A large annular eclipse covered 99% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a narrow path at most 51 km wide; it lasted 1 minute exactly at the point of maximum eclipse.
The annular eclipse lasted for 1 minute exactly.
Maximum eclipse was at 04:55:06 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)
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 64.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 64,
is linked to lunar Saros series 57. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 04:55:06 on 21 Sep UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 09:55:50 on 21 Sep TDT |
| Saros Series | 64 |
Number in Series | 16 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 0.9887 |
| Gamma | -0.6395 |
Path Width (km) | 51 |
| Delta T | 5h01m |
Error | ± 14m49s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 1m00s |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:41 UTC.
