A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 23 February, 0598 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 07:07 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 26% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse was at 07:07:16 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 8th eclipse in solar Saros series 69.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 69, is linked to lunar Saros series 62. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 07:07:16 on 23 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 12:17:04 on 23 Feb TDT
Saros Series 69 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.2581
Gamma 1.4032 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 5h10m Error ± 15m16s (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.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:41 UTC.