An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 16 May, 0687 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:30 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 59 seconds and covering a broad path up to 187 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 59 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:30:10 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 39th eclipse in solar Saros series 46.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 46, is linked to lunar Saros series 39. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:30:10 on 16 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:03:10 on 17 May TDT
Saros Series 46 Number in Series 39
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9503
Gamma 0.2121 Path Width (km) 187
Delta T 5h33m Error ± 16m24s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m59s
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 22:11:41 UTC.