A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 3 April, 0797 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:24 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 62% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse was at 18:24:11 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 eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 26.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 26, is linked to lunar Saros series 19. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:24:11 on 3 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:27:08 on 4 Apr TDT
Saros Series 26 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.6151
Gamma 1.2078 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 6h03m Error ± 17m53s (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 22:11:40 UTC.