An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 5 October, 0852 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:27 UT. This marginal annular eclipse lasted 6 minutes and 55 seconds, with the annular path covering a small area in the north polar regions.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 55 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 08:27:11 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 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 11th eclipse in solar Saros series 59.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 59, is linked to lunar Saros series 52. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:27:11 on 5 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:45:26 on 5 Oct TDT
Saros Series 59 Number in Series 11
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9125
Gamma 0.9814 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 6h18m Error ± 18m38s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m55s
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 22:11:40 UTC.