A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 5 February, 0960 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:28 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 78% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse was at 11:28:16 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 19th eclipse in solar Saros series 54.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 54, is linked to lunar Saros series 47. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:28:16 on 5 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:17:58 on 5 Feb TDT
Saros Series 54 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.7773
Gamma -1.1234 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 6h50m Error ± 20m10s (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 22:11:40 UTC.