An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 19 March, 0972 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:31 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 32 seconds and covering a very broad path, 243 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 32 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 18:31:11 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 31st eclipse in solar Saros series 43.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 43, is linked to lunar Saros series 36. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:31:11 on 19 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:24:23 on 20 Mar TDT
Saros Series 43 Number in Series 31
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9408
Gamma 0.457 Path Width (km) 243
Delta T 6h53m Error ± 20m21s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m32s
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.