An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 23 February, 1157 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:53 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 52 seconds and covering a broad path up to 191 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 52 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:53:14 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 37th eclipse in solar Saros series 31.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 31, is linked to lunar Saros series 24. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:53:14 on 23 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:43:07 on 24 Feb TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 37
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.948
Gamma -0.0471 Path Width (km) 191
Delta T 7h50m Error ± 31m19s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m52s
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.