An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 4 March, 1185 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 18:09 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 355 km wide at maximum, and lasted 5 minutes and 26 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 26 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 18:09:46 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 27th eclipse in solar Saros series 40.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 40, is linked to lunar Saros series 33. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:09:46 on 4 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:08:32 on 5 Mar TDT
Saros Series 40 Number in Series 27
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9391
Gamma -0.773 Path Width (km) 355
Delta T 7h59m Error ± 33m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m26s
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.