An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 6 September, 1232 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:30 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 40 seconds and covering a broad path up to 213 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 40 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 17:30:15 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 13th eclipse in solar Saros series 44.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 44, is linked to lunar Saros series 37. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:30:15 on 6 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:43:58 on 7 Sep TDT
Saros Series 44 Number in Series 13
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.955
Gamma -0.6621 Path Width (km) 213
Delta T 8h14m Error ± 37m16s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m40s
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.