A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 7 March, 1557 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:42 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 62% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse was at 13:42:22 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 2 eclipses:

This was the 21st eclipse in solar Saros series 34.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 34, is linked to lunar Saros series 27. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:42:22 on 7 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:47:10 on 7 Mar TDT
Saros Series 34 Number in Series 21
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.6157
Gamma -1.2031 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 10h05m Error ± 1h08m (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 22:11:39 UTC.