An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 16 February, 1566 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 02:26 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 4 seconds and covering a broad path up to 209 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 4 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 02:26:10 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 eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 15.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 15, is linked to lunar Saros series 8. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:26:10 on 16 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 12:34:13 on 16 Feb TDT
Saros Series 15 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9446
Gamma -0.2112 Path Width (km) 209
Delta T 10h08m Error ± 1h09m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m04s
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.