An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 19 June, 1572 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:38 UT. The Sun was 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 15 seconds and covering a very broad path, 249 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 15 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 14:38:36 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 14th 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) 14:38:36 on 19 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:48:42 on 20 Jun TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9499
Gamma 0.6743 Path Width (km) 249
Delta T 10h10m Error ± 1h09m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m15s
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 22:11:39 UTC.