An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 1 October, 1587 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:44 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 327 km wide at maximum, and lasted 8 minutes and 59 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 8 minutes and 59 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:44:19 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 19th eclipse in solar Saros series 28.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 28, is linked to lunar Saros series 21. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:44:19 on 1 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 06:59:43 on 2 Oct TDT
Saros Series 28 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9204
Gamma -0.4154 Path Width (km) 327
Delta T 10h15m Error ± 1h11m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m59s
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.