An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 3 December, 1647 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 05:57 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 91% of the Sun in a very broad path, 971 km wide at maximum, and lasted 9 minutes and 36 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 9 minutes and 36 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 05:57:53 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 eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 6.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 6, is linked to lunar Saros series -1. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:57:53 on 3 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:35:07 on 3 Dec TDT
Saros Series 6 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9095
Gamma 0.9353 Path Width (km) 971
Delta T 10h37m Error ± 1h18m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 9m36s
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.