A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 14 March, 1669 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 23:18 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 63% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.
Maximum eclipse was at 23:18:38 UT.
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.)
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This was the 17th eclipse in solar Saros series 32.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 32, is linked to lunar Saros series 25. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 23:18:38 on 14 Mar UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 10:04:15 on 15 Mar TDT |
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Saros Series | 32 | Number in Series | 17 |
Penumbral Magnitiude | Central Magnitiude | 0.6254 | |
Gamma | -1.1992 | Path Width (km) | 0 |
Delta T | 10h46m | Error | ± 1h20m (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.
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.