An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 30 October, 1728 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:11 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 91% of the Sun in a very broad path, 418 km wide at maximum, and lasted 10 minutes and 32 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 10 minutes and 32 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 03:11:07 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 25.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 25, is linked to lunar Saros series 18. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:11:07 on 30 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:18:33 on 30 Oct TDT
Saros Series 25 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9144
Gamma 0.635 Path Width (km) 418
Delta T 11h07m Error ± 1h27m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 10m32s
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 22:11:38 UTC.