A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 23 March, 1781 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:50 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 59% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.
Maximum eclipse was at 11:50:19 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 3 eclipses:
This eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 30.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 30, is linked to lunar Saros series 23. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
UT Date/time (max) | 11:50:19 on 23 Mar UT | TDT Date/time (max) | 23:18:05 on 23 Mar TDT |
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Saros Series | 30 | Number in Series | |
Penumbral Magnitiude | Central Magnitiude | 0.5913 | |
Gamma | -1.2229 | Path Width (km) | 0 |
Delta T | 11h28m | Error | ± 1h33m (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.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:38 UTC.