A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 6 January, 0018 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 00:20 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 26% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.
Maximum eclipse was at 00:20:33 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)
shows the visibility of the partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
Eclipse Season and Saros Series
This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:
This was the 80th eclipse in solar Saros series 51.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 51,
is linked to lunar Saros series 44. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 00:20:33 on 6 Jan UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 03:13:06 on 6 Jan TDT |
| Saros Series | 51 |
Number in Series | 80 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 0.2553 |
| Gamma | -1.4168 |
Path Width (km) | 0 |
| Delta T | 2h53m |
Error | ± 8m29s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.
