An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 15 December, 0019 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 01:34 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 47 seconds and covering a path up to 150 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 47 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 01:34:10 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 40th eclipse in solar Saros series 71.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 71, is linked to lunar Saros series 64. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 01:34:10 on 15 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:26:24 on 15 Dec TDT
Saros Series 71 Number in Series 40
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9589
Gamma -0.0425 Path Width (km) 150
Delta T 2h52m Error ± 8m28s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m47s
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 22:11:42 UTC.