An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 28 December, 0186 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:19 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 375 km wide at maximum, and lasted 11 minutes and 49 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 11 minutes and 49 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 14:19:09 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 was the 23rd eclipse in solar Saros series 83.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 83, is linked to lunar Saros series 76. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:19:09 on 28 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:44:33 on 28 Dec TDT
Saros Series 83 Number in Series 23
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9173
Gamma 0.5496 Path Width (km) 375
Delta T 2h25m Error ± 6m58s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 11m49s
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 22:11:43 UTC.