An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 7 December, 0196 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:55 UT. The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 2 seconds and covering a path up to 127 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 2 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 11:55:48 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 46th eclipse in solar Saros series 74.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 74, is linked to lunar Saros series 67. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:55:48 on 7 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:19:38 on 7 Dec TDT
Saros Series 74 Number in Series 46
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9662
Gamma 0.2776 Path Width (km) 127
Delta T 2h24m Error ± 6m53s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m02s
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.