An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 29 December, 0213 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 16:55 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting just moments and covering only an extremely narrow strip.

Maximum eclipse was at 16:55:17 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 59th eclipse in solar Saros series 64.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 64, is linked to lunar Saros series 57. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:55:17 on 29 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:16:25 on 29 Dec TDT
Saros Series 64 Number in Series 59
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9436
Gamma 1.0047 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 2h21m Error ± 6m44s (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 22:11:43 UTC.