A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 5 September, 0267 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:55 UT. This marginal total eclipse lasted 2 minutes and 32 seconds, with the total path covering a small area in the north polar regions.

The total eclipse lasted for 2 minutes and 32 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 21:55:35 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 total 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 9th eclipse in solar Saros series 97.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 97, is linked to lunar Saros series 90. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:55:35 on 5 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:08:11 on 6 Sep TDT
Saros Series 97 Number in Series 9
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0472
Gamma 0.9878 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 2h13m Error ± 6m18s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 2m32s
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:43 UTC.