An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 18 October, 0301 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:49 UT. The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 15 seconds and covering a path up to 134 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 15 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 12:49:11 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 44th eclipse in solar Saros series 77.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 77, is linked to lunar Saros series 70. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:49:11 on 18 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:56:19 on 18 Oct TDT
Saros Series 77 Number in Series 44
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9672
Gamma -0.4787 Path Width (km) 134
Delta T 2h07m Error ± 6m01s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m15s
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.