An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 December, 0363 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 23:38 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 315 km wide at maximum, and lasted 9 minutes and 8 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 9 minutes and 8 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 23:38:14 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 25th eclipse in solar Saros series 86.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 86, is linked to lunar Saros series 79. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:38:14 on 21 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:35:17 on 22 Dec TDT
Saros Series 86 Number in Series 25
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9207
Gamma -0.2937 Path Width (km) 315
Delta T 1h57m Error ± 5m32s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 9m08s
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.