A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 13 December, 0437 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:25 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 72% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, created an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse was at 11:25:34 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 60th eclipse in solar Saros series 68.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 68, is linked to lunar Saros series 61. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:25:34 on 13 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:10:27 on 13 Dec TDT
Saros Series 68 Number in Series 60
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.7193
Gamma 1.1533 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 1h45m Error ± 4m59s (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.