An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 14 December, 0540 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:06 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 286 km wide at maximum, and lasted 10 minutes and 10 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 10 minutes and 10 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 09:06:00 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 30th eclipse in solar Saros series 89.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 89, is linked to lunar Saros series 82. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:06:00 on 14 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:34:02 on 14 Dec TDT
Saros Series 89 Number in Series 30
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9243
Gamma 0.0482 Path Width (km) 286
Delta T 1h28m Error ± 4m16s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 10m10s
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.