An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 20 August, 0556 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:50 UT. The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 24 seconds and covering a broad path up to 177 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 24 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 22:50:15 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 11th eclipse in solar Saros series 102.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 102, is linked to lunar Saros series 95. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:50:15 on 20 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:15:45 on 21 Aug TDT
Saros Series 102 Number in Series 11
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9659
Gamma -0.7387 Path Width (km) 177
Delta T 1h26m Error ± 4m10s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m24s
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.