An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 March, 0684 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 22:56 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 531 km wide at maximum, and lasted 6 minutes and 23 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 23 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 22:56:39 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 63rd eclipse in solar Saros series 79.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 79, is linked to lunar Saros series 72. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 22:56:39 on 21 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:02:14 on 22 Mar TDT
Saros Series 79 Number in Series 63
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.929
Gamma -0.8738 Path Width (km) 531
Delta T 1h06m Error ± 3m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m23s
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.