An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 16 September, 0749 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 14:14 UT. This marginal annular eclipse lasted 5 minutes and 42 seconds, with the annular path covering a small area in the south polar regions.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 42 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 14:14:16 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 52nd eclipse in solar Saros series 85.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 85, is linked to lunar Saros series 78. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:14:16 on 16 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:10:13 on 16 Sep TDT
Saros Series 85 Number in Series 52
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9269
Gamma -0.9773 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 55m57s Error ± 2m59s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m42s
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 22:11:44 UTC.