An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 22 December, 0930 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:44 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 266 km wide at maximum, and lasted 6 minutes and 17 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 17 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 20:44:38 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 50th eclipse in solar Saros series 95.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 95, is linked to lunar Saros series 88. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:44:38 on 22 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:17:36 on 22 Dec TDT
Saros Series 95 Number in Series 50
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9364
Gamma -0.455 Path Width (km) 266
Delta T 32m58s Error ± 2m04s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m17s
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.