An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 4 October, 1176 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 15:58 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes exactly and covering a very broad path, 428 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 15:58:10 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 48th eclipse in solar Saros series 101.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 101, is linked to lunar Saros series 94. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 15:58:10 on 4 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:11:30 on 4 Oct TDT
Saros Series 101 Number in Series 48
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.94
Gamma -0.8551 Path Width (km) 428
Delta T 13m20s Error ± 1m05s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m00s
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 22:11:45 UTC.