A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 12 January, 1404 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 19:15 UT. A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 2 minutes and 58 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 279 km wide at maximum.
The total eclipse lasted for 2 minutes and 58 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 19:15:34 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)
shows the visibility of the total 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 58th 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) | 19:15:34 on 12 Jan UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 19:20:46 on 12 Jan TDT |
| Saros Series | 102 |
Number in Series | 58 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0369 |
| Gamma | 0.8945 |
Path Width (km) | 279 |
| Delta T | 5m12s |
Error | ± 0m39s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 2m58s |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:45 UTC.
