An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 October, 1492 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:07 UT. The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 8 seconds and covering a path up to 129 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 8 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 11:07:13 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 25th eclipse in solar Saros series 125.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 125, is linked to lunar Saros series 118. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:07:13 on 21 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:10:36 on 21 Oct TDT
Saros Series 125 Number in Series 25
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9657
Gamma 0.2964 Path Width (km) 129
Delta T 3m23s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m08s
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.