A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 27 April, 1511 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:44 UT. A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 50 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 286 km wide at maximum.
The total eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 50 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 13:44:20 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 24th eclipse in solar Saros series 130.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 130,
is linked to lunar Saros series 123. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 13:44:20 on 27 Apr UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 13:47:24 on 27 Apr TDT |
| Saros Series | 130 |
Number in Series | 24 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0463 |
| Gamma | -0.8425 |
Path Width (km) | 286 |
| Delta T | 3m04s |
Error | ± 0m39s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 3m50s |
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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.
