An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 14 February, 1561 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 07:37 UT. The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 30 seconds and covering a path up to 122 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 30 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 07:37:00 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 28th eclipse in solar Saros series 123.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 123, is linked to lunar Saros series 116. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 07:37:00 on 14 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 07:39:21 on 14 Feb TDT
Saros Series 123 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.967
Gamma 0.2507 Path Width (km) 122
Delta T 2m21s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m30s
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.