A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 13 October, 1566 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:57 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 39% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse was at 03:57:06 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 57th eclipse in solar Saros series 107.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 107, is linked to lunar Saros series 100. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:57:06 on 13 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:59:23 on 13 Oct TDT
Saros Series 107 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.3939
Gamma -1.3312 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 2m17s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
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.