An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Thursday 1 September, 1644 UT (22 Aug, 1644 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 04:44 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes exactly and covering a path up to 152 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 04:44:31 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 31st eclipse in solar Saros series 129.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 129, is linked to lunar Saros series 122. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:44:31 on 1 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:45:28 on 1 Sep TDT
Saros Series 129 Number in Series 31
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9584
Gamma 0.1307 Path Width (km) 152
Delta T 0m57s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m00s
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.