An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Tuesday 5 January, 1666 UT (26 Dec, 1665 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 08:58 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 7 seconds and covering a broad path up to 160 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 7 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 08:58:23 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 28th eclipse in solar Saros series 126.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 126, is linked to lunar Saros series 119. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:58:23 on 5 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 08:58:51 on 5 Jan TDT
Saros Series 126 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9562
Gamma -0.0624 Path Width (km) 160
Delta T 0m28s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m07s
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 22:11:46 UTC.