An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Wednesday 5 November, 1687 UT (26 Oct, 1687 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 05:22 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 49 seconds and covering a broad path up to 160 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 49 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 05:22:14 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 40th eclipse in solar Saros series 128.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 128, is linked to lunar Saros series 121. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:22:14 on 5 Nov UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:22:24 on 5 Nov TDT
Saros Series 128 Number in Series 40
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9561
Gamma -0.046 Path Width (km) 160
Delta T 0m10s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m49s
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.