An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Sunday 27 October, 1715 UT (16 Oct, 1715 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 09:02 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 494 km wide at maximum, and lasted 7 minutes and 2 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 7 minutes and 2 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 09:02:38 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 49th eclipse in solar Saros series 119.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 119, is linked to lunar Saros series 112. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:02:38 on 27 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:02:48 on 27 Oct TDT
Saros Series 119 Number in Series 49
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9206
Gamma -0.7939 Path Width (km) 494
Delta T 0m10s Error ± 0m08s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 7m02s
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.