An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Tuesday 4 August, 1739 UT (24 Jul, 1739 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 15:40 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 59 seconds and covering a very broad path, 801 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 59 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 15:40:45 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 8th eclipse in solar Saros series 141.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 141, is linked to lunar Saros series 134. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 15:40:45 on 4 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:40:56 on 4 Aug TDT
Saros Series 141 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9408
Gamma 0.9588 Path Width (km) 801
Delta T 0m11s Error ± 0m06s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m59s
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.