An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Tuesday 22 March, 1746 UT (11 Mar, 1746 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 03:02 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 419 km wide at maximum, and lasted 6 minutes and 51 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 6 minutes and 51 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 03:02:37 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 24th eclipse in solar Saros series 135.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 135, is linked to lunar Saros series 128. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:02:37 on 22 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:02:49 on 22 Mar TDT
Saros Series 135 Number in Series 24
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9277
Gamma 0.7771 Path Width (km) 419
Delta T 0m12s Error ± 0m06s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m51s
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.