An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Tuesday 5 August, 1766 UT (25 Jul, 1766 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 17:56 UT. The Sun was 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 5 minutes and 15 seconds and covering a very broad path, 260 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 15 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 17:56:43 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 44th eclipse in solar Saros series 122.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 122, is linked to lunar Saros series 115. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:56:43 on 5 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:56:58 on 5 Aug TDT
Saros Series 122 Number in Series 44
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9433
Gamma 0.6023 Path Width (km) 260
Delta T 0m15s Error ± 0m04s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 5m15s
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.