A hybrid eclipse of the Sun occurred on Wednesday 6 November, 1771 UT (26 Oct, 1771 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 18:40 UT. The Sun was darkened for 1 minute and 13 seconds by a dramatic hybrid eclipse covering a narrow path at most 50 km wide. This was a sight worth seeing.

The hybrid eclipse lasted for 1 minute and 13 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 18:40:46 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 hybrid 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 16th eclipse in solar Saros series 139.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 139, is linked to lunar Saros series 132. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:40:46 on 6 Nov UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:41:02 on 6 Nov TDT
Saros Series 139 Number in Series 16
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.012
Gamma 0.5676 Path Width (km) 50
Delta T 0m16s Error ± 0m04s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 1m13s
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.