A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on Friday 25 November, 2011 UT, lasting from 04:23–08:17 UT. This was a deep partial eclipse, with 90% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This provided a significant spectacle for those who saw it over most of Antarctica, and barely visible in the extreme south of Africa and Tasmania.

The timings of the phases of the overall eclipse worldwide are as follows. In any particular place it would have been seen for a significantly shorter duration as the shadow moved across the Earth:

Partial eclipse began: 04:23:14 UT
Maximum eclipse: 06:20:16 UT
Partial eclipse ended: 08:17:16 UT

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.540° in apparent diameter, 1.3% larger than average. The Moon was just a day past perigee, making it fairly large. At maximum eclipse it was 0.551° in apparent diameter, which is 3.8% larger than average. This has no real effect on this eclipse, since the Moon's central shadow misses the Earth, making this a partial eclipse. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 53rd eclipse in solar Saros series 123.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 123, is linked to lunar Saros series 116. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:20:16 on 25 Nov UT TDT Date/time (max) 06:21:24 on 25 Nov TDT
Saros Series 123 Number in Series 53
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9047
Gamma -1.0536 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 1m08s Error ± 0m01s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147685872 km (12.2%) Moon Distance 361174 km (9.5%)
Sun Diameter 0.540° Moon Diameter 0.551° - 0.551°
Perigee 23:25 on 23 Nov UT Apogee 01:13 on 6 Dec UT
Contact p1 04:23:14 on 25 Nov UT Contact p2
Contact u1 Contact u2
Max eclipse 06:20:16 on 25 Nov UT
Contact u3 Contact u4
Contact p3 Contact p4 08:17:16 on 25 Nov UT

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.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.