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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's time is estimated to be accurate ± 1m33s (with 95% confidence). This equates to an error in longitude of ± 0.391 degrees, or around ± 43 km (27 miles) at the latitude of greatest eclipse.

An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 10 March, 2100 UT, lasting from 19:23 on 10 Mar–01:26 on 11 Mar UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 257 km wide at maximum, and will last 7 minutes and 29 seconds. It will be visible in Papua and the Solomon islands, Hawai'i and Maui, California, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, the Dakotas, and Minnesota. The partial eclipse will be visible across the Pacific and in the western US and Canada.

The timings of the phases of the overall eclipse worldwide are as follows. In any particular place it will be seen for a significantly shorter duration as the shadow moves across the Earth:

Partial eclipse begins: 19:23:40 UT
Annular eclipse begins: 20:30:02 UT
Maximum eclipse: 22:25:07 UT
Annular eclipse ends: 00:20:02 on 11 Mar UT
Partial eclipse ends: 01:26:30 on 11 Mar UT

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.537° in apparent diameter, 0.7% larger than average. The Moon will be just 3 days before apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.501° in apparent diameter, which is 5.6% smaller than average; this is not large enough to cover the Sun, which is why this is an annular 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.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse. The shaded area will see the annular solar eclipse; however, near the edges of this area, the eclipse will be very short. The bold line shows the centre of the path, where the eclipse will last longest, so this is where you want to be if possible.

Use the zoom controls to zoom in and out; hover your mouse over any point on the centreline to see the time and duration of the eclipse at that point. You can pan and zoom the map to see detail for any part of the eclipse path.

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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 will be seen. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This is the 28th 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) 22:24:48 on 10 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:28:11 on 10 Mar TDT
Saros Series 141 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9338
Gamma 0.3077 Path Width (km) 257
Delta T 3m23s Error ± 1m33s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 7m29s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 148546381 km (30.0%) Moon Distance 402990 km (92.6%)
Sun Diameter 0.537° Moon Diameter 0.494° - 0.501°
Perigee 05:20 on 26 Feb UT Apogee 21:12 on 13 Mar UT
Contact p1 19:23:40 on 10 Mar UT Contact p2
Contact u1 20:30:02 on 10 Mar UT Contact u2 20:35:54 on 10 Mar UT
Max eclipse 22:25:07 on 10 Mar UT
Contact u3 00:14:07 on 11 Mar UT Contact u4 00:20:02 on 11 Mar UT
Contact p3 Contact p4 01:26:30 on 11 Mar 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.