A hybrid eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 22 March, 2164 UT, with maximum eclipse at 23:56 UT. A fleeting hybrid eclipse will cover a narrow path at most 20 km wide and last for just 29 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse.

The hybrid eclipse lasts for 29 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 23:56:48 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.535° in apparent diameter, 0.4% larger than average. The Moon will be just 4 days past perigee, making it relatively large. At the start and end of the eclipse, the Moon will be 0.530°, which is smaller than the Sun; hence the eclipse will be annular at that point. However, at maximum eclipse the Moon will be 0.538° in apparent diameter, which is 1.3% larger than average, large enough to cover the Sun; and so a total eclipse will be seen at that point. Thus this is a hybrid 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 hybrid 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 54th eclipse in solar Saros series 132.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 132, is linked to lunar Saros series 125. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 23:56:48 on 22 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:02:47 on 23 Mar TDT
Saros Series 132 Number in Series 54
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0051
Gamma 0.5095 Path Width (km) 20
Delta T 5m59s Error ± 3m25s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 0m29s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 149008183 km (39.6%) Moon Distance 375403 km (37.8%)
Sun Diameter 0.535° Moon Diameter 0.530° - 0.538°
Perigee 01:56 on 19 Mar UT Apogee 04:07 on 31 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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

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 22:11:47 UTC.