An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 7 October, 2173 UT, with maximum eclipse at 00:32 UT. The Sun will be 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 17 seconds and covering a very broad path, 402 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasts for 3 minutes and 17 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 00:32:54 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.533° in apparent diameter, around average. The Moon will be 5 days after apogee and 10 days before perigee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.509° in apparent diameter, which is 4.1% 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.

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 10th eclipse in solar Saros series 156.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 156, is linked to lunar Saros series 149. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:32:54 on 7 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:39:14 on 7 Oct TDT
Saros Series 156 Number in Series 10
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9558
Gamma -0.9187 Path Width (km) 402
Delta T 6m20s Error ± 3m43s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m17s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 149636408 km (52.6%) Moon Distance 393153 km (73.1%)
Sun Diameter 0.533° Moon Diameter 0.506° - 0.509°
Apogee 16:01 on 1 Oct UT Perigee 12:09 on 17 Oct 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 22:11:47 UTC.