A total eclipse of the Sun occurs on Friday 12 March, 2184 UT, with maximum eclipse at 14:15 UT. A dramatic total eclipse will plunge the Sun into darkness for 2 minutes and 43 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 283 km wide at maximum.

The total eclipse lasts for 2 minutes and 43 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 14:15:48 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.537° in apparent diameter, 0.7% larger than average. The Moon will be just a day before perigee, making it very large. At the start and end of the eclipse the Moon will be 0.554°, and at maximum eclipse 0.559°, which is 5.2% larger than average; hence it will cover the Sun, making this a total 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 total 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 22nd eclipse in solar Saros series 152.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 152, is linked to lunar Saros series 145. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:15:48 on 12 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:22:32 on 12 Mar TDT
Saros Series 152 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0409
Gamma -0.8755 Path Width (km) 283
Delta T 6m44s Error ± 4m06s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 2m43s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 148584904 km (30.8%) Moon Distance 359272 km (5.7%)
Sun Diameter 0.537° Moon Diameter 0.554° - 0.559°
Apogee 03:22 on 1 Mar UT Perigee 12:24 on 13 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 22:11:47 UTC.