An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Monday 28 September, 2201 UT, with maximum eclipse at 04:34 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 240 km wide at maximum, and will last 8 minutes and 21 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 8 minutes and 21 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 04:34:25 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.531° in apparent diameter, 0.3% smaller than average. The Moon will be at apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.498° in apparent diameter, which is 6.3% 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 3 eclipses:

This is the 33rd eclipse in solar Saros series 147.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 147, is linked to lunar Saros series 140. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:34:25 on 28 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:41:51 on 28 Sep TDT
Saros Series 147 Number in Series 33
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9361
Gamma 0.1281 Path Width (km) 240
Delta T 7m26s Error ± 4m43s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m21s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 150069052 km (61.5%) Moon Distance 406333 km (99.3%)
Sun Diameter 0.531° Moon Diameter 0.490° - 0.498°
Perigee 07:26 on 14 Sep UT Apogee 22:13 on 28 Sep 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.