An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 21 January, 2224 UT, with maximum eclipse at 11:40 UT. The Sun will be 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 2 minutes and 46 seconds and covering a broad path up to 227 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasts for 2 minutes and 46 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 11:40:31 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.542° in apparent diameter, 1.7% larger than average. The Moon will be 8 days after perigee and 6 days before apogee. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.522° in apparent diameter, which is 1.8% 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 18th eclipse in solar Saros series 154.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 154, is linked to lunar Saros series 147. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 11:40:31 on 21 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:48:53 on 21 Jan TDT
Saros Series 154 Number in Series 18
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9626
Gamma -0.7984 Path Width (km) 227
Delta T 8m22s Error ± 5m36s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 2m46s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147182951 km (1.8%) Moon Distance 385374 km (57.6%)
Sun Diameter 0.542° Moon Diameter 0.517° - 0.522°
Perigee 13:21 on 13 Jan UT Apogee 03:54 on 28 Jan 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.