An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Sunday 18 June, 2243 UT, with maximum eclipse at 05:40 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 652 km wide at maximum, and will last 6 minutes and 41 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 6 minutes and 41 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 05:40:43 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.525° in apparent diameter, 1.5% smaller than average. The Moon will be at apogee, making it extremely small. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.492° in apparent diameter, which is 7.3% 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 2 eclipses:

This is the 63rd eclipse in solar Saros series 131.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 131, is linked to lunar Saros series 124. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:40:43 on 18 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 05:49:56 on 18 Jun TDT
Saros Series 131 Number in Series 63
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.938
Gamma -0.9342 Path Width (km) 652
Delta T 9m13s Error ± 6m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m41s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 151927754 km (100.0%) Moon Distance 406445 km (99.5%)
Sun Diameter 0.525° Moon Diameter 0.490° - 0.492°
Perigee 04:13 on 4 Jun UT Apogee 12:45 on 18 Jun 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.