An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 31 October, 2255 UT, with maximum eclipse at 02:22 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 264 km wide at maximum, and will last 9 minutes and 24 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 9 minutes and 24 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 02:22:17 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.536° in apparent diameter, 0.6% larger than average. The Moon will be just a day before apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.498° in apparent diameter, which is 6.1% 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 3 eclipses:

This is the 36th 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) 02:22:17 on 31 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:32:04 on 31 Oct TDT
Saros Series 147 Number in Series 36
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9295
Gamma -0.0088 Path Width (km) 264
Delta T 9m47s Error ± 6m52s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 9m24s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 148717877 km (33.6%) Moon Distance 405616 km (97.8%)
Sun Diameter 0.536° Moon Diameter 0.491° - 0.498°
Perigee 14:57 on 17 Oct UT Apogee 16:48 on 1 Nov 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.