A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs on Friday 20 August, 2286 UT, with maximum eclipse at 19:37 UT. A moderate partial eclipse, with 63% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, will create an interesting spectacle.

Maximum eclipse is at 19:37:07 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun will be 0.526° in apparent diameter, 1.2% smaller than average. The Moon will be just 4 days before perigee, making it relatively large. At maximum eclipse it will be 0.529° in apparent diameter, which is around average. This has no real effect on this eclipse, since the Moon's central shadow misses the Earth, making this a partial 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This is the 67th eclipse in solar Saros series 130.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 130, is linked to lunar Saros series 123. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 19:37:07 on 20 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:48:22 on 20 Aug TDT
Saros Series 130 Number in Series 67
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.6322
Gamma 1.1987 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 11m15s Error ± 8m14s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 151485488 km (90.8%) Moon Distance 376012 km (39.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.526° Moon Diameter 0.529° - 0.529°
Apogee 17:31 on 12 Aug UT Perigee 22:48 on 24 Aug 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.