An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 8 April, 2331 UT, with maximum eclipse at 06:43 UT. The Sun will be 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 7 seconds and covering a broad path up to 181 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasts for 6 minutes and 7 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 06:43:34 UT.

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 34th eclipse in solar Saros series 144.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 144, is linked to lunar Saros series 137. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:43:34 on 8 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 06:57:09 on 8 Apr TDT
Saros Series 144 Number in Series 34
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9506
Gamma 0.0408 Path Width (km) 181
Delta T 13m35s Error ± 10m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m07s
Partial Rating Total Rating

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.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.