A total eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 29 March, 2397 UT, with maximum eclipse at 18:32 UT. A dramatic total eclipse will plunge the Sun into darkness for 3 minutes and 11 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a broad path up to 178 km wide.
The total eclipse lasts for 3 minutes and 11 seconds.
Maximum eclipse is at 18:32:28 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)
shows the visibility of the total 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 27th eclipse in solar Saros series 155.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 155,
is linked to lunar Saros series 148. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 18:32:28 on 29 Mar UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 18:49:52 on 29 Mar TDT |
| Saros Series | 155 |
Number in Series | 27 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0423 |
| Gamma | 0.6221 |
Path Width (km) | 178 |
| Delta T | 17m24s |
Error | ± 13m50s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 3m11s |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.
