An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 16 December, 2476 UT, with maximum eclipse at 16:52 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 314 km wide at maximum, and will last 10 minutes and 4 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 10 minutes and 4 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 16:52:40 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 2 eclipses:

This is the 20th eclipse in solar Saros series 159.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 159, is linked to lunar Saros series 152. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:52:40 on 16 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:15:18 on 16 Dec TDT
Saros Series 159 Number in Series 20
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9282
Gamma 0.5154 Path Width (km) 314
Delta T 22m38s Error ± 18m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 10m04s
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.