An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 22 April, 2479 UT, with maximum eclipse at 11:17 UT. A large annular eclipse will cover 97% of the Sun, creating a dramatic spectacle for observers in a path up to 98 km wide; it will last 3 minutes and 1 second at the point of maximum eclipse.
The annular eclipse lasts for 3 minutes and 1 second.
Maximum eclipse is at 11:17:43 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 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 53rd eclipse in solar Saros series 146.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 146,
is linked to lunar Saros series 139. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 11:17:43 on 22 Apr UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 11:40:30 on 22 Apr TDT |
| Saros Series | 146 |
Number in Series | 53 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 0.9731 |
| Gamma | 0.179 |
Path Width (km) | 98 |
| Delta T | 22m47s |
Error | ± 18m40s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 3m01s |
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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.
