A hybrid eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 21 March, 2509 UT, with maximum eclipse at 23:55 UT. A fleeting hybrid eclipse will cover only a tiny path, just 9 km wide and last for a brief 12 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse.
The hybrid eclipse lasts for 12 seconds.
Maximum eclipse is at 23:55:51 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 hybrid 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 26th eclipse in solar Saros series 157.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 157,
is linked to lunar Saros series 150. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 23:55:51 on 21 Mar UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 00:20:47 on 22 Mar TDT |
| Saros Series | 157 |
Number in Series | 26 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0023 |
| Gamma | 0.4676 |
Path Width (km) | 9 |
| Delta T | 24m56s |
Error | ± 20m34s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 0m12s |
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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.
For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site
different to NASA's date.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:47 UTC.
