An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 29 December, 2540 UT, with maximum eclipse at 10:48 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 285 km wide at maximum, and will last 9 minutes and 57 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 9 minutes and 57 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 10:48:40 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 46th eclipse in solar Saros series 150.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 150, is linked to lunar Saros series 143. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:48:40 on 29 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 11:15:59 on 29 Dec TDT
Saros Series 150 Number in Series 46
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9295
Gamma 0.3765 Path Width (km) 285
Delta T 27m19s Error ± 22m37s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 9m57s
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.