A total eclipse of the Sun occurs on Tuesday 29 December, 2578 UT, with maximum eclipse at 20:33 UT. The Sun will be darkened for 1 minute and 2 seconds by a dramatic total eclipse covering a very broad path, 357 km wide at maximum. This will be a sight worth seeing.

The total eclipse lasts for 1 minute and 2 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 20:33:46 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 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 14th eclipse in solar Saros series 170.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 170, is linked to lunar Saros series 163. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:33:46 on 29 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:04:04 on 29 Dec TDT
Saros Series 170 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0201
Gamma -0.9781 Path Width (km) 357
Delta T 30m18s Error ± 25m13s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 1m02s
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 22:11:48 UTC.