A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs on Friday 6 May, 2608 UT, with maximum eclipse at 14:12 UT. This will be a deep partial eclipse, with 83% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This will provide a significant spectacle for those who will see it.

Maximum eclipse is at 14:12:49 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This is the 64th eclipse in solar Saros series 138.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 138, is linked to lunar Saros series 131. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 14:12:49 on 6 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:45:32 on 6 May TDT
Saros Series 138 Number in Series 64
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.8288
Gamma 1.0954 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 32m43s Error ± 27m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
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.