An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 15 March, 2621 UT, with maximum eclipse at 08:29 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 301 km wide at maximum, and will last 8 minutes and 20 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 8 minutes and 20 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 08:29:20 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 28th eclipse in solar Saros series 159.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 159, is linked to lunar Saros series 152. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:29:20 on 15 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:03:08 on 15 Mar TDT
Saros Series 159 Number in Series 28
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.926
Gamma 0.408 Path Width (km) 301
Delta T 33m48s Error ± 28m19s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m20s
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.