An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Monday 12 December, 2653 UT, with maximum eclipse at 02:14 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 93% of the Sun in a very broad path, 284 km wide at maximum, and will last 8 minutes and 21 seconds.
The annular eclipse lasts for 8 minutes and 21 seconds.
Maximum eclipse is at 02:14:54 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 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 3 eclipses:
This is the 23rd eclipse in solar Saros series 162.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 162,
is linked to lunar Saros series 155. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 02:14:54 on 12 Dec UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 02:51:33 on 12 Dec TDT |
| Saros Series | 162 |
Number in Series | 23 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 0.9271 |
| Gamma | -0.2599 |
Path Width (km) | 284 |
| Delta T | 36m39s |
Error | ± 30m42s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 8m21s |
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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.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:48 UTC.
