A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 4 January, 2717 UT, with maximum eclipse at 20:38 UT. A small partial eclipse will barely darken the Sun. With just 43% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this will be of limited interest.
Maximum eclipse is at 20:38:26 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
Eclipse Season and Saros Series
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This is the 62nd eclipse in solar Saros series 143.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 143,
is linked to lunar Saros series 136. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 20:38:26 on 4 Jan UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 21:20:53 on 4 Jan TDT |
| Saros Series | 143 |
Number in Series | 62 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 0.4307 |
| Gamma | -1.3123 |
Path Width (km) | 0 |
| Delta T | 42m27s |
Error | ± 35m43s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | |
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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.
