A total eclipse of the Sun occurs on Tuesday 21 August, 2734 UT, with maximum eclipse at 02:15 UT. This marginal total eclipse will last 2 minutes and 8 seconds, with the total path covering a small area in the south polar regions.
The total eclipse lasts for 2 minutes and 8 seconds.
Maximum eclipse is at 02:15:04 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 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 8th eclipse in solar Saros series 176.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 176,
is linked to lunar Saros series 169. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 02:15:04 on 21 Aug UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 02:59:13 on 21 Aug TDT |
| Saros Series | 176 |
Number in Series | 8 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0332 |
| Gamma | -0.9937 |
Path Width (km) | 0 |
| Delta T | 44m09s |
Error | ± 37m06s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 2m08s |
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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.
