An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 12 October, 2740 UT, with maximum eclipse at 21:53 UT. The Sun will be 95% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 6 minutes and 59 seconds and covering a broad path up to 204 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasts for 6 minutes and 59 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 21:53:39 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 3 eclipses:

This is the 34th eclipse in solar Saros series 165.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 165, is linked to lunar Saros series 158. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:53:39 on 12 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:38:24 on 12 Oct TDT
Saros Series 165 Number in Series 34
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9456
Gamma 0.1837 Path Width (km) 204
Delta T 44m45s Error ± 37m36s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m59s
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.