An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 7 December, 2811 UT, with maximum eclipse at 00:50 UT. The Sun will be 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 2 minutes and 55 seconds and covering a broad path up to 175 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasts for 2 minutes and 55 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 00:50:20 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 50th eclipse in solar Saros series 155.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 155, is linked to lunar Saros series 148. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:50:20 on 7 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 01:42:19 on 7 Dec TDT
Saros Series 155 Number in Series 50
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.964
Gamma -0.6641 Path Width (km) 175
Delta T 51m59s Error ± 43m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 2m55s
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.