A total eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 2 September, 2817 UT, with maximum eclipse at 16:15 UT. The Sun will be darkened for 1 minute and 14 seconds by a dramatic total eclipse covering a path up to 150 km wide. This will be a sight worth seeing.

The total eclipse lasts for 1 minute and 14 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 16:15:02 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 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 10th eclipse in solar Saros series 177.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 177, is linked to lunar Saros series 170. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:15:02 on 2 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:07:37 on 2 Sep TDT
Saros Series 177 Number in Series 10
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0186
Gamma 0.9047 Path Width (km) 150
Delta T 52m35s Error ± 44m10s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 1m14s
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.