A partial eclipse of the Sun occurs on Thursday 12 July, 2857 UT, with maximum eclipse at 16:17 UT. This will be a deep partial eclipse, with 93% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center. This will provide a significant spectacle for those who will see it.

Maximum eclipse is at 16:17:29 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This is the 8th eclipse in solar Saros series 179.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 179, is linked to lunar Saros series 172. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:17:29 on 12 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:14:23 on 12 Jul TDT
Saros Series 179 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9341
Gamma 1.0403 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 56m54s Error ± 47m46s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
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.