An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 23 August, 2864 UT, with maximum eclipse at 11:49 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 586 km wide at maximum, and will last 5 minutes and 47 seconds.
The annular eclipse lasts for 5 minutes and 47 seconds.
Maximum eclipse is at 11:49:37 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 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 8th eclipse in solar Saros series 178.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 178,
is linked to lunar Saros series 171. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 11:49:37 on 23 Aug UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 12:47:18 on 23 Aug TDT |
| Saros Series | 178 |
Number in Series | 8 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 0.9378 |
| Gamma | -0.9231 |
Path Width (km) | 586 |
| Delta T | 57m41s |
Error | ± 48m24s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 5m47s |
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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.
