An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Tuesday 28 December, 2866 UT, with maximum eclipse at 03:21 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 298 km wide at maximum, and will last 10 minutes and 19 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 10 minutes and 19 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 03:21:02 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 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 41st 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) 03:21:02 on 28 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:18:59 on 28 Dec TDT
Saros Series 165 Number in Series 41
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9213
Gamma -0.0184 Path Width (km) 298
Delta T 57m57s Error ± 48m35s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 10m19s
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.