An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Saturday 18 December, 2894 UT, with maximum eclipse at 05:48 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 492 km wide at maximum, and will last 7 minutes and 20 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 7 minutes and 20 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 05:48:23 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 156.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 156, is linked to lunar Saros series 149. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:48:23 on 18 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 06:49:29 on 18 Dec TDT
Saros Series 156 Number in Series 50
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.935
Gamma 0.87 Path Width (km) 492
Delta T 1h01m Error ± 51m11s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 7m20s
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.