An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 3 March, 2956 UT, with maximum eclipse at 18:37 UT. The Sun will be 94% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 57 seconds and covering a very broad path, 318 km wide at maximum.

The annular eclipse lasts for 4 minutes and 57 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 18:37:47 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 58th eclipse in solar Saros series 155.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 155, is linked to lunar Saros series 148. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:37:47 on 3 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:46:05 on 3 Mar TDT
Saros Series 155 Number in Series 58
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9428
Gamma -0.7598 Path Width (km) 318
Delta T 1h08m Error ± 57m09s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m57s
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.