An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Wednesday 21 February, 2976 UT, with maximum eclipse at 03:04 UT. A small annular eclipse will cover only 94% of the Sun in a very broad path, 279 km wide at maximum, and will last 6 minutes and 49 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasts for 6 minutes and 49 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 03:04:23 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 22nd eclipse in solar Saros series 175.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 175, is linked to lunar Saros series 168. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:04:23 on 21 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:15:07 on 21 Feb TDT
Saros Series 175 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9382
Gamma 0.5951 Path Width (km) 279
Delta T 1h11m Error ± 59m08s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 6m49s
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.