An annular eclipse of the Sun occurs on Friday 28 July, 2986 UT, with maximum eclipse at 01:46 UT. The Sun will be 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 16 seconds and covering a path up to 137 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasts for 4 minutes and 16 seconds. Maximum eclipse is at 01:46:20 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 34th eclipse in solar Saros series 171.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 171, is linked to lunar Saros series 164. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 01:46:20 on 28 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 02:58:21 on 28 Jul TDT
Saros Series 171 Number in Series 34
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.963
Gamma 0.2064 Path Width (km) 137
Delta T 1h12m Error ± 1h00m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m16s
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.