A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on 21 July, 0012 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:05 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 30% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse was at 10:05:32 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This was the 70th eclipse in solar Saros series 55.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 55, is linked to lunar Saros series 48. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:05:32 on 21 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:02:52 on 21 Jul TDT
Saros Series 55 Number in Series 70
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.2978
Gamma -1.3853 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 2h57m Error ± 8m45s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
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 22:11:42 UTC.