An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 30 December, 1769 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 21:54 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 59 seconds and covering a path up to 154 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 59 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 21:54:28 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 was seen. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 13.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 13, is linked to lunar Saros series 6. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 21:54:28 on 30 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:17:22 on 31 Dec TDT
Saros Series 13 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9578
Gamma -0.0155 Path Width (km) 154
Delta T 11h23m Error ± 1h32m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m59s
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. For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site different to NASA's date.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:38 UTC.