An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on 12 March, 1902 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:08 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 4 minutes and 9 seconds and covering a path up to 137 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 4 minutes and 9 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 12:08:20 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 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 9.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 9, is linked to lunar Saros series 2. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:08:20 on 12 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:23:10 on 13 Mar TDT
Saros Series 9 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9623
Gamma 0.1217 Path Width (km) 137
Delta T 12h15m Error ± 1h49m (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 4m09s
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.