| Solar eclipse of January 27, 632 | |
|---|---|
 Solar eclipse of January 27, 632 | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Annular |
| Gamma | 0.6856 |
| Magnitude | 0.9836 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 100 s (01m 40s) |
| Coordinates | 22°42′N 70°30′E / 22.7°N 70.5°E |
| Max. width of band | 78.4 km |
| Times (UTC)[1] | |
| (P1) Partial begin | 03:57:45 |
| (U1) Total begin | 05:10:05 |
| Greatest eclipse | 06:31:27 |
| (U4) Total end | 07:52:33 |
| (P4) Partial end | 09:05:03 |
| References | |
| Saros | 99 (23 of 72) |
Muhammad's eclipse was an annular solar eclipse that occurred on January 27, 632, and was visible across parts of East Africa, North Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, South Asia, the Far East, and Siberia.[1] This eclipse is especially relevant to the history of Islam as it is identified as the eclipse that occurred during the life of the final Islamic prophet, Muhammad, upon the death of his youngest son, Ibrahim. It is exclusively documented in Islamic sīrah (biographies of Muhammad) and hadith literature.
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the apparent diameter of the Moon is smaller than that of the Sun, presenting as the Moon blocking most, but not all, of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). This eclipse had a magnitude of 0.9836.
- ^ a b "Nasa, eclipse of January 27, 632" (PDF).