Solar eclipse of April 16, 1893

Solar eclipse of April 16, 1893
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.1764
Magnitude	1.0556
Maximum eclipse
Duration	287 s (4 min 47 s)
Coordinates	1°18′N 34°36′W / 1.3°N 34.6°W / 1.3; -34.6
Max. width of band	186 km (116 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	14:36:11
References
Saros	127 (51 of 82)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9264

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 16, 1893, with a magnitude of 1.0556. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 1.3 days before perigee (on April 17, 1893, at 21:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of the modern-day countries of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, southern Algeria, Niger, Chad, and Sudan. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of South America, Africa, and Southern Europe.