Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865

Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.4826
Magnitude	1.0584
Maximum eclipse
Duration	323 s (5 min 23 s)
Coordinates	14°48′S 25°48′W / 14.8°S 25.8°W / -14.8; -25.8
Max. width of band	219 km (136 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	14:08:34
References
Saros	136 (29 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9199

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, April 25, 1865, with a magnitude of 1.0584. 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 1.2 days after perigee (on April 24, 1865, at 9:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Chile, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, Angola, Zambia, and extreme northwestern Mozambique. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for much of South America, Antarctica, and Africa.