Solar eclipse of August 29, 1886

Solar eclipse of August 29, 1886
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.1059
Magnitude	1.0735
Maximum eclipse
Duration	396 s (6 min 36 s)
Coordinates	3°30′N 15°18′W / 3.5°N 15.3°W / 3.5; -15.3
Max. width of band	240 km (150 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	12:55:23
References
Saros	133 (38 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9249

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, August 29, 1886, with a magnitude of 1.0735. 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 only about 4 hours after perigee (on August 29, 1886, at 8:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Grenada, Tobago, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Madagascar. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of eastern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America, and Africa.