| Solar eclipse of January 21, 1852 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | −1.2948 |
| Magnitude | 0.4577 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 68°54′S 124°18′W / 68.9°S 124.3°W |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 7:12:16 |
| References | |
| Saros | 148 (12 of 75) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9168 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 21, 1852, with a magnitude of 0.4577. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
It was first of three partial eclipses that took place that year within the space of nearly six months, the last one was in June 1852 in the same hemisphere with a very tiny portion in the same area with the previous eclipse but the remainder in South America.[1]
- ^ "Solar eclipse of January 21, 1852". NASA. Retrieved March 21, 2017.