Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898

Solar eclipse of January 22, 1898
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.5079
Magnitude	1.0244
Maximum eclipse
Duration	141 s (2 min 21 s)
Coordinates	9°30′N 63°36′E / 9.5°N 63.6°E / 9.5; 63.6
Max. width of band	96 km (60 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	7:19:12
References
Saros	139 (23 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9275

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, January 22, 1898. 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 1.8 days after perigee (on January 20, 1898, at 12:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of the Royal Niger Company, Kamerun, Upper Ubanghi, British East Africa, Abyssinia, Italian Somaliland, Hindustan, Nepal, and the Chinese Empire. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for much of Africa, Europe, and Asia.