Solar eclipse of July 18, 1860 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.5487 |
Magnitude | 1.05 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 219 s (3 min 39 s) |
Coordinates | 52°30′N 20°18′W / 52.5°N 20.3°W |
Max. width of band | 198 km (123 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 14:26:24 |
References | |
Saros | 124 (46 of 73) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9188 |
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 18, 1860, with a magnitude of 1.0500. 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 2.2 days before perigee (on July 20, 1860, at 19:15 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[1]
The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day northwestern Oregon, Washington, northern Idaho, northwestern Montana, Canada, Spain, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sudan, and Eritrea. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of North America, Europe, West Asia, North Africa, and West Africa.