Solar eclipse of July 18, 1860

Solar eclipse of July 18, 1860
Map
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 / 52.5; -20.3
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.