Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842

Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.4727
Magnitude	1.0543
Maximum eclipse
Duration	245 s (4 min 5 s)
Coordinates	50°06′N 83°36′E / 50.1°N 83.6°E / 50.1; 83.6
Max. width of band	204 km (127 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	7:06:27
References
Saros	124 (45 of 73)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9145

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, July 8, 1842, with a magnitude of 1.0543. 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 days before perigee (on July 10, 1842, at 7:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Portugal, Spain, Andorra, France, Monaco, Italy, Austria, Slovenia, Hungary, Slovakia, southeastern Poland, Ukraine, southeastern Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, the Ryukyu Islands, and the Northern Mariana Islands. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Europe, North Africa, Asia, Alaska, Greenland, and northern Canada.