Solar eclipse of March 25, 1857

Solar eclipse of March 25, 1857
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.0892
Magnitude	1.0534
Maximum eclipse
Duration	268 s (4 min 28 s)
Coordinates	2°24′S 153°24′W / 2.4°S 153.4°W / -2.4; -153.4
Max. width of band	177 km (110 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	22:29:38
References
Saros	127 (49 of 82)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9179

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Wednesday, March 25 and Thursday, March 26, 1857, with a magnitude of 1.0534. 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 1.1 days before perigee (on March 26, 1857, at 23:55 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day southeastern Australia, Niue, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Mexico. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Australia, Oceania, Hawaii, western North America, and Central America.