Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882

Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.3269
Magnitude	1.02
Maximum eclipse
Duration	110 s (1 min 50 s)
Coordinates	38°24′N 61°36′E / 38.4°N 61.6°E / 38.4; 61.6
Max. width of band	72 km (45 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	7:36:27
References
Saros	126 (40 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9239

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, May 17, 1882, with a magnitude of 1.0200. 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 4.2 days after perigee (on May 13, 1882, at 2:45 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Libya, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Africa, Europe, and Asia.