Solar eclipse of November 19, 1816

Solar eclipse of November 19, 1816
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.8408
Magnitude	1.0233
Maximum eclipse
Duration	120 s (2 min 0 s)
Coordinates	35°00′N 41°30′E / 35°N 41.5°E / 35; 41.5
Max. width of band	144 km (89 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	10:17:23
References
Saros	120 (50 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9081

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, November 19, 1816, with a magnitude of 1.0233. 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 1.7 days before perigee (on November 17, 1816, at 17:10 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Norway, Sweden, Poland, western Ukraine, Romania, Turkey, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, and western China. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Europe, North Africa, Northeast Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and South Asia.