Solar eclipse of November 30, 1853

Solar eclipse of November 30, 1853
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.1763
Magnitude	1.0485
Maximum eclipse
Duration	268 s (4 min 28 s)
Coordinates	12°S 109°W / 12°S 109°W / -12; -109
Max. width of band	164 km (102 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	19:15:39
References
Saros	130 (43 of 73)
Catalog # (SE5000)	9172

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 30, 1853, with a magnitude of 1.0485. 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 only about 8.5 hours before perigee (on December 1, 1853, at 3:45 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.^[1]

The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of northern Oceania, Hawaii, southern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America.