Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865

Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature Total
Gamma -0.4826
Magnitude 1.0584
Maximum eclipse
Duration 323 sec (5 m 23 s)
Coordinates 14°48′S 25°48′W / 14.8°S 25.8°W / -14.8; -25.8
Max. width of band 219 km (136 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse 14:08:34
References
Saros 136 (29 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000) 9199

A total solar eclipse occurred on April 25, 1865. 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.

Observations

Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 1916–1920

Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1916-1920
Ascending node   Descending node
111December 24, 1916

Partial		 116June 19, 1917

Partial
121December 14, 1917

Annular		 126June 8, 1918

Total
131December 3, 1918

Annular		 136May 29, 1919

Total
141November 22, 1919

Annular		 146May 18, 1920

Partial
151November 10, 1920

Partial

Saros 136

Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on Jun 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 8 seconds.[1]

References

  1. ↑ SEsaros136 at NASA.gov
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