Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865

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.

Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma-0.4826
Magnitude1.0584
Maximum eclipse
Duration323 sec (5 m 23 s)
Coordinates14.8°S 25.8°W / -14.8; -25.8
Max. width of band219 km (136 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse14:08:34
References
Saros136 (29 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)9199

Observations

Saros 136

Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on June 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, 7.74 seconds. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s descending node.[1]

References
  1. SEsaros136 at NASA.gov
  • NASA chart graphics
  • Googlemap
  • NASA Besselian elements
  • Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
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