Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882
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A total solar eclipse occurred on Wednesday, May 17, 1882. 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. In locations as of present or today, totality was visible in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Libya, Egypt (African part), Suez Canal, Egypt (Asian part), Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China and East China Sea. Totality began in Burkina Faso and ended in East China Sea. Occurring 4.2 days after perigee (Perigee on May 13, 1882), the Moon’s apparent diameter was 0.9% larger than average.
Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.3269 |
Magnitude | 1.02 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 110 s (1 min 50 s) |
Coordinates | 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 |