Solar eclipse of April 16, 1874

39°54′S 0°54′W / 39.9°S 0.9°W / -39.9; -0.9Max. width of band335 km (208 mi)Times (UTC)Greatest eclipse14:00:53ReferencesSaros117 (61 of 71)Catalog # (SE5000)9220

A total solar eclipse occurred on Thursday, April 16, 1874. 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

It is a part of solar Saros 117.

References

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