Solar eclipse of August 29, 1886

3°30′N 15°18′W / 3.5°N 15.3°W / 3.5; -15.3Max. width of band240 km (150 mi)Times (UTC)Greatest eclipse12:55:23ReferencesSaros133 (38 of 72)Catalog # (SE5000)9249

A total solar eclipse occurred on August 29, 1886. 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

References

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