Solar eclipse of March 7, 1598
Solar eclipse of March 7, 1598 | |
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Map | |
Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Total |
Gamma | 0.8893 |
Magnitude | 1.0214 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Duration | 93 sec (1 m 33 s) |
Coordinates | 47°42′N 8°12′W / 47.7°N 8.2°W |
Max. width of band | 156 km (97 mi) |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 10:10:01 |
References | |
Saros | 133 (22 of 72) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 8536 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on March 7, 1598. 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. It was visible in the United Kingdom with a diagonal track from Cornwall in the south-west to Aberdeen in the north-east of Scotland.
Related eclipses
It is a part of solar Saros 133.
See also
- List of solar eclipses visible from the United Kingdom 1000–2090 AD
References
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