Nature Total Magnitude 1.0735 Max. width of band 240 km (150 mi) Start date August 29, 1886 | Gamma -0.1059 Duration 396 sec (6 m 36 s) Greatest eclipse 12:55:23 | |
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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.
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