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Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896

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Nature
  
Total

Magnitude
  
1.0392

Max. width of band
  
182 km (113 mi)

Start date
  
August 9, 1896

Gamma
  
0.6964

Duration
  
163 sec (2 m 43 s)

Greatest eclipse
  
5:09:00

Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896

A total solar eclipse occurred on August 9, 1896. 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 across Europe, Asia, and Japan.

It is a part of solar Saros 124.

References

Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896 Wikipedia