An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Saturday 31 December, 1842 UT (19 Dec, 1842 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 19:04 UT. The Sun was 96% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 54 seconds and covering a path up to 135 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 54 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 19:04:18 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.542° in apparent diameter, 1.7% larger than average. The Moon was 9 days after perigee and 6 days before apogee. At maximum eclipse it was 0.522° in apparent diameter, which is 1.6% smaller than average; this was not large enough to cover the Sun, which is why this was an annular eclipse. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the annular solar eclipse. It also shows the broader area in which a partial eclipse was seen. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This was the 42nd eclipse in solar Saros series 129.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 129, is linked to lunar Saros series 122. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 19:04:18 on 31 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:04:24 on 31 Dec TDT
Saros Series 129 Number in Series 42
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9634
Gamma -0.1727 Path Width (km) 135
Delta T 0m06s Error ± 0m01s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m54s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147090094 km (-0.1%) Moon Distance 387251 km (61.3%)
Sun Diameter 0.542° Moon Diameter 0.514° - 0.522°
Perigee 00:29 on 23 Dec UT Apogee 04:13 on 7 Jan UT

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.