An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Wednesday 29 September, 1875 UT (17 Sep, 1875 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 12:58 UT. The Sun was 97% covered in a moderate annular eclipse, lasting 3 minutes and 36 seconds and covering a path up to 127 km wide.

The annular eclipse lasted for 3 minutes and 36 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 12:58:13 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.533° in apparent diameter, around average. The Moon was 10 days after perigee and 5 days before apogee. At maximum eclipse it was 0.514° in apparent diameter, which is 3.2% 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 38th eclipse in solar Saros series 132.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 132, is linked to lunar Saros series 125. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:58:13 on 29 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 12:58:09 on 29 Sep TDT
Saros Series 132 Number in Series 38
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9656
Gamma 0.2427 Path Width (km) 127
Delta T -1m-4s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 3m36s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 149772484 km (55.4%) Moon Distance 393223 km (73.2%)
Sun Diameter 0.533° Moon Diameter 0.506° - 0.514°
Perigee 02:11 on 19 Sep UT Apogee 21:32 on 4 Oct 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.