A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on Wednesday 24 June, 1778 UT (13 Jun, 1778 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 15:34 UT. A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 5 minutes and 52 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a very broad path, 255 km wide at maximum. It was seen from a broad band running across Mexico and up the eastern coast of the US, and in North Africa. The partial eclipse was visible across North America, Europe, and western Africa.
The total eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 52 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 15:34:39 UT.
This eclipse was the first total solar eclipse seen in the newly independent USA. Thomas Jefferson noted that clouds prevented viewing of the eclipse in Virginia.
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)
shows the visibility of the total 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 2 eclipses:
This was the 32nd eclipse in solar Saros series 133.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 133,
is linked to lunar Saros series 126. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 15:34:39 on 24 Jun UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 15:34:56 on 24 Jun TDT |
| Saros Series | 133 |
Number in Series | 32 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0746 |
| Gamma | 0.3127 |
Path Width (km) | 255 |
| Delta T | 0m17s |
Error | ± 0m03s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 5m52s |
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| Partial Rating | |
Total Rating | |
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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.
