A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on Thursday 29 October, 1818 UT (17 Oct, 1818 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 17:06 UT. The Sun was darkened for 1 minute and 51 seconds by a dramatic total eclipse covering a path up to 98 km wide. This was a sight worth seeing.

The total eclipse lasted for 1 minute and 51 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 17:06:58 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.537° in apparent diameter, 0.8% larger than average. The Moon was just 2 days before perigee, making it fairly large. At the start and end of the eclipse the Moon was 0.542°, and at maximum eclipse 0.550°, which is 3.6% larger than average; hence it covered the Sun, making this a total 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 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 18th eclipse in solar Saros series 140.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 140, is linked to lunar Saros series 133. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:06:58 on 29 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:07:10 on 29 Oct TDT
Saros Series 140 Number in Series 18
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0241
Gamma -0.5524 Path Width (km) 98
Delta T 0m12s Error ± 0m01s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 1m51s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 148472320 km (28.5%) Moon Distance 367054 km (21.2%)
Sun Diameter 0.537° Moon Diameter 0.542° - 0.550°
Apogee 04:25 on 20 Oct UT Perigee 23:18 on 31 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.