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Accuracy

Due to the erratic rotation of the Earth, the time and location of the eclipse cannot be forecast perfectly. This eclipse's forecast is estimated to be accurate to within 2km in distance and a few seconds in time.

A partial eclipse of the Sun occurred on Friday 4 March, 1859 UT (20 Feb, 1859 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 18:54 UT. A small partial eclipse barely darkened the Sun. With just 25% of the Sun covered for viewers closest to the center, this was of limited interest.

Maximum eclipse was at 18:54:42 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.537° in apparent diameter, 0.8% larger than average. The Moon was just 4 days past apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it was 0.501° in apparent diameter, which is 5.6% smaller than average. This has no real effect on this eclipse, since the Moon's central shadow misses the Earth, making this a partial 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 partial solar eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 3 eclipses:

This was the 14th eclipse in solar Saros series 147.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 147, is linked to lunar Saros series 140. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 18:54:42 on 4 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:54:49 on 4 Mar TDT
Saros Series 147 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.2461
Gamma 1.4192 Path Width (km) 0
Delta T 0m07s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 148438102 km (27.8%) Moon Distance 397159 km (81.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.537° Moon Diameter 0.501° - 0.501°
Apogee 04:48 on 28 Feb UT Perigee 04:55 on 16 Mar 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.