A hybrid eclipse of the Sun occurred on Friday 6 May, 1864 UT (24 Apr, 1864 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 00:16 UT. The Sun was darkened for 1 minute and 25 seconds by a dramatic hybrid eclipse covering a narrow path at most 52 km wide. This was a sight worth seeing.

The hybrid eclipse lasted for 1 minute and 25 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 00:16:42 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.528° in apparent diameter, 0.9% smaller than average. The Moon was just 4 days past perigee, making it relatively large. At the start and end of the eclipse, the Moon was 0.527°, which is smaller than the Sun; hence the eclipse was annular at that point. However, at maximum eclipse the Moon was 0.536° in apparent diameter, which is 0.9% larger than average, large enough to cover the Sun; and so a total eclipse was seen at that point. Thus this was a hybrid 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 hybrid 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 39th eclipse in solar Saros series 126.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 126, is linked to lunar Saros series 119. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:16:42 on 6 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 00:16:48 on 6 May TDT
Saros Series 126 Number in Series 39
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 1.0146
Gamma 0.2622 Path Width (km) 52
Delta T 0m06s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 1m25s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 151017440 km (81.1%) Moon Distance 377521 km (42.0%)
Sun Diameter 0.528° Moon Diameter 0.527° - 0.536°
Perigee 11:12 on 1 May UT Apogee 20:55 on 13 May 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.