An annular eclipse of the Sun occurred on Thursday 11 February, 1869 UT (30 Jan, 1869 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 13:46 UT. A small annular eclipse covered only 92% of the Sun in a very broad path, 387 km wide at maximum, and lasted 8 minutes and 2 seconds.

The annular eclipse lasted for 8 minutes and 2 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 13:46:37 UT.

During this eclipse the Sun was 0.540° in apparent diameter, 1.3% larger than average. The Moon was just a day before apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it was 0.497° in apparent diameter, which is 6.4% 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 2 eclipses:

This was the 23rd eclipse in solar Saros series 138.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, solar Saros series 138, is linked to lunar Saros series 131. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:46:37 on 11 Feb UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:46:39 on 11 Feb TDT
Saros Series 138 Number in Series 23
Penumbral Magnitiude Central Magnitiude 0.9201
Gamma -0.6251 Path Width (km) 387
Delta T 0m02s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration Partial Duration
Total Duration 8m02s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 147728416 km (13.1%) Moon Distance 405621 km (97.9%)
Sun Diameter 0.540° Moon Diameter 0.491° - 0.497°
Perigee 01:10 on 29 Jan UT Apogee 03:29 on 13 Feb 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.