A total solar eclipse occurred on November 30, 1853. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.
| Solar eclipse of November 30, 1853 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.1763 |
| Magnitude | 1.0485 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 268 s (4 min 28 s) |
| Coordinates | 12°S 109°W / 12°S 109°W |
| Max. width of band | 164 km (102 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 19:15:39 |
| References | |
| Saros | 130 (43 of 73) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9172 |
Observations edit
Related eclipses edit
Solar eclipse set 1852-1855 edit
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1852 to 1855 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||
| 115 | June 17, 1852 Partial |
120 | December 11, 1852 Total | |
| 125 | June 6, 1853 Annular |
130 | November 30, 1853 Total | |
| 135 | May 26, 1854 Annular |
140 | November 20, 1854 Hybrid | |
| 145 | May 16, 1855 Partial |
150 | November 9, 1855 Partial | |
Saros 130 edit
This eclipse is a part of Saros cycle 130, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 73 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on August 20, 1096. It contains total eclipses from April 5, 1475 through July 18, 2232. There are no annular eclipses in the series. The series ends at member 73 as a partial eclipse on October 25, 2394. The longest duration of totality was 6 minutes, 41 seconds on July 11, 1619. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon’s descending node.[1]
| Series members 43–56 between 1853 and 2300 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 43 | 44 | 45 |
| November 30, 1853 |
 December 12, 1871 |
 December 22, 1889 |
| 46 | 47 | 48 |
 January 3, 1908 |
 January 14, 1926 |
 January 25, 1944 |
| 49 | 50 | 51 |
 February 5, 1962 |
 February 16, 1980 |
 February 26, 1998 |
| 52 | 53 | 54 |
 March 9, 2016 |
 March 20, 2034 |
 March 30, 2052 |
| 55 | 56 | 57 |
 April 11, 2070 |
 April 21, 2088 |
 May 3, 2106 |
| 58 | 59 | 60 |
 May 14, 2124 |
 May 25, 2142 |
 June 4, 2160 |
| 61 | 62 | 63 |
 June 16, 2178 |
 June 26, 2196 |
 July 8, 2214 |
| 64 | 65 | 66 |
 July 18, 2232 |
 July 30, 2250 |
 August 9, 2268 |
| 67 | ||
 August 20, 2286 | ||
References edit
- NASA chart graphics
- Mabel Loomis Todd (1900). Total Eclipses of the Sun. Little, Brown.
- The total eclipse of the sun of November 30, 1853 Astronomical Journal, vol. 3, iss. 67, p. 145–146 (1854).
