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A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Saturday, June 26 and Sunday, June 27, 1824, with a magnitude of 1.0578. 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. Occurring about 1.9 days before perigee (on June 28, 1824, at 20:40 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[1]
The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day China, South Korea, North Korea, and Japan.[2] A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of East Asia, Southeast Asia, Hawaii,[3] and North America.
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the Moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[4]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1824 June 26 at 21:10:52.2 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1824 June 26 at 22:09:02.7 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1824 June 26 at 22:10:15.5 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1824 June 26 at 22:11:28.4 UTC |
| First Penumbral Internal Contact | 1824 June 26 at 23:21:31.6 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1824 June 26 at 23:40:46.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1824 June 26 at 23:42:26.0 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1824 June 26 at 23:45:35.5 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1824 June 26 at 23:46:32.7 UTC |
| Last Penumbral Internal Contact | 1824 June 27 at 00:11:43.0 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1824 June 27 at 01:21:38.6 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1824 June 27 at 01:22:53.3 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1824 June 27 at 01:24:08.0 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1824 June 27 at 02:22:11.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.05776 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.11885 |
| Gamma | 0.39597 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 06h22m39.4s |
| Sun Declination | +23°21'36.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'43.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.6" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 06h22m53.7s |
| Moon Declination | +23°45'07.9" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'23.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°00'08.1" |
| ΔT | 10.0 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
| June 26 Descending node (new moon) | July 11 Ascending node (full moon) |
|---|---|
| Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 124 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 136 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1824
- An annular solar eclipse on January 1.
- A partial lunar eclipse on January 16.
- A total solar eclipse on June 26.
- A partial lunar eclipse on July 11.
- A penumbral lunar eclipse on December 6.
- An annular solar eclipse on December 20.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 7, 1820
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 14, 1828
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 16, 1817
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 7, 1831
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 21, 1815
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 2, 1833
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 27, 1813
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 27, 1835
Solar Saros 124
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 16, 1806
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 8, 1842
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 16, 1795
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 6, 1853
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 26, 1737
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911
Solar eclipses of 1823–1826
The partial solar eclipses on February 11, 1823 and August 6, 1823 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the partial solar eclipse on October 31, 1826 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1823 to 1826 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascending node | Descending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 109 | January 12, 1823 Partial | −1.5413 | 114 | July 8, 1823 Partial | 1.1182 | |
| 119 | January 1, 1824 Annular | −0.8821 | 124 | June 26, 1824 Total | 0.3960 | |
| 129 | December 20, 1824 Annular | −0.1685 | 134 | June 16, 1825 Hybrid | −0.3812 | |
| 139 | December 9, 1825 Hybrid | 0.5296 | 144 | June 5, 1826 Partial | −1.1887 | |
| 149 | November 29, 1826 Partial | 1.1764 | ||||
Metonic series
All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
| 22 eclipse events between September 8, 1801 and September 7, 1877 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 7–8 | June 26–27 | April 14–15 | January 31–February 1 | November 19–20 |
| 112 | 114 | 116 | 118 | 120 |
September 8, 1801 | June 26, 1805 | April 14, 1809 | February 1, 1813 | November 19, 1816 |
| 122 | 124 | 126 | 128 | 130 |
September 7, 1820 | June 26, 1824 | April 14, 1828 | February 1, 1832 | November 20, 1835 |
| 132 | 134 | 136 | 138 | 140 |
September 7, 1839 | June 27, 1843 | April 15, 1847 | February 1, 1851 | November 20, 1854 |
| 142 | 144 | 146 | 148 | 150 |
September 7, 1858 | June 27, 1862 | April 15, 1866 | January 31, 1870 | November 20, 1873 |
| 152 | ||||
September 7, 1877 | ||||
References
- ^ "Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England". timeanddate. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
- ^ Hayakawa, Hisashi; Sôma, Mitsuru; Daigo, Ryuma (2022-12-01). "Analyses of historical solar eclipse records in Hokkaido Island in the 18–19th centuries". Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan. 74 (6): 1275–1286. doi:10.1093/pasj/psac064. ISSN 0004-6264
- ^ Kyselka, Will (1991). "Solar Eclipses in Hawai'i". The Hawaiian Journal of History
- ^ "Total Solar Eclipse of 1824 Jun 26". EclipseWise.com. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
