Solar eclipse of April 13, 1801


A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Monday, April 13, 1801, with a magnitude of 0.4208. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
The partial solar eclipse was visible for parts of modern-day eastern Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia, and western Russia.

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.
EventTime
First Penumbral External Contact1801 April 13 at 02:34:55.9 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1801 April 13 at 04:08:06.0 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1801 April 13 at 04:22:34.4 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1801 April 13 at 05:24:45.4 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1801 April 13 at 05:40:50.4 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.42080
Eclipse Obscuration0.30319
Gamma1.31524
Sun Right Ascension01h24m07.8s
Sun Declination+08°51'22.7"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'56.2"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.8"
Moon Right Ascension01h21m49.0s
Moon Declination+09°57'16.7"
Moon Semi-Diameter15'25.5"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°56'36.5"
ΔT12.9 s

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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. The first and last eclipse in this sequence is separated by one synodic month.
[Solar eclipse of Solar eclipse of March 14, 1801|March 14, 1801|March 14]
Ascending node
March 30
Descending node
April 13
Ascending node
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 107
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 119
Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 145

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1801

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 145

  • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 1, 1783
  • Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 24, 1819

Inex

  • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 2, 1772
  • Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 24, 1830

Triad

Solar eclipses of 1798–1801

The partial solar eclipses on occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set, and the partial solar eclipses on March 14, 1801 and September 8, 1801 occur in the next lunar year eclipse set.

Metonic series

All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.