Solar eclipse of June 28, 1889
An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, June 28, 1889, with a magnitude of 0.9471. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus. An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 1.1 days after apogee, the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.
The path of annularity was visible from parts of modern-day Namibia, Botswana, southeastern Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Southern Africa, Central Africa, East Africa, the Middle East, southern India, and western Indonesia.
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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1889 June 28 at 06:06:01.1 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1889 June 28 at 07:17:54.9 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1889 June 28 at 07:20:36.4 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1889 June 28 at 07:23:19.2 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1889 June 28 at 08:53:32.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1889 June 28 at 08:56:51.5 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1889 June 28 at 09:00:00.3 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1889 June 28 at 09:01:41.6 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1889 June 28 at 10:36:44.1 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1889 June 28 at 10:39:26.3 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1889 June 28 at 10:42:07.1 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1889 June 28 at 11:53:59.6 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.94713 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.89706 |
| Gamma | −0.54312 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 06h29m34.7s |
| Sun Declination | +23°16'43.2" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'43.8" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.6" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 06h29m40.9s |
| Moon Declination | +22°47'30.4" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'42.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°53'59.8" |
| ΔT | -6.1 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.| June 28 Ascending node | July 12 Descending node |
| Annular solar eclipse Solar Saros 125 | Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 137 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1889
- A total solar eclipse on January 1.
- A partial lunar eclipse on January 17.An annular solar eclipse on June 28.
- A partial lunar eclipse on July 12.
- A total solar eclipse on December 22.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 8, 1885
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 16, 1893
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 9, 1896
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of June 22, 1880
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of July 3, 1898
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 29, 1878
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900
Solar Saros 125
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 18, 1871
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 10, 1907
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 18, 1860
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1918
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 28, 1802
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 1976