Solar eclipse of November 30, 1853


A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, November 30, 1853, with a magnitude of 1.0485. 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 8.5 hours before perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of northern Oceania, Hawaii, southern North America, Central America, the Caribbean, and South 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.
EventTime
First Penumbral External Contact1853 November 30 at 16:38:15.3 UTC
First Umbral External Contact1853 November 30 at 17:33:27.1 UTC
First Central Line1853 November 30 at 17:34:17.3 UTC
First Umbral Internal Contact1853 November 30 at 17:35:07.5 UTC
First Penumbral Internal Contact1853 November 30 at 18:31:47.1 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1853 November 30 at 19:10:53.1 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1853 November 30 at 19:13:50.5 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1853 November 30 at 19:15:38.7 UTC
Greatest Duration1853 November 30 at 19:20:35.5 UTC
Last Penumbral Internal Contact1853 November 30 at 19:59:37.3 UTC
Last Umbral Internal Contact1853 November 30 at 20:56:12.6 UTC
Last Central Line1853 November 30 at 20:57:03.2 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact1853 November 30 at 20:57:53.8 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1853 November 30 at 21:53:03.3 UTC

ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude1.04851
Eclipse Obscuration1.09938
Gamma0.17631
Sun Right Ascension16h27m18.6s
Sun Declination-21°44'59.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'13.6"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension16h27m30.3s
Moon Declination-21°34'32.2"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'43.7"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'23.6"
ΔT7.1 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.
November 30
Descending node
December 15
Ascending node
Total solar eclipse
Solar Saros 130		Penumbral lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 142

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1853

Metonic

Tzolkinex

  • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 20, 1846
  • Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 11, 1861

Half-Saros

Tritos

  • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 31, 1842
  • Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 30, 1864

Solar Saros 130

Inex

  • Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 20, 1824
  • Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 10, 1882

Triad

Solar eclipses of 1852–1855

The partial solar eclipse on January 21, 1852 occurs in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

Metonic series

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