Solar eclipse of October 7, 1801
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, October 7, 1801, with a magnitude of 0.3505. 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 New Zealand and Antarctica.
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 | 1801 October 7 at 18:16:51.9 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1801 October 7 at 19:42:33.8 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1801 October 7 at 19:57:06.5 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1801 October 7 at 21:04:25.4 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1801 October 7 at 21:07:38.1 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.35050 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.23316 |
| Gamma | −1.35518 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 12h51m43.2s |
| Sun Declination | -05°32'55.4" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.2" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 12h49m16.8s |
| Moon Declination | -06°40'26.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'27.7" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'44.6" |
| ΔT | 12.8 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 September 8, 1801|September 8, 1801|September 8] Descending node | September 22 Ascending node | October 7 Descending node |
| Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 112 | Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 124 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 150 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1801
- A partial solar eclipse on March 14.
- A total lunar eclipse on March 30.
- A partial solar eclipse on April 13.
- A partial solar eclipse on September 8.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 22.
- '''A partial solar eclipse on October 7.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 18, 1797
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 26, 1805
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 25, 1794
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 18, 1808
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 30, 1792
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 12, 1810
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 6, 1790
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 5, 1812
Solar Saros 150
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 26, 1783
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 19, 1819
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 26, 1772
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 17, 1830
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 7, 1714
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 7, 1888