Solar eclipse of September 7, 1858
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 7, 1858, with a magnitude of 1.0210. 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 2.5 days after perigee, the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
The path of totality was visible from parts of modern-day Peru, Brazil, and northern Bolivia. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Central America, the Caribbean, South America, Antarctica, and Southern Africa.
Observations
Emmanuel Liais from Brazil
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 | 1858 September 07 at 11:34:17.6 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1858 September 07 at 12:39:54.7 UTC |
| First Central Line | 1858 September 07 at 12:40:10.2 UTC |
| First Umbral Internal Contact | 1858 September 07 at 12:40:25.7 UTC |
| Greatest Duration | 1858 September 07 at 14:05:24.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1858 September 07 at 14:09:28.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1858 September 07 at 14:15:28.9 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1858 September 07 at 14:42:09.6 UTC |
| Last Umbral Internal Contact | 1858 September 07 at 15:38:14.5 UTC |
| Last Central Line | 1858 September 07 at 15:38:27.4 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1858 September 07 at 15:38:40.2 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1858 September 07 at 16:44:32.4 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.02096 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 1.04236 |
| Gamma | −0.56091 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 11h03m21.8s |
| Sun Declination | +06°03'35.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'52.9" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 11h02m19.1s |
| Moon Declination | +05°34'40.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'59.8" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°58'42.5" |
| ΔT | 7.1 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.| August 24 Ascending node | September 7 Descending node |
| Partial lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 116 | Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 142 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1858
- A partial lunar eclipse on February 27.
- An annular solar eclipse on March 15.
- A partial lunar eclipse on August 24.
- '''An total solar eclipse on September 7.'''
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 20, 1854
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 27, 1862
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 28, 1851
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 19, 1865
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of September 2, 1849
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of September 14, 1867
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 9, 1847
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 7, 1869
Solar Saros 142
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 27, 1840
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 17, 1876
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 28, 1829
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 19, 1887
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 6, 1771
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 9, 1945