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| Solar eclipse of April 8, 1652 | |
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 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | 0.7713 |
| Magnitude | 1.0412 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 169 s (2 min 49 s) |
| Coordinates | 49°36′N 8°54′W / 49.6°N 8.9°W / 49.6; -8.9 |
| Max. width of band | 213 km (132 mi) |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 10:22:28 |
| References | |
| Saros | 133 (25 of 72) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 8666 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on April 8, 1652. 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. The path of totality intersected the United Kingdom, as well as passing just off the west coast of Norway.
Observed from Carrickfergus, Scotland, Dr. Wyberg wrote:
Because this eclipse occurred on a Monday that day became popularly known as Mirk Monday.[2]
It is a part of solar Saros 133.
