Solar eclipse of August 12, 1654

Solar eclipse of August 12, 1654
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.4962
Magnitude	1.0285
Maximum eclipse
Duration	136 s (2 min 16 s)
Coordinates	41.7°N 42.5°E / 41.7; 42.5
Max. width of band	110 km (68 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	10:17:43
References
Saros	120 (41 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	8673

A total solar eclipse occurred on August 12, 1654. 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.

Observations and history

The eclipse occurred during the Battle of Shklow (1654).

Related eclipses

It is a part of solar Saros 120.

Eclipse in art

• De Eclipsi solari anno M. DC. LIV., die XII. augusti, in Europa a pluribus spectata tubo optico, satirical writing by Jakob Balde (1662).

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See also

• List of solar eclipses visible from the United Kingdom 1000–2090 AD

References

• NASA chart graphics
• Googlemap
• NASA Besselian elements