A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, April 16, 1893, with a magnitude of 1.0556. 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 1.3 days before perigee (on April 17, 1893, at 21:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.
The path of totality was visible from parts of the modern-day countries of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, southern Algeria, Niger, Chad, and Sudan. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of South America, Africa, and Southern Europe.
Observations According to Edward S. Holden, John Martin Schaeberle discovered a comet like object on the plates of the eclipse from Chile. The comet was 0.8 Moon diameters from the Moon.SENL200304 (PDF) at NASA.gov
Schaeberle observed the eclipse and made drawings of the Corona: Predicted by SchaeberleObserved by SchaeberleObserved by Schaeberle
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.
+April 16, 1893 Solar Eclipse Times Event Time (UTC) First Penumbral External Contact 1893 April 16 at 11:57:24.1 UTC First Umbral External Contact 1893 April 16 at 12:52:48.9 UTC First Central Line 1893 April 16 at 12:53:50.7 UTC First Umbral Internal Contact 1893 April 16 at 12:54:52.6 UTC First Penumbral Internal Contact 1893 April 16 at 13:51:45.5 UTC Equatorial Conjunction 1893 April 16 at 14:26:54.0 UTC Ecliptic Conjunction 1893 April 16 at 14:34:21.8 UTC Greatest Eclipse 1893 April 16 at 14:36:11.0 UTC Greatest Duration 1893 April 16 at 14:42:16.8 UTC Last Penumbral Internal Contact 1893 April 16 at 15:20:49.8 UTC Last Umbral Internal Contact 1893 April 16 at 16:17:33.4 UTC Last Central Line 1893 April 16 at 16:18:36.8 UTC Last Umbral External Contact 1893 April 16 at 16:19:40.1 UTC Last Penumbral External Contact 1893 April 16 at 17:14:58.4 UTC
+April 16, 1893 Solar Eclipse Parameters Parameter Value Eclipse Magnitude 1.05562 Eclipse Obscuration 1.11434 Gamma −0.17634 Sun Right Ascension 01h39m29.7s Sun Declination +10°20'33.9" Sun Semi-Diameter 15'55.5" Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 08.8" Moon Right Ascension 01h39m49.3s Moon Declination +10°11'02.4" Moon Semi-Diameter 16'32.0" Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax 1°00'40.6" ΔT -6.4 s
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) 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.
+ Eclipse season of April 1893 April 16Ascending node (new moon) April 30Descending node (full moon) Total solar eclipseSolar Saros 127 Penumbral lunar eclipseLunar Saros 139
Related eclipses Eclipses in 1893 A total solar eclipse on April 16. A penumbral lunar eclipse on April 30. A penumbral lunar eclipse on September 25. An annular solar eclipse on October 9. A penumbral lunar eclipse on October 25.
Metonic Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 28, 1889 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 1, 1897
Tzolkinex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 5, 1886 Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 28, 1900
Half-Saros Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 10, 1884 Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 22, 1902
Tritos Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 17, 1882 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 17, 1904
Solar Saros 127 Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 6, 1875 Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1911
Inex Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 6, 1864 Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 28, 1922
Triad Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 16, 1806 Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 1980
Solar eclipses of 1892–1895
The partial solar eclipse on August 20, 1895 occurs in the next lunar year eclipse set.
Solar eclipse series sets from 1892 to 1895 Ascending node Descending node Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma 117 April 26, 1892Total −0.8870 122 October 20, 1892Partial 1.0286 127 April 16, 1893Total −0.1764 132 October 9, 1893Annular 0.2866 137 April 6, 1894Hybrid 0.5740 142 September 29, 1894Total −0.4573 147 March 26, 1895Partial 1.3565 152 September 18, 1895Partial −1.1469
Saros 127
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
Notes
References NASA graphics Googlemap NASA Besselian elements Fotos of Solar Corona April 16, 1893 ,, Eclipse of April 16, 1893. Contact print from the original glass plate negative.] Lick Observatory Plate Archive, Mt. Hamilton.