What the records say
- When
- 8 Sep 1801
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 61.10° N, 168.50° W
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Solar eclipse of September 8, 1801.
Solar eclipse of September 8, 1801
Partial solar eclipse September 8, 1801
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Tuesday, September 8, 1801, with a magnitude of 0.1614. 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.
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