Solar eclipse of February 9, 1766

Solar eclipse of February 9, 1766
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Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	−0.6598
Magnitude	1.0352
Maximum eclipse
Duration	147 s (2 min 27 s)
Coordinates	50°42′S 26°36′E / 50.7°S 26.6°E / -50.7; 26.6
Max. width of band	156 km (97 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	12:09:44
References
Saros	117 (55 of 71)
Catalog # (SE5000)	8954

A total solar eclipse occurred on Sunday, February 9, 1766. 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.

It is a part of solar Saros 117.

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