Solar eclipse of May 26, 1854

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An annular solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Friday, May 26, 1854, with a magnitude of 0.9551. 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. An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is smaller than the Sun's, blocking most of the Sun's light and causing the Sun to look like an annulus (ring). An annular eclipse appears as a partial eclipse over a region of the Earth thousands of kilometres wide. Occurring about 3.2 days before apogee (on May 30, 1854, at 2:25 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was smaller.{{cite web|title=Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England|url=https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/moon/distance.html?year=1854&n=136|publisher=timeanddate|access-date=17 September 2024}}

The path of annularity was visible from parts of the modern-day Marshall Islands, southern Canada, Washington, northern Idaho, northern Montana, northern North Dakota, Minnesota, the upper peninsula of Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine. A partial solar eclipse was also visible for parts of Northeast Asia, northern Oceania, Hawaii, North America, Central America, the Caribbean, far northern South America, and northern Scandinavia.

Visibility

The annular path crossed close to the boundary between the United States and Canada.

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Observations

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Annularity Daguerrotyped by Stephen Alexander from Ogdensburgh, New York

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Partiality by Langenheim Brothers.

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.{{cite web|title=Annular Solar Eclipse of 1854 May 26|url=https://eclipsewise.com/solar/SEprime/1801-1900/SE1854May26Aprime.html|publisher=EclipseWise.com|access-date=17 September 2024}}

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|+May 26, 1854 Solar Eclipse Times

! Event

! Time (UTC)

First Penumbral External Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 17:45:31.9 UTC

First Umbral External Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 18:52:54.1 UTC

First Central Line

| 1854 May 26 at 18:55:03.1 UTC

First Umbral Internal Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 18:57:12.6 UTC

First Penumbral Internal Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 20:20:41.5 UTC

Greatest Eclipse

| 1854 May 26 at 20:42:52.6 UTC

Ecliptic Conjunction

| 1854 May 26 at 20:47:29.4 UTC

Equatorial Conjunction

| 1854 May 26 at 20:56:05.1 UTC

Greatest Duration

| 1854 May 26 at 20:59:47.7 UTC

Last Penumbral Internal Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 21:04:43.2 UTC

Last Umbral Internal Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 22:28:22.6 UTC

Last Central Line

| 1854 May 26 at 22:30:34.0 UTC

Last Umbral External Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 22:32:45.0 UTC

Last Penumbral External Contact

| 1854 May 26 at 23:40:11.8 UTC

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|+May 26, 1854 Solar Eclipse Parameters

! Parameter

! Value

Eclipse Magnitude

| 0.95510

Eclipse Obscuration

| 0.91221

Gamma

| 0.39177

Sun Right Ascension

| 04h13m05.4s

Sun Declination

| +21°11'11.2"

Sun Semi-Diameter

| 15'46.7"

Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 08.7"

Moon Right Ascension

| 04h12m40.1s

Moon Declination

| +21°31'39.9"

Moon Semi-Diameter

| 14'51.7"

Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax

| 0°54'32.6"

ΔT

| 7.1 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.

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|+ Eclipse season of May 1854

! May 12
Descending node (full moon)
!! May 26
Ascending node (new moon)

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| Partial lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 109

Annular solar eclipse
Solar Saros 135

Related eclipses

= Eclipses in 1854 =

= Metonic =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 21, 1852
Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 28, 1859

= Tzolkinex =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 15, 1847
Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 8, 1861

= Half-Saros =

Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 21, 1845
Followed by: Lunar eclipse of June 1, 1863

= Tritos =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 27, 1843
Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865

= Solar Saros 135 =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 15, 1836
Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 6, 1872

= Inex =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 16, 1825
Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 6, 1883

= Triad =

Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 25, 1767
Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1941

= Solar eclipses of 1852–1855 =

The partial solar eclipse on January 21, 1852 occurs in the previous lunar year eclipse set.

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !class="nowrap" colspan="7" \| Solar eclipse series sets from 1852 to 1855
scope="col" colspan="3" \| Ascending node \| rowspan="6" \| ! scope="col" colspan="3" \| Descending node
style="text-align: center;" ! scope="col" \| Saros ! scope="col" \| Map ! scope="col" \| Gamma ! scope="col" \| Saros ! scope="col" \| Map ! scope="col" \| Gamma
style="text-align: center;" \| 115 \| June 17, 1852 150px Partial \| −1.1111 \| 120 \| December 11, 1852 150px Total \| 0.8551
style="text-align: center;" \| 125 \| June 6, 1853 150px Annular \| −0.3686 \| 130 \| November 30, 1853 150px Total \| 0.1763
style="text-align: center;" \| 135 \| May 26, 1854 150px Annular \| 0.3918 \| 140 \| November 20, 1854 150px Hybrid \| −0.5179
style="text-align: center;" \| 145 \| May 16, 1855 150px Partial \| 1.1249 \| 150 \| November 9, 1855 150px Partial \| −1.2767

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!class="nowrap" colspan="7" | Solar eclipse series sets from 1852 to 1855

scope="col" colspan="3" | Ascending node

| rowspan="6" |

! scope="col" colspan="3" | Descending node

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! scope="col" | Saros

! scope="col" | Map

! scope="col" | Gamma

! scope="col" | Saros

! scope="col" | Map

! scope="col" | Gamma

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| 115

| June 17, 1852
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Partial

| −1.1111

| 120

| December 11, 1852
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Total

| 0.8551

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| 125

| June 6, 1853
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Annular

| −0.3686

| 130

| November 30, 1853
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Total

| 0.1763

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| 135

| May 26, 1854
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Annular

| 0.3918

| 140

| November 20, 1854
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Hybrid

| −0.5179

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| 145

| May 16, 1855
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Partial

| 1.1249

| 150

| November 9, 1855
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Partial

| −1.2767

= Saros 135 =

= Metonic series =

{{Metonic eclipse set info}} All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" !colspan=5\|25 eclipse events between March 14, 1801 and August 7, 1888
March 14–15 !December 31–January 1 !October 19–20 !August 7 !May 26–27
107 !109 !111 !113 !115
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 14, 1801 \|150px January 1, 1805 \|150px October 19, 1808 \|150px August 7, 1812 \|150px May 27, 1816
117 !119 !121 !123 !125
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 14, 1820 \|150px January 1, 1824 \|150px October 20, 1827 \|150px August 7, 1831 \|150px May 27, 1835
127 !129 !131 !133 !135
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 15, 1839 \|150px December 31, 1842 \|150px October 20, 1846 \|150px August 7, 1850 \|150px May 26, 1854
137 !139 !141 !143 !145
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 15, 1858 \|150px December 31, 1861 \|150px October 19, 1865 \|150px August 7, 1869 \|150px May 26, 1873
147 !149 !151 !153
style="text-align:center;" \|150px March 15, 1877 \|150px December 31, 1880 \|150px October 19, 1884 \|150px August 7, 1888

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!colspan=5|25 eclipse events between March 14, 1801 and August 7, 1888

March 14–15

!December 31–January 1

!October 19–20

!August 7

!May 26–27

107

!109

!111

!113

!115

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March 14, 1801

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January 1, 1805

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October 19, 1808

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August 7, 1812

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May 27, 1816

117

!119

!121

!123

!125

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March 14, 1820

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January 1, 1824

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October 20, 1827

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August 7, 1831

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May 27, 1835

127

!129

!131

!133

!135

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March 15, 1839

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December 31, 1842

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October 20, 1846

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August 7, 1850

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May 26, 1854

137

!139

!141

!143

!145

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March 15, 1858

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December 31, 1861

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October 19, 1865

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August 7, 1869

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May 26, 1873

147

!149

!151

!153

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March 15, 1877

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December 31, 1880

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October 19, 1884

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August 7, 1888

= Tritos series =

= Inex series =

Notes

References

Total Eclipses of the Sun, By Mabel Loomis Todd, 1894, new and revised edition by David P. Todd, 1900. [https://books.google.com/books?id=FI0-AAAAYAAJ&q=Total+Eclipses+of+the+Sun+By+Mabel+Loomis+Todd]
[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1854AJ......3..169A Suggestions relative to the observation of the solar eclipse of May 26, 1854], Astronomical Journal, vol. 3, iss. 70, p. 169–172 (1854). Alexander, S.
[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1854AJ......4...33B On the solar eclipse of 1854, May 26, Bartlett, W. H. C.] Astronomical Journal, vol. 4, iss. 77, p. 33–35 (1854).
[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1854AJ......4...17A Observation of the annular eclipse of May 26, in the suburbs of Ogdensburgh, N. Y.] Astronomical Journal, vol. 3, iss. 70, p. 169–172 (1854). Alexander, S.

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