Solar eclipse of June 24, 1778

Solar eclipse of June 24, 1778
Map
Type of eclipse
Nature	Total
Gamma	0.3127
Magnitude	1.0746
Maximum eclipse
Duration	352 s (5 min 52 s)
Coordinates	41°48′N 55°00′W / 41.8°N 55°W / 41.8; -55
Max. width of band	255 km (158 mi)
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse	15:34:56
References
Saros	133 (32 of 72)
Catalog # (SE5000)	8985

A total solar eclipse occurred on June 24, 1778. 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.

The total eclipse was visible in a path across Mexico and the southeastern United States and ended across northern Africa.