Solar eclipse of July 29, 1878
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, July 29, and Tuesday, July 30, 1878, with a magnitude of 1.0450. 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.
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