Partial Eclipse of the Sun: 1685 December 25

Global Circumstances and Animation

Global Visibility of the Partial Eclipse of the Sun on 1685 December 25

The global visibility of this solar eclipse is shown in the diagram to the left. A higher quality version of this global plot can be downloaded in pdf format by clicking on this image.

An explanation of this diagram can be found here.

Animation of the Partial Eclipse of the Sun on 1685 December 25

The animation shown in the diagram to the right illustrates the motion of the shadow of the Moon at five minute intervals. This animation runs in a continuous loop.

This graphic, provided by Dr. Andrew Sinclair, shows the grey penumbral shadow where the eclipse will be seen as a partial one. The UT time is shown in the upper right-hand corner of the diagram.

Local Circumstances and Animations

There are no locations in the gazetteer within the chosen boundaries of the eclipse footprint.

1685 January 05 [ Solar: Annular-Total ]	1685 June 16 [ Lunar: Total ]	1685 July 01 [ Solar: Partial ]	1685 November 26 [ Solar: Partial ]
1685 December 10-11 [ Lunar: Total ]	1685 December 25 [ Solar: Partial ]	----	Select another year