Solar eclipse of September 30th, 610 BC Chr.
| Solar eclipse of September 30th, 610 BC Chr. | |
|---|---|
| classification | |
| Type | Total |
| area | Atlantic, North Africa, Europe, Asia Total: Europe, Asia |
| Saros cycle | 63 |
| Gamma value | 0.6092 |
| Greatest eclipse | |
| Duration | 3 minutes 16 seconds |
| place | Asia |
| location | 35 ° 6 ' N , 72 ° 5' E |
| time | September 30 −609 7:57:22 UT |
| size | 1.0398 |
The solar eclipse of September 30th, 610 BC. Chr. (September 23 greg. 610 v. Chr.) Gained special historical significance because the content of the demotic recording (Papyrus Berlin 13588) to the reign of Pharaoh Psammetichus I refers. The papyrus is currently in the Egyptian Museum in Berlin .
Course of the solar eclipse in Egypt
The astronomical event mentioned was a total solar eclipse , which, however, could only be observed as a partial solar eclipse in Egypt .
Taking into account the " Δ T ", the solar eclipse in Memphis, Egypt was on September 23, 610 BC. Can be observed from about 8:45 a.m. local time; the maximum eclipse of 83% was reached around 10:00 a.m. local time. The solar eclipse ended in Memphis around 11:05 a.m. local time. The Egyptian scribe reported in connection with Psammetich I:
- In Daphne , my hometown, I heard that the sky has devoured the solar disk .
The narrator goes on to say that he heard the eclipse report from other people. The time of the solar eclipse is also unique in ancient Egyptian history in terms of its date, as it coincided with the beginning of the celebrations of the Amun Re festival .
literature
- Wolja Erichsen : A new demotic story . In: News of the Academy of Sciences and Literature, No. 2 . Steiner, Wiesbaden 1956, pp. 49-81.
- Rolf Krauss : Sothis and moon dates: studies on the astronomical and technical chronology of ancient Egypt , Gerstenberg, Hildesheim 1985, p. 174.
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Remarks
- ↑ 5 hours and 13 minutes.