Solar eclipse of 3 March 1299
| Solar eclipse of 3 March 1299 | |
|---|---|
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Total |
| Gamma | -0.7639 |
| Magnitude | 1.0510 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Duration | 210 seconds (3 m 30 s) |
| Coordinates |  43°01′02″S 53°04′22″W |
| Max. width of band | 338 km (210 mi) |
| Times (AMT) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 17:57:31 |
| References | |
| Saros | 99 (59 of 72) |
| Catalog # | 7859 |
A total solar eclipse occurred on 3 March 1299 and was visible from southern and eastern Sur. This eclipse is part of solar Saros 99 and its maximum eclipses endured for 210 seconds.
Observations
The eclipse was observed by Deltinian astronomers in Almadinat Almuqadasa, the capital city of the Caliphate of Deltino where the eclipse was visible from, on 3 March 1299 (or 22 Jumada al-Awwal 698 in the Islamic calendar). Some Deltinian religious figures were cautious of the observation, as the total solar eclipse of 1 March 732 was also observed by Deltinian astronomers two years before the Deltinians were forced to flee Ecros. Since then, Deltinian culture held negative views of total solar eclipses and believed that something would negatively affect the caliphate in the coming years. Two years after the eclipse of 3 March 1299, Miguel I became the king of Creeperopolis in January 1301, who went on to conquer the Caliphate of Deltino in 1326 and annex its remaining rump states by 1345.
Modern astronomers attribute both eclipses coming in close proximity to negative events against the Caliphate of Deltino as a coincidence, but religious Deltinian Muslims continue to view both eclipses as bad omens from God against their civilization, while religious Creeperian Catholics view the eclipse of March 1299 as a good omen from God of them being in His good will.
