A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, January 22, 1898.

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.

Occurring about 1.8 days after perigee (on January 20, 1898, at 12:30 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.

[1] The path of totality was visible from parts of the Royal Niger Company, Kamerun, Upper Ubanghi, British East Africa, Abyssinia, Italian Somaliland, Hindustan, Nepal, and the Chinese Empire.

The longest duration of totality will be produced by member 61 at 7 minutes, 29.22 seconds on July 16, 2186.

Their appearance and longitude are irregular due to a lack of synchronization with the anomalistic month (period of perigee).