When "darkness" occurred at the Crucifixion, was it a local phenomenon, or did darkness cover the Earth? (Matt.27:45) Is there science input?

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The darkness during the Crucifixion had a profound impact on those witnessing this event (Centurion, thief on a cross, etc.). Did the darkness begin in Judea through some natural meteorological cause and hover over Golgotha, or was there a massive eclipse of light around the world?

The wording in question is:darkness came over all the land (Matthew 27:45). Does "all the land" mean the land of Israel, in particular, or all the Earth? Does the Greek give any indication?

Is there any scientific record (historical meteorology) that would confirm any answer? The ancients were accustomed to keeping such records.