Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1715 May 03

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1715 May 03 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 120-second intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the ratio of the apparent diameters of the Moon to the Sun, the Sun's altitude and azimuth (degrees), the path width (kilometers) and the duration on the central line (minutes and seconds).

The global visibility of the eclipse is shown on an Orthographic Map . The features of this map are described in the Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on a Google Map .


Total Solar Eclipse of 1715 May 03

  
                                                                      M:S                 Central
Universal  Northern Limit      Southern Limit       Central Line     Diam.  Sun Sun Path   Line
         ------------------  ------------------  ------------------  Ratio  Alt Azm Width Durat.
  Time   Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude
          °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´            °   °   km
  
 Limits  32 57.9N 047 34.2W  30 55.9N 046 02.0W  31 56.3N 046 47.3W  1.050   0   -  259  02m28.9s
 08:24      -         -      33 49.5N 036 47.8W  32 34.2N 044 37.5W  1.051   2  73  263  02m32.5s
 08:26   34 36.7N 042 18.0W  35 27.3N 032 24.1W  35 18.7N 036 26.8W  1.053  10  78  279  02m48.1s
 08:28   36 44.0N 036 25.2W  36 43.8N 029 13.9W  36 49.9N 032 31.0W  1.055  13  81  286  02m56.4s
 08:30   38 11.1N 032 48.7W  37 50.1N 026 38.1W  38 04.3N 029 32.4W  1.056  16  83  291  03m03.0s
 08:32   39 24.0N 029 59.0W  38 50.1N 024 23.1W  39 09.7N 027 03.2W  1.056  19  85  295  03m08.6s
 08:34   40 28.9N 027 35.2W  39 45.6N 022 22.4W  40 09.4N 024 52.5W  1.057  21  87  298  03m13.7s
 08:36   41 28.5N 025 28.0W  40 37.7N 020 31.9W  41 04.9N 022 54.6W  1.058  23  89  300  03m18.2s
 08:38   42 24.2N 023 32.6W  41 27.2N 018 49.4W  41 57.2N 021 06.3W  1.058  25  91  302  03m22.5s
 08:40   43 16.8N 021 45.9W  42 14.6N 017 13.0W  42 47.0N 019 25.2W  1.059  26  93  303  03m26.4s

 08:42   44 07.1N 020 06.0W  43 00.1N 015 41.5W  43 34.8N 017 49.8W  1.059  28  95  304  03m30.0s
 08:44   44 55.3N 018 31.5W  43 44.0N 014 14.1W  44 20.7N 016 19.1W  1.059  29  96  305  03m33.5s
 08:46   45 41.8N 017 01.2W  44 26.6N 012 49.9W  45 05.2N 014 52.0W  1.060  30  98  306  03m36.7s
 08:48   46 26.9N 015 34.4W  45 08.0N 011 28.5W  45 48.3N 013 28.0W  1.060  31 100  306  03m39.8s
 08:50   47 10.6N 014 10.4W  45 48.2N 010 09.4W  46 30.3N 012 06.6W  1.060  33 102  306  03m42.6s
 08:52   47 53.2N 012 48.7W  46 27.6N 008 52.1W  47 11.1N 010 47.2W  1.061  34 104  306  03m45.4s
 08:54   48 34.8N 011 28.9W  47 06.0N 007 36.3W  47 51.1N 009 29.4W  1.061  35 106  306  03m48.0s
 08:56   49 15.4N 010 10.6W  47 43.6N 006 21.7W  48 30.1N 008 13.0W  1.061  36 108  306  03m50.4s
 08:58   49 55.1N 008 53.4W  48 20.4N 005 08.2W  49 08.3N 006 57.7W  1.061  36 110  306  03m52.7s
 09:00   50 34.1N 007 37.1W  48 56.5N 003 55.3W  49 45.8N 005 43.1W  1.062  37 112  306  03m54.9s

 09:02   51 12.3N 006 21.5W  49 31.9N 002 43.1W  50 22.6N 004 29.2W  1.062  38 114  305  03m56.9s
 09:04   51 49.8N 005 06.3W  50 06.7N 001 31.1W  50 58.7N 003 15.6W  1.062  39 116  305  03m58.8s
 09:06   52 26.6N 003 51.2W  50 40.8N 000 19.4W  51 34.1N 002 02.2W  1.062  39 119  304  04m00.6s
 09:08   53 02.8N 002 36.2W  51 14.4N 000 52.3E  52 09.0N 000 48.9W  1.062  40 121  304  04m02.3s
 09:10   53 38.4N 001 21.0W  51 47.4N 002 04.1E  52 43.2N 000 24.6E  1.062  41 123  303  04m03.9s
 09:12   54 13.4N 000 05.5W  52 19.9N 003 16.1E  53 16.9N 001 38.4E  1.063  41 125  303  04m05.3s
 09:14   54 47.8N 001 10.6E  52 51.8N 004 28.6E  53 50.0N 002 52.7E  1.063  42 128  302  04m06.7s
 09:16   55 21.7N 002 27.3E  53 23.2N 005 41.6E  54 22.6N 004 07.5E  1.063  42 130  302  04m07.9s
 09:18   55 55.0N 003 44.9E  53 54.0N 006 55.2E  54 54.6N 005 23.1E  1.063  43 133  301  04m09.0s
 09:20   56 27.8N 005 03.4E  54 24.3N 008 09.6E  55 26.2N 006 39.6E  1.063  43 135  300  04m10.0s

 09:22   57 00.0N 006 23.0E  54 54.2N 009 24.9E  55 57.1N 007 57.0E  1.063  43 137  300  04m10.9s
 09:24   57 31.7N 007 44.0E  55 23.5N 010 41.2E  56 27.6N 009 15.6E  1.063  44 140  299  04m11.7s
 09:26   58 02.8N 009 06.3E  55 52.3N 011 58.7E  56 57.5N 010 35.5E  1.063  44 143  298  04m12.3s
 09:28   58 33.4N 010 30.3E  56 20.5N 013 17.4E  57 26.9N 011 56.8E  1.063  44 145  298  04m12.9s
 09:30   59 03.4N 011 55.9E  56 48.2N 014 37.4E  57 55.7N 013 19.6E  1.063  44 148  297  04m13.3s
 09:32   59 32.8N 013 23.4E  57 15.4N 015 58.9E  58 23.9N 014 44.0E  1.063  44 151  297  04m13.6s
 09:34   60 01.6N 014 53.0E  57 42.0N 017 22.1E  58 51.6N 016 10.3E  1.063  44 153  296  04m13.9s
 09:36   60 29.8N 016 24.8E  58 08.0N 018 47.0E  59 18.7N 017 38.5E  1.063  44 156  295  04m14.0s
 09:38   60 57.4N 017 58.9E  58 33.5N 020 13.7E  59 45.1N 019 08.8E  1.063  44 159  295  04m14.0s
 09:40   61 24.3N 019 35.5E  58 58.3N 021 42.4E  60 10.9N 020 41.3E  1.063  44 162  294  04m13.8s

 09:42   61 50.5N 021 14.8E  59 22.5N 023 13.2E  60 36.1N 022 16.2E  1.063  44 165  293  04m13.6s
 09:44   62 15.9N 022 56.9E  59 46.0N 024 46.2E  61 00.5N 023 53.6E  1.063  44 168  293  04m13.3s
 09:46   62 40.6N 024 42.1E  60 08.8N 026 21.5E  61 24.2N 025 33.7E  1.063  44 171  292  04m12.8s
 09:48   63 04.4N 026 30.4E  60 30.9N 027 59.3E  61 47.2N 027 16.5E  1.063  44 173  292  04m12.3s
 09:50   63 27.4N 028 22.1E  60 52.3N 029 39.8E  62 09.3N 029 02.3E  1.063  43 177  291  04m11.6s
 09:52   63 49.5N 030 17.4E  61 12.8N 031 22.9E  62 30.5N 030 51.2E  1.063  43 180  291  04m10.8s
 09:54   64 10.5N 032 16.3E  61 32.5N 033 09.0E  62 50.9N 032 43.3E  1.063  43 183  290  04m09.9s
 09:56   64 30.6N 034 19.1E  61 51.3N 034 58.0E  63 10.3N 034 38.8E  1.063  42 186  290  04m08.8s
 09:58   64 49.5N 036 25.9E  62 09.2N 036 50.2E  63 28.7N 036 37.8E  1.063  42 189  289  04m07.7s
 10:00   65 07.2N 038 36.9E  62 26.0N 038 45.6E  63 45.9N 038 40.6E  1.062  41 192  289  04m06.4s

 10:02   65 23.6N 040 52.2E  62 41.8N 040 44.4E  64 02.0N 040 47.2E  1.062  41 196  288  04m05.0s
 10:04   65 38.7N 043 12.1E  62 56.5N 042 46.8E  64 16.9N 042 57.7E  1.062  40 199  288  04m03.5s
 10:06   65 52.3N 045 36.6E  63 10.0N 044 52.8E  64 30.4N 045 12.4E  1.062  40 202  287  04m01.9s
 10:08   66 04.3N 048 05.9E  63 22.2N 047 02.7E  64 42.6N 047 31.3E  1.062  39 206  287  04m00.1s
 10:10   66 14.6N 050 40.1E  63 33.0N 049 16.4E  64 53.2N 049 54.5E  1.062  38 209  286  03m58.2s
 10:12   66 23.1N 053 19.3E  63 42.4N 051 34.3E  65 02.2N 052 22.3E  1.061  37 212  286  03m56.2s
 10:14   66 29.6N 056 03.6E  63 50.2N 053 56.4E  65 09.4N 054 54.8E  1.061  37 216  285  03m54.0s
 10:16   66 34.0N 058 53.2E  63 56.4N 056 22.8E  65 14.8N 057 32.0E  1.061  36 219  285  03m51.7s
 10:18   66 36.2N 061 48.2E  64 00.7N 058 53.8E  65 18.2N 060 14.2E  1.061  35 223  284  03m49.3s
 10:20   66 35.9N 064 48.6E  64 03.1N 061 29.4E  65 19.4N 063 01.5E  1.060  34 227  284  03m46.7s

 10:22   66 32.9N 067 54.8E  64 03.5N 064 10.0E  65 18.3N 065 54.1E  1.060  33 230  283  03m44.0s
 10:24   66 27.1N 071 06.8E  64 01.6N 066 55.8E  65 14.6N 068 52.1E  1.060  32 234  283  03m41.1s
 10:26   66 18.1N 074 24.9E  63 57.3N 069 47.0E  65 08.1N 071 56.0E  1.059  30 238  282  03m38.0s
 10:28   66 05.6N 077 49.6E  63 50.3N 072 44.0E  64 58.7N 075 06.1E  1.059  29 242  282  03m34.7s
 10:30   65 49.3N 081 21.4E  63 40.3N 075 47.3E  64 45.8N 078 22.9E  1.059  28 246  281  03m31.2s
 10:32   65 28.6N 085 01.2E  63 27.2N 078 57.5E  64 29.3N 081 47.2E  1.058  26 250  280  03m27.5s
 10:34   65 03.0N 088 50.3E  63 10.3N 082 15.6E  64 08.5N 085 19.9E  1.058  25 254  280  03m23.6s
 10:36   64 31.6N 092 50.6E  62 49.3N 085 42.6E  63 42.8N 089 02.7E  1.057  23 258  279  03m19.3s
 10:38   63 53.2N 097 05.3E  62 23.4N 089 20.5E  63 11.3N 092 57.7E  1.057  21 262  278  03m14.7s
 10:40   63 05.8N 101 39.6E  61 51.7N 093 11.8E  62 32.7N 097 08.7E  1.056  19 267  276  03m09.6s

 10:42   62 06.1N 106 43.5E  61 12.6N 097 20.8E  61 44.9N 101 41.9E  1.055  17 271  275  03m04.0s
 10:44   60 46.7N 112 38.8E  60 23.9N 101 54.9E  60 43.8N 106 49.0E  1.054  14 277  273  02m57.5s
 10:46   58 43.5N 120 40.3E  59 20.7N 107 08.7E  59 20.5N 112 58.4E  1.053  11 283  270  02m49.6s
 10:48      -         -      57 51.1N 113 40.9E  56 56.9N 122 12.2E  1.052   5 291  264  02m37.6s

 Limits  55 35.8N 131 21.1E  53 43.0N 128 55.0E  54 39.1N 130 06.0E  1.050   0   -  258  02m27.5s

ΔT = 9.6 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1715 May 03 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 9.6 seconds. The accuracy of the northern and southern edges of the eclipse path are limited to approximately 1-2 kilometers due to the lunar limb profile.

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2009 Jun 11