Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1733 May 13

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1733 May 13 . 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 1733 May 13

  
                                                                      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  40 10.3N 171 07.2W  37 52.0N 168 51.3W  39 00.3N 169 57.5W  1.054   0   -  313  02m34.9s
 16:14      -         -      42 47.6N 156 13.6W  41 54.6N 162 19.1W  1.056   7  71  329  02m48.1s
 16:16   43 08.3N 163 31.1W  44 22.6N 152 42.7W  44 03.3N 157 20.6W  1.057  11  75  337  02m57.5s
 16:18   45 16.5N 158 41.2W  45 42.6N 149 52.9W  45 38.4N 153 54.9W  1.058  14  78  343  03m04.3s
 16:20   46 52.6N 155 18.5W  46 53.8N 147 26.2W  46 59.1N 151 07.7W  1.059  17  81  346  03m09.9s

 16:22   48 14.4N 152 33.1W  47 58.9N 145 14.8W  48 11.2N 148 42.7W  1.060  19  83  349  03m14.8s
 16:24   49 27.7N 150 09.2W  48 59.6N 143 14.0W  49 17.3N 146 32.2W  1.060  21  85  350  03m19.2s
 16:26   50 35.1N 147 59.4W  49 56.7N 141 21.1W  50 19.1N 144 32.0W  1.061  22  88  351  03m23.2s
 16:28   51 38.1N 145 59.6W  50 51.1N 139 34.1W  51 17.4N 142 39.3W  1.061  24  90  352  03m26.8s
 16:30   52 37.7N 144 07.0W  51 43.0N 137 51.8W  52 12.8N 140 52.3W  1.062  25  92  353  03m30.3s
 16:32   53 34.4N 142 19.9W  52 33.0N 136 13.0W  53 05.9N 139 09.7W  1.062  27  94  353  03m33.4s
 16:34   54 28.8N 140 37.0W  53 21.1N 134 36.9W  53 57.0N 137 30.4W  1.063  28  97  353  03m36.4s
 16:36   55 21.2N 138 57.1W  54 07.7N 133 03.0W  54 46.3N 135 53.6W  1.063  29  99  353  03m39.2s
 16:38   56 11.9N 137 19.5W  54 52.8N 131 30.6W  55 34.1N 134 18.7W  1.063  30 101  352  03m41.8s
 16:40   57 00.9N 135 43.6W  55 36.7N 129 59.3W  56 20.4N 132 45.1W  1.063  31 103  352  03m44.2s

 16:42   57 48.6N 134 08.8W  56 19.4N 128 28.8W  57 05.5N 131 12.4W  1.064  32 106  351  03m46.5s
 16:44   58 35.0N 132 34.5W  57 00.9N 126 58.6W  57 49.3N 129 40.1W  1.064  33 108  351  03m48.7s
 16:46   59 20.2N 131 00.5W  57 41.4N 125 28.4W  58 32.1N 128 07.9W  1.064  33 110  350  03m50.7s
 16:48   60 04.3N 129 26.2W  58 20.9N 123 57.9W  59 13.8N 126 35.4W  1.064  34 113  349  03m52.6s
 16:50   60 47.4N 127 51.3W  58 59.5N 122 27.0W  59 54.5N 125 02.4W  1.065  35 115  349  03m54.3s
 16:52   61 29.4N 126 15.4W  59 37.1N 120 55.2W  60 34.3N 123 28.5W  1.065  35 118  348  03m55.9s
 16:54   62 10.5N 124 38.3W  60 13.9N 119 22.5W  61 13.1N 121 53.4W  1.065  36 120  347  03m57.4s
 16:56   62 50.7N 122 59.6W  60 49.8N 117 48.5W  61 51.0N 120 16.9W  1.065  36 123  346  03m58.8s
 16:58   63 30.0N 121 19.0W  61 24.8N 116 13.0W  62 28.1N 118 38.8W  1.065  37 126  346  04m00.0s
 17:00   64 08.3N 119 36.2W  61 59.0N 114 35.8W  63 04.2N 116 58.7W  1.065  37 129  345  04m01.1s

 17:02   64 45.8N 117 50.9W  62 32.2N 112 56.7W  63 39.5N 115 16.4W  1.065  38 131  344  04m02.2s
 17:04   65 22.3N 116 02.8W  63 04.7N 111 15.5W  64 13.9N 113 31.6W  1.065  38 134  343  04m03.1s
 17:06   65 57.9N 114 11.5W  63 36.2N 109 32.0W  64 47.3N 111 44.1W  1.065  38 137  343  04m03.8s
 17:08   66 32.5N 112 16.7W  64 06.8N 107 45.9W  65 19.9N 109 53.7W  1.066  39 140  342  04m04.5s
 17:10   67 06.2N 110 18.2W  64 36.5N 105 57.0W  65 51.4N 108 00.0W  1.066  39 143  341  04m05.0s
 17:12   67 38.8N 108 15.5W  65 05.3N 104 05.2W  66 22.0N 106 02.8W  1.066  39 146  341  04m05.5s
 17:14   68 10.3N 106 08.4W  65 33.0N 102 10.3W  66 51.5N 104 02.0W  1.066  39 150  340  04m05.8s
 17:16   68 40.7N 103 56.5W  65 59.7N 100 12.0W  67 19.9N 101 57.1W  1.066  39 153  339  04m06.0s
 17:18   69 09.8N 101 39.6W  66 25.4N 098 10.3W  67 47.2N 099 48.1W  1.066  39 156  339  04m06.1s
 17:20   69 37.7N 099 17.3W  66 49.9N 096 04.8W  68 13.3N 097 34.6W  1.066  39 160  338  04m06.1s

 17:22   70 04.2N 096 49.3W  67 13.2N 093 55.5W  68 38.1N 095 16.4W  1.066  39 163  338  04m05.9s
 17:24   70 29.3N 094 15.3W  67 35.2N 091 42.1W  69 01.5N 092 53.4W  1.066  39 167  337  04m05.7s
 17:26   70 52.7N 091 35.2W  67 56.0N 089 24.6W  69 23.5N 090 25.4W  1.066  39 170  337  04m05.3s
 17:28   71 14.5N 088 48.7W  68 15.3N 087 02.9W  69 44.0N 087 52.2W  1.065  39 174  336  04m04.8s
 17:30   71 34.4N 085 55.7W  68 33.2N 084 36.8W  70 02.8N 085 13.8W  1.065  38 178  336  04m04.2s
 17:32   71 52.4N 082 56.2W  68 49.5N 082 06.3W  70 19.9N 082 30.0W  1.065  38 182  336  04m03.5s
 17:34   72 08.4N 079 50.1W  69 04.1N 079 31.5W  70 35.2N 079 40.9W  1.065  38 186  335  04m02.7s
 17:36   72 22.0N 076 37.5W  69 17.0N 076 52.2W  70 48.5N 076 46.6W  1.065  37 190  335  04m01.7s
 17:38   72 33.3N 073 18.7W  69 28.1N 074 08.5W  70 59.7N 073 47.0W  1.065  37 194  335  04m00.6s
 17:40   72 42.0N 069 53.9W  69 37.2N 071 20.6W  71 08.6N 070 42.4W  1.065  37 198  334  03m59.4s

 17:42   72 48.1N 066 23.6W  69 44.3N 068 28.5W  71 15.3N 067 33.1W  1.065  36 202  334  03m58.1s
 17:44   72 51.3N 062 48.3W  69 49.3N 065 32.5W  71 19.5N 064 19.3W  1.065  36 207  334  03m56.7s
 17:46   72 51.4N 059 08.6W  69 51.9N 062 32.7W  71 21.1N 061 01.4W  1.064  35 211  334  03m55.1s
 17:48   72 48.4N 055 25.1W  69 52.2N 059 29.3W  71 19.9N 057 39.7W  1.064  34 215  333  03m53.4s
 17:50   72 42.1N 051 38.5W  69 50.0N 056 22.7W  71 15.9N 054 14.8W  1.064  34 220  333  03m51.5s
 17:52   72 32.3N 047 49.6W  69 45.1N 053 13.1W  71 08.9N 050 47.0W  1.064  33 224  333  03m49.5s
 17:54   72 18.9N 043 59.1W  69 37.6N 050 00.7W  70 58.7N 047 16.8W  1.064  32 229  333  03m47.4s
 17:56   72 01.7N 040 07.5W  69 27.1N 046 45.8W  70 45.3N 043 44.6W  1.063  31 233  333  03m45.1s
 17:58   71 40.7N 036 15.3W  69 13.7N 043 28.7W  70 28.5N 040 10.7W  1.063  30 238  333  03m42.7s
 18:00   71 15.5N 032 22.8W  68 57.0N 040 09.3W  70 08.0N 036 35.3W  1.063  29 242  333  03m40.1s

 18:02   70 46.0N 028 30.2W  68 37.1N 036 47.9W  69 43.8N 032 58.6W  1.062  28 246  333  03m37.3s
 18:04   70 12.0N 024 37.3W  68 13.5N 033 24.4W  69 15.5N 029 20.5W  1.062  27 251  332  03m34.3s
 18:06   69 32.9N 020 43.5W  67 46.2N 029 58.5W  68 42.9N 025 40.7W  1.062  26 255  332  03m31.1s
 18:08   68 48.4N 016 47.8W  67 14.8N 026 29.8W  68 05.5N 021 58.4W  1.061  24 259  332  03m27.7s
 18:10   67 57.6N 012 48.7W  66 38.8N 022 57.5W  67 22.9N 018 12.8W  1.061  23 264  332  03m24.0s
 18:12   66 59.6N 008 43.4W  65 57.8N 019 20.5W  66 34.3N 014 22.0W  1.060  21 268  331  03m20.0s
 18:14   65 52.5N 004 27.9W  65 10.9N 015 37.1W  65 38.6N 010 23.4W  1.060  19 273  330  03m15.6s
 18:16   64 33.2N 000 06.1E  64 17.0N 011 44.4W  64 33.9N 006 12.6W  1.059  17 277  329  03m10.7s
 18:18   62 55.4N 005 13.4E  63 14.3N 007 37.8W  63 17.2N 001 41.8W  1.058  15 282  328  03m05.2s
 18:20   60 41.5N 011 38.0E  61 59.4N 003 09.0W  61 42.0N 003 25.2E  1.057  12 287  326  02m58.6s

 18:22      -         -      60 25.6N 001 59.5E  59 29.7N 009 55.6E  1.056   8 293  322  02m50.0s

 Limits  56 09.2N 023 31.5E  54 04.1N 020 09.3E  55 06.2N 021 47.0E  1.054   0   -  312  02m34.0s

ΔT = 10.8 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1733 May 13 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 10.8 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