Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1766 Aug 05

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1766 Aug 05 . 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 .


Annular Solar Eclipse of 1766 Aug 05

  
                                                                      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  56 48.3N 177 36.1E  54 20.4N 178 45.0W  55 34.0N 179 29.4E  0.932   0   -  353  04m20.3s
 16:24      -         -      59 56.8N 158 44.0W  59 39.9N 166 47.1W  0.934   9  71  334  04m28.8s
 16:26   60 58.7N 168 18.8W  61 02.0N 153 16.0W  61 20.6N 159 33.5W  0.935  13  78  324  04m33.3s
 16:28   62 43.1N 160 40.8W  61 49.4N 148 31.0W  62 26.1N 153 51.1W  0.935  16  84  317  04m36.7s
 16:30   63 49.9N 154 40.1W  62 25.0N 144 13.4W  63 13.3N 148 52.9W  0.936  18  89  311  04m39.7s
 16:32   64 37.4N 149 25.5W  62 51.9N 140 15.5W  63 48.4N 144 22.6W  0.937  21  93  306  04m42.3s
 16:34   65 12.3N 144 40.0W  63 11.9N 136 32.8W  64 14.4N 140 12.5W  0.937  23  98  301  04m44.7s
 16:36   65 37.7N 140 15.5W  63 26.3N 133 02.9W  64 33.4N 136 18.3W  0.938  24 102  297  04m46.9s
 16:38   65 55.8N 136 07.8W  63 35.9N 129 44.0W  64 46.6N 132 37.5W  0.938  26 106  294  04m48.9s
 16:40   66 07.7N 132 14.2W  63 41.4N 126 34.9W  64 54.8N 129 08.3W  0.938  28 110  290  04m50.8s

 16:42   66 14.5N 128 33.0W  63 43.3N 123 34.7W  64 58.7N 125 49.6W  0.939  29 114  287  04m52.6s
 16:44   66 16.9N 125 03.2W  63 42.0N 120 42.8W  64 59.0N 122 40.5W  0.939  30 118  284  04m54.3s
 16:46   66 15.5N 121 43.8W  63 38.0N 117 58.6W  64 56.0N 119 40.3W  0.939  32 121  282  04m55.9s
 16:48   66 10.6N 118 34.2W  63 31.4N 115 21.6W  64 50.1N 116 48.5W  0.940  33 125  279  04m57.5s
 16:50   66 02.8N 115 34.0W  63 22.5N 112 51.6W  64 41.6N 114 04.6W  0.940  34 128  277  04m58.9s
 16:52   65 52.3N 112 42.5W  63 11.6N 110 28.0W  64 30.8N 111 28.3W  0.940  35 131  275  05m00.3s
 16:54   65 39.5N 109 59.3W  62 58.9N 108 10.7W  64 18.0N 108 59.2W  0.940  36 134  273  05m01.6s
 16:56   65 24.6N 107 24.1W  62 44.5N 105 59.3W  64 03.3N 106 36.9W  0.940  37 138  271  05m02.8s
 16:58   65 07.8N 104 56.4W  62 28.5N 103 53.5W  63 46.9N 104 21.0W  0.941  38 141  270  05m04.0s
 17:00   64 49.3N 102 35.9W  62 11.2N 101 53.1W  63 29.0N 102 11.3W  0.941  39 144  268  05m05.1s

 17:02   64 29.4N 100 22.1W  61 52.6N 099 57.8W  63 09.7N 100 07.5W  0.941  40 147  267  05m06.1s
 17:04   64 08.1N 098 14.8W  61 32.9N 098 07.3W  62 49.2N 098 09.2W  0.941  41 149  266  05m07.1s
 17:06   63 45.5N 096 13.5W  61 12.1N 096 21.5W  62 27.6N 096 16.2W  0.941  42 152  264  05m08.0s
 17:08   63 21.9N 094 18.0W  60 50.4N 094 40.0W  62 05.0N 094 28.2W  0.942  43 155  263  05m08.9s
 17:10   62 57.3N 092 27.8W  60 27.8N 093 02.8W  61 41.4N 092 44.9W  0.942  44 158  262  05m09.7s
 17:12   62 31.9N 090 42.8W  60 04.4N 091 29.4W  61 17.0N 091 06.1W  0.942  44 160  261  05m10.5s
 17:14   62 05.6N 089 02.6W  59 40.3N 089 59.9W  60 51.8N 089 31.5W  0.942  45 163  261  05m11.2s
 17:16   61 38.6N 087 26.8W  59 15.5N 088 33.9W  60 26.0N 088 00.9W  0.942  46 166  260  05m11.8s
 17:18   61 11.0N 085 55.3W  58 50.1N 087 11.2W  59 59.5N 086 34.0W  0.942  46 168  259  05m12.4s
 17:20   60 42.7N 084 27.8W  58 24.0N 085 51.8W  59 32.4N 085 10.7W  0.942  47 171  259  05m13.0s

 17:22   60 14.0N 083 04.1W  57 57.5N 084 35.3W  59 04.8N 083 50.8W  0.942  48 173  258  05m13.5s
 17:24   59 44.7N 081 43.8W  57 30.5N 083 21.7W  58 36.7N 082 34.0W  0.943  48 176  258  05m14.0s
 17:26   59 15.0N 080 26.9W  57 03.0N 082 10.9W  58 08.1N 081 20.2W  0.943  49 178  257  05m14.4s
 17:28   58 44.9N 079 13.1W  56 35.1N 081 02.5W  57 39.2N 080 09.3W  0.943  49 181  257  05m14.7s
 17:30   58 14.4N 078 02.2W  56 06.8N 079 56.6W  57 09.8N 079 00.9W  0.943  50 183  257  05m15.1s
 17:32   57 43.6N 076 54.0W  55 38.1N 078 53.0W  56 40.1N 077 55.1W  0.943  50 186  257  05m15.3s
 17:34   57 12.5N 075 48.3W  55 09.1N 077 51.5W  56 10.1N 076 51.6W  0.943  51 188  257  05m15.6s
 17:36   56 41.0N 074 45.1W  54 39.7N 076 52.1W  55 39.7N 075 50.3W  0.943  51 190  257  05m15.8s
 17:38   56 09.3N 073 44.1W  54 10.1N 075 54.5W  55 09.1N 074 51.0W  0.943  51 193  257  05m15.9s
 17:40   55 37.4N 072 45.3W  53 40.2N 074 58.8W  54 38.2N 073 53.8W  0.943  52 195  257  05m16.0s

 17:42   55 05.2N 071 48.4W  53 10.0N 074 04.8W  54 07.0N 072 58.3W  0.943  52 197  257  05m16.1s
 17:44   54 32.8N 070 53.3W  52 39.5N 073 12.4W  53 35.6N 072 04.6W  0.943  52 200  257  05m16.1s
 17:46   54 00.2N 070 00.0W  52 08.8N 072 21.5W  53 03.9N 071 12.5W  0.943  52 202  257  05m16.1s
 17:48   53 27.4N 069 08.3W  51 37.8N 071 32.1W  52 32.1N 070 22.0W  0.943  52 204  258  05m16.1s
 17:50   52 54.4N 068 18.1W  51 06.6N 070 43.9W  52 00.0N 069 32.8W  0.943  53 207  258  05m16.0s
 17:52   52 21.2N 067 29.3W  50 35.2N 069 57.0W  51 27.7N 068 45.0W  0.943  53 209  259  05m15.9s
 17:54   51 47.9N 066 41.9W  50 03.6N 069 11.3W  50 55.3N 067 58.4W  0.943  53 211  259  05m15.7s
 17:56   51 14.3N 065 55.6W  49 31.8N 068 26.7W  50 22.6N 067 13.0W  0.943  53 213  260  05m15.5s
 17:58   50 40.6N 065 10.5W  48 59.8N 067 43.2W  49 49.8N 066 28.6W  0.943  53 216  261  05m15.3s
 18:00   50 06.8N 064 26.4W  48 27.5N 067 00.5W  49 16.7N 065 45.3W  0.943  53 218  261  05m15.0s

 18:02   49 32.8N 063 43.4W  47 55.1N 066 18.8W  48 43.5N 065 02.9W  0.943  53 220  262  05m14.7s
 18:04   48 58.6N 063 01.1W  47 22.5N 065 37.9W  48 10.1N 064 21.3W  0.943  53 222  263  05m14.4s
 18:06   48 24.2N 062 19.8W  46 49.7N 064 57.8W  47 36.6N 063 40.5W  0.943  52 224  264  05m14.1s
 18:08   47 49.7N 061 39.1W  46 16.6N 064 18.3W  47 02.8N 063 00.5W  0.943  52 226  265  05m13.7s
 18:10   47 15.1N 060 59.2W  45 43.4N 063 39.5W  46 28.9N 062 21.1W  0.943  52 228  266  05m13.2s
 18:12   46 40.2N 060 19.8W  45 10.0N 063 01.3W  45 54.8N 061 42.3W  0.943  52 230  267  05m12.8s
 18:14   46 05.2N 059 41.0W  44 36.4N 062 23.6W  45 20.5N 061 04.0W  0.943  52 232  269  05m12.3s
 18:16   45 30.0N 059 02.6W  44 02.6N 061 46.3W  44 46.0N 060 26.2W  0.943  51 234  270  05m11.8s
 18:18   44 54.7N 058 24.7W  43 28.5N 061 09.5W  44 11.3N 059 48.8W  0.943  51 236  271  05m11.2s
 18:20   44 19.1N 057 47.1W  42 54.3N 060 33.0W  43 36.4N 059 11.8W  0.943  51 238  273  05m10.7s

 18:22   43 43.4N 057 09.8W  42 19.9N 059 56.8W  43 01.3N 058 35.0W  0.943  50 240  274  05m10.1s
 18:24   43 07.4N 056 32.7W  41 45.2N 059 20.9W  42 26.0N 057 58.5W  0.943  50 242  276  05m09.4s
 18:26   42 31.3N 055 55.7W  41 10.3N 058 45.1W  41 50.5N 057 22.1W  0.943  49 244  277  05m08.8s
 18:28   41 54.9N 055 18.8W  40 35.1N 058 09.4W  41 14.8N 056 45.9W  0.943  49 246  279  05m08.1s
 18:30   41 18.3N 054 42.0W  39 59.7N 057 33.9W  40 38.8N 056 09.7W  0.943  48 247  281  05m07.4s
 18:32   40 41.4N 054 05.1W  39 24.1N 056 58.3W  40 02.5N 055 33.5W  0.942  48 249  282  05m06.6s
 18:34   40 04.3N 053 28.1W  38 48.1N 056 22.7W  39 26.0N 054 57.2W  0.942  47 251  284  05m05.9s
 18:36   39 26.9N 052 50.9W  38 11.9N 055 46.9W  38 49.2N 054 20.7W  0.942  46 252  286  05m05.1s
 18:38   38 49.3N 052 13.4W  37 35.4N 055 11.0W  38 12.1N 053 44.1W  0.942  46 254  288  05m04.2s
 18:40   38 11.3N 051 35.6W  36 58.6N 054 34.8W  37 34.7N 053 07.1W  0.942  45 255  290  05m03.4s

 18:42   37 33.0N 050 57.3W  36 21.4N 053 58.4W  36 57.0N 052 29.8W  0.942  44 257  292  05m02.5s
 18:44   36 54.3N 050 18.5W  35 43.9N 053 21.5W  36 19.0N 051 52.0W  0.942  44 258  294  05m01.6s
 18:46   36 15.3N 049 39.1W  35 06.1N 052 44.1W  35 40.5N 051 13.6W  0.942  43 260  297  05m00.7s
 18:48   35 35.8N 048 59.0W  34 27.8N 052 06.2W  35 01.7N 050 34.6W  0.941  42 261  299  04m59.7s
 18:50   34 55.9N 048 18.0W  33 49.1N 051 27.6W  34 22.4N 049 54.9W  0.941  41 262  301  04m58.7s
 18:52   34 15.6N 047 36.0W  33 10.0N 050 48.2W  33 42.7N 049 14.3W  0.941  40 264  304  04m57.7s
 18:54   33 34.7N 046 53.0W  32 30.4N 050 08.0W  33 02.5N 048 32.7W  0.941  39 265  306  04m56.7s
 18:56   32 53.3N 046 08.6W  31 50.3N 049 26.7W  32 21.7N 047 50.0W  0.941  38 266  309  04m55.6s
 18:58   32 11.2N 045 22.8W  31 09.6N 048 44.4W  31 40.4N 047 06.1W  0.941  37 268  311  04m54.5s
 19:00   31 28.5N 044 35.4W  30 28.3N 048 00.7W  30 58.4N 046 20.6W  0.940  36 269  314  04m53.3s

 19:02   30 45.0N 043 46.0W  29 46.3N 047 15.5W  30 15.7N 045 33.5W  0.940  35 270  316  04m52.1s
 19:04   30 00.7N 042 54.4W  29 03.6N 046 28.7W  29 32.2N 044 44.5W  0.940  34 271  319  04m50.9s
 19:06   29 15.4N 042 00.3W  28 20.1N 045 39.9W  28 47.9N 043 53.2W  0.940  33 272  321  04m49.6s
 19:08   28 29.1N 041 03.3W  27 35.7N 044 49.0W  28 02.6N 042 59.5W  0.939  32 273  324  04m48.3s
 19:10   27 41.5N 040 02.8W  26 50.3N 043 55.5W  27 16.2N 042 02.8W  0.939  30 274  327  04m46.9s
 19:12   26 52.5N 038 58.2W  26 03.8N 042 59.0W  26 28.5N 041 02.7W  0.939  29 275  329  04m45.5s
 19:14   26 01.8N 037 48.7W  25 15.9N 041 59.1W  25 39.4N 039 58.5W  0.938  27 277  332  04m44.0s
 19:16   25 09.1N 036 33.2W  24 26.6N 040 55.2W  24 48.6N 038 49.4W  0.938  26 278  334  04m42.4s
 19:18   24 14.0N 035 10.1W  23 35.5N 039 46.3W  23 55.7N 037 34.3W  0.938  24 279  337  04m40.7s
 19:20   23 15.6N 033 37.1W  22 42.3N 038 31.5W  23 00.2N 036 11.8W  0.937  22 280  339  04m39.0s

 19:22   22 12.9N 031 50.8W  21 46.5N 037 09.1W  22 01.5N 034 39.5W  0.937  20 281  341  04m37.0s
 19:24   21 04.0N 029 44.8W  20 47.3N 035 37.0W  20 58.5N 032 54.0W  0.936  18 282  344  04m34.9s
 19:26   19 45.0N 027 06.0W  19 43.7N 033 51.8W  19 49.3N 030 49.1W  0.936  15 283  346  04m32.6s
 19:28   18 03.4N 023 13.5W  18 33.8N 031 47.2W  18 29.8N 028 12.2W  0.935  12 284  348  04m29.8s
 19:30      -         -      17 13.5N 029 10.6W  16 48.4N 024 25.1W  0.934   8 285  350  04m26.1s

 Limits  15 34.2N 016 06.5W  12 49.3N 018 01.4W  14 11.0N 017 04.9W  0.932   0   -  351  04m19.9s

ΔT = 15.4 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1766 Aug 05 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 15.4 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