Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851 Jul 28

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851 Jul 28 . 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 1851 Jul 28

  
                                                                      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  54 34.6N 139 37.0W  52 48.6N 136 51.0W  53 41.3N 138 11.7W  1.045   0   -  264  02m12.8s
 13:28      -         -      58 42.5N 120 49.9W  57 42.2N 127 46.5W  1.048   7  65  275  02m26.4s
 13:30   59 08.5N 128 02.6W  60 25.1N 115 40.8W  60 03.5N 121 15.3W  1.049  11  72  279  02m34.9s
 13:32   61 21.7N 121 59.4W  61 45.9N 111 18.4W  61 43.2N 116 18.1W  1.050  14  77  282  02m41.3s
 13:34   62 59.8N 117 10.8W  62 53.5N 107 20.9W  63 03.3N 112 00.2W  1.051  17  81  284  02m46.6s
 13:36   64 20.0N 112 55.1W  63 51.8N 103 38.7W  64 11.1N 108 02.9W  1.052  19  85  285  02m51.2s
 13:38   65 28.4N 108 57.6W  64 42.9N 100 06.5W  65 10.0N 104 18.8W  1.052  21  89  286  02m55.4s
 13:40   66 28.2N 105 10.9W  65 28.0N 096 41.2W  66 01.7N 100 43.1W  1.053  23  94  287  02m59.2s

 13:42   67 20.9N 101 30.8W  66 08.1N 093 20.8W  66 47.6N 097 12.8W  1.053  24  98  288  03m02.7s
 13:44   68 07.8N 097 54.5W  66 43.8N 090 03.8W  67 28.5N 093 46.1W  1.053  25 102  288  03m06.0s
 13:46   68 49.6N 094 20.4W  67 15.4N 086 49.4W  68 04.8N 090 21.8W  1.054  27 106  289  03m09.1s
 13:48   69 26.7N 090 47.3W  67 43.3N 083 36.9W  68 36.9N 086 58.9W  1.054  28 110  289  03m11.9s
 13:50   69 59.6N 087 14.6W  68 07.7N 080 26.0W  69 05.3N 083 37.2W  1.055  29 114  289  03m14.6s
 13:52   70 28.5N 083 41.7W  68 28.9N 077 16.6W  69 30.0N 080 16.1W  1.055  30 118  290  03m17.1s
 13:54   70 53.6N 080 08.6W  68 47.1N 074 08.4W  69 51.3N 076 55.8W  1.055  31 122  290  03m19.5s
 13:56   71 15.0N 076 35.3W  69 02.2N 071 01.6W  70 09.4N 073 36.1W  1.055  32 127  290  03m21.7s
 13:58   71 33.0N 073 02.0W  69 14.6N 067 56.3W  70 24.3N 070 17.4W  1.056  33 131  290  03m23.8s
 14:00   71 47.7N 069 29.0W  69 24.2N 064 52.6W  70 36.2N 066 59.8W  1.056  34 135  291  03m25.7s

 14:02   71 59.0N 065 56.8W  69 31.3N 061 50.8W  70 45.2N 063 43.7W  1.056  34 139  291  03m27.6s
 14:04   72 07.2N 062 25.9W  69 35.8N 058 51.2W  70 51.4N 060 29.5W  1.056  35 143  291  03m29.2s
 14:06   72 12.4N 058 56.9W  69 37.9N 055 53.9W  70 54.9N 057 17.5W  1.056  36 148  291  03m30.8s
 14:08   72 14.7N 055 30.4W  69 37.7N 052 59.3W  70 55.7N 054 08.1W  1.057  36 152  291  03m32.3s
 14:10   72 14.1N 052 06.9W  69 35.3N 050 07.6W  70 54.1N 051 01.8W  1.057  37 156  292  03m33.6s
 14:12   72 10.8N 048 47.1W  69 30.8N 047 19.1W  70 50.1N 047 58.8W  1.057  37 160  292  03m34.8s
 14:14   72 04.9N 045 31.3W  69 24.2N 044 33.9W  70 43.9N 044 59.6W  1.057  38 164  292  03m35.9s
 14:16   71 56.6N 042 20.1W  69 15.6N 041 52.3W  70 35.4N 042 04.3W  1.057  38 168  293  03m36.9s
 14:18   71 45.9N 039 13.8W  69 05.2N 039 14.3W  70 24.8N 039 13.3W  1.057  39 172  293  03m37.8s
 14:20   71 33.0N 036 12.7W  68 53.0N 036 40.1W  70 12.3N 036 26.7W  1.057  39 176  293  03m38.6s

 14:22   71 18.0N 033 16.9W  68 39.2N 034 09.8W  69 57.9N 033 44.7W  1.057  39 180  294  03m39.3s
 14:24   71 01.0N 030 26.7W  68 23.7N 031 43.4W  69 41.7N 031 07.2W  1.057  39 184  294  03m39.8s
 14:26   70 42.2N 027 42.0W  68 06.6N 029 21.0W  69 23.8N 028 34.4W  1.058  40 188  294  03m40.3s
 14:28   70 21.6N 025 02.9W  67 48.1N 027 02.4W  69 04.4N 026 06.2W  1.058  40 192  295  03m40.6s
 14:30   69 59.4N 022 29.2W  67 28.3N 024 47.6W  68 43.4N 023 42.5W  1.058  40 195  295  03m40.9s
 14:32   69 35.7N 020 00.9W  67 07.1N 022 36.6W  68 21.0N 021 23.3W  1.058  40 199  296  03m41.0s
 14:34   69 10.4N 017 37.8W  66 44.6N 020 29.3W  67 57.2N 019 08.5W  1.058  40 202  296  03m41.1s
 14:36   68 43.8N 015 19.7W  66 20.9N 018 25.5W  67 32.2N 016 57.8W  1.058  40 206  297  03m41.0s
 14:38   68 16.0N 013 06.4W  65 56.1N 016 25.1W  67 05.9N 014 51.2W  1.058  40 209  297  03m40.8s
 14:40   67 46.8N 010 57.5W  65 30.1N 014 28.0W  66 38.5N 012 48.3W  1.058  40 212  298  03m40.5s

 14:42   67 16.6N 008 53.0W  65 03.1N 012 34.0W  66 09.9N 010 49.2W  1.058  39 215  298  03m40.2s
 14:44   66 45.2N 006 52.5W  64 35.1N 010 42.9W  65 40.3N 008 53.4W  1.058  39 218  299  03m39.7s
 14:46   66 12.7N 004 55.7W  64 06.1N 008 54.6W  65 09.6N 007 00.9W  1.058  39 221  299  03m39.1s
 14:48   65 39.2N 003 02.3W  63 36.1N 007 08.9W  64 37.9N 005 11.3W  1.057  39 224  300  03m38.4s
 14:50   65 04.6N 001 12.2W  63 05.1N 005 25.5W  64 05.3N 003 24.6W  1.057  38 227  300  03m37.6s
 14:52   64 29.1N 000 35.1E  62 33.2N 003 44.4W  63 31.7N 001 40.3W  1.057  38 230  301  03m36.7s
 14:54   63 52.7N 002 19.7E  62 00.4N 002 05.3W  62 57.1N 000 01.7E  1.057  38 233  302  03m35.7s
 14:56   63 15.2N 004 02.0E  61 26.7N 000 27.9W  62 21.6N 001 41.6E  1.057  37 236  302  03m34.5s
 14:58   62 36.8N 005 42.2E  60 52.1N 001 07.8E  61 45.2N 003 19.6E  1.057  37 238  303  03m33.3s
 15:00   61 57.4N 007 20.7E  60 16.5N 002 42.1E  61 07.8N 004 56.1E  1.057  36 241  303  03m32.0s

 15:02   61 17.1N 008 57.8E  59 40.1N 004 15.3E  60 29.4N 006 31.3E  1.057  35 244  304  03m30.5s
 15:04   60 35.7N 010 33.6E  59 02.6N 005 47.5E  59 50.1N 008 05.5E  1.057  35 246  304  03m28.9s
 15:06   59 53.2N 012 08.6E  58 24.2N 007 19.0E  59 09.7N 009 38.8E  1.056  34 249  305  03m27.2s
 15:08   59 09.7N 013 43.1E  57 44.8N 008 50.1E  58 28.3N 011 11.7E  1.056  33 251  305  03m25.4s
 15:10   58 25.0N 015 17.4E  57 04.3N 010 21.0E  57 45.8N 012 44.4E  1.056  33 253  306  03m23.5s
 15:12   57 39.0N 016 52.0E  56 22.7N 011 52.0E  57 02.1N 014 17.2E  1.056  32 256  306  03m21.4s
 15:14   56 51.6N 018 27.2E  55 39.9N 013 23.4E  56 17.1N 015 50.5E  1.055  31 258  306  03m19.2s
 15:16   56 02.8N 020 03.5E  54 55.8N 014 55.7E  55 30.7N 017 24.8E  1.055  30 260  307  03m16.9s
 15:18   55 12.3N 021 41.5E  54 10.3N 016 29.2E  54 42.8N 019 00.6E  1.055  29 263  307  03m14.4s
 15:20   54 19.9N 023 21.9E  53 23.3N 018 04.4E  53 53.3N 020 38.3E  1.055  28 265  307  03m11.7s

 15:22   53 25.4N 025 05.5E  52 34.6N 019 41.8E  53 01.8N 022 18.7E  1.054  26 267  306  03m08.8s
 15:24   52 28.5N 026 53.3E  51 43.9N 021 22.3E  52 08.2N 024 02.5E  1.054  25 269  306  03m05.8s
 15:26   51 28.5N 028 46.7E  50 51.0N 023 06.6E  51 12.0N 025 51.0E  1.053  24 271  305  03m02.5s
 15:28   50 24.9N 030 47.5E  49 55.4N 024 55.9E  50 12.7N 027 45.5E  1.053  22 274  304  02m59.0s
 15:30   49 16.6N 032 58.6E  48 56.7N 026 51.8E  49 09.7N 029 48.1E  1.052  20 276  303  02m55.2s
 15:32   48 02.0N 035 24.3E  47 54.0N 028 56.3E  48 01.8N 032 01.7E  1.052  18 278  301  02m50.9s
 15:34   46 38.1N 038 12.8E  46 46.2N 031 12.9E  46 47.2N 034 31.2E  1.051  16 281  298  02m46.2s
 15:36   44 58.6N 041 40.6E  45 31.3N 033 47.0E  45 22.6N 037 25.5E  1.050  14 284  295  02m40.7s
 15:38   42 41.0N 046 48.6E  44 05.5N 036 48.9E  43 40.5N 041 05.6E  1.049  10 287  289  02m34.0s
 15:40      -         -      42 19.5N 040 45.2E  41 09.2N 046 58.3E  1.048   5 291  278  02m23.7s

 Limits  39 58.1N 053 37.6E  38 01.1N 051 39.6E  38 59.0N 052 37.3E  1.046   0   -  267  02m14.7s

ΔT = 7.1 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851 Jul 28 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 7.1 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