Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1868 Aug 18

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1868 Aug 18 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 60-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 1868 Aug 18

  
                                                                      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  12 02.9N 035 40.9E  10 24.5N 036 07.2E  11 13.7N 035 54.3E  1.057   0   -  187  03m00.8s
 03:30   13 15.2N 040 54.1E  11 44.2N 042 09.4E  12 31.2N 041 37.9E  1.059   6  78  193  03m15.2s

 03:31   14 08.1N 044 59.4E  12 28.8N 045 48.6E  13 19.2N 045 27.3E  1.060  10  79  197  03m25.9s
 03:32   14 40.9N 047 41.6E  12 57.9N 048 21.6E  13 49.9N 048 04.2E  1.061  13  79  200  03m33.7s
 03:33   15 05.6N 049 50.9E  13 20.3N 050 25.3E  14 13.4N 050 10.3E  1.062  15  80  202  03m40.3s
 03:34   15 25.7N 051 41.1E  13 38.4N 052 11.5E  14 32.4N 051 58.3E  1.062  17  81  204  03m46.1s
 03:35   15 42.5N 053 18.4E  13 53.6N 053 45.8E  14 48.4N 053 33.9E  1.063  19  81  206  03m51.5s
 03:36   15 56.9N 054 46.4E  14 06.7N 055 11.1E  15 02.1N 055 00.4E  1.063  21  81  208  03m56.5s
 03:37   16 09.5N 056 07.1E  14 18.1N 056 29.5E  15 14.0N 056 19.8E  1.064  22  82  209  04m01.2s
 03:38   16 20.6N 057 22.0E  14 28.1N 057 42.3E  15 24.6N 057 33.6E  1.064  24  82  210  04m05.7s
 03:39   16 30.4N 058 32.1E  14 37.0N 058 50.5E  15 33.9N 058 42.7E  1.065  25  83  212  04m10.0s
 03:40   16 39.1N 059 38.1E  14 44.9N 059 54.7E  15 42.2N 059 47.7E  1.065  26  83  213  04m14.1s

 03:41   16 46.9N 060 40.6E  14 51.9N 060 55.6E  15 49.5N 060 49.4E  1.065  27  83  214  04m18.1s
 03:42   16 53.9N 061 40.1E  14 58.1N 061 53.6E  15 56.1N 061 48.1E  1.066  29  84  215  04m21.9s
 03:43   17 00.2N 062 37.0E  15 03.7N 062 49.0E  16 02.1N 062 44.2E  1.066  30  84  216  04m25.7s
 03:44   17 05.8N 063 31.5E  15 08.6N 063 42.0E  16 07.3N 063 37.9E  1.066  31  84  217  04m29.3s
 03:45   17 10.8N 064 23.9E  15 13.0N 064 33.0E  16 12.0N 064 29.5E  1.067  32  84  218  04m32.9s
 03:46   17 15.3N 065 14.3E  15 16.9N 065 22.2E  16 16.2N 065 19.3E  1.067  33  85  219  04m36.3s
 03:47   17 19.3N 066 03.0E  15 20.4N 066 09.6E  16 19.9N 066 07.3E  1.067  34  85  220  04m39.7s
 03:48   17 22.9N 066 50.1E  15 23.4N 066 55.5E  16 23.2N 066 53.8E  1.068  35  85  221  04m43.0s
 03:49   17 26.0N 067 35.8E  15 26.0N 067 39.9E  16 26.1N 067 38.8E  1.068  36  86  221  04m46.3s
 03:50   17 28.7N 068 20.1E  15 28.3N 068 23.1E  16 28.5N 068 22.5E  1.068  37  86  222  04m49.4s

 03:51   17 31.0N 069 03.2E  15 30.2N 069 05.0E  16 30.7N 069 05.0E  1.068  38  86  223  04m52.5s
 03:52   17 33.0N 069 45.1E  15 31.8N 069 45.8E  16 32.4N 069 46.3E  1.069  39  86  224  04m55.6s
 03:53   17 34.7N 070 25.9E  15 33.0N 070 25.5E  16 33.9N 070 26.6E  1.069  40  87  224  04m58.6s
 03:54   17 36.1N 071 05.7E  15 34.0N 071 04.2E  16 35.1N 071 05.8E  1.069  40  87  225  05m01.5s
 03:55   17 37.1N 071 44.6E  15 34.7N 071 42.0E  16 36.0N 071 44.1E  1.069  41  87  226  05m04.4s
 03:56   17 37.9N 072 22.6E  15 35.2N 072 19.0E  16 36.6N 072 21.6E  1.069  42  87  226  05m07.3s
 03:57   17 38.4N 072 59.7E  15 35.4N 072 55.1E  16 36.9N 072 58.2E  1.070  43  87  227  05m10.1s
 03:58   17 38.7N 073 36.1E  15 35.4N 073 30.4E  16 37.0N 073 34.0E  1.070  44  88  228  05m12.8s
 03:59   17 38.7N 074 11.7E  15 35.1N 074 05.0E  16 36.9N 074 09.1E  1.070  45  88  228  05m15.5s
 04:00   17 38.5N 074 46.6E  15 34.6N 074 38.9E  16 36.6N 074 43.4E  1.070  45  88  229  05m18.2s

  
                                                                      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
  
 04:01   17 38.1N 075 20.8E  15 34.0N 075 12.1E  16 36.0N 075 17.1E  1.070  46  88  229  05m20.8s
 04:02   17 37.5N 075 54.4E  15 33.1N 075 44.7E  16 35.3N 075 50.2E  1.071  47  88  230  05m23.3s
 04:03   17 36.6N 076 27.3E  15 32.0N 076 16.8E  16 34.3N 076 22.7E  1.071  48  89  230  05m25.9s
 04:04   17 35.6N 076 59.7E  15 30.8N 076 48.2E  16 33.1N 076 54.6E  1.071  48  89  231  05m28.4s
 04:05   17 34.3N 077 31.6E  15 29.3N 077 19.1E  16 31.8N 077 25.9E  1.071  49  89  231  05m30.8s
 04:06   17 32.9N 078 02.8E  15 27.7N 077 49.5E  16 30.3N 077 56.8E  1.071  50  89  232  05m33.2s
 04:07   17 31.3N 078 33.6E  15 25.9N 078 19.4E  16 28.6N 078 27.1E  1.071  51  89  232  05m35.5s
 04:08   17 29.5N 079 03.9E  15 24.0N 078 48.8E  16 26.7N 078 56.9E  1.071  51  90  233  05m37.9s
 04:09   17 27.6N 079 33.8E  15 21.9N 079 17.7E  16 24.7N 079 26.3E  1.072  52  90  233  05m40.1s
 04:10   17 25.5N 080 03.2E  15 19.7N 079 46.2E  16 22.6N 079 55.2E  1.072  53  90  234  05m42.4s

 04:11   17 23.2N 080 32.1E  15 17.3N 080 14.3E  16 20.2N 080 23.7E  1.072  53  90  234  05m44.6s
 04:12   17 20.8N 081 00.7E  15 14.7N 080 42.0E  16 17.7N 080 51.8E  1.072  54  90  235  05m46.7s
 04:13   17 18.2N 081 28.8E  15 12.1N 081 09.3E  16 15.1N 081 19.6E  1.072  55  90  235  05m48.9s
 04:14   17 15.5N 081 56.6E  15 09.3N 081 36.2E  16 12.4N 081 46.9E  1.072  55  90  236  05m51.0s
 04:15   17 12.7N 082 24.0E  15 06.3N 082 02.8E  16 09.5N 082 13.9E  1.072  56  91  236  05m53.0s
 04:16   17 09.7N 082 51.0E  15 03.2N 082 29.0E  16 06.4N 082 40.5E  1.073  57  91  236  05m55.0s
 04:17   17 06.6N 083 17.7E  15 00.0N 082 54.9E  16 03.3N 083 06.8E  1.073  57  91  237  05m57.0s
 04:18   17 03.3N 083 44.1E  14 56.7N 083 20.5E  16 00.0N 083 32.7E  1.073  58  91  237  05m58.9s
 04:19   16 59.9N 084 10.2E  14 53.3N 083 45.7E  15 56.6N 083 58.4E  1.073  59  91  237  06m00.8s
 04:20   16 56.4N 084 35.9E  14 49.7N 084 10.7E  15 53.0N 084 23.7E  1.073  59  91  238  06m02.7s

 04:21   16 52.7N 085 01.3E  14 46.0N 084 35.4E  15 49.4N 084 48.7E  1.073  60  91  238  06m04.5s
 04:22   16 49.0N 085 26.5E  14 42.2N 084 59.8E  15 45.6N 085 13.5E  1.073  61  91  238  06m06.3s
 04:23   16 45.1N 085 51.4E  14 38.3N 085 23.9E  15 41.7N 085 38.0E  1.073  61  91  239  06m08.0s
 04:24   16 41.1N 086 16.0E  14 34.3N 085 47.7E  15 37.7N 086 02.2E  1.073  62  92  239  06m09.7s
 04:25   16 37.0N 086 40.3E  14 30.2N 086 11.3E  15 33.6N 086 26.2E  1.074  63  92  239  06m11.4s
 04:26   16 32.8N 087 04.4E  14 26.0N 086 34.7E  15 29.3N 086 49.9E  1.074  63  92  240  06m13.0s
 04:27   16 28.4N 087 28.3E  14 21.7N 086 57.8E  15 25.0N 087 13.4E  1.074  64  92  240  06m14.6s
 04:28   16 24.0N 087 51.9E  14 17.2N 087 20.7E  15 20.6N 087 36.6E  1.074  64  92  240  06m16.1s
 04:29   16 19.4N 088 15.3E  14 12.7N 087 43.4E  15 16.0N 087 59.6E  1.074  65  92  240  06m17.7s
 04:30   16 14.8N 088 38.4E  14 08.1N 088 05.8E  15 11.4N 088 22.4E  1.074  66  92  241  06m19.1s

  
                                                                      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
  
 04:31   16 10.0N 089 01.4E  14 03.4N 088 28.1E  15 06.7N 088 45.0E  1.074  66  92  241  06m20.6s
 04:32   16 05.2N 089 24.1E  13 58.6N 088 50.1E  15 01.8N 089 07.4E  1.074  67  92  241  06m22.0s
 04:33   16 00.2N 089 46.7E  13 53.7N 089 12.0E  14 56.9N 089 29.6E  1.074  67  92  241  06m23.3s
 04:34   15 55.1N 090 09.0E  13 48.7N 089 33.7E  14 51.9N 089 51.6E  1.074  68  92  242  06m24.7s
 04:35   15 50.0N 090 31.2E  13 43.6N 089 55.2E  14 46.7N 090 13.4E  1.074  69  92  242  06m26.0s
 04:36   15 44.7N 090 53.1E  13 38.4N 090 16.5E  14 41.5N 090 35.0E  1.074  69  92  242  06m27.2s
 04:37   15 39.4N 091 14.9E  13 33.1N 090 37.6E  14 36.2N 090 56.4E  1.074  70  92  242  06m28.4s
 04:38   15 34.0N 091 36.5E  13 27.8N 090 58.6E  14 30.8N 091 17.7E  1.075  70  92  242  06m29.6s
 04:39   15 28.4N 091 58.0E  13 22.3N 091 19.4E  14 25.3N 091 38.8E  1.075  71  92  243  06m30.7s
 04:40   15 22.8N 092 19.3E  13 16.8N 091 40.0E  14 19.8N 091 59.8E  1.075  72  92  243  06m31.8s

 04:41   15 17.1N 092 40.4E  13 11.2N 092 00.6E  14 14.1N 092 20.6E  1.075  72  92  243  06m32.9s
 04:42   15 11.3N 093 01.4E  13 05.5N 092 20.9E  14 08.4N 092 41.3E  1.075  73  92  243  06m33.9s
 04:43   15 05.4N 093 22.2E  12 59.7N 092 41.1E  14 02.5N 093 01.8E  1.075  73  91  243  06m34.9s
 04:44   14 59.4N 093 42.9E  12 53.8N 093 01.2E  13 56.6N 093 22.2E  1.075  74  91  244  06m35.9s
 04:45   14 53.4N 094 03.4E  12 47.9N 093 21.2E  13 50.6N 093 42.4E  1.075  74  91  244  06m36.8s
 04:46   14 47.2N 094 23.8E  12 41.9N 093 41.0E  13 44.5N 094 02.5E  1.075  75  91  244  06m37.6s
 04:47   14 41.0N 094 44.1E  12 35.7N 094 00.7E  13 38.4N 094 22.5E  1.075  76  91  244  06m38.5s
 04:48   14 34.7N 095 04.3E  12 29.6N 094 20.3E  13 32.1N 094 42.4E  1.075  76  90  244  06m39.3s
 04:49   14 28.3N 095 24.3E  12 23.3N 094 39.8E  13 25.8N 095 02.1E  1.075  77  90  244  06m40.0s
 04:50   14 21.8N 095 44.2E  12 17.0N 094 59.1E  13 19.4N 095 21.7E  1.075  77  90  244  06m40.7s

 04:51   14 15.3N 096 04.0E  12 10.5N 095 18.4E  13 12.9N 095 41.3E  1.075  78  89  244  06m41.4s
 04:52   14 08.6N 096 23.7E  12 04.1N 095 37.6E  13 06.3N 096 00.7E  1.075  78  89  244  06m42.0s
 04:53   14 01.9N 096 43.3E  11 57.5N 095 56.6E  12 59.7N 096 20.0E  1.075  79  88  245  06m42.7s
 04:54   13 55.1N 097 02.8E  11 50.8N 096 15.6E  12 53.0N 096 39.2E  1.075  80  88  245  06m43.2s
 04:55   13 48.3N 097 22.2E  11 44.1N 096 34.4E  12 46.2N 096 58.3E  1.075  80  87  245  06m43.7s
 04:56   13 41.3N 097 41.5E  11 37.3N 096 53.2E  12 39.3N 097 17.4E  1.075  81  87  245  06m44.2s
 04:57   13 34.3N 098 00.7E  11 30.5N 097 11.9E  12 32.4N 097 36.3E  1.075  81  86  245  06m44.7s
 04:58   13 27.2N 098 19.8E  11 23.5N 097 30.5E  12 25.4N 097 55.2E  1.075  82  85  245  06m45.1s
 04:59   13 20.0N 098 38.8E  11 16.5N 097 49.1E  12 18.3N 098 13.9E  1.075  82  84  245  06m45.5s
 05:00   13 12.7N 098 57.8E  11 09.4N 098 07.6E  12 11.1N 098 32.6E  1.075  83  82  245  06m45.8s

  
                                                                      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
  
 05:01   13 05.4N 099 16.6E  11 02.2N 098 26.0E  12 03.8N 098 51.3E  1.076  83  81  245  06m46.1s
 05:02   12 58.0N 099 35.4E  10 55.0N 098 44.3E  11 56.5N 099 09.8E  1.076  84  79  245  06m46.4s
 05:03   12 50.5N 099 54.2E  10 47.7N 099 02.6E  11 49.1N 099 28.3E  1.076  84  77  245  06m46.6s
 05:04   12 42.9N 100 12.8E  10 40.3N 099 20.8E  11 41.7N 099 46.8E  1.076  85  74  245  06m46.8s
 05:05   12 35.3N 100 31.4E  10 32.9N 099 39.0E  11 34.1N 100 05.1E  1.076  85  71  245  06m46.9s
 05:06   12 27.6N 100 50.0E  10 25.3N 099 57.1E  11 26.5N 100 23.5E  1.076  86  67  245  06m47.1s
 05:07   12 19.8N 101 08.5E  10 17.8N 100 15.1E  11 18.8N 100 41.7E  1.076  86  63  245  06m47.1s
 05:08   12 12.0N 101 26.9E  10 10.1N 100 33.1E  11 11.1N 100 59.9E  1.076  87  57  245  06m47.2s
 05:09   12 04.0N 101 45.3E  10 02.3N 100 51.1E  11 03.2N 101 18.1E  1.076  87  49  245  06m47.2s
 05:10   11 56.0N 102 03.6E  09 54.5N 101 09.0E  10 55.3N 101 36.2E  1.076  87  40  245  06m47.1s

 05:11   11 47.9N 102 21.9E  09 46.7N 101 26.9E  10 47.3N 101 54.3E  1.076  87  28  245  06m47.1s
 05:12   11 39.8N 102 40.2E  09 38.7N 101 44.8E  10 39.3N 102 12.4E  1.076  88  16  245  06m47.0s
 05:13   11 31.6N 102 58.4E  09 30.7N 102 02.6E  10 31.2N 102 30.4E  1.076  87   3  245  06m46.8s
 05:14   11 23.3N 103 16.6E  09 22.6N 102 20.4E  10 23.0N 102 48.4E  1.076  87 352  245  06m46.6s
 05:15   11 14.9N 103 34.8E  09 14.4N 102 38.2E  10 14.7N 103 06.4E  1.076  87 342  245  06m46.4s
 05:16   11 06.5N 103 52.9E  09 06.2N 102 55.9E  10 06.4N 103 24.3E  1.076  87 333  245  06m46.2s
 05:17   10 58.0N 104 11.0E  08 57.9N 103 13.7E  09 58.0N 103 42.2E  1.076  86 327  245  06m45.9s
 05:18   10 49.4N 104 29.1E  08 49.5N 103 31.4E  09 49.5N 104 00.1E  1.076  86 322  245  06m45.5s
 05:19   10 40.7N 104 47.2E  08 41.1N 103 49.1E  09 41.0N 104 18.0E  1.076  85 318  245  06m45.2s
 05:20   10 32.0N 105 05.2E  08 32.5N 104 06.8E  09 32.3N 104 35.9E  1.076  85 314  245  06m44.8s

 05:21   10 23.2N 105 23.3E  08 24.0N 104 24.6E  09 23.6N 104 53.8E  1.076  84 312  245  06m44.4s
 05:22   10 14.3N 105 41.3E  08 15.3N 104 42.3E  09 14.9N 105 11.6E  1.076  84 309  245  06m43.9s
 05:23   10 05.4N 105 59.3E  08 06.6N 105 00.0E  09 06.0N 105 29.5E  1.075  83 307  245  06m43.4s
 05:24   09 56.3N 106 17.4E  07 57.7N 105 17.7E  08 57.1N 105 47.4E  1.075  83 306  244  06m42.9s
 05:25   09 47.2N 106 35.4E  07 48.9N 105 35.4E  08 48.1N 106 05.2E  1.075  82 304  244  06m42.3s
 05:26   09 38.1N 106 53.5E  07 39.9N 105 53.2E  08 39.1N 106 23.1E  1.075  82 303  244  06m41.7s
 05:27   09 28.8N 107 11.5E  07 30.9N 106 10.9E  08 29.9N 106 41.0E  1.075  81 302  244  06m41.0s
 05:28   09 19.5N 107 29.6E  07 21.8N 106 28.7E  08 20.7N 106 59.0E  1.075  81 301  244  06m40.4s
 05:29   09 10.1N 107 47.7E  07 12.6N 106 46.5E  08 11.5N 107 16.9E  1.075  80 300  244  06m39.6s
 05:30   09 00.6N 108 05.8E  07 03.4N 107 04.3E  08 02.1N 107 34.9E  1.075  80 300  244  06m38.9s

  
                                                                      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
  
 05:31   08 51.1N 108 24.0E  06 54.1N 107 22.2E  07 52.7N 107 52.9E  1.075  79 299  244  06m38.1s
 05:32   08 41.5N 108 42.1E  06 44.7N 107 40.1E  07 43.2N 108 10.9E  1.075  79 299  244  06m37.3s
 05:33   08 31.8N 109 00.3E  06 35.2N 107 58.0E  07 33.6N 108 28.9E  1.075  78 298  244  06m36.5s
 05:34   08 22.0N 109 18.6E  06 25.6N 108 16.0E  07 23.9N 108 47.1E  1.075  77 298  243  06m35.6s
 05:35   08 12.2N 109 36.8E  06 16.0N 108 34.0E  07 14.2N 109 05.2E  1.075  77 297  243  06m34.7s
 05:36   08 02.2N 109 55.2E  06 06.3N 108 52.1E  07 04.4N 109 23.4E  1.075  76 297  243  06m33.7s
 05:37   07 52.2N 110 13.5E  05 56.5N 109 10.2E  06 54.5N 109 41.6E  1.075  76 297  243  06m32.8s
 05:38   07 42.2N 110 31.9E  05 46.7N 109 28.4E  06 44.5N 109 59.9E  1.075  75 296  243  06m31.7s
 05:39   07 32.0N 110 50.4E  05 36.8N 109 46.7E  06 34.5N 110 18.3E  1.075  75 296  243  06m30.7s
 05:40   07 21.7N 111 09.0E  05 26.7N 110 05.0E  06 24.4N 110 36.7E  1.075  74 296  243  06m29.6s

 05:41   07 11.4N 111 27.6E  05 16.6N 110 23.4E  06 14.2N 110 55.2E  1.075  73 295  242  06m28.5s
 05:42   07 01.0N 111 46.2E  05 06.5N 110 41.9E  06 03.9N 111 13.8E  1.075  73 295  242  06m27.4s
 05:43   06 50.5N 112 05.0E  04 56.2N 111 00.4E  05 53.5N 111 32.4E  1.075  72 295  242  06m26.2s
 05:44   06 40.0N 112 23.8E  04 45.9N 111 19.0E  05 43.1N 111 51.2E  1.075  72 295  242  06m25.0s
 05:45   06 29.3N 112 42.7E  04 35.5N 111 37.8E  05 32.5N 112 10.0E  1.075  71 295  242  06m23.8s
 05:46   06 18.6N 113 01.8E  04 24.9N 111 56.6E  05 21.9N 112 28.9E  1.074  71 295  242  06m22.5s
 05:47   06 07.8N 113 20.9E  04 14.4N 112 15.5E  05 11.2N 112 47.9E  1.074  70 294  241  06m21.2s
 05:48   05 56.9N 113 40.1E  04 03.7N 112 34.5E  05 00.4N 113 07.0E  1.074  69 294  241  06m19.9s
 05:49   05 45.9N 113 59.4E  03 52.9N 112 53.7E  04 49.5N 113 26.2E  1.074  69 294  241  06m18.5s
 05:50   05 34.8N 114 18.8E  03 42.1N 113 12.9E  04 38.6N 113 45.5E  1.074  68 294  241  06m17.1s

 05:51   05 23.6N 114 38.3E  03 31.1N 113 32.3E  04 27.5N 114 05.0E  1.074  68 294  241  06m15.7s
 05:52   05 12.3N 114 58.0E  03 20.1N 113 51.8E  04 16.4N 114 24.6E  1.074  67 294  240  06m14.2s
 05:53   05 01.0N 115 17.8E  03 09.0N 114 11.5E  04 05.1N 114 44.3E  1.074  66 294  240  06m12.7s
 05:54   04 49.5N 115 37.7E  02 57.7N 114 31.3E  03 53.8N 115 04.1E  1.074  66 294  240  06m11.2s
 05:55   04 38.0N 115 57.8E  02 46.4N 114 51.2E  03 42.4N 115 24.1E  1.074  65 293  240  06m09.7s
 05:56   04 26.4N 116 18.0E  02 35.0N 115 11.3E  03 30.9N 115 44.3E  1.074  65 293  239  06m08.1s
 05:57   04 14.6N 116 38.4E  02 23.5N 115 31.5E  03 19.2N 116 04.6E  1.074  64 293  239  06m06.5s
 05:58   04 02.8N 116 58.9E  02 11.9N 115 52.0E  03 07.5N 116 25.1E  1.074  63 293  239  06m04.9s
 05:59   03 50.8N 117 19.6E  02 00.2N 116 12.6E  02 55.7N 116 45.7E  1.073  63 293  239  06m03.2s
 06:00   03 38.8N 117 40.5E  01 48.4N 116 33.3E  02 43.8N 117 06.5E  1.073  62 293  238  06m01.5s

  
                                                                      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
  
 06:01   03 26.6N 118 01.6E  01 36.5N 116 54.3E  02 31.7N 117 27.6E  1.073  61 293  238  05m59.8s
 06:02   03 14.4N 118 22.9E  01 24.4N 117 15.5E  02 19.6N 117 48.8E  1.073  61 293  238  05m58.0s
 06:03   03 02.0N 118 44.3E  01 12.3N 117 36.9E  02 07.4N 118 10.2E  1.073  60 293  238  05m56.2s
 06:04   02 49.5N 119 06.0E  01 00.1N 117 58.5E  01 55.0N 118 31.9E  1.073  60 293  237  05m54.4s
 06:05   02 37.0N 119 28.0E  00 47.7N 118 20.3E  01 42.5N 118 53.8E  1.073  59 293  237  05m52.5s
 06:06   02 24.2N 119 50.1E  00 35.2N 118 42.4E  01 30.0N 119 15.9E  1.073  58 293  237  05m50.7s
 06:07   02 11.4N 120 12.5E  00 22.7N 119 04.8E  01 17.2N 119 38.2E  1.073  58 293  236  05m48.7s
 06:08   01 58.5N 120 35.2E  00 09.9N 119 27.4E  01 04.4N 120 00.9E  1.072  57 293  236  05m46.8s
 06:09   01 45.4N 120 58.1E  00 02.9S 119 50.2E  00 51.5N 120 23.8E  1.072  56 293  236  05m44.8s
 06:10   01 32.2N 121 21.3E  00 15.9S 120 13.4E  00 38.4N 120 46.9E  1.072  56 292  235  05m42.8s

 06:11   01 18.9N 121 44.9E  00 28.9S 120 36.9E  00 25.2N 121 10.4E  1.072  55 292  235  05m40.8s
 06:12   01 05.4N 122 08.7E  00 42.2S 121 00.7E  00 11.8N 121 34.2E  1.072  54 292  235  05m38.7s
 06:13   00 51.8N 122 32.8E  00 55.5S 121 24.8E  00 01.6S 121 58.3E  1.072  54 292  234  05m36.6s
 06:14   00 38.0N 122 57.3E  01 09.0S 121 49.2E  00 15.3S 122 22.8E  1.072  53 292  234  05m34.5s
 06:15   00 24.1N 123 22.2E  01 22.7S 122 14.0E  00 29.0S 122 47.6E  1.072  52 292  233  05m32.3s
 06:16   00 10.1N 123 47.4E  01 36.5S 122 39.2E  00 42.9S 123 12.8E  1.071  51 292  233  05m30.1s
 06:17   00 04.1S 124 13.0E  01 50.4S 123 04.8E  00 57.0S 123 38.4E  1.071  51 292  233  05m27.9s
 06:18   00 18.5S 124 39.0E  02 04.5S 123 30.9E  01 11.3S 124 04.4E  1.071  50 292  232  05m25.6s
 06:19   00 33.0S 125 05.5E  02 18.8S 123 57.3E  01 25.6S 124 30.9E  1.071  49 292  232  05m23.3s
 06:20   00 47.7S 125 32.4E  02 33.3S 124 24.2E  01 40.2S 124 57.8E  1.071  49 292  231  05m21.0s

 06:21   01 02.6S 125 59.8E  02 47.9S 124 51.6E  01 55.0S 125 25.2E  1.071  48 292  231  05m18.6s
 06:22   01 17.6S 126 27.7E  03 02.7S 125 19.6E  02 09.9S 125 53.1E  1.070  47 292  230  05m16.2s
 06:23   01 32.9S 126 56.2E  03 17.7S 125 48.0E  02 25.0S 126 21.5E  1.070  46 292  230  05m13.8s
 06:24   01 48.3S 127 25.2E  03 32.9S 126 17.1E  02 40.3S 126 50.6E  1.070  46 292  229  05m11.3s
 06:25   02 04.0S 127 54.8E  03 48.3S 126 46.7E  02 55.8S 127 20.2E  1.070  45 292  229  05m08.8s
 06:26   02 19.9S 128 25.0E  04 03.9S 127 17.0E  03 11.6S 127 50.4E  1.070  44 292  228  05m06.2s
 06:27   02 36.0S 128 56.0E  04 19.7S 127 48.0E  03 27.6S 128 21.4E  1.069  43 291  228  05m03.6s
 06:28   02 52.3S 129 27.6E  04 35.8S 128 19.6E  03 43.8S 128 53.0E  1.069  42 291  227  05m01.0s
 06:29   03 08.9S 130 00.0E  04 52.1S 128 52.1E  04 00.2S 129 25.4E  1.069  41 291  226  04m58.3s
 06:30   03 25.8S 130 33.2E  05 08.6S 129 25.4E  04 16.9S 129 58.7E  1.069  41 291  226  04m55.6s

  
                                                                      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
  
 06:31   03 42.9S 131 07.3E  05 25.5S 129 59.5E  04 33.9S 130 32.8E  1.069  40 291  225  04m52.8s
 06:32   04 00.3S 131 42.3E  05 42.6S 130 34.6E  04 51.2S 131 07.8E  1.068  39 291  224  04m50.0s
 06:33   04 18.1S 132 18.4E  06 00.0S 131 10.7E  05 08.7S 131 43.8E  1.068  38 291  224  04m47.1s
 06:34   04 36.1S 132 55.5E  06 17.8S 131 47.8E  05 26.6S 132 20.9E  1.068  37 291  223  04m44.2s
 06:35   04 54.6S 133 33.7E  06 35.9S 132 26.2E  05 44.9S 132 59.2E  1.068  36 291  222  04m41.2s
 06:36   05 13.4S 134 13.3E  06 54.3S 133 05.8E  06 03.5S 133 38.8E  1.067  35 291  221  04m38.2s
 06:37   05 32.6S 134 54.2E  07 13.2S 133 46.7E  06 22.5S 134 19.7E  1.067  34 290  221  04m35.1s
 06:38   05 52.2S 135 36.6E  07 32.5S 134 29.2E  06 42.0S 135 02.1E  1.067  33 290  220  04m31.9s
 06:39   06 12.3S 136 20.7E  07 52.2S 135 13.3E  07 01.9S 135 46.2E  1.067  32 290  219  04m28.7s
 06:40   06 32.9S 137 06.5E  08 12.4S 135 59.3E  07 22.3S 136 32.0E  1.066  31 290  218  04m25.3s

 06:41   06 54.1S 137 54.4E  08 33.2S 136 47.2E  07 43.3S 137 19.9E  1.066  30 290  217  04m21.9s
 06:42   07 15.9S 138 44.6E  08 54.6S 137 37.4E  08 04.9S 138 10.1E  1.066  29 290  216  04m18.4s
 06:43   07 38.4S 139 37.3E  09 16.7S 138 30.1E  08 27.1S 139 02.7E  1.065  28 290  215  04m14.8s
 06:44   08 01.7S 140 32.9E  09 39.5S 139 25.6E  08 50.2S 139 58.2E  1.065  26 289  214  04m11.1s
 06:45   08 25.9S 141 31.8E  10 03.1S 140 24.5E  09 14.1S 140 57.1E  1.065  25 289  212  04m07.2s
 06:46   08 51.1S 142 34.6E  10 27.8S 141 27.1E  09 39.0S 141 59.7E  1.064  24 289  211  04m03.2s
 06:47   09 17.5S 143 41.9E  10 53.5S 142 34.3E  10 05.0S 143 06.9E  1.064  22 289  210  03m59.0s
 06:48   09 45.3S 144 54.8E  11 20.7S 143 46.9E  10 32.5S 144 19.6E  1.063  21 288  208  03m54.6s
 06:49   10 14.9S 146 14.6E  11 49.5S 145 06.1E  11 01.6S 145 39.0E  1.063  19 288  207  03m49.9s
 06:50   10 46.6S 147 43.2E  12 20.3S 146 33.9E  11 32.9S 147 07.0E  1.062  18 288  205  03m44.9s

 06:51   11 21.4S 149 23.6E  12 54.0S 148 13.1E  12 07.1S 148 46.6E  1.062  16 287  203  03m39.5s
 06:52   12 00.4S 151 21.3E  13 31.5S 150 08.6E  12 45.3S 150 42.9E  1.061  13 287  201  03m33.4s
 06:53   12 46.3S 153 47.5E  14 15.2S 152 30.1E  13 29.9S 153 06.2E  1.060  11 286  198  03m26.3s
 06:54   13 47.3S 157 16.0E  15 11.4S 155 45.1E  14 28.1S 156 26.3E  1.059   7 285  194  03m17.0s

 Limits  15 25.1S 163 34.2E  17 02.8S 163 07.2E  16 13.9S 163 20.6E  1.057   0   -  187  03m00.1s

ΔT = 2.1 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1868 Aug 18 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 2.1 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

2008 Jun 26