Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1870 Dec 22

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1870 Dec 22 . 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 1870 Dec 22

  
                                                                      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 28.6N 043 10.2W  55 48.5N 044 02.6W  56 08.5N 043 36.8W  1.016   0   -   91  01m03.1s
 11:36   53 04.8N 037 15.8W  49 53.3N 033 59.6W  51 20.1N 035 21.7W  1.018   7 143  102  01m16.0s
 11:38   50 14.6N 032 25.0W  47 52.2N 030 37.1W  49 00.8N 031 26.4W  1.019  11 146  108  01m23.1s
 11:40   48 26.7N 029 20.3W  46 21.6N 028 04.6W  47 22.8N 028 40.0W  1.020  13 149  113  01m28.5s

 11:42   47 03.2N 026 56.0W  45 07.6N 025 58.5W  46 04.5N 026 25.6W  1.021  15 151  117  01m33.0s
 11:44   45 54.0N 024 54.6W  44 04.4N 024 09.1W  44 58.5N 024 30.6W  1.021  17 153  121  01m37.0s
 11:46   44 54.4N 023 08.1W  43 09.0N 022 31.4W  44 01.2N 022 48.8W  1.021  18 155  124  01m40.5s
 11:48   44 02.0N 021 32.4W  42 19.7N 021 02.4W  43 10.4N 021 16.7W  1.022  20 157  127  01m43.7s
 11:50   43 15.2N 020 04.9W  41 35.3N 019 40.2W  42 24.9N 019 52.0W  1.022  21 158  130  01m46.7s
 11:52   42 33.0N 018 43.6W  40 55.0N 018 23.5W  41 43.6N 018 33.1W  1.023  22 160  133  01m49.4s
 11:54   41 54.6N 017 27.6W  40 18.1N 017 11.2W  41 06.1N 017 18.9W  1.023  23 162  136  01m51.9s
 11:56   41 19.5N 016 15.7W  39 44.3N 016 02.6W  40 31.6N 016 08.7W  1.023  24 163  139  01m54.2s
 11:58   40 47.4N 015 07.3W  39 13.1N 014 57.0W  40 00.0N 015 01.8W  1.023  25 165  141  01m56.4s
 12:00   40 17.7N 014 01.8W  38 44.4N 013 54.1W  39 30.8N 013 57.7W  1.024  26 166  144  01m58.4s

 12:02   39 50.4N 012 58.9W  38 17.8N 012 53.4W  39 03.9N 012 55.9W  1.024  26 168  146  02m00.2s
 12:04   39 25.2N 011 58.0W  37 53.2N 011 54.7W  38 39.0N 011 56.2W  1.024  27 169  148  02m01.8s
 12:06   39 02.0N 010 59.0W  37 30.5N 010 57.5W  38 16.1N 010 58.1W  1.024  28 170  151  02m03.3s
 12:08   38 40.5N 010 01.6W  37 09.5N 010 01.9W  37 54.8N 010 01.6W  1.024  28 172  153  02m04.7s
 12:10   38 20.8N 009 05.5W  36 50.2N 009 07.4W  37 35.3N 009 06.3W  1.024  29 173  155  02m05.9s
 12:12   38 02.6N 008 10.5W  36 32.3N 008 13.9W  37 17.3N 008 12.2W  1.024  29 175  156  02m07.0s
 12:14   37 46.0N 007 16.5W  36 16.0N 007 21.4W  37 00.8N 007 18.9W  1.025  29 176  158  02m08.0s
 12:16   37 30.8N 006 23.3W  36 01.0N 006 29.5W  36 45.7N 006 26.4W  1.025  30 178  159  02m08.8s
 12:18   37 16.9N 005 30.8W  35 47.4N 005 38.3W  36 32.0N 005 34.5W  1.025  30 179  161  02m09.5s
 12:20   37 04.5N 004 38.8W  35 35.2N 004 47.5W  36 19.7N 004 43.1W  1.025  30 181  162  02m10.0s

 12:22   36 53.3N 003 47.1W  35 24.2N 003 57.1W  36 08.6N 003 52.1W  1.025  30 182  163  02m10.4s
 12:24   36 43.5N 002 55.8W  35 14.4N 003 07.0W  35 58.8N 003 01.4W  1.025  30 183  164  02m10.7s
 12:26   36 34.8N 002 04.6W  35 05.9N 002 17.0W  35 50.3N 002 10.8W  1.025  31 185  164  02m10.8s
 12:28   36 27.5N 001 13.4W  34 58.7N 001 27.0W  35 43.0N 001 20.3W  1.025  31 186  165  02m10.8s
 12:30   36 21.4N 000 22.2W  34 52.6N 000 36.9W  35 36.9N 000 29.7W  1.025  31 188  165  02m10.7s
 12:32   36 16.5N 000 29.2E  34 47.8N 000 13.3E  35 32.0N 000 21.1E  1.025  30 189  165  02m10.5s
 12:34   36 12.8N 001 20.8E  34 44.2N 001 03.8E  35 28.4N 001 12.2E  1.025  30 191  165  02m10.1s
 12:36   36 10.4N 002 12.9E  34 41.9N 001 54.6E  35 26.0N 002 03.6E  1.025  30 192  164  02m09.6s
 12:38   36 09.3N 003 05.5E  34 40.7N 002 46.0E  35 24.9N 002 55.6E  1.025  30 193  163  02m08.9s
 12:40   36 09.5N 003 58.8E  34 40.9N 003 38.0E  35 25.1N 003 48.2E  1.024  30 195  163  02m08.1s

 12:42   36 11.1N 004 52.9E  34 42.4N 004 30.7E  35 26.6N 004 41.6E  1.024  29 196  161  02m07.2s
 12:44   36 14.0N 005 47.9E  34 45.2N 005 24.3E  35 29.5N 005 35.9E  1.024  29 198  160  02m06.1s
 12:46   36 18.3N 006 44.0E  34 49.5N 006 18.9E  35 33.7N 006 31.2E  1.024  28 199  159  02m04.9s
 12:48   36 24.1N 007 41.4E  34 55.1N 007 14.8E  35 39.5N 007 27.8E  1.024  28 201  157  02m03.6s
 12:50   36 31.6N 008 40.3E  35 02.4N 008 12.0E  35 46.8N 008 25.8E  1.024  27 202  155  02m02.1s
 12:52   36 40.7N 009 41.0E  35 11.2N 009 10.7E  35 55.8N 009 25.5E  1.024  27 203  153  02m00.4s
 12:54   36 51.6N 010 43.6E  35 21.8N 010 11.4E  36 06.5N 010 27.1E  1.023  26 205  150  01m58.6s
 12:56   37 04.4N 011 48.6E  35 34.3N 011 14.1E  36 19.2N 011 31.0E  1.023  25 206  148  01m56.7s
 12:58   37 19.4N 012 56.4E  35 48.8N 012 19.4E  36 33.9N 012 37.4E  1.023  25 208  145  01m54.5s
 13:00   37 36.8N 014 07.3E  36 05.5N 013 27.5E  36 50.9N 013 46.9E  1.023  24 209  142  01m52.3s

 13:02   37 56.8N 015 22.0E  36 24.7N 014 38.9E  37 10.5N 014 59.9E  1.022  23 211  139  01m49.8s
 13:04   38 19.8N 016 41.4E  36 46.7N 015 54.4E  37 33.0N 016 17.2E  1.022  22 212  136  01m47.1s
 13:06   38 46.4N 018 06.3E  37 11.9N 017 14.8E  37 58.8N 017 39.8E  1.022  21 214  133  01m44.2s
 13:08   39 17.2N 019 38.1E  37 40.9N 018 41.1E  38 28.7N 019 08.7E  1.021  19 215  129  01m41.0s
 13:10   39 53.2N 021 18.9E  38 14.5N 020 14.9E  39 03.4N 020 45.8E  1.021  18 217  125  01m37.6s
 13:12   40 36.0N 023 11.8E  38 53.8N 021 58.4E  39 44.4N 022 33.7E  1.020  16 219  121  01m33.8s
 13:14   41 28.2N 025 21.8E  39 40.8N 023 55.2E  40 33.7N 024 36.6E  1.020  14 221  117  01m29.6s
 13:16   42 34.8N 027 59.2E  40 38.5N 026 11.6E  41 35.4N 027 02.4E  1.019  12 223  111  01m24.6s
 13:18   44 08.8N 031 29.7E  41 53.6N 029 00.5E  42 58.4N 030 08.8E  1.018   9 225  105  01m18.7s
 13:20   47 53.9N 039 23.8E  43 46.1N 033 01.1E  45 17.7N 035 05.6E  1.017   5 229   97  01m09.9s

 Limits  48 24.4N 040 26.3E  47 39.8N 040 55.3E  48 02.0N 040 41.0E  1.015   0   -   88  01m01.1s

ΔT = -0.1 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1870 Dec 22 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = -0.1 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