Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1871 Dec 12

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1871 Dec 12 . 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 1871 Dec 12

  
                                                                      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  19 28.7N 061 28.8E  18 41.6N 061 06.3E  19 05.1N 061 17.6E  1.028   0   -   96  01m34.3s
 02:24   15 09.9N 070 47.6E  14 20.7N 070 16.5E  14 44.8N 070 32.9E  1.031  10 117  106  01m52.7s
 02:26   13 01.5N 074 56.1E  12 10.8N 074 22.6E  12 35.8N 074 39.9E  1.033  15 118  111  02m02.6s
 02:28   11 25.2N 077 53.0E  10 33.0N 077 18.0E  10 58.8N 077 36.0E  1.034  19 119  115  02m10.3s
 02:30   10 04.5N 080 15.5E  09 11.2N 079 39.5E  09 37.6N 079 57.9E  1.035  22 120  118  02m17.0s
 02:32   08 53.8N 082 16.8E  07 59.4N 081 40.0E  08 26.3N 081 58.8E  1.036  25 120  121  02m23.1s
 02:34   07 50.1N 084 03.6E  06 54.6N 083 26.2E  07 22.1N 083 45.3E  1.037  27 121  123  02m28.7s
 02:36   06 51.7N 085 39.6E  05 55.3N 085 01.6E  06 23.3N 085 21.0E  1.037  30 121  125  02m33.9s
 02:38   05 57.6N 087 07.2E  05 00.3N 086 28.8E  05 28.7N 086 48.3E  1.038  32 121  127  02m38.9s
 02:40   05 06.9N 088 28.1E  04 08.8N 087 49.3E  04 37.7N 088 09.0E  1.038  34 122  129  02m43.6s

 02:42   04 19.2N 089 43.5E  03 20.3N 089 04.4E  03 49.6N 089 24.2E  1.039  36 122  131  02m48.2s
 02:44   03 34.1N 090 54.3E  02 34.3N 090 14.9E  03 04.0N 090 34.9E  1.039  37 122  132  02m52.5s
 02:46   02 51.2N 092 01.1E  01 50.7N 091 21.6E  02 20.7N 091 41.6E  1.040  39 123  133  02m56.8s
 02:48   02 10.3N 093 04.6E  01 09.0N 092 24.9E  01 39.4N 092 45.0E  1.040  41 123  135  03m00.8s
 02:50   01 31.1N 094 05.2E  00 29.0N 093 25.4E  00 59.9N 093 45.5E  1.041  42 123  136  03m04.8s
 02:52   00 53.5N 095 03.2E  00 09.2S 094 23.3E  00 22.0N 094 43.5E  1.041  44 123  137  03m08.6s
 02:54   00 17.4N 095 58.9E  00 46.0S 095 19.0E  00 14.5S 095 39.2E  1.041  46 124  138  03m12.4s
 02:56   00 17.3S 096 52.6E  01 21.5S 096 12.7E  00 49.6S 096 32.9E  1.042  47 124  140  03m16.0s
 02:58   00 50.8S 097 44.5E  01 55.7S 097 04.6E  01 23.4S 097 24.8E  1.042  48 124  141  03m19.5s
 03:00   01 23.1S 098 34.8E  02 28.7S 097 55.0E  01 56.0S 098 15.1E  1.042  50 125  142  03m22.9s

 03:02   01 54.4S 099 23.6E  03 00.6S 098 43.9E  02 27.6S 099 04.0E  1.043  51 125  142  03m26.3s
 03:04   02 24.6S 100 11.2E  03 31.5S 099 31.6E  02 58.2S 099 51.6E  1.043  53 125  143  03m29.5s
 03:06   02 53.8S 100 57.6E  04 01.4S 100 18.1E  03 27.7S 100 38.0E  1.043  54 126  144  03m32.6s
 03:08   03 22.2S 101 42.9E  04 30.3S 101 03.5E  03 56.4S 101 23.4E  1.043  55 126  145  03m35.7s
 03:10   03 49.6S 102 27.2E  04 58.4S 101 48.1E  04 24.1S 102 07.8E  1.044  57 127  146  03m38.7s
 03:12   04 16.3S 103 10.6E  05 25.7S 102 31.7E  04 51.1S 102 51.4E  1.044  58 127  147  03m41.5s
 03:14   04 42.1S 103 53.3E  05 52.1S 103 14.6E  05 17.2S 103 34.1E  1.044  59 128  147  03m44.3s
 03:16   05 07.1S 104 35.2E  06 17.8S 103 56.8E  05 42.6S 104 16.2E  1.044  60 128  148  03m47.0s
 03:18   05 31.5S 105 16.4E  06 42.7S 104 38.4E  06 07.2S 104 57.6E  1.044  61 129  149  03m49.6s
 03:20   05 55.1S 105 57.1E  07 06.9S 105 19.4E  06 31.1S 105 38.4E  1.045  63 129  149  03m52.1s

 03:22   06 18.0S 106 37.2E  07 30.4S 105 59.8E  06 54.3S 106 18.7E  1.045  64 130  150  03m54.6s
 03:24   06 40.3S 107 16.8E  07 53.2S 106 39.8E  07 16.8S 106 58.5E  1.045  65 131  151  03m56.9s
 03:26   07 01.9S 107 56.0E  08 15.4S 107 19.4E  07 38.7S 107 37.9E  1.045  66 132  151  03m59.2s
 03:28   07 22.8S 108 34.8E  08 36.9S 107 58.6E  08 00.0S 108 16.8E  1.045  67 133  152  04m01.3s
 03:30   07 43.2S 109 13.2E  08 57.8S 108 37.5E  08 20.6S 108 55.5E  1.045  68 134  152  04m03.4s
 03:32   08 02.9S 109 51.3E  09 18.1S 109 16.0E  08 40.6S 109 33.8E  1.046  69 135  153  04m05.3s
 03:34   08 22.1S 110 29.1E  09 37.8S 109 54.3E  09 00.0S 110 11.9E  1.046  70 137  153  04m07.2s
 03:36   08 40.7S 111 06.6E  09 56.9S 110 32.4E  09 18.8S 110 49.7E  1.046  71 138  154  04m09.0s
 03:38   08 58.7S 111 44.0E  10 15.4S 111 10.3E  09 37.1S 111 27.3E  1.046  72 140  154  04m10.6s
 03:40   09 16.1S 112 21.2E  10 33.3S 111 48.0E  09 54.8S 112 04.7E  1.046  73 142  155  04m12.2s

 03:42   09 33.0S 112 58.2E  10 50.7S 112 25.6E  10 11.9S 112 42.0E  1.046  74 144  155  04m13.7s
 03:44   09 49.4S 113 35.0E  11 07.5S 113 03.1E  10 28.5S 113 19.2E  1.046  75 147  155  04m15.0s
 03:46   10 05.2S 114 11.8E  11 23.7S 113 40.5E  10 44.5S 113 56.3E  1.046  76 149  156  04m16.3s
 03:48   10 20.5S 114 48.5E  11 39.5S 114 17.9E  11 00.0S 114 33.3E  1.046  76 152  156  04m17.5s
 03:50   10 35.2S 115 25.2E  11 54.6S 114 55.2E  11 15.0S 115 10.3E  1.046  77 156  156  04m18.5s
 03:52   10 49.4S 116 01.8E  12 09.3S 115 32.6E  11 29.4S 115 47.3E  1.046  78 160  156  04m19.4s
 03:54   11 03.1S 116 38.5E  12 23.3S 116 09.9E  11 43.3S 116 24.3E  1.046  78 164  157  04m20.3s
 03:56   11 16.3S 117 15.1E  12 36.9S 116 47.3E  11 56.6S 117 01.3E  1.046  79 169  157  04m21.0s
 03:58   11 29.0S 117 51.8E  12 49.9S 117 24.8E  12 09.5S 117 38.4E  1.046  79 174  157  04m21.6s
 04:00   11 41.2S 118 28.6E  13 02.4S 118 02.3E  12 21.8S 118 15.5E  1.046  79 179  157  04m22.0s

 04:02   11 52.8S 119 05.4E  13 14.4S 118 40.0E  12 33.6S 118 52.8E  1.047  79 185  157  04m22.4s
 04:04   12 03.9S 119 42.4E  13 25.8S 119 17.8E  12 44.9S 119 30.1E  1.047  79 191  157  04m22.7s
 04:06   12 14.5S 120 19.5E  13 36.7S 119 55.7E  12 55.6S 120 07.7E  1.047  79 196  158  04m22.8s
 04:08   12 24.6S 120 56.8E  13 47.0S 120 33.8E  13 05.8S 120 45.3E  1.047  79 202  158  04m22.8s
 04:10   12 34.2S 121 34.2E  13 56.8S 121 12.1E  13 15.5S 121 23.2E  1.046  79 207  158  04m22.7s
 04:12   12 43.2S 122 11.9E  14 06.1S 121 50.7E  13 24.7S 122 01.3E  1.046  78 212  158  04m22.5s
 04:14   12 51.7S 122 49.7E  14 14.8S 122 29.4E  13 33.3S 122 39.6E  1.046  78 217  158  04m22.2s
 04:16   12 59.7S 123 27.8E  14 23.0S 123 08.4E  13 41.4S 123 18.1E  1.046  77 221  157  04m21.7s
 04:18   13 07.2S 124 06.2E  14 30.6S 123 47.7E  13 48.9S 123 57.0E  1.046  77 224  157  04m21.1s
 04:20   13 14.1S 124 44.8E  14 37.6S 124 27.3E  13 55.9S 124 36.1E  1.046  76 228  157  04m20.4s

 04:22   13 20.5S 125 23.8E  14 44.1S 125 07.3E  14 02.3S 125 15.5E  1.046  75 231  157  04m19.6s
 04:24   13 26.4S 126 03.1E  14 50.0S 125 47.5E  14 08.2S 125 55.3E  1.046  74 233  157  04m18.6s
 04:26   13 31.7S 126 42.8E  14 55.4S 126 28.2E  14 13.5S 126 35.4E  1.046  74 235  157  04m17.6s
 04:28   13 36.4S 127 22.8E  15 00.1S 127 09.2E  14 18.3S 127 16.0E  1.046  73 237  156  04m16.4s
 04:30   13 40.5S 128 03.3E  15 04.3S 127 50.7E  14 22.4S 127 56.9E  1.046  72 239  156  04m15.1s
 04:32   13 44.1S 128 44.2E  15 07.8S 128 32.6E  14 26.0S 128 38.3E  1.046  71 241  156  04m13.7s
 04:34   13 47.1S 129 25.6E  15 10.7S 129 15.0E  14 28.9S 129 20.2E  1.046  70 242  155  04m12.1s
 04:36   13 49.5S 130 07.5E  15 13.0S 129 57.9E  14 31.2S 130 02.6E  1.046  69 243  155  04m10.5s
 04:38   13 51.2S 130 49.9E  15 14.6S 130 41.4E  14 32.9S 130 45.5E  1.045  68 244  154  04m08.7s
 04:40   13 52.4S 131 32.9E  15 15.6S 131 25.4E  14 34.0S 131 29.0E  1.045  67 245  154  04m06.8s

 04:42   13 52.8S 132 16.5E  15 15.9S 132 10.0E  14 34.4S 132 13.1E  1.045  66 246  153  04m04.8s
 04:44   13 52.7S 133 00.8E  15 15.5S 132 55.3E  14 34.1S 132 57.9E  1.045  64 247  153  04m02.6s
 04:46   13 51.8S 133 45.7E  15 14.4S 133 41.3E  14 33.1S 133 43.4E  1.045  63 247  152  04m00.4s
 04:48   13 50.3S 134 31.4E  15 12.6S 134 28.0E  14 31.4S 134 29.5E  1.045  62 248  152  03m58.0s
 04:50   13 48.0S 135 17.9E  15 10.0S 135 15.5E  14 29.0S 135 16.5E  1.045  61 248  151  03m55.6s
 04:52   13 44.9S 136 05.2E  15 06.7S 136 03.9E  14 25.8S 136 04.3E  1.044  60 249  150  03m53.0s
 04:54   13 41.1S 136 53.4E  15 02.5S 136 53.1E  14 21.8S 136 53.1E  1.044  59 249  149  03m50.3s
 04:56   13 36.5S 137 42.5E  14 57.5S 137 43.3E  14 17.0S 137 42.7E  1.044  57 249  149  03m47.5s
 04:58   13 31.1S 138 32.7E  14 51.6S 138 34.6E  14 11.4S 138 33.4E  1.044  56 250  148  03m44.6s
 05:00   13 24.8S 139 24.1E  14 44.8S 139 26.9E  14 04.8S 139 25.2E  1.044  55 250  147  03m41.5s

 05:02   13 17.6S 140 16.6E  14 37.1S 140 20.4E  13 57.4S 140 18.2E  1.043  54 250  146  03m38.4s
 05:04   13 09.4S 141 10.4E  14 28.4S 141 15.2E  13 48.9S 141 12.5E  1.043  52 250  145  03m35.1s
 05:06   13 00.2S 142 05.6E  14 18.6S 142 11.4E  13 39.5S 142 08.2E  1.043  51 250  144  03m31.8s
 05:08   12 50.0S 143 02.3E  14 07.7S 143 09.1E  13 28.9S 143 05.4E  1.042  49 250  143  03m28.3s
 05:10   12 38.6S 144 00.7E  13 55.7S 144 08.5E  13 17.2S 144 04.3E  1.042  48 250  142  03m24.7s
 05:12   12 26.0S 145 01.0E  13 42.4S 145 09.7E  13 04.3S 145 05.0E  1.042  47 250  141  03m21.0s
 05:14   12 12.2S 146 03.2E  13 27.8S 146 12.8E  12 50.0S 146 07.7E  1.042  45 250  140  03m17.1s
 05:16   11 56.9S 147 07.7E  13 11.7S 147 18.2E  12 34.4S 147 12.6E  1.041  44 250  138  03m13.2s
 05:18   11 40.1S 148 14.6E  12 54.1S 148 26.1E  12 17.2S 148 20.0E  1.041  42 250  137  03m09.1s
 05:20   11 21.7S 149 24.4E  12 34.8S 149 36.7E  11 58.3S 149 30.2E  1.040  40 250  136  03m04.9s

 05:22   11 01.4S 150 37.3E  12 13.6S 150 50.4E  11 37.6S 150 43.5E  1.040  39 250  134  03m00.5s
 05:24   10 39.2S 151 53.8E  11 50.3S 152 07.8E  11 14.8S 152 00.4E  1.040  37 250  133  02m56.0s
 05:26   10 14.6S 153 14.5E  11 24.7S 153 29.2E  10 49.8S 153 21.5E  1.039  35 249  131  02m51.3s
 05:28   09 47.5S 154 40.1E  10 56.4S 154 55.6E  10 22.1S 154 47.4E  1.039  33 249  129  02m46.4s
 05:30   09 17.3S 156 11.5E  10 25.0S 156 27.7E  09 51.3S 156 19.2E  1.038  31 249  128  02m41.3s
 05:32   08 43.6S 157 50.0E  09 49.9S 158 06.9E  09 16.9S 157 58.0E  1.037  29 249  126  02m35.9s
 05:34   08 05.4S 159 37.4E  09 10.3S 159 54.9E  08 38.0S 159 45.7E  1.037  26 248  123  02m30.2s
 05:36   07 21.7S 161 36.3E  08 25.1S 161 54.4E  07 53.6S 161 44.8E  1.036  24 248  121  02m24.2s
 05:38   06 30.6S 163 51.1E  07 32.2S 164 09.6E  07 01.6S 163 59.8E  1.035  21 248  118  02m17.6s
 05:40   05 28.7S 166 29.4E  06 28.3S 166 48.3E  05 58.7S 166 38.3E  1.034  18 248  115  02m10.3s

 05:42   04 08.7S 169 48.2E  05 05.9S 170 07.2E  04 37.6S 169 57.0E  1.033  14 247  111  02m01.6s
 05:44   02 05.5S 174 46.2E  02 59.5S 175 04.4E  02 33.0S 174 54.1E  1.031   8 247  105  01m49.9s

 Limits  00 52.3N 178 11.9W  00 04.1N 177 51.8W  00 28.2N 178 01.7W  1.029   0   -   97  01m35.3s

ΔT = -1.0 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1871 Dec 12 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = -1.0 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