Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1887 Aug 19

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1887 Aug 19 . 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 1887 Aug 19

  
                                                                      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  52 19.2N 010 35.9E  50 58.0N 011 53.9E  51 38.4N 011 15.5E  1.037   0   -  172  01m55.3s
 04:12      -         -      53 57.3N 026 04.7E  53 48.4N 020 56.2E  1.039   6  77  180  02m07.1s
 04:14   55 31.2N 025 11.9E  55 05.4N 032 46.0E  55 23.4N 029 18.6E  1.041  12  84  185  02m17.8s
 04:16   56 41.6N 031 51.2E  55 49.5N 037 53.0E  56 18.2N 035 03.2E  1.042  15  89  189  02m25.3s
 04:18   57 28.2N 037 02.8E  56 21.2N 042 13.3E  56 56.5N 039 46.2E  1.043  18  94  191  02m31.6s
 04:20   58 02.2N 041 29.5E  56 44.8N 046 04.1E  57 24.8N 043 53.6E  1.044  21  98  194  02m37.1s

 04:22   58 27.7N 045 27.7E  57 02.5N 049 34.0E  57 46.0N 047 36.7E  1.044  23 102  195  02m42.0s
 04:24   58 47.0N 049 05.3E  57 15.5N 052 47.9E  58 02.0N 051 01.8E  1.045  25 106  197  02m46.6s
 04:26   59 01.4N 052 27.2E  57 24.8N 055 48.9E  58 13.6N 054 12.8E  1.045  26 109  198  02m50.9s
 04:28   59 11.8N 055 36.4E  57 30.9N 058 39.3E  58 21.7N 057 12.2E  1.046  28 113  199  02m54.9s
 04:30   59 18.7N 058 35.0E  57 34.4N 061 20.6E  58 26.8N 060 01.8E  1.046  30 116  201  02m58.7s
 04:32   59 22.8N 061 24.4E  57 35.4N 063 54.0E  58 29.2N 062 42.8E  1.047  31 119  202  03m02.2s
 04:34   59 24.3N 064 05.7E  57 34.3N 066 20.3E  58 29.4N 065 16.3E  1.047  32 122  203  03m05.6s
 04:36   59 23.5N 066 39.9E  57 31.4N 068 40.4E  58 27.5N 067 43.2E  1.047  34 125  204  03m08.8s
 04:38   59 20.7N 069 07.6E  57 26.8N 070 54.7E  58 23.7N 070 03.9E  1.048  35 128  204  03m11.9s
 04:40   59 16.0N 071 29.4E  57 20.6N 073 03.7E  58 18.2N 072 19.0E  1.048  36 131  205  03m14.8s

 04:42   59 09.7N 073 45.7E  57 13.1N 075 08.0E  58 11.2N 074 29.1E  1.048  37 134  206  03m17.6s
 04:44   59 01.9N 075 56.9E  57 04.2N 077 07.7E  58 02.9N 076 34.3E  1.049  38 137  207  03m20.2s
 04:46   58 52.6N 078 03.4E  56 54.2N 079 03.3E  57 53.2N 078 35.1E  1.049  39 140  207  03m22.7s
 04:48   58 42.1N 080 05.5E  56 43.1N 080 55.0E  57 42.4N 080 31.8E  1.049  40 143  208  03m25.1s
 04:50   58 30.4N 082 03.5E  56 31.0N 082 43.0E  57 30.5N 082 24.6E  1.049  41 145  209  03m27.4s
 04:52   58 17.6N 083 57.5E  56 18.0N 084 27.6E  57 17.5N 084 13.7E  1.050  42 148  210  03m29.5s
 04:54   58 03.8N 085 47.8E  56 04.1N 086 09.0E  57 03.6N 085 59.4E  1.050  43 151  210  03m31.6s
 04:56   57 49.0N 087 34.7E  55 49.3N 087 47.3E  56 48.9N 087 41.8E  1.050  44 154  211  03m33.5s
 04:58   57 33.3N 089 18.2E  55 33.8N 089 22.7E  56 33.3N 089 21.1E  1.050  44 156  211  03m35.3s
 05:00   57 16.8N 090 58.6E  55 17.6N 090 55.4E  56 16.9N 090 57.5E  1.050  45 159  212  03m37.0s

 05:02   56 59.6N 092 36.0E  55 00.7N 092 25.5E  55 59.8N 092 31.2E  1.051  46 162  213  03m38.6s
 05:04   56 41.6N 094 10.7E  54 43.1N 093 53.2E  55 42.1N 094 02.2E  1.051  46 165  213  03m40.0s
 05:06   56 22.9N 095 42.6E  54 25.0N 095 18.5E  55 23.7N 095 30.7E  1.051  47 167  214  03m41.4s
 05:08   56 03.6N 097 12.1E  54 06.3N 096 41.7E  55 04.7N 096 56.9E  1.051  47 170  214  03m42.7s
 05:10   55 43.7N 098 39.1E  53 47.0N 098 02.7E  54 45.1N 098 20.8E  1.051  48 173  215  03m43.8s
 05:12   55 23.1N 100 03.9E  53 27.2N 099 21.8E  54 24.9N 099 42.7E  1.051  48 175  215  03m44.9s
 05:14   55 02.1N 101 26.5E  53 06.9N 100 39.0E  54 04.3N 101 02.5E  1.051  49 178  216  03m45.8s
 05:16   54 40.5N 102 47.1E  52 46.2N 101 54.5E  53 43.1N 102 20.5E  1.051  49 181  217  03m46.7s
 05:18   54 18.5N 104 05.7E  52 25.0N 103 08.3E  53 21.5N 103 36.6E  1.051  50 183  217  03m47.4s
 05:20   53 55.9N 105 22.5E  52 03.4N 104 20.6E  52 59.5N 104 51.1E  1.052  50 186  218  03m48.1s

 05:22   53 32.9N 106 37.7E  51 41.4N 105 31.3E  52 37.0N 106 04.0E  1.052  50 189  218  03m48.6s
 05:24   53 09.5N 107 51.2E  51 18.9N 106 40.7E  52 14.0N 107 15.3E  1.052  50 191  219  03m49.1s
 05:26   52 45.7N 109 03.2E  50 56.1N 107 48.7E  51 50.7N 108 25.3E  1.052  50 194  219  03m49.4s
 05:28   52 21.4N 110 13.7E  50 32.9N 108 55.5E  51 27.0N 109 34.0E  1.052  50 196  220  03m49.7s
 05:30   51 56.8N 111 23.0E  50 09.4N 110 01.2E  51 02.9N 110 41.4E  1.052  51 199  220  03m49.8s
 05:32   51 31.8N 112 31.0E  49 45.4N 111 05.8E  50 38.5N 111 47.6E  1.052  51 202  221  03m49.9s
 05:34   51 06.4N 113 37.8E  49 21.2N 112 09.4E  50 13.7N 112 52.8E  1.052  51 204  221  03m49.8s
 05:36   50 40.6N 114 43.6E  48 56.6N 113 12.1E  49 48.5N 113 57.0E  1.052  51 207  222  03m49.6s
 05:38   50 14.5N 115 48.3E  48 31.6N 114 14.0E  49 23.0N 115 00.3E  1.052  50 209  222  03m49.4s
 05:40   49 48.1N 116 52.2E  48 06.4N 115 15.0E  48 57.2N 116 02.8E  1.052  50 212  223  03m49.0s

 05:42   49 21.3N 117 55.3E  47 40.8N 116 15.4E  48 31.0N 117 04.4E  1.052  50 214  223  03m48.6s
 05:44   48 54.2N 118 57.6E  47 14.9N 117 15.1E  48 04.5N 118 05.5E  1.052  50 217  224  03m48.0s
 05:46   48 26.7N 119 59.2E  46 48.6N 118 14.3E  47 37.7N 119 05.9E  1.052  50 219  224  03m47.4s
 05:48   47 58.9N 121 00.3E  46 22.0N 119 13.0E  47 10.5N 120 05.7E  1.052  49 221  224  03m46.6s
 05:50   47 30.8N 122 00.9E  45 55.2N 120 11.3E  46 43.0N 121 05.2E  1.052  49 224  225  03m45.8s
 05:52   47 02.3N 123 01.0E  45 27.9N 121 09.3E  46 15.1N 122 04.2E  1.051  49 226  225  03m44.8s
 05:54   46 33.5N 124 00.9E  45 00.4N 122 07.0E  45 47.0N 123 03.0E  1.051  48 228  226  03m43.8s
 05:56   46 04.3N 125 00.5E  44 32.5N 123 04.5E  45 18.5N 124 01.5E  1.051  48 230  226  03m42.7s
 05:58   45 34.7N 125 59.9E  44 04.3N 124 01.9E  44 49.6N 124 59.9E  1.051  47 233  226  03m41.4s
 06:00   45 04.8N 126 59.3E  43 35.7N 124 59.3E  44 20.4N 125 58.3E  1.051  47 235  226  03m40.1s

 06:02   44 34.6N 127 58.7E  43 06.8N 125 56.8E  43 50.8N 126 56.8E  1.051  46 237  227  03m38.7s
 06:04   44 03.9N 128 58.3E  42 37.5N 126 54.4E  43 20.8N 127 55.3E  1.051  45 239  227  03m37.1s
 06:06   43 32.8N 129 58.1E  42 07.8N 127 52.3E  42 50.5N 128 54.2E  1.051  45 241  227  03m35.5s
 06:08   43 01.3N 130 58.2E  41 37.7N 128 50.6E  42 19.7N 129 53.3E  1.051  44 243  227  03m33.7s
 06:10   42 29.4N 131 58.9E  41 07.2N 129 49.3E  41 48.5N 130 53.0E  1.050  43 245  227  03m31.9s
 06:12   41 57.0N 133 00.1E  40 36.3N 130 48.5E  41 16.9N 131 53.2E  1.050  42 246  227  03m30.0s
 06:14   41 24.2N 134 02.1E  40 04.9N 131 48.5E  40 44.8N 132 54.2E  1.050  42 248  227  03m27.9s
 06:16   40 50.8N 135 04.9E  39 33.1N 132 49.4E  40 12.2N 133 56.1E  1.050  41 250  227  03m25.7s
 06:18   40 16.8N 136 08.9E  39 00.7N 133 51.2E  39 39.0N 134 58.9E  1.050  40 252  227  03m23.5s
 06:20   39 42.3N 137 14.2E  38 27.8N 134 54.2E  39 05.3N 136 03.1E  1.049  39 254  227  03m21.1s

 06:22   39 07.1N 138 20.9E  37 54.3N 135 58.6E  38 31.0N 137 08.6E  1.049  38 255  226  03m18.6s
 06:24   38 31.3N 139 29.4E  37 20.2N 137 04.6E  37 56.0N 138 15.8E  1.049  37 257  226  03m15.9s
 06:26   37 54.6N 140 39.9E  36 45.4N 138 12.4E  37 20.3N 139 25.0E  1.048  35 259  225  03m13.2s
 06:28   37 17.2N 141 52.9E  36 09.8N 139 22.4E  36 43.8N 140 36.4E  1.048  34 260  225  03m10.3s
 06:30   36 38.7N 143 08.6E  35 33.4N 140 34.9E  36 06.5N 141 50.4E  1.048  33 262  224  03m07.2s
 06:32   35 59.2N 144 27.7E  34 56.0N 141 50.3E  35 28.1N 143 07.6E  1.048  32 263  223  03m04.0s
 06:34   35 18.5N 145 50.7E  34 17.7N 143 09.1E  34 48.6N 144 28.4E  1.047  30 265  221  03m00.6s
 06:36   34 36.4N 147 18.5E  33 38.1N 144 32.0E  34 07.8N 145 53.7E  1.047  29 266  220  02m57.1s
 06:38   33 52.7N 148 52.1E  32 57.1N 145 59.8E  33 25.5N 147 24.2E  1.046  27 268  218  02m53.3s
 06:40   33 06.9N 150 33.0E  32 14.5N 147 33.5E  32 41.4N 149 01.3E  1.046  25 269  216  02m49.3s

 06:42   32 18.6N 152 23.1E  31 29.9N 149 14.8E  31 55.0N 150 46.7E  1.045  23 271  214  02m44.9s
 06:44   31 27.1N 154 25.7E  30 42.9N 151 05.5E  31 05.9N 152 42.9E  1.045  21 273  211  02m40.3s
 06:46   30 31.1N 156 45.6E  29 52.6N 153 08.9E  30 13.0N 154 53.7E  1.044  19 274  208  02m35.1s
 06:48   29 28.4N 159 32.3E  28 57.9N 155 30.4E  29 14.7N 157 26.2E  1.043  16 276  204  02m29.3s
 06:50   28 13.6N 163 08.3E  27 56.5N 158 19.7E  28 07.7N 160 34.7E  1.042  13 278  198  02m22.4s
 06:52   26 22.3N 169 16.8E  26 42.9N 162 01.0E  26 42.0N 165 02.0E  1.041   8 280  191  02m13.3s

 Limits  25 10.7N 173 56.2E  23 44.2N 173 04.1E  24 27.2N 173 29.8E  1.038   0   -  176  01m58.1s

ΔT = -5.9 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1887 Aug 19 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = -5.9 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