Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26 . 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 1979 Feb 26

  
                                                                      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  48 23.5N 139 30.0W  46 15.6N 139 21.0W  47 18.3N 139 25.7W  1.031   0   -  227  01m49.3s
 16:10      -         -      44 52.8N 127 41.2W  46 27.0N 132 57.6W  1.033   5 108  243  01m58.7s
 16:12   47 33.0N 132 37.8W  44 42.5N 124 02.5W  46 00.6N 127 30.1W  1.034   9 112  257  02m07.4s
 16:14   47 12.2N 127 31.7W  44 40.9N 121 13.2W  45 53.5N 124 00.6W  1.035  11 115  267  02m13.3s
 16:16   47 07.6N 124 08.0W  44 44.1N 118 50.9W  45 54.0N 121 15.7W  1.035  13 118  275  02m18.0s
 16:18   47 10.0N 121 25.7W  44 50.8N 116 46.1W  45 59.0N 118 55.9W  1.036  15 120  282  02m22.0s
 16:20   47 16.7N 119 07.3W  45 00.0N 114 53.9W  46 07.2N 116 52.7W  1.036  16 122  287  02m25.5s

 16:22   47 26.3N 117 04.9W  45 11.2N 113 10.9W  46 17.8N 115 01.3W  1.037  18 124  292  02m28.6s
 16:24   47 38.3N 115 14.0W  45 24.2N 111 35.3W  46 30.4N 113 19.0W  1.037  19 126  296  02m31.4s
 16:26   47 52.2N 113 31.8W  45 38.7N 110 05.6W  46 44.7N 111 43.7W  1.037  20 128  299  02m33.9s
 16:28   48 07.8N 111 56.5W  45 54.5N 108 40.6W  47 00.4N 110 14.0W  1.038  21 130  302  02m36.2s
 16:30   48 24.8N 110 26.6W  46 11.5N 107 19.6W  47 17.4N 108 49.0W  1.038  21 132  304  02m38.2s
 16:32   48 43.1N 109 01.1W  46 29.7N 106 01.9W  47 35.7N 107 27.7W  1.038  22 134  306  02m40.0s
 16:34   49 02.6N 107 39.3W  46 48.9N 104 46.9W  47 55.1N 106 09.6W  1.038  23 135  307  02m41.7s
 16:36   49 23.3N 106 20.6W  47 09.2N 103 34.3W  48 15.5N 104 54.1W  1.038  23 137  307  02m43.1s
 16:38   49 45.1N 105 04.3W  47 30.4N 102 23.6W  48 37.0N 103 40.8W  1.039  24 139  307  02m44.4s
 16:40   50 07.9N 103 50.2W  47 52.6N 101 14.6W  48 59.5N 102 29.4W  1.039  24 141  307  02m45.5s

 16:42   50 31.8N 102 37.7W  48 15.7N 100 06.9W  49 23.0N 101 19.4W  1.039  25 142  307  02m46.5s
 16:44   50 56.6N 101 26.7W  48 39.7N 099 00.3W  49 47.4N 100 10.7W  1.039  25 144  306  02m47.3s
 16:46   51 22.6N 100 16.7W  49 04.6N 097 54.5W  50 12.8N 099 02.9W  1.039  25 146  305  02m47.9s
 16:48   51 49.5N 099 07.5W  49 30.5N 096 49.3W  50 39.2N 097 55.8W  1.039  25 148  303  02m48.4s
 16:50   52 17.5N 097 58.9W  49 57.4N 095 44.5W  51 06.6N 096 49.2W  1.039  26 150  302  02m48.7s
 16:52   52 46.5N 096 50.5W  50 25.1N 094 40.0W  51 35.0N 095 42.8W  1.039  26 151  300  02m48.9s
 16:54   53 16.7N 095 42.2W  50 53.9N 093 35.4W  52 04.4N 094 36.5W  1.039  26 153  298  02m48.9s
 16:56   53 47.9N 094 33.8W  51 23.7N 092 30.7W  52 34.9N 093 30.0W  1.039  26 155  296  02m48.8s
 16:58   54 20.4N 093 24.9W  51 54.5N 091 25.6W  53 06.5N 092 23.0W  1.039  26 157  294  02m48.6s
 17:00   54 54.1N 092 15.4W  52 26.4N 090 19.8W  53 39.2N 091 15.4W  1.039  25 159  291  02m48.2s

 17:02   55 29.1N 091 04.9W  52 59.5N 089 13.3W  54 13.2N 090 07.0W  1.039  25 160  289  02m47.6s
 17:04   56 05.5N 089 53.1W  53 33.8N 088 05.6W  54 48.5N 088 57.3W  1.039  25 162  286  02m46.9s
 17:06   56 43.3N 088 39.8W  54 09.3N 086 56.7W  55 25.1N 087 46.3W  1.039  25 164  284  02m46.1s
 17:08   57 22.8N 087 24.6W  54 46.2N 085 46.1W  56 03.2N 086 33.4W  1.039  24 166  281  02m45.0s
 17:10   58 04.0N 086 07.0W  55 24.6N 084 33.5W  56 42.9N 085 18.4W  1.039  24 168  278  02m43.9s
 17:12   58 47.1N 084 46.6W  56 04.6N 083 18.6W  57 24.3N 084 00.9W  1.038  23 170  275  02m42.5s
 17:14   59 32.4N 083 22.7W  56 46.3N 082 01.0W  58 07.7N 082 40.3W  1.038  23 172  273  02m41.0s
 17:16   60 19.9N 081 54.8W  57 29.9N 080 40.0W  58 53.1N 081 16.0W  1.038  22 174  270  02m39.3s
 17:18   61 10.2N 080 21.8W  58 15.6N 079 15.2W  59 40.9N 079 47.3W  1.038  22 176  267  02m37.5s
 17:20   62 03.5N 078 42.7W  59 03.7N 077 45.6W  60 31.3N 078 13.3W  1.038  21 178  264  02m35.4s

 17:22   63 00.3N 076 55.9W  59 54.4N 076 10.4W  61 24.8N 076 32.7W  1.037  20 181  261  02m33.1s
 17:24   64 01.5N 074 59.4W  60 48.3N 074 28.2W  62 22.0N 074 44.0W  1.037  19 183  258  02m30.6s
 17:26   65 07.9N 072 50.4W  61 45.8N 072 37.5W  63 23.4N 072 45.1W  1.037  18 186  255  02m27.8s
 17:28   66 20.9N 070 24.3W  62 47.6N 070 35.8W  64 30.0N 070 32.7W  1.036  16 188  252  02m24.7s
 17:30   67 42.8N 067 33.9W  63 54.9N 068 19.8W  65 43.5N 068 02.2W  1.036  15 191  249  02m21.3s
 17:32   69 17.5N 064 05.8W  65 09.0N 065 44.4W  67 05.9N 065 05.7W  1.035  13 195  246  02m17.3s
 17:34   71 13.3N 059 30.3W  66 32.6N 062 40.8W  68 41.6N 061 28.4W  1.035  11 199  242  02m12.7s
 17:36   73 56.2N 052 05.7W  68 09.9N 058 52.5W  70 39.3N 056 36.6W  1.034   9 204  238  02m07.1s
 17:38      -         -      70 11.2N 053 39.9W  73 29.5N 048 26.4W  1.033   5 213  233  01m58.9s

 Limits  77 58.5N 037 18.3W  76 24.4N 031 26.3W  77 11.8N 034 06.8W  1.031   0   -  227  01m48.5s

ΔT = 49.7 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 49.7 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"

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2009 Jun 11