The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1979 Aug 22 . 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 .
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 54 29.8S 142 56.2W 63 26.8S 140 07.2W 58 17.2S 142 12.1W 0.929 0 - 918 05m30.4s
16:51 52 21.4S 125 16.3W - - 58 00.7S 140 55.7W 0.929 1 66 921 05m31.8s
16:52 52 21.4S 124 15.6W - - 57 03.5S 135 39.2W 0.930 4 61 937 05m37.9s
16:53 52 22.4S 123 18.5W - - 56 43.2S 133 06.9W 0.931 5 59 947 05m41.0s
16:54 52 24.2S 122 24.4W - - 56 31.4S 131 11.3W 0.931 6 57 956 05m43.4s
16:55 52 26.7S 121 32.8W - - 56 24.0S 129 34.8W 0.931 7 55 965 05m45.4s
16:56 52 29.8S 120 43.5W - - 56 19.5S 128 10.4W 0.931 8 54 972 05m47.1s
16:57 52 33.6S 119 56.2W - - 56 17.2S 126 54.6W 0.931 9 53 978 05m48.7s
16:58 52 37.9S 119 10.6W - - 56 16.5S 125 45.3W 0.932 9 51 984 05m50.1s
16:59 52 42.7S 118 26.5W - - 56 17.2S 124 41.0W 0.932 10 50 989 05m51.3s
17:00 52 48.0S 117 43.8W - - 56 19.0S 123 40.9W 0.932 11 49 993 05m52.5s
17:01 52 53.7S 117 02.4W - - 56 21.8S 122 44.2W 0.932 11 48 997 05m53.6s
17:02 52 59.8S 116 22.0W - - 56 25.5S 121 50.3W 0.932 11 47 999 05m54.6s
17:03 53 06.4S 115 42.6W 62 28.2S 135 21.1W 56 30.0S 120 58.9W 0.932 12 46 1002 05m55.5s
17:04 53 13.4S 115 04.2W 62 04.7S 132 27.5W 56 35.1S 120 09.7W 0.932 12 45 1003 05m56.3s
17:05 53 20.7S 114 26.6W 61 54.1S 130 27.2W 56 41.0S 119 22.3W 0.932 13 44 1004 05m57.1s
17:06 53 28.4S 113 49.7W 61 49.2S 128 49.5W 56 47.4S 118 36.5W 0.932 13 43 1005 05m57.8s
17:07 53 36.4S 113 13.5W 61 47.9S 127 25.3W 56 54.4S 117 52.2W 0.932 13 42 1005 05m58.5s
17:08 53 44.8S 112 37.9W 61 49.1S 126 10.1W 57 02.0S 117 09.1W 0.933 13 41 1004 05m59.1s
17:09 53 53.5S 112 02.9W 61 52.2S 125 01.7W 57 10.1S 116 27.2W 0.933 14 40 1003 05m59.6s
17:10 54 02.6S 111 28.3W 61 56.8S 123 58.4W 57 18.6S 115 46.3W 0.933 14 39 1001 06m00.1s
17:11 54 12.0S 110 54.3W 62 02.9S 122 59.2W 57 27.7S 115 06.3W 0.933 14 38 999 06m00.6s
17:12 54 21.7S 110 20.6W 62 10.1S 122 03.3W 57 37.3S 114 27.1W 0.933 14 38 996 06m01.0s
17:13 54 31.8S 109 47.4W 62 18.4S 121 10.4W 57 47.3S 113 48.7W 0.933 14 37 993 06m01.4s
17:14 54 42.1S 109 14.4W 62 27.8S 120 19.8W 57 57.8S 113 10.9W 0.933 14 36 989 06m01.7s
17:15 54 52.8S 108 41.8W 62 38.0S 119 31.3W 58 08.7S 112 33.7W 0.933 15 35 985 06m02.0s
17:16 55 03.8S 108 09.4W 62 49.2S 118 44.6W 58 20.1S 111 57.1W 0.933 15 34 981 06m02.2s
17:17 55 15.1S 107 37.3W 63 01.2S 117 59.5W 58 31.9S 111 20.9W 0.933 15 33 977 06m02.4s
17:18 55 26.8S 107 05.3W 63 14.1S 117 15.8W 58 44.2S 110 45.1W 0.933 15 32 972 06m02.5s
17:19 55 38.8S 106 33.5W 63 27.8S 116 33.4W 58 56.9S 110 09.7W 0.933 15 32 967 06m02.7s
17:20 55 51.1S 106 01.8W 63 42.3S 115 52.1W 59 10.1S 109 34.5W 0.933 15 31 962 06m02.7s
17:21 56 03.7S 105 30.2W 63 57.7S 115 11.8W 59 23.8S 108 59.7W 0.933 15 30 957 06m02.8s
17:22 56 16.7S 104 58.7W 64 14.0S 114 32.4W 59 37.9S 108 25.0W 0.933 15 29 952 06m02.7s
17:23 56 30.0S 104 27.2W 64 31.2S 113 53.8W 59 52.5S 107 50.5W 0.933 15 28 947 06m02.7s
17:24 56 43.7S 103 55.7W 64 49.3S 113 16.0W 60 07.7S 107 16.2W 0.933 15 27 941 06m02.6s
17:25 56 57.7S 103 24.2W 65 08.4S 112 39.0W 60 23.3S 106 41.9W 0.933 15 27 936 06m02.5s
17:26 57 12.1S 102 52.7W 65 28.5S 112 02.6W 60 39.4S 106 07.7W 0.933 15 26 930 06m02.3s
17:27 57 26.9S 102 21.0W 65 49.7S 111 26.8W 60 56.1S 105 33.4W 0.933 15 25 925 06m02.1s
17:28 57 42.1S 101 49.2W 66 12.1S 110 51.7W 61 13.4S 104 59.1W 0.933 15 24 920 06m01.8s
17:29 57 57.7S 101 17.3W 66 35.8S 110 17.2W 61 31.3S 104 24.8W 0.933 14 23 914 06m01.6s
17:30 58 13.6S 100 45.2W 67 00.9S 109 43.4W 61 49.8S 103 50.2W 0.933 14 22 909 06m01.2s
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
17:31 58 30.1S 100 12.8W 67 27.6S 109 10.3W 62 08.9S 103 15.5W 0.933 14 21 904 06m00.8s
17:32 58 46.9S 099 40.2W 67 56.0S 108 37.9W 62 28.7S 102 40.6W 0.933 14 21 899 06m00.4s
17:33 59 04.2S 099 07.3W 68 26.5S 108 06.5W 62 49.3S 102 05.3W 0.933 14 20 895 06m00.0s
17:34 59 22.0S 098 34.0W 68 59.4S 107 36.3W 63 10.6S 101 29.7W 0.933 14 19 890 05m59.5s
17:35 59 40.3S 098 00.4W 69 35.2S 107 07.7W 63 32.8S 100 53.7W 0.933 13 18 886 05m58.9s
17:36 59 59.2S 097 26.3W 70 14.5S 106 41.3W 63 55.8S 100 17.3W 0.932 13 17 882 05m58.3s
17:37 60 18.5S 096 51.7W 70 58.6S 106 18.3W 64 19.8S 099 40.2W 0.932 13 16 878 05m57.6s
17:38 60 38.5S 096 16.5W 71 49.3S 106 00.9W 64 44.9S 099 02.6W 0.932 13 15 874 05m56.9s
17:39 60 59.1S 095 40.8W 72 50.3S 105 54.1W 65 11.1S 098 24.1W 0.932 12 14 871 05m56.2s
17:40 61 20.4S 095 04.3W 74 12.4S 106 14.4W 65 38.6S 097 44.9W 0.932 12 13 868 05m55.3s
17:41 61 42.3S 094 27.1W - - 66 07.6S 097 04.7W 0.932 12 13 865 05m54.4s
17:42 62 05.0S 093 49.1W - - 66 38.1S 096 23.4W 0.932 11 12 863 05m53.5s
17:43 62 28.6S 093 10.1W - - 67 10.5S 095 40.8W 0.932 11 11 862 05m52.4s
17:44 62 53.0S 092 30.0W - - 67 45.0S 094 56.7W 0.932 10 10 861 05m51.3s
17:45 63 18.3S 091 48.7W - - 68 22.0S 094 10.8W 0.932 10 9 860 05m50.1s
17:46 63 44.7S 091 06.1W - - 69 02.0S 093 22.9W 0.931 9 8 861 05m48.7s
17:47 64 12.3S 090 22.0W - - 69 45.8S 092 32.3W 0.931 8 6 862 05m47.3s
17:48 64 41.1S 089 36.2W - - 70 34.5S 091 38.7W 0.931 8 5 864 05m45.6s
17:49 65 11.4S 088 48.4W - - 71 29.9S 090 40.9W 0.931 7 4 868 05m43.7s
17:50 65 43.2S 087 58.2W - - 72 35.4S 089 37.6W 0.931 6 3 875 05m41.5s
17:51 66 17.0S 087 05.4W - - 73 58.9S 088 25.8W 0.930 4 1 885 05m38.7s
17:52 66 52.9S 086 09.5W - - 76 14.5S 086 57.0W 0.930 2 360 906 05m34.3s
Limits 77 27.0S 069 15.8W 76 59.4S 109 35.8W 78 11.3S 086 21.4W 0.929 0 - 929 05m30.6s
Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1979 Aug 22 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 50.2 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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