The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1724 May 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 .
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 14 44.6N 152 22.3W 13 08.7N 151 14.5W 13 56.4N 151 48.0W 1.049 0 - 209 02m24.5s
15:44 17 23.1N 146 07.4W 18 12.3N 139 45.2W 17 57.0N 142 33.7W 1.052 10 72 226 02m43.8s
15:46 19 43.2N 141 24.2W 19 52.4N 136 38.8W 19 51.3N 138 53.6W 1.053 14 73 233 02m52.7s
15:48 21 24.5N 138 19.9W 21 16.7N 134 12.5W 21 22.8N 136 11.6W 1.054 18 74 238 02m59.7s
15:50 22 50.1N 135 55.0W 22 31.7N 132 09.2W 22 42.5N 133 58.9W 1.055 21 76 242 03m05.7s
15:52 24 06.4N 133 52.7W 23 40.6N 130 21.2W 23 54.8N 132 04.4W 1.056 23 77 245 03m11.1s
15:54 25 16.4N 132 05.5W 24 44.7N 128 44.2W 25 01.6N 130 22.7W 1.057 25 78 247 03m16.0s
15:56 26 21.7N 130 29.1W 25 45.3N 127 15.5W 26 04.4N 128 50.5W 1.057 27 79 249 03m20.6s
15:58 27 23.4N 129 00.9W 26 42.9N 125 53.4W 27 04.0N 127 25.5W 1.058 29 80 251 03m24.8s
16:00 28 22.2N 127 39.1W 27 38.1N 124 36.5W 28 00.9N 126 06.3W 1.058 31 82 252 03m28.9s
16:02 29 18.5N 126 22.6W 28 31.2N 123 24.0W 28 55.5N 124 51.9W 1.059 32 83 253 03m32.7s
16:04 30 12.8N 125 10.2W 29 22.5N 122 15.2W 29 48.3N 123 41.4W 1.059 34 84 254 03m36.3s
16:06 31 05.2N 124 01.5W 30 12.3N 121 09.3W 30 39.3N 122 34.1W 1.059 35 86 255 03m39.8s
16:08 31 56.1N 122 55.6W 31 00.6N 120 06.0W 31 28.9N 121 29.6W 1.060 37 87 256 03m43.1s
16:10 32 45.5N 121 52.3W 31 47.7N 119 05.0W 32 17.1N 120 27.5W 1.060 38 88 256 03m46.2s
16:12 33 33.7N 120 51.1W 32 33.6N 118 05.8W 33 04.2N 119 27.3W 1.060 39 90 256 03m49.3s
16:14 34 20.8N 119 51.7W 33 18.5N 117 08.2W 33 50.1N 118 28.8W 1.061 41 91 257 03m52.2s
16:16 35 06.8N 118 53.9W 34 02.4N 116 12.0W 34 35.1N 117 31.8W 1.061 42 93 257 03m55.0s
16:18 35 51.9N 117 57.3W 34 45.4N 115 17.0W 35 19.1N 116 36.1W 1.061 43 94 257 03m57.6s
16:20 36 36.1N 117 01.9W 35 27.7N 114 23.0W 36 02.3N 115 41.3W 1.061 44 96 257 04m00.2s
16:22 37 19.5N 116 07.3W 36 09.1N 113 29.8W 36 44.7N 114 47.5W 1.062 45 97 257 04m02.7s
16:24 38 02.1N 115 13.5W 36 49.8N 112 37.3W 37 26.3N 113 54.3W 1.062 46 99 257 04m05.0s
16:26 38 44.0N 114 20.3W 37 29.8N 111 45.4W 38 07.2N 113 01.8W 1.062 47 101 256 04m07.3s
16:28 39 25.2N 113 27.6W 38 09.2N 110 53.9W 38 47.5N 112 09.6W 1.062 48 103 256 04m09.4s
16:30 40 05.7N 112 35.2W 38 47.9N 110 02.7W 39 27.1N 111 17.9W 1.062 49 105 256 04m11.5s
16:32 40 45.7N 111 43.1W 39 26.1N 109 11.8W 40 06.2N 110 26.3W 1.063 50 107 256 04m13.4s
16:34 41 25.0N 110 51.0W 40 03.7N 108 20.9W 40 44.6N 109 34.9W 1.063 50 108 255 04m15.3s
16:36 42 03.8N 109 59.0W 40 40.7N 107 30.2W 41 22.5N 108 43.5W 1.063 51 111 255 04m17.1s
16:38 42 42.0N 109 06.9W 41 17.2N 106 39.3W 41 59.9N 107 52.0W 1.063 52 113 254 04m18.8s
16:40 43 19.8N 108 14.6W 41 53.1N 105 48.4W 42 36.7N 107 00.4W 1.063 53 115 254 04m20.3s
16:42 43 56.9N 107 22.1W 42 28.6N 104 57.2W 43 13.0N 106 08.5W 1.063 53 117 254 04m21.8s
16:44 44 33.6N 106 29.2W 43 03.5N 104 05.8W 43 48.8N 105 16.3W 1.063 54 119 253 04m23.2s
16:46 45 09.8N 105 35.9W 43 38.0N 103 13.9W 44 24.1N 104 23.7W 1.064 54 122 253 04m24.5s
16:48 45 45.5N 104 42.0W 44 12.0N 102 21.7W 44 58.9N 103 30.7W 1.064 55 124 252 04m25.7s
16:50 46 20.7N 103 47.6W 44 45.5N 101 28.9W 45 33.2N 102 37.1W 1.064 55 127 252 04m26.9s
16:52 46 55.5N 102 52.5W 45 18.5N 100 35.5W 46 07.1N 101 42.8W 1.064 56 129 251 04m27.9s
16:54 47 29.7N 101 56.6W 45 51.0N 099 41.5W 46 40.5N 100 47.9W 1.064 56 132 251 04m28.8s
16:56 48 03.5N 100 59.8W 46 23.1N 098 46.8W 47 13.4N 099 52.2W 1.064 57 134 250 04m29.7s
16:58 48 36.8N 100 02.2W 46 54.7N 097 51.3W 47 45.8N 098 55.6W 1.064 57 137 250 04m30.4s
17:00 49 09.6N 099 03.5W 47 25.8N 096 54.9W 48 17.8N 097 58.1W 1.064 57 140 250 04m31.1s
17:02 49 41.9N 098 03.8W 47 56.5N 095 57.6W 48 49.2N 096 59.5W 1.064 57 143 249 04m31.6s
17:04 50 13.7N 097 02.9W 48 26.6N 094 59.3W 49 20.2N 095 59.9W 1.064 57 145 249 04m32.1s
17:06 50 45.0N 096 00.7W 48 56.3N 093 59.9W 49 50.6N 094 59.2W 1.064 58 148 248 04m32.4s
17:08 51 15.8N 094 57.2W 49 25.4N 092 59.4W 50 20.6N 093 57.2W 1.064 58 151 248 04m32.7s
17:10 51 46.1N 093 52.2W 49 54.1N 091 57.6W 50 50.0N 092 53.8W 1.064 58 154 247 04m32.9s
17:12 52 15.8N 092 45.8W 50 22.2N 090 54.6W 51 18.9N 091 49.1W 1.064 58 157 247 04m32.9s
17:14 52 44.9N 091 37.7W 50 49.7N 089 50.2W 51 47.2N 090 42.9W 1.064 58 160 246 04m32.9s
17:16 53 13.4N 090 28.0W 51 16.7N 088 44.3W 52 15.0N 089 35.2W 1.064 57 163 246 04m32.8s
17:18 53 41.4N 089 16.5W 51 43.2N 087 37.0W 52 42.2N 088 25.8W 1.064 57 166 245 04m32.5s
17:20 54 08.7N 088 03.1W 52 09.0N 086 28.1W 53 08.7N 087 14.6W 1.064 57 169 245 04m32.2s
17:22 54 35.4N 086 47.7W 52 34.2N 085 17.4W 53 34.6N 086 01.7W 1.064 57 172 244 04m31.8s
17:24 55 01.3N 085 30.3W 52 58.8N 084 05.1W 53 59.9N 084 46.9W 1.064 56 175 244 04m31.2s
17:26 55 26.6N 084 10.7W 53 22.7N 082 50.9W 54 24.4N 083 30.1W 1.064 56 178 244 04m30.6s
17:28 55 51.1N 082 48.8W 53 45.9N 081 34.8W 54 48.3N 082 11.2W 1.064 56 181 243 04m29.8s
17:30 56 14.8N 081 24.6W 54 08.4N 080 16.7W 55 11.4N 080 50.2W 1.064 55 184 243 04m29.0s
17:32 56 37.7N 079 58.0W 54 30.1N 078 56.6W 55 33.7N 079 26.9W 1.063 55 187 242 04m28.0s
17:34 56 59.7N 078 28.8W 54 51.1N 077 34.3W 55 55.1N 078 01.2W 1.063 54 190 242 04m27.0s
17:36 57 20.8N 076 56.9W 55 11.2N 076 09.8W 56 15.7N 076 33.2W 1.063 54 193 241 04m25.8s
17:38 57 40.9N 075 22.3W 55 30.4N 074 42.9W 56 35.4N 075 02.6W 1.063 53 196 241 04m24.5s
17:40 58 00.0N 073 44.9W 55 48.7N 073 13.7W 56 54.1N 073 29.5W 1.063 52 199 241 04m23.2s
17:42 58 18.0N 072 04.6W 56 06.1N 071 42.0W 57 11.7N 071 53.6W 1.063 52 202 240 04m21.7s
17:44 58 34.8N 070 21.2W 56 22.4N 070 07.7W 57 28.3N 070 15.0W 1.063 51 205 240 04m20.1s
17:46 58 50.5N 068 34.8W 56 37.6N 068 30.8W 57 43.7N 068 33.5W 1.062 50 208 239 04m18.3s
17:48 59 04.8N 066 45.1W 56 51.8N 066 51.1W 57 58.0N 066 49.1W 1.062 50 211 239 04m16.5s
17:50 59 17.7N 064 52.2W 57 04.7N 065 08.7W 58 10.9N 065 01.6W 1.062 49 214 238 04m14.6s
17:52 59 29.2N 062 56.0W 57 16.4N 063 23.3W 58 22.5N 063 11.0W 1.062 48 217 238 04m12.5s
17:54 59 39.2N 060 56.3W 57 26.7N 061 35.0W 58 32.7N 061 17.3W 1.062 47 220 237 04m10.4s
17:56 59 47.5N 058 53.1W 57 35.6N 059 43.6W 58 41.3N 059 20.2W 1.061 46 223 237 04m08.1s
17:58 59 54.0N 056 46.4W 57 43.0N 057 49.0W 58 48.3N 057 19.9W 1.061 45 226 237 04m05.7s
18:00 59 58.7N 054 36.0W 57 48.8N 055 51.2W 58 53.6N 055 16.0W 1.061 44 229 236 04m03.1s
18:02 60 01.4N 052 21.9W 57 52.8N 053 50.1W 58 57.0N 053 08.7W 1.061 43 232 236 04m00.5s
18:04 60 02.0N 050 04.0W 57 55.1N 051 45.5W 58 58.5N 050 57.7W 1.060 42 235 235 03m57.7s
18:06 60 00.2N 047 42.2W 57 55.4N 049 37.3W 58 57.9N 048 43.0W 1.060 40 238 235 03m54.8s
18:08 59 56.0N 045 16.4W 57 53.7N 047 25.4W 58 55.0N 046 24.4W 1.060 39 241 234 03m51.7s
18:10 59 49.2N 042 46.4W 57 49.7N 045 09.7W 58 49.6N 044 01.8W 1.059 38 244 233 03m48.5s
18:12 59 39.6N 040 12.0W 57 43.2N 042 49.8W 58 41.7N 041 35.0W 1.059 37 248 233 03m45.1s
18:14 59 26.8N 037 33.0W 57 34.2N 040 25.6W 58 30.9N 039 03.6W 1.059 35 251 232 03m41.6s
18:16 59 10.7N 034 49.1W 57 22.3N 037 56.7W 58 17.0N 036 27.4W 1.058 34 254 231 03m37.9s
18:18 58 50.7N 031 59.7W 57 07.3N 035 22.8W 57 59.7N 033 46.0W 1.058 32 257 231 03m34.0s
18:20 58 26.7N 029 04.1W 56 48.8N 032 43.2W 57 38.6N 030 58.7W 1.057 31 260 230 03m29.9s
18:22 57 57.8N 026 01.6W 56 26.3N 029 57.2W 57 13.1N 028 04.6W 1.057 29 263 229 03m25.5s
18:24 57 23.5N 022 50.6W 55 59.5N 027 03.9W 56 42.8N 025 02.8W 1.056 27 267 228 03m20.9s
18:26 56 42.6N 019 29.1W 55 27.4N 024 01.7W 56 06.6N 021 51.3W 1.056 25 270 227 03m16.0s
18:28 55 53.7N 015 54.1W 54 49.2N 020 48.6W 55 23.4N 018 27.8W 1.055 23 274 226 03m10.7s
18:30 54 54.1N 012 00.0W 54 03.2N 017 21.2W 54 31.3N 014 47.9W 1.054 20 277 224 03m04.9s
18:32 53 39.5N 007 36.9W 53 07.2N 013 34.1W 53 27.0N 010 44.6W 1.053 17 281 222 02m58.4s
18:34 51 59.7N 002 21.2W 51 56.5N 009 16.9W 52 04.1N 006 02.7W 1.052 14 286 220 02m50.8s
18:36 49 14.5N 005 20.9E 50 21.3N 004 05.5W 50 04.7N 000 00.2W 1.051 10 291 216 02m41.0s
Limits 46 14.6N 012 53.6E 44 47.2N 011 12.2E 45 30.8N 012 02.1E 1.048 0 - 206 02m22.2s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1724 May 22 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 10.2 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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