The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1733 May 13 . 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 40 10.3N 171 07.2W 37 52.0N 168 51.3W 39 00.3N 169 57.5W 1.054 0 - 313 02m34.9s
16:14 - - 42 47.6N 156 13.6W 41 54.6N 162 19.1W 1.056 7 71 329 02m48.1s
16:16 43 08.3N 163 31.1W 44 22.6N 152 42.7W 44 03.3N 157 20.6W 1.057 11 75 337 02m57.5s
16:18 45 16.5N 158 41.2W 45 42.6N 149 52.9W 45 38.4N 153 54.9W 1.058 14 78 343 03m04.3s
16:20 46 52.6N 155 18.5W 46 53.8N 147 26.2W 46 59.1N 151 07.7W 1.059 17 81 346 03m09.9s
16:22 48 14.4N 152 33.1W 47 58.9N 145 14.8W 48 11.2N 148 42.7W 1.060 19 83 349 03m14.8s
16:24 49 27.7N 150 09.2W 48 59.6N 143 14.0W 49 17.3N 146 32.2W 1.060 21 85 350 03m19.2s
16:26 50 35.1N 147 59.4W 49 56.7N 141 21.1W 50 19.1N 144 32.0W 1.061 22 88 351 03m23.2s
16:28 51 38.1N 145 59.6W 50 51.1N 139 34.1W 51 17.4N 142 39.3W 1.061 24 90 352 03m26.8s
16:30 52 37.7N 144 07.0W 51 43.0N 137 51.8W 52 12.8N 140 52.3W 1.062 25 92 353 03m30.3s
16:32 53 34.4N 142 19.9W 52 33.0N 136 13.0W 53 05.9N 139 09.7W 1.062 27 94 353 03m33.4s
16:34 54 28.8N 140 37.0W 53 21.1N 134 36.9W 53 57.0N 137 30.4W 1.063 28 97 353 03m36.4s
16:36 55 21.2N 138 57.1W 54 07.7N 133 03.0W 54 46.3N 135 53.6W 1.063 29 99 353 03m39.2s
16:38 56 11.9N 137 19.5W 54 52.8N 131 30.6W 55 34.1N 134 18.7W 1.063 30 101 352 03m41.8s
16:40 57 00.9N 135 43.6W 55 36.7N 129 59.3W 56 20.4N 132 45.1W 1.063 31 103 352 03m44.2s
16:42 57 48.6N 134 08.8W 56 19.4N 128 28.8W 57 05.5N 131 12.4W 1.064 32 106 351 03m46.5s
16:44 58 35.0N 132 34.5W 57 00.9N 126 58.6W 57 49.3N 129 40.1W 1.064 33 108 351 03m48.7s
16:46 59 20.2N 131 00.5W 57 41.4N 125 28.4W 58 32.1N 128 07.9W 1.064 33 110 350 03m50.7s
16:48 60 04.3N 129 26.2W 58 20.9N 123 57.9W 59 13.8N 126 35.4W 1.064 34 113 349 03m52.6s
16:50 60 47.4N 127 51.3W 58 59.5N 122 27.0W 59 54.5N 125 02.4W 1.065 35 115 349 03m54.3s
16:52 61 29.4N 126 15.4W 59 37.1N 120 55.2W 60 34.3N 123 28.5W 1.065 35 118 348 03m55.9s
16:54 62 10.5N 124 38.3W 60 13.9N 119 22.5W 61 13.1N 121 53.4W 1.065 36 120 347 03m57.4s
16:56 62 50.7N 122 59.6W 60 49.8N 117 48.5W 61 51.0N 120 16.9W 1.065 36 123 346 03m58.8s
16:58 63 30.0N 121 19.0W 61 24.8N 116 13.0W 62 28.1N 118 38.8W 1.065 37 126 346 04m00.0s
17:00 64 08.3N 119 36.2W 61 59.0N 114 35.8W 63 04.2N 116 58.7W 1.065 37 129 345 04m01.1s
17:02 64 45.8N 117 50.9W 62 32.2N 112 56.7W 63 39.5N 115 16.4W 1.065 38 131 344 04m02.2s
17:04 65 22.3N 116 02.8W 63 04.7N 111 15.5W 64 13.9N 113 31.6W 1.065 38 134 343 04m03.1s
17:06 65 57.9N 114 11.5W 63 36.2N 109 32.0W 64 47.3N 111 44.1W 1.065 38 137 343 04m03.8s
17:08 66 32.5N 112 16.7W 64 06.8N 107 45.9W 65 19.9N 109 53.7W 1.066 39 140 342 04m04.5s
17:10 67 06.2N 110 18.2W 64 36.5N 105 57.0W 65 51.4N 108 00.0W 1.066 39 143 341 04m05.0s
17:12 67 38.8N 108 15.5W 65 05.3N 104 05.2W 66 22.0N 106 02.8W 1.066 39 146 341 04m05.5s
17:14 68 10.3N 106 08.4W 65 33.0N 102 10.3W 66 51.5N 104 02.0W 1.066 39 150 340 04m05.8s
17:16 68 40.7N 103 56.5W 65 59.7N 100 12.0W 67 19.9N 101 57.1W 1.066 39 153 339 04m06.0s
17:18 69 09.8N 101 39.6W 66 25.4N 098 10.3W 67 47.2N 099 48.1W 1.066 39 156 339 04m06.1s
17:20 69 37.7N 099 17.3W 66 49.9N 096 04.8W 68 13.3N 097 34.6W 1.066 39 160 338 04m06.1s
17:22 70 04.2N 096 49.3W 67 13.2N 093 55.5W 68 38.1N 095 16.4W 1.066 39 163 338 04m05.9s
17:24 70 29.3N 094 15.3W 67 35.2N 091 42.1W 69 01.5N 092 53.4W 1.066 39 167 337 04m05.7s
17:26 70 52.7N 091 35.2W 67 56.0N 089 24.6W 69 23.5N 090 25.4W 1.066 39 170 337 04m05.3s
17:28 71 14.5N 088 48.7W 68 15.3N 087 02.9W 69 44.0N 087 52.2W 1.065 39 174 336 04m04.8s
17:30 71 34.4N 085 55.7W 68 33.2N 084 36.8W 70 02.8N 085 13.8W 1.065 38 178 336 04m04.2s
17:32 71 52.4N 082 56.2W 68 49.5N 082 06.3W 70 19.9N 082 30.0W 1.065 38 182 336 04m03.5s
17:34 72 08.4N 079 50.1W 69 04.1N 079 31.5W 70 35.2N 079 40.9W 1.065 38 186 335 04m02.7s
17:36 72 22.0N 076 37.5W 69 17.0N 076 52.2W 70 48.5N 076 46.6W 1.065 37 190 335 04m01.7s
17:38 72 33.3N 073 18.7W 69 28.1N 074 08.5W 70 59.7N 073 47.0W 1.065 37 194 335 04m00.6s
17:40 72 42.0N 069 53.9W 69 37.2N 071 20.6W 71 08.6N 070 42.4W 1.065 37 198 334 03m59.4s
17:42 72 48.1N 066 23.6W 69 44.3N 068 28.5W 71 15.3N 067 33.1W 1.065 36 202 334 03m58.1s
17:44 72 51.3N 062 48.3W 69 49.3N 065 32.5W 71 19.5N 064 19.3W 1.065 36 207 334 03m56.7s
17:46 72 51.4N 059 08.6W 69 51.9N 062 32.7W 71 21.1N 061 01.4W 1.064 35 211 334 03m55.1s
17:48 72 48.4N 055 25.1W 69 52.2N 059 29.3W 71 19.9N 057 39.7W 1.064 34 215 333 03m53.4s
17:50 72 42.1N 051 38.5W 69 50.0N 056 22.7W 71 15.9N 054 14.8W 1.064 34 220 333 03m51.5s
17:52 72 32.3N 047 49.6W 69 45.1N 053 13.1W 71 08.9N 050 47.0W 1.064 33 224 333 03m49.5s
17:54 72 18.9N 043 59.1W 69 37.6N 050 00.7W 70 58.7N 047 16.8W 1.064 32 229 333 03m47.4s
17:56 72 01.7N 040 07.5W 69 27.1N 046 45.8W 70 45.3N 043 44.6W 1.063 31 233 333 03m45.1s
17:58 71 40.7N 036 15.3W 69 13.7N 043 28.7W 70 28.5N 040 10.7W 1.063 30 238 333 03m42.7s
18:00 71 15.5N 032 22.8W 68 57.0N 040 09.3W 70 08.0N 036 35.3W 1.063 29 242 333 03m40.1s
18:02 70 46.0N 028 30.2W 68 37.1N 036 47.9W 69 43.8N 032 58.6W 1.062 28 246 333 03m37.3s
18:04 70 12.0N 024 37.3W 68 13.5N 033 24.4W 69 15.5N 029 20.5W 1.062 27 251 332 03m34.3s
18:06 69 32.9N 020 43.5W 67 46.2N 029 58.5W 68 42.9N 025 40.7W 1.062 26 255 332 03m31.1s
18:08 68 48.4N 016 47.8W 67 14.8N 026 29.8W 68 05.5N 021 58.4W 1.061 24 259 332 03m27.7s
18:10 67 57.6N 012 48.7W 66 38.8N 022 57.5W 67 22.9N 018 12.8W 1.061 23 264 332 03m24.0s
18:12 66 59.6N 008 43.4W 65 57.8N 019 20.5W 66 34.3N 014 22.0W 1.060 21 268 331 03m20.0s
18:14 65 52.5N 004 27.9W 65 10.9N 015 37.1W 65 38.6N 010 23.4W 1.060 19 273 330 03m15.6s
18:16 64 33.2N 000 06.1E 64 17.0N 011 44.4W 64 33.9N 006 12.6W 1.059 17 277 329 03m10.7s
18:18 62 55.4N 005 13.4E 63 14.3N 007 37.8W 63 17.2N 001 41.8W 1.058 15 282 328 03m05.2s
18:20 60 41.5N 011 38.0E 61 59.4N 003 09.0W 61 42.0N 003 25.2E 1.057 12 287 326 02m58.6s
18:22 - - 60 25.6N 001 59.5E 59 29.7N 009 55.6E 1.056 8 293 322 02m50.0s
Limits 56 09.2N 023 31.5E 54 04.1N 020 09.3E 55 06.2N 021 47.0E 1.054 0 - 312 02m34.0s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1733 May 13 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 10.8 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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