The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1878 Jul 29 . 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 54 43.8N 116 37.8E 53 44.6N 118 07.2E 54 14.2N 117 23.1E 1.030 0 - 145 01m33.1s
20:26 56 56.4N 122 32.8E 58 40.3N 132 54.8E 58 08.2N 128 30.1E 1.033 7 66 153 01m45.3s
20:28 60 14.4N 132 46.8E 60 30.0N 139 50.6E 60 27.2N 136 30.0E 1.034 12 74 158 01m53.9s
20:30 61 59.6N 139 23.7E 61 45.0N 145 27.5E 61 55.2N 142 32.9E 1.035 16 80 161 02m00.1s
20:32 63 14.3N 144 57.4E 62 41.0N 150 25.2E 62 59.7N 147 47.4E 1.036 18 85 163 02m05.4s
20:34 64 11.1N 149 57.9E 63 24.3N 154 58.2E 63 49.3N 152 33.6E 1.037 21 90 165 02m10.1s
20:36 64 55.4N 154 37.1E 63 58.0N 159 13.5E 64 27.9N 157 00.6E 1.037 23 95 167 02m14.3s
20:38 65 30.0N 159 00.7E 64 24.0N 163 15.0E 64 58.0N 161 12.9E 1.038 25 99 168 02m18.2s
20:40 65 56.8N 163 11.9E 64 43.6N 167 05.0E 65 21.0N 165 13.3E 1.039 27 104 169 02m21.8s
20:42 66 16.9N 167 12.5E 64 57.6N 170 44.8E 65 37.9N 169 03.3E 1.039 28 108 170 02m25.2s
20:44 66 31.3N 171 03.6E 65 06.9N 174 15.4E 65 49.5N 172 43.9E 1.039 30 112 172 02m28.4s
20:46 66 40.6N 174 45.8E 65 11.8N 177 37.5E 65 56.6N 176 15.7E 1.040 31 116 172 02m31.4s
20:48 66 45.5N 178 19.5E 65 13.1N 179 08.6W 65 59.5N 179 39.2E 1.040 33 121 173 02m34.3s
20:50 66 46.2N 178 15.1W 65 10.9N 176 02.5W 65 58.7N 177 05.4W 1.041 34 124 174 02m37.0s
20:52 66 43.4N 174 57.8W 65 05.6N 173 03.9W 65 54.5N 173 57.8W 1.041 35 128 175 02m39.5s
20:54 66 37.3N 171 48.4W 64 57.6N 170 12.6W 65 47.4N 170 57.8W 1.041 36 132 176 02m42.0s
20:56 66 28.2N 168 46.9W 64 47.1N 167 28.3W 65 37.6N 168 05.3W 1.042 38 136 176 02m44.3s
20:58 66 16.5N 165 53.0W 64 34.3N 164 50.8W 65 25.2N 165 19.9W 1.042 39 140 177 02m46.5s
21:00 66 02.3N 163 06.6W 64 19.4N 162 19.9W 65 10.7N 162 41.6W 1.042 40 143 178 02m48.6s
21:02 65 45.9N 160 27.4W 64 02.6N 159 55.3W 64 54.1N 160 10.0W 1.042 41 147 178 02m50.6s
21:04 65 27.6N 157 55.3W 63 44.1N 157 36.8W 64 35.6N 157 45.0W 1.043 41 150 179 02m52.5s
21:06 65 07.4N 155 29.9W 63 24.1N 155 24.2W 64 15.5N 155 26.3W 1.043 42 153 180 02m54.3s
21:08 64 45.6N 153 11.1W 63 02.6N 153 17.2W 63 53.9N 153 13.6W 1.043 43 157 180 02m55.9s
21:10 64 22.3N 150 58.4W 62 39.8N 151 15.5W 63 30.8N 151 06.6W 1.043 44 160 181 02m57.5s
21:12 63 57.6N 148 51.7W 62 15.8N 149 18.9W 63 06.5N 149 05.2W 1.043 45 163 181 02m59.0s
21:14 63 31.7N 146 50.6W 61 50.8N 147 27.1W 62 41.1N 147 08.9W 1.044 45 166 182 03m00.4s
21:16 63 04.7N 144 54.9W 61 24.7N 145 40.0W 62 14.5N 145 17.6W 1.044 46 169 182 03m01.7s
21:18 62 36.7N 143 04.3W 60 57.7N 143 57.2W 61 47.0N 143 31.1W 1.044 47 172 183 03m03.0s
21:20 62 07.8N 141 18.5W 60 29.9N 142 18.5W 61 18.7N 141 48.9W 1.044 47 175 184 03m04.1s
21:22 61 38.0N 139 37.2W 60 01.3N 140 43.7W 60 49.5N 140 10.9W 1.044 48 178 184 03m05.1s
21:24 61 07.4N 138 00.1W 59 32.0N 139 12.6W 60 19.6N 138 36.9W 1.044 48 181 185 03m06.1s
21:26 60 36.1N 136 27.0W 59 02.0N 137 45.0W 59 48.9N 137 06.7W 1.044 49 184 185 03m07.0s
21:28 60 04.2N 134 57.7W 58 31.4N 136 20.6W 59 17.7N 135 39.9W 1.044 49 187 186 03m07.8s
21:30 59 31.6N 133 31.9W 58 00.2N 134 59.3W 58 45.8N 134 16.4W 1.045 50 190 186 03m08.5s
21:32 58 58.5N 132 09.4W 57 28.5N 133 40.9W 58 13.5N 132 56.0W 1.045 50 193 187 03m09.1s
21:34 58 24.9N 130 50.1W 56 56.3N 132 25.3W 57 40.5N 131 38.5W 1.045 50 195 187 03m09.6s
21:36 57 50.8N 129 33.5W 56 23.6N 131 12.1W 57 07.2N 130 23.7W 1.045 50 198 188 03m10.1s
21:38 57 16.2N 128 19.7W 55 50.5N 130 01.4W 56 33.3N 129 11.4W 1.045 51 201 188 03m10.5s
21:40 56 41.2N 127 08.5W 55 17.0N 128 52.8W 55 59.1N 128 01.5W 1.045 51 204 189 03m10.7s
21:42 56 05.8N 125 59.5W 54 43.0N 127 46.4W 55 24.4N 126 53.8W 1.045 51 206 189 03m11.0s
21:44 55 30.0N 124 52.8W 54 08.7N 126 41.9W 54 49.4N 125 48.2W 1.045 51 209 190 03m11.1s
21:46 54 53.9N 123 48.1W 53 34.0N 125 39.3W 54 14.0N 124 44.5W 1.045 51 211 191 03m11.1s
21:48 54 17.4N 122 45.2W 52 59.0N 124 38.3W 53 38.2N 123 42.6W 1.045 51 214 191 03m11.1s
21:50 53 40.5N 121 44.2W 52 23.6N 123 38.9W 53 02.1N 122 42.4W 1.045 51 217 192 03m11.0s
21:52 53 03.3N 120 44.7W 51 47.8N 122 40.9W 52 25.7N 121 43.6W 1.045 51 219 192 03m10.8s
21:54 52 25.8N 119 46.7W 51 11.8N 121 44.3W 51 48.9N 120 46.3W 1.045 51 222 193 03m10.6s
21:56 51 48.0N 118 50.0W 50 35.4N 120 48.9W 51 11.8N 119 50.3W 1.045 51 224 193 03m10.2s
21:58 51 09.9N 117 54.6W 49 58.7N 119 54.6W 50 34.4N 118 55.4W 1.045 51 226 194 03m09.8s
22:00 50 31.4N 117 00.4W 49 21.6N 119 01.4W 49 56.7N 118 01.7W 1.045 50 229 194 03m09.3s
22:02 49 52.7N 116 07.1W 48 44.3N 118 09.0W 49 18.6N 117 08.8W 1.045 50 231 195 03m08.7s
22:04 49 13.6N 115 14.7W 48 06.6N 117 17.5W 48 40.2N 116 16.9W 1.045 50 233 195 03m08.1s
22:06 48 34.2N 114 23.2W 47 28.6N 116 26.8W 48 01.6N 115 25.7W 1.045 49 236 196 03m07.3s
22:08 47 54.5N 113 32.3W 46 50.3N 115 36.6W 47 22.5N 114 35.2W 1.045 49 238 196 03m06.5s
22:10 47 14.4N 112 42.0W 46 11.6N 114 47.0W 46 43.2N 113 45.3W 1.045 49 240 197 03m05.7s
22:12 46 34.0N 111 52.2W 45 32.6N 113 57.9W 46 03.5N 112 55.8W 1.044 48 242 197 03m04.7s
22:14 45 53.2N 111 02.8W 44 53.2N 113 09.1W 45 23.4N 112 06.7W 1.044 48 244 197 03m03.7s
22:16 45 12.1N 110 13.7W 44 13.5N 112 20.6W 44 43.0N 111 17.8W 1.044 47 246 198 03m02.6s
22:18 44 30.6N 109 24.8W 43 33.3N 111 32.2W 44 02.2N 110 29.2W 1.044 46 248 198 03m01.4s
22:20 43 48.6N 108 35.9W 42 52.8N 110 43.9W 43 20.9N 109 40.6W 1.044 46 250 198 03m00.1s
22:22 43 06.3N 107 47.0W 42 11.9N 109 55.6W 42 39.3N 108 52.0W 1.044 45 252 199 02m58.7s
22:24 42 23.4N 106 58.0W 41 30.4N 109 07.1W 41 57.2N 108 03.2W 1.044 44 254 199 02m57.3s
22:26 41 40.1N 106 08.6W 40 48.6N 108 18.3W 41 14.6N 107 14.1W 1.044 44 256 199 02m55.8s
22:28 40 56.3N 105 18.9W 40 06.2N 107 29.2W 40 31.5N 106 24.7W 1.043 43 257 200 02m54.2s
22:30 40 12.0N 104 28.6W 39 23.3N 106 39.6W 39 47.9N 105 34.8W 1.043 42 259 200 02m52.5s
22:32 39 27.0N 103 37.6W 38 39.8N 105 49.4W 39 03.7N 104 44.1W 1.043 41 261 200 02m50.8s
22:34 38 41.4N 102 45.8W 37 55.8N 104 58.4W 38 18.9N 103 52.7W 1.043 40 262 200 02m48.9s
22:36 37 55.1N 101 52.9W 37 11.0N 104 06.4W 37 33.4N 103 00.3W 1.043 39 264 200 02m47.0s
22:38 37 08.1N 100 58.8W 36 25.6N 103 13.3W 36 47.2N 102 06.7W 1.042 38 265 200 02m44.9s
22:40 36 20.2N 100 03.3W 35 39.4N 102 18.8W 36 00.1N 101 11.7W 1.042 37 267 199 02m42.8s
22:42 35 31.4N 099 06.0W 34 52.3N 101 22.8W 35 12.2N 100 15.1W 1.042 36 268 199 02m40.5s
22:44 34 41.6N 098 06.6W 34 04.3N 100 24.9W 34 23.3N 099 16.5W 1.042 35 270 198 02m38.2s
22:46 33 50.7N 097 04.9W 33 15.2N 099 24.9W 33 33.3N 098 15.6W 1.041 33 271 198 02m35.7s
22:48 32 58.4N 096 00.3W 32 25.0N 098 22.4W 32 42.1N 097 12.1W 1.041 32 273 197 02m33.1s
22:50 32 04.7N 094 52.4W 31 33.4N 097 16.8W 31 49.5N 096 05.4W 1.040 31 274 196 02m30.4s
22:52 31 09.2N 093 40.4W 30 40.4N 096 07.7W 30 55.2N 094 54.9W 1.040 29 275 195 02m27.5s
22:54 30 11.7N 092 23.5W 29 45.5N 094 54.4W 29 59.1N 093 39.9W 1.040 28 277 193 02m24.4s
22:56 29 11.8N 091 00.6W 28 48.6N 093 35.8W 29 00.7N 092 19.2W 1.039 26 278 192 02m21.1s
22:58 28 08.8N 089 30.0W 27 49.1N 092 10.9W 27 59.6N 090 51.6W 1.039 24 279 189 02m17.6s
23:00 27 02.0N 087 49.3W 26 46.5N 090 37.7W 26 55.0N 089 15.0W 1.038 22 280 187 02m13.8s
23:02 25 50.1N 085 54.9W 25 40.0N 088 53.8W 25 45.9N 087 26.2W 1.037 20 282 184 02m09.7s
23:04 24 30.7N 083 40.2W 24 27.9N 086 55.0W 24 30.5N 085 20.3W 1.037 17 283 180 02m05.0s
23:06 22 59.1N 080 51.8W 23 07.9N 084 33.9W 23 05.4N 082 47.2W 1.036 14 285 175 01m59.6s
23:08 21 00.8N 076 48.0W 21 34.2N 081 33.8W 21 22.0N 079 22.4W 1.035 10 286 168 01m52.7s
23:10 - - 19 27.0N 076 56.5W 18 26.3N 072 28.3W 1.032 3 289 154 01m40.5s
Limits 18 05.4N 069 27.8W 16 56.3N 070 17.5W 17 30.7N 069 52.9W 1.031 0 - 149 01m36.4s
Return To Solar Eclipses of Historical Interest
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1878 Jul 29 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = -4.7 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"
For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information
