The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1963 Jul 20 . 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 43 17.5N 142 07.6E 42 55.8N 142 32.7E 43 06.6N 142 20.2E 1.010 0 - 51 00m31.5s
19:16 47 26.7N 152 08.8E 47 50.6N 154 49.0E 47 39.9N 153 30.7E 1.013 9 69 65 00m42.9s
19:18 49 31.9N 157 15.2E 49 39.6N 159 27.6E 49 36.4N 158 22.1E 1.014 13 74 70 00m48.1s
19:20 51 04.2N 161 07.8E 51 03.5N 163 08.9E 51 04.3N 162 08.8E 1.015 16 77 74 00m52.2s
19:22 52 20.1N 164 26.0E 52 13.6N 166 20.7E 52 17.2N 165 23.7E 1.016 19 80 77 00m55.7s
19:24 53 25.6N 167 23.7E 53 14.4N 169 14.1E 53 20.3N 168 19.3E 1.016 21 83 80 00m58.9s
19:26 54 23.5N 170 07.9E 54 08.5N 171 54.9E 54 16.3N 171 01.7E 1.017 23 86 82 01m01.7s
19:28 55 15.7N 172 42.3E 54 57.3N 174 26.6E 55 06.8N 173 34.8E 1.017 25 89 84 01m04.4s
19:30 56 03.0N 175 09.7E 55 41.6N 176 51.4E 55 52.6N 176 00.9E 1.018 26 92 86 01m06.8s
19:32 56 46.4N 177 31.6E 56 22.2N 179 11.0E 56 34.6N 178 21.7E 1.018 28 95 87 01m09.2s
19:34 57 26.3N 179 49.3E 56 59.6N 178 33.6W 57 13.2N 179 21.8W 1.018 29 97 88 01m11.3s
19:36 58 03.1N 177 56.3W 57 34.0N 176 21.6W 57 48.7N 177 08.5W 1.019 31 100 90 01m13.4s
19:38 58 37.1N 175 44.6W 58 05.7N 174 12.2W 58 21.6N 174 57.9W 1.019 32 103 91 01m15.3s
19:40 59 08.5N 173 34.9W 58 35.1N 172 05.1W 58 52.0N 172 49.5W 1.019 33 106 92 01m17.2s
19:42 59 37.6N 171 26.9W 59 02.2N 169 59.7W 59 20.1N 170 42.8W 1.020 34 108 93 01m19.0s
19:44 60 04.4N 169 20.2W 59 27.2N 167 55.9W 59 46.0N 168 37.6W 1.020 36 111 93 01m20.6s
19:46 60 29.2N 167 14.7W 59 50.1N 165 53.4W 60 09.8N 166 33.6W 1.020 37 114 94 01m22.2s
19:48 60 51.9N 165 10.2W 60 11.2N 163 52.0W 60 31.7N 164 30.6W 1.020 38 117 95 01m23.7s
19:50 61 12.8N 163 06.4W 60 30.5N 161 51.6W 60 51.8N 162 28.5W 1.020 38 120 96 01m25.1s
19:52 61 31.8N 161 03.2W 60 48.0N 159 52.0W 61 10.0N 160 27.1W 1.021 39 123 96 01m26.5s
19:54 61 49.0N 159 00.7W 61 03.9N 157 53.2W 61 26.5N 158 26.5W 1.021 40 126 97 01m27.8s
19:56 62 04.5N 156 58.8W 61 18.1N 155 55.2W 61 41.4N 156 26.5W 1.021 41 129 97 01m29.0s
19:58 62 18.3N 154 57.4W 61 30.7N 153 57.8W 61 54.6N 154 27.1W 1.021 42 132 98 01m30.1s
20:00 62 30.5N 152 56.5W 61 41.8N 152 01.1W 62 06.2N 152 28.3W 1.021 42 135 98 01m31.2s
20:02 62 41.1N 150 56.1W 61 51.4N 150 05.1W 62 16.3N 150 30.2W 1.021 43 138 98 01m32.2s
20:04 62 50.1N 148 56.3W 61 59.5N 148 09.8W 62 24.9N 148 32.6W 1.022 44 141 99 01m33.2s
20:06 62 57.6N 146 57.2W 62 06.2N 146 15.2W 62 32.0N 146 35.8W 1.022 44 144 99 01m34.1s
20:08 63 03.7N 144 58.7W 62 11.5N 144 21.3W 62 37.6N 144 39.6W 1.022 45 147 99 01m34.9s
20:10 63 08.2N 143 00.9W 62 15.4N 142 28.2W 62 41.8N 142 44.2W 1.022 45 150 100 01m35.6s
20:12 63 11.3N 141 03.8W 62 18.0N 140 35.9W 62 44.7N 140 49.6W 1.022 46 153 100 01m36.3s
20:14 63 13.0N 139 07.6W 62 19.2N 138 44.5W 62 46.1N 138 55.9W 1.022 46 157 100 01m36.9s
20:16 63 13.3N 137 12.3W 62 19.1N 136 54.1W 62 46.2N 137 03.0W 1.022 47 160 100 01m37.5s
20:18 63 12.2N 135 18.0W 62 17.8N 135 04.5W 62 45.0N 135 11.1W 1.022 47 163 101 01m38.0s
20:20 63 09.8N 133 24.7W 62 15.2N 133 16.0W 62 42.6N 133 20.2W 1.022 47 166 101 01m38.4s
20:22 63 06.2N 131 32.5W 62 11.5N 131 28.5W 62 38.8N 131 30.4W 1.022 48 169 101 01m38.8s
20:24 63 01.2N 129 41.4W 62 06.5N 129 42.1W 62 33.8N 129 41.7W 1.022 48 173 101 01m39.1s
20:26 62 55.0N 127 51.6W 62 00.3N 127 56.8W 62 27.7N 127 54.2W 1.022 48 176 101 01m39.3s
20:28 62 47.5N 126 02.9W 61 53.0N 126 12.7W 62 20.3N 126 07.9W 1.022 48 179 101 01m39.5s
20:30 62 38.9N 124 15.6W 61 44.6N 124 29.7W 62 11.7N 124 22.8W 1.022 48 182 101 01m39.6s
20:32 62 29.0N 122 29.6W 61 35.1N 122 48.0W 62 02.1N 122 38.9W 1.022 49 185 101 01m39.7s
20:34 62 18.1N 120 45.0W 61 24.5N 121 07.4W 61 51.3N 120 56.4W 1.022 49 189 101 01m39.7s
20:36 62 05.9N 119 01.8W 61 12.8N 119 28.2W 61 39.4N 119 15.1W 1.022 49 192 101 01m39.6s
20:38 61 52.7N 117 19.9W 61 00.1N 117 50.1W 61 26.4N 117 35.2W 1.022 49 195 101 01m39.5s
20:40 61 38.4N 115 39.4W 60 46.3N 116 13.3W 61 12.4N 115 56.6W 1.022 49 198 101 01m39.3s
20:42 61 23.1N 114 00.4W 60 31.6N 114 37.7W 60 57.4N 114 19.3W 1.022 48 201 101 01m39.1s
20:44 61 06.7N 112 22.7W 60 15.8N 113 03.4W 60 41.3N 112 43.3W 1.022 48 204 101 01m38.8s
20:46 60 49.2N 110 46.4W 59 59.1N 111 30.2W 60 24.2N 111 08.6W 1.022 48 207 101 01m38.4s
20:48 60 30.8N 109 11.4W 59 41.5N 109 58.2W 60 06.2N 109 35.1W 1.022 48 210 101 01m38.0s
20:50 60 11.4N 107 37.8W 59 22.9N 108 27.4W 59 47.2N 108 02.9W 1.022 48 213 101 01m37.5s
20:52 59 51.0N 106 05.4W 59 03.3N 106 57.7W 59 27.2N 106 31.9W 1.022 47 216 101 01m37.0s
20:54 59 29.6N 104 34.2W 58 42.9N 105 29.0W 59 06.3N 105 02.0W 1.022 47 218 101 01m36.4s
20:56 59 07.3N 103 04.3W 58 21.5N 104 01.4W 58 44.5N 103 33.2W 1.022 47 221 101 01m35.7s
20:58 58 44.0N 101 35.4W 57 59.2N 102 34.7W 58 21.7N 102 05.4W 1.022 46 224 100 01m35.0s
21:00 58 19.8N 100 07.7W 57 36.0N 101 09.0W 57 58.0N 100 38.7W 1.022 46 227 100 01m34.2s
21:02 57 54.7N 098 40.8W 57 11.9N 099 44.1W 57 33.4N 099 12.8W 1.021 45 229 100 01m33.4s
21:04 57 28.6N 097 14.9W 56 46.9N 098 19.9W 57 07.9N 097 47.7W 1.021 45 232 100 01m32.5s
21:06 57 01.6N 095 49.9W 56 21.0N 096 56.4W 56 41.4N 096 23.5W 1.021 44 234 99 01m31.5s
21:08 56 33.6N 094 25.5W 55 54.2N 095 33.5W 56 14.0N 094 59.8W 1.021 44 237 99 01m30.5s
21:10 56 04.7N 093 01.7W 55 26.5N 094 11.1W 55 45.7N 093 36.7W 1.021 43 239 98 01m29.4s
21:12 55 34.8N 091 38.5W 54 57.8N 092 49.1W 55 16.4N 092 14.1W 1.021 42 242 98 01m28.2s
21:14 55 03.9N 090 15.6W 54 28.1N 091 27.4W 54 46.2N 090 51.8W 1.021 42 244 97 01m27.0s
21:16 54 32.0N 088 53.0W 53 57.5N 090 05.8W 54 14.9N 089 29.7W 1.020 41 246 97 01m25.7s
21:18 53 59.1N 087 30.6W 53 25.9N 088 44.3W 53 42.6N 088 07.7W 1.020 40 249 96 01m24.4s
21:20 53 25.1N 086 08.0W 52 53.2N 087 22.6W 53 09.3N 086 45.6W 1.020 39 251 96 01m23.0s
21:22 52 50.0N 084 45.3W 52 19.5N 086 00.6W 52 34.9N 085 23.2W 1.020 38 253 95 01m21.5s
21:24 52 13.7N 083 22.1W 51 44.6N 084 38.2W 51 59.3N 084 00.4W 1.019 37 255 94 01m19.9s
21:26 51 36.1N 081 58.3W 51 08.5N 083 15.1W 51 22.5N 082 36.9W 1.019 36 258 93 01m18.3s
21:28 50 57.3N 080 33.6W 50 31.1N 081 51.0W 50 44.3N 081 12.5W 1.019 35 260 93 01m16.6s
21:30 50 17.0N 079 07.7W 49 52.3N 080 25.7W 50 04.8N 079 46.9W 1.019 34 262 92 01m14.9s
21:32 49 35.2N 077 40.3W 49 12.1N 078 58.9W 49 23.8N 078 19.8W 1.018 33 264 90 01m13.0s
21:34 48 51.7N 076 11.0W 48 30.3N 077 30.2W 48 41.2N 076 50.8W 1.018 32 266 89 01m11.0s
21:36 48 06.4N 074 39.3W 47 46.7N 075 59.2W 47 56.8N 075 19.4W 1.018 30 268 88 01m09.0s
21:38 47 19.0N 073 04.7W 47 01.1N 074 25.2W 47 10.3N 073 45.1W 1.017 29 270 86 01m06.9s
21:40 46 29.3N 071 26.2W 46 13.3N 072 47.6W 46 21.5N 072 07.1W 1.017 28 272 85 01m04.6s
21:42 45 36.8N 069 43.2W 45 22.9N 071 05.4W 45 30.0N 070 24.5W 1.016 26 274 83 01m02.2s
21:44 44 41.0N 067 54.1W 44 29.5N 069 17.6W 44 35.4N 068 36.0W 1.016 24 276 81 00m59.6s
21:46 43 41.2N 065 57.3W 43 32.3N 067 22.4W 43 37.0N 066 40.0W 1.015 22 278 79 00m56.9s
21:48 42 36.5N 063 50.1W 42 30.5N 065 17.5W 42 33.7N 064 34.0W 1.015 20 280 76 00m54.0s
21:50 41 24.9N 061 28.2W 41 22.6N 062 59.1W 41 24.0N 062 13.8W 1.014 18 282 73 00m50.7s
21:52 40 03.5N 058 44.1W 40 06.1N 060 20.7W 40 05.1N 059 32.7W 1.013 15 284 69 00m47.0s
21:54 38 25.6N 055 21.3W 38 35.6N 057 09.0W 38 31.1N 056 15.7W 1.012 12 287 64 00m42.7s
21:56 36 08.7N 050 23.5W 36 36.4N 052 45.9W 36 23.8N 051 37.1W 1.011 8 290 57 00m36.9s
Limits 33 11.9N 043 24.2W 32 52.0N 043 42.9W 33 01.9N 043 33.6W 1.009 0 - 45 00m27.9s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1963 Jul 20 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 34.8 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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