Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1963 Jul 20

Fred Espenak

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 .


Total Solar Eclipse of 1963 Jul 20

  
                                                                      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

ΔT = 34.8 seconds


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Acknowledgments

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"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2009 Jun 11