The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07 . 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 01 32.7S 148 35.0W 02 25.1S 148 30.1W 01 58.9S 148 32.5W 1.026 0 - 95 01m26.8s
16:06 01 56.0S 141 11.3W 02 55.5S 138 45.6W 02 25.9S 139 54.2W 1.028 9 95 107 01m42.7s
16:08 01 52.4S 136 20.4W 02 49.7S 134 36.5W 02 21.0S 135 27.0W 1.030 14 95 114 01m52.1s
16:10 01 40.1S 133 05.0W 02 37.2S 131 35.6W 02 08.6S 132 19.4W 1.031 18 95 119 01m59.2s
16:12 01 24.1S 130 30.3W 02 21.2S 129 08.6W 01 52.5S 129 48.9W 1.032 20 95 123 02m05.3s
16:14 01 05.7S 128 19.9W 02 03.0S 127 02.9W 01 34.3S 127 40.9W 1.033 23 95 127 02m10.6s
16:16 00 45.7S 126 25.9W 01 43.3S 125 12.1W 01 14.5S 125 48.6W 1.033 25 95 130 02m15.5s
16:18 00 24.6S 124 44.1W 01 22.4S 123 32.5W 00 53.4S 124 08.0W 1.034 28 95 133 02m20.1s
16:20 00 02.5S 123 11.8W 01 00.5S 122 01.8W 00 31.5S 122 36.5W 1.034 30 96 136 02m24.3s
16:22 00 20.3N 121 47.0W 00 37.8S 120 38.2W 00 08.7S 121 12.3W 1.035 31 96 138 02m28.3s
16:24 00 43.8N 120 28.4W 00 14.5S 119 20.7W 00 14.7N 119 54.3W 1.035 33 96 140 02m32.0s
16:26 01 07.9N 119 15.2W 00 09.4N 118 08.2W 00 38.7N 118 41.5W 1.036 35 97 142 02m35.5s
16:28 01 32.5N 118 06.5W 00 33.9N 117 00.0W 01 03.2N 117 33.0W 1.036 36 97 144 02m38.9s
16:30 01 57.5N 117 01.7W 00 58.8N 115 55.7W 01 28.2N 116 28.5W 1.037 38 98 146 02m42.1s
16:32 02 22.9N 116 00.3W 01 24.2N 114 54.7W 01 53.6N 115 27.3W 1.037 39 98 147 02m45.2s
16:34 02 48.6N 115 02.0W 01 49.9N 113 56.7W 02 19.3N 114 29.2W 1.037 41 99 149 02m48.1s
16:36 03 14.8N 114 06.5W 02 16.0N 113 01.3W 02 45.4N 113 33.7W 1.038 42 100 150 02m50.9s
16:38 03 41.2N 113 13.3W 02 42.4N 112 08.4W 03 11.8N 112 40.7W 1.038 43 100 151 02m53.5s
16:40 04 07.9N 112 22.4W 03 09.1N 111 17.6W 03 38.5N 111 49.8W 1.038 45 101 152 02m56.0s
16:42 04 34.9N 111 33.4W 03 36.1N 110 28.7W 04 05.5N 111 00.9W 1.038 46 102 153 02m58.5s
16:44 05 02.2N 110 46.3W 04 03.4N 109 41.7W 04 32.8N 110 13.9W 1.039 47 103 154 03m00.8s
16:46 05 29.7N 110 00.8W 04 30.9N 108 56.3W 05 00.4N 109 28.4W 1.039 48 104 155 03m02.9s
16:48 05 57.5N 109 16.8W 04 58.7N 108 12.4W 05 28.1N 108 44.5W 1.039 49 105 155 03m05.0s
16:50 06 25.5N 108 34.2W 05 26.7N 107 29.8W 05 56.1N 108 01.9W 1.039 50 106 156 03m07.0s
16:52 06 53.7N 107 52.9W 05 55.0N 106 48.5W 06 24.4N 107 20.6W 1.040 51 107 157 03m08.9s
16:54 07 22.2N 107 12.7W 06 23.5N 106 08.4W 06 52.9N 106 40.5W 1.040 52 108 157 03m10.7s
16:56 07 50.9N 106 33.6W 06 52.2N 105 29.4W 07 21.6N 106 01.4W 1.040 53 109 157 03m12.4s
16:58 08 19.8N 105 55.5W 07 21.2N 104 51.3W 07 50.5N 105 23.4W 1.040 54 110 158 03m14.0s
17:00 08 48.9N 105 18.4W 07 50.3N 104 14.2W 08 19.6N 104 46.2W 1.040 55 112 158 03m15.5s
17:02 09 18.2N 104 42.0W 08 19.7N 103 37.9W 08 48.9N 104 09.9W 1.040 56 113 158 03m16.9s
17:04 09 47.7N 104 06.4W 08 49.2N 103 02.4W 09 18.5N 103 34.3W 1.040 56 114 158 03m18.2s
17:06 10 17.4N 103 31.6W 09 19.0N 102 27.6W 09 48.2N 102 59.5W 1.041 57 116 158 03m19.4s
17:08 10 47.4N 102 57.4W 09 49.0N 101 53.4W 10 18.2N 102 25.3W 1.041 58 118 158 03m20.5s
17:10 11 17.5N 102 23.7W 10 19.1N 101 19.9W 10 48.3N 101 51.7W 1.041 59 119 158 03m21.6s
17:12 11 47.8N 101 50.7W 10 49.5N 100 46.8W 11 18.7N 101 18.7W 1.041 59 121 158 03m22.6s
17:14 12 18.4N 101 18.1W 11 20.1N 100 14.3W 11 49.2N 100 46.1W 1.041 60 123 158 03m23.4s
17:16 12 49.1N 100 45.9W 11 50.9N 099 42.2W 12 20.0N 100 14.0W 1.041 60 125 157 03m24.2s
17:18 13 20.1N 100 14.2W 12 21.9N 099 10.6W 12 50.9N 099 42.3W 1.041 61 127 157 03m25.0s
17:20 13 51.3N 099 42.7W 12 53.0N 098 39.3W 13 22.1N 099 11.0W 1.041 61 129 157 03m25.6s
17:22 14 22.6N 099 11.6W 13 24.4N 098 08.3W 13 53.5N 098 39.9W 1.041 62 131 157 03m26.1s
17:24 14 54.2N 098 40.8W 13 56.0N 097 37.5W 14 25.1N 098 09.1W 1.041 62 133 156 03m26.6s
17:26 15 26.0N 098 10.2W 14 27.8N 097 07.0W 14 56.9N 097 38.6W 1.041 62 136 156 03m27.0s
17:28 15 58.1N 097 39.8W 14 59.8N 096 36.7W 15 28.9N 097 08.2W 1.041 63 138 156 03m27.3s
17:30 16 30.3N 097 09.5W 15 32.1N 096 06.6W 16 01.1N 096 38.0W 1.041 63 140 155 03m27.5s
17:32 17 02.8N 096 39.3W 16 04.5N 095 36.6W 16 33.6N 096 07.9W 1.041 63 143 155 03m27.7s
17:34 17 35.5N 096 09.2W 16 37.2N 095 06.6W 17 06.3N 095 37.8W 1.041 63 145 154 03m27.7s
17:36 18 08.4N 095 39.1W 17 10.1N 094 36.7W 17 39.2N 095 07.8W 1.041 63 148 154 03m27.7s
17:38 18 41.6N 095 08.9W 17 43.2N 094 06.8W 18 12.4N 094 37.8W 1.041 63 150 153 03m27.6s
17:40 19 15.0N 094 38.8W 18 16.6N 093 36.8W 18 45.8N 094 07.8W 1.041 63 153 153 03m27.4s
17:42 19 48.7N 094 08.5W 18 50.2N 093 06.8W 19 19.4N 093 37.6W 1.041 63 155 152 03m27.2s
17:44 20 22.7N 093 38.1W 19 24.1N 092 36.6W 19 53.3N 093 07.3W 1.041 63 158 152 03m26.9s
17:46 20 56.9N 093 07.5W 19 58.2N 092 06.3W 20 27.4N 092 36.9W 1.041 63 160 151 03m26.5s
17:48 21 31.3N 092 36.7W 20 32.5N 091 35.7W 21 01.9N 092 06.2W 1.041 63 163 151 03m26.0s
17:50 22 06.1N 092 05.6W 21 07.2N 091 05.0W 21 36.6N 091 35.3W 1.041 62 165 150 03m25.4s
17:52 22 41.1N 091 34.3W 21 42.1N 090 33.9W 22 11.5N 091 04.1W 1.041 62 168 149 03m24.8s
17:54 23 16.5N 091 02.5W 22 17.3N 090 02.5W 22 46.8N 090 32.5W 1.041 62 170 149 03m24.1s
17:56 23 52.1N 090 30.4W 22 52.8N 089 30.7W 23 22.4N 090 00.5W 1.041 61 172 148 03m23.3s
17:58 24 28.1N 089 57.8W 23 28.6N 088 58.5W 23 58.2N 089 28.1W 1.041 61 174 148 03m22.5s
18:00 25 04.4N 089 24.6W 24 04.7N 088 25.8W 24 34.4N 088 55.2W 1.041 60 177 147 03m21.5s
18:02 25 41.0N 088 51.0W 24 41.1N 087 52.5W 25 10.9N 088 21.7W 1.041 60 179 146 03m20.5s
18:04 26 17.9N 088 16.6W 25 17.8N 087 18.7W 25 47.8N 087 47.6W 1.041 59 181 146 03m19.4s
18:06 26 55.3N 087 41.6W 25 54.9N 086 44.1W 26 25.0N 087 12.9W 1.041 58 183 145 03m18.2s
18:08 27 33.0N 087 05.8W 26 32.4N 086 08.9W 27 02.6N 086 37.4W 1.040 58 185 144 03m17.0s
18:10 28 11.0N 086 29.2W 27 10.2N 085 32.8W 27 40.5N 086 01.0W 1.040 57 187 144 03m15.7s
18:12 28 49.5N 085 51.6W 27 48.4N 084 55.9W 28 18.9N 085 23.8W 1.040 56 189 143 03m14.2s
18:14 29 28.4N 085 13.1W 28 27.1N 084 18.0W 28 57.6N 084 45.6W 1.040 55 190 142 03m12.7s
18:16 30 07.8N 084 33.4W 29 06.1N 083 39.1W 29 36.8N 084 06.3W 1.040 54 192 141 03m11.2s
18:18 30 47.6N 083 52.6W 29 45.6N 082 59.0W 30 16.5N 083 25.8W 1.040 54 194 140 03m09.5s
18:20 31 27.9N 083 10.4W 30 25.5N 082 17.6W 30 56.6N 082 44.1W 1.039 53 196 140 03m07.8s
18:22 32 08.7N 082 26.8W 31 06.0N 081 34.9W 31 37.2N 082 00.9W 1.039 52 197 139 03m06.0s
18:24 32 50.0N 081 41.6W 31 46.9N 080 50.7W 32 18.3N 081 16.2W 1.039 51 199 138 03m04.1s
18:26 33 31.9N 080 54.8W 32 28.4N 080 04.9W 33 00.0N 080 29.9W 1.039 50 201 137 03m02.1s
18:28 34 14.3N 080 06.0W 33 10.4N 079 17.3W 33 42.2N 079 41.7W 1.039 49 202 136 03m00.0s
18:30 34 57.4N 079 15.2W 33 53.0N 078 27.7W 34 25.1N 078 51.5W 1.038 48 204 135 02m57.8s
18:32 35 41.1N 078 22.1W 34 36.3N 077 35.9W 35 08.6N 077 59.1W 1.038 46 205 134 02m55.5s
18:34 36 25.5N 077 26.4W 35 20.2N 076 41.8W 35 52.7N 077 04.2W 1.038 45 207 133 02m53.1s
18:36 37 10.7N 076 28.0W 36 04.9N 075 45.0W 36 37.6N 076 06.7W 1.038 44 208 132 02m50.7s
18:38 37 56.6N 075 26.5W 36 50.3N 074 45.3W 37 23.3N 075 06.1W 1.037 43 210 131 02m48.1s
18:40 38 43.4N 074 21.5W 37 36.6N 073 42.3W 38 09.8N 074 02.1W 1.037 42 212 130 02m45.4s
18:42 39 31.1N 073 12.7W 38 23.7N 072 35.7W 38 57.2N 072 54.4W 1.037 40 213 129 02m42.6s
18:44 40 19.8N 071 59.4W 39 11.8N 071 24.9W 39 45.6N 071 42.4W 1.036 39 215 128 02m39.6s
18:46 41 09.6N 070 41.2W 40 00.9N 070 09.4W 40 35.0N 070 25.6W 1.036 37 216 127 02m36.6s
18:48 42 00.6N 069 17.2W 40 51.1N 068 48.6W 41 25.6N 069 03.2W 1.036 36 218 125 02m33.4s
18:50 42 52.8N 067 46.6W 41 42.6N 067 21.7W 42 17.5N 067 34.5W 1.035 34 220 124 02m30.0s
18:52 43 46.5N 066 08.3W 42 35.5N 065 47.5W 43 10.8N 065 58.3W 1.035 33 222 123 02m26.5s
18:54 44 41.8N 064 20.7W 43 30.0N 064 04.8W 44 05.7N 064 13.3W 1.034 31 224 121 02m22.7s
18:56 45 39.0N 062 22.1W 44 26.3N 062 12.0W 45 02.4N 062 17.6W 1.034 29 226 119 02m18.8s
18:58 46 38.4N 060 09.7W 45 24.6N 060 06.7W 46 01.2N 060 08.9W 1.033 27 228 118 02m14.6s
19:00 47 40.3N 057 40.0W 46 25.4N 057 45.7W 47 02.6N 057 43.6W 1.032 25 230 116 02m10.1s
19:02 48 45.4N 054 47.2W 47 29.2N 055 04.3W 48 07.0N 054 56.8W 1.032 22 233 114 02m05.2s
19:04 49 54.6N 051 22.4W 48 36.9N 051 55.0W 49 15.5N 051 40.1W 1.031 20 236 111 01m59.8s
19:06 51 09.7N 047 08.5W 49 49.8N 048 04.5W 50 29.4N 047 38.5W 1.030 16 240 108 01m53.7s
19:08 52 34.3N 041 25.9W 51 10.9N 043 04.4W 51 52.2N 042 18.9W 1.029 13 244 105 01m46.3s
19:10 54 24.6N 031 18.8W 52 49.4N 035 22.6W 53 35.5N 033 38.2W 1.027 7 252 99 01m35.7s
Limits 55 26.3N 022 28.0W 54 36.2N 022 23.6W 55 01.2N 022 25.8W 1.025 0 - 93 01m24.1s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 40.4 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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