Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07

Fred Espenak

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 .


Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07

  
                                                                      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

ΔT = 40.4 seconds


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Acknowledgments

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"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2009 Jun 11