The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1950 Sep 12 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 60-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 85 00.4N 070 53.3W 85 16.9N 063 07.4W 85 09.3N 067 05.3W 1.010 0 - 80 00m33.9s
02:51 86 46.0N 091 38.3W 87 01.0N 175 06.0W 87 39.5N 140 28.5W 1.011 5 263 88 00m39.9s
02:52 86 55.3N 154 34.5W 85 17.0N 171 02.5E 86 12.1N 176 31.2W 1.012 7 228 91 00m43.0s
02:53 85 27.9N 176 23.8W 83 45.9N 166 22.7E 84 38.0N 173 19.7E 1.013 9 218 94 00m45.3s
02:54 84 01.6N 175 30.5E 82 25.2N 164 15.5E 83 13.7N 169 05.4E 1.013 10 214 96 00m47.3s
02:55 82 42.8N 171 36.2E 81 12.2N 163 10.1E 81 57.6N 166 55.4E 1.013 11 212 98 00m49.0s
02:56 81 30.8N 169 25.4E 80 05.2N 162 35.2E 80 48.0N 165 42.0E 1.014 12 211 99 00m50.6s
02:57 80 24.2N 168 06.5E 79 02.7N 162 17.4E 79 43.5N 164 58.9E 1.014 13 211 101 00m52.0s
02:58 79 21.9N 167 16.9E 78 04.1N 162 10.0E 78 43.0N 164 33.6E 1.014 14 211 102 00m53.3s
02:59 78 23.4N 166 45.2E 77 08.6N 162 09.3E 77 46.0N 164 19.5E 1.015 15 211 104 00m54.5s
03:00 77 27.9N 166 25.4E 76 15.8N 162 13.0E 76 51.9N 164 12.9E 1.015 16 211 105 00m55.7s
03:01 76 35.0N 166 13.7E 75 25.3N 162 19.8E 76 00.2N 164 11.5E 1.015 16 212 106 00m56.8s
03:02 75 44.4N 166 07.7E 74 36.8N 162 28.7E 75 10.7N 164 13.7E 1.015 17 212 107 00m57.8s
03:03 74 55.8N 166 05.8E 73 50.1N 162 39.2E 74 23.0N 164 18.7E 1.015 18 213 108 00m58.7s
03:04 74 08.9N 166 07.1E 73 05.0N 162 50.8E 73 37.0N 164 25.6E 1.016 18 213 109 00m59.7s
03:05 73 23.6N 166 10.7E 72 21.3N 163 03.3E 72 52.5N 164 34.1E 1.016 19 214 110 01m00.5s
03:06 72 39.7N 166 16.2E 71 38.8N 163 16.4E 72 09.4N 164 43.7E 1.016 19 214 111 01m01.4s
03:07 71 57.1N 166 23.2E 70 57.6N 163 30.0E 71 27.4N 164 54.2E 1.016 20 215 112 01m02.2s
03:08 71 15.7N 166 31.2E 70 17.4N 163 43.9E 70 46.6N 165 05.4E 1.016 20 215 113 01m02.9s
03:09 70 35.3N 166 40.2E 69 38.1N 163 58.0E 70 06.8N 165 17.2E 1.016 21 216 113 01m03.6s
03:10 69 55.9N 166 50.0E 68 59.8N 164 12.4E 69 27.9N 165 29.4E 1.016 21 217 114 01m04.3s
03:11 69 17.3N 167 00.3E 68 22.3N 164 26.9E 68 49.9N 165 41.9E 1.017 22 217 115 01m05.0s
03:12 68 39.7N 167 11.2E 67 45.6N 164 41.5E 68 12.7N 165 54.8E 1.017 22 218 116 01m05.6s
03:13 68 02.7N 167 22.5E 67 09.6N 164 56.2E 67 36.3N 166 07.9E 1.017 22 218 117 01m06.2s
03:14 67 26.6N 167 34.1E 66 34.3N 165 10.9E 67 00.5N 166 21.2E 1.017 23 219 117 01m06.8s
03:15 66 51.0N 167 46.1E 65 59.6N 165 25.7E 66 25.4N 166 34.6E 1.017 23 220 118 01m07.3s
03:16 66 16.2N 167 58.3E 65 25.5N 165 40.5E 65 50.9N 166 48.2E 1.017 23 220 119 01m07.8s
03:17 65 41.9N 168 10.7E 64 52.0N 165 55.3E 65 17.0N 167 01.9E 1.017 24 221 120 01m08.3s
03:18 65 08.1N 168 23.4E 64 19.0N 166 10.2E 64 43.6N 167 15.7E 1.017 24 222 120 01m08.8s
03:19 64 34.9N 168 36.2E 63 46.4N 166 25.0E 64 10.8N 167 29.6E 1.017 24 222 121 01m09.2s
03:20 64 02.2N 168 49.2E 63 14.4N 166 39.9E 63 38.4N 167 43.6E 1.017 25 223 122 01m09.7s
03:21 63 29.9N 169 02.3E 62 42.8N 166 54.9E 63 06.5N 167 57.7E 1.018 25 224 123 01m10.1s
03:22 62 58.1N 169 15.6E 62 11.6N 167 09.8E 62 35.0N 168 11.8E 1.018 25 224 123 01m10.4s
03:23 62 26.8N 169 29.0E 61 40.9N 167 24.7E 62 03.9N 168 26.1E 1.018 25 225 124 01m10.8s
03:24 61 55.8N 169 42.6E 61 10.5N 167 39.7E 61 33.2N 168 40.4E 1.018 25 226 125 01m11.1s
03:25 61 25.2N 169 56.2E 60 40.4N 167 54.7E 61 02.9N 168 54.7E 1.018 26 227 126 01m11.4s
03:26 60 55.0N 170 10.0E 60 10.8N 168 09.8E 60 33.0N 169 09.2E 1.018 26 227 126 01m11.7s
03:27 60 25.1N 170 23.9E 59 41.4N 168 24.9E 60 03.4N 169 23.7E 1.018 26 228 127 01m12.0s
03:28 59 55.5N 170 38.0E 59 12.4N 168 40.1E 59 34.1N 169 38.4E 1.018 26 229 128 01m12.2s
03:29 59 26.3N 170 52.1E 58 43.7N 168 55.3E 59 05.1N 169 53.1E 1.018 26 229 128 01m12.4s
03:30 58 57.4N 171 06.4E 58 15.2N 169 10.6E 58 36.4N 170 07.9E 1.018 26 230 129 01m12.7s
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
03:31 58 28.7N 171 20.9E 57 47.1N 169 25.9E 58 08.0N 170 22.8E 1.018 26 231 130 01m12.8s
03:32 58 00.3N 171 35.4E 57 19.2N 169 41.4E 57 39.9N 170 37.8E 1.018 26 231 130 01m13.0s
03:33 57 32.2N 171 50.1E 56 51.5N 169 56.9E 57 12.0N 170 53.0E 1.018 27 232 131 01m13.1s
03:34 57 04.4N 172 05.0E 56 24.1N 170 12.5E 56 44.4N 171 08.2E 1.018 27 233 132 01m13.3s
03:35 56 36.8N 172 20.0E 55 57.0N 170 28.2E 56 17.0N 171 23.6E 1.018 27 233 132 01m13.4s
03:36 56 09.4N 172 35.2E 55 30.0N 170 44.1E 55 49.8N 171 39.1E 1.018 27 234 133 01m13.5s
03:37 55 42.2N 172 50.5E 55 03.3N 171 00.1E 55 22.9N 171 54.8E 1.018 27 235 134 01m13.5s
03:38 55 15.3N 173 06.0E 54 36.8N 171 16.2E 54 56.2N 172 10.6E 1.018 27 235 134 01m13.6s
03:39 54 48.5N 173 21.7E 54 10.5N 171 32.4E 54 29.6N 172 26.6E 1.018 27 236 135 01m13.6s
03:40 54 22.0N 173 37.6E 53 44.4N 171 48.9E 54 03.3N 172 42.8E 1.018 27 237 135 01m13.6s
03:41 53 55.7N 173 53.7E 53 18.4N 172 05.5E 53 37.2N 172 59.2E 1.018 27 238 136 01m13.6s
03:42 53 29.5N 174 10.1E 52 52.7N 172 22.2E 53 11.2N 173 15.7E 1.018 27 238 137 01m13.5s
03:43 53 03.5N 174 26.6E 52 27.1N 172 39.2E 52 45.4N 173 32.5E 1.018 27 239 137 01m13.5s
03:44 52 37.7N 174 43.4E 52 01.6N 172 56.3E 52 19.8N 173 49.5E 1.018 27 240 138 01m13.4s
03:45 52 12.0N 175 00.5E 51 36.4N 173 13.7E 51 54.3N 174 06.7E 1.018 26 240 138 01m13.3s
03:46 51 46.5N 175 17.8E 51 11.3N 173 31.3E 51 29.0N 174 24.1E 1.018 26 241 139 01m13.2s
03:47 51 21.1N 175 35.3E 50 46.3N 173 49.2E 51 03.8N 174 41.9E 1.018 26 242 139 01m13.1s
03:48 50 55.9N 175 53.2E 50 21.4N 174 07.3E 50 38.8N 174 59.9E 1.018 26 242 140 01m12.9s
03:49 50 30.8N 176 11.4E 49 56.7N 174 25.7E 50 13.9N 175 18.2E 1.018 26 243 141 01m12.8s
03:50 50 05.8N 176 29.9E 49 32.2N 174 44.4E 49 49.1N 175 36.8E 1.018 26 244 141 01m12.6s
03:51 49 41.0N 176 48.8E 49 07.7N 175 03.4E 49 24.5N 175 55.7E 1.018 26 244 141 01m12.3s
03:52 49 16.3N 177 08.0E 48 43.4N 175 22.7E 49 00.0N 176 15.0E 1.018 26 245 142 01m12.1s
03:53 48 51.7N 177 27.6E 48 19.1N 175 42.4E 48 35.6N 176 34.7E 1.018 25 246 142 01m11.8s
03:54 48 27.2N 177 47.7E 47 55.0N 176 02.5E 48 11.2N 176 54.7E 1.018 25 246 143 01m11.6s
03:55 48 02.8N 178 08.1E 47 31.0N 176 22.9E 47 47.0N 177 15.1E 1.018 25 247 143 01m11.3s
03:56 47 38.4N 178 29.0E 47 07.1N 176 43.8E 47 22.9N 177 36.0E 1.018 25 248 143 01m10.9s
03:57 47 14.2N 178 50.4E 46 43.2N 177 05.1E 46 58.9N 177 57.4E 1.018 25 249 144 01m10.6s
03:58 46 50.1N 179 12.3E 46 19.5N 177 26.9E 46 34.9N 178 19.2E 1.018 24 249 144 01m10.2s
03:59 46 26.0N 179 34.8E 45 55.8N 177 49.1E 46 11.1N 178 41.6E 1.018 24 250 144 01m09.8s
04:00 46 02.0N 179 57.8E 45 32.2N 178 11.9E 45 47.3N 179 04.5E 1.018 24 251 144 01m09.4s
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
04:01 45 38.0N 179 38.5W 45 08.7N 178 35.3E 45 23.5N 179 28.0E 1.017 24 251 144 01m09.0s
04:02 45 14.2N 179 14.2W 44 45.2N 178 59.3E 44 59.8N 179 52.2E 1.017 23 252 144 01m08.5s
04:03 44 50.3N 178 49.2W 44 21.8N 179 23.9E 44 36.2N 179 43.0W 1.017 23 253 144 01m08.0s
04:04 44 26.5N 178 23.4W 43 58.4N 179 49.3E 44 12.6N 179 17.4W 1.017 23 253 144 01m07.5s
04:05 44 02.8N 177 56.8W 43 35.1N 179 44.6W 43 49.1N 178 51.1W 1.017 22 254 144 01m07.0s
04:06 43 39.0N 177 29.2W 43 11.8N 179 17.7W 43 25.6N 178 23.9W 1.017 22 255 143 01m06.4s
04:07 43 15.3N 177 00.8W 42 48.6N 178 50.0W 43 02.1N 177 55.8W 1.017 21 255 143 01m05.8s
04:08 42 51.6N 176 31.3W 42 25.3N 178 21.3W 42 38.7N 177 26.7W 1.017 21 256 143 01m05.1s
04:09 42 27.9N 176 00.6W 42 02.1N 177 51.6W 42 15.2N 176 56.5W 1.017 20 257 142 01m04.5s
04:10 42 04.2N 175 28.8W 41 38.9N 177 20.7W 41 51.7N 176 25.2W 1.017 20 258 141 01m03.8s
04:11 41 40.5N 174 55.5W 41 15.7N 176 48.7W 41 28.3N 175 52.6W 1.016 20 258 141 01m03.0s
04:12 41 16.7N 174 20.8W 40 52.4N 176 15.3W 41 04.8N 175 18.5W 1.016 19 259 140 01m02.2s
04:13 40 52.9N 173 44.4W 40 29.2N 175 40.5W 40 41.2N 174 42.9W 1.016 18 260 139 01m01.4s
04:14 40 29.0N 173 06.1W 40 05.8N 175 04.0W 40 17.6N 174 05.6W 1.016 18 260 137 01m00.6s
04:15 40 05.0N 172 25.7W 39 42.5N 174 25.7W 39 53.9N 173 26.3W 1.016 17 261 136 00m59.6s
04:16 39 40.8N 171 42.8W 39 19.0N 173 45.3W 39 30.2N 172 44.7W 1.016 17 262 135 00m58.7s
04:17 39 16.5N 170 57.2W 38 55.5N 173 02.5W 39 06.3N 172 00.6W 1.015 16 263 133 00m57.7s
04:18 38 52.1N 170 08.4W 38 31.8N 172 17.1W 38 42.2N 171 13.6W 1.015 15 263 131 00m56.6s
04:19 38 27.3N 169 15.6W 38 07.9N 171 28.5W 38 17.9N 170 23.0W 1.015 14 264 129 00m55.4s
04:20 38 02.3N 168 18.1W 37 43.9N 170 36.2W 37 53.4N 169 28.3W 1.015 13 265 126 00m54.1s
04:21 37 36.8N 167 14.7W 37 19.5N 169 39.3W 37 28.5N 168 28.4W 1.014 12 266 123 00m52.8s
04:22 37 10.8N 166 03.6W 36 54.9N 168 36.9W 37 03.2N 167 22.0W 1.014 11 267 120 00m51.3s
04:23 36 43.9N 164 41.8W 36 29.7N 167 27.1W 36 37.3N 166 07.0W 1.014 10 268 116 00m49.6s
04:24 36 15.8N 163 04.0W 36 03.8N 166 07.5W 36 10.5N 164 39.6W 1.013 9 269 112 00m47.7s
04:25 35 45.5N 160 57.7W 35 37.0N 164 33.5W 35 42.2N 162 52.7W 1.013 7 270 107 00m45.5s
04:26 35 08.6N 157 31.4W 35 08.3N 162 34.9W 35 10.9N 160 27.3W 1.012 5 272 100 00m42.6s
Limits 34 46.9N 154 22.5W 34 02.9N 154 46.0W 34 24.8N 154 34.4W 1.011 0 - 84 00m36.1s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1950 Sep 12 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 29.4 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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