Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15 . 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 .


Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15

  
                                                                      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  47 25.1N 005 20.2W  45 41.7N 005 28.5W  46 32.7N 005 24.7W  1.028   0   -  184  01m40.2s
 07:32      -         -      43 25.1N 005 44.2E  45 03.0N 001 41.4E  1.029   5 114  199  01m51.0s
 07:33   46 23.0N 000 25.1W  43 07.1N 007 43.6E  44 32.8N 004 35.0E  1.030   8 116  205  01m55.8s
 07:34   45 44.3N 003 09.8E  42 53.7N 009 24.7E  44 13.1N 006 44.8E  1.031   9 118  211  01m59.5s
 07:35   45 21.9N 005 35.1E  42 43.3N 010 53.5E  43 58.8N 008 32.3E  1.031  11 120  215  02m02.7s
 07:36   45 06.2N 007 31.4E  42 35.3N 012 13.6E  43 48.0N 010 05.7E  1.031  12 121  219  02m05.5s
 07:37   44 54.7N 009 10.7E  42 28.9N 013 26.9E  43 39.7N 011 29.1E  1.032  13 122  223  02m08.0s
 07:38   44 45.9N 010 38.5E  42 24.0N 014 34.9E  43 33.3N 012 45.1E  1.032  14 123  226  02m10.4s
 07:39   44 39.3N 011 57.8E  42 20.4N 015 38.4E  43 28.4N 013 55.3E  1.032  15 124  229  02m12.5s
 07:40   44 34.3N 013 10.7E  42 17.7N 016 38.3E  43 24.7N 015 00.7E  1.033  16 125  232  02m14.5s

 07:41   44 30.6N 014 18.4E  42 15.9N 017 35.1E  43 22.2N 016 02.2E  1.033  16 126  235  02m16.4s
 07:42   44 28.1N 015 21.8E  42 15.0N 018 29.1E  43 20.5N 017 00.3E  1.033  17 127  238  02m18.2s
 07:43   44 26.6N 016 21.6E  42 14.7N 019 20.8E  43 19.7N 017 55.6E  1.033  18 128  240  02m19.9s
 07:44   44 25.9N 017 18.4E  42 15.1N 020 10.4E  43 19.6N 018 48.5E  1.033  18 129  242  02m21.5s
 07:45   44 25.9N 018 12.6E  42 16.1N 020 58.2E  43 20.2N 019 39.1E  1.034  19 130  244  02m23.0s
 07:46   44 26.7N 019 04.5E  42 17.6N 021 44.3E  43 21.4N 020 27.8E  1.034  20 131  246  02m24.5s
 07:47   44 28.0N 019 54.3E  42 19.6N 022 28.9E  43 23.1N 021 14.9E  1.034  20 132  248  02m25.9s
 07:48   44 30.0N 020 42.3E  42 22.1N 023 12.2E  43 25.3N 022 00.3E  1.034  21 133  250  02m27.2s
 07:49   44 32.4N 021 28.8E  42 25.0N 023 54.3E  43 28.0N 022 44.4E  1.034  21 134  252  02m28.5s
 07:50   44 35.4N 022 13.8E  42 28.3N 024 35.3E  43 31.2N 023 27.2E  1.034  22 135  253  02m29.7s

 07:51   44 38.7N 022 57.5E  42 32.0N 025 15.2E  43 34.8N 024 08.9E  1.035  22 136  255  02m30.8s
 07:52   44 42.6N 023 40.0E  42 36.1N 025 54.3E  43 38.7N 024 49.6E  1.035  23 136  256  02m31.9s
 07:53   44 46.8N 024 21.4E  42 40.6N 026 32.5E  43 43.1N 025 29.3E  1.035  23 137  257  02m32.9s
 07:54   44 51.4N 025 01.9E  42 45.4N 027 09.9E  43 47.8N 026 08.1E  1.035  23 138  258  02m33.9s
 07:55   44 56.4N 025 41.4E  42 50.5N 027 46.6E  43 52.9N 026 46.1E  1.035  24 139  259  02m34.9s
 07:56   45 01.7N 026 20.1E  42 55.9N 028 22.6E  43 58.3N 027 23.4E  1.035  24 140  260  02m35.7s
 07:57   45 07.4N 026 58.1E  43 01.7N 028 58.0E  44 04.0N 028 00.0E  1.035  24 141  261  02m36.6s
 07:58   45 13.4N 027 35.4E  43 07.7N 029 32.8E  44 10.0N 028 36.0E  1.035  25 142  262  02m37.4s
 07:59   45 19.8N 028 12.1E  43 14.1N 030 07.1E  44 16.4N 029 11.5E  1.035  25 142  262  02m38.2s
 08:00   45 26.4N 028 48.1E  43 20.7N 030 41.0E  44 23.0N 029 46.3E  1.035  25 143  263  02m38.9s

  
                                                                      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
  
 08:01   45 33.3N 029 23.7E  43 27.6N 031 14.4E  44 29.9N 030 20.8E  1.035  25 144  263  02m39.6s
 08:02   45 40.6N 029 58.7E  43 34.7N 031 47.4E  44 37.1N 030 54.7E  1.036  26 145  263  02m40.2s
 08:03   45 48.1N 030 33.3E  43 42.2N 032 20.0E  44 44.6N 031 28.3E  1.036  26 146  264  02m40.8s
 08:04   45 55.9N 031 07.5E  43 49.9N 032 52.2E  44 52.4N 032 01.4E  1.036  26 146  264  02m41.3s
 08:05   46 04.0N 031 41.3E  43 57.8N 033 24.1E  45 00.4N 032 34.3E  1.036  26 147  264  02m41.8s
 08:06   46 12.4N 032 14.8E  44 06.1N 033 55.8E  45 08.7N 033 06.8E  1.036  26 148  264  02m42.3s
 08:07   46 21.0N 032 47.9E  44 14.5N 034 27.2E  45 17.2N 033 39.0E  1.036  27 149  264  02m42.8s
 08:08   46 29.9N 033 20.8E  44 23.3N 034 58.3E  45 26.0N 034 11.0E  1.036  27 150  264  02m43.2s
 08:09   46 39.1N 033 53.4E  44 32.2N 035 29.2E  45 35.1N 034 42.7E  1.036  27 151  264  02m43.5s
 08:10   46 48.5N 034 25.8E  44 41.5N 036 00.0E  45 44.4N 035 14.2E  1.036  27 151  263  02m43.8s

 08:11   46 58.3N 034 58.0E  44 50.9N 036 30.6E  45 54.0N 035 45.6E  1.036  27 152  263  02m44.1s
 08:12   47 08.2N 035 30.0E  45 00.7N 037 01.0E  46 03.9N 036 16.7E  1.036  27 153  263  02m44.4s
 08:13   47 18.5N 036 01.8E  45 10.6N 037 31.3E  46 14.0N 036 47.8E  1.036  27 154  262  02m44.6s
 08:14   47 29.0N 036 33.6E  45 20.9N 038 01.5E  46 24.3N 037 18.7E  1.036  27 155  262  02m44.8s
 08:15   47 39.8N 037 05.2E  45 31.3N 038 31.6E  46 35.0N 037 49.6E  1.036  28 156  261  02m44.9s
 08:16   47 50.8N 037 36.8E  45 42.1N 039 01.6E  46 45.8N 038 20.4E  1.036  28 157  260  02m45.0s
 08:17   48 02.1N 038 08.3E  45 53.0N 039 31.6E  46 57.0N 038 51.1E  1.036  28 157  260  02m45.1s
 08:18   48 13.7N 038 39.8E  46 04.3N 040 01.6E  47 08.4N 039 21.8E  1.036  28 158  259  02m45.1s
 08:19   48 25.6N 039 11.3E  46 15.7N 040 31.6E  47 20.0N 039 52.5E  1.036  28 159  258  02m45.1s
 08:20   48 37.7N 039 42.8E  46 27.5N 041 01.6E  47 32.0N 040 23.2E  1.036  28 160  257  02m45.0s

 08:21   48 50.2N 040 14.3E  46 39.5N 041 31.6E  47 44.2N 040 54.0E  1.036  28 161  257  02m45.0s
 08:22   49 02.9N 040 46.0E  46 51.8N 042 01.7E  47 56.7N 041 24.8E  1.036  28 162  256  02m44.8s
 08:23   49 15.9N 041 17.7E  47 04.3N 042 31.9E  48 09.4N 041 55.7E  1.036  28 162  255  02m44.7s
 08:24   49 29.2N 041 49.5E  47 17.1N 043 02.1E  48 22.5N 042 26.7E  1.036  27 163  254  02m44.5s
 08:25   49 42.8N 042 21.4E  47 30.2N 043 32.5E  48 35.8N 042 57.8E  1.036  27 164  253  02m44.3s
 08:26   49 56.7N 042 53.5E  47 43.6N 044 03.0E  48 49.4N 043 29.1E  1.036  27 165  252  02m44.0s
 08:27   50 10.9N 043 25.8E  47 57.2N 044 33.7E  49 03.3N 044 00.6E  1.036  27 166  251  02m43.7s
 08:28   50 25.5N 043 58.3E  48 11.2N 045 04.6E  49 17.6N 044 32.3E  1.036  27 167  250  02m43.4s
 08:29   50 40.4N 044 31.1E  48 25.4N 045 35.7E  49 32.1N 045 04.2E  1.036  27 168  248  02m43.0s
 08:30   50 55.6N 045 04.1E  48 40.0N 046 07.0E  49 47.0N 045 36.3E  1.036  27 169  247  02m42.6s

  
                                                                      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
  
 08:31   51 11.2N 045 37.5E  48 54.9N 046 38.6E  50 02.2N 046 08.7E  1.036  27 169  246  02m42.2s
 08:32   51 27.1N 046 11.2E  49 10.1N 047 10.5E  50 17.8N 046 41.5E  1.036  27 170  245  02m41.7s
 08:33   51 43.4N 046 45.2E  49 25.6N 047 42.7E  50 33.7N 047 14.6E  1.036  26 171  244  02m41.2s
 08:34   52 00.1N 047 19.7E  49 41.5N 048 15.2E  50 49.9N 047 48.0E  1.036  26 172  243  02m40.6s
 08:35   52 17.2N 047 54.6E  49 57.8N 048 48.1E  51 06.6N 048 21.9E  1.036  26 173  241  02m40.0s
 08:36   52 34.7N 048 30.0E  50 14.4N 049 21.5E  51 23.6N 048 56.3E  1.035  26 174  240  02m39.4s
 08:37   52 52.6N 049 06.0E  50 31.4N 049 55.3E  51 41.0N 049 31.1E  1.035  25 175  239  02m38.7s
 08:38   53 11.0N 049 42.5E  50 48.8N 050 29.6E  51 58.9N 050 06.5E  1.035  25 176  237  02m38.0s
 08:39   53 29.9N 050 19.7E  51 06.6N 051 04.4E  52 17.2N 050 42.4E  1.035  25 177  236  02m37.3s
 08:40   53 49.2N 050 57.6E  51 24.8N 051 39.8E  52 35.9N 051 19.0E  1.035  25 178  235  02m36.5s

 08:41   54 09.1N 051 36.2E  51 43.5N 052 15.8E  52 55.2N 051 56.2E  1.035  24 179  233  02m35.6s
 08:42   54 29.5N 052 15.6E  52 02.6N 052 52.6E  53 14.9N 052 34.3E  1.035  24 179  232  02m34.8s
 08:43   54 50.5N 052 56.0E  52 22.2N 053 30.0E  53 35.2N 053 13.1E  1.035  24 180  231  02m33.8s
 08:44   55 12.0N 053 37.4E  52 42.4N 054 08.3E  53 56.0N 053 52.8E  1.035  23 181  229  02m32.9s
 08:45   55 34.3N 054 19.8E  53 03.1N 054 47.4E  54 17.4N 054 33.5E  1.035  23 182  228  02m31.9s
 08:46   55 57.2N 055 03.4E  53 24.3N 055 27.5E  54 39.4N 055 15.3E  1.034  23 183  227  02m30.8s
 08:47   56 20.9N 055 48.4E  53 46.2N 056 08.6E  55 02.1N 055 58.2E  1.034  22 184  225  02m29.7s
 08:48   56 45.3N 056 34.8E  54 08.7N 056 50.9E  55 25.5N 056 42.4E  1.034  22 185  224  02m28.6s
 08:49   57 10.6N 057 22.8E  54 31.9N 057 34.4E  55 49.7N 057 28.0E  1.034  21 186  222  02m27.3s
 08:50   57 36.8N 058 12.6E  54 55.8N 058 19.3E  56 14.7N 058 15.2E  1.034  21 188  221  02m26.1s

 08:51   58 04.1N 059 04.4E  55 20.6N 059 05.7E  56 40.5N 059 04.1E  1.034  20 189  219  02m24.8s
 08:52   58 32.4N 059 58.4E  55 46.2N 059 53.8E  57 07.4N 059 54.9E  1.034  20 190  218  02m23.4s
 08:53   59 02.0N 060 55.0E  56 12.7N 060 43.8E  57 35.3N 060 47.9E  1.033  19 191  216  02m21.9s
 08:54   59 32.9N 061 54.6E  56 40.2N 061 35.8E  58 04.3N 061 43.3E  1.033  19 192  215  02m20.4s
 08:55   60 05.4N 062 57.5E  57 08.9N 062 30.2E  58 34.7N 062 41.6E  1.033  18 193  213  02m18.8s
 08:56   60 39.6N 064 04.3E  57 38.7N 063 27.3E  59 06.5N 063 43.0E  1.033  17 194  212  02m17.1s
 08:57   61 15.8N 065 15.7E  58 10.0N 064 27.4E  59 39.9N 064 48.1E  1.033  17 196  210  02m15.4s
 08:58   61 54.4N 066 32.8E  58 42.8N 065 31.0E  60 15.3N 065 57.5E  1.032  16 197  208  02m13.5s
 08:59   62 35.8N 067 56.6E  59 17.4N 066 38.7E  60 52.8N 067 12.2E  1.032  15 199  207  02m11.5s
 09:00   63 20.7N 069 29.1E  59 54.1N 067 51.3E  61 32.9N 068 33.1E  1.032  14 200  205  02m09.4s

  
                                                                      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
  
 09:01   64 09.9N 071 12.8E  60 33.1N 069 09.8E  62 16.1N 070 01.8E  1.032  13 202  203  02m07.1s
 09:02   65 05.0N 073 11.9E  61 15.0N 070 35.4E  63 03.2N 071 40.5E  1.031  12 204  201  02m04.7s
 09:03   66 08.4N 075 33.7E  62 00.5N 072 10.1E  63 55.4N 073 32.6E  1.031  11 206  199  02m02.0s
 09:04   67 25.4N 078 33.6E  62 50.6N 073 56.8E  64 54.7N 075 43.8E  1.030  10 208  197  01m58.9s
 09:05   69 10.8N 082 57.6E  63 46.8N 076 00.1E  66 04.6N 078 25.0E  1.030   8 211  194  01m55.4s
 09:06      -         -      64 51.9N 078 28.3E  67 34.0N 082 02.8E  1.029   6 214  191  01m50.9s
 09:07      -         -      66 12.0N 081 39.7E  70 06.5N 088 54.6E  1.028   2 221  186  01m43.6s

 Limits  72 20.5N 092 03.4E  71 03.7N 095 22.0E  71 42.1N 093 48.2E  1.027   0   -  183  01m39.2s

ΔT = 33.6 seconds


Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 33.6 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

2007 Oct 16