Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1985 Nov 12

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1985 Nov 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 .

Total Solar Eclipse of 1985 Nov 12 

  
                                                                      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  51 42.8S 144 31.6W  56 44.1S 152 26.2W  53 54.5S 147 46.8W  1.035   0   -  708  01m41.3s

 13:51   57 25.1S 134 49.8W     -         -      54 21.9S 146 35.7W  1.036   1 120  722  01m42.5s
 13:52   58 10.8S 134 09.9W     -         -      56 08.1S 143 11.3W  1.036   4 117  758  01m46.7s
 13:53   58 54.3S 133 37.3W     -         -      57 13.0S 141 43.7W  1.037   5 116  769  01m48.8s
 13:54   59 36.2S 133 10.7W     -         -      58 08.0S 140 45.4W  1.037   6 115  773  01m50.4s
 13:55   60 16.8S 132 49.1W     -         -      58 57.6S 140 03.2W  1.037   7 114  772  01m51.6s
 13:56   60 56.3S 132 31.9W     -         -      59 43.8S 139 32.1W  1.038   7 113  770  01m52.7s
 13:57   61 34.9S 132 18.8W  57 10.5S 151 25.5W  60 27.6S 139 09.5W  1.038   8 112  766  01m53.7s
 13:58   62 12.7S 132 09.5W  58 41.9S 149 01.6W  61 09.5S 138 53.7W  1.038   8 112  760  01m54.5s
 13:59   62 49.8S 132 03.7W  59 42.1S 148 03.2W  61 50.0S 138 43.8W  1.038   9 111  755  01m55.2s
 14:00   63 26.4S 132 01.4W  60 33.5S 147 30.6W  62 29.2S 138 39.3W  1.038   9 111  749  01m55.8s

 14:01   64 02.5S 132 02.4W  61 19.9S 147 13.3W  63 07.3S 138 39.7W  1.038   9 111  742  01m56.4s
 14:02   64 38.0S 132 06.7W  62 03.1S 147 07.0W  63 44.5S 138 44.8W  1.038  10 111  736  01m56.9s
 14:03   65 13.2S 132 14.4W  62 43.8S 147 09.7W  64 20.9S 138 54.4W  1.039  10 110  730  01m57.3s
 14:04   65 47.9S 132 25.5W  63 22.5S 147 20.1W  64 56.6S 139 08.6W  1.039  10 110  723  01m57.7s
 14:05   66 22.3S 132 40.1W  63 59.6S 147 37.6W  65 31.5S 139 27.2W  1.039  10 110  718  01m58.0s
 14:06   66 56.3S 132 58.2W  64 35.2S 148 01.8W  66 05.8S 139 50.4W  1.039  11 110  712  01m58.2s
 14:07   67 29.9S 133 20.2W  65 09.4S 148 32.6W  66 39.4S 140 18.3W  1.039  11 110  706  01m58.4s
 14:08   68 03.2S 133 46.1W  65 42.3S 149 09.8W  67 12.4S 140 51.1W  1.039  11 110  701  01m58.6s
 14:09   68 36.2S 134 16.2W  66 13.9S 149 53.7W  67 44.8S 141 29.0W  1.039  11 111  697  01m58.7s
 14:10   69 08.7S 134 50.7W  66 44.2S 150 44.3W  68 16.5S 142 12.2W  1.039  11 111  692  01m58.7s

 14:11   69 40.9S 135 30.1W  67 13.1S 151 41.9W  68 47.4S 143 01.1W  1.039  11 111  688  01m58.7s
 14:12   70 12.7S 136 14.6W  67 40.6S 152 47.0W  69 17.6S 143 56.1W  1.039  11 112  685  01m58.6s
 14:13   70 44.1S 137 04.6W  68 06.6S 153 59.8W  69 47.0S 144 57.5W  1.039  11 113  681  01m58.5s
 14:14   71 14.9S 138 00.6W  68 30.7S 155 20.8W  70 15.5S 146 05.8W  1.039  11 113  679  01m58.4s
 14:15   71 45.2S 139 03.1W  68 53.0S 156 50.7W  70 43.0S 147 21.6W  1.039  11 114  676  01m58.2s
 14:16   72 14.8S 140 12.8W  69 13.0S 158 30.1W  71 09.3S 148 45.4W  1.039  10 115  674  01m57.9s
 14:17   72 43.7S 141 30.2W  69 30.3S 160 19.8W  71 34.3S 150 17.8W  1.039  10 116  673  01m57.6s
 14:18   73 11.8S 142 56.0W  69 44.4S 162 20.7W  71 57.9S 151 59.4W  1.039  10 118  672  01m57.2s
 14:19   73 38.9S 144 31.1W  69 54.7S 164 34.1W  72 19.6S 153 51.0W  1.038  10 119  671  01m56.8s
 14:20   74 04.8S 146 16.3W  69 59.9S 167 01.6W  72 39.4S 155 53.4W  1.038   9 121  671  01m56.2s

 14:21   74 29.4S 148 12.4W  69 58.3S 169 46.0W  72 56.8S 158 07.1W  1.038   9 122  672  01m55.7s
 14:22   74 52.4S 150 20.4W  69 46.4S 172 52.9W  73 11.3S 160 33.1W  1.038   9 124  673  01m55.0s
 14:23   75 13.4S 152 41.3W  69 14.8S 176 38.1W  73 22.4S 163 11.9W  1.038   8 127  675  01m54.2s
 14:24   75 32.2S 155 15.8W     -         -      73 29.3S 166 04.5W  1.038   8 129  678  01m53.4s
 14:25   75 48.3S 158 04.8W     -         -      73 31.1S 169 11.6W  1.038   7 132  681  01m52.4s
 14:26   76 01.1S 161 08.9W     -         -      73 26.1S 172 34.4W  1.037   6 135  686  01m51.2s
 14:27   76 10.0S 164 28.5W     -         -      73 12.0S 176 14.7W  1.037   6 138  692  01m49.9s
 14:28   76 14.1S 168 03.6W     -         -      72 44.2S 179 42.7E  1.037   4 142  700  01m48.1s
 14:29   76 12.4S 171 54.0W     -         -      71 49.4S 175 01.4E  1.036   3 146  711  01m45.7s

 Limits  70 40.1S 161 23.7E  67 45.1S 178 28.7E  69 33.6S 169 14.5E  1.035   0   -  724  01m41.2s

ΔT = 54.8 seconds

Total Solar Eclipse of 1985 Nov 12

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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1985 Nov 12 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 54.8 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"

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2007 Oct 16