The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1766 Aug 05 . 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 56 48.3N 177 36.1E 54 20.4N 178 45.0W 55 34.0N 179 29.4E 0.932 0 - 353 04m20.3s
16:24 - - 59 56.8N 158 44.0W 59 39.9N 166 47.1W 0.934 9 71 334 04m28.8s
16:26 60 58.7N 168 18.8W 61 02.0N 153 16.0W 61 20.6N 159 33.5W 0.935 13 78 324 04m33.3s
16:28 62 43.1N 160 40.8W 61 49.4N 148 31.0W 62 26.1N 153 51.1W 0.935 16 84 317 04m36.7s
16:30 63 49.9N 154 40.1W 62 25.0N 144 13.4W 63 13.3N 148 52.9W 0.936 18 89 311 04m39.7s
16:32 64 37.4N 149 25.5W 62 51.9N 140 15.5W 63 48.4N 144 22.6W 0.937 21 93 306 04m42.3s
16:34 65 12.3N 144 40.0W 63 11.9N 136 32.8W 64 14.4N 140 12.5W 0.937 23 98 301 04m44.7s
16:36 65 37.7N 140 15.5W 63 26.3N 133 02.9W 64 33.4N 136 18.3W 0.938 24 102 297 04m46.9s
16:38 65 55.8N 136 07.8W 63 35.9N 129 44.0W 64 46.6N 132 37.5W 0.938 26 106 294 04m48.9s
16:40 66 07.7N 132 14.2W 63 41.4N 126 34.9W 64 54.8N 129 08.3W 0.938 28 110 290 04m50.8s
16:42 66 14.5N 128 33.0W 63 43.3N 123 34.7W 64 58.7N 125 49.6W 0.939 29 114 287 04m52.6s
16:44 66 16.9N 125 03.2W 63 42.0N 120 42.8W 64 59.0N 122 40.5W 0.939 30 118 284 04m54.3s
16:46 66 15.5N 121 43.8W 63 38.0N 117 58.6W 64 56.0N 119 40.3W 0.939 32 121 282 04m55.9s
16:48 66 10.6N 118 34.2W 63 31.4N 115 21.6W 64 50.1N 116 48.5W 0.940 33 125 279 04m57.5s
16:50 66 02.8N 115 34.0W 63 22.5N 112 51.6W 64 41.6N 114 04.6W 0.940 34 128 277 04m58.9s
16:52 65 52.3N 112 42.5W 63 11.6N 110 28.0W 64 30.8N 111 28.3W 0.940 35 131 275 05m00.3s
16:54 65 39.5N 109 59.3W 62 58.9N 108 10.7W 64 18.0N 108 59.2W 0.940 36 134 273 05m01.6s
16:56 65 24.6N 107 24.1W 62 44.5N 105 59.3W 64 03.3N 106 36.9W 0.940 37 138 271 05m02.8s
16:58 65 07.8N 104 56.4W 62 28.5N 103 53.5W 63 46.9N 104 21.0W 0.941 38 141 270 05m04.0s
17:00 64 49.3N 102 35.9W 62 11.2N 101 53.1W 63 29.0N 102 11.3W 0.941 39 144 268 05m05.1s
17:02 64 29.4N 100 22.1W 61 52.6N 099 57.8W 63 09.7N 100 07.5W 0.941 40 147 267 05m06.1s
17:04 64 08.1N 098 14.8W 61 32.9N 098 07.3W 62 49.2N 098 09.2W 0.941 41 149 266 05m07.1s
17:06 63 45.5N 096 13.5W 61 12.1N 096 21.5W 62 27.6N 096 16.2W 0.941 42 152 264 05m08.0s
17:08 63 21.9N 094 18.0W 60 50.4N 094 40.0W 62 05.0N 094 28.2W 0.942 43 155 263 05m08.9s
17:10 62 57.3N 092 27.8W 60 27.8N 093 02.8W 61 41.4N 092 44.9W 0.942 44 158 262 05m09.7s
17:12 62 31.9N 090 42.8W 60 04.4N 091 29.4W 61 17.0N 091 06.1W 0.942 44 160 261 05m10.5s
17:14 62 05.6N 089 02.6W 59 40.3N 089 59.9W 60 51.8N 089 31.5W 0.942 45 163 261 05m11.2s
17:16 61 38.6N 087 26.8W 59 15.5N 088 33.9W 60 26.0N 088 00.9W 0.942 46 166 260 05m11.8s
17:18 61 11.0N 085 55.3W 58 50.1N 087 11.2W 59 59.5N 086 34.0W 0.942 46 168 259 05m12.4s
17:20 60 42.7N 084 27.8W 58 24.0N 085 51.8W 59 32.4N 085 10.7W 0.942 47 171 259 05m13.0s
17:22 60 14.0N 083 04.1W 57 57.5N 084 35.3W 59 04.8N 083 50.8W 0.942 48 173 258 05m13.5s
17:24 59 44.7N 081 43.8W 57 30.5N 083 21.7W 58 36.7N 082 34.0W 0.943 48 176 258 05m14.0s
17:26 59 15.0N 080 26.9W 57 03.0N 082 10.9W 58 08.1N 081 20.2W 0.943 49 178 257 05m14.4s
17:28 58 44.9N 079 13.1W 56 35.1N 081 02.5W 57 39.2N 080 09.3W 0.943 49 181 257 05m14.7s
17:30 58 14.4N 078 02.2W 56 06.8N 079 56.6W 57 09.8N 079 00.9W 0.943 50 183 257 05m15.1s
17:32 57 43.6N 076 54.0W 55 38.1N 078 53.0W 56 40.1N 077 55.1W 0.943 50 186 257 05m15.3s
17:34 57 12.5N 075 48.3W 55 09.1N 077 51.5W 56 10.1N 076 51.6W 0.943 51 188 257 05m15.6s
17:36 56 41.0N 074 45.1W 54 39.7N 076 52.1W 55 39.7N 075 50.3W 0.943 51 190 257 05m15.8s
17:38 56 09.3N 073 44.1W 54 10.1N 075 54.5W 55 09.1N 074 51.0W 0.943 51 193 257 05m15.9s
17:40 55 37.4N 072 45.3W 53 40.2N 074 58.8W 54 38.2N 073 53.8W 0.943 52 195 257 05m16.0s
17:42 55 05.2N 071 48.4W 53 10.0N 074 04.8W 54 07.0N 072 58.3W 0.943 52 197 257 05m16.1s
17:44 54 32.8N 070 53.3W 52 39.5N 073 12.4W 53 35.6N 072 04.6W 0.943 52 200 257 05m16.1s
17:46 54 00.2N 070 00.0W 52 08.8N 072 21.5W 53 03.9N 071 12.5W 0.943 52 202 257 05m16.1s
17:48 53 27.4N 069 08.3W 51 37.8N 071 32.1W 52 32.1N 070 22.0W 0.943 52 204 258 05m16.1s
17:50 52 54.4N 068 18.1W 51 06.6N 070 43.9W 52 00.0N 069 32.8W 0.943 53 207 258 05m16.0s
17:52 52 21.2N 067 29.3W 50 35.2N 069 57.0W 51 27.7N 068 45.0W 0.943 53 209 259 05m15.9s
17:54 51 47.9N 066 41.9W 50 03.6N 069 11.3W 50 55.3N 067 58.4W 0.943 53 211 259 05m15.7s
17:56 51 14.3N 065 55.6W 49 31.8N 068 26.7W 50 22.6N 067 13.0W 0.943 53 213 260 05m15.5s
17:58 50 40.6N 065 10.5W 48 59.8N 067 43.2W 49 49.8N 066 28.6W 0.943 53 216 261 05m15.3s
18:00 50 06.8N 064 26.4W 48 27.5N 067 00.5W 49 16.7N 065 45.3W 0.943 53 218 261 05m15.0s
18:02 49 32.8N 063 43.4W 47 55.1N 066 18.8W 48 43.5N 065 02.9W 0.943 53 220 262 05m14.7s
18:04 48 58.6N 063 01.1W 47 22.5N 065 37.9W 48 10.1N 064 21.3W 0.943 53 222 263 05m14.4s
18:06 48 24.2N 062 19.8W 46 49.7N 064 57.8W 47 36.6N 063 40.5W 0.943 52 224 264 05m14.1s
18:08 47 49.7N 061 39.1W 46 16.6N 064 18.3W 47 02.8N 063 00.5W 0.943 52 226 265 05m13.7s
18:10 47 15.1N 060 59.2W 45 43.4N 063 39.5W 46 28.9N 062 21.1W 0.943 52 228 266 05m13.2s
18:12 46 40.2N 060 19.8W 45 10.0N 063 01.3W 45 54.8N 061 42.3W 0.943 52 230 267 05m12.8s
18:14 46 05.2N 059 41.0W 44 36.4N 062 23.6W 45 20.5N 061 04.0W 0.943 52 232 269 05m12.3s
18:16 45 30.0N 059 02.6W 44 02.6N 061 46.3W 44 46.0N 060 26.2W 0.943 51 234 270 05m11.8s
18:18 44 54.7N 058 24.7W 43 28.5N 061 09.5W 44 11.3N 059 48.8W 0.943 51 236 271 05m11.2s
18:20 44 19.1N 057 47.1W 42 54.3N 060 33.0W 43 36.4N 059 11.8W 0.943 51 238 273 05m10.7s
18:22 43 43.4N 057 09.8W 42 19.9N 059 56.8W 43 01.3N 058 35.0W 0.943 50 240 274 05m10.1s
18:24 43 07.4N 056 32.7W 41 45.2N 059 20.9W 42 26.0N 057 58.5W 0.943 50 242 276 05m09.4s
18:26 42 31.3N 055 55.7W 41 10.3N 058 45.1W 41 50.5N 057 22.1W 0.943 49 244 277 05m08.8s
18:28 41 54.9N 055 18.8W 40 35.1N 058 09.4W 41 14.8N 056 45.9W 0.943 49 246 279 05m08.1s
18:30 41 18.3N 054 42.0W 39 59.7N 057 33.9W 40 38.8N 056 09.7W 0.943 48 247 281 05m07.4s
18:32 40 41.4N 054 05.1W 39 24.1N 056 58.3W 40 02.5N 055 33.5W 0.942 48 249 282 05m06.6s
18:34 40 04.3N 053 28.1W 38 48.1N 056 22.7W 39 26.0N 054 57.2W 0.942 47 251 284 05m05.9s
18:36 39 26.9N 052 50.9W 38 11.9N 055 46.9W 38 49.2N 054 20.7W 0.942 46 252 286 05m05.1s
18:38 38 49.3N 052 13.4W 37 35.4N 055 11.0W 38 12.1N 053 44.1W 0.942 46 254 288 05m04.2s
18:40 38 11.3N 051 35.6W 36 58.6N 054 34.8W 37 34.7N 053 07.1W 0.942 45 255 290 05m03.4s
18:42 37 33.0N 050 57.3W 36 21.4N 053 58.4W 36 57.0N 052 29.8W 0.942 44 257 292 05m02.5s
18:44 36 54.3N 050 18.5W 35 43.9N 053 21.5W 36 19.0N 051 52.0W 0.942 44 258 294 05m01.6s
18:46 36 15.3N 049 39.1W 35 06.1N 052 44.1W 35 40.5N 051 13.6W 0.942 43 260 297 05m00.7s
18:48 35 35.8N 048 59.0W 34 27.8N 052 06.2W 35 01.7N 050 34.6W 0.941 42 261 299 04m59.7s
18:50 34 55.9N 048 18.0W 33 49.1N 051 27.6W 34 22.4N 049 54.9W 0.941 41 262 301 04m58.7s
18:52 34 15.6N 047 36.0W 33 10.0N 050 48.2W 33 42.7N 049 14.3W 0.941 40 264 304 04m57.7s
18:54 33 34.7N 046 53.0W 32 30.4N 050 08.0W 33 02.5N 048 32.7W 0.941 39 265 306 04m56.7s
18:56 32 53.3N 046 08.6W 31 50.3N 049 26.7W 32 21.7N 047 50.0W 0.941 38 266 309 04m55.6s
18:58 32 11.2N 045 22.8W 31 09.6N 048 44.4W 31 40.4N 047 06.1W 0.941 37 268 311 04m54.5s
19:00 31 28.5N 044 35.4W 30 28.3N 048 00.7W 30 58.4N 046 20.6W 0.940 36 269 314 04m53.3s
19:02 30 45.0N 043 46.0W 29 46.3N 047 15.5W 30 15.7N 045 33.5W 0.940 35 270 316 04m52.1s
19:04 30 00.7N 042 54.4W 29 03.6N 046 28.7W 29 32.2N 044 44.5W 0.940 34 271 319 04m50.9s
19:06 29 15.4N 042 00.3W 28 20.1N 045 39.9W 28 47.9N 043 53.2W 0.940 33 272 321 04m49.6s
19:08 28 29.1N 041 03.3W 27 35.7N 044 49.0W 28 02.6N 042 59.5W 0.939 32 273 324 04m48.3s
19:10 27 41.5N 040 02.8W 26 50.3N 043 55.5W 27 16.2N 042 02.8W 0.939 30 274 327 04m46.9s
19:12 26 52.5N 038 58.2W 26 03.8N 042 59.0W 26 28.5N 041 02.7W 0.939 29 275 329 04m45.5s
19:14 26 01.8N 037 48.7W 25 15.9N 041 59.1W 25 39.4N 039 58.5W 0.938 27 277 332 04m44.0s
19:16 25 09.1N 036 33.2W 24 26.6N 040 55.2W 24 48.6N 038 49.4W 0.938 26 278 334 04m42.4s
19:18 24 14.0N 035 10.1W 23 35.5N 039 46.3W 23 55.7N 037 34.3W 0.938 24 279 337 04m40.7s
19:20 23 15.6N 033 37.1W 22 42.3N 038 31.5W 23 00.2N 036 11.8W 0.937 22 280 339 04m39.0s
19:22 22 12.9N 031 50.8W 21 46.5N 037 09.1W 22 01.5N 034 39.5W 0.937 20 281 341 04m37.0s
19:24 21 04.0N 029 44.8W 20 47.3N 035 37.0W 20 58.5N 032 54.0W 0.936 18 282 344 04m34.9s
19:26 19 45.0N 027 06.0W 19 43.7N 033 51.8W 19 49.3N 030 49.1W 0.936 15 283 346 04m32.6s
19:28 18 03.4N 023 13.5W 18 33.8N 031 47.2W 18 29.8N 028 12.2W 0.935 12 284 348 04m29.8s
19:30 - - 17 13.5N 029 10.6W 16 48.4N 024 25.1W 0.934 8 285 350 04m26.1s
Limits 15 34.2N 016 06.5W 12 49.3N 018 01.4W 14 11.0N 017 04.9W 0.932 0 - 351 04m19.9s
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Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1766 Aug 05 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 15.4 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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