The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851 Jul 28 . 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 54 34.6N 139 37.0W 52 48.6N 136 51.0W 53 41.3N 138 11.7W 1.045 0 - 264 02m12.8s
13:28 - - 58 42.5N 120 49.9W 57 42.2N 127 46.5W 1.048 7 65 275 02m26.4s
13:30 59 08.5N 128 02.6W 60 25.1N 115 40.8W 60 03.5N 121 15.3W 1.049 11 72 279 02m34.9s
13:32 61 21.7N 121 59.4W 61 45.9N 111 18.4W 61 43.2N 116 18.1W 1.050 14 77 282 02m41.3s
13:34 62 59.8N 117 10.8W 62 53.5N 107 20.9W 63 03.3N 112 00.2W 1.051 17 81 284 02m46.6s
13:36 64 20.0N 112 55.1W 63 51.8N 103 38.7W 64 11.1N 108 02.9W 1.052 19 85 285 02m51.2s
13:38 65 28.4N 108 57.6W 64 42.9N 100 06.5W 65 10.0N 104 18.8W 1.052 21 89 286 02m55.4s
13:40 66 28.2N 105 10.9W 65 28.0N 096 41.2W 66 01.7N 100 43.1W 1.053 23 94 287 02m59.2s
13:42 67 20.9N 101 30.8W 66 08.1N 093 20.8W 66 47.6N 097 12.8W 1.053 24 98 288 03m02.7s
13:44 68 07.8N 097 54.5W 66 43.8N 090 03.8W 67 28.5N 093 46.1W 1.053 25 102 288 03m06.0s
13:46 68 49.6N 094 20.4W 67 15.4N 086 49.4W 68 04.8N 090 21.8W 1.054 27 106 289 03m09.1s
13:48 69 26.7N 090 47.3W 67 43.3N 083 36.9W 68 36.9N 086 58.9W 1.054 28 110 289 03m11.9s
13:50 69 59.6N 087 14.6W 68 07.7N 080 26.0W 69 05.3N 083 37.2W 1.055 29 114 289 03m14.6s
13:52 70 28.5N 083 41.7W 68 28.9N 077 16.6W 69 30.0N 080 16.1W 1.055 30 118 290 03m17.1s
13:54 70 53.6N 080 08.6W 68 47.1N 074 08.4W 69 51.3N 076 55.8W 1.055 31 122 290 03m19.5s
13:56 71 15.0N 076 35.3W 69 02.2N 071 01.6W 70 09.4N 073 36.1W 1.055 32 127 290 03m21.7s
13:58 71 33.0N 073 02.0W 69 14.6N 067 56.3W 70 24.3N 070 17.4W 1.056 33 131 290 03m23.8s
14:00 71 47.7N 069 29.0W 69 24.2N 064 52.6W 70 36.2N 066 59.8W 1.056 34 135 291 03m25.7s
14:02 71 59.0N 065 56.8W 69 31.3N 061 50.8W 70 45.2N 063 43.7W 1.056 34 139 291 03m27.6s
14:04 72 07.2N 062 25.9W 69 35.8N 058 51.2W 70 51.4N 060 29.5W 1.056 35 143 291 03m29.2s
14:06 72 12.4N 058 56.9W 69 37.9N 055 53.9W 70 54.9N 057 17.5W 1.056 36 148 291 03m30.8s
14:08 72 14.7N 055 30.4W 69 37.7N 052 59.3W 70 55.7N 054 08.1W 1.057 36 152 291 03m32.3s
14:10 72 14.1N 052 06.9W 69 35.3N 050 07.6W 70 54.1N 051 01.8W 1.057 37 156 292 03m33.6s
14:12 72 10.8N 048 47.1W 69 30.8N 047 19.1W 70 50.1N 047 58.8W 1.057 37 160 292 03m34.8s
14:14 72 04.9N 045 31.3W 69 24.2N 044 33.9W 70 43.9N 044 59.6W 1.057 38 164 292 03m35.9s
14:16 71 56.6N 042 20.1W 69 15.6N 041 52.3W 70 35.4N 042 04.3W 1.057 38 168 293 03m36.9s
14:18 71 45.9N 039 13.8W 69 05.2N 039 14.3W 70 24.8N 039 13.3W 1.057 39 172 293 03m37.8s
14:20 71 33.0N 036 12.7W 68 53.0N 036 40.1W 70 12.3N 036 26.7W 1.057 39 176 293 03m38.6s
14:22 71 18.0N 033 16.9W 68 39.2N 034 09.8W 69 57.9N 033 44.7W 1.057 39 180 294 03m39.3s
14:24 71 01.0N 030 26.7W 68 23.7N 031 43.4W 69 41.7N 031 07.2W 1.057 39 184 294 03m39.8s
14:26 70 42.2N 027 42.0W 68 06.6N 029 21.0W 69 23.8N 028 34.4W 1.058 40 188 294 03m40.3s
14:28 70 21.6N 025 02.9W 67 48.1N 027 02.4W 69 04.4N 026 06.2W 1.058 40 192 295 03m40.6s
14:30 69 59.4N 022 29.2W 67 28.3N 024 47.6W 68 43.4N 023 42.5W 1.058 40 195 295 03m40.9s
14:32 69 35.7N 020 00.9W 67 07.1N 022 36.6W 68 21.0N 021 23.3W 1.058 40 199 296 03m41.0s
14:34 69 10.4N 017 37.8W 66 44.6N 020 29.3W 67 57.2N 019 08.5W 1.058 40 202 296 03m41.1s
14:36 68 43.8N 015 19.7W 66 20.9N 018 25.5W 67 32.2N 016 57.8W 1.058 40 206 297 03m41.0s
14:38 68 16.0N 013 06.4W 65 56.1N 016 25.1W 67 05.9N 014 51.2W 1.058 40 209 297 03m40.8s
14:40 67 46.8N 010 57.5W 65 30.1N 014 28.0W 66 38.5N 012 48.3W 1.058 40 212 298 03m40.5s
14:42 67 16.6N 008 53.0W 65 03.1N 012 34.0W 66 09.9N 010 49.2W 1.058 39 215 298 03m40.2s
14:44 66 45.2N 006 52.5W 64 35.1N 010 42.9W 65 40.3N 008 53.4W 1.058 39 218 299 03m39.7s
14:46 66 12.7N 004 55.7W 64 06.1N 008 54.6W 65 09.6N 007 00.9W 1.058 39 221 299 03m39.1s
14:48 65 39.2N 003 02.3W 63 36.1N 007 08.9W 64 37.9N 005 11.3W 1.057 39 224 300 03m38.4s
14:50 65 04.6N 001 12.2W 63 05.1N 005 25.5W 64 05.3N 003 24.6W 1.057 38 227 300 03m37.6s
14:52 64 29.1N 000 35.1E 62 33.2N 003 44.4W 63 31.7N 001 40.3W 1.057 38 230 301 03m36.7s
14:54 63 52.7N 002 19.7E 62 00.4N 002 05.3W 62 57.1N 000 01.7E 1.057 38 233 302 03m35.7s
14:56 63 15.2N 004 02.0E 61 26.7N 000 27.9W 62 21.6N 001 41.6E 1.057 37 236 302 03m34.5s
14:58 62 36.8N 005 42.2E 60 52.1N 001 07.8E 61 45.2N 003 19.6E 1.057 37 238 303 03m33.3s
15:00 61 57.4N 007 20.7E 60 16.5N 002 42.1E 61 07.8N 004 56.1E 1.057 36 241 303 03m32.0s
15:02 61 17.1N 008 57.8E 59 40.1N 004 15.3E 60 29.4N 006 31.3E 1.057 35 244 304 03m30.5s
15:04 60 35.7N 010 33.6E 59 02.6N 005 47.5E 59 50.1N 008 05.5E 1.057 35 246 304 03m28.9s
15:06 59 53.2N 012 08.6E 58 24.2N 007 19.0E 59 09.7N 009 38.8E 1.056 34 249 305 03m27.2s
15:08 59 09.7N 013 43.1E 57 44.8N 008 50.1E 58 28.3N 011 11.7E 1.056 33 251 305 03m25.4s
15:10 58 25.0N 015 17.4E 57 04.3N 010 21.0E 57 45.8N 012 44.4E 1.056 33 253 306 03m23.5s
15:12 57 39.0N 016 52.0E 56 22.7N 011 52.0E 57 02.1N 014 17.2E 1.056 32 256 306 03m21.4s
15:14 56 51.6N 018 27.2E 55 39.9N 013 23.4E 56 17.1N 015 50.5E 1.055 31 258 306 03m19.2s
15:16 56 02.8N 020 03.5E 54 55.8N 014 55.7E 55 30.7N 017 24.8E 1.055 30 260 307 03m16.9s
15:18 55 12.3N 021 41.5E 54 10.3N 016 29.2E 54 42.8N 019 00.6E 1.055 29 263 307 03m14.4s
15:20 54 19.9N 023 21.9E 53 23.3N 018 04.4E 53 53.3N 020 38.3E 1.055 28 265 307 03m11.7s
15:22 53 25.4N 025 05.5E 52 34.6N 019 41.8E 53 01.8N 022 18.7E 1.054 26 267 306 03m08.8s
15:24 52 28.5N 026 53.3E 51 43.9N 021 22.3E 52 08.2N 024 02.5E 1.054 25 269 306 03m05.8s
15:26 51 28.5N 028 46.7E 50 51.0N 023 06.6E 51 12.0N 025 51.0E 1.053 24 271 305 03m02.5s
15:28 50 24.9N 030 47.5E 49 55.4N 024 55.9E 50 12.7N 027 45.5E 1.053 22 274 304 02m59.0s
15:30 49 16.6N 032 58.6E 48 56.7N 026 51.8E 49 09.7N 029 48.1E 1.052 20 276 303 02m55.2s
15:32 48 02.0N 035 24.3E 47 54.0N 028 56.3E 48 01.8N 032 01.7E 1.052 18 278 301 02m50.9s
15:34 46 38.1N 038 12.8E 46 46.2N 031 12.9E 46 47.2N 034 31.2E 1.051 16 281 298 02m46.2s
15:36 44 58.6N 041 40.6E 45 31.3N 033 47.0E 45 22.6N 037 25.5E 1.050 14 284 295 02m40.7s
15:38 42 41.0N 046 48.6E 44 05.5N 036 48.9E 43 40.5N 041 05.6E 1.049 10 287 289 02m34.0s
15:40 - - 42 19.5N 040 45.2E 41 09.2N 046 58.3E 1.048 5 291 278 02m23.7s
Limits 39 58.1N 053 37.6E 38 01.1N 051 39.6E 38 59.0N 052 37.3E 1.046 0 - 267 02m14.7s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1851 Jul 28 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 7.1 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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