The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1868 Aug 18 . 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 12 02.9N 035 40.9E 10 24.5N 036 07.3E 11 13.7N 035 54.3E 1.057 0 - 187 03m00.8s
03:30 13 15.4N 040 54.8E 11 44.3N 042 10.0E 12 31.3N 041 38.5E 1.059 6 78 193 03m15.2s
03:32 14 41.0N 047 41.9E 12 58.0N 048 21.9E 13 50.0N 048 04.5E 1.061 13 79 200 03m33.7s
03:34 15 25.7N 051 41.3E 13 38.4N 052 11.8E 14 32.4N 051 58.5E 1.062 17 81 204 03m46.1s
03:36 15 56.9N 054 46.6E 14 06.8N 055 11.3E 15 02.1N 055 00.6E 1.063 21 81 208 03m56.5s
03:38 16 20.6N 057 22.2E 14 28.2N 057 42.5E 15 24.6N 057 33.8E 1.064 24 82 210 04m05.7s
03:40 16 39.1N 059 38.2E 14 44.9N 059 54.9E 15 42.2N 059 47.9E 1.065 26 83 213 04m14.1s
03:42 16 53.9N 061 40.3E 14 58.1N 061 53.7E 15 56.2N 061 48.2E 1.066 29 84 215 04m21.9s
03:44 17 05.8N 063 31.6E 15 08.6N 063 42.2E 16 07.3N 063 38.0E 1.066 31 84 217 04m29.3s
03:46 17 15.3N 065 14.4E 15 16.9N 065 22.3E 16 16.2N 065 19.4E 1.067 33 85 219 04m36.3s
03:48 17 22.9N 066 50.3E 15 23.4N 066 55.6E 16 23.2N 066 53.9E 1.068 35 85 221 04m43.0s
03:50 17 28.7N 068 20.2E 15 28.3N 068 23.2E 16 28.5N 068 22.7E 1.068 37 86 222 04m49.4s
03:52 17 33.0N 069 45.2E 15 31.8N 069 45.9E 16 32.4N 069 46.4E 1.069 39 86 224 04m55.6s
03:54 17 36.1N 071 05.9E 15 34.0N 071 04.3E 16 35.1N 071 05.9E 1.069 40 87 225 05m01.6s
03:56 17 37.9N 072 22.7E 15 35.2N 072 19.1E 16 36.6N 072 21.7E 1.069 42 87 226 05m07.3s
03:58 17 38.7N 073 36.2E 15 35.4N 073 30.5E 16 37.0N 073 34.1E 1.070 44 88 228 05m12.8s
04:00 17 38.5N 074 46.7E 15 34.6N 074 39.0E 16 36.6N 074 43.5E 1.070 45 88 229 05m18.2s
04:02 17 37.5N 075 54.5E 15 33.1N 075 44.8E 16 35.3N 075 50.3E 1.071 47 88 230 05m23.4s
04:04 17 35.6N 076 59.8E 15 30.8N 076 48.3E 16 33.1N 076 54.7E 1.071 48 89 231 05m28.4s
04:06 17 32.9N 078 02.9E 15 27.7N 077 49.6E 16 30.3N 077 56.9E 1.071 50 89 232 05m33.2s
04:08 17 29.5N 079 04.0E 15 24.0N 078 48.9E 16 26.7N 078 57.0E 1.072 51 90 233 05m37.9s
04:10 17 25.5N 080 03.3E 15 19.7N 079 46.3E 16 22.5N 079 55.3E 1.072 53 90 234 05m42.4s
04:12 17 20.8N 081 00.8E 15 14.7N 080 42.1E 16 17.7N 080 51.9E 1.072 54 90 235 05m46.8s
04:14 17 15.5N 081 56.7E 15 09.2N 081 36.3E 16 12.4N 081 47.0E 1.072 55 90 236 05m51.0s
04:16 17 09.7N 082 51.1E 15 03.2N 082 29.1E 16 06.4N 082 40.6E 1.073 57 91 236 05m55.0s
04:18 17 03.3N 083 44.2E 14 56.7N 083 20.6E 16 00.0N 083 32.8E 1.073 58 91 237 05m58.9s
04:20 16 56.4N 084 36.0E 14 49.7N 084 10.8E 15 53.0N 084 23.8E 1.073 59 91 238 06m02.7s
04:22 16 49.0N 085 26.6E 14 42.2N 084 59.8E 15 45.6N 085 13.6E 1.073 61 91 238 06m06.3s
04:24 16 41.1N 086 16.1E 14 34.3N 085 47.8E 15 37.7N 086 02.3E 1.073 62 92 239 06m09.7s
04:26 16 32.8N 087 04.5E 14 26.0N 086 34.8E 15 29.3N 086 50.0E 1.074 63 92 240 06m13.0s
04:28 16 24.0N 087 52.0E 14 17.2N 087 20.8E 15 20.6N 087 36.7E 1.074 64 92 240 06m16.1s
04:30 16 14.8N 088 38.5E 14 08.1N 088 05.9E 15 11.4N 088 22.5E 1.074 66 92 241 06m19.1s
04:32 16 05.2N 089 24.2E 13 58.6N 088 50.2E 15 01.8N 089 07.5E 1.074 67 92 241 06m22.0s
04:34 15 55.1N 090 09.1E 13 48.6N 089 33.8E 14 51.9N 089 51.6E 1.074 68 92 242 06m24.7s
04:36 15 44.7N 090 53.2E 13 38.4N 090 16.5E 14 41.5N 090 35.1E 1.074 69 92 242 06m27.2s
04:38 15 33.9N 091 36.6E 13 27.7N 090 58.7E 14 30.8N 091 17.8E 1.075 70 92 242 06m29.6s
04:40 15 22.8N 092 19.3E 13 16.8N 091 40.1E 14 19.8N 091 59.9E 1.075 72 92 243 06m31.8s
04:42 15 11.3N 093 01.4E 13 05.5N 092 21.0E 14 08.4N 092 41.4E 1.075 73 92 243 06m33.9s
04:44 14 59.4N 093 42.9E 12 53.8N 093 01.3E 13 56.6N 093 22.2E 1.075 74 91 244 06m35.9s
04:46 14 47.2N 094 23.9E 12 41.8N 093 41.1E 13 44.5N 094 02.6E 1.075 75 91 244 06m37.6s
04:48 14 34.7N 095 04.3E 12 29.6N 094 20.4E 13 32.1N 094 42.4E 1.075 76 90 244 06m39.3s
04:50 14 21.8N 095 44.3E 12 16.9N 094 59.2E 13 19.4N 095 21.8E 1.075 77 90 244 06m40.7s
04:52 14 08.6N 096 23.8E 12 04.0N 095 37.6E 13 06.3N 096 00.7E 1.075 78 89 244 06m42.1s
04:54 13 55.1N 097 02.9E 11 50.8N 096 15.6E 12 53.0N 096 39.3E 1.075 80 88 245 06m43.2s
04:56 13 41.3N 097 41.5E 11 37.3N 096 53.3E 12 39.3N 097 17.4E 1.075 81 87 245 06m44.2s
04:58 13 27.2N 098 19.9E 11 23.5N 097 30.6E 12 25.3N 097 55.2E 1.075 82 85 245 06m45.1s
05:00 13 12.7N 098 57.8E 11 09.4N 098 07.6E 12 11.1N 098 32.7E 1.075 83 82 245 06m45.8s
05:02 12 58.0N 099 35.5E 10 55.0N 098 44.4E 11 56.5N 099 09.9E 1.076 84 79 245 06m46.4s
05:04 12 42.9N 100 12.9E 10 40.3N 099 20.9E 11 41.6N 099 46.8E 1.076 85 74 245 06m46.8s
05:06 12 27.6N 100 50.1E 10 25.3N 099 57.1E 11 26.5N 100 23.5E 1.076 86 67 245 06m47.1s
05:08 12 11.9N 101 27.0E 10 10.1N 100 33.2E 11 11.0N 101 00.0E 1.076 87 57 245 06m47.2s
05:10 11 56.0N 102 03.7E 09 54.5N 101 09.1E 10 55.3N 101 36.3E 1.076 87 40 245 06m47.1s
05:12 11 39.8N 102 40.3E 09 38.7N 101 44.8E 10 39.3N 102 12.5E 1.076 88 16 245 06m47.0s
05:14 11 23.3N 103 16.7E 09 22.6N 102 20.5E 10 23.0N 102 48.5E 1.076 87 352 245 06m46.6s
05:16 11 06.5N 103 53.0E 09 06.2N 102 56.0E 10 06.4N 103 24.4E 1.076 87 333 245 06m46.2s
05:18 10 49.4N 104 29.2E 08 49.5N 103 31.5E 09 49.5N 104 00.2E 1.076 86 322 245 06m45.5s
05:20 10 32.0N 105 05.3E 08 32.5N 104 06.9E 09 32.3N 104 36.0E 1.076 85 314 245 06m44.8s
05:22 10 14.3N 105 41.4E 08 15.3N 104 42.3E 09 14.9N 105 11.7E 1.076 84 309 245 06m43.9s
05:24 09 56.3N 106 17.5E 07 57.7N 105 17.8E 08 57.1N 105 47.4E 1.075 83 306 244 06m42.9s
05:26 09 38.0N 106 53.6E 07 39.9N 105 53.2E 08 39.1N 106 23.2E 1.075 82 303 244 06m41.7s
05:28 09 19.5N 107 29.7E 07 21.8N 106 28.8E 08 20.7N 106 59.0E 1.075 81 301 244 06m40.4s
05:30 09 00.6N 108 05.9E 07 03.4N 107 04.4E 08 02.1N 107 34.9E 1.075 80 300 244 06m38.9s
05:32 08 41.5N 108 42.2E 06 44.6N 107 40.2E 07 43.1N 108 11.0E 1.075 79 299 244 06m37.3s
05:34 08 22.0N 109 18.6E 06 25.6N 108 16.1E 07 23.9N 108 47.1E 1.075 77 298 243 06m35.6s
05:36 08 02.2N 109 55.2E 06 06.3N 108 52.2E 07 04.4N 109 23.5E 1.075 76 297 243 06m33.7s
05:38 07 42.1N 110 32.0E 05 46.7N 109 28.5E 06 44.5N 110 00.0E 1.075 75 296 243 06m31.7s
05:40 07 21.7N 111 09.0E 05 26.7N 110 05.1E 06 24.3N 110 36.8E 1.075 74 296 243 06m29.6s
05:42 07 01.0N 111 46.3E 05 06.4N 110 41.9E 06 03.9N 111 13.9E 1.075 73 295 242 06m27.4s
05:44 06 40.0N 112 23.9E 04 45.9N 111 19.1E 05 43.0N 111 51.2E 1.075 72 295 242 06m25.0s
05:46 06 18.6N 113 01.8E 04 24.9N 111 56.7E 05 21.9N 112 29.0E 1.074 71 295 242 06m22.5s
05:48 05 56.8N 113 40.1E 04 03.7N 112 34.6E 05 00.4N 113 07.1E 1.074 69 294 241 06m19.9s
05:50 05 34.8N 114 18.9E 03 42.0N 113 13.0E 04 38.6N 113 45.6E 1.074 68 294 241 06m17.1s
05:52 05 12.3N 114 58.1E 03 20.1N 113 51.9E 04 16.4N 114 24.7E 1.074 67 294 240 06m14.2s
05:54 04 49.5N 115 37.8E 02 57.7N 114 31.3E 03 53.8N 115 04.2E 1.074 66 294 240 06m11.2s
05:56 04 26.3N 116 18.1E 02 35.0N 115 11.4E 03 30.8N 115 44.4E 1.074 65 293 239 06m08.1s
05:58 04 02.8N 116 59.0E 02 11.9N 115 52.0E 03 07.5N 116 25.1E 1.074 63 293 239 06m04.9s
06:00 03 38.8N 117 40.6E 01 48.4N 116 33.4E 02 43.8N 117 06.6E 1.073 62 293 238 06m01.5s
06:02 03 14.4N 118 22.9E 01 24.4N 117 15.6E 02 19.6N 117 48.9E 1.073 61 293 238 05m58.0s
06:04 02 49.5N 119 06.1E 01 00.1N 117 58.6E 01 55.0N 118 32.0E 1.073 60 293 237 05m54.4s
06:06 02 24.2N 119 50.2E 00 35.2N 118 42.5E 01 29.9N 119 15.9E 1.073 58 293 237 05m50.7s
06:08 01 58.4N 120 35.3E 00 09.9N 119 27.4E 01 04.4N 120 00.9E 1.072 57 293 236 05m46.8s
06:10 01 32.2N 121 21.4E 00 15.9S 120 13.5E 00 38.4N 120 47.0E 1.072 56 292 235 05m42.8s
06:12 01 05.4N 122 08.8E 00 42.2S 121 00.7E 00 11.8N 121 34.3E 1.072 54 292 235 05m38.7s
06:14 00 38.0N 122 57.4E 01 09.1S 121 49.3E 00 15.3S 122 22.9E 1.072 53 292 234 05m34.5s
06:16 00 10.1N 123 47.5E 01 36.5S 122 39.3E 00 43.0S 123 12.9E 1.071 51 292 233 05m30.1s
06:18 00 18.5S 124 39.1E 02 04.6S 123 30.9E 01 11.3S 124 04.5E 1.071 50 292 232 05m25.6s
06:20 00 47.7S 125 32.5E 02 33.3S 124 24.3E 01 40.2S 124 57.9E 1.071 49 292 231 05m21.0s
06:22 01 17.7S 126 27.8E 03 02.7S 125 19.7E 02 09.9S 125 53.2E 1.070 47 292 230 05m16.2s
06:24 01 48.4S 127 25.3E 03 32.9S 126 17.2E 02 40.4S 126 50.7E 1.070 46 292 229 05m11.3s
06:26 02 19.9S 128 25.1E 04 03.9S 127 17.1E 03 11.6S 127 50.5E 1.070 44 292 228 05m06.2s
06:28 02 52.4S 129 27.7E 04 35.8S 128 19.7E 03 43.8S 128 53.1E 1.069 42 291 227 05m01.0s
06:30 03 25.8S 130 33.3E 05 08.7S 129 25.5E 04 16.9S 129 58.8E 1.069 41 291 226 04m55.6s
06:32 04 00.4S 131 42.4E 05 42.6S 130 34.7E 04 51.2S 131 07.9E 1.068 39 291 224 04m50.0s
06:34 04 36.2S 132 55.6E 06 17.8S 131 47.9E 05 26.7S 132 21.1E 1.068 37 291 223 04m44.2s
06:36 05 13.4S 134 13.4E 06 54.4S 133 05.9E 06 03.5S 133 38.9E 1.067 35 291 221 04m38.2s
06:38 05 52.2S 135 36.7E 07 32.5S 134 29.3E 06 42.0S 135 02.2E 1.067 33 290 220 04m31.9s
06:40 06 33.0S 137 06.7E 08 12.5S 135 59.4E 07 22.3S 136 32.2E 1.066 31 290 218 04m25.3s
06:42 07 16.0S 138 44.7E 08 54.6S 137 37.5E 08 04.9S 138 10.2E 1.066 29 290 216 04m18.4s
06:44 08 01.8S 140 33.0E 09 39.5S 139 25.8E 08 50.2S 139 58.4E 1.065 26 289 214 04m11.1s
06:46 08 51.1S 142 34.7E 10 27.8S 141 27.3E 09 39.0S 141 59.9E 1.064 24 289 211 04m03.2s
06:48 09 45.3S 144 55.0E 11 20.7S 143 47.1E 10 32.5S 144 19.8E 1.063 21 288 208 03m54.6s
06:50 10 46.7S 147 43.4E 12 20.4S 146 34.2E 11 33.0S 147 07.2E 1.062 18 288 205 03m44.9s
06:52 12 00.5S 151 21.6E 13 31.6S 150 08.8E 12 45.3S 150 43.2E 1.061 13 287 201 03m33.4s
06:54 13 47.5S 157 16.6E 15 11.5S 155 45.6E 14 28.2S 156 26.8E 1.059 7 285 194 03m17.0s
Limits 15 25.1S 163 34.3E 17 02.8S 163 07.2E 16 13.9S 163 20.6E 1.057 0 - 187 03m00.1s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1868 Aug 18 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 2.2 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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