The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1871 Dec 12 . 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 19 28.7N 061 28.8E 18 41.6N 061 06.3E 19 05.1N 061 17.6E 1.028 0 - 96 01m34.3s
02:24 15 09.9N 070 47.6E 14 20.7N 070 16.5E 14 44.8N 070 32.9E 1.031 10 117 106 01m52.7s
02:26 13 01.5N 074 56.1E 12 10.8N 074 22.6E 12 35.8N 074 39.9E 1.033 15 118 111 02m02.6s
02:28 11 25.2N 077 53.0E 10 33.0N 077 18.0E 10 58.8N 077 36.0E 1.034 19 119 115 02m10.3s
02:30 10 04.5N 080 15.5E 09 11.2N 079 39.5E 09 37.6N 079 57.9E 1.035 22 120 118 02m17.0s
02:32 08 53.8N 082 16.8E 07 59.4N 081 40.0E 08 26.3N 081 58.8E 1.036 25 120 121 02m23.1s
02:34 07 50.1N 084 03.6E 06 54.6N 083 26.2E 07 22.1N 083 45.3E 1.037 27 121 123 02m28.7s
02:36 06 51.7N 085 39.6E 05 55.3N 085 01.6E 06 23.3N 085 21.0E 1.037 30 121 125 02m33.9s
02:38 05 57.6N 087 07.2E 05 00.3N 086 28.8E 05 28.7N 086 48.3E 1.038 32 121 127 02m38.9s
02:40 05 06.9N 088 28.1E 04 08.8N 087 49.3E 04 37.7N 088 09.0E 1.038 34 122 129 02m43.6s
02:42 04 19.2N 089 43.5E 03 20.3N 089 04.4E 03 49.6N 089 24.2E 1.039 36 122 131 02m48.2s
02:44 03 34.1N 090 54.3E 02 34.3N 090 14.9E 03 04.0N 090 34.9E 1.039 37 122 132 02m52.5s
02:46 02 51.2N 092 01.1E 01 50.7N 091 21.6E 02 20.7N 091 41.6E 1.040 39 123 133 02m56.8s
02:48 02 10.3N 093 04.6E 01 09.0N 092 24.9E 01 39.4N 092 45.0E 1.040 41 123 135 03m00.8s
02:50 01 31.1N 094 05.2E 00 29.0N 093 25.4E 00 59.9N 093 45.5E 1.041 42 123 136 03m04.8s
02:52 00 53.5N 095 03.2E 00 09.2S 094 23.3E 00 22.0N 094 43.5E 1.041 44 123 137 03m08.6s
02:54 00 17.4N 095 58.9E 00 46.0S 095 19.0E 00 14.5S 095 39.2E 1.041 46 124 138 03m12.4s
02:56 00 17.3S 096 52.6E 01 21.5S 096 12.7E 00 49.6S 096 32.9E 1.042 47 124 140 03m16.0s
02:58 00 50.8S 097 44.5E 01 55.7S 097 04.6E 01 23.4S 097 24.8E 1.042 48 124 141 03m19.5s
03:00 01 23.1S 098 34.8E 02 28.7S 097 55.0E 01 56.0S 098 15.1E 1.042 50 125 142 03m22.9s
03:02 01 54.4S 099 23.6E 03 00.6S 098 43.9E 02 27.6S 099 04.0E 1.043 51 125 142 03m26.3s
03:04 02 24.6S 100 11.2E 03 31.5S 099 31.6E 02 58.2S 099 51.6E 1.043 53 125 143 03m29.5s
03:06 02 53.8S 100 57.6E 04 01.4S 100 18.1E 03 27.7S 100 38.0E 1.043 54 126 144 03m32.6s
03:08 03 22.2S 101 42.9E 04 30.3S 101 03.5E 03 56.4S 101 23.4E 1.043 55 126 145 03m35.7s
03:10 03 49.6S 102 27.2E 04 58.4S 101 48.1E 04 24.1S 102 07.8E 1.044 57 127 146 03m38.7s
03:12 04 16.3S 103 10.6E 05 25.7S 102 31.7E 04 51.1S 102 51.4E 1.044 58 127 147 03m41.5s
03:14 04 42.1S 103 53.3E 05 52.1S 103 14.6E 05 17.2S 103 34.1E 1.044 59 128 147 03m44.3s
03:16 05 07.1S 104 35.2E 06 17.8S 103 56.8E 05 42.6S 104 16.2E 1.044 60 128 148 03m47.0s
03:18 05 31.5S 105 16.4E 06 42.7S 104 38.4E 06 07.2S 104 57.6E 1.044 61 129 149 03m49.6s
03:20 05 55.1S 105 57.1E 07 06.9S 105 19.4E 06 31.1S 105 38.4E 1.045 63 129 149 03m52.1s
03:22 06 18.0S 106 37.2E 07 30.4S 105 59.8E 06 54.3S 106 18.7E 1.045 64 130 150 03m54.6s
03:24 06 40.3S 107 16.8E 07 53.2S 106 39.8E 07 16.8S 106 58.5E 1.045 65 131 151 03m56.9s
03:26 07 01.9S 107 56.0E 08 15.4S 107 19.4E 07 38.7S 107 37.9E 1.045 66 132 151 03m59.2s
03:28 07 22.8S 108 34.8E 08 36.9S 107 58.6E 08 00.0S 108 16.8E 1.045 67 133 152 04m01.3s
03:30 07 43.2S 109 13.2E 08 57.8S 108 37.5E 08 20.6S 108 55.5E 1.045 68 134 152 04m03.4s
03:32 08 02.9S 109 51.3E 09 18.1S 109 16.0E 08 40.6S 109 33.8E 1.046 69 135 153 04m05.3s
03:34 08 22.1S 110 29.1E 09 37.8S 109 54.3E 09 00.0S 110 11.9E 1.046 70 137 153 04m07.2s
03:36 08 40.7S 111 06.6E 09 56.9S 110 32.4E 09 18.8S 110 49.7E 1.046 71 138 154 04m09.0s
03:38 08 58.7S 111 44.0E 10 15.4S 111 10.3E 09 37.1S 111 27.3E 1.046 72 140 154 04m10.6s
03:40 09 16.1S 112 21.2E 10 33.3S 111 48.0E 09 54.8S 112 04.7E 1.046 73 142 155 04m12.2s
03:42 09 33.0S 112 58.2E 10 50.7S 112 25.6E 10 11.9S 112 42.0E 1.046 74 144 155 04m13.7s
03:44 09 49.4S 113 35.0E 11 07.5S 113 03.1E 10 28.5S 113 19.2E 1.046 75 147 155 04m15.0s
03:46 10 05.2S 114 11.8E 11 23.7S 113 40.5E 10 44.5S 113 56.3E 1.046 76 149 156 04m16.3s
03:48 10 20.5S 114 48.5E 11 39.5S 114 17.9E 11 00.0S 114 33.3E 1.046 76 152 156 04m17.5s
03:50 10 35.2S 115 25.2E 11 54.6S 114 55.2E 11 15.0S 115 10.3E 1.046 77 156 156 04m18.5s
03:52 10 49.4S 116 01.8E 12 09.3S 115 32.6E 11 29.4S 115 47.3E 1.046 78 160 156 04m19.4s
03:54 11 03.1S 116 38.5E 12 23.3S 116 09.9E 11 43.3S 116 24.3E 1.046 78 164 157 04m20.3s
03:56 11 16.3S 117 15.1E 12 36.9S 116 47.3E 11 56.6S 117 01.3E 1.046 79 169 157 04m21.0s
03:58 11 29.0S 117 51.8E 12 49.9S 117 24.8E 12 09.5S 117 38.4E 1.046 79 174 157 04m21.6s
04:00 11 41.2S 118 28.6E 13 02.4S 118 02.3E 12 21.8S 118 15.5E 1.046 79 179 157 04m22.0s
04:02 11 52.8S 119 05.4E 13 14.4S 118 40.0E 12 33.6S 118 52.8E 1.047 79 185 157 04m22.4s
04:04 12 03.9S 119 42.4E 13 25.8S 119 17.8E 12 44.9S 119 30.1E 1.047 79 191 157 04m22.7s
04:06 12 14.5S 120 19.5E 13 36.7S 119 55.7E 12 55.6S 120 07.7E 1.047 79 196 158 04m22.8s
04:08 12 24.6S 120 56.8E 13 47.0S 120 33.8E 13 05.8S 120 45.3E 1.047 79 202 158 04m22.8s
04:10 12 34.2S 121 34.2E 13 56.8S 121 12.1E 13 15.5S 121 23.2E 1.046 79 207 158 04m22.7s
04:12 12 43.2S 122 11.9E 14 06.1S 121 50.7E 13 24.7S 122 01.3E 1.046 78 212 158 04m22.5s
04:14 12 51.7S 122 49.7E 14 14.8S 122 29.4E 13 33.3S 122 39.6E 1.046 78 217 158 04m22.2s
04:16 12 59.7S 123 27.8E 14 23.0S 123 08.4E 13 41.4S 123 18.1E 1.046 77 221 157 04m21.7s
04:18 13 07.2S 124 06.2E 14 30.6S 123 47.7E 13 48.9S 123 57.0E 1.046 77 224 157 04m21.1s
04:20 13 14.1S 124 44.8E 14 37.6S 124 27.3E 13 55.9S 124 36.1E 1.046 76 228 157 04m20.4s
04:22 13 20.5S 125 23.8E 14 44.1S 125 07.3E 14 02.3S 125 15.5E 1.046 75 231 157 04m19.6s
04:24 13 26.4S 126 03.1E 14 50.0S 125 47.5E 14 08.2S 125 55.3E 1.046 74 233 157 04m18.6s
04:26 13 31.7S 126 42.8E 14 55.4S 126 28.2E 14 13.5S 126 35.4E 1.046 74 235 157 04m17.6s
04:28 13 36.4S 127 22.8E 15 00.1S 127 09.2E 14 18.3S 127 16.0E 1.046 73 237 156 04m16.4s
04:30 13 40.5S 128 03.3E 15 04.3S 127 50.7E 14 22.4S 127 56.9E 1.046 72 239 156 04m15.1s
04:32 13 44.1S 128 44.2E 15 07.8S 128 32.6E 14 26.0S 128 38.3E 1.046 71 241 156 04m13.7s
04:34 13 47.1S 129 25.6E 15 10.7S 129 15.0E 14 28.9S 129 20.2E 1.046 70 242 155 04m12.1s
04:36 13 49.5S 130 07.5E 15 13.0S 129 57.9E 14 31.2S 130 02.6E 1.046 69 243 155 04m10.5s
04:38 13 51.2S 130 49.9E 15 14.6S 130 41.4E 14 32.9S 130 45.5E 1.045 68 244 154 04m08.7s
04:40 13 52.4S 131 32.9E 15 15.6S 131 25.4E 14 34.0S 131 29.0E 1.045 67 245 154 04m06.8s
04:42 13 52.8S 132 16.5E 15 15.9S 132 10.0E 14 34.4S 132 13.1E 1.045 66 246 153 04m04.8s
04:44 13 52.7S 133 00.8E 15 15.5S 132 55.3E 14 34.1S 132 57.9E 1.045 64 247 153 04m02.6s
04:46 13 51.8S 133 45.7E 15 14.4S 133 41.3E 14 33.1S 133 43.4E 1.045 63 247 152 04m00.4s
04:48 13 50.3S 134 31.4E 15 12.6S 134 28.0E 14 31.4S 134 29.5E 1.045 62 248 152 03m58.0s
04:50 13 48.0S 135 17.9E 15 10.0S 135 15.5E 14 29.0S 135 16.5E 1.045 61 248 151 03m55.6s
04:52 13 44.9S 136 05.2E 15 06.7S 136 03.9E 14 25.8S 136 04.3E 1.044 60 249 150 03m53.0s
04:54 13 41.1S 136 53.4E 15 02.5S 136 53.1E 14 21.8S 136 53.1E 1.044 59 249 149 03m50.3s
04:56 13 36.5S 137 42.5E 14 57.5S 137 43.3E 14 17.0S 137 42.7E 1.044 57 249 149 03m47.5s
04:58 13 31.1S 138 32.7E 14 51.6S 138 34.6E 14 11.4S 138 33.4E 1.044 56 250 148 03m44.6s
05:00 13 24.8S 139 24.1E 14 44.8S 139 26.9E 14 04.8S 139 25.2E 1.044 55 250 147 03m41.5s
05:02 13 17.6S 140 16.6E 14 37.1S 140 20.4E 13 57.4S 140 18.2E 1.043 54 250 146 03m38.4s
05:04 13 09.4S 141 10.4E 14 28.4S 141 15.2E 13 48.9S 141 12.5E 1.043 52 250 145 03m35.1s
05:06 13 00.2S 142 05.6E 14 18.6S 142 11.4E 13 39.5S 142 08.2E 1.043 51 250 144 03m31.8s
05:08 12 50.0S 143 02.3E 14 07.7S 143 09.1E 13 28.9S 143 05.4E 1.042 49 250 143 03m28.3s
05:10 12 38.6S 144 00.7E 13 55.7S 144 08.5E 13 17.2S 144 04.3E 1.042 48 250 142 03m24.7s
05:12 12 26.0S 145 01.0E 13 42.4S 145 09.7E 13 04.3S 145 05.0E 1.042 47 250 141 03m21.0s
05:14 12 12.2S 146 03.2E 13 27.8S 146 12.8E 12 50.0S 146 07.7E 1.042 45 250 140 03m17.1s
05:16 11 56.9S 147 07.7E 13 11.7S 147 18.2E 12 34.4S 147 12.6E 1.041 44 250 138 03m13.2s
05:18 11 40.1S 148 14.6E 12 54.1S 148 26.1E 12 17.2S 148 20.0E 1.041 42 250 137 03m09.1s
05:20 11 21.7S 149 24.4E 12 34.8S 149 36.7E 11 58.3S 149 30.2E 1.040 40 250 136 03m04.9s
05:22 11 01.4S 150 37.3E 12 13.6S 150 50.4E 11 37.6S 150 43.5E 1.040 39 250 134 03m00.5s
05:24 10 39.2S 151 53.8E 11 50.3S 152 07.8E 11 14.8S 152 00.4E 1.040 37 250 133 02m56.0s
05:26 10 14.6S 153 14.5E 11 24.7S 153 29.2E 10 49.8S 153 21.5E 1.039 35 249 131 02m51.3s
05:28 09 47.5S 154 40.1E 10 56.4S 154 55.6E 10 22.1S 154 47.4E 1.039 33 249 129 02m46.4s
05:30 09 17.3S 156 11.5E 10 25.0S 156 27.7E 09 51.3S 156 19.2E 1.038 31 249 128 02m41.3s
05:32 08 43.6S 157 50.0E 09 49.9S 158 06.9E 09 16.9S 157 58.0E 1.037 29 249 126 02m35.9s
05:34 08 05.4S 159 37.4E 09 10.3S 159 54.9E 08 38.0S 159 45.7E 1.037 26 248 123 02m30.2s
05:36 07 21.7S 161 36.3E 08 25.1S 161 54.4E 07 53.6S 161 44.8E 1.036 24 248 121 02m24.2s
05:38 06 30.6S 163 51.1E 07 32.2S 164 09.6E 07 01.6S 163 59.8E 1.035 21 248 118 02m17.6s
05:40 05 28.7S 166 29.4E 06 28.3S 166 48.3E 05 58.7S 166 38.3E 1.034 18 248 115 02m10.3s
05:42 04 08.7S 169 48.2E 05 05.9S 170 07.2E 04 37.6S 169 57.0E 1.033 14 247 111 02m01.6s
05:44 02 05.5S 174 46.2E 02 59.5S 175 04.4E 02 33.0S 174 54.1E 1.031 8 247 105 01m49.9s
Limits 00 52.3N 178 11.9W 00 04.1N 177 51.8W 00 28.2N 178 01.7W 1.029 0 - 97 01m35.3s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1871 Dec 12 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = -1.0 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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