The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1887 Aug 19 . 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 52 19.2N 010 35.9E 50 58.0N 011 53.9E 51 38.4N 011 15.5E 1.037 0 - 172 01m55.3s
04:12 - - 53 57.3N 026 04.7E 53 48.4N 020 56.2E 1.039 6 77 180 02m07.1s
04:14 55 31.2N 025 11.9E 55 05.4N 032 46.0E 55 23.4N 029 18.6E 1.041 12 84 185 02m17.8s
04:16 56 41.6N 031 51.2E 55 49.5N 037 53.0E 56 18.2N 035 03.2E 1.042 15 89 189 02m25.3s
04:18 57 28.2N 037 02.8E 56 21.2N 042 13.3E 56 56.5N 039 46.2E 1.043 18 94 191 02m31.6s
04:20 58 02.2N 041 29.5E 56 44.8N 046 04.1E 57 24.8N 043 53.6E 1.044 21 98 194 02m37.1s
04:22 58 27.7N 045 27.7E 57 02.5N 049 34.0E 57 46.0N 047 36.7E 1.044 23 102 195 02m42.0s
04:24 58 47.0N 049 05.3E 57 15.5N 052 47.9E 58 02.0N 051 01.8E 1.045 25 106 197 02m46.6s
04:26 59 01.4N 052 27.2E 57 24.8N 055 48.9E 58 13.6N 054 12.8E 1.045 26 109 198 02m50.9s
04:28 59 11.8N 055 36.4E 57 30.9N 058 39.3E 58 21.7N 057 12.2E 1.046 28 113 199 02m54.9s
04:30 59 18.7N 058 35.0E 57 34.4N 061 20.6E 58 26.8N 060 01.8E 1.046 30 116 201 02m58.7s
04:32 59 22.8N 061 24.4E 57 35.4N 063 54.0E 58 29.2N 062 42.8E 1.047 31 119 202 03m02.2s
04:34 59 24.3N 064 05.7E 57 34.3N 066 20.3E 58 29.4N 065 16.3E 1.047 32 122 203 03m05.6s
04:36 59 23.5N 066 39.9E 57 31.4N 068 40.4E 58 27.5N 067 43.2E 1.047 34 125 204 03m08.8s
04:38 59 20.7N 069 07.6E 57 26.8N 070 54.7E 58 23.7N 070 03.9E 1.048 35 128 204 03m11.9s
04:40 59 16.0N 071 29.4E 57 20.6N 073 03.7E 58 18.2N 072 19.0E 1.048 36 131 205 03m14.8s
04:42 59 09.7N 073 45.7E 57 13.1N 075 08.0E 58 11.2N 074 29.1E 1.048 37 134 206 03m17.6s
04:44 59 01.9N 075 56.9E 57 04.2N 077 07.7E 58 02.9N 076 34.3E 1.049 38 137 207 03m20.2s
04:46 58 52.6N 078 03.4E 56 54.2N 079 03.3E 57 53.2N 078 35.1E 1.049 39 140 207 03m22.7s
04:48 58 42.1N 080 05.5E 56 43.1N 080 55.0E 57 42.4N 080 31.8E 1.049 40 143 208 03m25.1s
04:50 58 30.4N 082 03.5E 56 31.0N 082 43.0E 57 30.5N 082 24.6E 1.049 41 145 209 03m27.4s
04:52 58 17.6N 083 57.5E 56 18.0N 084 27.6E 57 17.5N 084 13.7E 1.050 42 148 210 03m29.5s
04:54 58 03.8N 085 47.8E 56 04.1N 086 09.0E 57 03.6N 085 59.4E 1.050 43 151 210 03m31.6s
04:56 57 49.0N 087 34.7E 55 49.3N 087 47.3E 56 48.9N 087 41.8E 1.050 44 154 211 03m33.5s
04:58 57 33.3N 089 18.2E 55 33.8N 089 22.7E 56 33.3N 089 21.1E 1.050 44 156 211 03m35.3s
05:00 57 16.8N 090 58.6E 55 17.6N 090 55.4E 56 16.9N 090 57.5E 1.050 45 159 212 03m37.0s
05:02 56 59.6N 092 36.0E 55 00.7N 092 25.5E 55 59.8N 092 31.2E 1.051 46 162 213 03m38.6s
05:04 56 41.6N 094 10.7E 54 43.1N 093 53.2E 55 42.1N 094 02.2E 1.051 46 165 213 03m40.0s
05:06 56 22.9N 095 42.6E 54 25.0N 095 18.5E 55 23.7N 095 30.7E 1.051 47 167 214 03m41.4s
05:08 56 03.6N 097 12.1E 54 06.3N 096 41.7E 55 04.7N 096 56.9E 1.051 47 170 214 03m42.7s
05:10 55 43.7N 098 39.1E 53 47.0N 098 02.7E 54 45.1N 098 20.8E 1.051 48 173 215 03m43.8s
05:12 55 23.1N 100 03.9E 53 27.2N 099 21.8E 54 24.9N 099 42.7E 1.051 48 175 215 03m44.9s
05:14 55 02.1N 101 26.5E 53 06.9N 100 39.0E 54 04.3N 101 02.5E 1.051 49 178 216 03m45.8s
05:16 54 40.5N 102 47.1E 52 46.2N 101 54.5E 53 43.1N 102 20.5E 1.051 49 181 217 03m46.7s
05:18 54 18.5N 104 05.7E 52 25.0N 103 08.3E 53 21.5N 103 36.6E 1.051 50 183 217 03m47.4s
05:20 53 55.9N 105 22.5E 52 03.4N 104 20.6E 52 59.5N 104 51.1E 1.052 50 186 218 03m48.1s
05:22 53 32.9N 106 37.7E 51 41.4N 105 31.3E 52 37.0N 106 04.0E 1.052 50 189 218 03m48.6s
05:24 53 09.5N 107 51.2E 51 18.9N 106 40.7E 52 14.0N 107 15.3E 1.052 50 191 219 03m49.1s
05:26 52 45.7N 109 03.2E 50 56.1N 107 48.7E 51 50.7N 108 25.3E 1.052 50 194 219 03m49.4s
05:28 52 21.4N 110 13.7E 50 32.9N 108 55.5E 51 27.0N 109 34.0E 1.052 50 196 220 03m49.7s
05:30 51 56.8N 111 23.0E 50 09.4N 110 01.2E 51 02.9N 110 41.4E 1.052 51 199 220 03m49.8s
05:32 51 31.8N 112 31.0E 49 45.4N 111 05.8E 50 38.5N 111 47.6E 1.052 51 202 221 03m49.9s
05:34 51 06.4N 113 37.8E 49 21.2N 112 09.4E 50 13.7N 112 52.8E 1.052 51 204 221 03m49.8s
05:36 50 40.6N 114 43.6E 48 56.6N 113 12.1E 49 48.5N 113 57.0E 1.052 51 207 222 03m49.6s
05:38 50 14.5N 115 48.3E 48 31.6N 114 14.0E 49 23.0N 115 00.3E 1.052 50 209 222 03m49.4s
05:40 49 48.1N 116 52.2E 48 06.4N 115 15.0E 48 57.2N 116 02.8E 1.052 50 212 223 03m49.0s
05:42 49 21.3N 117 55.3E 47 40.8N 116 15.4E 48 31.0N 117 04.4E 1.052 50 214 223 03m48.6s
05:44 48 54.2N 118 57.6E 47 14.9N 117 15.1E 48 04.5N 118 05.5E 1.052 50 217 224 03m48.0s
05:46 48 26.7N 119 59.2E 46 48.6N 118 14.3E 47 37.7N 119 05.9E 1.052 50 219 224 03m47.4s
05:48 47 58.9N 121 00.3E 46 22.0N 119 13.0E 47 10.5N 120 05.7E 1.052 49 221 224 03m46.6s
05:50 47 30.8N 122 00.9E 45 55.2N 120 11.3E 46 43.0N 121 05.2E 1.052 49 224 225 03m45.8s
05:52 47 02.3N 123 01.0E 45 27.9N 121 09.3E 46 15.1N 122 04.2E 1.051 49 226 225 03m44.8s
05:54 46 33.5N 124 00.9E 45 00.4N 122 07.0E 45 47.0N 123 03.0E 1.051 48 228 226 03m43.8s
05:56 46 04.3N 125 00.5E 44 32.5N 123 04.5E 45 18.5N 124 01.5E 1.051 48 230 226 03m42.7s
05:58 45 34.7N 125 59.9E 44 04.3N 124 01.9E 44 49.6N 124 59.9E 1.051 47 233 226 03m41.4s
06:00 45 04.8N 126 59.3E 43 35.7N 124 59.3E 44 20.4N 125 58.3E 1.051 47 235 226 03m40.1s
06:02 44 34.6N 127 58.7E 43 06.8N 125 56.8E 43 50.8N 126 56.8E 1.051 46 237 227 03m38.7s
06:04 44 03.9N 128 58.3E 42 37.5N 126 54.4E 43 20.8N 127 55.3E 1.051 45 239 227 03m37.1s
06:06 43 32.8N 129 58.1E 42 07.8N 127 52.3E 42 50.5N 128 54.2E 1.051 45 241 227 03m35.5s
06:08 43 01.3N 130 58.2E 41 37.7N 128 50.6E 42 19.7N 129 53.3E 1.051 44 243 227 03m33.7s
06:10 42 29.4N 131 58.9E 41 07.2N 129 49.3E 41 48.5N 130 53.0E 1.050 43 245 227 03m31.9s
06:12 41 57.0N 133 00.1E 40 36.3N 130 48.5E 41 16.9N 131 53.2E 1.050 42 246 227 03m30.0s
06:14 41 24.2N 134 02.1E 40 04.9N 131 48.5E 40 44.8N 132 54.2E 1.050 42 248 227 03m27.9s
06:16 40 50.8N 135 04.9E 39 33.1N 132 49.4E 40 12.2N 133 56.1E 1.050 41 250 227 03m25.7s
06:18 40 16.8N 136 08.9E 39 00.7N 133 51.2E 39 39.0N 134 58.9E 1.050 40 252 227 03m23.5s
06:20 39 42.3N 137 14.2E 38 27.8N 134 54.2E 39 05.3N 136 03.1E 1.049 39 254 227 03m21.1s
06:22 39 07.1N 138 20.9E 37 54.3N 135 58.6E 38 31.0N 137 08.6E 1.049 38 255 226 03m18.6s
06:24 38 31.3N 139 29.4E 37 20.2N 137 04.6E 37 56.0N 138 15.8E 1.049 37 257 226 03m15.9s
06:26 37 54.6N 140 39.9E 36 45.4N 138 12.4E 37 20.3N 139 25.0E 1.048 35 259 225 03m13.2s
06:28 37 17.2N 141 52.9E 36 09.8N 139 22.4E 36 43.8N 140 36.4E 1.048 34 260 225 03m10.3s
06:30 36 38.7N 143 08.6E 35 33.4N 140 34.9E 36 06.5N 141 50.4E 1.048 33 262 224 03m07.2s
06:32 35 59.2N 144 27.7E 34 56.0N 141 50.3E 35 28.1N 143 07.6E 1.048 32 263 223 03m04.0s
06:34 35 18.5N 145 50.7E 34 17.7N 143 09.1E 34 48.6N 144 28.4E 1.047 30 265 221 03m00.6s
06:36 34 36.4N 147 18.5E 33 38.1N 144 32.0E 34 07.8N 145 53.7E 1.047 29 266 220 02m57.1s
06:38 33 52.7N 148 52.1E 32 57.1N 145 59.8E 33 25.5N 147 24.2E 1.046 27 268 218 02m53.3s
06:40 33 06.9N 150 33.0E 32 14.5N 147 33.5E 32 41.4N 149 01.3E 1.046 25 269 216 02m49.3s
06:42 32 18.6N 152 23.1E 31 29.9N 149 14.8E 31 55.0N 150 46.7E 1.045 23 271 214 02m44.9s
06:44 31 27.1N 154 25.7E 30 42.9N 151 05.5E 31 05.9N 152 42.9E 1.045 21 273 211 02m40.3s
06:46 30 31.1N 156 45.6E 29 52.6N 153 08.9E 30 13.0N 154 53.7E 1.044 19 274 208 02m35.1s
06:48 29 28.4N 159 32.3E 28 57.9N 155 30.4E 29 14.7N 157 26.2E 1.043 16 276 204 02m29.3s
06:50 28 13.6N 163 08.3E 27 56.5N 158 19.7E 28 07.7N 160 34.7E 1.042 13 278 198 02m22.4s
06:52 26 22.3N 169 16.8E 26 42.9N 162 01.0E 26 42.0N 165 02.0E 1.041 8 280 191 02m13.3s
Limits 25 10.7N 173 56.2E 23 44.2N 173 04.1E 24 27.2N 173 29.8E 1.038 0 - 176 01m58.1s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1887 Aug 19 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = -5.9 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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