The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26 . 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 48 23.5N 139 30.0W 46 15.6N 139 21.0W 47 18.3N 139 25.7W 1.031 0 - 227 01m49.3s
16:10 - - 44 52.8N 127 41.2W 46 27.0N 132 57.6W 1.033 5 108 243 01m58.7s
16:12 47 33.0N 132 37.8W 44 42.5N 124 02.5W 46 00.6N 127 30.1W 1.034 9 112 257 02m07.4s
16:14 47 12.2N 127 31.7W 44 40.9N 121 13.2W 45 53.5N 124 00.6W 1.035 11 115 267 02m13.3s
16:16 47 07.6N 124 08.0W 44 44.1N 118 50.9W 45 54.0N 121 15.7W 1.035 13 118 275 02m18.0s
16:18 47 10.0N 121 25.7W 44 50.8N 116 46.1W 45 59.0N 118 55.9W 1.036 15 120 282 02m22.0s
16:20 47 16.7N 119 07.3W 45 00.0N 114 53.9W 46 07.2N 116 52.7W 1.036 16 122 287 02m25.5s
16:22 47 26.3N 117 04.9W 45 11.2N 113 10.9W 46 17.8N 115 01.3W 1.037 18 124 292 02m28.6s
16:24 47 38.3N 115 14.0W 45 24.2N 111 35.3W 46 30.4N 113 19.0W 1.037 19 126 296 02m31.4s
16:26 47 52.2N 113 31.8W 45 38.7N 110 05.6W 46 44.7N 111 43.7W 1.037 20 128 299 02m33.9s
16:28 48 07.8N 111 56.5W 45 54.5N 108 40.6W 47 00.4N 110 14.0W 1.038 21 130 302 02m36.2s
16:30 48 24.8N 110 26.6W 46 11.5N 107 19.6W 47 17.4N 108 49.0W 1.038 21 132 304 02m38.2s
16:32 48 43.1N 109 01.1W 46 29.7N 106 01.9W 47 35.7N 107 27.7W 1.038 22 134 306 02m40.0s
16:34 49 02.6N 107 39.3W 46 48.9N 104 46.9W 47 55.1N 106 09.6W 1.038 23 135 307 02m41.7s
16:36 49 23.3N 106 20.6W 47 09.2N 103 34.3W 48 15.5N 104 54.1W 1.038 23 137 307 02m43.1s
16:38 49 45.1N 105 04.3W 47 30.4N 102 23.6W 48 37.0N 103 40.8W 1.039 24 139 307 02m44.4s
16:40 50 07.9N 103 50.2W 47 52.6N 101 14.6W 48 59.5N 102 29.4W 1.039 24 141 307 02m45.5s
16:42 50 31.8N 102 37.7W 48 15.7N 100 06.9W 49 23.0N 101 19.4W 1.039 25 142 307 02m46.5s
16:44 50 56.6N 101 26.7W 48 39.7N 099 00.3W 49 47.4N 100 10.7W 1.039 25 144 306 02m47.3s
16:46 51 22.6N 100 16.7W 49 04.6N 097 54.5W 50 12.8N 099 02.9W 1.039 25 146 305 02m47.9s
16:48 51 49.5N 099 07.5W 49 30.5N 096 49.3W 50 39.2N 097 55.8W 1.039 25 148 303 02m48.4s
16:50 52 17.5N 097 58.9W 49 57.4N 095 44.5W 51 06.6N 096 49.2W 1.039 26 150 302 02m48.7s
16:52 52 46.5N 096 50.5W 50 25.1N 094 40.0W 51 35.0N 095 42.8W 1.039 26 151 300 02m48.9s
16:54 53 16.7N 095 42.2W 50 53.9N 093 35.4W 52 04.4N 094 36.5W 1.039 26 153 298 02m48.9s
16:56 53 47.9N 094 33.8W 51 23.7N 092 30.7W 52 34.9N 093 30.0W 1.039 26 155 296 02m48.8s
16:58 54 20.4N 093 24.9W 51 54.5N 091 25.6W 53 06.5N 092 23.0W 1.039 26 157 294 02m48.6s
17:00 54 54.1N 092 15.4W 52 26.4N 090 19.8W 53 39.2N 091 15.4W 1.039 25 159 291 02m48.2s
17:02 55 29.1N 091 04.9W 52 59.5N 089 13.3W 54 13.2N 090 07.0W 1.039 25 160 289 02m47.6s
17:04 56 05.5N 089 53.1W 53 33.8N 088 05.6W 54 48.5N 088 57.3W 1.039 25 162 286 02m46.9s
17:06 56 43.3N 088 39.8W 54 09.3N 086 56.7W 55 25.1N 087 46.3W 1.039 25 164 284 02m46.1s
17:08 57 22.8N 087 24.6W 54 46.2N 085 46.1W 56 03.2N 086 33.4W 1.039 24 166 281 02m45.0s
17:10 58 04.0N 086 07.0W 55 24.6N 084 33.5W 56 42.9N 085 18.4W 1.039 24 168 278 02m43.9s
17:12 58 47.1N 084 46.6W 56 04.6N 083 18.6W 57 24.3N 084 00.9W 1.038 23 170 275 02m42.5s
17:14 59 32.4N 083 22.7W 56 46.3N 082 01.0W 58 07.7N 082 40.3W 1.038 23 172 273 02m41.0s
17:16 60 19.9N 081 54.8W 57 29.9N 080 40.0W 58 53.1N 081 16.0W 1.038 22 174 270 02m39.3s
17:18 61 10.2N 080 21.8W 58 15.6N 079 15.2W 59 40.9N 079 47.3W 1.038 22 176 267 02m37.5s
17:20 62 03.5N 078 42.7W 59 03.7N 077 45.6W 60 31.3N 078 13.3W 1.038 21 178 264 02m35.4s
17:22 63 00.3N 076 55.9W 59 54.4N 076 10.4W 61 24.8N 076 32.7W 1.037 20 181 261 02m33.1s
17:24 64 01.5N 074 59.4W 60 48.3N 074 28.2W 62 22.0N 074 44.0W 1.037 19 183 258 02m30.6s
17:26 65 07.9N 072 50.4W 61 45.8N 072 37.5W 63 23.4N 072 45.1W 1.037 18 186 255 02m27.8s
17:28 66 20.9N 070 24.3W 62 47.6N 070 35.8W 64 30.0N 070 32.7W 1.036 16 188 252 02m24.7s
17:30 67 42.8N 067 33.9W 63 54.9N 068 19.8W 65 43.5N 068 02.2W 1.036 15 191 249 02m21.3s
17:32 69 17.5N 064 05.8W 65 09.0N 065 44.4W 67 05.9N 065 05.7W 1.035 13 195 246 02m17.3s
17:34 71 13.3N 059 30.3W 66 32.6N 062 40.8W 68 41.6N 061 28.4W 1.035 11 199 242 02m12.7s
17:36 73 56.2N 052 05.7W 68 09.9N 058 52.5W 70 39.3N 056 36.6W 1.034 9 204 238 02m07.1s
17:38 - - 70 11.2N 053 39.9W 73 29.5N 048 26.4W 1.033 5 213 233 01m58.9s
Limits 77 58.5N 037 18.3W 76 24.4N 031 26.3W 77 11.8N 034 06.8W 1.031 0 - 227 01m48.5s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 49.7 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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