Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 60-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 .


Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29

  
                                                                      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  64 22.7S 054 38.0W  66 53.1S 044 44.6W  65 38.5S 050 25.2W  1.050   0   -  523  03m13.0s
 13:23   56 30.4S 042 09.4W     -         -      62 28.4S 046 10.0W  1.051   4  23  532  03m24.0s
 13:24   55 54.4S 041 01.6W     -         -      61 01.9S 043 59.1W  1.052   5  21  540  03m29.5s
 13:25   55 22.3S 039 59.0W     -         -      60 00.6S 042 19.8W  1.052   7  19  548  03m33.6s
 13:26   54 53.2S 039 00.4W     -         -      59 11.6S 040 56.0W  1.053   8  18  555  03m37.0s
 13:27   54 26.7S 038 05.0W     -         -      58 30.3S 039 41.8W  1.053   9  16  562  03m39.9s
 13:28   54 02.5S 037 12.4W  64 53.9S 042 30.6W  57 54.6S 038 34.4W  1.053   9  15  569  03m42.5s
 13:29   53 40.1S 036 22.0W  63 13.8S 040 16.9W  57 22.9S 037 31.9W  1.053  10  14  576  03m44.8s
 13:30   53 19.4S 035 33.6W  62 10.1S 038 40.6W  56 54.6S 036 33.3W  1.054  11  13  582  03m46.9s

 13:31   53 00.1S 034 46.9W  61 21.1S 037 19.7W  56 29.0S 035 37.9W  1.054  11  12  589  03m48.9s
 13:32   52 42.3S 034 01.6W  60 40.8S 036 07.9W  56 05.7S 034 45.1W  1.054  12  10  596  03m50.7s
 13:33   52 25.6S 033 17.6W  60 06.3S 035 02.2W  55 44.4S 033 54.3W  1.054  12   9  602  03m52.3s
 13:34   52 10.1S 032 34.8W  59 36.3S 034 01.0W  55 24.8S 033 05.4W  1.054  13   8  609  03m53.8s
 13:35   51 55.6S 031 52.9W  59 09.8S 033 03.2W  55 06.8S 032 18.1W  1.054  13   7  615  03m55.2s
 13:36   51 42.1S 031 11.8W  58 46.1S 032 08.1W  54 50.2S 031 32.1W  1.054  13   7  621  03m56.4s
 13:37   51 29.5S 030 31.6W  58 24.8S 031 15.3W  54 34.9S 030 47.2W  1.055  14   6  627  03m57.6s
 13:38   51 17.7S 029 52.0W  58 05.6S 030 24.3W  54 20.8S 030 03.3W  1.055  14   5  632  03m58.6s
 13:39   51 06.8S 029 13.0W  57 48.2S 029 34.8W  54 07.8S 029 20.3W  1.055  14   4  638  03m59.6s
 13:40   50 56.7S 028 34.6W  57 32.5S 028 46.6W  53 55.8S 028 38.0W  1.055  14   3  643  04m00.5s

 13:41   50 47.3S 027 56.6W  57 18.3S 027 59.4W  53 44.7S 027 56.4W  1.055  15   2  648  04m01.3s
 13:42   50 38.6S 027 19.0W  57 05.5S 027 13.1W  53 34.6S 027 15.3W  1.055  15   1  652  04m02.0s
 13:43   50 30.6S 026 41.7W  56 53.9S 026 27.5W  53 25.4S 026 34.7W  1.055  15   0  656  04m02.6s
 13:44   50 23.3S 026 04.8W  56 43.5S 025 42.5W  53 17.0S 025 54.5W  1.055  15 359  660  04m03.1s
 13:45   50 16.6S 025 28.0W  56 34.3S 024 58.0W  53 09.4S 025 14.6W  1.055  15 358  664  04m03.6s
 13:46   50 10.6S 024 51.5W  56 26.1S 024 13.8W  53 02.7S 024 34.9W  1.055  15 357  667  04m03.9s
 13:47   50 05.2S 024 15.0W  56 19.0S 023 29.9W  52 56.6S 023 55.4W  1.055  15 357  670  04m04.2s
 13:48   50 00.4S 023 38.7W  56 12.9S 022 46.2W  52 51.4S 023 16.0W  1.055  15 356  672  04m04.4s
 13:49   49 56.3S 023 02.5W  56 07.8S 022 02.6W  52 46.9S 022 36.7W  1.055  16 355  674  04m04.6s
 13:50   49 52.7S 022 26.2W  56 03.6S 021 18.9W  52 43.1S 021 57.4W  1.055  16 354  675  04m04.6s

 13:51   49 49.8S 021 49.9W  56 00.5S 020 35.2W  52 40.0S 021 18.1W  1.055  15 353  676  04m04.6s
 13:52   49 47.4S 021 13.5W  55 58.3S 019 51.2W  52 37.7S 020 38.6W  1.055  15 352  676  04m04.5s
 13:53   49 45.6S 020 37.0W  55 57.0S 019 06.9W  52 36.1S 019 58.9W  1.055  15 351  676  04m04.3s
 13:54   49 44.5S 020 00.3W  55 56.8S 018 22.3W  52 35.2S 019 19.0W  1.055  15 350  675  04m04.1s
 13:55   49 44.0S 019 23.4W  55 57.5S 017 37.1W  52 35.1S 018 38.8W  1.055  15 350  674  04m03.7s
 13:56   49 44.1S 018 46.3W  55 59.3S 016 51.4W  52 35.8S 017 58.3W  1.055  15 349  672  04m03.3s
 13:57   49 44.8S 018 08.8W  56 02.2S 016 04.9W  52 37.2S 017 17.2W  1.055  15 348  670  04m02.8s
 13:58   49 46.1S 017 31.0W  56 06.2S 015 17.5W  52 39.4S 016 35.7W  1.055  15 347  668  04m02.3s
 13:59   49 48.1S 016 52.7W  56 11.4S 014 29.2W  52 42.5S 015 53.6W  1.055  15 346  665  04m01.6s
 14:00   49 50.8S 016 14.0W  56 17.9S 013 39.6W  52 46.4S 015 10.7W  1.055  14 345  661  04m00.8s

  
                                                                      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
  
 14:01   49 54.2S 015 34.7W  56 25.7S 012 48.5W  52 51.3S 014 27.1W  1.055  14 344  657  04m00.0s
 14:02   49 58.4S 014 54.8W  56 35.1S 011 55.8W  52 57.0S 013 42.5W  1.055  14 343  652  03m59.1s
 14:03   50 03.2S 014 14.2W  56 46.1S 011 01.1W  53 03.8S 012 56.9W  1.055  14 342  647  03m58.0s
 14:04   50 08.9S 013 32.9W  56 59.1S 010 04.0W  53 11.7S 012 10.1W  1.055  13 341  642  03m56.9s
 14:05   50 15.5S 012 50.6W  57 14.2S 009 04.0W  53 20.8S 011 22.0W  1.054  13 340  636  03m55.7s
 14:06   50 22.9S 012 07.3W  57 31.9S 008 00.4W  53 31.1S 010 32.2W  1.054  13 339  630  03m54.3s
 14:07   50 31.2S 011 23.0W  57 52.8S 006 52.3W  53 42.8S 009 40.6W  1.054  12 338  624  03m52.8s
 14:08   50 40.6S 010 37.3W  58 17.7S 005 38.2W  53 56.2S 008 46.9W  1.054  12 337  617  03m51.2s
 14:09   50 51.1S 009 50.3W  58 47.9S 004 15.8W  54 11.3S 007 50.6W  1.054  11 336  610  03m49.4s
 14:10   51 02.8S 009 01.6W  59 26.1S 002 40.8W  54 28.4S 006 51.2W  1.054  11 335  603  03m47.5s

 14:11   51 15.9S 008 11.0W  60 18.2S 000 43.7W  54 48.0S 005 48.2W  1.054  10 334  595  03m45.4s
 14:12   51 30.4S 007 18.2W  61 48.5S 002 14.8E  55 10.6S 004 40.5W  1.053   9 333  587  03m43.1s
 14:13   51 46.6S 006 22.9W     -         -      55 36.8S 003 26.9W  1.053   9 331  579  03m40.5s
 14:14   52 04.8S 005 24.5W     -         -      56 08.0S 002 05.1W  1.053   8 330  570  03m37.5s
 14:15   52 25.3S 004 22.5W     -         -      56 46.1S 000 31.6W  1.052   7 328  561  03m34.1s
 14:16   52 48.5S 003 16.0W     -         -      57 35.5S 001 21.2E  1.052   5 327  551  03m29.9s
 14:17   53 15.1S 002 03.8W     -         -      58 49.0S 003 55.8E  1.051   3 324  539  03m24.1s

 Limits  59 35.3S 011 24.6E  63 12.4S 004 40.5E  61 18.6S 008 35.8E  1.050   0   -  524  03m13.9s

ΔT = 24.0 seconds


Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1938 May 29 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 24.0 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"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2007 Oct 16