Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1950 Mar 18

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1950 Mar 18 . 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 .

Annular Solar Eclipse of 1950 Mar 18

 Non-Central Eclipse 
  
                                                                      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  72 16.0S 048 01.0E  72 16.0S 048 01.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:09   72 12.5S 044 07.1E  72 10.0S 047 58.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:10   71 36.5S 037 10.8E  71 40.2S 047 37.7E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

 15:11   70 57.6S 033 23.2E  71 10.5S 047 17.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:12   70 18.7S 030 40.0E  70 40.7S 046 57.6E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:13   69 40.3S 028 33.8E  70 11.0S 046 38.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:14   69 02.6S 026 52.2E  69 41.4S 046 18.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:15   68 25.6S 025 28.7E  69 11.8S 045 59.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:16   67 49.3S 024 18.9E  68 42.2S 045 40.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:17   67 13.7S 023 20.0E  68 12.6S 045 21.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:18   66 38.8S 022 30.0E  67 43.1S 045 02.6E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:19   66 04.5S 021 47.3E  67 13.6S 044 44.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:20   65 30.8S 021 10.9E  66 44.1S 044 25.6E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

 15:21   64 57.8S 020 39.9E  66 14.6S 044 07.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:22   64 25.3S 020 13.4E  65 45.2S 043 49.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:23   63 53.3S 019 51.1E  65 15.8S 043 31.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:24   63 21.8S 019 32.4E  64 46.4S 043 13.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:25   62 50.9S 019 17.0E  64 17.0S 042 55.4E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:26   62 20.3S 019 04.5E  63 47.6S 042 37.7E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:27   61 50.2S 018 54.6E  63 18.2S 042 20.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:28   61 20.5S 018 47.3E  62 48.9S 042 02.6E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:29   60 51.2S 018 42.3E  62 19.5S 041 45.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:30   60 22.3S 018 39.4E  61 50.2S 041 27.8E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

 15:31   59 53.8S 018 38.6E  61 20.8S 041 10.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:32   59 25.5S 018 39.7E  60 51.4S 040 53.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:33   58 57.6S 018 42.7E  60 22.1S 040 36.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:34   58 30.0S 018 47.5E  59 52.7S 040 19.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:35   58 02.7S 018 54.1E  59 23.4S 040 02.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:36   57 35.7S 019 02.4E  58 54.0S 039 45.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:37   57 09.0S 019 12.5E  58 24.6S 039 28.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:38   56 42.5S 019 24.4E  57 55.2S 039 11.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:39   56 16.2S 019 38.1E  57 25.8S 038 54.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:40   55 50.2S 019 53.6E  56 56.3S 038 37.7E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

 15:41   55 24.4S 020 11.1E  56 26.9S 038 21.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:42   54 58.8S 020 30.7E  55 57.4S 038 04.3E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:43   54 33.4S 020 52.4E  55 27.9S 037 47.7E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:44   54 08.2S 021 16.5E  54 58.3S 037 31.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:45   53 43.1S 021 43.2E  54 28.8S 037 14.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:46   53 18.2S 022 12.8E  53 59.2S 036 58.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:47   52 53.5S 022 45.7E  53 29.6S 036 41.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:48   52 28.8S 023 22.4E  52 59.9S 036 25.0E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:49   52 04.3S 024 03.7E  52 30.2S 036 08.6E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:50   51 39.7S 024 50.7E  52 00.5S 035 52.2E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

 15:51   51 15.2S 025 45.2E  51 30.7S 035 35.8E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:52   50 50.7S 026 49.9E  51 00.9S 035 19.5E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:53   50 25.9S 028 10.7E  50 31.0S 035 03.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -
 15:54   50 00.5S 030 02.4E  50 01.1S 034 46.9E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

 Limits  49 32.5S 034 29.1E  49 32.5S 034 29.1E     -         -        -      -   -    -    -

ΔT = 29.2 seconds

Annular Solar Eclipse of 1950 Mar 18

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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1950 Mar 18 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 29.2 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"