The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1968 Sep 22 . 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 .
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 79 19.9N 108 09.9E 79 44.3N 108 23.4E 79 32.1N 108 16.7E 1.004 0 - 46 00m14.7s
10:44 - - 79 10.9N 091 59.2E 79 30.5N 104 04.2E 1.004 1 267 48 00m15.5s
10:45 78 34.1N 091 00.5E 77 52.9N 081 12.2E 78 14.5N 085 39.4E 1.006 4 249 57 00m19.9s
10:46 77 24.2N 082 23.1E 76 42.6N 075 42.7E 77 03.9N 078 52.5E 1.006 6 243 62 00m22.1s
10:47 76 19.0N 077 26.8E 75 37.8N 072 11.0E 75 58.8N 074 42.8E 1.006 8 239 65 00m23.8s
10:48 75 18.0N 074 07.7E 74 37.5N 069 42.1E 74 58.1N 071 50.8E 1.007 9 237 67 00m25.3s
10:49 74 20.6N 071 44.0E 73 40.9N 067 52.0E 74 01.1N 069 45.0E 1.007 10 235 70 00m26.5s
10:50 73 26.3N 069 55.7E 72 47.3N 066 28.0E 73 07.0N 068 09.5E 1.007 10 234 72 00m27.6s
10:51 72 34.5N 068 31.8E 71 56.2N 065 22.3E 72 15.6N 066 55.2E 1.008 11 233 74 00m28.6s
10:52 71 45.0N 067 25.4E 71 07.4N 064 30.3E 71 26.4N 065 56.3E 1.008 12 232 75 00m29.6s
10:53 70 57.5N 066 32.3E 70 20.5N 063 48.7E 70 39.2N 065 09.2E 1.008 12 232 77 00m30.4s
10:54 70 11.7N 065 49.4E 69 35.3N 063 15.2E 69 53.7N 064 31.2E 1.008 13 232 79 00m31.2s
10:55 69 27.5N 065 14.6E 68 51.7N 062 48.3E 69 09.8N 064 00.4E 1.008 14 232 80 00m31.9s
10:56 68 44.8N 064 46.2E 68 09.4N 062 26.6E 68 27.3N 063 35.5E 1.008 14 232 81 00m32.6s
10:57 68 03.3N 064 23.2E 67 28.5N 062 09.3E 67 46.0N 063 15.5E 1.009 14 232 83 00m33.3s
10:58 67 22.9N 064 04.6E 66 48.6N 061 55.7E 67 05.9N 062 59.5E 1.009 15 232 84 00m33.9s
10:59 66 43.7N 063 49.8E 66 09.8N 061 45.2E 66 26.9N 062 46.9E 1.009 15 232 85 00m34.4s
11:00 66 05.4N 063 38.2E 65 32.0N 061 37.4E 65 48.9N 062 37.2E 1.009 16 232 86 00m35.0s
11:01 65 28.0N 063 29.3E 64 55.0N 061 31.9E 65 11.7N 062 30.0E 1.009 16 232 87 00m35.5s
11:02 64 51.5N 063 22.8E 64 18.9N 061 28.4E 64 35.4N 062 25.1E 1.009 16 233 89 00m35.9s
11:03 64 15.8N 063 18.3E 63 43.6N 061 26.7E 63 59.8N 062 22.1E 1.009 17 233 90 00m36.4s
11:04 63 40.7N 063 15.8E 63 08.9N 061 26.6E 63 25.0N 062 20.8E 1.009 17 233 91 00m36.8s
11:05 63 06.4N 063 14.9E 62 35.0N 061 27.9E 62 50.8N 062 21.0E 1.009 17 234 92 00m37.1s
11:06 62 32.7N 063 15.5E 62 01.7N 061 30.5E 62 17.3N 062 22.7E 1.009 17 234 93 00m37.5s
11:07 61 59.6N 063 17.5E 61 28.9N 061 34.3E 61 44.4N 062 25.6E 1.010 18 235 94 00m37.8s
11:08 61 27.1N 063 20.7E 60 56.8N 061 39.2E 61 12.1N 062 29.6E 1.010 18 235 95 00m38.1s
11:09 60 55.1N 063 25.0E 60 25.1N 061 45.0E 60 40.3N 062 34.7E 1.010 18 236 96 00m38.3s
11:10 60 23.6N 063 30.4E 59 54.0N 061 51.8E 60 09.0N 062 40.8E 1.010 18 236 97 00m38.6s
11:11 59 52.7N 063 36.8E 59 23.3N 061 59.5E 59 38.1N 062 47.9E 1.010 18 236 98 00m38.8s
11:12 59 22.1N 063 44.1E 58 53.1N 062 08.0E 59 07.8N 062 55.8E 1.010 18 237 99 00m39.0s
11:13 58 52.0N 063 52.3E 58 23.3N 062 17.2E 58 37.8N 063 04.5E 1.010 18 237 99 00m39.2s
11:14 58 22.3N 064 01.3E 57 54.0N 062 27.2E 58 08.3N 063 14.1E 1.010 18 238 100 00m39.3s
11:15 57 53.1N 064 11.2E 57 25.0N 062 38.0E 57 39.2N 063 24.3E 1.010 19 239 101 00m39.4s
11:16 57 24.1N 064 21.8E 56 56.4N 062 49.4E 57 10.4N 063 35.4E 1.010 19 239 102 00m39.5s
11:17 56 55.6N 064 33.1E 56 28.2N 063 01.5E 56 42.0N 063 47.1E 1.010 19 240 103 00m39.6s
11:18 56 27.4N 064 45.2E 56 00.3N 063 14.3E 56 14.0N 063 59.6E 1.010 19 240 104 00m39.6s
11:19 55 59.5N 064 58.1E 55 32.7N 063 27.8E 55 46.2N 064 12.8E 1.010 19 241 104 00m39.7s
11:20 55 32.0N 065 11.6E 55 05.4N 063 41.9E 55 18.8N 064 26.6E 1.010 19 241 105 00m39.7s
11:21 55 04.7N 065 25.9E 54 38.5N 063 56.7E 54 51.7N 064 41.1E 1.010 19 242 106 00m39.6s
11:22 54 37.8N 065 40.9E 54 11.8N 064 12.2E 54 24.9N 064 56.4E 1.010 19 243 106 00m39.6s
11:23 54 11.1N 065 56.6E 53 45.5N 064 28.3E 53 58.4N 065 12.3E 1.010 18 243 107 00m39.5s
11:24 53 44.7N 066 13.1E 53 19.4N 064 45.1E 53 32.2N 065 28.9E 1.010 18 244 108 00m39.4s
11:25 53 18.5N 066 30.3E 52 53.5N 065 02.6E 53 06.2N 065 46.3E 1.010 18 244 108 00m39.3s
11:26 52 52.6N 066 48.3E 52 27.9N 065 20.8E 52 40.4N 066 04.4E 1.010 18 245 109 00m39.2s
11:27 52 27.0N 067 07.0E 52 02.6N 065 39.7E 52 14.9N 066 23.2E 1.010 18 246 109 00m39.0s
11:28 52 01.6N 067 26.6E 51 37.5N 065 59.4E 51 49.7N 066 42.9E 1.010 18 246 109 00m38.8s
11:29 51 36.4N 067 47.0E 51 12.6N 066 19.9E 51 24.6N 067 03.4E 1.010 18 247 110 00m38.6s
11:30 51 11.4N 068 08.4E 50 47.9N 066 41.3E 50 59.8N 067 24.7E 1.010 17 247 110 00m38.4s
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
11:31 50 46.6N 068 30.6E 50 23.5N 067 03.5E 50 35.2N 067 46.9E 1.010 17 248 110 00m38.1s
11:32 50 22.1N 068 53.8E 49 59.2N 067 26.6E 50 10.8N 068 10.1E 1.010 17 249 110 00m37.8s
11:33 49 57.7N 069 18.1E 49 35.2N 067 50.7E 49 46.6N 068 34.3E 1.009 17 249 110 00m37.5s
11:34 49 33.5N 069 43.5E 49 11.3N 068 15.8E 49 22.6N 068 59.5E 1.009 17 250 110 00m37.1s
11:35 49 09.5N 070 10.1E 48 47.7N 068 42.1E 48 58.8N 069 25.9E 1.009 16 251 110 00m36.7s
11:36 48 45.7N 070 37.9E 48 24.2N 069 09.5E 48 35.1N 069 53.6E 1.009 16 251 109 00m36.3s
11:37 48 22.1N 071 07.2E 48 00.9N 069 38.2E 48 11.6N 070 22.6E 1.009 16 252 109 00m35.9s
11:38 47 58.6N 071 37.9E 47 37.8N 070 08.4E 47 48.3N 070 53.0E 1.009 15 253 108 00m35.4s
11:39 47 35.2N 072 10.3E 47 14.8N 070 40.0E 47 25.2N 071 25.0E 1.009 15 254 107 00m34.9s
11:40 47 12.1N 072 44.6E 46 52.1N 071 13.4E 47 02.2N 071 58.8E 1.009 14 254 106 00m34.3s
11:41 46 49.0N 073 21.0E 46 29.4N 071 48.6E 46 39.4N 072 34.6E 1.009 14 255 105 00m33.7s
11:42 46 26.1N 073 59.7E 46 07.0N 072 25.9E 46 16.7N 073 12.6E 1.009 13 256 104 00m33.1s
11:43 46 03.4N 074 41.0E 45 44.6N 073 05.7E 45 54.2N 073 53.1E 1.008 13 257 102 00m32.3s
11:44 45 40.7N 075 25.5E 45 22.5N 073 48.2E 45 31.8N 074 36.6E 1.008 12 257 100 00m31.6s
11:45 45 18.2N 076 13.6E 45 00.4N 074 33.9E 45 09.5N 075 23.4E 1.008 12 258 98 00m30.8s
11:46 44 55.8N 077 06.2E 44 38.5N 075 23.4E 44 47.4N 076 14.4E 1.008 11 259 95 00m29.9s
11:47 44 33.5N 078 04.3E 44 16.8N 076 17.5E 44 25.3N 077 10.4E 1.008 10 260 92 00m28.9s
11:48 44 11.3N 079 09.4E 43 55.2N 077 17.4E 44 03.4N 078 12.8E 1.007 9 261 89 00m27.8s
11:49 43 49.1N 080 24.3E 43 33.7N 078 24.8E 43 41.6N 079 23.7E 1.007 8 262 85 00m26.6s
11:50 43 26.9N 081 53.5E 43 12.4N 079 42.7E 43 19.9N 080 46.7E 1.007 7 263 80 00m25.1s
11:51 43 04.7N 083 47.4E 42 51.2N 081 16.3E 42 58.2N 082 29.1E 1.006 6 265 74 00m23.4s
11:52 42 42.2N 086 43.3E 42 30.1N 083 18.3E 42 36.6N 084 51.0E 1.006 4 267 66 00m21.1s
Limits 42 31.4N 090 13.3E 42 04.2N 090 01.2E 42 17.7N 090 07.1E 1.005 0 - 50 00m16.3s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1968 Sep 22 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 38.9 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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