Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26

Fred Espenak

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 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 1979 Feb 26

  
                                                                      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

 16:11      -         -      44 46.1N 125 43.1W  46 09.6N 129 47.5W  1.033   7 110  251  02m03.7s
 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
 16:13   47 19.2N 129 43.0W  44 40.9N 122 33.5W  45 55.8N 125 37.7W  1.034  10 114  263  02m10.5s
 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
 16:15   47 08.8N 125 42.8W  44 42.0N 119 59.4W  45 53.1N 122 34.2W  1.035  12 117  271  02m15.7s
 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
 16:17   47 08.2N 122 43.1W  44 47.1N 117 46.7W  45 56.1N 120 03.3W  1.036  14 119  279  02m20.0s
 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
 16:19   47 12.9N 120 14.1W  44 55.1N 115 48.7W  46 02.8N 117 52.5W  1.036  16 121  285  02m23.8s
 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

 16:21   47 21.2N 118 04.5W  45 05.4N 114 01.4W  46 12.3N 115 55.7W  1.037  17 123  290  02m27.1s
 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
 16:23   47 32.1N 116 08.3W  45 17.5N 112 22.3W  46 23.9N 114 09.2W  1.037  18 125  294  02m30.0s
 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
 16:25   47 45.0N 114 22.0W  45 31.3N 110 49.8W  46 37.4N 112 30.6W  1.037  19 127  298  02m32.7s
 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
 16:27   47 59.8N 112 43.4W  45 46.4N 109 22.6W  46 52.4N 110 58.2W  1.038  20 129  301  02m35.1s
 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
 16:29   48 16.1N 111 10.9W  46 02.9N 107 59.7W  47 08.8N 109 31.0W  1.038  21 131  303  02m37.2s
 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

 16:31   48 33.8N 109 43.3W  46 20.5N 106 40.4W  47 26.4N 108 07.9W  1.038  22 133  305  02m39.1s
 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
 16:33   48 52.7N 108 19.8W  46 39.2N 105 24.1W  47 45.2N 106 48.3W  1.038  22 135  306  02m40.9s
 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
 16:35   49 12.8N 106 59.6W  46 58.9N 104 10.4W  48 05.2N 105 31.5W  1.038  23 136  307  02m42.4s
 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
 16:37   49 34.0N 105 42.2W  47 19.7N 102 58.8W  48 26.2N 104 17.2W  1.039  24 138  307  02m43.8s
 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
 16:39   49 56.3N 104 27.0W  47 41.4N 101 48.9W  48 48.1N 103 04.9W  1.039  24 140  307  02m45.0s
 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

 16:41   50 19.7N 103 13.8W  48 04.0N 100 40.6W  49 11.1N 101 54.2W  1.039  24 142  307  02m46.0s
 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
 16:43   50 44.1N 102 02.1W  48 27.6N 099 33.5W  49 35.1N 100 44.9W  1.039  25 143  306  02m46.9s
 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
 16:45   51 09.5N 100 51.6W  48 52.0N 098 27.3W  50 00.0N 099 36.7W  1.039  25 145  305  02m47.6s
 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
 16:47   51 35.9N 099 42.0W  49 17.5N 097 21.8W  50 25.9N 098 29.3W  1.039  25 147  304  02m48.2s
 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
 16:49   52 03.4N 098 33.1W  49 43.8N 096 16.9W  50 52.8N 097 22.5W  1.039  26 149  303  02m48.6s
 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

 16:51   52 31.9N 097 24.7W  50 11.1N 095 12.2W  51 20.7N 096 16.0W  1.039  26 150  301  02m48.8s
 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
 16:53   53 01.5N 096 16.4W  50 39.4N 094 07.7W  51 49.6N 095 09.7W  1.039  26 152  299  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
 16:55   53 32.2N 095 08.1W  51 08.7N 093 03.1W  52 19.5N 094 03.3W  1.039  26 154  297  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
 16:57   54 04.0N 093 59.4W  51 39.0N 091 58.2W  52 50.5N 092 56.6W  1.039  26 156  295  02m48.7s
 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
 16:59   54 37.1N 092 50.2W  52 10.3N 090 52.8W  53 22.7N 091 49.3W  1.039  26 158  292  02m48.4s
 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

  
                                                                      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
  
 17:01   55 11.4N 091 40.2W  52 42.8N 089 46.7W  53 56.1N 090 41.3W  1.039  25 159  290  02m47.9s
 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
 17:03   55 47.1N 090 29.2W  53 16.5N 088 39.6W  54 30.7N 089 32.3W  1.039  25 161  287  02m47.3s
 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
 17:05   56 24.2N 089 16.7W  53 51.4N 087 31.3W  55 06.6N 088 22.0W  1.039  25 163  285  02m46.5s
 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
 17:07   57 02.9N 088 02.4W  54 27.6N 086 21.6W  55 44.0N 087 10.1W  1.039  25 165  282  02m45.6s
 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
 17:09   57 43.2N 086 46.1W  55 05.2N 085 10.1W  56 22.9N 085 56.2W  1.039  24 167  280  02m44.5s
 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

 17:11   58 25.3N 085 27.2W  55 44.4N 083 56.4W  57 03.4N 084 40.0W  1.038  24 169  277  02m43.2s
 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
 17:13   59 09.5N 084 05.1W  56 25.2N 082 40.2W  57 45.8N 083 21.0W  1.038  23 171  274  02m41.8s
 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
 17:15   59 55.8N 082 39.3W  57 07.8N 081 20.9W  58 30.1N 081 58.6W  1.038  23 173  271  02m40.2s
 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
 17:17   60 44.7N 081 09.0W  57 52.5N 079 58.1W  59 16.7N 080 32.3W  1.038  22 175  268  02m38.4s
 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
 17:19   61 36.4N 079 33.1W  58 39.3N 078 31.0W  60 05.7N 079 01.0W  1.038  21 177  265  02m36.5s
 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

 17:21   62 31.4N 077 50.3W  59 28.7N 076 58.8W  60 57.7N 077 23.9W  1.037  20 180  263  02m34.3s
 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
 17:23   63 30.3N 075 59.0W  60 20.9N 075 20.3W  61 52.9N 075 39.5W  1.037  19 182  260  02m31.9s
 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
 17:25   64 34.0N 073 56.7W  61 16.5N 073 34.0W  62 52.1N 073 46.0W  1.037  18 184  257  02m29.3s
 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
 17:27   65 43.4N 071 39.8W  62 16.1N 071 38.2W  63 56.0N 071 40.8W  1.036  17 187  254  02m26.3s
 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
 17:29   67 00.5N 069 02.8W  63 20.5N 069 29.8W  65 05.8N 069 20.1W  1.036  16 190  251  02m23.1s
 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

  
                                                                      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
  
 17:31   68 28.2N 065 55.8W  64 31.0N 067 04.9W  66 23.4N 066 37.9W  1.036  14 193  247  02m19.4s
 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
 17:33   70 11.9N 061 59.7W  65 49.4N 064 16.8W  67 51.7N 063 23.5W  1.035  12 197  244  02m15.1s
 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
 17:35   72 25.2N 056 23.8W  67 19.1N 060 53.8W  69 36.7N 059 15.5W  1.034  10 201  240  02m10.1s
 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
 17:37   76 26.0N 043 43.3W  69 06.5N 056 31.2W  71 53.4N 053 15.1W  1.033   7 208  236  02m03.5s
 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

ΔT = 49.7 seconds


Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26


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Acknowledgments

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"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2007 Oct 16