Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1821 May 26

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1821 May 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). See the Explanation of the Central Eclipse Path Table for a description of each column in the table.

The geographic visibility of the eclipse is shown on a global map on the Prime Page for the Eclipse which also includes complete details on the eclipse. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an interactive Google Map .

Total Solar Eclipse of -1821 May 26
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits30°33.7'S144°38.7'W30°42.2'S144°36.1'W30°37.9'S144°37.4'W 1.005 - 16 km 00m16.9s
16:1227°14.6'S135°11.9'W27°34.1'S135°23.8'W27°24.3'S135°17.7'W 1.007 65° 26 km 00m28.8s
16:1425°25.6'S130°39.1'W25°45.9'S130°44.3'W25°35.7'S130°41.6'W 1.009 14° 63° 30 km 00m35.9s
16:1624°04.3'S127°29.0'W24°25.6'S127°31.2'W24°14.9'S127°30.0'W 1.010 18° 61° 34 km 00m41.4s
16:1822°56.1'S124°57.6'W23°18.4'S124°57.6'W23°07.3'S124°57.5'W 1.011 21° 60° 37 km 00m46.2s
16:2021°56.3'S122°49.6'W22°19.5'S122°48.0'W22°07.8'S122°48.7'W 1.011 23° 59° 40 km 00m50.5s
16:2221°02.2'S120°57.8'W21°26.2'S120°54.8'W21°14.2'S120°56.2'W 1.012 25° 58° 42 km 00m54.5s
16:2420°12.5'S119°17.8'W20°37.2'S119°13.7'W20°24.8'S119°15.7'W 1.013 28° 57° 44 km 00m58.3s
16:2619°26.3'S117°47.1'W19°51.7'S117°42.0'W19°39.0'S117°44.5'W 1.013 30° 56° 46 km 01m01.8s
16:2818°42.9'S116°23.8'W19°09.0'S116°17.8'W18°55.9'S116°20.7'W 1.014 32° 55° 47 km 01m05.2s
16:3018°02.0'S115°06.5'W18°28.7'S114°59.8'W18°15.3'S115°03.1'W 1.014 33° 54° 49 km 01m08.5s
16:3217°23.1'S113°54.4'W17°50.4'S113°47.0'W17°36.7'S113°50.6'W 1.014 35° 53° 50 km 01m11.6s
16:3416°46.0'S112°46.6'W17°14.0'S112°38.6'W17°00.0'S112°42.5'W 1.015 37° 52° 52 km 01m14.7s
16:3616°10.6'S111°42.6'W16°39.0'S111°33.9'W16°24.8'S111°38.2'W 1.015 38° 51° 53 km 01m17.6s
16:3815°36.6'S110°41.8'W16°05.5'S110°32.6'W15°51.0'S110°37.1'W 1.016 40° 51° 54 km 01m20.4s
16:4015°03.9'S109°43.9'W15°33.3'S109°34.3'W15°18.6'S109°39.0'W 1.016 41° 50° 56 km 01m23.2s
16:4214°32.3'S108°48.6'W15°02.3'S108°38.4'W14°47.3'S108°43.4'W 1.016 42° 49° 57 km 01m25.9s
16:4414°01.9'S107°55.5'W14°32.3'S107°44.9'W14°17.1'S107°50.1'W 1.017 44° 48° 58 km 01m28.5s
16:4613°32.5'S107°04.4'W14°03.3'S106°53.5'W13°47.8'S106°58.9'W 1.017 45° 47° 59 km 01m31.1s
16:4813°04.0'S106°15.2'W13°35.2'S106°03.9'W13°19.6'S106°09.5'W 1.017 46° 47° 60 km 01m33.5s
16:5012°36.3'S105°27.6'W13°08.0'S105°16.0'W12°52.1'S105°21.8'W 1.017 48° 46° 61 km 01m35.9s
16:5212°09.5'S104°41.6'W12°41.6'S104°29.7'W12°25.5'S104°35.5'W 1.018 49° 45° 62 km 01m38.3s
16:5411°43.5'S103°56.9'W12°15.9'S103°44.7'W11°59.7'S103°50.7'W 1.018 50° 44° 63 km 01m40.6s
16:5611°18.2'S103°13.4'W11°51.0'S103°01.0'W11°34.5'S103°07.1'W 1.018 51° 43° 64 km 01m42.8s
16:5810°53.6'S102°31.1'W11°26.7'S102°18.4'W11°10.1'S102°24.7'W 1.018 52° 42° 64 km 01m44.9s
17:0010°29.6'S101°49.8'W11°03.1'S101°36.9'W10°46.3'S101°43.3'W 1.019 53° 41° 65 km 01m47.0s
17:0210°06.3'S101°09.5'W10°40.1'S100°56.4'W10°23.2'S101°02.9'W 1.019 54° 40° 66 km 01m49.0s
17:0409°43.6'S100°30.1'W10°17.7'S100°16.8'W10°00.6'S100°23.4'W 1.019 55° 39° 67 km 01m51.0s
17:0609°21.4'S099°51.4'W09°55.9'S099°38.0'W09°38.6'S099°44.6'W 1.019 56° 37° 67 km 01m52.9s
17:0808°59.8'S099°13.5'W09°34.6'S098°59.9'W09°17.2'S099°06.7'W 1.019 57° 36° 68 km 01m54.8s
17:1008°38.7'S098°36.3'W09°13.8'S098°22.6'W08°56.3'S098°29.4'W 1.019 58° 35° 69 km 01m56.5s
17:1208°18.2'S097°59.7'W08°53.6'S097°45.8'W08°35.9'S097°52.7'W 1.020 59° 34° 69 km 01m58.2s
17:1407°58.2'S097°23.7'W08°33.8'S097°09.7'W08°16.0'S097°16.6'W 1.020 60° 32° 70 km 01m59.9s
17:1607°38.6'S096°48.2'W08°14.6'S096°34.1'W07°56.6'S096°41.1'W 1.020 61° 31° 71 km 02m01.5s
17:1807°19.5'S096°13.1'W07°55.8'S095°59.0'W07°37.6'S096°06.0'W 1.020 62° 29° 71 km 02m03.0s
17:2007°00.9'S095°38.5'W07°37.4'S095°24.3'W07°19.2'S095°31.4'W 1.020 62° 28° 72 km 02m04.4s
17:2206°42.8'S095°04.3'W07°19.5'S094°50.1'W07°01.1'S094°57.1'W 1.020 63° 26° 72 km 02m05.8s
17:2406°25.1'S094°30.5'W07°02.1'S094°16.2'W06°43.5'S094°23.3'W 1.020 64° 24° 73 km 02m07.1s
17:2606°07.8'S093°56.9'W06°45.0'S093°42.6'W06°26.4'S093°49.7'W 1.020 64° 22° 73 km 02m08.4s
17:2805°50.9'S093°23.7'W06°28.4'S093°09.4'W06°09.6'S093°16.5'W 1.021 65° 20° 74 km 02m09.5s
17:3005°34.5'S092°50.7'W06°12.2'S092°36.4'W05°53.3'S092°43.5'W 1.021 66° 18° 74 km 02m10.7s
17:3205°18.4'S092°17.9'W05°56.3'S092°03.6'W05°37.4'S092°10.8'W 1.021 66° 16° 74 km 02m11.7s
17:3405°02.8'S091°45.4'W05°40.9'S091°31.1'W05°21.9'S091°38.2'W 1.021 67° 14° 75 km 02m12.6s
17:3604°47.6'S091°13.0'W05°25.9'S090°58.7'W05°06.7'S091°05.8'W 1.021 67° 11° 75 km 02m13.5s
17:3804°32.7'S090°40.7'W05°11.3'S090°26.5'W04°52.0'S090°33.6'W 1.021 68° 76 km 02m14.3s
17:4004°18.3'S090°08.6'W04°57.0'S089°54.4'W04°37.6'S090°01.5'W 1.021 68° 76 km 02m15.1s
17:4204°04.2'S089°36.5'W04°43.1'S089°22.4'W04°23.7'S089°29.5'W 1.021 68° 76 km 02m15.7s
17:4403°50.6'S089°04.5'W04°29.6'S088°50.5'W04°10.1'S088°57.5'W 1.021 69° 76 km 02m16.3s
17:4603°37.3'S088°32.6'W04°16.5'S088°18.7'W03°56.9'S088°25.6'W 1.021 69° 358° 77 km 02m16.8s
17:4803°24.3'S088°00.6'W04°03.7'S087°46.8'W03°44.0'S087°53.7'W 1.021 69° 356° 77 km 02m17.2s
17:5003°11.8'S087°28.7'W03°51.3'S087°15.0'W03°31.6'S087°21.8'W 1.021 69° 353° 77 km 02m17.5s
17:5202°59.7'S086°56.7'W03°39.3'S086°43.1'W03°19.5'S086°49.9'W 1.021 69° 350° 77 km 02m17.8s
17:5402°47.9'S086°24.7'W03°27.6'S086°11.2'W03°07.7'S086°17.9'W 1.021 69° 347° 77 km 02m18.0s
17:5602°36.5'S085°52.6'W03°16.3'S085°39.2'W02°56.4'S085°45.9'W 1.021 69° 344° 77 km 02m18.1s
17:5802°25.4'S085°20.3'W03°05.4'S085°07.1'W02°45.4'S085°13.7'W 1.021 69° 342° 78 km 02m18.1s
18:0002°14.8'S084°48.0'W02°54.8'S084°34.9'W02°34.8'S084°41.4'W 1.021 69° 339° 78 km 02m18.0s
18:0202°04.5'S084°15.5'W02°44.6'S084°02.6'W02°24.6'S084°09.0'W 1.021 69° 336° 78 km 02m17.9s
18:0401°54.6'S083°42.8'W02°34.8'S083°30.1'W02°14.7'S083°36.4'W 1.021 68° 334° 78 km 02m17.6s
18:0601°45.1'S083°10.0'W02°25.3'S082°57.4'W02°05.2'S083°03.7'W 1.021 68° 331° 78 km 02m17.3s
18:0801°36.0'S082°36.9'W02°16.2'S082°24.4'W01°56.1'S082°30.7'W 1.021 67° 329° 78 km 02m16.9s
18:1001°27.2'S082°03.5'W02°07.5'S081°51.3'W01°47.4'S081°57.4'W 1.021 67° 326° 77 km 02m16.4s
18:1201°18.9'S081°29.9'W01°59.2'S081°17.9'W01°39.0'S081°23.9'W 1.021 67° 324° 77 km 02m15.8s
18:1401°11.0'S080°56.0'W01°51.2'S080°44.1'W01°31.1'S080°50.1'W 1.021 66° 322° 77 km 02m15.2s
18:1601°03.4'S080°21.8'W01°43.7'S080°10.1'W01°23.5'S080°15.9'W 1.021 65° 320° 77 km 02m14.4s
18:1800°56.3'S079°47.2'W01°36.5'S079°35.7'W01°16.4'S079°41.5'W 1.021 65° 318° 77 km 02m13.6s
18:2000°49.5'S079°12.2'W01°29.7'S079°00.9'W01°09.7'S079°06.6'W 1.021 64° 316° 77 km 02m12.7s
18:2200°43.2'S078°36.8'W01°23.4'S078°25.8'W01°03.3'S078°31.3'W 1.021 63° 314° 76 km 02m11.7s
18:2400°37.4'S078°01.0'W01°17.4'S077°50.1'W00°57.4'S077°55.6'W 1.021 63° 313° 76 km 02m10.6s
18:2600°31.9'S077°24.7'W01°11.9'S077°14.0'W00°51.9'S077°19.4'W 1.021 62° 311° 76 km 02m09.5s
18:2800°26.9'S076°47.8'W01°06.8'S076°37.4'W00°46.9'S076°42.7'W 1.020 61° 310° 75 km 02m08.2s
18:3000°22.4'S076°10.5'W01°02.1'S076°00.2'W00°42.3'S076°05.4'W 1.020 60° 308° 75 km 02m06.9s
18:3200°18.3'S075°32.5'W00°57.9'S075°22.5'W00°38.1'S075°27.5'W 1.020 60° 307° 74 km 02m05.5s
18:3400°14.7'S074°53.9'W00°54.2'S074°44.1'W00°34.5'S074°49.0'W 1.020 59° 306° 74 km 02m04.0s
18:3600°11.6'S074°14.6'W00°50.9'S074°05.0'W00°31.3'S074°09.8'W 1.020 58° 305° 73 km 02m02.5s
18:3800°09.0'S073°34.5'W00°48.1'S073°25.2'W00°28.6'S073°29.9'W 1.020 57° 304° 73 km 02m00.8s
18:4000°07.0'S072°53.7'W00°45.8'S072°44.6'W00°26.4'S072°49.2'W 1.020 56° 303° 72 km 01m59.1s
18:4200°05.4'S072°12.1'W00°44.1'S072°03.2'W00°24.8'S072°07.7'W 1.020 55° 302° 72 km 01m57.3s
18:4400°04.5'S071°29.5'W00°42.8'S071°20.8'W00°23.7'S071°25.2'W 1.019 54° 301° 71 km 01m55.4s
18:4600°04.1'S070°46.0'W00°42.2'S070°37.5'W00°23.2'S070°41.8'W 1.019 53° 300° 70 km 01m53.5s
18:4800°04.3'S070°01.4'W00°42.1'S069°53.1'W00°23.2'S069°57.3'W 1.019 52° 299° 70 km 01m51.5s
18:5000°05.2'S069°15.7'W00°42.7'S069°07.6'W00°23.9'S069°11.7'W 1.019 51° 298° 69 km 01m49.3s
18:5200°06.7'S068°28.8'W00°43.9'S068°20.8'W00°25.3'S068°24.9'W 1.019 49° 298° 68 km 01m47.2s
18:5400°08.9'S067°40.5'W00°45.7'S067°32.8'W00°27.3'S067°36.7'W 1.018 48° 297° 67 km 01m44.9s
18:5600°11.9'S066°50.8'W00°48.3'S066°43.2'W00°30.1'S066°47.1'W 1.018 47° 296° 66 km 01m42.5s
18:5800°15.6'S065°59.5'W00°51.6'S065°52.1'W00°33.6'S065°55.9'W 1.018 46° 296° 65 km 01m40.1s
19:0000°20.2'S065°06.5'W00°55.8'S064°59.3'W00°38.0'S065°03.0'W 1.018 45° 295° 64 km 01m37.6s
19:0200°25.6'S064°11.7'W01°00.8'S064°04.6'W00°43.2'S064°08.2'W 1.017 43° 295° 63 km 01m35.0s
19:0400°32.0'S063°14.7'W01°06.7'S063°07.8'W00°49.4'S063°11.3'W 1.017 42° 294° 62 km 01m32.3s
19:0600°39.5'S062°15.5'W01°13.6'S062°08.6'W00°56.5'S062°12.1'W 1.017 40° 294° 61 km 01m29.6s
19:0800°48.0'S061°13.6'W01°21.6'S061°06.8'W01°04.8'S061°10.3'W 1.017 39° 293° 60 km 01m26.7s
19:1000°57.8'S060°08.9'W01°30.8'S060°02.2'W01°14.3'S060°05.6'W 1.016 37° 293° 58 km 01m23.8s
19:1201°09.0'S059°00.9'W01°41.3'S058°54.2'W01°25.2'S058°57.6'W 1.016 36° 293° 57 km 01m20.7s
19:1401°21.6'S057°49.1'W01°53.3'S057°42.4'W01°37.5'S057°45.9'W 1.015 34° 292° 55 km 01m17.6s
19:1601°36.0'S056°33.0'W02°07.0'S056°26.2'W01°51.5'S056°29.7'W 1.015 32° 292° 54 km 01m14.3s
19:1801°52.4'S055°11.8'W02°22.6'S055°04.9'W02°07.5'S055°08.4'W 1.015 31° 291° 52 km 01m10.8s
19:2002°11.0'S053°44.4'W02°40.5'S053°37.4'W02°25.8'S053°41.0'W 1.014 29° 291° 50 km 01m07.3s
19:2202°32.4'S052°09.6'W03°01.0'S052°02.3'W02°46.7'S052°06.0'W 1.014 27° 291° 48 km 01m03.5s
19:2402°57.2'S050°25.4'W03°24.9'S050°17.6'W03°11.1'S050°21.6'W 1.013 24° 291° 46 km 00m59.5s
19:2603°26.4'S048°28.9'W03°53.0'S048°20.5'W03°39.7'S048°24.8'W 1.012 22° 290° 44 km 00m55.2s
19:2804°01.4'S046°15.3'W04°26.9'S046°06.0'W04°14.2'S046°10.8'W 1.012 19° 290° 41 km 00m50.6s
19:3004°45.3'S043°35.8'W05°09.6'S043°25.0'W04°57.4'S043°30.5'W 1.011 16° 290° 38 km 00m45.3s
19:3205°44.5'S040°09.8'W06°07.6'S039°55.8'W05°56.0'S040°03.0'W 1.010 12° 289° 34 km 00m39.0s
19:3407°26.9'S034°30.4'W07°50.8'S034°02.2'W07°38.8'S034°16.8'W 1.008 288° 27 km 00m29.6s
Limits09°09.4'S029°03.5'W09°20.8'S029°05.8'W09°15.1'S029°04.7'W 1.006 - 21 km 00m22.3s

ΔT = 42166.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse05:35:16.817:52:30.003°16.5'S097°07.5'E 69.2° 349.3° 77.2 km02m17.85s
Greatest Duration05:40:04.717:57:17.902°49.2'S085°25.0'W 69.0° 342.6° 77.5 km02m18.08s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1821 May 26 were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. Although the predictions are first calculated in Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD), they are then converted to Universal Time (UT1) as presented here. The parameter ΔT is used to convert between the two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 42166.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3012.9 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 12.59°.

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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