Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1879 Jan 08

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1879 Jan 08 . 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 -1879 Jan 08
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits01°54.3'N038°11.1'W00°55.4'N038°38.0'W01°24.8'N038°24.5'W 1.035 - 119 km 01m56.9s
08:4600°28.1'N034°55.9'W00°18.7'S035°54.4'W00°02.8'N035°21.1'W 1.037 114° 123 km 02m03.4s
08:4802°40.6'S027°50.5'W03°42.0'S028°27.9'W03°11.8'S028°08.1'W 1.039 12° 114° 132 km 02m20.8s
08:5004°18.8'S024°07.1'W05°24.2'S024°41.9'W04°51.9'S024°23.6'W 1.041 16° 113° 136 km 02m31.1s
08:5205°32.4'S021°17.3'W06°40.6'S021°50.6'W06°06.8'S021°33.2'W 1.042 20° 113° 140 km 02m39.5s
08:5406°32.6'S018°55.8'W07°43.0'S019°28.0'W07°08.1'S019°11.2'W 1.043 23° 113° 143 km 02m46.9s
08:5607°24.1'S016°52.5'W08°36.4'S017°23.6'W08°00.5'S017°07.4'W 1.043 26° 113° 145 km 02m53.7s
08:5808°09.1'S015°02.0'W09°23.2'S015°32.2'W08°46.4'S015°16.5'W 1.044 28° 112° 147 km 03m00.0s
09:0008°49.2'S013°21.3'W10°04.9'S013°50.5'W09°27.3'S013°35.3'W 1.045 30° 112° 149 km 03m05.9s
09:0209°25.3'S011°48.1'W10°42.5'S012°16.5'W10°04.1'S012°01.8'W 1.045 32° 112° 151 km 03m11.6s
09:0409°58.1'S010°21.2'W11°16.6'S010°48.6'W10°37.5'S010°34.4'W 1.046 34° 112° 153 km 03m17.0s
09:0610°28.0'S008°59.4'W11°47.8'S009°25.9'W11°08.1'S009°12.1'W 1.046 36° 112° 155 km 03m22.2s
09:0810°55.5'S007°42.0'W12°16.5'S008°07.5'W11°36.1'S007°54.3'W 1.047 38° 111° 156 km 03m27.2s
09:1011°20.7'S006°28.3'W12°42.9'S006°52.8'W12°02.0'S006°40.1'W 1.047 40° 111° 158 km 03m32.0s
09:1211°44.1'S005°17.9'W13°07.3'S005°41.4'W12°25.8'S005°29.2'W 1.048 41° 111° 159 km 03m36.6s
09:1412°05.6'S004°10.3'W13°29.9'S004°32.8'W12°47.9'S004°21.1'W 1.048 43° 111° 160 km 03m41.2s
09:1612°25.6'S003°05.3'W13°50.8'S003°26.7'W13°08.3'S003°15.6'W 1.049 45° 111° 162 km 03m45.5s
09:1812°44.0'S002°02.5'W14°10.2'S002°22.9'W13°27.2'S002°12.3'W 1.049 46° 111° 163 km 03m49.8s
09:2013°01.1'S001°01.7'W14°28.1'S001°21.0'W13°44.7'S001°11.0'W 1.049 48° 110° 164 km 03m53.9s
09:2213°16.9'S000°02.8'W14°44.8'S000°21.0'W14°00.9'S000°11.5'W 1.050 49° 110° 165 km 03m57.9s
09:2413°31.5'S000°54.5'E15°00.2'S000°37.3'E14°16.0'S000°46.3'E 1.050 51° 110° 166 km 04m01.8s
09:2613°45.0'S001°50.2'E15°14.4'S001°34.2'E14°29.8'S001°42.6'E 1.050 52° 110° 167 km 04m05.6s
09:2813°57.5'S002°44.5'E15°27.6'S002°29.7'E14°42.6'S002°37.5'E 1.050 53° 110° 168 km 04m09.2s
09:3014°08.9'S003°37.6'E15°39.7'S003°23.9'E14°54.3'S003°31.1'E 1.051 55° 110° 169 km 04m12.7s
09:3214°19.3'S004°29.5'E15°50.7'S004°17.0'E15°05.1'S004°23.5'E 1.051 56° 110° 170 km 04m16.1s
09:3414°28.9'S005°20.3'E16°00.9'S005°08.9'E15°14.9'S005°14.9'E 1.051 57° 111° 171 km 04m19.4s
09:3614°37.6'S006°10.1'E16°10.1'S005°59.9'E15°23.9'S006°05.3'E 1.051 58° 111° 171 km 04m22.6s
09:3814°45.4'S006°58.9'E16°18.4'S006°50.0'E15°32.0'S006°54.7'E 1.052 60° 111° 172 km 04m25.6s
09:4014°52.4'S007°46.9'E16°25.9'S007°39.2'E15°39.2'S007°43.3'E 1.052 61° 111° 173 km 04m28.6s
09:4214°58.6'S008°34.1'E16°32.6'S008°27.6'E15°45.7'S008°31.1'E 1.052 62° 111° 173 km 04m31.4s
09:4415°04.1'S009°20.5'E16°38.5'S009°15.2'E15°51.3'S009°18.1'E 1.052 63° 112° 174 km 04m34.1s
09:4615°08.8'S010°06.2'E16°43.6'S010°02.1'E15°56.3'S010°04.4'E 1.052 64° 112° 175 km 04m36.7s
09:4815°12.8'S010°51.2'E16°48.0'S010°48.4'E16°00.4'S010°50.0'E 1.052 66° 113° 175 km 04m39.1s
09:5015°16.2'S011°35.7'E16°51.6'S011°34.1'E16°03.9'S011°35.1'E 1.053 67° 113° 176 km 04m41.5s
09:5215°18.8'S012°19.5'E16°54.6'S012°19.2'E16°06.7'S012°19.5'E 1.053 68° 114° 176 km 04m43.7s
09:5415°20.8'S013°02.8'E16°56.8'S013°03.7'E16°08.8'S013°03.4'E 1.053 69° 115° 177 km 04m45.7s
09:5615°22.1'S013°45.6'E16°58.3'S013°47.8'E16°10.3'S013°46.8'E 1.053 70° 116° 177 km 04m47.7s
09:5815°22.8'S014°27.9'E16°59.2'S014°31.3'E16°11.1'S014°29.8'E 1.053 71° 117° 178 km 04m49.5s
10:0015°22.9'S015°09.8'E16°59.5'S015°14.4'E16°11.2'S015°12.3'E 1.053 72° 118° 178 km 04m51.2s
10:0215°22.4'S015°51.3'E16°59.1'S015°57.1'E16°10.7'S015°54.3'E 1.053 73° 120° 179 km 04m52.8s
10:0415°21.3'S016°32.3'E16°58.0'S016°39.4'E16°09.7'S016°36.0'E 1.053 74° 121° 179 km 04m54.3s
10:0615°19.6'S017°13.1'E16°56.4'S017°21.4'E16°08.0'S017°17.3'E 1.054 75° 123° 179 km 04m55.6s
10:0815°17.3'S017°53.4'E16°54.1'S018°03.0'E16°05.7'S017°58.3'E 1.054 76° 126° 179 km 04m56.8s
10:1015°14.4'S018°33.5'E16°51.2'S018°44.3'E16°02.8'S018°38.9'E 1.054 77° 128° 180 km 04m57.8s
10:1215°10.9'S019°13.3'E16°47.8'S019°25.2'E15°59.4'S019°19.3'E 1.054 78° 131° 180 km 04m58.7s
10:1415°06.9'S019°52.8'E16°43.7'S020°06.0'E15°55.3'S019°59.4'E 1.054 78° 135° 180 km 04m59.5s
10:1615°02.4'S020°32.0'E16°39.0'S020°46.4'E15°50.7'S020°39.2'E 1.054 79° 139° 180 km 05m00.2s
10:1814°57.3'S021°11.1'E16°33.8'S021°26.6'E15°45.6'S021°18.9'E 1.054 80° 144° 180 km 05m00.7s
10:2014°51.6'S021°49.9'E16°28.0'S022°06.6'E15°39.8'S021°58.3'E 1.054 80° 149° 180 km 05m01.1s
10:2214°45.4'S022°28.6'E16°21.6'S022°46.4'E15°33.5'S022°37.5'E 1.054 81° 155° 180 km 05m01.4s
10:2414°38.7'S023°07.1'E16°14.7'S023°26.1'E15°26.7'S023°16.5'E 1.054 81° 161° 180 km 05m01.5s
10:2614°31.4'S023°45.4'E16°07.2'S024°05.6'E15°19.3'S023°55.4'E 1.054 81° 168° 180 km 05m01.5s
10:2814°23.5'S024°23.7'E15°59.1'S024°44.9'E15°11.3'S024°34.2'E 1.054 81° 175° 180 km 05m01.4s
10:3014°15.2'S025°01.8'E15°50.5'S025°24.1'E15°02.8'S025°12.9'E 1.054 81° 182° 180 km 05m01.1s
10:3214°06.3'S025°39.9'E15°41.3'S026°03.3'E14°53.8'S025°51.5'E 1.054 81° 188° 180 km 05m00.7s
10:3413°56.8'S026°17.9'E15°31.5'S026°42.3'E14°44.2'S026°30.0'E 1.054 81° 194° 180 km 05m00.2s
10:3613°46.8'S026°55.8'E15°21.2'S027°21.3'E14°34.0'S027°08.5'E 1.054 80° 200° 180 km 04m59.5s
10:3813°36.3'S027°33.8'E15°10.3'S028°00.3'E14°23.3'S027°46.9'E 1.054 79° 205° 180 km 04m58.8s
10:4013°25.3'S028°11.7'E14°58.8'S028°39.2'E14°12.1'S028°25.3'E 1.054 79° 209° 180 km 04m57.9s
10:4213°13.6'S028°49.7'E14°46.8'S029°18.2'E14°00.3'S029°03.8'E 1.054 78° 213° 179 km 04m56.8s
10:4413°01.5'S029°27.7'E14°34.2'S029°57.2'E13°47.9'S029°42.3'E 1.054 77° 217° 179 km 04m55.7s
10:4612°48.8'S030°05.8'E14°21.0'S030°36.2'E13°35.0'S030°20.9'E 1.054 76° 220° 179 km 04m54.4s
10:4812°35.5'S030°44.0'E14°07.3'S031°15.3'E13°21.5'S030°59.5'E 1.054 76° 222° 178 km 04m53.1s
10:5012°21.7'S031°22.4'E13°53.0'S031°54.5'E13°07.4'S031°38.3'E 1.053 75° 224° 178 km 04m51.5s
10:5212°07.3'S032°00.8'E13°38.0'S032°33.8'E12°52.7'S032°17.1'E 1.053 74° 226° 178 km 04m49.9s
10:5411°52.3'S032°39.5'E13°22.5'S033°13.3'E12°37.5'S032°56.2'E 1.053 73° 228° 177 km 04m48.2s
10:5611°36.7'S033°18.3'E13°06.4'S033°53.0'E12°21.6'S033°35.4'E 1.053 72° 229° 177 km 04m46.4s
10:5811°20.5'S033°57.4'E12°49.7'S034°32.8'E12°05.2'S034°14.9'E 1.053 71° 231° 176 km 04m44.4s
11:0011°03.7'S034°36.7'E12°32.3'S035°12.9'E11°48.1'S034°54.6'E 1.053 69° 232° 176 km 04m42.3s
11:0210°46.4'S035°16.4'E12°14.3'S035°53.3'E11°30.4'S035°34.6'E 1.053 68° 233° 176 km 04m40.2s
11:0410°28.3'S035°56.4'E11°55.7'S036°34.0'E11°12.1'S036°15.0'E 1.053 67° 233° 175 km 04m37.9s
11:0610°09.7'S036°36.7'E11°36.4'S037°15.1'E10°53.1'S036°55.7'E 1.053 66° 234° 174 km 04m35.5s
11:0809°50.3'S037°17.5'E11°16.4'S037°56.5'E10°33.5'S037°36.8'E 1.052 65° 235° 174 km 04m33.0s
11:1009°30.3'S037°58.7'E10°55.8'S038°38.4'E10°13.2'S038°18.3'E 1.052 64° 236° 173 km 04m30.4s
11:1209°09.6'S038°40.4'E10°34.4'S039°20.7'E09°52.1'S039°00.3'E 1.052 63° 236° 173 km 04m27.7s
11:1408°48.2'S039°22.7'E10°12.3'S040°03.6'E09°30.4'S039°42.9'E 1.052 62° 237° 172 km 04m24.9s
11:1608°26.0'S040°05.6'E09°49.4'S040°47.0'E09°07.9'S040°26.1'E 1.052 60° 237° 171 km 04m22.0s
11:1808°03.1'S040°49.2'E09°25.8'S041°31.1'E08°44.6'S041°09.9'E 1.051 59° 237° 171 km 04m19.0s
11:2007°39.3'S041°33.5'E09°01.3'S042°16.0'E08°20.5'S041°54.4'E 1.051 58° 238° 170 km 04m15.9s
11:2207°14.8'S042°18.6'E08°36.0'S043°01.6'E07°55.5'S042°39.8'E 1.051 57° 238° 169 km 04m12.7s
11:2406°49.3'S043°04.6'E08°09.8'S043°48.0'E07°29.7'S043°26.0'E 1.051 55° 238° 169 km 04m09.4s
11:2606°23.0'S043°51.6'E07°42.7'S044°35.4'E07°03.0'S044°13.2'E 1.051 54° 239° 168 km 04m06.0s
11:2805°55.7'S044°39.7'E07°14.7'S045°23.9'E06°35.3'S045°01.5'E 1.050 53° 239° 167 km 04m02.5s
11:3005°27.3'S045°28.9'E06°45.6'S046°13.5'E06°06.6'S045°50.9'E 1.050 51° 239° 166 km 03m58.9s
11:3204°58.0'S046°19.5'E06°15.4'S047°04.4'E05°36.9'S046°41.7'E 1.050 50° 239° 165 km 03m55.2s
11:3404°27.5'S047°11.5'E05°44.0'S047°56.8'E05°05.9'S047°33.8'E 1.049 48° 239° 164 km 03m51.4s
11:3603°55.7'S048°05.2'E05°11.5'S048°50.7'E04°33.8'S048°27.6'E 1.049 47° 239° 163 km 03m47.5s
11:3803°22.7'S049°00.7'E04°37.6'S049°46.5'E04°00.4'S049°23.2'E 1.049 45° 240° 162 km 03m43.5s
11:4002°48.3'S049°58.2'E04°02.3'S050°44.2'E03°25.5'S050°20.8'E 1.048 44° 240° 161 km 03m39.4s
11:4202°12.3'S050°58.0'E03°25.4'S051°44.2'E02°49.1'S051°20.7'E 1.048 42° 240° 160 km 03m35.1s
11:4401°34.7'S052°00.4'E02°46.9'S052°46.8'E02°11.0'S052°23.2'E 1.048 41° 240° 158 km 03m30.7s
11:4600°55.2'S053°05.7'E02°06.4'S053°52.3'E01°31.1'S053°28.6'E 1.047 39° 240° 157 km 03m26.2s
11:4800°13.6'S054°14.5'E01°23.9'S055°01.2'E00°49.0'S054°37.5'E 1.047 37° 240° 156 km 03m21.5s
11:5000°30.3'N055°27.3'E00°39.0'S056°14.1'E00°04.6'S055°50.3'E 1.046 35° 240° 154 km 03m16.6s
11:5201°16.8'N056°44.8'E00°08.6'N057°31.7'E00°42.5'N057°07.8'E 1.046 33° 241° 152 km 03m11.6s
11:5402°06.5'N058°08.0'E00°59.4'N058°54.9'E01°32.7'N058°31.0'E 1.045 31° 241° 151 km 03m06.3s
11:5602°59.9'N059°38.1'E01°54.0'N060°25.0'E02°26.7'N060°01.1'E 1.045 29° 241° 149 km 03m00.8s
11:5803°57.9'N061°16.9'E02°53.2'N062°03.8'E03°25.2'N061°39.9'E 1.044 27° 241° 147 km 02m54.9s
12:0005°01.6'N063°07.1'E03°58.3'N063°53.9'E04°29.6'N063°30.0'E 1.043 24° 241° 144 km 02m48.7s
12:0206°13.0'N065°12.9'E05°11.3'N065°59.7'E05°41.8'N065°35.7'E 1.042 21° 242° 142 km 02m41.9s
12:0407°35.5'N067°41.7'E06°35.7'N068°28.6'E07°05.2'N068°04.4'E 1.041 18° 242° 138 km 02m34.3s
12:0609°16.5'N070°49.7'E08°19.1'N071°37.2'E08°47.3'N071°12.6'E 1.040 14° 243° 134 km 02m25.4s
12:0811°39.6'N075°29.7'E10°46.7'N076°20.2'E11°12.4'N075°53.6'E 1.038 243° 129 km 02m13.5s
Limits15°16.6'N083°12.4'E14°18.0'N083°41.2'E14°47.3'N083°26.8'E 1.036 - 120 km 01m57.2s

ΔT = 43530.9 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse22:32:59.810:27:28.915°13.5'S157°28.3'W 81.3° 173.0° 180.4 km05m01.40s
Greatest Duration22:30:29.310:24:58.415°23.2'S023°35.5'E 81.2° 164.4° 180.4 km05m01.50s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1879 Jan 08 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 43530.9 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3239.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 13.53°.

Acknowledgments

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

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