Path of the Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1531 Mar 18

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1531 Mar 18 . 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 .

Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1531 Mar 18
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits05°02.3'N179°47.0'W04°36.1'N179°40.6'W04°49.2'N179°43.7'W 0.987 - 49 km 00m45.6s
18:0405°19.0'N175°03.8'W05°03.5'N173°32.3'W05°11.2'N174°14.4'W 0.989 88° 43 km 00m41.4s
18:0605°56.3'N168°43.5'W05°41.6'N168°05.7'W05°48.9'N168°24.3'W 0.991 12° 88° 36 km 00m36.3s
18:0806°26.3'N165°07.1'W06°13.1'N164°41.1'W06°19.6'N164°54.0'W 0.992 16° 89° 32 km 00m32.9s
18:1006°53.9'N162°22.1'W06°42.1'N162°02.2'W06°47.9'N162°12.1'W 0.993 19° 89° 28 km 00m30.0s
18:1207°20.1'N160°05.3'W07°09.6'N159°49.2'W07°14.8'N159°57.2'W 0.994 22° 90° 25 km 00m27.4s
18:1407°45.6'N158°06.8'W07°36.1'N157°53.5'W07°40.8'N158°00.1'W 0.994 24° 90° 23 km 00m25.0s
18:1608°10.3'N156°21.5'W08°01.8'N156°10.2'W08°06.1'N156°15.8'W 0.995 26° 91° 20 km 00m22.8s
18:1808°34.7'N154°46.1'W08°27.0'N154°36.6'W08°30.8'N154°41.4'W 0.995 29° 91° 18 km 00m20.7s
18:2008°58.6'N153°18.7'W08°51.8'N153°10.6'W08°55.2'N153°14.7'W 0.996 30° 92° 16 km 00m18.8s
18:2209°22.2'N151°57.8'W09°16.2'N151°50.8'W09°19.2'N151°54.3'W 0.996 32° 93° 14 km 00m16.9s
18:2409°45.5'N150°42.2'W09°40.2'N150°36.3'W09°42.9'N150°39.2'W 0.997 34° 93° 13 km 00m15.1s
18:2610°08.6'N149°31.2'W10°04.0'N149°26.1'W10°06.3'N149°28.7'W 0.997 36° 94° 11 km 00m13.3s
18:2810°31.5'N148°24.1'W10°27.6'N148°19.9'W10°29.5'N148°22.0'W 0.998 37° 94° 10 km 00m11.6s
18:3010°54.3'N147°20.4'W10°50.9'N147°16.9'W10°52.6'N147°18.7'W 0.998 39° 95° 8 km 00m10.0s
18:3211°16.9'N146°19.8'W11°14.0'N146°16.9'W11°15.4'N146°18.3'W 0.998 40° 96° 7 km 00m08.4s
18:3411°39.3'N145°21.7'W11°37.0'N145°19.4'W11°38.2'N145°20.6'W 0.999 41° 97° 5 km 00m06.9s
18:3612°01.6'N144°26.1'W11°59.8'N144°24.3'W12°00.7'N144°25.2'W 0.999 43° 97° 4 km 00m05.4s
18:3812°23.8'N143°32.6'W12°22.5'N143°31.3'W12°23.2'N143°31.9'W 0.999 44° 98° 3 km 00m04.0s
18:4012°45.9'N142°40.9'W12°45.1'N142°40.1'W12°45.5'N142°40.5'W 0.999 45° 99° 2 km 00m02.6s
18:4213°07.9'N141°51.0'W13°07.5'N141°50.6'W13°07.7'N141°50.8'W 1.000 47° 100° 1 km 00m01.3s
18:4413°29.9'N141°02.7'W13°29.9'N141°02.7'W13°29.9'N141°02.7'W 1.000 48° 101° 0 km 00m00.0s
18:4613°51.7'N140°15.8'W13°52.1'N140°16.1'W13°51.9'N140°15.9'W 1.000 49° 102° 1 km 00m01.3s
18:4814°13.5'N139°30.1'W14°14.3'N139°30.8'W14°13.9'N139°30.5'W 1.000 50° 103° 2 km 00m02.5s
18:5014°35.2'N138°45.7'W14°36.3'N138°46.7'W14°35.7'N138°46.2'W 1.001 51° 104° 3 km 00m03.7s
18:5214°56.8'N138°02.3'W14°58.3'N138°03.6'W14°57.6'N138°03.0'W 1.001 52° 105° 4 km 00m04.9s
18:5415°18.4'N137°19.9'W15°20.2'N137°21.5'W15°19.3'N137°20.7'W 1.001 53° 106° 4 km 00m06.0s
18:5615°39.9'N136°38.5'W15°42.1'N136°40.3'W15°41.0'N136°39.4'W 1.001 54° 108° 5 km 00m07.0s
18:5816°01.4'N135°57.8'W16°03.9'N135°59.9'W16°02.6'N135°58.9'W 1.001 55° 109° 6 km 00m08.1s
19:0016°22.9'N135°17.9'W16°25.6'N135°20.3'W16°24.2'N135°19.1'W 1.002 56° 110° 6 km 00m09.1s
19:0216°44.3'N134°38.8'W16°47.2'N134°41.3'W16°45.8'N134°40.0'W 1.002 57° 112° 7 km 00m10.0s
19:0417°05.6'N134°00.2'W17°08.9'N134°02.9'W17°07.2'N134°01.6'W 1.002 58° 113° 8 km 00m10.9s
19:0617°26.9'N133°22.2'W17°30.4'N133°25.1'W17°28.7'N133°23.7'W 1.002 59° 115° 8 km 00m11.8s
19:0817°48.2'N132°44.8'W17°52.0'N132°47.8'W17°50.1'N132°46.3'W 1.002 59° 116° 9 km 00m12.7s
19:1018°09.5'N132°07.8'W18°13.4'N132°11.0'W18°11.5'N132°09.4'W 1.002 60° 118° 9 km 00m13.5s
19:1218°30.7'N131°31.2'W18°34.9'N131°34.6'W18°32.8'N131°32.9'W 1.002 61° 120° 10 km 00m14.2s
19:1418°51.9'N130°55.0'W18°56.3'N130°58.5'W18°54.1'N130°56.8'W 1.003 62° 122° 10 km 00m14.9s
19:1619°13.1'N130°19.2'W19°17.6'N130°22.8'W19°15.4'N130°21.0'W 1.003 62° 124° 10 km 00m15.6s
19:1819°34.3'N129°43.6'W19°39.0'N129°47.3'W19°36.6'N129°45.5'W 1.003 63° 126° 11 km 00m16.3s
19:2019°55.4'N129°08.4'W20°00.3'N129°12.1'W19°57.8'N129°10.3'W 1.003 64° 128° 11 km 00m16.9s
19:2220°16.5'N128°33.3'W20°21.6'N128°37.2'W20°19.0'N128°35.2'W 1.003 64° 130° 11 km 00m17.4s
19:2420°37.6'N127°58.4'W20°42.8'N128°02.4'W20°40.2'N128°00.4'W 1.003 65° 133° 12 km 00m18.0s
19:2620°58.7'N127°23.7'W21°04.0'N127°27.7'W21°01.4'N127°25.7'W 1.003 65° 135° 12 km 00m18.5s
19:2821°19.7'N126°49.1'W21°25.2'N126°53.1'W21°22.5'N126°51.1'W 1.003 66° 137° 12 km 00m18.9s
19:3021°40.8'N126°14.6'W21°46.4'N126°18.7'W21°43.6'N126°16.6'W 1.003 66° 140° 12 km 00m19.3s
19:3222°01.8'N125°40.1'W22°07.5'N125°44.2'W22°04.7'N125°42.2'W 1.003 66° 143° 13 km 00m19.7s
19:3422°22.8'N125°05.7'W22°28.6'N125°09.8'W22°25.8'N125°07.7'W 1.003 67° 145° 13 km 00m20.0s
19:3622°43.9'N124°31.2'W22°49.8'N124°35.3'W22°46.8'N124°33.3'W 1.003 67° 148° 13 km 00m20.3s
19:3823°04.9'N123°56.7'W23°10.8'N124°00.8'W23°07.9'N123°58.8'W 1.003 67° 151° 13 km 00m20.5s
19:4023°25.9'N123°22.1'W23°31.9'N123°26.2'W23°28.9'N123°24.2'W 1.004 67° 154° 13 km 00m20.7s
19:4223°46.9'N122°47.4'W23°53.0'N122°51.5'W23°49.9'N122°49.5'W 1.004 67° 157° 13 km 00m20.9s
19:4424°07.8'N122°12.6'W24°14.0'N122°16.7'W24°10.9'N122°14.6'W 1.004 67° 160° 13 km 00m21.0s
19:4624°28.8'N121°37.6'W24°35.0'N121°41.6'W24°31.9'N121°39.6'W 1.004 67° 163° 13 km 00m21.1s
19:4824°49.8'N121°02.4'W24°56.0'N121°06.4'W24°52.9'N121°04.4'W 1.004 67° 166° 13 km 00m21.1s
19:5025°10.7'N120°27.0'W25°17.0'N120°30.9'W25°13.9'N120°28.9'W 1.004 67° 169° 13 km 00m21.1s
19:5225°31.7'N119°51.3'W25°38.0'N119°55.2'W25°34.9'N119°53.2'W 1.004 67° 172° 13 km 00m21.1s
19:5425°52.7'N119°15.2'W25°58.9'N119°19.1'W25°55.8'N119°17.2'W 1.004 67° 175° 13 km 00m21.0s
19:5626°13.6'N118°38.9'W26°19.9'N118°42.7'W26°16.8'N118°40.8'W 1.004 67° 177° 13 km 00m20.9s
19:5826°34.6'N118°02.2'W26°40.8'N118°05.9'W26°37.7'N118°04.0'W 1.004 66° 180° 13 km 00m20.7s
20:0026°55.5'N117°25.1'W27°01.8'N117°28.7'W26°58.6'N117°26.9'W 1.003 66° 183° 13 km 00m20.5s
20:0227°16.5'N116°47.5'W27°22.7'N116°51.0'W27°19.6'N116°49.3'W 1.003 65° 186° 13 km 00m20.3s
20:0427°37.4'N116°09.5'W27°43.6'N116°12.9'W27°40.5'N116°11.2'W 1.003 65° 188° 13 km 00m20.0s
20:0627°58.3'N115°31.0'W28°04.4'N115°34.2'W28°01.4'N115°32.6'W 1.003 64° 191° 12 km 00m19.6s
20:0828°19.3'N114°51.8'W28°25.3'N114°55.0'W28°22.3'N114°53.4'W 1.003 64° 193° 12 km 00m19.3s
20:1028°40.2'N114°12.1'W28°46.1'N114°15.1'W28°43.2'N114°13.6'W 1.003 63° 196° 12 km 00m18.9s
20:1229°01.1'N113°31.8'W29°07.0'N113°34.6'W29°04.1'N113°33.2'W 1.003 63° 198° 12 km 00m18.4s
20:1429°22.1'N112°50.7'W29°27.8'N112°53.4'W29°24.9'N112°52.1'W 1.003 62° 200° 11 km 00m17.9s
20:1629°43.0'N112°08.9'W29°48.6'N112°11.5'W29°45.8'N112°10.2'W 1.003 61° 202° 11 km 00m17.4s
20:1830°03.9'N111°26.3'W30°09.4'N111°28.7'W30°06.6'N111°27.5'W 1.003 61° 204° 11 km 00m16.8s
20:2030°24.8'N110°42.8'W30°30.1'N110°45.1'W30°27.5'N110°43.9'W 1.003 60° 206° 10 km 00m16.1s
20:2230°45.7'N109°58.4'W30°50.9'N110°00.5'W30°48.3'N109°59.5'W 1.003 59° 208° 10 km 00m15.5s
20:2431°06.6'N109°13.0'W31°11.6'N109°15.0'W31°09.1'N109°14.0'W 1.003 58° 210° 10 km 00m14.8s
20:2631°27.5'N108°26.6'W31°32.3'N108°28.4'W31°29.9'N108°27.5'W 1.002 57° 212° 9 km 00m14.0s
20:2831°48.4'N107°39.1'W31°52.9'N107°40.7'W31°50.7'N107°39.9'W 1.002 56° 214° 9 km 00m13.2s
20:3032°09.2'N106°50.4'W32°13.5'N106°51.8'W32°11.4'N106°51.1'W 1.002 55° 216° 8 km 00m12.4s
20:3232°30.1'N106°00.4'W32°34.1'N106°01.7'W32°32.1'N106°01.0'W 1.002 55° 217° 8 km 00m11.5s
20:3432°50.9'N105°09.0'W32°54.7'N105°10.1'W32°52.8'N105°09.6'W 1.002 54° 219° 7 km 00m10.6s
20:3633°11.7'N104°16.1'W33°15.2'N104°17.1'W33°13.5'N104°16.6'W 1.002 53° 221° 6 km 00m09.6s
20:3833°32.5'N103°21.7'W33°35.6'N103°22.5'W33°34.1'N103°22.1'W 1.002 52° 222° 6 km 00m08.6s
20:4033°53.2'N102°25.5'W33°56.1'N102°26.2'W33°54.6'N102°25.9'W 1.001 50° 224° 5 km 00m07.6s
20:4234°14.0'N101°27.6'W34°16.4'N101°28.1'W34°15.2'N101°27.8'W 1.001 49° 225° 4 km 00m06.5s
20:4434°34.6'N100°27.6'W34°36.7'N100°28.0'W34°35.7'N100°27.8'W 1.001 48° 227° 4 km 00m05.4s
20:4634°55.3'N099°25.5'W34°56.9'N099°25.8'W34°56.1'N099°25.6'W 1.001 47° 229° 3 km 00m04.2s
20:4835°15.8'N098°21.1'W35°17.0'N098°21.2'W35°16.4'N098°21.2'W 1.001 46° 230° 2 km 00m03.0s
20:5035°36.3'N097°14.1'W35°37.0'N097°14.2'W35°36.7'N097°14.2'W 1.000 45° 232° 1 km 00m01.7s
20:5235°56.8'N096°04.4'W35°56.9'N096°04.4'W35°56.9'N096°04.4'W 1.000 43° 233° 0 km 00m00.4s
20:5436°17.1'N094°51.6'W36°16.7'N094°51.6'W36°16.9'N094°51.6'W 1.000 42° 235° 1 km 00m01.0s
20:5636°37.4'N093°35.5'W36°36.4'N093°35.5'W36°36.9'N093°35.5'W 1.000 41° 236° 2 km 00m02.4s
20:5836°57.5'N092°15.6'W36°55.9'N092°15.7'W36°56.7'N092°15.7'W 0.999 39° 238° 3 km 00m03.9s
21:0037°17.5'N090°51.6'W37°15.2'N090°51.9'W37°16.4'N090°51.8'W 0.999 38° 239° 4 km 00m05.4s
21:0237°37.4'N089°23.0'W37°34.3'N089°23.4'W37°35.9'N089°23.2'W 0.999 36° 241° 5 km 00m07.0s
21:0437°57.1'N087°49.1'W37°53.2'N087°49.8'W37°55.1'N087°49.4'W 0.998 35° 242° 7 km 00m08.6s
21:0638°16.5'N086°09.1'W38°11.8'N086°10.3'W38°14.1'N086°09.7'W 0.998 33° 244° 8 km 00m10.3s
21:0838°35.7'N084°22.1'W38°30.0'N084°23.9'W38°32.8'N084°23.0'W 0.997 31° 246° 10 km 00m12.1s
21:1038°54.5'N082°26.8'W38°47.9'N082°29.5'W38°51.2'N082°28.1'W 0.997 29° 248° 11 km 00m14.0s
21:1239°13.0'N080°21.5'W39°05.2'N080°25.4'W39°09.1'N080°23.5'W 0.996 27° 249° 13 km 00m16.0s
21:1439°30.9'N078°04.1'W39°21.9'N078°09.5'W39°26.4'N078°06.8'W 0.996 25° 251° 15 km 00m18.1s
21:1639°48.2'N075°30.9'W39°37.8'N075°38.6'W39°43.0'N075°34.8'W 0.995 23° 254° 18 km 00m20.4s
21:1840°04.5'N072°36.8'W39°52.6'N072°47.8'W39°58.5'N072°42.3'W 0.995 20° 256° 20 km 00m22.9s
21:2040°19.5'N069°12.6'W40°05.9'N069°28.7'W40°12.6'N069°20.7'W 0.994 18° 259° 23 km 00m25.6s
21:2240°32.2'N064°59.2'W40°16.7'N065°24.5'W40°24.4'N065°12.1'W 0.993 14° 262° 27 km 00m28.8s
21:2440°40.0'N058°59.5'W40°22.3'N059°49.1'W40°31.1'N059°25.1'W 0.991 266° 32 km 00m32.9s
Limits40°25.8'N047°34.6'W40°02.8'N047°41.0'W40°14.3'N047°37.8'W 0.989 - 43 km 00m40.2s

ΔT = 165.1 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse19:47:19.819:44:34.624°17.0'N122°45.9'W 67.4° 160.7° 13.3 km00m21.06s
Greatest Duration18:06:11.018:03:25.804°49.2'N180°16.3'E 0.0° 87.2° 48.8 km00m45.57s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 1531 Mar 18 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 165.1 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 20.0 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.08°.

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

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