Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1778 Jun 24

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1778 Jun 24 . 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 1778 Jun 24
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits13°35.4'N124°52.6'W11°58.8'N123°46.2'W12°47.0'N124°19.1'W 1.057 - 211 km 02m50.4s
13:5816°10.3'N119°17.4'W16°46.5'N113°23.9'W16°38.9'N115°58.4'W 1.060 68° 223 km 03m10.4s
14:0018°54.3'N113°45.5'W18°39.7'N109°37.4'W18°50.4'N111°34.9'W 1.062 14° 70° 229 km 03m22.5s
14:0220°41.6'N110°18.1'W20°08.1'N106°45.8'W20°26.9'N108°28.0'W 1.063 18° 71° 233 km 03m31.7s
14:0422°08.1'N107°35.2'W21°23.1'N104°22.6'W21°47.1'N105°56.1'W 1.064 21° 72° 236 km 03m39.6s
14:0623°22.5'N105°17.2'W22°29.4'N102°17.5'W22°57.2'N103°45.0'W 1.065 24° 73° 239 km 03m46.7s
14:0824°28.8'N103°15.4'W23°29.4'N100°25.1'W24°00.1'N101°48.3'W 1.065 26° 75° 241 km 03m53.3s
14:1025°29.2'N101°25.2'W24°24.5'N098°42.2'W24°57.7'N100°01.9'W 1.066 29° 76° 243 km 03m59.4s
14:1226°24.8'N099°43.7'W25°15.6'N097°06.7'W25°51.1'N098°23.5'W 1.067 31° 77° 244 km 04m05.1s
14:1427°16.7'N098°09.0'W26°03.5'N095°37.0'W26°40.9'N096°51.4'W 1.067 33° 78° 246 km 04m10.5s
14:1628°05.4'N096°39.8'W26°48.7'N094°12.2'W27°27.7'N095°24.5'W 1.068 35° 79° 247 km 04m15.7s
14:1828°51.3'N095°15.2'W27°31.3'N092°51.4'W28°12.0'N094°01.9'W 1.068 36° 80° 248 km 04m20.7s
14:2029°34.8'N093°54.3'W28°11.9'N091°34.0'W28°54.0'N092°42.8'W 1.068 38° 82° 249 km 04m25.5s
14:2230°16.3'N092°36.6'W28°50.5'N090°19.5'W29°34.0'N091°26.7'W 1.069 40° 83° 250 km 04m30.1s
14:2430°55.8'N091°21.6'W29°27.4'N089°07.5'W30°12.1'N090°13.2'W 1.069 41° 84° 250 km 04m34.6s
14:2631°33.6'N090°08.9'W30°02.7'N087°57.7'W30°48.7'N089°02.0'W 1.070 43° 85° 251 km 04m38.9s
14:2832°09.9'N088°58.2'W30°36.6'N086°49.8'W31°23.7'N087°52.7'W 1.070 44° 87° 251 km 04m43.0s
14:3032°44.6'N087°49.2'W31°09.1'N085°43.5'W31°57.3'N086°45.1'W 1.070 46° 88° 252 km 04m47.0s
14:3233°18.0'N086°41.8'W31°40.3'N084°38.6'W32°29.6'N085°39.0'W 1.071 47° 89° 252 km 04m50.9s
14:3433°50.2'N085°35.7'W32°10.4'N083°35.1'W33°00.6'N084°34.2'W 1.071 48° 91° 253 km 04m54.7s
14:3634°21.1'N084°30.7'W32°39.3'N082°32.7'W33°30.5'N083°30.5'W 1.071 50° 92° 253 km 04m58.3s
14:3834°50.9'N083°26.7'W33°07.2'N081°31.3'W33°59.4'N082°27.8'W 1.071 51° 94° 253 km 05m01.8s
14:4035°19.6'N082°23.6'W33°34.0'N080°30.7'W34°27.1'N081°26.0'W 1.072 52° 95° 254 km 05m05.2s
14:4235°47.3'N081°21.3'W33°59.9'N079°31.0'W34°53.9'N080°25.0'W 1.072 53° 97° 254 km 05m08.5s
14:4436°14.0'N080°19.7'W34°24.8'N078°31.9'W35°19.6'N079°24.7'W 1.072 54° 99° 254 km 05m11.6s
14:4636°39.7'N079°18.6'W34°48.8'N077°33.4'W35°44.5'N078°24.9'W 1.072 55° 100° 254 km 05m14.7s
14:4837°04.5'N078°18.0'W35°12.0'N076°35.5'W36°08.5'N077°25.7'W 1.073 57° 102° 255 km 05m17.6s
14:5037°28.4'N077°17.8'W35°34.3'N075°38.0'W36°31.6'N076°26.9'W 1.073 58° 104° 255 km 05m20.4s
14:5237°51.5'N076°18.0'W35°55.8'N074°40.9'W36°53.8'N075°28.4'W 1.073 59° 106° 255 km 05m23.1s
14:5438°13.6'N075°18.5'W36°16.5'N073°44.2'W37°15.2'N074°30.3'W 1.073 60° 108° 255 km 05m25.7s
14:5638°35.0'N074°19.2'W36°36.4'N072°47.7'W37°35.8'N073°32.5'W 1.073 61° 110° 255 km 05m28.2s
14:5838°55.5'N073°20.1'W36°55.5'N071°51.5'W37°55.6'N072°34.9'W 1.073 62° 113° 255 km 05m30.5s
15:0039°15.3'N072°21.2'W37°13.9'N070°55.5'W38°14.7'N071°37.4'W 1.074 63° 115° 255 km 05m32.8s
15:0239°34.2'N071°22.3'W37°31.5'N069°59.7'W38°32.9'N070°40.1'W 1.074 63° 117° 255 km 05m34.9s
15:0439°52.4'N070°23.6'W37°48.5'N069°04.0'W38°50.5'N069°42.9'W 1.074 64° 120° 255 km 05m36.9s
15:0640°09.7'N069°24.8'W38°04.7'N068°08.4'W39°07.2'N068°45.8'W 1.074 65° 122° 255 km 05m38.8s
15:0840°26.4'N068°26.1'W38°20.1'N067°12.8'W39°23.3'N067°48.7'W 1.074 66° 125° 255 km 05m40.6s
15:1040°42.2'N067°27.3'W38°34.9'N066°17.3'W39°38.6'N066°51.6'W 1.074 67° 128° 255 km 05m42.2s
15:1240°57.4'N066°28.5'W38°49.0'N065°21.8'W39°53.2'N065°54.4'W 1.074 67° 131° 255 km 05m43.8s
15:1441°11.7'N065°29.6'W39°02.4'N064°26.3'W40°07.0'N064°57.3'W 1.074 68° 134° 255 km 05m45.2s
15:1641°25.4'N064°30.6'W39°15.1'N063°30.8'W40°20.2'N064°00.0'W 1.074 69° 138° 255 km 05m46.5s
15:1841°38.3'N063°31.5'W39°27.1'N062°35.2'W40°32.6'N063°02.7'W 1.074 69° 141° 255 km 05m47.6s
15:2041°50.4'N062°32.2'W39°38.4'N061°39.5'W40°44.4'N062°05.3'W 1.074 70° 145° 255 km 05m48.7s
15:2242°01.9'N061°32.8'W39°49.0'N060°43.7'W40°55.4'N061°07.7'W 1.074 70° 149° 255 km 05m49.6s
15:2442°12.5'N060°33.1'W39°59.0'N059°47.8'W41°05.7'N060°10.0'W 1.074 71° 152° 255 km 05m50.4s
15:2642°22.5'N059°33.4'W40°08.3'N058°51.8'W41°15.3'N059°12.1'W 1.075 71° 156° 255 km 05m51.0s
15:2842°31.7'N058°33.3'W40°16.9'N057°55.6'W41°24.2'N058°14.1'W 1.075 71° 161° 255 km 05m51.6s
15:3042°40.1'N057°33.1'W40°24.8'N056°59.2'W41°32.4'N057°15.9'W 1.075 71° 165° 255 km 05m52.0s
15:3242°47.9'N056°32.7'W40°32.1'N056°02.7'W41°39.9'N056°17.4'W 1.075 71° 169° 255 km 05m52.3s
15:3442°54.8'N055°32.0'W40°38.6'N055°06.0'W41°46.6'N055°18.8'W 1.075 72° 173° 255 km 05m52.4s
15:3643°01.1'N054°31.0'W40°44.5'N054°09.1'W41°52.7'N054°19.9'W 1.075 72° 178° 255 km 05m52.5s
15:3843°06.5'N053°29.8'W40°49.7'N053°11.9'W41°58.0'N053°20.8'W 1.075 71° 182° 255 km 05m52.4s
15:4043°11.3'N052°28.3'W40°54.2'N052°14.6'W42°02.6'N052°21.4'W 1.075 71° 186° 255 km 05m52.1s
15:4243°15.2'N051°26.6'W40°58.0'N051°16.9'W42°06.5'N051°21.8'W 1.074 71° 190° 254 km 05m51.8s
15:4443°18.4'N050°24.5'W41°01.1'N050°19.1'W42°09.6'N050°21.9'W 1.074 71° 195° 254 km 05m51.3s
15:4643°20.8'N049°22.2'W41°03.4'N049°20.9'W42°12.0'N049°21.7'W 1.074 70° 199° 254 km 05m50.7s
15:4843°22.4'N048°19.5'W41°05.1'N048°22.5'W42°13.6'N048°21.2'W 1.074 70° 202° 254 km 05m49.9s
15:5043°23.2'N047°16.5'W41°06.1'N047°23.8'W42°14.5'N047°20.4'W 1.074 70° 206° 254 km 05m49.1s
15:5243°23.3'N046°13.2'W41°06.3'N046°24.7'W42°14.7'N046°19.3'W 1.074 69° 210° 254 km 05m48.1s
15:5443°22.5'N045°09.6'W41°05.8'N045°25.4'W42°14.1'N045°17.9'W 1.074 68° 213° 254 km 05m46.9s
15:5643°20.9'N044°05.6'W41°04.6'N044°25.7'W42°12.6'N044°16.1'W 1.074 68° 217° 253 km 05m45.7s
15:5843°18.5'N043°01.3'W41°02.6'N043°25.6'W42°10.5'N043°14.0'W 1.074 67° 220° 253 km 05m44.3s
16:0043°15.3'N041°56.5'W40°59.8'N042°25.2'W42°07.5'N042°11.4'W 1.074 66° 223° 253 km 05m42.8s
16:0243°11.2'N040°51.4'W40°56.3'N041°24.4'W42°03.7'N041°08.5'W 1.074 66° 226° 253 km 05m41.1s
16:0443°06.2'N039°45.9'W40°52.0'N040°23.1'W41°59.0'N040°05.2'W 1.074 65° 229° 253 km 05m39.4s
16:0643°00.4'N038°40.0'W40°46.9'N039°21.5'W41°53.6'N039°01.5'W 1.073 64° 232° 252 km 05m37.5s
16:0842°53.7'N037°33.6'W40°40.9'N038°19.4'W41°47.3'N037°57.3'W 1.073 63° 234° 252 km 05m35.5s
16:1042°46.1'N036°26.7'W40°34.2'N037°16.8'W41°40.1'N036°52.7'W 1.073 62° 237° 252 km 05m33.3s
16:1242°37.6'N035°19.4'W40°26.6'N036°13.7'W41°32.1'N035°47.5'W 1.073 61° 239° 252 km 05m31.0s
16:1442°28.1'N034°11.6'W40°18.2'N035°10.1'W41°23.1'N034°41.8'W 1.073 60° 242° 252 km 05m28.7s
16:1642°17.7'N033°03.2'W40°08.8'N034°05.9'W41°13.3'N033°35.6'W 1.073 59° 244° 251 km 05m26.1s
16:1842°06.3'N031°54.2'W39°58.6'N033°01.1'W41°02.5'N032°28.7'W 1.073 58° 246° 251 km 05m23.5s
16:2041°53.8'N030°44.5'W39°47.5'N031°55.6'W40°50.7'N031°21.2'W 1.072 57° 248° 251 km 05m20.8s
16:2241°40.4'N029°34.2'W39°35.4'N030°49.4'W40°38.0'N030°13.0'W 1.072 56° 250° 250 km 05m17.9s
16:2441°25.9'N028°23.2'W39°22.3'N029°42.5'W40°24.2'N029°04.1'W 1.072 55° 252° 250 km 05m14.9s
16:2641°10.2'N027°11.4'W39°08.2'N028°34.8'W40°09.4'N027°54.4'W 1.072 54° 254° 250 km 05m11.7s
16:2840°53.5'N025°58.7'W38°53.1'N027°26.2'W39°53.4'N026°43.8'W 1.071 53° 256° 249 km 05m08.5s
16:3040°35.5'N024°45.1'W38°36.9'N026°16.6'W39°36.4'N025°32.2'W 1.071 52° 258° 249 km 05m05.1s
16:3240°16.4'N023°30.4'W38°19.5'N025°06.0'W39°18.2'N024°19.6'W 1.071 50° 260° 249 km 05m01.6s
16:3439°55.9'N022°14.6'W38°01.0'N023°54.2'W38°58.7'N023°05.9'W 1.071 49° 261° 248 km 04m58.0s
16:3639°34.1'N020°57.5'W37°41.2'N022°41.2'W38°38.0'N021°50.9'W 1.070 48° 263° 248 km 04m54.2s
16:3839°10.9'N019°39.1'W37°20.2'N021°26.8'W38°15.9'N020°34.5'W 1.070 46° 265° 247 km 04m50.3s
16:4038°46.2'N018°19.0'W36°57.7'N020°10.9'W37°52.3'N019°16.5'W 1.070 45° 266° 247 km 04m46.3s
16:4238°19.9'N016°57.2'W36°33.8'N018°53.3'W37°27.2'N017°56.9'W 1.069 44° 268° 246 km 04m42.1s
16:4437°51.9'N015°33.4'W36°08.4'N017°33.7'W37°00.5'N016°35.2'W 1.069 42° 269° 245 km 04m37.8s
16:4637°22.0'N014°07.4'W35°41.2'N016°12.0'W36°32.1'N015°11.4'W 1.069 41° 271° 245 km 04m33.4s
16:4836°50.1'N012°38.7'W35°12.3'N014°47.8'W36°01.7'N013°45.0'W 1.068 39° 272° 244 km 04m28.7s
16:5036°16.0'N011°07.0'W34°41.3'N013°20.8'W35°29.3'N012°15.7'W 1.068 37° 274° 243 km 04m23.9s
16:5235°39.5'N009°31.8'W34°08.2'N011°50.6'W34°54.5'N010°43.0'W 1.067 36° 276° 242 km 04m18.9s
16:5435°00.2'N007°52.4'W33°32.6'N010°16.6'W34°17.1'N009°06.4'W 1.067 34° 277° 241 km 04m13.7s
16:5634°17.7'N006°08.0'W32°54.3'N008°38.1'W33°36.8'N007°25.1'W 1.066 32° 279° 240 km 04m08.3s
16:5833°31.5'N004°17.5'W32°12.7'N006°54.2'W32°53.0'N005°38.0'W 1.066 30° 280° 238 km 04m02.6s
17:0032°41.0'N002°19.3'W31°27.4'N005°03.8'W32°05.2'N003°43.8'W 1.065 28° 282° 237 km 03m56.6s
17:0231°44.9'N000°11.2'W30°37.6'N003°05.0'W31°12.5'N001°40.7'W 1.064 26° 283° 235 km 03m50.2s
17:0430°41.8'N002°10.2'E29°42.1'N000°55.4'W30°13.4'N000°34.5'E 1.064 23° 285° 233 km 03m43.3s
17:0629°28.9'N004°50.9'E28°39.2'N001°28.9'E29°05.8'N003°06.3'E 1.063 20° 286° 231 km 03m35.8s
17:0828°00.9'N008°02.4'E27°25.7'N004°14.9'E27°45.8'N006°03.6'E 1.062 17° 288° 228 km 03m27.3s
17:1026°04.0'N012°15.0'E25°55.2'N007°37.0'E26°04.3'N009°46.6'E 1.060 13° 290° 224 km 03m17.1s
17:12 - - 23°48.5'N012°18.6'E23°25.2'N015°35.7'E 1.058 293° 217 km 03m02.4s
Limits21°28.0'N022°18.1'E19°53.3'N021°08.6'E20°40.6'N021°42.9'E 1.056 - 209 km 02m48.7s

ΔT = 16.6 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse15:34:55.415:34:38.941°48.7'N055°03.9'W 71.6° 174.8° 254.8 km05m52.45s
Greatest Duration15:35:43.515:35:27.041°51.1'N054°36.1'W 71.6° 176.5° 254.8 km05m52.46s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1778 Jun 24 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 16.6 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 1.9 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.01°.

Acknowledgments

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

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