Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1798 Nov 08

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1798 Nov 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 1798 Nov 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
Limits70°05.3'N129°54.4'E69°39.5'N128°18.8'E69°52.5'N129°05.8'E 1.014 - 78 km 00m53.8s
00:46 - - 65°11.1'N136°05.3'E67°33.1'N133°19.7'E 1.015 150° 81 km 00m58.2s
00:4863°56.7'N140°04.9'E61°22.7'N141°36.6'E62°35.7'N140°57.1'E 1.017 158° 89 km 01m08.3s
00:5060°55.5'N144°13.5'E58°52.8'N144°52.0'E59°52.5'N144°35.0'E 1.018 12° 161° 93 km 01m14.2s
00:5258°41.5'N147°03.1'E56°53.1'N147°18.4'E57°46.4'N147°11.9'E 1.019 14° 164° 97 km 01m18.8s
00:5456°50.7'N149°16.2'E55°11.0'N149°18.1'E56°00.1'N149°17.8'E 1.019 17° 167° 99 km 01m22.8s
00:5655°14.4'N151°07.6'E53°40.5'N151°00.5'E54°26.9'N151°04.5'E 1.020 18° 169° 102 km 01m26.2s
00:5853°48.2'N152°44.3'E52°18.8'N152°30.7'E53°03.0'N152°37.8'E 1.020 20° 171° 104 km 01m29.4s
01:0052°29.8'N154°10.4'E51°03.7'N153°51.9'E51°46.3'N154°01.3'E 1.021 21° 173° 107 km 01m32.3s
01:0251°17.4'N155°28.5'E49°54.0'N155°06.0'E50°35.4'N155°17.4'E 1.021 23° 175° 109 km 01m34.9s
01:0450°10.0'N156°40.2'E48°48.8'N156°14.6'E49°29.1'N156°27.5'E 1.021 24° 176° 111 km 01m37.3s
01:0649°06.7'N157°46.9'E47°47.5'N157°18.6'E48°26.8'N157°32.8'E 1.021 25° 178° 113 km 01m39.6s
01:0848°07.1'N158°49.4'E46°49.4'N158°18.9'E47°28.0'N158°34.2'E 1.022 26° 180° 114 km 01m41.7s
01:1047°10.5'N159°48.5'E45°54.2'N159°16.0'E46°32.2'N159°32.2'E 1.022 27° 181° 116 km 01m43.7s
01:1246°16.7'N160°44.6'E45°01.6'N160°10.4'E45°39.0'N160°27.5'E 1.022 28° 183° 118 km 01m45.5s
01:1445°25.4'N161°38.3'E44°11.3'N161°02.5'E44°48.2'N161°20.4'E 1.022 28° 184° 120 km 01m47.2s
01:1644°36.3'N162°29.8'E43°23.1'N161°52.7'E43°59.5'N162°11.2'E 1.023 29° 186° 121 km 01m48.8s
01:1843°49.2'N163°19.6'E42°36.8'N162°41.3'E43°12.8'N163°00.4'E 1.023 30° 187° 123 km 01m50.2s
01:2043°03.9'N164°07.8'E41°52.3'N163°28.4'E42°27.9'N163°48.0'E 1.023 30° 189° 124 km 01m51.5s
01:2242°20.3'N164°54.7'E41°09.3'N164°14.3'E41°44.7'N164°34.4'E 1.023 31° 190° 126 km 01m52.8s
01:2441°38.3'N165°40.5'E40°28.0'N164°59.1'E41°03.0'N165°19.7'E 1.023 32° 192° 128 km 01m53.9s
01:2640°57.8'N166°25.3'E39°48.0'N165°43.0'E40°22.8'N166°04.0'E 1.023 32° 193° 129 km 01m54.9s
01:2840°18.7'N167°09.2'E39°09.4'N166°26.1'E39°43.9'N166°47.6'E 1.023 32° 195° 131 km 01m55.8s
01:3039°40.9'N167°52.5'E38°32.0'N167°08.7'E39°06.3'N167°30.5'E 1.023 33° 196° 132 km 01m56.6s
01:3239°04.3'N168°35.3'E37°55.8'N167°50.7'E38°30.0'N168°12.9'E 1.024 33° 197° 133 km 01m57.3s
01:3438°28.9'N169°17.6'E37°20.8'N168°32.3'E37°54.8'N168°54.8'E 1.024 33° 199° 135 km 01m57.9s
01:3637°54.6'N169°59.5'E36°46.9'N169°13.6'E37°20.7'N169°36.4'E 1.024 34° 200° 136 km 01m58.3s
01:3837°21.5'N170°41.3'E36°14.1'N169°54.6'E36°47.7'N170°17.8'E 1.024 34° 202° 137 km 01m58.7s
01:4036°49.4'N171°22.8'E35°42.3'N170°35.6'E36°15.8'N170°59.1'E 1.024 34° 203° 139 km 01m59.0s
01:4236°18.3'N172°04.4'E35°11.4'N171°16.5'E35°44.8'N171°40.3'E 1.024 34° 205° 140 km 01m59.2s
01:4435°48.2'N172°46.0'E34°41.6'N171°57.5'E35°14.8'N172°21.6'E 1.024 34° 206° 141 km 01m59.3s
01:4635°19.0'N173°27.7'E34°12.7'N172°38.6'E34°45.8'N173°03.0'E 1.024 34° 207° 142 km 01m59.3s
01:4834°50.8'N174°09.6'E33°44.7'N173°19.9'E34°17.7'N173°44.6'E 1.024 34° 209° 143 km 01m59.2s
01:5034°23.6'N174°51.8'E33°17.7'N174°01.6'E33°50.6'N174°26.5'E 1.024 34° 210° 143 km 01m58.9s
01:5233°57.2'N175°34.4'E32°51.6'N174°43.6'E33°24.4'N175°08.8'E 1.024 34° 212° 144 km 01m58.6s
01:5433°31.8'N176°17.5'E32°26.3'N175°26.1'E32°59.0'N175°51.6'E 1.024 33° 213° 145 km 01m58.2s
01:5633°07.3'N177°01.1'E32°02.0'N176°09.1'E32°34.6'N176°35.0'E 1.023 33° 214° 145 km 01m57.6s
01:5832°43.7'N177°45.5'E31°38.6'N176°52.8'E32°11.1'N177°19.0'E 1.023 33° 216° 145 km 01m57.0s
02:0032°21.0'N178°30.6'E31°16.1'N177°37.3'E31°48.5'N178°03.8'E 1.023 33° 217° 146 km 01m56.2s
02:0231°59.3'N179°16.6'E30°54.5'N178°22.6'E31°26.9'N178°49.4'E 1.023 32° 219° 146 km 01m55.4s
02:0431°38.5'N179°56.3'W30°33.8'N179°08.9'E31°06.1'N179°36.1'E 1.023 32° 220° 145 km 01m54.4s
02:0631°18.7'N179°08.1'W30°14.1'N179°56.4'E30°46.4'N179°36.1'W 1.023 31° 221° 145 km 01m53.3s
02:0830°59.8'N178°18.6'W29°55.4'N179°15.0'W30°27.6'N178°47.0'W 1.023 31° 222° 144 km 01m52.1s
02:1030°42.0'N177°27.7'W29°37.7'N178°24.9'W30°09.8'N177°56.5'W 1.023 30° 224° 143 km 01m50.8s
02:1230°25.2'N176°35.0'W29°21.0'N177°33.2'W29°53.1'N177°04.4'W 1.022 30° 225° 142 km 01m49.4s
02:1430°09.6'N175°40.5'W29°05.5'N176°39.8'W29°37.5'N176°10.4'W 1.022 29° 226° 141 km 01m47.8s
02:1629°55.1'N174°43.9'W28°51.1'N175°44.4'W29°23.1'N175°14.4'W 1.022 28° 228° 140 km 01m46.1s
02:1829°41.9'N173°44.8'W28°37.9'N174°46.6'W29°09.9'N174°16.0'W 1.022 27° 229° 138 km 01m44.2s
02:2029°30.0'N172°43.0'W28°26.1'N173°46.3'W28°58.0'N173°14.9'W 1.021 26° 230° 136 km 01m42.3s
02:2229°19.6'N171°37.9'W28°15.7'N172°43.0'W28°47.7'N172°10.8'W 1.021 26° 231° 133 km 01m40.1s
02:2429°10.9'N170°29.1'W28°06.9'N171°36.2'W28°38.9'N171°03.0'W 1.021 25° 233° 131 km 01m37.8s
02:2629°03.9'N169°15.9'W27°59.8'N170°25.3'W28°31.9'N169°51.0'W 1.021 23° 234° 128 km 01m35.4s
02:2828°59.1'N167°57.4'W27°54.8'N169°09.7'W28°26.9'N168°34.0'W 1.020 22° 235° 125 km 01m32.7s
02:3028°56.7'N166°32.4'W27°52.0'N167°48.2'W28°24.4'N167°10.8'W 1.020 21° 236° 121 km 01m29.8s
02:3228°57.3'N164°59.2'W27°52.0'N166°19.5'W28°24.6'N165°40.0'W 1.019 19° 238° 117 km 01m26.7s
02:3429°01.6'N163°15.5'W27°55.4'N164°41.6'W28°28.4'N163°59.3'W 1.019 18° 239° 113 km 01m23.2s
02:3629°10.8'N161°17.1'W28°03.1'N162°51.5'W28°36.8'N162°05.3'W 1.018 16° 240° 108 km 01m19.4s
02:3829°27.2'N158°56.8'W28°16.8'N160°44.0'W28°51.8'N159°51.9'W 1.018 14° 242° 103 km 01m15.0s
02:4029°55.6'N155°58.7'W28°39.6'N158°08.9'W29°17.1'N157°06.4'W 1.017 11° 244° 96 km 01m09.8s
02:4230°53.6'N151°24.7'W29°19.9'N154°39.7'W30°04.3'N153°11.5'W 1.016 246° 88 km 01m02.9s
Limits32°26.5'N145°41.1'W31°44.6'N145°39.3'W32°05.5'N145°40.2'W 1.013 - 74 km 00m51.2s

ΔT = 13.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse01:44:38.301:44:24.435°08.8'N172°26.6'E 34.0° 206.4° 141.0 km01m59.30s
Greatest Duration01:44:53.201:44:39.435°05.2'N172°35.2'E 34.0° 206.5° 141.1 km01m59.30s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1798 Nov 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 13.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 1.0 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.00°.

Acknowledgments

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

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