Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1988 Mar 18
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1988 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 .
| Total Solar Eclipse of 1988 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 | |
| Limits | 03°51.0'S | 085°59.9'E | 04°51.9'S | 086°10.2'E | 04°21.5'S | 086°05.1'E | 1.030 | 0° | - | 112 km | 01m40.2s |
| 00:24 | 03°51.2'S | 088°01.4'E | 04°46.8'S | 093°10.1'E | 04°19.1'S | 091°11.0'E | 1.032 | 5° | 91° | 119 km | 01m49.4s |
| 00:26 | 03°25.8'S | 096°12.2'E | 04°21.0'S | 098°31.8'E | 03°53.2'S | 097°24.7'E | 1.034 | 12° | 90° | 128 km | 02m02.1s |
| 00:28 | 02°57.0'S | 100°04.2'E | 03°53.0'S | 101°57.7'E | 03°24.8'S | 101°02.3'E | 1.035 | 16° | 90° | 134 km | 02m10.4s |
| 00:30 | 02°27.3'S | 102°56.6'E | 03°24.0'S | 104°38.2'E | 02°55.5'S | 103°48.3'E | 1.036 | 19° | 90° | 139 km | 02m17.1s |
| 00:32 | 01°57.2'S | 105°17.8'E | 02°54.4'S | 106°52.4'E | 02°25.7'S | 106°05.8'E | 1.037 | 22° | 90° | 143 km | 02m22.9s |
| 00:34 | 01°26.9'S | 107°19.0'E | 02°24.5'S | 108°49.0'E | 01°55.6'S | 108°04.5'E | 1.038 | 25° | 90° | 146 km | 02m28.1s |
| 00:36 | 00°56.3'S | 109°05.9'E | 01°54.4'S | 110°32.7'E | 01°25.2'S | 109°49.8'E | 1.038 | 27° | 90° | 149 km | 02m32.9s |
| 00:38 | 00°25.6'S | 110°42.0'E | 01°24.0'S | 112°06.5'E | 00°54.7'S | 111°24.6'E | 1.039 | 29° | 91° | 152 km | 02m37.4s |
| 00:40 | 00°05.2'N | 112°09.6'E | 00°53.4'S | 113°32.3'E | 00°24.0'S | 112°51.3'E | 1.039 | 31° | 91° | 154 km | 02m41.6s |
| 00:42 | 00°36.2'N | 113°30.2'E | 00°22.7'S | 114°51.5'E | 00°06.8'N | 114°11.2'E | 1.040 | 33° | 91° | 157 km | 02m45.5s |
| 00:44 | 01°07.2'N | 114°45.1'E | 00°08.2'N | 116°05.3'E | 00°37.8'N | 115°25.5'E | 1.040 | 34° | 92° | 159 km | 02m49.3s |
| 00:46 | 01°38.3'N | 115°55.0'E | 00°39.1'N | 117°14.3'E | 01°08.8'N | 116°34.9'E | 1.041 | 36° | 92° | 160 km | 02m52.8s |
| 00:48 | 02°09.5'N | 117°00.7'E | 01°10.2'N | 118°19.3'E | 01°39.9'N | 117°40.3'E | 1.041 | 38° | 92° | 162 km | 02m56.2s |
| 00:50 | 02°40.8'N | 118°02.7'E | 01°41.3'N | 119°20.7'E | 02°11.1'N | 118°41.9'E | 1.042 | 39° | 93° | 164 km | 02m59.4s |
| 00:52 | 03°12.2'N | 119°01.5'E | 02°12.6'N | 120°19.0'E | 02°42.4'N | 119°40.5'E | 1.042 | 41° | 94° | 165 km | 03m02.4s |
| 00:54 | 03°43.6'N | 119°57.4'E | 02°43.9'N | 121°14.5'E | 03°13.8'N | 120°36.1'E | 1.042 | 42° | 94° | 166 km | 03m05.4s |
| 00:56 | 04°15.1'N | 120°50.7'E | 03°15.3'N | 122°07.5'E | 03°45.3'N | 121°29.3'E | 1.043 | 43° | 95° | 168 km | 03m08.2s |
| 00:58 | 04°46.6'N | 121°41.8'E | 03°46.8'N | 122°58.2'E | 04°16.8'N | 122°20.2'E | 1.043 | 45° | 96° | 169 km | 03m10.8s |
| 01:00 | 05°18.2'N | 122°30.7'E | 04°18.4'N | 123°46.9'E | 04°48.4'N | 123°09.0'E | 1.043 | 46° | 96° | 169 km | 03m13.4s |
| 01:02 | 05°49.9'N | 123°17.8'E | 04°50.1'N | 124°33.7'E | 05°20.0'N | 123°55.9'E | 1.043 | 47° | 97° | 170 km | 03m15.8s |
| 01:04 | 06°21.7'N | 124°03.2'E | 05°21.8'N | 125°18.9'E | 05°51.8'N | 124°41.2'E | 1.044 | 48° | 98° | 171 km | 03m18.1s |
| 01:06 | 06°53.5'N | 124°47.0'E | 05°53.6'N | 126°02.5'E | 06°23.6'N | 125°24.9'E | 1.044 | 49° | 99° | 172 km | 03m20.3s |
| 01:08 | 07°25.4'N | 125°29.4'E | 06°25.4'N | 126°44.8'E | 06°55.5'N | 126°07.2'E | 1.044 | 50° | 100° | 172 km | 03m22.5s |
| 01:10 | 07°57.4'N | 126°10.5'E | 06°57.4'N | 127°25.7'E | 07°27.4'N | 126°48.2'E | 1.044 | 51° | 101° | 173 km | 03m24.5s |
| 01:12 | 08°29.5'N | 126°50.4'E | 07°29.4'N | 128°05.5'E | 07°59.5'N | 127°28.1'E | 1.044 | 52° | 102° | 173 km | 03m26.4s |
| 01:14 | 09°01.6'N | 127°29.2'E | 08°01.5'N | 128°44.2'E | 08°31.6'N | 128°06.8'E | 1.045 | 53° | 103° | 173 km | 03m28.2s |
| 01:16 | 09°33.8'N | 128°07.0'E | 08°33.7'N | 129°21.9'E | 09°03.7'N | 128°44.6'E | 1.045 | 54° | 105° | 173 km | 03m29.9s |
| 01:18 | 10°06.1'N | 128°43.9'E | 09°05.9'N | 129°58.7'E | 09°36.0'N | 129°21.4'E | 1.045 | 55° | 106° | 174 km | 03m31.6s |
| 01:20 | 10°38.4'N | 129°20.0'E | 09°38.3'N | 130°34.6'E | 10°08.4'N | 129°57.4'E | 1.045 | 56° | 107° | 174 km | 03m33.1s |
| 01:22 | 11°10.9'N | 129°55.3'E | 10°10.7'N | 131°09.8'E | 10°40.8'N | 130°32.7'E | 1.045 | 57° | 109° | 174 km | 03m34.6s |
| 01:24 | 11°43.4'N | 130°29.9'E | 10°43.2'N | 131°44.3'E | 11°13.3'N | 131°07.2'E | 1.045 | 58° | 110° | 174 km | 03m35.9s |
| 01:26 | 12°16.1'N | 131°03.9'E | 11°15.8'N | 132°18.1'E | 11°45.9'N | 131°41.1'E | 1.046 | 59° | 112° | 174 km | 03m37.2s |
| 01:28 | 12°48.8'N | 131°37.3'E | 11°48.5'N | 132°51.4'E | 12°18.6'N | 132°14.4'E | 1.046 | 59° | 114° | 174 km | 03m38.4s |
| 01:30 | 13°21.6'N | 132°10.2'E | 12°21.2'N | 133°24.1'E | 12°51.4'N | 132°47.2'E | 1.046 | 60° | 115° | 174 km | 03m39.5s |
| 01:32 | 13°54.6'N | 132°42.6'E | 12°54.1'N | 133°56.4'E | 13°24.3'N | 133°19.6'E | 1.046 | 61° | 117° | 173 km | 03m40.5s |
| 01:34 | 14°27.6'N | 133°14.5'E | 13°27.0'N | 134°28.2'E | 13°57.3'N | 133°51.5'E | 1.046 | 61° | 119° | 173 km | 03m41.5s |
| 01:36 | 15°00.7'N | 133°46.1'E | 14°00.1'N | 134°59.7'E | 14°30.4'N | 134°23.0'E | 1.046 | 62° | 121° | 173 km | 03m42.3s |
| 01:38 | 15°34.0'N | 134°17.4'E | 14°33.3'N | 135°30.8'E | 15°03.6'N | 134°54.2'E | 1.046 | 62° | 124° | 173 km | 03m43.1s |
| 01:40 | 16°07.3'N | 134°48.4'E | 15°06.5'N | 136°01.7'E | 15°36.9'N | 135°25.1'E | 1.046 | 63° | 126° | 172 km | 03m43.8s |
| 01:42 | 16°40.8'N | 135°19.2'E | 15°39.9'N | 136°32.3'E | 16°10.3'N | 135°55.8'E | 1.046 | 63° | 128° | 172 km | 03m44.4s |
| 01:44 | 17°14.4'N | 135°49.8'E | 16°13.4'N | 137°02.7'E | 16°43.9'N | 136°26.3'E | 1.046 | 64° | 131° | 172 km | 03m44.9s |
| 01:46 | 17°48.2'N | 136°20.2'E | 16°47.0'N | 137°33.0'E | 17°17.5'N | 136°56.7'E | 1.046 | 64° | 133° | 171 km | 03m45.4s |
| 01:48 | 18°22.0'N | 136°50.5'E | 17°20.7'N | 138°03.1'E | 17°51.3'N | 137°26.9'E | 1.046 | 64° | 136° | 171 km | 03m45.8s |
| 01:50 | 18°56.0'N | 137°20.8'E | 17°54.6'N | 138°33.1'E | 18°25.2'N | 137°57.0'E | 1.046 | 65° | 138° | 170 km | 03m46.1s |
| 01:52 | 19°30.2'N | 137°51.0'E | 18°28.6'N | 139°03.2'E | 18°59.3'N | 138°27.2'E | 1.046 | 65° | 141° | 170 km | 03m46.3s |
| 01:54 | 20°04.4'N | 138°21.3'E | 19°02.7'N | 139°33.2'E | 19°33.5'N | 138°57.3'E | 1.046 | 65° | 143° | 170 km | 03m46.4s |
| 01:56 | 20°38.9'N | 138°51.6'E | 19°36.9'N | 140°03.2'E | 20°07.8'N | 139°27.5'E | 1.046 | 65° | 146° | 169 km | 03m46.5s |
| 01:58 | 21°13.4'N | 139°22.0'E | 20°11.3'N | 140°33.4'E | 20°42.3'N | 139°57.7'E | 1.046 | 65° | 149° | 169 km | 03m46.5s |
| 02:00 | 21°48.2'N | 139°52.5'E | 20°45.8'N | 141°03.6'E | 21°16.9'N | 140°28.1'E | 1.046 | 65° | 152° | 168 km | 03m46.4s |
| 02:02 | 22°23.1'N | 140°23.2'E | 21°20.5'N | 141°34.0'E | 21°51.7'N | 140°58.7'E | 1.046 | 65° | 154° | 168 km | 03m46.2s |
| 02:04 | 22°58.2'N | 140°54.1'E | 21°55.4'N | 142°04.7'E | 22°26.7'N | 141°29.5'E | 1.046 | 65° | 157° | 167 km | 03m45.9s |
| 02:06 | 23°33.4'N | 141°25.3'E | 22°30.4'N | 142°35.5'E | 23°01.8'N | 142°00.5'E | 1.046 | 65° | 160° | 167 km | 03m45.6s |
| 02:08 | 24°08.9'N | 141°56.9'E | 23°05.6'N | 143°06.7'E | 23°37.1'N | 142°31.8'E | 1.046 | 64° | 162° | 166 km | 03m45.2s |
| 02:10 | 24°44.5'N | 142°28.7'E | 23°40.9'N | 143°38.2'E | 24°12.6'N | 143°03.5'E | 1.046 | 64° | 165° | 165 km | 03m44.7s |
| 02:12 | 25°20.3'N | 143°01.0'E | 24°16.5'N | 144°10.1'E | 24°48.3'N | 143°35.6'E | 1.046 | 64° | 168° | 165 km | 03m44.1s |
| 02:14 | 25°56.3'N | 143°33.7'E | 24°52.2'N | 144°42.4'E | 25°24.2'N | 144°08.1'E | 1.046 | 63° | 170° | 164 km | 03m43.5s |
| 02:16 | 26°32.6'N | 144°07.0'E | 25°28.1'N | 145°15.2'E | 26°00.2'N | 144°41.2'E | 1.046 | 63° | 173° | 164 km | 03m42.8s |
| 02:18 | 27°09.0'N | 144°40.8'E | 26°04.2'N | 145°48.6'E | 26°36.5'N | 145°14.7'E | 1.046 | 62° | 175° | 163 km | 03m41.9s |
| 02:20 | 27°45.7'N | 145°15.2'E | 26°40.5'N | 146°22.5'E | 27°13.0'N | 145°48.9'E | 1.046 | 62° | 177° | 162 km | 03m41.1s |
| 02:22 | 28°22.6'N | 145°50.4'E | 27°17.1'N | 146°57.1'E | 27°49.7'N | 146°23.7'E | 1.046 | 61° | 180° | 162 km | 03m40.1s |
| 02:24 | 28°59.7'N | 146°26.2'E | 27°53.8'N | 147°32.3'E | 28°26.7'N | 146°59.3'E | 1.046 | 61° | 182° | 161 km | 03m39.1s |
| 02:26 | 29°37.1'N | 147°02.9'E | 28°30.8'N | 148°08.4'E | 29°03.9'N | 147°35.7'E | 1.046 | 60° | 184° | 161 km | 03m37.9s |
| 02:28 | 30°14.8'N | 147°40.5'E | 29°08.1'N | 148°45.3'E | 29°41.3'N | 148°12.9'E | 1.045 | 59° | 186° | 160 km | 03m36.7s |
| 02:30 | 30°52.7'N | 148°19.1'E | 29°45.6'N | 149°23.1'E | 30°19.0'N | 148°51.1'E | 1.045 | 59° | 188° | 159 km | 03m35.4s |
| 02:32 | 31°30.9'N | 148°58.7'E | 30°23.3'N | 150°02.0'E | 30°57.0'N | 149°30.3'E | 1.045 | 58° | 190° | 158 km | 03m34.0s |
| 02:34 | 32°09.4'N | 149°39.4'E | 31°01.3'N | 150°41.9'E | 31°35.2'N | 150°10.7'E | 1.045 | 57° | 192° | 158 km | 03m32.6s |
| 02:36 | 32°48.2'N | 150°21.4'E | 31°39.7'N | 151°23.0'E | 32°13.8'N | 150°52.2'E | 1.045 | 56° | 194° | 157 km | 03m31.0s |
| 02:38 | 33°27.3'N | 151°04.8'E | 32°18.3'N | 152°05.4'E | 32°52.6'N | 151°35.1'E | 1.045 | 55° | 196° | 156 km | 03m29.4s |
| 02:40 | 34°06.7'N | 151°49.6'E | 32°57.2'N | 152°49.1'E | 33°31.8'N | 152°19.3'E | 1.044 | 54° | 198° | 156 km | 03m27.7s |
| 02:42 | 34°46.5'N | 152°36.0'E | 33°36.4'N | 153°34.4'E | 34°11.3'N | 153°05.2'E | 1.044 | 53° | 200° | 155 km | 03m25.9s |
| 02:44 | 35°26.6'N | 153°24.1'E | 34°16.0'N | 154°21.4'E | 34°51.1'N | 153°52.7'E | 1.044 | 52° | 201° | 154 km | 03m24.0s |
| 02:46 | 36°07.1'N | 154°14.2'E | 34°55.9'N | 155°10.1'E | 35°31.3'N | 154°42.1'E | 1.044 | 51° | 203° | 153 km | 03m22.0s |
| 02:48 | 36°48.0'N | 155°06.3'E | 35°36.2'N | 156°00.7'E | 36°11.9'N | 155°33.4'E | 1.044 | 50° | 205° | 152 km | 03m19.9s |
| 02:50 | 37°29.2'N | 156°00.6'E | 36°16.9'N | 156°53.5'E | 36°52.9'N | 156°27.0'E | 1.043 | 49° | 206° | 151 km | 03m17.7s |
| 02:52 | 38°10.9'N | 156°57.5'E | 36°57.9'N | 157°48.6'E | 37°34.3'N | 157°22.9'E | 1.043 | 48° | 208° | 151 km | 03m15.4s |
| 02:54 | 38°53.1'N | 157°57.0'E | 37°39.4'N | 158°46.3'E | 38°16.1'N | 158°21.5'E | 1.043 | 47° | 210° | 150 km | 03m13.0s |
| 02:56 | 39°35.7'N | 158°59.5'E | 38°21.4'N | 159°46.8'E | 38°58.3'N | 159°23.0'E | 1.043 | 46° | 211° | 149 km | 03m10.5s |
| 02:58 | 40°18.8'N | 160°05.4'E | 39°03.8'N | 160°50.4'E | 39°41.1'N | 160°27.7'E | 1.042 | 44° | 213° | 148 km | 03m07.9s |
| 03:00 | 41°02.4'N | 161°14.9'E | 39°46.7'N | 161°57.4'E | 40°24.3'N | 161°35.9'E | 1.042 | 43° | 215° | 147 km | 03m05.2s |
| 03:02 | 41°46.5'N | 162°28.5'E | 40°30.1'N | 163°08.2'E | 41°08.1'N | 162°48.1'E | 1.042 | 42° | 216° | 146 km | 03m02.3s |
| 03:04 | 42°31.2'N | 163°46.6'E | 41°14.1'N | 164°23.3'E | 41°52.4'N | 164°04.7'E | 1.041 | 40° | 218° | 145 km | 02m59.4s |
| 03:06 | 43°16.5'N | 165°10.0'E | 41°58.7'N | 165°43.1'E | 42°37.4'N | 165°26.2'E | 1.041 | 39° | 220° | 143 km | 02m56.2s |
| 03:08 | 44°02.5'N | 166°39.1'E | 42°43.9'N | 167°08.4'E | 43°22.9'N | 166°53.4'E | 1.041 | 37° | 222° | 142 km | 02m53.0s |
| 03:10 | 44°49.1'N | 168°15.0'E | 43°29.7'N | 168°39.9'E | 44°09.2'N | 168°27.0'E | 1.040 | 36° | 223° | 141 km | 02m49.6s |
| 03:12 | 45°36.5'N | 169°58.6'E | 44°16.3'N | 170°18.5'E | 44°56.1'N | 170°08.1'E | 1.040 | 34° | 225° | 140 km | 02m46.0s |
| 03:14 | 46°24.6'N | 171°51.3'E | 45°03.6'N | 172°05.4'E | 45°43.9'N | 171°57.7'E | 1.039 | 32° | 227° | 138 km | 02m42.2s |
| 03:16 | 47°13.6'N | 173°54.7'E | 45°51.8'N | 174°01.9'E | 46°32.4'N | 173°57.6'E | 1.039 | 31° | 230° | 137 km | 02m38.3s |
| 03:18 | 48°03.5'N | 176°11.0'E | 46°40.8'N | 176°10.2'E | 47°21.9'N | 176°09.8'E | 1.038 | 29° | 232° | 135 km | 02m34.0s |
| 03:20 | 48°54.3'N | 178°43.3'E | 47°30.9'N | 178°32.8'E | 48°12.4'N | 178°37.0'E | 1.038 | 27° | 234° | 133 km | 02m29.5s |
| 03:22 | 49°46.3'N | 178°24.1'W | 48°22.1'N | 178°46.8'W | 49°03.9'N | 178°36.7'W | 1.037 | 24° | 237° | 131 km | 02m24.7s |
| 03:24 | 50°39.6'N | 175°04.5'W | 49°14.6'N | 175°42.9'W | 49°56.8'N | 175°25.3'W | 1.036 | 22° | 240° | 129 km | 02m19.4s |
| 03:26 | 51°34.2'N | 171°06.7'W | 50°08.6'N | 172°06.8'W | 50°51.1'N | 171°38.9'W | 1.035 | 19° | 243° | 127 km | 02m13.5s |
| 03:28 | 52°30.7'N | 166°08.9'W | 51°04.5'N | 167°42.3'W | 51°47.3'N | 166°58.9'W | 1.034 | 16° | 248° | 124 km | 02m06.7s |
| 03:30 | 53°29.8'N | 159°14.0'W | 52°03.0'N | 161°52.5'W | 52°46.2'N | 160°40.0'W | 1.033 | 11° | 253° | 120 km | 01m58.3s |
| 03:32 | - | - | 53°07.3'N | 152°06.6'W | 53°51.8'N | 148°33.7'W | 1.031 | 4° | 263° | 113 km | 01m44.2s |
| Limits | 54°34.1'N | 142°11.9'W | 53°34.9'N | 142°20.4'W | 54°04.4'N | 142°16.2'W | 1.029 | 0° | - | 110 km | 01m37.7s |
ΔT = 55.9 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 01:58:56.4 | 01:58:00.5 | 20°42.5'N | 139°43.9'E | 65.1° | 148.9° | 168.6 km | 03m46.45s |
| Greatest Duration | 01:57:26.2 | 01:56:30.4 | 20°16.5'N | 139°35.1'E | 65.1° | 146.8° | 168.9 km | 03m46.48s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1988 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 55.9 seconds for this eclipse.
Acknowledgments
Some of the content on this website is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
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