Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1858 May 15

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1858 May 15 . 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 -1858 May 15
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits02°02.0'N079°28.6'W00°21.6'N078°47.0'W01°11.7'N079°07.6'W 1.056 - 198 km 02m54.0s
11:0802°39.0'N077°07.1'W02°37.7'N070°27.2'W02°50.7'N073°00.4'W 1.058 76° 206 km 03m08.7s
11:1005°01.2'N069°13.4'W04°09.1'N065°44.3'W04°37.0'N067°23.0'W 1.060 13° 77° 214 km 03m24.3s
11:1206°21.5'N065°23.4'W05°18.0'N062°31.1'W05°50.8'N063°54.1'W 1.062 17° 77° 219 km 03m35.0s
11:1407°26.5'N062°31.4'W06°16.8'N059°57.2'W06°52.4'N061°12.1'W 1.063 20° 78° 223 km 03m44.0s
11:1608°23.4'N060°09.8'W07°09.4'N057°46.8'W07°47.1'N058°56.5'W 1.063 23° 78° 227 km 03m51.9s
11:1809°15.0'N058°07.6'W07°57.8'N055°52.2'W08°37.0'N056°58.4'W 1.064 26° 79° 229 km 03m59.1s
11:2010°02.9'N056°19.0'W08°42.9'N054°09.4'W09°23.4'N055°12.9'W 1.065 28° 79° 232 km 04m05.8s
11:2210°47.8'N054°40.7'W09°25.6'N052°35.5'W10°07.1'N053°36.9'W 1.066 30° 80° 234 km 04m12.1s
11:2411°30.3'N053°10.4'W10°06.2'N051°08.9'W10°48.6'N052°08.5'W 1.066 32° 80° 236 km 04m18.1s
11:2612°10.9'N051°46.7'W10°45.0'N049°48.1'W11°28.3'N050°46.3'W 1.067 34° 81° 238 km 04m23.8s
11:2812°49.8'N050°28.3'W11°22.3'N048°32.2'W12°06.4'N049°29.3'W 1.067 36° 82° 239 km 04m29.3s
11:3013°27.3'N049°14.4'W11°58.3'N047°20.6'W12°43.2'N048°16.6'W 1.068 38° 82° 240 km 04m34.5s
11:3214°03.6'N048°04.4'W12°33.2'N046°12.5'W13°18.7'N047°07.6'W 1.068 39° 83° 242 km 04m39.5s
11:3414°38.7'N046°57.7'W13°07.1'N045°07.6'W13°53.2'N046°01.8'W 1.068 41° 84° 243 km 04m44.4s
11:3615°12.9'N045°53.8'W13°40.0'N044°05.4'W14°26.7'N044°58.8'W 1.069 43° 84° 244 km 04m49.1s
11:3815°46.1'N044°52.6'W14°12.0'N043°05.6'W14°59.3'N043°58.3'W 1.069 44° 85° 245 km 04m53.7s
11:4016°18.5'N043°53.5'W14°43.3'N042°07.9'W15°31.2'N043°00.0'W 1.070 46° 86° 246 km 04m58.0s
11:4216°50.2'N042°56.5'W15°13.9'N041°12.1'W16°02.3'N042°03.6'W 1.070 47° 87° 246 km 05m02.3s
11:4417°21.1'N042°01.2'W15°43.8'N040°18.1'W16°32.7'N041°08.9'W 1.070 48° 88° 247 km 05m06.4s
11:4617°51.4'N041°07.5'W16°13.0'N039°25.6'W17°02.4'N040°15.8'W 1.071 50° 89° 248 km 05m10.4s
11:4818°21.0'N040°15.2'W16°41.7'N038°34.4'W17°31.6'N039°24.1'W 1.071 51° 90° 248 km 05m14.3s
11:5018°50.1'N039°24.2'W17°09.8'N037°44.5'W18°00.1'N038°33.7'W 1.071 52° 91° 249 km 05m18.0s
11:5219°18.7'N038°34.3'W17°37.4'N036°55.7'W18°28.2'N037°44.4'W 1.071 54° 92° 249 km 05m21.6s
11:5419°46.7'N037°45.5'W18°04.5'N036°07.9'W18°55.7'N036°56.1'W 1.072 55° 93° 250 km 05m25.1s
11:5620°14.2'N036°57.6'W18°31.1'N035°21.0'W19°22.8'N036°08.7'W 1.072 56° 94° 250 km 05m28.5s
11:5820°41.3'N036°10.5'W18°57.2'N034°35.0'W19°49.4'N035°22.1'W 1.072 57° 95° 250 km 05m31.8s
12:0021°07.9'N035°24.1'W19°22.9'N033°49.6'W20°15.5'N034°36.3'W 1.072 58° 96° 251 km 05m34.9s
12:0221°34.0'N034°38.5'W19°48.2'N033°05.0'W20°41.3'N033°51.1'W 1.072 59° 98° 251 km 05m38.0s
12:0421°59.8'N033°53.4'W20°13.1'N032°20.9'W21°06.6'N033°06.6'W 1.073 60° 99° 251 km 05m40.9s
12:0622°25.1'N033°08.8'W20°37.6'N031°37.4'W21°31.5'N032°22.6'W 1.073 61° 101° 251 km 05m43.7s
12:0822°50.1'N032°24.7'W21°01.7'N030°54.4'W21°56.0'N031°39.0'W 1.073 63° 102° 251 km 05m46.4s
12:1023°14.7'N031°41.0'W21°25.4'N030°11.8'W22°20.1'N030°55.9'W 1.073 64° 104° 252 km 05m49.0s
12:1223°38.9'N030°57.7'W21°48.8'N029°29.5'W22°43.9'N030°13.1'W 1.073 65° 106° 252 km 05m51.4s
12:1424°02.7'N030°14.7'W22°11.8'N028°47.6'W23°07.4'N029°30.6'W 1.073 65° 108° 252 km 05m53.8s
12:1624°26.2'N029°31.9'W22°34.5'N028°05.9'W23°30.4'N028°48.4'W 1.074 66° 110° 252 km 05m56.0s
12:1824°49.3'N028°49.3'W22°56.9'N027°24.5'W23°53.2'N028°06.5'W 1.074 67° 112° 252 km 05m58.1s
12:2025°12.2'N028°06.9'W23°18.9'N026°43.3'W24°15.6'N027°24.7'W 1.074 68° 115° 252 km 06m00.1s
12:2225°34.6'N027°24.7'W23°40.5'N026°02.2'W24°37.6'N026°43.0'W 1.074 69° 117° 252 km 06m02.0s
12:2425°56.8'N026°42.5'W24°01.9'N025°21.3'W24°59.4'N026°01.4'W 1.074 70° 120° 252 km 06m03.7s
12:2626°18.6'N026°00.3'W24°22.9'N024°40.4'W25°20.8'N025°19.9'W 1.074 70° 123° 252 km 06m05.3s
12:2826°40.1'N025°18.2'W24°43.7'N023°59.6'W25°41.9'N024°38.5'W 1.074 71° 126° 252 km 06m06.8s
12:3027°01.2'N024°36.0'W25°04.1'N023°18.8'W26°02.7'N023°57.0'W 1.074 72° 129° 252 km 06m08.2s
12:3227°22.1'N023°53.8'W25°24.2'N022°37.9'W26°23.1'N023°15.5'W 1.074 72° 133° 252 km 06m09.5s
12:3427°42.6'N023°11.5'W25°44.0'N021°57.0'W26°43.3'N022°33.9'W 1.074 73° 136° 251 km 06m10.6s
12:3628°02.8'N022°29.1'W26°03.5'N021°16.0'W27°03.1'N021°52.2'W 1.074 73° 140° 251 km 06m11.6s
12:3828°22.7'N021°46.5'W26°22.6'N020°34.9'W27°22.7'N021°10.3'W 1.074 74° 144° 251 km 06m12.5s
12:4028°42.3'N021°03.7'W26°41.5'N019°53.6'W27°41.9'N020°28.3'W 1.074 74° 149° 251 km 06m13.3s
12:4229°01.6'N020°20.7'W27°00.1'N019°12.2'W28°00.8'N019°46.1'W 1.075 74° 153° 251 km 06m13.9s
12:4429°20.6'N019°37.4'W27°18.4'N018°30.5'W28°19.4'N019°03.7'W 1.075 74° 158° 251 km 06m14.4s
12:4629°39.2'N018°53.8'W27°36.3'N017°48.6'W28°37.7'N018°21.0'W 1.075 75° 162° 251 km 06m14.8s
12:4829°57.5'N018°09.9'W27°54.0'N017°06.5'W28°55.7'N017°38.0'W 1.075 75° 167° 250 km 06m15.0s
12:5030°15.5'N017°25.7'W28°11.3'N016°24.0'W29°13.3'N016°54.6'W 1.075 74° 171° 250 km 06m15.1s
12:5230°33.2'N016°41.1'W28°28.3'N015°41.2'W29°30.7'N016°11.0'W 1.075 74° 176° 250 km 06m15.1s
12:5430°50.5'N015°56.1'W28°45.1'N014°58.1'W29°47.7'N015°26.9'W 1.075 74° 180° 250 km 06m14.9s
12:5631°07.5'N015°10.6'W29°01.5'N014°14.5'W30°04.4'N014°42.4'W 1.075 74° 185° 250 km 06m14.7s
12:5831°24.1'N014°24.7'W29°17.5'N013°30.6'W30°20.7'N013°57.5'W 1.074 73° 189° 249 km 06m14.2s
13:0031°40.5'N013°38.2'W29°33.3'N012°46.2'W30°36.8'N013°12.1'W 1.074 73° 193° 249 km 06m13.7s
13:0231°56.4'N012°51.2'W29°48.7'N012°01.3'W30°52.4'N012°26.1'W 1.074 72° 196° 249 km 06m13.0s
13:0432°12.0'N012°03.6'W30°03.8'N011°15.8'W31°07.8'N011°39.7'W 1.074 72° 200° 249 km 06m12.1s
13:0632°27.3'N011°15.4'W30°18.5'N010°29.9'W31°22.8'N010°52.6'W 1.074 71° 203° 248 km 06m11.2s
13:0832°42.1'N010°26.5'W30°32.9'N009°43.3'W31°37.4'N010°04.9'W 1.074 70° 207° 248 km 06m10.1s
13:1032°56.6'N009°37.0'W30°47.0'N008°56.2'W31°51.7'N009°16.6'W 1.074 70° 210° 248 km 06m08.8s
13:1233°10.7'N008°46.7'W31°00.7'N008°08.3'W32°05.5'N008°27.6'W 1.074 69° 213° 247 km 06m07.4s
13:1433°24.4'N007°55.7'W31°14.0'N007°19.8'W32°19.0'N007°37.8'W 1.074 68° 215° 247 km 06m05.9s
13:1633°37.7'N007°03.8'W31°26.9'N006°30.5'W32°32.2'N006°47.3'W 1.074 67° 218° 247 km 06m04.2s
13:1833°50.6'N006°11.1'W31°39.4'N005°40.5'W32°44.9'N005°56.0'W 1.074 66° 221° 246 km 06m02.4s
13:2034°03.0'N005°17.5'W31°51.6'N004°49.6'W32°57.1'N005°03.8'W 1.074 65° 223° 246 km 06m00.5s
13:2234°15.0'N004°23.0'W32°03.3'N003°57.9'W33°09.0'N004°10.7'W 1.074 64° 225° 245 km 05m58.4s
13:2434°26.5'N003°27.4'W32°14.6'N003°05.2'W33°20.4'N003°16.6'W 1.073 64° 227° 245 km 05m56.2s
13:2634°37.6'N002°30.8'W32°25.5'N002°11.6'W33°31.4'N002°21.5'W 1.073 63° 229° 245 km 05m53.9s
13:2834°48.1'N001°33.1'W32°35.9'N001°16.9'W33°41.9'N001°25.4'W 1.073 61° 231° 244 km 05m51.4s
13:3034°58.2'N000°34.1'W32°45.9'N000°21.1'W33°51.9'N000°28.1'W 1.073 60° 233° 244 km 05m48.7s
13:3235°07.7'N000°26.0'E32°55.4'N000°35.8'E34°01.4'N000°30.4'E 1.073 59° 235° 243 km 05m46.0s
13:3435°16.6'N001°27.5'E33°04.3'N001°33.9'E34°10.3'N001°30.2'E 1.073 58° 237° 243 km 05m43.1s
13:3635°25.0'N002°30.4'E33°12.8'N002°33.3'E34°18.7'N002°31.3'E 1.072 57° 239° 242 km 05m40.0s
13:3835°32.7'N003°34.7'E33°20.7'N003°34.1'E34°26.6'N003°33.8'E 1.072 56° 240° 242 km 05m36.8s
13:4035°39.9'N004°40.6'E33°28.0'N004°36.4'E34°33.8'N004°37.8'E 1.072 55° 242° 241 km 05m33.5s
13:4235°46.3'N005°48.2'E33°34.7'N005°40.2'E34°40.4'N005°43.5'E 1.072 54° 244° 241 km 05m30.0s
13:4435°52.1'N006°57.6'E33°40.8'N006°45.7'E34°46.3'N006°50.9'E 1.071 52° 245° 240 km 05m26.4s
13:4635°57.1'N008°08.9'E33°46.2'N007°53.0'E34°51.6'N008°00.1'E 1.071 51° 247° 239 km 05m22.6s
13:4836°01.4'N009°22.3'E33°50.9'N009°02.2'E34°56.1'N009°11.3'E 1.071 50° 248° 239 km 05m18.7s
13:5036°04.8'N010°37.9'E33°54.9'N010°13.5'E34°59.8'N010°24.7'E 1.071 48° 250° 238 km 05m14.6s
13:5236°07.3'N011°55.8'E33°58.1'N011°27.0'E35°02.6'N011°40.4'E 1.070 47° 251° 237 km 05m10.4s
13:5436°08.9'N013°16.4'E34°00.4'N012°43.0'E35°04.6'N012°58.5'E 1.070 46° 253° 236 km 05m06.1s
13:5636°09.5'N014°39.8'E34°01.9'N014°01.5'E35°05.6'N014°19.5'E 1.070 44° 254° 236 km 05m01.5s
13:5836°08.9'N016°06.4'E34°02.3'N015°23.0'E35°05.6'N015°43.4'E 1.069 43° 256° 235 km 04m56.8s
14:0036°07.1'N017°36.4'E34°01.7'N016°47.7'E35°04.4'N017°10.7'E 1.069 41° 257° 234 km 04m51.9s
14:0236°04.1'N019°10.2'E33°59.9'N018°16.0'E35°02.0'N018°41.6'E 1.069 39° 259° 233 km 04m46.8s
14:0435°59.5'N020°48.4'E33°56.8'N019°48.2'E34°58.3'N020°16.7'E 1.068 38° 260° 232 km 04m41.6s
14:0635°53.4'N022°31.5'E33°52.3'N021°24.9'E34°53.0'N021°56.5'E 1.068 36° 262° 231 km 04m36.1s
14:0835°45.4'N024°20.2'E33°46.2'N023°06.8'E34°46.0'N023°41.7'E 1.067 34° 263° 229 km 04m30.4s
14:1035°35.3'N026°15.6'E33°38.3'N024°54.7'E34°37.0'N025°33.2'E 1.067 32° 265° 228 km 04m24.4s
14:1235°22.7'N028°18.8'E33°28.3'N026°49.5'E34°25.8'N027°32.0'E 1.066 30° 266° 227 km 04m18.1s
14:1435°07.3'N030°31.6'E33°15.7'N028°52.9'E34°11.8'N029°39.9'E 1.066 28° 268° 225 km 04m11.4s
14:1634°48.2'N032°56.5'E33°00.2'N031°06.6'E33°54.6'N031°58.9'E 1.065 26° 270° 224 km 04m04.4s
14:1834°24.5'N035°37.2'E32°40.9'N033°33.8'E33°33.3'N034°32.5'E 1.064 23° 272° 222 km 03m56.8s
14:2033°54.4'N038°40.2'E32°16.7'N036°18.9'E33°06.4'N037°25.9'E 1.063 20° 274° 219 km 03m48.5s
14:2233°14.9'N042°17.5'E31°45.4'N039°30.2'E32°31.3'N040°49.1'E 1.062 17° 276° 217 km 03m39.1s
14:2432°17.9'N046°59.6'E31°02.8'N043°24.7'E31°42.5'N045°04.1'E 1.061 13° 278° 213 km 03m28.0s
14:2630°15.9'N055°51.0'E29°55.8'N048°55.2'E30°18.2'N051°36.4'E 1.059 282° 207 km 03m12.1s
Limits29°22.4'N059°25.1'E27°41.8'N058°35.5'E28°32.0'N058°59.9'E 1.057 - 201 km 02m56.1s

ΔT = 43029.5 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse00:44:14.312:47:04.828°47.4'N162°15.4'E 74.6° 164.6° 250.5 km06m14.93s
Greatest Duration00:47:46.512:50:36.929°18.7'N016°41.2'W 74.4° 172.7° 250.2 km06m15.14s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1858 May 15 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 43029.5 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3155.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 13.18°.

Acknowledgments

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

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