Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1873 Aug 27

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1873 Aug 27 . 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 -1873 Aug 27
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits27°10.0'S160°07.8'E27°58.1'S160°12.4'E27°34.0'S160°10.1'E 1.021 - 87 km 01m16.4s
19:5825°19.6'S166°25.9'E - - 26°25.2'S164°07.4'E 1.022 70° 92 km 01m23.2s
20:0023°52.9'S171°46.4'E25°23.7'S169°34.1'E24°37.4'S170°44.3'E 1.024 10° 67° 101 km 01m36.2s
20:0223°02.7'S175°08.1'E24°25.3'S173°30.9'E23°43.7'S174°21.4'E 1.025 14° 65° 106 km 01m44.3s
20:0422°26.6'S177°45.4'E23°46.0'S176°24.7'E23°06.1'S177°06.3'E 1.026 17° 63° 111 km 01m50.9s
20:0621°58.5'S179°57.6'E23°16.3'S178°46.8'E22°37.3'S179°23.1'E 1.027 20° 62° 114 km 01m56.7s
20:0821°36.0'S178°06.9'W22°52.9'S179°10.9'W22°14.4'S178°38.2'W 1.028 22° 61° 118 km 02m01.9s
20:1021°17.5'S176°23.5'W22°34.1'S177°22.5'W21°55.7'S176°52.4'W 1.028 24° 60° 121 km 02m06.8s
20:1221°02.3'S174°49.3'W22°18.6'S175°44.4'W21°40.4'S175°16.3'W 1.029 26° 58° 124 km 02m11.3s
20:1420°49.7'S173°22.4'W22°05.9'S174°14.4'W21°27.8'S173°47.9'W 1.029 27° 57° 126 km 02m15.5s
20:1620°39.3'S172°01.5'W21°55.5'S172°51.0'W21°17.3'S172°25.8'W 1.030 29° 56° 129 km 02m19.6s
20:1820°30.7'S170°45.6'W21°47.1'S171°33.0'W21°08.9'S171°08.9'W 1.030 30° 55° 131 km 02m23.4s
20:2020°23.8'S169°33.9'W21°40.3'S170°19.5'W21°02.1'S169°56.3'W 1.030 32° 54° 133 km 02m27.0s
20:2220°18.4'S168°25.9'W21°35.1'S169°09.9'W20°56.7'S168°47.5'W 1.031 33° 53° 135 km 02m30.5s
20:2420°14.4'S167°21.1'W21°31.2'S168°03.7'W20°52.7'S167°42.0'W 1.031 34° 52° 137 km 02m33.8s
20:2620°11.5'S166°19.0'W21°28.5'S167°00.4'W20°49.9'S166°39.4'W 1.031 35° 51° 139 km 02m36.9s
20:2820°09.7'S165°19.4'W21°26.9'S165°59.7'W20°48.3'S165°39.2'W 1.032 36° 49° 141 km 02m40.0s
20:3020°08.9'S164°21.9'W21°26.3'S165°01.4'W20°47.6'S164°41.4'W 1.032 37° 48° 142 km 02m42.8s
20:3220°09.1'S163°26.5'W21°26.7'S164°05.0'W20°47.9'S163°45.5'W 1.032 38° 47° 144 km 02m45.6s
20:3420°10.2'S162°32.7'W21°27.9'S163°10.6'W20°49.1'S162°51.4'W 1.032 39° 46° 145 km 02m48.2s
20:3620°12.1'S161°40.6'W21°30.0'S162°17.7'W20°51.1'S161°58.9'W 1.033 40° 45° 147 km 02m50.7s
20:3820°14.9'S160°49.9'W21°32.9'S161°26.4'W20°53.9'S161°07.9'W 1.033 41° 43° 148 km 02m53.0s
20:4020°18.3'S160°00.5'W21°36.6'S160°36.4'W20°57.4'S160°18.3'W 1.033 42° 42° 149 km 02m55.3s
20:4220°22.5'S159°12.3'W21°40.9'S159°47.7'W21°01.7'S159°29.8'W 1.033 43° 41° 150 km 02m57.4s
20:4420°27.4'S158°25.2'W21°46.0'S159°00.0'W21°06.7'S158°42.4'W 1.033 43° 39° 151 km 02m59.3s
20:4620°33.0'S157°39.0'W21°51.6'S158°13.3'W21°12.3'S157°56.0'W 1.034 44° 38° 152 km 03m01.2s
20:4820°39.2'S156°53.7'W21°58.0'S157°27.6'W21°18.5'S157°10.5'W 1.034 45° 36° 152 km 03m02.9s
20:5020°46.0'S156°09.3'W22°04.9'S156°42.7'W21°25.4'S156°25.8'W 1.034 45° 35° 153 km 03m04.6s
20:5220°53.4'S155°25.5'W22°12.5'S155°58.5'W21°32.9'S155°41.9'W 1.034 46° 33° 154 km 03m06.1s
20:5421°01.5'S154°42.4'W22°20.6'S155°15.0'W21°41.0'S154°58.6'W 1.034 46° 32° 154 km 03m07.5s
20:5621°10.1'S153°59.9'W22°29.3'S154°32.1'W21°49.7'S154°15.9'W 1.034 47° 30° 155 km 03m08.7s
20:5821°19.3'S153°18.0'W22°38.6'S153°49.8'W21°58.9'S153°33.8'W 1.034 47° 29° 155 km 03m09.9s
21:0021°29.0'S152°36.5'W22°48.4'S153°07.9'W22°08.7'S152°52.1'W 1.034 48° 27° 155 km 03m10.9s
21:0221°39.3'S151°55.4'W22°58.8'S152°26.5'W22°19.0'S152°10.8'W 1.034 48° 26° 155 km 03m11.8s
21:0421°50.1'S151°14.7'W23°09.7'S151°45.4'W22°29.9'S151°30.0'W 1.035 48° 24° 155 km 03m12.6s
21:0622°01.5'S150°34.3'W23°21.1'S151°04.6'W22°41.3'S150°49.4'W 1.035 48° 22° 155 km 03m13.3s
21:0822°13.4'S149°54.2'W23°33.0'S150°24.1'W22°53.2'S150°09.1'W 1.035 49° 21° 155 km 03m13.8s
21:1022°25.9'S149°14.3'W23°45.5'S149°43.8'W23°05.7'S149°29.0'W 1.035 49° 19° 155 km 03m14.2s
21:1222°38.9'S148°34.5'W23°58.5'S149°03.7'W23°18.6'S148°49.1'W 1.035 49° 17° 155 km 03m14.6s
21:1422°52.4'S147°54.9'W24°12.1'S148°23.7'W23°32.2'S148°09.3'W 1.035 49° 16° 155 km 03m14.8s
21:1623°06.4'S147°15.4'W24°26.1'S147°43.8'W23°46.2'S147°29.5'W 1.035 49° 14° 154 km 03m14.9s
21:1823°21.0'S146°35.9'W24°40.7'S147°03.8'W24°00.8'S146°49.8'W 1.035 49° 12° 154 km 03m14.8s
21:2023°36.1'S145°56.4'W24°55.9'S146°23.9'W24°15.9'S146°10.1'W 1.035 49° 10° 154 km 03m14.7s
21:2223°51.7'S145°16.8'W25°11.5'S145°43.9'W24°31.6'S145°30.3'W 1.035 49° 153 km 03m14.4s
21:2424°07.9'S144°37.1'W25°27.7'S145°03.7'W24°47.8'S144°50.4'W 1.035 49° 153 km 03m14.0s
21:2624°24.7'S143°57.3'W25°44.5'S144°23.4'W25°04.5'S144°10.3'W 1.035 49° 152 km 03m13.6s
21:2824°42.0'S143°17.2'W26°01.8'S143°42.9'W25°21.8'S143°30.1'W 1.035 48° 151 km 03m13.0s
21:3024°59.9'S142°36.9'W26°19.7'S143°02.0'W25°39.7'S142°49.5'W 1.035 48° 151 km 03m12.2s
21:3225°18.3'S141°56.3'W26°38.1'S142°20.9'W25°58.1'S142°08.6'W 1.035 48° 150 km 03m11.4s
21:3425°37.4'S141°15.4'W26°57.2'S141°39.3'W26°17.2'S141°27.4'W 1.035 48° 358° 149 km 03m10.5s
21:3625°57.0'S140°34.0'W27°16.8'S140°57.3'W26°36.8'S140°45.7'W 1.035 47° 357° 148 km 03m09.4s
21:3826°17.3'S139°52.2'W27°37.1'S140°14.8'W26°57.1'S140°03.6'W 1.034 47° 355° 147 km 03m08.3s
21:4026°38.2'S139°09.8'W27°58.0'S139°31.8'W27°18.0'S139°20.8'W 1.034 46° 353° 146 km 03m07.0s
21:4226°59.8'S138°26.7'W28°19.6'S138°48.0'W27°39.6'S138°37.5'W 1.034 46° 352° 146 km 03m05.6s
21:4427°22.0'S137°43.0'W28°41.9'S138°03.5'W28°01.8'S137°53.4'W 1.034 45° 350° 145 km 03m04.2s
21:4627°44.9'S136°58.6'W29°04.9'S137°18.2'W28°24.8'S137°08.5'W 1.034 45° 349° 144 km 03m02.6s
21:4828°08.6'S136°13.3'W29°28.6'S136°32.1'W28°48.5'S136°22.8'W 1.034 44° 347° 143 km 03m00.8s
21:5028°33.0'S135°27.0'W29°53.0'S135°44.8'W29°12.9'S135°36.1'W 1.034 43° 345° 141 km 02m59.0s
21:5228°58.3'S134°39.7'W30°18.3'S134°56.5'W29°38.2'S134°48.3'W 1.034 43° 344° 140 km 02m57.1s
21:5429°24.3'S133°51.2'W30°44.5'S134°07.0'W30°04.3'S133°59.3'W 1.033 42° 342° 139 km 02m55.1s
21:5629°51.3'S133°01.5'W31°11.5'S133°16.0'W30°31.2'S133°08.9'W 1.033 41° 341° 138 km 02m52.9s
21:5830°19.1'S132°10.3'W31°39.5'S132°23.6'W30°59.2'S132°17.1'W 1.033 40° 339° 137 km 02m50.7s
22:0030°48.0'S131°17.5'W32°08.4'S131°29.4'W31°28.1'S131°23.7'W 1.033 39° 338° 136 km 02m48.3s
22:0231°17.9'S130°22.9'W32°38.5'S130°33.4'W31°58.0'S130°28.4'W 1.033 38° 336° 134 km 02m45.8s
22:0431°48.9'S129°26.4'W33°09.7'S129°35.2'W32°29.1'S129°31.1'W 1.032 37° 335° 133 km 02m43.2s
22:0632°21.1'S128°27.7'W33°42.1'S128°34.7'W33°01.5'S128°31.5'W 1.032 36° 333° 132 km 02m40.4s
22:0832°54.7'S127°26.4'W34°15.9'S127°31.5'W33°35.1'S127°29.3'W 1.032 35° 332° 130 km 02m37.6s
22:1033°29.6'S126°22.3'W34°51.2'S126°25.2'W34°10.2'S126°24.1'W 1.032 34° 330° 129 km 02m34.6s
22:1234°06.2'S125°15.1'W35°28.1'S125°15.5'W34°46.9'S125°15.7'W 1.031 33° 329° 127 km 02m31.5s
22:1434°44.4'S124°04.1'W36°06.8'S124°01.8'W35°25.4'S124°03.4'W 1.031 32° 327° 126 km 02m28.2s
22:1635°24.6'S122°48.9'W36°47.5'S122°43.4'W36°05.9'S122°46.6'W 1.031 30° 326° 124 km 02m24.7s
22:1836°07.0'S121°28.7'W37°30.6'S121°19.6'W36°48.6'S121°24.6'W 1.030 29° 324° 123 km 02m21.1s
22:2036°52.0'S120°02.5'W38°16.3'S119°49.2'W37°33.9'S119°56.5'W 1.030 27° 323° 121 km 02m17.3s
22:2237°39.9'S118°29.3'W39°05.3'S118°10.9'W38°22.3'S118°20.8'W 1.029 26° 321° 119 km 02m13.2s
22:2438°31.3'S116°47.2'W39°58.0'S116°22.7'W39°14.4'S116°35.7'W 1.029 24° 319° 117 km 02m08.9s
22:2639°27.1'S114°54.1'W40°55.5'S114°21.7'W40°10.9'S114°38.9'W 1.028 22° 317° 115 km 02m04.3s
22:2840°28.3'S112°46.3'W41°59.2'S112°03.7'W41°13.4'S112°26.2'W 1.028 20° 315° 112 km 01m59.3s
22:3041°37.0'S110°18.4'W43°11.5'S109°21.1'W42°23.8'S109°51.4'W 1.027 17° 313° 109 km 01m53.8s
22:3242°56.5'S107°20.0'W44°37.2'S105°59.5'W43°46.1'S106°42.3'W 1.026 14° 310° 106 km 01m47.5s
22:3444°34.3'S103°28.3'W46°28.1'S101°20.8'W45°29.7'S102°29.9'W 1.025 11° 307° 102 km 01m39.8s
22:3646°56.7'S097°22.0'W - - 48°16.6'S095°00.9'W 1.023 301° 95 km 01m27.9s
Limits49°57.4'S088°32.0'W50°44.6'S088°54.0'W50°21.0'S088°42.9'W 1.022 - 90 km 01m19.5s

ΔT = 43374.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse09:20:05.121:17:10.323°54.7'S031°40.3'E 49.0° 12.8° 154.2 km03m14.85s
Greatest Duration09:19:24.421:16:29.623°49.8'S147°19.7'W 49.0° 13.4° 154.3 km03m14.86s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1873 Aug 27

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1873 Aug 27 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 43374.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3213.2 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 13.43°.

Acknowledgments

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

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