Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1973 Jul 24

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1973 Jul 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 -1973 Jul 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
Limits00°46.3'N073°59.9'W00°24.1'S073°29.6'W00°11.1'N073°44.6'W 1.042 - 141 km 02m20.6s
10:5404°01.1'N066°35.1'W02°43.9'N066°08.9'W03°23.3'N066°20.0'W 1.045 67° 150 km 02m38.9s
10:5606°03.5'N061°48.7'W04°43.2'N061°22.2'W05°23.9'N061°34.2'W 1.047 14° 67° 156 km 02m52.4s
10:5807°24.6'N058°33.4'W06°01.8'N058°07.4'W06°43.6'N058°19.3'W 1.048 18° 68° 159 km 03m02.5s
11:0008°27.7'N055°56.6'W07°02.8'N055°31.5'W07°45.6'N055°43.1'W 1.049 21° 68° 163 km 03m11.1s
11:0209°20.0'N053°42.6'W07°53.2'N053°18.4'W08°36.9'N053°29.6'W 1.050 24° 68° 165 km 03m18.9s
11:0410°04.6'N051°43.9'W08°36.3'N051°20.7'W09°20.7'N051°31.5'W 1.050 26° 68° 168 km 03m26.1s
11:0610°43.7'N049°56.5'W09°13.8'N049°34.4'W09°59.0'N049°44.7'W 1.051 29° 69° 170 km 03m32.7s
11:0811°18.2'N048°17.8'W09°46.9'N047°56.7'W10°32.8'N048°06.6'W 1.052 31° 69° 172 km 03m39.1s
11:1011°49.1'N046°46.1'W10°16.5'N046°26.1'W11°03.0'N046°35.4'W 1.052 33° 69° 174 km 03m45.1s
11:1212°16.8'N045°20.0'W10°43.0'N045°01.2'W11°30.1'N045°10.0'W 1.053 35° 69° 175 km 03m50.9s
11:1412°41.9'N043°58.7'W11°07.0'N043°41.1'W11°54.6'N043°49.3'W 1.053 37° 70° 177 km 03m56.4s
11:1613°04.6'N042°41.6'W11°28.6'N042°25.1'W12°16.8'N042°32.8'W 1.054 39° 70° 178 km 04m01.8s
11:1813°25.2'N041°28.0'W11°48.3'N041°12.8'W12°36.9'N041°19.8'W 1.054 40° 70° 180 km 04m07.0s
11:2013°43.9'N040°17.4'W12°06.1'N040°03.5'W12°55.1'N040°09.9'W 1.055 42° 70° 181 km 04m12.0s
11:2214°01.0'N039°09.7'W12°22.2'N038°57.0'W13°11.7'N039°02.8'W 1.055 43° 70° 182 km 04m16.8s
11:2414°16.4'N038°04.4'W12°36.9'N037°53.0'W13°26.8'N037°58.2'W 1.055 45° 70° 184 km 04m21.5s
11:2614°30.5'N037°01.3'W12°50.1'N036°51.2'W13°40.4'N036°55.7'W 1.056 46° 70° 185 km 04m26.0s
11:2814°43.1'N036°00.1'W13°02.1'N035°51.4'W13°52.7'N035°55.3'W 1.056 48° 70° 186 km 04m30.4s
11:3014°54.6'N035°00.8'W13°12.8'N034°53.4'W14°03.8'N034°56.7'W 1.056 49° 70° 187 km 04m34.6s
11:3215°04.8'N034°03.1'W13°22.4'N033°57.1'W14°13.7'N033°59.7'W 1.056 51° 70° 188 km 04m38.8s
11:3415°13.9'N033°07.0'W13°30.9'N033°02.3'W14°22.5'N033°04.2'W 1.057 52° 70° 189 km 04m42.7s
11:3615°22.0'N032°12.2'W13°38.5'N032°08.9'W14°30.3'N032°10.2'W 1.057 53° 70° 190 km 04m46.6s
11:3815°29.1'N031°18.8'W13°45.0'N031°16.8'W14°37.1'N031°17.4'W 1.057 55° 70° 191 km 04m50.3s
11:4015°35.2'N030°26.5'W13°50.7'N030°25.9'W14°43.0'N030°25.8'W 1.057 56° 70° 192 km 04m53.9s
11:4215°40.4'N029°35.3'W13°55.5'N029°36.1'W14°48.0'N029°35.4'W 1.058 57° 70° 193 km 04m57.3s
11:4415°44.7'N028°45.2'W13°59.4'N028°47.4'W14°52.1'N028°46.0'W 1.058 58° 69° 193 km 05m00.6s
11:4615°48.2'N027°56.0'W14°02.6'N027°59.6'W14°55.4'N027°57.5'W 1.058 60° 69° 194 km 05m03.8s
11:4815°50.8'N027°07.8'W14°05.0'N027°12.7'W14°57.9'N027°10.0'W 1.058 61° 69° 195 km 05m06.8s
11:5015°52.7'N026°20.4'W14°06.6'N026°26.7'W14°59.7'N026°23.3'W 1.058 62° 68° 195 km 05m09.7s
11:5215°53.8'N025°33.8'W14°07.5'N025°41.4'W15°00.7'N025°37.4'W 1.059 63° 68° 196 km 05m12.5s
11:5415°54.2'N024°47.9'W14°07.7'N024°57.0'W15°01.0'N024°52.2'W 1.059 64° 67° 197 km 05m15.1s
11:5615°53.9'N024°02.7'W14°07.2'N024°13.2'W15°00.6'N024°07.8'W 1.059 65° 66° 197 km 05m17.6s
11:5815°52.9'N023°18.3'W14°06.0'N023°30.0'W14°59.5'N023°24.0'W 1.059 66° 66° 198 km 05m20.0s
12:0015°51.2'N022°34.4'W14°04.3'N022°47.5'W14°57.7'N022°40.8'W 1.059 67° 65° 198 km 05m22.2s
12:0215°48.8'N021°51.1'W14°01.8'N022°05.6'W14°55.3'N021°58.2'W 1.059 68° 64° 199 km 05m24.3s
12:0415°45.8'N021°08.4'W13°58.8'N021°24.2'W14°52.3'N021°16.2'W 1.059 69° 63° 199 km 05m26.2s
12:0615°42.1'N020°26.2'W13°55.2'N020°43.3'W14°48.7'N020°34.7'W 1.059 70° 61° 199 km 05m28.0s
12:0815°37.8'N019°44.5'W13°50.9'N020°02.9'W14°44.4'N019°53.6'W 1.060 71° 60° 200 km 05m29.7s
12:1015°32.9'N019°03.3'W13°46.1'N019°23.0'W14°39.6'N019°13.1'W 1.060 72° 58° 200 km 05m31.2s
12:1215°27.4'N018°22.5'W13°40.7'N018°43.5'W14°34.1'N018°32.9'W 1.060 73° 56° 200 km 05m32.5s
12:1415°21.4'N017°42.1'W13°34.8'N018°04.4'W14°28.1'N017°53.2'W 1.060 74° 54° 201 km 05m33.8s
12:1615°14.7'N017°02.1'W13°28.3'N017°25.7'W14°21.5'N017°13.9'W 1.060 75° 51° 201 km 05m34.8s
12:1815°07.5'N016°22.5'W13°21.2'N016°47.3'W14°14.4'N016°34.9'W 1.060 76° 49° 201 km 05m35.8s
12:2014°59.6'N015°43.2'W13°13.7'N016°09.2'W14°06.7'N015°56.2'W 1.060 76° 45° 201 km 05m36.6s
12:2214°51.3'N015°04.3'W13°05.5'N015°31.5'W13°58.4'N015°17.9'W 1.060 77° 42° 201 km 05m37.2s
12:2414°42.3'N014°25.6'W12°56.9'N014°54.0'W13°49.7'N014°39.8'W 1.060 78° 38° 201 km 05m37.7s
12:2614°32.9'N013°47.2'W12°47.7'N014°16.7'W13°40.3'N014°02.0'W 1.060 78° 34° 201 km 05m38.1s
12:2814°22.8'N013°09.1'W12°38.0'N013°39.7'W13°30.5'N013°24.5'W 1.060 79° 29° 201 km 05m38.3s
12:3014°12.3'N012°31.2'W12°27.8'N013°03.0'W13°20.1'N012°47.2'W 1.060 79° 24° 201 km 05m38.4s
12:3214°01.2'N011°53.5'W12°17.1'N012°26.4'W13°09.2'N012°10.0'W 1.060 79° 19° 201 km 05m38.3s
12:3413°49.5'N011°16.1'W12°05.8'N011°50.0'W12°57.7'N011°33.1'W 1.060 79° 13° 201 km 05m38.2s
12:3613°37.4'N010°38.8'W11°54.1'N011°13.7'W12°45.8'N010°56.3'W 1.060 79° 201 km 05m37.8s
12:3813°24.7'N010°01.6'W11°41.8'N010°37.5'W12°33.3'N010°19.7'W 1.060 79° 201 km 05m37.4s
12:4013°11.4'N009°24.6'W11°29.0'N010°01.5'W12°20.3'N009°43.2'W 1.060 79° 357° 200 km 05m36.8s
12:4212°57.6'N008°47.7'W11°15.7'N009°25.6'W12°06.7'N009°06.7'W 1.060 79° 351° 200 km 05m36.0s
12:4412°43.3'N008°10.8'W11°01.9'N008°49.7'W11°52.7'N008°30.4'W 1.060 78° 347° 200 km 05m35.1s
12:4612°28.5'N007°34.1'W10°47.6'N008°13.8'W11°38.1'N007°54.1'W 1.060 78° 342° 200 km 05m34.1s
12:4812°13.1'N006°57.3'W10°32.7'N007°38.0'W11°23.0'N007°17.8'W 1.060 77° 338° 199 km 05m33.0s
12:5011°57.2'N006°20.6'W10°17.4'N007°02.1'W11°07.4'N006°41.6'W 1.060 76° 335° 199 km 05m31.8s
12:5211°40.8'N005°43.9'W10°01.5'N006°26.3'W10°51.2'N006°05.3'W 1.060 76° 332° 199 km 05m30.4s
12:5411°23.8'N005°07.2'W09°45.0'N005°50.4'W10°34.5'N005°29.0'W 1.060 75° 329° 198 km 05m28.9s
12:5611°06.3'N004°30.4'W09°28.1'N005°14.3'W10°17.3'N004°52.6'W 1.060 74° 326° 198 km 05m27.2s
12:5810°48.2'N003°53.6'W09°10.6'N004°38.2'W09°59.5'N004°16.1'W 1.059 73° 324° 197 km 05m25.5s
13:0010°29.5'N003°16.6'W08°52.6'N004°02.0'W09°41.2'N003°39.5'W 1.059 72° 322° 197 km 05m23.6s
13:0210°10.3'N002°39.5'W08°34.0'N003°25.6'W09°22.3'N003°02.8'W 1.059 71° 320° 197 km 05m21.6s
13:0409°50.6'N002°02.2'W08°14.8'N002°49.0'W09°02.8'N002°25.9'W 1.059 70° 319° 196 km 05m19.5s
13:0609°30.2'N001°24.8'W07°55.1'N002°12.2'W08°42.8'N001°48.7'W 1.059 69° 317° 196 km 05m17.3s
13:0809°09.2'N000°47.1'W07°34.7'N001°35.1'W08°22.1'N001°11.4'W 1.059 68° 316° 195 km 05m15.0s
13:1008°47.7'N000°09.1'W07°13.8'N000°57.8'W08°00.9'N000°33.7'W 1.059 67° 315° 195 km 05m12.6s
13:1208°25.5'N000°29.1'E06°52.3'N000°20.1'W07°39.0'N000°04.3'E 1.059 66° 314° 194 km 05m10.0s
13:1408°02.7'N001°07.7'E06°30.1'N000°18.0'E07°16.6'N000°42.6'E 1.058 65° 313° 193 km 05m07.4s
13:1607°39.2'N001°46.7'E06°07.4'N000°56.5'E06°53.4'N001°21.3'E 1.058 64° 312° 193 km 05m04.6s
13:1807°15.1'N002°26.1'E05°43.9'N001°35.4'E06°29.7'N002°00.4'E 1.058 63° 311° 192 km 05m01.8s
13:2006°50.3'N003°06.0'E05°19.8'N002°14.8'E06°05.2'N002°40.1'E 1.058 62° 310° 191 km 04m58.8s
13:2206°24.7'N003°46.4'E04°54.9'N002°54.8'E05°40.0'N003°20.3'E 1.058 61° 310° 191 km 04m55.7s
13:2405°58.5'N004°27.3'E04°29.4'N003°35.4'E05°14.1'N004°01.1'E 1.058 60° 309° 190 km 04m52.6s
13:2605°31.5'N005°09.0'E04°03.1'N004°16.7'E04°47.5'N004°42.5'E 1.057 58° 308° 189 km 04m49.3s
13:2805°03.7'N005°51.4'E03°36.0'N004°58.7'E04°20.0'N005°24.7'E 1.057 57° 308° 189 km 04m46.0s
13:3004°35.1'N006°34.5'E03°08.1'N005°41.6'E03°51.8'N006°07.7'E 1.057 56° 307° 188 km 04m42.5s
13:3204°05.6'N007°18.5'E02°39.3'N006°25.3'E03°22.7'N006°51.6'E 1.057 55° 307° 187 km 04m38.9s
13:3403°35.2'N008°03.5'E02°09.7'N007°10.1'E02°52.7'N007°36.5'E 1.056 53° 307° 186 km 04m35.3s
13:3603°03.9'N008°49.6'E01°39.1'N007°55.9'E02°21.7'N008°22.4'E 1.056 52° 306° 185 km 04m31.5s
13:3802°31.6'N009°36.8'E01°07.5'N008°43.0'E01°49.8'N009°09.6'E 1.056 51° 306° 184 km 04m27.6s
13:4001°58.2'N010°25.4'E00°34.9'N009°31.4'E01°16.8'N009°58.0'E 1.056 49° 306° 183 km 04m23.6s
13:4201°23.7'N011°15.4'E00°01.1'N010°21.3'E00°42.7'N010°48.0'E 1.055 48° 305° 182 km 04m19.5s
13:4400°48.0'N012°07.1'E00°33.9'S011°12.9'E00°07.3'N011°39.6'E 1.055 46° 305° 181 km 04m15.4s
13:4600°11.0'N013°00.5'E01°10.2'S012°06.3'E00°29.3'S012°33.0'E 1.055 45° 305° 180 km 04m11.0s
13:4800°27.4'S013°56.1'E01°47.8'S013°01.8'E01°07.4'S013°28.5'E 1.054 43° 304° 179 km 04m06.6s
13:5001°07.4'S014°53.9'E02°27.0'S013°59.7'E01°46.9'S014°26.4'E 1.054 42° 304° 178 km 04m02.0s
13:5201°49.1'S015°54.4'E03°07.9'S015°00.3'E02°28.2'S015°26.9'E 1.053 40° 304° 177 km 03m57.3s
13:5402°32.6'S016°57.9'E03°50.7'S016°03.9'E03°11.3'S016°30.4'E 1.053 38° 303° 175 km 03m52.5s
13:5603°18.2'S018°04.9'E04°35.5'S017°11.0'E03°56.6'S017°37.5'E 1.053 37° 303° 174 km 03m47.5s
13:5804°06.2'S019°15.9'E05°22.7'S018°22.3'E04°44.1'S018°48.6'E 1.052 35° 303° 172 km 03m42.3s
14:0004°57.0'S020°31.8'E06°12.6'S019°38.5'E05°34.4'S020°04.7'E 1.051 33° 302° 171 km 03m36.9s
14:0205°50.9'S021°53.5'E07°05.7'S021°00.5'E06°27.9'S021°26.5'E 1.051 31° 302° 169 km 03m31.2s
14:0406°48.6'S023°22.3'E08°02.6'S022°29.8'E07°25.2'S022°55.5'E 1.050 29° 302° 167 km 03m25.3s
14:0607°51.0'S025°00.1'E09°04.1'S024°08.1'E08°27.2'S024°33.5'E 1.050 26° 301° 165 km 03m19.0s
14:0808°59.4'S026°49.7'E10°11.5'S025°58.4'E09°35.0'S026°23.4'E 1.049 24° 301° 162 km 03m12.3s
14:1010°15.9'S028°55.5'E11°27.0'S028°05.1'E10°50.9'S028°29.5'E 1.048 21° 300° 160 km 03m05.0s
14:1211°44.0'S031°25.6'E12°54.0'S030°36.5'E12°18.5'S031°00.1'E 1.047 18° 300° 156 km 02m56.8s
14:1413°32.0'S034°37.9'E14°40.9'S033°50.6'E14°05.8'S034°13.1'E 1.046 14° 299° 152 km 02m47.2s
14:1616°08.0'S039°34.9'E17°15.8'S038°51.7'E16°40.9'S039°11.3'E 1.044 297° 146 km 02m33.9s
Limits19°26.3'S046°33.6'E20°34.4'S046°00.2'E20°00.3'S046°16.8'E 1.041 - 139 km 02m17.9s

ΔT = 45759.9 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse01:17:36.212:34:56.312°52.2'N157°32.9'E 79.3° 10.4° 200.8 km05m38.02s
Greatest Duration01:12:52.512:30:12.613°19.0'N012°43.3'W 79.0° 23.4° 201.1 km05m38.40s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1973 Jul 24

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1973 Jul 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 45759.9 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3616.9 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 15.11°.

Acknowledgments

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

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