Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0860 Oct 18

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0860 Oct 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 0860 Oct 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
Limits78°38.2'N112°00.7'E78°26.5'N102°26.8'E78°35.0'N107°02.4'E 1.019 - 214 km 01m10.6s
04:16 - - 70°49.5'N110°57.5'E73°38.1'N111°05.2'E 1.021 179° 223 km 01m19.5s
04:1873°50.8'N114°41.6'E68°53.9'N113°29.7'E71°02.5'N113°59.8'E 1.022 182° 230 km 01m24.3s
04:2071°21.5'N117°08.6'E67°21.1'N115°37.2'E69°11.5'N116°17.0'E 1.022 185° 236 km 01m27.7s
04:2269°33.5'N119°11.9'E66°02.0'N117°29.8'E67°41.5'N118°15.4'E 1.022 11° 187° 241 km 01m30.5s
04:2468°05.5'N121°01.6'E64°52.4'N119°12.4'E66°24.4'N120°02.0'E 1.023 12° 190° 246 km 01m32.8s
04:2666°50.1'N122°42.5'E63°50.0'N120°47.8'E65°16.5'N121°40.4'E 1.023 13° 192° 251 km 01m34.7s
04:2865°43.5'N124°17.1'E62°53.2'N122°17.8'E64°15.4'N123°13.0'E 1.023 14° 194° 255 km 01m36.3s
04:3064°43.6'N125°47.2'E62°01.0'N123°43.8'E63°19.9'N124°41.2'E 1.024 14° 196° 260 km 01m37.7s
04:3263°49.2'N127°13.8'E61°12.7'N125°06.6'E62°28.8'N126°06.1'E 1.024 15° 198° 264 km 01m38.8s
04:3462°59.2'N128°38.0'E60°27.8'N126°27.2'E61°41.6'N127°28.6'E 1.024 15° 200° 269 km 01m39.7s
04:3662°13.0'N130°00.5'E59°45.9'N127°46.0'E60°57.8'N128°49.3'E 1.024 16° 202° 273 km 01m40.5s
04:3861°30.2'N131°21.8'E59°06.7'N129°03.6'E60°16.9'N130°08.8'E 1.024 16° 204° 277 km 01m41.1s
04:4060°50.4'N132°42.6'E58°29.9'N130°20.5'E59°38.7'N131°27.6'E 1.024 16° 206° 280 km 01m41.5s
04:4260°13.2'N134°03.3'E57°55.4'N131°37.1'E59°03.0'N132°46.2'E 1.024 16° 208° 284 km 01m41.7s
04:4459°38.6'N135°24.4'E57°23.0'N132°53.8'E58°29.6'N134°05.1'E 1.024 16° 209° 286 km 01m41.7s
04:4659°06.4'N136°46.4'E56°52.6'N134°11.0'E57°58.3'N135°24.6'E 1.024 16° 211° 289 km 01m41.6s
04:4858°36.4'N138°09.8'E56°24.1'N135°29.1'E57°29.1'N136°45.2'E 1.024 16° 213° 291 km 01m41.3s
04:5058°08.7'N139°35.2'E55°57.6'N136°48.5'E57°02.0'N138°07.5'E 1.024 16° 215° 292 km 01m40.9s
04:5257°43.1'N141°03.2'E55°33.0'N138°09.8'E56°36.9'N139°31.9'E 1.024 16° 217° 293 km 01m40.2s
04:5457°19.8'N142°34.6'E55°10.2'N139°33.4'E56°13.9'N140°59.1'E 1.024 15° 219° 293 km 01m39.4s
04:5656°58.8'N144°10.2'E54°49.4'N141°00.1'E55°52.9'N142°29.8'E 1.024 15° 221° 292 km 01m38.4s
04:5856°40.2'N145°51.4'E54°30.6'N142°30.5'E55°34.2'N144°05.1'E 1.023 14° 223° 290 km 01m37.2s
05:0056°24.4'N147°39.7'E54°14.0'N144°05.6'E55°17.9'N145°46.0'E 1.023 14° 225° 287 km 01m35.8s
05:0256°11.8'N149°37.5'E53°59.8'N145°46.7'E55°04.3'N147°34.3'E 1.023 13° 227° 283 km 01m34.1s
05:0456°03.0'N151°48.3'E53°48.3'N147°35.5'E54°53.8'N149°32.4'E 1.023 12° 229° 277 km 01m32.1s
05:0655°59.3'N154°18.2'E53°40.1'N149°34.6'E54°47.3'N151°43.9'E 1.022 11° 232° 270 km 01m29.8s
05:0856°03.1'N157°19.4'E53°35.9'N151°47.9'E54°46.0'N154°15.3'E 1.022 234° 261 km 01m27.0s
05:1056°21.5'N161°25.8'E53°37.2'N154°22.3'E54°52.6'N157°19.6'E 1.021 237° 250 km 01m23.5s
05:12 - - 53°47.3'N157°32.6'E55°15.3'N161°34.3'E 1.020 241° 235 km 01m18.7s
Limits57°40.2'N169°53.4'E55°44.9'N170°20.5'E56°40.9'N170°08.3'E 1.019 - 208 km 01m09.5s

ΔT = 2463.3 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse05:24:55.904:43:52.758°31.5'N123°42.7'E 16.3° 209.3° 286.3 km01m41.73s
Greatest Duration05:24:41.404:43:38.258°35.5'N133°50.7'E 16.3° 209.1° 286.0 km01m41.73s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0860 Oct 18

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0860 Oct 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 2463.3 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 73.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.31°.

Acknowledgments

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

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"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"

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