Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0887 Oct 20

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0887 Oct 20 . 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 0887 Oct 20
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits49°49.6'N062°56.1'W48°53.3'N063°16.1'W49°21.4'N063°06.2'W 1.030 - 107 km 01m41.6s
10:5647°20.1'N053°09.9'W45°31.9'N051°01.1'W46°24.1'N051°57.1'W 1.032 117° 115 km 01m56.7s
10:5844°57.3'N046°00.3'W43°25.9'N045°12.1'W44°10.9'N045°33.6'W 1.034 14° 122° 120 km 02m07.1s
11:0043°12.7'N041°35.8'W41°47.1'N041°15.8'W42°29.4'N041°24.3'W 1.035 17° 125° 123 km 02m14.9s
11:0241°43.7'N038°15.6'W40°21.4'N038°11.5'W41°02.1'N038°12.5'W 1.036 20° 128° 126 km 02m21.4s
11:0440°24.1'N035°32.1'W39°04.1'N035°38.6'W39°43.7'N035°34.6'W 1.037 23° 130° 128 km 02m27.1s
11:0639°11.0'N033°13.0'W37°52.8'N033°27.2'W38°31.5'N033°19.4'W 1.038 25° 132° 130 km 02m32.4s
11:0838°02.8'N031°11.4'W36°46.0'N031°31.6'W37°24.1'N031°20.9'W 1.038 28° 134° 132 km 02m37.2s
11:1036°58.5'N029°23.1'W35°42.8'N029°48.1'W36°20.3'N029°35.1'W 1.039 30° 136° 134 km 02m41.7s
11:1235°57.4'N027°45.3'W34°42.6'N028°14.4'W35°19.7'N027°59.5'W 1.039 32° 137° 136 km 02m46.0s
11:1434°58.9'N026°16.2'W33°45.0'N026°48.6'W34°21.7'N026°32.0'W 1.040 33° 139° 137 km 02m50.0s
11:1634°02.7'N024°54.1'W32°49.6'N025°29.3'W33°25.9'N025°11.4'W 1.040 35° 140° 139 km 02m53.9s
11:1833°08.6'N023°38.0'W31°56.1'N024°15.7'W32°32.1'N023°56.6'W 1.041 37° 141° 140 km 02m57.5s
11:2032°16.2'N022°27.0'W31°04.3'N023°07.0'W31°40.0'N022°46.7'W 1.041 38° 143° 141 km 03m01.0s
11:2231°25.4'N021°20.5'W30°14.0'N022°02.3'W30°49.5'N021°41.2'W 1.041 40° 144° 143 km 03m04.4s
11:2430°36.1'N020°17.8'W29°25.2'N021°01.4'W30°00.4'N020°39.4'W 1.042 41° 145° 144 km 03m07.6s
11:2629°48.1'N019°18.5'W28°37.6'N020°03.6'W29°12.6'N019°40.9'W 1.042 43° 147° 145 km 03m10.7s
11:2829°01.2'N018°22.2'W27°51.1'N019°08.7'W28°26.0'N018°45.3'W 1.042 44° 148° 146 km 03m13.6s
11:3028°15.5'N017°28.6'W27°05.7'N018°16.4'W27°40.4'N017°52.4'W 1.043 45° 149° 147 km 03m16.5s
11:3227°30.8'N016°37.4'W26°21.4'N017°26.3'W26°55.9'N017°01.7'W 1.043 46° 150° 148 km 03m19.2s
11:3426°47.1'N015°48.4'W25°37.9'N016°38.3'W26°12.3'N016°13.2'W 1.043 48° 152° 149 km 03m21.9s
11:3626°04.2'N015°01.3'W24°55.3'N015°52.1'W25°29.6'N015°26.6'W 1.043 49° 153° 150 km 03m24.4s
11:3825°22.2'N014°15.9'W24°13.5'N015°07.6'W24°47.7'N014°41.6'W 1.044 50° 154° 151 km 03m26.8s
11:4024°41.0'N013°32.1'W23°32.5'N014°24.6'W24°06.5'N013°58.3'W 1.044 51° 156° 152 km 03m29.2s
11:4224°00.5'N012°49.8'W22°52.2'N013°43.0'W23°26.1'N013°16.3'W 1.044 52° 157° 153 km 03m31.4s
11:4423°20.7'N012°08.7'W22°12.5'N013°02.7'W22°46.4'N012°35.6'W 1.044 53° 159° 153 km 03m33.6s
11:4622°41.6'N011°28.9'W21°33.6'N012°23.4'W22°07.4'N011°56.1'W 1.044 54° 160° 154 km 03m35.6s
11:4822°03.1'N010°50.1'W20°55.2'N011°45.2'W21°29.0'N011°17.6'W 1.045 55° 162° 155 km 03m37.6s
11:5021°25.2'N010°12.4'W20°17.4'N011°08.0'W20°51.2'N010°40.1'W 1.045 56° 163° 156 km 03m39.5s
11:5220°47.9'N009°35.5'W19°40.2'N010°31.6'W20°13.9'N010°03.5'W 1.045 57° 165° 157 km 03m41.3s
11:5420°11.2'N008°59.4'W19°03.5'N009°56.0'W19°37.2'N009°27.7'W 1.045 58° 167° 157 km 03m43.0s
11:5619°35.0'N008°24.1'W18°27.4'N009°21.1'W19°01.0'N008°52.5'W 1.045 58° 168° 158 km 03m44.6s
11:5818°59.3'N007°49.5'W17°51.7'N008°46.8'W18°25.4'N008°18.1'W 1.045 59° 170° 159 km 03m46.2s
12:0018°24.1'N007°15.4'W17°16.5'N008°13.1'W17°50.2'N007°44.2'W 1.045 60° 172° 159 km 03m47.6s
12:0217°49.4'N006°41.9'W16°41.8'N007°40.0'W17°15.5'N007°10.9'W 1.046 61° 174° 160 km 03m49.0s
12:0417°15.1'N006°08.9'W16°07.6'N007°07.3'W16°41.2'N006°38.1'W 1.046 61° 176° 161 km 03m50.3s
12:0616°41.3'N005°36.4'W15°33.7'N006°35.0'W16°07.4'N006°05.6'W 1.046 62° 178° 161 km 03m51.5s
12:0816°08.0'N005°04.2'W15°00.3'N006°03.0'W15°34.0'N005°33.6'W 1.046 62° 180° 162 km 03m52.6s
12:1015°35.0'N004°32.4'W14°27.3'N005°31.4'W15°01.1'N005°01.9'W 1.046 63° 183° 163 km 03m53.6s
12:1215°02.5'N004°00.8'W13°54.8'N005°00.1'W14°28.5'N004°30.4'W 1.046 63° 185° 163 km 03m54.6s
12:1414°30.4'N003°29.5'W13°22.6'N004°29.0'W13°56.4'N003°59.2'W 1.046 64° 187° 164 km 03m55.5s
12:1613°58.7'N002°58.4'W12°50.8'N003°58.0'W13°24.6'N003°28.2'W 1.046 64° 190° 164 km 03m56.2s
12:1813°27.3'N002°27.5'W12°19.3'N003°27.2'W12°53.2'N002°57.3'W 1.046 65° 192° 165 km 03m56.9s
12:2012°56.4'N001°56.7'W11°48.2'N002°56.6'W12°22.2'N002°26.6'W 1.046 65° 195° 165 km 03m57.5s
12:2212°25.8'N001°26.0'W11°17.5'N002°26.0'W11°51.6'N001°56.0'W 1.046 65° 197° 166 km 03m58.0s
12:2411°55.6'N000°55.3'W10°47.2'N001°55.4'W11°21.3'N001°25.3'W 1.046 65° 200° 166 km 03m58.4s
12:2611°25.7'N000°24.7'W10°17.2'N001°24.8'W10°51.4'N000°54.7'W 1.046 65° 202° 167 km 03m58.8s
12:2810°56.2'N000°06.0'E09°47.5'N000°54.2'W10°21.8'N000°24.1'W 1.046 65° 205° 167 km 03m59.0s
12:3010°27.1'N000°36.7'E09°18.2'N000°23.5'W09°52.6'N000°06.6'E 1.046 65° 207° 168 km 03m59.2s
12:3209°58.2'N001°07.5'E08°49.2'N000°07.2'E09°23.7'N000°37.4'E 1.046 65° 210° 168 km 03m59.2s
12:3409°29.8'N001°38.4'E08°20.6'N000°38.2'E08°55.1'N001°08.3'E 1.046 65° 213° 169 km 03m59.2s
12:3609°01.6'N002°09.5'E07°52.3'N001°09.3'E08°26.9'N001°39.4'E 1.046 65° 215° 169 km 03m59.1s
12:3808°33.9'N002°40.8'E07°24.3'N001°40.6'E07°59.0'N002°10.7'E 1.046 65° 218° 169 km 03m58.9s
12:4008°06.4'N003°12.3'E06°56.7'N002°12.1'E07°31.5'N002°42.2'E 1.046 65° 220° 170 km 03m58.6s
12:4207°39.3'N003°44.1'E06°29.4'N002°44.0'E07°04.3'N003°14.0'E 1.046 64° 222° 170 km 03m58.2s
12:4407°12.5'N004°16.2'E06°02.4'N003°16.1'E06°37.4'N003°46.1'E 1.046 64° 225° 170 km 03m57.7s
12:4606°46.1'N004°48.6'E05°35.8'N003°48.6'E06°10.9'N004°18.6'E 1.046 63° 227° 170 km 03m57.1s
12:4806°20.0'N005°21.4'E05°09.5'N004°21.5'E05°44.7'N004°51.4'E 1.046 63° 229° 170 km 03m56.4s
12:5005°54.2'N005°54.6'E04°43.5'N004°54.9'E05°18.8'N005°24.7'E 1.046 62° 231° 170 km 03m55.6s
12:5205°28.8'N006°28.3'E04°17.9'N005°28.7'E04°53.3'N005°58.4'E 1.046 62° 233° 171 km 03m54.7s
12:5405°03.7'N007°02.5'E03°52.6'N006°03.0'E04°28.1'N006°32.7'E 1.045 61° 235° 171 km 03m53.7s
12:5604°38.9'N007°37.2'E03°27.6'N006°37.9'E04°03.3'N007°07.5'E 1.045 61° 237° 171 km 03m52.6s
12:5804°14.5'N008°12.5'E03°03.1'N007°13.3'E03°38.8'N007°42.9'E 1.045 60° 238° 170 km 03m51.4s
13:0003°50.5'N008°48.5'E02°38.8'N007°49.5'E03°14.6'N008°18.9'E 1.045 59° 240° 170 km 03m50.1s
13:0203°26.8'N009°25.1'E02°15.0'N008°26.3'E02°50.9'N008°55.6'E 1.045 58° 241° 170 km 03m48.7s
13:0403°03.5'N010°02.5'E01°51.5'N009°03.9'E02°27.5'N009°33.1'E 1.045 58° 243° 170 km 03m47.2s
13:0602°40.6'N010°40.7'E01°28.4'N009°42.3'E02°04.5'N010°11.4'E 1.045 57° 244° 170 km 03m45.6s
13:0802°18.0'N011°19.8'E01°05.6'N010°21.6'E01°41.8'N010°50.6'E 1.044 56° 246° 169 km 03m43.9s
13:1001°55.9'N011°59.8'E00°43.3'N011°01.8'E01°19.6'N011°30.7'E 1.044 55° 247° 169 km 03m42.0s
13:1201°34.1'N012°40.8'E00°21.4'N011°43.0'E00°57.8'N012°11.8'E 1.044 54° 248° 168 km 03m40.1s
13:1401°12.8'N013°22.9'E - 012°25.4'E00°36.4'N012°54.0'E 1.044 53° 249° 168 km 03m38.0s
13:1600°51.9'N014°06.1'E00°21.1'S013°08.8'E00°15.4'N013°37.4'E 1.044 52° 250° 167 km 03m35.9s
13:1800°31.5'N014°50.6'E00°41.6'S013°53.6'E00°05.1'S014°22.0'E 1.043 51° 251° 166 km 03m33.6s
13:2000°11.5'N015°36.5'E01°01.7'S014°39.7'E00°25.1'S015°08.0'E 1.043 50° 252° 165 km 03m31.2s
13:2200°08.0'S016°23.8'E01°21.3'S015°27.3'E00°44.6'S015°55.4'E 1.043 49° 253° 164 km 03m28.6s
13:2400°26.9'S017°12.8'E01°40.3'S016°16.5'E01°03.6'S016°44.5'E 1.043 47° 253° 163 km 03m26.0s
13:2600°45.3'S018°03.5'E01°58.8'S017°07.4'E01°22.0'S017°35.3'E 1.042 46° 254° 162 km 03m23.2s
13:2801°03.1'S018°56.1'E02°16.7'S018°00.2'E01°39.9'S018°28.0'E 1.042 45° 255° 161 km 03m20.3s
13:3001°20.3'S019°50.7'E02°33.9'S018°55.1'E01°57.1'S019°22.7'E 1.042 44° 255° 160 km 03m17.3s
13:3201°36.8'S020°47.7'E02°50.5'S019°52.2'E02°13.6'S020°19.8'E 1.042 42° 256° 158 km 03m14.1s
13:3401°52.7'S021°47.2'E03°06.3'S020°51.9'E02°29.4'S021°19.3'E 1.041 41° 256° 157 km 03m10.8s
13:3602°07.7'S022°49.6'E03°21.3'S021°54.3'E02°44.5'S022°21.7'E 1.041 40° 257° 155 km 03m07.3s
13:3802°21.9'S023°55.1'E03°35.4'S022°59.8'E02°58.6'S023°27.2'E 1.040 38° 257° 153 km 03m03.7s
13:4002°35.1'S025°04.2'E03°48.6'S024°08.8'E03°11.8'S024°36.2'E 1.040 37° 257° 151 km 02m59.9s
13:4202°47.3'S026°17.3'E04°00.7'S025°21.8'E03°24.0'S025°49.2'E 1.040 35° 258° 149 km 02m55.9s
13:4402°58.3'S027°35.2'E04°11.6'S026°39.3'E03°34.9'S027°06.9'E 1.039 33° 258° 147 km 02m51.7s
13:4603°08.0'S028°58.5'E04°21.2'S028°02.1'E03°44.5'S028°29.9'E 1.039 31° 258° 145 km 02m47.3s
13:4803°16.0'S030°28.4'E04°29.1'S029°31.1'E03°52.5'S029°59.3'E 1.038 29° 258° 142 km 02m42.6s
13:5003°22.2'S032°06.1'E04°35.2'S031°07.7'E03°58.6'S031°36.5'E 1.038 27° 259° 140 km 02m37.7s
13:5203°26.0'S033°53.8'E04°38.9'S032°53.6'E04°02.4'S033°23.2'E 1.037 25° 259° 137 km 02m32.4s
13:5403°26.9'S035°54.4'E04°39.8'S034°51.4'E04°03.3'S035°22.3'E 1.036 23° 259° 134 km 02m26.7s
13:5603°23.7'S038°12.7'E04°36.8'S037°05.5'E04°00.3'S037°38.4'E 1.035 20° 259° 130 km 02m20.5s
13:5803°14.6'S040°57.7'E04°28.4'S039°43.1'E03°51.5'S040°19.4'E 1.034 17° 259° 126 km 02m13.4s
14:0002°55.2'S044°30.0'E04°10.9'S042°59.9'E03°33.2'S043°43.3'E 1.033 13° 258° 121 km 02m05.0s
14:0202°07.6'S050°13.9'E03°33.5'S047°45.9'E02°51.7'S048°53.2'E 1.031 258° 114 km 01m53.3s
Limits01°04.3'S055°51.8'E02°01.4'S055°55.2'E01°32.9'S055°53.4'E 1.029 - 104 km 01m39.4s

ΔT = 2267.9 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse13:06:34.112:28:46.210°10.5'N009°40.8'W 65.4° 205.9° 167.5 km03m59.10s
Greatest Duration13:10:12.312:32:24.409°17.8'N000°43.6'E 65.3° 210.6° 168.3 km03m59.25s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0887 Oct 20 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 2267.9 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 69.5 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.29°.

Acknowledgments

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

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