Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1550 Sep 10

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1550 Sep 10 . 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 1550 Sep 10
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits30°22.5'N168°59.6'E28°58.8'N169°09.9'E29°40.6'N169°04.9'E 1.045 - 155 km 02m26.5s
18:3630°21.7'N179°33.9'E28°48.5'N178°45.2'W29°35.2'N179°30.7'W 1.049 10° 95° 165 km 02m49.7s
18:3830°06.6'N174°53.2'W28°30.5'N173°54.6'W29°18.5'N174°21.4'W 1.050 15° 97° 170 km 03m01.8s
18:4029°49.1'N170°59.0'W28°11.2'N170°19.6'W29°00.1'N170°37.4'W 1.051 19° 100° 173 km 03m11.4s
18:4229°30.5'N167°50.6'W27°51.3'N167°23.3'W28°40.8'N167°35.4'W 1.052 22° 101° 176 km 03m19.7s
18:4429°11.2'N165°10.1'W27°31.0'N164°51.6'W28°21.0'N164°59.6'W 1.053 25° 103° 178 km 03m27.1s
18:4628°51.4'N162°48.9'W27°10.5'N162°37.5'W28°00.8'N162°42.0'W 1.054 27° 104° 180 km 03m34.0s
18:4828°31.3'N160°42.1'W26°49.9'N160°36.5'W27°40.4'N160°38.3'W 1.055 29° 106° 182 km 03m40.4s
18:5028°11.0'N158°46.6'W26°29.0'N158°46.0'W27°19.9'N158°45.4'W 1.055 32° 107° 184 km 03m46.5s
18:5227°50.5'N157°00.2'W26°08.1'N157°04.0'W26°59.2'N157°01.3'W 1.056 34° 108° 186 km 03m52.3s
18:5427°29.9'N155°21.4'W25°47.2'N155°29.1'W26°38.3'N155°24.5'W 1.056 36° 109° 187 km 03m57.7s
18:5627°09.1'N153°49.0'W25°26.1'N154°00.2'W26°17.4'N153°53.9'W 1.057 37° 110° 189 km 04m03.0s
18:5826°48.2'N152°22.1'W25°05.1'N152°36.4'W25°56.5'N152°28.6'W 1.057 39° 111° 190 km 04m08.0s
19:0026°27.3'N151°00.0'W24°44.0'N151°17.3'W25°35.4'N151°08.0'W 1.058 41° 112° 191 km 04m12.9s
19:0226°06.3'N149°42.2'W24°22.8'N150°02.1'W25°14.4'N149°51.5'W 1.058 42° 114° 192 km 04m17.6s
19:0425°45.2'N148°28.0'W24°01.7'N148°50.4'W24°53.3'N148°38.7'W 1.058 44° 115° 193 km 04m22.1s
19:0625°24.1'N147°17.2'W23°40.5'N147°42.0'W24°32.1'N147°29.1'W 1.059 45° 116° 195 km 04m26.4s
19:0825°03.0'N146°09.5'W23°19.4'N146°36.4'W24°11.0'N146°22.5'W 1.059 47° 117° 196 km 04m30.6s
19:1024°41.8'N145°04.5'W22°58.2'N145°33.4'W23°49.8'N145°18.5'W 1.059 48° 118° 197 km 04m34.7s
19:1224°20.6'N144°01.9'W22°37.1'N144°32.8'W23°28.7'N144°17.0'W 1.060 50° 119° 197 km 04m38.6s
19:1423°59.4'N143°01.6'W22°15.9'N143°34.4'W23°07.5'N143°17.6'W 1.060 51° 120° 198 km 04m42.3s
19:1623°38.2'N142°03.4'W21°54.7'N142°37.9'W22°46.3'N142°20.3'W 1.060 52° 121° 199 km 04m45.9s
19:1823°16.9'N141°07.1'W21°33.6'N141°43.2'W22°25.1'N141°24.9'W 1.060 54° 122° 200 km 04m49.4s
19:2022°55.7'N140°12.6'W21°12.4'N140°50.2'W22°03.9'N140°31.1'W 1.061 55° 123° 201 km 04m52.8s
19:2222°34.5'N139°19.7'W20°51.3'N139°58.8'W21°42.7'N139°39.0'W 1.061 56° 124° 201 km 04m56.1s
19:2422°13.2'N138°28.3'W20°30.2'N139°08.8'W21°21.5'N138°48.3'W 1.061 57° 125° 202 km 04m59.2s
19:2621°52.0'N137°38.3'W20°09.0'N138°20.1'W21°00.3'N137°59.0'W 1.061 59° 126° 203 km 05m02.2s
19:2821°30.7'N136°49.6'W19°47.9'N137°32.7'W20°39.2'N137°10.9'W 1.062 60° 127° 203 km 05m05.0s
19:3021°09.5'N136°02.1'W19°26.8'N136°46.4'W20°18.0'N136°24.1'W 1.062 61° 129° 204 km 05m07.8s
19:3220°48.2'N135°15.8'W19°05.7'N136°01.2'W19°56.8'N135°38.3'W 1.062 62° 130° 205 km 05m10.4s
19:3420°27.0'N134°30.5'W18°44.6'N135°16.9'W19°35.7'N134°53.5'W 1.062 63° 131° 205 km 05m12.9s
19:3620°05.7'N133°46.1'W18°23.6'N134°33.6'W19°14.5'N134°09.7'W 1.062 64° 133° 206 km 05m15.3s
19:3819°44.5'N133°02.6'W18°02.5'N133°51.2'W18°53.4'N133°26.8'W 1.062 65° 134° 206 km 05m17.5s
19:4019°23.3'N132°20.0'W17°41.4'N133°09.5'W18°32.2'N132°44.6'W 1.063 67° 136° 207 km 05m19.7s
19:4219°02.0'N131°38.2'W17°20.4'N132°28.6'W18°11.1'N132°03.3'W 1.063 68° 138° 207 km 05m21.7s
19:4418°40.8'N130°57.1'W16°59.3'N131°48.4'W17°50.0'N131°22.6'W 1.063 69° 140° 208 km 05m23.6s
19:4618°19.6'N130°16.7'W16°38.3'N131°08.8'W17°28.9'N130°42.7'W 1.063 70° 142° 208 km 05m25.3s
19:4817°58.4'N129°37.0'W16°17.3'N130°29.8'W17°07.8'N130°03.3'W 1.063 70° 144° 209 km 05m27.0s
19:5017°37.2'N128°57.8'W15°56.3'N129°51.3'W16°46.6'N129°24.5'W 1.063 71° 146° 209 km 05m28.5s
19:5217°16.0'N128°19.1'W15°35.3'N129°13.4'W16°25.6'N128°46.2'W 1.063 72° 149° 209 km 05m29.9s
19:5416°54.9'N127°40.9'W15°14.3'N128°35.9'W16°04.5'N128°08.4'W 1.063 73° 151° 210 km 05m31.2s
19:5616°33.7'N127°03.3'W14°53.3'N127°58.9'W15°43.4'N127°31.0'W 1.063 74° 154° 210 km 05m32.4s
19:5816°12.5'N126°26.0'W14°32.3'N127°22.2'W15°22.3'N126°54.1'W 1.063 75° 158° 210 km 05m33.4s
20:0015°51.4'N125°49.1'W14°11.3'N126°45.9'W15°01.2'N126°17.5'W 1.063 75° 161° 211 km 05m34.4s
20:0215°30.2'N125°12.5'W13°50.3'N126°09.9'W14°40.2'N125°41.2'W 1.063 76° 165° 211 km 05m35.2s
20:0415°09.0'N124°36.3'W13°29.3'N125°34.2'W14°19.1'N125°05.2'W 1.063 77° 170° 211 km 05m35.9s
20:0614°47.9'N124°00.3'W13°08.4'N124°58.7'W13°58.1'N124°29.5'W 1.064 77° 174° 211 km 05m36.4s
20:0814°26.7'N123°24.6'W12°47.4'N124°23.5'W13°37.0'N123°54.1'W 1.064 78° 179° 212 km 05m36.9s
20:1014°05.6'N122°49.1'W12°26.4'N123°48.4'W13°16.0'N123°18.8'W 1.064 78° 184° 212 km 05m37.2s
20:1213°44.5'N122°13.8'W12°05.4'N123°13.5'W12°54.9'N122°43.7'W 1.064 78° 189° 212 km 05m37.4s
20:1413°23.3'N121°38.6'W11°44.5'N122°38.8'W12°33.9'N122°08.7'W 1.064 78° 195° 212 km 05m37.5s
20:1613°02.2'N121°03.5'W11°23.5'N122°04.1'W12°12.8'N121°33.9'W 1.064 78° 201° 213 km 05m37.5s
20:1812°41.1'N120°28.5'W11°02.5'N121°29.5'W11°51.8'N120°59.1'W 1.064 78° 206° 213 km 05m37.3s
20:2012°19.9'N119°53.6'W10°41.6'N120°54.9'W11°30.7'N120°24.3'W 1.064 78° 211° 213 km 05m37.0s
20:2211°58.8'N119°18.7'W10°20.6'N120°20.3'W11°09.7'N119°49.6'W 1.064 78° 217° 213 km 05m36.6s
20:2411°37.7'N118°43.8'W09°59.6'N119°45.7'W10°48.6'N119°14.8'W 1.063 77° 221° 213 km 05m36.1s
20:2611°16.5'N118°08.8'W09°38.6'N119°11.0'W10°27.6'N118°40.0'W 1.063 77° 226° 213 km 05m35.5s
20:2810°55.4'N117°33.8'W09°17.6'N118°36.2'W10°06.5'N118°05.1'W 1.063 76° 230° 213 km 05m34.7s
20:3010°34.2'N116°58.7'W08°56.7'N118°01.4'W09°45.4'N117°30.1'W 1.063 76° 234° 213 km 05m33.9s
20:3210°13.1'N116°23.4'W08°35.7'N117°26.3'W09°24.4'N116°55.0'W 1.063 75° 238° 213 km 05m32.9s
20:3409°51.9'N115°48.0'W08°14.6'N116°51.1'W09°03.3'N116°19.7'W 1.063 74° 241° 213 km 05m31.7s
20:3609°30.8'N115°12.4'W07°53.6'N116°15.7'W08°42.2'N115°44.1'W 1.063 73° 244° 213 km 05m30.5s
20:3809°09.6'N114°36.5'W07°32.6'N115°40.0'W08°21.1'N115°08.4'W 1.063 72° 247° 213 km 05m29.2s
20:4008°48.4'N114°00.3'W07°11.6'N115°04.0'W08°00.0'N114°32.3'W 1.063 72° 249° 213 km 05m27.7s
20:4208°27.2'N113°23.9'W06°50.5'N114°27.7'W07°38.9'N113°55.9'W 1.063 71° 251° 213 km 05m26.1s
20:4408°06.0'N112°47.1'W06°29.5'N113°51.0'W07°17.8'N113°19.2'W 1.063 70° 253° 213 km 05m24.4s
20:4607°44.8'N112°09.9'W06°08.4'N113°13.9'W06°56.6'N112°42.1'W 1.063 69° 255° 213 km 05m22.6s
20:4807°23.6'N111°32.2'W05°47.3'N112°36.4'W06°35.4'N112°04.5'W 1.062 68° 257° 212 km 05m20.6s
20:5007°02.3'N110°54.1'W05°26.2'N111°58.3'W06°14.3'N111°26.4'W 1.062 67° 258° 212 km 05m18.6s
20:5206°41.0'N110°15.5'W05°05.1'N111°19.8'W05°53.1'N110°47.8'W 1.062 66° 260° 212 km 05m16.4s
20:5406°19.7'N109°36.3'W04°43.9'N110°40.6'W05°31.9'N110°08.7'W 1.062 65° 261° 212 km 05m14.1s
20:5605°58.4'N108°56.4'W04°22.8'N110°00.8'W05°10.6'N109°28.9'W 1.062 64° 262° 211 km 05m11.7s
20:5805°37.1'N108°15.9'W04°01.6'N109°20.3'W04°49.4'N108°48.4'W 1.062 62° 263° 211 km 05m09.2s
21:0005°15.7'N107°34.7'W03°40.4'N108°39.1'W04°28.1'N108°07.1'W 1.062 61° 264° 211 km 05m06.5s
21:0204°54.3'N106°52.6'W03°19.2'N107°57.0'W04°06.8'N107°25.1'W 1.061 60° 265° 210 km 05m03.8s
21:0404°32.9'N106°09.6'W02°57.9'N107°14.1'W03°45.5'N106°42.1'W 1.061 59° 266° 210 km 05m00.9s
21:0604°11.4'N105°25.7'W02°36.6'N106°30.2'W03°24.1'N105°58.2'W 1.061 58° 267° 209 km 04m57.9s
21:0803°49.9'N104°40.7'W02°15.3'N105°45.2'W03°02.7'N105°13.3'W 1.061 57° 267° 209 km 04m54.7s
21:1003°28.4'N103°54.6'W01°54.0'N104°59.1'W02°41.3'N104°27.2'W 1.060 55° 268° 208 km 04m51.5s
21:1203°06.8'N103°07.3'W01°32.6'N104°11.8'W02°19.8'N103°39.9'W 1.060 54° 269° 207 km 04m48.1s
21:1402°45.2'N102°18.7'W01°11.2'N103°23.1'W01°58.3'N102°51.2'W 1.060 53° 269° 206 km 04m44.6s
21:1602°23.5'N101°28.5'W00°49.8'N102°33.0'W01°36.7'N102°01.1'W 1.060 51° 270° 206 km 04m41.0s
21:1802°01.8'N100°36.8'W00°28.3'N101°41.3'W01°15.1'N101°09.4'W 1.059 50° 270° 205 km 04m37.2s
21:2001°40.0'N099°43.3'W00°06.8'N100°47.8'W00°53.5'N100°15.9'W 1.059 49° 271° 204 km 04m33.3s
21:2201°18.1'N098°47.8'W00°14.8'S099°52.4'W00°31.8'N099°20.5'W 1.059 47° 271° 203 km 04m29.3s
21:2400°56.2'N097°50.2'W00°36.4'S098°54.8'W00°10.0'N098°22.9'W 1.058 46° 271° 202 km 04m25.1s
21:2600°34.2'N096°50.3'W00°58.1'S097°54.9'W00°11.9'S097°23.0'W 1.058 44° 272° 200 km 04m20.8s
21:2800°12.1'N095°47.6'W01°19.9'S096°52.4'W00°33.8'S096°20.5'W 1.058 43° 272° 199 km 04m16.3s
21:3000°10.1'S094°42.0'W01°41.7'S095°47.0'W00°55.8'S095°15.0'W 1.057 41° 272° 198 km 04m11.7s
21:3200°32.4'S093°33.0'W02°03.5'S094°38.2'W01°17.8'S094°06.1'W 1.057 39° 273° 196 km 04m06.9s
21:3400°54.8'S092°20.2'W02°25.5'S093°25.7'W01°40.0'S092°53.5'W 1.056 38° 273° 195 km 04m01.9s
21:3601°17.3'S091°02.9'W02°47.5'S092°08.8'W02°02.3'S091°36.5'W 1.056 36° 273° 193 km 03m56.7s
21:3801°40.0'S089°40.5'W03°09.7'S090°47.0'W02°24.7'S090°14.4'W 1.055 34° 273° 191 km 03m51.2s
21:4002°02.9'S088°12.0'W03°32.0'S089°19.2'W02°47.3'S088°46.3'W 1.055 32° 273° 189 km 03m45.6s
21:4202°25.9'S086°36.1'W03°54.4'S087°44.4'W03°10.0'S087°11.0'W 1.054 30° 273° 187 km 03m39.6s
21:4402°49.3'S084°51.1'W04°16.9'S086°00.9'W03°32.9'S085°26.8'W 1.054 28° 273° 185 km 03m33.2s
21:4603°12.9'S082°54.5'W04°39.7'S084°06.4'W03°56.1'S083°31.4'W 1.053 25° 273° 182 km 03m26.5s
21:4803°36.9'S080°42.4'W05°02.7'S081°57.5'W04°19.7'S081°21.0'W 1.052 22° 273° 179 km 03m19.2s
21:5004°01.6'S078°08.2'W05°26.1'S079°28.4'W04°43.6'S078°49.5'W 1.051 19° 273° 176 km 03m11.1s
21:5204°27.1'S074°58.4'W05°50.0'S076°28.2'W05°08.3'S075°45.0'W 1.050 16° 273° 172 km 03m01.9s
21:5404°54.3'S070°37.0'W06°14.9'S072°29.9'W05°34.3'S071°36.5'W 1.049 11° 272° 166 km 02m50.4s
21:56 - - 06°43.0'S065°08.8'W06°06.8'S062°02.1'W 1.045 271° 155 km 02m27.7s
Limits05°26.9'S060°43.9'W06°50.0'S060°53.4'W06°08.5'S060°48.8'W 1.045 - 153 km 02m25.1s

ΔT = 148.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse20:17:36.320:15:07.412°22.0'N122°26.4'W 78.2° 198.1° 212.4 km05m37.49s
Greatest Duration20:16:53.520:14:24.612°29.5'N122°01.6'W 78.2° 196.1° 212.4 km05m37.50s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1550 Sep 10 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 148.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 20.0 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.08°.

Acknowledgments

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

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