Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1551 Aug 31
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1551 Aug 31 . 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 1551 Aug 31 | |||||||||||
| UT1 | Northern Limit | Southern Limit | Central Line | M:S | Sun | Sun | Path | Central | |||
| Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Ratio | Alt. | Azm. | Width | Duration | |
| Limits | 83°29.5'N | 147°26.7'W | 81°21.9'N | 129°51.5'W | 82°28.2'N | 137°13.8'W | 1.039 | 0° | - | 348 km | 02m02.4s |
| 12:12 | - | - | 82°59.0'N | 045°53.3'W | 85°19.7'N | 078°21.8'W | 1.041 | 6° | 105° | 353 km | 02m14.9s |
| 12:14 | 86°41.8'N | 101°54.5'W | 81°51.3'N | 031°00.7'W | 84°36.1'N | 044°05.1'W | 1.042 | 9° | 140° | 355 km | 02m21.0s |
| 12:16 | 86°24.3'N | 042°51.7'W | 80°39.4'N | 021°04.2'W | 83°17.9'N | 025°50.6'W | 1.042 | 11° | 159° | 356 km | 02m25.5s |
| 12:18 | 84°50.2'N | 018°17.2'W | 79°28.2'N | 013°53.0'W | 81°56.0'N | 014°59.1'W | 1.043 | 13° | 170° | 357 km | 02m29.2s |
| 12:20 | 83°14.4'N | 006°41.4'W | 78°19.3'N | 008°21.9'W | 80°36.8'N | 007°39.9'W | 1.043 | 15° | 178° | 359 km | 02m32.4s |
| 12:22 | 81°45.2'N | 000°19.7'E | 77°12.8'N | 003°55.5'W | 79°21.5'N | 002°16.0'W | 1.044 | 16° | 184° | 360 km | 02m35.3s |
| 12:24 | 80°22.3'N | 005°15.2'E | 76°08.9'N | 000°13.7'W | 78°09.8'N | 001°58.4'E | 1.044 | 17° | 189° | 362 km | 02m37.7s |
| 12:26 | 79°04.8'N | 009°02.3'E | 75°07.2'N | 002°56.3'E | 77°01.5'N | 005°27.5'E | 1.044 | 18° | 193° | 363 km | 02m39.9s |
| 12:28 | 77°51.7'N | 012°07.5'E | 74°07.7'N | 005°42.5'E | 75°56.2'N | 008°25.3'E | 1.045 | 19° | 197° | 365 km | 02m41.9s |
| 12:30 | 76°42.4'N | 014°44.7'E | 73°10.0'N | 008°10.6'E | 74°53.4'N | 011°00.4'E | 1.045 | 19° | 200° | 367 km | 02m43.7s |
| 12:32 | 75°36.3'N | 017°02.4'E | 72°14.1'N | 010°24.5'E | 73°52.9'N | 013°18.5'E | 1.045 | 20° | 204° | 369 km | 02m45.2s |
| 12:34 | 74°32.9'N | 019°05.7'E | 71°19.7'N | 012°27.1'E | 72°54.5'N | 015°23.5'E | 1.045 | 21° | 206° | 371 km | 02m46.6s |
| 12:36 | 73°31.8'N | 020°58.2'E | 70°26.7'N | 014°20.6'E | 71°57.8'N | 017°18.4'E | 1.045 | 21° | 209° | 373 km | 02m47.8s |
| 12:38 | 72°32.8'N | 022°42.3'E | 69°34.9'N | 016°06.7'E | 71°02.7'N | 019°05.0'E | 1.046 | 22° | 212° | 375 km | 02m48.8s |
| 12:40 | 71°35.5'N | 024°19.9'E | 68°44.4'N | 017°46.6'E | 70°09.0'N | 020°45.2'E | 1.046 | 22° | 214° | 378 km | 02m49.7s |
| 12:42 | 70°39.9'N | 025°52.3'E | 67°54.8'N | 019°21.4'E | 69°16.6'N | 022°20.0'E | 1.046 | 22° | 217° | 380 km | 02m50.4s |
| 12:44 | 69°45.6'N | 027°20.5'E | 67°06.3'N | 020°52.1'E | 68°25.4'N | 023°50.5'E | 1.046 | 22° | 219° | 382 km | 02m51.0s |
| 12:46 | 68°52.7'N | 028°45.5'E | 66°18.6'N | 022°19.3'E | 67°35.2'N | 025°17.5'E | 1.046 | 23° | 221° | 385 km | 02m51.4s |
| 12:48 | 68°00.8'N | 030°08.1'E | 65°31.6'N | 023°43.7'E | 66°46.0'N | 026°41.8'E | 1.046 | 23° | 223° | 387 km | 02m51.7s |
| 12:50 | 67°09.9'N | 031°28.7'E | 64°45.5'N | 025°05.8'E | 65°57.6'N | 028°03.8'E | 1.046 | 23° | 226° | 390 km | 02m51.9s |
| 12:52 | 66°20.0'N | 032°47.9'E | 63°59.9'N | 026°26.1'E | 65°09.9'N | 029°24.1'E | 1.046 | 23° | 228° | 392 km | 02m51.9s |
| 12:54 | 65°30.8'N | 034°06.3'E | 63°15.0'N | 027°45.1'E | 64°23.0'N | 030°43.2'E | 1.046 | 23° | 230° | 395 km | 02m51.7s |
| 12:56 | 64°42.3'N | 035°24.3'E | 62°30.6'N | 029°03.0'E | 63°36.7'N | 032°01.5'E | 1.046 | 23° | 232° | 398 km | 02m51.5s |
| 12:58 | 63°54.5'N | 036°42.3'E | 61°46.7'N | 030°20.4'E | 62°50.9'N | 033°19.5'E | 1.046 | 22° | 234° | 400 km | 02m51.0s |
| 13:00 | 63°07.2'N | 038°00.7'E | 61°03.2'N | 031°37.5'E | 62°05.6'N | 034°37.5'E | 1.046 | 22° | 236° | 403 km | 02m50.5s |
| 13:02 | 62°20.3'N | 039°20.1'E | 60°20.1'N | 032°54.8'E | 61°20.7'N | 035°56.0'E | 1.046 | 22° | 238° | 405 km | 02m49.7s |
| 13:04 | 61°33.9'N | 040°40.9'E | 59°37.4'N | 034°12.7'E | 60°36.2'N | 037°15.4'E | 1.046 | 21° | 240° | 407 km | 02m48.9s |
| 13:06 | 60°47.7'N | 042°03.6'E | 58°54.9'N | 035°31.4'E | 59°52.0'N | 038°36.0'E | 1.046 | 21° | 242° | 409 km | 02m47.8s |
| 13:08 | 60°01.8'N | 043°28.9'E | 58°12.6'N | 036°51.5'E | 59°08.0'N | 039°58.5'E | 1.045 | 21° | 244° | 411 km | 02m46.6s |
| 13:10 | 59°16.0'N | 044°57.5'E | 57°30.5'N | 038°13.4'E | 58°24.2'N | 041°23.5'E | 1.045 | 20° | 246° | 412 km | 02m45.2s |
| 13:12 | 58°30.1'N | 046°30.2'E | 56°48.5'N | 039°37.7'E | 57°40.4'N | 042°51.5'E | 1.045 | 19° | 248° | 413 km | 02m43.7s |
| 13:14 | 57°44.2'N | 048°08.2'E | 56°06.5'N | 041°05.0'E | 56°56.6'N | 044°23.4'E | 1.045 | 18° | 250° | 414 km | 02m41.9s |
| 13:16 | 56°57.9'N | 049°53.0'E | 55°24.5'N | 042°36.1'E | 56°12.6'N | 046°00.3'E | 1.045 | 18° | 252° | 414 km | 02m39.9s |
| 13:18 | 56°11.1'N | 051°46.7'E | 54°42.3'N | 044°11.9'E | 55°28.3'N | 047°43.4'E | 1.044 | 17° | 255° | 413 km | 02m37.7s |
| 13:20 | 55°23.5'N | 053°52.3'E | 53°59.8'N | 045°53.7'E | 54°43.6'N | 049°34.7'E | 1.044 | 16° | 257° | 411 km | 02m35.2s |
| 13:22 | 54°34.5'N | 056°15.0'E | 53°16.9'N | 047°43.2'E | 53°58.1'N | 051°36.9'E | 1.044 | 14° | 259° | 408 km | 02m32.3s |
| 13:24 | 53°43.1'N | 059°04.2'E | 52°33.3'N | 049°43.0'E | 53°11.5'N | 053°54.3'E | 1.043 | 13° | 262° | 404 km | 02m29.1s |
| 13:26 | 52°47.3'N | 062°42.2'E | 51°48.6'N | 051°56.8'E | 52°22.9'N | 056°34.4'E | 1.043 | 11° | 264° | 398 km | 02m25.2s |
| 13:28 | 51°37.4'N | 068°47.9'E | 51°02.3'N | 054°31.2'E | 51°30.9'N | 059°53.7'E | 1.042 | 9° | 268° | 389 km | 02m20.4s |
| 13:30 | - | - | 50°13.1'N | 057°39.7'E | 50°30.6'N | 064°45.2'E | 1.041 | 5° | 272° | 373 km | 02m13.5s |
| Limits | 51°01.2'N | 073°34.1'E | 48°00.7'N | 071°37.9'E | 49°28.2'N | 072°33.4'E | 1.039 | 0° | - | 348 km | 02m03.4s |
ΔT = 148.1 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 12:52:59.4 | 12:50:31.3 | 65°45.1'N | 027°47.7'E | 22.8° | 226.1° | 390.6 km | 02m51.89s |
| Greatest Duration | 12:53:29.6 | 12:51:01.5 | 65°33.1'N | 028°45.1'E | 22.8° | 226.6° | 391.2 km | 02m51.89s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1551 Aug 31 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 148.1 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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"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"
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