Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1587 Oct 02
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1587 Oct 02 . 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 1587 Oct 02 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 75°09.1'N | 041°32.5'E | 73°35.9'N | 040°52.7'E | 74°22.1'N | 041°10.7'E | 1.029 | 0° | - | 174 km | 01m37.2s |
| 03:54 | 74°17.5'N | 053°07.7'E | 70°10.3'N | 070°49.6'E | 72°01.2'N | 064°59.0'E | 1.031 | 7° | 126° | 182 km | 01m51.0s |
| 03:56 | 72°08.6'N | 070°13.7'E | 68°42.8'N | 078°11.5'E | 70°20.9'N | 074°56.6'E | 1.032 | 11° | 136° | 187 km | 01m58.5s |
| 03:58 | 70°35.4'N | 078°40.1'E | 67°26.9'N | 083°33.9'E | 68°57.9'N | 081°28.2'E | 1.033 | 14° | 142° | 190 km | 02m04.1s |
| 04:00 | 69°15.5'N | 084°35.4'E | 66°18.2'N | 087°50.5'E | 67°44.3'N | 086°25.3'E | 1.033 | 16° | 148° | 192 km | 02m08.9s |
| 04:02 | 68°03.7'N | 089°12.4'E | 65°14.8'N | 091°24.7'E | 66°37.1'N | 090°26.4'E | 1.034 | 18° | 152° | 195 km | 02m13.0s |
| 04:04 | 66°57.6'N | 093°00.5'E | 64°15.4'N | 094°29.1'E | 65°34.8'N | 093°50.0'E | 1.035 | 19° | 156° | 197 km | 02m16.7s |
| 04:06 | 65°56.0'N | 096°15.0'E | 63°19.4'N | 097°11.4'E | 64°36.2'N | 096°46.7'E | 1.035 | 21° | 160° | 199 km | 02m20.1s |
| 04:08 | 64°58.0'N | 099°04.9'E | 62°26.2'N | 099°36.6'E | 63°40.8'N | 099°23.1'E | 1.035 | 22° | 163° | 201 km | 02m23.2s |
| 04:10 | 64°03.0'N | 101°36.1'E | 61°35.4'N | 101°48.3'E | 62°48.0'N | 101°43.8'E | 1.036 | 23° | 166° | 203 km | 02m26.1s |
| 04:12 | 63°10.6'N | 103°52.6'E | 60°46.6'N | 103°48.9'E | 61°57.4'N | 103°51.7'E | 1.036 | 24° | 168° | 205 km | 02m28.8s |
| 04:14 | 62°20.3'N | 105°57.2'E | 59°59.6'N | 105°40.4'E | 61°08.9'N | 105°49.4'E | 1.036 | 25° | 171° | 207 km | 02m31.2s |
| 04:16 | 61°32.0'N | 107°52.0'E | 59°14.2'N | 107°24.3'E | 60°22.2'N | 107°38.4'E | 1.037 | 26° | 174° | 209 km | 02m33.5s |
| 04:18 | 60°45.3'N | 109°38.7'E | 58°30.3'N | 109°01.6'E | 59°37.0'N | 109°20.1'E | 1.037 | 27° | 176° | 210 km | 02m35.6s |
| 04:20 | 60°00.3'N | 111°18.6'E | 57°47.7'N | 110°33.3'E | 58°53.2'N | 110°55.7'E | 1.037 | 28° | 178° | 212 km | 02m37.6s |
| 04:22 | 59°16.6'N | 112°52.6'E | 57°06.4'N | 112°00.3'E | 58°10.8'N | 112°26.1'E | 1.037 | 29° | 181° | 214 km | 02m39.4s |
| 04:24 | 58°34.2'N | 114°21.6'E | 56°26.1'N | 113°23.1'E | 57°29.5'N | 113°51.8'E | 1.038 | 29° | 183° | 215 km | 02m41.1s |
| 04:26 | 57°53.0'N | 115°46.2'E | 55°46.9'N | 114°42.2'E | 56°49.3'N | 115°13.6'E | 1.038 | 30° | 185° | 217 km | 02m42.6s |
| 04:28 | 57°12.9'N | 117°07.1'E | 55°08.7'N | 115°58.1'E | 56°10.2'N | 116°31.9'E | 1.038 | 30° | 187° | 219 km | 02m44.0s |
| 04:30 | 56°33.8'N | 118°24.8'E | 54°31.3'N | 117°11.2'E | 55°32.0'N | 117°47.2'E | 1.038 | 31° | 189° | 220 km | 02m45.3s |
| 04:32 | 55°55.6'N | 119°39.5'E | 53°54.8'N | 118°21.9'E | 54°54.7'N | 118°59.9'E | 1.038 | 31° | 191° | 222 km | 02m46.5s |
| 04:34 | 55°18.3'N | 120°51.8'E | 53°19.0'N | 119°30.4'E | 54°18.2'N | 120°10.2'E | 1.038 | 32° | 193° | 224 km | 02m47.5s |
| 04:36 | 54°41.8'N | 122°01.8'E | 52°44.0'N | 120°37.0'E | 53°42.5'N | 121°18.5'E | 1.038 | 32° | 195° | 225 km | 02m48.4s |
| 04:38 | 54°06.1'N | 123°10.0'E | 52°09.7'N | 121°42.0'E | 53°07.5'N | 122°25.0'E | 1.038 | 32° | 197° | 227 km | 02m49.2s |
| 04:40 | 53°31.1'N | 124°16.5'E | 51°36.1'N | 122°45.5'E | 52°33.2'N | 123°30.0'E | 1.039 | 33° | 199° | 228 km | 02m49.9s |
| 04:42 | 52°56.8'N | 125°21.6'E | 51°03.1'N | 123°47.7'E | 51°59.6'N | 124°33.6'E | 1.039 | 33° | 201° | 230 km | 02m50.4s |
| 04:44 | 52°23.2'N | 126°25.5'E | 50°30.7'N | 124°48.9'E | 51°26.6'N | 125°36.1'E | 1.039 | 33° | 203° | 231 km | 02m50.8s |
| 04:46 | 51°50.2'N | 127°28.4'E | 49°58.9'N | 125°49.2'E | 50°54.2'N | 126°37.7'E | 1.039 | 33° | 205° | 233 km | 02m51.2s |
| 04:48 | 51°17.8'N | 128°30.4'E | 49°27.6'N | 126°48.7'E | 50°22.4'N | 127°38.4'E | 1.039 | 33° | 207° | 234 km | 02m51.4s |
| 04:50 | 50°46.0'N | 129°31.8'E | 48°56.9'N | 127°47.7'E | 49°51.2'N | 128°38.6'E | 1.039 | 33° | 209° | 235 km | 02m51.4s |
| 04:52 | 50°14.7'N | 130°32.6'E | 48°26.7'N | 128°46.1'E | 49°20.4'N | 129°38.2'E | 1.039 | 33° | 211° | 237 km | 02m51.4s |
| 04:54 | 49°44.0'N | 131°33.1'E | 47°57.0'N | 129°44.3'E | 48°50.3'N | 130°37.5'E | 1.039 | 33° | 212° | 238 km | 02m51.3s |
| 04:56 | 49°13.8'N | 132°33.4'E | 47°27.8'N | 130°42.3'E | 48°20.6'N | 131°36.6'E | 1.039 | 33° | 214° | 239 km | 02m51.0s |
| 04:58 | 48°44.1'N | 133°33.7'E | 46°59.1'N | 131°40.3'E | 47°51.3'N | 132°35.7'E | 1.039 | 33° | 216° | 240 km | 02m50.6s |
| 05:00 | 48°14.8'N | 134°34.1'E | 46°30.8'N | 132°38.3'E | 47°22.6'N | 133°34.9'E | 1.039 | 32° | 218° | 241 km | 02m50.1s |
| 05:02 | 47°46.1'N | 135°34.7'E | 46°02.9'N | 133°36.6'E | 46°54.3'N | 134°34.3'E | 1.039 | 32° | 220° | 242 km | 02m49.5s |
| 05:04 | 47°17.8'N | 136°35.8'E | 45°35.5'N | 134°35.2'E | 46°26.5'N | 135°34.2'E | 1.038 | 32° | 221° | 243 km | 02m48.7s |
| 05:06 | 46°50.0'N | 137°37.4'E | 45°08.6'N | 135°34.4'E | 45°59.1'N | 136°34.6'E | 1.038 | 31° | 223° | 243 km | 02m47.8s |
| 05:08 | 46°22.6'N | 138°39.9'E | 44°42.1'N | 136°34.3'E | 45°32.2'N | 137°35.7'E | 1.038 | 31° | 225° | 244 km | 02m46.9s |
| 05:10 | 45°55.7'N | 139°43.3'E | 44°16.0'N | 137°35.0'E | 45°05.7'N | 138°37.7'E | 1.038 | 31° | 227° | 244 km | 02m45.7s |
| 05:12 | 45°29.2'N | 140°47.9'E | 43°50.3'N | 138°36.7'E | 44°39.6'N | 139°40.8'E | 1.038 | 30° | 228° | 244 km | 02m44.5s |
| 05:14 | 45°03.1'N | 141°53.8'E | 43°25.1'N | 139°39.7'E | 44°14.0'N | 140°45.2'E | 1.038 | 29° | 230° | 244 km | 02m43.1s |
| 05:16 | 44°37.5'N | 143°01.5'E | 43°00.2'N | 140°44.1'E | 43°48.8'N | 141°51.2'E | 1.038 | 29° | 232° | 244 km | 02m41.6s |
| 05:18 | 44°12.4'N | 144°11.1'E | 42°35.9'N | 141°50.1'E | 43°24.0'N | 142°58.9'E | 1.038 | 28° | 233° | 243 km | 02m39.9s |
| 05:20 | 43°47.7'N | 145°23.0'E | 42°11.9'N | 142°58.2'E | 42°59.7'N | 144°08.8'E | 1.037 | 27° | 235° | 243 km | 02m38.1s |
| 05:22 | 43°23.4'N | 146°37.7'E | 41°48.4'N | 144°08.5'E | 42°35.9'N | 145°21.2'E | 1.037 | 27° | 237° | 241 km | 02m36.1s |
| 05:24 | 42°59.7'N | 147°55.5'E | 41°25.4'N | 145°21.6'E | 42°12.5'N | 146°36.5'E | 1.037 | 26° | 238° | 240 km | 02m34.0s |
| 05:26 | 42°36.4'N | 149°17.1'E | 41°02.9'N | 146°37.7'E | 41°49.6'N | 147°55.2'E | 1.037 | 25° | 240° | 239 km | 02m31.7s |
| 05:28 | 42°13.7'N | 150°43.2'E | 40°40.9'N | 147°57.6'E | 41°27.3'N | 149°18.0'E | 1.036 | 24° | 242° | 237 km | 02m29.2s |
| 05:30 | 41°51.6'N | 152°14.8'E | 40°19.4'N | 149°21.8'E | 41°05.5'N | 150°45.7'E | 1.036 | 23° | 244° | 234 km | 02m26.5s |
| 05:32 | 41°30.2'N | 153°53.2'E | 39°58.6'N | 150°51.4'E | 40°44.4'N | 152°19.4'E | 1.036 | 21° | 245° | 232 km | 02m23.5s |
| 05:34 | 41°09.5'N | 155°40.2'E | 39°38.4'N | 152°27.5'E | 40°23.9'N | 154°00.4'E | 1.035 | 20° | 247° | 228 km | 02m20.3s |
| 05:36 | 40°49.6'N | 157°38.3'E | 39°19.1'N | 154°11.7'E | 40°04.3'N | 155°50.9'E | 1.035 | 18° | 249° | 224 km | 02m16.8s |
| 05:38 | 40°30.9'N | 159°51.7'E | 39°00.6'N | 156°06.4'E | 39°45.7'N | 157°53.9'E | 1.034 | 17° | 251° | 220 km | 02m12.9s |
| 05:40 | 40°13.7'N | 162°27.6'E | 38°43.3'N | 158°15.2'E | 39°28.4'N | 160°14.4'E | 1.034 | 15° | 253° | 215 km | 02m08.5s |
| 05:42 | 39°58.8'N | 165°41.2'E | 38°27.6'N | 160°44.6'E | 39°13.0'N | 163°01.7'E | 1.033 | 12° | 255° | 208 km | 02m03.4s |
| 05:44 | 39°48.8'N | 170°19.8'E | 38°14.2'N | 163°46.9'E | 39°00.6'N | 166°37.6'E | 1.032 | 9° | 258° | 200 km | 01m57.0s |
| 05:46 | - | - | 38°05.3'N | 167°56.6'E | 38°57.0'N | 172°36.6'E | 1.030 | 4° | 262° | 187 km | 01m47.1s |
| Limits | 39°58.5'N | 178°16.0'E | 38°21.2'N | 177°48.5'E | 39°09.4'N | 178°02.1'E | 1.029 | 0° | - | 176 km | 01m39.0s |
ΔT = 124.2 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 04:51:23.4 | 04:49:19.2 | 50°01.7'N | 127°47.1'E | 33.0° | 208.0° | 234.9 km | 02m51.42s |
| Greatest Duration | 04:52:29.0 | 04:50:24.9 | 49°44.8'N | 128°51.0'E | 33.0° | 209.0° | 235.6 km | 02m51.44s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1587 Oct 02 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 124.2 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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