Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1638 Jan 15
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1638 Jan 15 . 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 .
| Annular Solar Eclipse of 1638 Jan 15 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 51°14.8'N | 057°32.5'E | 43°36.1'N | 054°35.2'E | 47°05.9'N | 055°42.9'E | 0.904 | 0° | - | 817 km | 08m23.3s |
| 04:06 | - | - | 38°43.1'N | 069°31.3'E | 45°58.8'N | 058°26.0'E | 0.904 | 2° | 124° | 820 km | 08m31.5s |
| 04:08 | - | - | 38°22.4'N | 071°13.5'E | 44°02.0'N | 063°49.8'E | 0.905 | 7° | 128° | 837 km | 08m49.5s |
| 04:10 | - | - | 38°07.0'N | 072°44.2'E | 43°10.3'N | 066°43.1'E | 0.906 | 9° | 131° | 851 km | 08m59.9s |
| 04:12 | - | - | 37°55.8'N | 074°06.3'E | 42°37.0'N | 068°55.0'E | 0.906 | 11° | 133° | 866 km | 09m08.1s |
| 04:14 | - | - | 37°47.9'N | 075°21.7'E | 42°13.9'N | 070°44.9'E | 0.907 | 13° | 134° | 879 km | 09m15.0s |
| 04:16 | 49°21.1'N | 062°05.1'E | 37°42.8'N | 076°31.8'E | 41°57.4'N | 072°20.7'E | 0.907 | 14° | 136° | 892 km | 09m21.1s |
| 04:18 | 48°00.5'N | 066°02.8'E | 37°40.1'N | 077°37.5'E | 41°45.9'N | 073°46.4'E | 0.907 | 15° | 138° | 904 km | 09m26.4s |
| 04:20 | 47°19.6'N | 068°34.4'E | 37°39.5'N | 078°39.5'E | 41°38.3'N | 075°04.6'E | 0.908 | 16° | 139° | 914 km | 09m31.2s |
| 04:22 | 46°53.8'N | 070°33.9'E | 37°40.9'N | 079°38.5'E | 41°33.9'N | 076°16.9'E | 0.908 | 17° | 140° | 924 km | 09m35.5s |
| 04:24 | 46°37.1'N | 072°15.4'E | 37°43.9'N | 080°34.7'E | 41°32.2'N | 077°24.5'E | 0.908 | 18° | 142° | 933 km | 09m39.3s |
| 04:26 | 46°26.5'N | 073°45.0'E | 37°48.5'N | 081°28.7'E | 41°33.0'N | 078°28.1'E | 0.908 | 18° | 143° | 940 km | 09m42.8s |
| 04:28 | 46°20.6'N | 075°06.0'E | 37°54.7'N | 082°20.7'E | 41°35.8'N | 079°28.5'E | 0.908 | 19° | 144° | 945 km | 09m45.9s |
| 04:30 | 46°18.6'N | 076°20.4'E | 38°02.2'N | 083°11.0'E | 41°40.6'N | 080°26.1'E | 0.908 | 19° | 146° | 949 km | 09m48.7s |
| 04:32 | 46°19.7'N | 077°29.8'E | 38°11.0'N | 083°59.7'E | 41°47.2'N | 081°21.4'E | 0.909 | 20° | 147° | 951 km | 09m51.1s |
| 04:34 | 46°23.7'N | 078°35.0'E | 38°21.1'N | 084°47.1'E | 41°55.5'N | 082°14.6'E | 0.909 | 20° | 148° | 952 km | 09m53.3s |
| 04:36 | 46°30.1'N | 079°36.9'E | 38°32.4'N | 085°33.4'E | 42°05.3'N | 083°06.1'E | 0.909 | 21° | 150° | 952 km | 09m55.1s |
| 04:38 | 46°38.9'N | 080°36.0'E | 38°44.9'N | 086°18.6'E | 42°16.6'N | 083°56.2'E | 0.909 | 21° | 151° | 949 km | 09m56.7s |
| 04:40 | 46°49.8'N | 081°32.7'E | 38°58.6'N | 087°03.0'E | 42°29.4'N | 084°44.9'E | 0.909 | 21° | 152° | 946 km | 09m58.0s |
| 04:42 | 47°02.7'N | 082°27.5'E | 39°13.4'N | 087°46.6'E | 42°43.7'N | 085°32.6'E | 0.909 | 22° | 153° | 941 km | 09m59.0s |
| 04:44 | 47°17.6'N | 083°20.6'E | 39°29.3'N | 088°29.6'E | 42°59.3'N | 086°19.3'E | 0.909 | 22° | 155° | 935 km | 09m59.7s |
| 04:46 | 47°34.5'N | 084°12.4'E | 39°46.3'N | 089°12.0'E | 43°16.3'N | 087°05.3'E | 0.909 | 22° | 156° | 927 km | 10m00.2s |
| 04:48 | 47°53.2'N | 085°03.1'E | 40°04.5'N | 089°54.1'E | 43°34.7'N | 087°50.6'E | 0.909 | 22° | 157° | 919 km | 10m00.4s |
| 04:50 | 48°13.8'N | 085°52.8'E | 40°23.8'N | 090°35.8'E | 43°54.5'N | 088°35.4'E | 0.909 | 22° | 158° | 911 km | 10m00.4s |
| 04:52 | 48°36.4'N | 086°41.8'E | 40°44.2'N | 091°17.2'E | 44°15.7'N | 089°19.9'E | 0.909 | 22° | 160° | 901 km | 10m00.1s |
| 04:54 | 49°01.0'N | 087°30.3'E | 41°05.8'N | 091°58.6'E | 44°38.3'N | 090°04.2'E | 0.909 | 22° | 161° | 892 km | 09m59.6s |
| 04:56 | 49°27.6'N | 088°18.4'E | 41°28.5'N | 092°39.9'E | 45°02.4'N | 090°48.3'E | 0.909 | 22° | 162° | 882 km | 09m58.8s |
| 04:58 | 49°56.3'N | 089°06.3'E | 41°52.5'N | 093°21.3'E | 45°28.0'N | 091°32.4'E | 0.909 | 22° | 163° | 871 km | 09m57.8s |
| 05:00 | 50°27.4'N | 089°54.3'E | 42°17.7'N | 094°02.8'E | 45°55.2'N | 092°16.7'E | 0.909 | 22° | 165° | 861 km | 09m56.6s |
| 05:02 | 51°00.9'N | 090°42.5'E | 42°44.2'N | 094°44.6'E | 46°24.1'N | 093°01.3'E | 0.909 | 21° | 166° | 851 km | 09m55.1s |
| 05:04 | 51°37.0'N | 091°31.0'E | 43°12.1'N | 095°26.8'E | 46°54.7'N | 093°46.2'E | 0.909 | 21° | 167° | 841 km | 09m53.3s |
| 05:06 | 52°16.2'N | 092°20.2'E | 43°41.4'N | 096°09.5'E | 47°27.2'N | 094°31.8'E | 0.909 | 21° | 168° | 831 km | 09m51.3s |
| 05:08 | 52°58.6'N | 093°10.3'E | 44°12.2'N | 096°52.8'E | 48°01.7'N | 095°18.1'E | 0.909 | 20° | 170° | 822 km | 09m49.0s |
| 05:10 | 53°44.7'N | 094°01.5'E | 44°44.5'N | 097°36.8'E | 48°38.4'N | 096°05.4'E | 0.908 | 20° | 171° | 813 km | 09m46.5s |
| 05:12 | 54°35.3'N | 094°54.2'E | 45°18.6'N | 098°21.8'E | 49°17.5'N | 096°53.8'E | 0.908 | 19° | 172° | 804 km | 09m43.7s |
| 05:14 | 55°31.1'N | 095°48.8'E | 45°54.5'N | 099°07.9'E | 49°59.2'N | 097°43.7'E | 0.908 | 19° | 174° | 796 km | 09m40.7s |
| 05:16 | 56°33.5'N | 096°46.0'E | 46°32.4'N | 099°55.3'E | 50°43.9'N | 098°35.3'E | 0.908 | 18° | 175° | 789 km | 09m37.3s |
| 05:18 | 57°44.3'N | 097°46.5'E | 47°12.5'N | 100°44.3'E | 51°32.0'N | 099°29.0'E | 0.908 | 17° | 176° | 783 km | 09m33.6s |
| 05:20 | 59°06.9'N | 098°51.6'E | 47°54.9'N | 101°35.1'E | 52°24.0'N | 100°25.4'E | 0.908 | 16° | 178° | 777 km | 09m29.6s |
| 05:22 | 60°47.8'N | 100°03.3'E | 48°40.1'N | 102°28.0'E | 53°20.7'N | 101°25.0'E | 0.907 | 16° | 179° | 772 km | 09m25.2s |
| 05:24 | 63°04.1'N | 101°26.2'E | 49°28.3'N | 103°23.6'E | 54°23.0'N | 102°28.8'E | 0.907 | 14° | 181° | 769 km | 09m20.3s |
| 05:26 | - | - | 50°20.0'N | 104°22.3'E | 55°32.6'N | 103°38.0'E | 0.907 | 13° | 182° | 766 km | 09m15.0s |
| 05:28 | - | - | 51°15.8'N | 105°24.8'E | 56°51.6'N | 104°54.4'E | 0.907 | 12° | 184° | 766 km | 09m08.9s |
| 05:30 | - | - | 52°16.6'N | 106°32.1'E | 58°24.3'N | 106°21.5'E | 0.906 | 10° | 186° | 767 km | 09m02.0s |
| 05:32 | - | - | 53°23.4'N | 107°45.5'E | 60°19.1'N | 108°05.8'E | 0.906 | 8° | 188° | 773 km | 08m53.7s |
| 05:34 | - | - | 54°38.0'N | 109°07.0'E | 63°01.4'N | 110°26.6'E | 0.905 | 5° | 191° | 785 km | 08m42.5s |
| Limits | 68°51.5'N | 103°22.4'E | 66°47.3'N | 122°35.2'E | 68°07.9'N | 114°25.2'E | 0.904 | 0° | - | 822 km | 08m23.4s |
ΔT = 66.6 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 04:51:52.5 | 04:50:45.9 | 44°02.4'N | 088°35.8'E | 22.0° | 158.9° | 907.1 km | 10m00.33s |
| Greatest Duration | 04:49:54.0 | 04:48:47.3 | 43°42.3'N | 088°08.3'E | 22.0° | 157.6° | 916.0 km | 10m00.45s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1638 Jan 15 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 66.6 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 14.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.06°.
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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