Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 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 .
| Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 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 | 47°25.1'N | 005°20.2'W | 45°41.7'N | 005°28.5'W | 46°32.7'N | 005°24.7'W | 1.028 | 0° | - | 184 km | 01m40.2s |
| 07:32 | - | - | 43°25.2'N | 005°44.2'E | 45°03.0'N | 001°41.3'E | 1.029 | 5° | 114° | 199 km | 01m51.0s |
| 07:34 | 45°44.4'N | 003°09.7'E | 42°53.7'N | 009°24.6'E | 44°13.2'N | 006°44.8'E | 1.031 | 9° | 118° | 211 km | 01m59.5s |
| 07:36 | 45°06.3'N | 007°31.3'E | 42°35.3'N | 012°13.6'E | 43°48.0'N | 010°05.6'E | 1.031 | 12° | 121° | 219 km | 02m05.5s |
| 07:38 | 44°46.0'N | 010°38.4'E | 42°24.1'N | 014°34.9'E | 43°33.3'N | 012°45.1'E | 1.032 | 14° | 123° | 226 km | 02m10.4s |
| 07:40 | 44°34.3'N | 013°10.6'E | 42°17.7'N | 016°38.3'E | 43°24.7'N | 015°00.7'E | 1.033 | 16° | 125° | 232 km | 02m14.5s |
| 07:42 | 44°28.1'N | 015°21.7'E | 42°15.0'N | 018°29.1'E | 43°20.5'N | 017°00.3'E | 1.033 | 17° | 127° | 238 km | 02m18.2s |
| 07:44 | 44°25.9'N | 017°18.4'E | 42°15.1'N | 020°10.4'E | 43°19.6'N | 018°48.4'E | 1.033 | 18° | 129° | 242 km | 02m21.5s |
| 07:46 | 44°26.7'N | 019°04.4'E | 42°17.6'N | 021°44.3'E | 43°21.4'N | 020°27.8'E | 1.034 | 20° | 131° | 246 km | 02m24.5s |
| 07:48 | 44°30.0'N | 020°42.3'E | 42°22.1'N | 023°12.2'E | 43°25.3'N | 022°00.3'E | 1.034 | 21° | 133° | 250 km | 02m27.2s |
| 07:50 | 44°35.4'N | 022°13.8'E | 42°28.3'N | 024°35.3'E | 43°31.2'N | 023°27.2'E | 1.034 | 22° | 135° | 253 km | 02m29.7s |
| 07:52 | 44°42.6'N | 023°39.9'E | 42°36.1'N | 025°54.3'E | 43°38.8'N | 024°49.6'E | 1.035 | 23° | 136° | 256 km | 02m31.9s |
| 07:54 | 44°51.4'N | 025°01.8'E | 42°45.4'N | 027°09.9'E | 43°47.8'N | 026°08.1'E | 1.035 | 23° | 138° | 258 km | 02m33.9s |
| 07:56 | 45°01.8'N | 026°20.1'E | 42°55.9'N | 028°22.6'E | 43°58.3'N | 027°23.4'E | 1.035 | 24° | 140° | 260 km | 02m35.8s |
| 07:58 | 45°13.5'N | 027°35.4'E | 43°07.7'N | 029°32.8'E | 44°10.0'N | 028°36.0'E | 1.035 | 25° | 142° | 262 km | 02m37.4s |
| 08:00 | 45°26.4'N | 028°48.1'E | 43°20.7'N | 030°41.0'E | 44°23.0'N | 029°46.3'E | 1.035 | 25° | 143° | 263 km | 02m38.9s |
| 08:02 | 45°40.6'N | 029°58.7'E | 43°34.8'N | 031°47.3'E | 44°37.1'N | 030°54.7'E | 1.036 | 26° | 145° | 263 km | 02m40.2s |
| 08:04 | 45°55.9'N | 031°07.5'E | 43°49.9'N | 032°52.2'E | 44°52.4'N | 032°01.4'E | 1.036 | 26° | 146° | 264 km | 02m41.3s |
| 08:06 | 46°12.4'N | 032°14.7'E | 44°06.1'N | 033°55.8'E | 45°08.7'N | 033°06.7'E | 1.036 | 26° | 148° | 264 km | 02m42.3s |
| 08:08 | 46°29.9'N | 033°20.7'E | 44°23.3'N | 034°58.3'E | 45°26.1'N | 034°10.9'E | 1.036 | 27° | 150° | 264 km | 02m43.2s |
| 08:10 | 46°48.6'N | 034°25.7'E | 44°41.5'N | 036°00.0'E | 45°44.5'N | 035°14.2'E | 1.036 | 27° | 151° | 263 km | 02m43.9s |
| 08:12 | 47°08.3'N | 035°30.0'E | 45°00.7'N | 037°01.0'E | 46°03.9'N | 036°16.7'E | 1.036 | 27° | 153° | 263 km | 02m44.4s |
| 08:14 | 47°29.0'N | 036°33.6'E | 45°20.9'N | 038°01.5'E | 46°24.4'N | 037°18.7'E | 1.036 | 27° | 155° | 262 km | 02m44.8s |
| 08:16 | 47°50.8'N | 037°36.8'E | 45°42.1'N | 039°01.6'E | 46°45.9'N | 038°20.4'E | 1.036 | 28° | 157° | 260 km | 02m45.0s |
| 08:18 | 48°13.8'N | 038°39.8'E | 46°04.3'N | 040°01.6'E | 47°08.4'N | 039°21.8'E | 1.036 | 28° | 158° | 259 km | 02m45.1s |
| 08:20 | 48°37.8'N | 039°42.8'E | 46°27.5'N | 041°01.6'E | 47°32.0'N | 040°23.2'E | 1.036 | 28° | 160° | 257 km | 02m45.0s |
| 08:22 | 49°02.9'N | 040°45.9'E | 46°51.8'N | 042°01.7'E | 47°56.7'N | 041°24.8'E | 1.036 | 28° | 162° | 256 km | 02m44.9s |
| 08:24 | 49°29.2'N | 041°49.4'E | 47°17.1'N | 043°02.1'E | 48°22.5'N | 042°26.7'E | 1.036 | 27° | 163° | 254 km | 02m44.5s |
| 08:26 | 49°56.7'N | 042°53.5'E | 47°43.6'N | 044°03.0'E | 48°49.4'N | 043°29.1'E | 1.036 | 27° | 165° | 252 km | 02m44.0s |
| 08:28 | 50°25.5'N | 043°58.3'E | 48°11.2'N | 045°04.6'E | 49°17.6'N | 044°32.3'E | 1.036 | 27° | 167° | 250 km | 02m43.4s |
| 08:30 | 50°55.6'N | 045°04.1'E | 48°40.0'N | 046°07.0'E | 49°47.0'N | 045°36.3'E | 1.036 | 27° | 169° | 247 km | 02m42.6s |
| 08:32 | 51°27.1'N | 046°11.2'E | 49°10.1'N | 047°10.5'E | 50°17.8'N | 046°41.5'E | 1.036 | 27° | 170° | 245 km | 02m41.7s |
| 08:34 | 52°00.1'N | 047°19.7'E | 49°41.5'N | 048°15.2'E | 50°50.0'N | 047°48.0'E | 1.036 | 26° | 172° | 243 km | 02m40.6s |
| 08:36 | 52°34.7'N | 048°30.0'E | 50°14.4'N | 049°21.5'E | 51°23.6'N | 048°56.3'E | 1.035 | 26° | 174° | 240 km | 02m39.4s |
| 08:38 | 53°11.0'N | 049°42.5'E | 50°48.8'N | 050°29.6'E | 51°58.9'N | 050°06.4'E | 1.035 | 25° | 176° | 237 km | 02m38.0s |
| 08:40 | 53°49.2'N | 050°57.5'E | 51°24.8'N | 051°39.8'E | 52°36.0'N | 051°19.0'E | 1.035 | 25° | 178° | 235 km | 02m36.5s |
| 08:42 | 54°29.5'N | 052°15.6'E | 52°02.6'N | 052°52.5'E | 53°14.9'N | 052°34.3'E | 1.035 | 24° | 179° | 232 km | 02m34.8s |
| 08:44 | 55°12.1'N | 053°37.3'E | 52°42.4'N | 054°08.3'E | 53°56.0'N | 053°52.8'E | 1.035 | 23° | 181° | 229 km | 02m32.9s |
| 08:46 | 55°57.2'N | 055°03.4'E | 53°24.3'N | 055°27.5'E | 54°39.4'N | 055°15.3'E | 1.035 | 23° | 183° | 227 km | 02m30.8s |
| 08:48 | 56°45.4'N | 056°34.8'E | 54°08.7'N | 056°50.9'E | 55°25.5'N | 056°42.4'E | 1.034 | 22° | 185° | 224 km | 02m28.6s |
| 08:50 | 57°36.9'N | 058°12.6'E | 54°55.9'N | 058°19.3'E | 56°14.7'N | 058°15.2'E | 1.034 | 21° | 188° | 221 km | 02m26.1s |
| 08:52 | 58°32.5'N | 059°58.4'E | 55°46.2'N | 059°53.8'E | 57°07.4'N | 059°54.9'E | 1.034 | 20° | 190° | 218 km | 02m23.4s |
| 08:54 | 59°33.0'N | 061°54.6'E | 56°40.2'N | 061°35.8'E | 58°04.4'N | 061°43.3'E | 1.033 | 19° | 192° | 215 km | 02m20.4s |
| 08:56 | 60°39.7'N | 064°04.3'E | 57°38.8'N | 063°27.3'E | 59°06.5'N | 063°43.0'E | 1.033 | 17° | 194° | 212 km | 02m17.2s |
| 08:58 | 61°54.5'N | 066°32.8'E | 58°42.9'N | 065°31.0'E | 60°15.3'N | 065°57.5'E | 1.032 | 16° | 197° | 208 km | 02m13.5s |
| 09:00 | 63°20.7'N | 069°29.1'E | 59°54.1'N | 067°51.3'E | 61°32.9'N | 068°33.1'E | 1.032 | 14° | 200° | 205 km | 02m09.4s |
| 09:02 | 65°05.1'N | 073°11.9'E | 61°15.1'N | 070°35.4'E | 63°03.3'N | 071°40.5'E | 1.031 | 12° | 204° | 201 km | 02m04.7s |
| 09:04 | 67°25.4'N | 078°33.7'E | 62°50.6'N | 073°56.8'E | 64°54.7'N | 075°43.8'E | 1.030 | 10° | 208° | 197 km | 01m58.9s |
| 09:06 | - | - | 64°51.9'N | 078°28.3'E | 67°34.1'N | 082°02.9'E | 1.029 | 6° | 214° | 191 km | 01m50.9s |
| Limits | 72°20.5'N | 092°03.4'E | 71°03.7'N | 095°22.0'E | 71°42.2'N | 093°48.1'E | 1.027 | 0° | - | 183 km | 01m39.2s |
ΔT = 33.6 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 08:19:48.3 | 08:19:14.6 | 47°22.9'N | 039°51.5'E | 27.6° | 159.3° | 258.0 km | 02m45.08s |
| Greatest Duration | 08:18:50.8 | 08:18:17.2 | 47°11.7'N | 039°30.6'E | 27.6° | 158.5° | 258.8 km | 02m45.10s |
Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 15
Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions
- Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses
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- Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication
Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1961 Feb 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 33.6 seconds for this eclipse.
Acknowledgments
Some of the content on this website is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"
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