Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2873 Feb 18

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2873 Feb 18 . 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 2873 Feb 18
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits24°55.8'N058°08.8'W23°42.0'N058°06.9'W24°18.8'N058°07.7'W 1.032 - 132 km 01m50.2s
10:26 - - 22°14.3'N050°26.6'W23°24.4'N053°24.2'W 1.033 104° 139 km 01m59.3s
10:2823°18.5'N048°51.6'W21°27.8'N045°30.9'W22°21.9'N047°03.1'W 1.035 11° 107° 148 km 02m13.2s
10:3022°44.5'N044°43.0'W21°02.0'N042°12.9'W21°52.8'N043°24.2'W 1.037 15° 109° 154 km 02m22.2s
10:3222°24.4'N041°42.1'W20°45.2'N039°35.8'W21°34.5'N040°36.5'W 1.037 18° 110° 159 km 02m29.5s
10:3422°11.3'N039°14.6'W20°33.7'N037°22.7'W21°22.3'N038°16.8'W 1.038 20° 112° 163 km 02m35.9s
10:3622°02.6'N037°07.8'W20°25.9'N035°25.8'W21°14.1'N036°15.3'W 1.039 22° 113° 167 km 02m41.7s
10:3821°57.1'N035°15.4'W20°20.9'N033°40.8'W21°08.9'N034°26.8'W 1.040 24° 114° 170 km 02m47.0s
10:4021°54.0'N033°33.8'W20°18.1'N032°04.8'W21°06.0'N032°48.3'W 1.040 26° 115° 173 km 02m52.0s
10:4221°52.9'N032°00.7'W20°17.2'N030°36.2'W21°05.0'N031°17.5'W 1.041 28° 116° 176 km 02m56.6s
10:4421°53.5'N030°34.3'W20°17.7'N029°13.5'W21°05.5'N029°53.1'W 1.041 30° 117° 179 km 03m01.0s
10:4621°55.4'N029°13.5'W20°19.6'N027°55.9'W21°07.5'N028°33.9'W 1.041 31° 119° 181 km 03m05.2s
10:4821°58.6'N027°57.4'W20°22.7'N026°42.5'W21°10.6'N027°19.3'W 1.042 32° 120° 183 km 03m09.1s
10:5022°02.8'N026°45.4'W20°26.8'N025°32.8'W21°14.7'N026°08.4'W 1.042 34° 121° 185 km 03m12.9s
10:5222°08.0'N025°36.9'W20°31.9'N024°26.3'W21°19.9'N025°01.0'W 1.042 35° 122° 187 km 03m16.4s
10:5422°14.0'N024°31.4'W20°37.8'N023°22.6'W21°25.9'N023°56.4'W 1.043 36° 123° 189 km 03m19.8s
10:5622°20.9'N023°28.5'W20°44.5'N022°21.3'W21°32.7'N022°54.4'W 1.043 37° 124° 191 km 03m23.0s
10:5822°28.5'N022°28.1'W20°52.0'N021°22.3'W21°40.2'N021°54.7'W 1.043 38° 126° 192 km 03m26.1s
11:0022°36.8'N021°29.7'W21°00.1'N020°25.3'W21°48.4'N020°57.0'W 1.044 39° 127° 194 km 03m29.0s
11:0222°45.8'N020°33.3'W21°08.9'N019°30.1'W21°57.3'N020°01.2'W 1.044 40° 128° 195 km 03m31.8s
11:0422°55.3'N019°38.5'W21°18.3'N018°36.4'W22°06.8'N019°07.0'W 1.044 41° 130° 196 km 03m34.4s
11:0623°05.5'N018°45.3'W21°28.3'N017°44.2'W22°16.8'N018°14.3'W 1.044 42° 131° 197 km 03m36.9s
11:0823°16.2'N017°53.4'W21°38.9'N016°53.3'W22°27.5'N017°23.0'W 1.045 43° 132° 198 km 03m39.3s
11:1023°27.4'N017°02.8'W21°50.0'N016°03.6'W22°38.6'N016°32.8'W 1.045 44° 134° 199 km 03m41.5s
11:1223°39.1'N016°13.3'W22°01.6'N015°14.9'W22°50.3'N015°43.8'W 1.045 44° 135° 199 km 03m43.5s
11:1423°51.4'N015°24.8'W22°13.7'N014°27.3'W23°02.4'N014°55.7'W 1.045 45° 137° 200 km 03m45.5s
11:1624°04.1'N014°37.2'W22°26.2'N013°40.5'W23°15.1'N014°08.5'W 1.045 46° 138° 200 km 03m47.3s
11:1824°17.3'N013°50.4'W22°39.3'N012°54.5'W23°28.2'N013°22.2'W 1.045 46° 140° 201 km 03m48.9s
11:2024°30.9'N013°04.4'W22°52.8'N012°09.2'W23°41.8'N012°36.5'W 1.045 47° 142° 201 km 03m50.5s
11:2224°45.0'N012°19.1'W23°06.8'N011°24.6'W23°55.8'N011°51.6'W 1.046 47° 143° 201 km 03m51.9s
11:2424°59.5'N011°34.3'W23°21.2'N010°40.5'W24°10.2'N011°07.2'W 1.046 48° 145° 201 km 03m53.2s
11:2625°14.5'N010°50.0'W23°36.0'N009°57.0'W24°25.1'N010°23.3'W 1.046 48° 147° 201 km 03m54.3s
11:2825°29.8'N010°06.2'W23°51.3'N009°13.8'W24°40.5'N009°39.8'W 1.046 49° 148° 201 km 03m55.4s
11:3025°45.6'N009°22.8'W24°07.0'N008°31.1'W24°56.2'N008°56.8'W 1.046 49° 150° 201 km 03m56.3s
11:3226°01.9'N008°39.8'W24°23.1'N007°48.7'W25°12.4'N008°14.1'W 1.046 49° 152° 201 km 03m57.0s
11:3426°18.5'N007°56.9'W24°39.7'N007°06.6'W25°29.0'N007°31.6'W 1.046 50° 154° 201 km 03m57.7s
11:3626°35.6'N007°14.4'W24°56.6'N006°24.7'W25°46.0'N006°49.4'W 1.046 50° 155° 200 km 03m58.2s
11:3826°53.1'N006°31.9'W25°14.0'N005°43.0'W26°03.4'N006°07.3'W 1.046 50° 157° 200 km 03m58.6s
11:4027°11.0'N005°49.6'W25°31.8'N005°01.4'W26°21.2'N005°25.4'W 1.046 50° 159° 200 km 03m58.8s
11:4227°29.3'N005°07.4'W25°50.0'N004°19.9'W26°39.5'N004°43.5'W 1.046 50° 161° 199 km 03m59.0s
11:4427°48.0'N004°25.1'W26°08.6'N003°38.3'W26°58.2'N004°01.6'W 1.046 50° 163° 198 km 03m59.0s
11:4628°07.2'N003°42.8'W26°27.7'N002°56.8'W27°17.3'N003°19.7'W 1.046 50° 165° 198 km 03m58.9s
11:4828°26.8'N003°00.4'W26°47.2'N002°15.2'W27°36.8'N002°37.7'W 1.046 50° 167° 197 km 03m58.7s
11:5028°46.8'N002°17.8'W27°07.1'N001°33.4'W27°56.8'N001°55.5'W 1.046 50° 168° 196 km 03m58.3s
11:5229°07.3'N001°35.0'W27°27.4'N000°51.4'W28°17.2'N001°13.2'W 1.046 50° 170° 196 km 03m57.8s
11:5429°28.2'N000°51.9'W27°48.3'N000°09.2'W28°38.1'N000°30.5'W 1.046 50° 172° 195 km 03m57.2s
11:5629°49.6'N000°08.5'W28°09.5'N000°33.3'E28°59.4'N000°12.4'E 1.046 50° 174° 194 km 03m56.5s
11:5830°11.5'N000°35.3'E28°31.2'N001°16.1'E29°21.2'N000°55.7'E 1.046 49° 176° 193 km 03m55.7s
12:0030°33.8'N001°19.5'E28°53.4'N001°59.4'E29°43.4'N001°39.4'E 1.046 49° 178° 192 km 03m54.7s
12:0230°56.6'N002°04.3'E29°16.1'N002°43.1'E30°06.2'N002°23.7'E 1.046 49° 180° 191 km 03m53.6s
12:0431°20.0'N002°49.6'E29°39.3'N003°27.4'E30°29.4'N003°08.5'E 1.046 48° 182° 190 km 03m52.4s
12:0631°43.8'N003°35.7'E30°02.9'N004°12.3'E30°53.2'N003°53.9'E 1.046 48° 183° 189 km 03m51.1s
12:0832°08.2'N004°22.4'E30°27.1'N004°57.9'E31°17.5'N004°40.1'E 1.046 47° 185° 188 km 03m49.7s
12:1032°33.2'N005°10.1'E30°51.9'N005°44.3'E31°42.3'N005°27.1'E 1.045 47° 187° 187 km 03m48.1s
12:1232°58.7'N005°58.6'E31°17.2'N006°31.5'E32°07.7'N006°14.9'E 1.045 46° 189° 186 km 03m46.4s
12:1433°24.8'N006°48.2'E31°43.1'N007°19.7'E32°33.7'N007°03.8'E 1.045 46° 191° 185 km 03m44.6s
12:1633°51.6'N007°38.9'E32°09.6'N008°08.9'E33°00.3'N007°53.7'E 1.045 45° 192° 184 km 03m42.7s
12:1834°19.0'N008°30.8'E32°36.7'N008°59.2'E33°27.6'N008°44.9'E 1.045 44° 194° 183 km 03m40.7s
12:2034°47.1'N009°24.2'E33°04.5'N009°50.9'E33°55.5'N009°37.3'E 1.045 43° 196° 182 km 03m38.5s
12:2235°15.9'N010°19.1'E33°33.1'N010°43.9'E34°24.2'N010°31.3'E 1.044 43° 197° 181 km 03m36.2s
12:2435°45.5'N011°15.7'E34°02.3'N011°38.6'E34°53.6'N011°26.9'E 1.044 42° 199° 179 km 03m33.8s
12:2636°15.9'N012°14.2'E34°32.3'N012°34.9'E35°23.8'N012°24.3'E 1.044 41° 201° 178 km 03m31.3s
12:2836°47.2'N013°14.8'E35°03.2'N013°33.2'E35°54.9'N013°23.6'E 1.044 40° 202° 177 km 03m28.6s
12:3037°19.4'N014°17.7'E35°34.9'N014°33.6'E36°26.8'N014°25.3'E 1.044 39° 204° 176 km 03m25.8s
12:3237°52.5'N015°23.2'E36°07.6'N015°36.4'E36°59.7'N015°29.4'E 1.043 38° 206° 174 km 03m22.9s
12:3438°26.8'N016°31.7'E36°41.3'N016°41.9'E37°33.7'N016°36.3'E 1.043 37° 207° 173 km 03m19.8s
12:3639°02.2'N017°43.5'E37°16.1'N017°50.4'E38°08.8'N017°46.4'E 1.043 36° 209° 171 km 03m16.6s
12:3839°38.9'N018°59.0'E37°52.1'N019°02.2'E38°45.1'N019°00.0'E 1.042 35° 211° 170 km 03m13.3s
12:4040°17.0'N020°18.9'E38°29.5'N020°18.0'E39°22.8'N020°17.7'E 1.042 33° 212° 168 km 03m09.7s
12:4240°56.7'N021°43.7'E39°08.3'N021°38.1'E40°02.1'N021°40.2'E 1.042 32° 214° 167 km 03m06.0s
12:4441°38.1'N023°14.4'E39°48.7'N023°03.4'E40°43.0'N023°08.0'E 1.041 31° 216° 165 km 03m02.1s
12:4642°21.6'N024°51.9'E40°31.0'N024°34.7'E41°25.9'N024°42.3'E 1.041 29° 218° 163 km 02m58.0s
12:4843°07.4'N026°37.6'E41°15.5'N026°13.1'E42°11.0'N026°24.2'E 1.040 27° 220° 162 km 02m53.7s
12:5043°56.0'N028°33.5'E42°02.5'N028°00.2'E42°58.7'N028°15.4'E 1.040 26° 222° 160 km 02m49.1s
12:5244°48.0'N030°42.1'E42°52.4'N029°57.9'E43°49.6'N030°18.3'E 1.039 24° 224° 158 km 02m44.2s
12:5445°44.2'N033°07.3'E43°46.0'N032°09.2'E44°44.4'N032°36.1'E 1.039 22° 226° 155 km 02m39.0s
12:5646°46.0'N035°55.2'E44°44.3'N034°38.4'E45°44.4'N035°14.0'E 1.038 20° 229° 153 km 02m33.2s
12:5847°55.8'N039°16.8'E45°48.9'N037°32.8'E46°51.3'N038°20.7'E 1.037 17° 231° 150 km 02m26.8s
13:0049°18.6'N043°35.5'E47°02.8'N041°05.8'E48°09.2'N042°13.8'E 1.036 14° 235° 147 km 02m19.4s
13:0251°10.0'N050°06.0'E48°33.2'N045°49.2'E49°47.9'N047°39.6'E 1.035 10° 240° 143 km 02m10.0s
Limits53°49.3'N061°27.5'E52°38.1'N061°48.8'E53°13.6'N061°38.4'E 1.032 - 133 km 01m50.2s

ΔT = 3294.6 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse12:39:44.911:44:50.427°06.1'N017°29.9'W 50.3° 163.6° 198.2 km03m58.97s
Greatest Duration12:38:10.511:43:15.926°51.3'N004°17.0'W 50.2° 162.1° 198.7 km03m59.01s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2873 Feb 18

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2873 Feb 18 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 3294.6 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 739.8 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 3.09°.

Acknowledgments

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

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