Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1966 May 20

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1966 May 20 . 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 1966 May 20
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits02°08.5'N030°15.5'W01°36.1'N029°55.8'W01°52.3'N030°05.7'W 0.983 - 69 km 00m58.9s
07:5605°39.5'N021°38.5'W05°43.2'N020°17.9'W05°41.7'N020°56.8'W 0.986 10° 71° 58 km 00m52.1s
07:5807°31.3'N017°49.1'W07°28.1'N016°53.8'W07°29.8'N017°20.9'W 0.987 15° 71° 53 km 00m48.9s
08:0008°58.7'N015°05.5'W08°53.0'N014°21.6'W08°55.9'N014°43.3'W 0.988 18° 72° 49 km 00m46.4s
08:0210°14.0'N012°53.7'W10°07.3'N012°16.6'W10°10.6'N012°35.0'W 0.989 21° 72° 46 km 00m44.2s
08:0411°21.8'N011°01.5'W11°14.5'N010°29.1'W11°18.1'N010°45.2'W 0.990 24° 73° 43 km 00m42.2s
08:0612°24.2'N009°22.8'W12°16.7'N008°54.0'W12°20.4'N009°08.3'W 0.990 26° 74° 40 km 00m40.4s
08:0813°22.6'N007°54.0'W13°15.0'N007°28.2'W13°18.8'N007°41.0'W 0.991 28° 74° 38 km 00m38.7s
08:1014°17.7'N006°33.1'W14°10.2'N006°09.6'W14°13.9'N006°21.3'W 0.991 30° 75° 36 km 00m37.1s
08:1215°10.3'N005°18.3'W15°02.8'N004°56.8'W15°06.5'N005°07.5'W 0.992 32° 76° 34 km 00m35.5s
08:1416°00.6'N004°08.7'W15°53.3'N003°48.9'W15°56.9'N003°58.7'W 0.992 33° 76° 32 km 00m34.1s
08:1616°49.0'N003°03.3'W16°41.9'N002°45.0'W16°45.4'N002°54.1'W 0.993 35° 77° 30 km 00m32.7s
08:1817°35.8'N002°01.5'W17°28.9'N001°44.5'W17°32.3'N001°52.9'W 0.993 37° 78° 29 km 00m31.3s
08:2018°21.1'N001°02.7'W18°14.4'N000°47.0'W18°17.7'N000°54.8'W 0.993 38° 79° 27 km 00m30.0s
08:2219°05.1'N000°06.7'W18°58.6'N000°08.0'E19°01.8'N000°00.7'E 0.994 40° 80° 26 km 00m28.8s
08:2419°48.0'N000°47.1'E19°41.6'N001°00.7'E19°44.8'N000°53.9'E 0.994 41° 80° 24 km 00m27.6s
08:2620°29.7'N001°38.8'E20°23.6'N001°51.5'E20°26.6'N001°45.2'E 0.994 42° 81° 23 km 00m26.4s
08:2821°10.5'N002°28.7'E21°04.6'N002°40.6'E21°07.5'N002°34.7'E 0.995 44° 82° 22 km 00m25.3s
08:3021°50.4'N003°17.0'E21°44.7'N003°28.2'E21°47.5'N003°22.6'E 0.995 45° 83° 21 km 00m24.2s
08:3222°29.4'N004°03.9'E22°23.9'N004°14.4'E22°26.6'N004°09.2'E 0.995 46° 84° 20 km 00m23.1s
08:3423°07.7'N004°49.6'E23°02.4'N004°59.4'E23°05.0'N004°54.5'E 0.995 48° 85° 18 km 00m22.1s
08:3623°45.2'N005°34.2'E23°40.1'N005°43.4'E23°42.6'N005°38.8'E 0.996 49° 86° 17 km 00m21.1s
08:3824°22.1'N006°17.8'E24°17.2'N006°26.4'E24°19.6'N006°22.1'E 0.996 50° 87° 17 km 00m20.1s
08:4024°58.3'N007°00.5'E24°53.5'N007°08.6'E24°55.9'N007°04.6'E 0.996 51° 89° 16 km 00m19.2s
08:4225°33.8'N007°42.5'E25°29.3'N007°50.0'E25°31.6'N007°46.3'E 0.996 52° 90° 15 km 00m18.3s
08:4426°08.8'N008°23.8'E26°04.5'N008°30.9'E26°06.7'N008°27.3'E 0.996 53° 91° 14 km 00m17.4s
08:4626°43.3'N009°04.5'E26°39.2'N009°11.1'E26°41.2'N009°07.8'E 0.997 54° 93° 13 km 00m16.6s
08:4827°17.2'N009°44.7'E27°13.2'N009°50.9'E27°15.2'N009°47.8'E 0.997 55° 94° 12 km 00m15.8s
08:5027°50.6'N010°24.5'E27°46.8'N010°30.3'E27°48.7'N010°27.4'E 0.997 56° 95° 12 km 00m15.0s
08:5228°23.5'N011°03.9'E28°19.9'N011°09.3'E28°21.7'N011°06.6'E 0.997 57° 97° 11 km 00m14.2s
08:5428°56.0'N011°43.0'E28°52.5'N011°48.0'E28°54.2'N011°45.5'E 0.997 58° 99° 10 km 00m13.5s
08:5629°28.0'N012°21.8'E29°24.7'N012°26.5'E29°26.3'N012°24.1'E 0.998 59° 100° 10 km 00m12.8s
08:5829°59.5'N013°00.4'E29°56.4'N013°04.8'E29°57.9'N013°02.6'E 0.998 60° 102° 9 km 00m12.1s
09:0030°30.6'N013°38.9'E30°27.6'N013°43.0'E30°29.1'N013°40.9'E 0.998 61° 104° 9 km 00m11.5s
09:0231°01.3'N014°17.2'E30°58.4'N014°21.0'E30°59.9'N014°19.1'E 0.998 61° 106° 8 km 00m10.9s
09:0431°31.6'N014°55.5'E31°28.8'N014°59.1'E31°30.2'N014°57.3'E 0.998 62° 108° 8 km 00m10.3s
09:0632°01.4'N015°33.8'E31°58.8'N015°37.2'E32°00.1'N015°35.5'E 0.998 63° 110° 7 km 00m09.7s
09:0832°30.9'N016°12.2'E32°28.4'N016°15.3'E32°29.7'N016°13.7'E 0.998 64° 112° 7 km 00m09.2s
09:1033°00.0'N016°50.6'E32°57.7'N016°53.4'E32°58.8'N016°52.0'E 0.998 64° 114° 6 km 00m08.7s
09:1233°28.7'N017°29.1'E33°26.5'N017°31.8'E33°27.6'N017°30.4'E 0.998 65° 117° 6 km 00m08.2s
09:1433°57.0'N018°07.7'E33°54.9'N018°10.3'E33°56.0'N018°09.0'E 0.999 66° 119° 6 km 00m07.8s
09:1634°25.0'N018°46.6'E34°22.9'N018°48.9'E34°24.0'N018°47.8'E 0.999 66° 122° 5 km 00m07.3s
09:1834°52.5'N019°25.7'E34°50.6'N019°27.9'E34°51.6'N019°26.8'E 0.999 67° 125° 5 km 00m07.0s
09:2035°19.7'N020°05.0'E35°17.9'N020°07.1'E35°18.8'N020°06.1'E 0.999 67° 128° 5 km 00m06.6s
09:2235°46.6'N020°44.7'E35°44.8'N020°46.6'E35°45.7'N020°45.6'E 0.999 68° 131° 4 km 00m06.3s
09:2436°13.0'N021°24.7'E36°11.3'N021°26.5'E36°12.2'N021°25.6'E 0.999 68° 134° 4 km 00m06.0s
09:2636°39.1'N022°05.0'E36°37.5'N022°06.7'E36°38.3'N022°05.9'E 0.999 68° 137° 4 km 00m05.7s
09:2837°04.9'N022°45.8'E37°03.3'N022°47.4'E37°04.1'N022°46.6'E 0.999 69° 140° 4 km 00m05.4s
09:3037°30.2'N023°27.0'E37°28.7'N023°28.5'E37°29.4'N023°27.7'E 0.999 69° 143° 4 km 00m05.2s
09:3237°55.2'N024°08.7'E37°53.7'N024°10.1'E37°54.4'N024°09.4'E 0.999 69° 147° 3 km 00m05.0s
09:3438°19.8'N024°50.8'E38°18.3'N024°52.2'E38°19.1'N024°51.5'E 0.999 69° 150° 3 km 00m04.9s
09:3638°44.0'N025°33.6'E38°42.6'N025°34.8'E38°43.3'N025°34.2'E 0.999 69° 154° 3 km 00m04.8s
09:3839°07.9'N026°16.9'E39°06.4'N026°18.1'E39°07.1'N026°17.5'E 0.999 70° 157° 3 km 00m04.7s
09:4039°31.3'N027°00.8'E39°29.9'N027°01.9'E39°30.6'N027°01.3'E 0.999 69° 161° 3 km 00m04.6s
09:4239°54.4'N027°45.3'E39°52.9'N027°46.4'E39°53.7'N027°45.9'E 0.999 69° 164° 3 km 00m04.6s
09:4440°17.0'N028°30.5'E40°15.6'N028°31.6'E40°16.3'N028°31.1'E 0.999 69° 168° 3 km 00m04.6s
09:4640°39.3'N029°16.5'E40°37.8'N029°17.5'E40°38.6'N029°17.0'E 0.999 69° 171° 3 km 00m04.6s
09:4841°01.1'N030°03.2'E40°59.6'N030°04.2'E41°00.4'N030°03.7'E 0.999 69° 175° 3 km 00m04.6s
09:5041°22.5'N030°50.6'E41°21.0'N030°51.7'E41°21.8'N030°51.2'E 0.999 69° 178° 3 km 00m04.7s
09:5241°43.5'N031°38.9'E41°41.9'N031°40.0'E41°42.7'N031°39.4'E 0.999 68° 181° 3 km 00m04.8s
09:5442°04.1'N032°28.1'E42°02.4'N032°29.1'E42°03.2'N032°28.6'E 0.999 68° 185° 3 km 00m05.0s
09:5642°24.1'N033°18.1'E42°22.4'N033°19.1'E42°23.3'N033°18.6'E 0.999 67° 188° 3 km 00m05.2s
09:5842°43.8'N034°09.1'E42°41.9'N034°10.1'E42°42.9'N034°09.6'E 0.999 67° 191° 4 km 00m05.4s
10:0043°02.9'N035°01.0'E43°01.0'N035°02.0'E43°01.9'N035°01.5'E 0.999 66° 194° 4 km 00m05.6s
10:0243°21.6'N035°54.0'E43°19.5'N035°55.0'E43°20.5'N035°54.5'E 0.999 66° 197° 4 km 00m05.9s
10:0443°39.7'N036°48.0'E43°37.5'N036°49.0'E43°38.6'N036°48.5'E 0.999 65° 200° 4 km 00m06.2s
10:0643°57.3'N037°43.1'E43°55.0'N037°44.1'E43°56.2'N037°43.6'E 0.999 65° 203° 4 km 00m06.5s
10:0844°14.4'N038°39.3'E44°12.0'N038°40.3'E44°13.2'N038°39.8'E 0.999 64° 205° 5 km 00m06.9s
10:1044°30.9'N039°36.7'E44°28.3'N039°37.7'E44°29.6'N039°37.2'E 0.999 63° 208° 5 km 00m07.3s
10:1244°46.9'N040°35.4'E44°44.1'N040°36.3'E44°45.5'N040°35.8'E 0.999 62° 211° 5 km 00m07.7s
10:1445°02.2'N041°35.2'E44°59.2'N041°36.1'E45°00.7'N041°35.7'E 0.998 62° 213° 6 km 00m08.2s
10:1645°16.9'N042°36.4'E45°13.8'N042°37.3'E45°15.3'N042°36.9'E 0.998 61° 215° 6 km 00m08.7s
10:1845°31.0'N043°39.0'E45°27.6'N043°39.8'E45°29.3'N043°39.4'E 0.998 60° 218° 6 km 00m09.2s
10:2045°44.4'N044°43.0'E45°40.8'N044°43.7'E45°42.6'N044°43.3'E 0.998 59° 220° 7 km 00m09.8s
10:2245°57.2'N045°48.5'E45°53.2'N045°49.0'E45°55.2'N045°48.7'E 0.998 58° 222° 7 km 00m10.3s
10:2446°09.2'N046°55.4'E46°05.0'N046°55.9'E46°07.1'N046°55.7'E 0.998 57° 225° 8 km 00m11.0s
10:2646°20.4'N048°04.0'E46°15.9'N048°04.3'E46°18.1'N048°04.1'E 0.998 56° 227° 8 km 00m11.6s
10:2846°30.8'N049°14.2'E46°26.1'N049°14.3'E46°28.4'N049°14.3'E 0.998 55° 229° 9 km 00m12.3s
10:3046°40.4'N050°26.1'E46°35.3'N050°26.0'E46°37.9'N050°26.1'E 0.997 54° 231° 9 km 00m13.0s
10:3246°49.2'N051°39.8'E46°43.7'N051°39.5'E46°46.5'N051°39.6'E 0.997 53° 233° 10 km 00m13.7s
10:3446°57.0'N052°55.3'E46°51.2'N052°54.7'E46°54.1'N052°55.0'E 0.997 52° 235° 11 km 00m14.5s
10:3647°03.9'N054°12.8'E46°57.7'N054°11.9'E47°00.8'N054°12.3'E 0.997 51° 237° 11 km 00m15.3s
10:3847°09.7'N055°32.3'E47°03.2'N055°31.0'E47°06.5'N055°31.7'E 0.997 50° 239° 12 km 00m16.2s
10:4047°14.5'N056°54.0'E47°07.6'N056°52.2'E47°11.1'N056°53.1'E 0.997 49° 241° 13 km 00m17.0s
10:4247°18.2'N058°17.8'E47°10.9'N058°15.5'E47°14.5'N058°16.7'E 0.996 48° 243° 13 km 00m17.9s
10:4447°20.7'N059°44.0'E47°12.9'N059°41.2'E47°16.8'N059°42.6'E 0.996 47° 245° 14 km 00m18.9s
10:4647°21.9'N061°12.7'E47°13.7'N061°09.2'E47°17.8'N061°11.0'E 0.996 45° 247° 15 km 00m19.9s
10:4847°21.8'N062°44.1'E47°13.1'N062°39.8'E47°17.4'N062°41.9'E 0.996 44° 249° 16 km 00m20.9s
10:5047°20.2'N064°18.2'E47°11.1'N064°13.1'E47°15.6'N064°15.6'E 0.995 43° 251° 17 km 00m21.9s
10:5247°17.0'N065°55.4'E47°07.4'N065°49.3'E47°12.2'N065°52.3'E 0.995 42° 253° 18 km 00m23.0s
10:5447°12.2'N067°35.8'E47°02.2'N067°28.7'E47°07.2'N067°32.2'E 0.995 40° 255° 19 km 00m24.1s
10:5647°05.6'N069°19.8'E46°55.0'N069°11.4'E47°00.3'N069°15.6'E 0.995 39° 257° 21 km 00m25.3s
10:5846°56.9'N071°07.6'E46°45.9'N070°57.9'E46°51.4'N071°02.7'E 0.994 37° 259° 22 km 00m26.5s
11:0046°46.1'N072°59.8'E46°34.7'N072°48.4'E46°40.4'N072°54.1'E 0.994 36° 261° 23 km 00m27.8s
11:0246°32.9'N074°56.7'E46°21.0'N074°43.6'E46°26.9'N074°50.1'E 0.994 34° 264° 25 km 00m29.1s
11:0446°17.0'N076°59.2'E46°04.6'N076°44.0'E46°10.8'N076°51.5'E 0.993 32° 266° 26 km 00m30.5s
11:0645°57.9'N079°08.0'E45°45.2'N078°50.3'E45°51.5'N078°59.1'E 0.993 30° 268° 28 km 00m31.9s
11:0845°35.3'N081°24.2'E45°22.2'N081°03.7'E45°28.7'N081°13.9'E 0.992 29° 270° 30 km 00m33.5s
11:1045°08.4'N083°49.5'E44°55.2'N083°25.5'E45°01.8'N083°37.4'E 0.992 27° 272° 32 km 00m35.1s
11:1244°36.3'N086°26.1'E44°23.1'N085°57.9'E44°29.7'N086°11.9'E 0.991 24° 275° 34 km 00m36.8s
11:1443°57.7'N089°17.4'E43°44.7'N088°43.8'E43°51.2'N089°00.4'E 0.991 22° 277° 37 km 00m38.7s
11:1643°10.3'N092°29.3'E42°58.1'N091°48.2'E43°04.2'N092°08.5'E 0.990 19° 280° 40 km 00m40.7s
11:1842°09.7'N096°12.7'E41°59.5'N095°20.2'E42°04.6'N095°46.0'E 0.989 16° 283° 44 km 00m43.0s
11:2040°45.7'N100°54.2'E40°40.7'N099°40.4'E40°43.4'N100°16.3'E 0.988 12° 286° 48 km 00m45.9s
11:2238°07.8'N108°48.1'E38°32.3'N106°04.6'E38°23.1'N107°17.4'E 0.986 291° 56 km 00m50.1s
Limits36°15.8'N113°56.6'E35°47.5'N113°32.9'E36°01.6'N113°44.7'E 0.984 - 63 km 00m53.7s

ΔT = 36.9 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse09:39:01.609:38:24.739°12.0'N026°17.2'E 69.5° 157.9° 3.2 km00m04.65s
Greatest Duration07:54:41.407:54:04.501°52.3'N030°05.7'W 0.0° 70.1° 68.5 km00m58.88s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1966 May 20

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1966 May 20 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 36.9 seconds for this eclipse.

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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.

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