Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1486 May 12

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1486 May 12 . 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 -1486 May 12
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits25°52.6'N119°46.2'E24°15.7'N120°47.8'E25°03.9'N120°17.4'E 1.043 - 200 km 02m11.3s
21:2626°33.3'N122°18.3'E27°25.3'N131°42.7'E27°18.3'N128°11.6'E 1.045 78° 214 km 02m26.0s
21:2828°53.5'N129°49.1'E28°43.9'N135°25.0'E28°52.6'N132°50.2'E 1.047 12° 81° 222 km 02m35.9s
21:3030°15.9'N133°36.2'E29°49.0'N138°14.6'E30°04.7'N136°02.3'E 1.048 16° 83° 228 km 02m43.2s
21:3231°23.7'N136°28.1'E30°46.8'N140°36.2'E31°06.8'N138°36.8'E 1.049 19° 85° 232 km 02m49.3s
21:3432°23.6'N138°51.0'E31°39.7'N142°39.8'E32°02.9'N140°49.0'E 1.049 21° 86° 235 km 02m54.8s
21:3633°18.4'N140°55.6'E32°29.2'N144°30.7'E32°54.8'N142°46.1'E 1.050 23° 88° 238 km 02m59.8s
21:3834°09.6'N142°47.3'E33°15.9'N146°12.1'E33°43.6'N144°32.3'E 1.051 25° 90° 241 km 03m04.3s
21:4034°58.0'N144°29.5'E34°00.5'N147°46.1'E34°30.0'N146°10.1'E 1.051 27° 91° 243 km 03m08.6s
21:4235°44.2'N146°04.2'E34°43.3'N149°14.2'E35°14.4'N147°41.3'E 1.052 28° 93° 244 km 03m12.6s
21:4436°28.5'N147°33.1'E35°24.6'N150°37.5'E35°57.2'N149°07.2'E 1.052 30° 94° 246 km 03m16.4s
21:4637°11.2'N148°57.1'E36°04.6'N151°56.7'E36°38.5'N150°28.7'E 1.052 31° 96° 247 km 03m20.0s
21:4837°52.6'N150°17.1'E36°43.5'N153°12.5'E37°18.6'N151°46.5'E 1.053 33° 97° 248 km 03m23.4s
21:5038°32.9'N151°33.7'E37°21.4'N154°25.5'E37°57.6'N153°01.3'E 1.053 34° 99° 249 km 03m26.6s
21:5239°12.1'N152°47.6'E37°58.3'N155°36.1'E38°35.6'N154°13.5'E 1.053 35° 101° 250 km 03m29.7s
21:5439°50.4'N153°59.1'E38°34.5'N156°44.6'E39°12.8'N155°23.4'E 1.054 36° 102° 250 km 03m32.7s
21:5640°27.8'N155°08.6'E39°09.9'N157°51.2'E39°49.2'N156°31.5'E 1.054 37° 104° 251 km 03m35.5s
21:5841°04.5'N156°16.3'E39°44.6'N158°56.4'E40°24.9'N157°37.9'E 1.054 38° 106° 251 km 03m38.2s
22:0041°40.4'N157°22.7'E40°18.6'N160°00.2'E40°59.9'N158°42.9'E 1.055 39° 108° 251 km 03m40.7s
22:0242°15.8'N158°27.7'E40°52.1'N161°03.0'E41°34.2'N159°46.8'E 1.055 40° 109° 251 km 03m43.2s
22:0442°50.5'N159°31.8'E41°25.0'N162°04.8'E42°08.0'N160°49.7'E 1.055 41° 111° 251 km 03m45.5s
22:0643°24.6'N160°35.0'E41°57.4'N163°05.8'E42°41.3'N161°51.8'E 1.055 42° 113° 251 km 03m47.7s
22:0843°58.3'N161°37.6'E42°29.2'N164°06.1'E43°14.0'N162°53.3'E 1.055 43° 115° 251 km 03m49.8s
22:1044°31.4'N162°39.6'E43°00.6'N165°06.0'E43°46.2'N163°54.2'E 1.056 44° 117° 251 km 03m51.8s
22:1245°04.0'N163°41.2'E43°31.6'N166°05.5'E44°18.0'N164°54.7'E 1.056 44° 119° 251 km 03m53.7s
22:1445°36.2'N164°42.5'E44°02.1'N167°04.7'E44°49.3'N165°55.0'E 1.056 45° 121° 251 km 03m55.5s
22:1646°07.9'N165°43.7'E44°32.2'N168°03.7'E45°20.2'N166°55.1'E 1.056 46° 123° 251 km 03m57.2s
22:1846°39.2'N166°44.8'E45°01.9'N169°02.7'E45°50.7'N167°55.1'E 1.056 46° 125° 250 km 03m58.7s
22:2047°10.1'N167°46.0'E45°31.1'N170°01.6'E46°20.7'N168°55.2'E 1.056 47° 127° 250 km 04m00.2s
22:2247°40.5'N168°47.4'E46°00.0'N171°00.7'E46°50.4'N169°55.4'E 1.057 47° 129° 250 km 04m01.6s
22:2448°10.6'N169°49.0'E46°28.6'N172°00.0'E47°19.7'N170°55.8'E 1.057 48° 132° 249 km 04m02.9s
22:2648°40.3'N170°51.0'E46°56.7'N172°59.5'E47°48.6'N171°56.6'E 1.057 48° 134° 249 km 04m04.0s
22:2849°09.6'N171°53.4'E47°24.5'N173°59.4'E48°17.1'N172°57.7'E 1.057 49° 136° 249 km 04m05.1s
22:3049°38.5'N172°56.4'E47°51.9'N174°59.7'E48°45.2'N173°59.4'E 1.057 49° 139° 248 km 04m06.0s
22:3250°07.1'N174°00.0'E48°18.9'N176°00.6'E49°13.0'N175°01.5'E 1.057 49° 141° 248 km 04m06.9s
22:3450°35.2'N175°04.3'E48°45.6'N177°02.0'E49°40.4'N176°04.4'E 1.057 49° 143° 248 km 04m07.7s
22:3651°03.0'N176°09.4'E49°11.9'N178°04.1'E50°07.4'N177°08.0'E 1.057 50° 146° 247 km 04m08.3s
22:3851°30.4'N177°15.3'E49°37.8'N179°06.9'E50°34.0'N178°12.3'E 1.057 50° 148° 247 km 04m08.9s
22:4051°57.4'N178°22.3'E50°03.4'N179°49.5'W51°00.3'N179°17.6'E 1.057 50° 151° 246 km 04m09.3s
22:4252°24.0'N179°30.3'E50°28.6'N178°44.9'W51°26.2'N179°36.1'W 1.057 50° 153° 246 km 04m09.7s
22:4452°50.2'N179°20.5'W50°53.4'N177°39.4'W51°51.7'N178°28.8'W 1.057 50° 156° 245 km 04m09.9s
22:4653°16.0'N178°10.1'W51°17.8'N176°32.9'W52°16.7'N177°20.4'W 1.057 50° 159° 245 km 04m10.0s
22:4853°41.3'N176°58.3'W51°41.8'N175°25.2'W52°41.4'N176°10.7'W 1.057 50° 161° 244 km 04m10.1s
22:5054°06.3'N175°45.1'W52°05.4'N174°16.3'W53°05.6'N174°59.8'W 1.057 50° 164° 244 km 04m10.0s
22:5254°30.7'N174°30.4'W52°28.6'N173°06.2'W53°29.4'N173°47.4'W 1.057 50° 167° 244 km 04m09.8s
22:5454°54.7'N173°14.0'W52°51.3'N171°54.6'W53°52.8'N172°33.5'W 1.057 50° 169° 243 km 04m09.5s
22:5655°18.2'N171°55.9'W53°13.6'N170°41.7'W54°15.7'N171°18.0'W 1.057 49° 172° 243 km 04m09.2s
22:5855°41.3'N170°36.0'W53°35.4'N169°27.1'W54°38.1'N170°00.9'W 1.057 49° 175° 242 km 04m08.7s
23:0056°03.7'N169°14.2'W53°56.8'N168°11.0'W55°00.0'N168°42.0'W 1.057 49° 177° 242 km 04m08.1s
23:0256°25.6'N167°50.3'W54°17.6'N166°53.1'W55°21.3'N167°21.2'W 1.057 49° 180° 241 km 04m07.3s
23:0456°47.0'N166°24.2'W54°37.9'N165°33.4'W55°42.1'N165°58.4'W 1.057 48° 183° 241 km 04m06.5s
23:0657°07.7'N164°55.9'W54°57.7'N164°11.7'W56°02.4'N164°33.5'W 1.057 48° 186° 240 km 04m05.6s
23:0857°27.8'N163°25.1'W55°16.9'N162°48.1'W56°22.0'N163°06.5'W 1.057 47° 188° 240 km 04m04.6s
23:1057°47.1'N161°51.9'W55°35.5'N161°22.3'W56°41.0'N161°37.1'W 1.057 47° 191° 240 km 04m03.4s
23:1258°05.8'N160°15.9'W55°53.4'N159°54.2'W56°59.3'N160°05.3'W 1.057 46° 194° 239 km 04m02.1s
23:1458°23.7'N158°37.2'W56°10.7'N158°23.8'W57°16.8'N158°30.9'W 1.057 46° 197° 239 km 04m00.8s
23:1658°40.8'N156°55.6'W56°27.3'N156°51.0'W57°33.6'N156°53.8'W 1.056 45° 199° 238 km 03m59.3s
23:1858°57.0'N155°10.9'W56°43.1'N155°15.5'W57°49.7'N155°13.9'W 1.056 44° 202° 238 km 03m57.7s
23:2059°12.3'N153°22.9'W56°58.1'N153°37.2'W58°04.8'N153°31.1'W 1.056 44° 205° 237 km 03m56.0s
23:2259°26.6'N151°31.6'W57°12.3'N151°56.1'W58°19.1'N151°45.1'W 1.056 43° 208° 237 km 03m54.1s
23:2459°39.8'N149°36.7'W57°25.5'N150°12.0'W58°32.3'N149°55.8'W 1.056 42° 211° 236 km 03m52.2s
23:2659°51.9'N147°38.0'W57°37.8'N148°24.6'W58°44.5'N148°03.1'W 1.056 41° 214° 236 km 03m50.1s
23:2860°02.8'N145°35.5'W57°49.1'N146°33.9'W58°55.7'N146°06.7'W 1.055 41° 216° 235 km 03m47.9s
23:3060°12.4'N143°28.7'W57°59.3'N144°39.6'W59°05.6'N144°06.5'W 1.055 40° 219° 235 km 03m45.5s
23:3260°20.6'N141°17.6'W58°08.3'N142°41.5'W59°14.2'N142°02.2'W 1.055 39° 222° 234 km 03m43.1s
23:3460°27.2'N139°01.9'W58°16.0'N140°39.4'W59°21.4'N139°53.6'W 1.055 38° 225° 234 km 03m40.5s
23:3660°32.2'N136°41.2'W58°22.4'N138°33.0'W59°27.1'N137°40.4'W 1.054 37° 228° 233 km 03m37.7s
23:3860°35.3'N134°15.3'W58°27.2'N136°22.1'W59°31.2'N135°22.3'W 1.054 35° 231° 232 km 03m34.9s
23:4060°36.5'N131°43.7'W58°30.4'N134°06.2'W59°33.5'N132°59.0'W 1.054 34° 234° 232 km 03m31.8s
23:4260°35.5'N129°06.0'W58°31.9'N131°45.0'W59°33.8'N130°29.9'W 1.054 33° 238° 231 km 03m28.6s
23:4460°32.1'N126°21.6'W58°31.4'N129°18.0'W59°31.9'N127°54.6'W 1.053 32° 241° 230 km 03m25.2s
23:4660°25.9'N123°29.7'W58°28.7'N126°44.6'W59°27.6'N125°12.4'W 1.053 30° 244° 230 km 03m21.7s
23:4860°16.7'N120°29.5'W58°23.5'N124°04.0'W59°20.6'N122°22.5'W 1.052 29° 247° 229 km 03m17.9s
23:5060°04.0'N117°19.7'W58°15.7'N121°15.3'W59°10.5'N119°23.7'W 1.052 27° 251° 228 km 03m13.9s
23:5259°47.2'N113°58.6'W58°04.6'N118°17.2'W58°56.8'N116°14.7'W 1.051 25° 254° 227 km 03m09.6s
23:5459°25.5'N110°23.6'W57°49.8'N115°08.1'W58°38.8'N112°53.4'W 1.051 24° 258° 226 km 03m05.0s
23:5658°57.6'N106°31.0'W57°30.6'N111°45.5'W58°15.7'N109°16.8'W 1.050 21° 262° 224 km 03m00.1s
23:5858°21.8'N102°14.5'W57°05.8'N108°05.6'W57°46.0'N105°20.1'W 1.050 19° 266° 222 km 02m54.6s
00:0057°34.4'N097°22.1'W56°33.8'N104°02.5'W57°07.2'N100°55.1'W 1.049 17° 270° 220 km 02m48.5s
00:0256°27.7'N091°26.3'W55°51.5'N099°25.0'W56°14.9'N095°45.1'W 1.048 13° 275° 218 km 02m41.4s
00:0454°31.0'N082°35.6'W54°52.1'N093°48.2'W54°56.5'N089°04.6'W 1.047 281° 214 km 02m32.3s
Limits52°23.8'N074°13.7'W50°49.6'N075°50.4'W51°36.5'N075°03.0'W 1.044 - 204 km 02m14.0s

ΔT = 34759.6 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse08:24:42.222:45:22.652°09.0'N037°04.5'E 50.1° 157.8° 245.1 km04m10.01s
Greatest Duration08:26:57.722:47:38.152°36.9'N176°23.6'W 50.0° 160.7° 244.6 km04m10.08s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1486 May 12

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1486 May 12 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 34759.6 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 1855.5 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 7.75°.

Acknowledgments

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

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