Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1558 Mar 30

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1558 Mar 30 . 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 -1558 Mar 30
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits03°13.9'N134°00.9'W01°44.5'N133°50.8'W02°29.1'N133°55.6'W 1.046 - 164 km 02m31.6s
15:0603°09.0'N130°37.4'W01°35.0'N125°44.8'W02°21.5'N127°42.9'W 1.048 92° 172 km 02m46.0s
15:0803°13.7'N123°17.3'W01°42.2'N120°45.6'W02°28.0'N121°57.1'W 1.050 13° 93° 180 km 03m01.4s
15:1003°25.6'N119°25.8'W01°53.6'N117°23.5'W02°39.7'N118°22.3'W 1.052 17° 93° 185 km 03m12.0s
15:1203°39.6'N116°31.1'W02°06.8'N114°43.0'W02°53.3'N115°35.3'W 1.053 20° 93° 189 km 03m20.9s
15:1403°54.7'N114°06.7'W02°21.2'N112°27.1'W03°08.1'N113°15.5'W 1.054 23° 94° 192 km 03m28.7s
15:1604°10.5'N112°01.8'W02°36.4'N110°28.0'W03°23.6'N111°13.7'W 1.054 25° 94° 196 km 03m35.9s
15:1804°26.9'N110°10.9'W02°52.1'N108°41.2'W03°39.6'N109°25.0'W 1.055 28° 94° 198 km 03m42.5s
15:2004°43.7'N108°30.5'W03°08.3'N107°04.0'W03°56.1'N107°46.3'W 1.056 30° 95° 201 km 03m48.8s
15:2205°00.8'N106°58.5'W03°24.9'N105°34.4'W04°13.0'N106°15.6'W 1.056 32° 95° 203 km 03m54.7s
15:2405°18.3'N105°33.3'W03°41.9'N104°11.1'W04°30.2'N104°51.4'W 1.057 33° 96° 205 km 04m00.3s
15:2605°35.9'N104°13.7'W03°59.1'N102°53.1'W04°47.6'N103°32.7'W 1.057 35° 96° 207 km 04m05.7s
15:2805°53.8'N102°59.0'W04°16.6'N101°39.6'W05°05.3'N102°18.6'W 1.058 37° 97° 209 km 04m10.8s
15:3006°11.9'N101°48.4'W04°34.3'N100°30.0'W05°23.2'N101°08.6'W 1.058 39° 97° 211 km 04m15.7s
15:3206°30.1'N100°41.3'W04°52.2'N099°23.9'W05°41.2'N100°02.0'W 1.058 40° 98° 212 km 04m20.5s
15:3406°48.6'N099°37.5'W05°10.3'N098°20.8'W05°59.5'N098°58.6'W 1.059 42° 98° 214 km 04m25.0s
15:3607°07.1'N098°36.4'W05°28.5'N097°20.4'W06°17.9'N097°57.9'W 1.059 43° 99° 215 km 04m29.4s
15:3807°25.8'N097°37.8'W05°46.9'N096°22.4'W06°36.4'N096°59.6'W 1.059 44° 100° 216 km 04m33.6s
15:4007°44.6'N096°41.5'W06°05.5'N095°26.6'W06°55.1'N096°03.6'W 1.060 46° 100° 217 km 04m37.7s
15:4208°03.6'N095°47.2'W06°24.2'N094°32.7'W07°13.9'N095°09.5'W 1.060 47° 101° 218 km 04m41.6s
15:4408°22.7'N094°54.7'W06°43.0'N093°40.6'W07°32.9'N094°17.2'W 1.060 48° 102° 219 km 04m45.4s
15:4608°41.8'N094°03.9'W07°02.0'N092°50.2'W07°51.9'N093°26.6'W 1.061 50° 103° 220 km 04m49.0s
15:4809°01.1'N093°14.5'W07°21.0'N092°01.2'W08°11.1'N092°37.5'W 1.061 51° 104° 221 km 04m52.5s
15:5009°20.5'N092°26.6'W07°40.2'N091°13.5'W08°30.4'N091°49.7'W 1.061 52° 105° 222 km 04m55.9s
15:5209°40.0'N091°39.9'W07°59.5'N090°27.2'W08°49.8'N091°03.2'W 1.061 53° 106° 223 km 04m59.1s
15:5409°59.6'N090°54.4'W08°18.9'N089°41.9'W09°09.3'N090°17.8'W 1.062 54° 107° 223 km 05m02.2s
15:5610°19.2'N090°09.9'W08°38.4'N088°57.7'W09°28.8'N089°33.5'W 1.062 55° 108° 224 km 05m05.2s
15:5810°39.0'N089°26.5'W08°58.0'N088°14.5'W09°48.5'N088°50.1'W 1.062 56° 109° 224 km 05m08.0s
16:0010°58.9'N088°43.9'W09°17.7'N087°32.1'W10°08.3'N088°07.7'W 1.062 57° 110° 225 km 05m10.7s
16:0211°18.8'N088°02.1'W09°37.5'N086°50.6'W10°28.2'N087°26.0'W 1.062 58° 112° 225 km 05m13.3s
16:0411°38.9'N087°21.0'W09°57.4'N086°09.8'W10°48.1'N086°45.1'W 1.063 59° 113° 225 km 05m15.8s
16:0611°59.0'N086°40.7'W10°17.4'N085°29.7'W11°08.2'N086°04.9'W 1.063 60° 115° 226 km 05m18.1s
16:0812°19.2'N086°01.0'W10°37.5'N084°50.2'W11°28.3'N085°25.3'W 1.063 61° 116° 226 km 05m20.3s
16:1012°39.6'N085°21.8'W10°57.7'N084°11.3'W11°48.6'N084°46.3'W 1.063 62° 118° 226 km 05m22.4s
16:1212°59.9'N084°43.2'W11°17.9'N083°32.9'W12°08.9'N084°07.9'W 1.063 63° 120° 226 km 05m24.4s
16:1413°20.4'N084°05.1'W11°38.3'N082°55.1'W12°29.3'N083°29.8'W 1.063 63° 122° 226 km 05m26.2s
16:1613°41.0'N083°27.3'W11°58.7'N082°17.6'W12°49.8'N082°52.3'W 1.063 64° 124° 226 km 05m27.9s
16:1814°01.7'N082°50.0'W12°19.2'N081°40.5'W13°10.4'N082°15.1'W 1.064 65° 126° 226 km 05m29.5s
16:2014°22.4'N082°13.0'W12°39.8'N081°03.8'W13°31.1'N081°38.2'W 1.064 66° 128° 226 km 05m30.9s
16:2214°43.2'N081°36.3'W13°00.5'N080°27.4'W13°51.8'N081°01.7'W 1.064 66° 131° 226 km 05m32.3s
16:2415°04.2'N080°59.8'W13°21.3'N079°51.3'W14°12.7'N080°25.4'W 1.064 67° 133° 226 km 05m33.5s
16:2615°25.2'N080°23.6'W13°42.2'N079°15.3'W14°33.6'N079°49.3'W 1.064 67° 136° 226 km 05m34.6s
16:2815°46.3'N079°47.5'W14°03.2'N078°39.6'W14°54.7'N079°13.4'W 1.064 68° 139° 226 km 05m35.5s
16:3016°07.5'N079°11.6'W14°24.2'N078°04.1'W15°15.8'N078°37.7'W 1.064 68° 142° 225 km 05m36.4s
16:3216°28.8'N078°35.8'W14°45.4'N077°28.6'W15°37.0'N078°02.1'W 1.064 68° 144° 225 km 05m37.1s
16:3416°50.1'N078°00.0'W15°06.6'N076°53.3'W15°58.3'N077°26.6'W 1.064 69° 148° 225 km 05m37.7s
16:3617°11.6'N077°24.4'W15°27.9'N076°18.0'W16°19.7'N076°51.1'W 1.064 69° 151° 225 km 05m38.1s
16:3817°33.2'N076°48.7'W15°49.3'N075°42.8'W16°41.2'N076°15.6'W 1.064 69° 154° 224 km 05m38.5s
16:4017°54.8'N076°12.9'W16°10.8'N075°07.5'W17°02.7'N075°40.1'W 1.064 69° 157° 224 km 05m38.7s
16:4218°16.6'N075°37.2'W16°32.4'N074°32.2'W17°24.4'N075°04.6'W 1.064 69° 160° 224 km 05m38.8s
16:4418°38.5'N075°01.3'W16°54.1'N073°56.8'W17°46.2'N074°29.0'W 1.064 69° 163° 223 km 05m38.8s
16:4619°00.4'N074°25.3'W17°15.9'N073°21.3'W18°08.0'N073°53.2'W 1.064 69° 167° 223 km 05m38.6s
16:4819°22.5'N073°49.1'W17°37.8'N072°45.7'W18°30.0'N073°17.3'W 1.064 69° 170° 223 km 05m38.3s
16:5019°44.6'N073°12.7'W17°59.8'N072°09.9'W18°52.1'N072°41.2'W 1.064 69° 173° 222 km 05m37.9s
16:5220°06.9'N072°36.0'W18°21.8'N071°33.8'W19°14.2'N072°04.9'W 1.064 69° 176° 222 km 05m37.4s
16:5420°29.3'N071°59.1'W18°44.0'N070°57.5'W19°36.5'N071°28.3'W 1.064 68° 179° 222 km 05m36.8s
16:5620°51.8'N071°21.9'W19°06.3'N070°21.0'W19°58.9'N070°51.4'W 1.064 68° 182° 221 km 05m36.0s
16:5821°14.4'N070°44.3'W19°28.7'N069°44.1'W20°21.4'N070°14.2'W 1.064 67° 185° 221 km 05m35.1s
17:0021°37.1'N070°06.3'W19°51.2'N069°06.9'W20°44.0'N069°36.6'W 1.064 67° 188° 220 km 05m34.1s
17:0221°59.9'N069°27.9'W20°13.8'N068°29.2'W21°06.7'N068°58.6'W 1.064 66° 191° 220 km 05m33.0s
17:0422°22.8'N068°49.0'W20°36.6'N067°51.1'W21°29.5'N068°20.1'W 1.064 66° 193° 219 km 05m31.7s
17:0622°45.9'N068°09.6'W20°59.4'N067°12.6'W21°52.5'N067°41.1'W 1.064 65° 196° 219 km 05m30.3s
17:0823°09.1'N067°29.6'W21°22.4'N066°33.4'W22°15.6'N067°01.6'W 1.064 64° 198° 218 km 05m28.8s
17:1023°32.4'N066°49.0'W21°45.5'N065°53.8'W22°38.7'N066°21.4'W 1.064 64° 200° 218 km 05m27.2s
17:1223°55.8'N066°07.7'W22°08.7'N065°13.4'W23°02.1'N065°40.6'W 1.063 63° 203° 217 km 05m25.5s
17:1424°19.4'N065°25.6'W22°32.0'N064°32.4'W23°25.5'N064°59.1'W 1.063 62° 205° 216 km 05m23.6s
17:1624°43.1'N064°42.8'W22°55.5'N063°50.7'W23°49.1'N064°16.9'W 1.063 61° 207° 216 km 05m21.6s
17:1825°07.0'N063°59.1'W23°19.1'N063°08.2'W24°12.8'N063°33.8'W 1.063 60° 209° 215 km 05m19.5s
17:2025°31.0'N063°14.5'W23°42.8'N062°24.8'W24°36.7'N062°49.8'W 1.063 60° 210° 215 km 05m17.3s
17:2225°55.1'N062°28.9'W24°06.7'N061°40.4'W25°00.7'N062°04.8'W 1.063 59° 212° 214 km 05m14.9s
17:2426°19.4'N061°42.2'W24°30.8'N060°55.1'W25°24.9'N061°18.8'W 1.063 58° 214° 213 km 05m12.4s
17:2626°43.9'N060°54.3'W24°55.0'N060°08.7'W25°49.2'N060°31.7'W 1.063 57° 216° 213 km 05m09.8s
17:2827°08.5'N060°05.2'W25°19.3'N059°21.1'W26°13.7'N059°43.4'W 1.062 56° 217° 212 km 05m07.1s
17:3027°33.3'N059°14.8'W25°43.9'N058°32.2'W26°38.3'N058°53.8'W 1.062 55° 219° 211 km 05m04.3s
17:3227°58.3'N058°22.9'W26°08.6'N057°42.0'W27°03.2'N058°02.7'W 1.062 54° 220° 210 km 05m01.3s
17:3428°23.4'N057°29.4'W26°33.4'N056°50.3'W27°28.2'N057°10.2'W 1.062 52° 222° 210 km 04m58.2s
17:3628°48.8'N056°34.1'W26°58.5'N055°57.0'W27°53.4'N056°15.9'W 1.062 51° 223° 209 km 04m54.9s
17:3829°14.3'N055°37.1'W27°23.8'N055°02.0'W28°18.8'N055°19.9'W 1.061 50° 225° 208 km 04m51.6s
17:4029°40.0'N054°38.0'W27°49.2'N054°05.0'W28°44.4'N054°21.9'W 1.061 49° 226° 207 km 04m48.1s
17:4230°06.0'N053°36.6'W28°14.9'N053°06.0'W29°10.2'N053°21.8'W 1.061 48° 228° 206 km 04m44.4s
17:4430°32.1'N052°32.9'W28°40.8'N052°04.7'W29°36.2'N052°19.3'W 1.060 46° 229° 205 km 04m40.7s
17:4630°58.5'N051°26.4'W29°07.0'N051°01.0'W30°02.5'N051°14.3'W 1.060 45° 230° 204 km 04m36.7s
17:4831°25.2'N050°17.1'W29°33.4'N049°54.5'W30°29.0'N050°06.4'W 1.060 44° 232° 204 km 04m32.7s
17:5031°52.1'N049°04.4'W30°00.1'N048°45.0'W30°55.8'N048°55.4'W 1.060 42° 233° 202 km 04m28.4s
17:5232°19.3'N047°48.1'W30°27.0'N047°32.1'W31°22.9'N047°40.8'W 1.059 41° 234° 201 km 04m24.1s
17:5432°46.8'N046°27.8'W30°54.3'N046°15.5'W31°50.3'N046°22.4'W 1.059 39° 236° 200 km 04m19.5s
17:5633°14.6'N045°02.8'W31°21.9'N044°54.6'W32°18.0'N044°59.5'W 1.058 38° 237° 199 km 04m14.8s
17:5833°42.8'N043°32.5'W31°49.9'N043°28.9'W32°46.0'N043°31.7'W 1.058 36° 239° 198 km 04m09.8s
18:0034°11.4'N041°56.2'W32°18.3'N041°57.7'W33°14.5'N041°58.0'W 1.058 34° 240° 196 km 04m04.6s
18:0234°40.3'N040°12.8'W32°47.1'N040°20.0'W33°43.4'N040°17.5'W 1.057 32° 241° 195 km 03m59.2s
18:0435°09.8'N038°20.9'W33°16.4'N038°34.8'W34°12.8'N038°29.1'W 1.057 31° 243° 194 km 03m53.6s
18:0635°39.8'N036°18.8'W33°46.3'N036°40.5'W34°42.7'N036°31.1'W 1.056 28° 245° 192 km 03m47.6s
18:0836°10.4'N034°04.0'W34°16.8'N034°35.0'W35°13.3'N034°21.2'W 1.055 26° 246° 190 km 03m41.2s
18:1036°41.8'N031°32.9'W34°48.2'N032°15.4'W35°44.7'N031°56.1'W 1.055 24° 248° 188 km 03m34.4s
18:1237°14.2'N028°39.5'W35°20.5'N029°37.0'W36°17.1'N029°10.8'W 1.054 21° 250° 186 km 03m26.9s
18:1437°48.0'N025°13.6'W35°54.2'N026°32.4'W36°50.8'N025°56.3'W 1.053 18° 253° 183 km 03m18.7s
18:1638°23.8'N020°52.7'W36°29.8'N022°46.6'W37°26.5'N021°54.7'W 1.052 15° 256° 180 km 03m09.0s
18:1839°04.4'N014°23.4'W37°09.1'N017°41.7'W38°06.3'N016°15.0'W 1.050 10° 260° 176 km 02m56.6s
Limits39°40.1'N004°15.7'W38°09.5'N004°24.1'W38°54.7'N004°20.0'W 1.047 - 167 km 02m34.3s

ΔT = 36294.0 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse02:47:25.216:42:31.217°30.1'N133°26.3'E 69.3° 161.1° 223.7 km05m38.79s
Greatest Duration02:47:25.316:42:31.217°30.1'N074°55.3'W 69.3° 161.1° 223.7 km05m38.79s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1558 Mar 30 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 36294.0 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 2084.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 8.71°.

Acknowledgments

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

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