Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1855 Mar 13

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1855 Mar 13 . 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 -1855 Mar 13
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits34°16.9'N143°29.1'E30°45.8'N143°59.9'E32°29.4'N143°44.9'E 0.931 - 372 km 05m06.9s
21:06 - - 29°15.5'N156°16.1'E31°30.5'N150°26.8'E 0.932 105° 369 km 05m17.0s
21:0833°43.1'N146°56.9'E29°04.4'N159°07.0'E31°00.0'N155°06.7'E 0.933 10° 108° 368 km 05m25.2s
21:1032°51.9'N153°29.7'E28°58.8'N161°24.9'E30°45.8'N158°10.9'E 0.934 13° 110° 368 km 05m31.1s
21:1232°32.9'N156°57.3'E28°56.7'N163°22.8'E30°38.4'N160°36.1'E 0.935 16° 111° 367 km 05m36.0s
21:1432°22.9'N159°33.9'E28°57.1'N165°06.7'E30°35.1'N162°38.6'E 0.935 18° 113° 367 km 05m40.4s
21:1632°17.9'N161°43.4'E28°59.4'N166°40.3'E30°34.6'N164°25.8'E 0.936 20° 114° 368 km 05m44.3s
21:1832°16.2'N163°35.5'E29°03.3'N168°05.8'E30°36.3'N166°01.9'E 0.936 21° 116° 368 km 05m47.9s
21:2032°16.9'N165°15.2'E29°08.4'N169°24.9'E30°39.6'N167°29.4'E 0.936 23° 117° 368 km 05m51.3s
21:2232°19.5'N166°45.6'E29°14.7'N170°38.7'E30°44.2'N168°50.1'E 0.937 24° 118° 368 km 05m54.5s
21:2432°23.6'N168°08.6'E29°21.8'N171°48.0'E30°50.1'N170°05.2'E 0.937 25° 119° 368 km 05m57.4s
21:2632°29.0'N169°25.6'E29°29.9'N172°53.5'E30°57.0'N171°15.7'E 0.937 27° 121° 368 km 06m00.2s
21:2832°35.6'N170°37.7'E29°38.6'N173°55.6'E31°04.7'N172°22.2'E 0.938 28° 122° 367 km 06m02.9s
21:3032°43.0'N171°45.6'E29°48.1'N174°55.0'E31°13.3'N173°25.3'E 0.938 29° 123° 367 km 06m05.4s
21:3232°51.4'N172°50.0'E29°58.2'N175°51.8'E31°22.6'N174°25.5'E 0.938 30° 124° 367 km 06m07.8s
21:3433°00.5'N173°51.2'E30°08.9'N176°46.3'E31°32.6'N175°23.0'E 0.938 31° 126° 366 km 06m10.0s
21:3633°10.4'N174°49.8'E30°20.1'N177°38.9'E31°43.2'N176°18.3'E 0.938 31° 127° 366 km 06m12.1s
21:3833°20.9'N175°46.1'E30°31.8'N178°29.8'E31°54.4'N177°11.6'E 0.939 32° 128° 365 km 06m14.1s
21:4033°32.0'N176°40.3'E30°44.1'N179°19.0'E32°06.1'N178°03.0'E 0.939 33° 129° 364 km 06m16.0s
21:4233°43.7'N177°32.6'E30°56.8'N179°53.2'W32°18.3'N178°52.9'E 0.939 34° 131° 364 km 06m17.8s
21:4433°56.0'N178°23.2'E31°09.9'N179°06.7'W32°31.1'N179°41.3'E 0.939 34° 132° 363 km 06m19.5s
21:4634°08.8'N179°12.4'E31°23.5'N178°21.3'W32°44.3'N179°31.6'W 0.939 35° 133° 362 km 06m21.1s
21:4834°22.2'N179°59.7'W31°37.5'N177°37.0'W32°58.0'N178°45.7'W 0.939 36° 135° 361 km 06m22.6s
21:5034°36.0'N179°13.0'W31°51.9'N176°53.6'W33°12.1'N178°00.8'W 0.939 36° 136° 359 km 06m24.0s
21:5234°50.2'N178°27.4'W32°06.7'N176°11.1'W33°26.7'N177°16.8'W 0.940 37° 137° 358 km 06m25.2s
21:5435°05.0'N177°42.7'W32°21.8'N175°29.3'W33°41.6'N176°33.7'W 0.940 37° 139° 357 km 06m26.4s
21:5635°20.2'N176°58.8'W32°37.4'N174°48.2'W33°57.0'N175°51.3'W 0.940 38° 140° 355 km 06m27.5s
21:5835°35.8'N176°15.7'W32°53.3'N174°07.7'W34°12.8'N175°09.6'W 0.940 38° 142° 354 km 06m28.5s
22:0035°51.8'N175°33.3'W33°09.6'N173°27.8'W34°29.0'N174°28.5'W 0.940 39° 143° 352 km 06m29.4s
22:0236°08.3'N174°51.4'W33°26.3'N172°48.3'W34°45.5'N173°47.9'W 0.940 39° 144° 351 km 06m30.2s
22:0436°25.2'N174°10.0'W33°43.3'N172°09.2'W35°02.5'N173°07.7'W 0.940 39° 146° 349 km 06m31.0s
22:0636°42.6'N173°29.1'W34°00.6'N171°30.5'W35°19.8'N172°27.9'W 0.940 40° 147° 348 km 06m31.6s
22:0837°00.3'N172°48.5'W34°18.3'N170°52.0'W35°37.6'N171°48.5'W 0.940 40° 149° 346 km 06m32.1s
22:1037°18.5'N172°08.2'W34°36.4'N170°13.9'W35°55.7'N171°09.3'W 0.940 40° 150° 344 km 06m32.6s
22:1237°37.0'N171°28.2'W34°54.8'N169°35.8'W36°14.2'N170°30.4'W 0.940 40° 152° 343 km 06m33.0s
22:1437°56.0'N170°48.3'W35°13.6'N168°58.0'W36°33.0'N169°51.5'W 0.940 40° 153° 341 km 06m33.2s
22:1638°15.5'N170°08.5'W35°32.7'N168°20.2'W36°52.3'N169°12.8'W 0.940 40° 155° 340 km 06m33.4s
22:1838°35.3'N169°28.8'W35°52.2'N167°42.4'W37°12.0'N168°34.1'W 0.940 41° 156° 338 km 06m33.5s
22:2038°55.6'N168°49.1'W36°12.1'N167°04.6'W37°32.0'N167°55.4'W 0.940 41° 158° 336 km 06m33.6s
22:2239°16.3'N168°09.3'W36°32.3'N166°26.7'W37°52.5'N167°16.6'W 0.940 41° 159° 335 km 06m33.5s
22:2439°37.5'N167°29.3'W36°52.9'N165°48.7'W38°13.3'N166°37.7'W 0.940 41° 161° 333 km 06m33.3s
22:2639°59.1'N166°49.2'W37°13.9'N165°10.6'W38°34.6'N165°58.6'W 0.940 41° 162° 332 km 06m33.1s
22:2840°21.2'N166°08.8'W37°35.3'N164°32.2'W38°56.3'N165°19.3'W 0.940 40° 164° 330 km 06m32.8s
22:3040°43.7'N165°28.2'W37°57.0'N163°53.5'W39°18.4'N164°39.7'W 0.940 40° 165° 329 km 06m32.4s
22:3241°06.7'N164°47.1'W38°19.2'N163°14.5'W39°41.0'N163°59.7'W 0.940 40° 167° 327 km 06m31.9s
22:3441°30.3'N164°05.6'W38°41.7'N162°35.1'W40°04.0'N163°19.3'W 0.940 40° 169° 326 km 06m31.4s
22:3641°54.3'N163°23.5'W39°04.7'N161°55.2'W40°27.5'N162°38.3'W 0.940 40° 170° 325 km 06m30.7s
22:3842°18.8'N162°40.8'W39°28.1'N161°14.8'W40°51.5'N161°56.9'W 0.940 39° 172° 324 km 06m30.0s
22:4042°44.0'N161°57.5'W39°52.0'N160°33.8'W41°15.9'N161°14.8'W 0.940 39° 173° 323 km 06m29.2s
22:4243°09.6'N161°13.4'W40°16.3'N159°52.2'W41°40.9'N160°32.0'W 0.940 39° 175° 322 km 06m28.3s
22:4443°35.9'N160°28.4'W40°41.1'N159°09.8'W42°06.3'N159°48.4'W 0.940 39° 176° 321 km 06m27.4s
22:4644°02.8'N159°42.5'W41°06.4'N158°26.6'W42°32.4'N159°03.9'W 0.940 38° 178° 320 km 06m26.3s
22:4844°30.3'N158°55.5'W41°32.3'N157°42.4'W42°59.0'N158°18.4'W 0.940 38° 180° 319 km 06m25.2s
22:5044°58.4'N158°07.2'W41°58.6'N156°57.3'W43°26.2'N157°31.8'W 0.940 37° 181° 318 km 06m24.0s
22:5245°27.3'N157°17.7'W42°25.5'N156°11.1'W43°54.0'N156°44.0'W 0.939 37° 183° 318 km 06m22.7s
22:5445°57.0'N156°26.6'W42°53.0'N155°23.6'W44°22.5'N155°54.9'W 0.939 36° 184° 317 km 06m21.4s
22:5646°27.4'N155°34.0'W43°21.1'N154°34.8'W44°51.6'N155°04.3'W 0.939 36° 186° 317 km 06m19.9s
22:5846°58.6'N154°39.5'W43°49.8'N153°44.6'W45°21.5'N154°12.0'W 0.939 35° 188° 316 km 06m18.4s
23:0047°30.8'N153°42.9'W44°19.2'N152°52.7'W45°52.2'N153°18.0'W 0.939 34° 189° 316 km 06m16.8s
23:0248°03.8'N152°44.1'W44°49.3'N151°58.9'W46°23.6'N152°21.9'W 0.939 34° 191° 316 km 06m15.1s
23:0448°38.0'N151°42.7'W45°20.2'N151°03.2'W46°56.0'N151°23.6'W 0.939 33° 193° 316 km 06m13.3s
23:0649°13.2'N150°38.4'W45°51.9'N150°05.3'W47°29.3'N150°22.7'W 0.938 32° 194° 316 km 06m11.4s
23:0849°49.6'N149°30.9'W46°24.5'N149°04.9'W48°03.6'N149°19.1'W 0.938 31° 196° 317 km 06m09.5s
23:1050°27.3'N148°19.7'W46°58.0'N148°01.7'W48°39.0'N148°12.3'W 0.938 31° 198° 317 km 06m07.4s
23:1251°06.5'N147°04.2'W47°32.5'N146°55.4'W49°15.7'N147°01.9'W 0.938 30° 199° 318 km 06m05.2s
23:1451°47.3'N145°43.8'W48°08.2'N145°45.6'W49°53.6'N145°47.3'W 0.938 29° 201° 319 km 06m03.0s
23:1652°29.9'N144°17.7'W48°45.0'N144°31.8'W50°33.0'N144°28.1'W 0.937 28° 203° 320 km 06m00.6s
23:1853°14.6'N142°44.8'W49°23.2'N143°13.4'W51°14.0'N143°03.4'W 0.937 26° 205° 321 km 05m58.1s
23:2054°01.6'N141°03.8'W50°02.8'N141°49.8'W51°56.9'N141°32.3'W 0.937 25° 207° 322 km 05m55.4s
23:2254°51.5'N139°12.9'W50°44.2'N140°20.0'W52°41.9'N139°53.6'W 0.937 24° 209° 324 km 05m52.7s
23:2455°44.7'N137°09.6'W51°27.4'N138°43.0'W53°29.4'N138°05.6'W 0.936 23° 211° 326 km 05m49.7s
23:2656°42.0'N134°50.2'W52°12.9'N136°57.2'W54°19.8'N136°06.3'W 0.936 21° 213° 328 km 05m46.6s
23:2857°44.7'N132°09.3'W53°01.0'N135°00.7'W55°13.7'N133°52.4'W 0.935 19° 216° 331 km 05m43.2s
23:3058°54.6'N128°57.3'W53°52.2'N132°50.8'W56°12.2'N131°19.4'W 0.935 18° 219° 334 km 05m39.5s
23:3260°15.7'N124°56.0'W54°47.3'N130°23.4'W57°16.7'N128°19.7'W 0.934 16° 222° 338 km 05m35.5s
23:3461°56.9'N119°18.3'W55°47.6'N127°32.0'W58°29.8'N124°39.6'W 0.934 13° 226° 343 km 05m30.9s
23:3664°56.7'N106°54.8'W56°55.0'N124°05.7'W59°57.4'N119°48.2'W 0.933 10° 230° 350 km 05m25.3s
23:38 - - 58°13.8'N119°41.1'W61°59.6'N111°54.3'W 0.932 238° 361 km 05m17.5s
Limits65°58.7'N101°32.7'W62°38.9'N099°47.4'W64°17.5'N100°34.1'W 0.931 - 376 km 05m08.4s

ΔT = 42963.4 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse10:18:10.322:22:06.937°53.7'N013°15.4'E 40.6° 159.4° 334.7 km06m33.49s
Greatest Duration10:15:34.022:19:30.637°27.1'N168°04.9'W 40.6° 157.4° 336.7 km06m33.56s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1855 Mar 13

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1855 Mar 13 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 42963.4 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3144.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 13.14°.

Acknowledgments

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

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