Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1654 Aug 12

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1654 Aug 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 1654 Aug 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
Limits51°33.1'N059°35.4'W51°05.9'N059°07.4'W51°19.5'N059°21.3'W 1.014 - 59 km 00m45.7s
08:44 - - 53°02.0'N051°38.8'W52°34.6'N054°44.5'W 1.015 69° 63 km 00m49.9s
08:4655°13.6'N044°34.2'W55°06.1'N041°39.0'W55°10.9'N043°03.9'W 1.017 11° 79° 71 km 01m00.6s
08:4856°27.4'N037°37.5'W56°05.8'N035°19.2'W56°17.2'N036°26.9'W 1.018 15° 85° 75 km 01m06.8s
08:5057°12.8'N032°10.8'W56°43.1'N030°12.4'W56°58.3'N031°10.5'W 1.019 18° 90° 78 km 01m11.8s
08:5257°42.7'N027°30.9'W57°07.5'N025°46.9'W57°25.4'N026°37.9'W 1.020 21° 95° 81 km 01m16.1s
08:5458°02.5'N023°21.6'W57°23.0'N021°49.3'W57°43.0'N022°34.5'W 1.021 23° 99° 83 km 01m20.0s
08:5658°14.8'N019°34.8'W57°31.9'N018°12.8'W57°53.5'N018°52.9'W 1.021 25° 103° 85 km 01m23.5s
08:5858°21.2'N016°05.7'W57°35.6'N014°53.0'W57°58.5'N015°28.5'W 1.022 27° 106° 86 km 01m26.8s
09:0058°22.8'N012°51.2'W57°35.0'N011°47.2'W57°59.0'N012°18.4'W 1.022 29° 110° 88 km 01m29.9s
09:0258°20.6'N009°49.3'W57°30.8'N008°53.3'W57°55.8'N009°20.6'W 1.023 31° 113° 89 km 01m32.9s
09:0458°14.9'N006°58.3'W57°23.6'N006°09.8'W57°49.3'N006°33.4'W 1.023 33° 116° 91 km 01m35.6s
09:0658°06.4'N004°17.0'W57°13.8'N003°35.7'W57°40.1'N003°55.8'W 1.024 34° 119° 92 km 01m38.2s
09:0857°55.3'N001°44.6'W57°01.7'N001°09.9'W57°28.5'N001°26.7'W 1.024 36° 122° 93 km 01m40.7s
09:1057°42.1'N000°39.8'E56°47.5'N001°08.2'E57°14.8'N000°54.5'E 1.024 37° 125° 94 km 01m43.1s
09:1257°26.8'N002°56.9'E56°31.7'N003°19.3'E56°59.3'N003°08.5'E 1.025 38° 128° 95 km 01m45.4s
09:1457°09.9'N005°07.2'E56°14.2'N005°24.0'E56°42.0'N005°16.0'E 1.025 40° 130° 96 km 01m47.5s
09:1656°51.4'N007°11.2'E55°55.3'N007°22.8'E56°23.4'N007°17.3'E 1.025 41° 133° 97 km 01m49.6s
09:1856°31.5'N009°09.4'E55°35.2'N009°16.0'E56°03.4'N009°13.0'E 1.025 42° 136° 97 km 01m51.5s
09:2056°10.4'N011°02.2'E55°13.9'N011°04.1'E55°42.2'N011°03.4'E 1.026 43° 138° 98 km 01m53.4s
09:2255°48.2'N012°49.9'E54°51.6'N012°47.5'E55°19.9'N012°48.9'E 1.026 44° 141° 99 km 01m55.2s
09:2455°24.9'N014°32.8'E54°28.4'N014°26.3'E54°56.7'N014°29.7'E 1.026 45° 144° 100 km 01m56.9s
09:2655°00.8'N016°11.3'E54°04.4'N016°01.0'E54°32.5'N016°06.3'E 1.026 46° 146° 100 km 01m58.5s
09:2854°35.8'N017°45.6'E53°39.5'N017°31.7'E54°07.6'N017°38.8'E 1.027 47° 149° 101 km 02m00.1s
09:3054°10.0'N019°16.1'E53°14.0'N018°58.8'E53°42.0'N019°07.5'E 1.027 48° 151° 101 km 02m01.5s
09:3253°43.6'N020°42.8'E52°47.8'N020°22.4'E53°15.7'N020°32.7'E 1.027 49° 153° 102 km 02m02.9s
09:3453°16.5'N022°06.1'E52°21.0'N021°42.8'E52°48.7'N021°54.5'E 1.027 50° 156° 103 km 02m04.2s
09:3652°48.8'N023°26.1'E51°53.7'N023°00.1'E52°21.2'N023°13.2'E 1.027 51° 158° 103 km 02m05.5s
09:3852°20.6'N024°43.1'E51°25.9'N024°14.6'E51°53.2'N024°28.9'E 1.027 52° 161° 104 km 02m06.6s
09:4051°51.9'N025°57.3'E50°57.7'N025°26.3'E51°24.8'N025°41.8'E 1.027 53° 163° 104 km 02m07.7s
09:4251°22.8'N027°08.7'E50°29.0'N026°35.6'E50°55.9'N026°52.1'E 1.028 53° 166° 105 km 02m08.8s
09:4450°53.2'N028°17.6'E49°59.9'N027°42.4'E50°26.5'N028°00.0'E 1.028 54° 168° 105 km 02m09.7s
09:4650°23.3'N029°24.1'E49°30.5'N028°47.0'E49°56.8'N029°05.5'E 1.028 55° 171° 105 km 02m10.6s
09:4849°53.0'N030°28.3'E49°00.7'N029°49.5'E49°26.8'N030°08.8'E 1.028 55° 173° 106 km 02m11.4s
09:5049°22.3'N031°30.5'E48°30.5'N030°49.9'E48°56.4'N031°10.1'E 1.028 56° 176° 106 km 02m12.1s
09:5248°51.3'N032°30.6'E48°00.1'N031°48.5'E48°25.7'N032°09.5'E 1.028 57° 178° 107 km 02m12.8s
09:5448°20.1'N033°28.9'E47°29.4'N032°45.3'E47°54.8'N033°07.0'E 1.028 57° 181° 107 km 02m13.4s
09:5647°48.5'N034°25.4'E46°58.5'N033°40.5'E47°23.5'N034°02.8'E 1.028 58° 183° 107 km 02m14.0s
09:5847°16.7'N035°20.2'E46°27.2'N034°34.1'E46°52.0'N034°57.0'E 1.028 58° 186° 108 km 02m14.4s
10:0046°44.7'N036°13.5'E45°55.8'N035°26.2'E46°20.2'N035°49.7'E 1.028 58° 189° 108 km 02m14.8s
10:0246°12.4'N037°05.3'E45°24.1'N036°17.0'E45°48.3'N036°41.0'E 1.028 59° 191° 108 km 02m15.2s
10:0445°39.9'N037°55.7'E44°52.2'N037°06.4'E45°16.0'N037°30.9'E 1.028 59° 194° 109 km 02m15.5s
10:0645°07.2'N038°44.8'E44°20.0'N037°54.7'E44°43.6'N038°19.6'E 1.028 59° 197° 109 km 02m15.7s
10:0844°34.2'N039°32.8'E43°47.7'N038°41.7'E44°11.0'N039°07.1'E 1.028 60° 199° 109 km 02m15.8s
10:1044°01.1'N040°19.6'E43°15.1'N039°27.8'E43°38.1'N039°53.6'E 1.028 60° 202° 110 km 02m15.9s
10:1243°27.7'N041°05.3'E42°42.4'N040°12.8'E43°05.1'N040°39.0'E 1.028 60° 205° 110 km 02m16.0s
10:1442°54.2'N041°50.1'E42°09.5'N040°56.9'E42°31.9'N041°23.4'E 1.028 60° 207° 110 km 02m15.9s
10:1642°20.5'N042°34.0'E41°36.3'N041°40.2'E41°58.4'N042°07.0'E 1.028 60° 210° 110 km 02m15.8s
10:1841°46.6'N043°17.0'E41°03.0'N042°22.6'E41°24.8'N042°49.7'E 1.028 60° 213° 110 km 02m15.7s
10:2041°12.5'N043°59.2'E40°29.5'N043°04.4'E40°51.0'N043°31.7'E 1.028 60° 215° 111 km 02m15.4s
10:2240°38.2'N044°40.8'E39°55.9'N043°45.4'E40°17.1'N044°13.0'E 1.028 60° 218° 111 km 02m15.2s
10:2440°03.7'N045°21.7'E39°22.0'N044°25.9'E39°42.9'N044°53.6'E 1.028 60° 221° 111 km 02m14.8s
10:2639°29.1'N046°01.9'E38°47.9'N045°05.7'E39°08.6'N045°33.7'E 1.028 60° 223° 111 km 02m14.4s
10:2838°54.3'N046°41.7'E38°13.7'N045°45.1'E38°34.0'N046°13.3'E 1.028 59° 226° 111 km 02m14.0s
10:3038°19.2'N047°21.0'E37°39.3'N046°24.1'E37°59.3'N046°52.4'E 1.028 59° 228° 111 km 02m13.5s
10:3237°44.0'N047°59.8'E37°04.7'N047°02.6'E37°24.4'N047°31.1'E 1.028 59° 230° 111 km 02m12.9s
10:3437°08.6'N048°38.3'E36°29.8'N047°40.8'E36°49.3'N048°09.5'E 1.028 58° 233° 112 km 02m12.3s
10:3636°33.0'N049°16.5'E35°54.8'N048°18.8'E36°14.0'N048°47.5'E 1.028 58° 235° 112 km 02m11.6s
10:3835°57.2'N049°54.4'E35°19.6'N048°56.5'E35°38.5'N049°25.3'E 1.028 58° 237° 112 km 02m10.8s
10:4035°21.2'N050°32.2'E34°44.2'N049°34.0'E35°02.7'N050°03.0'E 1.028 57° 240° 112 km 02m10.0s
10:4234°45.0'N051°09.8'E34°08.5'N050°11.4'E34°26.8'N050°40.5'E 1.028 57° 242° 112 km 02m09.2s
10:4434°08.5'N051°47.3'E33°32.6'N050°48.8'E33°50.6'N051°17.9'E 1.028 56° 244° 112 km 02m08.2s
10:4633°31.8'N052°24.8'E32°56.5'N051°26.2'E33°14.2'N051°55.4'E 1.028 56° 246° 112 km 02m07.3s
10:4832°54.9'N053°02.4'E32°20.2'N052°03.6'E32°37.6'N052°32.9'E 1.027 55° 248° 111 km 02m06.2s
10:5032°17.7'N053°40.0'E31°43.6'N052°41.1'E32°00.7'N053°10.4'E 1.027 54° 250° 111 km 02m05.1s
10:5231°40.2'N054°17.8'E31°06.7'N053°18.8'E31°23.5'N053°48.2'E 1.027 54° 252° 111 km 02m04.0s
10:5431°02.5'N054°55.9'E30°29.5'N053°56.7'E30°46.1'N054°26.2'E 1.027 53° 253° 111 km 02m02.8s
10:5630°24.5'N055°34.2'E29°52.1'N054°35.0'E30°08.4'N055°04.5'E 1.027 52° 255° 111 km 02m01.5s
10:5829°46.2'N056°13.0'E29°14.4'N055°13.6'E29°30.3'N055°43.2'E 1.027 51° 257° 111 km 02m00.2s
11:0029°07.5'N056°52.1'E28°36.3'N055°52.7'E28°52.0'N056°22.3'E 1.026 50° 258° 110 km 01m58.8s
11:0228°28.5'N057°31.9'E27°57.9'N056°32.4'E28°13.3'N057°02.0'E 1.026 49° 260° 110 km 01m57.3s
11:0427°49.1'N058°12.2'E27°19.1'N057°12.6'E27°34.2'N057°42.3'E 1.026 49° 261° 110 km 01m55.8s
11:0627°09.4'N058°53.3'E26°40.0'N057°53.6'E26°54.7'N058°23.4'E 1.026 48° 263° 109 km 01m54.3s
11:0826°29.2'N059°35.2'E26°00.4'N058°35.4'E26°14.9'N059°05.2'E 1.026 47° 264° 109 km 01m52.6s
11:1025°48.5'N060°18.0'E25°20.4'N059°18.2'E25°34.5'N059°48.0'E 1.025 46° 265° 108 km 01m50.9s
11:1225°07.4'N061°02.0'E24°39.9'N060°02.0'E24°53.7'N060°31.9'E 1.025 45° 267° 107 km 01m49.2s
11:1424°25.8'N061°47.1'E23°58.9'N060°47.0'E24°12.4'N061°17.0'E 1.025 43° 268° 107 km 01m47.3s
11:1623°43.6'N062°33.6'E23°17.4'N061°33.4'E23°30.6'N062°03.4'E 1.025 42° 269° 106 km 01m45.4s
11:1823°00.7'N063°21.7'E22°35.2'N062°21.3'E22°48.1'N062°51.4'E 1.024 41° 270° 105 km 01m43.4s
11:2022°17.2'N064°11.5'E21°52.4'N063°11.0'E22°04.9'N063°41.2'E 1.024 40° 271° 104 km 01m41.4s
11:2221°33.0'N065°03.4'E21°08.9'N064°02.6'E21°21.1'N064°32.9'E 1.024 39° 272° 103 km 01m39.2s
11:2420°47.9'N065°57.5'E20°24.6'N064°56.5'E20°36.4'N065°26.9'E 1.023 37° 273° 102 km 01m37.0s
11:2620°01.9'N066°54.3'E19°39.4'N065°52.9'E19°50.8'N066°23.5'E 1.023 36° 274° 101 km 01m34.7s
11:2819°14.9'N067°54.1'E18°53.3'N066°52.3'E19°04.2'N067°23.1'E 1.023 34° 275° 99 km 01m32.2s
11:3018°26.7'N068°57.4'E18°06.0'N067°55.1'E18°16.5'N068°26.1'E 1.022 33° 276° 98 km 01m29.7s
11:3217°37.2'N070°04.8'E17°17.4'N069°01.9'E17°27.4'N069°33.2'E 1.022 31° 277° 96 km 01m27.0s
11:3416°46.0'N071°17.2'E16°27.4'N070°13.4'E16°36.8'N070°45.2'E 1.021 29° 278° 94 km 01m24.2s
11:3615°53.0'N072°35.6'E15°35.5'N071°30.7'E15°44.4'N072°03.0'E 1.021 28° 279° 92 km 01m21.3s
11:3814°57.8'N074°01.4'E14°41.6'N072°55.1'E14°49.8'N073°28.1'E 1.020 26° 280° 89 km 01m18.1s
11:4013°59.6'N075°36.6'E13°45.0'N074°28.4'E13°52.5'N075°02.3'E 1.020 24° 280° 87 km 01m14.8s
11:4212°57.8'N077°24.4'E12°45.1'N076°13.4'E12°51.6'N076°48.7'E 1.019 21° 281° 83 km 01m11.1s
11:4411°50.8'N079°29.9'E11°40.5'N078°14.8'E11°45.8'N078°52.1'E 1.018 18° 282° 80 km 01m07.0s
11:4610°35.8'N082°03.1'E10°29.0'N080°40.7'E10°32.7'N081°21.5'E 1.017 15° 283° 75 km 01m02.4s
11:4809°06.2'N085°28.5'E09°05.5'N083°50.3'E09°06.3'N084°38.5'E 1.016 11° 284° 70 km 00m56.6s
11:5006°42.3'N092°10.1'E07°09.9'N088°59.0'E06°59.7'N090°22.7'E 1.014 284° 60 km 00m47.8s
Limits05°50.7'N095°06.7'E05°24.4'N094°52.3'E05°37.5'N094°59.5'E 1.013 - 54 km 00m41.5s

ΔT = 42.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse10:17:42.410:17:00.341°41.6'N042°18.0'E 60.0° 211.4° 110.3 km02m15.75s
Greatest Duration10:12:35.110:11:52.943°07.0'N040°36.3'E 59.9° 204.6° 109.8 km02m15.95s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1654 Aug 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 42.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 11.8 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.05°.

Acknowledgments

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

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