Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1838 Sep 18
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1838 Sep 18 . 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 1838 Sep 18 | |||||||||||
| UT1 | Northern Limit | Southern Limit | Central Line | M:S | Sun | Sun | Path | Central | |||
| Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Ratio | Alt. | Azm. | Width | Duration | |
| Limits | 84°43.6'N | 013°16.1'W | 88°00.0'N | 083°59.5'E | 87°21.6'N | 011°33.0'E | 0.922 | 0° | - | 655 km | 05m23.5s |
| 20:02 | - | - | 80°14.8'N | 113°58.2'W | 87°52.7'N | 049°58.4'W | 0.923 | 2° | 252° | 635 km | 05m27.0s |
| 20:04 | - | - | 78°09.4'N | 111°46.1'W | 83°40.5'N | 095°34.7'W | 0.924 | 7° | 207° | 599 km | 05m34.3s |
| 20:06 | - | - | 76°19.9'N | 110°05.6'W | 80°50.5'N | 099°04.4'W | 0.925 | 10° | 204° | 580 km | 05m38.5s |
| 20:08 | 84°25.8'N | 054°52.5'W | 74°41.3'N | 108°43.3'W | 78°35.3'N | 099°54.0'W | 0.925 | 12° | 204° | 567 km | 05m41.7s |
| 20:10 | 81°26.1'N | 079°02.0'W | 73°10.8'N | 107°33.0'W | 76°39.4'N | 099°59.8'W | 0.926 | 14° | 205° | 558 km | 05m44.5s |
| 20:12 | 79°01.7'N | 085°23.5'W | 71°46.6'N | 106°31.2'W | 74°56.3'N | 099°48.6'W | 0.926 | 15° | 206° | 550 km | 05m46.8s |
| 20:14 | 76°59.7'N | 088°11.5'W | 70°27.4'N | 105°35.7'W | 73°22.3'N | 099°29.7'W | 0.926 | 17° | 207° | 544 km | 05m48.9s |
| 20:16 | 75°12.2'N | 089°38.8'W | 69°12.5'N | 104°45.2'W | 71°55.4'N | 099°07.1'W | 0.927 | 18° | 208° | 539 km | 05m50.8s |
| 20:18 | 73°34.9'N | 090°26.9'W | 68°01.2'N | 103°58.7'W | 70°34.1'N | 098°42.5'W | 0.927 | 19° | 209° | 535 km | 05m52.5s |
| 20:20 | 72°05.4'N | 090°53.2'W | 66°52.8'N | 103°15.3'W | 69°17.3'N | 098°17.0'W | 0.927 | 20° | 210° | 532 km | 05m54.1s |
| 20:22 | 70°42.0'N | 091°06.0'W | 65°47.2'N | 102°34.6'W | 68°04.4'N | 097°51.0'W | 0.927 | 21° | 211° | 530 km | 05m55.5s |
| 20:24 | 69°23.5'N | 091°10.1'W | 64°43.9'N | 101°56.1'W | 66°54.8'N | 097°25.0'W | 0.928 | 22° | 213° | 528 km | 05m56.8s |
| 20:26 | 68°09.1'N | 091°08.1'W | 63°42.7'N | 101°19.4'W | 65°48.0'N | 096°59.0'W | 0.928 | 22° | 214° | 527 km | 05m58.0s |
| 20:28 | 66°58.2'N | 091°01.9'W | 62°43.3'N | 100°44.4'W | 64°43.7'N | 096°33.1'W | 0.928 | 23° | 215° | 527 km | 05m59.0s |
| 20:30 | 65°50.4'N | 090°52.4'W | 61°45.6'N | 100°10.7'W | 63°41.6'N | 096°07.4'W | 0.928 | 24° | 216° | 527 km | 06m00.0s |
| 20:32 | 64°45.1'N | 090°40.5'W | 60°49.4'N | 099°38.1'W | 62°41.4'N | 095°41.8'W | 0.928 | 24° | 218° | 527 km | 06m00.9s |
| 20:34 | 63°42.2'N | 090°26.6'W | 59°54.7'N | 099°06.6'W | 61°43.0'N | 095°16.3'W | 0.928 | 25° | 219° | 528 km | 06m01.7s |
| 20:36 | 62°41.4'N | 090°11.2'W | 59°01.1'N | 098°35.8'W | 60°46.2'N | 094°50.9'W | 0.928 | 25° | 220° | 529 km | 06m02.5s |
| 20:38 | 61°42.4'N | 089°54.5'W | 58°08.8'N | 098°05.8'W | 59°50.9'N | 094°25.6'W | 0.929 | 26° | 221° | 531 km | 06m03.1s |
| 20:40 | 60°45.0'N | 089°36.6'W | 57°17.5'N | 097°36.3'W | 58°56.9'N | 094°00.3'W | 0.929 | 26° | 223° | 533 km | 06m03.7s |
| 20:42 | 59°49.2'N | 089°17.7'W | 56°27.3'N | 097°07.2'W | 58°04.1'N | 093°35.0'W | 0.929 | 26° | 224° | 535 km | 06m04.2s |
| 20:44 | 58°54.8'N | 088°57.9'W | 55°37.9'N | 096°38.6'W | 57°12.5'N | 093°09.6'W | 0.929 | 26° | 225° | 538 km | 06m04.6s |
| 20:46 | 58°01.6'N | 088°37.2'W | 54°49.5'N | 096°10.2'W | 56°21.9'N | 092°44.1'W | 0.929 | 27° | 226° | 541 km | 06m05.0s |
| 20:48 | 57°09.6'N | 088°15.6'W | 54°01.8'N | 095°42.0'W | 55°32.2'N | 092°18.4'W | 0.929 | 27° | 228° | 545 km | 06m05.3s |
| 20:50 | 56°18.7'N | 087°53.2'W | 53°14.9'N | 095°13.9'W | 54°43.4'N | 091°52.4'W | 0.929 | 27° | 229° | 549 km | 06m05.5s |
| 20:52 | 55°28.8'N | 087°30.0'W | 52°28.7'N | 094°45.9'W | 53°55.5'N | 091°26.2'W | 0.929 | 27° | 230° | 553 km | 06m05.7s |
| 20:54 | 54°39.8'N | 087°06.0'W | 51°43.1'N | 094°17.8'W | 53°08.4'N | 090°59.6'W | 0.929 | 27° | 231° | 558 km | 06m05.8s |
| 20:56 | 53°51.7'N | 086°41.0'W | 50°58.2'N | 093°49.6'W | 52°22.0'N | 090°32.6'W | 0.929 | 27° | 233° | 562 km | 06m05.8s |
| 20:58 | 53°04.3'N | 086°15.2'W | 50°13.9'N | 093°21.2'W | 51°36.2'N | 090°05.2'W | 0.929 | 27° | 234° | 568 km | 06m05.8s |
| 21:00 | 52°17.8'N | 085°48.3'W | 49°30.1'N | 092°52.5'W | 50°51.1'N | 089°37.2'W | 0.929 | 27° | 235° | 573 km | 06m05.7s |
| 21:02 | 51°31.9'N | 085°20.4'W | 48°46.8'N | 092°23.5'W | 50°06.7'N | 089°08.6'W | 0.929 | 27° | 236° | 579 km | 06m05.5s |
| 21:04 | 50°46.7'N | 084°51.5'W | 48°04.0'N | 091°54.1'W | 49°22.8'N | 088°39.3'W | 0.929 | 27° | 238° | 585 km | 06m05.3s |
| 21:06 | 50°02.1'N | 084°21.3'W | 47°21.7'N | 091°24.1'W | 48°39.4'N | 088°09.2'W | 0.929 | 27° | 239° | 591 km | 06m05.0s |
| 21:08 | 49°18.1'N | 083°49.8'W | 46°39.8'N | 090°53.6'W | 47°56.5'N | 087°38.2'W | 0.929 | 26° | 240° | 598 km | 06m04.6s |
| 21:10 | 48°34.7'N | 083°16.9'W | 45°58.3'N | 090°22.4'W | 47°14.1'N | 087°06.3'W | 0.929 | 26° | 241° | 605 km | 06m04.2s |
| 21:12 | 47°51.8'N | 082°42.4'W | 45°17.2'N | 089°50.5'W | 46°32.1'N | 086°33.4'W | 0.929 | 26° | 242° | 612 km | 06m03.7s |
| 21:14 | 47°09.3'N | 082°06.3'W | 44°36.5'N | 089°17.7'W | 45°50.6'N | 085°59.2'W | 0.929 | 26° | 244° | 619 km | 06m03.1s |
| 21:16 | 46°27.3'N | 081°28.2'W | 43°56.1'N | 088°43.9'W | 45°09.4'N | 085°23.7'W | 0.928 | 25° | 245° | 626 km | 06m02.5s |
| 21:18 | 45°45.8'N | 080°48.1'W | 43°16.1'N | 088°09.1'W | 44°28.7'N | 084°46.7'W | 0.928 | 25° | 246° | 633 km | 06m01.7s |
| 21:20 | 45°04.6'N | 080°05.5'W | 42°36.3'N | 087°33.0'W | 43°48.2'N | 084°08.1'W | 0.928 | 24° | 247° | 641 km | 06m00.9s |
| 21:22 | 44°23.8'N | 079°20.3'W | 41°56.8'N | 086°55.5'W | 43°08.1'N | 083°27.6'W | 0.928 | 24° | 249° | 648 km | 06m00.0s |
| 21:24 | 43°43.3'N | 078°32.0'W | 41°17.6'N | 086°16.5'W | 42°28.3'N | 082°45.0'W | 0.928 | 23° | 250° | 655 km | 05m59.1s |
| 21:26 | 43°03.1'N | 077°40.1'W | 40°38.6'N | 085°35.8'W | 41°48.8'N | 082°00.1'W | 0.928 | 22° | 251° | 662 km | 05m58.0s |
| 21:28 | 42°23.2'N | 076°44.0'W | 39°59.8'N | 084°53.1'W | 41°09.5'N | 081°12.4'W | 0.928 | 22° | 252° | 669 km | 05m56.9s |
| 21:30 | 41°43.6'N | 075°43.0'W | 39°21.2'N | 084°08.2'W | 40°30.4'N | 080°21.6'W | 0.927 | 21° | 254° | 675 km | 05m55.6s |
| 21:32 | 41°04.1'N | 074°35.9'W | 38°42.8'N | 083°20.7'W | 39°51.5'N | 079°27.2'W | 0.927 | 20° | 255° | 680 km | 05m54.2s |
| 21:34 | 40°24.8'N | 073°21.2'W | 38°04.5'N | 082°30.3'W | 39°12.8'N | 078°28.4'W | 0.927 | 19° | 256° | 685 km | 05m52.7s |
| 21:36 | 39°45.5'N | 071°56.7'W | 37°26.4'N | 081°36.6'W | 38°34.2'N | 077°24.5'W | 0.927 | 18° | 257° | 688 km | 05m51.0s |
| 21:38 | 39°06.2'N | 070°18.6'W | 36°48.3'N | 080°38.9'W | 37°55.6'N | 076°14.3'W | 0.926 | 17° | 259° | 691 km | 05m49.2s |
| 21:40 | 38°26.8'N | 068°20.3'W | 36°10.3'N | 079°36.5'W | 37°17.1'N | 074°56.2'W | 0.926 | 16° | 260° | 692 km | 05m47.2s |
| 21:42 | 37°46.7'N | 065°46.8'W | 35°32.3'N | 078°28.4'W | 36°38.5'N | 073°27.6'W | 0.926 | 14° | 261° | 692 km | 05m44.9s |
| 21:44 | 37°04.6'N | 061°43.3'W | 34°54.2'N | 077°13.2'W | 35°59.6'N | 071°44.5'W | 0.925 | 13° | 263° | 689 km | 05m42.3s |
| 21:46 | - | - | 34°16.0'N | 075°48.8'W | 35°20.3'N | 069°39.4'W | 0.925 | 11° | 265° | 684 km | 05m39.2s |
| 21:48 | - | - | 33°37.5'N | 074°12.3'W | 34°40.0'N | 066°54.7'W | 0.924 | 8° | 267° | 676 km | 05m35.3s |
| 21:50 | - | - | 32°58.5'N | 072°18.1'W | 33°56.2'N | 062°13.7'W | 0.923 | 4° | 270° | 661 km | 05m29.1s |
| Limits | 36°41.7'N | 056°22.2'W | 30°52.9'N | 059°19.3'W | 33°38.7'N | 057°56.3'W | 0.922 | 0° | - | 648 km | 05m23.9s |
ΔT = 5.2 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 20:55:56.0 | 20:55:50.8 | 52°25.5'N | 090°36.0'W | 27.2° | 232.4° | 562.0 km | 06m05.79s |
| Greatest Duration | 20:55:59.7 | 20:55:54.5 | 52°24.1'N | 090°33.9'W | 27.2° | 232.5° | 562.2 km | 06m05.79s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1838 Sep 18 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 5.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 0.7 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.00°.
Acknowledgments
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
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