Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1973 Jun 30

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1973 Jun 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 1973 Jun 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
Limits05°14.9'N060°15.4'W03°37.3'N059°28.6'W04°26.1'N059°51.8'W 1.060 - 200 km 03m11.9s
09:5607°19.8'N055°29.6'W06°17.3'N053°12.5'W06°52.0'N054°13.5'W 1.062 67° 206 km 03m27.3s
09:5810°02.5'N049°14.2'W08°34.4'N047°46.3'W09°19.7'N048°27.5'W 1.065 13° 68° 212 km 03m45.3s
10:0011°36.2'N045°33.2'W10°00.2'N044°17.4'W10°49.1'N044°53.3'W 1.066 17° 69° 217 km 03m57.7s
10:0212°47.2'N042°41.6'W11°06.2'N041°32.6'W11°57.4'N042°05.4'W 1.067 21° 70° 220 km 04m08.0s
10:0413°45.4'N040°17.0'W12°00.7'N039°12.9'W12°53.7'N039°43.4'W 1.068 24° 70° 222 km 04m17.2s
10:0614°35.2'N038°10.0'W12°47.4'N037°09.7'W13°41.8'N037°38.4'W 1.069 26° 71° 225 km 04m25.7s
10:0815°18.6'N036°15.5'W13°28.2'N035°18.5'W14°23.9'N035°45.7'W 1.069 29° 71° 227 km 04m33.6s
10:1015°57.2'N034°30.5'W14°04.5'N033°36.5'W15°01.3'N034°02.3'W 1.070 31° 72° 229 km 04m41.0s
10:1216°31.8'N032°53.1'W14°37.0'N032°01.8'W15°34.8'N032°26.3'W 1.071 33° 72° 230 km 04m48.1s
10:1417°03.1'N031°21.8'W15°06.3'N030°33.1'W16°05.1'N030°56.3'W 1.071 35° 73° 232 km 04m54.9s
10:1617°31.5'N029°55.6'W15°33.0'N029°09.3'W16°32.6'N029°31.4'W 1.072 37° 73° 233 km 05m01.4s
10:1817°57.4'N028°33.7'W15°57.3'N027°49.9'W16°57.7'N028°10.8'W 1.072 39° 74° 235 km 05m07.6s
10:2018°21.2'N027°15.6'W16°19.5'N026°34.1'W17°20.6'N026°53.9'W 1.073 40° 74° 236 km 05m13.7s
10:2218°42.9'N026°00.7'W16°39.9'N025°21.5'W17°41.6'N025°40.2'W 1.073 42° 74° 237 km 05m19.5s
10:2419°02.8'N024°48.7'W16°58.5'N024°11.8'W18°00.9'N024°29.3'W 1.073 44° 75° 239 km 05m25.2s
10:2619°21.1'N023°39.3'W17°15.6'N023°04.6'W18°18.6'N023°21.0'W 1.074 45° 75° 240 km 05m30.7s
10:2819°37.9'N022°32.1'W17°31.2'N021°59.6'W18°34.8'N022°15.0'W 1.074 47° 76° 241 km 05m36.0s
10:3019°53.3'N021°26.9'W17°45.5'N020°56.7'W18°49.6'N021°11.0'W 1.075 48° 76° 242 km 05m41.2s
10:3220°07.4'N020°23.6'W17°58.6'N019°55.6'W19°03.1'N020°08.8'W 1.075 50° 76° 243 km 05m46.2s
10:3420°20.2'N019°22.0'W18°10.4'N018°56.2'W19°15.5'N019°08.4'W 1.075 51° 77° 244 km 05m51.0s
10:3620°31.8'N018°22.0'W18°21.2'N017°58.4'W19°26.7'N018°09.5'W 1.075 53° 77° 245 km 05m55.7s
10:3820°42.4'N017°23.4'W18°31.0'N017°02.0'W19°36.8'N017°12.0'W 1.076 54° 77° 245 km 06m00.2s
10:4020°51.9'N016°26.1'W18°39.7'N016°06.8'W19°45.9'N016°15.8'W 1.076 55° 78° 246 km 06m04.6s
10:4221°00.4'N015°30.0'W18°47.5'N015°12.9'W19°54.1'N015°20.8'W 1.076 57° 78° 247 km 06m08.8s
10:4421°08.0'N014°35.0'W18°54.5'N014°20.2'W20°01.3'N014°27.0'W 1.076 58° 78° 248 km 06m12.9s
10:4621°14.6'N013°41.1'W19°00.5'N013°28.4'W20°07.7'N013°34.2'W 1.077 59° 78° 248 km 06m16.8s
10:4821°20.4'N012°48.2'W19°05.7'N012°37.7'W20°13.1'N012°42.4'W 1.077 61° 78° 249 km 06m20.6s
10:5021°25.3'N011°56.2'W19°10.2'N011°47.9'W20°17.8'N011°51.5'W 1.077 62° 79° 250 km 06m24.2s
10:5221°29.4'N011°05.0'W19°13.8'N010°58.9'W20°21.7'N011°01.5'W 1.077 63° 79° 250 km 06m27.7s
10:5421°32.7'N010°14.7'W19°16.7'N010°10.7'W20°24.8'N010°12.3'W 1.077 64° 79° 251 km 06m31.0s
10:5621°35.2'N009°25.1'W19°18.9'N009°23.3'W20°27.1'N009°23.8'W 1.078 65° 79° 252 km 06m34.2s
10:5821°37.0'N008°36.3'W19°20.4'N008°36.6'W20°28.7'N008°36.0'W 1.078 67° 79° 252 km 06m37.2s
11:0021°38.1'N007°48.1'W19°21.2'N007°50.5'W20°29.7'N007°48.9'W 1.078 68° 79° 253 km 06m40.0s
11:0221°38.4'N007°00.5'W19°21.3'N007°05.1'W20°29.9'N007°02.5'W 1.078 69° 79° 253 km 06m42.7s
11:0421°38.0'N006°13.6'W19°20.8'N006°20.2'W20°29.4'N006°16.6'W 1.078 70° 78° 254 km 06m45.3s
11:0621°37.0'N005°27.2'W19°19.7'N005°35.9'W20°28.4'N005°31.3'W 1.078 71° 78° 254 km 06m47.7s
11:0821°35.3'N004°41.4'W19°17.9'N004°52.2'W20°26.6'N004°46.6'W 1.078 72° 78° 254 km 06m49.9s
11:1021°32.9'N003°56.1'W19°15.5'N004°08.9'W20°24.2'N004°02.3'W 1.079 74° 77° 255 km 06m51.9s
11:1221°30.0'N003°11.2'W19°12.5'N003°26.1'W20°21.3'N003°18.5'W 1.079 75° 76° 255 km 06m53.8s
11:1421°26.3'N002°26.8'W19°09.0'N002°43.7'W20°17.7'N002°35.1'W 1.079 76° 76° 255 km 06m55.5s
11:1621°22.1'N001°42.9'W19°04.8'N002°01.8'W20°13.5'N001°52.2'W 1.079 77° 75° 256 km 06m57.1s
11:1821°17.3'N000°59.3'W19°00.1'N001°20.2'W20°08.7'N001°09.7'W 1.079 78° 73° 256 km 06m58.5s
11:2021°11.8'N000°16.1'W18°54.8'N000°39.0'W20°03.3'N000°27.5'W 1.079 79° 72° 256 km 06m59.8s
11:2221°05.8'N000°26.7'E18°49.0'N000°01.9'E19°57.4'N000°14.3'E 1.079 80° 69° 256 km 07m00.8s
11:2420°59.1'N001°09.1'E18°42.6'N000°42.5'E19°50.9'N000°55.8'E 1.079 81° 67° 256 km 07m01.7s
11:2620°51.9'N001°51.3'E18°35.7'N001°22.7'E19°43.9'N001°37.0'E 1.079 82° 63° 256 km 07m02.5s
11:2820°44.2'N002°33.2'E18°28.3'N002°02.7'E19°36.2'N002°17.9'E 1.079 83° 59° 256 km 07m03.1s
11:3020°35.8'N003°14.7'E18°20.3'N002°42.5'E19°28.1'N002°58.5'E 1.079 84° 53° 257 km 07m03.5s
11:3220°26.9'N003°56.1'E18°11.7'N003°22.0'E19°19.4'N003°38.9'E 1.079 84° 45° 257 km 07m03.7s
11:3420°17.5'N004°37.1'E18°02.7'N004°01.3'E19°10.1'N004°19.1'E 1.079 85° 35° 257 km 07m03.8s
11:3620°07.4'N005°18.0'E17°53.1'N004°40.4'E19°00.3'N004°59.1'E 1.079 85° 23° 257 km 07m03.8s
11:3819°56.9'N005°58.7'E17°43.0'N005°19.4'E18°50.0'N005°38.9'E 1.079 86° 256 km 07m03.5s
11:4019°45.7'N006°39.2'E17°32.4'N005°58.2'E18°39.1'N006°18.5'E 1.079 85° 355° 256 km 07m03.2s
11:4219°34.1'N007°19.5'E17°21.3'N006°36.9'E18°27.7'N006°58.0'E 1.079 85° 343° 256 km 07m02.6s
11:4419°21.9'N007°59.7'E17°09.6'N007°15.5'E18°15.8'N007°37.4'E 1.079 84° 333° 256 km 07m01.9s
11:4619°09.1'N008°39.8'E16°57.4'N007°53.9'E18°03.4'N008°16.6'E 1.079 84° 325° 256 km 07m01.1s
11:4818°55.8'N009°19.7'E16°44.8'N008°32.4'E17°50.4'N008°55.8'E 1.079 83° 319° 256 km 07m00.0s
11:5018°41.9'N009°59.6'E16°31.5'N009°10.8'E17°36.8'N009°34.9'E 1.079 82° 315° 256 km 06m58.9s
11:5218°27.5'N010°39.5'E16°17.8'N009°49.1'E17°22.8'N010°14.0'E 1.079 81° 311° 255 km 06m57.6s
11:5418°12.6'N011°19.3'E16°03.5'N010°27.5'E17°08.2'N010°53.1'E 1.079 80° 308° 255 km 06m56.1s
11:5617°57.1'N011°59.1'E15°48.7'N011°05.9'E16°53.0'N011°32.2'E 1.079 79° 306° 255 km 06m54.5s
11:5817°41.0'N012°38.9'E15°33.4'N011°44.3'E16°37.3'N012°11.3'E 1.079 78° 305° 255 km 06m52.8s
12:0017°24.4'N013°18.8'E15°17.5'N012°22.8'E16°21.1'N012°50.5'E 1.079 77° 303° 254 km 06m50.9s
12:0217°07.2'N013°58.7'E15°01.1'N013°01.4'E16°04.3'N013°29.7'E 1.079 76° 302° 254 km 06m48.8s
12:0416°49.4'N014°38.7'E14°44.1'N013°40.2'E15°46.9'N014°09.1'E 1.079 75° 301° 254 km 06m46.7s
12:0616°31.1'N015°18.9'E14°26.6'N014°19.1'E15°29.0'N014°48.6'E 1.078 74° 300° 253 km 06m44.3s
12:0816°12.2'N015°59.2'E14°08.5'N014°58.2'E15°10.5'N015°28.3'E 1.078 72° 300° 253 km 06m41.9s
12:1015°52.7'N016°39.6'E13°49.8'N015°37.5'E14°51.4'N016°08.1'E 1.078 71° 299° 253 km 06m39.3s
12:1215°32.6'N017°20.3'E13°30.5'N016°17.0'E14°31.7'N016°48.2'E 1.078 70° 299° 252 km 06m36.6s
12:1415°11.8'N018°01.3'E13°10.6'N016°56.8'E14°11.4'N017°28.6'E 1.078 69° 298° 252 km 06m33.8s
12:1614°50.5'N018°42.5'E12°50.2'N017°37.0'E13°50.5'N018°09.3'E 1.078 68° 298° 251 km 06m30.8s
12:1814°28.5'N019°24.0'E12°29.0'N018°17.5'E13°29.0'N018°50.3'E 1.078 67° 298° 251 km 06m27.7s
12:2014°05.8'N020°06.0'E12°07.3'N018°58.4'E13°06.8'N019°31.7'E 1.077 65° 298° 250 km 06m24.5s
12:2213°42.5'N020°48.3'E11°44.9'N019°39.8'E12°43.9'N020°13.5'E 1.077 64° 297° 250 km 06m21.2s
12:2413°18.5'N021°31.1'E11°21.8'N020°21.6'E12°20.4'N020°55.9'E 1.077 63° 297° 249 km 06m17.7s
12:2612°53.8'N022°14.5'E10°58.0'N021°04.0'E11°56.2'N021°38.7'E 1.077 62° 297° 249 km 06m14.1s
12:2812°28.3'N022°58.4'E10°33.5'N021°47.0'E11°31.2'N022°22.2'E 1.077 61° 297° 248 km 06m10.4s
12:3012°02.1'N023°42.9'E10°08.2'N022°30.7'E11°05.4'N023°06.3'E 1.076 59° 297° 248 km 06m06.6s
12:3211°35.1'N024°28.2'E09°42.2'N023°15.1'E10°38.9'N023°51.1'E 1.076 58° 297° 247 km 06m02.7s
12:3411°07.2'N025°14.2'E09°15.4'N024°00.4'E10°11.6'N024°36.7'E 1.076 57° 297° 246 km 05m58.6s
12:3610°38.5'N026°01.1'E08°47.7'N024°46.5'E09°43.4'N025°23.2'E 1.076 55° 297° 246 km 05m54.4s
12:3810°08.9'N026°49.0'E08°19.1'N025°33.6'E09°14.3'N026°10.7'E 1.075 54° 297° 245 km 05m50.1s
12:4009°38.4'N027°38.0'E07°49.5'N026°21.9'E08°44.3'N026°59.3'E 1.075 53° 297° 244 km 05m45.7s
12:4209°06.8'N028°28.2'E07°19.0'N027°11.3'E08°13.3'N027°49.1'E 1.075 51° 297° 243 km 05m41.2s
12:4408°34.2'N029°19.6'E06°47.5'N028°02.1'E07°41.2'N028°40.2'E 1.075 50° 297° 242 km 05m36.5s
12:4608°00.5'N030°12.6'E06°14.8'N028°54.3'E07°08.0'N029°32.8'E 1.074 48° 297° 242 km 05m31.7s
12:4807°25.5'N031°07.2'E05°40.9'N029°48.3'E06°33.6'N030°27.1'E 1.074 47° 297° 241 km 05m26.8s
12:5006°49.2'N032°03.7'E05°05.8'N030°44.1'E05°57.9'N031°23.2'E 1.074 45° 297° 240 km 05m21.7s
12:5206°11.5'N033°02.2'E04°29.3'N031°42.0'E05°20.8'N032°21.4'E 1.073 44° 297° 239 km 05m16.5s
12:5405°32.3'N034°03.2'E03°51.2'N032°42.2'E04°42.2'N033°22.0'E 1.073 42° 297° 238 km 05m11.2s
12:5604°51.3'N035°06.8'E03°11.5'N033°45.2'E04°01.8'N034°25.2'E 1.072 40° 297° 236 km 05m05.6s
12:5804°08.5'N036°13.5'E02°29.9'N034°51.2'E03°19.7'N035°31.6'E 1.072 39° 297° 235 km 04m59.9s
13:0003°23.6'N037°23.9'E01°46.3'N036°00.8'E02°35.4'N036°41.6'E 1.071 37° 297° 234 km 04m54.0s
13:0202°36.2'N038°38.5'E01°00.3'N037°14.6'E01°48.8'N037°55.7'E 1.071 35° 297° 232 km 04m47.9s
13:0401°46.0'N039°58.1'E00°11.6'N038°33.4'E00°59.4'N039°14.8'E 1.070 33° 297° 231 km 04m41.5s
13:0600°52.6'N041°23.8'E00°40.2'S039°58.1'E00°06.8'N040°40.0'E 1.070 31° 297° 229 km 04m34.9s
13:0800°04.7'S042°57.0'E01°35.8'S041°30.1'E00°49.7'S042°12.6'E 1.069 28° 297° 227 km 04m27.9s
13:1001°06.9'S044°39.9'E02°36.1'S043°11.6'E01°50.9'S043°54.6'E 1.068 26° 297° 225 km 04m20.4s
13:1202°15.5'S046°35.5'E03°42.4'S045°05.3'E02°58.2'S045°49.2'E 1.068 23° 297° 222 km 04m12.4s
13:1403°32.7'S048°49.2'E04°56.8'S047°16.1'E04°13.9'S048°01.3'E 1.067 20° 297° 219 km 04m03.7s
13:1605°03.1'S051°30.8'E06°23.3'S049°53.1'E05°42.2'S050°40.3'E 1.066 17° 296° 216 km 03m53.9s
13:1806°57.4'S055°04.6'E08°10.9'S053°16.9'E07°32.9'S054°08.4'E 1.064 13° 296° 212 km 03m42.0s
13:2010°10.6'S061°35.6'E10°56.6'S058°52.7'E10°29.5'S060°05.5'E 1.062 295° 204 km 03m24.0s
Limits11°59.4'S065°35.6'E13°36.0'S064°47.3'E12°47.7'S065°11.3'E 1.060 - 198 km 03m10.8s

ΔT = 43.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse11:38:40.611:37:56.818°50.3'N005°26.8'E 85.6° 9.3° 256.5 km07m03.55s
Greatest Duration11:34:54.011:34:10.219°09.3'N004°22.5'E 85.1° 34.1° 256.6 km07m03.84s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1973 Jun 30

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1973 Jun 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 43.8 seconds for this eclipse.

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Some of the content on this website is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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