Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -1495 May 21

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -1495 May 21 . 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 -1495 May 21
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits19°10.1'N121°47.5'E17°08.2'N123°10.5'E18°08.7'N122°29.6'E 1.053 - 258 km 02m37.7s
21:2020°31.6'N125°48.2'E21°40.2'N135°01.5'E21°23.8'N131°20.5'E 1.056 76° 280 km 02m56.0s
21:2222°53.4'N131°29.2'E23°07.4'N137°53.5'E23°05.9'N134°57.5'E 1.058 13° 77° 289 km 03m04.7s
21:2424°29.2'N134°42.6'E24°23.5'N140°10.0'E24°29.6'N137°35.3'E 1.059 17° 79° 295 km 03m11.4s
21:2625°50.3'N137°09.5'E25°33.0'N142°05.4'E25°43.9'N139°43.6'E 1.059 19° 80° 300 km 03m17.2s
21:2827°03.3'N139°11.0'E26°37.8'N143°46.5'E26°52.3'N141°33.5'E 1.060 21° 82° 303 km 03m22.3s
21:3028°11.0'N140°56.3'E27°39.2'N145°17.3'E27°56.6'N143°10.6'E 1.061 23° 83° 306 km 03m26.9s
21:3229°14.9'N142°29.9'E28°38.0'N146°40.0'E28°57.7'N144°38.3'E 1.061 25° 84° 308 km 03m31.2s
21:3430°15.8'N143°54.8'E29°34.6'N147°56.5'E29°56.3'N145°58.6'E 1.062 27° 85° 310 km 03m35.1s
21:3631°14.4'N145°12.9'E30°29.4'N149°07.9'E30°52.9'N147°13.0'E 1.062 28° 87° 311 km 03m38.8s
21:3832°11.0'N146°25.5'E31°22.7'N150°15.0'E31°47.8'N148°22.7'E 1.063 30° 88° 312 km 03m42.3s
21:4033°06.1'N147°33.7'E32°14.8'N151°18.6'E32°41.3'N149°28.4'E 1.063 31° 89° 313 km 03m45.6s
21:4233°59.8'N148°38.1'E33°05.7'N152°19.3'E33°33.5'N150°30.8'E 1.063 33° 91° 313 km 03m48.8s
21:4434°52.4'N149°39.4'E33°55.6'N153°17.4'E34°24.7'N151°30.4'E 1.064 34° 92° 314 km 03m51.7s
21:4635°43.9'N150°38.1'E34°44.7'N154°13.3'E35°15.0'N152°27.7'E 1.064 35° 94° 314 km 03m54.5s
21:4836°34.6'N151°34.5'E35°33.0'N155°07.4'E36°04.4'N153°22.9'E 1.064 36° 95° 313 km 03m57.2s
21:5037°24.4'N152°29.0'E36°20.6'N155°59.9'E36°53.1'N154°16.4'E 1.065 37° 97° 313 km 03m59.7s
21:5238°13.6'N153°21.9'E37°07.5'N156°51.1'E37°41.1'N155°08.3'E 1.065 38° 98° 313 km 04m02.2s
21:5439°02.1'N154°13.5'E37°53.9'N157°41.1'E38°28.5'N155°59.1'E 1.065 39° 100° 312 km 04m04.5s
21:5639°50.0'N155°03.8'E38°39.7'N158°30.1'E39°15.4'N156°48.8'E 1.065 40° 101° 312 km 04m06.6s
21:5840°37.5'N155°53.2'E39°25.1'N159°18.4'E40°01.8'N157°37.6'E 1.066 41° 103° 311 km 04m08.7s
22:0041°24.4'N156°41.9'E40°10.1'N160°06.0'E40°47.7'N158°25.7'E 1.066 41° 105° 310 km 04m10.7s
22:0242°11.0'N157°29.9'E40°54.6'N160°53.1'E41°33.2'N159°13.3'E 1.066 42° 106° 309 km 04m12.5s
22:0442°57.1'N158°17.4'E41°38.8'N161°39.8'E42°18.3'N160°00.4'E 1.066 43° 108° 308 km 04m14.3s
22:0643°42.9'N159°04.6'E42°22.6'N162°26.2'E43°03.1'N160°47.2'E 1.066 43° 110° 308 km 04m15.9s
22:0844°28.4'N159°51.6'E43°06.1'N163°12.6'E43°47.6'N161°33.9'E 1.067 44° 112° 307 km 04m17.5s
22:1045°13.6'N160°38.5'E43°49.2'N163°58.8'E44°31.8'N162°20.5'E 1.067 45° 114° 306 km 04m18.9s
22:1245°58.5'N161°25.5'E44°32.2'N164°45.2'E45°15.7'N163°07.2'E 1.067 45° 116° 305 km 04m20.3s
22:1446°43.2'N162°12.6'E45°14.8'N165°31.8'E45°59.3'N163°54.1'E 1.067 46° 118° 304 km 04m21.5s
22:1647°27.6'N163°00.0'E45°57.2'N166°18.6'E46°42.7'N164°41.2'E 1.067 46° 120° 303 km 04m22.7s
22:1848°11.9'N163°47.8'E46°39.4'N167°05.8'E47°25.9'N165°28.8'E 1.067 46° 122° 302 km 04m23.7s
22:2048°55.9'N164°36.1'E47°21.3'N167°53.6'E48°08.9'N166°16.9'E 1.067 47° 124° 301 km 04m24.7s
22:2249°39.7'N165°25.1'E48°03.1'N168°41.9'E48°51.6'N167°05.5'E 1.067 47° 126° 300 km 04m25.5s
22:2450°23.4'N166°14.8'E48°44.6'N169°31.0'E49°34.2'N167°55.0'E 1.067 47° 128° 299 km 04m26.3s
22:2651°06.9'N167°05.4'E49°26.0'N170°20.8'E50°16.6'N168°45.3'E 1.067 48° 130° 298 km 04m27.0s
22:2851°50.3'N167°57.1'E50°07.2'N171°11.7'E50°58.9'N169°36.5'E 1.067 48° 133° 297 km 04m27.5s
22:3052°33.5'N168°49.8'E50°48.2'N172°03.5'E51°40.9'N170°28.9'E 1.068 48° 135° 296 km 04m28.0s
22:3253°16.5'N169°43.9'E51°29.0'N172°56.6'E52°22.9'N171°22.5'E 1.068 48° 137° 295 km 04m28.4s
22:3453°59.5'N170°39.5'E52°09.6'N173°50.9'E53°04.6'N172°17.5'E 1.068 48° 140° 294 km 04m28.7s
22:3654°42.3'N171°36.6'E52°50.1'N174°46.7'E53°46.2'N173°14.0'E 1.068 48° 142° 294 km 04m28.8s
22:3855°24.9'N172°35.5'E53°30.3'N175°44.1'E54°27.7'N174°12.2'E 1.068 48° 144° 293 km 04m28.9s
22:4056°07.5'N173°36.4'E54°10.4'N176°43.2'E55°08.9'N175°12.2'E 1.068 48° 147° 292 km 04m28.9s
22:4256°49.8'N174°39.5'E54°50.4'N177°44.2'E55°50.0'N176°14.3'E 1.068 48° 149° 291 km 04m28.8s
22:4457°32.1'N175°44.9'E55°30.1'N178°47.2'E56°31.0'N177°18.6'E 1.068 48° 152° 290 km 04m28.6s
22:4658°14.1'N176°53.0'E56°09.6'N179°52.5'E57°11.7'N178°25.3'E 1.067 47° 154° 289 km 04m28.2s
22:4858°56.0'N178°03.8'E56°48.9'N178°59.7'W57°52.3'N179°34.6'E 1.067 47° 157° 289 km 04m27.8s
22:5059°37.7'N179°17.8'E57°28.0'N177°49.3'W58°32.6'N179°13.2'W 1.067 47° 160° 288 km 04m27.3s
22:5260°19.2'N179°24.7'W58°06.8'N176°36.0'W59°12.7'N177°57.8'W 1.067 46° 162° 287 km 04m26.6s
22:5461°00.5'N178°03.6'W58°45.3'N175°19.6'W59°52.6'N176°39.0'W 1.067 46° 165° 286 km 04m25.9s
22:5661°41.4'N176°38.3'W59°23.5'N173°59.8'W60°32.1'N175°16.5'W 1.067 46° 168° 286 km 04m25.0s
22:5862°22.1'N175°08.6'W60°01.4'N172°36.3'W61°11.3'N173°50.0'W 1.067 45° 170° 285 km 04m24.0s
23:0063°02.4'N173°33.9'W60°38.9'N171°08.8'W61°50.2'N172°19.0'W 1.067 45° 173° 284 km 04m23.0s
23:0263°42.2'N171°53.9'W61°16.0'N169°37.0'W62°28.6'N170°43.2'W 1.067 44° 176° 284 km 04m21.8s
23:0464°21.6'N170°07.9'W61°52.6'N168°00.4'W63°06.5'N169°02.1'W 1.067 44° 179° 283 km 04m20.5s
23:0665°00.4'N168°15.5'W62°28.7'N166°18.8'W63°43.9'N167°15.4'W 1.067 43° 182° 283 km 04m19.0s
23:0865°38.6'N166°16.1'W63°04.1'N164°31.6'W64°20.6'N165°22.3'W 1.066 42° 185° 282 km 04m17.5s
23:1066°15.9'N164°08.8'W63°38.8'N162°38.5'W64°56.6'N163°22.5'W 1.066 42° 188° 282 km 04m15.8s
23:1266°52.4'N161°53.1'W64°12.8'N160°38.8'W65°31.8'N161°15.3'W 1.066 41° 192° 281 km 04m14.1s
23:1467°27.8'N159°28.1'W64°45.8'N158°32.1'W66°05.9'N159°00.0'W 1.066 40° 195° 281 km 04m12.1s
23:1668°01.9'N156°52.9'W65°17.8'N156°17.7'W66°38.9'N156°36.0'W 1.066 39° 198° 280 km 04m10.1s
23:1868°34.5'N154°06.6'W65°48.6'N153°55.1'W67°10.6'N154°02.5'W 1.065 38° 202° 280 km 04m07.9s
23:2069°05.4'N151°08.3'W66°18.0'N151°23.6'W67°40.8'N151°18.6'W 1.065 37° 206° 279 km 04m05.6s
23:2269°34.2'N147°56.9'W66°45.8'N148°42.5'W68°09.1'N148°23.7'W 1.065 36° 209° 279 km 04m03.1s
23:2470°00.6'N144°31.5'W67°11.7'N145°51.1'W68°35.3'N145°16.7'W 1.065 35° 213° 278 km 04m00.5s
23:2670°24.2'N140°51.1'W67°35.6'N142°48.6'W68°59.2'N141°57.0'W 1.064 34° 218° 278 km 03m57.7s
23:2870°44.5'N136°54.8'W67°57.0'N139°34.3'W69°20.1'N138°23.5'W 1.064 33° 222° 277 km 03m54.8s
23:3071°00.8'N132°41.7'W68°15.6'N136°07.4'W69°37.8'N134°35.6'W 1.064 32° 227° 277 km 03m51.7s
23:3271°12.6'N128°11.1'W68°30.9'N132°27.1'W69°51.6'N130°32.4'W 1.063 30° 231° 277 km 03m48.3s
23:3471°18.9'N123°22.6'W68°42.5'N128°32.8'W70°01.0'N126°13.3'W 1.063 29° 236° 276 km 03m44.8s
23:3671°18.9'N118°15.7'W68°49.6'N124°23.6'W70°05.1'N121°37.6'W 1.062 27° 242° 276 km 03m41.0s
23:3871°11.5'N112°50.1'W68°51.6'N119°58.7'W70°03.0'N116°44.6'W 1.062 26° 247° 275 km 03m37.0s
23:4070°55.1'N107°05.2'W68°47.6'N115°17.2'W69°53.7'N111°33.5'W 1.061 24° 253° 275 km 03m32.6s
23:4270°28.0'N100°59.6'W68°36.4'N110°17.8'W69°35.6'N106°03.0'W 1.061 22° 259° 274 km 03m27.9s
23:4469°47.3'N094°30.1'W68°16.5'N104°58.5'W69°06.8'N100°10.6'W 1.060 20° 265° 273 km 03m22.7s
23:4668°48.3'N087°28.5'W67°45.7'N099°15.8'W68°24.1'N093°51.4'W 1.059 17° 272° 273 km 03m16.9s
23:4867°21.2'N079°33.8'W67°00.6'N093°02.9'W67°22.2'N086°54.4'W 1.059 14° 279° 271 km 03m10.2s
23:5064°54.0'N069°25.0'W65°54.7'N086°04.7'W65°48.8'N078°49.7'W 1.057 11° 287° 270 km 03m01.9s
23:52 - - 64°11.4'N077°38.0'W62°49.9'N067°13.5'W 1.056 298° 266 km 02m49.1s
Limits61°00.9'N057°16.9'W59°15.7'N060°29.3'W60°08.2'N058°56.0'W 1.054 - 262 km 02m39.3s

ΔT = 34948.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse08:17:57.522:35:28.853°35.4'N026°58.0'E 48.0° 141.5° 293.7 km04m28.81s
Greatest Duration08:21:02.222:38:33.454°39.2'N174°28.7'E 47.9° 145.2° 292.4 km04m28.92s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1495 May 21

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -1495 May 21 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 34948.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 1883.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 7.87°.

Acknowledgments

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

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