Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1278 Oct 17

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1278 Oct 17 . 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 1278 Oct 17
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits35°38.3'N164°49.4'E35°09.9'N164°41.2'E35°24.1'N164°45.3'E 1.016 - 54 km 00m53.8s
19:2233°09.5'N174°27.6'E32°33.9'N174°25.7'E32°51.5'N174°27.3'E 1.018 111° 63 km 01m06.7s
19:2431°16.8'N179°55.9'W30°41.3'N179°51.4'E30°58.9'N179°58.1'E 1.020 14° 114° 68 km 01m15.5s
19:2629°49.8'N176°13.2'W29°13.8'N176°30.8'W29°31.7'N176°21.7'W 1.021 18° 116° 72 km 01m22.0s
19:2828°34.3'N173°19.7'W27°57.9'N173°40.6'W28°16.0'N173°29.9'W 1.022 21° 118° 75 km 01m27.5s
19:3027°25.8'N170°55.5'W26°49.1'N171°18.9'W27°07.4'N171°07.0'W 1.023 24° 119° 78 km 01m32.5s
19:3226°22.3'N168°51.2'W25°45.2'N169°16.6'W26°03.7'N169°03.7'W 1.024 26° 120° 81 km 01m37.0s
19:3425°22.6'N167°01.4'W24°45.2'N167°28.5'W25°03.8'N167°14.8'W 1.024 29° 121° 83 km 01m41.1s
19:3624°25.8'N165°22.9'W23°48.1'N165°51.4'W24°06.9'N165°37.0'W 1.025 31° 122° 85 km 01m45.1s
19:3823°31.5'N163°53.3'W22°53.6'N164°23.1'W23°12.4'N164°08.1'W 1.025 33° 123° 87 km 01m48.8s
19:4022°39.2'N162°31.1'W22°01.1'N163°02.0'W22°20.0'N162°46.4'W 1.026 35° 124° 88 km 01m52.3s
19:4221°48.7'N161°15.0'W21°10.4'N161°47.0'W21°29.5'N161°30.8'W 1.026 37° 125° 90 km 01m55.7s
19:4420°59.8'N160°04.1'W20°21.3'N160°37.0'W20°40.4'N160°20.4'W 1.027 38° 126° 91 km 01m58.9s
19:4620°12.3'N158°57.7'W19°33.6'N159°31.5'W19°52.8'N159°14.5'W 1.027 40° 127° 93 km 02m02.0s
19:4819°26.0'N157°55.2'W18°47.1'N158°29.8'W19°06.4'N158°12.4'W 1.028 42° 127° 94 km 02m05.0s
19:5018°40.8'N156°56.2'W18°01.8'N157°31.5'W18°21.2'N157°13.8'W 1.028 43° 128° 95 km 02m07.9s
19:5217°56.6'N156°00.2'W17°17.5'N156°36.2'W17°36.9'N156°18.1'W 1.028 45° 129° 96 km 02m10.7s
19:5417°13.4'N155°06.9'W16°34.1'N155°43.5'W16°53.6'N155°25.1'W 1.029 46° 129° 97 km 02m13.4s
19:5616°31.0'N154°16.1'W15°51.6'N154°53.3'W16°11.2'N154°34.6'W 1.029 48° 130° 98 km 02m16.0s
19:5815°49.5'N153°27.4'W15°09.9'N154°05.1'W15°29.6'N153°46.2'W 1.029 49° 131° 99 km 02m18.5s
20:0015°08.7'N152°40.7'W14°28.9'N153°18.9'W14°48.7'N152°59.7'W 1.030 51° 131° 100 km 02m20.9s
20:0214°28.5'N151°55.8'W13°48.7'N152°34.4'W14°08.5'N152°15.0'W 1.030 52° 132° 101 km 02m23.3s
20:0413°49.1'N151°12.4'W13°09.1'N151°51.5'W13°29.0'N151°31.9'W 1.030 53° 133° 102 km 02m25.6s
20:0613°10.2'N150°30.6'W12°30.1'N151°10.1'W12°50.1'N150°50.3'W 1.030 54° 134° 103 km 02m27.8s
20:0812°32.0'N149°50.1'W11°51.7'N150°30.0'W12°11.8'N150°10.0'W 1.031 56° 134° 104 km 02m29.9s
20:1011°54.3'N149°10.8'W11°13.8'N149°51.1'W11°34.0'N149°30.9'W 1.031 57° 135° 104 km 02m31.9s
20:1211°17.1'N148°32.7'W10°36.5'N149°13.2'W10°56.7'N148°52.9'W 1.031 58° 136° 105 km 02m33.9s
20:1410°40.4'N147°55.6'W09°59.7'N148°36.4'W10°20.0'N148°15.9'W 1.031 59° 137° 106 km 02m35.9s
20:1610°04.2'N147°19.4'W09°23.3'N148°00.5'W09°43.7'N147°39.9'W 1.032 61° 138° 106 km 02m37.7s
20:1809°28.5'N146°44.0'W08°47.4'N147°25.4'W09°07.9'N147°04.7'W 1.032 62° 138° 107 km 02m39.5s
20:2008°53.2'N146°09.5'W08°12.0'N146°51.1'W08°32.5'N146°30.3'W 1.032 63° 139° 108 km 02m41.2s
20:2208°18.3'N145°35.7'W07°36.9'N146°17.5'W07°57.5'N145°56.6'W 1.032 64° 140° 108 km 02m42.9s
20:2407°43.8'N145°02.5'W07°02.3'N145°44.6'W07°23.0'N145°23.5'W 1.032 65° 141° 109 km 02m44.5s
20:2607°09.7'N144°30.0'W06°28.0'N145°12.2'W06°48.8'N144°51.0'W 1.032 66° 143° 109 km 02m46.0s
20:2806°36.0'N143°57.9'W05°54.2'N144°40.4'W06°15.0'N144°19.1'W 1.033 67° 144° 110 km 02m47.5s
20:3006°02.6'N143°26.4'W05°20.6'N144°09.0'W05°41.6'N143°47.6'W 1.033 68° 145° 110 km 02m48.9s
20:3205°29.7'N142°55.3'W04°47.5'N143°38.0'W05°08.5'N143°16.6'W 1.033 69° 147° 111 km 02m50.2s
20:3404°57.0'N142°24.6'W04°14.6'N143°07.5'W04°35.8'N142°46.0'W 1.033 70° 148° 111 km 02m51.5s
20:3604°24.7'N141°54.3'W03°42.1'N142°37.3'W04°03.4'N142°15.7'W 1.033 71° 150° 112 km 02m52.7s
20:3803°52.7'N141°24.3'W03°10.0'N142°07.3'W03°31.3'N141°45.8'W 1.033 72° 152° 112 km 02m53.8s
20:4003°21.0'N140°54.5'W02°38.1'N141°37.7'W02°59.5'N141°16.1'W 1.033 73° 154° 112 km 02m54.9s
20:4202°49.7'N140°25.0'W02°06.5'N141°08.2'W02°28.0'N140°46.6'W 1.033 74° 156° 113 km 02m55.9s
20:4402°18.6'N139°55.7'W01°35.3'N140°39.0'W01°56.9'N140°17.3'W 1.033 75° 159° 113 km 02m56.8s
20:4601°47.8'N139°26.6'W01°04.3'N140°09.9'W01°26.0'N139°48.2'W 1.033 76° 162° 113 km 02m57.7s
20:4801°17.4'N138°57.6'W00°33.6'N139°40.9'W00°55.4'N139°19.2'W 1.034 76° 165° 114 km 02m58.5s
20:5000°47.2'N138°28.7'W00°03.2'N139°12.0'W00°25.1'N138°50.3'W 1.034 77° 169° 114 km 02m59.3s
20:5200°17.3'N137°59.9'W00°26.9'S138°43.2'W00°04.9'S138°21.5'W 1.034 78° 173° 114 km 02m59.9s
20:5400°12.4'S137°31.1'W00°56.8'S138°14.4'W00°34.6'S137°52.7'W 1.034 78° 177° 115 km 03m00.6s
20:5600°41.7'S137°02.3'W01°26.4'S137°45.6'W01°04.1'S137°23.9'W 1.034 79° 182° 115 km 03m01.1s
20:5801°10.8'S136°33.5'W01°55.7'S137°16.7'W01°33.3'S136°55.1'W 1.034 79° 187° 115 km 03m01.6s
21:0001°39.7'S136°04.7'W02°24.7'S136°47.8'W02°02.2'S136°26.2'W 1.034 80° 193° 115 km 03m02.0s
21:0202°08.2'S135°35.8'W02°53.5'S136°18.8'W02°30.9'S135°57.2'W 1.034 80° 199° 115 km 03m02.3s
21:0402°36.5'S135°06.7'W03°22.1'S135°49.6'W02°59.3'S135°28.2'W 1.034 80° 205° 116 km 03m02.6s
21:0603°04.6'S134°37.6'W03°50.4'S135°20.4'W03°27.5'S134°58.9'W 1.034 80° 211° 116 km 03m02.8s
21:0803°32.4'S134°08.2'W04°18.4'S134°50.9'W03°55.4'S134°29.5'W 1.034 80° 217° 116 km 03m02.9s
21:1003°59.9'S133°38.7'W04°46.2'S134°21.2'W04°23.1'S133°59.9'W 1.034 79° 223° 116 km 03m03.0s
21:1204°27.2'S133°08.9'W05°13.7'S133°51.3'W04°50.5'S133°30.1'W 1.034 79° 228° 116 km 03m03.0s
21:1404°54.2'S132°38.9'W05°41.0'S133°21.1'W05°17.6'S133°00.0'W 1.034 79° 233° 116 km 03m02.9s
21:1605°21.0'S132°08.6'W06°08.0'S132°50.6'W05°44.5'S132°29.6'W 1.034 78° 237° 116 km 03m02.7s
21:1805°47.5'S131°38.0'W06°34.7'S132°19.8'W06°11.1'S131°58.9'W 1.034 77° 241° 116 km 03m02.5s
21:2006°13.8'S131°07.0'W07°01.2'S131°48.6'W06°37.5'S131°27.8'W 1.034 77° 245° 116 km 03m02.1s
21:2206°39.8'S130°35.7'W07°27.5'S131°17.0'W07°03.7'S130°56.3'W 1.034 76° 248° 116 km 03m01.7s
21:2407°05.6'S130°04.0'W07°53.5'S130°45.0'W07°29.5'S130°24.5'W 1.034 75° 251° 116 km 03m01.3s
21:2607°31.0'S129°31.8'W08°19.2'S130°12.6'W07°55.1'S129°52.2'W 1.034 74° 253° 116 km 03m00.7s
21:2807°56.3'S128°59.1'W08°44.6'S129°39.6'W08°20.5'S129°19.4'W 1.033 73° 255° 116 km 03m00.1s
21:3008°21.2'S128°26.0'W09°09.8'S129°06.1'W08°45.5'S128°46.0'W 1.033 72° 257° 116 km 02m59.4s
21:3208°45.9'S127°52.2'W09°34.7'S128°32.0'W09°10.3'S128°12.1'W 1.033 71° 259° 116 km 02m58.6s
21:3409°10.3'S127°17.9'W09°59.4'S127°57.4'W09°34.8'S127°37.7'W 1.033 70° 261° 116 km 02m57.8s
21:3609°34.5'S126°43.0'W10°23.7'S127°22.1'W09°59.1'S127°02.5'W 1.033 69° 262° 115 km 02m56.8s
21:3809°58.3'S126°07.4'W10°47.8'S126°46.1'W10°23.0'S126°26.7'W 1.033 68° 263° 115 km 02m55.8s
21:4010°21.9'S125°31.1'W11°11.5'S126°09.3'W10°46.7'S125°50.2'W 1.033 67° 264° 115 km 02m54.7s
21:4210°45.1'S124°54.0'W11°35.0'S125°31.8'W11°10.0'S125°12.9'W 1.033 66° 265° 114 km 02m53.5s
21:4411°08.1'S124°16.1'W11°58.1'S124°53.5'W11°33.1'S124°34.8'W 1.033 65° 266° 114 km 02m52.2s
21:4611°30.7'S123°37.4'W12°20.9'S124°14.3'W11°55.8'S123°55.8'W 1.033 64° 267° 114 km 02m50.8s
21:4811°53.0'S122°57.7'W12°43.4'S123°34.1'W12°18.2'S123°15.9'W 1.032 63° 267° 113 km 02m49.4s
21:5012°15.0'S122°17.1'W13°05.5'S122°52.9'W12°40.2'S122°35.0'W 1.032 62° 268° 113 km 02m47.9s
21:5212°36.7'S121°35.4'W13°27.3'S122°10.7'W13°01.9'S121°53.1'W 1.032 61° 268° 112 km 02m46.2s
21:5412°57.9'S120°52.6'W13°48.7'S121°27.3'W13°23.3'S121°10.0'W 1.032 60° 269° 112 km 02m44.5s
21:5613°18.9'S120°08.7'W14°09.7'S120°42.8'W13°44.2'S120°25.8'W 1.032 58° 269° 111 km 02m42.7s
21:5813°39.4'S119°23.4'W14°30.3'S119°56.9'W14°04.8'S119°40.2'W 1.032 57° 269° 110 km 02m40.8s
22:0013°59.5'S118°36.9'W14°50.4'S119°09.7'W14°24.9'S118°53.3'W 1.031 56° 270° 110 km 02m38.9s
22:0214°19.2'S117°48.8'W15°10.2'S118°21.0'W14°44.6'S118°05.0'W 1.031 55° 270° 109 km 02m36.8s
22:0414°38.4'S116°59.3'W15°29.4'S117°30.8'W15°03.9'S117°15.1'W 1.031 53° 270° 108 km 02m34.6s
22:0614°57.2'S116°08.0'W15°48.2'S116°38.8'W15°22.6'S116°23.5'W 1.031 52° 270° 107 km 02m32.3s
22:0815°15.4'S115°15.0'W16°06.4'S115°45.0'W15°40.9'S115°30.1'W 1.030 51° 270° 106 km 02m30.0s
22:1015°33.2'S114°20.0'W16°24.1'S114°49.3'W15°58.6'S114°34.7'W 1.030 49° 270° 105 km 02m27.5s
22:1215°50.3'S113°22.9'W16°41.1'S113°51.4'W16°15.7'S113°37.2'W 1.030 48° 270° 104 km 02m25.0s
22:1416°06.8'S112°23.5'W16°57.6'S112°51.2'W16°32.2'S112°37.5'W 1.030 47° 270° 103 km 02m22.3s
22:1616°22.7'S111°21.7'W17°13.3'S111°48.4'W16°48.0'S111°35.2'W 1.029 45° 269° 102 km 02m19.5s
22:1816°37.9'S110°17.0'W17°28.3'S110°42.9'W17°03.0'S110°30.1'W 1.029 44° 269° 101 km 02m16.6s
22:2016°52.3'S109°09.3'W17°42.4'S109°34.4'W17°17.3'S109°22.0'W 1.029 42° 269° 100 km 02m13.6s
22:2217°05.8'S107°58.3'W17°55.7'S108°22.4'W17°30.7'S108°10.5'W 1.028 40° 269° 98 km 02m10.5s
22:2417°18.4'S106°43.5'W18°07.9'S107°06.7'W17°43.1'S106°55.2'W 1.028 39° 268° 97 km 02m07.2s
22:2617°29.9'S105°24.4'W18°19.0'S105°46.6'W17°54.4'S105°35.6'W 1.027 37° 268° 95 km 02m03.8s
22:2817°40.2'S104°00.4'W18°28.9'S104°21.7'W18°04.5'S104°11.2'W 1.027 35° 268° 94 km 02m00.2s
22:3017°49.2'S102°30.8'W18°37.4'S102°51.1'W18°13.2'S102°41.1'W 1.026 33° 267° 92 km 01m56.5s
22:3217°56.5'S100°54.5'W18°44.1'S101°13.9'W18°20.3'S101°04.4'W 1.026 31° 267° 90 km 01m52.5s
22:3418°02.0'S099°10.4'W18°48.9'S099°28.7'W18°25.4'S099°19.8'W 1.025 29° 266° 88 km 01m48.4s
22:3618°05.2'S097°16.5'W18°51.3'S097°33.9'W18°28.2'S097°25.4'W 1.025 27° 265° 86 km 01m43.9s
22:3818°05.5'S095°10.2'W18°50.7'S095°26.7'W18°28.1'S095°18.7'W 1.024 24° 265° 83 km 01m39.2s
22:4018°02.0'S092°47.4'W18°46.2'S093°03.1'W18°24.1'S092°55.5'W 1.023 22° 264° 80 km 01m34.0s
22:4217°53.1'S090°01.0'W18°36.1'S090°16.2'W18°14.6'S090°08.9'W 1.022 19° 263° 77 km 01m28.3s
22:4417°35.8'S086°36.4'W18°17.3'S086°51.7'W17°56.6'S086°44.4'W 1.021 15° 262° 73 km 01m21.6s
22:4617°00.8'S081°51.7'W17°40.8'S082°09.8'W17°20.8'S082°01.2'W 1.020 10° 260° 68 km 01m13.0s
Limits15°18.4'S072°20.4'W15°49.1'S072°14.3'W15°33.7'S072°17.4'W 1.017 - 58 km 00m57.5s

ΔT = 529.1 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse21:12:57.421:04:08.303°01.3'S137°38.8'W 79.9° 205.5° 115.6 km03m02.61s
Greatest Duration21:19:18.121:10:28.904°29.7'S133°52.8'W 79.3° 223.9° 116.0 km03m02.97s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1278 Oct 17 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 529.1 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 23.4 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.10°.

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