Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1896 Aug 09

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1896 Aug 09 . 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 1896 Aug 09
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits63°20.1'N001°20.6'W62°27.0'N000°29.1'E62°53.5'N000°24.8'W 1.026 - 135 km 01m20.6s
03:54 - - 66°58.0'N016°51.4'E66°11.3'N010°33.8'E 1.028 64° 141 km 01m29.5s
03:5668°28.2'N016°53.5'E68°50.8'N026°39.8'E68°46.1'N022°03.2'E 1.029 11° 75° 147 km 01m38.1s
03:5870°15.2'N026°19.2'E69°58.5'N034°39.7'E70°10.5'N030°40.9'E 1.030 14° 83° 150 km 01m44.0s
04:0071°22.6'N034°23.0'E70°42.4'N041°47.6'E71°05.0'N038°15.6'E 1.031 17° 91° 152 km 01m48.8s
04:0272°07.1'N041°44.5'E71°10.2'N048°20.7'E71°40.4'N045°12.4'E 1.032 19° 99° 154 km 01m53.1s
04:0472°35.4'N048°36.0'E71°25.9'N054°25.8'E72°01.9'N051°40.3'E 1.033 21° 106° 156 km 01m56.9s
04:0672°51.2'N055°01.9'E71°32.0'N060°06.2'E72°12.5'N057°42.7'E 1.033 23° 112° 157 km 02m00.3s
04:0872°56.9'N061°03.7'E71°30.3'N065°23.7'E72°14.2'N063°21.5'E 1.034 25° 118° 158 km 02m03.5s
04:1072°54.4'N066°41.9'E71°22.2'N070°19.4'E72°08.6'N068°37.5'E 1.034 27° 124° 159 km 02m06.5s
04:1272°44.9'N071°56.9'E71°08.7'N074°54.5'E71°56.9'N073°31.5'E 1.034 28° 130° 160 km 02m09.3s
04:1472°29.7'N076°49.4'E70°50.7'N079°10.0'E71°40.2'N078°04.5'E 1.035 29° 135° 161 km 02m12.0s
04:1672°09.8'N081°20.1'E70°28.9'N083°07.1'E71°19.2'N082°17.5'E 1.035 31° 140° 162 km 02m14.4s
04:1871°45.9'N085°30.3'E70°04.0'N086°47.1'E70°54.7'N086°11.7'E 1.035 32° 145° 163 km 02m16.8s
04:2071°18.7'N089°21.2'E69°36.5'N090°11.1'E70°27.3'N089°48.4'E 1.036 33° 149° 164 km 02m19.0s
04:2270°48.7'N092°54.3'E69°06.7'N093°20.5'E69°57.4'N093°09.0'E 1.036 34° 153° 165 km 02m21.0s
04:2470°16.5'N096°11.0'E68°35.0'N096°16.4'E69°25.5'N096°14.7'E 1.036 35° 157° 166 km 02m23.0s
04:2669°42.4'N099°12.7'E68°01.9'N099°00.0'E68°51.9'N099°06.9'E 1.037 36° 161° 167 km 02m24.9s
04:2869°06.8'N102°00.8'E67°27.4'N101°32.3'E68°16.8'N101°46.7'E 1.037 37° 165° 167 km 02m26.6s
04:3068°29.9'N104°36.6'E66°51.8'N103°54.4'E67°40.6'N104°15.4'E 1.037 38° 168° 168 km 02m28.3s
04:3267°51.9'N107°01.2'E66°15.2'N106°07.2'E67°03.4'N106°33.9'E 1.037 38° 172° 169 km 02m29.8s
04:3467°13.1'N109°15.8'E65°38.0'N108°11.5'E66°25.3'N108°43.1'E 1.037 39° 175° 170 km 02m31.3s
04:3666°33.6'N111°21.2'E65°00.0'N110°08.2'E65°46.6'N110°44.0'E 1.038 40° 178° 170 km 02m32.6s
04:3865°53.4'N113°18.5'E64°21.5'N111°57.8'E65°07.3'N112°37.4'E 1.038 41° 181° 171 km 02m33.9s
04:4065°12.8'N115°08.4'E63°42.6'N113°41.1'E64°27.5'N114°23.8'E 1.038 41° 184° 172 km 02m35.1s
04:4264°31.8'N116°51.5'E63°03.2'N115°18.5'E63°47.4'N116°04.1'E 1.038 42° 187° 172 km 02m36.2s
04:4463°50.4'N118°28.6'E62°23.6'N116°50.7'E63°06.9'N117°38.7'E 1.038 42° 190° 173 km 02m37.2s
04:4663°08.8'N120°00.2'E61°43.6'N118°18.1'E62°26.1'N119°08.2'E 1.038 43° 192° 174 km 02m38.1s
04:4862°26.9'N121°26.8'E61°03.4'N119°41.1'E61°45.1'N120°33.0'E 1.039 43° 195° 174 km 02m39.0s
04:5061°44.8'N122°49.0'E60°23.1'N121°00.1'E61°03.9'N121°53.5'E 1.039 44° 198° 175 km 02m39.7s
04:5261°02.7'N124°07.0'E59°42.5'N122°15.4'E60°22.5'N123°10.2'E 1.039 44° 200° 176 km 02m40.4s
04:5460°20.3'N125°21.3'E59°01.8'N123°27.4'E59°41.1'N124°23.4'E 1.039 44° 203° 177 km 02m41.0s
04:5659°37.9'N126°32.3'E58°21.0'N124°36.3'E58°59.4'N125°33.3'E 1.039 45° 205° 177 km 02m41.6s
04:5858°55.4'N127°40.1'E57°40.0'N125°42.5'E58°17.7'N126°40.3'E 1.039 45° 208° 178 km 02m42.0s
05:0058°12.8'N128°45.2'E56°59.0'N126°46.1'E57°35.9'N127°44.7'E 1.039 45° 210° 179 km 02m42.4s
05:0257°30.1'N129°47.7'E56°17.8'N127°47.4'E56°54.0'N128°46.6'E 1.039 45° 212° 179 km 02m42.7s
05:0456°47.4'N130°48.0'E55°36.6'N128°46.5'E56°12.0'N129°46.3'E 1.039 45° 215° 180 km 02m42.9s
05:0656°04.6'N131°46.1'E54°55.2'N129°43.8'E55°30.0'N130°44.0'E 1.039 46° 217° 181 km 02m43.0s
05:0855°21.7'N132°42.4'E54°13.8'N130°39.2'E54°47.8'N131°39.9'E 1.039 46° 219° 181 km 02m43.1s
05:1054°38.8'N133°36.9'E53°32.3'N131°33.1'E54°05.6'N132°34.2'E 1.039 46° 221° 182 km 02m43.1s
05:1253°55.8'N134°29.9'E52°50.7'N132°25.6'E53°23.3'N133°26.9'E 1.039 46° 224° 183 km 02m43.0s
05:1453°12.7'N135°21.6'E52°09.0'N133°16.7'E52°41.0'N134°18.3'E 1.039 45° 226° 183 km 02m42.8s
05:1652°29.6'N136°12.0'E51°27.2'N134°06.7'E51°58.5'N135°08.6'E 1.039 45° 228° 184 km 02m42.6s
05:1851°46.3'N137°01.3'E50°45.4'N134°55.7'E51°16.0'N135°57.7'E 1.039 45° 230° 185 km 02m42.3s
05:2051°03.0'N137°49.7'E50°03.4'N135°43.8'E50°33.3'N136°46.0'E 1.039 45° 232° 185 km 02m41.9s
05:2250°19.6'N138°37.2'E49°21.3'N136°31.1'E49°50.6'N137°33.4'E 1.039 45° 234° 186 km 02m41.5s
05:2449°36.1'N139°24.1'E48°39.0'N137°17.7'E49°07.7'N138°20.2'E 1.039 45° 236° 187 km 02m40.9s
05:2648°52.4'N140°10.3'E47°56.6'N138°03.8'E48°24.7'N139°06.4'E 1.039 44° 238° 187 km 02m40.3s
05:2848°08.6'N140°56.2'E47°14.1'N138°49.4'E47°41.5'N139°52.1'E 1.039 44° 240° 188 km 02m39.6s
05:3047°24.6'N141°41.6'E46°31.4'N139°34.6'E46°58.2'N140°37.5'E 1.039 43° 242° 188 km 02m38.9s
05:3246°40.5'N142°26.9'E45°48.5'N140°19.6'E46°14.7'N141°22.6'E 1.039 43° 244° 189 km 02m38.1s
05:3445°56.2'N143°12.0'E45°05.4'N141°04.5'E45°31.0'N142°07.6'E 1.039 43° 246° 189 km 02m37.2s
05:3645°11.6'N143°57.1'E44°22.1'N141°49.4'E44°47.0'N142°52.6'E 1.039 42° 248° 190 km 02m36.2s
05:3844°26.8'N144°42.3'E43°38.5'N142°34.4'E44°02.9'N143°37.7'E 1.038 41° 249° 190 km 02m35.1s
05:4043°41.8'N145°27.8'E42°54.7'N143°19.6'E43°18.5'N144°23.1'E 1.038 41° 251° 191 km 02m34.0s
05:4242°56.4'N146°13.6'E42°10.6'N144°05.1'E42°33.7'N145°08.8'E 1.038 40° 253° 191 km 02m32.8s
05:4442°10.7'N147°00.0'E41°26.2'N144°51.0'E41°48.7'N145°54.9'E 1.038 39° 255° 192 km 02m31.5s
05:4641°24.7'N147°47.0'E40°41.4'N145°37.6'E41°03.3'N146°41.7'E 1.038 39° 256° 192 km 02m30.1s
05:4840°38.2'N148°34.8'E39°56.3'N146°24.9'E40°17.5'N147°29.3'E 1.038 38° 258° 192 km 02m28.6s
05:5039°51.3'N149°23.6'E39°10.7'N147°13.0'E39°31.2'N148°17.7'E 1.037 37° 259° 192 km 02m27.1s
05:5239°03.9'N150°13.6'E38°24.6'N148°02.3'E38°44.5'N149°07.3'E 1.037 36° 261° 192 km 02m25.4s
05:5438°15.9'N151°05.0'E37°38.1'N148°52.8'E37°57.3'N149°58.3'E 1.037 35° 262° 192 km 02m23.7s
05:5637°27.3'N151°58.0'E36°50.9'N149°44.7'E37°09.4'N150°50.7'E 1.037 34° 264° 192 km 02m21.9s
05:5836°38.0'N152°52.9'E36°03.1'N150°38.4'E36°20.8'N151°45.0'E 1.037 33° 265° 192 km 02m19.9s
06:0035°47.9'N153°50.0'E35°14.6'N151°34.1'E35°31.5'N152°41.4'E 1.036 32° 267° 191 km 02m17.9s
06:0234°56.8'N154°49.8'E34°25.2'N152°32.2'E34°41.3'N153°40.3'E 1.036 31° 268° 191 km 02m15.7s
06:0434°04.7'N155°52.6'E33°34.9'N153°33.0'E33°50.2'N154°42.1'E 1.036 30° 270° 190 km 02m13.4s
06:0633°11.4'N156°59.2'E32°43.5'N154°37.0'E32°57.8'N155°47.3'E 1.035 28° 271° 189 km 02m11.0s
06:0832°16.6'N158°10.1'E31°50.8'N155°44.9'E32°04.1'N156°56.7'E 1.035 27° 272° 187 km 02m08.4s
06:1031°20.1'N159°26.5'E30°56.6'N156°57.5'E31°08.8'N158°11.1'E 1.034 25° 274° 186 km 02m05.6s
06:1230°21.4'N160°49.5'E30°00.7'N158°15.7'E30°11.6'N159°31.6'E 1.034 24° 275° 184 km 02m02.7s
06:1429°20.1'N162°21.1'E29°02.5'N159°41.1'E29°11.9'N160°59.9'E 1.034 22° 276° 181 km 01m59.5s
06:1628°15.2'N164°04.1'E28°01.6'N161°15.5'E28°09.1'N162°38.3'E 1.033 20° 278° 178 km 01m56.0s
06:1827°05.5'N166°03.1'E26°57.0'N163°02.2'E27°02.1'N164°30.6'E 1.032 18° 279° 174 km 01m52.1s
06:2025°48.4'N168°26.6'E25°47.2'N165°06.2'E25°49.0'N166°43.3'E 1.032 15° 280° 170 km 01m47.6s
06:2224°17.9'N171°34.9'E24°29.4'N167°37.6'E24°25.8'N169°30.2'E 1.031 12° 282° 164 km 01m42.3s
06:2422°07.7'N176°59.5'E22°56.4'N171°01.8'E22°40.3'N173°34.1'E 1.029 284° 155 km 01m35.1s
Limits20°44.0'N178°41.7'W19°38.1'N179°26.9'W20°10.9'N179°04.5'W 1.027 - 139 km 01m23.7s

ΔT = -5.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse05:09:00.105:09:05.954°24.7'N132°11.4'E 45.6° 220.4° 181.6 km02m43.09s
Greatest Duration05:08:37.205:08:43.054°32.7'N131°59.5'E 45.6° 220.0° 181.5 km02m43.09s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1896 Aug 09

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1896 Aug 09 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 -5.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 0.1 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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