Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07 . 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 1970 Mar 07
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits01°32.6'S148°35.1'W02°25.1'S148°30.1'W01°58.9'S148°32.5'W 1.026 - 95 km 01m26.8s
16:0601°56.0'S141°11.3'W02°55.5'S138°45.5'W02°25.9'S139°54.2'W 1.028 95° 107 km 01m42.7s
16:0801°52.4'S136°20.4'W02°49.7'S134°36.4'W02°21.0'S135°27.0'W 1.030 14° 95° 114 km 01m52.1s
16:1001°40.1'S133°05.0'W02°37.2'S131°35.6'W02°08.6'S132°19.4'W 1.031 18° 95° 119 km 01m59.2s
16:1201°24.0'S130°30.3'W02°21.2'S129°08.6'W01°52.5'S129°48.9'W 1.032 20° 95° 123 km 02m05.3s
16:1401°05.7'S128°19.9'W02°03.0'S127°02.9'W01°34.3'S127°40.9'W 1.033 23° 95° 127 km 02m10.7s
16:1600°45.7'S126°25.9'W01°43.3'S125°12.1'W01°14.4'S125°48.6'W 1.033 25° 95° 130 km 02m15.6s
16:1800°24.6'S124°44.1'W01°22.4'S123°32.5'W00°53.4'S124°08.0'W 1.034 28° 95° 133 km 02m20.1s
16:2000°02.5'S123°11.8'W01°00.5'S122°01.8'W00°31.4'S122°36.5'W 1.034 30° 96° 136 km 02m24.3s
16:2200°20.3'N121°47.0'W00°37.8'S120°38.2'W00°08.7'S121°12.3'W 1.035 31° 96° 138 km 02m28.3s
16:2400°43.8'N120°28.4'W00°14.5'S119°20.7'W00°14.7'N119°54.3'W 1.035 33° 96° 140 km 02m32.0s
16:2601°07.9'N119°15.2'W00°09.5'N118°08.2'W00°38.7'N118°41.5'W 1.036 35° 97° 142 km 02m35.6s
16:2801°32.5'N118°06.5'W00°33.9'N117°00.0'W01°03.3'N117°33.0'W 1.036 36° 97° 144 km 02m38.9s
16:3001°57.5'N117°01.7'W00°58.8'N115°55.7'W01°28.2'N116°28.5'W 1.037 38° 98° 146 km 02m42.1s
16:3202°22.9'N116°00.3'W01°24.2'N114°54.7'W01°53.6'N115°27.3'W 1.037 39° 98° 147 km 02m45.2s
16:3402°48.7'N115°02.0'W01°49.9'N113°56.7'W02°19.3'N114°29.2'W 1.037 41° 99° 149 km 02m48.1s
16:3603°14.8'N114°06.5'W02°16.0'N113°01.3'W02°45.4'N113°33.7'W 1.038 42° 100° 150 km 02m50.9s
16:3803°41.2'N113°13.3'W02°42.4'N112°08.4'W03°11.8'N112°40.7'W 1.038 43° 100° 151 km 02m53.5s
16:4004°07.9'N112°22.4'W03°09.1'N111°17.6'W03°38.6'N111°49.8'W 1.038 45° 101° 152 km 02m56.1s
16:4204°35.0'N111°33.4'W03°36.1'N110°28.7'W04°05.6'N111°00.9'W 1.038 46° 102° 153 km 02m58.5s
16:4405°02.2'N110°46.3'W04°03.4'N109°41.7'W04°32.8'N110°13.9'W 1.039 47° 103° 154 km 03m00.8s
16:4605°29.8'N110°00.8'W04°30.9'N108°56.3'W05°00.4'N109°28.4'W 1.039 48° 104° 155 km 03m03.0s
16:4805°57.5'N109°16.8'W04°58.7'N108°12.4'W05°28.1'N108°44.5'W 1.039 49° 105° 155 km 03m05.1s
16:5006°25.5'N108°34.2'W05°26.8'N107°29.8'W05°56.2'N108°01.9'W 1.039 50° 106° 156 km 03m07.0s
16:5206°53.8'N107°52.9'W05°55.0'N106°48.5'W06°24.4'N107°20.6'W 1.040 51° 107° 157 km 03m08.9s
16:5407°22.2'N107°12.7'W06°23.5'N106°08.4'W06°52.9'N106°40.5'W 1.040 52° 108° 157 km 03m10.7s
16:5607°50.9'N106°33.6'W06°52.3'N105°29.4'W07°21.6'N106°01.4'W 1.040 53° 109° 157 km 03m12.4s
16:5808°19.8'N105°55.5'W07°21.2'N104°51.3'W07°50.5'N105°23.4'W 1.040 54° 110° 158 km 03m14.0s
17:0008°48.9'N105°18.4'W07°50.3'N104°14.2'W08°19.6'N104°46.2'W 1.040 55° 112° 158 km 03m15.5s
17:0209°18.2'N104°42.0'W08°19.7'N103°37.9'W08°49.0'N104°09.9'W 1.040 56° 113° 158 km 03m16.9s
17:0409°47.7'N104°06.4'W08°49.3'N103°02.4'W09°18.5'N103°34.4'W 1.040 56° 114° 158 km 03m18.2s
17:0610°17.5'N103°31.6'W09°19.0'N102°27.6'W09°48.2'N102°59.5'W 1.041 57° 116° 158 km 03m19.4s
17:0810°47.4'N102°57.4'W09°49.0'N101°53.4'W10°18.2'N102°25.3'W 1.041 58° 118° 158 km 03m20.6s
17:1011°17.5'N102°23.8'W10°19.2'N101°19.9'W10°48.3'N101°51.7'W 1.041 59° 119° 158 km 03m21.6s
17:1211°47.9'N101°50.7'W10°49.5'N100°46.8'W11°18.7'N101°18.7'W 1.041 59° 121° 158 km 03m22.6s
17:1412°18.4'N101°18.1'W11°20.1'N100°14.3'W11°49.2'N100°46.1'W 1.041 60° 123° 158 km 03m23.5s
17:1612°49.2'N100°45.9'W11°50.9'N099°42.2'W12°20.0'N100°14.0'W 1.041 60° 125° 157 km 03m24.3s
17:1813°20.1'N100°14.2'W12°21.9'N099°10.6'W12°51.0'N099°42.3'W 1.041 61° 127° 157 km 03m25.0s
17:2013°51.3'N099°42.8'W12°53.0'N098°39.3'W13°22.1'N099°11.0'W 1.041 61° 129° 157 km 03m25.6s
17:2214°22.7'N099°11.7'W13°24.4'N098°08.3'W13°53.5'N098°39.9'W 1.041 62° 131° 157 km 03m26.2s
17:2414°54.2'N098°40.8'W13°56.0'N097°37.5'W14°25.1'N098°09.1'W 1.041 62° 133° 156 km 03m26.6s
17:2615°26.0'N098°10.2'W14°27.8'N097°07.0'W14°56.9'N097°38.6'W 1.041 62° 136° 156 km 03m27.0s
17:2815°58.1'N097°39.8'W14°59.9'N096°36.7'W15°28.9'N097°08.2'W 1.041 63° 138° 156 km 03m27.3s
17:3016°30.3'N097°09.5'W15°32.1'N096°06.6'W16°01.2'N096°38.0'W 1.041 63° 140° 155 km 03m27.5s
17:3217°02.8'N096°39.3'W16°04.5'N095°36.6'W16°33.6'N096°07.9'W 1.041 63° 143° 155 km 03m27.7s
17:3417°35.5'N096°09.2'W16°37.2'N095°06.6'W17°06.3'N095°37.9'W 1.041 63° 145° 154 km 03m27.7s
17:3618°08.5'N095°39.1'W17°10.1'N094°36.7'W17°39.2'N095°07.8'W 1.041 63° 148° 154 km 03m27.7s
17:3818°41.6'N095°08.9'W17°43.2'N094°06.8'W18°12.4'N094°37.8'W 1.041 63° 150° 153 km 03m27.6s
17:4019°15.1'N094°38.8'W18°16.6'N093°36.8'W18°45.8'N094°07.8'W 1.041 63° 153° 153 km 03m27.5s
17:4219°48.7'N094°08.5'W18°50.2'N093°06.8'W19°19.4'N093°37.6'W 1.041 63° 155° 152 km 03m27.2s
17:4420°22.7'N093°38.1'W19°24.1'N092°36.6'W19°53.3'N093°07.3'W 1.041 63° 158° 152 km 03m26.9s
17:4620°56.9'N093°07.5'W19°58.2'N092°06.3'W20°27.5'N092°36.9'W 1.041 63° 160° 151 km 03m26.5s
17:4821°31.4'N092°36.7'W20°32.5'N091°35.7'W21°01.9'N092°06.2'W 1.041 63° 163° 151 km 03m26.0s
17:5022°06.1'N092°05.7'W21°07.2'N091°05.0'W21°36.6'N091°35.3'W 1.041 62° 165° 150 km 03m25.5s
17:5222°41.2'N091°34.3'W21°42.1'N090°33.9'W22°11.5'N091°04.1'W 1.041 62° 168° 149 km 03m24.8s
17:5423°16.5'N091°02.5'W22°17.3'N090°02.5'W22°46.8'N090°32.5'W 1.041 62° 170° 149 km 03m24.1s
17:5623°52.1'N090°30.4'W22°52.8'N089°30.7'W23°22.4'N090°00.5'W 1.041 61° 172° 148 km 03m23.3s
17:5824°28.1'N089°57.8'W23°28.6'N088°58.5'W23°58.2'N089°28.1'W 1.041 61° 174° 148 km 03m22.5s
18:0025°04.4'N089°24.7'W24°04.7'N088°25.8'W24°34.4'N088°55.2'W 1.041 60° 177° 147 km 03m21.5s
18:0225°41.0'N088°51.0'W24°41.1'N087°52.5'W25°10.9'N088°21.7'W 1.041 60° 179° 146 km 03m20.5s
18:0426°18.0'N088°16.6'W25°17.8'N087°18.7'W25°47.8'N087°47.7'W 1.041 59° 181° 146 km 03m19.4s
18:0626°55.3'N087°41.6'W25°54.9'N086°44.1'W26°25.0'N087°12.9'W 1.041 58° 183° 145 km 03m18.3s
18:0827°33.0'N087°05.8'W26°32.4'N086°08.9'W27°02.6'N086°37.4'W 1.040 58° 185° 144 km 03m17.0s
18:1028°11.1'N086°29.2'W27°10.2'N085°32.8'W27°40.5'N086°01.0'W 1.040 57° 187° 144 km 03m15.7s
18:1228°49.6'N085°51.6'W27°48.4'N084°55.9'W28°18.9'N085°23.8'W 1.040 56° 189° 143 km 03m14.3s
18:1429°28.5'N085°13.1'W28°27.1'N084°18.0'W28°57.6'N084°45.6'W 1.040 55° 190° 142 km 03m12.8s
18:1630°07.8'N084°33.4'W29°06.1'N083°39.1'W29°36.8'N084°06.3'W 1.040 54° 192° 141 km 03m11.2s
18:1830°47.6'N083°52.6'W29°45.6'N082°59.0'W30°16.5'N083°25.8'W 1.040 54° 194° 140 km 03m09.5s
18:2031°27.9'N083°10.4'W30°25.5'N082°17.6'W30°56.6'N082°44.1'W 1.039 53° 196° 140 km 03m07.8s
18:2232°08.7'N082°26.8'W31°06.0'N081°34.9'W31°37.2'N082°00.9'W 1.039 52° 197° 139 km 03m06.0s
18:2432°50.0'N081°41.6'W31°46.9'N080°50.7'W32°18.3'N081°16.3'W 1.039 51° 199° 138 km 03m04.1s
18:2633°31.9'N080°54.8'W32°28.4'N080°04.9'W33°00.0'N080°29.9'W 1.039 50° 201° 137 km 03m02.1s
18:2834°14.3'N080°06.0'W33°10.4'N079°17.3'W33°42.2'N079°41.7'W 1.039 49° 202° 136 km 03m00.0s
18:3034°57.4'N079°15.2'W33°53.1'N078°27.7'W34°25.1'N078°51.5'W 1.038 48° 204° 135 km 02m57.8s
18:3235°41.1'N078°22.1'W34°36.3'N077°35.9'W35°08.6'N077°59.1'W 1.038 46° 205° 134 km 02m55.5s
18:3436°25.6'N077°26.4'W35°20.3'N076°41.8'W35°52.7'N077°04.2'W 1.038 45° 207° 133 km 02m53.2s
18:3637°10.7'N076°28.0'W36°04.9'N075°45.0'W36°37.6'N076°06.7'W 1.038 44° 208° 132 km 02m50.7s
18:3837°56.7'N075°26.5'W36°50.3'N074°45.3'W37°23.3'N075°06.1'W 1.037 43° 210° 131 km 02m48.1s
18:4038°43.5'N074°21.6'W37°36.6'N073°42.3'W38°09.8'N074°02.1'W 1.037 42° 212° 130 km 02m45.4s
18:4239°31.2'N073°12.7'W38°23.7'N072°35.7'W38°57.2'N072°54.4'W 1.037 40° 213° 129 km 02m42.6s
18:4440°19.9'N071°59.4'W39°11.8'N071°24.9'W39°45.6'N071°42.4'W 1.036 39° 215° 128 km 02m39.7s
18:4641°09.6'N070°41.2'W40°00.9'N070°09.5'W40°35.1'N070°25.6'W 1.036 37° 216° 127 km 02m36.6s
18:4842°00.6'N069°17.2'W40°51.1'N068°48.6'W41°25.7'N069°03.2'W 1.036 36° 218° 125 km 02m33.4s
18:5042°52.8'N067°46.6'W41°42.6'N067°21.7'W42°17.5'N067°34.5'W 1.035 34° 220° 124 km 02m30.0s
18:5243°46.5'N066°08.3'W42°35.6'N065°47.5'W43°10.8'N065°58.3'W 1.035 33° 222° 123 km 02m26.5s
18:5444°41.9'N064°20.8'W43°30.0'N064°04.8'W44°05.7'N064°13.3'W 1.034 31° 224° 121 km 02m22.8s
18:5645°39.0'N062°22.1'W44°26.3'N062°12.0'W45°02.4'N062°17.6'W 1.034 29° 226° 119 km 02m18.8s
18:5846°38.4'N060°09.7'W45°24.6'N060°06.7'W46°01.3'N060°08.9'W 1.033 27° 228° 118 km 02m14.6s
19:0047°40.3'N057°40.0'W46°25.4'N057°45.7'W47°02.6'N057°43.6'W 1.032 25° 230° 116 km 02m10.1s
19:0248°45.4'N054°47.2'W47°29.3'N055°04.3'W48°07.1'N054°56.8'W 1.032 22° 233° 114 km 02m05.2s
19:0449°54.6'N051°22.4'W48°36.9'N051°55.0'W49°15.5'N051°40.1'W 1.031 20° 236° 111 km 01m59.8s
19:0651°09.7'N047°08.5'W49°49.8'N048°04.5'W50°29.4'N047°38.6'W 1.030 16° 240° 108 km 01m53.7s
19:0852°34.3'N041°25.9'W51°10.9'N043°04.4'W51°52.2'N042°18.9'W 1.029 13° 244° 105 km 01m46.3s
19:1054°24.6'N031°18.8'W52°49.4'N035°22.6'W53°35.5'N033°38.2'W 1.027 252° 99 km 01m35.7s
Limits55°26.4'N022°28.0'W54°36.2'N022°23.6'W55°01.2'N022°25.8'W 1.025 - 93 km 01m24.2s

ΔT = 40.4 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse17:38:29.717:37:49.318°09.4'N094°50.6'W 63.3° 150.1° 153.4 km03m27.65s
Greatest Duration17:35:21.017:34:40.617°17.4'N095°27.7'W 63.3° 146.2° 154.1 km03m27.75s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions

Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1970 Mar 07 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 40.4 seconds for this eclipse.

Acknowledgments

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.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"

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