Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26 . 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 1979 Feb 26 | |||||||||||
| UT1 | Northern Limit | Southern Limit | Central Line | M:S | Sun | Sun | Path | Central | |||
| Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Ratio | Alt. | Azm. | Width | Duration | |
| Limits | 48°23.5'N | 139°30.0'W | 46°15.6'N | 139°21.0'W | 47°18.3'N | 139°25.7'W | 1.031 | 0° | - | 227 km | 01m49.3s |
| 16:10 | - | - | 44°52.7'N | 127°41.1'W | 46°26.9'N | 132°57.5'W | 1.033 | 5° | 108° | 243 km | 01m58.7s |
| 16:12 | 47°33.0'N | 132°37.7'W | 44°42.5'N | 124°02.4'W | 46°00.6'N | 127°30.0'W | 1.034 | 9° | 112° | 257 km | 02m07.4s |
| 16:14 | 47°12.2'N | 127°31.7'W | 44°40.8'N | 121°13.1'W | 45°53.5'N | 124°00.6'W | 1.035 | 11° | 115° | 267 km | 02m13.3s |
| 16:16 | 47°07.6'N | 124°07.9'W | 44°44.1'N | 118°50.8'W | 45°54.0'N | 121°15.6'W | 1.035 | 13° | 118° | 275 km | 02m18.0s |
| 16:18 | 47°10.0'N | 121°25.6'W | 44°50.8'N | 116°46.1'W | 45°59.0'N | 118°55.8'W | 1.036 | 15° | 120° | 282 km | 02m22.0s |
| 16:20 | 47°16.7'N | 119°07.3'W | 45°00.0'N | 114°53.8'W | 46°07.2'N | 116°52.6'W | 1.036 | 16° | 122° | 287 km | 02m25.5s |
| 16:22 | 47°26.3'N | 117°04.9'W | 45°11.2'N | 113°10.9'W | 46°17.8'N | 115°01.3'W | 1.037 | 18° | 124° | 292 km | 02m28.6s |
| 16:24 | 47°38.3'N | 115°14.0'W | 45°24.2'N | 111°35.3'W | 46°30.4'N | 113°19.0'W | 1.037 | 19° | 126° | 296 km | 02m31.4s |
| 16:26 | 47°52.2'N | 113°31.8'W | 45°38.7'N | 110°05.6'W | 46°44.7'N | 111°43.7'W | 1.037 | 20° | 128° | 299 km | 02m33.9s |
| 16:28 | 48°07.8'N | 111°56.5'W | 45°54.5'N | 108°40.6'W | 47°00.4'N | 110°14.0'W | 1.038 | 21° | 130° | 302 km | 02m36.2s |
| 16:30 | 48°24.8'N | 110°26.6'W | 46°11.5'N | 107°19.6'W | 47°17.4'N | 108°49.0'W | 1.038 | 21° | 132° | 304 km | 02m38.2s |
| 16:32 | 48°43.1'N | 109°01.1'W | 46°29.7'N | 106°01.9'W | 47°35.7'N | 107°27.7'W | 1.038 | 22° | 134° | 306 km | 02m40.1s |
| 16:34 | 49°02.6'N | 107°39.3'W | 46°48.9'N | 104°46.9'W | 47°55.1'N | 106°09.6'W | 1.038 | 23° | 135° | 307 km | 02m41.7s |
| 16:36 | 49°23.3'N | 106°20.6'W | 47°09.1'N | 103°34.3'W | 48°15.5'N | 104°54.1'W | 1.038 | 23° | 137° | 307 km | 02m43.1s |
| 16:38 | 49°45.0'N | 105°04.3'W | 47°30.4'N | 102°23.6'W | 48°37.0'N | 103°40.8'W | 1.039 | 24° | 139° | 307 km | 02m44.4s |
| 16:40 | 50°07.9'N | 103°50.2'W | 47°52.5'N | 101°14.6'W | 48°59.5'N | 102°29.4'W | 1.039 | 24° | 141° | 307 km | 02m45.5s |
| 16:42 | 50°31.7'N | 102°37.7'W | 48°15.6'N | 100°06.9'W | 49°23.0'N | 101°19.4'W | 1.039 | 25° | 142° | 307 km | 02m46.5s |
| 16:44 | 50°56.6'N | 101°26.7'W | 48°39.7'N | 099°00.2'W | 49°47.4'N | 100°10.7'W | 1.039 | 25° | 144° | 306 km | 02m47.3s |
| 16:46 | 51°22.6'N | 100°16.7'W | 49°04.6'N | 097°54.4'W | 50°12.8'N | 099°02.9'W | 1.039 | 25° | 146° | 305 km | 02m47.9s |
| 16:48 | 51°49.5'N | 099°07.5'W | 49°30.5'N | 096°49.3'W | 50°39.2'N | 097°55.8'W | 1.039 | 25° | 148° | 303 km | 02m48.4s |
| 16:50 | 52°17.5'N | 097°58.9'W | 49°57.3'N | 095°44.5'W | 51°06.6'N | 096°49.2'W | 1.039 | 26° | 150° | 302 km | 02m48.7s |
| 16:52 | 52°46.5'N | 096°50.5'W | 50°25.1'N | 094°40.0'W | 51°35.0'N | 095°42.8'W | 1.039 | 26° | 151° | 300 km | 02m48.9s |
| 16:54 | 53°16.7'N | 095°42.2'W | 50°53.9'N | 093°35.4'W | 52°04.4'N | 094°36.5'W | 1.039 | 26° | 153° | 298 km | 02m49.0s |
| 16:56 | 53°47.9'N | 094°33.8'W | 51°23.7'N | 092°30.7'W | 52°34.9'N | 093°29.9'W | 1.039 | 26° | 155° | 296 km | 02m48.9s |
| 16:58 | 54°20.4'N | 093°24.9'W | 51°54.5'N | 091°25.6'W | 53°06.5'N | 092°23.0'W | 1.039 | 26° | 157° | 294 km | 02m48.6s |
| 17:00 | 54°54.1'N | 092°15.4'W | 52°26.4'N | 090°19.8'W | 53°39.2'N | 091°15.4'W | 1.039 | 25° | 159° | 291 km | 02m48.2s |
| 17:02 | 55°29.1'N | 091°04.9'W | 52°59.5'N | 089°13.3'W | 54°13.2'N | 090°06.9'W | 1.039 | 25° | 160° | 289 km | 02m47.6s |
| 17:04 | 56°05.5'N | 089°53.1'W | 53°33.7'N | 088°05.6'W | 54°48.5'N | 088°57.3'W | 1.039 | 25° | 162° | 286 km | 02m46.9s |
| 17:06 | 56°43.3'N | 088°39.8'W | 54°09.3'N | 086°56.7'W | 55°25.1'N | 087°46.2'W | 1.039 | 25° | 164° | 284 km | 02m46.1s |
| 17:08 | 57°22.8'N | 087°24.6'W | 54°46.2'N | 085°46.1'W | 56°03.2'N | 086°33.4'W | 1.039 | 24° | 166° | 281 km | 02m45.1s |
| 17:10 | 58°04.0'N | 086°07.0'W | 55°24.6'N | 084°33.5'W | 56°42.9'N | 085°18.4'W | 1.039 | 24° | 168° | 278 km | 02m43.9s |
| 17:12 | 58°47.1'N | 084°46.6'W | 56°04.5'N | 083°18.6'W | 57°24.3'N | 084°00.9'W | 1.038 | 23° | 170° | 275 km | 02m42.6s |
| 17:14 | 59°32.3'N | 083°22.7'W | 56°46.2'N | 082°01.0'W | 58°07.6'N | 082°40.3'W | 1.038 | 23° | 172° | 273 km | 02m41.0s |
| 17:16 | 60°19.9'N | 081°54.8'W | 57°29.8'N | 080°40.0'W | 58°53.1'N | 081°16.0'W | 1.038 | 22° | 174° | 270 km | 02m39.4s |
| 17:18 | 61°10.2'N | 080°21.8'W | 58°15.6'N | 079°15.2'W | 59°40.8'N | 079°47.3'W | 1.038 | 22° | 176° | 267 km | 02m37.5s |
| 17:20 | 62°03.5'N | 078°42.7'W | 59°03.6'N | 077°45.6'W | 60°31.3'N | 078°13.3'W | 1.038 | 21° | 178° | 264 km | 02m35.4s |
| 17:22 | 63°00.3'N | 076°55.9'W | 59°54.4'N | 076°10.4'W | 61°24.8'N | 076°32.7'W | 1.037 | 20° | 181° | 261 km | 02m33.2s |
| 17:24 | 64°01.5'N | 074°59.5'W | 60°48.3'N | 074°28.2'W | 62°21.9'N | 074°44.1'W | 1.037 | 19° | 183° | 258 km | 02m30.6s |
| 17:26 | 65°07.8'N | 072°50.4'W | 61°45.8'N | 072°37.5'W | 63°23.3'N | 072°45.1'W | 1.037 | 18° | 186° | 255 km | 02m27.8s |
| 17:28 | 66°20.9'N | 070°24.3'W | 62°47.6'N | 070°35.8'W | 64°30.0'N | 070°32.8'W | 1.036 | 16° | 188° | 252 km | 02m24.8s |
| 17:30 | 67°42.8'N | 067°33.9'W | 63°54.8'N | 068°19.8'W | 65°43.4'N | 068°02.2'W | 1.036 | 15° | 191° | 249 km | 02m21.3s |
| 17:32 | 69°17.5'N | 064°05.9'W | 65°09.0'N | 065°44.4'W | 67°05.9'N | 065°05.7'W | 1.035 | 13° | 195° | 246 km | 02m17.3s |
| 17:34 | 71°13.2'N | 059°30.4'W | 66°32.5'N | 062°40.8'W | 68°41.5'N | 061°28.4'W | 1.035 | 11° | 199° | 242 km | 02m12.7s |
| 17:36 | 73°56.1'N | 052°05.9'W | 68°09.9'N | 058°52.6'W | 70°39.2'N | 056°36.7'W | 1.034 | 9° | 204° | 238 km | 02m07.1s |
| 17:38 | - | - | 70°11.1'N | 053°40.1'W | 73°29.4'N | 048°26.6'W | 1.033 | 5° | 213° | 233 km | 01m58.9s |
| Limits | 77°58.5'N | 037°18.3'W | 76°24.3'N | 031°26.3'W | 77°11.8'N | 034°06.8'W | 1.031 | 0° | - | 227 km | 01m48.5s |
ΔT = 49.7 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 16:55:05.7 | 16:54:16.0 | 52°08.4'N | 094°40.1'W | 25.7° | 153.4° | 297.8 km | 02m48.96s |
| Greatest Duration | 16:54:19.4 | 16:53:29.6 | 51°56.9'N | 094°53.3'W | 25.7° | 152.7° | 298.6 km | 02m48.97s |
Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26
Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions
- Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses
- Solar Eclipses - primary page for solar eclipse predictions
- Solar Eclipse Links - detailed directory of links
- Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication
Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1979 Feb 26 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 49.7 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"
The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are unaltered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is not removed or covered.