The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0968 Dec 22 . 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).
The global visibility of the eclipse is shown on an Orthographic Map . The features of this map are described in the Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on a Google Map .
M:S Central
Universal Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line Diam. Sun Sun Path Line
------------------ ------------------ ------------------ Ratio Alt Azm Width Durat.
Time Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude
° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ° km
Limits 51 23.9N 008 14.5W 50 04.8N 009 15.0W 50 43.9N 008 45.8W 1.023 0 - 159 01m29.8s
08:48 - - 45 28.3N 000 21.2E 47 39.2N 002 26.6W 1.024 5 134 172 01m40.8s
08:50 47 49.5N 000 41.4W 44 10.2N 003 29.0E 45 50.3N 001 42.6E 1.025 9 137 183 01m48.7s
08:52 46 20.8N 002 52.0E 43 15.0N 005 54.3E 44 43.3N 004 32.2E 1.026 11 140 191 01m54.4s
08:54 45 22.1N 005 28.8E 42 32.8N 007 56.6E 43 54.5N 006 48.4E 1.027 13 142 198 01m58.9s
08:56 44 38.4N 007 38.0E 41 59.1N 009 44.0E 43 16.6N 008 45.1E 1.027 15 144 204 02m02.8s
08:58 44 04.3N 009 30.3E 41 31.8N 011 20.9E 42 46.3N 010 28.8E 1.028 16 146 210 02m06.3s
09:00 43 37.1N 011 11.0E 41 09.6N 012 49.9E 42 21.9N 012 03.0E 1.028 17 148 216 02m09.3s
09:02 43 15.2N 012 43.0E 40 51.4N 014 12.7E 42 02.0N 013 30.0E 1.028 18 149 221 02m12.1s
09:04 42 57.6N 014 08.5E 40 36.7N 015 30.6E 41 46.0N 014 51.3E 1.029 19 151 226 02m14.5s
09:06 42 43.7N 015 28.7E 40 25.0N 016 44.4E 41 33.3N 016 08.1E 1.029 20 152 230 02m16.7s
09:08 42 32.9N 016 44.7E 40 16.0N 017 54.9E 41 23.6N 017 21.2E 1.029 21 154 234 02m18.7s
09:10 42 25.0N 017 57.2E 40 09.5N 019 02.6E 41 16.4N 018 31.1E 1.029 21 155 237 02m20.4s
09:12 42 19.5N 019 06.8E 40 05.2N 020 08.0E 41 11.5N 019 38.5E 1.029 22 157 240 02m22.0s
09:14 42 16.4N 020 14.0E 40 03.0N 021 11.4E 41 08.9N 020 43.7E 1.030 22 158 243 02m23.3s
09:16 42 15.4N 021 19.3E 40 02.7N 022 13.1E 41 08.3N 021 47.1E 1.030 23 160 245 02m24.5s
09:18 42 16.4N 022 22.8E 40 04.3N 023 13.4E 41 09.6N 022 48.9E 1.030 23 161 246 02m25.5s
09:20 42 19.4N 023 25.0E 40 07.6N 024 12.6E 41 12.8N 023 49.5E 1.030 23 163 247 02m26.3s
09:22 42 24.2N 024 26.1E 40 12.7N 025 10.8E 41 17.8N 024 49.0E 1.030 24 164 248 02m26.9s
09:24 42 30.9N 025 26.2E 40 19.5N 026 08.2E 41 24.5N 025 47.8E 1.030 24 166 248 02m27.4s
09:26 42 39.4N 026 25.8E 40 28.0N 027 05.1E 41 32.9N 026 45.9E 1.030 24 167 248 02m27.7s
09:28 42 49.6N 027 24.8E 40 38.1N 028 01.5E 41 43.1N 027 43.6E 1.030 24 169 247 02m27.8s
09:30 43 01.6N 028 23.6E 40 49.8N 028 57.8E 41 55.0N 028 41.0E 1.030 24 170 246 02m27.7s
09:32 43 15.4N 029 22.2E 41 03.3N 029 53.9E 42 08.6N 029 38.4E 1.030 24 172 244 02m27.5s
09:34 43 31.0N 030 21.0E 41 18.4N 030 50.1E 42 23.9N 030 35.9E 1.030 24 173 242 02m27.1s
09:36 43 48.5N 031 20.1E 41 35.2N 031 46.6E 42 41.1N 031 33.6E 1.030 24 175 240 02m26.6s
09:38 44 07.9N 032 19.7E 41 53.9N 032 43.6E 43 00.1N 032 31.8E 1.030 23 176 237 02m25.9s
09:40 44 29.3N 033 20.0E 42 14.4N 033 41.1E 43 21.0N 033 30.6E 1.030 23 178 235 02m25.0s
09:42 44 52.9N 034 21.3E 42 36.8N 034 39.4E 43 44.0N 034 30.4E 1.030 23 179 231 02m24.0s
09:44 45 18.8N 035 23.8E 43 01.3N 035 38.8E 44 09.1N 035 31.3E 1.029 22 181 228 02m22.7s
09:46 45 47.1N 036 27.8E 43 28.0N 036 39.5E 44 36.5N 036 33.5E 1.029 22 182 225 02m21.3s
09:48 46 18.1N 037 33.7E 43 57.0N 037 41.8E 45 06.5N 037 37.5E 1.029 21 184 221 02m19.7s
09:50 46 52.0N 038 42.0E 44 28.7N 038 45.9E 45 39.2N 038 43.6E 1.029 21 185 217 02m18.0s
09:52 47 29.3N 039 53.1E 45 03.2N 039 52.4E 46 15.0N 039 52.2E 1.029 20 187 213 02m16.0s
09:54 48 10.3N 041 07.6E 45 40.9N 041 01.7E 46 54.2N 041 04.0E 1.028 19 188 209 02m13.7s
09:56 48 55.8N 042 26.6E 46 22.2N 042 14.3E 47 37.4N 042 19.6E 1.028 18 190 205 02m11.3s
09:58 49 46.6N 043 51.0E 47 07.7N 043 31.2E 48 25.3N 043 40.0E 1.028 17 192 200 02m08.6s
10:00 50 43.9N 045 22.7E 47 58.2N 044 53.5E 49 18.8N 045 06.5E 1.028 16 193 196 02m05.6s
10:02 51 49.8N 047 04.1E 48 54.8N 046 22.5E 50 19.5N 046 41.0E 1.027 15 195 191 02m02.2s
10:04 53 07.3N 048 59.5E 49 59.3N 048 00.6E 51 29.5N 048 26.6E 1.027 13 197 186 01m58.4s
10:06 54 43.0N 051 17.0E 51 14.2N 049 51.4E 52 52.9N 050 28.4E 1.026 12 200 181 01m54.0s
10:08 56 52.5N 054 17.3E 52 44.8N 052 01.5E 54 37.9N 052 57.4E 1.025 9 202 175 01m48.6s
10:10 61 25.5N 060 22.5E 54 42.2N 054 46.2E 57 08.5N 056 25.1E 1.024 6 206 168 01m41.4s
Limits 62 34.9N 061 53.4E 61 42.2N 064 16.2E 62 08.6N 063 07.2E 1.022 0 - 157 01m28.8s
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Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0968 Dec 22 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 1741.0 seconds. The accuracy of the northern and southern edges of the eclipse path are limited to approximately 1-2 kilometers due to the lunar limb profile.
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"
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