The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16 . The geographic coordinates (WGS 84) of the northern and southern limits and the central line are listed at 60-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 68 15.5S 138 00.1W 68 50.6S 148 56.4W 68 36.2S 143 11.0W 0.963 0 - 450 01m58.1s
10:25 76 27.9S 137 03.6W - - 70 42.7S 142 27.4W 0.964 2 169 437 01m57.8s
10:26 77 41.1S 138 03.1W - - 73 34.6S 142 33.1W 0.965 5 169 418 01m57.3s
10:27 78 45.8S 139 23.0W - - 75 19.3S 143 26.4W 0.965 7 170 406 01m56.9s
10:28 79 44.1S 141 04.4W - - 76 41.5S 144 46.0W 0.966 8 171 396 01m56.7s
10:29 80 37.0S 143 09.4W 73 08.9S 149 15.7W 77 50.9S 146 28.6W 0.966 9 172 388 01m56.5s
10:30 81 25.3S 145 41.0W 75 00.2S 150 45.6W 78 51.2S 148 33.8W 0.966 10 174 381 01m56.3s
10:31 82 09.3S 148 43.0W 76 22.4S 152 41.6W 79 44.4S 151 02.9W 0.967 11 176 375 01m56.1s
10:32 82 49.1S 152 19.9W 77 29.1S 155 00.0W 80 31.7S 153 57.6W 0.967 12 178 369 01m55.9s
10:33 83 24.6S 156 36.3W 78 25.3S 157 40.5W 81 13.5S 157 19.8W 0.967 12 181 364 01m55.7s
10:34 83 55.6S 161 36.4W 79 13.5S 160 43.0W 81 50.3S 161 11.2W 0.967 13 185 359 01m55.6s
10:35 84 21.7S 167 22.5W 79 54.9S 164 07.8W 82 22.0S 165 33.0W 0.967 14 189 355 01m55.5s
10:36 84 42.4S 173 53.9W 80 30.1S 167 54.7W 82 48.6S 170 24.9W 0.967 14 193 351 01m55.3s
10:37 84 57.4S 178 55.8E 80 59.6S 172 02.5W 83 10.0S 175 44.8W 0.968 15 198 348 01m55.2s
10:38 85 06.2S 171 19.1E 81 23.6S 176 29.4W 83 26.0S 178 31.9E 0.968 15 203 344 01m55.1s
10:39 85 08.8S 163 33.5E 81 42.2S 178 48.0E 83 36.6S 172 32.2E 0.968 16 209 341 01m55.0s
10:40 85 05.5S 155 58.6E 81 55.7S 173 53.9E 83 41.9S 166 25.5E 0.968 16 215 339 01m54.9s
10:41 84 56.8S 148 51.3E 82 04.1S 168 54.0E 83 41.9S 160 21.8E 0.968 16 220 336 01m54.7s
10:42 84 43.4S 142 23.0E 82 07.7S 163 53.9E 83 37.2S 154 30.8E 0.968 17 226 334 01m54.6s
10:43 84 26.1S 136 38.7E 82 06.8S 158 59.6E 83 28.1S 149 00.0E 0.968 17 231 332 01m54.5s
10:44 84 05.6S 131 38.8E 82 01.7S 154 16.2E 83 15.1S 143 54.6E 0.968 17 236 330 01m54.4s
10:45 83 42.8S 127 19.9E 81 52.8S 149 47.8E 82 58.9S 139 17.3E 0.968 18 240 328 01m54.4s
10:46 83 17.9S 123 37.9E 81 40.7S 145 37.1E 82 40.0S 135 08.5E 0.969 18 243 327 01m54.3s
10:47 82 51.7S 120 27.7E 81 25.6S 141 45.8E 82 18.8S 131 27.2E 0.969 18 247 325 01m54.2s
10:48 82 24.3S 117 44.8E 81 08.0S 138 14.2E 81 55.7S 128 11.4E 0.969 18 249 324 01m54.1s
10:49 81 56.0S 115 25.0E 80 48.3S 135 02.0E 81 31.2S 125 18.7E 0.969 19 252 323 01m54.0s
10:50 81 27.1S 113 24.5E 80 26.8S 132 08.5E 81 05.4S 122 46.5E 0.969 19 254 322 01m54.0s
10:51 80 57.6S 111 40.5E 80 03.8S 129 32.2E 80 38.6S 120 32.6E 0.969 19 256 321 01m53.9s
10:52 80 27.8S 110 10.5E 79 39.4S 127 11.9E 80 11.1S 118 34.7E 0.969 19 257 321 01m53.8s
10:53 79 57.7S 108 52.8E 79 14.0S 125 06.2E 79 42.9S 116 50.8E 0.969 19 259 320 01m53.8s
10:54 79 27.4S 107 44.2E 78 47.7S 123 13.5E 79 14.1S 115 19.0E 0.969 19 260 320 01m53.7s
10:55 78 56.9S 106 45.1E 78 20.7S 121 32.6E 78 45.0S 113 58.0E 0.969 20 261 320 01m53.6s
10:56 78 26.3S 105 53.3E 77 53.0S 120 02.4E 78 15.5S 112 46.4E 0.969 20 261 319 01m53.6s
10:57 77 55.6S 105 08.0E 77 24.7S 118 41.5E 77 45.7S 111 43.0E 0.969 20 262 319 01m53.5s
10:58 77 24.9S 104 28.5E 76 56.0S 117 29.2E 77 15.7S 110 46.9E 0.969 20 262 319 01m53.5s
10:59 76 54.1S 103 54.2E 76 26.9S 116 24.5E 76 45.5S 109 57.2E 0.969 20 263 320 01m53.4s
11:00 76 23.2S 103 24.2E 75 57.4S 115 26.6E 76 15.2S 109 13.3E 0.969 20 263 320 01m53.4s
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
11:01 75 52.3S 102 58.1E 75 27.7S 114 34.9E 75 44.6S 108 34.6E 0.969 20 263 320 01m53.3s
11:02 75 21.4S 102 35.7E 74 57.6S 113 48.9E 75 14.0S 108 00.4E 0.969 20 263 321 01m53.3s
11:03 74 50.5S 102 16.3E 74 27.4S 113 07.8E 74 43.3S 107 30.4E 0.969 20 263 322 01m53.3s
11:04 74 19.6S 101 59.9E 73 56.9S 112 31.4E 74 12.4S 107 04.0E 0.969 20 263 322 01m53.2s
11:05 73 48.6S 101 46.0E 73 26.2S 111 59.2E 73 41.5S 106 41.1E 0.969 20 263 323 01m53.2s
11:06 73 17.6S 101 34.5E 72 55.3S 111 30.8E 73 10.4S 106 21.5E 0.969 20 263 324 01m53.2s
11:07 72 46.6S 101 25.2E 72 24.2S 111 06.0E 72 39.3S 106 04.4E 0.969 20 263 325 01m53.2s
11:08 72 15.5S 101 17.9E 71 53.0S 110 44.4E 72 08.1S 105 50.2E 0.969 20 263 327 01m53.1s
11:09 71 44.4S 101 12.5E 71 21.5S 110 25.9E 71 36.7S 105 38.3E 0.969 20 263 328 01m53.1s
11:10 71 13.2S 101 08.8E 70 49.9S 110 10.2E 71 05.3S 105 28.7E 0.969 20 262 330 01m53.1s
11:11 70 42.0S 101 06.7E 70 18.1S 109 57.2E 70 33.8S 105 21.3E 0.969 20 262 331 01m53.1s
11:12 70 10.7S 101 06.2E 69 46.1S 109 46.7E 70 02.1S 105 15.8E 0.969 19 262 333 01m53.1s
11:13 69 39.3S 101 07.1E 69 13.8S 109 38.6E 69 30.3S 105 12.2E 0.969 19 261 335 01m53.1s
11:14 69 07.8S 101 09.4E 68 41.4S 109 32.7E 68 58.3S 105 10.5E 0.969 19 261 337 01m53.1s
11:15 68 36.3S 101 13.1E 68 08.7S 109 29.1E 68 26.2S 105 10.4E 0.969 19 261 339 01m53.1s
11:16 68 04.6S 101 18.0E 67 35.8S 109 27.6E 67 53.9S 105 12.2E 0.969 19 260 341 01m53.1s
11:17 67 32.7S 101 24.3E 67 02.5S 109 28.1E 67 21.4S 105 15.5E 0.969 19 260 343 01m53.1s
11:18 67 00.7S 101 31.7E 66 29.0S 109 30.7E 66 48.7S 105 20.4E 0.969 18 259 346 01m53.1s
11:19 66 28.5S 101 40.4E 65 55.1S 109 35.4E 66 15.8S 105 26.8E 0.969 18 259 348 01m53.1s
11:20 65 56.2S 101 50.3E 65 20.9S 109 42.0E 65 42.6S 105 34.9E 0.969 18 258 351 01m53.2s
11:21 65 23.6S 102 01.3E 64 46.3S 109 50.6E 65 09.1S 105 44.5E 0.969 18 258 354 01m53.2s
11:22 64 50.8S 102 13.8E 64 11.2S 110 01.3E 64 35.3S 105 55.7E 0.969 17 257 357 01m53.2s
11:23 64 17.7S 102 27.3E 63 35.6S 110 14.2E 64 01.2S 106 08.5E 0.969 17 257 360 01m53.3s
11:24 63 44.4S 102 42.2E 62 59.4S 110 29.3E 63 26.6S 106 23.0E 0.968 17 256 364 01m53.3s
11:25 63 10.7S 102 58.4E 62 22.6S 110 46.7E 62 51.6S 106 39.2E 0.968 16 255 367 01m53.4s
11:26 62 36.6S 103 16.0E 61 45.0S 111 06.6E 62 16.2S 106 57.2E 0.968 16 255 371 01m53.4s
11:27 62 02.2S 103 34.9E 61 06.6S 111 29.2E 61 40.1S 107 17.1E 0.968 15 254 374 01m53.5s
11:28 61 27.2S 103 55.4E 60 27.3S 111 54.8E 61 03.4S 107 39.1E 0.968 15 253 378 01m53.6s
11:29 60 51.8S 104 17.5E 59 46.7S 112 23.8E 60 26.0S 108 03.3E 0.968 14 253 382 01m53.6s
11:30 60 15.8S 104 41.3E 59 04.9S 112 56.5E 59 47.8S 108 29.9E 0.968 14 252 386 01m53.7s
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
11:31 59 39.2S 105 07.0E 58 21.3S 113 33.8E 59 08.6S 108 59.2E 0.968 13 251 391 01m53.8s
11:32 59 01.8S 105 34.8E 57 35.6S 114 16.4E 58 28.3S 109 31.6E 0.967 13 250 395 01m53.9s
11:33 58 23.6S 106 04.8E 56 47.2S 115 05.9E 57 46.7S 110 07.5E 0.967 12 250 400 01m54.0s
11:34 57 44.4S 106 37.5E 55 55.2S 116 04.4E 57 03.5S 110 47.5E 0.967 11 249 405 01m54.2s
11:35 57 04.1S 107 13.0E 54 57.7S 117 16.0E 56 18.2S 111 32.6E 0.967 11 248 409 01m54.3s
11:36 56 22.4S 107 52.0E 53 51.2S 118 49.2E 55 30.4S 112 23.9E 0.967 10 247 414 01m54.5s
11:37 55 39.1S 108 35.0E 52 23.7S 121 11.6E 54 39.2S 113 23.4E 0.966 9 246 419 01m54.6s
11:38 54 53.7S 109 22.9E - - 53 43.1S 114 34.6E 0.966 8 244 424 01m54.9s
11:39 54 05.7S 110 17.1E - - 52 39.1S 116 04.2E 0.966 6 243 429 01m55.1s
11:40 53 14.3S 111 19.4E - - 51 19.4S 118 10.7E 0.965 4 241 434 01m55.5s
Limits 47 23.9S 121 09.7E 50 15.6S 125 34.5E 48 46.7S 123 14.0E 0.964 0 - 439 01m56.3s
Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 42.3 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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