The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09 . 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 50 50.5N 086 50.4E 48 08.3N 087 27.1E 49 27.2N 087 09.0E 1.035 0 - 291 01m58.1s
00:44 - - 47 44.8N 099 47.8E 49 08.5N 092 44.5E 1.036 4 101 307 02m05.7s
00:45 - - 47 49.6N 101 42.0E 49 06.0N 096 17.6E 1.037 6 104 318 02m10.8s
00:46 50 39.2N 090 08.6E 47 56.0N 103 20.5E 49 09.1N 098 44.0E 1.037 8 106 326 02m14.5s
00:47 50 33.9N 094 35.9E 48 03.3N 104 48.2E 49 14.6N 100 41.8E 1.038 9 108 332 02m17.5s
00:48 50 36.9N 097 16.7E 48 11.5N 106 07.8E 49 21.5N 102 22.7E 1.038 10 110 338 02m20.1s
00:49 50 42.7N 099 22.0E 48 20.3N 107 21.2E 49 29.5N 103 52.2E 1.039 11 111 342 02m22.4s
00:50 50 50.2N 101 07.7E 48 29.6N 108 29.6E 49 38.3N 105 13.3E 1.039 12 112 346 02m24.5s
00:51 50 58.8N 102 40.6E 48 39.5N 109 33.9E 49 47.8N 106 27.9E 1.039 13 114 350 02m26.4s
00:52 51 08.2N 104 04.2E 48 49.7N 110 34.7E 49 57.8N 107 37.3E 1.039 14 115 353 02m28.2s
00:53 51 18.4N 105 20.9E 49 00.3N 111 32.5E 50 08.3N 108 42.5E 1.040 15 116 356 02m29.8s
00:54 51 29.0N 106 32.1E 49 11.3N 112 27.8E 50 19.2N 109 44.1E 1.040 15 117 359 02m31.4s
00:55 51 40.2N 107 38.7E 49 22.6N 113 20.9E 50 30.5N 110 42.6E 1.040 16 118 361 02m32.8s
00:56 51 51.8N 108 41.7E 49 34.2N 114 11.9E 50 42.1N 111 38.6E 1.040 16 119 363 02m34.2s
00:57 52 03.7N 109 41.4E 49 46.0N 115 01.3E 50 54.1N 112 32.3E 1.040 17 120 365 02m35.5s
00:58 52 16.1N 110 38.4E 49 58.2N 115 49.1E 51 06.3N 113 24.0E 1.040 17 121 366 02m36.7s
00:59 52 28.7N 111 33.1E 50 10.5N 116 35.5E 51 18.8N 114 14.0E 1.041 18 122 368 02m37.8s
01:00 52 41.7N 112 25.7E 50 23.2N 117 20.6E 51 31.7N 115 02.4E 1.041 18 123 369 02m38.9s
01:01 52 54.9N 113 16.5E 50 36.0N 118 04.7E 51 44.7N 115 49.3E 1.041 19 124 369 02m39.9s
01:02 53 08.5N 114 05.7E 50 49.1N 118 47.7E 51 58.0N 116 35.1E 1.041 19 125 370 02m40.9s
01:03 53 22.3N 114 53.5E 51 02.4N 119 29.8E 52 11.6N 117 19.7E 1.041 19 126 371 02m41.8s
01:04 53 36.4N 115 40.0E 51 16.0N 120 11.0E 52 25.4N 118 03.3E 1.041 20 127 371 02m42.6s
01:05 53 50.7N 116 25.3E 51 29.7N 120 51.5E 52 39.4N 118 46.0E 1.041 20 128 371 02m43.4s
01:06 54 05.3N 117 09.7E 51 43.7N 121 31.3E 52 53.7N 119 27.8E 1.041 20 129 371 02m44.1s
01:07 54 20.1N 117 53.1E 51 57.9N 122 10.5E 53 08.2N 120 08.9E 1.041 21 130 371 02m44.8s
01:08 54 35.2N 118 35.6E 52 12.3N 122 49.2E 53 23.0N 120 49.3E 1.041 21 131 371 02m45.5s
01:09 54 50.6N 119 17.4E 52 26.9N 123 27.3E 53 37.9N 121 29.2E 1.042 21 132 371 02m46.1s
01:10 55 06.1N 119 58.6E 52 41.7N 124 05.0E 53 53.1N 122 08.4E 1.042 21 133 370 02m46.6s
01:11 55 21.9N 120 39.1E 52 56.7N 124 42.2E 54 08.5N 122 47.2E 1.042 22 134 370 02m47.2s
01:12 55 38.0N 121 19.1E 53 12.0N 125 19.1E 54 24.1N 123 25.6E 1.042 22 135 369 02m47.6s
01:13 55 54.3N 121 58.7E 53 27.4N 125 55.7E 54 40.0N 124 03.5E 1.042 22 136 368 02m48.1s
01:14 56 10.9N 122 37.8E 53 43.1N 126 32.0E 54 56.1N 124 41.2E 1.042 22 137 367 02m48.4s
01:15 56 27.7N 123 16.5E 53 59.0N 127 08.1E 55 12.4N 125 18.5E 1.042 22 138 367 02m48.8s
01:16 56 44.8N 123 55.0E 54 15.1N 127 44.0E 55 29.0N 125 55.6E 1.042 22 139 366 02m49.1s
01:17 57 02.1N 124 33.1E 54 31.4N 128 19.7E 55 45.8N 126 32.5E 1.042 23 140 365 02m49.4s
01:18 57 19.7N 125 11.1E 54 48.0N 128 55.2E 56 02.8N 127 09.2E 1.042 23 141 363 02m49.6s
01:19 57 37.6N 125 48.8E 55 04.8N 129 30.7E 56 20.1N 127 45.7E 1.042 23 142 362 02m49.8s
01:20 57 55.7N 126 26.5E 55 21.8N 130 06.1E 56 37.7N 128 22.2E 1.042 23 142 361 02m49.9s
01:21 58 14.1N 127 04.0E 55 39.1N 130 41.5E 56 55.5N 128 58.7E 1.042 23 143 360 02m50.0s
01:22 58 32.8N 127 41.5E 55 56.6N 131 16.9E 57 13.6N 129 35.1E 1.042 23 144 359 02m50.1s
01:23 58 51.8N 128 19.0E 56 14.3N 131 52.3E 57 31.9N 130 11.5E 1.042 23 145 357 02m50.1s
01:24 59 11.1N 128 56.5E 56 32.3N 132 27.8E 57 50.5N 130 48.0E 1.042 23 146 356 02m50.1s
01:25 59 30.8N 129 34.1E 56 50.6N 133 03.4E 58 09.4N 131 24.6E 1.042 23 147 354 02m50.1s
01:26 59 50.7N 130 11.8E 57 09.1N 133 39.2E 58 28.6N 132 01.4E 1.042 23 148 353 02m50.0s
01:27 60 11.0N 130 49.7E 57 27.9N 134 15.1E 58 48.1N 132 38.3E 1.042 23 149 352 02m49.9s
01:28 60 31.6N 131 27.8E 57 47.0N 134 51.3E 59 07.9N 133 15.4E 1.042 23 150 350 02m49.7s
01:29 60 52.6N 132 06.2E 58 06.4N 135 27.7E 59 28.1N 133 52.8E 1.042 23 151 349 02m49.5s
01:30 61 14.0N 132 44.8E 58 26.1N 136 04.4E 59 48.5N 134 30.5E 1.042 23 152 347 02m49.2s
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
01:31 61 35.7N 133 23.9E 58 46.1N 136 41.4E 60 09.3N 135 08.6E 1.042 22 153 346 02m49.0s
01:32 61 57.9N 134 03.3E 59 06.5N 137 18.8E 60 30.5N 135 47.0E 1.042 22 154 344 02m48.6s
01:33 62 20.4N 134 43.2E 59 27.2N 137 56.7E 60 52.1N 136 26.0E 1.042 22 155 343 02m48.3s
01:34 62 43.5N 135 23.7E 59 48.2N 138 35.0E 61 14.0N 137 05.4E 1.042 22 156 341 02m47.9s
01:35 63 06.9N 136 04.7E 60 09.6N 139 13.9E 61 36.4N 137 45.4E 1.042 22 157 339 02m47.4s
01:36 63 30.9N 136 46.5E 60 31.3N 139 53.3E 61 59.1N 138 26.0E 1.042 22 158 338 02m46.9s
01:37 63 55.4N 137 28.9E 60 53.5N 140 33.4E 62 22.4N 139 07.3E 1.042 21 159 336 02m46.4s
01:38 64 20.5N 138 12.3E 61 16.1N 141 14.2E 62 46.1N 139 49.4E 1.042 21 160 335 02m45.8s
01:39 64 46.1N 138 56.5E 61 39.1N 141 55.8E 63 10.3N 140 32.4E 1.041 21 161 333 02m45.2s
01:40 65 12.3N 139 41.9E 62 02.6N 142 38.2E 63 35.0N 141 16.3E 1.041 21 162 332 02m44.5s
01:41 65 39.2N 140 28.3E 62 26.6N 143 21.6E 64 00.3N 142 01.3E 1.041 20 164 330 02m43.8s
01:42 66 06.8N 141 16.1E 62 51.0N 144 06.0E 64 26.2N 142 47.4E 1.041 20 165 329 02m43.1s
01:43 66 35.2N 142 05.4E 63 16.0N 144 51.6E 64 52.7N 143 34.8E 1.041 20 166 327 02m42.3s
01:44 67 04.4N 142 56.3E 63 41.6N 145 38.4E 65 19.9N 144 23.7E 1.041 20 167 326 02m41.4s
01:45 67 34.4N 143 49.0E 64 07.8N 146 26.6E 65 47.8N 145 14.1E 1.041 19 168 324 02m40.5s
01:46 68 05.5N 144 43.8E 64 34.7N 147 16.4E 66 16.5N 146 06.4E 1.041 19 169 323 02m39.6s
01:47 68 37.5N 145 41.0E 65 02.2N 148 07.9E 66 46.0N 147 00.6E 1.041 18 171 321 02m38.5s
01:48 69 10.8N 146 40.9E 65 30.5N 149 01.3E 67 16.5N 147 57.1E 1.040 18 172 320 02m37.5s
01:49 69 45.3N 147 43.9E 65 59.6N 149 56.8E 67 47.9N 148 56.2E 1.040 18 173 318 02m36.3s
01:50 70 21.3N 148 50.5E 66 29.6N 150 54.7E 68 20.5N 149 58.2E 1.040 17 175 317 02m35.1s
01:51 70 58.9N 150 01.4E 67 00.5N 151 55.3E 68 54.2N 151 03.5E 1.040 17 176 315 02m33.8s
01:52 71 38.4N 151 17.4E 67 32.5N 152 59.0E 69 29.3N 152 12.7E 1.040 16 177 314 02m32.5s
01:53 72 20.0N 152 39.6E 68 05.7N 154 06.3E 70 06.0N 153 26.5E 1.040 15 179 312 02m31.0s
01:54 73 04.2N 154 09.3E 68 40.1N 155 17.6E 70 44.4N 154 45.6E 1.039 15 181 311 02m29.5s
01:55 73 51.5N 155 48.7E 69 16.0N 156 33.6E 71 24.7N 156 11.2E 1.039 14 182 309 02m27.9s
01:56 74 42.5N 157 40.7E 69 53.6N 157 55.3E 72 07.4N 157 44.8E 1.039 13 184 308 02m26.1s
01:57 75 38.4N 159 49.9E 70 33.0N 159 23.7E 72 52.9N 159 28.3E 1.039 12 186 307 02m24.2s
01:58 76 40.8N 162 24.2E 71 14.6N 161 00.3E 73 41.8N 161 24.7E 1.038 12 188 305 02m22.2s
01:59 77 52.7N 165 38.5E 71 58.8N 162 47.1E 74 34.9N 163 38.5E 1.038 11 191 303 02m19.9s
02:00 79 20.6N 170 08.8E 72 46.1N 164 47.0E 75 33.7N 166 16.8E 1.038 9 194 302 02m17.4s
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
02:01 81 25.9N 178 13.9E 73 37.4N 167 04.3E 76 40.4N 169 32.8E 1.037 8 197 300 02m14.5s
02:02 - - 74 33.8N 169 46.0E 77 59.7N 173 55.4E 1.037 7 202 298 02m11.1s
02:03 - - 75 37.2N 173 04.3E 79 44.0N 179 07.2W 1.036 4 209 296 02m06.5s
Limits 83 57.6N 166 15.4W 81 55.2N 152 46.8W 82 58.0N 158 16.9W 1.035 0 - 292 01m57.5s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 62.4 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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