The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04. 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 an 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 03 48.4S 001 39.4W 04 03.0S 001 48.7W 03 55.7S 001 44.0W 1.008 0 - 31 00m26.1s
05:52 07 39.2S 006 56.7E 07 34.0S 005 54.0E 07 36.9S 006 25.8E 1.011 9 111 43 00m37.3s
05:54 09 43.9S 011 00.3E 09 46.7S 010 09.8E 09 45.5S 010 35.2E 1.012 14 111 49 00m43.9s
05:56 11 18.9S 013 53.0E 11 25.5S 013 06.6E 11 22.4S 013 29.9E 1.014 18 110 53 00m48.9s
05:58 12 39.6S 016 12.5E 12 48.8S 015 28.0E 12 44.3S 015 50.3E 1.014 21 109 56 00m53.2s
06:00 13 51.3S 018 11.7E 14 02.5S 017 28.4E 13 57.0S 017 50.1E 1.015 24 108 59 00m57.0s
06:02 14 56.7S 019 57.0E 15 09.6S 019 14.4E 15 03.3S 019 35.7E 1.016 26 108 62 01m00.5s
06:04 15 57.4S 021 32.0E 16 11.8S 020 49.9E 16 04.7S 021 11.0E 1.016 28 107 64 01m03.7s
06:06 16 54.2S 022 59.2E 17 10.0S 022 17.4E 17 02.2S 022 38.4E 1.017 30 106 66 01m06.8s
06:08 17 48.0S 024 20.1E 18 05.0S 023 38.6E 17 56.6S 023 59.4E 1.017 32 105 68 01m09.7s
06:10 18 39.2S 025 35.8E 18 57.3S 024 54.5E 18 48.3S 025 15.2E 1.018 34 105 69 01m12.4s
06:12 19 28.1S 026 47.3E 19 47.2S 026 06.1E 19 37.8S 026 26.8E 1.018 36 104 71 01m15.1s
06:14 20 15.1S 027 55.2E 20 35.2S 027 14.1E 20 25.2S 027 34.7E 1.019 38 103 72 01m17.6s
06:16 21 00.3S 029 00.0E 21 21.3S 028 19.0E 21 10.9S 028 39.6E 1.019 39 102 74 01m20.0s
06:18 21 44.0S 030 02.2E 22 05.9S 029 21.3E 21 55.0S 029 41.8E 1.019 41 101 75 01m22.3s
06:20 22 26.2S 031 02.1E 22 49.0S 030 21.3E 22 37.7S 030 41.7E 1.020 42 100 76 01m24.6s
06:22 23 07.2S 032 00.0E 23 30.8S 031 19.3E 23 19.1S 031 39.7E 1.020 44 99 77 01m26.8s
06:24 23 47.0S 032 56.1E 24 11.4S 032 15.5E 23 59.3S 032 35.9E 1.020 45 98 78 01m28.8s
06:26 24 25.7S 033 50.8E 24 50.9S 033 10.3E 24 38.4S 033 30.6E 1.021 47 97 79 01m30.9s
06:28 25 03.4S 034 44.0E 25 29.3S 034 03.7E 25 16.4S 034 23.9E 1.021 48 96 80 01m32.8s
06:30 25 40.1S 035 36.1E 26 06.8S 034 55.9E 25 53.5S 035 16.1E 1.021 49 95 80 01m34.7s
06:32 26 15.9S 036 27.2E 26 43.3S 035 47.1E 26 29.7S 036 07.2E 1.021 50 93 81 01m36.5s
06:34 26 50.9S 037 17.3E 27 19.0S 036 37.4E 27 05.0S 036 57.4E 1.022 52 92 82 01m38.3s
06:36 27 25.0S 038 06.7E 27 53.8S 037 26.9E 27 39.5S 037 46.9E 1.022 53 91 82 01m40.0s
06:38 27 58.4S 038 55.3E 28 27.9S 038 15.8E 28 13.2S 038 35.6E 1.022 54 90 83 01m41.6s
06:40 28 31.1S 039 43.4E 29 01.2S 039 04.0E 28 46.2S 039 23.7E 1.022 55 88 83 01m43.2s
06:42 29 03.0S 040 30.9E 29 33.8S 039 51.7E 29 18.5S 040 11.4E 1.023 56 87 84 01m44.8s
06:44 29 34.3S 041 17.9E 30 05.7S 040 39.1E 29 50.1S 040 58.6E 1.023 57 85 84 01m46.2s
06:46 30 04.9S 042 04.6E 30 37.0S 041 26.0E 30 21.0S 041 45.4E 1.023 58 83 85 01m47.6s
06:48 30 34.9S 042 51.0E 31 07.6S 042 12.7E 30 51.3S 042 31.9E 1.023 59 82 85 01m49.0s
06:50 31 04.2S 043 37.1E 31 37.5S 042 59.2E 31 20.9S 043 18.2E 1.023 60 80 85 01m50.3s
06:52 31 33.0S 044 23.0E 32 06.9S 043 45.4E 31 50.0S 044 04.3E 1.023 61 78 86 01m51.5s
06:54 32 01.2S 045 08.8E 32 35.6S 044 31.6E 32 18.4S 044 50.3E 1.023 62 76 86 01m52.7s
06:56 32 28.7S 045 54.5E 33 03.8S 045 17.7E 32 46.3S 045 36.2E 1.024 63 74 86 01m53.8s
06:58 32 55.8S 046 40.2E 33 31.4S 046 03.8E 33 13.6S 046 22.1E 1.024 64 72 86 01m54.9s
07:00 33 22.2S 047 25.8E 33 58.4S 046 49.9E 33 40.3S 047 07.9E 1.024 65 69 86 01m55.9s
07:02 33 48.1S 048 11.5E 34 24.8S 047 36.1E 34 06.5S 047 53.9E 1.024 66 67 87 01m56.8s
07:04 34 13.5S 048 57.3E 34 50.7S 048 22.4E 34 32.2S 048 39.9E 1.024 67 64 87 01m57.7s
07:06 34 38.3S 049 43.2E 35 16.1S 049 08.9E 34 57.2S 049 26.1E 1.024 67 62 87 01m58.6s
07:08 35 02.6S 050 29.2E 35 40.9S 049 55.5E 35 21.8S 050 12.4E 1.024 68 59 87 01m59.3s
07:10 35 26.4S 051 15.5E 36 05.1S 050 42.4E 35 45.8S 050 59.0E 1.024 69 56 87 02m00.0s
07:12 35 49.7S 052 02.0E 36 28.9S 051 29.5E 36 09.3S 051 45.8E 1.024 69 53 87 02m00.7s
07:14 36 12.4S 052 48.7E 36 52.0S 052 17.0E 36 32.2S 052 32.9E 1.024 70 49 87 02m01.3s
07:16 36 34.6S 053 35.7E 37 14.7S 053 04.7E 36 54.7S 053 20.3E 1.024 70 46 87 02m01.8s
07:18 36 56.3S 054 23.1E 37 36.8S 053 52.8E 37 16.6S 054 08.0E 1.024 71 42 87 02m02.3s
07:20 37 17.4S 055 10.8E 37 58.4S 054 41.4E 37 37.9S 054 56.2E 1.024 71 39 87 02m02.7s
07:22 37 38.0S 055 58.9E 38 19.4S 055 30.3E 37 58.7S 055 44.7E 1.024 72 35 87 02m03.0s
07:24 37 58.1S 056 47.4E 38 39.9S 056 19.7E 38 19.0S 056 33.6E 1.024 72 31 87 02m03.3s
07:26 38 17.7S 057 36.4E 38 59.8S 057 09.5E 38 38.8S 057 23.0E 1.024 72 27 87 02m03.5s
07:28 38 36.7S 058 25.8E 39 19.2S 057 59.9E 38 58.0S 058 12.9E 1.024 72 23 87 02m03.7s
07:30 38 55.2S 059 15.8E 39 38.0S 058 50.8E 39 16.6S 059 03.3E 1.024 72 18 87 02m03.8s
07:32 39 13.1S 060 06.2E 39 56.2S 059 42.2E 39 34.7S 059 54.3E 1.024 72 14 87 02m03.8s
07:34 39 30.5S 060 57.2E 40 13.9S 060 34.3E 39 52.2S 060 45.8E 1.024 72 10 87 02m03.8s
07:36 39 47.3S 061 48.8E 40 31.0S 061 26.9E 40 09.2S 061 37.9E 1.024 72 6 87 02m03.7s
07:38 40 03.5S 062 41.0E 40 47.5S 062 20.2E 40 25.5S 062 30.6E 1.024 72 2 86 02m03.5s
07:40 40 19.2S 063 33.8E 41 03.4S 063 14.2E 40 41.3S 063 24.0E 1.024 72 357 86 02m03.3s
07:42 40 34.3S 064 27.2E 41 18.7S 064 08.8E 40 56.5S 064 18.1E 1.024 71 353 86 02m03.0s
07:44 40 48.8S 065 21.4E 41 33.4S 065 04.2E 41 11.1S 065 12.8E 1.024 71 350 86 02m02.6s
07:46 41 02.7S 066 16.2E 41 47.4S 066 00.3E 41 25.0S 066 08.3E 1.024 70 346 86 02m02.2s
07:48 41 15.9S 067 11.8E 42 00.8S 066 57.2E 41 38.4S 067 04.5E 1.024 70 342 85 02m01.7s
07:50 41 28.6S 068 08.1E 42 13.5S 067 54.8E 41 51.1S 068 01.5E 1.024 69 339 85 02m01.2s
07:52 41 40.6S 069 05.2E 42 25.6S 068 53.3E 42 03.1S 068 59.2E 1.024 69 335 85 02m00.6s
07:54 41 51.9S 070 03.1E 42 37.0S 069 52.6E 42 14.4S 069 57.8E 1.024 68 332 85 01m59.9s
07:56 42 02.6S 071 01.9E 42 47.7S 070 52.8E 42 25.1S 070 57.3E 1.024 67 329 84 01m59.1s
07:58 42 12.5S 072 01.5E 42 57.6S 071 53.8E 42 35.1S 071 57.6E 1.024 67 326 84 01m58.3s
08:00 42 21.8S 073 02.0E 43 06.8S 072 55.8E 42 44.3S 072 58.8E 1.023 66 323 83 01m57.4s
08:02 42 30.3S 074 03.4E 43 15.3S 073 58.7E 42 52.8S 074 01.0E 1.023 65 320 83 01m56.4s
08:04 42 38.1S 075 05.7E 43 23.0S 075 02.6E 43 00.5S 075 04.1E 1.023 64 318 83 01m55.4s
08:06 42 45.2S 076 09.1E 43 29.8S 076 07.5E 43 07.5S 076 08.2E 1.023 63 315 82 01m54.3s
08:08 42 51.4S 077 13.4E 43 35.9S 077 13.4E 43 13.7S 077 13.3E 1.023 62 312 82 01m53.2s
08:10 42 56.8S 078 18.8E 43 41.1S 078 20.4E 43 19.0S 078 19.5E 1.023 61 310 81 01m52.0s
08:12 43 01.4S 079 25.3E 43 45.4S 079 28.4E 43 23.4S 079 26.8E 1.023 60 308 81 01m50.7s
08:14 43 05.2S 080 32.9E 43 48.8S 080 37.7E 43 27.0S 080 35.2E 1.022 59 305 80 01m49.3s
08:16 43 08.0S 081 41.7E 43 51.3S 081 48.0E 43 29.7S 081 44.7E 1.022 58 303 80 01m47.9s
08:18 43 10.0S 082 51.6E 43 52.8S 082 59.6E 43 31.4S 082 55.5E 1.022 57 301 79 01m46.4s
08:20 43 10.9S 084 02.8E 43 53.4S 084 12.5E 43 32.2S 084 07.5E 1.022 56 299 79 01m44.9s
08:22 43 10.9S 085 15.3E 43 52.8S 085 26.6E 43 31.9S 085 20.8E 1.022 55 297 78 01m43.3s
08:24 43 09.8S 086 29.2E 43 51.2S 086 42.1E 43 30.6S 086 35.5E 1.022 54 295 77 01m41.6s
08:26 43 07.7S 087 44.6E 43 48.5S 087 59.1E 43 28.1S 087 51.7E 1.021 53 293 77 01m39.8s
08:28 43 04.4S 089 01.4E 43 44.6S 089 17.5E 43 24.6S 089 09.3E 1.021 52 291 76 01m38.0s
08:30 43 00.0S 090 19.8E 43 39.5S 090 37.5E 43 19.8S 090 28.5E 1.021 51 289 75 01m36.2s
08:32 42 54.3S 091 39.9E 43 33.1S 091 59.2E 43 13.7S 091 49.4E 1.021 49 287 74 01m34.2s
08:34 42 47.4S 093 01.8E 43 25.3S 093 22.7E 43 06.4S 093 12.1E 1.020 48 285 73 01m32.2s
08:36 42 39.1S 094 25.6E 43 16.1S 094 48.1E 42 57.6S 094 36.7E 1.020 47 284 72 01m30.1s
08:38 42 29.3S 095 51.5E 43 05.4S 096 15.5E 42 47.4S 096 03.3E 1.020 45 282 71 01m27.9s
08:40 42 17.9S 097 19.6E 42 53.1S 097 45.1E 42 35.6S 097 32.2E 1.019 44 280 70 01m25.7s
08:42 42 05.0S 098 50.1E 42 39.1S 099 17.1E 42 22.1S 099 03.4E 1.019 43 278 69 01m23.4s
08:44 41 50.2S 100 23.3E 42 23.2S 100 51.7E 42 06.8S 100 37.3E 1.019 41 276 68 01m20.9s
08:46 41 33.6S 101 59.4E 42 05.3S 102 29.2E 41 49.5S 102 14.1E 1.018 39 275 67 01m18.5s
08:48 41 14.8S 103 38.8E 41 45.3S 104 10.0E 41 30.1S 103 54.2E 1.018 38 273 66 01m15.9s
08:50 40 53.7S 105 21.9E 41 22.9S 105 54.5E 41 08.4S 105 38.0E 1.017 36 271 64 01m13.2s
08:52 40 30.1S 107 09.2E 40 57.8S 107 43.1E 40 44.0S 107 26.0E 1.017 34 269 63 01m10.4s
08:54 40 03.7S 109 01.4E 40 29.7S 109 36.7E 40 16.8S 109 18.9E 1.017 33 267 61 01m07.5s
08:56 39 33.9S 110 59.4E 39 58.3S 111 36.0E 39 46.2S 111 17.5E 1.016 31 266 60 01m04.4s
08:58 39 00.4S 113 04.3E 39 22.8S 113 42.4E 39 11.7S 113 23.2E 1.015 29 264 58 01m01.2s
09:00 38 22.3S 115 17.9E 38 42.6S 115 57.4E 38 32.5S 115 37.5E 1.015 27 262 56 00m57.9s
09:02 37 38.5S 117 42.4E 37 56.5S 118 23.5E 37 47.6S 118 02.8E 1.014 24 260 53 00m54.2s
09:04 36 47.5S 120 21.7E 37 02.8S 121 04.7E 36 55.3S 120 43.0E 1.013 21 258 51 00m50.3s
09:06 35 46.5S 123 22.1E 35 58.4S 124 07.6E 35 52.6S 123 44.7E 1.013 18 255 48 00m46.0s
09:08 34 30.0S 126 56.3E 34 37.4S 127 46.0E 34 33.8S 127 21.0E 1.011 15 253 44 00m40.9s
09:10 32 43.3S 131 39.0E 32 42.7S 132 38.5E 32 43.3S 132 08.5E 1.010 10 250 38 00m34.6s
Limits 28 24.3S 142 20.4E 28 36.5S 142 29.8E 28 30.4S 142 25.1E 1.007 0 - 27 00m22.3s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 07:31:10.9 UT Lat = 39°27.4'S Long = 059°33.4'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 72.2° Path Width = 87.0 km Sun Azimuth = 15.8° Central Duration = 02m03.8s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 07:31:56 UT Lat = 39°34'S Long = 059°53'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 72.2° Path Width = 86.9 km Sun Azimuth = 14.2° Central Duration = 02m03.8s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 64.4 seconds.
The eclipse predictions presented here DO NOT include the effects of mountains and valleys along the edge of the Moon. Such corrections for the lunar limb profile may shift the limits of the eclipse path north or south by ~1-3 kilometers, and change the eclipse duration by ~1-3 seconds. More detailed predictions including the effects of the lunar limb profile are normally posted 12-18 months before each eclipse,
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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