The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2003 Nov 23. 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 50 55.0S 084 29.8E 54 08.9S 079 02.7E 52 26.5S 082 01.1E 1.033 0 - 497 01m33.9s
22:24 57 29.5S 094 58.4E - - 55 33.6S 087 41.2E 1.035 5 120 533 01m40.7s
22:26 59 06.2S 096 25.7E - - 57 43.7S 090 17.4E 1.035 7 117 544 01m44.7s
22:28 60 34.5S 097 29.4E 57 25.7S 084 20.5E 59 28.0S 091 49.4E 1.036 9 115 545 01m47.4s
22:30 61 57.3S 098 16.2E 59 27.8S 086 18.1E 61 00.7S 092 49.6E 1.036 10 114 542 01m49.5s
22:32 63 16.3S 098 49.4E 61 08.4S 087 21.3E 62 26.3S 093 28.5E 1.037 11 113 538 01m51.3s
22:34 64 32.4S 099 10.7E 62 38.3S 087 54.3E 63 47.1S 093 50.6E 1.037 12 112 533 01m52.7s
22:36 65 46.3S 099 21.0E 64 01.4S 088 05.2E 65 04.3S 093 58.0E 1.037 13 111 527 01m53.9s
22:38 66 58.3S 099 20.6E 65 19.8S 087 57.3E 66 18.8S 093 51.6E 1.037 13 110 522 01m54.9s
22:40 68 08.8S 099 09.0E 66 34.3S 087 31.9E 67 30.9S 093 31.5E 1.038 14 110 516 01m55.7s
22:42 69 18.0S 098 45.7E 67 45.7S 086 49.2E 68 40.9S 092 57.2E 1.038 14 110 511 01m56.3s
22:44 70 26.1S 098 09.6E 68 54.1S 085 48.3E 69 49.1S 092 07.4E 1.038 15 110 506 01m56.8s
22:46 71 33.0S 097 18.9E 69 59.6S 084 27.7E 70 55.5S 091 00.5E 1.038 15 110 501 01m57.1s
22:48 72 38.7S 096 11.5E 71 02.2S 082 45.5E 72 00.0S 089 34.2E 1.038 15 111 497 01m57.3s
22:50 73 43.2S 094 44.4E 72 01.6S 080 38.7E 73 02.3S 087 45.4E 1.038 15 111 494 01m57.3s
22:52 74 46.3S 092 53.8E 72 57.2S 078 04.3E 74 02.2S 085 30.4E 1.038 15 113 491 01m57.2s
22:54 75 47.4S 090 34.6E 73 48.2S 074 58.4E 74 59.0S 082 44.5E 1.038 15 115 488 01m56.9s
22:56 76 46.1S 087 40.6E 74 33.6S 071 17.1E 75 52.0S 079 22.3E 1.038 14 117 486 01m56.4s
22:58 77 41.5S 084 04.1E 75 11.9S 066 56.9E 76 39.8S 075 18.0E 1.038 14 120 485 01m55.8s
23:00 78 32.3S 079 35.9E 75 41.0S 061 55.8E 77 21.0S 070 25.9E 1.037 14 124 484 01m55.1s
23:02 79 16.7S 074 06.9E 75 58.4S 056 13.9E 77 53.3S 064 42.1E 1.037 13 129 484 01m54.1s
23:04 79 52.2S 067 29.6E 76 00.7S 049 55.8E 78 14.0S 058 06.8E 1.037 12 135 485 01m53.0s
23:06 80 15.6S 059 43.3E 75 43.1S 043 10.6E 78 19.8S 050 47.1E 1.037 11 141 487 01m51.6s
23:08 80 22.9S 050 58.9E 74 58.4S 036 11.4E 78 06.4S 042 58.5E 1.036 10 148 489 01m49.9s
23:10 80 10.3S 041 43.0E 73 29.8S 029 09.7E 77 29.0S 035 03.6E 1.036 9 155 492 01m47.8s
23:12 79 33.3S 032 33.1E - - 76 19.5S 027 26.8E 1.036 7 162 496 01m45.1s
23:14 78 27.3S 024 06.2E - - 74 17.3S 020 26.4E 1.035 5 168 502 01m41.4s
Limits 69 35.0S 008 42.4E 69 06.6S 021 32.0E 69 27.0S 014 45.6E 1.033 0 - 504 01m33.8s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 22:49:17.3 UT Lat = 72°40.4'S Long = 088°26.9'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 14.9° Path Width = 495.0 km Sun Azimuth = 111.1° Central Duration = 01m57.3s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 22:49:14 UT Lat = 72°39'S Long = 088°30'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 14.9° Path Width = 495.1 km Sun Azimuth = 111.1° Central Duration = 01m57.3s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2003 Nov 23 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 64.5 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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