The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01. 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 68 44.1N 105 22.5W 67 49.2N 101 01.9W 68 17.0N 103 08.5W 1.030 0 - 206 01m30.0s
09:24 69 25.9N 104 10.8W 75 41.7N 082 11.5W 73 57.8N 091 30.0W 1.032 7 45 213 01m40.6s
09:26 75 36.0N 091 55.1W 78 01.6N 073 21.6W 77 07.3N 082 39.9W 1.033 11 55 217 01m46.9s
09:28 78 26.4N 083 56.4W 79 44.9N 064 07.7W 79 18.6N 074 05.1W 1.034 13 64 218 01m51.5s
09:30 80 32.5N 075 33.5W 81 02.7N 053 55.8W 80 58.8N 064 35.9W 1.035 16 74 219 01m55.3s
09:32 82 11.3N 065 44.2W 81 58.4N 042 34.3W 82 15.0N 053 36.2W 1.035 17 85 220 01m58.6s
09:34 83 27.0N 053 40.4W 82 32.9N 030 15.5W 83 08.5N 040 51.4W 1.036 19 99 221 02m01.6s
09:36 84 18.8N 038 55.3W 82 47.3N 017 35.9W 83 39.0N 026 41.8W 1.036 21 114 222 02m04.2s
09:38 84 44.4N 022 04.1W 82 43.4N 005 25.7W 83 46.9N 012 10.8W 1.036 22 129 222 02m06.6s
09:40 84 43.7N 005 03.7W 82 24.4N 005 33.5E 83 34.6N 001 21.8E 1.037 23 143 223 02m08.9s
09:42 84 20.7N 009 56.1E 81 53.8N 015 02.1E 83 06.6N 013 02.3E 1.037 24 156 224 02m10.9s
09:44 83 42.2N 021 59.2E 81 14.9N 023 00.0E 82 27.5N 022 38.2E 1.037 25 166 224 02m12.8s
09:46 82 54.0N 031 18.2E 80 30.4N 029 38.1E 81 41.3N 030 23.1E 1.038 26 175 225 02m14.5s
09:48 82 00.3N 038 29.6E 79 42.2N 035 10.2E 80 50.5N 036 38.5E 1.038 27 182 225 02m16.1s
09:50 81 03.5N 044 07.7E 78 51.5N 039 49.4E 79 57.0N 041 45.0E 1.038 28 188 226 02m17.5s
09:52 80 05.1N 048 38.6E 77 59.3N 043 46.5E 79 01.9N 045 58.7E 1.038 29 193 226 02m18.9s
09:54 79 06.0N 052 20.4E 77 06.2N 047 10.2E 78 06.0N 049 32.2E 1.038 29 198 227 02m20.1s
09:56 78 06.7N 055 25.8E 76 12.5N 050 07.1E 77 09.7N 052 34.4E 1.039 30 202 227 02m21.2s
09:58 77 07.5N 058 03.8E 75 18.6N 052 42.5E 76 13.2N 055 12.3E 1.039 30 206 228 02m22.2s
10:00 76 08.6N 060 20.7E 74 24.6N 055 00.5E 75 16.9N 057 30.7E 1.039 31 209 229 02m23.1s
10:02 75 10.2N 062 20.9E 73 30.6N 057 04.1E 74 20.7N 059 33.6E 1.039 31 212 229 02m24.0s
10:04 74 12.1N 064 08.0E 72 36.8N 058 55.8E 73 24.9N 061 23.9E 1.039 32 215 230 02m24.7s
10:06 73 14.5N 065 44.4E 71 43.2N 060 37.6E 72 29.3N 063 03.8E 1.039 32 218 231 02m25.3s
10:08 72 17.3N 067 12.1E 70 49.8N 062 11.1E 71 34.0N 064 35.1E 1.039 33 220 232 02m25.8s
10:10 71 20.6N 068 32.6E 69 56.6N 063 37.5E 70 39.1N 065 59.2E 1.039 33 223 232 02m26.3s
10:12 70 24.3N 069 47.2E 69 03.7N 064 57.9E 69 44.5N 067 17.2E 1.039 33 225 233 02m26.6s
10:14 69 28.4N 070 56.7E 68 10.9N 066 13.3E 68 50.2N 068 30.1E 1.039 33 228 234 02m26.9s
10:16 68 32.8N 072 02.1E 67 18.4N 067 24.2E 67 56.1N 069 38.7E 1.039 33 230 235 02m27.1s
10:18 67 37.5N 073 04.0E 66 26.0N 068 31.4E 67 02.4N 070 43.6E 1.039 33 232 236 02m27.2s
10:20 66 42.6N 074 02.9E 65 33.8N 069 35.3E 66 08.8N 071 45.3E 1.039 33 234 236 02m27.2s
10:22 65 47.9N 074 59.3E 64 41.8N 070 36.5E 65 15.4N 072 44.4E 1.039 34 236 237 02m27.1s
10:24 64 53.3N 075 53.7E 63 49.9N 071 35.3E 64 22.2N 073 41.2E 1.039 33 238 238 02m26.9s
10:26 63 59.0N 076 46.2E 62 58.1N 072 32.1E 63 29.1N 074 36.1E 1.039 33 240 239 02m26.7s
10:28 63 04.8N 077 37.4E 62 06.3N 073 27.2E 62 36.2N 075 29.4E 1.039 33 242 240 02m26.4s
10:30 62 10.7N 078 27.4E 61 14.6N 074 20.9E 61 43.3N 076 21.5E 1.039 33 244 241 02m25.9s
10:32 61 16.6N 079 16.6E 60 22.9N 075 13.4E 60 50.4N 077 12.5E 1.039 33 246 242 02m25.4s
10:34 60 22.6N 080 05.1E 59 31.1N 076 05.0E 59 57.5N 078 02.7E 1.039 33 248 243 02m24.9s
10:36 59 28.5N 080 53.2E 58 39.3N 076 56.0E 59 04.5N 078 52.3E 1.039 32 250 244 02m24.2s
10:38 58 34.3N 081 41.2E 57 47.4N 077 46.5E 58 11.5N 079 41.6E 1.039 32 251 245 02m23.4s
10:40 57 39.9N 082 29.2E 56 55.3N 078 36.7E 57 18.3N 080 30.8E 1.039 32 253 246 02m22.6s
10:42 56 45.4N 083 17.4E 56 03.0N 079 26.9E 56 24.9N 081 20.1E 1.039 31 255 247 02m21.7s
10:44 55 50.6N 084 06.0E 55 10.5N 080 17.3E 55 31.2N 082 09.7E 1.038 31 257 248 02m20.6s
10:46 54 55.5N 084 55.4E 54 17.6N 081 08.1E 54 37.3N 082 59.8E 1.038 30 258 249 02m19.5s
10:48 53 59.9N 085 45.8E 53 24.4N 081 59.5E 53 42.9N 083 50.7E 1.038 29 260 249 02m18.3s
10:50 53 03.9N 086 37.3E 52 30.8N 082 51.7E 52 48.1N 084 42.7E 1.038 29 262 250 02m17.0s
10:52 52 07.3N 087 30.3E 51 36.7N 083 45.1E 51 52.8N 085 35.9E 1.038 28 263 251 02m15.6s
10:54 51 10.0N 088 25.3E 50 42.0N 084 39.8E 50 56.8N 086 30.7E 1.038 27 265 251 02m14.1s
10:56 50 11.9N 089 22.4E 49 46.6N 085 36.3E 50 00.1N 087 27.5E 1.037 26 267 252 02m12.4s
10:58 49 12.8N 090 22.3E 48 50.3N 086 35.0E 49 02.5N 088 26.7E 1.037 26 268 252 02m10.7s
11:00 48 12.5N 091 25.4E 47 53.1N 087 36.1E 48 03.8N 089 28.8E 1.037 25 270 252 02m08.8s
11:02 47 10.8N 092 32.5E 46 54.8N 088 40.4E 47 03.8N 090 34.4E 1.036 23 271 251 02m06.7s
11:04 46 07.3N 093 44.6E 45 55.0N 089 48.5E 46 02.3N 091 44.2E 1.036 22 273 251 02m04.5s
11:06 45 01.7N 095 02.8E 44 53.6N 091 01.2E 44 58.9N 092 59.4E 1.036 21 275 250 02m02.2s
11:08 43 53.3N 096 28.9E 43 50.2N 092 19.8E 43 53.2N 094 21.3E 1.035 20 276 248 01m59.6s
11:10 42 41.2N 098 05.5E 42 44.2N 093 45.7E 42 44.4N 095 52.0E 1.035 18 278 246 01m56.7s
11:12 41 24.0N 099 56.8E 41 34.9N 095 21.3E 41 31.5N 097 34.4E 1.034 16 280 243 01m53.6s
11:14 39 59.0N 102 10.6E 40 20.9N 097 10.3E 40 12.8N 099 33.7E 1.034 14 282 238 01m50.0s
11:16 38 20.1N 105 05.0E 39 00.3N 099 19.2E 38 44.9N 102 00.1E 1.033 11 284 233 01m45.7s
11:18 36 02.5N 109 53.2E 37 28.3N 102 00.8E 36 58.9N 105 20.0E 1.032 8 286 224 01m40.2s
Limits 34 14.8N 114 34.9E 32 45.2N 113 13.6E 33 29.6N 113 53.5E 1.029 0 - 200 01m27.9s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 10:21:06.2 UT Lat = 65°39.3'N Long = 072°18.2'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 33.5° Path Width = 237.0 km Sun Azimuth = 235.2° Central Duration = 02m27.1s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 10:19:11 UT Lat = 66°31'N Long = 071°20'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 33.5° Path Width = 236.1 km Sun Azimuth = 233.2° Central Duration = 02m27.2s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 65.6 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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