The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2012 May 20 . 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 a Google Map .
M:S Central
Universal Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line Diam. Sun Sun Path Line
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Time Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude
° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ° km
Limits 22 23.2N 107 44.8E 19 56.0N 109 37.7E 21 09.2N 108 42.1E 0.931 0 - 324 04m22.7s
22:10 - - 24 19.3N 120 11.2E 23 46.8N 115 19.9E 0.933 7 71 318 04m29.3s
22:12 25 24.7N 115 25.7E 25 50.4N 123 28.3E 25 49.7N 120 02.8E 0.934 12 73 313 04m34.8s
22:14 27 17.6N 119 46.0E 27 04.3N 126 02.1E 27 16.1N 123 10.7E 0.935 16 75 309 04m38.8s
22:16 28 40.4N 122 47.3E 28 08.3N 128 11.7E 28 27.3N 125 40.2E 0.936 18 76 305 04m42.2s
22:18 29 49.6N 125 13.8E 29 05.6N 130 05.6E 29 29.6N 127 47.5E 0.936 21 78 302 04m45.3s
22:20 30 50.5N 127 19.5E 29 58.2N 131 48.2E 30 25.8N 129 40.1E 0.937 23 79 299 04m48.1s
22:22 31 45.6N 129 11.2E 30 46.9N 133 22.3E 31 17.4N 131 22.0E 0.937 25 81 296 04m50.7s
22:24 32 36.4N 130 52.7E 31 32.6N 134 49.7E 32 05.3N 132 55.7E 0.938 27 82 293 04m53.2s
22:26 33 23.8N 132 26.3E 32 15.7N 136 11.8E 32 50.4N 134 23.0E 0.938 29 83 291 04m55.5s
22:28 34 08.3N 133 53.8E 32 56.7N 137 29.4E 33 33.0N 135 45.2E 0.938 30 85 288 04m57.8s
22:30 34 50.4N 135 16.2E 33 35.7N 138 43.4E 34 13.5N 137 03.1E 0.939 32 86 286 05m00.0s
22:32 35 30.6N 136 34.5E 34 13.1N 139 54.1E 34 52.1N 138 17.4E 0.939 33 87 283 05m02.1s
22:34 36 08.9N 137 49.3E 34 48.9N 141 02.3E 35 29.2N 139 28.6E 0.939 35 89 281 05m04.1s
22:36 36 45.7N 139 01.2E 35 23.4N 142 08.0E 36 04.7N 140 37.3E 0.940 36 90 279 05m06.1s
22:38 37 21.0N 140 10.5E 35 56.7N 143 11.8E 36 39.0N 141 43.7E 0.940 37 91 276 05m08.0s
22:40 37 55.0N 141 17.7E 36 28.8N 144 13.8E 37 12.0N 142 48.1E 0.940 39 93 274 05m09.9s
22:42 38 27.9N 142 23.0E 36 59.8N 145 14.3E 37 43.9N 143 50.9E 0.940 40 94 272 05m11.7s
22:44 38 59.7N 143 26.6E 37 29.9N 146 13.5E 38 14.8N 144 52.2E 0.941 41 96 270 05m13.4s
22:46 39 30.4N 144 28.8E 37 59.0N 147 11.4E 38 44.7N 145 52.2E 0.941 42 97 269 05m15.2s
22:48 40 00.2N 145 29.8E 38 27.3N 148 08.4E 39 13.7N 146 51.1E 0.941 43 99 267 05m16.8s
22:50 40 29.1N 146 29.7E 38 54.7N 149 04.4E 39 41.9N 147 49.0E 0.941 44 100 265 05m18.4s
22:52 40 57.2N 147 28.7E 39 21.4N 149 59.6E 40 09.2N 148 46.0E 0.941 45 102 263 05m20.0s
22:54 41 24.4N 148 26.8E 39 47.3N 150 54.1E 40 35.8N 149 42.3E 0.942 46 104 262 05m21.6s
22:56 41 50.9N 149 24.3E 40 12.5N 151 48.0E 41 01.6N 150 37.9E 0.942 47 105 260 05m23.1s
22:58 42 16.7N 150 21.1E 40 37.0N 152 41.4E 41 26.7N 151 33.0E 0.942 48 107 259 05m24.5s
23:00 42 41.7N 151 17.4E 41 00.8N 153 34.3E 41 51.1N 152 27.6E 0.942 49 109 257 05m25.9s
23:02 43 06.1N 152 13.3E 41 23.9N 154 26.9E 42 14.8N 153 21.7E 0.942 50 110 256 05m27.3s
23:04 43 29.8N 153 08.8E 41 46.5N 155 19.1E 42 37.9N 154 15.5E 0.942 50 112 254 05m28.6s
23:06 43 52.8N 154 04.0E 42 08.4N 156 11.0E 43 00.4N 155 09.1E 0.942 51 114 253 05m29.9s
23:08 44 15.3N 154 59.0E 42 29.7N 157 02.8E 43 22.3N 156 02.4E 0.943 52 116 252 05m31.1s
23:10 44 37.1N 155 53.8E 42 50.4N 157 54.3E 43 43.5N 156 55.5E 0.943 53 118 251 05m32.3s
23:12 44 58.3N 156 48.5E 43 10.6N 158 45.7E 44 04.2N 157 48.5E 0.943 53 120 250 05m33.5s
23:14 45 18.9N 157 43.1E 43 30.2N 159 37.1E 44 24.3N 158 41.5E 0.943 54 122 249 05m34.6s
23:16 45 39.0N 158 37.6E 43 49.2N 160 28.4E 44 43.8N 159 34.3E 0.943 55 124 247 05m35.7s
23:18 45 58.5N 159 32.2E 44 07.7N 161 19.6E 45 02.8N 160 27.2E 0.943 55 126 246 05m36.7s
23:20 46 17.4N 160 26.8E 44 25.6N 162 10.9E 45 21.2N 161 20.2E 0.943 56 128 246 05m37.6s
23:22 46 35.7N 161 21.5E 44 43.0N 163 02.3E 45 39.0N 162 13.2E 0.943 57 131 245 05m38.5s
23:24 46 53.5N 162 16.3E 44 59.8N 163 53.8E 45 56.3N 163 06.2E 0.943 57 133 244 05m39.4s
23:26 47 10.7N 163 11.3E 45 16.1N 164 45.3E 46 13.1N 163 59.5E 0.943 58 135 243 05m40.2s
23:28 47 27.4N 164 06.5E 45 31.9N 165 37.0E 46 29.3N 164 52.8E 0.943 58 138 242 05m41.0s
23:30 47 43.6N 165 01.8E 45 47.2N 166 28.8E 46 45.0N 165 46.4E 0.944 58 140 242 05m41.7s
23:32 47 59.2N 165 57.5E 46 01.9N 167 20.9E 47 00.2N 166 40.2E 0.944 59 143 241 05m42.4s
23:34 48 14.2N 166 53.3E 46 16.1N 168 13.1E 47 14.8N 167 34.2E 0.944 59 145 240 05m43.0s
23:36 48 28.7N 167 49.5E 46 29.8N 169 05.6E 47 28.9N 168 28.5E 0.944 60 148 240 05m43.6s
23:38 48 42.7N 168 45.9E 46 43.0N 169 58.3E 47 42.4N 169 23.0E 0.944 60 151 239 05m44.1s
23:40 48 56.1N 169 42.7E 46 55.6N 170 51.3E 47 55.4N 170 17.8E 0.944 60 153 239 05m44.6s
23:42 49 08.9N 170 39.8E 47 07.7N 171 44.6E 48 07.9N 171 13.0E 0.944 60 156 238 05m45.0s
23:44 49 21.2N 171 37.3E 47 19.3N 172 38.1E 48 19.8N 172 08.5E 0.944 61 159 238 05m45.4s
23:46 49 32.9N 172 35.2E 47 30.3N 173 32.0E 48 31.2N 173 04.3E 0.944 61 161 238 05m45.7s
23:48 49 44.1N 173 33.5E 47 40.8N 174 26.2E 48 42.0N 174 00.5E 0.944 61 164 237 05m45.9s
23:50 49 54.7N 174 32.2E 47 50.8N 175 20.7E 48 52.3N 174 57.0E 0.944 61 167 237 05m46.1s
23:52 50 04.7N 175 31.3E 48 00.2N 176 15.7E 49 02.0N 175 54.0E 0.944 61 170 237 05m46.2s
23:54 50 14.2N 176 30.9E 48 09.1N 177 10.9E 49 11.2N 176 51.3E 0.944 61 173 237 05m46.3s
23:56 50 23.0N 177 30.9E 48 17.4N 178 06.6E 49 19.7N 177 49.1E 0.944 61 176 237 05m46.3s
23:58 50 31.3N 178 31.4E 48 25.2N 179 02.6E 49 27.8N 178 47.3E 0.944 61 178 237 05m46.3s
00:00 50 39.0N 179 32.4E 48 32.4N 179 59.1E 49 35.2N 179 45.9E 0.944 61 181 237 05m46.2s
00:02 50 46.1N 179 26.1W 48 39.0N 179 04.1W 49 42.0N 179 15.0W 0.944 60 184 237 05m46.1s
00:04 50 52.5N 178 24.2W 48 45.1N 178 06.8W 49 48.3N 178 15.4W 0.944 60 187 237 05m45.9s
00:06 50 58.4N 177 21.7W 48 50.6N 177 09.1W 49 54.0N 177 15.4W 0.944 60 190 237 05m45.6s
00:08 51 03.6N 176 18.7W 48 55.5N 176 10.9W 49 59.0N 176 14.9W 0.944 60 192 237 05m45.3s
00:10 51 08.1N 175 15.2W 48 59.8N 175 12.3W 50 03.4N 175 13.9W 0.944 59 195 237 05m44.9s
00:12 51 12.1N 174 11.1W 49 03.5N 174 13.2W 50 07.3N 174 12.4W 0.944 59 198 237 05m44.5s
00:14 51 15.3N 173 06.5W 49 06.5N 173 13.6W 50 10.4N 173 10.4W 0.944 59 201 238 05m44.0s
00:16 51 18.0N 172 01.3W 49 09.0N 172 13.5W 50 13.0N 172 07.9W 0.944 58 203 238 05m43.5s
00:18 51 19.9N 170 55.6W 49 10.8N 171 13.0W 50 14.9N 171 04.8W 0.944 58 206 238 05m42.8s
00:20 51 21.1N 169 49.3W 49 12.0N 170 11.9W 50 16.1N 170 01.2W 0.943 57 208 239 05m42.2s
00:22 51 21.7N 168 42.4W 49 12.6N 169 10.3W 50 16.6N 168 57.0W 0.943 57 211 239 05m41.5s
00:24 51 21.5N 167 34.8W 49 12.4N 168 08.2W 50 16.5N 167 52.3W 0.943 56 213 240 05m40.7s
00:26 51 20.6N 166 26.7W 49 11.6N 167 05.5W 50 15.6N 166 47.0W 0.943 56 216 240 05m39.9s
00:28 51 18.9N 165 17.9W 49 10.1N 166 02.3W 50 14.1N 165 41.1W 0.943 55 218 241 05m39.0s
00:30 51 16.5N 164 08.5W 49 08.0N 164 58.4W 50 11.8N 164 34.6W 0.943 55 221 242 05m38.0s
00:32 51 13.3N 162 58.4W 49 05.1N 163 54.0W 50 08.7N 163 27.4W 0.943 54 223 242 05m37.0s
00:34 51 09.4N 161 47.6W 49 01.4N 162 49.0W 50 05.0N 162 19.6W 0.943 53 225 243 05m36.0s
00:36 51 04.6N 160 36.2W 48 57.1N 161 43.3W 50 00.4N 161 11.1W 0.943 53 228 244 05m34.9s
00:38 50 59.0N 159 23.9W 48 51.9N 160 36.9W 49 55.0N 160 01.9W 0.943 52 230 245 05m33.7s
00:40 50 52.5N 158 10.9W 48 46.0N 159 29.9W 49 48.9N 158 52.0W 0.943 51 232 246 05m32.5s
00:42 50 45.2N 156 57.1W 48 39.3N 158 22.1W 49 41.8N 157 41.3W 0.942 50 234 247 05m31.2s
00:44 50 37.0N 155 42.5W 48 31.7N 157 13.6W 49 34.0N 156 29.8W 0.942 49 237 248 05m29.9s
00:46 50 27.8N 154 26.9W 48 23.3N 156 04.2W 49 25.2N 155 17.5W 0.942 49 239 249 05m28.5s
00:48 50 17.7N 153 10.4W 48 14.1N 154 54.0W 49 15.5N 154 04.3W 0.942 48 241 250 05m27.0s
00:50 50 06.5N 151 53.0W 48 03.9N 153 42.9W 49 04.9N 152 50.1W 0.942 47 243 251 05m25.6s
00:52 49 54.4N 150 34.4W 47 52.8N 152 30.9W 48 53.3N 151 34.9W 0.942 46 245 253 05m24.0s
00:54 49 41.2N 149 14.7W 47 40.7N 151 17.8W 48 40.7N 150 18.7W 0.941 45 247 254 05m22.4s
00:56 49 26.8N 147 53.7W 47 27.6N 150 03.6W 48 27.0N 149 01.2W 0.941 44 249 255 05m20.8s
00:58 49 11.3N 146 31.4W 47 13.4N 148 48.3W 48 12.2N 147 42.5W 0.941 43 251 257 05m19.0s
01:00 48 54.6N 145 07.5W 46 58.2N 147 31.6W 47 56.3N 146 22.4W 0.941 42 253 259 05m17.3s
01:02 48 36.6N 143 42.1W 46 41.8N 146 13.5W 47 39.1N 145 00.8W 0.941 41 255 260 05m15.5s
01:04 48 17.2N 142 14.8W 46 24.1N 144 53.9W 47 20.6N 143 37.5W 0.940 39 257 262 05m13.6s
01:06 47 56.3N 140 45.5W 46 05.2N 143 32.6W 47 00.7N 142 12.4W 0.940 38 259 264 05m11.6s
01:08 47 33.8N 139 13.9W 45 44.9N 142 09.3W 46 39.4N 140 45.1W 0.940 37 260 266 05m09.6s
01:10 47 09.6N 137 39.8W 45 23.1N 140 44.0W 46 16.5N 139 15.6W 0.940 36 262 268 05m07.6s
01:12 46 43.6N 136 02.7W 44 59.7N 139 16.3W 45 51.9N 137 43.4W 0.939 34 264 270 05m05.4s
01:14 46 15.5N 134 22.1W 44 34.6N 137 45.8W 45 25.4N 136 08.2W 0.939 33 266 273 05m03.2s
01:16 45 45.0N 132 37.6W 44 07.5N 136 12.3W 44 56.8N 134 29.5W 0.939 31 268 275 05m00.9s
01:18 45 12.0N 130 48.3W 43 38.4N 134 35.1W 44 25.8N 132 46.7W 0.938 30 270 278 04m58.5s
01:20 44 36.0N 128 53.3W 43 06.9N 132 53.7W 43 52.2N 130 59.0W 0.938 28 272 280 04m56.1s
01:22 43 56.4N 126 51.1W 42 32.6N 131 07.3W 43 15.6N 129 05.4W 0.938 26 274 283 04m53.5s
01:24 43 12.5N 124 39.9W 41 55.2N 129 14.7W 42 35.3N 127 04.4W 0.937 25 276 286 04m50.7s
01:26 42 23.2N 122 16.9W 41 14.0N 127 14.5W 41 50.5N 124 54.1W 0.937 22 278 290 04m47.9s
01:28 41 26.6N 119 37.1W 40 28.2N 125 04.6W 41 00.0N 122 31.3W 0.936 20 280 294 04m44.8s
01:30 40 19.3N 116 32.2W 39 36.3N 122 41.5W 40 01.9N 119 51.0W 0.936 18 282 298 04m41.4s
01:32 38 53.8N 112 42.5W 38 36.3N 119 59.7W 38 52.2N 116 43.6W 0.935 15 284 303 04m37.6s
01:34 36 41.8N 106 53.4W 37 23.7N 116 48.2W 37 22.3N 112 46.4W 0.934 11 287 308 04m33.0s
01:36 - - 35 47.7N 112 39.6W 34 51.8N 106 14.6W 0.932 5 291 317 04m26.1s
Limits 34 07.1N 100 05.3W 31 43.6N 102 12.4W 32 54.9N 101 10.1W 0.931 0 - 323 04m21.3s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 23:52:47.0 UT Lat = 49°05.6'N Long = 176°16.4'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 60.9° Path Width = 236.9 km Sun Azimuth = 171.0° Central Duration = 05m46.3s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 23:55:53 UT Lat = 49°19'N Long = 177°46'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 60.8° Path Width = 236.7 km Sun Azimuth = 175.4° Central Duration = 05m46.3s
Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2012 May 20 were generated using the JPL DE405 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 66.7 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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