The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 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 51 51.9S 048 56.5W 54 21.8S 053 44.4W 53 04.1S 051 10.8W 1.031 0 - 413 01m27.8s
07:04 58 27.0S 038 51.2W - - 56 18.6S 045 43.9W 1.033 5 124 440 01m34.4s
07:06 60 15.7S 037 04.5W 55 28.4S 051 45.9W 58 47.7S 042 45.2W 1.034 8 121 450 01m38.8s
07:08 61 52.3S 035 45.8W 58 49.5S 047 20.7W 60 42.4S 040 59.8W 1.034 9 119 452 01m41.8s
07:10 63 21.4S 034 45.9W 60 55.0S 045 29.0W 62 22.3S 039 48.0W 1.035 11 118 452 01m44.2s
07:12 64 45.3S 034 00.2W 62 40.0S 044 22.2W 63 53.6S 038 58.0W 1.035 12 116 450 01m46.1s
07:14 66 05.5S 033 26.6W 64 14.2S 043 42.4W 65 19.1S 038 24.8W 1.035 13 115 447 01m47.8s
07:16 67 22.7S 033 03.8W 65 41.2S 043 22.8W 66 40.2S 038 05.9W 1.036 14 114 444 01m49.2s
07:18 68 37.5S 032 51.2W 67 03.2S 043 20.4W 67 58.0S 038 00.1W 1.036 15 113 440 01m50.4s
07:20 69 50.5S 032 49.0W 68 21.2S 043 34.1W 69 13.1S 038 07.1W 1.036 15 112 437 01m51.4s
07:22 71 01.9S 032 57.5W 69 35.9S 044 03.8W 70 26.0S 038 27.5W 1.036 16 112 433 01m52.3s
07:24 72 11.9S 033 17.8W 70 47.7S 044 50.3W 71 36.8S 039 02.1W 1.036 16 112 430 01m53.0s
07:26 73 20.7S 033 51.2W 71 56.9S 045 55.0W 72 45.9S 039 52.6W 1.037 17 112 427 01m53.5s
07:28 74 28.3S 034 39.9W 73 03.5S 047 20.2W 73 53.1S 041 01.2W 1.037 17 112 425 01m54.0s
07:30 75 34.8S 035 46.7W 74 07.3S 049 08.6W 74 58.5S 042 31.0W 1.037 17 113 422 01m54.2s
07:32 76 40.0S 037 15.5W 75 08.2S 051 24.1W 76 01.9S 044 26.1W 1.037 17 114 420 01m54.4s
07:34 77 43.7S 039 11.5W 76 05.7S 054 11.0W 77 02.9S 046 51.6W 1.037 17 115 418 01m54.4s
07:36 78 45.7S 041 41.9W 76 59.0S 057 34.4W 78 01.0S 049 54.1W 1.037 17 117 416 01m54.3s
07:38 79 45.3S 044 56.1W 77 47.2S 061 40.0W 78 55.3S 053 41.6W 1.037 17 120 415 01m54.1s
07:40 80 41.5S 049 06.5W 78 29.0S 066 32.5W 79 44.7S 058 23.0W 1.037 17 124 414 01m53.8s
07:42 81 33.0S 054 28.5W 79 02.6S 072 14.8W 80 27.5S 064 07.1W 1.037 16 129 413 01m53.3s
07:44 82 17.6S 061 18.6W 79 26.0S 078 45.5W 81 01.5S 070 59.6W 1.036 16 135 413 01m52.6s
07:46 82 52.4S 069 49.1W 79 37.0S 085 56.5W 81 24.1S 078 58.4W 1.036 16 142 413 01m51.8s
07:48 83 13.8S 079 56.9W 79 33.4S 093 31.5W 81 32.5S 087 48.2W 1.036 15 150 413 01m50.9s
07:50 83 18.1S 091 10.4W 79 13.1S 101 08.4W 81 24.2S 096 59.5W 1.036 14 158 414 01m49.8s
07:52 83 02.7S 102 29.9W 78 34.4S 108 23.6W 80 57.8S 105 54.9W 1.036 14 166 415 01m48.4s
07:54 82 27.1S 112 51.5W 77 35.6S 114 57.3W 80 12.4S 114 00.9W 1.035 13 173 416 01m46.9s
07:56 81 32.0S 121 34.7W 76 13.0S 120 36.7W 79 07.6S 120 56.8W 1.035 11 180 418 01m45.0s
07:58 80 18.8S 128 29.1W 74 17.8S 125 13.7W 77 41.7S 126 35.2W 1.034 10 184 420 01m42.8s
08:00 78 46.9S 133 42.2W 71 15.0S 128 36.4W 75 49.5S 130 55.8W 1.034 8 188 422 01m40.1s
08:02 76 53.0S 137 26.3W - - 73 13.9S 133 56.4W 1.033 6 190 423 01m36.3s
Limits 67 02.8S 138 47.2W 67 35.8S 129 08.7W 67 21.7S 134 14.1W 1.031 0 - 417 01m27.8s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 07:33:28.2 UT Lat = 76°47.0'S Long = 046°09.7'W (GE) Sun Altitude = 17.2° Path Width = 418.4 km Sun Azimuth = 114.7° Central Duration = 01m54.4s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 07:33:31 UT Lat = 76°48'S Long = 046°13'W (GD) Sun Altitude = 17.2° Path Width = 418.4 km Sun Azimuth = 114.8° Central Duration = 01m54.4s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 69.8 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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