The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2038 Dec 26. 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
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Time Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude
° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ´ ° ° km
Limits 11 44.4S 095 24.8E 12 02.6S 095 12.5E 11 53.5S 095 18.7E 1.010 0 - 40 00m33.1s
23:20 16 15.4S 105 16.1E 16 12.8S 104 06.1E 16 14.5S 104 41.6E 1.014 10 111 52 00m46.4s
23:22 18 10.1S 109 08.5E 18 16.1S 108 10.6E 18 13.3S 108 39.7E 1.015 15 110 58 00m52.9s
23:24 19 38.5S 112 02.2E 19 48.9S 111 09.1E 19 43.9S 111 35.8E 1.016 19 109 61 00m58.1s
23:26 20 53.1S 114 26.3E 21 06.7S 113 35.8E 21 00.0S 114 01.2E 1.017 22 108 65 01m02.5s
23:28 21 58.7S 116 31.6E 22 14.9S 115 42.9E 22 06.9S 116 07.4E 1.018 24 107 67 01m06.5s
23:30 22 58.0S 118 24.0E 23 16.2S 117 36.5E 23 07.2S 118 00.4E 1.018 27 106 70 01m10.2s
23:32 23 52.3S 120 06.8E 24 12.4S 119 20.2E 24 02.5S 119 43.6E 1.019 29 104 72 01m13.7s
23:34 24 42.7S 121 42.0E 25 04.5S 120 56.1E 24 53.7S 121 19.2E 1.019 31 103 74 01m17.0s
23:36 25 29.8S 123 11.2E 25 53.1S 122 26.0E 25 41.6S 122 48.7E 1.020 33 102 75 01m20.1s
23:38 26 14.1S 124 35.5E 26 38.9S 123 50.9E 26 26.6S 124 13.3E 1.020 35 101 77 01m23.0s
23:40 26 56.0S 125 55.7E 27 22.1S 125 11.6E 27 09.2S 125 33.8E 1.021 37 100 78 01m25.9s
23:42 27 35.7S 127 12.4E 28 03.1S 126 28.9E 27 49.5S 126 50.8E 1.021 38 99 80 01m28.6s
23:44 28 13.6S 128 26.2E 28 42.2S 127 43.2E 28 28.0S 128 04.8E 1.022 40 98 81 01m31.2s
23:46 28 49.7S 129 37.5E 29 19.4S 128 54.9E 29 04.7S 129 16.3E 1.022 41 97 82 01m33.7s
23:48 29 24.2S 130 46.5E 29 55.0S 130 04.5E 29 39.7S 130 25.6E 1.022 43 95 83 01m36.2s
23:50 29 57.3S 131 53.6E 30 29.2S 131 12.1E 30 13.4S 131 32.9E 1.023 44 94 84 01m38.5s
23:52 30 29.1S 132 59.0E 31 02.0S 132 18.0E 30 45.6S 132 38.6E 1.023 46 93 85 01m40.8s
23:54 30 59.6S 134 02.9E 31 33.4S 133 22.4E 31 16.6S 133 42.8E 1.023 47 92 86 01m43.0s
23:56 31 28.9S 135 05.5E 32 03.7S 134 25.5E 31 46.4S 134 45.6E 1.023 48 90 87 01m45.2s
23:58 31 57.1S 136 06.9E 32 32.8S 135 27.5E 32 15.0S 135 47.3E 1.024 50 89 87 01m47.2s
00:00 32 24.3S 137 07.2E 33 00.8S 136 28.5E 32 42.6S 136 48.0E 1.024 51 87 88 01m49.2s
00:02 32 50.4S 138 06.7E 33 27.8S 137 28.6E 33 09.2S 137 47.8E 1.024 52 86 89 01m51.1s
00:04 33 15.6S 139 05.3E 33 53.8S 138 27.9E 33 34.8S 138 46.7E 1.024 53 85 89 01m53.0s
00:06 33 39.9S 140 03.2E 34 18.9S 139 26.5E 33 59.5S 139 45.0E 1.025 55 83 90 01m54.8s
00:08 34 03.3S 141 00.5E 34 43.1S 140 24.4E 34 23.2S 140 42.6E 1.025 56 81 90 01m56.5s
00:10 34 25.8S 141 57.1E 35 06.3S 141 21.9E 34 46.1S 141 39.6E 1.025 57 80 91 01m58.2s
00:12 34 47.5S 142 53.3E 35 28.8S 142 18.8E 35 08.2S 142 36.2E 1.025 58 78 91 01m59.8s
00:14 35 08.4S 143 49.1E 35 50.4S 143 15.4E 35 29.4S 143 32.3E 1.025 59 76 92 02m01.3s
00:16 35 28.5S 144 44.4E 36 11.1S 144 11.6E 35 49.8S 144 28.1E 1.025 60 74 92 02m02.8s
00:18 35 47.8S 145 39.4E 36 31.1S 145 07.4E 36 09.5S 145 23.6E 1.026 61 72 93 02m04.2s
00:20 36 06.4S 146 34.1E 36 50.3S 146 03.1E 36 28.4S 146 18.7E 1.026 62 70 93 02m05.5s
00:22 36 24.2S 147 28.6E 37 08.8S 146 58.5E 36 46.5S 147 13.7E 1.026 63 68 93 02m06.8s
00:24 36 41.4S 148 22.9E 37 26.5S 147 53.7E 37 04.0S 148 08.4E 1.026 64 66 93 02m08.0s
00:26 36 57.8S 149 17.0E 37 43.5S 148 48.8E 37 20.6S 149 03.0E 1.026 65 63 94 02m09.2s
00:28 37 13.5S 150 10.9E 37 59.7S 149 43.8E 37 36.6S 149 57.4E 1.026 66 61 94 02m10.2s
00:30 37 28.5S 151 04.8E 38 15.2S 150 38.7E 37 51.9S 150 51.8E 1.026 66 58 94 02m11.2s
00:32 37 42.8S 151 58.5E 38 30.0S 151 33.5E 38 06.5S 151 46.1E 1.026 67 55 94 02m12.2s
00:34 37 56.5S 152 52.2E 38 44.2S 152 28.3E 38 20.4S 152 40.4E 1.026 68 53 95 02m13.1s
00:36 38 09.5S 153 45.9E 38 57.6S 153 23.1E 38 33.6S 153 34.6E 1.027 69 50 95 02m13.9s
00:38 38 21.8S 154 39.5E 39 10.3S 154 18.0E 38 46.1S 154 28.8E 1.027 69 46 95 02m14.6s
00:40 38 33.5S 155 33.2E 39 22.3S 155 12.8E 38 57.9S 155 23.1E 1.027 70 43 95 02m15.3s
00:42 38 44.5S 156 26.9E 39 33.7S 156 07.8E 39 09.1S 156 17.4E 1.027 71 39 95 02m15.9s
00:44 38 54.8S 157 20.7E 39 44.4S 157 02.8E 39 19.6S 157 11.8E 1.027 71 36 95 02m16.4s
00:46 39 04.5S 158 14.5E 39 54.4S 157 57.9E 39 29.4S 158 06.2E 1.027 72 32 95 02m16.9s
00:48 39 13.5S 159 08.4E 40 03.7S 158 53.1E 39 38.6S 159 00.8E 1.027 72 28 95 02m17.3s
00:50 39 21.9S 160 02.4E 40 12.3S 159 48.4E 39 47.1S 159 55.4E 1.027 72 24 95 02m17.6s
00:52 39 29.6S 160 56.5E 40 20.2S 160 43.9E 39 54.9S 160 50.2E 1.027 73 20 95 02m17.9s
00:54 39 36.7S 161 50.8E 40 27.5S 161 39.5E 40 02.1S 161 45.1E 1.027 73 15 95 02m18.0s
00:56 39 43.1S 162 45.1E 40 34.1S 162 35.2E 40 08.6S 162 40.2E 1.027 73 11 95 02m18.1s
00:58 39 48.9S 163 39.7E 40 40.0S 163 31.2E 40 14.5S 163 35.4E 1.027 73 6 95 02m18.2s
01:00 39 54.0S 164 34.4E 40 45.2S 164 27.3E 40 19.6S 164 30.9E 1.027 73 2 95 02m18.1s
01:02 39 58.5S 165 29.3E 40 49.7S 165 23.6E 40 24.1S 165 26.5E 1.027 73 357 95 02m18.0s
01:04 40 02.3S 166 24.4E 40 53.5S 166 20.1E 40 27.9S 166 22.3E 1.027 73 353 95 02m17.9s
01:06 40 05.4S 167 19.7E 40 56.6S 167 16.9E 40 31.0S 167 18.3E 1.027 73 349 95 02m17.6s
01:08 40 07.9S 168 15.2E 40 59.1S 168 13.8E 40 33.5S 168 14.5E 1.027 72 344 95 02m17.3s
01:10 40 09.7S 169 11.0E 41 00.8S 169 11.0E 40 35.2S 169 11.0E 1.027 72 340 95 02m16.9s
01:12 40 10.8S 170 07.0E 41 01.8S 170 08.5E 40 36.3S 170 07.7E 1.027 71 336 94 02m16.4s
01:14 40 11.2S 171 03.2E 41 02.1S 171 06.2E 40 36.6S 171 04.6E 1.027 71 332 94 02m15.9s
01:16 40 10.9S 171 59.7E 41 01.7S 172 04.1E 40 36.3S 172 01.9E 1.027 70 329 94 02m15.3s
01:18 40 09.9S 172 56.5E 41 00.5S 173 02.4E 40 35.2S 172 59.4E 1.026 70 325 94 02m14.6s
01:20 40 08.3S 173 53.6E 40 58.6S 174 00.9E 40 33.5S 173 57.2E 1.026 69 322 94 02m13.9s
01:22 40 05.9S 174 51.0E 40 56.0S 174 59.8E 40 30.9S 174 55.3E 1.026 69 318 93 02m13.1s
01:24 40 02.8S 175 48.7E 40 52.6S 175 58.9E 40 27.7S 175 53.7E 1.026 68 315 93 02m12.2s
01:26 39 58.9S 176 46.8E 40 48.4S 176 58.4E 40 23.7S 176 52.5E 1.026 67 312 93 02m11.2s
01:28 39 54.4S 177 45.3E 40 43.5S 177 58.3E 40 18.9S 177 51.7E 1.026 66 310 92 02m10.2s
01:30 39 49.0S 178 44.1E 40 37.8S 178 58.5E 40 13.4S 178 51.2E 1.026 65 307 92 02m09.1s
01:32 39 42.9S 179 43.3E 40 31.2S 179 59.1E 40 07.1S 179 51.1E 1.026 65 304 92 02m07.9s
01:34 39 36.1S 179 17.0W 40 23.9S 178 59.8W 40 00.0S 179 08.6W 1.026 64 302 91 02m06.7s
01:36 39 28.4S 178 16.9W 40 15.7S 177 58.4W 39 52.1S 178 07.8W 1.025 63 299 91 02m05.4s
01:38 39 19.9S 177 16.3W 40 06.7S 176 56.4W 39 43.4S 177 06.5W 1.025 62 297 90 02m04.0s
01:40 39 10.6S 176 15.2W 39 56.9S 175 54.0W 39 33.8S 176 04.7W 1.025 61 295 90 02m02.6s
01:42 39 00.5S 175 13.5W 39 46.1S 174 51.1W 39 23.3S 175 02.4W 1.025 60 293 90 02m01.1s
01:44 38 49.5S 174 11.2W 39 34.5S 173 47.5W 39 12.0S 173 59.5W 1.025 59 291 89 01m59.5s
01:46 38 37.6S 173 08.3W 39 21.9S 172 43.4W 38 59.8S 172 56.0W 1.025 58 289 88 01m57.9s
01:48 38 24.7S 172 04.7W 39 08.4S 171 38.6W 38 46.6S 171 51.8W 1.024 57 287 88 01m56.2s
01:50 38 11.0S 171 00.4W 38 53.9S 170 33.1W 38 32.5S 170 46.9W 1.024 55 285 87 01m54.4s
01:52 37 56.3S 169 55.2W 38 38.4S 169 26.9W 38 17.4S 169 41.2W 1.024 54 283 87 01m52.6s
01:54 37 40.5S 168 49.2W 38 21.9S 168 19.8W 38 01.3S 168 34.7W 1.024 53 282 86 01m50.7s
01:56 37 23.7S 167 42.3W 38 04.3S 167 11.8W 37 44.1S 167 27.2W 1.023 52 280 85 01m48.7s
01:58 37 05.9S 166 34.3W 37 45.5S 166 02.7W 37 25.8S 166 18.7W 1.023 51 278 85 01m46.7s
02:00 36 46.9S 165 25.2W 37 25.6S 164 52.6W 37 06.3S 165 09.1W 1.023 49 277 84 01m44.6s
02:02 36 26.7S 164 14.9W 37 04.4S 163 41.3W 36 45.6S 163 58.3W 1.023 48 275 83 01m42.4s
02:04 36 05.2S 163 03.2W 36 42.0S 162 28.6W 36 23.7S 162 46.1W 1.022 47 274 82 01m40.2s
02:06 35 42.5S 161 49.9W 36 18.2S 161 14.5W 36 00.4S 161 32.4W 1.022 45 272 81 01m37.9s
02:08 35 18.3S 160 35.0W 35 52.9S 159 58.6W 35 35.6S 160 17.0W 1.022 44 271 80 01m35.5s
02:10 34 52.6S 159 18.2W 35 26.0S 158 40.9W 35 09.4S 158 59.7W 1.021 43 269 79 01m33.0s
02:12 34 25.2S 157 59.2W 34 57.5S 157 21.1W 34 41.5S 157 40.3W 1.021 41 268 78 01m30.5s
02:14 33 56.1S 156 37.8W 34 27.1S 155 58.9W 34 11.7S 156 18.5W 1.021 39 266 77 01m27.8s
02:16 33 25.1S 155 13.6W 33 54.8S 154 33.9W 33 40.1S 154 53.9W 1.020 38 265 75 01m25.1s
02:18 32 52.0S 153 46.2W 33 20.2S 153 05.6W 33 06.2S 153 26.1W 1.020 36 264 74 01m22.2s
02:20 32 16.5S 152 15.0W 32 43.2S 151 33.7W 32 30.0S 151 54.5W 1.019 34 262 72 01m19.3s
02:22 31 38.3S 150 39.4W 32 03.4S 149 57.2W 31 51.0S 150 18.5W 1.019 33 261 71 01m16.2s
02:24 30 57.0S 148 58.5W 31 20.4S 148 15.4W 31 08.8S 148 37.1W 1.018 31 260 69 01m13.0s
02:26 30 12.0S 147 11.1W 30 33.6S 146 27.0W 30 22.9S 146 49.2W 1.018 28 258 67 01m09.6s
02:28 29 22.7S 145 15.6W 29 42.2S 144 30.3W 29 32.6S 144 53.1W 1.017 26 257 65 01m06.0s
02:30 28 27.9S 143 09.4W 28 44.9S 142 22.7W 28 36.5S 142 46.2W 1.016 24 255 62 01m02.2s
02:32 27 25.8S 140 48.8W 27 40.1S 140 00.2W 27 33.1S 140 24.7W 1.016 21 254 60 00m58.1s
02:34 26 13.5S 138 07.1W 26 24.2S 137 15.6W 26 19.1S 137 41.5W 1.015 18 252 56 00m53.4s
02:36 24 45.0S 134 50.5W 24 50.5S 133 53.6W 24 48.0S 134 22.3W 1.014 14 251 52 00m48.0s
02:38 22 42.2S 130 18.5W 22 37.2S 129 06.1W 22 40.2S 129 42.9W 1.012 9 248 46 00m40.9s
Limits 18 44.5S 121 21.6W 19 00.7S 121 10.0W 18 52.6S 121 15.8W 1.009 0 - 36 00m29.7s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 00:58:46.5 UT Lat = 40°16.5'S Long = 163°56.9'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 73.0° Path Width = 95.3 km Sun Azimuth = 4.5° Central Duration = 02m18.2s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 00:58:03 UT Lat = 40°15'S Long = 163°37'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 73.0° Path Width = 95.3 km Sun Azimuth = 6.2° Central Duration = 02m18.2s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2038 Dec 26 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 83.0 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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