Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15. 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 .


Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15

  
                                                                      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  54 03.4S 175 34.4E  56 07.5S 170 52.6E  55 03.9S 173 21.6E  1.030   0   -  370  01m23.2s
 15:50   60 03.7S 175 25.7W     -         -      57 02.3S 176 38.1E  1.031   3 131  384  01m27.0s
 15:52   62 10.2S 173 11.9W     -         -      60 25.4S 179 01.0W  1.032   7 127  398  01m32.9s
 15:54   63 57.8S 171 36.2W  60 30.5S 176 49.9E  62 37.6S 176 52.4W  1.033   9 124  402  01m36.4s
 15:56   65 34.6S 170 23.4W  62 52.7S 178 58.8E  64 28.0S 175 27.1W  1.033  11 122  403  01m39.0s
 15:58   67 04.4S 169 27.1W  64 47.4S 179 45.7W  66 06.7S 174 27.5W  1.034  12 121  402  01m41.2s
 16:00   68 29.2S 168 44.1W  66 28.3S 179 00.0W  67 37.7S 173 46.6W  1.034  13 119  400  01m43.1s

 16:02   69 50.1S 168 12.8W  68 00.5S 178 36.1W  69 03.2S 173 21.3W  1.034  14 118  398  01m44.6s
 16:04   71 08.1S 167 52.4W  69 26.6S 178 30.9W  70 24.6S 173 10.3W  1.035  15 117  396  01m46.0s
 16:06   72 23.6S 167 43.0W  70 47.9S 178 43.1W  71 42.7S 173 13.2W  1.035  16 117  394  01m47.2s
 16:08   73 37.1S 167 45.0W  72 05.4S 179 12.8W  72 58.0S 173 30.7W  1.035  17 116  392  01m48.2s
 16:10   74 48.9S 167 59.7W  73 19.6S 179 58.8E  74 10.9S 174 04.1W  1.035  17 116  389  01m49.1s
 16:12   75 59.2S 168 28.9W  74 30.8S 178 49.5E  75 21.7S 174 55.5W  1.035  17 116  387  01m49.8s
 16:14   77 08.1S 169 15.4W  75 39.0S 177 16.5E  76 30.4S 176 08.0W  1.035  18 116  386  01m50.4s
 16:16   78 15.6S 170 23.1W  76 44.3S 175 15.4E  77 37.1S 177 46.2W  1.035  18 117  384  01m50.8s
 16:18   79 21.7S 171 57.8W  77 46.3S 172 40.9E  78 41.4S 179 55.9W  1.036  18 118  382  01m51.1s
 16:20   80 26.2S 174 07.7W  78 44.4S 169 26.4E  79 43.1S 177 14.6E  1.036  18 120  381  01m51.3s

 16:22   81 28.6S 177 04.6W  79 38.0S 165 23.7E  80 41.4S 173 34.6E  1.036  18 123  380  01m51.4s
 16:24   82 28.3S 178 54.0E  80 25.9S 160 24.6E  81 35.3S 168 50.3E  1.036  18 127  379  01m51.4s
 16:26   83 23.9S 173 23.6E  81 06.4S 154 21.5E  82 23.3S 162 45.9E  1.036  18 132  378  01m51.2s
 16:28   84 13.2S 165 51.2E  81 37.5S 147 11.9E  83 03.2S 155 06.8E  1.035  18 138  378  01m51.0s
 16:30   84 53.1S 155 42.1E  81 57.2S 139 02.4E  83 31.8S 145 47.6E  1.035  18 147  377  01m50.6s
 16:32   85 18.6S 142 44.3E  82 03.2S 130 12.7E  83 46.3S 135 05.4E  1.035  18 157  377  01m50.0s
 16:34   85 24.9S 127 51.6E  81 54.2S 121 14.6E  83 43.9S 123 47.1E  1.035  17 167  377  01m49.4s
 16:36   85 09.5S 113 11.2E  81 29.8S 112 43.0E  83 23.8S 112 56.2E  1.035  17 177  378  01m48.6s
 16:38   84 34.1S 100 42.4E  80 50.4S 105 05.3E  82 47.2S 103 24.7E  1.035  16 186  378  01m47.6s
 16:40   83 42.6S 091 07.0E  79 56.9S 098 35.9E  81 56.0S 095 35.7E  1.035  15 193  379  01m46.5s

 16:42   82 38.9S 084 07.4E  78 50.1S 093 17.7E  80 52.2S 089 27.9E  1.034  15 198  380  01m45.2s
 16:44   81 25.3S 079 08.5E  77 29.9S 089 06.8E  79 37.0S 084 48.3E  1.034  14 202  381  01m43.7s
 16:46   80 02.7S 075 39.8E  75 54.8S 085 57.4E  78 10.6S 081 22.3E  1.034  13 204  382  01m42.0s
 16:48   78 31.1S 073 19.2E  74 00.3S 083 45.8E  76 31.7S 078 58.1E  1.033  11 206  384  01m39.9s
 16:50   76 48.9S 071 52.6E  71 34.1S 082 36.0E  74 36.4S 077 28.7E  1.033  10 207  385  01m37.4s
 16:52   74 52.6S 071 13.1E  67 31.8S 083 16.7E  72 15.5S 076 55.3E  1.032   8 207  385  01m34.2s
 16:54   72 34.0S 071 22.3E     -         -      68 54.1S 077 46.3E  1.031   4 205  383  01m29.4s

 Limits  64 11.5S 077 15.6E  65 16.0S 084 43.3E  64 44.5S 080 47.3E  1.030   0   -  372  01m23.3s

ΔT = 83.8 seconds


Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration


   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  16:22:21.9 UT       Lat = 80°51.6'S      Long = 172°47.9'E
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  18.4°          Path Width = 379.7 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 123.4°    Central Duration =   01m51.4s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    16:22:28 UT       Lat =   80°54'S      Long =   172°36'E
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =  18.4°          Path Width = 379.6 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 123.5°    Central Duration =   01m51.4s


Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15


Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 83.8 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,

Acknowledgments

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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