Table 2
SHADOW CONTACTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES
TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE OF 3 NOVEMBER 1994
DeltaT = 59.7 s
= 000deg15.0'E
Terrestrial
Dynamical Ephemeris True
Time Latitude Longitude(*) Longitude(**)
h m s
External/Internal
Contacts of Penumbra: P1 11:06:00.2 00deg43.1'S 080deg47.5'W 080deg32.6'W
P2 13:09:15.5 35deg49.7'S 122deg38.4'W 122deg23.4'W
P3 14:10:44.1 58deg51.5'S 079deg44.6'E 079deg59.5'E
P4 16:14:07.0 24deg53.0'S 029deg34.2'E 029deg49.2'E
Extreme
North/South Limits
of Penumbral Path: N1 11:52:15.3 22deg12.4'N 085deg50.9'W 085deg36.0'W
S1 12:55:47.6 48deg12.1'S 125deg35.9'W 125deg20.9'W
N2 15:28:01.2 01deg59.7'S 034deg26.6'E 034deg41.6'E
S2 14:24:08.4 69deg11.7'S 095deg08.0'E 095deg22.9'E
External/Internal
Contacts of Umbra: U1 12:02:38.6 07deg41.6'S 096deg50.7'W 096deg35.7'W
U2 12:04:43.9 08deg05.5'S 097deg28.6'W 097deg13.6'W
U3 15:15:21.6 32deg10.2'S 046deg50.4'E 047deg05.3'E
U4 15:17:28.0 31deg46.5'S 046deg09.8'E 046deg24.8'E
Extreme
North/South Limits
of Umbral Path: N1 12:03:13.5 07deg19.8'S 096deg53.5'W 096deg38.5'W
S1 12:04:09.8 08deg27.1'S 097deg26.0'W 097deg11.0'W
N2 15:16:53.0 31deg24.9'S 046deg10.4'E 046deg25.3'E
S2 15:15:55.9 32deg31.7'S 046deg50.0'E 047deg05.0'E
Extreme Limits
of Center Line: C1 12:03:41.2 07deg53.4'S 097deg09.6'W 096deg54.6'W
C2 15:16:24.8 31deg58.3'S 046deg30.0'E 046deg45.0'E
Instant of
Greatest Eclipse: G0 13:40:06.0 35deg21.4'S 034deg28.4'W 034deg13.4'W
Circumstances at
Greatest Eclipse: Sun's Altitude = 69.1deg Path Width = 189.0 km
Sun's Azimuth = 15.3deg Central Duration = 04m21.9s
(*) Ephemeris Longitude is the terrestrial dynamical longitude assuming a
uniformly rotating Earth.
(**) True Longitude is calculated by correcting the Ephemeris Longitude for
the non-uniform rotation of Earth.
(T.L. = E.L. - 1.002738*Delta_T/240, where Delta_T (in seconds) = TDT - UT)
Note: Longitude is measured positive to the East.
Since Delta_T is not known in advance, the value used in the predictions is an
extrapolation based on pre-1992 measurements. Nevertheless, the actual
value is expected to fall within ±0.3 seconds of the estimated Delta_T used here.