Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0501 Dec 04

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0501 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). See the Explanation of the Central Eclipse Path Table for a description of each column in the table.

The geographic visibility of the eclipse is shown on a global map on the Prime Page for the Eclipse which also includes complete details on the eclipse. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an interactive Google Map .

Total Solar Eclipse of -0501 Dec 04
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits36°20.0'N068°14.2'W35°29.7'N068°34.7'W35°54.8'N068°24.5'W 1.026 - 97 km 01m32.2s
11:3633°41.2'N062°03.1'W31°29.2'N059°33.9'W32°31.4'N060°38.6'W 1.028 122° 105 km 01m46.6s
11:3831°05.1'N056°18.8'W29°22.6'N055°06.4'W30°12.9'N055°40.0'W 1.030 13° 125° 111 km 01m57.7s
11:4029°26.3'N052°48.8'W27°52.0'N052°00.4'W28°38.6'N052°23.1'W 1.031 16° 127° 115 km 02m05.8s
11:4228°08.8'N050°07.2'W26°38.4'N049°31.8'W27°23.2'N049°48.4'W 1.032 19° 128° 118 km 02m12.7s
11:4427°03.5'N047°52.8'W25°35.3'N047°25.8'W26°19.1'N047°38.4'W 1.032 22° 130° 121 km 02m18.8s
11:4626°06.4'N045°56.1'W24°39.6'N045°35.2'W25°22.7'N045°44.9'W 1.033 24° 131° 124 km 02m24.5s
11:4825°15.3'N044°12.2'W23°49.5'N043°56.0'W24°32.2'N044°03.5'W 1.034 26° 132° 126 km 02m29.7s
11:5024°29.1'N042°38.1'W23°03.9'N042°25.5'W23°46.2'N042°31.2'W 1.034 28° 134° 128 km 02m34.6s
11:5223°46.6'N041°11.6'W22°21.8'N041°02.0'W23°04.0'N041°06.3'W 1.035 30° 135° 130 km 02m39.3s
11:5423°07.4'N039°51.3'W21°42.8'N039°44.2'W22°24.9'N039°47.3'W 1.035 31° 136° 132 km 02m43.7s
11:5622°30.9'N038°36.3'W21°06.4'N038°31.2'W21°48.5'N038°33.3'W 1.035 33° 137° 134 km 02m48.0s
11:5821°56.8'N037°25.5'W20°32.4'N037°22.3'W21°14.4'N037°23.5'W 1.036 34° 138° 136 km 02m52.1s
12:0021°24.8'N036°18.6'W20°00.4'N036°16.9'W20°42.4'N036°17.4'W 1.036 36° 139° 137 km 02m56.0s
12:0220°54.7'N035°14.8'W19°30.2'N035°14.5'W20°12.3'N035°14.3'W 1.036 37° 140° 139 km 02m59.7s
12:0420°26.3'N034°13.9'W19°01.7'N034°14.8'W19°43.8'N034°14.0'W 1.037 38° 142° 141 km 03m03.3s
12:0619°59.4'N033°15.5'W18°34.7'N033°17.5'W19°16.9'N033°16.2'W 1.037 39° 143° 142 km 03m06.8s
12:0819°34.0'N032°19.3'W18°09.1'N032°22.2'W18°51.4'N032°20.4'W 1.037 41° 144° 143 km 03m10.1s
12:1019°09.9'N031°25.0'W17°44.8'N031°28.8'W18°27.2'N031°26.6'W 1.038 42° 145° 145 km 03m13.3s
12:1218°46.9'N030°32.5'W17°21.7'N030°37.0'W18°04.2'N030°34.5'W 1.038 43° 146° 146 km 03m16.4s
12:1418°25.2'N029°41.6'W16°59.7'N029°46.8'W17°42.3'N029°43.9'W 1.038 44° 147° 148 km 03m19.4s
12:1618°04.5'N028°52.1'W16°38.9'N028°57.8'W17°21.6'N028°54.7'W 1.038 45° 149° 149 km 03m22.2s
12:1817°44.8'N028°03.9'W16°19.0'N028°10.2'W17°01.8'N028°06.8'W 1.039 46° 150° 150 km 03m24.9s
12:2017°26.1'N027°16.9'W16°00.1'N027°23.6'W16°43.0'N027°20.0'W 1.039 46° 151° 151 km 03m27.5s
12:2217°08.3'N026°30.9'W15°42.1'N026°38.0'W16°25.1'N026°34.3'W 1.039 47° 153° 152 km 03m30.0s
12:2416°51.4'N025°45.9'W15°25.0'N025°53.4'W16°08.1'N025°49.4'W 1.039 48° 154° 153 km 03m32.4s
12:2616°35.4'N025°01.7'W15°08.7'N025°09.5'W15°51.9'N025°05.4'W 1.039 49° 156° 155 km 03m34.6s
12:2816°20.1'N024°18.3'W14°53.2'N024°26.4'W15°36.6'N024°22.2'W 1.039 49° 157° 156 km 03m36.7s
12:3016°05.6'N023°35.7'W14°38.6'N023°44.0'W15°22.0'N023°39.7'W 1.039 50° 158° 157 km 03m38.7s
12:3215°51.9'N022°53.7'W14°24.6'N023°02.2'W15°08.2'N022°57.8'W 1.040 51° 160° 157 km 03m40.6s
12:3415°38.9'N022°12.2'W14°11.5'N022°21.0'W14°55.1'N022°16.5'W 1.040 51° 162° 158 km 03m42.3s
12:3615°26.6'N021°31.3'W13°59.0'N021°40.2'W14°42.7'N021°35.7'W 1.040 52° 163° 159 km 03m44.0s
12:3815°15.0'N020°50.9'W13°47.2'N020°59.9'W14°31.1'N020°55.3'W 1.040 52° 165° 160 km 03m45.5s
12:4015°04.1'N020°10.9'W13°36.2'N020°20.0'W14°20.1'N020°15.4'W 1.040 53° 166° 161 km 03m46.8s
12:4214°53.9'N019°31.2'W13°25.8'N019°40.5'W14°09.8'N019°35.8'W 1.040 53° 168° 161 km 03m48.1s
12:4414°44.3'N018°51.9'W13°16.0'N019°01.2'W14°00.1'N018°56.5'W 1.040 54° 170° 162 km 03m49.2s
12:4614°35.3'N018°12.9'W13°06.9'N018°22.2'W13°51.1'N018°17.5'W 1.040 54° 172° 163 km 03m50.2s
12:4814°27.0'N017°34.1'W12°58.5'N017°43.5'W13°42.7'N017°38.7'W 1.040 54° 173° 163 km 03m51.0s
12:5014°19.3'N016°55.5'W12°50.7'N017°04.9'W13°34.9'N017°00.1'W 1.040 55° 175° 163 km 03m51.8s
12:5214°12.2'N016°17.0'W12°43.5'N016°26.5'W13°27.8'N016°21.7'W 1.040 55° 177° 164 km 03m52.4s
12:5414°05.7'N015°38.7'W12°36.9'N015°48.1'W13°21.3'N015°43.4'W 1.040 55° 179° 164 km 03m52.8s
12:5613°59.9'N015°00.4'W12°31.0'N015°09.9'W13°15.4'N015°05.1'W 1.040 55° 181° 164 km 03m53.2s
12:5813°54.6'N014°22.2'W12°25.6'N014°31.7'W13°10.1'N014°26.9'W 1.040 55° 182° 165 km 03m53.4s
13:0013°49.9'N013°44.0'W12°20.9'N013°53.4'W13°05.4'N013°48.7'W 1.040 55° 184° 165 km 03m53.4s
13:0213°45.8'N013°05.8'W12°16.8'N013°15.2'W13°01.3'N013°10.5'W 1.040 55° 186° 165 km 03m53.4s
13:0413°42.4'N012°27.5'W12°13.3'N012°36.9'W12°57.8'N012°32.2'W 1.040 55° 188° 165 km 03m53.2s
13:0613°39.5'N011°49.2'W12°10.5'N011°58.5'W12°54.9'N011°53.8'W 1.040 55° 190° 165 km 03m52.8s
13:0813°37.2'N011°10.6'W12°08.2'N011°19.9'W12°52.7'N011°15.3'W 1.040 55° 192° 165 km 03m52.4s
13:1013°35.6'N010°31.9'W12°06.6'N010°41.2'W12°51.0'N010°36.6'W 1.040 54° 193° 164 km 03m51.8s
13:1213°34.5'N009°53.0'W12°05.5'N010°02.3'W12°50.0'N009°57.7'W 1.040 54° 195° 164 km 03m51.0s
13:1413°34.1'N009°13.9'W12°05.2'N009°23.1'W12°49.6'N009°18.5'W 1.040 54° 197° 164 km 03m50.2s
13:1613°34.3'N008°34.4'W12°05.4'N008°43.6'W12°49.8'N008°39.1'W 1.040 53° 199° 163 km 03m49.1s
13:1813°35.1'N007°54.6'W12°06.3'N008°03.8'W12°50.6'N007°59.3'W 1.040 53° 200° 163 km 03m48.0s
13:2013°36.6'N007°14.5'W12°07.9'N007°23.7'W12°52.2'N007°19.2'W 1.040 53° 202° 162 km 03m46.7s
13:2213°38.7'N006°33.9'W12°10.1'N006°43.1'W12°54.3'N006°38.6'W 1.040 52° 204° 162 km 03m45.3s
13:2413°41.5'N005°52.8'W12°13.0'N006°02.0'W12°57.2'N005°57.5'W 1.040 52° 205° 161 km 03m43.8s
13:2613°44.9'N005°11.2'W12°16.6'N005°20.5'W13°00.7'N005°16.0'W 1.040 51° 207° 160 km 03m42.1s
13:2813°49.1'N004°29.0'W12°20.9'N004°38.4'W13°05.0'N004°33.9'W 1.039 50° 208° 160 km 03m40.4s
13:3013°54.0'N003°46.2'W12°26.0'N003°55.7'W13°09.9'N003°51.1'W 1.039 50° 210° 159 km 03m38.4s
13:3213°59.6'N003°02.7'W12°31.8'N003°12.3'W13°15.7'N003°07.7'W 1.039 49° 211° 158 km 03m36.4s
13:3414°06.0'N002°18.4'W12°38.4'N002°28.1'W13°22.1'N002°23.5'W 1.039 48° 213° 157 km 03m34.2s
13:3614°13.2'N001°33.3'W12°45.8'N001°43.2'W13°29.4'N001°38.4'W 1.039 48° 214° 156 km 03m31.9s
13:3814°21.2'N000°47.2'W12°54.0'N000°57.3'W13°37.5'N000°52.5'W 1.039 47° 215° 155 km 03m29.5s
13:4014°30.1'N000°00.2'W13°03.1'N000°10.5'W13°46.5'N000°05.6'W 1.038 46° 216° 153 km 03m26.9s
13:4214°39.9'N000°48.0'E13°13.1'N000°37.4'E13°56.4'N000°42.5'E 1.038 45° 218° 152 km 03m24.2s
13:4414°50.6'N001°37.4'E13°24.0'N001°26.5'E14°07.2'N001°31.7'E 1.038 44° 219° 151 km 03m21.4s
13:4615°02.3'N002°28.2'E13°36.0'N002°16.8'E14°19.1'N002°22.2'E 1.038 43° 220° 150 km 03m18.4s
13:4815°15.1'N003°20.4'E13°49.0'N003°08.6'E14°31.9'N003°14.2'E 1.038 42° 221° 148 km 03m15.4s
13:5015°28.9'N004°14.3'E14°03.1'N004°02.0'E14°45.9'N004°07.8'E 1.037 41° 222° 147 km 03m12.2s
13:5215°44.0'N005°10.0'E14°18.4'N004°57.1'E15°01.1'N005°03.2'E 1.037 40° 223° 145 km 03m08.8s
13:5416°00.4'N006°07.8'E14°35.0'N005°54.1'E15°17.6'N006°00.6'E 1.037 39° 224° 144 km 03m05.4s
13:5616°18.1'N007°07.8'E14°53.0'N006°53.3'E15°35.5'N007°00.2'E 1.036 38° 225° 142 km 03m01.7s
13:5816°37.4'N008°10.5'E15°12.5'N007°55.0'E15°54.8'N008°02.4'E 1.036 36° 227° 140 km 02m58.0s
14:0016°58.4'N009°16.1'E15°33.6'N008°59.5'E16°15.9'N009°07.4'E 1.036 35° 228° 138 km 02m54.1s
14:0217°21.2'N010°25.0'E15°56.5'N010°07.1'E16°38.7'N010°15.6'E 1.035 34° 228° 136 km 02m50.0s
14:0417°46.0'N011°37.8'E16°21.5'N011°18.4'E17°03.7'N011°27.6'E 1.035 32° 229° 134 km 02m45.7s
14:0618°13.3'N012°55.2'E16°48.8'N012°33.9'E17°30.9'N012°44.1'E 1.034 30° 230° 132 km 02m41.3s
14:0818°43.3'N014°18.1'E17°18.8'N013°54.5'E18°00.9'N014°05.7'E 1.034 29° 231° 130 km 02m36.7s
14:1019°16.5'N015°47.5'E17°51.8'N015°21.2'E18°34.0'N015°33.7'E 1.033 27° 232° 128 km 02m31.8s
14:1219°53.7'N017°25.1'E18°28.5'N016°55.3'E19°10.9'N017°09.5'E 1.033 25° 233° 125 km 02m26.6s
14:1420°35.7'N019°13.2'E19°09.9'N018°38.9'E19°52.6'N018°55.3'E 1.032 23° 235° 123 km 02m21.1s
14:1621°24.2'N021°15.5'E19°57.1'N020°35.0'E20°40.4'N020°54.3'E 1.032 20° 236° 120 km 02m15.1s
14:1822°21.7'N023°38.2'E20°52.4'N022°48.6'E21°36.7'N023°12.2'E 1.031 18° 237° 116 km 02m08.5s
14:2023°33.6'N026°33.9'E21°59.7'N025°29.1'E22°46.1'N025°59.8'E 1.030 15° 238° 113 km 02m01.0s
14:2225°14.0'N030°37.3'E23°28.6'N028°58.7'E24°20.0'N029°44.3'E 1.028 10° 240° 108 km 01m51.7s
14:24 - - 26°01.8'N034°59.3'E27°36.9'N037°35.2'E 1.026 244° 98 km 01m35.1s
Limits29°00.0'N039°47.0'E28°09.5'N040°02.6'E28°34.7'N039°54.8'E 1.025 - 95 km 01m30.8s

ΔT = 17109.3 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse17:44:38.812:59:29.513°06.5'N085°27.5'W 55.0° 183.9° 164.8 km03m53.43s
Greatest Duration17:45:09.212:59:59.913°05.4'N013°48.8'W 55.0° 184.3° 164.8 km03m53.44s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0501 Dec 04

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0501 Dec 04 were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. Although the predictions are first calculated in Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD), they are then converted to Universal Time (UT1) as presented here. The parameter ΔT is used to convert between the two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 17109.3 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 430.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.80°.

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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