Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0798 May 24

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0798 May 24 . 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 -0798 May 24
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits01°18.7'S148°22.7'W02°23.8'S147°51.8'W01°51.3'S148°07.2'W 1.038 - 132 km 02m02.9s
15:4801°59.2'N139°43.5'W01°29.5'N137°30.0'W01°45.6'N138°33.9'W 1.041 11° 71° 144 km 02m24.0s
15:5003°47.3'N135°29.2'W03°05.4'N133°43.3'W03°27.0'N134°34.9'W 1.043 15° 71° 149 km 02m34.4s
15:5205°08.6'N132°28.6'W04°20.7'N130°53.9'W04°45.2'N131°40.3'W 1.044 19° 72° 153 km 02m42.6s
15:5406°17.1'N130°02.7'W05°25.2'N128°34.5'W05°51.6'N129°17.8'W 1.045 22° 72° 156 km 02m49.8s
15:5607°17.4'N127°58.0'W06°22.5'N126°34.0'W06°50.4'N127°15.3'W 1.046 25° 72° 159 km 02m56.3s
15:5808°12.1'N126°07.8'W07°14.8'N124°47.0'W07°43.8'N125°26.8'W 1.046 27° 73° 161 km 03m02.3s
16:0009°02.4'N124°28.4'W08°03.0'N123°10.0'W08°33.0'N123°48.6'W 1.047 30° 73° 163 km 03m07.9s
16:0209°49.3'N122°57.4'W08°48.1'N121°40.8'W09°19.0'N122°18.6'W 1.047 32° 73° 165 km 03m13.3s
16:0410°33.4'N121°33.0'W09°30.6'N120°18.1'W10°02.3'N120°55.0'W 1.048 34° 74° 166 km 03m18.3s
16:0611°15.2'N120°14.1'W10°10.8'N119°00.6'W10°43.2'N119°36.8'W 1.048 36° 74° 168 km 03m23.2s
16:0811°54.9'N118°59.7'W10°49.1'N117°47.5'W11°22.2'N118°23.1'W 1.049 37° 75° 169 km 03m27.9s
16:1012°32.8'N117°49.3'W11°25.7'N116°38.1'W11°59.4'N117°13.2'W 1.049 39° 75° 170 km 03m32.4s
16:1213°09.1'N116°42.2'W12°00.7'N115°32.0'W12°35.1'N116°06.7'W 1.050 41° 76° 171 km 03m36.8s
16:1413°43.9'N115°38.0'W12°34.4'N114°28.8'W13°09.4'N115°03.0'W 1.050 42° 76° 172 km 03m41.0s
16:1614°17.5'N114°36.3'W13°06.9'N113°28.0'W13°42.4'N114°01.8'W 1.050 44° 77° 173 km 03m45.1s
16:1814°49.9'N113°36.9'W13°38.2'N112°29.5'W14°14.3'N113°02.8'W 1.051 45° 77° 174 km 03m49.1s
16:2015°21.2'N112°39.4'W14°08.5'N111°32.9'W14°45.1'N112°05.8'W 1.051 47° 78° 175 km 03m53.0s
16:2215°51.5'N111°43.8'W14°37.8'N110°38.0'W15°14.9'N111°10.5'W 1.051 48° 78° 176 km 03m56.7s
16:2416°20.9'N110°49.7'W15°06.2'N109°44.8'W15°43.7'N110°16.8'W 1.052 50° 79° 177 km 04m00.4s
16:2616°49.4'N109°57.0'W15°33.8'N108°52.9'W16°11.7'N109°24.6'W 1.052 51° 80° 177 km 04m03.9s
16:2817°17.0'N109°05.6'W16°00.5'N108°02.3'W16°38.9'N108°33.6'W 1.052 53° 80° 178 km 04m07.4s
16:3017°43.9'N108°15.4'W16°26.5'N107°12.9'W17°05.3'N107°43.8'W 1.052 54° 81° 179 km 04m10.7s
16:3218°10.0'N107°26.2'W16°51.7'N106°24.5'W17°31.0'N106°55.0'W 1.053 55° 82° 179 km 04m14.0s
16:3418°35.4'N106°38.0'W17°16.3'N105°37.0'W17°56.0'N106°07.1'W 1.053 56° 82° 180 km 04m17.1s
16:3619°00.2'N105°50.6'W17°40.2'N104°50.4'W18°20.3'N105°20.2'W 1.053 58° 83° 180 km 04m20.2s
16:3819°24.2'N105°03.9'W18°03.5'N104°04.6'W18°44.0'N104°33.9'W 1.053 59° 84° 181 km 04m23.1s
16:4019°47.7'N104°18.0'W18°26.1'N103°19.5'W19°07.0'N103°48.4'W 1.053 60° 85° 181 km 04m26.0s
16:4220°10.5'N103°32.7'W18°48.2'N102°35.0'W19°29.5'N103°03.5'W 1.054 61° 86° 181 km 04m28.8s
16:4420°32.8'N102°47.9'W19°09.7'N101°51.2'W19°51.4'N102°19.2'W 1.054 63° 87° 182 km 04m31.4s
16:4620°54.5'N102°03.7'W19°30.7'N101°07.8'W20°12.7'N101°35.4'W 1.054 64° 88° 182 km 04m34.0s
16:4821°15.6'N101°19.9'W19°51.1'N100°24.9'W20°33.5'N100°52.1'W 1.054 65° 89° 182 km 04m36.5s
16:5021°36.2'N100°36.5'W20°11.0'N099°42.5'W20°53.7'N100°09.2'W 1.054 66° 90° 183 km 04m38.9s
16:5221°56.3'N099°53.5'W20°30.4'N099°00.4'W21°13.4'N099°26.7'W 1.054 67° 91° 183 km 04m41.1s
16:5422°15.9'N099°10.8'W20°49.3'N098°18.7'W21°32.6'N098°44.5'W 1.054 68° 93° 183 km 04m43.3s
16:5622°34.9'N098°28.4'W21°07.7'N097°37.2'W21°51.4'N098°02.6'W 1.055 69° 94° 183 km 04m45.4s
16:5822°53.5'N097°46.2'W21°25.6'N096°56.1'W22°09.6'N097°20.9'W 1.055 70° 95° 183 km 04m47.4s
17:0023°11.6'N097°04.3'W21°43.0'N096°15.1'W22°27.4'N096°39.5'W 1.055 72° 97° 184 km 04m49.3s
17:0223°29.2'N096°22.5'W22°00.0'N095°34.4'W22°44.7'N095°58.2'W 1.055 73° 99° 184 km 04m51.0s
17:0423°46.3'N095°40.8'W22°16.6'N094°53.8'W23°01.5'N095°17.1'W 1.055 74° 101° 184 km 04m52.7s
17:0624°03.0'N094°59.3'W22°32.6'N094°13.4'W23°17.8'N094°36.1'W 1.055 75° 103° 184 km 04m54.3s
17:0824°19.2'N094°17.9'W22°48.3'N093°33.1'W23°33.8'N093°55.3'W 1.055 76° 106° 184 km 04m55.7s
17:1024°34.9'N093°36.5'W23°03.5'N092°52.8'W23°49.2'N093°14.5'W 1.055 77° 108° 184 km 04m57.1s
17:1224°50.2'N092°55.1'W23°18.2'N092°12.7'W24°04.2'N092°33.7'W 1.055 77° 111° 184 km 04m58.3s
17:1425°05.0'N092°13.7'W23°32.6'N091°32.5'W24°18.8'N091°53.0'W 1.055 78° 115° 184 km 04m59.4s
17:1625°19.4'N091°32.4'W23°46.4'N090°52.4'W24°32.9'N091°12.2'W 1.055 79° 119° 184 km 05m00.4s
17:1825°33.4'N090°51.0'W23°59.9'N090°12.2'W24°46.6'N090°31.4'W 1.055 80° 123° 184 km 05m01.3s
17:2025°46.8'N090°09.5'W24°12.9'N089°32.0'W24°59.9'N089°50.6'W 1.055 81° 129° 184 km 05m02.1s
17:2225°59.9'N089°27.9'W24°25.6'N088°51.8'W25°12.7'N089°09.7'W 1.055 81° 135° 184 km 05m02.8s
17:2426°12.5'N088°46.2'W24°37.7'N088°11.4'W25°25.1'N088°28.7'W 1.055 82° 142° 184 km 05m03.3s
17:2626°24.6'N088°04.4'W24°49.5'N087°31.0'W25°37.1'N087°47.6'W 1.055 82° 149° 184 km 05m03.8s
17:2826°36.3'N087°22.5'W25°00.8'N086°50.4'W25°48.6'N087°06.3'W 1.055 83° 158° 184 km 05m04.1s
17:3026°47.6'N086°40.3'W25°11.7'N086°09.7'W25°59.7'N086°24.9'W 1.055 83° 167° 184 km 05m04.3s
17:3226°58.4'N085°58.0'W25°22.2'N085°28.8'W26°10.3'N085°43.3'W 1.055 83° 176° 184 km 05m04.4s
17:3427°08.8'N085°15.4'W25°32.3'N084°47.7'W26°20.5'N085°01.5'W 1.055 83° 185° 184 km 05m04.4s
17:3627°18.7'N084°32.7'W25°41.9'N084°06.5'W26°30.3'N084°19.5'W 1.055 82° 194° 184 km 05m04.2s
17:3827°28.1'N083°49.6'W25°51.1'N083°24.9'W26°39.6'N083°37.3'W 1.055 82° 201° 184 km 05m03.9s
17:4027°37.1'N083°06.3'W25°59.8'N082°43.2'W26°48.4'N082°54.7'W 1.055 81° 208° 184 km 05m03.5s
17:4227°45.6'N082°22.7'W26°08.1'N082°01.1'W26°56.8'N082°11.9'W 1.055 81° 214° 184 km 05m03.0s
17:4427°53.6'N081°38.8'W26°16.0'N081°18.8'W27°04.8'N081°28.8'W 1.055 80° 219° 183 km 05m02.4s
17:4628°01.2'N080°54.5'W26°23.4'N080°36.2'W27°12.3'N080°45.4'W 1.055 79° 224° 183 km 05m01.6s
17:4828°08.3'N080°09.9'W26°30.4'N079°53.2'W27°19.3'N080°01.6'W 1.055 78° 227° 183 km 05m00.8s
17:5028°14.8'N079°24.9'W26°36.9'N079°09.9'W27°25.8'N079°17.5'W 1.055 77° 231° 183 km 04m59.8s
17:5228°20.9'N078°39.5'W26°42.9'N078°26.1'W27°31.9'N078°32.9'W 1.055 76° 234° 182 km 04m58.6s
17:5428°26.5'N077°53.7'W26°48.5'N077°42.0'W27°37.5'N077°47.9'W 1.055 75° 237° 182 km 04m57.4s
17:5628°31.6'N077°07.4'W26°53.6'N076°57.4'W27°42.6'N077°02.5'W 1.055 74° 239° 182 km 04m56.0s
17:5828°36.2'N076°20.6'W26°58.2'N076°12.4'W27°47.2'N076°16.7'W 1.055 73° 242° 182 km 04m54.6s
18:0028°40.2'N075°33.3'W27°02.3'N075°26.9'W27°51.2'N075°30.3'W 1.054 72° 244° 181 km 04m53.0s
18:0228°43.7'N074°45.5'W27°05.9'N074°40.9'W27°54.8'N074°43.4'W 1.054 71° 246° 181 km 04m51.2s
18:0428°46.7'N073°57.2'W27°09.0'N073°54.4'W27°57.8'N073°56.0'W 1.054 70° 247° 180 km 04m49.4s
18:0628°49.1'N073°08.2'W27°11.5'N073°07.2'W28°00.3'N073°07.9'W 1.054 69° 249° 180 km 04m47.4s
18:0828°50.9'N072°18.7'W27°13.6'N072°19.5'W28°02.2'N072°19.3'W 1.054 68° 251° 180 km 04m45.4s
18:1028°52.1'N071°28.4'W27°15.0'N071°31.1'W28°03.6'N071°30.0'W 1.054 67° 252° 179 km 04m43.2s
18:1228°52.8'N070°37.5'W27°16.0'N070°42.1'W28°04.4'N070°40.1'W 1.054 66° 253° 179 km 04m40.9s
18:1428°52.8'N069°45.9'W27°16.3'N069°52.3'W28°04.5'N069°49.4'W 1.053 65° 255° 178 km 04m38.5s
18:1628°52.2'N068°53.4'W27°16.1'N069°01.8'W28°04.1'N068°57.9'W 1.053 64° 256° 178 km 04m35.9s
18:1828°50.9'N068°00.2'W27°15.2'N068°10.4'W28°03.0'N068°05.6'W 1.053 62° 257° 177 km 04m33.3s
18:2028°49.0'N067°06.0'W27°13.7'N067°18.2'W28°01.3'N067°12.5'W 1.053 61° 258° 177 km 04m30.5s
18:2228°46.3'N066°11.0'W27°11.5'N066°25.1'W27°58.9'N066°18.4'W 1.053 60° 260° 176 km 04m27.7s
18:2428°43.0'N065°15.0'W27°08.7'N065°31.1'W27°55.9'N065°23.4'W 1.053 59° 261° 176 km 04m24.7s
18:2628°38.9'N064°17.9'W27°05.2'N064°36.0'W27°52.0'N064°27.3'W 1.052 57° 262° 175 km 04m21.6s
18:2828°34.0'N063°19.7'W27°00.9'N063°39.8'W27°47.5'N063°30.2'W 1.052 56° 263° 174 km 04m18.4s
18:3028°28.3'N062°20.3'W26°55.9'N062°42.4'W27°42.1'N062°31.8'W 1.052 55° 264° 174 km 04m15.1s
18:3228°21.8'N061°19.6'W26°50.1'N061°43.7'W27°36.0'N061°32.1'W 1.052 54° 265° 173 km 04m11.7s
18:3428°14.3'N060°17.6'W26°43.5'N060°43.7'W27°29.0'N060°31.1'W 1.051 52° 266° 172 km 04m08.1s
18:3628°06.0'N059°14.0'W26°36.0'N059°42.2'W27°21.0'N059°28.6'W 1.051 51° 267° 171 km 04m04.5s
18:3827°56.7'N058°08.8'W26°27.5'N058°39.1'W27°12.2'N058°24.5'W 1.051 50° 268° 171 km 04m00.7s
18:4027°46.3'N057°01.9'W26°18.1'N057°34.3'W27°02.3'N057°18.7'W 1.050 48° 269° 170 km 03m56.9s
18:4227°34.8'N055°53.0'W26°07.7'N056°27.6'W26°51.3'N056°10.9'W 1.050 47° 270° 169 km 03m52.9s
18:4427°22.2'N054°42.0'W25°56.1'N055°18.8'W26°39.2'N055°01.0'W 1.050 45° 271° 168 km 03m48.7s
18:4627°08.2'N053°28.7'W25°43.4'N054°07.7'W26°25.9'N053°48.8'W 1.049 44° 272° 167 km 03m44.5s
18:4826°52.9'N052°12.8'W25°29.3'N052°54.1'W26°11.3'N052°34.1'W 1.049 42° 273° 166 km 03m40.1s
18:5026°36.2'N050°54.0'W25°13.9'N051°37.6'W25°55.2'N051°16.5'W 1.049 40° 274° 165 km 03m35.6s
18:5226°17.7'N049°31.9'W24°56.9'N050°18.0'W25°37.5'N049°55.6'W 1.048 39° 275° 163 km 03m31.0s
18:5425°57.5'N048°06.0'W24°38.2'N048°54.6'W25°18.0'N048°31.0'W 1.048 37° 275° 162 km 03m26.1s
18:5625°35.2'N046°35.8'W24°17.7'N047°27.2'W24°56.6'N047°02.2'W 1.047 35° 276° 161 km 03m21.1s
18:5825°10.6'N045°00.5'W23°54.9'N045°54.8'W24°33.0'N045°28.4'W 1.047 33° 277° 159 km 03m16.0s
19:0024°43.3'N043°19.2'W23°29.7'N044°16.7'W24°06.7'N043°48.7'W 1.046 31° 278° 158 km 03m10.5s
19:0224°12.8'N041°30.6'W23°01.6'N042°31.6'W23°37.5'N042°02.0'W 1.046 29° 279° 156 km 03m04.9s
19:0423°38.5'N039°32.9'W22°29.9'N040°37.9'W23°04.5'N040°06.3'W 1.045 27° 280° 154 km 02m58.9s
19:0622°59.3'N037°23.4'W21°53.9'N038°33.3'W22°27.0'N037°59.3'W 1.044 24° 282° 152 km 02m52.5s
19:0822°13.8'N034°57.9'W21°12.2'N036°14.0'W21°43.4'N035°37.0'W 1.043 22° 283° 149 km 02m45.7s
19:1021°19.1'N032°08.7'W20°22.5'N033°33.6'W20°51.3'N032°52.4'W 1.042 18° 284° 146 km 02m38.1s
19:1220°09.5'N028°39.8'W19°20.4'N030°19.4'W19°45.7'N029°31.4'W 1.041 15° 285° 143 km 02m29.3s
19:1418°26.4'N023°39.9'W17°53.7'N025°56.4'W18°11.6'N024°52.1'W 1.040 10° 287° 138 km 02m18.0s
Limits15°34.0'N015°30.3'W14°31.3'N016°01.8'W15°02.6'N015°46.2'W 1.037 - 128 km 01m58.9s

ΔT = 21785.9 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse23:33:56.217:30:50.326°04.2'N177°08.9'W 82.9° 170.8° 184.2 km05m04.36s
Greatest Duration23:35:32.017:32:26.126°12.6'N085°34.2'W 82.8° 178.2° 184.2 km05m04.40s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0798 May 24 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 21785.9 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 545.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.28°.

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