Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0946 May 12

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0946 May 12 . 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 -0946 May 12
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits20°34.5'S162°03.8'E21°29.6'S162°20.1'E21°02.0'S162°12.0'E 1.031 - 106 km 01m46.6s
19:2819°29.0'S165°48.2'E20°32.6'S165°43.0'E19°59.8'S165°49.3'E 1.032 72° 109 km 01m53.2s
19:3017°01.9'S173°13.8'E18°02.2'S173°34.9'E17°31.7'S173°25.4'E 1.035 12° 70° 117 km 02m09.5s
19:3215°35.3'S177°06.1'E16°36.5'S177°31.8'E16°05.6'S177°19.7'E 1.036 16° 68° 122 km 02m19.3s
19:3414°25.8'S179°59.8'E15°27.9'S179°31.8'W14°56.6'S179°45.3'W 1.037 20° 67° 125 km 02m27.3s
19:3613°25.6'S177°37.5'W14°28.5'S177°07.2'W13°56.8'S177°21.8'W 1.038 23° 67° 128 km 02m34.3s
19:3812°31.6'S175°34.9'W13°35.2'S175°03.2'W13°03.2'S175°18.5'W 1.039 25° 66° 131 km 02m40.7s
19:4011°42.0'S173°46.5'W12°46.3'S173°13.5'W12°13.9'S173°29.6'W 1.040 28° 65° 133 km 02m46.7s
19:4210°55.8'S172°08.9'W12°00.8'S171°34.8'W11°28.1'S171°51.4'W 1.040 30° 65° 135 km 02m52.3s
19:4410°12.4'S170°39.6'W11°18.0'S170°04.7'W10°45.0'S170°21.8'W 1.041 32° 64° 137 km 02m57.6s
19:4609°31.3'S169°17.2'W10°37.5'S168°41.6'W10°04.2'S168°59.0'W 1.041 34° 64° 138 km 03m02.7s
19:4808°52.2'S168°00.5'W09°58.9'S167°24.1'W09°25.4'S167°42.0'W 1.042 36° 63° 140 km 03m07.6s
19:5008°14.7'S166°48.6'W09°22.0'S166°11.6'W08°48.2'S166°29.7'W 1.042 37° 63° 141 km 03m12.3s
19:5207°38.8'S165°40.7'W08°46.6'S165°03.2'W08°12.5'S165°21.7'W 1.043 39° 63° 143 km 03m16.9s
19:5407°04.1'S164°36.5'W08°12.5'S163°58.5'W07°38.1'S164°17.1'W 1.043 41° 62° 144 km 03m21.3s
19:5606°30.7'S163°35.3'W07°39.5'S162°56.9'W07°04.9'S163°15.8'W 1.044 42° 62° 145 km 03m25.6s
19:5805°58.3'S162°36.9'W07°07.6'S161°58.1'W06°32.8'S162°17.2'W 1.044 44° 61° 146 km 03m29.8s
20:0005°26.9'S161°40.9'W06°36.7'S161°01.7'W06°01.7'S161°21.0'W 1.044 45° 61° 148 km 03m33.8s
20:0204°56.5'S160°47.1'W06°06.7'S160°07.6'W05°31.4'S160°27.1'W 1.045 47° 61° 149 km 03m37.8s
20:0404°26.8'S159°55.2'W05°37.6'S159°15.5'W05°02.0'S159°35.1'W 1.045 48° 60° 150 km 03m41.6s
20:0603°58.0'S159°05.1'W05°09.2'S158°25.2'W04°33.4'S158°44.9'W 1.045 50° 60° 151 km 03m45.3s
20:0803°29.9'S158°16.6'W04°41.5'S157°36.5'W04°05.5'S157°56.3'W 1.045 51° 59° 152 km 03m48.9s
20:1003°02.4'S157°29.6'W04°14.5'S156°49.3'W03°38.3'S157°09.2'W 1.046 52° 59° 152 km 03m52.5s
20:1202°35.7'S156°43.9'W03°48.2'S156°03.4'W03°11.8'S156°23.4'W 1.046 54° 59° 153 km 03m55.9s
20:1402°09.5'S155°59.4'W03°22.4'S155°18.7'W02°45.8'S155°38.8'W 1.046 55° 58° 154 km 03m59.2s
20:1601°43.9'S155°15.9'W02°57.3'S154°35.2'W02°20.5'S154°55.4'W 1.046 56° 58° 155 km 04m02.5s
20:1801°18.9'S154°33.5'W02°32.7'S153°52.7'W01°55.7'S154°12.9'W 1.047 58° 57° 156 km 04m05.7s
20:2000°54.5'S153°52.0'W02°08.6'S153°11.2'W01°31.4'S153°31.4'W 1.047 59° 57° 156 km 04m08.7s
20:2200°30.5'S153°11.4'W01°45.1'S152°30.5'W01°07.7'S152°50.7'W 1.047 60° 56° 157 km 04m11.7s
20:2400°07.0'S152°31.5'W01°22.0'S151°50.7'W00°44.4'S152°10.9'W 1.047 61° 55° 158 km 04m14.6s
20:2600°16.0'N151°52.3'W00°59.4'S151°11.5'W00°21.6'S151°31.7'W 1.048 62° 55° 158 km 04m17.4s
20:2800°38.5'N151°13.8'W00°37.3'S150°33.0'W00°00.7'N150°53.2'W 1.048 63° 54° 159 km 04m20.0s
20:3001°00.6'N150°35.9'W00°15.6'S149°55.2'W00°22.6'N150°15.3'W 1.048 65° 53° 159 km 04m22.6s
20:3201°22.3'N149°58.5'W00°05.7'N149°17.9'W00°44.1'N149°38.0'W 1.048 66° 52° 160 km 04m25.1s
20:3401°43.5'N149°21.6'W00°26.6'N148°41.1'W01°05.1'N149°01.2'W 1.048 67° 52° 160 km 04m27.6s
20:3602°04.4'N148°45.1'W00°47.0'N148°04.8'W01°25.8'N148°24.8'W 1.048 68° 51° 161 km 04m29.9s
20:3802°24.8'N148°09.1'W01°07.1'N147°28.9'W01°46.1'N147°48.8'W 1.048 69° 49° 162 km 04m32.1s
20:4002°44.9'N147°33.4'W01°26.8'N146°53.4'W02°05.9'N147°13.3'W 1.049 70° 48° 162 km 04m34.2s
20:4203°04.6'N146°58.1'W01°46.1'N146°18.2'W02°25.4'N146°38.0'W 1.049 71° 47° 162 km 04m36.2s
20:4403°23.9'N146°23.1'W02°05.0'N145°43.4'W02°44.5'N146°03.1'W 1.049 72° 45° 163 km 04m38.1s
20:4603°42.8'N145°48.3'W02°23.6'N145°08.9'W03°03.3'N145°28.4'W 1.049 73° 44° 163 km 04m39.9s
20:4804°01.4'N145°13.8'W02°41.8'N144°34.6'W03°21.7'N144°54.0'W 1.049 74° 42° 164 km 04m41.7s
20:5004°19.6'N144°39.4'W02°59.7'N144°00.5'W03°39.7'N144°19.8'W 1.049 75° 40° 164 km 04m43.3s
20:5204°37.5'N144°05.3'W03°17.2'N143°26.6'W03°57.4'N143°45.8'W 1.049 76° 37° 164 km 04m44.8s
20:5404°55.1'N143°31.2'W03°34.4'N142°52.9'W04°14.8'N143°11.9'W 1.049 77° 35° 165 km 04m46.2s
20:5605°12.3'N142°57.3'W03°51.2'N142°19.3'W04°31.8'N142°38.2'W 1.049 77° 31° 165 km 04m47.4s
20:5805°29.1'N142°23.5'W04°07.8'N141°45.8'W04°48.5'N142°04.5'W 1.049 78° 28° 165 km 04m48.6s
21:0005°45.6'N141°49.7'W04°23.9'N141°12.4'W05°04.9'N141°30.9'W 1.049 79° 24° 166 km 04m49.7s
21:0206°01.8'N141°16.0'W04°39.8'N140°39.0'W05°20.9'N140°57.4'W 1.050 80° 19° 166 km 04m50.6s
21:0406°17.7'N140°42.3'W04°55.4'N140°05.7'W05°36.6'N140°23.9'W 1.050 80° 14° 166 km 04m51.5s
21:0606°33.2'N140°08.5'W05°10.6'N139°32.4'W05°51.9'N139°50.4'W 1.050 81° 166 km 04m52.2s
21:0806°48.4'N139°34.8'W05°25.5'N138°59.1'W06°07.0'N139°16.8'W 1.050 81° 167 km 04m52.8s
21:1007°03.3'N139°01.0'W05°40.0'N138°25.7'W06°21.7'N138°43.3'W 1.050 81° 356° 167 km 04m53.3s
21:1207°17.8'N138°27.1'W05°54.3'N137°52.3'W06°36.1'N138°09.6'W 1.050 81° 349° 167 km 04m53.7s
21:1407°32.1'N137°53.1'W06°08.2'N137°18.7'W06°50.2'N137°35.8'W 1.050 81° 342° 167 km 04m53.9s
21:1607°45.9'N137°18.9'W06°21.9'N136°45.1'W07°03.9'N137°02.0'W 1.050 81° 336° 167 km 04m54.1s
21:1807°59.5'N136°44.6'W06°35.2'N136°11.3'W07°17.4'N136°27.9'W 1.050 81° 329° 167 km 04m54.1s
21:2008°12.7'N136°10.2'W06°48.1'N135°37.4'W07°30.5'N135°53.7'W 1.050 80° 323° 167 km 04m54.0s
21:2208°25.6'N135°35.5'W07°00.8'N135°03.3'W07°43.2'N135°19.4'W 1.050 80° 318° 167 km 04m53.8s
21:2408°38.2'N135°00.6'W07°13.1'N134°29.0'W07°55.7'N134°44.8'W 1.050 79° 313° 167 km 04m53.4s
21:2608°50.4'N134°25.5'W07°25.1'N133°54.4'W08°07.8'N134°09.9'W 1.050 79° 309° 167 km 04m53.0s
21:2809°02.3'N133°50.1'W07°36.8'N133°19.6'W08°19.6'N133°34.9'W 1.050 78° 305° 167 km 04m52.4s
21:3009°13.8'N133°14.4'W07°48.2'N132°44.5'W08°31.0'N132°59.5'W 1.050 77° 302° 167 km 04m51.6s
21:3209°25.0'N132°38.4'W07°59.2'N132°09.2'W08°42.1'N132°23.8'W 1.050 76° 299° 167 km 04m50.8s
21:3409°35.8'N132°02.0'W08°09.9'N131°33.4'W08°52.9'N131°47.8'W 1.049 75° 297° 167 km 04m49.8s
21:3609°46.3'N131°25.3'W08°20.2'N130°57.4'W09°03.3'N131°11.4'W 1.049 74° 295° 167 km 04m48.8s
21:3809°56.4'N130°48.1'W08°30.2'N130°20.9'W09°13.3'N130°34.6'W 1.049 73° 293° 167 km 04m47.5s
21:4010°06.2'N130°10.6'W08°39.8'N129°44.0'W09°23.0'N129°57.4'W 1.049 72° 291° 166 km 04m46.2s
21:4210°15.6'N129°32.5'W08°49.1'N129°06.7'W09°32.3'N129°19.7'W 1.049 72° 290° 166 km 04m44.7s
21:4410°24.6'N128°54.0'W08°58.0'N128°28.9'W09°41.3'N128°41.5'W 1.049 70° 288° 166 km 04m43.2s
21:4610°33.2'N128°15.0'W09°06.6'N127°50.6'W09°49.9'N128°02.9'W 1.049 69° 287° 165 km 04m41.5s
21:4810°41.4'N127°35.4'W09°14.8'N127°11.8'W09°58.1'N127°23.6'W 1.049 68° 286° 165 km 04m39.6s
21:5010°49.2'N126°55.1'W09°22.5'N126°32.3'W10°05.9'N126°43.8'W 1.049 67° 285° 165 km 04m37.7s
21:5210°56.6'N126°14.3'W09°29.9'N125°52.3'W10°13.2'N126°03.4'W 1.049 66° 285° 164 km 04m35.6s
21:5411°03.5'N125°32.8'W09°36.9'N125°11.5'W10°20.2'N125°22.3'W 1.049 65° 284° 164 km 04m33.4s
21:5611°10.0'N124°50.6'W09°43.5'N124°30.1'W10°26.7'N124°40.5'W 1.048 64° 283° 163 km 04m31.1s
21:5811°16.1'N124°07.6'W09°49.6'N123°47.9'W10°32.8'N123°57.9'W 1.048 63° 283° 163 km 04m28.6s
22:0011°21.7'N123°23.7'W09°55.3'N123°04.9'W10°38.5'N123°14.5'W 1.048 62° 282° 162 km 04m26.1s
22:0211°26.8'N122°39.0'W10°00.5'N122°21.1'W10°43.7'N122°30.2'W 1.048 61° 282° 162 km 04m23.4s
22:0411°31.4'N121°53.4'W10°05.3'N121°36.3'W10°48.3'N121°45.0'W 1.048 59° 282° 161 km 04m20.6s
22:0611°35.5'N121°06.8'W10°09.5'N120°50.5'W10°52.5'N120°58.9'W 1.048 58° 281° 161 km 04m17.7s
22:0811°39.1'N120°19.1'W10°13.3'N120°03.7'W10°56.2'N120°11.6'W 1.047 57° 281° 160 km 04m14.6s
22:1011°42.1'N119°30.3'W10°16.5'N119°15.8'W10°59.3'N119°23.3'W 1.047 56° 281° 159 km 04m11.5s
22:1211°44.5'N118°40.3'W10°19.2'N118°26.6'W11°01.8'N118°33.7'W 1.047 54° 281° 158 km 04m08.2s
22:1411°46.3'N117°48.9'W10°21.2'N117°36.2'W11°03.8'N117°42.8'W 1.047 53° 281° 158 km 04m04.8s
22:1611°47.4'N116°56.2'W10°22.7'N116°44.3'W11°05.1'N116°50.5'W 1.046 52° 281° 157 km 04m01.3s
22:1811°47.9'N116°01.9'W10°23.5'N115°50.9'W11°05.7'N115°56.6'W 1.046 50° 281° 156 km 03m57.7s
22:2011°47.7'N115°05.9'W10°23.6'N114°55.8'W11°05.6'N115°01.1'W 1.046 49° 281° 155 km 03m53.9s
22:2211°46.6'N114°08.1'W10°23.0'N113°58.9'W11°04.8'N114°03.8'W 1.046 48° 281° 154 km 03m50.0s
22:2411°44.8'N113°08.3'W10°21.6'N113°00.0'W11°03.2'N113°04.5'W 1.045 46° 281° 153 km 03m46.0s
22:2611°42.1'N112°06.4'W10°19.4'N111°59.0'W11°00.8'N112°03.0'W 1.045 45° 281° 152 km 03m41.9s
22:2811°38.4'N111°02.0'W10°16.3'N110°55.6'W10°57.4'N110°59.1'W 1.045 43° 281° 150 km 03m37.6s
22:3011°33.8'N109°55.0'W10°12.2'N109°49.4'W10°53.0'N109°52.6'W 1.044 42° 281° 149 km 03m33.2s
22:3211°28.0'N108°45.0'W10°07.0'N108°40.3'W10°47.5'N108°43.1'W 1.044 40° 281° 148 km 03m28.7s
22:3411°20.9'N107°31.7'W10°00.7'N107°27.9'W10°40.8'N107°30.2'W 1.044 38° 281° 147 km 03m23.9s
22:3611°12.5'N106°14.5'W09°53.0'N106°11.6'W10°32.8'N106°13.4'W 1.043 37° 281° 145 km 03m19.1s
22:3811°02.6'N104°52.9'W09°43.8'N104°50.8'W10°23.2'N104°52.3'W 1.043 35° 281° 144 km 03m14.0s
22:4010°50.9'N103°26.2'W09°33.0'N103°25.0'W10°12.0'N103°26.1'W 1.042 33° 282° 142 km 03m08.7s
22:4210°37.1'N101°53.4'W09°20.2'N101°53.0'W09°58.7'N101°53.7'W 1.042 31° 282° 140 km 03m03.2s
22:4410°21.0'N100°13.3'W09°05.0'N100°13.7'W09°43.1'N100°14.0'W 1.041 29° 282° 138 km 02m57.4s
22:4610°01.9'N098°24.1'W08°47.1'N098°25.2'W09°24.6'N098°25.2'W 1.041 26° 282° 136 km 02m51.3s
22:4809°39.1'N096°23.1'W08°25.5'N096°24.9'W09°02.4'N096°24.6'W 1.040 24° 283° 134 km 02m44.8s
22:5009°11.4'N094°06.3'W07°59.3'N094°08.6'W08°35.5'N094°08.1'W 1.039 21° 283° 131 km 02m37.8s
22:5208°36.8'N091°26.3'W07°26.2'N091°28.8'W08°01.7'N091°28.3'W 1.038 18° 283° 128 km 02m30.0s
22:5407°50.9'N088°07.9'W06°42.1'N088°10.1'W07°16.7'N088°09.9'W 1.037 14° 284° 124 km 02m20.9s
22:5606°40.2'N083°23.7'W05°33.4'N083°22.8'W06°07.1'N083°24.6'W 1.035 285° 119 km 02m08.9s
Limits04°24.3'N074°59.1'W03°26.5'N075°14.0'W03°55.5'N075°06.6'W 1.033 - 110 km 01m51.0s

ΔT = 24322.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse03:57:53.721:12:31.006°39.8'N120°21.8'E 81.2° 347.4° 166.9 km04m53.77s
Greatest Duration04:02:40.521:17:17.807°12.7'N136°39.9'W 80.8° 331.5° 167.1 km04m54.11s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0946 May 12 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 24322.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 601.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.51°.

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