Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0456 Dec 13

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0456 Dec 13 . 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 0456 Dec 13
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits35°13.7'N049°52.9'W34°40.3'N050°09.4'W34°57.0'N050°01.2'W 1.018 - 66 km 01m06.0s
10:3034°17.6'N047°50.8'W32°07.2'N044°51.4'W33°02.4'N045°58.2'W 1.019 121° 70 km 01m12.4s
10:3230°06.5'N039°24.0'W28°55.6'N038°44.0'W29°30.5'N039°02.6'W 1.022 11° 125° 78 km 01m25.5s
10:3428°03.2'N035°34.5'W26°58.6'N035°13.3'W27°30.6'N035°23.1'W 1.023 15° 127° 83 km 01m33.5s
10:3626°28.9'N032°45.7'W25°26.8'N032°33.6'W25°57.7'N032°39.1'W 1.024 19° 129° 86 km 01m40.1s
10:3825°10.0'N030°28.1'W24°09.1'N030°21.9'W24°39.4'N030°24.6'W 1.025 21° 130° 89 km 01m45.9s
10:4024°01.1'N028°30.4'W23°00.8'N028°28.2'W23°30.8'N028°28.9'W 1.025 24° 132° 91 km 01m51.1s
10:4222°59.4'N026°46.6'W21°59.3'N026°47.5'W22°29.2'N026°46.7'W 1.026 26° 133° 94 km 01m56.0s
10:4422°03.1'N025°13.1'W21°03.1'N025°16.4'W21°33.0'N025°14.4'W 1.027 28° 134° 96 km 02m00.6s
10:4621°11.3'N023°47.7'W20°11.3'N023°53.0'W20°41.2'N023°50.1'W 1.027 30° 135° 98 km 02m04.9s
10:4820°23.2'N022°28.8'W19°23.0'N022°35.8'W19°53.0'N022°32.1'W 1.028 32° 136° 100 km 02m09.1s
10:5019°38.1'N021°15.3'W18°37.7'N021°23.8'W19°07.8'N021°19.3'W 1.028 33° 137° 101 km 02m13.0s
10:5218°55.8'N020°06.3'W17°55.1'N020°16.0'W18°25.3'N020°10.9'W 1.029 35° 138° 103 km 02m16.8s
10:5418°15.8'N019°01.1'W17°14.9'N019°11.9'W17°45.2'N019°06.3'W 1.029 36° 139° 105 km 02m20.5s
10:5617°37.8'N017°59.3'W16°36.7'N018°11.0'W17°07.1'N018°04.9'W 1.029 38° 140° 106 km 02m24.0s
10:5817°01.8'N017°00.3'W16°00.3'N017°12.8'W16°31.0'N017°06.4'W 1.030 39° 141° 107 km 02m27.5s
11:0016°27.5'N016°03.9'W15°25.7'N016°17.1'W15°56.5'N016°10.3'W 1.030 40° 142° 109 km 02m30.8s
11:0215°54.7'N015°09.7'W14°52.6'N015°23.5'W15°23.5'N015°16.4'W 1.030 42° 143° 110 km 02m33.9s
11:0415°23.4'N014°17.5'W14°20.9'N014°31.9'W14°52.0'N014°24.5'W 1.031 43° 144° 111 km 02m37.0s
11:0614°53.4'N013°27.0'W13°50.6'N013°41.9'W14°21.9'N013°34.3'W 1.031 44° 145° 113 km 02m40.0s
11:0814°24.7'N012°38.2'W13°21.5'N012°53.5'W13°53.0'N012°45.7'W 1.031 45° 146° 114 km 02m42.9s
11:1013°57.1'N011°50.8'W12°53.5'N012°06.4'W13°25.2'N011°58.4'W 1.031 46° 147° 115 km 02m45.7s
11:1213°30.6'N011°04.6'W12°26.7'N011°20.6'W12°58.6'N011°12.5'W 1.032 47° 148° 116 km 02m48.4s
11:1413°05.1'N010°19.7'W12°00.9'N010°36.0'W12°32.9'N010°27.7'W 1.032 48° 149° 117 km 02m51.0s
11:1612°40.7'N009°35.8'W11°36.1'N009°52.3'W12°08.3'N009°43.9'W 1.032 49° 151° 118 km 02m53.5s
11:1812°17.2'N008°52.8'W11°12.2'N009°09.6'W11°44.6'N009°01.1'W 1.032 50° 152° 119 km 02m55.9s
11:2011°54.5'N008°10.8'W10°49.2'N008°27.7'W11°21.8'N008°19.1'W 1.032 51° 153° 120 km 02m58.2s
11:2211°32.8'N007°29.5'W10°27.1'N007°46.5'W10°59.9'N007°37.9'W 1.033 52° 155° 121 km 03m00.4s
11:2411°11.8'N006°48.9'W10°05.9'N007°06.1'W10°38.8'N006°57.4'W 1.033 53° 156° 122 km 03m02.5s
11:2610°51.7'N006°09.0'W09°45.4'N006°26.3'W10°18.5'N006°17.5'W 1.033 53° 157° 123 km 03m04.5s
11:2810°32.3'N005°29.7'W09°25.7'N005°47.0'W09°58.9'N005°38.2'W 1.033 54° 159° 124 km 03m06.4s
11:3010°13.7'N004°50.9'W09°06.7'N005°08.2'W09°40.1'N004°59.5'W 1.033 55° 160° 125 km 03m08.2s
11:3209°55.8'N004°12.6'W08°48.5'N004°29.9'W09°22.1'N004°21.2'W 1.033 55° 162° 126 km 03m10.0s
11:3409°38.6'N003°34.8'W08°31.0'N003°52.1'W09°04.7'N003°43.3'W 1.033 56° 164° 126 km 03m11.6s
11:3609°22.0'N002°57.3'W08°14.2'N003°14.5'W08°48.1'N003°05.8'W 1.034 57° 165° 127 km 03m13.1s
11:3809°06.2'N002°20.1'W07°58.1'N002°37.3'W08°32.1'N002°28.6'W 1.034 57° 167° 128 km 03m14.5s
11:4008°51.0'N001°43.3'W07°42.6'N002°00.4'W08°16.8'N001°51.7'W 1.034 58° 169° 129 km 03m15.8s
11:4208°36.5'N001°06.7'W07°27.8'N001°23.7'W08°02.1'N001°15.1'W 1.034 58° 170° 129 km 03m17.0s
11:4408°22.6'N000°30.3'W07°13.7'N000°47.2'W07°48.1'N000°38.7'W 1.034 58° 172° 130 km 03m18.1s
11:4608°09.3'N000°05.9'E07°00.2'N000°10.9'W07°34.7'N000°02.5'W 1.034 59° 174° 130 km 03m19.1s
11:4807°56.7'N000°41.9'E06°47.3'N000°25.3'E07°21.9'N000°33.6'E 1.034 59° 176° 131 km 03m20.0s
11:5007°44.6'N001°17.8'E06°35.0'N001°01.3'E07°09.8'N001°09.6'E 1.034 59° 178° 131 km 03m20.8s
11:5207°33.2'N001°53.6'E06°23.4'N001°37.3'E06°58.3'N001°45.5'E 1.034 60° 180° 132 km 03m21.4s
11:5407°22.3'N002°29.3'E06°12.4'N002°13.2'E06°47.3'N002°21.3'E 1.034 60° 182° 132 km 03m22.0s
11:5607°12.1'N003°05.1'E06°01.9'N002°49.2'E06°37.0'N002°57.2'E 1.034 60° 184° 132 km 03m22.4s
11:5807°02.4'N003°40.8'E05°52.1'N003°25.1'E06°27.2'N003°33.0'E 1.034 60° 186° 133 km 03m22.8s
12:0006°53.4'N004°16.6'E05°42.9'N004°01.1'E06°18.1'N004°08.8'E 1.034 60° 188° 133 km 03m23.0s
12:0206°44.9'N004°52.4'E05°34.3'N004°37.1'E06°09.6'N004°44.8'E 1.034 60° 190° 133 km 03m23.0s
12:0406°37.0'N005°28.3'E05°26.3'N005°13.3'E06°01.6'N005°20.8'E 1.034 60° 192° 133 km 03m23.0s
12:0606°29.7'N006°04.3'E05°18.9'N005°49.6'E05°54.3'N005°57.0'E 1.034 60° 194° 133 km 03m22.9s
12:0806°23.0'N006°40.5'E05°12.1'N006°26.0'E05°47.5'N006°33.3'E 1.034 59° 196° 133 km 03m22.6s
12:1006°16.9'N007°16.9'E05°05.9'N007°02.7'E05°41.4'N007°09.8'E 1.034 59° 198° 133 km 03m22.2s
12:1206°11.4'N007°53.5'E05°00.4'N007°39.5'E05°35.9'N007°46.5'E 1.034 59° 200° 133 km 03m21.7s
12:1406°06.5'N008°30.3'E04°55.4'N008°16.6'E05°30.9'N008°23.4'E 1.034 59° 202° 133 km 03m21.1s
12:1606°02.2'N009°07.4'E04°51.1'N008°54.0'E05°26.6'N009°00.7'E 1.034 58° 204° 133 km 03m20.4s
12:1805°58.5'N009°44.9'E04°47.4'N009°31.7'E05°22.9'N009°38.2'E 1.034 58° 205° 133 km 03m19.5s
12:2005°55.4'N010°22.6'E04°44.4'N010°09.7'E05°19.9'N010°16.1'E 1.034 57° 207° 132 km 03m18.6s
12:2205°53.0'N011°00.8'E04°42.0'N010°48.1'E05°17.5'N010°54.4'E 1.034 57° 209° 132 km 03m17.5s
12:2405°51.2'N011°39.4'E04°40.2'N011°27.0'E05°15.7'N011°33.1'E 1.034 56° 210° 131 km 03m16.3s
12:2605°50.1'N012°18.4'E04°39.2'N012°06.3'E05°14.6'N012°12.3'E 1.034 56° 212° 131 km 03m15.0s
12:2805°49.6'N012°57.9'E04°38.8'N012°46.1'E05°14.2'N012°51.9'E 1.034 55° 214° 130 km 03m13.5s
12:3005°49.8'N013°38.0'E04°39.2'N013°26.4'E05°14.5'N013°32.1'E 1.033 55° 215° 130 km 03m12.0s
12:3205°50.8'N014°18.7'E04°40.2'N014°07.3'E05°15.5'N014°12.9'E 1.033 54° 216° 129 km 03m10.3s
12:3405°52.4'N015°00.0'E04°42.0'N014°48.9'E05°17.2'N014°54.4'E 1.033 53° 218° 129 km 03m08.5s
12:3605°54.8'N015°42.1'E04°44.6'N015°31.1'E05°19.7'N015°36.5'E 1.033 52° 219° 128 km 03m06.6s
12:3805°57.9'N016°24.9'E04°47.9'N016°14.1'E05°22.9'N016°19.4'E 1.033 52° 220° 127 km 03m04.6s
12:4006°01.9'N017°08.5'E04°52.1'N016°57.9'E05°27.0'N017°03.1'E 1.033 51° 222° 126 km 03m02.5s
12:4206°06.6'N017°53.0'E04°57.0'N017°42.6'E05°31.8'N017°47.7'E 1.033 50° 223° 125 km 03m00.3s
12:4406°12.3'N018°38.5'E05°02.9'N018°28.3'E05°37.6'N018°33.2'E 1.032 49° 224° 124 km 02m57.9s
12:4606°18.8'N019°25.0'E05°09.7'N019°14.9'E05°44.2'N019°19.8'E 1.032 48° 225° 123 km 02m55.4s
12:4806°26.2'N020°12.7'E05°17.4'N020°02.7'E05°51.8'N020°07.6'E 1.032 47° 226° 122 km 02m52.9s
12:5006°34.7'N021°01.7'E05°26.2'N020°51.8'E06°00.4'N020°56.6'E 1.032 46° 227° 121 km 02m50.2s
12:5206°44.1'N021°52.1'E05°35.9'N021°42.2'E06°10.0'N021°47.0'E 1.031 45° 228° 120 km 02m47.4s
12:5406°54.7'N022°43.9'E05°46.8'N022°34.0'E06°20.7'N022°38.8'E 1.031 44° 229° 118 km 02m44.4s
12:5607°06.4'N023°37.5'E05°58.9'N023°27.5'E06°32.6'N023°32.3'E 1.031 42° 230° 117 km 02m41.4s
12:5807°19.4'N024°32.9'E06°12.3'N024°22.8'E06°45.8'N024°27.7'E 1.031 41° 230° 116 km 02m38.3s
13:0007°33.7'N025°30.3'E06°27.0'N025°20.1'E07°00.3'N025°25.0'E 1.030 40° 231° 114 km 02m35.0s
13:0207°49.5'N026°30.1'E06°43.2'N026°19.7'E07°16.3'N026°24.7'E 1.030 39° 232° 113 km 02m31.6s
13:0408°06.9'N027°32.4'E07°01.0'N027°21.7'E07°33.9'N027°26.8'E 1.030 37° 233° 111 km 02m28.0s
13:0608°26.1'N028°37.7'E07°20.5'N028°26.6'E07°53.3'N028°31.9'E 1.029 36° 233° 109 km 02m24.4s
13:0808°47.2'N029°46.4'E07°42.0'N029°34.7'E08°14.6'N029°40.3'E 1.029 34° 234° 108 km 02m20.5s
13:1009°10.4'N030°58.9'E08°05.7'N030°46.6'E08°38.0'N030°52.5'E 1.029 33° 235° 106 km 02m16.6s
13:1209°36.2'N032°16.0'E08°31.9'N032°02.8'E09°04.0'N032°09.1'E 1.028 31° 235° 104 km 02m12.4s
13:1410°04.9'N033°38.5'E09°01.0'N033°24.2'E09°32.9'N033°31.1'E 1.028 29° 236° 102 km 02m08.1s
13:1610°37.1'N035°07.6'E09°33.4'N034°51.9'E10°05.2'N034°59.4'E 1.027 27° 237° 100 km 02m03.5s
13:1811°13.4'N036°44.9'E10°10.0'N036°27.4'E10°41.6'N036°35.8'E 1.027 25° 238° 97 km 01m58.6s
13:2011°54.9'N038°32.8'E10°51.6'N038°12.8'E11°23.2'N038°22.4'E 1.026 23° 238° 95 km 01m53.4s
13:2212°43.4'N040°35.0'E11°39.9'N040°11.5'E12°11.5'N040°22.8'E 1.025 20° 239° 92 km 01m47.8s
13:2413°41.9'N042°58.2'E12°37.5'N042°29.3'E13°09.5'N042°43.2'E 1.024 18° 240° 89 km 01m41.6s
13:2614°56.3'N045°56.0'E13°49.6'N045°17.6'E14°22.7'N045°36.0'E 1.023 14° 241° 85 km 01m34.4s
13:2816°45.0'N050°09.6'E15°30.4'N049°07.2'E16°07.1'N049°36.6'E 1.022 242° 79 km 01m25.3s
Limits20°14.4'N058°09.8'E19°38.4'N058°21.4'E19°56.4'N058°15.6'E 1.019 - 69 km 01m08.5s

ΔT = 6098.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse13:41:16.011:59:37.806°19.8'N021°26.5'W 59.9° 187.7° 132.8 km03m22.93s
Greatest Duration13:44:10.712:02:32.606°07.4'N004°54.5'E 59.8° 190.7° 133.1 km03m23.05s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0456 Dec 13

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0456 Dec 13 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 6098.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 148.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.62°.

Acknowledgments

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

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