Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jul 22

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jul 22 . 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 2009 Jul 22
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits21°11.6'N070°04.1'E19°31.7'N070°57.3'E20°21.6'N070°31.1'E 1.061 - 205 km 03m09.4s
00:5423°43.5'N076°56.7'E22°51.1'N080°23.9'E23°21.6'N078°51.1'E 1.064 72° 214 km 03m30.1s
00:5625°47.2'N083°01.6'E24°24.7'N085°18.3'E25°07.5'N084°14.2'E 1.066 14° 74° 219 km 03m45.2s
00:5827°01.2'N087°00.3'E25°27.1'N088°51.9'E26°15.1'N087°59.1'E 1.067 18° 76° 222 km 03m56.5s
01:0027°55.9'N090°11.2'E26°14.5'N091°47.7'E27°05.9'N091°01.9'E 1.068 21° 77° 225 km 04m06.1s
01:0228°39.1'N092°54.8'E26°52.4'N094°20.3'E27°46.4'N093°39.8'E 1.069 24° 79° 227 km 04m14.7s
01:0429°14.6'N095°20.3'E27°23.7'N096°36.9'E28°19.6'N096°00.6'E 1.070 27° 80° 230 km 04m22.6s
01:0629°44.2'N097°32.5'E27°49.9'N098°41.6'E28°47.5'N098°08.9'E 1.070 29° 82° 231 km 04m30.0s
01:0830°09.2'N099°34.5'E28°12.0'N100°36.9'E29°10.9'N100°07.4'E 1.071 31° 83° 233 km 04m36.9s
01:1030°30.4'N101°28.3'E28°30.7'N102°24.7'E29°30.8'N101°58.1'E 1.071 34° 84° 235 km 04m43.5s
01:1230°48.4'N103°15.4'E28°46.6'N104°06.1'E29°47.7'N103°42.2'E 1.072 35° 85° 236 km 04m49.8s
01:1431°03.6'N104°56.7'E28°59.9'N105°42.1'E30°01.9'N105°20.8'E 1.073 37° 86° 237 km 04m55.8s
01:1631°16.4'N106°33.1'E29°11.0'N107°13.5'E30°13.9'N106°54.6'E 1.073 39° 88° 239 km 05m01.6s
01:1831°27.1'N108°05.2'E29°20.2'N108°40.8'E30°23.7'N108°24.3'E 1.073 41° 89° 240 km 05m07.1s
01:2031°35.8'N109°33.6'E29°27.5'N110°04.5'E30°31.8'N109°50.2'E 1.074 43° 90° 241 km 05m12.4s
01:2231°42.7'N110°58.5'E29°33.3'N111°25.0'E30°38.1'N111°12.8'E 1.074 44° 91° 242 km 05m17.6s
01:2431°48.0'N112°20.4'E29°37.6'N112°42.5'E30°42.8'N112°32.5'E 1.075 46° 92° 243 km 05m22.5s
01:2631°51.8'N113°39.5'E29°40.5'N113°57.4'E30°46.2'N113°49.4'E 1.075 47° 93° 244 km 05m27.3s
01:2831°54.3'N114°56.0'E29°42.2'N115°09.9'E30°48.2'N115°03.9'E 1.075 49° 94° 245 km 05m31.9s
01:3031°55.4'N116°10.2'E29°42.6'N116°20.1'E30°49.0'N116°16.0'E 1.076 50° 95° 246 km 05m36.4s
01:3231°55.3'N117°22.3'E29°42.0'N117°28.3'E30°48.6'N117°26.1'E 1.076 52° 96° 246 km 05m40.7s
01:3431°54.1'N118°32.3'E29°40.3'N118°34.6'E30°47.1'N118°34.2'E 1.076 53° 97° 247 km 05m44.8s
01:3631°51.8'N119°40.5'E29°37.6'N119°39.0'E30°44.6'N119°40.4'E 1.076 54° 98° 248 km 05m48.7s
01:3831°48.5'N120°46.9'E29°34.0'N120°41.8'E30°41.2'N120°45.0'E 1.077 56° 99° 249 km 05m52.5s
01:4031°44.2'N121°51.6'E29°29.5'N121°43.0'E30°36.8'N121°47.9'E 1.077 57° 100° 249 km 05m56.2s
01:4231°39.0'N122°54.8'E29°24.1'N122°42.8'E30°31.5'N122°49.3'E 1.077 58° 101° 250 km 05m59.7s
01:4431°32.9'N123°56.5'E29°17.9'N123°41.1'E30°25.4'N123°49.3'E 1.077 60° 102° 251 km 06m03.0s
01:4631°26.0'N124°56.8'E29°11.0'N124°38.2'E30°18.4'N124°47.9'E 1.078 61° 103° 251 km 06m06.2s
01:4831°18.2'N125°55.8'E29°03.3'N125°34.0'E30°10.7'N125°45.3'E 1.078 62° 104° 252 km 06m09.3s
01:5031°09.7'N126°53.5'E28°54.9'N126°28.6'E30°02.2'N126°41.4'E 1.078 63° 105° 252 km 06m12.2s
01:5231°00.5'N127°50.1'E28°45.9'N127°22.1'E29°53.1'N127°36.4'E 1.078 65° 106° 253 km 06m14.9s
01:5430°50.5'N128°45.5'E28°36.1'N128°14.6'E29°43.2'N128°30.3'E 1.078 66° 107° 253 km 06m17.5s
01:5630°39.8'N129°39.8'E28°25.7'N129°06.0'E29°32.7'N129°23.1'E 1.078 67° 108° 254 km 06m20.0s
01:5830°28.5'N130°33.1'E28°14.7'N129°56.5'E29°21.5'N130°15.0'E 1.079 68° 110° 254 km 06m22.3s
02:0030°16.5'N131°25.4'E28°03.1'N130°46.0'E29°09.7'N131°05.8'E 1.079 69° 111° 255 km 06m24.4s
02:0230°03.8'N132°16.7'E27°50.9'N131°34.7'E28°57.3'N131°55.8'E 1.079 71° 112° 255 km 06m26.5s
02:0429°50.6'N133°07.1'E27°38.1'N132°22.5'E28°44.3'N132°44.9'E 1.079 72° 114° 255 km 06m28.3s
02:0629°36.8'N133°56.7'E27°24.8'N133°09.6'E28°30.7'N133°33.2'E 1.079 73° 115° 256 km 06m30.0s
02:0829°22.3'N134°45.4'E27°10.9'N133°55.9'E28°16.6'N134°20.7'E 1.079 74° 117° 256 km 06m31.6s
02:1029°07.4'N135°33.4'E26°56.5'N134°41.5'E28°01.9'N135°07.4'E 1.079 75° 118° 256 km 06m33.0s
02:1228°51.8'N136°20.6'E26°41.6'N135°26.4'E27°46.7'N135°53.4'E 1.079 76° 120° 257 km 06m34.3s
02:1428°35.8'N137°07.0'E26°26.2'N136°10.6'E27°30.9'N136°38.7'E 1.080 77° 122° 257 km 06m35.4s
02:1628°19.2'N137°52.8'E26°10.3'N136°54.2'E27°14.7'N137°23.4'E 1.080 78° 125° 257 km 06m36.4s
02:1828°02.1'N138°37.9'E25°53.9'N137°37.2'E26°57.9'N138°07.5'E 1.080 79° 127° 257 km 06m37.3s
02:2027°44.5'N139°22.4'E25°37.0'N138°19.7'E26°40.7'N138°50.9'E 1.080 80° 130° 258 km 06m38.0s
02:2227°26.4'N140°06.3'E25°19.6'N139°01.6'E26°23.0'N139°33.8'E 1.080 81° 134° 258 km 06m38.6s
02:2427°07.8'N140°49.6'E25°01.8'N139°43.0'E26°04.8'N140°16.1'E 1.080 82° 139° 258 km 06m39.0s
02:2626°48.7'N141°32.4'E24°43.5'N140°24.0'E25°46.1'N140°58.0'E 1.080 83° 144° 258 km 06m39.3s
02:2826°29.2'N142°14.7'E24°24.8'N141°04.5'E25°27.0'N141°39.4'E 1.080 84° 152° 258 km 06m39.4s
02:3026°09.1'N142°56.5'E24°05.6'N141°44.6'E25°07.4'N142°20.3'E 1.080 85° 161° 258 km 06m39.5s
02:3225°48.7'N143°37.8'E23°46.0'N142°24.3'E24°47.3'N143°00.8'E 1.080 85° 173° 258 km 06m39.3s
02:3425°27.7'N144°18.7'E23°25.9'N143°03.6'E24°26.9'N143°40.9'E 1.080 86° 187° 258 km 06m39.1s
02:3625°06.4'N144°59.2'E23°05.4'N143°42.6'E24°05.9'N144°20.6'E 1.080 86° 203° 258 km 06m38.7s
02:3824°44.5'N145°39.4'E22°44.4'N144°21.2'E23°44.5'N145°00.0'E 1.080 86° 218° 259 km 06m38.2s
02:4024°22.3'N146°19.2'E22°23.1'N144°59.6'E23°22.7'N145°39.1'E 1.080 85° 231° 259 km 06m37.6s
02:4223°59.5'N146°58.7'E22°01.2'N145°37.7'E23°00.5'N146°17.9'E 1.080 84° 241° 259 km 06m36.8s
02:4423°36.4'N147°37.9'E21°39.0'N146°15.6'E22°37.8'N146°56.4'E 1.080 84° 249° 259 km 06m35.9s
02:4623°12.8'N148°16.8'E21°16.3'N146°53.3'E22°14.6'N147°34.7'E 1.080 83° 256° 259 km 06m34.9s
02:4822°48.8'N148°55.6'E20°53.2'N147°30.8'E21°51.1'N148°12.8'E 1.080 82° 260° 259 km 06m33.7s
02:5022°24.3'N149°34.1'E20°29.7'N148°08.1'E21°27.1'N148°50.7'E 1.080 81° 264° 259 km 06m32.5s
02:5221°59.4'N150°12.5'E20°05.7'N148°45.3'E21°02.6'N149°28.5'E 1.080 80° 268° 258 km 06m31.1s
02:5421°34.0'N150°50.7'E19°41.2'N149°22.4'E20°37.7'N150°06.2'E 1.080 79° 270° 258 km 06m29.6s
02:5621°08.2'N151°28.8'E19°16.4'N149°59.5'E20°12.4'N150°43.8'E 1.079 78° 273° 258 km 06m28.0s
02:5820°41.9'N152°06.9'E18°51.1'N150°36.5'E19°46.6'N151°21.3'E 1.079 77° 275° 258 km 06m26.3s
03:0020°15.2'N152°44.9'E18°25.3'N151°13.6'E19°20.4'N151°58.8'E 1.079 76° 276° 258 km 06m24.4s
03:0219°48.0'N153°22.9'E17°59.1'N151°50.6'E18°53.7'N152°36.3'E 1.079 74° 278° 258 km 06m22.4s
03:0419°20.4'N154°00.9'E17°32.4'N152°27.7'E18°26.6'N153°13.9'E 1.079 73° 279° 258 km 06m20.4s
03:0618°52.3'N154°39.0'E17°05.2'N153°05.0'E17°58.9'N153°51.6'E 1.079 72° 280° 258 km 06m18.2s
03:0818°23.7'N155°17.2'E16°37.6'N153°42.3'E17°30.8'N154°29.3'E 1.079 71° 281° 258 km 06m15.9s
03:1017°54.6'N155°55.6'E16°09.5'N154°19.9'E17°02.2'N155°07.3'E 1.079 70° 282° 257 km 06m13.5s
03:1217°25.1'N156°34.1'E15°40.8'N154°57.6'E16°33.1'N155°45.4'E 1.079 69° 283° 257 km 06m11.0s
03:1416°55.0'N157°12.9'E15°11.7'N155°35.7'E16°03.5'N156°23.8'E 1.078 68° 284° 257 km 06m08.4s
03:1616°24.4'N157°51.9'E14°42.0'N156°14.0'E15°33.4'N157°02.5'E 1.078 66° 285° 257 km 06m05.7s
03:1815°53.2'N158°31.3'E14°11.8'N156°52.7'E15°02.7'N157°41.5'E 1.078 65° 286° 257 km 06m02.8s
03:2015°21.5'N159°11.1'E13°41.1'N157°31.7'E14°31.5'N158°20.9'E 1.078 64° 287° 256 km 05m59.9s
03:2214°49.2'N159°51.3'E13°09.7'N158°11.3'E13°59.7'N159°00.8'E 1.078 63° 287° 256 km 05m56.9s
03:2414°16.4'N160°32.0'E12°37.8'N158°51.4'E13°27.3'N159°41.2'E 1.078 61° 288° 256 km 05m53.8s
03:2613°42.9'N161°13.3'E12°05.3'N159°32.0'E12°54.3'N160°22.2'E 1.077 60° 288° 255 km 05m50.5s
03:2813°08.8'N161°55.2'E11°32.1'N160°13.3'E12°20.7'N161°03.8'E 1.077 59° 289° 255 km 05m47.2s
03:3012°34.0'N162°37.9'E10°58.3'N160°55.4'E11°46.4'N161°46.1'E 1.077 58° 289° 255 km 05m43.7s
03:3211°58.5'N163°21.4'E10°23.7'N161°38.2'E11°11.4'N162°29.3'E 1.077 56° 290° 254 km 05m40.2s
03:3411°22.2'N164°05.7'E09°48.5'N162°22.0'E10°35.6'N163°13.4'E 1.076 55° 290° 254 km 05m36.5s
03:3610°45.2'N164°51.1'E09°12.4'N163°06.8'E09°59.1'N163°58.4'E 1.076 54° 291° 253 km 05m32.7s
03:3810°07.4'N165°37.6'E08°35.6'N163°52.7'E09°21.8'N164°44.6'E 1.076 52° 291° 252 km 05m28.8s
03:4009°28.7'N166°25.4'E07°57.9'N164°39.8'E08°43.6'N165°32.1'E 1.076 51° 291° 252 km 05m24.8s
03:4208°49.1'N167°14.6'E07°19.3'N165°28.4'E08°04.5'N166°20.9'E 1.075 49° 292° 251 km 05m20.7s
03:4408°08.5'N168°05.4'E06°39.7'N166°18.5'E07°24.4'N167°11.4'E 1.075 48° 292° 250 km 05m16.4s
03:4607°26.8'N168°57.9'E05°59.0'N167°10.4'E06°43.2'N168°03.6'E 1.075 46° 292° 250 km 05m12.1s
03:4806°43.9'N169°52.5'E05°17.2'N168°04.2'E06°00.9'N168°57.7'E 1.074 45° 293° 249 km 05m07.5s
03:5005°59.8'N170°49.3'E04°34.2'N169°00.2'E05°17.4'N169°54.1'E 1.074 43° 293° 248 km 05m02.9s
03:5205°14.2'N171°48.7'E03°49.8'N169°58.7'E04°32.4'N170°53.1'E 1.073 41° 293° 247 km 04m58.1s
03:5404°27.2'N172°51.1'E03°03.9'N171°00.2'E03°45.9'N171°54.9'E 1.073 40° 293° 246 km 04m53.1s
03:5603°38.4'N173°56.8'E02°16.3'N172°04.9'E02°57.8'N173°00.1'E 1.072 38° 294° 244 km 04m47.9s
03:5802°47.6'N175°06.6'E01°26.9'N173°13.4'E02°07.7'N174°09.3'E 1.072 36° 294° 243 km 04m42.6s
04:0001°54.6'N176°21.1'E00°35.3'N174°26.4'E01°15.4'N175°23.0'E 1.071 34° 294° 241 km 04m37.0s
04:0200°59.0'N177°41.2'E00°18.7'S175°44.8'E00°20.6'N176°42.2'E 1.071 32° 294° 240 km 04m31.1s
04:0400°00.2'N179°08.2'E01°15.7'S177°09.7'E00°37.2'S178°08.0'E 1.070 30° 294° 238 km 04m25.0s
04:0601°02.3'S179°16.1'W02°16.1'S178°42.6'E01°38.6'S179°42.2'E 1.070 28° 294° 236 km 04m18.5s
04:0802°09.7'S177°29.2'W03°21.0'S179°34.2'W02°44.7'S178°32.9'W 1.069 25° 294° 233 km 04m11.5s
04:1003°23.4'S175°27.2'W04°31.6'S177°37.3'W03°56.7'S176°33.6'W 1.068 22° 294° 230 km 04m03.9s
04:1204°46.2'S173°02.8'W05°50.1'S175°20.9'W05°17.2'S174°13.5'W 1.067 19° 294° 227 km 03m55.5s
04:1406°23.7'S170°01.6'W07°20.7'S172°33.9'W06°51.0'S171°20.2'W 1.066 16° 293° 223 km 03m45.8s
04:1608°32.6'S165°40.0'W09°13.9'S168°48.5'W08°50.9'S167°19.4'W 1.064 11° 293° 217 km 03m33.5s
Limits12°04.6'S157°16.3'W13°44.8'S158°06.0'W12°54.7'S157°41.3'W 1.061 - 205 km 03m08.8s

ΔT = 66.0 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse02:36:24.602:35:18.624°13.2'N143°50.4'E 85.9° 197.6° 258.5 km06m38.86s
Greatest Duration02:30:22.602:29:16.625°14.5'N142°05.5'E 84.6° 157.4° 258.2 km06m39.47s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jul 22 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 66.0 seconds for this eclipse.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this website is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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