Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2106 May 03

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2106 May 03 . 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 2106 May 03
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits15°57.4'N166°33.5'W14°56.7'N165°58.8'W15°27.0'N166°16.0'W 1.031 - 125 km 01m36.2s
16:4618°24.2'N158°52.5'W18°24.7'N155°04.9'W18°27.2'N156°50.7'W 1.034 10° 77° 139 km 01m53.3s
16:4820°06.1'N154°14.9'W19°47.3'N151°24.3'W19°57.8'N152°46.7'W 1.035 14° 78° 145 km 02m01.8s
16:5021°22.2'N151°04.1'W20°54.6'N148°36.1'W21°09.2'N149°48.3'W 1.036 18° 80° 149 km 02m08.6s
16:5222°26.8'N148°31.0'W21°53.6'N146°16.1'W22°10.8'N147°22.3'W 1.037 21° 81° 153 km 02m14.4s
16:5423°24.4'N146°20.4'W22°47.0'N144°14.0'W23°06.2'N145°16.2'W 1.038 23° 82° 156 km 02m19.6s
16:5624°17.2'N144°25.0'W23°36.4'N142°24.8'W23°57.2'N143°24.0'W 1.038 25° 83° 159 km 02m24.4s
16:5825°06.3'N142°40.6'W24°22.8'N140°45.3'W24°44.9'N141°42.1'W 1.039 28° 85° 161 km 02m28.9s
17:0025°52.6'N141°04.7'W25°06.6'N139°13.2'W25°30.0'N140°08.3'W 1.040 29° 86° 163 km 02m33.1s
17:0226°36.6'N139°35.6'W25°48.4'N137°47.2'W26°12.8'N138°40.7'W 1.040 31° 87° 165 km 02m37.1s
17:0427°18.6'N138°11.9'W26°28.4'N136°26.3'W26°53.8'N137°18.5'W 1.041 33° 88° 166 km 02m40.9s
17:0627°58.9'N136°52.8'W27°06.8'N135°09.5'W27°33.2'N136°00.5'W 1.041 35° 89° 168 km 02m44.6s
17:0828°37.8'N135°37.5'W27°44.0'N133°56.2'W28°11.1'N134°46.3'W 1.041 36° 91° 169 km 02m48.1s
17:1029°15.3'N134°25.5'W28°19.9'N132°46.1'W28°47.9'N133°35.2'W 1.042 38° 92° 170 km 02m51.4s
17:1229°51.7'N133°16.2'W28°54.8'N131°38.5'W29°23.5'N132°26.8'W 1.042 39° 93° 171 km 02m54.6s
17:1430°27.0'N132°09.4'W29°28.7'N130°33.2'W29°58.1'N131°20.7'W 1.043 40° 95° 172 km 02m57.7s
17:1631°01.4'N131°04.6'W30°01.7'N129°29.9'W30°31.8'N130°16.7'W 1.043 42° 96° 173 km 03m00.7s
17:1831°34.9'N130°01.7'W30°33.8'N128°28.4'W31°04.6'N129°14.5'W 1.043 43° 97° 174 km 03m03.6s
17:2032°07.6'N129°00.4'W31°05.2'N127°28.4'W31°36.6'N128°13.9'W 1.043 44° 99° 174 km 03m06.4s
17:2232°39.5'N128°00.4'W31°35.9'N126°29.7'W32°07.9'N127°14.6'W 1.044 45° 100° 175 km 03m09.1s
17:2433°10.7'N127°01.7'W32°05.9'N125°32.3'W32°38.5'N126°16.5'W 1.044 46° 102° 175 km 03m11.7s
17:2633°41.3'N126°04.1'W32°35.2'N124°35.9'W33°08.4'N125°19.5'W 1.044 47° 103° 176 km 03m14.1s
17:2834°11.1'N125°07.4'W33°04.0'N123°40.4'W33°37.7'N124°23.4'W 1.044 49° 105° 176 km 03m16.5s
17:3034°40.4'N124°11.5'W33°32.2'N122°45.7'W34°06.4'N123°28.1'W 1.045 50° 107° 177 km 03m18.8s
17:3235°09.1'N123°16.4'W33°59.8'N121°51.8'W34°34.6'N122°33.6'W 1.045 50° 109° 177 km 03m21.1s
17:3435°37.3'N122°21.8'W34°26.8'N120°58.4'W35°02.2'N121°39.6'W 1.045 51° 110° 177 km 03m23.2s
17:3636°04.9'N121°27.7'W34°53.4'N120°05.6'W35°29.3'N120°46.2'W 1.045 52° 112° 178 km 03m25.2s
17:3836°32.0'N120°34.1'W35°19.5'N119°13.2'W35°55.9'N119°53.2'W 1.045 53° 114° 178 km 03m27.2s
17:4036°58.6'N119°40.8'W35°45.1'N118°21.1'W36°22.0'N119°00.5'W 1.046 54° 116° 178 km 03m29.0s
17:4237°24.8'N118°47.8'W36°10.2'N117°29.4'W36°47.6'N118°08.1'W 1.046 55° 118° 178 km 03m30.8s
17:4437°50.4'N117°55.0'W36°34.9'N116°37.9'W37°12.7'N117°16.0'W 1.046 56° 120° 178 km 03m32.5s
17:4638°15.6'N117°02.3'W36°59.1'N115°46.6'W37°37.4'N116°24.0'W 1.046 56° 123° 178 km 03m34.1s
17:4838°40.3'N116°09.7'W37°22.9'N114°55.4'W38°01.7'N115°32.1'W 1.046 57° 125° 179 km 03m35.6s
17:5039°04.6'N115°17.2'W37°46.2'N114°04.2'W38°25.5'N114°40.3'W 1.046 58° 127° 179 km 03m37.0s
17:5239°28.4'N114°24.6'W38°09.2'N113°13.1'W38°48.9'N113°48.4'W 1.046 58° 129° 179 km 03m38.3s
17:5439°51.9'N113°31.9'W38°31.7'N112°21.9'W39°11.8'N112°56.5'W 1.047 59° 132° 179 km 03m39.6s
17:5640°14.8'N112°39.1'W38°53.8'N111°30.7'W39°34.4'N112°04.5'W 1.047 59° 134° 179 km 03m40.7s
17:5840°37.4'N111°46.1'W39°15.5'N110°39.3'W39°56.5'N111°12.3'W 1.047 60° 137° 179 km 03m41.8s
18:0040°59.5'N110°52.9'W39°36.8'N109°47.7'W40°18.2'N110°20.0'W 1.047 60° 140° 179 km 03m42.8s
18:0241°21.2'N109°59.4'W39°57.6'N108°56.0'W40°39.4'N109°27.3'W 1.047 60° 142° 178 km 03m43.7s
18:0441°42.4'N109°05.6'W40°18.1'N108°03.9'W41°00.3'N108°34.4'W 1.047 61° 145° 178 km 03m44.5s
18:0642°03.3'N108°11.5'W40°38.1'N107°11.6'W41°20.7'N107°41.2'W 1.047 61° 148° 178 km 03m45.2s
18:0842°23.7'N107°16.9'W40°57.8'N106°18.9'W41°40.7'N106°47.6'W 1.047 61° 151° 178 km 03m45.8s
18:1042°43.7'N106°21.9'W41°17.0'N105°25.9'W42°00.3'N105°53.6'W 1.047 62° 154° 178 km 03m46.3s
18:1243°03.2'N105°26.4'W41°35.9'N104°32.4'W42°19.5'N104°59.1'W 1.047 62° 157° 178 km 03m46.7s
18:1443°22.3'N104°30.4'W41°54.3'N103°38.5'W42°38.3'N104°04.1'W 1.047 62° 160° 178 km 03m47.1s
18:1643°41.0'N103°33.8'W42°12.2'N102°44.0'W42°56.6'N103°08.6'W 1.047 62° 163° 178 km 03m47.3s
18:1843°59.2'N102°36.6'W42°29.8'N101°49.1'W43°14.5'N102°12.6'W 1.047 62° 166° 177 km 03m47.5s
18:2044°16.9'N101°38.8'W42°46.9'N100°53.5'W43°31.9'N101°15.9'W 1.047 62° 169° 177 km 03m47.5s
18:2244°34.2'N100°40.2'W43°03.6'N099°57.4'W43°48.9'N100°18.6'W 1.047 62° 172° 177 km 03m47.5s
18:2444°51.1'N099°41.0'W43°19.9'N099°00.6'W44°05.4'N099°20.6'W 1.047 62° 175° 177 km 03m47.3s
18:2645°07.4'N098°41.0'W43°35.7'N098°03.2'W44°21.5'N098°21.9'W 1.047 61° 178° 177 km 03m47.1s
18:2845°23.2'N097°40.1'W43°51.1'N097°05.0'W44°37.1'N097°22.4'W 1.047 61° 181° 176 km 03m46.8s
18:3045°38.6'N096°38.5'W44°05.9'N096°06.0'W44°52.2'N096°22.2'W 1.047 61° 184° 176 km 03m46.4s
18:3245°53.4'N095°35.9'W44°20.3'N095°06.3'W45°06.8'N095°21.0'W 1.047 60° 187° 176 km 03m45.8s
18:3446°07.7'N094°32.4'W44°34.3'N094°05.7'W45°20.9'N094°19.0'W 1.047 60° 190° 176 km 03m45.2s
18:3646°21.5'N093°28.0'W44°47.7'N093°04.2'W45°34.5'N093°16.1'W 1.047 60° 192° 175 km 03m44.5s
18:3846°34.7'N092°22.5'W45°00.6'N092°01.8'W45°47.6'N092°12.2'W 1.047 59° 195° 175 km 03m43.7s
18:4046°47.4'N091°15.9'W45°13.0'N090°58.4'W46°00.1'N091°07.3'W 1.047 59° 198° 175 km 03m42.8s
18:4246°59.4'N090°08.3'W45°24.8'N089°54.1'W46°12.0'N090°01.3'W 1.047 58° 201° 175 km 03m41.8s
18:4447°10.9'N088°59.5'W45°36.1'N088°48.6'W46°23.4'N088°54.2'W 1.047 58° 204° 174 km 03m40.7s
18:4647°21.7'N087°49.5'W45°46.8'N087°42.1'W46°34.2'N087°45.9'W 1.047 57° 206° 174 km 03m39.5s
18:4847°31.9'N086°38.2'W45°56.9'N086°34.3'W46°44.3'N086°36.5'W 1.046 56° 209° 174 km 03m38.2s
18:5047°41.4'N085°25.6'W46°06.4'N085°25.4'W46°53.8'N085°25.8'W 1.046 55° 211° 173 km 03m36.8s
18:5247°50.3'N084°11.6'W46°15.3'N084°15.2'W47°02.7'N084°13.7'W 1.046 55° 214° 173 km 03m35.3s
18:5447°58.4'N082°56.2'W46°23.5'N083°03.6'W47°10.9'N083°00.3'W 1.046 54° 216° 172 km 03m33.7s
18:5648°05.7'N081°39.3'W46°31.0'N081°50.7'W47°18.3'N081°45.4'W 1.046 53° 219° 172 km 03m32.0s
18:5848°12.3'N080°20.9'W46°37.9'N080°36.3'W47°25.0'N080°29.0'W 1.046 52° 221° 172 km 03m30.2s
19:0048°18.1'N079°00.8'W46°43.9'N079°20.4'W47°31.0'N079°11.1'W 1.046 51° 224° 171 km 03m28.3s
19:0248°23.0'N077°39.0'W46°49.3'N078°02.8'W47°36.1'N077°51.4'W 1.045 50° 226° 171 km 03m26.2s
19:0448°27.1'N076°15.3'W46°53.8'N076°43.5'W47°40.4'N076°30.0'W 1.045 49° 228° 170 km 03m24.1s
19:0648°30.2'N074°49.8'W46°57.4'N075°22.5'W47°43.8'N075°06.8'W 1.045 48° 231° 170 km 03m21.9s
19:0848°32.4'N073°22.2'W47°00.2'N073°59.5'W47°46.3'N073°41.5'W 1.045 47° 233° 169 km 03m19.6s
19:1048°33.5'N071°52.5'W47°02.1'N072°34.5'W47°47.8'N072°14.2'W 1.045 46° 235° 168 km 03m17.2s
19:1248°33.5'N070°20.5'W47°03.0'N071°07.3'W47°48.2'N070°44.7'W 1.044 45° 237° 168 km 03m14.7s
19:1448°32.4'N068°46.1'W47°02.8'N069°37.8'W47°47.6'N069°12.8'W 1.044 44° 240° 167 km 03m12.0s
19:1648°30.0'N067°09.0'W47°01.6'N068°05.9'W47°45.8'N067°38.4'W 1.044 43° 242° 167 km 03m09.3s
19:1848°26.4'N065°29.2'W46°59.1'N066°31.3'W47°42.8'N066°01.2'W 1.044 42° 244° 166 km 03m06.4s
19:2048°21.4'N063°46.3'W46°55.4'N064°53.7'W47°38.5'N064°21.0'W 1.043 40° 246° 165 km 03m03.4s
19:2248°14.8'N062°00.0'W46°50.4'N063°13.1'W47°32.7'N062°37.6'W 1.043 39° 248° 164 km 03m00.3s
19:2448°06.6'N060°10.1'W46°43.8'N061°28.9'W47°25.4'N060°50.6'W 1.043 38° 251° 163 km 02m57.0s
19:2647°56.7'N058°16.0'W46°35.7'N059°40.9'W47°16.3'N058°59.7'W 1.042 36° 253° 162 km 02m53.6s
19:2847°44.7'N056°17.4'W46°25.8'N057°48.5'W47°05.5'N057°04.2'W 1.042 35° 255° 161 km 02m50.1s
19:3047°30.6'N054°13.5'W46°14.0'N055°51.3'W46°52.5'N055°03.8'W 1.041 33° 257° 160 km 02m46.4s
19:3247°14.0'N052°03.5'W46°00.0'N053°48.5'W46°37.3'N052°57.5'W 1.041 31° 260° 159 km 02m42.5s
19:3446°54.5'N049°46.4'W45°43.5'N051°39.1'W46°19.4'N050°44.3'W 1.041 30° 262° 158 km 02m38.4s
19:3646°31.8'N047°20.8'W45°24.2'N049°22.1'W45°58.4'N048°23.1'W 1.040 28° 264° 156 km 02m34.0s
19:3846°05.0'N044°44.5'W45°01.4'N046°55.6'W45°33.7'N045°51.8'W 1.039 26° 267° 155 km 02m29.4s
19:4045°33.4'N041°54.6'W44°34.5'N044°17.2'W45°04.5'N043°07.9'W 1.039 23° 269° 153 km 02m24.5s
19:4244°55.2'N038°46.3'W44°02.4'N041°23.4'W44°29.5'N040°07.2'W 1.038 21° 272° 151 km 02m19.1s
19:4444°08.0'N035°11.0'W43°23.1'N038°08.0'W43°46.6'N036°42.4'W 1.037 18° 275° 148 km 02m13.1s
19:4643°06.2'N030°50.6'W42°33.4'N034°19.5'W42°51.3'N032°39.5'W 1.036 15° 278° 145 km 02m06.2s
19:4841°32.6'N024°48.6'W41°25.0'N029°30.2'W41°32.4'N027°20.0'W 1.035 10° 282° 140 km 01m57.4s
Limits38°45.6'N014°59.8'W37°44.4'N015°45.3'W38°14.9'N015°22.8'W 1.032 - 129 km 01m39.6s

ΔT = 133.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse18:19:19.518:17:05.843°06.4'N103°11.5'W 61.9° 164.3° 177.5 km03m47.41s
Greatest Duration18:22:22.318:20:08.543°33.1'N101°11.9'W 61.8° 168.9° 177.2 km03m47.52s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2106 May 03

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2106 May 03 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 133.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 22.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.09°.

Acknowledgments

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

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