Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2384 May 21

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2384 May 21 . 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 .

Annular Solar Eclipse of 2384 May 21
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits66°21.2'N007°58.6'W58°54.2'N017°34.1'E62°05.8'N008°51.8'E 0.928 - 1364 km 04m15.5s
02:26 - - 69°16.3'N031°23.5'E63°55.0'N011°59.3'E 0.929 45° 1364 km 04m17.5s
02:28 - - 70°33.1'N032°17.2'E66°43.5'N015°24.6'E 0.930 49° 1335 km 04m20.3s
02:30 - - 71°45.9'N032°58.8'E68°35.3'N016°52.3'E 0.930 51° 1304 km 04m22.0s
02:32 - - 72°55.6'N033°29.7'E70°08.7'N017°36.5'E 0.931 52° 1274 km 04m23.3s
02:34 - - 74°02.9'N033°50.3'E71°31.8'N017°52.1'E 0.931 10° 53° 1247 km 04m24.3s
02:36 - - 75°08.1'N034°00.5'E72°48.1'N017°44.0'E 0.931 10° 54° 1223 km 04m25.2s
02:38 - - 76°11.7'N033°59.6'E73°59.2'N017°14.1'E 0.931 11° 54° 1201 km 04m25.9s
02:40 - - 77°13.9'N033°46.5'E75°06.1'N016°22.1'E 0.931 12° 54° 1182 km 04m26.5s
02:4269°44.4'N005°33.6'W78°14.8'N033°19.2'E76°09.3'N015°06.3'E 0.931 12° 53° 1166 km 04m27.0s
02:4471°17.6'N006°28.0'W79°14.6'N032°34.8'E77°09.0'N013°24.0'E 0.932 13° 52° 1152 km 04m27.4s
02:4672°28.0'N008°14.5'W80°13.2'N031°29.2'E78°05.2'N011°11.7'E 0.932 13° 51° 1140 km 04m27.7s
02:4873°24.3'N010°39.5'W81°10.6'N029°56.3'E78°57.7'N008°24.4'E 0.932 13° 49° 1130 km 04m28.0s
02:5074°09.0'N013°37.8'W82°06.7'N027°47.3'E79°46.0'N004°56.6'E 0.932 13° 46° 1123 km 04m28.1s
02:5274°43.0'N017°05.9'W83°01.1'N024°49.4'E80°29.3'N000°42.5'E 0.932 13° 42° 1118 km 04m28.2s
02:5475°06.0'N021°00.2'W83°53.1'N020°42.8'E81°06.6'N004°23.3'W 0.932 13° 38° 1115 km 04m28.2s
02:5675°17.2'N025°15.6'W84°41.5'N014°59.0'E81°36.6'N010°23.2'W 0.932 13° 33° 1114 km 04m28.1s
02:5875°15.1'N029°45.5'W85°24.5'N006°58.6'E81°57.8'N017°14.2'W 0.932 13° 27° 1115 km 04m28.0s
03:0074°57.4'N034°21.6'W85°58.9'N004°02.0'W82°08.6'N024°45.4'W 0.932 13° 20° 1118 km 04m27.8s
03:0274°19.7'N038°54.5'W86°19.9'N018°16.5'W82°07.6'N032°36.8'W 0.932 13° 13° 1124 km 04m27.5s
03:0473°10.8'N043°13.7'W86°23.0'N034°29.7'W81°54.3'N040°23.2'W 0.931 12° 1132 km 04m27.1s
03:06 - - 86°06.5'N049°58.7'W81°28.3'N047°39.9'W 0.931 12° 360° 1143 km 04m26.6s
03:08 - - 85°33.1'N062°35.0'W80°49.9'N054°08.9'W 0.931 11° 354° 1157 km 04m26.0s
03:10 - - 84°47.0'N071°54.1'W79°59.5'N059°40.7'W 0.931 10° 349° 1174 km 04m25.3s
03:12 - - 83°51.6'N078°30.9'W78°56.9'N064°12.9'W 0.931 10° 345° 1195 km 04m24.4s
03:14 - - 82°49.1'N083°08.5'W77°40.8'N067°46.6'W 0.930 342° 1221 km 04m23.4s
03:16 - - 81°40.3'N086°20.3'W76°08.0'N070°23.2'W 0.930 340° 1253 km 04m22.1s
03:18 - - 80°25.5'N088°29.2'W74°08.3'N071°58.2'W 0.930 340° 1292 km 04m20.4s
03:20 - - 79°04.0'N089°49.6'W70°51.0'N071°47.9'W 0.929 340° 1349 km 04m17.5s
Limits69°47.1'N046°44.2'W66°52.6'N083°29.1'W68°39.7'N070°17.8'W 0.928 - 1373 km 04m15.5s

ΔT = 741.8 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse03:05:25.402:53:03.680°49.9'N004°59.0'W 13.3° 40.3° 1115.8 km04m28.21s
Greatest Duration03:05:36.202:53:14.480°53.3'N002°20.9'W 13.3° 39.9° 1115.5 km04m28.21s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2384 May 21

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2384 May 21 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 741.8 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 193.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.81°.

Acknowledgments

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

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