Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0827 Dec 08

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0827 Dec 08 . 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 -0827 Dec 08
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits02°16.9'S076°42.5'W02°45.7'S077°00.5'W02°31.3'S076°51.4'W 1.016 - 62 km 00m51.0s
11:0005°28.2'S069°28.5'W05°09.2'S071°37.3'W05°20.4'S070°29.6'W 1.018 112° 71 km 01m00.6s
11:0207°49.1'S064°49.3'W07°51.3'S066°15.1'W07°50.6'S065°31.5'W 1.020 13° 111° 78 km 01m09.3s
11:0409°30.6'S061°44.1'W09°39.9'S062°58.8'W09°35.6'S062°21.1'W 1.021 17° 110° 83 km 01m15.4s
11:0610°55.5'S059°17.9'W11°08.9'S060°27.3'W11°02.5'S059°52.3'W 1.022 20° 110° 87 km 01m20.6s
11:0812°10.5'S057°14.5'W12°26.9'S058°20.6'W12°18.9'S057°47.3'W 1.023 23° 109° 90 km 01m25.1s
11:1013°18.6'S055°26.3'W13°37.4'S056°30.3'W13°28.2'S055°58.1'W 1.024 26° 108° 92 km 01m29.3s
11:1214°21.6'S053°49.1'W14°42.4'S054°51.7'W14°32.2'S054°20.2'W 1.025 28° 108° 95 km 01m33.1s
11:1415°20.6'S052°20.4'W15°43.2'S053°21.8'W15°32.1'S052°51.0'W 1.025 30° 107° 97 km 01m36.7s
11:1616°16.3'S050°58.4'W16°40.5'S051°59.0'W16°28.6'S051°28.5'W 1.026 32° 106° 99 km 01m40.2s
11:1817°09.3'S049°41.8'W17°34.9'S050°41.7'W17°22.3'S050°11.6'W 1.026 34° 105° 101 km 01m43.4s
11:2018°00.0'S048°29.7'W18°26.9'S049°29.0'W18°13.6'S048°59.2'W 1.027 36° 105° 102 km 01m46.5s
11:2218°48.6'S047°21.4'W19°16.8'S048°20.2'W19°02.9'S047°50.6'W 1.027 38° 104° 104 km 01m49.5s
11:2419°35.5'S046°16.3'W20°04.8'S047°14.7'W19°50.3'S046°45.3'W 1.028 39° 103° 105 km 01m52.4s
11:2620°20.7'S045°13.9'W20°51.2'S046°11.9'W20°36.1'S045°42.8'W 1.028 41° 102° 106 km 01m55.1s
11:2821°04.5'S044°13.9'W21°36.1'S045°11.6'W21°20.4'S044°42.6'W 1.028 42° 101° 107 km 01m57.8s
11:3021°47.0'S043°16.0'W22°19.6'S044°13.4'W22°03.4'S043°44.6'W 1.029 44° 100° 108 km 02m00.4s
11:3222°28.3'S042°19.9'W23°01.9'S043°17.0'W22°45.2'S042°48.3'W 1.029 45° 99° 109 km 02m02.9s
11:3423°08.4'S041°25.4'W23°43.0'S042°22.2'W23°25.8'S041°53.7'W 1.029 47° 98° 110 km 02m05.3s
11:3623°47.5'S040°32.3'W24°23.0'S041°28.8'W24°05.4'S041°00.4'W 1.030 48° 97° 111 km 02m07.6s
11:3824°25.7'S039°40.4'W25°02.1'S040°36.7'W24°44.0'S040°08.4'W 1.030 49° 96° 112 km 02m09.9s
11:4025°02.9'S038°49.6'W25°40.2'S039°45.6'W25°21.7'S039°17.4'W 1.030 50° 95° 113 km 02m12.1s
11:4225°39.3'S037°59.8'W26°17.5'S038°55.4'W25°58.5'S038°27.4'W 1.030 52° 93° 113 km 02m14.2s
11:4426°14.8'S037°10.7'W26°53.9'S038°06.1'W26°34.5'S037°38.3'W 1.031 53° 92° 114 km 02m16.3s
11:4626°49.6'S036°22.4'W27°29.6'S037°17.4'W27°09.7'S036°49.8'W 1.031 54° 91° 114 km 02m18.3s
11:4827°23.7'S035°34.8'W28°04.4'S036°29.4'W27°44.2'S036°01.9'W 1.031 55° 89° 115 km 02m20.2s
11:5027°57.0'S034°47.6'W28°38.6'S035°41.9'W28°17.9'S035°14.6'W 1.031 56° 88° 115 km 02m22.0s
11:5228°29.6'S034°01.0'W29°12.0'S034°54.9'W28°50.9'S034°27.8'W 1.032 57° 86° 116 km 02m23.8s
11:5429°01.6'S033°14.7'W29°44.8'S034°08.2'W29°23.3'S033°41.3'W 1.032 59° 85° 116 km 02m25.6s
11:5629°33.0'S032°28.7'W30°17.0'S033°21.8'W29°55.1'S032°55.1'W 1.032 60° 83° 117 km 02m27.2s
11:5830°03.7'S031°43.0'W30°48.5'S032°35.7'W30°26.2'S032°09.2'W 1.032 61° 81° 117 km 02m28.8s
12:0030°33.8'S030°57.5'W31°19.4'S031°49.7'W30°56.7'S031°23.5'W 1.032 62° 79° 117 km 02m30.3s
12:0231°03.4'S030°12.2'W31°49.7'S031°03.8'W31°26.6'S030°37.8'W 1.032 63° 77° 118 km 02m31.8s
12:0431°32.3'S029°26.9'W32°19.4'S030°18.0'W31°55.9'S029°52.3'W 1.033 63° 75° 118 km 02m33.2s
12:0632°00.7'S028°41.7'W32°48.5'S029°32.2'W32°24.7'S029°06.8'W 1.033 64° 73° 118 km 02m34.6s
12:0832°28.6'S027°56.4'W33°17.1'S028°46.4'W32°52.9'S028°21.3'W 1.033 65° 71° 118 km 02m35.8s
12:1032°55.9'S027°11.2'W33°45.1'S028°00.5'W33°20.6'S027°35.7'W 1.033 66° 68° 119 km 02m37.0s
12:1233°22.6'S026°25.8'W34°12.6'S027°14.5'W33°47.7'S026°50.0'W 1.033 67° 66° 119 km 02m38.2s
12:1433°48.9'S025°40.3'W34°39.5'S026°28.3'W34°14.2'S026°04.1'W 1.033 68° 63° 119 km 02m39.2s
12:1634°14.6'S024°54.6'W35°05.9'S025°41.9'W34°40.3'S025°18.1'W 1.033 68° 60° 119 km 02m40.2s
12:1834°39.7'S024°08.8'W35°31.7'S024°55.2'W35°05.8'S024°31.8'W 1.033 69° 57° 119 km 02m41.2s
12:2035°04.4'S023°22.6'W35°57.0'S024°08.2'W35°30.8'S023°45.3'W 1.033 70° 54° 119 km 02m42.1s
12:2235°28.5'S022°36.2'W36°21.8'S023°21.0'W35°55.2'S022°58.5'W 1.033 70° 51° 119 km 02m42.9s
12:2435°52.1'S021°49.5'W36°46.1'S022°33.3'W36°19.1'S022°11.3'W 1.034 71° 47° 119 km 02m43.6s
12:2636°15.2'S021°02.5'W37°09.8'S021°45.3'W36°42.5'S021°23.8'W 1.034 71° 43° 119 km 02m44.2s
12:2836°37.8'S020°15.0'W37°32.9'S020°56.9'W37°05.4'S020°35.8'W 1.034 72° 40° 119 km 02m44.8s
12:3036°59.8'S019°27.2'W37°55.6'S020°08.0'W37°27.7'S019°47.5'W 1.034 72° 36° 119 km 02m45.4s
12:3237°21.3'S018°38.9'W38°17.7'S019°18.6'W37°49.5'S018°58.6'W 1.034 72° 31° 119 km 02m45.8s
12:3437°42.3'S017°50.1'W38°39.2'S018°28.7'W38°10.8'S018°09.3'W 1.034 72° 27° 119 km 02m46.2s
12:3638°02.8'S017°00.9'W39°00.2'S017°38.2'W38°31.5'S017°19.4'W 1.034 73° 23° 119 km 02m46.5s
12:3838°22.7'S016°11.1'W39°20.6'S016°47.2'W38°51.7'S016°29.0'W 1.034 73° 19° 119 km 02m46.7s
12:4038°42.0'S015°20.7'W39°40.5'S015°55.5'W39°11.3'S015°38.0'W 1.034 73° 14° 119 km 02m46.9s
12:4239°00.9'S014°29.8'W39°59.8'S015°03.2'W39°30.4'S014°46.4'W 1.034 72° 10° 119 km 02m46.9s
12:4439°19.1'S013°38.2'W40°18.5'S014°10.2'W39°48.8'S013°54.1'W 1.034 72° 119 km 02m46.9s
12:4639°36.8'S012°46.0'W40°36.7'S013°16.5'W40°06.7'S013°01.2'W 1.034 72° 119 km 02m46.9s
12:4839°53.9'S011°53.1'W40°54.2'S012°22.1'W40°24.1'S012°07.5'W 1.034 72° 357° 119 km 02m46.7s
12:5040°10.5'S010°59.5'W41°11.1'S011°26.9'W40°40.8'S011°13.2'W 1.034 71° 353° 119 km 02m46.5s
12:5240°26.4'S010°05.2'W41°27.4'S010°31.0'W40°56.9'S010°18.0'W 1.034 71° 349° 118 km 02m46.2s
12:5440°41.7'S009°10.1'W41°43.0'S009°34.2'W41°12.4'S009°22.1'W 1.034 70° 346° 118 km 02m45.8s
12:5640°56.4'S008°14.2'W41°58.0'S008°36.6'W41°27.2'S008°25.3'W 1.034 70° 342° 118 km 02m45.4s
12:5841°10.5'S007°17.5'W42°12.4'S007°38.1'W41°41.4'S007°27.8'W 1.034 69° 338° 118 km 02m44.8s
13:0041°23.9'S006°19.9'W42°26.0'S006°38.7'W41°55.0'S006°29.3'W 1.034 69° 335° 118 km 02m44.2s
13:0241°36.7'S005°21.5'W42°39.0'S005°38.4'W42°07.8'S005°29.9'W 1.033 68° 332° 117 km 02m43.5s
13:0441°48.8'S004°22.1'W42°51.2'S004°37.1'W42°20.0'S004°29.6'W 1.033 67° 329° 117 km 02m42.7s
13:0642°00.2'S003°21.9'W43°02.7'S003°34.8'W42°31.5'S003°28.4'W 1.033 67° 326° 117 km 02m41.9s
13:0842°10.8'S002°20.6'W43°13.5'S002°31.5'W42°42.2'S002°26.1'W 1.033 66° 323° 117 km 02m41.0s
13:1042°20.8'S001°18.4'W43°23.5'S001°27.1'W42°52.1'S001°22.8'W 1.033 65° 320° 116 km 02m40.0s
13:1242°30.0'S000°15.1'W43°32.6'S000°21.7'W43°01.3'S000°18.5'W 1.033 64° 317° 116 km 02m38.9s
13:1442°38.4'S000°49.3'E43°41.0'S000°44.8'E43°09.7'S000°47.0'E 1.033 63° 315° 115 km 02m37.7s
13:1642°46.0'S001°54.8'E43°48.5'S001°52.6'E43°17.2'S001°53.5'E 1.033 62° 312° 115 km 02m36.4s
13:1842°52.7'S003°01.4'E43°55.1'S003°01.4'E43°23.9'S003°01.3'E 1.033 61° 310° 115 km 02m35.1s
13:2042°58.6'S004°09.2'E44°00.8'S004°11.6'E43°29.7'S004°10.2'E 1.032 60° 308° 114 km 02m33.7s
13:2243°03.7'S005°18.2'E44°05.6'S005°23.0'E43°34.6'S005°20.4'E 1.032 59° 305° 114 km 02m32.2s
13:2443°07.8'S006°28.5'E44°09.4'S006°35.7'E43°38.6'S006°31.9'E 1.032 58° 303° 113 km 02m30.7s
13:2643°10.9'S007°40.2'E44°12.2'S007°49.7'E43°41.6'S007°44.7'E 1.032 57° 301° 113 km 02m29.0s
13:2843°13.1'S008°53.2'E44°13.9'S009°05.2'E43°43.5'S008°59.0'E 1.032 56° 299° 112 km 02m27.3s
13:3043°14.2'S010°07.7'E44°14.6'S010°22.1'E43°44.4'S010°14.7'E 1.032 55° 297° 112 km 02m25.5s
13:3243°14.3'S011°23.6'E44°14.1'S011°40.6'E43°44.2'S011°31.9'E 1.031 54° 295° 111 km 02m23.6s
13:3443°13.2'S012°41.2'E44°12.4'S013°00.7'E43°42.8'S012°50.7'E 1.031 52° 293° 110 km 02m21.6s
13:3643°11.0'S014°00.4'E44°09.5'S014°22.4'E43°40.3'S014°11.1'E 1.031 51° 291° 110 km 02m19.5s
13:3843°07.5'S015°21.4'E44°05.2'S015°46.0'E43°36.4'S015°33.4'E 1.031 50° 289° 109 km 02m17.4s
13:4043°02.8'S016°44.2'E43°59.6'S017°11.4'E43°31.2'S016°57.5'E 1.030 49° 287° 108 km 02m15.2s
13:4242°56.6'S018°09.0'E43°52.6'S018°38.8'E43°24.6'S018°23.6'E 1.030 47° 285° 108 km 02m12.8s
13:4442°49.0'S019°36.0'E43°44.0'S020°08.3'E43°16.6'S019°51.8'E 1.030 46° 283° 107 km 02m10.4s
13:4642°39.9'S021°05.2'E43°33.8'S021°40.1'E43°06.9'S021°22.3'E 1.030 45° 281° 106 km 02m07.9s
13:4842°29.1'S022°36.8'E43°21.8'S023°14.4'E42°55.5'S022°55.3'E 1.029 43° 280° 105 km 02m05.3s
13:5042°16.6'S024°11.2'E43°08.0'S024°51.4'E42°42.3'S024°30.9'E 1.029 42° 278° 104 km 02m02.6s
13:5242°02.1'S025°48.6'E42°52.1'S026°31.4'E42°27.2'S026°09.6'E 1.029 40° 276° 103 km 01m59.8s
13:5441°45.6'S027°29.2'E42°34.0'S028°14.7'E42°09.9'S027°51.5'E 1.028 39° 274° 102 km 01m56.9s
13:5641°26.8'S029°13.5'E42°13.6'S030°01.7'E41°50.3'S029°37.2'E 1.028 37° 272° 101 km 01m53.9s
13:5841°05.4'S031°01.9'E41°50.4'S031°53.0'E41°28.1'S031°27.1'E 1.027 35° 270° 99 km 01m50.7s
14:0040°41.3'S032°55.2'E41°24.3'S033°49.1'E41°02.9'S033°21.8'E 1.027 33° 268° 98 km 01m47.4s
14:0240°13.9'S034°54.1'E40°54.7'S035°51.0'E40°34.5'S035°22.2'E 1.026 31° 267° 96 km 01m43.9s
14:0439°42.9'S036°59.8'E40°21.2'S037°59.8'E40°02.2'S037°29.4'E 1.026 29° 265° 95 km 01m40.3s
14:0639°07.4'S039°13.6'E39°43.0'S040°17.1'E39°25.4'S039°44.9'E 1.025 27° 263° 93 km 01m36.4s
14:0838°26.6'S041°37.8'E38°59.0'S042°45.2'E38°43.0'S042°11.1'E 1.025 25° 261° 91 km 01m32.3s
14:1037°39.0'S044°15.6'E38°07.5'S045°27.8'E37°53.5'S044°51.2'E 1.024 22° 259° 88 km 01m27.8s
14:1236°42.2'S047°12.5'E37°05.9'S048°31.0'E36°54.4'S047°51.2'E 1.023 19° 256° 86 km 01m22.8s
14:1435°31.8'S050°38.7'E35°48.7'S052°07.0'E35°40.7'S051°22.1'E 1.022 16° 254° 82 km 01m17.2s
14:1633°57.2'S054°59.3'E34°02.1'S056°47.3'E34°00.4'S055°51.9'E 1.021 11° 251° 78 km 01m10.2s
14:1831°08.8'S062°12.0'E - - 30°42.8'S064°06.9'E 1.018 246° 69 km 00m58.3s
Limits29°00.1'S067°26.3'E29°29.5'S067°49.1'E29°14.8'S067°37.7'E 1.017 - 65 km 00m53.6s

ΔT = 22262.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse18:49:45.912:38:43.238°58.8'S109°11.6'W 72.6° 17.1° 119.3 km02m46.77s
Greatest Duration18:54:07.512:43:04.839°40.4'S014°18.3'W 72.4° 7.7° 119.1 km02m46.95s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0827 Dec 08 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 22262.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 555.9 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.32°.

Acknowledgments

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

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