Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0968 Jan 17

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0968 Jan 17 . 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 -0968 Jan 17
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°53.9'S073°22.4'E22°47.9'S072°46.4'E22°20.9'S073°04.5'E 1.032 - 116 km 01m41.3s
00:4426°33.7'S084°51.6'E26°51.3'S082°21.4'E26°44.1'S083°41.9'E 1.036 11° 110° 128 km 02m00.9s
00:4628°09.3'S089°04.2'E28°44.4'S087°10.8'E28°27.7'S088°09.2'E 1.037 16° 108° 132 km 02m10.2s
00:4829°20.0'S092°20.6'E30°04.0'S090°41.9'E29°42.6'S091°32.5'E 1.038 19° 106° 136 km 02m17.7s
00:5030°16.9'S095°07.0'E31°07.0'S093°37.7'E30°42.4'S094°23.4'E 1.039 22° 104° 139 km 02m24.2s
00:5231°04.6'S097°34.1'E31°59.5'S096°11.8'E31°32.5'S096°53.9'E 1.040 25° 102° 141 km 02m30.1s
00:5431°45.7'S099°47.6'E32°44.4'S098°30.9'E32°15.4'S099°10.1'E 1.041 28° 101° 143 km 02m35.5s
00:5632°21.6'S101°50.8'E33°23.5'S100°38.8'E32°52.9'S101°15.6'E 1.041 30° 99° 145 km 02m40.6s
00:5832°53.2'S103°45.8'E33°58.0'S102°38.1'E33°25.9'S103°12.7'E 1.042 32° 98° 146 km 02m45.4s
01:0033°21.3'S105°34.1'E34°28.6'S104°30.4'E33°55.1'S105°03.0'E 1.043 34° 96° 148 km 02m50.0s
01:0233°46.2'S107°16.9'E34°55.8'S106°16.8'E34°21.2'S106°47.6'E 1.043 36° 95° 149 km 02m54.4s
01:0434°08.5'S108°54.9'E35°20.1'S107°58.4'E34°44.5'S108°27.4'E 1.044 38° 93° 151 km 02m58.6s
01:0634°28.4'S110°28.9'E35°41.9'S109°35.7'E35°05.3'S110°03.0'E 1.044 39° 92° 152 km 03m02.6s
01:0834°46.1'S111°59.3'E36°01.4'S111°09.3'E35°23.9'S111°35.0'E 1.044 41° 90° 153 km 03m06.5s
01:1035°01.9'S113°26.5'E36°18.7'S112°39.7'E35°40.4'S113°03.8'E 1.045 43° 89° 154 km 03m10.3s
01:1235°15.9'S114°50.9'E36°34.1'S114°07.2'E35°55.1'S114°29.7'E 1.045 44° 88° 155 km 03m13.9s
01:1435°28.2'S116°12.7'E36°47.8'S115°32.1'E36°08.1'S115°53.0'E 1.045 46° 86° 156 km 03m17.3s
01:1635°39.0'S117°32.1'E36°59.8'S116°54.6'E36°19.5'S117°13.9'E 1.046 47° 85° 157 km 03m20.7s
01:1835°48.4'S118°49.5'E37°10.3'S118°14.9'E36°29.4'S118°32.7'E 1.046 49° 83° 157 km 03m24.0s
01:2035°56.4'S120°04.8'E37°19.3'S119°33.2'E36°37.9'S119°49.5'E 1.046 50° 82° 158 km 03m27.1s
01:2236°03.1'S121°18.4'E37°27.0'S120°49.7'E36°45.1'S121°04.5'E 1.047 51° 80° 159 km 03m30.1s
01:2436°08.6'S122°30.2'E37°33.4'S122°04.4'E36°51.0'S122°17.8'E 1.047 53° 79° 160 km 03m33.0s
01:2636°13.0'S123°40.5'E37°38.5'S123°17.5'E36°55.8'S123°29.4'E 1.047 54° 77° 160 km 03m35.8s
01:2836°16.3'S124°49.2'E37°42.5'S124°29.1'E36°59.4'S124°39.6'E 1.047 55° 76° 161 km 03m38.5s
01:3036°18.5'S125°56.6'E37°45.3'S125°39.3'E37°01.9'S125°48.3'E 1.048 57° 74° 162 km 03m41.1s
01:3236°19.7'S127°02.6'E37°47.1'S126°48.1'E37°03.4'S126°55.8'E 1.048 58° 73° 162 km 03m43.6s
01:3436°20.0'S128°07.4'E37°47.9'S127°55.7'E37°03.9'S128°01.9'E 1.048 59° 71° 163 km 03m46.0s
01:3636°19.3'S129°11.0'E37°47.7'S129°02.0'E37°03.5'S129°06.8'E 1.048 60° 70° 163 km 03m48.3s
01:3836°17.8'S130°13.5'E37°46.5'S130°07.2'E37°02.1'S130°10.6'E 1.048 61° 68° 164 km 03m50.4s
01:4036°15.4'S131°14.9'E37°44.4'S131°11.2'E36°59.9'S131°13.3'E 1.049 62° 66° 164 km 03m52.5s
01:4236°12.1'S132°15.3'E37°41.4'S132°14.2'E36°56.8'S132°15.0'E 1.049 64° 64° 165 km 03m54.5s
01:4436°08.1'S133°14.6'E37°37.6'S133°16.1'E36°52.8'S133°15.6'E 1.049 65° 62° 165 km 03m56.3s
01:4636°03.3'S134°13.1'E37°32.9'S134°17.1'E36°48.1'S134°15.3'E 1.049 66° 60° 166 km 03m58.1s
01:4835°57.7'S135°10.6'E37°27.4'S135°17.1'E36°42.5'S135°14.0'E 1.049 67° 58° 166 km 03m59.7s
01:5035°51.4'S136°07.2'E37°21.1'S136°16.2'E36°36.2'S136°11.9'E 1.049 68° 56° 166 km 04m01.3s
01:5235°44.4'S137°03.1'E37°14.1'S137°14.5'E36°29.2'S137°08.9'E 1.049 69° 54° 167 km 04m02.7s
01:5435°36.6'S137°58.1'E37°06.3'S138°11.8'E36°21.4'S138°05.1'E 1.050 70° 51° 167 km 04m04.1s
01:5635°28.2'S138°52.3'E36°57.8'S139°08.4'E36°13.0'S139°00.4'E 1.050 71° 49° 167 km 04m05.3s
01:5835°19.1'S139°45.8'E36°48.6'S140°04.2'E36°03.8'S139°55.1'E 1.050 72° 46° 168 km 04m06.4s
02:0035°09.4'S140°38.6'E36°38.6'S140°59.2'E35°54.0'S140°48.9'E 1.050 73° 43° 168 km 04m07.5s
02:0234°59.0'S141°30.7'E36°28.0'S141°53.5'E35°43.5'S141°42.1'E 1.050 74° 40° 168 km 04m08.4s
02:0434°48.0'S142°22.1'E36°16.8'S142°47.0'E35°32.4'S142°34.6'E 1.050 74° 36° 168 km 04m09.2s
02:0634°36.4'S143°12.9'E36°04.8'S143°39.9'E35°20.6'S143°26.4'E 1.050 75° 32° 169 km 04m09.9s
02:0834°24.2'S144°03.1'E35°52.3'S144°32.1'E35°08.2'S144°17.6'E 1.050 76° 28° 169 km 04m10.5s
02:1034°11.4'S144°52.7'E35°39.1'S145°23.7'E34°55.2'S145°08.2'E 1.050 77° 24° 169 km 04m11.0s
02:1233°58.0'S145°41.7'E35°25.3'S146°14.7'E34°41.6'S145°58.2'E 1.050 77° 19° 169 km 04m11.5s
02:1433°44.0'S146°30.3'E35°10.9'S147°05.1'E34°27.5'S146°47.6'E 1.050 78° 14° 169 km 04m11.8s
02:1633°29.5'S147°18.2'E34°55.9'S147°54.9'E34°12.7'S147°36.5'E 1.050 78° 169 km 04m12.0s
02:1833°14.4'S148°05.8'E34°40.3'S148°44.2'E33°57.3'S148°24.9'E 1.050 79° 170 km 04m12.1s
02:2032°58.8'S148°52.8'E34°24.1'S149°33.0'E33°41.4'S149°12.8'E 1.050 79° 356° 170 km 04m12.1s
02:2232°42.6'S149°39.4'E34°07.4'S150°21.2'E33°25.0'S150°00.2'E 1.050 79° 350° 170 km 04m12.0s
02:2432°25.8'S150°25.6'E33°50.0'S151°09.0'E33°07.9'S150°47.2'E 1.050 79° 344° 170 km 04m11.8s
02:2632°08.5'S151°11.4'E33°32.2'S151°56.4'E32°50.4'S151°33.7'E 1.050 79° 337° 170 km 04m11.5s
02:2831°50.7'S151°56.8'E33°13.7'S152°43.3'E32°32.2'S152°19.9'E 1.050 79° 331° 170 km 04m11.1s
02:3031°32.4'S152°41.9'E32°54.7'S153°29.9'E32°13.6'S153°05.7'E 1.050 78° 325° 170 km 04m10.6s
02:3231°13.5'S153°26.6'E32°35.2'S154°16.1'E31°54.4'S153°51.1'E 1.050 78° 319° 170 km 04m10.1s
02:3430°54.1'S154°11.1'E32°15.1'S155°01.9'E31°34.6'S154°36.3'E 1.050 78° 314° 170 km 04m09.4s
02:3630°34.2'S154°55.3'E31°54.5'S155°47.4'E31°14.4'S155°21.1'E 1.050 77° 309° 170 km 04m08.6s
02:3830°13.7'S155°39.2'E31°33.3'S156°32.7'E30°53.6'S156°05.7'E 1.050 76° 305° 170 km 04m07.8s
02:4029°52.8'S156°23.0'E31°11.6'S157°17.6'E30°32.2'S156°50.1'E 1.050 76° 300° 170 km 04m06.8s
02:4229°31.3'S157°06.5'E30°49.3'S158°02.4'E30°10.3'S157°34.2'E 1.050 75° 297° 170 km 04m05.8s
02:4429°09.2'S157°49.9'E30°26.5'S158°46.9'E29°47.9'S158°18.2'E 1.050 74° 293° 170 km 04m04.6s
02:4628°46.7'S158°33.2'E30°03.2'S159°31.3'E29°25.0'S159°02.0'E 1.050 73° 290° 170 km 04m03.4s
02:4828°23.6'S159°16.3'E29°39.3'S160°15.5'E29°01.5'S159°45.7'E 1.050 72° 287° 169 km 04m02.1s
02:5027°59.9'S159°59.4'E29°14.8'S160°59.6'E28°37.4'S160°29.3'E 1.050 71° 285° 169 km 04m00.7s
02:5227°35.8'S160°42.5'E28°49.8'S161°43.7'E28°12.9'S161°12.8'E 1.049 70° 282° 169 km 03m59.2s
02:5427°11.0'S161°25.5'E28°24.2'S162°27.7'E27°47.7'S161°56.4'E 1.049 69° 280° 169 km 03m57.6s
02:5626°45.7'S162°08.6'E27°58.1'S163°11.7'E27°22.0'S162°39.9'E 1.049 68° 278° 169 km 03m56.0s
02:5826°19.9'S162°51.8'E27°31.4'S163°55.8'E26°55.7'S163°23.5'E 1.049 67° 276° 169 km 03m54.3s
03:0025°53.5'S163°35.1'E27°04.0'S164°39.9'E26°28.9'S164°07.2'E 1.049 66° 274° 168 km 03m52.4s
03:0225°26.4'S164°18.6'E26°36.1'S165°24.2'E26°01.4'S164°51.1'E 1.049 65° 272° 168 km 03m50.5s
03:0424°58.8'S165°02.3'E26°07.6'S166°08.6'E25°33.3'S165°35.2'E 1.049 64° 271° 168 km 03m48.5s
03:0624°30.6'S165°46.2'E25°38.5'S166°53.3'E25°04.6'S166°19.5'E 1.048 63° 269° 168 km 03m46.5s
03:0824°01.7'S166°30.4'E25°08.7'S167°38.3'E24°35.3'S167°04.1'E 1.048 62° 268° 167 km 03m44.3s
03:1023°32.2'S167°15.0'E24°38.2'S168°23.6'E24°05.3'S167°49.0'E 1.048 61° 266° 167 km 03m42.1s
03:1223°02.0'S168°00.0'E24°07.1'S169°09.2'E23°34.7'S168°34.3'E 1.048 60° 265° 167 km 03m39.8s
03:1422°31.1'S168°45.5'E23°35.3'S169°55.4'E23°03.3'S169°20.2'E 1.048 58° 264° 166 km 03m37.4s
03:1621°59.5'S169°31.6'E23°02.7'S170°42.1'E22°31.3'S170°06.5'E 1.047 57° 263° 166 km 03m34.9s
03:1821°27.2'S170°18.3'E22°29.4'S171°29.4'E21°58.4'S170°53.5'E 1.047 56° 262° 165 km 03m32.4s
03:2020°54.1'S171°05.7'E21°55.2'S172°17.4'E21°24.8'S171°41.3'E 1.047 55° 261° 165 km 03m29.8s
03:2220°20.2'S171°53.9'E21°20.3'S173°06.3'E20°50.4'S172°29.8'E 1.047 53° 260° 164 km 03m27.0s
03:2419°45.4'S172°43.0'E20°44.4'S173°56.0'E20°15.1'S173°19.2'E 1.046 52° 259° 164 km 03m24.2s
03:2619°09.7'S173°33.2'E20°07.7'S174°46.8'E19°38.9'S174°09.7'E 1.046 51° 258° 163 km 03m21.3s
03:2818°33.0'S174°24.5'E19°29.9'S175°38.7'E19°01.7'S175°01.3'E 1.046 49° 257° 162 km 03m18.4s
03:3017°55.4'S175°17.2'E18°51.2'S176°31.9'E18°23.5'S175°54.2'E 1.046 48° 256° 161 km 03m15.3s
03:3217°16.6'S176°11.3'E18°11.2'S177°26.7'E17°44.1'S176°48.6'E 1.045 46° 256° 161 km 03m12.1s
03:3416°36.7'S177°07.0'E17°30.1'S178°23.1'E17°03.6'S177°44.7'E 1.045 45° 255° 160 km 03m08.9s
03:3615°55.5'S178°04.7'E16°47.7'S179°21.4'E16°21.8'S178°42.7'E 1.045 43° 254° 159 km 03m05.5s
03:3815°12.9'S179°04.5'E16°03.9'S179°38.0'W15°38.6'S179°42.9'E 1.044 42° 253° 158 km 03m02.0s
03:4014°28.9'S179°53.2'W15°18.4'S178°35.0'W14°53.9'S179°14.4'W 1.044 40° 253° 157 km 02m58.4s
03:4213°43.1'S178°48.1'W14°31.3'S177°29.0'W14°07.4'S178°08.9'W 1.043 38° 252° 155 km 02m54.7s
03:4412°55.5'S177°39.7'W13°42.2'S176°19.7'W13°19.1'S177°00.1'W 1.043 37° 252° 154 km 02m50.8s
03:4612°05.7'S176°27.5'W12°50.8'S175°06.3'W12°28.6'S175°47.3'W 1.042 35° 251° 153 km 02m46.8s
03:4811°13.6'S175°10.7'W11°56.9'S173°48.2'W11°35.5'S174°29.8'W 1.042 33° 250° 151 km 02m42.6s
03:5010°18.6'S173°48.4'W11°00.0'S172°24.2'W10°39.6'S173°06.7'W 1.041 31° 250° 149 km 02m38.2s
03:5209°20.2'S172°19.4'W09°59.4'S170°53.2'W09°40.2'S171°36.7'W 1.041 29° 249° 147 km 02m33.5s
03:5408°17.7'S170°41.8'W08°54.4'S169°13.0'W08°36.4'S169°57.9'W 1.040 26° 249° 145 km 02m28.6s
03:5607°09.9'S168°53.1'W07°43.6'S167°20.7'W07°27.2'S168°07.5'W 1.039 24° 249° 142 km 02m23.3s
03:5805°55.2'S166°49.1'W06°24.9'S165°11.5'W06°10.5'S166°01.0'W 1.038 21° 248° 139 km 02m17.5s
04:0004°30.2'S164°22.5'W04°54.3'S162°36.3'W04°42.9'S163°30.3'W 1.037 17° 248° 135 km 02m10.9s
04:0202°48.3'S161°17.2'W03°02.8'S159°13.9'W02°56.5'S160°17.2'W 1.036 13° 247° 131 km 02m03.1s
04:0400°27.7'S156°41.2'W00°10.5'S153°30.7'W00°22.8'S155°13.9'W 1.034 247° 123 km 01m52.0s
Limits02°57.3'N149°04.0'W02°03.2'N148°32.4'W02°30.3'N148°48.3'W 1.032 - 115 km 01m39.8s

ΔT = 24717.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse09:15:22.602:23:25.433°12.9'S047°17.4'E 79.0° 345.4° 169.8 km04m11.86s
Greatest Duration09:11:04.102:19:06.933°48.5'S148°51.6'E 78.8° 359.1° 169.6 km04m12.09s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0968 Jan 17 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 24717.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 609.8 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.55°.

Acknowledgments

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

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