Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1628 Dec 14

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1628 Dec 14 . 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 -1628 Dec 14
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits67°44.0'N021°16.9'W66°05.0'N041°55.0'W67°18.0'N033°19.5'W 0.907 - 889 km 08m11.5s
13:24 - - 54°01.2'N029°30.1'W62°54.9'N030°33.4'W 0.908 172° 854 km 08m27.3s
13:26 - - 52°52.1'N028°13.9'W60°09.1'N028°23.7'W 0.908 174° 842 km 08m38.3s
13:28 - - 51°50.2'N027°04.3'W58°16.4'N026°46.5'W 0.909 176° 838 km 08m46.1s
13:30 - - 50°54.1'N025°59.8'W56°46.9'N025°24.1'W 0.909 11° 178° 839 km 08m52.6s
13:32 - - 50°02.7'N024°59.3'W55°31.4'N024°10.8'W 0.910 12° 179° 843 km 08m58.1s
13:3466°44.0'N021°22.0'W49°15.2'N024°02.0'W54°25.6'N023°03.7'W 0.910 13° 181° 848 km 09m02.9s
13:3662°18.9'N020°14.0'W48°31.1'N023°07.4'W53°27.0'N022°01.2'W 0.910 14° 182° 855 km 09m07.3s
13:3860°18.9'N019°06.6'W47°49.9'N022°14.9'W52°34.1'N021°02.2'W 0.910 15° 184° 863 km 09m11.2s
13:4058°49.6'N018°03.5'W47°11.5'N021°24.2'W51°46.0'N020°06.0'W 0.910 16° 185° 872 km 09m14.7s
13:4257°36.7'N017°03.6'W46°35.4'N020°34.9'W51°01.9'N019°11.8'W 0.911 16° 187° 883 km 09m17.8s
13:4456°34.6'N016°06.0'W46°01.4'N019°47.0'W50°21.2'N018°19.4'W 0.911 17° 188° 894 km 09m20.7s
13:4655°40.4'N015°10.2'W45°29.5'N019°00.0'W49°43.5'N017°28.4'W 0.911 18° 189° 905 km 09m23.2s
13:4854°52.4'N014°15.7'W44°59.4'N018°13.9'W49°08.6'N016°38.5'W 0.911 18° 191° 917 km 09m25.4s
13:5054°09.5'N013°22.0'W44°31.1'N017°28.5'W48°36.2'N015°49.4'W 0.911 18° 192° 930 km 09m27.4s
13:5253°30.9'N012°28.9'W44°04.4'N016°43.5'W48°06.0'N015°00.9'W 0.911 19° 193° 943 km 09m29.1s
13:5452°56.1'N011°36.1'W43°39.2'N015°59.0'W47°38.0'N014°12.8'W 0.911 19° 194° 955 km 09m30.5s
13:5652°24.6'N010°43.3'W43°15.6'N015°14.6'W47°12.0'N013°25.0'W 0.911 19° 196° 968 km 09m31.6s
13:5851°56.3'N009°50.2'W42°53.3'N014°30.4'W46°47.9'N012°37.3'W 0.911 19° 197° 980 km 09m32.5s
14:0051°30.8'N008°56.7'W42°32.5'N013°46.2'W46°25.6'N011°49.4'W 0.911 19° 198° 992 km 09m33.1s
14:0251°08.1'N008°02.5'W42°13.0'N013°01.9'W46°05.0'N011°01.3'W 0.911 19° 200° 1003 km 09m33.5s
14:0450°48.0'N007°07.2'W41°54.9'N012°17.4'W45°46.2'N010°12.8'W 0.911 19° 201° 1014 km 09m33.6s
14:0650°30.6'N006°10.7'W41°38.1'N011°32.5'W45°29.1'N009°23.7'W 0.911 19° 202° 1023 km 09m33.4s
14:0850°15.8'N005°12.6'W41°22.6'N010°47.2'W45°13.7'N008°33.9'W 0.911 19° 203° 1030 km 09m33.0s
14:1050°03.6'N004°12.4'W41°08.4'N010°01.2'W45°00.0'N007°43.1'W 0.911 19° 205° 1036 km 09m32.3s
14:1249°54.2'N003°09.8'W40°55.6'N009°14.5'W44°48.0'N006°51.2'W 0.911 19° 206° 1040 km 09m31.2s
14:1449°47.8'N002°04.1'W40°44.1'N008°27.0'W44°37.8'N005°58.0'W 0.911 18° 207° 1043 km 09m29.9s
14:1649°44.6'N000°54.7'W40°33.9'N007°38.5'W44°29.4'N005°03.1'W 0.911 18° 209° 1043 km 09m28.4s
14:1849°45.0'N000°19.4'E40°25.2'N006°48.7'W44°22.9'N004°06.3'W 0.911 18° 210° 1041 km 09m26.4s
14:2049°49.7'N001°39.6'E40°18.0'N005°57.6'W44°18.5'N003°07.2'W 0.911 17° 211° 1036 km 09m24.2s
14:2249°59.6'N003°08.0'E40°12.2'N005°04.9'W44°16.3'N002°05.5'W 0.911 17° 213° 1030 km 09m21.6s
14:2450°16.4'N004°47.7'E40°08.1'N004°10.3'W44°16.5'N001°00.5'W 0.910 16° 214° 1022 km 09m18.7s
14:2650°43.1'N006°45.0'E40°05.7'N003°13.6'W44°19.4'N000°08.5'E 0.910 15° 215° 1011 km 09m15.4s
14:2851°27.1'N009°14.5'E40°05.2'N002°14.4'W44°25.4'N001°22.2'E 0.910 14° 217° 999 km 09m11.6s
14:3053°02.8'N013°23.5'E40°06.8'N001°12.2'W44°35.1'N002°42.0'E 0.910 14° 218° 986 km 09m07.3s
14:32 - - 40°10.6'N000°06.6'W44°49.2'N004°09.6'E 0.910 12° 220° 971 km 09m02.5s
14:34 - - 40°17.0'N001°03.3'E45°09.2'N005°47.8'E 0.909 11° 222° 954 km 08m57.0s
14:36 - - 40°26.3'N002°18.2'E45°37.2'N007°41.6'E 0.909 10° 224° 938 km 08m50.5s
14:38 - - 40°39.2'N003°39.5'E46°17.9'N010°00.6'E 0.908 226° 920 km 08m42.6s
14:40 - - 40°56.5'N005°09.1'E47°24.6'N013°13.1'E 0.908 229° 901 km 08m32.0s
Limits54°38.1'N016°42.6'E46°34.7'N021°28.5'E50°10.9'N019°44.4'E 0.906 - 884 km 08m12.3s

ΔT = 37799.4 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse00:32:02.214:02:02.846°04.6'N168°55.9'W 19.3° 199.6° 1003.7 km09m33.51s
Greatest Duration00:33:40.914:03:41.445°49.0'N010°20.4'W 19.3° 200.6° 1012.1 km09m33.60s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1628 Dec 14

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1628 Dec 14 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 37799.4 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 2314.4 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 9.67°.

Acknowledgments

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

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