Path of Annular Solar Eclipse of -1976 Sep 23

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1976 Sep 23 . 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 -1976 Sep 23
UT1	Northern Limit		Southern Limit		Central Line		M:S	Sun	Sun	Path	Central
	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Latitude	Longitude	Ratio	Alt.	Azm.	Width	Duration
Limits	32°56.7'S	033°50.2'W	39°52.7'S	035°51.9'W	36°11.0'S	034°47.1'W	0.915	0°	-	726 km	06m17.6s
08:40	33°24.1'S	018°48.8'W	-	-	35°49.0'S	027°17.0'W	0.917	6°	77°	757 km	06m30.5s
08:42	33°46.4'S	017°11.3'W	-	-	36°00.2'S	024°06.5'W	0.918	9°	75°	773 km	06m36.5s
08:44	34°10.4'S	015°45.8'W	-	-	36°17.8'S	021°49.0'W	0.918	11°	73°	784 km	06m41.0s
08:46	34°35.6'S	014°29.2'W	39°29.4'S	030°47.2'W	36°38.7'S	019°57.8'W	0.919	13°	72°	793 km	06m44.7s
08:48	35°01.8'S	013°19.5'W	39°34.2'S	026°43.6'W	37°01.9'S	018°23.1'W	0.919	14°	70°	798 km	06m47.9s
08:50	35°29.0'S	012°15.5'W	39°50.3'S	024°10.4'W	37°26.8'S	016°59.9'W	0.919	16°	69°	802 km	06m50.6s
08:52	35°57.1'S	011°16.1'W	40°11.1'S	022°11.9'W	37°53.0'S	015°45.4'W	0.920	17°	67°	803 km	06m53.1s
08:54	36°25.9'S	010°20.5'W	40°34.7'S	020°33.2'W	38°20.4'S	014°37.6'W	0.920	18°	66°	803 km	06m55.3s
08:56	36°55.5'S	009°28.3'W	41°00.5'S	019°07.8'W	38°48.9'S	013°35.3'W	0.920	19°	65°	801 km	06m57.3s
08:58	37°25.7'S	008°39.0'W	41°27.8'S	017°52.1'W	39°18.3'S	012°37.5'W	0.920	20°	64°	797 km	06m59.1s
09:00	37°56.6'S	007°52.3'W	41°56.6'S	016°43.8'W	39°48.6'S	011°43.6'W	0.920	20°	62°	793 km	07m00.8s
09:02	38°28.2'S	007°07.7'W	42°26.5'S	015°41.4'W	40°19.7'S	010°52.9'W	0.921	21°	61°	787 km	07m02.2s
09:04	39°00.4'S	006°25.1'W	42°57.6'S	014°44.0'W	40°51.5'S	010°05.0'W	0.921	22°	60°	780 km	07m03.5s
09:06	39°33.2'S	005°44.2'W	43°29.8'S	013°50.6'W	41°24.2'S	009°19.6'W	0.921	22°	59°	773 km	07m04.7s
09:08	40°06.6'S	005°04.8'W	44°02.9'S	013°00.7'W	41°57.7'S	008°36.4'W	0.921	23°	58°	765 km	07m05.7s
09:10	40°40.7'S	004°26.9'W	44°37.1'S	012°13.9'W	42°31.8'S	007°55.1'W	0.921	23°	56°	756 km	07m06.6s
09:12	41°15.4'S	003°50.2'W	45°12.1'S	011°29.6'W	43°06.8'S	007°15.5'W	0.921	23°	55°	747 km	07m07.4s
09:14	41°50.7'S	003°14.5'W	45°48.2'S	010°47.8'W	43°42.5'S	006°37.5'W	0.921	24°	54°	738 km	07m08.0s
09:16	42°26.7'S	002°39.9'W	46°25.1'S	010°08.0'W	44°18.9'S	006°00.8'W	0.921	24°	53°	730 km	07m08.6s
09:18	43°03.3'S	002°06.1'W	47°03.1'S	009°30.1'W	44°56.2'S	005°25.4'W	0.921	24°	52°	721 km	07m09.0s
09:20	43°40.6'S	001°33.1'W	47°42.0'S	008°53.9'W	45°34.2'S	004°51.1'W	0.921	24°	50°	712 km	07m09.4s
09:22	44°18.6'S	001°00.8'W	48°21.9'S	008°19.2'W	46°13.1'S	004°17.7'W	0.921	25°	49°	703 km	07m09.6s
09:24	44°57.3'S	000°29.1'W	49°02.9'S	007°46.0'W	46°52.8'S	003°45.3'W	0.921	25°	48°	695 km	07m09.7s
09:26	45°36.8'S	000°02.1'E	49°44.9'S	007°14.1'W	47°33.4'S	003°13.7'W	0.922	25°	47°	687 km	07m09.7s
09:28	46°17.0'S	000°32.8'E	50°28.1'S	006°43.4'W	48°14.9'S	002°42.8'W	0.922	25°	46°	679 km	07m09.7s
09:30	46°58.1'S	001°03.2'E	51°12.4'S	006°13.8'W	48°57.4'S	002°12.5'W	0.922	25°	44°	671 km	07m09.5s
09:32	47°40.0'S	001°33.3'E	51°58.0'S	005°45.4'W	49°40.9'S	001°42.8'W	0.922	25°	43°	664 km	07m09.2s
09:34	48°22.7'S	002°03.2'E	52°45.0'S	005°18.0'W	50°25.5'S	001°13.6'W	0.921	25°	42°	658 km	07m08.8s
09:36	49°06.5'S	002°32.9'E	53°33.3'S	004°51.6'W	51°11.2'S	000°44.9'W	0.921	24°	41°	651 km	07m08.4s
09:38	49°51.2'S	003°02.6'E	54°23.2'S	004°26.2'W	51°58.1'S	000°16.5'W	0.921	24°	40°	645 km	07m07.8s
09:40	50°36.9'S	003°32.2'E	55°14.8'S	004°01.8'W	52°46.3'S	000°11.5'E	0.921	24°	38°	640 km	07m07.1s
09:42	51°23.8'S	004°02.0'E	56°08.1'S	003°38.6'W	53°35.9'S	000°39.3'E	0.921	24°	37°	635 km	07m06.3s
09:44	52°11.8'S	004°31.9'E	57°03.5'S	003°16.4'W	54°27.0'S	001°06.8'E	0.921	23°	36°	631 km	07m05.4s
09:46	53°01.2'S	005°02.0'E	58°01.0'S	002°55.5'W	55°19.7'S	001°34.2'E	0.921	23°	35°	627 km	07m04.5s
09:48	53°51.9'S	005°32.5'E	59°01.0'S	002°35.9'W	56°14.2'S	002°01.4'E	0.921	22°	34°	623 km	07m03.3s
09:50	54°44.1'S	006°03.4'E	60°03.7'S	002°18.1'W	57°10.6'S	002°28.5'E	0.921	22°	32°	621 km	07m02.1s
09:52	55°38.0'S	006°34.9'E	61°09.6'S	002°02.2'W	58°09.2'S	002°55.5'E	0.921	21°	31°	618 km	07m00.8s
09:54	56°33.6'S	007°07.0'E	62°19.2'S	001°48.9'W	59°10.2'S	003°22.4'E	0.921	21°	30°	617 km	06m59.3s
09:56	57°31.3'S	007°39.8'E	63°33.0'S	001°39.0'W	60°13.9'S	003°49.2'E	0.920	20°	29°	616 km	06m57.7s
09:58	58°31.1'S	008°13.6'E	64°52.0'S	001°33.7'W	61°20.8'S	004°15.8'E	0.920	19°	28°	616 km	06m55.9s
10:00	59°33.4'S	008°48.5'E	66°17.5'S	001°35.2'W	62°31.3'S	004°42.1'E	0.920	18°	27°	616 km	06m54.0s
10:02	60°38.5'S	009°24.7'E	67°51.3'S	001°47.1'W	63°46.0'S	005°08.0'E	0.920	17°	26°	618 km	06m51.9s
10:04	61°46.8'S	010°02.5'E	69°36.5'S	002°16.4'W	65°05.8'S	005°32.9'E	0.920	16°	24°	620 km	06m49.6s
10:06	62°58.8'S	010°42.0'E	71°38.9'S	003°19.1'W	66°31.9'S	005°56.4'E	0.919	15°	23°	624 km	06m47.0s
10:08	64°15.2'S	011°23.7'E	74°12.3'S	005°42.8'W	68°06.1'S	006°17.0'E	0.919	14°	22°	629 km	06m44.1s
10:10	65°36.9'S	012°08.0'E	78°41.5'S	016°26.4'W	69°51.2'S	006°32.3'E	0.919	12°	21°	637 km	06m40.9s
10:12	67°05.2'S	012°55.4'E	-	-	71°52.0'S	006°36.5'E	0.918	11°	21°	647 km	06m37.1s
10:14	68°42.0'S	013°46.7'E	-	-	74°19.2'S	006°13.2'E	0.918	8°	20°	662 km	06m32.3s
10:16	70°30.4'S	014°42.8'E	-	-	77°46.6'S	004°06.6'E	0.917	5°	22°	688 km	06m25.6s
Limits	83°35.3'S	016°46.8'E	79°57.6'S	023°26.2'W	82°27.0'S	006°59.5'W	0.916	0°	-	732 km	06m16.2s

ΔT = 45828.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event	Time TD	Time UT1	Latitude	Longitude	Sun Altitude	Sun Azimuth	Path Width	Central Duration
Greatest Eclipse	22:11:45.3	09:27:57.1	48°13.9'S	165°48.1'E	24.7°	45.6°	679.0 km	07m09.66s
Greatest Duration	22:09:16.2	09:25:27.9	47°22.5'S	003°22.1'W	24.7°	47.1°	688.8 km	07m09.73s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1976 Sep 23 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 45828.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 3628.7 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 15.16°.

Acknowledgments

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

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