Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0065 Dec 16

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0065 Dec 16 . 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 0065 Dec 16
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits50°14.9'N091°54.1'E49°43.9'N091°27.6'E49°59.4'N091°40.8'E 1.014 - 65 km 00m56.0s
01:58 - - 47°04.8'N096°26.5'E49°28.2'N092°41.4'E 1.015 129° 66 km 00m57.3s
02:0045°20.9'N101°03.3'E43°30.5'N102°43.1'E44°23.9'N101°57.1'E 1.017 136° 76 km 01m12.1s
02:0242°57.7'N105°12.1'E41°25.7'N106°12.1'E42°11.0'N105°43.8'E 1.018 13° 139° 81 km 01m19.3s
02:0441°13.9'N108°07.2'E39°49.5'N108°49.4'E40°31.2'N108°29.3'E 1.019 16° 142° 85 km 01m25.0s
02:0639°49.2'N110°27.4'E38°29.1'N110°58.8'E39°08.9'N110°43.8'E 1.020 18° 144° 88 km 01m29.9s
02:0838°36.6'N112°26.3'E37°19.3'N112°50.4'E37°57.7'N112°38.9'E 1.021 20° 146° 91 km 01m34.3s
02:1037°32.6'N114°10.8'E36°17.1'N114°29.3'E36°54.6'N114°20.5'E 1.021 22° 147° 93 km 01m38.4s
02:1236°34.9'N115°44.5'E35°20.8'N115°58.7'E35°57.7'N115°52.0'E 1.022 24° 149° 96 km 01m42.1s
02:1435°42.4'N117°10.1'E34°29.3'N117°20.8'E35°05.7'N117°15.8'E 1.022 25° 150° 98 km 01m45.6s
02:1634°54.1'N118°29.0'E33°41.8'N118°36.9'E34°17.8'N118°33.3'E 1.022 27° 152° 100 km 01m48.9s
02:1834°09.4'N119°42.7'E32°57.6'N119°48.0'E33°33.4'N119°45.6'E 1.023 28° 153° 102 km 01m52.0s
02:2033°27.7'N120°51.9'E32°16.4'N120°55.1'E32°51.9'N120°53.7'E 1.023 29° 155° 104 km 01m54.9s
02:2232°48.6'N121°57.3'E31°37.7'N121°58.7'E32°13.1'N121°58.2'E 1.023 30° 156° 106 km 01m57.7s
02:2432°12.0'N122°59.5'E31°01.3'N122°59.3'E31°36.6'N122°59.6'E 1.024 31° 157° 108 km 02m00.3s
02:2631°37.5'N123°59.0'E30°27.0'N123°57.3'E31°02.2'N123°58.3'E 1.024 32° 159° 109 km 02m02.8s
02:2831°04.9'N124°56.0'E29°54.6'N124°53.0'E30°29.7'N124°54.7'E 1.024 33° 160° 111 km 02m05.2s
02:3030°34.1'N125°51.0'E29°23.9'N125°46.8'E29°58.9'N125°49.1'E 1.024 34° 162° 113 km 02m07.4s
02:3230°04.9'N126°44.1'E28°54.8'N126°38.9'E29°29.8'N126°41.6'E 1.025 35° 163° 114 km 02m09.5s
02:3429°37.3'N127°35.5'E28°27.2'N127°29.4'E29°02.2'N127°32.6'E 1.025 36° 164° 116 km 02m11.5s
02:3629°11.1'N128°25.6'E28°01.0'N128°18.5'E28°36.0'N128°22.1'E 1.025 36° 166° 117 km 02m13.4s
02:3828°46.1'N129°14.3'E27°36.1'N129°06.4'E28°11.1'N129°10.5'E 1.025 37° 167° 118 km 02m15.1s
02:4028°22.5'N130°01.9'E27°12.5'N129°53.3'E27°47.4'N129°57.7'E 1.025 38° 168° 120 km 02m16.8s
02:4228°00.1'N130°48.5'E26°50.0'N130°39.2'E27°25.0'N130°43.9'E 1.025 38° 170° 121 km 02m18.3s
02:4427°38.7'N131°34.2'E26°28.7'N131°24.3'E27°03.6'N131°29.3'E 1.025 39° 171° 122 km 02m19.7s
02:4627°18.5'N132°19.1'E26°08.4'N132°08.6'E26°43.4'N132°13.9'E 1.026 39° 173° 124 km 02m21.0s
02:4826°59.3'N133°03.3'E25°49.2'N132°52.2'E26°24.2'N132°57.9'E 1.026 40° 174° 125 km 02m22.2s
02:5026°41.1'N133°47.0'E25°31.0'N133°35.4'E26°06.0'N133°41.2'E 1.026 40° 175° 126 km 02m23.3s
02:5226°23.9'N134°30.1'E25°13.8'N134°18.0'E25°48.8'N134°24.1'E 1.026 41° 177° 127 km 02m24.3s
02:5426°07.7'N135°12.7'E24°57.5'N135°00.2'E25°32.5'N135°06.5'E 1.026 41° 178° 128 km 02m25.1s
02:5625°52.4'N135°55.0'E24°42.1'N135°42.0'E25°17.2'N135°48.5'E 1.026 41° 180° 129 km 02m25.9s
02:5825°37.9'N136°37.0'E24°27.7'N136°23.6'E25°02.8'N136°30.3'E 1.026 41° 181° 129 km 02m26.5s
03:0025°24.4'N137°18.7'E24°14.1'N137°04.9'E24°49.2'N137°11.8'E 1.026 42° 183° 130 km 02m27.0s
03:0225°11.7'N138°00.2'E24°01.4'N137°46.1'E24°36.5'N137°53.2'E 1.026 42° 184° 131 km 02m27.4s
03:0424°59.9'N138°41.7'E23°49.6'N138°27.1'E24°24.7'N138°34.4'E 1.026 42° 186° 131 km 02m27.7s
03:0624°48.9'N139°23.0'E23°38.6'N139°08.1'E24°13.7'N139°15.6'E 1.026 42° 187° 132 km 02m27.9s
03:0824°38.8'N140°04.4'E23°28.5'N139°49.2'E24°03.6'N139°56.7'E 1.026 42° 189° 132 km 02m27.9s
03:1024°29.5'N140°45.7'E23°19.2'N140°30.2'E23°54.3'N140°38.0'E 1.026 42° 190° 132 km 02m27.9s
03:1224°21.1'N141°27.2'E23°10.7'N141°11.4'E23°45.9'N141°19.3'E 1.026 42° 192° 132 km 02m27.7s
03:1424°13.4'N142°08.9'E23°03.1'N141°52.7'E23°38.3'N142°00.8'E 1.026 42° 193° 132 km 02m27.4s
03:1624°06.7'N142°50.8'E22°56.4'N142°34.3'E23°31.5'N142°42.5'E 1.026 42° 194° 132 km 02m27.0s
03:1824°00.7'N143°32.9'E22°50.5'N143°16.1'E23°25.6'N143°24.5'E 1.026 41° 196° 132 km 02m26.5s
03:2023°55.6'N144°15.4'E22°45.4'N143°58.3'E23°20.5'N144°06.8'E 1.026 41° 197° 132 km 02m25.8s
03:2223°51.4'N144°58.3'E22°41.2'N144°40.8'E23°16.3'N144°49.5'E 1.026 41° 199° 131 km 02m25.1s
03:2423°48.0'N145°41.7'E22°38.0'N145°23.9'E23°13.0'N145°32.7'E 1.026 41° 200° 131 km 02m24.2s
03:2623°45.6'N146°25.6'E22°35.6'N146°07.4'E23°10.6'N146°16.4'E 1.026 40° 202° 130 km 02m23.2s
03:2823°44.0'N147°10.1'E22°34.1'N146°51.5'E23°09.0'N147°00.7'E 1.025 40° 203° 130 km 02m22.1s
03:3023°43.4'N147°55.3'E22°33.6'N147°36.3'E23°08.5'N147°45.7'E 1.025 39° 204° 129 km 02m20.8s
03:3223°43.7'N148°41.3'E22°34.0'N148°21.9'E23°08.8'N148°31.5'E 1.025 39° 206° 128 km 02m19.5s
03:3423°45.1'N149°28.1'E22°35.4'N149°08.3'E23°10.2'N149°18.1'E 1.025 38° 207° 127 km 02m18.0s
03:3623°47.4'N150°15.9'E22°37.9'N149°55.6'E23°12.6'N150°05.6'E 1.025 38° 208° 125 km 02m16.4s
03:3823°50.8'N151°04.8'E22°41.4'N150°44.0'E23°16.1'N150°54.2'E 1.025 37° 210° 124 km 02m14.7s
03:4023°55.4'N151°54.9'E22°46.1'N151°33.5'E23°20.7'N151°44.0'E 1.025 36° 211° 123 km 02m12.9s
03:4224°01.1'N152°46.3'E22°52.0'N152°24.3'E23°26.5'N152°35.1'E 1.024 36° 212° 121 km 02m10.9s
03:4424°08.1'N153°39.2'E22°59.1'N153°16.5'E23°33.6'N153°27.7'E 1.024 35° 213° 120 km 02m08.8s
03:4624°16.4'N154°33.8'E23°07.5'N154°10.4'E23°41.9'N154°21.9'E 1.024 34° 215° 118 km 02m06.6s
03:4824°26.1'N155°30.3'E23°17.3'N155°06.0'E23°51.7'N155°18.0'E 1.024 33° 216° 116 km 02m04.2s
03:5024°37.4'N156°28.9'E23°28.7'N156°03.7'E24°03.0'N156°16.1'E 1.023 32° 217° 114 km 02m01.8s
03:5224°50.3'N157°30.0'E23°41.7'N157°03.7'E24°15.9'N157°16.6'E 1.023 31° 218° 112 km 01m59.1s
03:5425°05.0'N158°33.8'E23°56.4'N158°06.3'E24°30.7'N158°19.8'E 1.023 30° 220° 110 km 01m56.4s
03:5625°21.7'N159°40.8'E24°13.2'N159°11.9'E24°47.4'N159°26.1'E 1.023 29° 221° 108 km 01m53.5s
03:5825°40.7'N160°51.4'E24°32.2'N160°20.9'E25°06.4'N160°35.9'E 1.022 28° 222° 106 km 01m50.4s
04:0026°02.3'N162°06.5'E24°53.7'N161°34.1'E25°27.9'N161°50.0'E 1.022 26° 223° 103 km 01m47.1s
04:0226°26.9'N163°26.7'E25°18.0'N162°52.0'E25°52.4'N163°09.0'E 1.021 25° 224° 101 km 01m43.7s
04:0426°54.9'N164°53.3'E25°45.7'N164°15.9'E26°20.3'N164°34.2'E 1.021 23° 226° 98 km 01m40.0s
04:0627°27.3'N166°27.9'E26°17.4'N165°46.9'E26°52.3'N166°07.0'E 1.020 22° 227° 95 km 01m36.1s
04:0828°05.0'N168°12.8'E26°54.2'N167°27.3'E27°29.5'N167°49.5'E 1.020 20° 228° 92 km 01m31.8s
04:1028°49.8'N170°11.8'E27°37.4'N169°20.0'E28°13.5'N169°45.2'E 1.019 18° 230° 88 km 01m27.2s
04:1229°44.8'N172°31.3'E28°29.6'N171°30.2'E29°07.0'N171°59.8'E 1.019 15° 231° 84 km 01m22.0s
04:1430°56.4'N175°25.2'E29°35.6'N174°08.0'E30°15.5'N174°45.1'E 1.018 12° 233° 80 km 01m16.0s
04:1632°43.9'N179°35.6'E31°07.5'N177°39.0'E31°54.2'N178°33.3'E 1.016 235° 74 km 01m08.3s
Limits36°05.7'N172°53.4'W35°32.8'N172°41.6'W35°49.2'N172°47.5'W 1.014 - 62 km 00m53.4s

ΔT = 9870.9 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse05:52:18.003:07:47.124°04.7'N098°37.8'E 41.9° 188.5° 131.9 km02m27.93s
Greatest Duration05:52:28.703:07:57.824°03.8'N139°56.0'E 41.9° 188.6° 131.9 km02m27.93s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0065 Dec 16

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0065 Dec 16 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 9870.9 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 246.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.03°.

Acknowledgments

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

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