Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0716 Dec 18

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0716 Dec 18 . 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 0716 Dec 18
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits60°39.8'N139°12.0'W56°00.7'N146°39.8'W58°17.9'N143°28.4'W 0.905 - 661 km 08m21.9s
18:36 - - 47°45.4'N132°38.1'W56°51.6'N141°09.8'W 0.905 142° 654 km 08m28.7s
18:38 - - 46°33.4'N130°37.5'W52°59.1'N135°00.4'W 0.906 147° 639 km 08m49.8s
18:40 - - 45°32.1'N128°54.0'W51°04.1'N131°57.8'W 0.907 10° 150° 636 km 09m01.7s
18:42 - - 44°38.4'N127°22.3'W49°38.8'N129°41.1'W 0.908 12° 152° 635 km 09m11.2s
18:4456°19.7'N133°01.4'W43°50.5'N125°59.5'W48°29.3'N127°48.1'W 0.908 14° 154° 636 km 09m19.4s
18:4654°00.3'N129°36.9'W43°07.2'N124°43.4'W47°30.1'N126°10.3'W 0.908 15° 156° 638 km 09m26.7s
18:4852°26.4'N127°15.1'W42°27.8'N123°32.8'W46°38.4'N124°43.1'W 0.909 17° 158° 641 km 09m33.4s
18:5051°12.8'N125°20.8'W41°51.7'N122°26.6'W45°52.4'N123°23.8'W 0.909 18° 159° 644 km 09m39.5s
18:5250°11.5'N123°42.8'W41°18.4'N121°24.2'W45°11.1'N122°10.6'W 0.909 19° 161° 648 km 09m45.1s
18:5449°18.7'N122°15.7'W40°47.6'N120°24.9'W44°33.5'N121°02.3'W 0.910 20° 162° 652 km 09m50.4s
18:5648°32.4'N120°56.7'W40°19.0'N119°28.2'W43°59.2'N119°58.1'W 0.910 21° 164° 657 km 09m55.3s
18:5847°51.3'N119°43.7'W39°52.4'N118°33.8'W43°27.8'N118°57.2'W 0.910 22° 165° 662 km 09m59.9s
19:0047°14.3'N118°35.6'W39°27.6'N117°41.4'W42°58.8'N117°59.0'W 0.910 22° 167° 667 km 10m04.1s
19:0246°40.8'N117°31.3'W39°04.5'N116°50.8'W42°32.1'N117°03.3'W 0.910 23° 168° 672 km 10m08.1s
19:0446°10.4'N116°30.2'W38°43.0'N116°01.6'W42°07.4'N116°09.6'W 0.910 24° 169° 678 km 10m11.8s
19:0645°42.7'N115°31.8'W38°22.9'N115°13.8'W41°44.5'N115°17.7'W 0.910 24° 171° 683 km 10m15.2s
19:0845°17.5'N114°35.5'W38°04.1'N114°27.1'W41°23.4'N114°27.3'W 0.911 25° 172° 689 km 10m18.3s
19:1044°54.4'N113°41.2'W37°46.7'N113°41.4'W41°03.9'N113°38.2'W 0.911 25° 173° 695 km 10m21.1s
19:1244°33.3'N112°48.4'W37°30.5'N112°56.6'W40°45.9'N112°50.1'W 0.911 25° 175° 701 km 10m23.7s
19:1444°14.1'N111°56.9'W37°15.5'N112°12.5'W40°29.3'N112°03.1'W 0.911 26° 176° 706 km 10m26.0s
19:1643°56.6'N111°06.6'W37°01.6'N111°29.0'W40°14.1'N111°16.8'W 0.911 26° 177° 711 km 10m28.1s
19:1843°40.7'N110°17.1'W36°48.8'N110°46.1'W40°00.2'N110°31.3'W 0.911 26° 178° 717 km 10m29.9s
19:2043°26.5'N109°28.4'W36°37.1'N110°03.7'W39°47.5'N109°46.3'W 0.911 27° 180° 721 km 10m31.5s
19:2243°13.7'N108°40.3'W36°26.4'N109°21.6'W39°36.0'N109°01.7'W 0.911 27° 181° 726 km 10m32.8s
19:2443°02.3'N107°52.6'W36°16.8'N108°39.7'W39°25.7'N108°17.5'W 0.911 27° 182° 730 km 10m33.8s
19:2642°52.4'N107°05.3'W36°08.1'N107°58.1'W39°16.5'N107°33.5'W 0.911 27° 184° 734 km 10m34.6s
19:2842°43.8'N106°18.1'W36°00.4'N107°16.6'W39°08.5'N106°49.7'W 0.911 27° 185° 737 km 10m35.1s
19:3042°36.5'N105°31.0'W35°53.7'N106°35.2'W39°01.6'N106°05.9'W 0.911 27° 186° 739 km 10m35.3s
19:3242°30.6'N104°43.9'W35°48.0'N105°53.7'W38°55.8'N105°22.1'W 0.911 27° 187° 741 km 10m35.3s
19:3442°26.1'N103°56.5'W35°43.2'N105°12.1'W38°51.1'N104°38.1'W 0.911 27° 189° 743 km 10m35.0s
19:3642°22.8'N103°08.9'W35°39.4'N104°30.3'W38°47.5'N103°54.0'W 0.911 27° 190° 743 km 10m34.5s
19:3842°21.0'N102°20.8'W35°36.5'N103°48.3'W38°45.1'N103°09.5'W 0.911 27° 191° 743 km 10m33.7s
19:4042°20.5'N101°32.1'W35°34.7'N103°05.9'W38°43.7'N102°24.6'W 0.911 27° 192° 743 km 10m32.6s
19:4242°21.4'N100°42.7'W35°33.8'N102°23.2'W38°43.6'N101°39.1'W 0.911 26° 194° 741 km 10m31.3s
19:4442°23.7'N099°52.4'W35°34.0'N101°39.9'W38°44.6'N100°53.0'W 0.911 26° 195° 739 km 10m29.7s
19:4642°27.6'N099°01.1'W35°35.2'N100°56.0'W38°46.8'N100°06.2'W 0.911 26° 196° 737 km 10m27.8s
19:4842°33.0'N098°08.5'W35°37.4'N100°11.5'W38°50.3'N099°18.5'W 0.911 26° 197° 734 km 10m25.6s
19:5042°40.1'N097°14.5'W35°40.8'N099°26.1'W38°55.0'N098°29.8'W 0.911 25° 199° 730 km 10m23.2s
19:5242°49.0'N096°18.8'W35°45.3'N098°39.9'W39°01.2'N097°39.8'W 0.911 25° 200° 726 km 10m20.5s
19:5442°59.9'N095°21.0'W35°51.0'N097°52.5'W39°08.8'N096°48.5'W 0.911 24° 201° 722 km 10m17.5s
19:5643°12.8'N094°20.8'W35°57.9'N097°04.1'W39°17.9'N095°55.7'W 0.910 24° 203° 717 km 10m14.2s
19:5843°28.1'N093°17.9'W36°06.2'N096°14.2'W39°28.7'N095°01.0'W 0.910 23° 204° 711 km 10m10.6s
20:0043°46.0'N092°11.6'W36°15.9'N095°22.9'W39°41.2'N094°04.2'W 0.910 22° 205° 706 km 10m06.7s
20:0244°06.8'N091°01.2'W36°27.0'N094°29.7'W39°55.7'N093°04.9'W 0.910 22° 207° 700 km 10m02.4s
20:0444°31.2'N089°45.9'W36°39.8'N093°34.6'W40°12.4'N092°02.8'W 0.910 21° 208° 694 km 09m57.9s
20:0644°59.8'N088°24.3'W36°54.3'N092°37.2'W40°31.4'N090°57.4'W 0.910 20° 209° 689 km 09m53.0s
20:0845°33.6'N086°54.5'W37°10.7'N091°37.2'W40°53.3'N089°47.9'W 0.909 19° 211° 683 km 09m47.7s
20:1046°14.2'N085°13.7'W37°29.3'N090°34.1'W41°18.3'N088°33.6'W 0.909 18° 212° 677 km 09m41.9s
20:1247°04.6'N083°16.9'W37°50.3'N089°27.4'W41°47.1'N087°13.2'W 0.909 17° 214° 671 km 09m35.7s
20:1448°10.2'N080°53.8'W38°14.1'N088°16.3'W42°20.7'N085°45.1'W 0.909 16° 215° 666 km 09m29.0s
20:1649°47.3'N077°35.5'W38°41.1'N087°00.0'W43°00.2'N084°06.8'W 0.908 14° 217° 661 km 09m21.6s
20:18 - - 39°12.0'N085°37.1'W43°48.0'N082°14.1'W 0.908 12° 219° 657 km 09m13.3s
20:20 - - 39°47.6'N084°06.0'W44°48.0'N079°59.4'W 0.907 10° 221° 653 km 09m03.7s
20:22 - - 40°29.5'N082°23.7'W46°09.7'N077°04.5'W 0.907 223° 651 km 08m52.0s
20:24 - - 41°19.9'N080°25.7'W48°36.5'N072°06.6'W 0.906 227° 653 km 08m34.0s
Limits53°38.8'N070°20.6'W48°03.7'N066°11.0'W50°44.0'N067°57.4'W 0.905 - 659 km 08m20.8s

ΔT = 3637.6 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse20:30:44.619:30:06.939°01.2'N121°15.3'W 27.1° 186.2° 739.3 km10m35.33s
Greatest Duration20:31:31.819:30:54.238°58.8'N105°46.1'W 27.1° 186.7° 740.2 km10m35.35s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0716 Dec 18 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 3637.6 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 97.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.41°.

Acknowledgments

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

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