Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2397 Mar 29

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2397 Mar 29 . 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 2397 Mar 29
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits10°19.6'N168°27.5'W09°14.8'N168°04.4'W09°47.1'N168°15.9'W 1.028 - 122 km 01m30.3s
17:1610°39.1'N164°53.3'W10°12.9'N159°20.2'W10°28.4'N161°38.0'W 1.030 88° 134 km 01m41.7s
17:1811°38.6'N158°33.7'W11°01.6'N155°18.0'W11°20.7'N156°51.1'W 1.031 12° 89° 144 km 01m51.1s
17:2012°26.5'N155°07.9'W11°45.9'N152°26.9'W12°06.6'N153°45.0'W 1.033 16° 90° 150 km 01m57.7s
17:2213°10.9'N152°33.0'W12°28.1'N150°09.5'W12°49.8'N151°19.7'W 1.033 18° 90° 156 km 02m03.2s
17:2413°53.4'N150°25.5'W13°09.0'N148°12.8'W13°31.5'N149°18.0'W 1.034 21° 91° 160 km 02m08.0s
17:2614°34.8'N148°35.7'W13°49.1'N146°30.6'W14°12.2'N147°32.3'W 1.035 23° 92° 164 km 02m12.3s
17:2815°15.3'N146°58.7'W14°28.6'N144°59.1'W14°52.1'N145°58.1'W 1.035 25° 93° 167 km 02m16.3s
17:3015°55.2'N145°31.2'W15°07.6'N143°35.9'W15°31.5'N144°32.9'W 1.036 27° 94° 170 km 02m20.0s
17:3216°34.6'N144°11.4'W15°46.1'N142°19.4'W16°10.5'N143°14.8'W 1.036 28° 95° 173 km 02m23.4s
17:3417°13.6'N142°57.7'W16°24.4'N141°08.4'W16°49.1'N142°02.5'W 1.037 30° 96° 175 km 02m26.6s
17:3617°52.2'N141°49.1'W17°02.4'N140°02.1'W17°27.5'N140°55.1'W 1.037 32° 97° 177 km 02m29.7s
17:3818°30.7'N140°44.9'W17°40.2'N138°59.8'W18°05.6'N139°51.9'W 1.038 33° 98° 179 km 02m32.6s
17:4019°08.9'N139°44.4'W18°17.9'N138°00.9'W18°43.5'N138°52.2'W 1.038 34° 99° 180 km 02m35.3s
17:4219°47.0'N138°47.1'W18°55.4'N137°05.0'W19°21.3'N137°55.6'W 1.038 35° 100° 181 km 02m37.9s
17:4420°24.9'N137°52.6'W19°32.8'N136°11.7'W19°58.9'N137°01.7'W 1.039 37° 101° 183 km 02m40.3s
17:4621°02.7'N137°00.5'W20°10.1'N135°20.7'W20°36.5'N136°10.2'W 1.039 38° 102° 183 km 02m42.6s
17:4821°40.4'N136°10.7'W20°47.3'N134°31.8'W21°14.0'N135°20.9'W 1.039 39° 103° 184 km 02m44.9s
17:5022°18.1'N135°22.7'W21°24.5'N133°44.7'W21°51.4'N134°33.4'W 1.039 40° 104° 185 km 02m47.0s
17:5222°55.7'N134°36.5'W22°01.7'N132°59.2'W22°28.8'N133°47.6'W 1.040 41° 106° 185 km 02m49.0s
17:5423°33.3'N133°51.9'W22°38.8'N132°15.3'W23°06.1'N133°03.3'W 1.040 42° 107° 186 km 02m50.9s
17:5624°10.9'N133°08.6'W23°15.9'N131°32.6'W23°43.5'N132°20.3'W 1.040 43° 108° 186 km 02m52.7s
17:5824°48.5'N132°26.6'W23°53.1'N130°51.1'W24°20.8'N131°38.6'W 1.040 43° 109° 186 km 02m54.4s
18:0025°26.1'N131°45.6'W24°30.2'N130°10.7'W24°58.2'N130°57.9'W 1.041 44° 111° 186 km 02m56.0s
18:0226°03.7'N131°05.7'W25°07.4'N129°31.2'W25°35.6'N130°18.2'W 1.041 45° 112° 186 km 02m57.5s
18:0426°41.4'N130°26.6'W25°44.6'N128°52.6'W26°13.0'N129°39.3'W 1.041 46° 114° 186 km 02m59.0s
18:0627°19.1'N129°48.3'W26°21.8'N128°14.7'W26°50.5'N129°01.2'W 1.041 46° 115° 186 km 03m00.3s
18:0827°56.9'N129°10.7'W26°59.2'N127°37.5'W27°28.1'N128°23.8'W 1.041 47° 117° 186 km 03m01.6s
18:1028°34.8'N128°33.7'W27°36.5'N127°00.9'W28°05.7'N127°47.0'W 1.041 48° 119° 185 km 03m02.8s
18:1229°12.7'N127°57.2'W28°14.0'N126°24.7'W28°43.4'N127°10.7'W 1.041 48° 120° 185 km 03m03.9s
18:1429°50.7'N127°21.2'W28°51.5'N125°49.0'W29°21.2'N126°34.8'W 1.042 49° 122° 184 km 03m04.9s
18:1630°28.9'N126°45.5'W29°29.2'N125°13.7'W29°59.0'N125°59.3'W 1.042 49° 124° 184 km 03m05.8s
18:1831°07.1'N126°10.1'W30°06.9'N124°38.6'W30°37.0'N125°24.1'W 1.042 50° 125° 183 km 03m06.6s
18:2031°45.5'N125°35.0'W30°44.8'N124°03.8'W31°15.1'N124°49.1'W 1.042 50° 127° 183 km 03m07.4s
18:2232°24.0'N125°00.0'W31°22.7'N123°29.2'W31°53.3'N124°14.3'W 1.042 50° 129° 182 km 03m08.1s
18:2433°02.6'N124°25.1'W32°00.8'N122°54.6'W32°31.7'N123°39.6'W 1.042 50° 131° 182 km 03m08.7s
18:2633°41.4'N123°50.3'W32°39.1'N122°20.1'W33°10.2'N123°04.9'W 1.042 51° 133° 181 km 03m09.3s
18:2834°20.3'N123°15.4'W33°17.4'N121°45.5'W33°48.9'N122°30.2'W 1.042 51° 135° 181 km 03m09.7s
18:3034°59.4'N122°40.4'W33°56.0'N121°10.9'W34°27.7'N121°55.4'W 1.042 51° 137° 180 km 03m10.1s
18:3235°38.7'N122°05.3'W34°34.7'N120°36.1'W35°06.7'N121°20.4'W 1.042 51° 139° 179 km 03m10.4s
18:3436°18.2'N121°30.0'W35°13.5'N120°01.1'W35°45.8'N120°45.3'W 1.042 51° 141° 179 km 03m10.6s
18:3636°57.9'N120°54.3'W35°52.6'N119°25.9'W36°25.2'N120°09.8'W 1.042 51° 143° 178 km 03m10.7s
18:3837°37.8'N120°18.3'W36°31.8'N118°50.3'W37°04.8'N119°34.0'W 1.042 51° 145° 177 km 03m10.8s
18:4038°17.9'N119°41.9'W37°11.3'N118°14.3'W37°44.5'N118°57.8'W 1.042 51° 147° 177 km 03m10.8s
18:4238°58.3'N119°05.0'W37°50.9'N117°37.8'W38°24.5'N118°21.1'W 1.042 51° 149° 176 km 03m10.7s
18:4439°38.9'N118°27.5'W38°30.8'N117°00.8'W39°04.8'N117°43.8'W 1.042 51° 151° 175 km 03m10.5s
18:4640°19.7'N117°49.3'W39°10.9'N116°23.2'W39°45.3'N117°05.9'W 1.042 51° 153° 174 km 03m10.3s
18:4841°00.8'N117°10.4'W39°51.3'N115°44.8'W40°26.0'N116°27.3'W 1.042 51° 155° 174 km 03m09.9s
18:5041°42.2'N116°30.7'W40°31.9'N115°05.7'W41°07.0'N115°47.9'W 1.042 50° 157° 173 km 03m09.5s
18:5242°23.9'N115°50.0'W41°12.8'N114°25.7'W41°48.3'N115°07.6'W 1.042 50° 159° 172 km 03m09.0s
18:5443°05.9'N115°08.3'W41°54.0'N113°44.8'W42°29.9'N114°26.2'W 1.042 50° 161° 171 km 03m08.4s
18:5643°48.3'N114°25.5'W42°35.4'N113°02.7'W43°11.7'N113°43.8'W 1.042 49° 163° 171 km 03m07.8s
18:5844°30.9'N113°41.4'W43°17.2'N112°19.5'W43°54.0'N113°00.2'W 1.042 49° 165° 170 km 03m07.0s
19:0045°14.0'N112°55.9'W43°59.3'N111°35.0'W44°36.5'N112°15.2'W 1.042 48° 167° 169 km 03m06.2s
19:0245°57.4'N112°08.9'W44°41.7'N110°49.1'W45°19.4'N111°28.7'W 1.042 48° 169° 168 km 03m05.3s
19:0446°41.1'N111°20.2'W45°24.5'N110°01.6'W46°02.7'N110°40.6'W 1.042 47° 171° 167 km 03m04.2s
19:0647°25.3'N110°29.7'W46°07.7'N109°12.3'W46°46.3'N109°50.7'W 1.041 47° 173° 167 km 03m03.2s
19:0848°09.9'N109°37.1'W46°51.2'N108°21.2'W47°30.4'N108°58.9'W 1.041 46° 176° 166 km 03m02.0s
19:1048°55.0'N108°42.3'W47°35.1'N107°28.0'W48°14.9'N108°04.9'W 1.041 45° 178° 165 km 03m00.7s
19:1249°40.5'N107°45.0'W48°19.5'N106°32.5'W48°59.8'N107°08.5'W 1.041 45° 180° 164 km 02m59.3s
19:1450°26.5'N106°44.9'W49°04.3'N105°34.5'W49°45.2'N106°09.5'W 1.041 44° 182° 163 km 02m57.9s
19:1651°12.9'N105°41.9'W49°49.6'N104°33.7'W50°31.0'N105°07.6'W 1.041 43° 184° 163 km 02m56.3s
19:1852°00.0'N104°35.4'W50°35.3'N103°29.8'W51°17.4'N104°02.5'W 1.040 42° 186° 162 km 02m54.6s
19:2052°47.5'N103°25.2'W51°21.6'N102°22.6'W52°04.3'N102°53.7'W 1.040 41° 188° 161 km 02m52.9s
19:2253°35.7'N102°10.8'W52°08.3'N101°11.5'W52°51.7'N101°41.0'W 1.040 40° 190° 160 km 02m51.0s
19:2454°24.4'N100°51.7'W52°55.6'N099°56.1'W53°39.7'N100°23.9'W 1.040 39° 192° 159 km 02m49.0s
19:2655°13.7'N099°27.3'W53°43.5'N098°36.0'W54°28.3'N099°01.7'W 1.040 38° 195° 158 km 02m46.9s
19:2856°03.7'N097°56.9'W54°32.0'N097°10.6'W55°17.5'N097°33.8'W 1.039 37° 197° 157 km 02m44.7s
19:3056°54.4'N096°19.7'W55°21.0'N095°39.0'W56°07.4'N095°59.5'W 1.039 36° 199° 156 km 02m42.4s
19:3257°45.7'N094°34.6'W56°10.7'N094°00.6'W56°57.9'N094°17.9'W 1.039 35° 202° 155 km 02m39.9s
19:3458°37.7'N092°40.6'W57°01.1'N092°14.3'W57°49.0'N092°27.9'W 1.038 34° 204° 154 km 02m37.3s
19:3659°30.4'N090°35.9'W57°52.1'N090°18.9'W58°40.9'N090°28.0'W 1.038 32° 207° 153 km 02m34.6s
19:3860°23.8'N088°19.0'W58°43.7'N088°12.9'W59°33.4'N088°16.8'W 1.038 31° 210° 152 km 02m31.6s
19:4061°17.9'N085°47.3'W59°36.0'N085°54.3'W60°26.5'N085°52.0'W 1.037 29° 213° 151 km 02m28.5s
19:4262°12.6'N082°57.8'W60°28.9'N083°20.8'W61°20.3'N083°10.9'W 1.037 28° 216° 149 km 02m25.2s
19:4463°07.7'N079°46.5'W61°22.4'N080°29.3'W62°14.6'N080°10.0'W 1.036 26° 219° 148 km 02m21.7s
19:4664°03.2'N076°07.8'W62°16.3'N077°15.6'W63°09.3'N076°44.6'W 1.036 24° 223° 147 km 02m17.9s
19:4864°58.6'N071°53.8'W63°10.5'N073°33.7'W64°04.1'N072°47.7'W 1.035 22° 227° 145 km 02m13.7s
19:5065°53.3'N066°52.2'W64°04.5'N069°15.2'W64°58.5'N068°09.3'W 1.035 20° 232° 143 km 02m09.2s
19:5266°46.2'N060°42.7'W64°57.8'N064°06.6'W65°51.8'N062°32.9'W 1.034 17° 238° 141 km 02m04.1s
19:5467°34.6'N052°45.4'W65°49.0'N057°44.0'W66°42.0'N055°28.1'W 1.033 14° 245° 139 km 01m58.1s
19:5668°11.0'N041°09.3'W66°35.2'N049°16.4'W67°24.5'N045°42.3'W 1.032 10° 255° 135 km 01m50.6s
19:58 - - 67°04.7'N035°37.8'W67°29.1'N025°37.3'W 1.029 274° 128 km 01m36.7s
Limits67°43.4'N019°16.6'W66°37.8'N020°04.3'W67°10.5'N019°40.9'W 1.028 - 126 km 01m32.9s

ΔT = 784.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse18:49:51.018:36:46.336°40.5'N123°12.7'W 51.3° 143.5° 177.7 km03m10.78s
Greatest Duration18:51:37.318:38:32.637°15.5'N119°24.2'W 51.3° 145.3° 177.0 km03m10.81s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2397 Mar 29

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2397 Mar 29 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 784.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 203.8 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.85°.

Acknowledgments

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

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