Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2421 May 31

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2421 May 31 . 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 2421 May 31
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits17°09.1'N165°28.6'W15°54.9'N164°35.6'W16°31.9'N165°01.9'W 0.961 - 163 km 02m21.1s
16:3218°24.1'N162°26.4'W19°31.5'N156°19.7'W19°13.8'N158°41.9'W 0.963 69° 156 km 02m21.2s
16:3421°28.7'N155°23.5'W21°27.4'N152°11.4'W21°30.0'N153°41.6'W 0.964 12° 71° 149 km 02m21.4s
16:3623°09.6'N151°44.4'W22°53.1'N149°13.4'W23°02.1'N150°26.0'W 0.965 16° 73° 145 km 02m21.6s
16:3824°28.3'N148°57.6'W24°04.3'N146°48.1'W24°16.7'N147°51.0'W 0.966 19° 74° 142 km 02m21.8s
16:4025°35.1'N146°38.3'W25°06.4'N144°42.7'W25°21.0'N145°39.1'W 0.967 22° 75° 138 km 02m22.1s
16:4226°34.0'N144°36.5'W26°02.2'N142°51.0'W26°18.2'N143°42.7'W 0.967 24° 76° 136 km 02m22.3s
16:4427°27.3'N142°47.1'W26°53.1'N141°09.2'W27°10.3'N141°57.3'W 0.968 26° 78° 133 km 02m22.5s
16:4628°16.1'N141°06.8'W27°40.2'N139°35.3'W27°58.2'N140°20.3'W 0.968 28° 79° 131 km 02m22.7s
16:4829°01.5'N139°33.8'W28°24.1'N138°07.4'W28°42.8'N138°50.0'W 0.969 30° 80° 129 km 02m22.9s
16:5029°43.9'N138°06.5'W29°05.3'N136°44.7'W29°24.6'N137°25.0'W 0.969 32° 81° 127 km 02m23.1s
16:5230°23.8'N136°44.0'W29°44.2'N135°26.1'W30°04.0'N136°04.5'W 0.970 34° 82° 125 km 02m23.3s
16:5431°01.5'N135°25.5'W30°21.0'N134°11.0'W30°41.3'N134°47.8'W 0.970 35° 83° 123 km 02m23.6s
16:5631°37.3'N134°10.3'W30°56.1'N132°58.9'W31°16.7'N133°34.2'W 0.970 37° 85° 122 km 02m23.8s
16:5832°11.3'N132°58.1'W31°29.5'N131°49.5'W31°50.4'N132°23.4'W 0.970 38° 86° 120 km 02m24.0s
17:0032°43.8'N131°48.3'W32°01.4'N130°42.4'W32°22.6'N131°14.9'W 0.971 40° 87° 118 km 02m24.2s
17:0233°14.9'N130°40.7'W32°32.0'N129°37.2'W32°53.4'N130°08.6'W 0.971 41° 88° 117 km 02m24.5s
17:0433°44.7'N129°35.0'W33°01.3'N128°33.8'W33°22.9'N129°04.0'W 0.971 42° 90° 116 km 02m24.7s
17:0634°13.2'N128°31.0'W33°29.4'N127°31.9'W33°51.3'N128°01.1'W 0.972 44° 91° 114 km 02m24.9s
17:0834°40.7'N127°28.5'W33°56.5'N126°31.4'W34°18.5'N126°59.6'W 0.972 45° 92° 113 km 02m25.2s
17:1035°07.0'N126°27.3'W34°22.5'N125°32.1'W34°44.7'N125°59.4'W 0.972 46° 94° 112 km 02m25.4s
17:1235°32.4'N125°27.3'W34°47.5'N124°33.9'W35°09.9'N125°00.3'W 0.972 47° 95° 111 km 02m25.7s
17:1435°56.8'N124°28.3'W35°11.5'N123°36.7'W35°34.1'N124°02.3'W 0.972 49° 97° 110 km 02m25.9s
17:1636°20.3'N123°30.3'W35°34.7'N122°40.4'W35°57.4'N123°05.1'W 0.973 50° 98° 109 km 02m26.1s
17:1836°42.9'N122°33.1'W35°57.1'N121°44.9'W36°19.9'N122°08.8'W 0.973 51° 100° 108 km 02m26.4s
17:2037°04.7'N121°36.7'W36°18.6'N120°50.1'W36°41.6'N121°13.1'W 0.973 52° 101° 107 km 02m26.6s
17:2237°25.7'N120°40.9'W36°39.3'N119°55.9'W37°02.4'N120°18.2'W 0.973 53° 103° 106 km 02m26.8s
17:2437°45.9'N119°45.8'W36°59.3'N119°02.2'W37°22.5'N119°23.8'W 0.973 54° 104° 105 km 02m27.1s
17:2638°05.4'N118°51.1'W37°18.5'N118°09.1'W37°41.9'N118°29.9'W 0.973 55° 106° 104 km 02m27.3s
17:2838°24.1'N117°57.0'W37°37.0'N117°16.5'W38°00.5'N117°36.5'W 0.974 56° 108° 104 km 02m27.6s
17:3038°42.1'N117°03.3'W37°54.8'N116°24.2'W38°18.4'N116°43.5'W 0.974 57° 110° 103 km 02m27.8s
17:3238°59.5'N116°10.0'W38°11.9'N115°32.3'W38°35.6'N115°50.9'W 0.974 58° 111° 102 km 02m28.0s
17:3439°16.2'N115°17.0'W38°28.4'N114°40.7'W38°52.2'N114°58.7'W 0.974 59° 113° 102 km 02m28.2s
17:3639°32.2'N114°24.3'W38°44.2'N113°49.4'W39°08.1'N114°06.7'W 0.974 59° 115° 101 km 02m28.5s
17:3839°47.5'N113°31.8'W38°59.3'N112°58.4'W39°23.4'N113°14.9'W 0.974 60° 117° 100 km 02m28.7s
17:4040°02.3'N112°39.6'W39°13.9'N112°07.6'W39°38.0'N112°23.4'W 0.974 61° 119° 100 km 02m28.9s
17:4240°16.4'N111°47.6'W39°27.8'N111°16.9'W39°52.0'N111°32.1'W 0.974 62° 122° 99 km 02m29.1s
17:4440°29.9'N110°55.8'W39°41.1'N110°26.4'W40°05.4'N110°41.0'W 0.974 63° 124° 99 km 02m29.3s
17:4640°42.7'N110°04.1'W39°53.8'N109°36.1'W40°18.2'N109°50.0'W 0.975 63° 126° 98 km 02m29.5s
17:4840°55.0'N109°12.5'W40°05.9'N108°45.9'W40°30.4'N108°59.1'W 0.975 64° 129° 98 km 02m29.7s
17:5041°06.7'N108°21.0'W40°17.4'N107°55.8'W40°42.0'N108°08.3'W 0.975 65° 131° 98 km 02m29.9s
17:5241°17.8'N107°29.6'W40°28.3'N107°05.7'W40°53.0'N107°17.5'W 0.975 65° 134° 97 km 02m30.1s
17:5441°28.3'N106°38.2'W40°38.6'N106°15.7'W41°03.4'N106°26.9'W 0.975 66° 137° 97 km 02m30.3s
17:5641°38.2'N105°46.9'W40°48.4'N105°25.7'W41°13.2'N105°36.2'W 0.975 66° 140° 97 km 02m30.5s
17:5841°47.5'N104°55.6'W40°57.5'N104°35.8'W41°22.5'N104°45.6'W 0.975 67° 143° 96 km 02m30.7s
18:0041°56.3'N104°04.3'W41°06.2'N103°45.9'W41°31.1'N103°55.0'W 0.975 67° 146° 96 km 02m30.8s
18:0242°04.5'N103°13.0'W41°14.2'N102°55.9'W41°39.3'N103°04.4'W 0.975 68° 149° 96 km 02m31.0s
18:0442°12.1'N102°21.7'W41°21.7'N102°06.0'W41°46.8'N102°13.7'W 0.975 68° 152° 96 km 02m31.2s
18:0642°19.1'N101°30.3'W41°28.6'N101°16.0'W41°53.8'N101°23.1'W 0.975 69° 155° 96 km 02m31.3s
18:0842°25.6'N100°38.9'W41°34.9'N100°26.0'W42°00.2'N100°32.4'W 0.975 69° 159° 95 km 02m31.4s
18:1042°31.5'N099°47.4'W41°40.7'N099°35.9'W42°06.0'N099°41.6'W 0.975 69° 162° 95 km 02m31.6s
18:1242°36.9'N098°55.8'W41°45.9'N098°45.7'W42°11.3'N098°50.7'W 0.975 69° 165° 95 km 02m31.7s
18:1442°41.6'N098°04.2'W41°50.6'N097°55.5'W42°16.0'N097°59.8'W 0.975 69° 169° 95 km 02m31.8s
18:1642°45.8'N097°12.5'W41°54.7'N097°05.2'W42°20.2'N097°08.8'W 0.975 70° 173° 95 km 02m31.9s
18:1842°49.5'N096°20.7'W41°58.2'N096°14.8'W42°23.7'N096°17.7'W 0.975 70° 176° 95 km 02m32.0s
18:2042°52.5'N095°28.7'W42°01.2'N095°24.3'W42°26.8'N095°26.5'W 0.975 70° 180° 95 km 02m32.1s
18:2242°55.0'N094°36.7'W42°03.5'N094°33.7'W42°29.2'N094°35.2'W 0.975 70° 183° 95 km 02m32.2s
18:2442°56.9'N093°44.5'W42°05.4'N093°43.0'W42°31.1'N093°43.7'W 0.975 69° 187° 95 km 02m32.3s
18:2642°58.3'N092°52.2'W42°06.6'N092°52.1'W42°32.4'N092°52.2'W 0.975 69° 190° 96 km 02m32.4s
18:2842°59.0'N091°59.7'W42°07.3'N092°01.1'W42°33.1'N092°00.4'W 0.975 69° 194° 96 km 02m32.4s
18:3042°59.2'N091°07.1'W42°07.4'N091°10.0'W42°33.2'N091°08.6'W 0.975 69° 197° 96 km 02m32.5s
18:3242°58.8'N090°14.3'W42°06.9'N090°18.7'W42°32.8'N090°16.5'W 0.975 68° 201° 96 km 02m32.5s
18:3442°57.8'N089°21.3'W42°05.9'N089°27.2'W42°31.8'N089°24.3'W 0.975 68° 204° 96 km 02m32.5s
18:3642°56.2'N088°28.2'W42°04.3'N088°35.6'W42°30.1'N088°31.9'W 0.975 68° 207° 97 km 02m32.6s
18:3842°54.0'N087°34.8'W42°02.0'N087°43.8'W42°27.9'N087°39.4'W 0.975 67° 210° 97 km 02m32.6s
18:4042°51.2'N086°41.3'W41°59.2'N086°51.8'W42°25.1'N086°46.6'W 0.975 67° 213° 97 km 02m32.6s
18:4242°47.8'N085°47.5'W41°55.8'N085°59.5'W42°21.7'N085°53.6'W 0.975 66° 216° 97 km 02m32.6s
18:4442°43.8'N084°53.5'W41°51.7'N085°07.1'W42°17.7'N085°00.4'W 0.974 66° 219° 98 km 02m32.6s
18:4642°39.1'N083°59.3'W41°47.1'N084°14.4'W42°13.0'N084°06.9'W 0.974 65° 222° 98 km 02m32.6s
18:4842°33.9'N083°04.8'W41°41.8'N083°21.5'W42°07.8'N083°13.2'W 0.974 64° 224° 99 km 02m32.5s
18:5042°28.0'N082°10.0'W41°35.9'N082°28.3'W42°01.9'N082°19.2'W 0.974 64° 227° 99 km 02m32.5s
18:5242°21.4'N081°14.9'W41°29.4'N081°34.8'W41°55.3'N081°24.9'W 0.974 63° 230° 100 km 02m32.5s
18:5442°14.2'N080°19.5'W41°22.2'N080°41.0'W41°48.1'N080°30.4'W 0.974 62° 232° 100 km 02m32.4s
18:5642°06.3'N079°23.8'W41°14.4'N079°47.0'W41°40.3'N079°35.5'W 0.974 61° 234° 101 km 02m32.3s
18:5841°57.8'N078°27.7'W41°05.9'N078°52.5'W41°31.8'N078°40.2'W 0.974 61° 236° 101 km 02m32.3s
19:0041°48.6'N077°31.2'W40°56.7'N077°57.7'W41°22.6'N077°44.6'W 0.974 60° 239° 102 km 02m32.2s
19:0241°38.7'N076°34.3'W40°46.8'N077°02.6'W41°12.7'N076°48.6'W 0.973 59° 241° 103 km 02m32.1s
19:0441°28.0'N075°37.0'W40°36.3'N076°07.0'W41°02.1'N075°52.2'W 0.973 58° 243° 103 km 02m32.0s
19:0641°16.7'N074°39.2'W40°25.0'N075°10.9'W40°50.7'N074°55.3'W 0.973 57° 245° 104 km 02m31.9s
19:0841°04.5'N073°40.9'W40°13.0'N074°14.4'W40°38.7'N073°57.9'W 0.973 56° 247° 105 km 02m31.8s
19:1040°51.7'N072°42.1'W40°00.2'N073°17.4'W40°25.9'N072°59.9'W 0.973 55° 249° 105 km 02m31.7s
19:1240°38.0'N071°42.7'W39°46.7'N072°19.8'W40°12.3'N072°01.4'W 0.973 54° 250° 106 km 02m31.6s
19:1440°23.5'N070°42.6'W39°32.4'N071°21.6'W39°57.9'N071°02.3'W 0.973 53° 252° 107 km 02m31.5s
19:1640°08.2'N069°41.8'W39°17.2'N070°22.7'W39°42.6'N070°02.5'W 0.972 52° 254° 108 km 02m31.3s
19:1839°52.1'N068°40.2'W39°01.2'N069°23.1'W39°26.6'N069°01.9'W 0.972 51° 256° 109 km 02m31.2s
19:2039°35.0'N067°37.9'W38°44.4'N068°22.8'W39°09.6'N068°00.6'W 0.972 50° 257° 110 km 02m31.1s
19:2239°17.0'N066°34.6'W38°26.6'N067°21.6'W38°51.7'N066°58.3'W 0.972 49° 259° 111 km 02m30.9s
19:2438°58.1'N065°30.3'W38°07.9'N066°19.4'W38°32.9'N065°55.1'W 0.972 48° 260° 112 km 02m30.8s
19:2638°38.1'N064°24.9'W37°48.2'N065°16.2'W38°13.1'N064°50.9'W 0.971 47° 262° 113 km 02m30.6s
19:2838°17.0'N063°18.3'W37°27.5'N064°11.9'W37°52.2'N063°45.4'W 0.971 46° 263° 115 km 02m30.4s
19:3037°54.9'N062°10.3'W37°05.6'N063°06.3'W37°30.2'N062°38.7'W 0.971 44° 265° 116 km 02m30.3s
19:3237°31.5'N061°00.8'W36°42.7'N061°59.4'W37°07.0'N061°30.5'W 0.971 43° 266° 117 km 02m30.1s
19:3437°06.9'N059°49.7'W36°18.5'N060°50.9'W36°42.6'N060°20.7'W 0.970 42° 268° 119 km 02m29.9s
19:3636°40.9'N058°36.6'W35°53.0'N059°40.6'W36°16.9'N059°09.1'W 0.970 40° 269° 120 km 02m29.7s
19:3836°13.5'N057°21.5'W35°26.1'N058°28.5'W35°49.7'N057°55.4'W 0.970 39° 271° 122 km 02m29.5s
19:4035°44.4'N056°03.9'W34°57.6'N057°14.0'W35°21.0'N056°39.4'W 0.969 38° 272° 123 km 02m29.3s
19:4235°13.6'N054°43.4'W34°27.5'N055°57.1'W34°50.6'N055°20.8'W 0.969 36° 273° 125 km 02m29.1s
19:4434°40.9'N053°19.8'W33°55.6'N054°37.3'W34°18.3'N053°59.1'W 0.969 35° 275° 127 km 02m28.9s
19:4634°06.0'N051°52.4'W33°21.7'N053°14.1'W33°43.9'N052°33.9'W 0.968 33° 276° 129 km 02m28.7s
19:4833°28.6'N050°20.5'W32°45.5'N051°47.0'W33°07.1'N051°04.5'W 0.968 31° 277° 131 km 02m28.5s
19:5032°48.3'N048°43.3'W32°06.6'N050°15.2'W32°27.5'N049°30.0'W 0.967 29° 279° 133 km 02m28.3s
19:5232°04.7'N046°59.4'W31°24.7'N048°37.7'W31°44.8'N047°49.5'W 0.967 27° 280° 136 km 02m28.1s
19:5431°16.9'N045°07.1'W30°39.2'N046°53.2'W30°58.2'N046°01.3'W 0.966 25° 282° 138 km 02m27.8s
19:5630°23.9'N043°04.0'W29°49.1'N044°59.7'W30°06.8'N044°03.2'W 0.966 23° 283° 141 km 02m27.6s
19:5829°24.0'N040°45.8'W28°53.4'N042°54.3'W29°09.1'N041°51.8'W 0.965 21° 284° 144 km 02m27.3s
20:0028°14.1'N038°05.2'W27°49.8'N040°32.3'W28°02.6'N039°21.3'W 0.965 18° 286° 147 km 02m27.0s
20:0226°47.5'N034°46.4'W26°34.6'N037°44.6'W26°42.4'N036°19.9'W 0.964 14° 288° 152 km 02m26.7s
20:0424°42.8'N029°56.9'W24°58.8'N034°10.0'W24°55.3'N032°15.9'W 0.962 10° 290° 157 km 02m26.4s
Limits21°34.6'N022°25.6'W20°18.4'N023°22.1'W20°56.4'N022°54.1'W 0.960 - 168 km 02m25.7s

ΔT = 869.0 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse18:32:57.818:18:28.842°24.5'N099°43.3'W 69.6° 177.0° 95.3 km02m32.05s
Greatest Duration18:55:14.518:40:45.542°23.9'N086°26.5'W 66.5° 214.4° 97.3 km02m32.59s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2421 May 31 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 869.0 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 224.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.94°.

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