Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2431 May 12
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2431 May 12 . 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 2431 May 12 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 71°43.2'S | 143°44.1'E | 71°54.4'S | 149°08.2'E | 71°50.2'S | 146°22.0'E | 1.024 | 0° | - | 190 km | 01m35.6s |
| 01:50 | 62°31.8'S | 149°31.2'E | 69°34.4'S | 149°47.7'E | 65°10.9'S | 149°44.4'E | 1.027 | 7° | 2° | 198 km | 01m49.4s |
| 01:52 | 60°21.8'S | 151°11.8'E | 65°01.6'S | 152°03.1'E | 62°27.2'S | 151°36.3'E | 1.027 | 9° | 360° | 202 km | 01m55.4s |
| 01:54 | 58°35.5'S | 152°37.5'E | 62°29.1'S | 153°40.9'E | 60°24.4'S | 153°07.5'E | 1.028 | 11° | 358° | 206 km | 02m00.0s |
| 01:56 | 57°04.1'S | 153°53.9'E | 60°31.8'S | 155°04.1'E | 58°42.6'S | 154°27.2'E | 1.028 | 13° | 356° | 210 km | 02m03.8s |
| 01:58 | 55°43.1'S | 155°03.7'E | 58°53.7'S | 156°18.5'E | 57°14.5'S | 155°39.3'E | 1.029 | 15° | 354° | 214 km | 02m07.0s |
| 02:00 | 54°29.9'S | 156°08.7'E | 57°28.3'S | 157°26.9'E | 55°56.0'S | 156°46.1'E | 1.029 | 16° | 353° | 217 km | 02m09.9s |
| 02:02 | 53°22.9'S | 157°09.9'E | 56°12.0'S | 158°30.8'E | 54°44.9'S | 157°48.7'E | 1.030 | 17° | 351° | 221 km | 02m12.4s |
| 02:04 | 52°21.0'S | 158°08.2'E | 55°02.8'S | 159°31.4'E | 53°39.7'S | 158°48.2'E | 1.030 | 18° | 349° | 225 km | 02m14.7s |
| 02:06 | 51°23.4'S | 159°04.1'E | 53°59.3'S | 160°29.3'E | 52°39.5'S | 159°45.2'E | 1.030 | 18° | 348° | 228 km | 02m16.7s |
| 02:08 | 50°29.5'S | 159°58.2'E | 53°00.5'S | 161°25.1'E | 51°43.3'S | 160°40.2'E | 1.030 | 19° | 346° | 232 km | 02m18.5s |
| 02:10 | 49°38.9'S | 160°50.8'E | 52°05.8'S | 162°19.3'E | 50°50.8'S | 161°33.6'E | 1.030 | 20° | 345° | 236 km | 02m20.1s |
| 02:12 | 48°51.1'S | 161°42.2'E | 51°14.5'S | 163°12.3'E | 50°01.5'S | 162°25.8'E | 1.031 | 20° | 344° | 239 km | 02m21.6s |
| 02:14 | 48°06.0'S | 162°32.6'E | 50°26.4'S | 164°04.2'E | 49°14.9'S | 163°17.0'E | 1.031 | 21° | 342° | 243 km | 02m22.8s |
| 02:16 | 47°23.2'S | 163°22.3'E | 49°41.1'S | 164°55.4'E | 48°31.0'S | 164°07.4'E | 1.031 | 21° | 341° | 247 km | 02m23.9s |
| 02:18 | 46°42.6'S | 164°11.5'E | 48°58.3'S | 165°46.1'E | 47°49.4'S | 164°57.4'E | 1.031 | 22° | 339° | 250 km | 02m24.8s |
| 02:20 | 46°04.1'S | 165°00.3'E | 48°17.8'S | 166°36.5'E | 47°09.9'S | 165°47.0'E | 1.031 | 22° | 338° | 254 km | 02m25.5s |
| 02:22 | 45°27.5'S | 165°49.0'E | 47°39.5'S | 167°26.8'E | 46°32.5'S | 166°36.4'E | 1.031 | 22° | 336° | 257 km | 02m26.1s |
| 02:24 | 44°52.6'S | 166°37.7'E | 47°03.3'S | 168°17.1'E | 45°57.0'S | 167°25.9'E | 1.031 | 22° | 335° | 261 km | 02m26.5s |
| 02:26 | 44°19.5'S | 167°26.5'E | 46°28.9'S | 169°07.6'E | 45°23.3'S | 168°15.6'E | 1.031 | 22° | 334° | 264 km | 02m26.8s |
| 02:28 | 43°48.1'S | 168°15.6'E | 45°56.4'S | 169°58.5'E | 44°51.4'S | 169°05.6'E | 1.031 | 22° | 332° | 267 km | 02m26.9s |
| 02:30 | 43°18.3'S | 169°05.1'E | 45°25.7'S | 170°50.0'E | 44°21.1'S | 169°56.1'E | 1.031 | 22° | 331° | 270 km | 02m26.8s |
| 02:32 | 42°50.0'S | 169°55.3'E | 44°56.7'S | 171°42.3'E | 43°52.5'S | 170°47.2'E | 1.031 | 22° | 330° | 272 km | 02m26.6s |
| 02:34 | 42°23.3'S | 170°46.2'E | 44°29.4'S | 172°35.4'E | 43°25.5'S | 171°39.2'E | 1.031 | 22° | 328° | 274 km | 02m26.3s |
| 02:36 | 41°58.1'S | 171°38.1'E | 44°03.7'S | 173°29.7'E | 43°00.1'S | 172°32.2'E | 1.031 | 22° | 327° | 276 km | 02m25.8s |
| 02:38 | 41°34.4'S | 172°31.0'E | 43°39.8'S | 174°25.4'E | 42°36.3'S | 173°26.5'E | 1.031 | 22° | 325° | 277 km | 02m25.1s |
| 02:40 | 41°12.2'S | 173°25.3'E | 43°17.5'S | 175°22.7'E | 42°14.1'S | 174°22.1'E | 1.031 | 22° | 324° | 278 km | 02m24.2s |
| 02:42 | 40°51.7'S | 174°21.2'E | 42°57.0'S | 176°21.8'E | 41°53.5'S | 175°19.5'E | 1.031 | 21° | 323° | 278 km | 02m23.2s |
| 02:44 | 40°32.7'S | 175°18.8'E | 42°38.2'S | 177°23.2'E | 41°34.6'S | 176°18.9'E | 1.030 | 21° | 321° | 278 km | 02m22.0s |
| 02:46 | 40°15.4'S | 176°18.6'E | 42°21.4'S | 178°27.2'E | 41°17.5'S | 177°20.6'E | 1.030 | 20° | 320° | 277 km | 02m20.7s |
| 02:48 | 39°59.9'S | 177°20.8'E | 42°06.5'S | 179°34.3'E | 41°02.3'S | 178°25.1'E | 1.030 | 20° | 318° | 275 km | 02m19.1s |
| 02:50 | 39°46.2'S | 178°25.9'E | 41°53.9'S | 179°15.0'W | 40°49.1'S | 179°32.8'E | 1.030 | 19° | 317° | 272 km | 02m17.4s |
| 02:52 | 39°34.6'S | 179°34.3'E | 41°43.6'S | 177°59.7'W | 40°38.1'S | 179°15.7'W | 1.030 | 18° | 315° | 269 km | 02m15.4s |
| 02:54 | 39°25.2'S | 179°13.1'W | 41°36.0'S | 176°39.0'W | 40°29.5'S | 177°59.5'W | 1.029 | 17° | 314° | 264 km | 02m13.1s |
| 02:56 | 39°18.3'S | 177°55.6'W | 41°31.6'S | 175°11.5'W | 40°23.7'S | 176°37.5'W | 1.029 | 16° | 312° | 259 km | 02m10.7s |
| 02:58 | 39°14.3'S | 176°32.1'W | 41°31.1'S | 173°35.0'W | 40°21.2'S | 175°08.3'W | 1.029 | 15° | 311° | 253 km | 02m07.9s |
| 03:00 | 39°13.8'S | 175°00.8'W | 41°35.5'S | 171°46.5'W | 40°22.7'S | 173°29.7'W | 1.028 | 14° | 309° | 246 km | 02m04.7s |
| 03:02 | 39°17.6'S | 173°19.4'W | 41°46.6'S | 169°40.5'W | 40°29.5'S | 171°38.1'W | 1.028 | 13° | 307° | 238 km | 02m01.1s |
| 03:04 | 39°27.0'S | 171°24.0'W | 42°08.4'S | 167°05.7'W | 40°43.6'S | 169°27.5'W | 1.027 | 11° | 305° | 229 km | 01m56.9s |
| 03:06 | 39°44.7'S | 169°07.2'W | 42°52.0'S | 163°29.5'W | 41°09.8'S | 166°44.5'W | 1.027 | 8° | 303° | 218 km | 01m51.6s |
| 03:08 | 40°16.4'S | 166°12.8'W | - | - | 42°02.9'S | 162°45.9'W | 1.026 | 5° | 300° | 203 km | 01m44.3s |
| Limits | 43°07.1'S | 156°15.8'W | 44°50.7'S | 156°36.9'W | 43°57.9'S | 156°25.7'W | 1.024 | 0° | - | 184 km | 01m33.6s |
ΔT = 905.0 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 02:43:28.8 | 02:28:23.9 | 44°45.2'S | 165°28.7'E | 22.5° | 332.0° | 267.5 km | 02m26.87s |
| Greatest Duration | 02:43:30.9 | 02:28:25.9 | 44°44.7'S | 169°16.4'E | 22.5° | 332.0° | 267.6 km | 02m26.87s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2431 May 12 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 905.0 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 233.0 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.97°.
Acknowledgments
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
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"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"
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