Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2587 Dec 20

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2587 Dec 20 . 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 2587 Dec 20
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits24°35.7'S167°08.4'E25°21.7'S166°31.7'E24°58.7'S166°50.2'E 1.026 - 103 km 01m19.8s
18:0428°51.8'S176°45.7'E28°22.0'S173°07.6'E28°40.9'S175°04.4'E 1.029 112° 114 km 01m32.8s
18:0630°54.6'S178°38.8'W30°58.4'S178°47.7'E30°57.8'S179°53.3'W 1.030 14° 109° 120 km 01m41.8s
18:0832°24.2'S175°15.3'W32°41.0'S177°27.4'W32°33.4'S176°20.0'W 1.032 18° 107° 124 km 01m48.5s
18:1033°37.5'S172°25.9'W34°02.4'S174°26.3'W33°50.6'S173°25.1'W 1.032 21° 105° 127 km 01m54.2s
18:1234°40.5'S169°57.4'W35°11.3'S171°49.9'W34°56.4'S170°52.8'W 1.033 23° 103° 129 km 01m59.3s
18:1435°36.1'S167°43.2'W36°11.6'S169°29.8'W35°54.3'S168°35.7'W 1.034 26° 101° 132 km 02m03.9s
18:1636°26.0'S165°39.4'W37°05.5'S167°21.4'W36°46.2'S166°29.7'W 1.035 28° 99° 134 km 02m08.3s
18:1837°11.4'S163°43.7'W37°54.4'S165°21.7'W37°33.2'S164°32.0'W 1.035 30° 98° 135 km 02m12.3s
18:2037°53.0'S161°54.4'W38°39.0'S163°28.9'W38°16.3'S162°41.0'W 1.036 32° 96° 137 km 02m16.2s
18:2238°31.3'S160°10.3'W39°20.2'S161°41.6'W38°56.1'S160°55.3'W 1.036 34° 94° 138 km 02m19.8s
18:2439°06.9'S158°30.6'W39°58.3'S159°58.9'W39°32.9'S159°14.1'W 1.037 35° 92° 139 km 02m23.3s
18:2639°39.9'S156°54.5'W40°33.7'S158°20.0'W40°07.0'S157°36.6'W 1.037 37° 91° 141 km 02m26.7s
18:2840°10.7'S155°21.5'W41°06.7'S156°44.3'W40°38.9'S156°02.2'W 1.037 39° 89° 142 km 02m29.9s
18:3040°39.4'S153°51.3'W41°37.4'S155°11.3'W41°08.6'S154°30.7'W 1.038 40° 87° 143 km 02m33.0s
18:3241°06.2'S152°23.3'W42°06.2'S153°40.8'W41°36.4'S153°01.4'W 1.038 42° 85° 143 km 02m36.0s
18:3441°31.3'S150°57.5'W42°33.1'S152°12.3'W42°02.4'S151°34.3'W 1.038 43° 84° 144 km 02m38.8s
18:3641°54.7'S149°33.5'W42°58.3'S150°45.7'W42°26.7'S150°09.0'W 1.039 44° 82° 145 km 02m41.6s
18:3842°16.7'S148°11.1'W43°21.9'S149°20.7'W42°49.4'S148°45.3'W 1.039 46° 80° 146 km 02m44.3s
18:4042°37.1'S146°50.2'W43°43.9'S147°57.1'W43°10.7'S147°23.1'W 1.039 47° 78° 146 km 02m46.8s
18:4242°56.2'S145°30.6'W44°04.5'S146°34.9'W43°30.5'S146°02.2'W 1.040 48° 76° 147 km 02m49.3s
18:4443°14.0'S144°12.2'W44°23.6'S145°13.8'W43°49.0'S144°42.4'W 1.040 49° 74° 148 km 02m51.7s
18:4643°30.6'S142°54.9'W44°41.5'S143°53.8'W44°06.1'S143°23.8'W 1.040 51° 72° 148 km 02m53.9s
18:4843°45.9'S141°38.6'W44°58.0'S142°34.7'W44°22.1'S142°06.1'W 1.040 52° 70° 149 km 02m56.1s
18:5044°00.1'S140°23.3'W45°13.4'S141°16.5'W44°36.8'S140°49.4'W 1.041 53° 68° 149 km 02m58.2s
18:5244°13.2'S139°08.7'W45°27.5'S139°59.1'W44°50.4'S139°33.4'W 1.041 54° 65° 150 km 03m00.2s
18:5444°25.1'S137°55.0'W45°40.5'S138°42.5'W45°02.9'S138°18.3'W 1.041 55° 63° 150 km 03m02.2s
18:5644°36.1'S136°42.0'W45°52.4'S137°26.6'W45°14.3'S137°03.9'W 1.041 56° 61° 150 km 03m04.0s
18:5844°46.0'S135°29.7'W46°03.2'S136°11.4'W45°24.6'S135°50.1'W 1.041 57° 59° 151 km 03m05.7s
19:0044°54.9'S134°18.1'W46°12.9'S134°56.8'W45°33.9'S134°37.0'W 1.041 58° 56° 151 km 03m07.4s
19:0245°02.8'S133°07.0'W46°21.6'S133°42.7'W45°42.2'S133°24.5'W 1.042 59° 54° 151 km 03m09.0s
19:0445°09.8'S131°56.6'W46°29.3'S132°29.3'W45°49.6'S132°12.6'W 1.042 60° 51° 152 km 03m10.5s
19:0645°15.8'S130°46.7'W46°36.0'S131°16.3'W45°55.9'S131°01.2'W 1.042 60° 48° 152 km 03m11.9s
19:0845°20.9'S129°37.3'W46°41.7'S130°03.9'W46°01.3'S129°50.3'W 1.042 61° 46° 152 km 03m13.2s
19:1045°25.2'S128°28.5'W46°46.4'S128°52.0'W46°05.8'S128°39.9'W 1.042 62° 43° 153 km 03m14.4s
19:1245°28.5'S127°20.1'W46°50.2'S127°40.6'W46°09.4'S127°30.1'W 1.042 63° 40° 153 km 03m15.5s
19:1445°31.0'S126°12.2'W46°53.1'S126°29.6'W46°12.1'S126°20.7'W 1.042 63° 37° 153 km 03m16.6s
19:1645°32.7'S125°04.8'W46°55.1'S125°19.1'W46°13.8'S125°11.8'W 1.042 64° 34° 153 km 03m17.6s
19:1845°33.5'S123°57.9'W46°56.1'S124°09.1'W46°14.8'S124°03.3'W 1.042 65° 30° 153 km 03m18.4s
19:2045°33.4'S122°51.3'W46°56.3'S122°59.4'W46°14.8'S122°55.2'W 1.042 65° 27° 154 km 03m19.2s
19:2245°32.6'S121°45.2'W46°55.6'S121°50.3'W46°14.1'S121°47.6'W 1.043 66° 24° 154 km 03m19.9s
19:2445°30.9'S120°39.5'W46°54.1'S120°41.5'W46°12.5'S120°40.4'W 1.043 66° 20° 154 km 03m20.5s
19:2645°28.5'S119°34.2'W46°51.6'S119°33.2'W46°10.0'S119°33.6'W 1.043 66° 17° 154 km 03m21.0s
19:2845°25.2'S118°29.3'W46°48.4'S118°25.3'W46°06.8'S118°27.2'W 1.043 67° 13° 154 km 03m21.5s
19:3045°21.2'S117°24.8'W46°44.3'S117°17.8'W46°02.7'S117°21.3'W 1.043 67° 154 km 03m21.8s
19:3245°16.4'S116°20.6'W46°39.4'S116°10.6'W45°57.9'S116°15.6'W 1.043 67° 154 km 03m22.1s
19:3445°10.8'S115°16.8'W46°33.6'S115°03.9'W45°52.2'S115°10.4'W 1.043 67° 154 km 03m22.2s
19:3645°04.5'S114°13.4'W46°27.1'S113°57.6'W45°45.8'S114°05.6'W 1.043 68° 358° 154 km 03m22.3s
19:3844°57.4'S113°10.3'W46°19.7'S112°51.7'W45°38.6'S113°01.1'W 1.043 68° 354° 154 km 03m22.3s
19:4044°49.6'S112°07.5'W46°11.6'S111°46.1'W45°30.6'S111°56.9'W 1.043 68° 351° 154 km 03m22.2s
19:4244°41.0'S111°05.0'W46°02.6'S110°40.9'W45°21.8'S110°53.1'W 1.043 68° 347° 155 km 03m22.0s
19:4444°31.7'S110°02.9'W45°52.9'S109°36.1'W45°12.3'S109°49.6'W 1.043 67° 343° 155 km 03m21.7s
19:4644°21.6'S109°01.0'W45°42.4'S108°31.6'W45°02.0'S108°46.5'W 1.043 67° 339° 155 km 03m21.4s
19:4844°10.9'S107°59.4'W45°31.1'S107°27.4'W44°51.0'S107°43.6'W 1.043 67° 336° 154 km 03m20.9s
19:5043°59.3'S106°58.1'W45°19.0'S106°23.5'W44°39.2'S106°41.1'W 1.043 67° 332° 154 km 03m20.4s
19:5243°47.1'S105°57.1'W45°06.2'S105°20.0'W44°26.7'S105°38.8'W 1.043 66° 329° 154 km 03m19.8s
19:5443°34.1'S104°56.2'W44°52.6'S104°16.7'W44°13.4'S104°36.8'W 1.042 66° 325° 154 km 03m19.1s
19:5643°20.4'S103°55.6'W44°38.2'S103°13.8'W43°59.3'S103°35.0'W 1.042 65° 322° 154 km 03m18.3s
19:5843°06.0'S102°55.1'W44°23.0'S102°11.0'W43°44.5'S102°33.4'W 1.042 65° 319° 154 km 03m17.4s
20:0042°50.8'S101°54.9'W44°07.1'S101°08.5'W43°29.0'S101°32.0'W 1.042 64° 315° 154 km 03m16.5s
20:0242°34.9'S100°54.7'W43°50.4'S100°06.2'W43°12.7'S100°30.8'W 1.042 64° 312° 154 km 03m15.4s
20:0442°18.3'S099°54.7'W43°32.9'S099°04.1'W42°55.7'S099°29.8'W 1.042 63° 310° 154 km 03m14.3s
20:0642°00.9'S098°54.8'W43°14.7'S098°02.1'W42°37.9'S098°28.8'W 1.042 62° 307° 154 km 03m13.1s
20:0841°42.8'S097°54.9'W42°55.6'S097°00.3'W42°19.3'S097°28.0'W 1.042 62° 304° 153 km 03m11.8s
20:1041°23.9'S096°55.1'W42°35.8'S095°58.5'W41°59.9'S096°27.2'W 1.042 61° 301° 153 km 03m10.4s
20:1241°04.3'S095°55.2'W42°15.2'S094°56.8'W41°39.8'S095°26.4'W 1.042 60° 299° 153 km 03m09.0s
20:1440°43.8'S094°55.3'W41°53.7'S093°55.1'W41°18.9'S094°25.6'W 1.041 59° 296° 153 km 03m07.4s
20:1640°22.6'S093°55.3'W41°31.5'S092°53.3'W40°57.1'S093°24.7'W 1.041 58° 294° 153 km 03m05.8s
20:1840°00.6'S092°55.2'W41°08.4'S091°51.5'W40°34.6'S092°23.7'W 1.041 57° 292° 152 km 03m04.1s
20:2039°37.8'S091°54.8'W40°44.5'S090°49.5'W40°11.2'S091°22.6'W 1.041 57° 290° 152 km 03m02.4s
20:2239°14.1'S090°54.3'W40°19.6'S089°47.3'W39°47.0'S090°21.2'W 1.041 56° 288° 152 km 03m00.5s
20:2438°49.6'S089°53.4'W39°54.0'S088°44.9'W39°21.9'S089°19.6'W 1.041 55° 286° 151 km 02m58.6s
20:2638°24.3'S088°52.1'W39°27.3'S087°42.1'W38°55.9'S088°17.5'W 1.040 53° 284° 151 km 02m56.6s
20:2837°58.0'S087°50.4'W38°59.8'S086°39.0'W38°29.0'S087°15.1'W 1.040 52° 282° 150 km 02m54.5s
20:3037°30.7'S086°48.1'W38°31.3'S085°35.3'W38°01.2'S086°12.1'W 1.040 51° 280° 150 km 02m52.3s
20:3237°02.6'S085°45.2'W38°01.8'S084°31.0'W37°32.3'S085°08.6'W 1.040 50° 278° 149 km 02m50.0s
20:3436°33.4'S084°41.6'W37°31.2'S083°26.1'W37°02.4'S084°04.3'W 1.039 49° 276° 149 km 02m47.7s
20:3636°03.1'S083°37.2'W36°59.5'S082°20.3'W36°31.5'S082°59.2'W 1.039 48° 275° 148 km 02m45.3s
20:3835°31.7'S082°31.8'W36°26.7'S081°13.6'W35°59.4'S081°53.1'W 1.039 47° 273° 148 km 02m42.7s
20:4034°59.2'S081°25.2'W35°52.6'S080°05.7'W35°26.1'S080°45.9'W 1.039 45° 272° 147 km 02m40.1s
20:4234°25.4'S080°17.4'W35°17.3'S078°56.6'W34°51.6'S079°37.4'W 1.038 44° 270° 146 km 02m37.4s
20:4433°50.3'S079°08.1'W34°40.5'S077°46.0'W34°15.7'S078°27.5'W 1.038 43° 268° 145 km 02m34.6s
20:4633°13.8'S077°57.1'W34°02.3'S076°33.6'W33°38.3'S077°15.8'W 1.038 41° 267° 144 km 02m31.7s
20:4832°35.8'S076°44.1'W33°22.5'S075°19.2'W32°59.4'S076°02.1'W 1.037 40° 266° 144 km 02m28.7s
20:5031°56.0'S075°28.8'W32°40.9'S074°02.5'W32°18.7'S074°46.1'W 1.037 38° 264° 142 km 02m25.6s
20:5231°14.4'S074°10.9'W31°57.3'S072°42.9'W31°36.1'S073°27.4'W 1.036 36° 263° 141 km 02m22.4s
20:5430°30.8'S072°49.8'W31°11.5'S071°20.1'W30°51.4'S072°05.4'W 1.036 35° 262° 140 km 02m19.0s
20:5629°44.8'S071°24.9'W30°23.2'S069°53.4'W30°04.4'S070°39.6'W 1.035 33° 260° 139 km 02m15.5s
20:5828°56.2'S069°55.6'W29°32.1'S068°21.9'W29°14.5'S069°09.3'W 1.035 31° 259° 137 km 02m11.8s
21:0028°04.5'S068°20.9'W28°37.6'S066°44.6'W28°21.4'S067°33.3'W 1.034 29° 258° 135 km 02m08.0s
21:0227°09.1'S066°39.3'W27°39.1'S065°00.0'W27°24.5'S065°50.2'W 1.034 27° 256° 133 km 02m03.8s
21:0426°09.2'S064°49.1'W26°35.5'S063°05.8'W26°22.8'S063°58.1'W 1.033 25° 255° 131 km 01m59.5s
21:0625°03.4'S062°47.4'W25°25.3'S060°58.7'W25°14.9'S061°53.8'W 1.032 22° 254° 128 km 01m54.7s
21:0823°49.9'S060°29.7'W24°05.9'S058°33.0'W23°58.5'S059°32.2'W 1.032 19° 252° 125 km 01m49.5s
21:1022°24.7'S057°47.4'W22°32.3'S055°37.6'W22°29.4'S056°43.8'W 1.031 16° 251° 121 km 01m43.5s
21:1220°39.6'S054°21.3'W20°31.2'S051°43.0'W20°37.0'S053°05.0'W 1.029 12° 249° 116 km 01m36.2s
21:1418°01.4'S048°56.0'W - - 17°28.2'S046°35.4'W 1.027 247° 107 km 01m24.5s
Limits15°14.7'S042°46.4'W16°00.4'S042°13.2'W15°37.5'S042°29.9'W 1.026 - 101 km 01m18.0s

ΔT = 1575.3 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse20:04:47.319:38:32.045°36.5'S119°18.8'W 67.6° 353.3° 154.5 km03m22.28s
Greatest Duration20:03:01.519:36:46.245°43.1'S113°40.7'W 67.6° 356.7° 154.4 km03m22.32s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2587 Dec 20

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2587 Dec 20 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 1575.3 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 386.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.61°.

Acknowledgments

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

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