Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2894 Dec 18

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2894 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 2894 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
Limits59°58.5'N061°59.3'E56°43.5'N056°53.5'E58°20.1'N059°11.7'E 0.928 - 461 km 05m55.2s
04:56 - - 49°03.8'N069°48.8'E55°02.3'N064°33.8'E 0.929 144° 447 km 06m04.5s
04:58 - - 47°37.3'N072°09.1'E52°07.0'N069°11.5'E 0.930 148° 439 km 06m14.0s
05:0057°18.3'N066°00.8'E46°25.5'N074°05.7'E50°17.3'N072°03.4'E 0.931 11° 151° 435 km 06m20.6s
05:0253°52.9'N071°07.1'E45°23.3'N075°46.8'E48°52.5'N074°16.6'E 0.931 13° 153° 433 km 06m26.1s
05:0451°57.3'N073°59.7'E44°28.3'N077°17.0'E47°41.9'N076°08.0'E 0.932 15° 155° 432 km 06m30.9s
05:0650°30.0'N076°11.5'E43°38.9'N078°38.9'E46°40.9'N077°45.2'E 0.932 17° 157° 432 km 06m35.2s
05:0849°18.2'N078°01.3'E42°53.9'N079°54.3'E45°47.0'N079°12.3'E 0.933 18° 158° 433 km 06m39.2s
05:1048°16.7'N079°37.0'E42°12.7'N081°04.6'E44°58.6'N080°31.7'E 0.933 19° 160° 434 km 06m42.9s
05:1247°22.7'N081°02.6'E41°34.6'N082°10.5'E44°14.7'N081°45.0'E 0.933 20° 161° 436 km 06m46.4s
05:1446°34.5'N082°20.8'E40°59.4'N083°12.8'E43°34.5'N082°53.5'E 0.933 21° 163° 437 km 06m49.6s
05:1645°51.0'N083°33.2'E40°26.6'N084°12.1'E42°57.6'N083°58.0'E 0.934 22° 164° 440 km 06m52.6s
05:1845°11.4'N084°40.8'E39°56.0'N085°08.9'E42°23.4'N084°59.2'E 0.934 23° 166° 442 km 06m55.5s
05:2044°35.1'N085°44.7'E39°27.3'N086°03.4'E41°51.7'N085°57.5'E 0.934 24° 167° 445 km 06m58.2s
05:2244°01.8'N086°45.4'E39°00.5'N086°55.9'E41°22.3'N086°53.5'E 0.934 24° 169° 448 km 07m00.7s
05:2443°31.0'N087°43.5'E38°35.4'N087°46.8'E40°54.8'N087°47.4'E 0.934 25° 170° 451 km 07m03.0s
05:2643°02.5'N088°39.2'E38°11.8'N088°36.2'E40°29.2'N088°39.5'E 0.934 26° 171° 454 km 07m05.2s
05:2842°36.1'N089°33.1'E37°49.6'N089°24.3'E40°05.3'N089°30.1'E 0.934 26° 173° 457 km 07m07.3s
05:3042°11.6'N090°25.3'E37°28.9'N090°11.3'E39°43.0'N090°19.3'E 0.935 27° 174° 460 km 07m09.2s
05:3241°48.9'N091°16.1'E37°09.4'N090°57.3'E39°22.2'N091°07.4'E 0.935 27° 175° 464 km 07m10.9s
05:3441°27.9'N092°05.8'E36°51.1'N091°42.5'E39°02.8'N091°54.6'E 0.935 28° 177° 467 km 07m12.5s
05:3641°08.4'N092°54.4'E36°34.1'N092°26.9'E38°44.7'N092°40.8'E 0.935 28° 178° 470 km 07m14.0s
05:3840°50.4'N093°42.1'E36°18.1'N093°10.8'E38°27.9'N093°26.4'E 0.935 28° 179° 474 km 07m15.3s
05:4040°33.8'N094°29.2'E36°03.3'N093°54.1'E38°12.3'N094°11.3'E 0.935 29° 180° 477 km 07m16.4s
05:4240°18.5'N095°15.6'E35°49.5'N094°37.0'E37°57.9'N094°55.8'E 0.935 29° 182° 480 km 07m17.4s
05:4440°04.6'N096°01.6'E35°36.8'N095°19.5'E37°44.7'N095°39.9'E 0.935 29° 183° 483 km 07m18.3s
05:4639°51.9'N096°47.3'E35°25.0'N096°01.8'E37°32.5'N096°23.7'E 0.935 29° 184° 486 km 07m19.0s
05:4839°40.4'N097°32.7'E35°14.3'N096°43.9'E37°21.5'N097°07.2'E 0.935 29° 186° 488 km 07m19.6s
05:5039°30.2'N098°18.0'E35°04.5'N097°25.9'E37°11.5'N097°50.7'E 0.935 29° 187° 490 km 07m20.0s
05:5239°21.1'N099°03.3'E34°55.7'N098°07.9'E37°02.6'N098°34.1'E 0.935 29° 188° 492 km 07m20.3s
05:5439°13.3'N099°48.7'E34°47.9'N098°49.9'E36°54.8'N099°17.6'E 0.935 29° 189° 494 km 07m20.4s
05:5639°06.6'N100°34.2'E34°41.0'N099°32.1'E36°48.0'N100°01.3'E 0.935 29° 191° 496 km 07m20.3s
05:5839°01.1'N101°20.0'E34°35.1'N100°14.4'E36°42.3'N100°45.1'E 0.935 29° 192° 497 km 07m20.1s
06:0038°56.7'N102°06.2'E34°30.2'N100°57.0'E36°37.6'N101°29.3'E 0.935 29° 193° 497 km 07m19.8s
06:0238°53.6'N102°52.9'E34°26.2'N101°40.0'E36°34.0'N102°13.9'E 0.935 29° 195° 498 km 07m19.3s
06:0438°51.7'N103°40.2'E34°23.2'N102°23.4'E36°31.5'N102°59.0'E 0.935 28° 196° 498 km 07m18.6s
06:0638°51.1'N104°28.2'E34°21.2'N103°07.3'E36°30.1'N103°44.7'E 0.935 28° 197° 497 km 07m17.8s
06:0838°51.7'N105°17.1'E34°20.3'N103°51.8'E36°29.8'N104°31.1'E 0.935 28° 198° 497 km 07m16.8s
06:1038°53.7'N106°07.1'E34°20.4'N104°37.1'E36°30.7'N105°18.4'E 0.935 28° 200° 496 km 07m15.6s
06:1238°57.1'N106°58.2'E34°21.5'N105°23.1'E36°32.9'N106°06.6'E 0.934 27° 201° 494 km 07m14.3s
06:1439°02.0'N107°50.7'E34°23.8'N106°10.1'E36°36.3'N106°56.0'E 0.934 27° 202° 492 km 07m12.8s
06:1639°08.4'N108°44.8'E34°27.3'N106°58.2'E36°41.0'N107°46.6'E 0.934 26° 204° 490 km 07m11.1s
06:1839°16.5'N109°40.8'E34°32.0'N107°47.4'E36°47.1'N108°38.7'E 0.934 26° 205° 488 km 07m09.3s
06:2039°26.5'N110°38.8'E34°38.0'N108°38.1'E36°54.7'N109°32.4'E 0.934 25° 206° 486 km 07m07.3s
06:2239°38.4'N111°39.4'E34°45.4'N109°30.2'E37°03.9'N110°28.0'E 0.934 24° 207° 483 km 07m05.1s
06:2439°52.5'N112°42.8'E34°54.2'N110°24.2'E37°14.9'N111°25.8'E 0.934 24° 209° 480 km 07m02.8s
06:2640°09.0'N113°49.7'E35°04.6'N111°20.1'E37°27.8'N112°26.2'E 0.933 23° 210° 477 km 07m00.2s
06:2840°28.3'N115°00.8'E35°16.7'N112°18.4'E37°42.7'N113°29.5'E 0.933 22° 211° 474 km 06m57.4s
06:3040°50.9'N116°16.8'E35°30.6'N113°19.3'E38°00.0'N114°36.4'E 0.933 21° 213° 471 km 06m54.5s
06:3241°17.4'N117°39.1'E35°46.7'N114°23.3'E38°20.0'N115°47.3'E 0.933 20° 214° 469 km 06m51.2s
06:3441°48.6'N119°09.4'E36°05.1'N115°31.0'E38°43.1'N117°03.3'E 0.932 19° 216° 466 km 06m47.8s
06:3642°26.1'N120°50.4'E36°26.1'N116°42.9'E39°09.9'N118°25.5'E 0.932 18° 217° 463 km 06m44.0s
06:3843°12.0'N122°46.5'E36°50.3'N118°00.1'E39°41.3'N119°55.6'E 0.932 16° 219° 460 km 06m39.9s
06:4044°10.9'N125°06.4'E37°18.2'N119°23.8'E40°18.5'N121°36.1'E 0.931 15° 220° 458 km 06m35.4s
06:4245°33.7'N128°11.5'E37°50.6'N120°55.7'E41°03.6'N123°31.2'E 0.931 13° 222° 456 km 06m30.4s
06:4448°27.1'N134°11.8'E38°28.9'N122°38.5'E42°00.4'N125°48.6'E 0.930 11° 224° 455 km 06m24.6s
06:46 - - 39°15.2'N124°36.6'E43°18.1'N128°46.4'E 0.930 227° 455 km 06m17.5s
06:48 - - 40°13.5'N126°58.3'E45°34.9'N133°42.7'E 0.928 230° 458 km 06m06.8s
Limits49°52.8'N137°01.2'E45°50.3'N139°21.6'E47°48.0'N138°18.1'E 0.927 - 464 km 05m58.2s

ΔT = 3452.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse06:49:23.305:51:50.637°03.3'N084°05.2'E 29.2° 188.1° 492.3 km07m20.25s
Greatest Duration06:51:58.105:54:25.336°53.3'N099°26.8'E 29.2° 189.8° 494.5 km07m20.38s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2894 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 3452.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 770.7 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 3.22°.

Acknowledgments

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

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