Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0725 Dec 20

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0725 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 .

Annular Solar Eclipse of -0725 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
Limits59°38.2'N108°09.6'W54°14.9'N115°17.6'W56°49.0'N112°23.2'W 0.914 - 712 km 07m25.8s
16:18 - - 46°56.4'N100°58.4'W55°37.4'N110°19.6'W 0.915 139° 707 km 07m31.0s
16:20 - - 46°05.0'N099°05.0'W52°20.5'N104°23.2'W 0.916 144° 702 km 07m47.7s
16:22 - - 45°21.9'N097°25.6'W50°48.5'N101°24.1'W 0.916 147° 705 km 07m56.9s
16:24 - - 44°45.0'N095°56.2'W49°42.6'N099°08.1'W 0.917 11° 149° 710 km 08m04.2s
16:26 - - 44°13.0'N094°34.3'W48°50.7'N097°14.6'W 0.917 12° 151° 716 km 08m10.4s
16:2855°15.4'N101°01.9'W43°44.9'N093°18.3'W48°07.9'N095°35.4'W 0.918 14° 153° 723 km 08m15.8s
16:3053°44.9'N098°12.3'W43°20.1'N092°07.1'W47°31.9'N094°06.3'W 0.918 15° 155° 731 km 08m20.7s
16:3252°41.8'N096°03.0'W42°58.2'N090°59.9'W47°01.0'N092°44.5'W 0.918 16° 156° 739 km 08m25.0s
16:3451°53.1'N094°14.4'W42°38.9'N089°55.8'W46°34.4'N091°28.6'W 0.918 17° 158° 747 km 08m29.0s
16:3651°13.8'N092°38.7'W42°21.8'N088°54.6'W46°11.3'N090°17.2'W 0.918 18° 159° 755 km 08m32.6s
16:3850°41.3'N091°12.1'W42°06.7'N087°55.7'W45°51.2'N089°09.7'W 0.919 18° 161° 762 km 08m35.9s
16:4050°14.1'N089°52.1'W41°53.6'N086°58.8'W45°33.8'N088°05.2'W 0.919 19° 162° 770 km 08m38.9s
16:4249°51.2'N088°37.2'W41°42.1'N086°03.6'W45°18.8'N087°03.2'W 0.919 19° 164° 778 km 08m41.5s
16:4449°32.0'N087°26.3'W41°32.3'N085°09.8'W45°06.0'N086°03.5'W 0.919 20° 165° 784 km 08m43.9s
16:4649°16.1'N086°18.6'W41°24.0'N084°17.4'W44°55.2'N085°05.5'W 0.919 20° 166° 791 km 08m46.0s
16:4849°02.9'N085°13.5'W41°17.2'N083°26.0'W44°46.3'N084°09.0'W 0.919 21° 168° 797 km 08m47.9s
16:5048°52.4'N084°10.5'W41°11.8'N082°35.5'W44°39.2'N083°13.9'W 0.919 21° 169° 802 km 08m49.5s
16:5248°44.2'N083°09.2'W41°07.8'N081°45.7'W44°33.8'N082°19.7'W 0.919 21° 171° 806 km 08m50.8s
16:5448°38.3'N082°09.3'W41°05.0'N080°56.6'W44°29.9'N081°26.4'W 0.919 22° 172° 809 km 08m51.9s
16:5648°34.5'N081°10.3'W41°03.5'N080°07.9'W44°27.7'N080°33.8'W 0.919 22° 173° 811 km 08m52.8s
16:5848°32.8'N080°12.2'W41°03.3'N079°19.6'W44°26.9'N079°41.6'W 0.919 22° 175° 813 km 08m53.4s
17:0048°33.1'N079°14.5'W41°04.3'N078°31.6'W44°27.7'N078°49.8'W 0.919 22° 176° 813 km 08m53.8s
17:0248°35.3'N078°17.2'W41°06.6'N077°43.6'W44°30.0'N077°58.1'W 0.919 22° 177° 812 km 08m53.9s
17:0448°39.6'N077°19.9'W41°10.1'N076°55.7'W44°33.7'N077°06.5'W 0.919 22° 179° 810 km 08m53.8s
17:0648°45.8'N076°22.4'W41°14.8'N076°07.7'W44°39.0'N076°14.7'W 0.919 22° 180° 808 km 08m53.4s
17:0848°54.0'N075°24.5'W41°20.8'N075°19.5'W44°45.8'N075°22.7'W 0.919 22° 181° 804 km 08m52.8s
17:1049°04.4'N074°25.9'W41°28.1'N074°30.9'W44°54.1'N074°30.2'W 0.919 22° 183° 800 km 08m51.9s
17:1249°17.0'N073°26.4'W41°36.7'N073°41.9'W45°04.1'N073°37.2'W 0.919 21° 184° 794 km 08m50.9s
17:1449°31.9'N072°25.7'W41°46.6'N072°52.3'W45°15.7'N072°43.3'W 0.919 21° 185° 789 km 08m49.5s
17:1649°49.3'N071°23.5'W41°57.9'N072°02.0'W45°29.1'N071°48.4'W 0.919 21° 187° 782 km 08m47.9s
17:1850°09.5'N070°19.2'W42°10.7'N071°10.8'W45°44.3'N070°52.4'W 0.919 20° 188° 775 km 08m46.1s
17:2050°32.7'N069°12.6'W42°24.9'N070°18.6'W46°01.5'N069°54.8'W 0.919 20° 190° 768 km 08m44.0s
17:2250°59.3'N068°02.8'W42°40.8'N069°25.2'W46°20.8'N068°55.6'W 0.919 19° 191° 760 km 08m41.6s
17:2451°29.9'N066°49.2'W42°58.4'N068°30.2'W46°42.5'N067°54.2'W 0.919 19° 192° 753 km 08m39.0s
17:2652°05.3'N065°30.6'W43°17.8'N067°33.6'W47°06.7'N066°50.3'W 0.918 18° 194° 745 km 08m36.0s
17:2852°46.6'N064°05.6'W43°39.2'N066°35.0'W47°33.8'N065°43.3'W 0.918 17° 195° 737 km 08m32.8s
17:3053°35.5'N062°31.7'W44°02.8'N065°34.1'W48°04.2'N064°32.6'W 0.918 17° 197° 730 km 08m29.2s
17:3254°35.1'N060°44.9'W44°28.8'N064°30.4'W48°38.4'N063°17.3'W 0.918 16° 198° 723 km 08m25.3s
17:3455°51.6'N058°37.1'W44°57.5'N063°23.5'W49°17.3'N061°56.3'W 0.918 15° 200° 716 km 08m20.9s
17:3657°42.4'N055°45.8'W45°29.4'N062°12.5'W50°01.9'N060°27.7'W 0.917 14° 202° 710 km 08m16.1s
17:38 - - 46°04.8'N060°56.8'W50°54.0'N058°48.9'W 0.917 12° 204° 705 km 08m10.7s
17:40 - - 46°44.6'N059°35.0'W51°56.6'N056°55.4'W 0.917 11° 206° 700 km 08m04.5s
17:42 - - 47°29.8'N058°05.5'W53°15.5'N054°38.2'W 0.916 208° 698 km 07m57.1s
17:44 - - 48°21.8'N056°25.7'W55°06.6'N051°33.2'W 0.915 211° 699 km 07m47.6s
Limits62°09.8'N049°40.6'W57°21.3'N040°37.4'W59°41.8'N044°20.2'W 0.914 - 715 km 07m27.6s

ΔT = 20577.0 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse22:44:49.317:01:52.344°29.8'N163°59.8'W 21.9° 177.2° 812.3 km08m53.87s
Greatest Duration22:44:57.817:02:00.844°30.0'N077°57.8'W 21.9° 177.3° 812.2 km08m53.88s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0725 Dec 20

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0725 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 20577.0 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 517.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.16°.

Acknowledgments

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

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