Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0971 Apr 27

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0971 Apr 27 . 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 0971 Apr 27
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°04.3'S136°34.3'W17°57.0'S136°17.7'W17°30.6'S136°26.0'W 1.030 - 102 km 01m41.6s
15:2215°14.1'S130°29.7'W16°03.5'S129°51.2'W15°38.3'S130°09.0'W 1.032 72° 108 km 01m53.5s
15:2413°13.3'S124°38.6'W14°06.7'S124°02.9'W13°39.7'S124°20.0'W 1.034 13° 70° 115 km 02m06.4s
15:2611°52.2'S121°04.9'W12°47.5'S120°29.0'W12°19.6'S120°46.4'W 1.035 17° 69° 119 km 02m15.3s
15:2810°45.6'S118°20.5'W11°42.4'S117°44.1'W11°13.8'S118°01.8'W 1.036 20° 69° 122 km 02m22.7s
15:3009°47.5'S116°03.8'W10°45.4'S115°26.9'W10°16.2'S115°44.9'W 1.037 23° 68° 125 km 02m29.4s
15:3208°55.0'S114°05.3'W09°53.8'S113°27.9'W09°24.2'S113°46.2'W 1.038 26° 68° 127 km 02m35.4s
15:3408°06.6'S112°20.0'W09°06.4'S111°42.0'W08°36.3'S112°00.6'W 1.038 28° 67° 129 km 02m41.0s
15:3607°21.5'S110°44.7'W08°22.1'S110°06.3'W07°51.6'S110°25.1'W 1.039 30° 67° 131 km 02m46.3s
15:3806°39.1'S109°17.3'W07°40.4'S108°38.5'W07°09.6'S108°57.6'W 1.040 33° 67° 133 km 02m51.4s
15:4005°58.8'S107°56.4'W07°00.8'S107°17.2'W06°29.7'S107°36.5'W 1.040 34° 66° 135 km 02m56.2s
15:4205°20.4'S106°40.9'W06°23.1'S106°01.4'W05°51.6'S106°20.8'W 1.041 36° 66° 136 km 03m00.8s
15:4404°43.7'S105°29.9'W05°47.0'S104°50.1'W05°15.2'S105°09.7'W 1.041 38° 66° 137 km 03m05.3s
15:4604°08.4'S104°22.9'W05°12.3'S103°42.8'W04°40.2'S104°02.6'W 1.041 40° 66° 139 km 03m09.6s
15:4803°34.4'S103°19.2'W04°38.8'S102°39.0'W04°06.5'S102°58.8'W 1.042 41° 65° 140 km 03m13.8s
15:5003°01.5'S102°18.5'W04°06.5'S101°38.1'W03°33.9'S101°58.1'W 1.042 43° 65° 141 km 03m17.8s
15:5202°29.7'S101°20.5'W03°35.2'S100°39.9'W03°02.3'S101°00.0'W 1.042 45° 65° 142 km 03m21.7s
15:5401°58.8'S100°24.8'W03°04.9'S099°44.1'W02°31.7'S100°04.2'W 1.043 46° 65° 143 km 03m25.5s
15:5601°28.9'S099°31.2'W02°35.4'S098°50.4'W02°02.0'S099°10.5'W 1.043 48° 64° 144 km 03m29.2s
15:5800°59.7'S098°39.5'W02°06.8'S097°58.5'W01°33.1'S098°18.8'W 1.043 49° 64° 145 km 03m32.8s
16:0000°31.3'S097°49.5'W01°38.9'S097°08.4'W01°05.0'S097°28.7'W 1.044 50° 64° 146 km 03m36.3s
16:0200°03.7'S097°01.0'W01°11.7'S096°19.9'W00°37.6'S096°40.2'W 1.044 52° 64° 147 km 03m39.7s
16:0400°23.3'N096°13.9'W00°45.2'S095°32.8'W00°10.8'S095°53.1'W 1.044 53° 63° 147 km 03m43.0s
16:0600°49.6'N095°28.1'W00°19.3'S094°47.0'W00°15.3'N095°07.3'W 1.044 54° 63° 148 km 03m46.2s
16:0801°15.4'N094°43.4'W00°06.0'N094°02.3'W00°40.8'N094°22.7'W 1.045 56° 63° 149 km 03m49.3s
16:1001°40.5'N093°59.8'W00°30.7'N093°18.8'W01°05.7'N093°39.1'W 1.045 57° 63° 149 km 03m52.3s
16:1202°05.1'N093°17.1'W00°54.9'N092°36.2'W01°30.1'N092°56.5'W 1.045 58° 62° 150 km 03m55.2s
16:1402°29.2'N092°35.4'W01°18.6'N091°54.5'W01°54.0'N092°14.8'W 1.045 60° 62° 151 km 03m58.1s
16:1602°52.8'N091°54.4'W01°41.7'N091°13.6'W02°17.3'N091°33.9'W 1.045 61° 62° 151 km 04m00.8s
16:1803°15.9'N091°14.2'W02°04.4'N090°33.5'W02°40.2'N090°53.7'W 1.046 62° 61° 152 km 04m03.4s
16:2003°38.5'N090°34.7'W02°26.6'N089°54.1'W03°02.6'N090°14.2'W 1.046 63° 61° 152 km 04m06.0s
16:2204°00.6'N089°55.8'W02°48.4'N089°15.4'W03°24.6'N089°35.4'W 1.046 64° 61° 153 km 04m08.5s
16:2404°22.4'N089°17.4'W03°09.7'N088°37.2'W03°46.1'N088°57.2'W 1.046 66° 60° 153 km 04m10.8s
16:2604°43.7'N088°39.6'W03°30.6'N087°59.6'W04°07.2'N088°19.4'W 1.046 67° 60° 154 km 04m13.1s
16:2805°04.5'N088°02.2'W03°51.1'N087°22.4'W04°27.9'N087°42.2'W 1.046 68° 59° 154 km 04m15.3s
16:3005°25.0'N087°25.3'W04°11.2'N086°45.7'W04°48.2'N087°05.4'W 1.046 69° 58° 154 km 04m17.4s
16:3205°45.1'N086°48.8'W04°30.9'N086°09.5'W05°08.1'N086°29.0'W 1.046 70° 58° 155 km 04m19.4s
16:3406°04.8'N086°12.6'W04°50.3'N085°33.5'W05°27.6'N085°52.9'W 1.047 71° 57° 155 km 04m21.3s
16:3606°24.1'N085°36.7'W05°09.2'N084°57.9'W05°46.7'N085°17.2'W 1.047 72° 56° 155 km 04m23.1s
16:3806°43.1'N085°01.1'W05°27.8'N084°22.6'W06°05.5'N084°41.7'W 1.047 73° 55° 156 km 04m24.8s
16:4007°01.7'N084°25.7'W05°46.0'N083°47.6'W06°23.9'N084°06.5'W 1.047 74° 54° 156 km 04m26.4s
16:4207°19.9'N083°50.6'W06°03.9'N083°12.8'W06°42.0'N083°31.5'W 1.047 75° 52° 156 km 04m27.9s
16:4407°37.7'N083°15.6'W06°21.5'N082°38.1'W06°59.7'N082°56.8'W 1.047 76° 51° 157 km 04m29.3s
16:4607°55.3'N082°40.8'W06°38.7'N082°03.7'W07°17.0'N082°22.1'W 1.047 77° 49° 157 km 04m30.6s
16:4808°12.4'N082°06.1'W06°55.5'N081°29.4'W07°34.0'N081°47.6'W 1.047 78° 47° 157 km 04m31.8s
16:5008°29.3'N081°31.5'W07°12.0'N080°55.2'W07°50.7'N081°13.3'W 1.047 79° 44° 157 km 04m32.9s
16:5208°45.8'N080°57.0'W07°28.2'N080°21.1'W08°07.0'N080°39.0'W 1.047 80° 41° 157 km 04m33.8s
16:5409°01.9'N080°22.5'W07°44.1'N079°47.1'W08°23.0'N080°04.7'W 1.047 81° 37° 158 km 04m34.7s
16:5609°17.7'N079°48.0'W07°59.6'N079°13.1'W08°38.7'N079°30.5'W 1.047 82° 32° 158 km 04m35.5s
16:5809°33.2'N079°13.6'W08°14.8'N078°39.1'W08°54.0'N078°56.3'W 1.047 83° 27° 158 km 04m36.1s
17:0009°48.4'N078°39.1'W08°29.7'N078°05.2'W09°09.0'N078°22.1'W 1.047 83° 19° 158 km 04m36.7s
17:0210°03.2'N078°04.6'W08°44.2'N077°31.1'W09°23.7'N077°47.8'W 1.047 84° 11° 158 km 04m37.1s
17:0410°17.7'N077°30.0'W08°58.5'N076°57.1'W09°38.1'N077°13.5'W 1.047 84° 158 km 04m37.4s
17:0610°31.8'N076°55.3'W09°12.4'N076°22.9'W09°52.1'N076°39.1'W 1.047 84° 351° 158 km 04m37.7s
17:0810°45.7'N076°20.5'W09°26.0'N075°48.7'W10°05.8'N076°04.5'W 1.047 84° 340° 158 km 04m37.8s
17:1010°59.2'N075°45.5'W09°39.2'N075°14.3'W10°19.2'N075°29.9'W 1.047 84° 330° 158 km 04m37.7s
17:1211°12.3'N075°10.4'W09°52.2'N074°39.8'W10°32.3'N074°55.1'W 1.047 84° 321° 158 km 04m37.6s
17:1411°25.2'N074°35.1'W10°04.8'N074°05.1'W10°45.0'N074°20.1'W 1.047 83° 313° 158 km 04m37.4s
17:1611°37.7'N073°59.5'W10°17.1'N073°30.2'W10°57.4'N073°44.9'W 1.047 82° 306° 158 km 04m37.0s
17:1811°49.8'N073°23.8'W10°29.1'N072°55.1'W11°09.5'N073°09.5'W 1.047 82° 301° 158 km 04m36.5s
17:2012°01.6'N072°47.8'W10°40.8'N072°19.8'W11°21.2'N072°33.8'W 1.047 81° 297° 158 km 04m35.9s
17:2212°13.1'N072°11.5'W10°52.1'N071°44.2'W11°32.6'N071°57.9'W 1.047 80° 293° 157 km 04m35.2s
17:2412°24.2'N071°34.9'W11°03.1'N071°08.3'W11°43.6'N071°21.6'W 1.047 79° 291° 157 km 04m34.4s
17:2612°35.0'N070°58.0'W11°13.7'N070°32.1'W11°54.3'N070°45.1'W 1.047 78° 288° 157 km 04m33.4s
17:2812°45.4'N070°20.7'W11°24.0'N069°55.5'W12°04.7'N070°08.2'W 1.047 77° 286° 157 km 04m32.3s
17:3012°55.4'N069°43.0'W11°34.0'N069°18.6'W12°14.7'N069°30.9'W 1.047 76° 285° 157 km 04m31.2s
17:3213°05.1'N069°05.0'W11°43.6'N068°41.3'W12°24.3'N068°53.2'W 1.047 75° 283° 156 km 04m29.9s
17:3413°14.4'N068°26.5'W11°52.8'N068°03.6'W12°33.6'N068°15.1'W 1.046 74° 282° 156 km 04m28.4s
17:3613°23.3'N067°47.5'W12°01.7'N067°25.4'W12°42.5'N067°36.5'W 1.046 73° 281° 156 km 04m26.9s
17:3813°31.9'N067°08.0'W12°10.3'N066°46.7'W12°51.0'N066°57.4'W 1.046 72° 280° 155 km 04m25.3s
17:4013°40.0'N066°28.0'W12°18.4'N066°07.5'W12°59.2'N066°17.9'W 1.046 71° 280° 155 km 04m23.5s
17:4213°47.7'N065°47.4'W12°26.2'N065°27.8'W13°06.9'N065°37.7'W 1.046 70° 279° 154 km 04m21.6s
17:4413°55.0'N065°06.2'W12°33.5'N064°47.4'W13°14.3'N064°57.0'W 1.046 68° 278° 154 km 04m19.6s
17:4614°01.9'N064°24.4'W12°40.5'N064°06.5'W13°21.2'N064°15.6'W 1.046 67° 278° 153 km 04m17.5s
17:4814°08.4'N063°41.9'W12°47.0'N063°24.9'W13°27.7'N063°33.5'W 1.046 66° 278° 153 km 04m15.3s
17:5014°14.4'N062°58.7'W12°53.2'N062°42.5'W13°33.8'N062°50.7'W 1.045 65° 277° 152 km 04m12.9s
17:5214°20.0'N062°14.7'W12°58.9'N061°59.4'W13°39.4'N062°07.2'W 1.045 64° 277° 152 km 04m10.5s
17:5414°25.0'N061°29.9'W13°04.1'N061°15.5'W13°44.6'N061°22.9'W 1.045 63° 277° 151 km 04m07.9s
17:5614°29.6'N060°44.2'W13°08.9'N060°30.8'W13°49.3'N060°37.7'W 1.045 61° 277° 151 km 04m05.3s
17:5814°33.7'N059°57.6'W13°13.2'N059°45.1'W13°53.4'N059°51.5'W 1.045 60° 277° 150 km 04m02.5s
18:0014°37.3'N059°10.0'W13°17.0'N058°58.4'W13°57.1'N059°04.4'W 1.044 59° 277° 149 km 03m59.6s
18:0214°40.3'N058°21.3'W13°20.3'N058°10.7'W14°00.3'N058°16.2'W 1.044 58° 277° 148 km 03m56.6s
18:0414°42.7'N057°31.5'W13°23.0'N057°21.9'W14°02.9'N057°26.9'W 1.044 57° 277° 148 km 03m53.5s
18:0614°44.6'N056°40.5'W13°25.2'N056°31.8'W14°04.9'N056°36.4'W 1.044 55° 277° 147 km 03m50.2s
18:0814°45.8'N055°48.1'W13°26.8'N055°40.5'W14°06.3'N055°44.6'W 1.043 54° 277° 146 km 03m46.9s
18:1014°46.4'N054°54.4'W13°27.8'N054°47.7'W14°07.1'N054°51.3'W 1.043 53° 277° 145 km 03m43.5s
18:1214°46.2'N053°59.2'W13°28.1'N053°53.5'W14°07.2'N053°56.6'W 1.043 51° 277° 144 km 03m39.9s
18:1414°45.4'N053°02.3'W13°27.7'N052°57.6'W14°06.6'N053°00.2'W 1.043 50° 277° 143 km 03m36.3s
18:1614°43.8'N052°03.6'W13°26.6'N051°59.9'W14°05.2'N052°02.0'W 1.042 48° 277° 142 km 03m32.5s
18:1814°41.3'N051°02.9'W13°24.7'N051°00.2'W14°03.0'N051°01.9'W 1.042 47° 278° 141 km 03m28.6s
18:2014°38.0'N050°00.1'W13°21.9'N049°58.5'W14°00.0'N049°59.6'W 1.042 45° 278° 140 km 03m24.6s
18:2214°33.7'N048°55.0'W13°18.3'N048°54.4'W13°56.0'N048°55.0'W 1.041 44° 278° 139 km 03m20.5s
18:2414°28.4'N047°47.2'W13°13.7'N047°47.6'W13°51.1'N047°47.8'W 1.041 42° 278° 137 km 03m16.2s
18:2614°22.0'N046°36.5'W13°08.0'N046°38.0'W13°45.0'N046°37.6'W 1.041 41° 279° 136 km 03m11.8s
18:2814°14.4'N045°22.5'W13°01.1'N045°25.0'W13°37.8'N045°24.2'W 1.040 39° 279° 135 km 03m07.3s
18:3014°05.3'N044°04.8'W12°53.0'N044°08.4'W13°29.2'N044°07.0'W 1.040 37° 279° 133 km 03m02.6s
18:3213°54.8'N042°42.9'W12°43.3'N042°47.5'W13°19.1'N042°45.6'W 1.039 36° 280° 132 km 02m57.8s
18:3413°42.5'N041°15.9'W12°32.1'N041°21.7'W13°07.3'N041°19.2'W 1.039 34° 280° 130 km 02m52.7s
18:3613°28.2'N039°43.1'W12°18.8'N039°50.0'W12°53.6'N039°47.0'W 1.038 32° 280° 128 km 02m47.5s
18:3813°11.6'N038°03.3'W12°03.4'N038°11.4'W12°37.5'N038°07.8'W 1.038 30° 281° 126 km 02m42.0s
18:4012°52.1'N036°14.8'W11°45.2'N036°24.1'W12°18.7'N036°20.0'W 1.037 27° 281° 124 km 02m36.3s
18:4212°29.0'N034°15.3'W11°23.6'N034°25.8'W11°56.4'N034°21.1'W 1.036 25° 282° 122 km 02m30.1s
18:4412°01.4'N032°01.1'W10°57.6'N032°12.9'W11°29.6'N032°07.6'W 1.035 22° 282° 119 km 02m23.6s
18:4611°27.3'N029°25.8'W10°25.5'N029°39.2'W10°56.5'N029°33.2'W 1.035 19° 283° 116 km 02m16.3s
18:4810°43.2'N026°17.1'W09°43.9'N026°32.3'W10°13.7'N026°25.5'W 1.033 15° 283° 113 km 02m08.1s
18:5009°39.3'N022°01.3'W08°43.5'N022°19.7'W09°11.7'N022°11.5'W 1.032 11° 284° 108 km 01m57.8s
Limits06°58.0'N012°06.4'W06°07.3'N012°21.2'W06°32.6'N012°13.9'W 1.029 - 97 km 01m37.2s

ΔT = 1724.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse17:35:17.817:06:33.609°56.0'N083°41.6'W 84.4° 347.7° 158.0 km04m37.70s
Greatest Duration17:37:25.117:08:41.010°10.4'N075°52.7'W 84.3° 336.3° 158.0 km04m37.76s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0971 Apr 27 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 1724.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 57.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.24°.

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