Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1008 Oct 31

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1008 Oct 31 . 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 1008 Oct 31
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits68°16.3'N134°39.8'W63°57.0'N142°25.9'W66°05.7'N139°08.6'W 0.914 - 587 km 06m56.6s
17:46 - - 56°19.3'N124°09.3'W63°25.5'N132°36.6'W 0.915 140° 571 km 07m07.1s
17:48 - - 55°00.8'N121°27.9'W60°26.0'N126°01.5'W 0.916 146° 557 km 07m20.0s
17:50 - - 53°53.3'N119°12.9'W58°35.7'N122°15.5'W 0.917 11° 150° 550 km 07m28.6s
17:5264°14.1'N125°59.6'W52°53.4'N117°15.8'W57°09.5'N119°25.9'W 0.917 13° 153° 546 km 07m35.5s
17:5461°38.9'N120°56.7'W51°59.3'N115°31.6'W55°56.9'N117°06.8'W 0.917 15° 155° 543 km 07m41.6s
17:5659°54.4'N117°41.5'W51°09.7'N113°57.2'W54°53.5'N115°07.3'W 0.918 16° 158° 542 km 07m47.1s
17:5858°31.1'N115°09.9'W50°23.8'N112°30.7'W53°56.7'N113°21.7'W 0.918 18° 160° 541 km 07m52.0s
18:0057°20.5'N113°03.2'W49°41.0'N111°10.5'W53°05.0'N111°46.5'W 0.918 19° 162° 541 km 07m56.6s
18:0256°18.6'N111°12.9'W49°00.9'N109°55.5'W52°17.6'N110°19.3'W 0.919 20° 164° 541 km 08m00.9s
18:0455°23.2'N109°34.5'W48°23.1'N108°44.9'W51°33.6'N108°58.6'W 0.919 21° 165° 542 km 08m04.9s
18:0654°32.8'N108°04.9'W47°47.4'N107°38.0'W50°52.6'N107°43.3'W 0.919 22° 167° 543 km 08m08.6s
18:0853°46.6'N106°42.4'W47°13.6'N106°34.3'W50°14.1'N106°32.3'W 0.919 23° 169° 545 km 08m12.1s
18:1053°03.8'N105°25.5'W46°41.4'N105°33.4'W49°37.9'N105°25.0'W 0.920 24° 170° 547 km 08m15.3s
18:1252°23.9'N104°13.1'W46°10.7'N104°34.9'W49°03.7'N104°20.9'W 0.920 24° 172° 549 km 08m18.4s
18:1451°46.7'N103°04.6'W45°41.5'N103°38.5'W48°31.3'N103°19.6'W 0.920 25° 174° 552 km 08m21.3s
18:1651°11.7'N101°59.3'W45°13.5'N102°43.9'W48°00.6'N102°20.5'W 0.920 26° 175° 554 km 08m24.0s
18:1850°38.7'N100°56.7'W44°46.8'N101°51.0'W47°31.3'N101°23.6'W 0.920 26° 177° 557 km 08m26.5s
18:2050°07.6'N099°56.5'W44°21.1'N100°59.5'W47°03.5'N100°28.4'W 0.920 27° 178° 560 km 08m28.8s
18:2249°38.2'N098°58.2'W43°56.6'N100°09.3'W46°37.0'N099°34.7'W 0.920 27° 180° 564 km 08m30.9s
18:2449°10.4'N098°01.7'W43°33.1'N099°20.1'W46°11.7'N098°42.4'W 0.920 28° 181° 567 km 08m32.9s
18:2648°44.0'N097°06.6'W43°10.5'N098°32.0'W45°47.6'N097°51.2'W 0.920 28° 183° 570 km 08m34.7s
18:2848°18.9'N096°12.8'W42°48.8'N097°44.6'W45°24.5'N097°01.0'W 0.921 28° 184° 574 km 08m36.3s
18:3047°55.1'N095°20.0'W42°28.1'N096°58.0'W45°02.5'N096°11.7'W 0.921 29° 186° 577 km 08m37.8s
18:3247°32.6'N094°28.0'W42°08.2'N096°12.1'W44°41.5'N095°23.1'W 0.921 29° 187° 581 km 08m39.0s
18:3447°11.1'N093°36.9'W41°49.1'N095°26.6'W44°21.4'N094°35.1'W 0.921 29° 188° 585 km 08m40.2s
18:3646°50.8'N092°46.3'W41°30.8'N094°41.5'W44°02.3'N093°47.6'W 0.921 29° 190° 588 km 08m41.1s
18:3846°31.6'N091°56.1'W41°13.3'N093°56.8'W43°44.1'N093°00.5'W 0.921 29° 191° 592 km 08m41.9s
18:4046°13.4'N091°06.3'W40°56.5'N093°12.3'W43°26.7'N092°13.7'W 0.921 29° 193° 596 km 08m42.5s
18:4245°56.2'N090°16.6'W40°40.5'N092°28.0'W43°10.2'N091°27.1'W 0.921 29° 194° 599 km 08m42.9s
18:4445°40.0'N089°27.0'W40°25.2'N091°43.8'W42°54.6'N090°40.5'W 0.921 29° 196° 602 km 08m43.2s
18:4645°24.7'N088°37.4'W40°10.7'N090°59.6'W42°39.7'N089°53.9'W 0.921 29° 197° 606 km 08m43.2s
18:4845°10.4'N087°47.7'W39°56.9'N090°15.3'W42°25.7'N089°07.3'W 0.921 29° 198° 609 km 08m43.1s
18:5044°57.1'N086°57.6'W39°43.7'N089°30.9'W42°12.5'N088°20.4'W 0.921 29° 200° 611 km 08m42.9s
18:5244°44.7'N086°07.2'W39°31.3'N088°46.3'W42°00.1'N087°33.2'W 0.921 29° 201° 614 km 08m42.4s
18:5444°33.3'N085°16.2'W39°19.7'N088°01.3'W41°48.5'N086°45.7'W 0.921 29° 203° 616 km 08m41.8s
18:5644°22.8'N084°24.6'W39°08.7'N087°15.9'W41°37.8'N085°57.6'W 0.921 29° 204° 618 km 08m41.0s
18:5844°13.3'N083°32.2'W38°58.5'N086°30.1'W41°27.9'N085°09.0'W 0.920 28° 205° 620 km 08m40.0s
19:0044°04.9'N082°38.8'W38°49.0'N085°43.6'W41°18.8'N084°19.6'W 0.920 28° 207° 621 km 08m38.8s
19:0243°57.4'N081°44.4'W38°40.3'N084°56.5'W41°10.6'N083°29.4'W 0.920 28° 208° 622 km 08m37.4s
19:0443°51.0'N080°48.6'W38°32.3'N084°08.6'W41°03.2'N082°38.2'W 0.920 27° 210° 623 km 08m35.9s
19:0643°45.8'N079°51.3'W38°25.1'N083°19.8'W40°56.8'N081°45.9'W 0.920 27° 211° 623 km 08m34.1s
19:0843°41.7'N078°52.2'W38°18.7'N082°30.0'W40°51.4'N080°52.3'W 0.920 27° 212° 623 km 08m32.2s
19:1043°38.8'N077°51.2'W38°13.2'N081°39.1'W40°46.9'N079°57.2'W 0.920 26° 214° 622 km 08m30.0s
19:1243°37.3'N076°47.7'W38°08.6'N080°46.8'W40°43.5'N079°00.4'W 0.920 25° 215° 621 km 08m27.6s
19:1443°37.2'N075°41.6'W38°04.9'N079°53.0'W40°41.2'N078°01.7'W 0.920 25° 217° 620 km 08m25.0s
19:1643°38.7'N074°32.2'W38°02.1'N078°57.5'W40°40.1'N077°00.7'W 0.919 24° 218° 619 km 08m22.2s
19:1843°42.0'N073°19.0'W38°00.4'N078°00.1'W40°40.3'N075°57.2'W 0.919 23° 219° 617 km 08m19.2s
19:2043°47.2'N072°01.3'W37°59.8'N077°00.6'W40°41.9'N074°50.8'W 0.919 23° 221° 615 km 08m15.9s
19:2243°54.8'N070°38.1'W38°00.4'N075°58.5'W40°45.1'N073°40.9'W 0.919 22° 222° 612 km 08m12.4s
19:2444°05.1'N069°07.9'W38°02.3'N074°53.6'W40°50.0'N072°26.9'W 0.919 21° 224° 610 km 08m08.6s
19:2644°18.8'N067°29.0'W38°05.6'N073°45.3'W40°56.9'N071°08.0'W 0.918 20° 225° 607 km 08m04.4s
19:2844°36.7'N065°38.4'W38°10.6'N072°33.1'W41°06.1'N069°43.1'W 0.918 19° 227° 604 km 08m00.0s
19:3045°00.5'N063°31.2'W38°17.4'N071°16.3'W41°18.1'N068°10.8'W 0.918 17° 228° 600 km 07m55.1s
19:3245°33.1'N060°58.4'W38°26.3'N069°54.0'W41°33.6'N066°28.9'W 0.917 16° 230° 597 km 07m49.8s
19:3446°21.6'N057°37.4'W38°37.8'N068°24.7'W41°53.5'N064°34.2'W 0.917 14° 232° 594 km 07m43.9s
19:3648°03.6'N051°30.3'W38°52.3'N066°46.7'W42°19.7'N062°21.0'W 0.917 12° 234° 591 km 07m37.2s
19:38 - - 39°10.7'N064°57.2'W42°55.6'N059°38.2'W 0.916 10° 236° 588 km 07m29.4s
19:40 - - 39°34.4'N062°51.8'W43°50.5'N055°55.8'W 0.915 239° 585 km 07m19.4s
Limits49°15.9'N047°35.7'W43°44.5'N046°36.6'W46°23.3'N047°01.0'W 0.913 - 587 km 06m58.5s

ΔT = 1511.4 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse19:08:42.218:43:30.742°58.3'N097°10.7'W 29.5° 195.2° 601.6 km08m43.11s
Greatest Duration19:11:07.518:45:56.142°40.2'N089°55.5'W 29.4° 196.9° 605.4 km08m43.24s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1008 Oct 31 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 1511.4 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 52.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.22°.

Acknowledgments

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

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