Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09 . 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 1997 Mar 09 | |||||||||||
| UT1 | Northern Limit | Southern Limit | Central Line | M:S | Sun | Sun | Path | Central | |||
| Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Latitude | Longitude | Ratio | Alt. | Azm. | Width | Duration | |
| Limits | 50°50.5'N | 086°50.4'E | 48°08.3'N | 087°27.1'E | 49°27.2'N | 087°09.0'E | 1.035 | 0° | - | 291 km | 01m58.1s |
| 00:44 | - | - | 47°44.8'N | 099°47.8'E | 49°08.5'N | 092°44.3'E | 1.036 | 4° | 101° | 307 km | 02m05.7s |
| 00:46 | 50°39.2'N | 090°08.2'E | 47°55.9'N | 103°20.5'E | 49°09.1'N | 098°43.9'E | 1.037 | 8° | 106° | 326 km | 02m14.5s |
| 00:48 | 50°36.9'N | 097°16.6'E | 48°11.5'N | 106°07.8'E | 49°21.5'N | 102°22.7'E | 1.038 | 10° | 110° | 338 km | 02m20.1s |
| 00:50 | 50°50.2'N | 101°07.6'E | 48°29.6'N | 108°29.6'E | 49°38.3'N | 105°13.2'E | 1.039 | 12° | 112° | 346 km | 02m24.5s |
| 00:52 | 51°08.3'N | 104°04.1'E | 48°49.7'N | 110°34.7'E | 49°57.8'N | 107°37.2'E | 1.039 | 14° | 115° | 353 km | 02m28.2s |
| 00:54 | 51°29.0'N | 106°32.0'E | 49°11.3'N | 112°27.8'E | 50°19.2'N | 109°44.0'E | 1.040 | 15° | 117° | 359 km | 02m31.4s |
| 00:56 | 51°51.8'N | 108°41.6'E | 49°34.2'N | 114°11.9'E | 50°42.1'N | 111°38.6'E | 1.040 | 16° | 119° | 363 km | 02m34.2s |
| 00:58 | 52°16.1'N | 110°38.4'E | 49°58.2'N | 115°49.0'E | 51°06.3'N | 113°24.0'E | 1.040 | 17° | 121° | 366 km | 02m36.7s |
| 01:00 | 52°41.7'N | 112°25.7'E | 50°23.2'N | 117°20.6'E | 51°31.7'N | 115°02.3'E | 1.041 | 18° | 123° | 369 km | 02m38.9s |
| 01:02 | 53°08.5'N | 114°05.7'E | 50°49.1'N | 118°47.6'E | 51°58.0'N | 116°35.0'E | 1.041 | 19° | 125° | 370 km | 02m40.9s |
| 01:04 | 53°36.4'N | 115°39.9'E | 51°16.0'N | 120°11.0'E | 52°25.4'N | 118°03.2'E | 1.041 | 20° | 127° | 371 km | 02m42.6s |
| 01:06 | 54°05.3'N | 117°09.6'E | 51°43.7'N | 121°31.3'E | 52°53.7'N | 119°27.8'E | 1.041 | 20° | 129° | 371 km | 02m44.2s |
| 01:08 | 54°35.2'N | 118°35.6'E | 52°12.3'N | 122°49.1'E | 53°22.9'N | 120°49.3'E | 1.041 | 21° | 131° | 371 km | 02m45.5s |
| 01:10 | 55°06.1'N | 119°58.5'E | 52°41.7'N | 124°05.0'E | 53°53.1'N | 122°08.4'E | 1.042 | 21° | 133° | 370 km | 02m46.7s |
| 01:12 | 55°38.0'N | 121°19.1'E | 53°12.0'N | 125°19.1'E | 54°24.1'N | 123°25.5'E | 1.042 | 22° | 135° | 369 km | 02m47.6s |
| 01:14 | 56°10.9'N | 122°37.7'E | 53°43.1'N | 126°32.0'E | 54°56.1'N | 124°41.1'E | 1.042 | 22° | 137° | 367 km | 02m48.5s |
| 01:16 | 56°44.8'N | 123°54.9'E | 54°15.1'N | 127°43.9'E | 55°29.0'N | 125°55.5'E | 1.042 | 22° | 139° | 366 km | 02m49.1s |
| 01:18 | 57°19.7'N | 125°11.0'E | 54°48.0'N | 128°55.2'E | 56°02.8'N | 127°09.1'E | 1.042 | 23° | 141° | 363 km | 02m49.6s |
| 01:20 | 57°55.7'N | 126°26.4'E | 55°21.8'N | 130°06.1'E | 56°37.7'N | 128°22.2'E | 1.042 | 23° | 142° | 361 km | 02m49.9s |
| 01:22 | 58°32.8'N | 127°41.4'E | 55°56.5'N | 131°16.9'E | 57°13.5'N | 129°35.1'E | 1.042 | 23° | 144° | 359 km | 02m50.1s |
| 01:24 | 59°11.1'N | 128°56.5'E | 56°32.3'N | 132°27.8'E | 57°50.5'N | 130°48.0'E | 1.042 | 23° | 146° | 356 km | 02m50.1s |
| 01:26 | 59°50.7'N | 130°11.8'E | 57°09.1'N | 133°39.2'E | 58°28.6'N | 132°01.3'E | 1.042 | 23° | 148° | 353 km | 02m50.0s |
| 01:28 | 60°31.6'N | 131°27.8'E | 57°47.0'N | 134°51.2'E | 59°07.9'N | 133°15.4'E | 1.042 | 23° | 150° | 350 km | 02m49.7s |
| 01:30 | 61°14.0'N | 132°44.8'E | 58°26.1'N | 136°04.4'E | 59°48.5'N | 134°30.5'E | 1.042 | 23° | 152° | 347 km | 02m49.3s |
| 01:32 | 61°57.9'N | 134°03.2'E | 59°06.5'N | 137°18.8'E | 60°30.5'N | 135°47.0'E | 1.042 | 22° | 154° | 344 km | 02m48.6s |
| 01:34 | 62°43.5'N | 135°23.6'E | 59°48.2'N | 138°35.0'E | 61°14.0'N | 137°05.3'E | 1.042 | 22° | 156° | 341 km | 02m47.9s |
| 01:36 | 63°30.9'N | 136°46.4'E | 60°31.3'N | 139°53.3'E | 61°59.1'N | 138°25.9'E | 1.042 | 22° | 158° | 338 km | 02m46.9s |
| 01:38 | 64°20.5'N | 138°12.2'E | 61°16.1'N | 141°14.2'E | 62°46.1'N | 139°49.4'E | 1.042 | 21° | 160° | 335 km | 02m45.8s |
| 01:40 | 65°12.3'N | 139°41.8'E | 62°02.6'N | 142°38.2'E | 63°35.0'N | 141°16.3'E | 1.041 | 21° | 162° | 332 km | 02m44.6s |
| 01:42 | 66°06.8'N | 141°16.1'E | 62°51.0'N | 144°06.0'E | 64°26.2'N | 142°47.3'E | 1.041 | 20° | 165° | 329 km | 02m43.1s |
| 01:44 | 67°04.4'N | 142°56.2'E | 63°41.6'N | 145°38.4'E | 65°19.9'N | 144°23.6'E | 1.041 | 20° | 167° | 326 km | 02m41.4s |
| 01:46 | 68°05.4'N | 144°43.7'E | 64°34.6'N | 147°16.4'E | 66°16.5'N | 146°06.3'E | 1.041 | 19° | 169° | 323 km | 02m39.6s |
| 01:48 | 69°10.8'N | 146°40.8'E | 65°30.5'N | 149°01.2'E | 67°16.5'N | 147°57.1'E | 1.040 | 18° | 172° | 320 km | 02m37.5s |
| 01:50 | 70°21.3'N | 148°50.4'E | 66°29.6'N | 150°54.7'E | 68°20.4'N | 149°58.1'E | 1.040 | 17° | 175° | 317 km | 02m35.1s |
| 01:52 | 71°38.4'N | 151°17.3'E | 67°32.5'N | 152°59.0'E | 69°29.3'N | 152°12.7'E | 1.040 | 16° | 177° | 314 km | 02m32.5s |
| 01:54 | 73°04.2'N | 154°09.3'E | 68°40.1'N | 155°17.5'E | 70°44.3'N | 154°45.6'E | 1.039 | 15° | 181° | 311 km | 02m29.5s |
| 01:56 | 74°42.5'N | 157°40.6'E | 69°53.5'N | 157°55.2'E | 72°07.4'N | 157°44.7'E | 1.039 | 13° | 184° | 308 km | 02m26.1s |
| 01:58 | 76°40.8'N | 162°24.1'E | 71°14.5'N | 161°00.2'E | 73°41.8'N | 161°24.6'E | 1.038 | 12° | 188° | 305 km | 02m22.2s |
| 02:00 | 79°20.5'N | 170°08.6'E | 72°46.1'N | 164°46.9'E | 75°33.7'N | 166°16.6'E | 1.038 | 9° | 194° | 302 km | 02m17.4s |
| 02:02 | - | - | 74°33.7'N | 169°45.9'E | 77°59.6'N | 173°55.2'E | 1.037 | 7° | 202° | 298 km | 02m11.1s |
| Limits | 83°57.6'N | 166°15.5'W | 81°55.2'N | 152°46.8'W | 82°58.0'N | 158°16.9'W | 1.035 | 0° | - | 292 km | 01m57.5s |
ΔT = 62.4 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 01:24:50.6 | 01:23:48.2 | 57°46.8'N | 130°25.2'E | 22.9° | 146.1° | 356.1 km | 02m50.14s |
| Greatest Duration | 01:24:17.2 | 01:23:14.8 | 57°36.4'N | 130°20.5'E | 22.9° | 145.6° | 356.9 km | 02m50.14s |
Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09
Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions
- Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses
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- Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication
Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09 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 62.4 seconds for this eclipse.
Acknowledgments
Some of the content on this website is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"
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