Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2498 Oct 15

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2498 Oct 15 . 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 2498 Oct 15
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits40°45.7'N141°18.9'W39°23.3'N141°27.7'W40°04.4'N141°23.2'W 1.042 - 152 km 02m21.4s
15:4240°37.5'N140°26.6'W37°44.2'N132°38.6'W38°55.9'N134°55.2'W 1.044 106° 157 km 02m32.7s
15:4438°15.6'N128°13.5'W36°13.7'N126°10.7'W37°13.6'N127°05.6'W 1.046 12° 111° 163 km 02m48.6s
15:4637°02.5'N123°16.9'W35°06.9'N122°02.4'W36°04.0'N122°36.2'W 1.048 16° 114° 167 km 02m59.0s
15:4836°02.6'N119°39.7'W34°09.8'N118°49.7'W35°05.7'N119°12.3'W 1.049 19° 117° 170 km 03m07.6s
15:5035°09.6'N116°43.3'W33°18.6'N116°09.2'W34°13.6'N116°24.4'W 1.050 22° 119° 173 km 03m15.2s
15:5234°21.3'N114°12.9'W32°31.4'N113°50.2'W33°25.9'N114°00.1'W 1.050 25° 121° 175 km 03m22.1s
15:5433°36.2'N112°00.8'W31°47.3'N111°46.9'W32°41.3'N111°52.6'W 1.051 27° 122° 177 km 03m28.4s
15:5632°53.8'N110°02.5'W31°05.5'N109°55.7'W31°59.3'N109°57.9'W 1.052 29° 124° 179 km 03m34.4s
15:5832°13.5'N108°14.9'W30°25.7'N108°14.0'W31°19.2'N108°13.4'W 1.052 31° 125° 181 km 03m40.1s
16:0031°34.9'N106°36.0'W29°47.6'N106°40.2'W30°40.9'N106°37.2'W 1.053 33° 127° 182 km 03m45.4s
16:0230°57.8'N105°04.4'W29°10.9'N105°12.9'W30°04.0'N105°07.9'W 1.053 35° 128° 184 km 03m50.6s
16:0430°22.0'N103°38.9'W28°35.5'N103°51.2'W29°28.4'N103°44.3'W 1.054 36° 129° 185 km 03m55.5s
16:0629°47.4'N102°18.7'W28°01.1'N102°34.3'W28°53.9'N102°25.8'W 1.054 38° 131° 187 km 04m00.2s
16:0829°13.8'N101°02.9'W27°27.8'N101°21.5'W28°20.5'N101°11.6'W 1.054 39° 132° 188 km 04m04.7s
16:1028°41.1'N099°51.1'W26°55.3'N100°12.5'W27°47.9'N100°01.2'W 1.055 41° 133° 189 km 04m09.1s
16:1228°09.3'N098°42.9'W26°23.7'N099°06.7'W27°16.2'N098°54.2'W 1.055 42° 135° 190 km 04m13.3s
16:1427°38.2'N097°37.7'W25°52.9'N098°03.8'W26°45.2'N097°50.2'W 1.055 43° 136° 192 km 04m17.3s
16:1627°07.9'N096°35.3'W25°22.7'N097°03.4'W26°15.0'N096°48.9'W 1.056 45° 137° 193 km 04m21.3s
16:1826°38.2'N095°35.5'W24°53.2'N096°05.5'W25°45.4'N095°50.0'W 1.056 46° 138° 194 km 04m25.0s
16:2026°09.2'N094°37.8'W24°24.3'N095°09.6'W25°16.4'N094°53.3'W 1.056 47° 140° 195 km 04m28.7s
16:2225°40.7'N093°42.3'W23°55.9'N094°15.7'W24°48.0'N093°58.6'W 1.057 48° 141° 196 km 04m32.2s
16:2425°12.8'N092°48.6'W23°28.1'N093°23.5'W24°20.2'N093°05.7'W 1.057 50° 143° 197 km 04m35.6s
16:2624°45.4'N091°56.6'W23°00.8'N092°32.8'W23°52.9'N092°14.4'W 1.057 51° 144° 198 km 04m38.8s
16:2824°18.5'N091°06.1'W22°34.0'N091°43.7'W23°26.0'N091°24.6'W 1.057 52° 145° 199 km 04m42.0s
16:3023°52.1'N090°17.1'W22°07.7'N090°55.9'W22°59.6'N090°36.2'W 1.057 53° 147° 200 km 04m45.0s
16:3223°26.1'N089°29.3'W21°41.8'N090°09.3'W22°33.7'N089°49.0'W 1.058 54° 148° 200 km 04m47.8s
16:3423°00.6'N088°42.8'W21°16.3'N089°23.8'W22°08.2'N089°03.0'W 1.058 55° 150° 201 km 04m50.6s
16:3622°35.4'N087°57.3'W20°51.2'N088°39.3'W21°43.1'N088°18.1'W 1.058 56° 152° 202 km 04m53.3s
16:3822°10.7'N087°12.9'W20°26.5'N087°55.8'W21°18.3'N087°34.2'W 1.058 57° 153° 203 km 04m55.8s
16:4021°46.3'N086°29.4'W20°02.1'N087°13.2'W20°54.0'N086°51.1'W 1.058 57° 155° 204 km 04m58.2s
16:4221°22.3'N085°46.7'W19°38.1'N086°31.4'W20°30.0'N086°08.8'W 1.058 58° 157° 205 km 05m00.5s
16:4420°58.6'N085°04.8'W19°14.5'N085°50.3'W20°06.4'N085°27.4'W 1.059 59° 159° 205 km 05m02.7s
16:4620°35.3'N084°23.6'W18°51.2'N085°09.8'W19°43.1'N084°46.6'W 1.059 60° 161° 206 km 05m04.7s
16:4820°12.3'N083°43.1'W18°28.3'N084°30.0'W19°20.1'N084°06.4'W 1.059 61° 163° 207 km 05m06.6s
16:5019°49.7'N083°03.2'W18°05.6'N083°50.7'W18°57.5'N083°26.8'W 1.059 61° 165° 208 km 05m08.4s
16:5219°27.4'N082°23.8'W17°43.3'N083°11.9'W18°35.1'N082°47.7'W 1.059 62° 167° 208 km 05m10.1s
16:5419°05.3'N081°44.9'W17°21.2'N082°33.6'W18°13.1'N082°09.1'W 1.059 62° 169° 209 km 05m11.7s
16:5618°43.6'N081°06.4'W16°59.5'N081°55.7'W17°51.4'N081°31.0'W 1.059 63° 171° 210 km 05m13.1s
16:5818°22.2'N080°28.4'W16°38.1'N081°18.2'W17°29.9'N080°53.2'W 1.059 63° 174° 210 km 05m14.4s
17:0018°01.0'N079°50.7'W16°16.9'N080°40.9'W17°08.8'N080°15.7'W 1.059 64° 176° 211 km 05m15.6s
17:0217°40.2'N079°13.3'W15°56.0'N080°04.0'W16°47.9'N079°38.6'W 1.059 64° 179° 211 km 05m16.7s
17:0417°19.6'N078°36.2'W15°35.4'N079°27.3'W16°27.3'N079°01.7'W 1.060 65° 181° 212 km 05m17.6s
17:0616°59.3'N077°59.3'W15°15.1'N078°50.8'W16°07.0'N078°25.0'W 1.060 65° 184° 212 km 05m18.5s
17:0816°39.3'N077°22.6'W14°55.0'N078°14.5'W15°47.0'N077°48.5'W 1.060 65° 187° 213 km 05m19.1s
17:1016°19.5'N076°46.1'W14°35.2'N077°38.3'W15°27.2'N077°12.2'W 1.060 65° 189° 213 km 05m19.7s
17:1216°00.0'N076°09.6'W14°15.6'N077°02.2'W15°07.7'N076°35.9'W 1.060 65° 192° 214 km 05m20.1s
17:1415°40.7'N075°33.3'W13°56.3'N076°26.2'W14°48.4'N075°59.8'W 1.060 65° 195° 214 km 05m20.4s
17:1615°21.8'N074°57.0'W13°37.3'N075°50.2'W14°29.4'N075°23.6'W 1.060 66° 197° 215 km 05m20.6s
17:1815°03.0'N074°20.8'W13°18.5'N075°14.2'W14°10.7'N074°47.5'W 1.060 65° 200° 215 km 05m20.7s
17:2014°44.5'N073°44.5'W13°00.0'N074°38.1'W13°52.2'N074°11.3'W 1.060 65° 203° 215 km 05m20.6s
17:2214°26.3'N073°08.1'W12°41.8'N074°02.0'W13°33.9'N073°35.1'W 1.060 65° 205° 216 km 05m20.4s
17:2414°08.4'N072°31.7'W12°23.8'N073°25.8'W13°16.0'N072°58.8'W 1.060 65° 208° 216 km 05m20.0s
17:2613°50.6'N071°55.1'W12°06.0'N072°49.4'W12°58.2'N072°22.3'W 1.060 65° 211° 216 km 05m19.5s
17:2813°33.2'N071°18.4'W11°48.5'N072°12.9'W12°40.7'N071°45.7'W 1.060 64° 213° 217 km 05m18.9s
17:3013°16.0'N070°41.5'W11°31.3'N071°36.1'W12°23.5'N071°08.9'W 1.059 64° 216° 217 km 05m18.2s
17:3212°59.0'N070°04.3'W11°14.3'N070°59.1'W12°06.6'N070°31.8'W 1.059 64° 218° 217 km 05m17.3s
17:3412°42.3'N069°26.9'W10°57.6'N070°21.9'W11°49.9'N069°54.5'W 1.059 63° 220° 217 km 05m16.3s
17:3612°25.9'N068°49.2'W10°41.1'N069°44.3'W11°33.4'N069°16.8'W 1.059 63° 222° 217 km 05m15.2s
17:3812°09.7'N068°11.1'W10°24.9'N069°06.3'W11°17.2'N068°38.8'W 1.059 62° 224° 217 km 05m13.9s
17:4011°53.8'N067°32.6'W10°09.0'N068°27.9'W11°01.3'N068°00.4'W 1.059 61° 227° 217 km 05m12.5s
17:4211°38.1'N066°53.7'W09°53.3'N067°49.1'W10°45.6'N067°21.6'W 1.059 61° 228° 217 km 05m10.9s
17:4411°22.7'N066°14.3'W09°37.9'N067°09.8'W10°30.3'N066°42.2'W 1.059 60° 230° 217 km 05m09.2s
17:4611°07.6'N065°34.3'W09°22.8'N066°30.0'W10°15.1'N066°02.4'W 1.059 59° 232° 217 km 05m07.4s
17:4810°52.8'N064°53.8'W09°08.0'N065°49.6'W10°00.3'N065°21.9'W 1.059 59° 234° 216 km 05m05.4s
17:5010°38.2'N064°12.7'W08°53.4'N065°08.6'W09°45.8'N064°40.8'W 1.059 58° 235° 216 km 05m03.4s
17:5210°24.0'N063°30.8'W08°39.2'N064°26.8'W09°31.5'N063°59.1'W 1.058 57° 237° 216 km 05m01.1s
17:5410°10.0'N062°48.2'W08°25.2'N063°44.4'W09°17.6'N063°16.5'W 1.058 56° 238° 215 km 04m58.8s
17:5609°56.3'N062°04.8'W08°11.6'N063°01.1'W09°03.9'N062°33.2'W 1.058 55° 240° 215 km 04m56.3s
17:5809°43.0'N061°20.5'W07°58.3'N062°16.9'W08°50.6'N061°49.0'W 1.058 54° 241° 214 km 04m53.6s
18:0009°30.0'N060°35.3'W07°45.4'N061°31.8'W08°37.6'N061°03.8'W 1.058 53° 242° 214 km 04m50.8s
18:0209°17.3'N059°49.0'W07°32.8'N060°45.6'W08°25.0'N060°17.6'W 1.057 52° 243° 213 km 04m47.9s
18:0409°04.9'N059°01.5'W07°20.5'N059°58.3'W08°12.7'N059°30.2'W 1.057 51° 245° 212 km 04m44.9s
18:0608°52.9'N058°12.8'W07°08.6'N059°09.8'W08°00.7'N058°41.7'W 1.057 50° 246° 211 km 04m41.7s
18:0808°41.3'N057°22.8'W06°57.1'N058°20.0'W07°49.2'N057°51.7'W 1.057 49° 247° 210 km 04m38.3s
18:1008°30.1'N056°31.2'W06°46.0'N057°28.7'W07°38.1'N057°00.4'W 1.057 48° 248° 209 km 04m34.8s
18:1208°19.3'N055°38.1'W06°35.4'N056°35.9'W07°27.3'N056°07.4'W 1.056 46° 249° 208 km 04m31.2s
18:1408°09.0'N054°43.1'W06°25.2'N055°41.3'W07°17.1'N055°12.6'W 1.056 45° 249° 207 km 04m27.4s
18:1607°59.1'N053°46.2'W06°15.5'N054°44.8'W07°07.3'N054°15.9'W 1.056 44° 250° 206 km 04m23.4s
18:1807°49.7'N052°47.1'W06°06.3'N053°46.2'W06°58.0'N053°17.1'W 1.055 43° 251° 205 km 04m19.3s
18:2007°40.9'N051°45.6'W05°57.7'N052°45.2'W06°49.3'N052°15.9'W 1.055 41° 252° 203 km 04m15.1s
18:2207°32.7'N050°41.4'W05°49.7'N051°41.7'W06°41.2'N051°12.1'W 1.055 40° 252° 202 km 04m10.6s
18:2407°25.1'N049°34.1'W05°42.3'N050°35.2'W06°33.7'N050°05.3'W 1.054 38° 253° 200 km 04m06.0s
18:2607°18.2'N048°23.3'W05°35.7'N049°25.5'W06°26.9'N048°55.0'W 1.054 37° 254° 198 km 04m01.2s
18:2807°12.1'N047°08.6'W05°29.9'N048°12.0'W06°21.0'N047°41.0'W 1.053 35° 254° 196 km 03m56.2s
18:3007°06.9'N045°49.3'W05°25.0'N046°54.2'W06°15.9'N046°22.5'W 1.053 33° 255° 194 km 03m51.0s
18:3207°02.7'N044°24.6'W05°21.1'N045°31.3'W06°11.9'N044°58.7'W 1.053 32° 255° 192 km 03m45.5s
18:3406°59.7'N042°53.4'W05°18.3'N044°02.4'W06°09.0'N043°28.8'W 1.052 30° 256° 190 km 03m39.7s
18:3606°58.2'N041°14.3'W05°17.0'N042°26.3'W06°07.6'N041°51.3'W 1.051 28° 257° 187 km 03m33.6s
18:3806°58.4'N039°25.3'W05°17.4'N040°41.2'W06°07.9'N040°04.4'W 1.051 25° 257° 184 km 03m27.1s
18:4007°00.8'N037°23.3'W05°19.9'N038°44.7'W06°10.3'N038°05.3'W 1.050 23° 258° 181 km 03m20.1s
18:4207°06.2'N035°03.3'W05°25.1'N036°32.6'W06°15.6'N035°49.6'W 1.049 20° 258° 178 km 03m12.5s
18:4407°16.2'N032°16.1'W05°34.3'N033°58.2'W06°25.1'N033°09.3'W 1.048 17° 259° 174 km 03m04.0s
18:4607°33.9'N028°40.3'W05°49.8'N030°47.3'W06°41.6'N029°47.4'W 1.047 13° 259° 169 km 02m53.9s
18:4808°13.5'N022°46.1'W06°18.5'N026°18.4'W07°14.3'N024°46.0'W 1.045 260° 162 km 02m40.3s
Limits09°00.8'N017°11.1'W07°36.8'N017°11.0'W08°18.7'N017°11.2'W 1.043 - 153 km 02m22.5s

ΔT = 1169.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse17:34:43.117:15:13.414°36.8'N080°30.9'W 65.5° 196.3° 214.6 km05m20.57s
Greatest Duration17:37:12.417:17:42.714°13.3'N074°52.7'W 65.5° 199.7° 215.1 km05m20.67s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2498 Oct 15 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 1169.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 295.2 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.23°.

Acknowledgments

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

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