Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0423 Mar 21

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0423 Mar 21 . 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).

The global visibility of the eclipse is shown on an Orthographic Map . The features of this map are described in the Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on a Google Map .


Annular Solar Eclipse of -0423 Mar 21

  
                                                                      M:S                 Central
Universal  Northern Limit      Southern Limit       Central Line     Diam.  Sun Sun Path   Line
         ------------------  ------------------  ------------------  Ratio  Alt Azm Width Durat.
  Time   Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude
          °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´      °   ´     °   ´            °   °   km
  
 Limits  56 37.6N 015 31.2W  50 08.6N 012 59.8W  53 07.0N 014 09.6W  0.938   0   -  696  04m17.2s
 07:18      -         -      51 21.9N 004 19.9E  53 13.1N 005 40.3W  0.939   5 100  710  04m23.0s
 07:20      -         -      51 47.6N 006 26.2E  53 34.9N 001 35.2W  0.940   8 104  716  04m26.0s

 07:22      -         -      52 14.0N 008 18.0E  53 59.4N 001 20.5E  0.941  10 107  719  04m28.2s
 07:24   56 34.9N 009 21.6W  52 41.0N 009 59.4E  54 25.6N 003 43.6E  0.941  11 110  720  04m30.0s
 07:26   56 55.4N 004 12.8W  53 08.7N 011 32.8E  54 52.8N 005 47.0E  0.941  12 112  720  04m31.5s
 07:28   57 21.0N 000 58.2W  53 37.0N 013 00.0E  55 21.0N 007 36.7E  0.942  13 114  718  04m32.8s
 07:30   57 48.8N 001 34.2E  54 05.9N 014 22.1E  55 50.0N 009 16.6E  0.942  14 116  714  04m33.9s
 07:32   58 18.2N 003 43.0E  54 35.3N 015 40.2E  56 19.8N 010 49.0E  0.942  15 118  710  04m34.9s
 07:34   58 48.8N 005 36.3E  55 05.3N 016 54.8E  56 50.4N 012 15.4E  0.942  16 120  705  04m35.8s
 07:36   59 20.5N 007 18.4E  55 35.9N 018 06.8E  57 21.7N 013 37.0E  0.942  16 122  699  04m36.5s
 07:38   59 53.3N 008 52.3E  56 07.0N 019 16.4E  57 53.7N 014 54.8E  0.942  17 123  693  04m37.2s
 07:40   60 27.2N 010 19.6E  56 38.8N 020 24.1E  58 26.5N 016 09.4E  0.943  17 125  687  04m37.7s

 07:42   61 02.1N 011 41.7E  57 11.1N 021 30.3E  59 00.1N 017 21.4E  0.943  18 127  680  04m38.2s
 07:44   61 38.0N 012 59.6E  57 44.1N 022 35.3E  59 34.4N 018 31.4E  0.943  18 129  673  04m38.6s
 07:46   62 15.0N 014 14.1E  58 17.8N 023 39.3E  60 09.6N 019 39.6E  0.943  18 130  667  04m38.9s
 07:48   62 53.1N 015 25.7E  58 52.1N 024 42.7E  60 45.6N 020 46.5E  0.943  19 132  660  04m39.1s
 07:50   63 32.4N 016 35.0E  59 27.2N 025 45.7E  61 22.6N 021 52.3E  0.943  19 134  653  04m39.2s
 07:52   64 13.0N 017 42.3E  60 03.0N 026 48.5E  62 00.5N 022 57.5E  0.943  19 136  647  04m39.3s
 07:54   64 55.0N 018 48.0E  60 39.7N 027 51.4E  62 39.4N 024 02.3E  0.943  19 137  641  04m39.3s
 07:56   65 38.4N 019 52.5E  61 17.2N 028 54.6E  63 19.5N 025 06.9E  0.943  19 139  635  04m39.2s
 07:58   66 23.5N 020 55.9E  61 55.6N 029 58.4E  64 00.7N 026 11.7E  0.943  19 141  630  04m39.1s
 08:00   67 10.3N 021 58.6E  62 35.0N 031 03.0E  64 43.2N 027 16.9E  0.943  19 143  625  04m38.8s

 08:02   67 59.1N 023 00.7E  63 15.5N 032 08.7E  65 27.0N 028 22.9E  0.943  18 144  620  04m38.5s
 08:04   68 50.1N 024 02.5E  63 57.1N 033 15.9E  66 12.5N 029 30.0E  0.943  18 146  616  04m38.1s
 08:06   69 43.6N 025 04.0E  64 39.9N 034 24.8E  66 59.6N 030 38.5E  0.943  18 148  613  04m37.7s
 08:08   70 40.1N 026 05.4E  65 24.1N 035 35.9E  67 48.6N 031 48.9E  0.943  18 150  610  04m37.1s
 08:10   71 39.9N 027 06.6E  66 09.7N 036 49.7E  68 39.7N 033 01.7E  0.943  17 152  607  04m36.5s
 08:12   72 43.9N 028 07.6E  66 57.1N 038 06.6E  69 33.2N 034 17.5E  0.943  17 154  606  04m35.8s
 08:14   73 52.8N 029 07.8E  67 46.2N 039 27.5E  70 29.5N 035 37.0E  0.942  16 156  605  04m35.0s
 08:16   75 08.2N 030 06.2E  68 37.4N 040 53.0E  71 29.0N 037 01.3E  0.942  15 158  605  04m34.1s
 08:18   76 32.1N 031 00.1E  69 31.0N 042 24.3E  72 32.4N 038 31.6E  0.942  15 160  606  04m33.0s
 08:20   78 08.2N 031 43.2E  70 27.2N 044 02.8E  73 40.5N 040 09.7E  0.942  14 162  608  04m31.9s

 08:22   80 04.3N 031 55.1E  71 26.7N 045 50.3E  74 54.6N 041 58.3E  0.942  13 165  611  04m30.5s
 08:24   82 43.3N 029 54.2E  72 29.9N 047 49.5E  76 16.5N 044 01.7E  0.941  12 167  616  04m29.0s
 08:26      -         -      73 37.6N 050 04.1E  77 49.4N 046 27.4E  0.941  10 170  623  04m27.3s
 08:28      -         -      74 51.2N 052 40.3E  79 39.3N 049 31.6E  0.941   8 174  633  04m25.2s
 08:30      -         -      76 12.3N 055 48.2E  82 01.6N 054 00.8E  0.940   6 179  650  04m22.4s
 08:32      -         -      77 44.1N 059 47.3E  86 41.7N 068 32.4E  0.939   1 194  688  04m17.1s

 Limits  86 45.2N 001 42.3E  85 45.2N 116 34.8E  87 55.6N 078 37.9E  0.938   0   -  700  04m15.7s

ΔT = 15817.0 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -0423 Mar 21 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 15817.0 seconds. The accuracy of the northern and southern edges of the eclipse path are limited to approximately 1-2 kilometers due to the lunar limb profile.

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

2009 Jun 11