Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 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 .


Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 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  39 59.7N 171 44.4W  39 28.8N 171 25.5W  39 44.2N 171 34.9W  1.016   0   -   62  00m51.6s
 16:50   41 31.8N 164 19.1W  41 26.6N 161 15.9W  41 30.9N 162 41.5W  1.018   7  80   70  01m01.8s
 16:52   42 52.1N 156 50.4W  42 28.0N 154 55.8W  42 40.6N 155 51.6W  1.019  13  85   76  01m10.5s
 16:54   43 36.1N 152 01.8W  43 04.7N 150 28.7W  43 20.7N 151 14.3W  1.020  16  89   80  01m16.8s
 16:56   44 06.4N 148 11.6W  43 30.3N 146 50.9W  43 48.6N 147 30.5W  1.021  20  92   83  01m22.1s
 16:58   44 28.6N 144 54.5W  43 49.1N 143 42.6W  44 09.0N 144 17.9W  1.022  22  95   85  01m26.7s
 17:00   44 45.3N 141 59.7W  44 03.1N 140 54.8W  44 24.3N 141 26.6W  1.023  25  97   87  01m31.0s

 17:02   44 57.9N 139 21.1W  44 13.4N 138 22.0W  44 35.8N 138 51.0W  1.023  27 100   89  01m34.9s
 17:04   45 07.3N 136 55.1W  44 20.8N 136 01.1W  44 44.2N 136 27.5W  1.024  29 102   91  01m38.6s
 17:06   45 14.0N 134 39.1W  44 25.8N 133 49.7W  44 50.0N 134 13.9W  1.024  31 104   93  01m42.1s
 17:08   45 18.5N 132 31.6W  44 28.7N 131 46.4W  44 53.7N 132 08.6W  1.025  32 107   94  01m45.5s
 17:10   45 21.1N 130 31.2W  44 30.0N 129 50.0W  44 55.6N 130 10.2W  1.025  34 109   95  01m48.6s
 17:12   45 21.9N 128 37.0W  44 29.6N 127 59.4W  44 55.8N 128 17.8W  1.026  36 111   97  01m51.7s
 17:14   45 21.3N 126 48.2W  44 27.9N 126 14.1W  44 54.7N 126 30.8W  1.026  37 113   98  01m54.6s
 17:16   45 19.3N 125 04.2W  44 25.0N 124 33.4W  44 52.2N 124 48.4W  1.026  38 115   99  01m57.4s
 17:18   45 16.1N 123 24.5W  44 21.0N 122 56.9W  44 48.6N 123 10.3W  1.027  40 117  100  02m00.0s
 17:20   45 11.8N 121 48.7W  44 15.9N 121 24.1W  44 43.9N 121 36.1W  1.027  41 119  101  02m02.6s

 17:22   45 06.5N 120 16.4W  44 09.9N 119 54.8W  44 38.2N 120 05.3W  1.027  42 121  102  02m05.1s
 17:24   45 00.2N 118 47.3W  44 03.1N 118 28.6W  44 31.7N 118 37.7W  1.027  44 123  102  02m07.5s
 17:26   44 53.1N 117 21.3W  43 55.5N 117 05.2W  44 24.3N 117 13.0W  1.028  45 125  103  02m09.7s
 17:28   44 45.2N 115 58.0W  43 47.1N 115 44.6W  44 16.2N 115 51.1W  1.028  46 127  104  02m11.9s
 17:30   44 36.5N 114 37.3W  43 38.0N 114 26.4W  44 07.3N 114 31.6W  1.028  47 129  105  02m14.0s
 17:32   44 27.2N 113 19.0W  43 28.3N 113 10.6W  43 57.7N 113 14.6W  1.028  48 131  105  02m16.0s
 17:34   44 17.1N 112 02.9W  43 18.0N 111 56.9W  43 47.6N 111 59.7W  1.029  49 133  106  02m18.0s
 17:36   44 06.5N 110 48.9W  43 07.1N 110 45.2W  43 36.8N 110 46.9W  1.029  50 135  107  02m19.8s
 17:38   43 55.2N 109 36.9W  42 55.7N 109 35.4W  43 25.4N 109 36.0W  1.029  51 137  107  02m21.6s
 17:40   43 43.4N 108 26.8W  42 43.7N 108 27.4W  43 13.5N 108 26.9W  1.029  52 139  108  02m23.3s

 17:42   43 31.1N 107 18.4W  42 31.2N 107 21.1W  43 01.1N 107 19.6W  1.029  53 141  108  02m24.9s
 17:44   43 18.2N 106 11.6W  42 18.3N 106 16.4W  42 48.3N 106 13.9W  1.029  54 143  109  02m26.4s
 17:46   43 04.9N 105 06.4W  42 05.0N 105 13.2W  42 34.9N 105 09.7W  1.029  55 145  109  02m27.8s
 17:48   42 51.1N 104 02.7W  41 51.2N 104 11.4W  42 21.1N 104 07.0W  1.030  56 148  110  02m29.2s
 17:50   42 36.9N 103 00.4W  41 37.0N 103 10.9W  42 06.9N 103 05.6W  1.030  57 150  110  02m30.5s
 17:52   42 22.2N 101 59.5W  41 22.4N 102 11.7W  41 52.3N 102 05.5W  1.030  57 152  110  02m31.7s
 17:54   42 07.2N 100 59.7W  41 07.4N 101 13.7W  41 37.3N 101 06.7W  1.030  58 155  111  02m32.8s
 17:56   41 51.7N 100 01.2W  40 52.1N 100 16.9W  41 21.9N 100 09.0W  1.030  59 157  111  02m33.8s
 17:58   41 35.9N 099 03.8W  40 36.4N 099 21.1W  41 06.1N 099 12.4W  1.030  59 160  112  02m34.8s
 18:00   41 19.7N 098 07.5W  40 20.4N 098 26.3W  40 50.0N 098 16.9W  1.030  60 162  112  02m35.7s

 18:02   41 03.2N 097 12.3W  40 04.0N 097 32.5W  40 33.6N 097 22.4W  1.030  61 165  112  02m36.5s
 18:04   40 46.3N 096 17.9W  39 47.4N 096 39.7W  40 16.8N 096 28.8W  1.030  61 167  113  02m37.2s
 18:06   40 29.1N 095 24.5W  39 30.4N 095 47.7W  39 59.8N 095 36.1W  1.030  62 170  113  02m37.9s
 18:08   40 11.6N 094 32.0W  39 13.1N 094 56.5W  39 42.4N 094 44.3W  1.030  62 173  113  02m38.4s
 18:10   39 53.8N 093 40.3W  38 55.6N 094 06.1W  39 24.7N 093 53.2W  1.030  62 175  113  02m38.9s
 18:12   39 35.6N 092 49.4W  38 37.7N 093 16.4W  39 06.7N 093 02.9W  1.031  63 178  114  02m39.3s
 18:14   39 17.2N 091 59.2W  38 19.6N 092 27.4W  38 48.4N 092 13.3W  1.031  63 181  114  02m39.7s
 18:16   38 58.5N 091 09.6W  38 01.2N 091 39.0W  38 29.8N 091 24.4W  1.031  63 184  114  02m39.9s
 18:18   38 39.5N 090 20.8W  37 42.5N 090 51.3W  38 11.0N 090 36.1W  1.031  64 187  114  02m40.1s
 18:20   38 20.2N 089 32.5W  37 23.6N 090 04.1W  37 51.9N 089 48.4W  1.031  64 190  114  02m40.2s

 18:22   38 00.6N 088 44.8W  37 04.4N 089 17.4W  37 32.5N 089 01.2W  1.031  64 193  115  02m40.2s
 18:24   37 40.8N 087 57.6W  36 44.9N 088 31.2W  37 12.9N 088 14.5W  1.031  64 196  115  02m40.2s
 18:26   37 20.7N 087 10.9W  36 25.2N 087 45.5W  36 53.0N 087 28.3W  1.031  64 199  115  02m40.1s
 18:28   37 00.4N 086 24.7W  36 05.2N 087 00.2W  36 32.8N 086 42.5W  1.031  64 202  115  02m39.9s
 18:30   36 39.8N 085 38.8W  35 45.0N 086 15.3W  36 12.4N 085 57.1W  1.031  64 205  115  02m39.6s
 18:32   36 18.9N 084 53.4W  35 24.6N 085 30.6W  35 51.7N 085 12.1W  1.031  64 207  115  02m39.3s
 18:34   35 57.8N 084 08.2W  35 03.9N 084 46.3W  35 30.8N 084 27.4W  1.030  63 210  115  02m38.8s
 18:36   35 36.4N 083 23.4W  34 42.9N 084 02.3W  35 09.7N 083 42.9W  1.030  63 213  115  02m38.3s
 18:38   35 14.7N 082 38.8W  34 21.7N 083 18.5W  34 48.3N 082 58.7W  1.030  63 216  115  02m37.8s
 18:40   34 52.8N 081 54.4W  34 00.3N 082 34.8W  34 26.6N 082 14.7W  1.030  63 218  115  02m37.1s

 18:42   34 30.7N 081 10.2W  33 38.6N 081 51.4W  34 04.7N 081 30.9W  1.030  62 221  115  02m36.4s
 18:44   34 08.3N 080 26.2W  33 16.7N 081 08.0W  33 42.5N 080 47.2W  1.030  62 224  115  02m35.6s
 18:46   33 45.6N 079 42.2W  32 54.5N 080 24.7W  33 20.1N 080 03.6W  1.030  61 226  115  02m34.8s
 18:48   33 22.7N 078 58.3W  32 32.1N 079 41.4W  32 57.4N 079 20.0W  1.030  61 229  115  02m33.9s
 18:50   32 59.5N 078 14.4W  32 09.4N 078 58.1W  32 34.5N 078 36.4W  1.030  60 231  115  02m32.9s
 18:52   32 36.1N 077 30.5W  31 46.4N 078 14.8W  32 11.3N 077 52.8W  1.030  60 233  115  02m31.8s
 18:54   32 12.4N 076 46.6W  31 23.2N 077 31.4W  31 47.9N 077 09.1W  1.030  59 236  114  02m30.6s
 18:56   31 48.4N 076 02.4W  30 59.8N 076 47.8W  31 24.1N 076 25.3W  1.030  58 238  114  02m29.4s
 18:58   31 24.1N 075 18.2W  30 36.0N 076 04.1W  31 00.1N 075 41.3W  1.029  58 240  114  02m28.2s
 19:00   30 59.5N 074 33.7W  30 12.0N 075 20.1W  30 35.8N 074 57.0W  1.029  57 242  114  02m26.8s

 19:02   30 34.7N 073 48.9W  29 47.7N 074 35.8W  30 11.3N 074 12.5W  1.029  56 244  114  02m25.4s
 19:04   30 09.5N 073 03.8W  29 23.1N 073 51.2W  29 46.4N 073 27.6W  1.029  55 246  113  02m23.9s
 19:06   29 44.0N 072 18.3W  28 58.2N 073 06.1W  29 21.2N 072 42.4W  1.029  55 247  113  02m22.3s
 19:08   29 18.2N 071 32.4W  28 33.0N 072 20.6W  28 55.7N 071 56.7W  1.029  54 249  112  02m20.7s
 19:10   28 52.1N 070 45.9W  28 07.5N 071 34.6W  28 29.9N 071 10.4W  1.028  53 251  112  02m19.0s
 19:12   28 25.6N 069 58.8W  27 41.6N 070 48.0W  28 03.7N 070 23.5W  1.028  52 252  112  02m17.2s
 19:14   27 58.8N 069 11.1W  27 15.4N 070 00.6W  27 37.2N 069 36.0W  1.028  51 254  111  02m15.4s
 19:16   27 31.6N 068 22.6W  26 48.8N 069 12.5W  27 10.3N 068 47.7W  1.028  50 255  111  02m13.5s
 19:18   27 04.0N 067 33.2W  26 21.9N 068 23.6W  26 43.0N 067 58.5W  1.028  49 257  110  02m11.5s
 19:20   26 36.0N 066 42.9W  25 54.5N 067 33.6W  26 15.3N 067 08.4W  1.027  48 258  109  02m09.5s

 19:22   26 07.5N 065 51.5W  25 26.7N 066 42.6W  25 47.2N 066 17.2W  1.027  47 260  109  02m07.3s
 19:24   25 38.6N 064 58.8W  24 58.5N 065 50.4W  25 18.6N 065 24.8W  1.027  46 261  108  02m05.1s
 19:26   25 09.1N 064 04.8W  24 29.8N 064 56.8W  24 49.6N 064 31.0W  1.027  44 262  107  02m02.8s
 19:28   24 39.2N 063 09.3W  24 00.6N 064 01.8W  24 20.0N 063 35.7W  1.026  43 263  106  02m00.5s
 19:30   24 08.6N 062 12.1W  23 30.8N 063 05.0W  23 49.8N 062 38.7W  1.026  42 265  105  01m58.0s
 19:32   23 37.5N 061 12.9W  23 00.4N 062 06.3W  23 19.1N 061 39.8W  1.026  41 266  104  01m55.5s
 19:34   23 05.6N 060 11.6W  22 29.4N 061 05.5W  22 47.6N 060 38.7W  1.025  39 267  103  01m52.9s
 19:36   22 33.0N 059 07.8W  21 57.7N 060 02.2W  22 15.5N 059 35.1W  1.025  38 268  102  01m50.2s
 19:38   21 59.6N 058 01.1W  21 25.2N 058 56.2W  21 42.5N 058 28.8W  1.025  36 269  100  01m47.4s
 19:40   21 25.2N 056 51.2W  20 51.9N 057 46.9W  21 08.7N 057 19.2W  1.024  35 270   99  01m44.4s

 19:42   20 49.9N 055 37.4W  20 17.5N 056 34.0W  20 33.8N 056 05.9W  1.024  33 271   97  01m41.4s
 19:44   20 13.3N 054 19.2W  19 42.1N 055 16.7W  19 57.8N 054 48.1W  1.023  32 272   95  01m38.2s
 19:46   19 35.3N 052 55.6W  19 05.3N 053 54.3W  19 20.5N 053 25.2W  1.023  30 273   94  01m34.9s
 19:48   18 55.7N 051 25.6W  18 27.1N 052 25.6W  18 41.5N 051 55.8W  1.022  28 274   91  01m31.4s
 19:50   18 14.1N 049 47.5W  17 47.0N 050 49.3W  18 00.7N 050 18.6W  1.022  26 275   89  01m27.6s
 19:52   17 30.1N 047 59.1W  17 04.6N 049 03.1W  17 17.5N 048 31.3W  1.021  24 276   86  01m23.7s
 19:54   16 42.7N 045 56.8W  16 19.2N 047 04.0W  16 31.2N 046 30.7W  1.021  21 277   83  01m19.4s
 19:56   15 50.7N 043 34.6W  15 29.8N 044 46.7W  15 40.5N 044 11.0W  1.020  18 278   80  01m14.6s
 19:58   14 51.5N 040 40.7W  14 34.3N 042 01.2W  14 43.2N 041 21.5W  1.019  15 279   76  01m09.2s
 20:00   13 38.2N 036 43.4W  13 27.4N 038 23.3W  13 33.3N 037 34.5W  1.017  11 280   70  01m02.4s

 20:02      -         -      11 43.2N 031 47.1W  11 29.2N 029 33.7W  1.015   2 282   59  00m50.0s

 Limits  11 15.6N 027 19.4W  10 46.9N 027 32.6W  11 01.2N 027 26.0W  1.014   0   -   57  00m47.1s

ΔT = 70.3 seconds


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 70.3 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