Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09

Fred Espenak

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 60-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 1997 Mar 09

  
                                                                      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  50 50.5N 086 50.4E  48 08.3N 087 27.1E  49 27.2N 087 09.0E  1.035   0   -  291  01m58.1s
 00:44      -         -      47 44.8N 099 47.8E  49 08.5N 092 44.5E  1.036   4 101  307  02m05.7s
 00:45      -         -      47 49.6N 101 42.0E  49 06.0N 096 17.6E  1.037   6 104  318  02m10.8s
 00:46   50 39.2N 090 08.6E  47 56.0N 103 20.5E  49 09.1N 098 44.0E  1.037   8 106  326  02m14.5s
 00:47   50 33.9N 094 35.9E  48 03.3N 104 48.2E  49 14.6N 100 41.8E  1.038   9 108  332  02m17.5s
 00:48   50 36.9N 097 16.7E  48 11.5N 106 07.8E  49 21.5N 102 22.7E  1.038  10 110  338  02m20.1s
 00:49   50 42.7N 099 22.0E  48 20.3N 107 21.2E  49 29.5N 103 52.2E  1.039  11 111  342  02m22.4s
 00:50   50 50.2N 101 07.7E  48 29.6N 108 29.6E  49 38.3N 105 13.3E  1.039  12 112  346  02m24.5s

 00:51   50 58.8N 102 40.6E  48 39.5N 109 33.9E  49 47.8N 106 27.9E  1.039  13 114  350  02m26.4s
 00:52   51 08.2N 104 04.2E  48 49.7N 110 34.7E  49 57.8N 107 37.3E  1.039  14 115  353  02m28.2s
 00:53   51 18.4N 105 20.9E  49 00.3N 111 32.5E  50 08.3N 108 42.5E  1.040  15 116  356  02m29.8s
 00:54   51 29.0N 106 32.1E  49 11.3N 112 27.8E  50 19.2N 109 44.1E  1.040  15 117  359  02m31.4s
 00:55   51 40.2N 107 38.7E  49 22.6N 113 20.9E  50 30.5N 110 42.6E  1.040  16 118  361  02m32.8s
 00:56   51 51.8N 108 41.7E  49 34.2N 114 11.9E  50 42.1N 111 38.6E  1.040  16 119  363  02m34.2s
 00:57   52 03.7N 109 41.4E  49 46.0N 115 01.3E  50 54.1N 112 32.3E  1.040  17 120  365  02m35.5s
 00:58   52 16.1N 110 38.4E  49 58.2N 115 49.1E  51 06.3N 113 24.0E  1.040  17 121  366  02m36.7s
 00:59   52 28.7N 111 33.1E  50 10.5N 116 35.5E  51 18.8N 114 14.0E  1.041  18 122  368  02m37.8s
 01:00   52 41.7N 112 25.7E  50 23.2N 117 20.6E  51 31.7N 115 02.4E  1.041  18 123  369  02m38.9s

 01:01   52 54.9N 113 16.5E  50 36.0N 118 04.7E  51 44.7N 115 49.3E  1.041  19 124  369  02m39.9s
 01:02   53 08.5N 114 05.7E  50 49.1N 118 47.7E  51 58.0N 116 35.1E  1.041  19 125  370  02m40.9s
 01:03   53 22.3N 114 53.5E  51 02.4N 119 29.8E  52 11.6N 117 19.7E  1.041  19 126  371  02m41.8s
 01:04   53 36.4N 115 40.0E  51 16.0N 120 11.0E  52 25.4N 118 03.3E  1.041  20 127  371  02m42.6s
 01:05   53 50.7N 116 25.3E  51 29.7N 120 51.5E  52 39.4N 118 46.0E  1.041  20 128  371  02m43.4s
 01:06   54 05.3N 117 09.7E  51 43.7N 121 31.3E  52 53.7N 119 27.8E  1.041  20 129  371  02m44.1s
 01:07   54 20.1N 117 53.1E  51 57.9N 122 10.5E  53 08.2N 120 08.9E  1.041  21 130  371  02m44.8s
 01:08   54 35.2N 118 35.6E  52 12.3N 122 49.2E  53 23.0N 120 49.3E  1.041  21 131  371  02m45.5s
 01:09   54 50.6N 119 17.4E  52 26.9N 123 27.3E  53 37.9N 121 29.2E  1.042  21 132  371  02m46.1s
 01:10   55 06.1N 119 58.6E  52 41.7N 124 05.0E  53 53.1N 122 08.4E  1.042  21 133  370  02m46.6s

 01:11   55 21.9N 120 39.1E  52 56.7N 124 42.2E  54 08.5N 122 47.2E  1.042  22 134  370  02m47.2s
 01:12   55 38.0N 121 19.1E  53 12.0N 125 19.1E  54 24.1N 123 25.6E  1.042  22 135  369  02m47.6s
 01:13   55 54.3N 121 58.7E  53 27.4N 125 55.7E  54 40.0N 124 03.5E  1.042  22 136  368  02m48.1s
 01:14   56 10.9N 122 37.8E  53 43.1N 126 32.0E  54 56.1N 124 41.2E  1.042  22 137  367  02m48.4s
 01:15   56 27.7N 123 16.5E  53 59.0N 127 08.1E  55 12.4N 125 18.5E  1.042  22 138  367  02m48.8s
 01:16   56 44.8N 123 55.0E  54 15.1N 127 44.0E  55 29.0N 125 55.6E  1.042  22 139  366  02m49.1s
 01:17   57 02.1N 124 33.1E  54 31.4N 128 19.7E  55 45.8N 126 32.5E  1.042  23 140  365  02m49.4s
 01:18   57 19.7N 125 11.1E  54 48.0N 128 55.2E  56 02.8N 127 09.2E  1.042  23 141  363  02m49.6s
 01:19   57 37.6N 125 48.8E  55 04.8N 129 30.7E  56 20.1N 127 45.7E  1.042  23 142  362  02m49.8s
 01:20   57 55.7N 126 26.5E  55 21.8N 130 06.1E  56 37.7N 128 22.2E  1.042  23 142  361  02m49.9s

 01:21   58 14.1N 127 04.0E  55 39.1N 130 41.5E  56 55.5N 128 58.7E  1.042  23 143  360  02m50.0s
 01:22   58 32.8N 127 41.5E  55 56.6N 131 16.9E  57 13.6N 129 35.1E  1.042  23 144  359  02m50.1s
 01:23   58 51.8N 128 19.0E  56 14.3N 131 52.3E  57 31.9N 130 11.5E  1.042  23 145  357  02m50.1s
 01:24   59 11.1N 128 56.5E  56 32.3N 132 27.8E  57 50.5N 130 48.0E  1.042  23 146  356  02m50.1s
 01:25   59 30.8N 129 34.1E  56 50.6N 133 03.4E  58 09.4N 131 24.6E  1.042  23 147  354  02m50.1s
 01:26   59 50.7N 130 11.8E  57 09.1N 133 39.2E  58 28.6N 132 01.4E  1.042  23 148  353  02m50.0s
 01:27   60 11.0N 130 49.7E  57 27.9N 134 15.1E  58 48.1N 132 38.3E  1.042  23 149  352  02m49.9s
 01:28   60 31.6N 131 27.8E  57 47.0N 134 51.3E  59 07.9N 133 15.4E  1.042  23 150  350  02m49.7s
 01:29   60 52.6N 132 06.2E  58 06.4N 135 27.7E  59 28.1N 133 52.8E  1.042  23 151  349  02m49.5s
 01:30   61 14.0N 132 44.8E  58 26.1N 136 04.4E  59 48.5N 134 30.5E  1.042  23 152  347  02m49.2s

  
                                                                      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
  
 01:31   61 35.7N 133 23.9E  58 46.1N 136 41.4E  60 09.3N 135 08.6E  1.042  22 153  346  02m49.0s
 01:32   61 57.9N 134 03.3E  59 06.5N 137 18.8E  60 30.5N 135 47.0E  1.042  22 154  344  02m48.6s
 01:33   62 20.4N 134 43.2E  59 27.2N 137 56.7E  60 52.1N 136 26.0E  1.042  22 155  343  02m48.3s
 01:34   62 43.5N 135 23.7E  59 48.2N 138 35.0E  61 14.0N 137 05.4E  1.042  22 156  341  02m47.9s
 01:35   63 06.9N 136 04.7E  60 09.6N 139 13.9E  61 36.4N 137 45.4E  1.042  22 157  339  02m47.4s
 01:36   63 30.9N 136 46.5E  60 31.3N 139 53.3E  61 59.1N 138 26.0E  1.042  22 158  338  02m46.9s
 01:37   63 55.4N 137 28.9E  60 53.5N 140 33.4E  62 22.4N 139 07.3E  1.042  21 159  336  02m46.4s
 01:38   64 20.5N 138 12.3E  61 16.1N 141 14.2E  62 46.1N 139 49.4E  1.042  21 160  335  02m45.8s
 01:39   64 46.1N 138 56.5E  61 39.1N 141 55.8E  63 10.3N 140 32.4E  1.041  21 161  333  02m45.2s
 01:40   65 12.3N 139 41.9E  62 02.6N 142 38.2E  63 35.0N 141 16.3E  1.041  21 162  332  02m44.5s

 01:41   65 39.2N 140 28.3E  62 26.6N 143 21.6E  64 00.3N 142 01.3E  1.041  20 164  330  02m43.8s
 01:42   66 06.8N 141 16.1E  62 51.0N 144 06.0E  64 26.2N 142 47.4E  1.041  20 165  329  02m43.1s
 01:43   66 35.2N 142 05.4E  63 16.0N 144 51.6E  64 52.7N 143 34.8E  1.041  20 166  327  02m42.3s
 01:44   67 04.4N 142 56.3E  63 41.6N 145 38.4E  65 19.9N 144 23.7E  1.041  20 167  326  02m41.4s
 01:45   67 34.4N 143 49.0E  64 07.8N 146 26.6E  65 47.8N 145 14.1E  1.041  19 168  324  02m40.5s
 01:46   68 05.5N 144 43.8E  64 34.7N 147 16.4E  66 16.5N 146 06.4E  1.041  19 169  323  02m39.6s
 01:47   68 37.5N 145 41.0E  65 02.2N 148 07.9E  66 46.0N 147 00.6E  1.041  18 171  321  02m38.5s
 01:48   69 10.8N 146 40.9E  65 30.5N 149 01.3E  67 16.5N 147 57.1E  1.040  18 172  320  02m37.5s
 01:49   69 45.3N 147 43.9E  65 59.6N 149 56.8E  67 47.9N 148 56.2E  1.040  18 173  318  02m36.3s
 01:50   70 21.3N 148 50.5E  66 29.6N 150 54.7E  68 20.5N 149 58.2E  1.040  17 175  317  02m35.1s

 01:51   70 58.9N 150 01.4E  67 00.5N 151 55.3E  68 54.2N 151 03.5E  1.040  17 176  315  02m33.8s
 01:52   71 38.4N 151 17.4E  67 32.5N 152 59.0E  69 29.3N 152 12.7E  1.040  16 177  314  02m32.5s
 01:53   72 20.0N 152 39.6E  68 05.7N 154 06.3E  70 06.0N 153 26.5E  1.040  15 179  312  02m31.0s
 01:54   73 04.2N 154 09.3E  68 40.1N 155 17.6E  70 44.4N 154 45.6E  1.039  15 181  311  02m29.5s
 01:55   73 51.5N 155 48.7E  69 16.0N 156 33.6E  71 24.7N 156 11.2E  1.039  14 182  309  02m27.9s
 01:56   74 42.5N 157 40.7E  69 53.6N 157 55.3E  72 07.4N 157 44.8E  1.039  13 184  308  02m26.1s
 01:57   75 38.4N 159 49.9E  70 33.0N 159 23.7E  72 52.9N 159 28.3E  1.039  12 186  307  02m24.2s
 01:58   76 40.8N 162 24.2E  71 14.6N 161 00.3E  73 41.8N 161 24.7E  1.038  12 188  305  02m22.2s
 01:59   77 52.7N 165 38.5E  71 58.8N 162 47.1E  74 34.9N 163 38.5E  1.038  11 191  303  02m19.9s
 02:00   79 20.6N 170 08.8E  72 46.1N 164 47.0E  75 33.7N 166 16.8E  1.038   9 194  302  02m17.4s

  
                                                                      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
  
 02:01   81 25.9N 178 13.9E  73 37.4N 167 04.3E  76 40.4N 169 32.8E  1.037   8 197  300  02m14.5s
 02:02      -         -      74 33.8N 169 46.0E  77 59.7N 173 55.4E  1.037   7 202  298  02m11.1s
 02:03      -         -      75 37.2N 173 04.3E  79 44.0N 179 07.2W  1.036   4 209  296  02m06.5s

 Limits  83 57.6N 166 15.4W  81 55.2N 152 46.8W  82 58.0N 158 16.9W  1.035   0   -  292  01m57.5s

ΔT = 62.4 seconds


Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 Mar 09 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 62.4 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

2007 Oct 16