Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04. 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 an Google Map .


Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04

  
                                                                      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  03 48.4S 001 39.4W  04 03.0S 001 48.7W  03 55.7S 001 44.0W  1.008   0   -   31  00m26.1s
 05:52   07 39.2S 006 56.7E  07 34.0S 005 54.0E  07 36.9S 006 25.8E  1.011   9 111   43  00m37.3s
 05:54   09 43.9S 011 00.3E  09 46.7S 010 09.8E  09 45.5S 010 35.2E  1.012  14 111   49  00m43.9s
 05:56   11 18.9S 013 53.0E  11 25.5S 013 06.6E  11 22.4S 013 29.9E  1.014  18 110   53  00m48.9s
 05:58   12 39.6S 016 12.5E  12 48.8S 015 28.0E  12 44.3S 015 50.3E  1.014  21 109   56  00m53.2s
 06:00   13 51.3S 018 11.7E  14 02.5S 017 28.4E  13 57.0S 017 50.1E  1.015  24 108   59  00m57.0s

 06:02   14 56.7S 019 57.0E  15 09.6S 019 14.4E  15 03.3S 019 35.7E  1.016  26 108   62  01m00.5s
 06:04   15 57.4S 021 32.0E  16 11.8S 020 49.9E  16 04.7S 021 11.0E  1.016  28 107   64  01m03.7s
 06:06   16 54.2S 022 59.2E  17 10.0S 022 17.4E  17 02.2S 022 38.4E  1.017  30 106   66  01m06.8s
 06:08   17 48.0S 024 20.1E  18 05.0S 023 38.6E  17 56.6S 023 59.4E  1.017  32 105   68  01m09.7s
 06:10   18 39.2S 025 35.8E  18 57.3S 024 54.5E  18 48.3S 025 15.2E  1.018  34 105   69  01m12.4s
 06:12   19 28.1S 026 47.3E  19 47.2S 026 06.1E  19 37.8S 026 26.8E  1.018  36 104   71  01m15.1s
 06:14   20 15.1S 027 55.2E  20 35.2S 027 14.1E  20 25.2S 027 34.7E  1.019  38 103   72  01m17.6s
 06:16   21 00.3S 029 00.0E  21 21.3S 028 19.0E  21 10.9S 028 39.6E  1.019  39 102   74  01m20.0s
 06:18   21 44.0S 030 02.2E  22 05.9S 029 21.3E  21 55.0S 029 41.8E  1.019  41 101   75  01m22.3s
 06:20   22 26.2S 031 02.1E  22 49.0S 030 21.3E  22 37.7S 030 41.7E  1.020  42 100   76  01m24.6s

 06:22   23 07.2S 032 00.0E  23 30.8S 031 19.3E  23 19.1S 031 39.7E  1.020  44  99   77  01m26.8s
 06:24   23 47.0S 032 56.1E  24 11.4S 032 15.5E  23 59.3S 032 35.9E  1.020  45  98   78  01m28.8s
 06:26   24 25.7S 033 50.8E  24 50.9S 033 10.3E  24 38.4S 033 30.6E  1.021  47  97   79  01m30.9s
 06:28   25 03.4S 034 44.0E  25 29.3S 034 03.7E  25 16.4S 034 23.9E  1.021  48  96   80  01m32.8s
 06:30   25 40.1S 035 36.1E  26 06.8S 034 55.9E  25 53.5S 035 16.1E  1.021  49  95   80  01m34.7s
 06:32   26 15.9S 036 27.2E  26 43.3S 035 47.1E  26 29.7S 036 07.2E  1.021  50  93   81  01m36.5s
 06:34   26 50.9S 037 17.3E  27 19.0S 036 37.4E  27 05.0S 036 57.4E  1.022  52  92   82  01m38.3s
 06:36   27 25.0S 038 06.7E  27 53.8S 037 26.9E  27 39.5S 037 46.9E  1.022  53  91   82  01m40.0s
 06:38   27 58.4S 038 55.3E  28 27.9S 038 15.8E  28 13.2S 038 35.6E  1.022  54  90   83  01m41.6s
 06:40   28 31.1S 039 43.4E  29 01.2S 039 04.0E  28 46.2S 039 23.7E  1.022  55  88   83  01m43.2s

 06:42   29 03.0S 040 30.9E  29 33.8S 039 51.7E  29 18.5S 040 11.4E  1.023  56  87   84  01m44.8s
 06:44   29 34.3S 041 17.9E  30 05.7S 040 39.1E  29 50.1S 040 58.6E  1.023  57  85   84  01m46.2s
 06:46   30 04.9S 042 04.6E  30 37.0S 041 26.0E  30 21.0S 041 45.4E  1.023  58  83   85  01m47.6s
 06:48   30 34.9S 042 51.0E  31 07.6S 042 12.7E  30 51.3S 042 31.9E  1.023  59  82   85  01m49.0s
 06:50   31 04.2S 043 37.1E  31 37.5S 042 59.2E  31 20.9S 043 18.2E  1.023  60  80   85  01m50.3s
 06:52   31 33.0S 044 23.0E  32 06.9S 043 45.4E  31 50.0S 044 04.3E  1.023  61  78   86  01m51.5s
 06:54   32 01.2S 045 08.8E  32 35.6S 044 31.6E  32 18.4S 044 50.3E  1.023  62  76   86  01m52.7s
 06:56   32 28.7S 045 54.5E  33 03.8S 045 17.7E  32 46.3S 045 36.2E  1.024  63  74   86  01m53.8s
 06:58   32 55.8S 046 40.2E  33 31.4S 046 03.8E  33 13.6S 046 22.1E  1.024  64  72   86  01m54.9s
 07:00   33 22.2S 047 25.8E  33 58.4S 046 49.9E  33 40.3S 047 07.9E  1.024  65  69   86  01m55.9s

 07:02   33 48.1S 048 11.5E  34 24.8S 047 36.1E  34 06.5S 047 53.9E  1.024  66  67   87  01m56.8s
 07:04   34 13.5S 048 57.3E  34 50.7S 048 22.4E  34 32.2S 048 39.9E  1.024  67  64   87  01m57.7s
 07:06   34 38.3S 049 43.2E  35 16.1S 049 08.9E  34 57.2S 049 26.1E  1.024  67  62   87  01m58.6s
 07:08   35 02.6S 050 29.2E  35 40.9S 049 55.5E  35 21.8S 050 12.4E  1.024  68  59   87  01m59.3s
 07:10   35 26.4S 051 15.5E  36 05.1S 050 42.4E  35 45.8S 050 59.0E  1.024  69  56   87  02m00.0s
 07:12   35 49.7S 052 02.0E  36 28.9S 051 29.5E  36 09.3S 051 45.8E  1.024  69  53   87  02m00.7s
 07:14   36 12.4S 052 48.7E  36 52.0S 052 17.0E  36 32.2S 052 32.9E  1.024  70  49   87  02m01.3s
 07:16   36 34.6S 053 35.7E  37 14.7S 053 04.7E  36 54.7S 053 20.3E  1.024  70  46   87  02m01.8s
 07:18   36 56.3S 054 23.1E  37 36.8S 053 52.8E  37 16.6S 054 08.0E  1.024  71  42   87  02m02.3s
 07:20   37 17.4S 055 10.8E  37 58.4S 054 41.4E  37 37.9S 054 56.2E  1.024  71  39   87  02m02.7s

 07:22   37 38.0S 055 58.9E  38 19.4S 055 30.3E  37 58.7S 055 44.7E  1.024  72  35   87  02m03.0s
 07:24   37 58.1S 056 47.4E  38 39.9S 056 19.7E  38 19.0S 056 33.6E  1.024  72  31   87  02m03.3s
 07:26   38 17.7S 057 36.4E  38 59.8S 057 09.5E  38 38.8S 057 23.0E  1.024  72  27   87  02m03.5s
 07:28   38 36.7S 058 25.8E  39 19.2S 057 59.9E  38 58.0S 058 12.9E  1.024  72  23   87  02m03.7s
 07:30   38 55.2S 059 15.8E  39 38.0S 058 50.8E  39 16.6S 059 03.3E  1.024  72  18   87  02m03.8s
 07:32   39 13.1S 060 06.2E  39 56.2S 059 42.2E  39 34.7S 059 54.3E  1.024  72  14   87  02m03.8s
 07:34   39 30.5S 060 57.2E  40 13.9S 060 34.3E  39 52.2S 060 45.8E  1.024  72  10   87  02m03.8s
 07:36   39 47.3S 061 48.8E  40 31.0S 061 26.9E  40 09.2S 061 37.9E  1.024  72   6   87  02m03.7s
 07:38   40 03.5S 062 41.0E  40 47.5S 062 20.2E  40 25.5S 062 30.6E  1.024  72   2   86  02m03.5s
 07:40   40 19.2S 063 33.8E  41 03.4S 063 14.2E  40 41.3S 063 24.0E  1.024  72 357   86  02m03.3s

 07:42   40 34.3S 064 27.2E  41 18.7S 064 08.8E  40 56.5S 064 18.1E  1.024  71 353   86  02m03.0s
 07:44   40 48.8S 065 21.4E  41 33.4S 065 04.2E  41 11.1S 065 12.8E  1.024  71 350   86  02m02.6s
 07:46   41 02.7S 066 16.2E  41 47.4S 066 00.3E  41 25.0S 066 08.3E  1.024  70 346   86  02m02.2s
 07:48   41 15.9S 067 11.8E  42 00.8S 066 57.2E  41 38.4S 067 04.5E  1.024  70 342   85  02m01.7s
 07:50   41 28.6S 068 08.1E  42 13.5S 067 54.8E  41 51.1S 068 01.5E  1.024  69 339   85  02m01.2s
 07:52   41 40.6S 069 05.2E  42 25.6S 068 53.3E  42 03.1S 068 59.2E  1.024  69 335   85  02m00.6s
 07:54   41 51.9S 070 03.1E  42 37.0S 069 52.6E  42 14.4S 069 57.8E  1.024  68 332   85  01m59.9s
 07:56   42 02.6S 071 01.9E  42 47.7S 070 52.8E  42 25.1S 070 57.3E  1.024  67 329   84  01m59.1s
 07:58   42 12.5S 072 01.5E  42 57.6S 071 53.8E  42 35.1S 071 57.6E  1.024  67 326   84  01m58.3s
 08:00   42 21.8S 073 02.0E  43 06.8S 072 55.8E  42 44.3S 072 58.8E  1.023  66 323   83  01m57.4s

 08:02   42 30.3S 074 03.4E  43 15.3S 073 58.7E  42 52.8S 074 01.0E  1.023  65 320   83  01m56.4s
 08:04   42 38.1S 075 05.7E  43 23.0S 075 02.6E  43 00.5S 075 04.1E  1.023  64 318   83  01m55.4s
 08:06   42 45.2S 076 09.1E  43 29.8S 076 07.5E  43 07.5S 076 08.2E  1.023  63 315   82  01m54.3s
 08:08   42 51.4S 077 13.4E  43 35.9S 077 13.4E  43 13.7S 077 13.3E  1.023  62 312   82  01m53.2s
 08:10   42 56.8S 078 18.8E  43 41.1S 078 20.4E  43 19.0S 078 19.5E  1.023  61 310   81  01m52.0s
 08:12   43 01.4S 079 25.3E  43 45.4S 079 28.4E  43 23.4S 079 26.8E  1.023  60 308   81  01m50.7s
 08:14   43 05.2S 080 32.9E  43 48.8S 080 37.7E  43 27.0S 080 35.2E  1.022  59 305   80  01m49.3s
 08:16   43 08.0S 081 41.7E  43 51.3S 081 48.0E  43 29.7S 081 44.7E  1.022  58 303   80  01m47.9s
 08:18   43 10.0S 082 51.6E  43 52.8S 082 59.6E  43 31.4S 082 55.5E  1.022  57 301   79  01m46.4s
 08:20   43 10.9S 084 02.8E  43 53.4S 084 12.5E  43 32.2S 084 07.5E  1.022  56 299   79  01m44.9s

 08:22   43 10.9S 085 15.3E  43 52.8S 085 26.6E  43 31.9S 085 20.8E  1.022  55 297   78  01m43.3s
 08:24   43 09.8S 086 29.2E  43 51.2S 086 42.1E  43 30.6S 086 35.5E  1.022  54 295   77  01m41.6s
 08:26   43 07.7S 087 44.6E  43 48.5S 087 59.1E  43 28.1S 087 51.7E  1.021  53 293   77  01m39.8s
 08:28   43 04.4S 089 01.4E  43 44.6S 089 17.5E  43 24.6S 089 09.3E  1.021  52 291   76  01m38.0s
 08:30   43 00.0S 090 19.8E  43 39.5S 090 37.5E  43 19.8S 090 28.5E  1.021  51 289   75  01m36.2s
 08:32   42 54.3S 091 39.9E  43 33.1S 091 59.2E  43 13.7S 091 49.4E  1.021  49 287   74  01m34.2s
 08:34   42 47.4S 093 01.8E  43 25.3S 093 22.7E  43 06.4S 093 12.1E  1.020  48 285   73  01m32.2s
 08:36   42 39.1S 094 25.6E  43 16.1S 094 48.1E  42 57.6S 094 36.7E  1.020  47 284   72  01m30.1s
 08:38   42 29.3S 095 51.5E  43 05.4S 096 15.5E  42 47.4S 096 03.3E  1.020  45 282   71  01m27.9s
 08:40   42 17.9S 097 19.6E  42 53.1S 097 45.1E  42 35.6S 097 32.2E  1.019  44 280   70  01m25.7s

 08:42   42 05.0S 098 50.1E  42 39.1S 099 17.1E  42 22.1S 099 03.4E  1.019  43 278   69  01m23.4s
 08:44   41 50.2S 100 23.3E  42 23.2S 100 51.7E  42 06.8S 100 37.3E  1.019  41 276   68  01m20.9s
 08:46   41 33.6S 101 59.4E  42 05.3S 102 29.2E  41 49.5S 102 14.1E  1.018  39 275   67  01m18.5s
 08:48   41 14.8S 103 38.8E  41 45.3S 104 10.0E  41 30.1S 103 54.2E  1.018  38 273   66  01m15.9s
 08:50   40 53.7S 105 21.9E  41 22.9S 105 54.5E  41 08.4S 105 38.0E  1.017  36 271   64  01m13.2s
 08:52   40 30.1S 107 09.2E  40 57.8S 107 43.1E  40 44.0S 107 26.0E  1.017  34 269   63  01m10.4s
 08:54   40 03.7S 109 01.4E  40 29.7S 109 36.7E  40 16.8S 109 18.9E  1.017  33 267   61  01m07.5s
 08:56   39 33.9S 110 59.4E  39 58.3S 111 36.0E  39 46.2S 111 17.5E  1.016  31 266   60  01m04.4s
 08:58   39 00.4S 113 04.3E  39 22.8S 113 42.4E  39 11.7S 113 23.2E  1.015  29 264   58  01m01.2s
 09:00   38 22.3S 115 17.9E  38 42.6S 115 57.4E  38 32.5S 115 37.5E  1.015  27 262   56  00m57.9s

 09:02   37 38.5S 117 42.4E  37 56.5S 118 23.5E  37 47.6S 118 02.8E  1.014  24 260   53  00m54.2s
 09:04   36 47.5S 120 21.7E  37 02.8S 121 04.7E  36 55.3S 120 43.0E  1.013  21 258   51  00m50.3s
 09:06   35 46.5S 123 22.1E  35 58.4S 124 07.6E  35 52.6S 123 44.7E  1.013  18 255   48  00m46.0s
 09:08   34 30.0S 126 56.3E  34 37.4S 127 46.0E  34 33.8S 127 21.0E  1.011  15 253   44  00m40.9s
 09:10   32 43.3S 131 39.0E  32 42.7S 132 38.5E  32 43.3S 132 08.5E  1.010  10 250   38  00m34.6s

 Limits  28 24.3S 142 20.4E  28 36.5S 142 29.8E  28 30.4S 142 25.1E  1.007   0   -   27  00m22.3s

ΔT = 64.4 seconds


Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration


   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  07:31:10.9 UT       Lat = 39°27.4'S      Long = 059°33.4'E
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  72.2°          Path Width =  87.0 km
                          Sun Azimuth =  15.8°    Central Duration =   02m03.8s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    07:31:56 UT       Lat =   39°34'S      Long =   059°53'E
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =  72.2°          Path Width =  86.9 km
                          Sun Azimuth =  14.2°    Central Duration =   02m03.8s


Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04


Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 Dec 04 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 64.4 seconds.

The eclipse predictions presented here DO NOT include the effects of mountains and valleys along the edge of the Moon. Such corrections for the lunar limb profile may shift the limits of the eclipse path north or south by ~1-3 kilometers, and change the eclipse duration by ~1-3 seconds. More detailed predictions including the effects of the lunar limb profile are normally posted 12-18 months before each eclipse,

Acknowledgments

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


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