Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01. 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 2008 Aug 01

  
                                                                      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  68 44.1N 105 22.5W  67 49.2N 101 01.9W  68 17.0N 103 08.5W  1.030   0   -  206  01m30.0s
 09:24   69 25.9N 104 10.8W  75 41.7N 082 11.5W  73 57.8N 091 30.0W  1.032   7  45  213  01m40.6s
 09:26   75 36.0N 091 55.1W  78 01.6N 073 21.6W  77 07.3N 082 39.9W  1.033  11  55  217  01m46.9s
 09:28   78 26.4N 083 56.4W  79 44.9N 064 07.7W  79 18.6N 074 05.1W  1.034  13  64  218  01m51.5s
 09:30   80 32.5N 075 33.5W  81 02.7N 053 55.8W  80 58.8N 064 35.9W  1.035  16  74  219  01m55.3s
 09:32   82 11.3N 065 44.2W  81 58.4N 042 34.3W  82 15.0N 053 36.2W  1.035  17  85  220  01m58.6s
 09:34   83 27.0N 053 40.4W  82 32.9N 030 15.5W  83 08.5N 040 51.4W  1.036  19  99  221  02m01.6s
 09:36   84 18.8N 038 55.3W  82 47.3N 017 35.9W  83 39.0N 026 41.8W  1.036  21 114  222  02m04.2s
 09:38   84 44.4N 022 04.1W  82 43.4N 005 25.7W  83 46.9N 012 10.8W  1.036  22 129  222  02m06.6s
 09:40   84 43.7N 005 03.7W  82 24.4N 005 33.5E  83 34.6N 001 21.8E  1.037  23 143  223  02m08.9s

 09:42   84 20.7N 009 56.1E  81 53.8N 015 02.1E  83 06.6N 013 02.3E  1.037  24 156  224  02m10.9s
 09:44   83 42.2N 021 59.2E  81 14.9N 023 00.0E  82 27.5N 022 38.2E  1.037  25 166  224  02m12.8s
 09:46   82 54.0N 031 18.2E  80 30.4N 029 38.1E  81 41.3N 030 23.1E  1.038  26 175  225  02m14.5s
 09:48   82 00.3N 038 29.6E  79 42.2N 035 10.2E  80 50.5N 036 38.5E  1.038  27 182  225  02m16.1s
 09:50   81 03.5N 044 07.7E  78 51.5N 039 49.4E  79 57.0N 041 45.0E  1.038  28 188  226  02m17.5s
 09:52   80 05.1N 048 38.6E  77 59.3N 043 46.5E  79 01.9N 045 58.7E  1.038  29 193  226  02m18.9s
 09:54   79 06.0N 052 20.4E  77 06.2N 047 10.2E  78 06.0N 049 32.2E  1.038  29 198  227  02m20.1s
 09:56   78 06.7N 055 25.8E  76 12.5N 050 07.1E  77 09.7N 052 34.4E  1.039  30 202  227  02m21.2s
 09:58   77 07.5N 058 03.8E  75 18.6N 052 42.5E  76 13.2N 055 12.3E  1.039  30 206  228  02m22.2s
 10:00   76 08.6N 060 20.7E  74 24.6N 055 00.5E  75 16.9N 057 30.7E  1.039  31 209  229  02m23.1s

 10:02   75 10.2N 062 20.9E  73 30.6N 057 04.1E  74 20.7N 059 33.6E  1.039  31 212  229  02m24.0s
 10:04   74 12.1N 064 08.0E  72 36.8N 058 55.8E  73 24.9N 061 23.9E  1.039  32 215  230  02m24.7s
 10:06   73 14.5N 065 44.4E  71 43.2N 060 37.6E  72 29.3N 063 03.8E  1.039  32 218  231  02m25.3s
 10:08   72 17.3N 067 12.1E  70 49.8N 062 11.1E  71 34.0N 064 35.1E  1.039  33 220  232  02m25.8s
 10:10   71 20.6N 068 32.6E  69 56.6N 063 37.5E  70 39.1N 065 59.2E  1.039  33 223  232  02m26.3s
 10:12   70 24.3N 069 47.2E  69 03.7N 064 57.9E  69 44.5N 067 17.2E  1.039  33 225  233  02m26.6s
 10:14   69 28.4N 070 56.7E  68 10.9N 066 13.3E  68 50.2N 068 30.1E  1.039  33 228  234  02m26.9s
 10:16   68 32.8N 072 02.1E  67 18.4N 067 24.2E  67 56.1N 069 38.7E  1.039  33 230  235  02m27.1s
 10:18   67 37.5N 073 04.0E  66 26.0N 068 31.4E  67 02.4N 070 43.6E  1.039  33 232  236  02m27.2s
 10:20   66 42.6N 074 02.9E  65 33.8N 069 35.3E  66 08.8N 071 45.3E  1.039  33 234  236  02m27.2s

 10:22   65 47.9N 074 59.3E  64 41.8N 070 36.5E  65 15.4N 072 44.4E  1.039  34 236  237  02m27.1s
 10:24   64 53.3N 075 53.7E  63 49.9N 071 35.3E  64 22.2N 073 41.2E  1.039  33 238  238  02m26.9s
 10:26   63 59.0N 076 46.2E  62 58.1N 072 32.1E  63 29.1N 074 36.1E  1.039  33 240  239  02m26.7s
 10:28   63 04.8N 077 37.4E  62 06.3N 073 27.2E  62 36.2N 075 29.4E  1.039  33 242  240  02m26.4s
 10:30   62 10.7N 078 27.4E  61 14.6N 074 20.9E  61 43.3N 076 21.5E  1.039  33 244  241  02m25.9s
 10:32   61 16.6N 079 16.6E  60 22.9N 075 13.4E  60 50.4N 077 12.5E  1.039  33 246  242  02m25.4s
 10:34   60 22.6N 080 05.1E  59 31.1N 076 05.0E  59 57.5N 078 02.7E  1.039  33 248  243  02m24.9s
 10:36   59 28.5N 080 53.2E  58 39.3N 076 56.0E  59 04.5N 078 52.3E  1.039  32 250  244  02m24.2s
 10:38   58 34.3N 081 41.2E  57 47.4N 077 46.5E  58 11.5N 079 41.6E  1.039  32 251  245  02m23.4s
 10:40   57 39.9N 082 29.2E  56 55.3N 078 36.7E  57 18.3N 080 30.8E  1.039  32 253  246  02m22.6s

 10:42   56 45.4N 083 17.4E  56 03.0N 079 26.9E  56 24.9N 081 20.1E  1.039  31 255  247  02m21.7s
 10:44   55 50.6N 084 06.0E  55 10.5N 080 17.3E  55 31.2N 082 09.7E  1.038  31 257  248  02m20.6s
 10:46   54 55.5N 084 55.4E  54 17.6N 081 08.1E  54 37.3N 082 59.8E  1.038  30 258  249  02m19.5s
 10:48   53 59.9N 085 45.8E  53 24.4N 081 59.5E  53 42.9N 083 50.7E  1.038  29 260  249  02m18.3s
 10:50   53 03.9N 086 37.3E  52 30.8N 082 51.7E  52 48.1N 084 42.7E  1.038  29 262  250  02m17.0s
 10:52   52 07.3N 087 30.3E  51 36.7N 083 45.1E  51 52.8N 085 35.9E  1.038  28 263  251  02m15.6s
 10:54   51 10.0N 088 25.3E  50 42.0N 084 39.8E  50 56.8N 086 30.7E  1.038  27 265  251  02m14.1s
 10:56   50 11.9N 089 22.4E  49 46.6N 085 36.3E  50 00.1N 087 27.5E  1.037  26 267  252  02m12.4s
 10:58   49 12.8N 090 22.3E  48 50.3N 086 35.0E  49 02.5N 088 26.7E  1.037  26 268  252  02m10.7s
 11:00   48 12.5N 091 25.4E  47 53.1N 087 36.1E  48 03.8N 089 28.8E  1.037  25 270  252  02m08.8s

 11:02   47 10.8N 092 32.5E  46 54.8N 088 40.4E  47 03.8N 090 34.4E  1.036  23 271  251  02m06.7s
 11:04   46 07.3N 093 44.6E  45 55.0N 089 48.5E  46 02.3N 091 44.2E  1.036  22 273  251  02m04.5s
 11:06   45 01.7N 095 02.8E  44 53.6N 091 01.2E  44 58.9N 092 59.4E  1.036  21 275  250  02m02.2s
 11:08   43 53.3N 096 28.9E  43 50.2N 092 19.8E  43 53.2N 094 21.3E  1.035  20 276  248  01m59.6s
 11:10   42 41.2N 098 05.5E  42 44.2N 093 45.7E  42 44.4N 095 52.0E  1.035  18 278  246  01m56.7s
 11:12   41 24.0N 099 56.8E  41 34.9N 095 21.3E  41 31.5N 097 34.4E  1.034  16 280  243  01m53.6s
 11:14   39 59.0N 102 10.6E  40 20.9N 097 10.3E  40 12.8N 099 33.7E  1.034  14 282  238  01m50.0s
 11:16   38 20.1N 105 05.0E  39 00.3N 099 19.2E  38 44.9N 102 00.1E  1.033  11 284  233  01m45.7s
 11:18   36 02.5N 109 53.2E  37 28.3N 102 00.8E  36 58.9N 105 20.0E  1.032   8 286  224  01m40.2s

 Limits  34 14.8N 114 34.9E  32 45.2N 113 13.6E  33 29.6N 113 53.5E  1.029   0   -  200  01m27.9s

ΔT = 65.6 seconds


Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration


   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  10:21:06.2 UT       Lat = 65°39.3'N      Long = 072°18.2'E
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  33.5°          Path Width = 237.0 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 235.2°    Central Duration =   02m27.1s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    10:19:11 UT       Lat =   66°31'N      Long =   071°20'E
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =  33.5°          Path Width = 236.1 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 233.2°    Central Duration =   02m27.2s


Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01


Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 65.6 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"

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