Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 Mar 09

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 Mar 09 . 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 2016 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  01 49.4S 088 16.1E  02 40.5S 088 17.5E  02 15.0S 088 16.8E  1.027   0   -   94  01m30.1s
 00:18   02 13.8S 096 01.6E  03 12.7S 097 26.6E  02 43.2S 096 46.4E  1.030   9  94  104  01m46.3s
 00:20   02 18.0S 101 06.7E  03 17.4S 102 05.8E  02 47.6S 101 37.2E  1.031  14  94  110  01m57.1s

 00:22   02 14.7S 104 31.9E  03 15.2S 105 22.7E  02 44.9S 104 58.0E  1.033  18  94  114  02m05.3s
 00:24   02 08.2S 107 14.7E  03 09.8S 108 01.4E  02 38.9S 107 38.6E  1.033  21  94  118  02m12.3s
 00:26   01 59.7S 109 32.5E  03 02.3S 110 16.8E  02 30.9S 109 55.1E  1.034  24  94  121  02m18.6s
 00:28   01 49.9S 111 33.3E  02 53.3S 112 16.1E  02 21.5S 111 55.1E  1.035  26  94  123  02m24.4s
 00:30   01 39.1S 113 21.6E  02 43.2S 114 03.4E  02 11.1S 113 42.9E  1.036  29  94  126  02m29.8s
 00:32   01 27.5S 115 00.2E  02 32.3S 115 41.3E  01 59.8S 115 21.1E  1.036  31  94  128  02m34.9s
 00:34   01 15.2S 116 31.1E  02 20.7S 117 11.7E  01 47.8S 116 51.7E  1.037  33  94  130  02m39.7s
 00:36   01 02.3S 117 55.5E  02 08.4S 118 35.9E  01 35.3S 118 16.0E  1.037  35  94  132  02m44.3s
 00:38   00 49.0S 119 14.6E  01 55.7S 119 54.8E  01 22.3S 119 35.0E  1.038  36  94  134  02m48.8s
 00:40   00 35.3S 120 29.1E  01 42.4S 121 09.2E  01 08.8S 120 49.4E  1.038  38  95  135  02m53.0s

 00:42   00 21.1S 121 39.5E  01 28.8S 122 19.6E  00 54.9S 121 59.9E  1.039  40  95  137  02m57.1s
 00:44   00 06.7S 122 46.5E  01 14.8S 123 26.6E  00 40.7S 123 06.8E  1.039  41  95  138  03m01.1s
 00:46   00 08.0N 123 50.4E  01 00.4S 124 30.6E  00 26.1S 124 10.7E  1.039  43  96  140  03m04.9s
 00:48   00 23.1N 124 51.5E  00 45.8S 125 31.8E  00 11.3S 125 11.9E  1.040  44  96  141  03m08.6s
 00:50   00 38.3N 125 50.2E  00 30.8S 126 30.6E  00 03.8N 126 10.6E  1.040  46  96  142  03m12.1s
 00:52   00 53.8N 126 46.6E  00 15.6S 127 27.2E  00 19.2N 127 07.1E  1.040  47  97  143  03m15.6s
 00:54   01 09.6N 127 41.0E  00 00.2S 128 21.7E  00 34.7N 128 01.6E  1.041  49  97  145  03m18.9s
 00:56   01 25.5N 128 33.6E  00 15.5N 129 14.5E  00 50.5N 128 54.2E  1.041  50  98  146  03m22.1s
 00:58   01 41.6N 129 24.5E  00 31.3N 130 05.5E  01 06.5N 129 45.2E  1.041  51  98  147  03m25.2s
 01:00   01 57.9N 130 13.9E  00 47.4N 130 55.1E  01 22.7N 130 34.7E  1.042  53  99  147  03m28.1s

 01:02   02 14.4N 131 01.9E  01 03.7N 131 43.2E  01 39.1N 131 22.7E  1.042  54 100  148  03m31.0s
 01:04   02 31.1N 131 48.6E  01 20.2N 132 30.1E  01 55.7N 132 09.5E  1.042  55 100  149  03m33.8s
 01:06   02 47.9N 132 34.0E  01 36.8N 133 15.7E  02 12.4N 132 55.0E  1.042  56 101  150  03m36.4s
 01:08   03 04.9N 133 18.4E  01 53.6N 134 00.2E  02 29.3N 133 39.5E  1.042  57 102  150  03m39.0s
 01:10   03 22.0N 134 01.8E  02 10.6N 134 43.8E  02 46.4N 134 22.9E  1.043  58 103  151  03m41.4s
 01:12   03 39.3N 134 44.2E  02 27.8N 135 26.3E  03 03.6N 135 05.4E  1.043  60 104  152  03m43.8s
 01:14   03 56.8N 135 25.8E  02 45.0N 136 08.0E  03 20.9N 135 47.0E  1.043  61 105  152  03m46.0s
 01:16   04 14.3N 136 06.6E  03 02.5N 136 48.9E  03 38.4N 136 27.9E  1.043  62 106  153  03m48.2s
 01:18   04 32.0N 136 46.6E  03 20.1N 137 29.1E  03 56.1N 137 07.9E  1.043  63 108  153  03m50.2s
 01:20   04 49.8N 137 25.9E  03 37.8N 138 08.5E  04 13.8N 137 47.3E  1.044  64 109  153  03m52.1s

 01:22   05 07.8N 138 04.6E  03 55.7N 138 47.3E  04 31.8N 138 26.1E  1.044  65 110  154  03m54.0s
 01:24   05 25.9N 138 42.7E  04 13.7N 139 25.5E  04 49.8N 139 04.2E  1.044  66 112  154  03m55.7s
 01:26   05 44.1N 139 20.3E  04 31.8N 140 03.2E  05 08.0N 139 41.9E  1.044  67 114  154  03m57.3s
 01:28   06 02.4N 139 57.4E  04 50.1N 140 40.4E  05 26.3N 140 19.0E  1.044  67 115  155  03m58.9s
 01:30   06 20.9N 140 34.1E  05 08.5N 141 17.1E  05 44.7N 140 55.6E  1.044  68 117  155  04m00.3s
 01:32   06 39.5N 141 10.3E  05 27.0N 141 53.3E  06 03.2N 141 31.9E  1.044  69 120  155  04m01.6s
 01:34   06 58.2N 141 46.2E  05 45.6N 142 29.2E  06 21.9N 142 07.8E  1.044  70 122  155  04m02.8s
 01:36   07 17.0N 142 21.7E  06 04.4N 143 04.8E  06 40.7N 142 43.3E  1.044  71 124  155  04m03.9s
 01:38   07 35.9N 142 56.9E  06 23.3N 143 40.0E  06 59.6N 143 18.5E  1.045  71 127  155  04m05.0s
 01:40   07 55.0N 143 31.9E  06 42.3N 144 15.0E  07 18.7N 143 53.5E  1.045  72 130  156  04m05.9s

 01:42   08 14.2N 144 06.6E  07 01.5N 144 49.7E  07 37.8N 144 28.2E  1.045  73 133  156  04m06.7s
 01:44   08 33.5N 144 41.2E  07 20.8N 145 24.2E  07 57.1N 145 02.8E  1.045  73 136  156  04m07.4s
 01:46   08 52.9N 145 15.6E  07 40.1N 145 58.6E  08 16.5N 145 37.1E  1.045  74 140  156  04m08.0s
 01:48   09 12.4N 145 49.8E  07 59.6N 146 32.8E  08 36.0N 146 11.3E  1.045  74 144  156  04m08.5s
 01:50   09 32.1N 146 23.9E  08 19.3N 147 06.8E  08 55.7N 146 45.4E  1.045  74 148  155  04m08.9s
 01:52   09 51.9N 146 58.0E  08 39.0N 147 40.8E  09 15.4N 147 19.4E  1.045  75 152  155  04m09.2s
 01:54   10 11.7N 147 32.0E  08 58.9N 148 14.7E  09 35.3N 147 53.4E  1.045  75 156  155  04m09.4s
 01:56   10 31.8N 148 06.0E  09 18.9N 148 48.6E  09 55.3N 148 27.3E  1.045  75 160  155  04m09.5s
 01:58   10 51.9N 148 40.1E  09 39.0N 149 22.5E  10 15.4N 149 01.3E  1.045  75 164  155  04m09.5s
 02:00   11 12.2N 149 14.2E  09 59.3N 149 56.4E  10 35.7N 149 35.3E  1.045  75 168  155  04m09.4s

 02:02   11 32.5N 149 48.3E  10 19.7N 150 30.4E  10 56.1N 150 09.4E  1.045  75 173  155  04m09.2s
 02:04   11 53.1N 150 22.6E  10 40.2N 151 04.5E  11 16.6N 150 43.5E  1.045  74 177  154  04m08.8s
 02:06   12 13.7N 150 57.0E  11 00.8N 151 38.7E  11 37.2N 151 17.8E  1.045  74 181  154  04m08.4s
 02:08   12 34.5N 151 31.6E  11 21.5N 152 13.0E  11 58.0N 151 52.3E  1.045  74 184  154  04m07.9s
 02:10   12 55.4N 152 06.3E  11 42.4N 152 47.6E  12 18.9N 152 26.9E  1.045  73 188  154  04m07.3s
 02:12   13 16.4N 152 41.4E  12 03.5N 153 22.3E  12 39.9N 153 01.8E  1.045  73 191  153  04m06.6s
 02:14   13 37.6N 153 16.6E  12 24.6N 153 57.3E  13 01.0N 153 37.0E  1.045  72 195  153  04m05.8s
 02:16   13 58.9N 153 52.2E  12 45.9N 154 32.6E  13 22.3N 154 12.4E  1.045  71 198  153  04m04.9s
 02:18   14 20.3N 154 28.2E  13 07.4N 155 08.2E  13 43.8N 154 48.2E  1.045  71 201  152  04m03.9s
 02:20   14 41.9N 155 04.5E  13 28.9N 155 44.2E  14 05.4N 155 24.3E  1.045  70 203  152  04m02.8s

 02:22   15 03.6N 155 41.2E  13 50.7N 156 20.6E  14 27.1N 156 00.8E  1.045  69 206  152  04m01.6s
 02:24   15 25.5N 156 18.4E  14 12.6N 156 57.4E  14 49.0N 156 37.8E  1.044  68 208  151  04m00.3s
 02:26   15 47.6N 156 56.1E  14 34.6N 157 34.6E  15 11.0N 157 15.3E  1.044  68 210  151  03m58.9s
 02:28   16 09.7N 157 34.4E  14 56.8N 158 12.4E  15 33.2N 157 53.3E  1.044  67 212  150  03m57.4s
 02:30   16 32.1N 158 13.2E  15 19.1N 158 50.8E  15 55.5N 158 31.9E  1.044  66 214  150  03m55.8s
 02:32   16 54.6N 158 52.7E  15 41.7N 159 29.8E  16 18.1N 159 11.1E  1.044  65 216  149  03m54.1s
 02:34   17 17.3N 159 32.8E  16 04.3N 160 09.4E  16 40.7N 159 51.0E  1.044  64 218  149  03m52.3s
 02:36   17 40.1N 160 13.8E  16 27.2N 160 49.8E  17 03.6N 160 31.7E  1.044  63 219  148  03m50.4s
 02:38   18 03.2N 160 55.5E  16 50.3N 161 31.0E  17 26.6N 161 13.1E  1.044  62 221  148  03m48.4s
 02:40   18 26.4N 161 38.2E  17 13.5N 162 13.0E  17 49.9N 161 55.4E  1.043  61 222  147  03m46.4s

 02:42   18 49.8N 162 21.7E  17 36.9N 162 55.9E  18 13.3N 162 38.7E  1.043  60 224  147  03m44.2s
 02:44   19 13.4N 163 06.4E  18 00.6N 163 39.8E  18 36.9N 163 22.9E  1.043  59 225  146  03m41.9s
 02:46   19 37.2N 163 52.1E  18 24.4N 164 24.7E  19 00.7N 164 08.3E  1.043  57 226  145  03m39.5s
 02:48   20 01.3N 164 39.0E  18 48.5N 165 10.9E  19 24.8N 164 54.8E  1.043  56 228  145  03m37.1s
 02:50   20 25.5N 165 27.2E  19 12.7N 165 58.2E  19 49.0N 165 42.6E  1.043  55 229  144  03m34.5s
 02:52   20 50.0N 166 16.8E  19 37.3N 166 47.0E  20 13.5N 166 31.7E  1.042  54 230  143  03m31.8s
 02:54   21 14.7N 167 08.0E  20 02.0N 167 37.2E  20 38.3N 167 22.4E  1.042  53 231  143  03m29.1s
 02:56   21 39.7N 168 00.8E  20 27.1N 168 29.0E  21 03.3N 168 14.7E  1.042  51 232  142  03m26.2s
 02:58   22 04.9N 168 55.4E  20 52.4N 169 22.5E  21 28.6N 169 08.7E  1.042  50 233  141  03m23.2s
 03:00   22 30.5N 169 51.9E  21 18.0N 170 18.0E  21 54.1N 170 04.7E  1.041  49 234  140  03m20.1s

 03:02   22 56.3N 170 50.7E  21 43.9N 171 15.5E  22 20.0N 171 02.9E  1.041  47 235  139  03m16.9s
 03:04   23 22.4N 171 51.8E  22 10.2N 172 15.3E  22 46.2N 172 03.3E  1.041  46 236  138  03m13.6s
 03:06   23 48.9N 172 55.5E  22 36.8N 173 17.7E  23 12.7N 173 06.4E  1.040  45 237  137  03m10.2s
 03:08   24 15.8N 174 02.2E  23 03.7N 174 22.9E  23 39.6N 174 12.3E  1.040  43 238  136  03m06.7s
 03:10   24 43.0N 175 12.1E  23 31.1N 175 31.2E  24 06.9N 175 21.3E  1.040  42 239  135  03m03.0s
 03:12   25 10.7N 176 25.6E  23 59.0N 176 43.0E  24 34.7N 176 34.0E  1.039  40 240  134  02m59.2s
 03:14   25 38.8N 177 43.3E  24 27.3N 177 58.7E  25 02.9N 177 50.7E  1.039  38 242  132  02m55.2s
 03:16   26 07.4N 179 05.7E  24 56.1N 179 19.0E  25 31.6N 179 12.0E  1.039  37 243  131  02m51.1s
 03:18   26 36.6N 179 26.5W  25 25.6N 179 15.5W  26 01.0N 179 21.4W  1.038  35 244  130  02m46.8s
 03:20   27 06.5N 177 52.4W  25 55.7N 177 44.0W  26 31.0N 177 48.6W  1.038  33 245  128  02m42.4s

 03:22   27 37.0N 176 10.8W  26 26.6N 176 05.3W  27 01.7N 176 08.5W  1.037  31 246  126  02m37.7s
 03:24   28 08.5N 174 20.1W  26 58.4N 174 18.0W  27 33.3N 174 19.5W  1.037  29 247  125  02m32.7s
 03:26   28 41.0N 172 18.1W  27 31.3N 172 20.0W  28 06.0N 172 19.6W  1.036  27 249  123  02m27.5s
 03:28   29 14.7N 170 01.6W  28 05.5N 170 08.4W  28 40.0N 170 05.6W  1.035  24 250  120  02m21.9s
 03:30   29 50.1N 167 25.5W  28 41.4N 167 38.6W  29 15.7N 167 32.8W  1.034  22 252  118  02m15.8s
 03:32   30 27.9N 164 21.1W  29 19.7N 164 42.9W  29 53.7N 164 32.9W  1.034  18 254  115  02m09.0s
 03:34   31 09.3N 160 29.9W  30 01.7N 161 05.5W  30 35.4N 160 49.0W  1.032  15 256  111  02m01.2s
 03:36   31 58.6N 154 56.0W  30 50.9N 156 03.7W  31 24.6N 155 32.4W  1.031  10 259  107  01m51.0s

 Limits  33 01.1N 144 33.2W  32 08.5N 144 33.1W  32 34.8N 144 33.2W  1.028   0   -   97  01m33.1s

ΔT = 67.9 seconds



   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  01:57:11.5 UT       Lat = 10°07.3'N      Long = 148°47.6'E
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  74.8°          Path Width = 155.1 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 162.5°    Central Duration =   04m09.5s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    01:56:52 UT       Lat =   10°04'N      Long =   148°42'E
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =  74.8°          Path Width = 155.1 km
                          Sun Azimuth = 161.8°    Central Duration =   04m09.5s


Additional Links: Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 Mar 09


Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2016 Mar 09 were generated using the JPL DE405 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 67.9 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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