Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2020 Dec 14

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2020 Dec 14 . 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 2020 Dec 14

  
                                                                      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  07 38.1S 132 45.2W  07 54.0S 132 55.8W  07 46.0S 132 50.5W  1.009   0   -   35  00m28.8s
 14:34   11 14.9S 124 52.1W  11 06.3S 126 04.4W  11 11.1S 125 27.6W  1.012   8 112   45  00m38.9s
 14:36   13 29.1S 120 27.6W  13 31.5S 121 22.6W  13 30.5S 120 54.9W  1.013  14 111   51  00m46.0s
 14:38   15 07.2S 117 24.9W  15 14.2S 118 14.7W  15 10.9S 117 49.7W  1.014  18 110   55  00m51.3s
 14:40   16 28.9S 114 58.2W  16 39.0S 115 45.5W  16 34.1S 115 21.8W  1.015  21 109   59  00m55.8s

 14:42   17 40.6S 112 52.9W  17 53.1S 113 38.7W  17 47.0S 113 15.7W  1.016  23 108   62  00m59.8s
 14:44   18 45.4S 111 02.1W  18 59.9S 111 46.9W  18 52.8S 111 24.5W  1.017  26 107   64  01m03.4s
 14:46   19 45.0S 109 21.9W  20 01.1S 110 06.0W  19 53.2S 109 43.9W  1.017  28 106   67  01m06.8s
 14:48   20 40.4S 107 49.7W  20 58.1S 108 33.3W  20 49.4S 108 11.5W  1.018  30 105   69  01m10.0s
 14:50   21 32.5S 106 24.0W  21 51.6S 107 07.2W  21 42.1S 106 45.5W  1.018  32 105   70  01m13.0s
 14:52   22 21.7S 105 03.5W  22 42.1S 105 46.3W  22 32.0S 105 24.8W  1.019  34 104   72  01m15.9s
 14:54   23 08.5S 103 47.3W  23 30.0S 104 29.9W  23 19.4S 104 08.5W  1.019  36 103   73  01m18.6s
 14:56   23 53.1S 102 34.7W  24 15.8S 103 17.0W  24 04.6S 102 55.8W  1.020  38 102   75  01m21.3s
 14:58   24 35.9S 101 25.2W  24 59.6S 102 07.3W  24 47.8S 101 46.2W  1.020  39 101   76  01m23.8s
 15:00   25 16.9S 100 18.4W  25 41.7S 101 00.2W  25 29.4S 100 39.2W  1.020  41 100   77  01m26.2s

 15:02   25 56.4S 099 13.9W  26 22.2S 099 55.4W  26 09.4S 099 34.6W  1.021  42  99   78  01m28.6s
 15:04   26 34.5S 098 11.3W  27 01.2S 098 52.6W  26 47.9S 098 31.9W  1.021  44  97   79  01m30.9s
 15:06   27 11.2S 097 10.5W  27 38.9S 097 51.5W  27 25.2S 097 30.9W  1.021  45  96   80  01m33.0s
 15:08   27 46.8S 096 11.2W  28 15.4S 096 52.0W  28 01.2S 096 31.5W  1.022  47  95   81  01m35.2s
 15:10   28 21.3S 095 13.3W  28 50.7S 095 53.8W  28 36.1S 095 33.4W  1.022  48  94   82  01m37.2s
 15:12   28 54.6S 094 16.5W  29 24.9S 094 56.7W  29 09.9S 094 36.5W  1.022  49  93   83  01m39.2s
 15:14   29 27.0S 093 20.7W  29 58.1S 094 00.6W  29 42.6S 093 40.6W  1.022  50  91   83  01m41.1s
 15:16   29 58.5S 092 25.9W  30 30.4S 093 05.5W  30 14.5S 092 45.6W  1.023  52  90   84  01m43.0s
 15:18   30 29.0S 091 31.9W  31 01.7S 092 11.1W  30 45.4S 091 51.4W  1.023  53  89   85  01m44.8s
 15:20   30 58.7S 090 38.6W  31 32.1S 091 17.3W  31 15.4S 090 57.9W  1.023  54  87   85  01m46.5s

 15:22   31 27.5S 089 45.9W  32 01.7S 090 24.2W  31 44.6S 090 04.9W  1.023  55  86   86  01m48.1s
 15:24   31 55.5S 088 53.7W  32 30.4S 089 31.6W  32 13.0S 089 12.5W  1.023  56  84   86  01m49.8s
 15:26   32 22.8S 088 01.9W  32 58.4S 088 39.4W  32 40.7S 088 20.6W  1.024  57  82   87  01m51.3s
 15:28   32 49.3S 087 10.6W  33 25.6S 087 47.5W  33 07.5S 087 29.0W  1.024  58  81   87  01m52.8s
 15:30   33 15.1S 086 19.6W  33 52.0S 086 56.0W  33 33.6S 086 37.7W  1.024  59  79   88  01m54.2s
 15:32   33 40.2S 085 28.8W  34 17.8S 086 04.7W  33 59.0S 085 46.7W  1.024  60  77   88  01m55.6s
 15:34   34 04.6S 084 38.3W  34 42.8S 085 13.6W  34 23.7S 084 55.8W  1.024  61  75   88  01m56.9s
 15:36   34 28.3S 083 47.9W  35 07.1S 084 22.6W  34 47.8S 084 05.2W  1.024  62  73   89  01m58.1s
 15:38   34 51.4S 082 57.7W  35 30.8S 083 31.7W  35 11.1S 083 14.6W  1.024  63  71   89  01m59.3s
 15:40   35 13.7S 082 07.5W  35 53.8S 082 40.8W  35 33.8S 082 24.1W  1.025  64  69   89  02m00.4s

 15:42   35 35.5S 081 17.4W  36 16.1S 081 50.0W  35 55.8S 081 33.6W  1.025  65  66   89  02m01.5s
 15:44   35 56.6S 080 27.2W  36 37.8S 080 59.1W  36 17.2S 080 43.1W  1.025  66  64   90  02m02.5s
 15:46   36 17.1S 079 37.1W  36 58.8S 080 08.2W  36 38.0S 079 52.5W  1.025  67  61   90  02m03.4s
 15:48   36 37.0S 078 46.9W  37 19.2S 079 17.1W  36 58.1S 079 01.9W  1.025  67  58   90  02m04.3s
 15:50   36 56.2S 077 56.5W  37 38.9S 078 26.0W  37 17.6S 078 11.2W  1.025  68  55   90  02m05.1s
 15:52   37 14.9S 077 06.1W  37 58.0S 077 34.6W  37 36.5S 077 20.3W  1.025  69  52   90  02m05.8s
 15:54   37 32.9S 076 15.5W  38 16.5S 076 43.1W  37 54.7S 076 29.2W  1.025  70  49   90  02m06.5s
 15:56   37 50.3S 075 24.7W  38 34.4S 075 51.4W  38 12.4S 075 37.9W  1.025  70  46   90  02m07.1s
 15:58   38 07.1S 074 33.7W  38 51.6S 074 59.4W  38 29.4S 074 46.5W  1.025  71  42   90  02m07.7s
 16:00   38 23.3S 073 42.5W  39 08.2S 074 07.1W  38 45.8S 073 54.7W  1.025  71  38   90  02m08.1s

 16:02   38 38.9S 072 51.0W  39 24.2S 073 14.6W  39 01.5S 073 02.7W  1.025  72  35   90  02m08.6s
 16:04   38 53.9S 071 59.2W  39 39.5S 072 21.8W  39 16.7S 072 10.5W  1.025  72  31   90  02m08.9s
 16:06   39 08.2S 071 07.2W  39 54.2S 071 28.6W  39 31.2S 071 17.9W  1.025  72  26   90  02m09.2s
 16:08   39 22.0S 070 14.8W  40 08.3S 070 35.1W  39 45.1S 070 24.9W  1.025  72  22   90  02m09.4s
 16:10   39 35.1S 069 22.1W  40 21.7S 069 41.2W  39 58.4S 069 31.6W  1.025  73  18   90  02m09.6s
 16:12   39 47.7S 068 29.1W  40 34.5S 068 47.0W  40 11.1S 068 38.0W  1.025  73  14   90  02m09.7s
 16:14   39 59.6S 067 35.6W  40 46.6S 067 52.3W  40 23.1S 067 43.9W  1.025  73   9   90  02m09.7s
 16:16   40 10.8S 066 41.8W  40 58.1S 066 57.2W  40 34.5S 066 49.5W  1.025  73   5   90  02m09.6s
 16:18   40 21.5S 065 47.6W  41 08.9S 066 01.7W  40 45.2S 065 54.6W  1.025  73   0   90  02m09.5s
 16:20   40 31.4S 064 52.9W  41 19.0S 065 05.7W  40 55.2S 064 59.3W  1.025  72 356   90  02m09.3s

 16:22   40 40.8S 063 57.8W  41 28.5S 064 09.3W  41 04.6S 064 03.6W  1.025  72 352   90  02m09.1s
 16:24   40 49.5S 063 02.3W  41 37.3S 063 12.4W  41 13.4S 063 07.3W  1.025  72 348   90  02m08.8s
 16:26   40 57.5S 062 06.3W  41 45.3S 062 15.0W  41 21.4S 062 10.6W  1.025  71 344   89  02m08.4s
 16:28   41 04.9S 061 09.8W  41 52.7S 061 17.0W  41 28.8S 061 13.4W  1.025  71 340   89  02m07.9s
 16:30   41 11.5S 060 12.7W  41 59.4S 060 18.6W  41 35.5S 060 15.7W  1.025  70 336   89  02m07.4s
 16:32   41 17.5S 059 15.2W  42 05.3S 059 19.6W  41 41.4S 059 17.4W  1.025  70 333   89  02m06.8s
 16:34   41 22.8S 058 17.1W  42 10.6S 058 20.1W  41 46.7S 058 18.6W  1.025  69 329   88  02m06.1s
 16:36   41 27.3S 057 18.5W  42 15.0S 057 19.9W  41 51.2S 057 19.3W  1.025  68 326   88  02m05.4s
 16:38   41 31.2S 056 19.3W  42 18.7S 056 19.2W  41 55.0S 056 19.3W  1.025  68 323   88  02m04.6s
 16:40   41 34.3S 055 19.4W  42 21.7S 055 17.9W  41 58.0S 055 18.8W  1.025  67 320   88  02m03.7s

 16:42   41 36.6S 054 19.0W  42 23.8S 054 16.0W  42 00.2S 054 17.6W  1.024  66 317   87  02m02.8s
 16:44   41 38.2S 053 18.0W  42 25.2S 053 13.5W  42 01.7S 053 15.8W  1.024  65 314   87  02m01.8s
 16:46   41 39.0S 052 16.3W  42 25.7S 052 10.3W  42 02.4S 052 13.4W  1.024  65 311   86  02m00.7s
 16:48   41 39.0S 051 13.9W  42 25.4S 051 06.4W  42 02.2S 051 10.2W  1.024  64 309   86  01m59.6s
 16:50   41 38.2S 050 10.8W  42 24.2S 050 01.8W  42 01.2S 050 06.4W  1.024  63 306   86  01m58.4s
 16:52   41 36.6S 049 07.0W  42 22.2S 048 56.5W  41 59.4S 049 01.9W  1.024  62 304   85  01m57.1s
 16:54   41 34.0S 048 02.5W  42 19.3S 047 50.4W  41 56.7S 047 56.6W  1.024  61 302   85  01m55.8s
 16:56   41 30.7S 046 57.1W  42 15.4S 046 43.6W  41 53.1S 046 50.5W  1.024  60 299   84  01m54.4s
 16:58   41 26.4S 045 50.9W  42 10.6S 045 36.0W  41 48.5S 045 43.6W  1.023  59 297   84  01m52.9s
 17:00   41 21.1S 044 43.9W  42 04.9S 044 27.5W  41 43.0S 044 35.8W  1.023  58 295   83  01m51.4s

 17:02   41 15.0S 043 36.0W  41 58.1S 043 18.1W  41 36.6S 043 27.2W  1.023  57 293   82  01m49.8s
 17:04   41 07.8S 042 27.1W  41 50.3S 042 07.8W  41 29.1S 042 17.6W  1.023  56 291   82  01m48.1s
 17:06   40 59.6S 041 17.2W  41 41.4S 040 56.5W  41 20.5S 041 07.0W  1.023  55 289   81  01m46.4s
 17:08   40 50.3S 040 06.2W  41 31.4S 039 44.2W  41 10.9S 039 55.3W  1.022  53 287   81  01m44.6s
 17:10   40 40.0S 038 54.1W  41 20.3S 038 30.7W  41 00.2S 038 42.6W  1.022  52 285   80  01m42.7s
 17:12   40 28.5S 037 40.8W  41 08.0S 037 16.1W  40 48.3S 037 28.6W  1.022  51 284   79  01m40.8s
 17:14   40 15.7S 036 26.2W  40 54.5S 036 00.1W  40 35.2S 036 13.3W  1.022  50 282   78  01m38.8s
 17:16   40 01.8S 035 10.2W  40 39.6S 034 42.8W  40 20.7S 034 56.7W  1.021  48 280   77  01m36.7s
 17:18   39 46.5S 033 52.6W  40 23.4S 033 24.0W  40 05.0S 033 38.5W  1.021  47 278   77  01m34.6s
 17:20   39 29.8S 032 33.4W  40 05.7S 032 03.6W  39 47.8S 032 18.7W  1.021  46 277   76  01m32.4s

 17:22   39 11.6S 031 12.3W  39 46.4S 030 41.4W  39 29.1S 030 57.0W  1.020  44 275   75  01m30.1s
 17:24   38 51.9S 029 49.3W  39 25.6S 029 17.2W  39 08.8S 029 33.4W  1.020  43 274   74  01m27.7s
 17:26   38 30.4S 028 24.0W  39 03.0S 027 50.8W  38 46.8S 028 07.6W  1.020  41 272   72  01m25.3s
 17:28   38 07.2S 026 56.2W  38 38.5S 026 21.9W  38 22.9S 026 39.2W  1.019  40 270   71  01m22.7s
 17:30   37 41.9S 025 25.6W  38 11.9S 024 50.2W  37 57.0S 025 08.1W  1.019  38 269   70  01m20.1s
 17:32   37 14.5S 023 51.7W  37 43.1S 023 15.4W  37 28.9S 023 33.7W  1.019  37 267   69  01m17.4s
 17:34   36 44.6S 022 14.1W  37 11.7S 021 36.8W  36 58.3S 021 55.6W  1.018  35 266   67  01m14.6s
 17:36   36 12.0S 020 32.2W  36 37.6S 019 53.8W  36 24.9S 020 13.2W  1.018  33 264   66  01m11.6s
 17:38   35 36.3S 018 45.1W  36 00.2S 018 05.7W  35 48.4S 018 25.6W  1.017  31 262   64  01m08.6s
 17:40   34 57.1S 016 51.8W  35 19.1S 016 11.3W  35 08.2S 016 31.7W  1.017  29 261   62  01m05.3s

 17:42   34 13.5S 014 50.8W  34 33.5S 014 09.1W  34 23.6S 014 30.1W  1.016  27 259   60  01m01.9s
 17:44   33 24.6S 012 39.9W  33 42.3S 011 56.8W  33 33.6S 012 18.5W  1.015  25 257   58  00m58.3s
 17:46   32 29.0S 010 15.8W  32 44.1S 009 31.1W  32 36.7S 009 53.6W  1.014  22 256   55  00m54.4s
 17:48   31 24.1S 007 33.1W  31 36.0S 006 46.1W  31 30.2S 007 09.7W  1.014  19 254   52  00m50.0s
 17:50   30 05.2S 004 21.1W  30 12.8S 003 30.4W  30 09.2S 003 55.9W  1.013  16 252   48  00m45.1s
 17:52   28 20.7S 000 13.6W  28 21.2S 000 45.7E  28 21.2S 000 15.7E  1.011  11 249   43  00m39.0s
 17:54   25 03.1S 007 23.6E     -         -      24 41.3S 008 36.5E  1.009   2 245   33  00m28.0s

 Limits  23 30.0S 010 57.7E  23 43.7S 011 08.0E  23 36.8S 011 02.9E  1.008   0   -   30  00m25.2s

ΔT = 69.5 seconds



   Instant of 
Greatest Eclipse:       Time =  16:13:29.8 UT       Lat = 40°20.1'S      Long = 067°57.6'W
      (GE)               Sun Altitude =  72.7°          Path Width =  90.2 km
                          Sun Azimuth =  10.3°    Central Duration =   02m09.7s


   Instant of 
Greatest Duration:      Time =    16:13:36 UT       Lat =   40°21'S      Long =   067°55'W
      (GD)               Sun Altitude =  72.7°          Path Width =  90.2 km
                          Sun Azimuth =  10.1°    Central Duration =   02m09.7s


Additional Links: Total Solar Eclipse of 2020 Dec 14


Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2020 Dec 14 were generated using the JPL DE405 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 69.5 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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