Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04 . 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 2021 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  51 52.6S 048 57.1W  54 22.6S 053 45.4W  53 04.9S 051 11.6W  1.031   0   -  413  01m27.8s
 07:03   57 27.3S 040 00.5W     -         -      54 13.2S 049 02.0W  1.032   2 127  425  01m30.2s
 07:04   58 29.0S 038 50.7W     -         -      56 21.3S 045 42.3W  1.033   5 124  440  01m34.5s
 07:05   59 25.2S 037 53.2W     -         -      57 42.5S 043 59.0W  1.033   6 123  447  01m36.9s
 07:06   60 17.5S 037 04.5W  55 32.5S 051 41.6W  58 49.7S 042 45.0W  1.034   8 121  450  01m38.8s
 07:07   61 06.9S 036 22.6W  57 32.2S 048 50.9W  59 49.4S 041 47.1W  1.034   9 120  452  01m40.4s
 07:08   61 54.0S 035 46.2W  58 51.5S 047 20.7W  60 44.2S 041 00.2W  1.034   9 119  452  01m41.8s
 07:09   62 39.3S 035 14.4W  59 57.7S 046 17.5W  61 35.5S 040 21.3W  1.035  10 118  452  01m43.1s
 07:10   63 23.1S 034 46.6W  60 56.7S 045 29.8W  62 24.0S 039 48.8W  1.035  11 118  452  01m44.2s

 07:11   64 05.6S 034 22.3W  61 50.9S 044 52.6W  63 10.5S 039 21.7W  1.035  12 117  451  01m45.2s
 07:12   64 47.0S 034 01.2W  62 41.6S 044 23.5W  63 55.3S 038 59.2W  1.035  12 116  450  01m46.1s
 07:13   65 27.4S 033 43.1W  63 29.7S 044 01.0W  64 38.6S 038 40.9W  1.035  13 116  449  01m47.0s
 07:14   66 07.1S 033 27.9W  64 15.7S 043 44.1W  65 20.6S 038 26.3W  1.035  13 115  447  01m47.8s
 07:15   66 46.0S 033 15.3W  64 59.9S 043 32.2W  66 01.6S 038 15.3W  1.036  14 114  446  01m48.5s
 07:16   67 24.2S 033 05.3W  65 42.7S 043 24.9W  66 41.7S 038 07.7W  1.036  14 114  444  01m49.2s
 07:17   68 01.9S 032 57.9W  66 24.2S 043 21.8W  67 21.0S 038 03.4W  1.036  14 114  442  01m49.8s
 07:18   68 39.1S 032 53.1W  67 04.6S 043 22.9W  67 59.5S 038 02.2W  1.036  15 113  440  01m50.4s
 07:19   69 15.8S 032 50.8W  67 44.0S 043 27.9W  68 37.3S 038 04.3W  1.036  15 113  439  01m50.9s
 07:20   69 52.0S 032 51.2W  68 22.5S 043 37.0W  69 14.6S 038 09.7W  1.036  15 112  437  01m51.4s

 07:21   70 27.9S 032 54.2W  69 00.2S 043 50.0W  69 51.2S 038 18.4W  1.036  16 112  435  01m51.8s
 07:22   71 03.4S 033 00.1W  69 37.2S 044 07.1W  70 27.4S 038 30.5W  1.036  16 112  434  01m52.3s
 07:23   71 38.6S 033 08.9W  70 13.4S 044 28.5W  71 03.0S 038 46.1W  1.036  16 112  432  01m52.6s
 07:24   72 13.4S 033 20.8W  70 48.9S 044 54.1W  71 38.2S 039 05.6W  1.036  16 112  431  01m53.0s
 07:25   72 47.9S 033 36.0W  71 23.8S 045 24.4W  72 12.9S 039 29.0W  1.037  17 112  429  01m53.3s
 07:26   73 22.1S 033 54.7W  71 58.1S 045 59.5W  72 47.2S 039 56.6W  1.037  17 112  428  01m53.5s
 07:27   73 56.1S 034 17.3W  72 31.6S 046 39.7W  73 21.0S 040 28.8W  1.037  17 112  426  01m53.7s
 07:28   74 29.7S 034 44.0W  73 04.6S 047 25.3W  73 54.4S 041 05.9W  1.037  17 112  425  01m53.9s
 07:29   75 03.1S 035 15.3W  73 36.8S 048 16.8W  74 27.3S 041 48.3W  1.037  17 112  424  01m54.1s
 07:30   75 36.1S 035 51.5W  74 08.4S 049 14.5W  74 59.8S 042 36.5W  1.037  17 113  422  01m54.2s

  
                                                                      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
  
 07:31   76 08.9S 036 33.3W  74 39.2S 050 19.1W  75 31.7S 043 31.0W  1.037  17 113  421  01m54.3s
 07:32   76 41.3S 037 21.2W  75 09.2S 051 30.9W  76 03.1S 044 32.4W  1.037  17 114  420  01m54.4s
 07:33   77 13.4S 038 15.9W  75 38.3S 052 50.6W  76 33.8S 045 41.5W  1.037  17 114  419  01m54.4s
 07:34   77 45.0S 039 18.2W  76 06.5S 054 18.8W  77 04.0S 046 59.0W  1.037  17 115  418  01m54.4s
 07:35   78 16.2S 040 29.2W  76 33.6S 055 56.1W  77 33.4S 048 25.8W  1.037  17 116  417  01m54.4s
 07:36   78 46.9S 041 50.0W  76 59.7S 057 43.4W  78 01.9S 050 02.8W  1.037  17 117  417  01m54.3s
 07:37   79 17.0S 043 21.6W  77 24.4S 059 41.1W  78 29.5S 051 51.1W  1.037  17 119  416  01m54.2s
 07:38   79 46.3S 045 05.8W  77 47.7S 061 50.1W  78 56.1S 053 51.7W  1.037  17 120  415  01m54.1s
 07:39   80 14.9S 047 04.0W  78 09.3S 064 10.9W  79 21.4S 056 05.9W  1.037  17 122  415  01m53.9s
 07:40   80 42.4S 049 18.2W  78 29.1S 066 43.9W  79 45.2S 058 34.8W  1.037  17 124  414  01m53.7s

 07:41   81 08.7S 051 50.3W  78 46.9S 069 29.3W  80 07.5S 061 19.4W  1.037  17 126  414  01m53.5s
 07:42   81 33.7S 054 42.5W  79 02.4S 072 27.3W  80 27.7S 064 20.7W  1.037  16 129  414  01m53.2s
 07:43   81 56.8S 057 56.8W  79 15.4S 075 37.5W  80 45.8S 067 39.1W  1.036  16 132  413  01m52.9s
 07:44   82 18.0S 061 35.1W  79 25.5S 078 59.0W  81 01.4S 071 14.8W  1.036  16 135  413  01m52.6s
 07:45   82 36.6S 065 38.8W  79 32.4S 082 30.5W  81 14.1S 075 07.1W  1.036  16 138  413  01m52.2s
 07:46   82 52.4S 070 08.1W  79 36.0S 086 10.3W  81 23.6S 079 14.6W  1.036  16 142  413  01m51.8s
 07:47   83 04.8S 075 01.9W  79 35.9S 089 56.0W  81 29.5S 083 34.9W  1.036  15 146  413  01m51.3s
 07:48   83 13.3S 080 17.4W  79 31.8S 093 45.0W  81 31.5S 088 04.7W  1.036  15 150  413  01m50.8s
 07:49   83 17.5S 085 49.3W  79 23.6S 097 34.3W  81 29.3S 092 39.6W  1.036  15 154  414  01m50.3s
 07:50   83 17.0S 091 30.6W  79 11.0S 101 20.8W  81 22.7S 097 15.1W  1.036  14 158  414  01m49.7s

 07:51   83 11.5S 097 12.9W  78 53.8S 105 01.8W  81 11.5S 101 46.2W  1.036  14 162  414  01m49.1s
 07:52   83 01.0S 102 47.8W  78 31.7S 108 34.4W  80 55.7S 106 08.5W  1.036  13 166  415  01m48.4s
 07:53   82 45.4S 108 07.4W  78 04.6S 111 56.5W  80 35.1S 110 18.1W  1.035  13 170  416  01m47.6s
 07:54   82 24.7S 113 05.7W  77 32.1S 115 06.2W  80 09.7S 114 11.9W  1.035  13 174  416  01m46.8s
 07:55   81 59.3S 117 38.9W  76 53.7S 118 02.2W  79 39.4S 117 48.0W  1.035  12 177  417  01m45.9s
 07:56   81 29.2S 121 45.0W  76 08.6S 120 43.4W  79 04.2S 121 05.1W  1.035  11 180  418  01m44.9s
 07:57   80 54.5S 125 23.8W  75 15.5S 123 09.1W  78 23.7S 124 02.8W  1.035  11 182  419  01m43.9s
 07:58   80 15.4S 128 35.9W  74 11.9S 125 18.2W  77 37.5S 126 40.9W  1.034  10 184  420  01m42.7s
 07:59   79 31.6S 131 22.9W  72 52.9S 127 09.3W  76 44.8S 128 59.6W  1.034   9 186  421  01m41.4s
 08:00   78 42.9S 133 46.2W  71 03.9S 128 37.7W  75 44.3S 130 59.1W  1.034   8 188  422  01m39.9s

  
                                                                      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
  
 08:01   77 48.7S 135 47.4W     -         -      74 33.2S 132 38.8W  1.034   7 189  423  01m38.2s
 08:02   76 48.1S 137 27.8W     -         -      73 06.2S 133 56.9W  1.033   6 190  424  01m36.1s
 08:03   75 39.2S 138 47.9W     -         -      71 06.7S 134 45.9W  1.032   4 191  423  01m33.2s

 Limits  67 03.0S 138 43.7W  67 35.9S 129 04.5W  67 21.9S 134 10.3W  1.031   0   -  418  01m27.8s

ΔT = 72.6 seconds


Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2021 Dec 04 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 72.6 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

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