Google Maps and Solar Eclipse Paths: 2041 - 2060

Fred Espenak

The table below is a concise summary of all total, annular and hybrid solar eclipses from 2041 through 2060 (excluding partial eclipses). The links in the table provide additional information and graphics for each eclipse. In particular, the Eclipse Type (third column) links to dynamic maps showing the central path of eclipses across Earth's surface. These interactive maps utilize NASA eclipse path predictions and the plotting capabilities of Google Maps. The northern and southern limits of each eclipse path are plotted in blue while the central line is red. The yellow lines plotted across the path indicate the position of maximum eclipse at 10-minute intervals. You can zoom into the map and turn the satellite view on or off. When you click on a position, the eclipse times and circumstances at that location are calculated and displayed.

The first column in the table gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse[1]. This links to an orthographic projection map of Earth showing the region of visibility for an eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (cyan and magenta) covers the region of partial eclipse. The track of the umbral/antumbral shadow (blue/red) defines the path of total or annular eclipse. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a gif of approximately 60 kilobytes.

The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center. Animations of the Moon's penumbral and umbral shadows across Earth are accessed by clicking the this link. Each animated GIF file is from 40 KB to 175 KB in size.

The Eclipse Type (column 3) is either Total, Annular or Hybrid[2]. The link opens a window with the central eclipse path plotted on an interactive Google Map.

The Central Eclipse Class (column 4) indicates whether an eclipse is central or non-central. The parameters N and S identify paths that have no northern or southern limit, respectively. The link opens a table containing the central path coordinates.

Eclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days. The Saros series that an eclipse belongs to is found in column 5. All eclipses in a particular Saros series can be viewed in a table via the Saros number link.

The parameter Gamma (column 6) is the perpendicular distance of the Moon's shadow axis and Earth's center at greatest eclipse. The link opens a table containing the Besselian elements for the eclipse.

The Eclipse Magnitude[3] (column 7) gives the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Path Width (column 8) gives the width of the central eclipse path (in kilometers) at the instant of greatest eclipse. The Central Duration[4] (column 9) gives the length of the eclipse as seen from the central line at greatest eclipse.

The Key to Solar Eclipse Path Tables contains a more detailed description of each item in the table.

For more data on solar eclipses during this period, see Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000 .

Solar Eclipse Paths: 2041 - 2060
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse Eclipse Type Central Eclipse Class Saros Series Gamma Eclipse Magnitude Path Width (km) Central Duration
(Link to Global Map) (Link to Animation) (Link to Google Map) (Link to Path Table) (Link to Saros) (Link to Besselian Elements)
2041 Apr 30 11:52:21 Total central 129 -0.4492 1.0189 71.6 01m51s
2041 Oct 25 01:36:22 Annular central 134 0.4133 0.9467 213.1 06m07s
2042 Apr 20 02:17:30 Total central 139 0.2956 1.0614 210.4 04m51s
2042 Oct 14 02:00:42 Annular central 144 -0.3030 0.9300 273.3 07m44s
2043 Apr 09 18:57:49 Total non-central (N) 149 1.0031 1.0095 - -
2043 Oct 03 03:01:49 Annular non-central (S) 154 -1.0102 0.9497 - -
2044 Feb 28 20:24:39 Annular central (S) 121 -0.9954 0.9600 - 02m27s
2044 Aug 23 01:17:02 Total central 126 0.9613 1.0364 452.7 02m04s
2045 Feb 16 23:56:07 Annular central 131 -0.3125 0.9285 281.2 07m47s
2045 Aug 12 17:42:39 Total central 136 0.2116 1.0774 255.6 06m06s
2046 Feb 05 23:06:26 Annular central 141 0.3765 0.9232 310.1 09m42s
2046 Aug 02 10:21:13 Total central 146 -0.5350 1.0531 206.0 04m51s
2048 Jun 11 12:58:53 Annular central 128 0.6468 0.9441 271.5 04m58s
2048 Dec 05 15:35:27 Total central 133 -0.3973 1.0440 160.3 03m28s
2049 May 31 13:59:59 Annular central 138 -0.1187 0.9631 134.4 04m45s
2049 Nov 25 05:33:48 Hybrid central 143 0.2943 1.0057 20.7 00m38s
2050 May 20 20:42:50 Hybrid central 148 -0.8688 1.0038 26.6 00m21s
2052 Mar 30 18:31:53 Total central 130 0.3238 1.047 163.7 04m08s
2052 Sep 22 23:39:10 Annular central 135 -0.4480 0.973 106.0 02m51s
2053 Mar 20 07:08:19 Annular central 140 -0.4089 0.992 31.1 00m50s
2053 Sep 12 09:34:09 Total central 145 0.3140 1.033 116.4 03m04s
2055 Jul 24 09:57:50 Total central 127 -0.8012 1.036 201.8 03m17s
2056 Jan 16 22:16:45 Annular central 132 0.4199 0.976 94.5 02m52s
2056 Jul 12 20:21:59 Annular central 137 -0.0426 0.988 43.2 01m26s
2057 Jan 05 09:47:52 Total central 142 -0.2837 1.029 101.6 02m29s
2057 Jul 01 23:40:15 Annular central 147 0.7455 0.946 298.2 04m22s
2057 Dec 26 01:14:35 Total central 152 -0.9405 1.035 354.8 01m50s
2059 May 11 19:22:16 Total central 129 -0.5080 1.024 94.6 02m23s
2059 Nov 05 09:18:15 Annular central 134 0.4454 0.942 238.3 07m00s
2060 Apr 30 10:09:60 Total central 139 0.2422 1.066 222.0 05m15s
2060 Oct 24 09:24:10 Annular central 144 -0.2625 0.928 280.6 08m06s

Central Eclipse Class abbreviations (used above):
N = no northern limit, S = no southern limit, AT = annular-total hybrid, TA = total-annular hybrid


[1] Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the distance between the Moon's shadow axis and Earth's center reaches a minimum.

[2] Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path.

[3] Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon. For annular eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always less than 1. For total eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1. For both annular and total eclipses, the value listed is actually the ratio of diameters between the Moon and the Sun.

[4] Central Duration is the duration of a total or annular eclipse at greatest eclipse. This is the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.


Twenty Year Solar Eclipse Path Tables (w/Google Maps)

Each of the following links displays a table containing 20 years of total, annular and hybrid eclipses. Each eclipse offers links to a global map, shadow animation, interactive Google map, path coordinates table, and saros table.

Twenty Year Solar Eclipse Path Tables (w/Google Maps)
Years
1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000
2001-2020 2021-2040 2041-2060 2061-2080 2081-2100

Decade Tables of Solar Eclipses

Each link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of eclipses. Every eclipse has links of global maps, interactive Google maps, animations, path coordinate tables, and saros tables.

Decade Tables of Solar Eclipses
Decades
1901-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950
1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Maps of Solar Eclipse Paths

Solar Eclipse Catalogs

Reproduction of Eclipse Data

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in:

Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035
and
Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)

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

2013 Dec 09