Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16

Fred Espenak

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16 . 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 .


Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16

  
                                                                      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 15.5S 138 00.1W  68 50.6S 148 56.4W  68 36.2S 143 11.0W  0.963   0   -  450  01m58.1s
 10:25   76 27.9S 137 03.6W     -         -      70 42.7S 142 27.4W  0.964   2 169  437  01m57.8s
 10:26   77 41.1S 138 03.1W     -         -      73 34.6S 142 33.1W  0.965   5 169  418  01m57.3s
 10:27   78 45.8S 139 23.0W     -         -      75 19.3S 143 26.4W  0.965   7 170  406  01m56.9s
 10:28   79 44.1S 141 04.4W     -         -      76 41.5S 144 46.0W  0.966   8 171  396  01m56.7s
 10:29   80 37.0S 143 09.4W  73 08.9S 149 15.7W  77 50.9S 146 28.6W  0.966   9 172  388  01m56.5s
 10:30   81 25.3S 145 41.0W  75 00.2S 150 45.6W  78 51.2S 148 33.8W  0.966  10 174  381  01m56.3s

 10:31   82 09.3S 148 43.0W  76 22.4S 152 41.6W  79 44.4S 151 02.9W  0.967  11 176  375  01m56.1s
 10:32   82 49.1S 152 19.9W  77 29.1S 155 00.0W  80 31.7S 153 57.6W  0.967  12 178  369  01m55.9s
 10:33   83 24.6S 156 36.3W  78 25.3S 157 40.5W  81 13.5S 157 19.8W  0.967  12 181  364  01m55.7s
 10:34   83 55.6S 161 36.4W  79 13.5S 160 43.0W  81 50.3S 161 11.2W  0.967  13 185  359  01m55.6s
 10:35   84 21.7S 167 22.5W  79 54.9S 164 07.8W  82 22.0S 165 33.0W  0.967  14 189  355  01m55.5s
 10:36   84 42.4S 173 53.9W  80 30.1S 167 54.7W  82 48.6S 170 24.9W  0.967  14 193  351  01m55.3s
 10:37   84 57.4S 178 55.8E  80 59.6S 172 02.5W  83 10.0S 175 44.8W  0.968  15 198  348  01m55.2s
 10:38   85 06.2S 171 19.1E  81 23.6S 176 29.4W  83 26.0S 178 31.9E  0.968  15 203  344  01m55.1s
 10:39   85 08.8S 163 33.5E  81 42.2S 178 48.0E  83 36.6S 172 32.2E  0.968  16 209  341  01m55.0s
 10:40   85 05.5S 155 58.6E  81 55.7S 173 53.9E  83 41.9S 166 25.5E  0.968  16 215  339  01m54.9s

 10:41   84 56.8S 148 51.3E  82 04.1S 168 54.0E  83 41.9S 160 21.8E  0.968  16 220  336  01m54.7s
 10:42   84 43.4S 142 23.0E  82 07.7S 163 53.9E  83 37.2S 154 30.8E  0.968  17 226  334  01m54.6s
 10:43   84 26.1S 136 38.7E  82 06.8S 158 59.6E  83 28.1S 149 00.0E  0.968  17 231  332  01m54.5s
 10:44   84 05.6S 131 38.8E  82 01.7S 154 16.2E  83 15.1S 143 54.6E  0.968  17 236  330  01m54.4s
 10:45   83 42.8S 127 19.9E  81 52.8S 149 47.8E  82 58.9S 139 17.3E  0.968  18 240  328  01m54.4s
 10:46   83 17.9S 123 37.9E  81 40.7S 145 37.1E  82 40.0S 135 08.5E  0.969  18 243  327  01m54.3s
 10:47   82 51.7S 120 27.7E  81 25.6S 141 45.8E  82 18.8S 131 27.2E  0.969  18 247  325  01m54.2s
 10:48   82 24.3S 117 44.8E  81 08.0S 138 14.2E  81 55.7S 128 11.4E  0.969  18 249  324  01m54.1s
 10:49   81 56.0S 115 25.0E  80 48.3S 135 02.0E  81 31.2S 125 18.7E  0.969  19 252  323  01m54.0s
 10:50   81 27.1S 113 24.5E  80 26.8S 132 08.5E  81 05.4S 122 46.5E  0.969  19 254  322  01m54.0s

 10:51   80 57.6S 111 40.5E  80 03.8S 129 32.2E  80 38.6S 120 32.6E  0.969  19 256  321  01m53.9s
 10:52   80 27.8S 110 10.5E  79 39.4S 127 11.9E  80 11.1S 118 34.7E  0.969  19 257  321  01m53.8s
 10:53   79 57.7S 108 52.8E  79 14.0S 125 06.2E  79 42.9S 116 50.8E  0.969  19 259  320  01m53.8s
 10:54   79 27.4S 107 44.2E  78 47.7S 123 13.5E  79 14.1S 115 19.0E  0.969  19 260  320  01m53.7s
 10:55   78 56.9S 106 45.1E  78 20.7S 121 32.6E  78 45.0S 113 58.0E  0.969  20 261  320  01m53.6s
 10:56   78 26.3S 105 53.3E  77 53.0S 120 02.4E  78 15.5S 112 46.4E  0.969  20 261  319  01m53.6s
 10:57   77 55.6S 105 08.0E  77 24.7S 118 41.5E  77 45.7S 111 43.0E  0.969  20 262  319  01m53.5s
 10:58   77 24.9S 104 28.5E  76 56.0S 117 29.2E  77 15.7S 110 46.9E  0.969  20 262  319  01m53.5s
 10:59   76 54.1S 103 54.2E  76 26.9S 116 24.5E  76 45.5S 109 57.2E  0.969  20 263  320  01m53.4s
 11:00   76 23.2S 103 24.2E  75 57.4S 115 26.6E  76 15.2S 109 13.3E  0.969  20 263  320  01m53.4s

  
                                                                      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
  
 11:01   75 52.3S 102 58.1E  75 27.7S 114 34.9E  75 44.6S 108 34.6E  0.969  20 263  320  01m53.3s
 11:02   75 21.4S 102 35.7E  74 57.6S 113 48.9E  75 14.0S 108 00.4E  0.969  20 263  321  01m53.3s
 11:03   74 50.5S 102 16.3E  74 27.4S 113 07.8E  74 43.3S 107 30.4E  0.969  20 263  322  01m53.3s
 11:04   74 19.6S 101 59.9E  73 56.9S 112 31.4E  74 12.4S 107 04.0E  0.969  20 263  322  01m53.2s
 11:05   73 48.6S 101 46.0E  73 26.2S 111 59.2E  73 41.5S 106 41.1E  0.969  20 263  323  01m53.2s
 11:06   73 17.6S 101 34.5E  72 55.3S 111 30.8E  73 10.4S 106 21.5E  0.969  20 263  324  01m53.2s
 11:07   72 46.6S 101 25.2E  72 24.2S 111 06.0E  72 39.3S 106 04.4E  0.969  20 263  325  01m53.2s
 11:08   72 15.5S 101 17.9E  71 53.0S 110 44.4E  72 08.1S 105 50.2E  0.969  20 263  327  01m53.1s
 11:09   71 44.4S 101 12.5E  71 21.5S 110 25.9E  71 36.7S 105 38.3E  0.969  20 263  328  01m53.1s
 11:10   71 13.2S 101 08.8E  70 49.9S 110 10.2E  71 05.3S 105 28.7E  0.969  20 262  330  01m53.1s

 11:11   70 42.0S 101 06.7E  70 18.1S 109 57.2E  70 33.8S 105 21.3E  0.969  20 262  331  01m53.1s
 11:12   70 10.7S 101 06.2E  69 46.1S 109 46.7E  70 02.1S 105 15.8E  0.969  19 262  333  01m53.1s
 11:13   69 39.3S 101 07.1E  69 13.8S 109 38.6E  69 30.3S 105 12.2E  0.969  19 261  335  01m53.1s
 11:14   69 07.8S 101 09.4E  68 41.4S 109 32.7E  68 58.3S 105 10.5E  0.969  19 261  337  01m53.1s
 11:15   68 36.3S 101 13.1E  68 08.7S 109 29.1E  68 26.2S 105 10.4E  0.969  19 261  339  01m53.1s
 11:16   68 04.6S 101 18.0E  67 35.8S 109 27.6E  67 53.9S 105 12.2E  0.969  19 260  341  01m53.1s
 11:17   67 32.7S 101 24.3E  67 02.5S 109 28.1E  67 21.4S 105 15.5E  0.969  19 260  343  01m53.1s
 11:18   67 00.7S 101 31.7E  66 29.0S 109 30.7E  66 48.7S 105 20.4E  0.969  18 259  346  01m53.1s
 11:19   66 28.5S 101 40.4E  65 55.1S 109 35.4E  66 15.8S 105 26.8E  0.969  18 259  348  01m53.1s
 11:20   65 56.2S 101 50.3E  65 20.9S 109 42.0E  65 42.6S 105 34.9E  0.969  18 258  351  01m53.2s

 11:21   65 23.6S 102 01.3E  64 46.3S 109 50.6E  65 09.1S 105 44.5E  0.969  18 258  354  01m53.2s
 11:22   64 50.8S 102 13.8E  64 11.2S 110 01.3E  64 35.3S 105 55.7E  0.969  17 257  357  01m53.2s
 11:23   64 17.7S 102 27.3E  63 35.6S 110 14.2E  64 01.2S 106 08.5E  0.969  17 257  360  01m53.3s
 11:24   63 44.4S 102 42.2E  62 59.4S 110 29.3E  63 26.6S 106 23.0E  0.968  17 256  364  01m53.3s
 11:25   63 10.7S 102 58.4E  62 22.6S 110 46.7E  62 51.6S 106 39.2E  0.968  16 255  367  01m53.4s
 11:26   62 36.6S 103 16.0E  61 45.0S 111 06.6E  62 16.2S 106 57.2E  0.968  16 255  371  01m53.4s
 11:27   62 02.2S 103 34.9E  61 06.6S 111 29.2E  61 40.1S 107 17.1E  0.968  15 254  374  01m53.5s
 11:28   61 27.2S 103 55.4E  60 27.3S 111 54.8E  61 03.4S 107 39.1E  0.968  15 253  378  01m53.6s
 11:29   60 51.8S 104 17.5E  59 46.7S 112 23.8E  60 26.0S 108 03.3E  0.968  14 253  382  01m53.6s
 11:30   60 15.8S 104 41.3E  59 04.9S 112 56.5E  59 47.8S 108 29.9E  0.968  14 252  386  01m53.7s

  
                                                                      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
  
 11:31   59 39.2S 105 07.0E  58 21.3S 113 33.8E  59 08.6S 108 59.2E  0.968  13 251  391  01m53.8s
 11:32   59 01.8S 105 34.8E  57 35.6S 114 16.4E  58 28.3S 109 31.6E  0.967  13 250  395  01m53.9s
 11:33   58 23.6S 106 04.8E  56 47.2S 115 05.9E  57 46.7S 110 07.5E  0.967  12 250  400  01m54.0s
 11:34   57 44.4S 106 37.5E  55 55.2S 116 04.4E  57 03.5S 110 47.5E  0.967  11 249  405  01m54.2s
 11:35   57 04.1S 107 13.0E  54 57.7S 117 16.0E  56 18.2S 111 32.6E  0.967  11 248  409  01m54.3s
 11:36   56 22.4S 107 52.0E  53 51.2S 118 49.2E  55 30.4S 112 23.9E  0.967  10 247  414  01m54.5s
 11:37   55 39.1S 108 35.0E  52 23.7S 121 11.6E  54 39.2S 113 23.4E  0.966   9 246  419  01m54.6s
 11:38   54 53.7S 109 22.9E     -         -      53 43.1S 114 34.6E  0.966   8 244  424  01m54.9s
 11:39   54 05.7S 110 17.1E     -         -      52 39.1S 116 04.2E  0.966   6 243  429  01m55.1s
 11:40   53 14.3S 111 19.4E     -         -      51 19.4S 118 10.7E  0.965   4 241  434  01m55.5s

 Limits  47 23.9S 121 09.7E  50 15.6S 125 34.5E  48 46.7S 123 14.0E  0.964   0   -  439  01m56.3s

ΔT = 42.3 seconds


Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16


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Acknowledgments

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1972 Jan 16 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-82 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 42.3 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

2007 Oct 16