The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2008 Feb 07. 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 an Google Map .
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 73 43.2S 064 28.1W 71 48.5S 080 58.3W 72 57.4S 072 31.9W 0.960 0 - 581 02m14.1s
03:24 80 00.3S 091 21.7W - - 73 38.4S 073 41.8W 0.960 1 205 574 02m14.1s
03:26 80 26.0S 103 19.1W - - 77 21.0S 088 00.6W 0.962 6 219 519 02m13.6s
03:28 80 19.0S 114 01.7W - - 78 16.0S 099 08.7W 0.963 8 229 496 02m13.4s
03:30 79 50.6S 122 59.9W 75 06.3S 092 46.5W 78 26.0S 109 00.6W 0.963 10 238 479 02m13.2s
03:32 79 08.4S 130 12.6W 76 00.1S 102 56.1W 78 09.8S 117 26.3W 0.963 11 245 467 02m13.0s
03:34 78 17.7S 135 53.9W 76 05.7S 111 16.5W 77 37.1S 124 24.9W 0.964 12 252 457 02m12.9s
03:36 77 21.8S 140 24.0W 75 47.2S 118 12.6W 76 53.8S 130 05.0W 0.964 13 256 450 02m12.7s
03:38 76 22.8S 143 52.4W 75 14.0S 123 55.7W 76 03.7S 134 39.1W 0.964 14 260 445 02m12.6s
03:40 75 22.0S 146 39.0W 74 31.5S 128 36.9W 75 09.2S 138 19.5W 0.964 14 263 441 02m12.4s
03:42 74 20.3S 148 51.3W 73 42.8S 132 26.6W 74 11.9S 141 17.0W 0.964 15 265 438 02m12.3s
03:44 73 18.1S 150 36.7W 72 49.9S 135 34.1W 73 12.9S 143 40.1W 0.965 15 267 436 02m12.2s
03:46 72 15.8S 152 00.7W 71 54.3S 138 06.9W 72 12.8S 145 35.6W 0.965 16 268 436 02m12.1s
03:48 71 13.6S 153 07.6W 70 56.7S 140 11.5W 71 12.0S 147 08.8W 0.965 16 268 436 02m12.0s
03:50 70 11.5S 154 00.3W 69 57.8S 141 52.4W 70 10.9S 148 23.6W 0.965 16 269 437 02m11.9s
03:52 69 09.6S 154 41.2W 68 57.9S 143 13.8W 69 09.5S 149 23.1W 0.965 16 269 439 02m11.8s
03:54 68 08.0S 155 12.3W 67 57.3S 144 18.8W 68 08.0S 150 09.6W 0.965 16 269 442 02m11.7s
03:56 67 06.5S 155 34.7W 66 56.0S 145 09.1W 67 06.4S 150 45.1W 0.965 16 269 446 02m11.6s
03:58 66 05.1S 155 49.7W 65 54.3S 145 47.0W 66 04.7S 151 10.7W 0.965 16 268 451 02m11.6s
04:00 65 03.9S 155 57.9W 64 52.0S 146 13.5W 65 02.9S 151 27.7W 0.965 16 268 456 02m11.5s
04:02 64 02.7S 156 00.0W 63 49.1S 146 29.5W 64 00.8S 151 36.7W 0.965 16 267 463 02m11.5s
04:04 63 01.4S 155 56.4W 62 45.6S 146 35.8W 62 58.5S 151 38.3W 0.965 16 266 470 02m11.4s
04:06 62 00.0S 155 47.3W 61 41.2S 146 32.9W 61 55.8S 151 32.8W 0.965 15 266 477 02m11.4s
04:08 60 58.2S 155 32.8W 60 35.7S 146 20.2W 60 52.6S 151 20.4W 0.965 15 265 486 02m11.4s
04:10 59 56.1S 155 13.0W 59 28.9S 145 57.5W 59 48.6S 151 00.8W 0.965 14 264 495 02m11.4s
04:12 58 53.5S 154 47.7W 58 20.2S 145 23.5W 58 43.6S 150 33.7W 0.964 14 263 506 02m11.4s
04:14 57 50.0S 154 16.4W 57 08.9S 144 36.4W 57 37.4S 149 53.7W 0.964 13 261 516 02m11.4s
04:16 56 45.5S 153 38.8W 55 53.7S 143 32.2W 56 29.4S 149 13.6W 0.964 12 260 527 02m11.5s
04:18 55 39.6S 152 53.7W 54 32.4S 142 03.1W 55 18.9S 148 17.5W 0.964 11 259 539 02m11.5s
04:20 54 31.9S 151 59.9W 52 59.0S 139 48.9W 54 05.0S 147 06.7W 0.963 10 257 550 02m11.6s
04:22 53 21.6S 150 55.5W 50 27.0S 134 09.1W 52 45.6S 145 34.6W 0.963 9 256 560 02m11.7s
04:24 52 07.6S 149 36.6W - - 51 16.2S 143 26.4W 0.963 7 253 568 02m11.9s
04:26 50 47.9S 147 56.7W - - 49 19.3S 139 42.2W 0.962 3 250 571 02m12.2s
Limits 45 47.4S 137 34.8W 50 00.2S 132 40.5W 47 45.5S 135 21.5W 0.961 0 - 565 02m12.6s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 03:55:05.0 UT Lat = 67°34.6'S Long = 150°30.1'W (GE) Sun Altitude = 16.3° Path Width = 444.4 km Sun Azimuth = 268.8° Central Duration = 02m11.7s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 03:23:58 UT Lat = 72°57'S Long = 072°32'W (GD) Sun Altitude = 0.0° Path Width = 581.3 km Sun Azimuth = 204.1° Central Duration = 02m14.1s
Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 2008 Feb 07 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 65.5 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,
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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