The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15. 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 54 03.4S 175 34.4E 56 07.5S 170 52.6E 55 03.9S 173 21.6E 1.030 0 - 370 01m23.2s
15:50 60 03.7S 175 25.7W - - 57 02.3S 176 38.1E 1.031 3 131 384 01m27.0s
15:52 62 10.2S 173 11.9W - - 60 25.4S 179 01.0W 1.032 7 127 398 01m32.9s
15:54 63 57.8S 171 36.2W 60 30.5S 176 49.9E 62 37.6S 176 52.4W 1.033 9 124 402 01m36.4s
15:56 65 34.6S 170 23.4W 62 52.7S 178 58.8E 64 28.0S 175 27.1W 1.033 11 122 403 01m39.0s
15:58 67 04.4S 169 27.1W 64 47.4S 179 45.7W 66 06.7S 174 27.5W 1.034 12 121 402 01m41.2s
16:00 68 29.2S 168 44.1W 66 28.3S 179 00.0W 67 37.7S 173 46.6W 1.034 13 119 400 01m43.1s
16:02 69 50.1S 168 12.8W 68 00.5S 178 36.1W 69 03.2S 173 21.3W 1.034 14 118 398 01m44.6s
16:04 71 08.1S 167 52.4W 69 26.6S 178 30.9W 70 24.6S 173 10.3W 1.035 15 117 396 01m46.0s
16:06 72 23.6S 167 43.0W 70 47.9S 178 43.1W 71 42.7S 173 13.2W 1.035 16 117 394 01m47.2s
16:08 73 37.1S 167 45.0W 72 05.4S 179 12.8W 72 58.0S 173 30.7W 1.035 17 116 392 01m48.2s
16:10 74 48.9S 167 59.7W 73 19.6S 179 58.8E 74 10.9S 174 04.1W 1.035 17 116 389 01m49.1s
16:12 75 59.2S 168 28.9W 74 30.8S 178 49.5E 75 21.7S 174 55.5W 1.035 17 116 387 01m49.8s
16:14 77 08.1S 169 15.4W 75 39.0S 177 16.5E 76 30.4S 176 08.0W 1.035 18 116 386 01m50.4s
16:16 78 15.6S 170 23.1W 76 44.3S 175 15.4E 77 37.1S 177 46.2W 1.035 18 117 384 01m50.8s
16:18 79 21.7S 171 57.8W 77 46.3S 172 40.9E 78 41.4S 179 55.9W 1.036 18 118 382 01m51.1s
16:20 80 26.2S 174 07.7W 78 44.4S 169 26.4E 79 43.1S 177 14.6E 1.036 18 120 381 01m51.3s
16:22 81 28.6S 177 04.6W 79 38.0S 165 23.7E 80 41.4S 173 34.6E 1.036 18 123 380 01m51.4s
16:24 82 28.3S 178 54.0E 80 25.9S 160 24.6E 81 35.3S 168 50.3E 1.036 18 127 379 01m51.4s
16:26 83 23.9S 173 23.6E 81 06.4S 154 21.5E 82 23.3S 162 45.9E 1.036 18 132 378 01m51.2s
16:28 84 13.2S 165 51.2E 81 37.5S 147 11.9E 83 03.2S 155 06.8E 1.035 18 138 378 01m51.0s
16:30 84 53.1S 155 42.1E 81 57.2S 139 02.4E 83 31.8S 145 47.6E 1.035 18 147 377 01m50.6s
16:32 85 18.6S 142 44.3E 82 03.2S 130 12.7E 83 46.3S 135 05.4E 1.035 18 157 377 01m50.0s
16:34 85 24.9S 127 51.6E 81 54.2S 121 14.6E 83 43.9S 123 47.1E 1.035 17 167 377 01m49.4s
16:36 85 09.5S 113 11.2E 81 29.8S 112 43.0E 83 23.8S 112 56.2E 1.035 17 177 378 01m48.6s
16:38 84 34.1S 100 42.4E 80 50.4S 105 05.3E 82 47.2S 103 24.7E 1.035 16 186 378 01m47.6s
16:40 83 42.6S 091 07.0E 79 56.9S 098 35.9E 81 56.0S 095 35.7E 1.035 15 193 379 01m46.5s
16:42 82 38.9S 084 07.4E 78 50.1S 093 17.7E 80 52.2S 089 27.9E 1.034 15 198 380 01m45.2s
16:44 81 25.3S 079 08.5E 77 29.9S 089 06.8E 79 37.0S 084 48.3E 1.034 14 202 381 01m43.7s
16:46 80 02.7S 075 39.8E 75 54.8S 085 57.4E 78 10.6S 081 22.3E 1.034 13 204 382 01m42.0s
16:48 78 31.1S 073 19.2E 74 00.3S 083 45.8E 76 31.7S 078 58.1E 1.033 11 206 384 01m39.9s
16:50 76 48.9S 071 52.6E 71 34.1S 082 36.0E 74 36.4S 077 28.7E 1.033 10 207 385 01m37.4s
16:52 74 52.6S 071 13.1E 67 31.8S 083 16.7E 72 15.5S 076 55.3E 1.032 8 207 385 01m34.2s
16:54 72 34.0S 071 22.3E - - 68 54.1S 077 46.3E 1.031 4 205 383 01m29.4s
Limits 64 11.5S 077 15.6E 65 16.0S 084 43.3E 64 44.5S 080 47.3E 1.030 0 - 372 01m23.3s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 16:22:21.9 UT Lat = 80°51.6'S Long = 172°47.9'E (GE) Sun Altitude = 18.4° Path Width = 379.7 km Sun Azimuth = 123.4° Central Duration = 01m51.4s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 16:22:28 UT Lat = 80°54'S Long = 172°36'E (GD) Sun Altitude = 18.4° Path Width = 379.6 km Sun Azimuth = 123.5° Central Duration = 01m51.4s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2039 Dec 15 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 83.8 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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