The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2044 Aug 23. 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 04.5N 061 14.2W 75 34.4N 049 43.9W 74 27.0N 055 32.2W 1.032 0 - 443 01m38.0s
00:48 - - 78 50.0N 084 23.2W 75 47.0N 061 45.7W 1.032 2 311 440 01m41.2s
00:50 - - 78 15.8N 095 18.0W 77 02.9N 078 47.5W 1.034 6 295 432 01m47.7s
00:52 74 39.2N 071 23.7W 77 21.0N 103 08.6W 76 46.2N 089 34.9W 1.034 8 285 429 01m51.3s
00:54 74 59.4N 083 20.3W 76 16.9N 108 49.6W 76 02.3N 097 24.0W 1.035 10 278 427 01m53.9s
00:56 74 30.9N 091 25.5W 75 08.6N 113 01.0W 75 05.9N 103 12.0W 1.035 11 273 426 01m56.0s
00:58 73 44.2N 097 24.5W 73 58.7N 116 09.0W 74 03.3N 107 33.2W 1.035 12 270 426 01m57.8s
01:00 72 48.3N 101 57.0W 72 48.4N 118 31.4W 72 57.7N 110 52.5W 1.036 13 267 427 01m59.2s
01:02 71 47.7N 105 27.4W 71 38.5N 120 20.1W 71 50.7N 113 25.9W 1.036 13 265 428 02m00.4s
01:04 70 44.4N 108 10.5W 70 29.3N 121 43.3W 70 43.2N 115 24.6W 1.036 14 264 431 02m01.4s
01:06 69 39.8N 110 18.2W 69 20.9N 122 46.7W 69 35.9N 116 56.7W 1.036 14 264 433 02m02.3s
01:08 68 34.5N 111 58.0W 68 13.4N 123 34.4W 68 28.9N 118 07.8W 1.036 15 263 437 02m02.9s
01:10 67 29.0N 113 15.5W 67 06.7N 124 09.3W 67 22.4N 119 01.9W 1.036 15 263 440 02m03.3s
01:12 66 23.6N 114 14.8W 66 00.9N 124 33.6W 66 16.4N 119 42.1W 1.036 15 263 444 02m03.7s
01:14 65 18.2N 114 58.9W 64 55.9N 124 49.0W 65 10.9N 120 10.6W 1.036 15 264 449 02m03.8s
01:16 64 12.9N 115 29.9W 63 51.5N 124 56.5W 64 05.9N 120 28.9W 1.036 15 264 454 02m03.8s
01:18 63 07.8N 115 49.4W 62 47.7N 124 57.0W 63 01.4N 120 38.3W 1.036 15 265 459 02m03.7s
01:20 62 02.8N 115 58.6W 61 44.4N 124 51.2W 61 57.2N 120 39.6W 1.036 15 265 465 02m03.4s
01:22 60 57.7N 115 58.1W 60 41.6N 124 39.4W 60 53.2N 120 33.4W 1.036 15 266 471 02m03.0s
01:24 59 52.5N 115 48.3W 59 38.9N 124 21.9W 59 49.3N 120 19.9W 1.036 15 267 477 02m02.4s
01:26 58 46.9N 115 29.2W 58 36.5N 123 58.8W 58 45.4N 119 59.2W 1.036 14 268 483 02m01.6s
01:28 57 40.7N 115 00.2W 57 34.0N 123 29.8W 57 41.3N 119 31.1W 1.036 14 269 489 02m00.7s
01:30 56 33.5N 114 20.4W 56 31.4N 122 54.8W 56 36.8N 118 55.2W 1.036 13 270 494 01m59.6s
01:32 55 24.8N 113 27.9W 55 28.5N 122 13.1W 55 31.5N 118 10.4W 1.035 13 272 499 01m58.2s
01:34 54 13.8N 112 18.9W 54 24.9N 121 23.9W 54 25.1N 117 15.3W 1.035 12 273 503 01m56.7s
01:36 52 58.9N 110 47.5W 53 20.4N 120 26.0W 53 16.9N 116 07.5W 1.035 11 275 504 01m54.8s
01:38 51 36.7N 108 36.4W 52 14.4N 119 17.2W 52 06.1N 114 42.4W 1.034 9 276 502 01m52.5s
01:40 49 51.3N 104 30.9W 51 06.3N 117 54.0W 50 50.6N 112 51.2W 1.034 8 278 496 01m49.7s
01:42 - - 49 54.6N 116 10.4W 49 25.5N 110 09.8W 1.033 6 281 481 01m45.9s
Limits 48 57.6N 101 14.9W 45 29.8N 104 23.9W 47 07.8N 102 56.5W 1.032 0 - 431 01m37.1s
Instant of Greatest Eclipse: Time = 01:15:33.6 UT Lat = 64°20.2'N Long = 120°25.7'W (GE) Sun Altitude = 15.4° Path Width = 453.0 km Sun Azimuth = 263.9° Central Duration = 02m03.8s Instant of Greatest Duration: Time = 01:15:08 UT Lat = 64°34'N Long = 120°22'W (GD) Sun Altitude = 15.4° Path Width = 451.9 km Sun Azimuth = 263.8° Central Duration = 02m03.8s
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2044 Aug 23 were generated using the VSOP87/ELP2000-85 solar and lunar ephemerides and a value of ΔT = 87.5 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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