Table 4. Physical Elements of the Umbral Shadow,
TotalSolar Eclipse of 1997 March 9
Universal Center Line Diameter Eclipse Sun Sun Path Major Minor Umbra Central
Time Latitude Longitude Ratio Obscur. Alt Azm Width Axis Axis Veloc. Durat.
° ° km km km km/s
00:43.4 49°27.2´N 087°09.0´E 1.0349 1.0711 0.0 97.0 291.0 - 117.6 - 01m58.1s
00:44 49°08.6´N 092°42.8´E 1.0361 1.0736 3.7 101.4 306.9 1856.0 121.4 5.848 02m05.6s
00:46 49°09.1´N 098°43.2´E 1.0374 1.0763 7.9 106.4 325.8 915.9 125.7 2.629 02m14.4s
00:48 49°21.5´N 102°22.1´E 1.0382 1.0779 10.4 109.7 337.5 710.3 128.3 1.928 02m20.0s
00:50 49°38.3´N 105°12.8´E 1.0388 1.0792 12.3 112.4 346.4 609.6 130.2 1.587 02m24.4s
00:52 49°57.8´N 107°36.8´E 1.0393 1.0802 13.9 114.9 353.3 547.8 131.8 1.380 02m28.2s
00:54 50°19.2´N 109°43.7´E 1.0398 1.0811 15.2 117.2 358.8 505.4 133.2 1.239 02m31.4s
00:56 50°42.1´N 111°38.2´E 1.0401 1.0818 16.4 119.3 363.0 474.3 134.3 1.138 02m34.2s
00:58 51°06.3´N 113°23.7´E 1.0404 1.0825 17.4 121.4 366.3 450.6 135.3 1.063 02m36.7s
01:00 51°31.6´N 115°02.0´E 1.0407 1.0830 18.3 123.4 368.6 431.9 136.2 1.004 02m38.9s
01:02 51°58.0´N 116°34.8´E 1.0409 1.0835 19.1 125.4 370.2 416.9 137.0 0.959 02m40.8s
01:04 52°25.4´N 118°03.0´E 1.0411 1.0840 19.8 127.3 371.0 404.6 137.6 0.923 02m42.6s
01:06 52°53.7´N 119°27.5´E 1.0413 1.0844 20.4 129.3 371.3 394.6 138.2 0.895 02m44.1s
01:08 53°22.9´N 120°49.0´E 1.0415 1.0847 21.0 131.2 371.0 386.3 138.7 0.873 02m45.5s
01:10 53°53.1´N 122°08.1´E 1.0416 1.0850 21.4 133.0 370.2 379.5 139.2 0.856 02m46.6s
01:12 54°24.1´N 123°25.3´E 1.0417 1.0852 21.8 134.9 369.0 374.0 139.5 0.844 02m47.6s
01:14 54°56.1´N 124°40.9´E 1.0418 1.0854 22.2 136.8 367.4 369.5 139.8 0.835 02m48.4s
01:16 55°29.0´N 125°55.3´E 1.0419 1.0856 22.4 138.7 365.5 366.0 140.1 0.830 02m49.1s
01:18 56°02.8´N 127°08.9´E 1.0420 1.0857 22.6 140.6 363.4 363.4 140.3 0.827 02m49.6s
01:20 56°37.6´N 128°22.0´E 1.0420 1.0857 22.8 142.5 361.1 361.6 140.4 0.827 02m49.9s
01:22 57°13.5´N 129°34.8´E 1.0420 1.0858 22.8 144.4 358.5 360.6 140.4 0.830 02m50.1s
01:24 57°50.5´N 130°47.8´E 1.0420 1.0858 22.9 146.3 355.8 360.3 140.4 0.836 02m50.1s
01:26 58°28.6´N 132°01.1´E 1.0420 1.0858 22.8 148.2 353.0 360.8 140.4 0.844 02m50.0s
01:28 59°07.9´N 133°15.2´E 1.0420 1.0857 22.7 150.2 350.1 362.0 140.3 0.855 02m49.7s
01:30 59°48.5´N 134°30.3´E 1.0419 1.0856 22.5 152.1 347.1 364.0 140.1 0.868 02m49.2s
01:32 60°30.5´N 135°46.8´E 1.0418 1.0854 22.3 154.1 344.1 366.9 139.9 0.884 02m48.6s
01:34 61°14.0´N 137°05.1´E 1.0417 1.0852 22.0 156.2 341.0 370.6 139.6 0.904 02m47.9s
01:36 61°59.1´N 138°25.7´E 1.0416 1.0850 21.7 158.2 338.0 375.4 139.2 0.926 02m46.9s
01:38 62°46.0´N 139°49.1´E 1.0415 1.0847 21.3 160.3 334.9 381.3 138.8 0.953 02m45.8s
01:40 63°35.0´N 141°16.0´E 1.0413 1.0844 20.8 162.5 331.8 388.5 138.3 0.984 02m44.5s
01:42 64°26.1´N 142°47.1´E 1.0412 1.0840 20.2 164.7 328.8 397.2 137.7 1.020 02m43.1s
01:44 65°19.8´N 144°23.4´E 1.0410 1.0836 19.6 167.0 325.7 407.9 137.1 1.063 02m41.4s
01:46 66°16.4´N 146°06.1´E 1.0407 1.0831 18.8 169.4 322.7 420.9 136.3 1.115 02m39.6s
01:48 67°16.4´N 147°56.8´E 1.0405 1.0826 18.0 171.9 319.7 437.0 135.5 1.176 02m37.5s
01:50 68°20.4´N 149°57.8´E 1.0402 1.0820 17.0 174.6 316.8 457.2 134.5 1.252 02m35.1s
01:52 69°29.3´N 152°12.4´E 1.0398 1.0813 16.0 177.5 313.8 483.2 133.5 1.347 02m32.5s
01:54 70°44.3´N 154°45.2´E 1.0395 1.0805 14.7 180.6 310.9 517.5 132.2 1.472 02m29.5s
01:56 72°07.3´N 157°44.3´E 1.0390 1.0795 13.3 184.2 308.0 565.5 130.7 1.643 02m26.1s
01:58 73°41.7´N 161°24.2´E 1.0385 1.0784 11.6 188.4 305.0 637.9 129.0 1.898 02m22.2s
02:00 75°33.6´N 166°16.0´E 1.0378 1.0770 9.5 193.8 301.9 763.6 126.8 2.335 02m17.4s
02:02 77°59.5´N 173°54.3´E 1.0369 1.0751 6.6 201.8 298.3 1065.5 123.8 3.375 02m11.1s
02:03.8 82°58.1´N 158°17.2´W 1.0347 1.0707 0.0 229.8 291.9 - 116.9 - 01m57.4s
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