Table 6. Topocentric Data and Path Corrections
due to Lunar Limb Profile,
Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 04
North South
Moon Moon Moon Topo North Limit Limit Central
Universal Topo Topo Rel. Lib. Sun Sun Path Limit ---------- ---------- Durat.
Time H.P. S.D. Ang.V Long Alt. Az. Az. P.A. Int. Ext. Int. Ext. Corr.
" " "/s ° ° ° ° ° ' ' ' ' s
05:55 3622.0 986.4 0.545 4.54 16.3 110.2 119.5 24.6 0.2 1.4 0.1 -2.3 -0.3
06:00 3629.7 988.5 0.518 4.50 23.8 108.4 122.5 25.5 0.3 1.0 0.3 -2.3 -0.2
06:05 3635.3 990.0 0.498 4.46 29.5 106.6 124.5 26.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 -2.6 -0.2
06:10 3639.8 991.2 0.482 4.41 34.3 104.6 126.0 26.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 -2.7 -0.2
06:15 3643.5 992.2 0.468 4.37 38.5 102.4 127.0 26.6 0.3 0.9 0.3 -2.8 -0.1
06:20 3646.7 993.0 0.457 4.33 42.4 100.0 127.7 26.7 0.3 0.9 0.3 -2.8 -0.1
06:25 3649.4 993.8 0.446 4.29 45.9 97.5 128.1 26.8 0.3 0.9 0.3 -2.8 -0.6
06:30 3651.8 994.4 0.437 4.24 49.2 94.7 128.3 26.7 0.3 0.9 0.3 -2.8 -0.6
06:35 3653.9 995.0 0.429 4.20 52.2 91.5 128.2 26.6 0.3 0.9 0.2 -2.8 -0.6
06:40 3655.7 995.5 0.421 4.16 55.1 88.1 127.9 26.4 0.3 0.8 0.2 -2.7 -0.6
06:45 3657.3 995.9 0.415 4.12 57.8 84.2 127.4 26.2 0.3 0.7 0.2 -2.6 -0.6
06:50 3658.7 996.3 0.409 4.08 60.4 79.9 126.6 25.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 -2.4 -1.1
06:55 3659.8 996.6 0.403 4.03 62.7 75.0 125.8 25.5 0.3 0.9 0.1 -2.1 -1.1
07:00 3660.8 996.8 0.399 3.99 64.9 69.4 124.7 25.1 0.3 1.2 0.1 -2.2 -1.1
07:05 3661.6 997.0 0.395 3.95 66.9 63.1 123.5 24.6 0.3 1.3 0.0 -2.2 -1.1
07:10 3662.3 997.2 0.391 3.91 68.6 55.9 122.1 24.1 0.3 1.4 0.0 -2.1 -1.1
07:15 3662.7 997.3 0.389 3.87 70.1 47.7 120.5 23.5 0.3 1.5 -0.1 -1.9 -1.1
07:20 3663.1 997.4 0.386 3.82 71.2 38.7 118.9 22.9 0.3 1.4 -0.1 -2.0 -1.1
07:25 3663.2 997.5 0.385 3.78 71.9 28.8 117.0 22.3 0.3 1.2 -0.2 -2.6 -1.0
07:30 3663.2 997.5 0.383 3.74 72.2 18.3 115.1 21.6 0.4 1.0 -0.2 -3.1 -0.9
07:35 3663.1 997.4 0.383 3.70 72.1 7.8 113.0 20.9 0.3 1.1 -0.3 -3.4 -0.8
07:40 3662.8 997.3 0.383 3.65 71.5 357.4 110.8 20.1 0.4 1.2 -0.4 -3.6 -1.0
07:45 3662.3 997.2 0.384 3.61 70.6 347.7 108.5 19.4 0.4 1.0 -0.4 -3.6 -1.1
07:50 3661.7 997.1 0.385 3.57 69.3 338.7 106.1 18.6 0.4 0.9 -0.4 -3.4 -1.1
07:55 3660.9 996.8 0.387 3.52 67.6 330.5 103.6 17.7 0.4 0.8 -0.4 -3.5 -1.2
08:00 3660.0 996.6 0.390 3.48 65.8 323.0 101.1 16.9 0.5 1.1 -0.1 -3.5 -1.4
08:05 3658.8 996.3 0.393 3.44 63.7 316.3 98.4 16.0 0.5 1.1 0.0 -3.2 -1.4
08:10 3657.5 995.9 0.397 3.40 61.4 310.1 95.8 15.2 0.4 1.0 0.1 -2.8 -1.4
08:15 3656.1 995.5 0.402 3.36 58.9 304.3 93.0 14.3 0.3 1.2 0.2 -2.4 -1.3
08:20 3654.4 995.1 0.407 3.31 56.3 299.0 90.3 13.4 0.3 1.3 0.3 -2.6 -1.3
08:25 3652.4 994.6 0.414 3.27 53.5 293.9 87.5 12.5 0.2 1.2 0.3 -2.5 -1.5
08:30 3650.3 994.0 0.421 3.23 50.5 289.1 84.7 11.6 0.1 1.1 0.4 -2.2 -1.4
08:35 3647.8 993.3 0.430 3.19 47.4 284.5 81.9 10.8 0.1 0.9 0.4 -2.2 -1.3
08:40 3645.0 992.6 0.440 3.14 43.9 279.9 79.2 9.9 0.0 0.6 0.5 -2.5 -1.2
08:45 3641.8 991.7 0.451 3.10 40.3 275.5 76.5 9.0 0.0 0.8 0.5 -2.7 -1.0
08:50 3638.2 990.7 0.465 3.06 36.2 271.0 73.9 8.2 -0.0 0.8 0.6 -2.6 -0.9
08:55 3633.9 989.6 0.480 3.02 31.7 266.5 71.4 7.3 -0.0 0.8 0.6 -2.3 -0.8
09:00 3628.7 988.2 0.499 2.98 26.5 261.8 69.0 6.5 -0.1 0.7 0.6 -2.3 -0.8
09:05 3622.0 986.3 0.524 2.93 20.0 256.6 66.8 5.7 -0.1 0.8 0.7 -2.4 -0.8
09:10 3611.4 983.4 0.564 2.89 10.1 250.0 64.9 4.8 -0.3 0.6 0.7 -2.3 -0.9
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