Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0965 May 12

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0965 May 12 . 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). See the Explanation of the Central Eclipse Path Table for a description of each column in the table.

The geographic visibility of the eclipse is shown on a global map on the Prime Page for the Eclipse which also includes complete details on the eclipse. The path of the eclipse is displayed in greater detail on an interactive Google Map .

Total Solar Eclipse of -0965 May 12
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits18°46.2'N143°54.5'E16°41.4'N145°06.5'E17°43.5'N144°31.0'E 1.063 - 256 km 03m06.2s
19:5618°54.5'N144°24.3'E20°07.3'N156°12.9'E20°06.0'N152°22.1'E 1.065 77° 269 km 03m24.5s
19:5821°53.3'N153°43.9'E21°29.3'N159°55.0'E21°46.4'N157°06.1'E 1.067 13° 79° 278 km 03m37.2s
20:0023°21.3'N157°38.8'E22°36.6'N162°44.6'E23°01.8'N160°20.5'E 1.068 17° 80° 283 km 03m46.6s
20:0224°32.2'N160°34.3'E23°35.9'N165°06.1'E24°06.1'N162°56.2'E 1.069 20° 82° 287 km 03m54.5s
20:0425°34.3'N162°59.4'E24°29.9'N167°09.5'E25°03.6'N165°09.0'E 1.070 22° 83° 290 km 04m01.6s
20:0626°30.5'N165°05.3'E25°20.0'N169°00.0'E25°56.5'N167°06.5'E 1.071 25° 85° 293 km 04m08.0s
20:0827°22.7'N166°57.8'E26°07.1'N170°40.9'E26°46.0'N168°52.7'E 1.071 27° 86° 295 km 04m13.9s
20:1028°11.7'N168°40.4'E26°51.9'N172°14.3'E27°32.7'N170°30.3'E 1.072 29° 87° 297 km 04m19.5s
20:1228°58.1'N170°15.3'E27°34.6'N173°41.5'E28°17.2'N172°01.1'E 1.072 30° 89° 299 km 04m24.7s
20:1429°42.5'N171°44.0'E28°15.7'N175°03.8'E28°59.8'N173°26.4'E 1.073 32° 90° 300 km 04m29.7s
20:1630°25.0'N173°07.6'E28°55.2'N176°21.9'E29°40.8'N174°47.1'E 1.073 34° 91° 301 km 04m34.4s
20:1831°06.1'N174°27.0'E29°33.5'N177°36.5'E30°20.4'N176°03.9'E 1.074 35° 93° 302 km 04m38.9s
20:2031°45.8'N175°42.8'E30°10.7'N178°48.1'E30°58.8'N177°17.6'E 1.074 37° 94° 303 km 04m43.2s
20:2232°24.4'N176°55.7'E30°46.8'N179°57.1'E31°36.1'N178°28.4'E 1.074 38° 95° 304 km 04m47.3s
20:2433°01.8'N178°06.0'E31°21.9'N178°56.2'W32°12.4'N179°36.8'E 1.075 39° 97° 304 km 04m51.3s
20:2633°38.3'N179°14.1'E31°56.2'N177°51.4'W32°47.7'N179°16.8'W 1.075 41° 98° 305 km 04m55.1s
20:2834°14.0'N179°39.8'W32°29.8'N176°48.4'W33°22.3'N178°12.2'W 1.075 42° 100° 305 km 04m58.7s
20:3034°48.8'N178°35.3'W33°02.5'N175°46.8'W33°56.0'N177°09.2'W 1.076 43° 102° 305 km 05m02.2s
20:3235°22.8'N177°32.2'W33°34.6'N174°46.5'W34°29.1'N176°07.6'W 1.076 44° 103° 305 km 05m05.6s
20:3435°56.2'N176°30.4'W34°06.0'N173°47.3'W35°01.4'N175°07.1'W 1.076 45° 105° 306 km 05m08.8s
20:3636°28.8'N175°29.6'W34°36.9'N172°49.2'W35°33.1'N174°07.7'W 1.076 46° 107° 306 km 05m11.9s
20:3837°00.9'N174°29.8'W35°07.1'N171°51.8'W36°04.3'N173°09.1'W 1.077 47° 108° 306 km 05m14.9s
20:4037°32.4'N173°30.7'W35°36.8'N170°55.3'W36°34.8'N172°11.3'W 1.077 48° 110° 305 km 05m17.7s
20:4238°03.2'N172°32.3'W36°05.9'N169°59.3'W37°04.8'N171°14.2'W 1.077 49° 112° 305 km 05m20.4s
20:4438°33.6'N171°34.4'W36°34.6'N169°03.9'W37°34.3'N170°17.5'W 1.077 50° 114° 305 km 05m23.0s
20:4639°03.4'N170°36.9'W37°02.7'N168°08.9'W38°03.2'N169°21.3'W 1.077 51° 116° 305 km 05m25.4s
20:4839°32.8'N169°39.8'W37°30.4'N167°14.2'W38°31.7'N168°25.5'W 1.078 52° 118° 305 km 05m27.7s
20:5040°01.6'N168°43.0'W37°57.6'N166°19.8'W38°59.7'N167°29.9'W 1.078 52° 120° 304 km 05m30.0s
20:5240°30.0'N167°46.3'W38°24.4'N165°25.6'W39°27.3'N166°34.4'W 1.078 53° 122° 304 km 05m32.0s
20:5440°57.9'N166°49.6'W38°50.7'N164°31.6'W39°54.4'N165°39.1'W 1.078 54° 125° 304 km 05m34.0s
20:5641°25.3'N165°53.0'W39°16.6'N163°37.5'W40°21.0'N164°43.8'W 1.078 54° 127° 303 km 05m35.8s
20:5841°52.3'N164°56.4'W39°42.1'N162°43.5'W40°47.2'N163°48.5'W 1.078 55° 129° 303 km 05m37.6s
21:0042°18.9'N163°59.6'W40°07.1'N161°49.5'W41°13.0'N162°53.1'W 1.078 56° 132° 303 km 05m39.2s
21:0242°45.0'N163°02.6'W40°31.7'N160°55.3'W41°38.4'N161°57.5'W 1.078 56° 134° 302 km 05m40.6s
21:0443°10.7'N162°05.3'W40°56.0'N160°00.9'W42°03.3'N161°01.7'W 1.079 56° 137° 302 km 05m42.0s
21:0643°36.0'N161°07.7'W41°19.8'N159°06.3'W42°27.8'N160°05.7'W 1.079 57° 139° 302 km 05m43.2s
21:0844°00.9'N160°09.8'W41°43.2'N158°11.3'W42°51.9'N159°09.3'W 1.079 57° 142° 301 km 05m44.3s
21:1044°25.3'N159°11.4'W42°06.2'N157°16.1'W43°15.6'N158°12.5'W 1.079 58° 144° 301 km 05m45.3s
21:1244°49.3'N158°12.4'W42°28.8'N156°20.5'W43°38.9'N157°15.3'W 1.079 58° 147° 300 km 05m46.2s
21:1445°12.9'N157°13.0'W42°51.0'N155°24.4'W44°01.8'N156°17.5'W 1.079 58° 150° 300 km 05m46.9s
21:1645°36.0'N156°12.9'W43°12.8'N154°27.9'W44°24.2'N155°19.3'W 1.079 58° 153° 300 km 05m47.5s
21:1845°58.7'N155°12.2'W43°34.2'N153°30.8'W44°46.2'N154°20.4'W 1.079 58° 156° 299 km 05m48.0s
21:2046°20.9'N154°10.7'W43°55.1'N152°33.1'W45°07.8'N153°20.9'W 1.079 58° 158° 299 km 05m48.3s
21:2246°42.7'N153°08.5'W44°15.7'N151°34.8'W45°29.0'N152°20.7'W 1.079 58° 161° 298 km 05m48.6s
21:2447°04.1'N152°05.4'W44°35.8'N150°35.8'W45°49.7'N151°19.7'W 1.079 58° 164° 298 km 05m48.7s
21:2647°24.9'N151°01.4'W44°55.5'N149°36.1'W46°09.9'N150°17.9'W 1.079 58° 167° 297 km 05m48.6s
21:2847°45.3'N149°56.5'W45°14.7'N148°35.6'W46°29.7'N149°15.3'W 1.079 58° 170° 297 km 05m48.5s
21:3048°05.2'N148°50.6'W45°33.5'N147°34.2'W46°49.1'N148°11.7'W 1.079 58° 173° 297 km 05m48.2s
21:3248°24.6'N147°43.7'W45°51.8'N146°32.0'W47°07.9'N147°07.2'W 1.079 58° 176° 296 km 05m47.8s
21:3448°43.5'N146°35.6'W46°09.7'N145°28.9'W47°26.3'N146°01.7'W 1.079 58° 179° 296 km 05m47.2s
21:3649°01.9'N145°26.3'W46°27.1'N144°24.7'W47°44.1'N144°55.1'W 1.079 57° 182° 295 km 05m46.6s
21:3849°19.7'N144°15.8'W46°44.0'N143°19.6'W48°01.5'N143°47.4'W 1.079 57° 185° 295 km 05m45.8s
21:4049°37.0'N143°04.0'W47°00.4'N142°13.3'W48°18.3'N142°38.5'W 1.079 57° 187° 294 km 05m44.8s
21:4249°53.7'N141°50.9'W47°16.2'N141°06.0'W48°34.5'N141°28.3'W 1.079 56° 190° 294 km 05m43.7s
21:4450°09.7'N140°36.3'W47°31.6'N139°57.4'W48°50.2'N140°16.8'W 1.078 56° 193° 294 km 05m42.5s
21:4650°25.2'N139°20.2'W47°46.3'N138°47.5'W49°05.3'N139°04.0'W 1.078 55° 196° 293 km 05m41.2s
21:4850°40.0'N138°02.6'W48°00.5'N137°36.3'W49°19.8'N137°49.7'W 1.078 55° 199° 293 km 05m39.7s
21:5050°54.1'N136°43.3'W48°14.1'N136°23.8'W49°33.7'N136°34.0'W 1.078 54° 201° 292 km 05m38.1s
21:5251°07.5'N135°22.4'W48°27.1'N135°09.8'W49°46.9'N135°16.6'W 1.078 53° 204° 292 km 05m36.4s
21:5451°20.2'N133°59.6'W48°39.5'N133°54.3'W49°59.4'N133°57.7'W 1.078 53° 207° 291 km 05m34.5s
21:5651°32.1'N132°35.0'W48°51.1'N132°37.2'W50°11.2'N132°37.0'W 1.078 52° 209° 291 km 05m32.5s
21:5851°43.2'N131°08.5'W49°02.1'N131°18.4'W50°22.2'N131°14.5'W 1.078 51° 212° 291 km 05m30.3s
22:0051°53.5'N129°39.9'W49°12.4'N129°57.8'W50°32.5'N129°50.1'W 1.077 50° 215° 290 km 05m28.0s
22:0252°02.9'N128°09.2'W49°21.9'N128°35.4'W50°42.0'N128°23.8'W 1.077 50° 217° 290 km 05m25.6s
22:0452°11.4'N126°36.3'W49°30.6'N127°11.1'W50°50.6'N126°55.3'W 1.077 49° 220° 289 km 05m23.0s
22:0652°18.9'N125°01.0'W49°38.4'N125°44.7'W50°58.3'N125°24.7'W 1.077 48° 222° 289 km 05m20.3s
22:0852°25.3'N123°23.2'W49°45.4'N124°16.2'W51°05.0'N123°51.8'W 1.077 47° 225° 288 km 05m17.5s
22:1052°30.7'N121°42.9'W49°51.5'N122°45.4'W51°10.7'N122°16.4'W 1.076 46° 227° 288 km 05m14.4s
22:1252°34.9'N119°59.7'W49°56.5'N121°12.2'W51°15.4'N120°38.5'W 1.076 45° 230° 287 km 05m11.3s
22:1452°37.8'N118°13.7'W50°00.5'N119°36.4'W51°18.9'N118°57.8'W 1.076 44° 232° 287 km 05m08.0s
22:1652°39.5'N116°24.5'W50°03.5'N117°57.9'W51°21.3'N117°14.2'W 1.076 42° 235° 287 km 05m04.5s
22:1852°39.8'N114°32.0'W50°05.2'N116°16.5'W51°22.3'N115°27.4'W 1.075 41° 237° 286 km 05m00.9s
22:2052°38.5'N112°35.8'W50°05.7'N114°31.8'W51°22.0'N113°37.3'W 1.075 40° 240° 285 km 04m57.1s
22:2252°35.6'N110°35.8'W50°04.8'N112°43.8'W51°20.2'N111°43.6'W 1.075 39° 242° 285 km 04m53.1s
22:2452°30.9'N108°31.5'W50°02.4'N110°52.0'W51°16.7'N109°45.8'W 1.074 37° 245° 284 km 04m48.9s
22:2652°24.3'N106°22.4'W49°58.5'N108°56.2'W51°11.5'N107°43.7'W 1.074 36° 247° 284 km 04m44.6s
22:2852°15.5'N104°08.1'W49°52.8'N106°55.8'W51°04.4'N105°36.7'W 1.073 34° 250° 283 km 04m40.0s
22:3052°04.3'N101°47.9'W49°45.1'N104°50.3'W50°55.1'N103°24.2'W 1.073 33° 252° 282 km 04m35.3s
22:3251°50.4'N099°20.8'W49°35.3'N102°39.1'W50°43.4'N101°05.5'W 1.073 31° 255° 281 km 04m30.2s
22:3451°33.4'N096°45.7'W49°23.1'N100°21.3'W50°29.0'N098°39.5'W 1.072 30° 258° 280 km 04m24.9s
22:3651°12.8'N094°01.0'W49°08.0'N097°55.8'W50°11.3'N096°04.9'W 1.072 28° 260° 279 km 04m19.3s
22:3850°47.8'N091°04.4'W48°49.7'N095°21.0'W49°50.0'N093°20.0'W 1.071 26° 263° 278 km 04m13.3s
22:4050°17.4'N087°52.6'W48°27.4'N092°34.9'W49°24.0'N090°22.0'W 1.070 23° 266° 277 km 04m06.9s
22:4249°39.8'N084°19.9'W48°00.3'N089°34.2'W48°52.3'N087°06.8'W 1.070 21° 269° 275 km 03m59.9s
22:4448°52.0'N080°16.4'W47°26.9'N086°13.9'W48°12.6'N083°27.6'W 1.069 18° 272° 273 km 03m52.1s
22:4647°47.5'N075°19.7'W46°44.4'N082°25.1'W47°21.1'N079°10.9'W 1.068 15° 276° 271 km 03m43.2s
22:4846°02.9'N068°10.4'W45°47.7'N077°48.8'W46°08.0'N073°42.7'W 1.066 11° 281° 268 km 03m32.1s
22:50 - - 44°19.9'N071°25.4'W43°29.3'N063°17.2'W 1.064 288° 260 km 03m12.2s
Limits43°35.9'N059°10.4'W41°34.6'N060°47.8'W42°35.0'N060°00.1'W 1.063 - 257 km 03m06.6s

ΔT = 24658.4 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse04:13:30.821:22:32.445°34.6'N104°54.2'E 58.5° 162.1° 298.1 km05m48.61s
Greatest Duration04:15:33.121:24:34.745°55.6'N151°01.9'W 58.4° 165.0° 297.7 km05m48.67s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0965 May 12 were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. Although the predictions are first calculated in Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD), they are then converted to Universal Time (UT1) as presented here. The parameter ΔT is used to convert between the two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 24658.4 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 608.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.54°.

Acknowledgments

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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