Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of -0972 Sep 23

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of -0972 Sep 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). 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 -0972 Sep 23
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits49°07.9'N136°36.7'E48°21.3'N136°51.4'E48°44.6'N136°44.1'E 1.024 - 88 km 01m19.3s
20:3449°31.7'N147°49.9'E48°38.1'N150°35.3'E49°05.4'N149°19.1'E 1.027 94° 96 km 01m33.2s
20:3649°17.9'N156°09.7'E48°17.4'N157°40.1'E48°47.8'N156°57.2'E 1.028 14° 100° 101 km 01m42.7s
20:3848°52.6'N161°39.1'E47°49.2'N162°39.9'E48°20.9'N162°11.0'E 1.029 18° 105° 104 km 01m49.7s
20:4048°22.7'N165°57.6'E47°17.7'N166°40.0'E47°50.1'N166°20.0'E 1.030 21° 108° 107 km 01m55.6s
20:4247°50.3'N169°33.8'E46°44.3'N170°03.0'E47°17.2'N169°49.4'E 1.031 23° 111° 109 km 02m00.9s
20:4447°16.2'N172°41.1'E46°09.7'N172°59.9'E46°42.8'N172°51.3'E 1.032 26° 114° 112 km 02m05.6s
20:4646°41.1'N175°26.8'E45°34.2'N175°37.1'E46°07.6'N175°32.6'E 1.032 28° 117° 113 km 02m10.0s
20:4846°05.3'N177°55.6'E44°58.3'N177°58.8'E45°31.7'N177°57.8'E 1.033 30° 119° 115 km 02m14.1s
20:5045°29.0'N179°49.2'W44°21.9'N179°52.2'W44°55.3'N179°50.2'W 1.034 32° 121° 117 km 02m18.0s
20:5244°52.3'N177°45.3'W43°45.3'N177°53.7'W44°18.7'N177°49.1'W 1.034 34° 123° 118 km 02m21.6s
20:5444°15.3'N175°51.1'W43°08.5'N176°04.2'W43°41.8'N175°57.3'W 1.034 36° 125° 119 km 02m25.1s
20:5643°38.2'N174°05.1'W42°31.7'N174°22.4'W43°04.8'N174°13.4'W 1.035 37° 127° 121 km 02m28.4s
20:5843°01.0'N172°26.2'W41°54.7'N172°47.4'W42°27.7'N172°36.5'W 1.035 39° 129° 122 km 02m31.5s
21:0042°23.7'N170°53.7'W41°17.8'N171°18.3'W41°50.6'N171°05.7'W 1.036 41° 131° 123 km 02m34.5s
21:0241°46.4'N169°26.8'W40°40.8'N169°54.4'W41°13.5'N169°40.4'W 1.036 42° 132° 124 km 02m37.3s
21:0441°09.1'N168°04.9'W40°03.9'N168°35.3'W40°36.4'N168°19.9'W 1.036 43° 134° 125 km 02m40.1s
21:0640°31.8'N166°47.5'W39°27.1'N167°20.4'W39°59.4'N167°03.8'W 1.037 45° 136° 126 km 02m42.7s
21:0839°54.6'N165°34.1'W38°50.3'N166°09.4'W39°22.3'N165°51.6'W 1.037 46° 137° 127 km 02m45.2s
21:1039°17.5'N164°24.4'W38°13.6'N165°01.8'W38°45.4'N164°43.0'W 1.037 48° 139° 128 km 02m47.6s
21:1238°40.4'N163°18.0'W37°37.0'N163°57.4'W38°08.6'N163°37.6'W 1.037 49° 140° 129 km 02m49.8s
21:1438°03.4'N162°14.7'W37°00.4'N162°55.9'W37°31.8'N162°35.2'W 1.038 50° 142° 130 km 02m52.0s
21:1637°26.5'N161°14.2'W36°24.0'N161°57.1'W36°55.1'N161°35.6'W 1.038 51° 144° 130 km 02m54.1s
21:1836°49.6'N160°16.2'W35°47.6'N161°00.7'W36°18.5'N160°38.4'W 1.038 52° 145° 131 km 02m56.1s
21:2036°12.9'N159°20.6'W35°11.4'N160°06.6'W35°42.1'N159°43.6'W 1.038 54° 147° 132 km 02m58.0s
21:2235°36.3'N158°27.2'W34°35.2'N159°14.5'W35°05.7'N158°50.8'W 1.039 55° 149° 133 km 02m59.8s
21:2434°59.8'N157°35.9'W33°59.2'N158°24.3'W34°29.4'N158°00.1'W 1.039 56° 150° 133 km 03m01.5s
21:2634°23.4'N156°46.3'W33°23.2'N157°36.0'W33°53.2'N157°11.1'W 1.039 57° 152° 134 km 03m03.2s
21:2833°47.0'N155°58.6'W32°47.4'N156°49.3'W33°17.1'N156°23.9'W 1.039 58° 154° 134 km 03m04.7s
21:3033°10.8'N155°12.4'W32°11.6'N156°04.1'W32°41.1'N155°38.2'W 1.039 59° 156° 135 km 03m06.2s
21:3232°34.7'N154°27.7'W31°36.0'N155°20.3'W32°05.3'N154°54.0'W 1.039 60° 158° 136 km 03m07.6s
21:3431°58.7'N153°44.4'W31°00.4'N154°37.8'W31°29.5'N154°11.1'W 1.040 61° 159° 136 km 03m08.9s
21:3631°22.8'N153°02.4'W30°24.9'N153°56.6'W30°53.8'N153°29.5'W 1.040 62° 162° 137 km 03m10.1s
21:3830°46.9'N152°21.5'W29°49.5'N153°16.5'W30°18.2'N152°49.1'W 1.040 62° 164° 137 km 03m11.3s
21:4030°11.2'N151°41.8'W29°14.2'N152°37.5'W29°42.7'N152°09.7'W 1.040 63° 166° 138 km 03m12.3s
21:4229°35.6'N151°03.1'W28°39.0'N151°59.5'W29°07.2'N151°31.3'W 1.040 64° 168° 138 km 03m13.3s
21:4429°00.0'N150°25.4'W28°03.9'N151°22.3'W28°31.9'N150°53.9'W 1.040 65° 170° 139 km 03m14.2s
21:4628°24.6'N149°48.6'W27°28.8'N150°46.1'W27°56.6'N150°17.4'W 1.040 66° 173° 139 km 03m15.1s
21:4827°49.2'N149°12.6'W26°53.8'N150°10.6'W27°21.4'N149°41.6'W 1.040 66° 175° 140 km 03m15.8s
21:5027°13.9'N148°37.3'W26°18.9'N149°35.8'W26°46.3'N149°06.6'W 1.040 67° 178° 140 km 03m16.5s
21:5226°38.6'N148°02.7'W25°44.0'N149°01.7'W26°11.3'N148°32.3'W 1.040 68° 181° 140 km 03m17.1s
21:5426°03.5'N147°28.8'W25°09.2'N148°28.2'W25°36.3'N147°58.6'W 1.040 68° 184° 141 km 03m17.7s
21:5625°28.4'N146°55.5'W24°34.5'N147°55.3'W25°01.4'N147°25.5'W 1.041 69° 187° 141 km 03m18.1s
21:5824°53.4'N146°22.7'W23°59.8'N147°22.9'W24°26.6'N146°52.9'W 1.041 69° 190° 141 km 03m18.5s
22:0024°18.4'N145°50.5'W23°25.2'N146°51.0'W23°51.8'N146°20.8'W 1.041 69° 193° 142 km 03m18.9s
22:0223°43.5'N145°18.6'W22°50.7'N146°19.4'W23°17.1'N145°49.1'W 1.041 70° 196° 142 km 03m19.1s
22:0423°08.7'N144°47.2'W22°16.1'N145°48.3'W22°42.4'N145°17.8'W 1.041 70° 199° 142 km 03m19.3s
22:0622°33.9'N144°16.1'W21°41.7'N145°17.5'W22°07.8'N144°46.9'W 1.041 70° 203° 143 km 03m19.4s
22:0821°59.2'N143°45.4'W21°07.2'N144°47.0'W21°33.2'N144°16.2'W 1.041 70° 206° 143 km 03m19.5s
22:1021°24.5'N143°14.9'W20°32.8'N144°16.8'W20°58.6'N143°45.9'W 1.041 70° 210° 143 km 03m19.4s
22:1220°49.8'N142°44.6'W19°58.5'N143°46.7'W20°24.1'N143°15.7'W 1.041 70° 213° 144 km 03m19.3s
22:1420°15.2'N142°14.6'W19°24.1'N143°16.9'W19°49.7'N142°45.8'W 1.041 70° 216° 144 km 03m19.2s
22:1619°40.6'N141°44.7'W18°49.8'N142°47.2'W19°15.2'N142°16.0'W 1.041 70° 220° 144 km 03m18.9s
22:1819°06.1'N141°14.9'W18°15.5'N142°17.5'W18°40.8'N141°46.3'W 1.041 70° 223° 144 km 03m18.6s
22:2018°31.6'N140°45.2'W17°41.2'N141°48.0'W18°06.4'N141°16.6'W 1.041 70° 226° 145 km 03m18.2s
22:2217°57.1'N140°15.5'W17°07.0'N141°18.4'W17°32.0'N140°47.0'W 1.040 69° 230° 145 km 03m17.8s
22:2417°22.6'N139°45.8'W16°32.7'N140°48.9'W16°57.6'N140°17.4'W 1.040 69° 233° 145 km 03m17.3s
22:2616°48.1'N139°16.1'W15°58.5'N140°19.3'W16°23.3'N139°47.8'W 1.040 69° 235° 145 km 03m16.7s
22:2816°13.6'N138°46.3'W15°24.2'N139°49.6'W15°48.9'N139°18.0'W 1.040 68° 238° 145 km 03m16.1s
22:3015°39.2'N138°16.4'W14°49.9'N139°19.8'W15°14.6'N138°48.1'W 1.040 68° 241° 145 km 03m15.3s
22:3215°04.7'N137°46.3'W14°15.7'N138°49.8'W14°40.2'N138°18.1'W 1.040 67° 244° 145 km 03m14.6s
22:3414°30.2'N137°16.0'W13°41.4'N138°19.5'W14°05.8'N137°47.8'W 1.040 66° 246° 145 km 03m13.7s
22:3613°55.8'N136°45.5'W13°07.1'N137°49.1'W13°31.5'N137°17.3'W 1.040 66° 248° 145 km 03m12.8s
22:3813°21.3'N136°14.6'W12°32.8'N137°18.3'W12°57.1'N136°46.5'W 1.040 65° 250° 145 km 03m11.8s
22:4012°46.8'N135°43.5'W11°58.5'N136°47.2'W12°22.6'N136°15.4'W 1.040 64° 252° 145 km 03m10.7s
22:4212°12.2'N135°11.9'W11°24.1'N136°15.7'W11°48.2'N135°43.9'W 1.040 63° 254° 145 km 03m09.6s
22:4411°37.6'N134°40.0'W10°49.7'N135°43.8'W11°13.7'N135°12.0'W 1.039 63° 256° 145 km 03m08.3s
22:4611°03.0'N134°07.5'W10°15.3'N135°11.4'W10°39.2'N134°39.5'W 1.039 62° 258° 145 km 03m07.1s
22:4810°28.4'N133°34.5'W09°40.8'N134°38.4'W10°04.6'N134°06.5'W 1.039 61° 259° 145 km 03m05.7s
22:5009°53.7'N133°01.0'W09°06.2'N134°04.8'W09°30.0'N133°33.0'W 1.039 60° 261° 145 km 03m04.3s
22:5209°18.9'N132°26.7'W08°31.6'N133°30.6'W08°55.3'N132°58.7'W 1.039 59° 262° 145 km 03m02.8s
22:5408°44.1'N131°51.8'W07°57.0'N132°55.7'W08°20.6'N132°23.8'W 1.039 58° 264° 144 km 03m01.2s
22:5608°09.2'N131°16.0'W07°22.2'N132°19.9'W07°45.8'N131°48.0'W 1.039 57° 265° 144 km 02m59.5s
22:5807°34.3'N130°39.4'W06°47.4'N131°43.3'W07°10.9'N131°11.4'W 1.038 56° 266° 144 km 02m57.8s
23:0006°59.2'N130°01.8'W06°12.5'N131°05.8'W06°35.9'N130°33.9'W 1.038 55° 267° 143 km 02m56.0s
23:0206°24.1'N129°23.2'W05°37.5'N130°27.2'W06°00.9'N129°55.3'W 1.038 54° 268° 143 km 02m54.1s
23:0405°48.8'N128°43.5'W05°02.4'N129°47.4'W05°25.7'N129°15.6'W 1.038 53° 269° 142 km 02m52.1s
23:0605°13.5'N128°02.5'W04°27.2'N129°06.5'W04°50.4'N128°34.6'W 1.037 51° 270° 141 km 02m50.1s
23:0804°38.0'N127°20.2'W03°51.9'N128°24.2'W04°15.0'N127°52.3'W 1.037 50° 271° 141 km 02m47.9s
23:1004°02.4'N126°36.4'W03°16.4'N127°40.4'W03°39.5'N127°08.5'W 1.037 49° 271° 140 km 02m45.7s
23:1203°26.6'N125°50.9'W02°40.8'N126°54.9'W03°03.8'N126°23.0'W 1.037 48° 272° 139 km 02m43.4s
23:1402°50.7'N125°03.7'W02°05.1'N126°07.7'W02°27.9'N125°35.8'W 1.036 46° 273° 138 km 02m40.9s
23:1602°14.5'N124°14.4'W01°29.2'N125°18.5'W01°51.9'N124°46.6'W 1.036 45° 273° 137 km 02m38.4s
23:1801°38.2'N123°22.9'W00°53.0'N124°27.2'W01°15.7'N123°55.2'W 1.036 44° 274° 136 km 02m35.8s
23:2001°01.7'N122°29.0'W00°16.7'N123°33.4'W00°39.3'N123°01.3'W 1.035 42° 274° 135 km 02m33.1s
23:2200°24.9'N121°32.4'W00°19.8'S122°36.9'W00°02.6'N122°04.8'W 1.035 41° 275° 133 km 02m30.2s
23:2400°12.2'S120°32.6'W00°56.6'S121°37.3'W00°34.3'S121°05.1'W 1.035 39° 275° 132 km 02m27.3s
23:2600°49.5'S119°29.3'W01°33.7'S120°34.3'W01°11.5'S120°02.0'W 1.034 38° 276° 130 km 02m24.1s
23:2801°27.3'S118°22.0'W02°11.1'S119°27.4'W01°49.1'S118°54.9'W 1.034 36° 276° 129 km 02m20.9s
23:3002°05.4'S117°10.1'W02°48.9'S118°15.9'W02°27.0'S117°43.2'W 1.033 34° 276° 127 km 02m17.5s
23:3202°43.9'S115°52.7'W03°27.0'S116°59.1'W03°05.4'S116°26.1'W 1.033 32° 276° 125 km 02m13.9s
23:3403°23.0'S114°28.8'W04°05.6'S115°36.0'W03°44.2'S115°02.6'W 1.032 30° 276° 123 km 02m10.1s
23:3604°02.8'S112°57.0'W04°44.8'S114°05.4'W04°23.7'S113°31.4'W 1.032 28° 277° 120 km 02m06.1s
23:3804°43.3'S111°15.4'W05°24.7'S112°25.3'W05°03.9'S111°50.6'W 1.031 26° 277° 117 km 02m01.8s
23:4005°24.8'S109°21.0'W06°05.4'S110°33.3'W05°44.9'S109°57.5'W 1.030 24° 277° 114 km 01m57.1s
23:4206°07.6'S107°09.3'W06°47.3'S108°25.1'W06°27.3'S107°47.6'W 1.030 21° 276° 111 km 01m52.0s
23:4406°52.3'S104°32.1'W07°30.7'S105°53.6'W07°11.3'S105°13.4'W 1.029 18° 276° 107 km 01m46.3s
23:4607°40.1'S101°11.3'W08°16.5'S102°44.4'W07°58.1'S101°58.8'W 1.027 14° 276° 102 km 01m39.4s
23:4808°35.3'S096°06.3'W09°07.5'S098°15.1'W08°51.0'S097°13.7'W 1.026 275° 95 km 01m30.3s
Limits09°23.5'S088°40.6'W10°08.5'S088°50.9'W09°46.0'S088°45.8'W 1.023 - 84 km 01m16.3s

ΔT = 24776.1 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse05:03:52.022:10:55.920°42.6'N112°57.2'E 70.4° 211.1° 143.5 km03m19.39s
Greatest Duration05:01:08.822:08:12.721°29.5'N144°13.0'W 70.3° 206.5° 143.1 km03m19.45s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of -0972 Sep 23 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 24776.1 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 611.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.55°.

Acknowledgments

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

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