Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1244 May 06

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1244 May 06 . 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 .

Annular Solar Eclipse of -1244 May 06
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits68°06.5'N126°25.7'E56°49.3'N147°01.4'E60°55.7'N140°57.9'E 0.934 - 1326 km 04m05.2s
18:56 - - 64°48.6'N164°54.6'E63°17.7'N148°04.9'E 0.936 70° 1348 km 04m08.8s
18:58 - - 65°49.0'N166°13.5'E64°49.1'N151°07.0'E 0.936 73° 1336 km 04m10.6s
19:00 - - 66°47.8'N167°23.6'E66°06.1'N153°06.6'E 0.936 75° 1316 km 04m11.9s
19:02 - - 67°45.5'N168°26.4'E67°16.3'N154°34.5'E 0.937 77° 1294 km 04m12.8s
19:04 - - 68°42.3'N169°22.8'E68°22.5'N155°41.0'E 0.937 79° 1270 km 04m13.6s
19:06 - - 69°38.5'N170°13.6'E69°26.2'N156°30.9'E 0.937 10° 80° 1247 km 04m14.3s
19:08 - - 70°34.4'N170°59.2'E70°28.0'N157°06.5'E 0.937 11° 82° 1226 km 04m14.8s
19:10 - - 71°30.0'N171°39.8'E71°28.6'N157°28.8'E 0.937 11° 83° 1206 km 04m15.3s
19:1268°59.1'N129°00.2'E72°25.7'N172°15.4'E72°28.2'N157°37.9'E 0.937 11° 83° 1188 km 04m15.6s
19:1470°34.8'N130°32.2'E73°21.4'N172°45.8'E73°27.2'N157°33.1'E 0.937 11° 84° 1172 km 04m15.8s
19:1671°42.6'N130°01.1'E74°17.4'N173°10.7'E74°25.5'N157°13.0'E 0.937 12° 84° 1158 km 04m16.0s
19:1872°38.7'N128°27.2'E75°13.7'N173°29.3'E75°23.4'N156°35.4'E 0.937 12° 84° 1146 km 04m16.1s
19:2073°24.7'N125°55.7'E76°10.5'N173°40.8'E76°20.8'N155°36.8'E 0.937 12° 84° 1137 km 04m16.0s
19:2273°58.2'N122°18.8'E77°07.8'N173°43.6'E77°17.6'N154°12.7'E 0.937 12° 83° 1130 km 04m15.9s
19:2474°09.8'N117°09.1'E78°05.8'N173°35.6'E78°13.6'N152°16.5'E 0.937 11° 82° 1126 km 04m15.8s
19:26 - - 79°04.6'N173°13.6'E79°08.1'N149°39.1'E 0.937 11° 80° 1125 km 04m15.5s
19:28 - - 80°04.2'N172°32.9'E80°00.5'N146°08.0'E 0.937 11° 78° 1126 km 04m15.1s
19:30 - - 81°04.7'N171°26.0'E80°49.2'N141°26.7'E 0.937 10° 74° 1131 km 04m14.7s
19:32 - - 82°05.9'N169°41.2'E81°31.9'N135°15.0'E 0.937 10° 68° 1139 km 04m14.1s
19:34 - - 83°07.6'N166°58.3'E82°04.8'N127°12.3'E 0.937 61° 1152 km 04m13.3s
19:36 - - 84°09.1'N162°42.1'E82°21.9'N117°09.5'E 0.937 52° 1170 km 04m12.5s
19:38 - - 85°08.6'N155°48.4'E82°14.5'N105°26.9'E 0.936 41° 1195 km 04m11.3s
19:40 - - 86°01.6'N144°19.7'E81°29.0'N093°04.5'E 0.936 29° 1232 km 04m09.8s
19:42 - - 86°37.9'N125°40.3'E79°25.3'N081°02.0'E 0.935 18° 1293 km 04m07.4s
Limits73°01.1'N109°31.2'E77°11.1'N053°26.6'E76°56.8'N076°04.1'E 0.934 - 1347 km 04m05.1s

ΔT = 29853.0 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse03:36:14.819:18:41.975°43.5'N031°33.9'E 11.7° 84.4° 1142.8 km04m16.06s
Greatest Duration03:36:14.619:18:41.675°43.4'N156°17.7'E 11.7° 84.4° 1142.9 km04m16.06s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1244 May 06

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1244 May 06 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 29853.0 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 1173.0 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 4.90°.

Acknowledgments

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

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"

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