Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0004 Apr 08

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0004 Apr 08 . 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 0004 Apr 08
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits44°38.9'N033°22.7'W40°45.6'N030°47.7'W42°38.8'N032°01.7'W 0.941 - 456 km 03m47.1s
07:46 - - 42°59.8'N018°31.6'W42°55.9'N029°43.7'W 0.942 83° 456 km 03m48.4s
07:48 - - 43°47.2'N015°35.2'W44°14.5'N022°12.6'W 0.943 88° 456 km 03m53.1s
07:5045°16.9'N028°30.2'W44°30.7'N013°12.0'W45°06.5'N018°33.6'W 0.944 11° 91° 455 km 03m55.6s
07:5246°23.3'N022°34.9'W45°11.7'N011°09.0'W45°52.3'N015°48.8'W 0.945 13° 94° 453 km 03m57.6s
07:5447°13.6'N019°08.0'W45°51.0'N009°19.7'W46°34.9'N013°32.1'W 0.945 15° 96° 451 km 03m59.2s
07:5647°58.7'N016°28.6'W46°29.1'N007°40.6'W47°15.4'N011°33.2'W 0.946 16° 98° 448 km 04m00.7s
07:5848°41.0'N014°14.9'W47°06.4'N006°09.1'W47°54.6'N009°46.7'W 0.946 18° 100° 445 km 04m02.1s
08:0049°21.6'N012°17.9'W47°42.9'N004°43.7'W48°32.7'N008°09.4'W 0.946 19° 102° 442 km 04m03.3s
08:0250°01.0'N010°32.7'W48°18.8'N003°23.3'W49°10.1'N006°39.3'W 0.946 20° 104° 439 km 04m04.4s
08:0450°39.5'N008°56.2'W48°54.3'N002°06.8'W49°46.9'N005°14.9'W 0.947 21° 106° 435 km 04m05.5s
08:0651°17.3'N007°26.5'W49°29.5'N000°53.7'W50°23.2'N003°55.0'W 0.947 22° 107° 432 km 04m06.4s
08:0851°54.6'N006°02.3'W50°04.3'N000°16.6'E50°59.1'N002°38.9'W 0.947 23° 109° 428 km 04m07.3s
08:1052°31.6'N004°42.4'W50°38.9'N001°24.5'E51°34.8'N001°25.9'W 0.947 24° 111° 424 km 04m08.2s
08:1253°08.2'N003°26.1'W51°13.3'N002°30.5'E52°10.2'N000°15.5'W 0.948 24° 113° 421 km 04m09.0s
08:1453°44.7'N002°12.8'W51°47.5'N003°34.9'E52°45.5'N000°52.8'E 0.948 25° 114° 417 km 04m09.7s
08:1654°21.0'N001°01.8'W52°21.6'N004°38.0'E53°20.6'N001°59.3'E 0.948 26° 116° 414 km 04m10.4s
08:1854°57.2'N000°07.1'E52°55.6'N005°39.9'E53°55.6'N003°04.4'E 0.948 26° 118° 410 km 04m11.0s
08:2055°33.3'N001°14.4'E53°29.6'N006°41.0'E54°30.6'N004°08.3'E 0.948 27° 120° 407 km 04m11.6s
08:2256°09.4'N002°20.4'E54°03.5'N007°41.5'E55°05.6'N005°11.3'E 0.948 27° 121° 404 km 04m12.1s
08:2456°45.6'N003°25.4'E54°37.5'N008°41.5'E55°40.5'N006°13.6'E 0.948 28° 123° 400 km 04m12.6s
08:2657°21.8'N004°29.7'E55°11.4'N009°41.2'E56°15.5'N007°15.4'E 0.948 28° 125° 397 km 04m13.1s
08:2857°58.0'N005°33.4'E55°45.3'N010°40.8'E56°50.6'N008°16.9'E 0.948 29° 127° 394 km 04m13.5s
08:3058°34.4'N006°36.9'E56°19.3'N011°40.4'E57°25.7'N009°18.4'E 0.948 29° 129° 391 km 04m13.9s
08:3259°11.0'N007°40.3'E56°53.4'N012°40.3'E58°01.0'N010°20.0'E 0.948 29° 130° 389 km 04m14.2s
08:3459°47.7'N008°43.9'E57°27.6'N013°40.5'E58°36.3'N011°21.9'E 0.949 29° 132° 386 km 04m14.5s
08:3660°24.6'N009°47.9'E58°01.8'N014°41.3'E59°11.8'N012°24.3'E 0.949 29° 134° 383 km 04m14.8s
08:3861°01.7'N010°52.4'E58°36.1'N015°42.8'E59°47.4'N013°27.4'E 0.949 30° 136° 381 km 04m15.0s
08:4061°39.0'N011°57.8'E59°10.6'N016°45.2'E60°23.2'N014°31.3'E 0.949 30° 138° 379 km 04m15.1s
08:4262°16.6'N013°04.2'E59°45.2'N017°48.7'E60°59.2'N015°36.3'E 0.949 30° 140° 377 km 04m15.3s
08:4462°54.5'N014°11.8'E60°20.0'N018°53.4'E61°35.5'N016°42.5'E 0.949 30° 142° 375 km 04m15.4s
08:4663°32.7'N015°21.1'E60°54.9'N019°59.5'E62°11.9'N017°50.3'E 0.949 30° 144° 373 km 04m15.4s
08:4864°11.2'N016°32.1'E61°30.0'N021°07.3'E62°48.6'N018°59.9'E 0.949 30° 146° 372 km 04m15.4s
08:5064°50.1'N017°45.3'E62°05.2'N022°17.0'E63°25.6'N020°11.4'E 0.949 30° 148° 370 km 04m15.4s
08:5265°29.4'N019°01.0'E62°40.7'N023°28.8'E64°02.8'N021°25.3'E 0.949 29° 150° 369 km 04m15.3s
08:5466°09.1'N020°19.5'E63°16.4'N024°43.0'E64°40.3'N022°41.8'E 0.948 29° 152° 368 km 04m15.2s
08:5666°49.3'N021°41.3'E63°52.3'N025°59.9'E65°18.2'N024°01.3'E 0.948 29° 154° 367 km 04m15.0s
08:5867°29.9'N023°06.9'E64°28.4'N027°19.9'E65°56.4'N025°24.2'E 0.948 29° 157° 367 km 04m14.8s
09:0068°11.0'N024°36.9'E65°04.8'N028°43.3'E66°34.9'N026°50.9'E 0.948 29° 159° 366 km 04m14.6s
09:0268°52.6'N026°11.9'E65°41.4'N030°10.5'E67°13.8'N028°22.0'E 0.948 28° 161° 366 km 04m14.3s
09:0469°34.8'N027°52.7'E66°18.2'N031°41.9'E67°53.0'N029°58.1'E 0.948 28° 164° 366 km 04m14.0s
09:0670°17.6'N029°40.2'E66°55.3'N033°18.3'E68°32.7'N031°39.8'E 0.948 27° 166° 366 km 04m13.6s
09:0871°01.0'N031°35.6'E67°32.6'N035°00.0'E69°12.7'N033°28.1'E 0.948 27° 169° 367 km 04m13.1s
09:1071°45.0'N033°40.3'E68°10.1'N036°48.0'E69°53.1'N035°23.8'E 0.948 26° 172° 367 km 04m12.7s
09:1272°29.7'N035°55.9'E68°47.9'N038°42.9'E70°33.9'N037°28.1'E 0.948 26° 175° 368 km 04m12.1s
09:1473°15.0'N038°24.5'E69°25.8'N040°45.9'E71°15.1'N039°42.4'E 0.947 25° 178° 369 km 04m11.5s
09:1674°00.9'N041°08.8'E70°03.9'N042°57.9'E71°56.6'N042°08.4'E 0.947 25° 181° 371 km 04m10.9s
09:1874°47.4'N044°12.2'E70°42.1'N045°20.4'E72°38.3'N044°48.2'E 0.947 24° 184° 372 km 04m10.2s
09:2075°34.3'N047°39.1'E71°20.4'N047°55.0'E73°20.3'N047°44.2'E 0.947 23° 188° 374 km 04m09.4s
09:2276°21.6'N051°35.6'E71°58.6'N050°43.7'E74°02.4'N050°59.7'E 0.947 22° 192° 377 km 04m08.6s
09:2477°08.9'N056°09.4'E72°36.6'N053°48.8'E74°44.3'N054°38.8'E 0.946 21° 196° 379 km 04m07.7s
09:2677°55.6'N061°31.6'E73°14.3'N057°13.4'E75°25.9'N058°46.6'E 0.946 20° 201° 383 km 04m06.7s
09:2878°40.9'N067°57.5'E73°51.3'N061°00.9'E76°06.6'N063°29.8'E 0.946 19° 206° 386 km 04m05.6s
09:3079°23.2'N075°48.6'E74°27.3'N065°16.0'E76°45.8'N068°57.4'E 0.946 18° 213° 391 km 04m04.4s
09:3279°59.7'N085°35.7'E75°01.8'N070°04.3'E77°22.4'N075°21.0'E 0.945 16° 220° 396 km 04m03.1s
09:3480°24.9'N098°03.8'E75°33.9'N075°33.3'E77°54.8'N082°56.6'E 0.945 15° 228° 402 km 04m01.6s
09:3680°27.2'N114°26.9'E76°02.6'N081°52.7'E78°20.2'N092°06.7'E 0.944 13° 237° 409 km 03m59.9s
09:3879°25.9'N138°58.9'E76°26.0'N089°15.5'E78°33.4'N103°25.5'E 0.944 11° 249° 418 km 03m57.9s
09:40 - - 76°41.3'N098°01.4'E78°23.2'N118°02.4'E 0.943 264° 430 km 03m55.3s
09:42 - - 76°42.9'N108°44.1'E76°55.8'N142°08.2'E 0.942 288° 453 km 03m50.8s
Limits77°39.5'N156°54.3'E74°09.6'N147°29.4'E75°53.2'N151°35.2'E 0.941 - 463 km 03m48.9s

ΔT = 10480.0 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse11:38:54.708:44:14.661°39.9'N026°56.5'W 29.8° 142.1° 374.8 km04m15.37s
Greatest Duration11:42:03.408:47:23.362°37.4'N018°38.4'E 29.7° 145.2° 372.3 km04m15.42s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0004 Apr 08

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0004 Apr 08 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 10480.0 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 263.7 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.10°.

Acknowledgments

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

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