Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0228 Mar 23
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0228 Mar 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 0228 Mar 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 | |
| Limits | 54°05.0'N | 011°31.6'W | 49°46.4'N | 009°31.0'W | 51°49.1'N | 010°27.5'W | 1.049 | 0° | - | 477 km | 02m37.5s |
| 06:46 | - | - | 51°25.4'N | 007°10.3'E | 52°29.8'N | 000°40.8'W | 1.051 | 6° | 97° | 517 km | 02m51.6s |
| 06:48 | - | - | 52°01.1'N | 009°50.0'E | 53°08.4'N | 003°28.1'E | 1.052 | 9° | 100° | 533 km | 02m58.0s |
| 06:50 | 54°52.1'N | 001°55.4'W | 52°36.8'N | 012°07.3'E | 53°46.4'N | 006°32.0'E | 1.053 | 11° | 104° | 544 km | 03m02.7s |
| 06:52 | 55°33.6'N | 002°04.4'E | 53°12.8'N | 014°09.4'E | 54°24.4'N | 009°03.8'E | 1.053 | 12° | 106° | 551 km | 03m06.6s |
| 06:54 | 56°14.3'N | 005°03.7'E | 53°49.1'N | 016°00.6'E | 55°02.4'N | 011°15.7'E | 1.054 | 14° | 109° | 556 km | 03m09.9s |
| 06:56 | 56°55.0'N | 007°32.4'E | 54°25.7'N | 017°43.7'E | 55°40.8'N | 013°14.1'E | 1.054 | 15° | 111° | 559 km | 03m12.8s |
| 06:58 | 57°35.9'N | 009°41.9'E | 55°02.7'N | 019°20.3'E | 56°19.5'N | 015°02.6'E | 1.054 | 16° | 113° | 560 km | 03m15.3s |
| 07:00 | 58°17.1'N | 011°38.3'E | 55°40.2'N | 020°51.9'E | 56°58.7'N | 016°43.5'E | 1.055 | 17° | 115° | 560 km | 03m17.4s |
| 07:02 | 58°58.8'N | 013°25.0'E | 56°18.1'N | 022°19.4'E | 57°38.3'N | 018°18.5'E | 1.055 | 17° | 117° | 559 km | 03m19.3s |
| 07:04 | 59°41.1'N | 015°04.3'E | 56°56.6'N | 023°43.7'E | 58°18.6'N | 019°48.8'E | 1.055 | 18° | 119° | 557 km | 03m21.0s |
| 07:06 | 60°24.0'N | 016°37.8'E | 57°35.6'N | 025°05.5'E | 58°59.4'N | 021°15.5'E | 1.055 | 18° | 121° | 555 km | 03m22.4s |
| 07:08 | 61°07.6'N | 018°06.8'E | 58°15.2'N | 026°25.2'E | 59°40.8'N | 022°39.2'E | 1.055 | 19° | 123° | 552 km | 03m23.6s |
| 07:10 | 61°52.0'N | 019°32.1'E | 58°55.5'N | 027°43.3'E | 60°23.0'N | 024°00.6'E | 1.055 | 19° | 125° | 548 km | 03m24.5s |
| 07:12 | 62°37.4'N | 020°54.5'E | 59°36.5'N | 029°00.3'E | 61°06.0'N | 025°20.2'E | 1.056 | 20° | 127° | 545 km | 03m25.3s |
| 07:14 | 63°23.7'N | 022°14.7'E | 60°18.2'N | 030°16.7'E | 61°49.9'N | 026°38.6'E | 1.056 | 20° | 129° | 541 km | 03m25.9s |
| 07:16 | 64°11.0'N | 023°33.1'E | 61°00.7'N | 031°32.6'E | 62°34.6'N | 027°56.1'E | 1.056 | 20° | 131° | 537 km | 03m26.3s |
| 07:18 | 64°59.6'N | 024°50.3'E | 61°44.1'N | 032°48.6'E | 63°20.4'N | 029°13.2'E | 1.056 | 20° | 133° | 532 km | 03m26.6s |
| 07:20 | 65°49.4'N | 026°06.6'E | 62°28.5'N | 034°05.0'E | 64°07.3'N | 030°30.2'E | 1.056 | 20° | 135° | 528 km | 03m26.6s |
| 07:22 | 66°40.8'N | 027°22.6'E | 63°13.8'N | 035°22.1'E | 64°55.3'N | 031°47.7'E | 1.056 | 20° | 137° | 524 km | 03m26.5s |
| 07:24 | 67°33.7'N | 028°38.5'E | 64°00.3'N | 036°40.4'E | 65°44.7'N | 033°06.1'E | 1.056 | 20° | 139° | 520 km | 03m26.1s |
| 07:26 | 68°28.4'N | 029°54.8'E | 64°48.0'N | 038°00.4'E | 66°35.6'N | 034°25.7'E | 1.056 | 20° | 142° | 515 km | 03m25.6s |
| 07:28 | 69°25.2'N | 031°12.0'E | 65°37.0'N | 039°22.4'E | 67°28.1'N | 035°47.2'E | 1.055 | 19° | 144° | 511 km | 03m24.9s |
| 07:30 | 70°24.3'N | 032°30.5'E | 66°27.4'N | 040°47.2'E | 68°22.4'N | 037°11.1'E | 1.055 | 19° | 146° | 508 km | 03m24.0s |
| 07:32 | 71°26.0'N | 033°50.9'E | 67°19.5'N | 042°15.2'E | 69°18.7'N | 038°38.2'E | 1.055 | 19° | 148° | 504 km | 03m22.9s |
| 07:34 | 72°30.9'N | 035°13.8'E | 68°13.4'N | 043°47.5'E | 70°17.4'N | 040°09.2'E | 1.055 | 18° | 150° | 500 km | 03m21.6s |
| 07:36 | 73°39.5'N | 036°39.9'E | 69°09.4'N | 045°24.8'E | 71°18.7'N | 041°45.4'E | 1.055 | 18° | 153° | 497 km | 03m20.1s |
| 07:38 | 74°52.6'N | 038°10.1'E | 70°07.6'N | 047°08.6'E | 72°23.2'N | 043°28.2'E | 1.055 | 17° | 155° | 494 km | 03m18.3s |
| 07:40 | 76°11.2'N | 039°45.7'E | 71°08.5'N | 049°00.5'E | 73°31.3'N | 045°19.6'E | 1.054 | 16° | 158° | 491 km | 03m16.3s |
| 07:42 | 77°37.1'N | 041°28.3'E | 72°12.5'N | 051°02.6'E | 74°44.0'N | 047°22.4'E | 1.054 | 15° | 160° | 488 km | 03m14.0s |
| 07:44 | 79°12.7'N | 043°20.0'E | 73°20.2'N | 053°18.3'E | 76°02.1'N | 049°41.0'E | 1.054 | 14° | 163° | 486 km | 03m11.3s |
| 07:46 | 81°02.7'N | 045°23.5'E | 74°32.2'N | 055°52.1'E | 77°27.4'N | 052°22.6'E | 1.053 | 13° | 167° | 484 km | 03m08.2s |
| 07:48 | 83°16.8'N | 047°40.5'E | 75°49.7'N | 058°51.4'E | 79°02.3'N | 055°40.6'E | 1.053 | 12° | 171° | 482 km | 03m04.7s |
| 07:50 | 86°27.5'N | 049°26.6'E | 77°14.2'N | 062°28.8'E | 80°51.3'N | 060°04.1'E | 1.052 | 10° | 176° | 481 km | 03m00.4s |
| 07:52 | - | - | 78°48.1'N | 067°08.2'E | 83°03.8'N | 066°58.9'E | 1.052 | 8° | 183° | 480 km | 02m55.1s |
| 07:54 | - | - | 80°35.6'N | 073°44.2'E | 86°08.5'N | 085°14.4'E | 1.051 | 5° | 202° | 480 km | 02m47.2s |
| Limits | 89°00.3'N | 097°47.5'W | 85°54.5'N | 165°32.2'E | 87°50.2'N | 178°58.2'E | 1.049 | 0° | - | 481 km | 02m37.1s |
ΔT = 8324.2 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 09:38:29.5 | 07:19:45.4 | 64°01.5'N | 004°25.9'W | 20.0° | 135.2° | 528.7 km | 03m26.60s |
| Greatest Duration | 09:38:10.3 | 07:19:26.1 | 63°53.9'N | 030°08.5'E | 20.0° | 134.9° | 529.3 km | 03m26.60s |
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Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0228 Mar 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 8324.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 202.7 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.85°.
Acknowledgments
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
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"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"
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