Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0378 Mar 15

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0378 Mar 15 . 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 0378 Mar 15
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits31°47.8'S062°28.2'W33°07.8'S062°41.5'W32°27.7'S062°34.7'W 1.043 - 149 km 02m18.8s
10:1631°51.2'S052°54.1'W33°16.4'S056°08.8'W32°34.4'S054°17.8'W 1.045 88° 155 km 02m34.1s
10:1831°38.3'S046°53.3'W33°09.8'S048°27.2'W32°24.1'S047°36.6'W 1.047 13° 84° 161 km 02m48.3s
10:2031°22.1'S042°48.2'W32°56.1'S043°52.2'W32°09.1'S043°17.9'W 1.048 17° 81° 165 km 02m58.3s
10:2231°04.4'S039°33.2'W32°40.1'S040°20.2'W31°52.2'S039°54.9'W 1.049 21° 79° 168 km 03m06.7s
10:2430°45.8'S036°48.0'W32°22.8'S037°23.2'W31°34.2'S037°04.1'W 1.050 23° 77° 170 km 03m14.2s
10:2630°26.7'S034°23.2'W32°04.6'S034°49.4'W31°15.5'S034°35.0'W 1.051 26° 75° 172 km 03m21.1s
10:2830°07.1'S032°13.5'W31°45.9'S032°32.4'W30°56.4'S032°21.8'W 1.052 28° 74° 174 km 03m27.5s
10:3029°47.3'S030°15.5'W31°26.6'S030°28.3'W30°36.8'S030°20.9'W 1.052 30° 72° 176 km 03m33.4s
10:3229°27.2'S028°27.1'W31°07.0'S028°34.5'W30°17.0'S028°29.9'W 1.053 32° 71° 178 km 03m39.1s
10:3429°07.0'S026°46.4'W30°47.2'S026°49.2'W29°56.9'S026°46.9'W 1.053 34° 70° 179 km 03m44.5s
10:3628°46.5'S025°12.3'W30°27.1'S025°10.9'W29°36.6'S025°10.9'W 1.054 36° 68° 181 km 03m49.6s
10:3828°26.0'S023°44.0'W30°06.8'S023°38.8'W29°16.2'S023°40.7'W 1.054 38° 67° 182 km 03m54.5s
10:4028°05.4'S022°20.5'W29°46.3'S022°11.9'W28°55.7'S022°15.5'W 1.055 40° 66° 183 km 03m59.3s
10:4227°44.6'S021°01.4'W29°25.7'S020°49.6'W28°35.0'S020°54.9'W 1.055 41° 65° 185 km 04m03.8s
10:4427°23.8'S019°46.2'W29°05.0'S019°31.4'W28°14.3'S019°38.2'W 1.055 43° 63° 186 km 04m08.2s
10:4627°03.0'S018°34.4'W28°44.2'S018°16.8'W27°53.4'S018°25.1'W 1.056 44° 62° 187 km 04m12.4s
10:4826°42.1'S017°25.7'W28°23.3'S017°05.6'W27°32.5'S017°15.2'W 1.056 46° 61° 188 km 04m16.5s
10:5026°21.1'S016°19.8'W28°02.4'S015°57.3'W27°11.6'S016°08.1'W 1.056 47° 60° 189 km 04m20.5s
10:5226°00.1'S015°16.4'W27°41.3'S014°51.7'W26°50.5'S015°03.6'W 1.057 49° 59° 190 km 04m24.2s
10:5425°39.1'S014°15.4'W27°20.2'S013°48.5'W26°29.5'S014°01.6'W 1.057 50° 58° 190 km 04m27.9s
10:5625°18.0'S013°16.4'W26°59.1'S012°47.6'W26°08.4'S013°01.7'W 1.057 51° 56° 191 km 04m31.4s
10:5824°56.9'S012°19.5'W26°37.9'S011°48.7'W25°47.3'S012°03.8'W 1.058 53° 55° 192 km 04m34.8s
11:0024°35.8'S011°24.3'W26°16.7'S010°51.8'W25°26.1'S011°07.8'W 1.058 54° 54° 193 km 04m38.1s
11:0224°14.7'S010°30.8'W25°55.5'S009°56.6'W25°05.0'S010°13.4'W 1.058 55° 53° 194 km 04m41.2s
11:0423°53.6'S009°38.9'W25°34.2'S009°03.0'W24°43.8'S009°20.7'W 1.058 56° 51° 194 km 04m44.2s
11:0623°32.5'S008°48.4'W25°12.9'S008°11.0'W24°22.6'S008°29.4'W 1.058 57° 50° 195 km 04m47.1s
11:0823°11.3'S007°59.2'W24°51.6'S007°20.3'W24°01.3'S007°39.5'W 1.059 59° 49° 196 km 04m49.9s
11:1022°50.2'S007°11.2'W24°30.3'S006°31.0'W23°40.1'S006°50.9'W 1.059 60° 47° 196 km 04m52.5s
11:1222°29.0'S006°24.4'W24°08.9'S005°42.8'W23°18.8'S006°03.4'W 1.059 61° 46° 197 km 04m55.1s
11:1422°07.8'S005°38.6'W23°47.6'S004°55.8'W22°57.6'S005°17.1'W 1.059 62° 44° 197 km 04m57.5s
11:1621°46.6'S004°53.9'W23°26.2'S004°09.8'W22°36.3'S004°31.7'W 1.059 63° 43° 198 km 04m59.8s
11:1821°25.5'S004°10.1'W23°04.8'S003°24.9'W22°15.0'S003°47.3'W 1.059 64° 41° 199 km 05m01.9s
11:2021°04.3'S003°27.1'W22°43.4'S002°40.8'W21°53.7'S003°03.8'W 1.060 65° 39° 199 km 05m04.0s
11:2220°43.1'S002°44.9'W22°22.0'S001°57.6'W21°32.4'S002°21.2'W 1.060 66° 37° 200 km 05m05.9s
11:2420°21.9'S002°03.5'W22°00.6'S001°15.2'W21°11.1'S001°39.3'W 1.060 67° 35° 200 km 05m07.7s
11:2620°00.7'S001°22.8'W21°39.2'S000°33.5'W20°49.8'S000°58.1'W 1.060 68° 33° 201 km 05m09.5s
11:2819°39.5'S000°42.7'W21°17.8'S000°07.5'E20°28.5'S000°17.5'W 1.060 69° 31° 201 km 05m11.0s
11:3019°18.3'S000°03.3'W20°56.4'S000°47.9'E20°07.2'S000°22.4'E 1.060 70° 28° 201 km 05m12.5s
11:3218°57.1'S000°35.7'E20°34.9'S001°27.6'E19°45.9'S001°01.7'E 1.060 70° 26° 202 km 05m13.9s
11:3418°35.9'S001°14.1'E20°13.5'S002°06.8'E19°24.6'S001°40.5'E 1.060 71° 23° 202 km 05m15.1s
11:3618°14.6'S001°52.0'E19°52.1'S002°45.5'E19°03.3'S002°18.8'E 1.060 72° 20° 203 km 05m16.2s
11:3817°53.4'S002°29.5'E19°30.6'S003°23.8'E18°41.9'S002°56.6'E 1.060 72° 17° 203 km 05m17.2s
11:4017°32.2'S003°06.6'E19°09.2'S004°01.6'E18°20.6'S003°34.1'E 1.060 73° 13° 203 km 05m18.1s
11:4217°11.0'S003°43.4'E18°47.7'S004°39.0'E17°59.2'S004°11.2'E 1.061 74° 10° 204 km 05m18.9s
11:4416°49.7'S004°19.8'E18°26.2'S005°16.1'E17°37.9'S004°47.9'E 1.061 74° 204 km 05m19.5s
11:4616°28.5'S004°55.9'E18°04.8'S005°52.8'E17°16.6'S005°24.3'E 1.061 75° 204 km 05m20.0s
11:4816°07.2'S005°31.8'E17°43.3'S006°29.3'E16°55.2'S006°00.5'E 1.061 75° 358° 204 km 05m20.5s
11:5015°46.0'S006°07.5'E17°21.8'S007°05.5'E16°33.8'S006°36.5'E 1.061 75° 353° 205 km 05m20.8s
11:5215°24.7'S006°43.0'E17°00.3'S007°41.5'E16°12.5'S007°12.2'E 1.061 75° 349° 205 km 05m20.9s
11:5415°03.4'S007°18.3'E16°38.9'S008°17.4'E15°51.1'S007°47.8'E 1.061 75° 344° 205 km 05m21.0s
11:5614°42.1'S007°53.5'E16°17.4'S008°53.0'E15°29.7'S008°23.2'E 1.061 76° 340° 205 km 05m21.0s
11:5814°20.9'S008°28.6'E15°55.9'S009°28.6'E15°08.3'S008°58.5'E 1.061 75° 335° 206 km 05m20.8s
12:0013°59.6'S009°03.6'E15°34.3'S010°04.1'E14°46.9'S009°33.8'E 1.061 75° 331° 206 km 05m20.5s
12:0213°38.2'S009°38.6'E15°12.8'S010°39.5'E14°25.5'S010°09.0'E 1.061 75° 326° 206 km 05m20.1s
12:0413°16.9'S010°13.7'E14°51.3'S011°14.9'E14°04.1'S010°44.2'E 1.061 75° 322° 206 km 05m19.6s
12:0612°55.6'S010°48.7'E14°29.7'S011°50.3'E13°42.6'S011°19.4'E 1.060 74° 318° 206 km 05m19.0s
12:0812°34.2'S011°23.8'E14°08.2'S012°25.8'E13°21.2'S011°54.7'E 1.060 74° 314° 206 km 05m18.2s
12:1012°12.8'S011°59.0'E13°46.6'S013°01.3'E12°59.7'S012°30.1'E 1.060 73° 311° 206 km 05m17.4s
12:1211°51.5'S012°34.4'E13°25.0'S013°37.0'E12°38.2'S013°05.6'E 1.060 73° 307° 206 km 05m16.4s
12:1411°30.1'S013°09.9'E13°03.4'S014°12.8'E12°16.7'S013°41.2'E 1.060 72° 304° 206 km 05m15.3s
12:1611°08.6'S013°45.5'E12°41.8'S014°48.8'E11°55.2'S014°17.0'E 1.060 71° 301° 206 km 05m14.1s
12:1810°47.2'S014°21.5'E12°20.1'S015°25.0'E11°33.7'S014°53.1'E 1.060 71° 299° 206 km 05m12.8s
12:2010°25.7'S014°57.7'E11°58.5'S016°01.4'E11°12.1'S015°29.4'E 1.060 70° 296° 206 km 05m11.4s
12:2210°04.2'S015°34.2'E11°36.8'S016°38.2'E10°50.5'S016°06.0'E 1.060 69° 294° 206 km 05m09.8s
12:2409°42.7'S016°11.0'E11°15.1'S017°15.2'E10°28.9'S016°42.9'E 1.060 68° 292° 206 km 05m08.2s
12:2609°21.2'S016°48.2'E10°53.3'S017°52.7'E10°07.3'S017°20.3'E 1.060 67° 290° 206 km 05m06.4s
12:2808°59.7'S017°25.9'E10°31.6'S018°30.5'E09°45.6'S017°58.0'E 1.060 66° 288° 206 km 05m04.5s
12:3008°38.1'S018°04.0'E10°09.8'S019°08.8'E09°24.0'S018°36.2'E 1.059 65° 286° 206 km 05m02.5s
12:3208°16.4'S018°42.6'E09°48.0'S019°47.7'E09°02.2'S019°14.9'E 1.059 64° 285° 205 km 05m00.4s
12:3407°54.8'S019°21.8'E09°26.1'S020°27.0'E08°40.5'S019°54.2'E 1.059 63° 283° 205 km 04m58.2s
12:3607°33.1'S020°01.7'E09°04.2'S021°07.0'E08°18.7'S020°34.1'E 1.059 62° 282° 205 km 04m55.9s
12:3807°11.4'S020°42.2'E08°42.3'S021°47.7'E07°56.9'S021°14.7'E 1.059 61° 281° 204 km 04m53.4s
12:4006°49.7'S021°23.4'E08°20.3'S022°29.1'E07°35.0'S021°56.0'E 1.059 60° 280° 204 km 04m50.9s
12:4206°27.9'S022°05.5'E07°58.3'S023°11.3'E07°13.1'S022°38.2'E 1.058 59° 278° 204 km 04m48.2s
12:4406°06.0'S022°48.4'E07°36.2'S023°54.4'E06°51.2'S023°21.2'E 1.058 58° 277° 203 km 04m45.4s
12:4605°44.1'S023°32.3'E07°14.1'S024°38.4'E06°29.2'S024°05.1'E 1.058 57° 277° 203 km 04m42.5s
12:4805°22.2'S024°17.2'E06°51.9'S025°23.5'E06°07.1'S024°50.1'E 1.058 55° 276° 202 km 04m39.5s
12:5005°00.2'S025°03.3'E06°29.7'S026°09.7'E05°45.0'S025°36.2'E 1.057 54° 275° 201 km 04m36.3s
12:5204°38.2'S025°50.6'E06°07.4'S026°57.1'E05°22.9'S026°23.5'E 1.057 53° 274° 201 km 04m33.0s
12:5404°16.1'S026°39.2'E05°45.0'S027°45.9'E05°00.7'S027°12.2'E 1.057 52° 273° 200 km 04m29.7s
12:5603°54.0'S027°29.3'E05°22.6'S028°36.1'E04°38.4'S028°02.4'E 1.057 50° 273° 199 km 04m26.2s
12:5803°31.8'S028°20.9'E05°00.0'S029°28.0'E04°16.0'S028°54.1'E 1.056 49° 272° 198 km 04m22.5s
13:0003°09.5'S029°14.4'E04°37.4'S030°21.6'E03°53.5'S029°47.6'E 1.056 48° 272° 197 km 04m18.7s
13:0202°47.1'S030°09.7'E04°14.7'S031°17.2'E03°31.0'S030°43.1'E 1.056 46° 271° 196 km 04m14.8s
13:0402°24.6'S031°07.3'E03°51.9'S032°15.0'E03°08.4'S031°40.7'E 1.055 45° 271° 195 km 04m10.8s
13:0602°02.1'S032°07.2'E03°29.0'S033°15.2'E02°45.6'S032°40.8'E 1.055 43° 270° 194 km 04m06.6s
13:0801°39.5'S033°09.7'E03°05.9'S034°18.1'E02°22.8'S033°43.5'E 1.055 42° 270° 193 km 04m02.3s
13:1001°16.7'S034°15.2'E02°42.7'S035°24.1'E01°59.8'S034°49.2'E 1.054 40° 269° 191 km 03m57.8s
13:1200°53.8'S035°24.1'E02°19.4'S036°33.5'E01°36.7'S035°58.4'E 1.054 38° 269° 190 km 03m53.1s
13:1400°30.8'S036°36.9'E01°55.8'S037°46.9'E01°13.5'S037°11.4'E 1.053 37° 269° 188 km 03m48.3s
13:1600°07.6'S037°54.1'E01°32.1'S039°04.9'E00°50.0'S038°29.0'E 1.053 35° 268° 186 km 03m43.2s
13:1800°15.7'N039°16.4'E01°08.1'S040°28.3'E00°26.4'S039°51.8'E 1.052 33° 268° 184 km 03m37.9s
13:2000°39.3'N040°44.9'E00°43.9'S041°58.1'E00°02.5'S041°20.9'E 1.052 31° 268° 182 km 03m32.4s
13:2201°03.1'N042°20.8'E00°19.3'S043°35.7'E00°21.7'N042°57.5'E 1.051 29° 268° 180 km 03m26.5s
13:2401°27.2'N044°05.8'E00°05.6'N045°23.0'E00°46.2'N044°43.6'E 1.051 27° 268° 177 km 03m20.3s
13:2601°51.6'N046°02.5'E00°31.1'N047°22.9'E01°11.2'N046°41.8'E 1.050 24° 267° 175 km 03m13.7s
13:2802°16.6'N048°14.8'E00°57.3'N049°40.0'E01°36.7'N048°56.3'E 1.049 21° 267° 172 km 03m06.5s
13:3002°42.2'N050°49.6'E01°24.4'N052°22.5'E02°03.1'N051°34.7'E 1.048 18° 267° 168 km 02m58.4s
13:3203°09.0'N054°00.6'E01°53.2'N055°48.3'E02°30.8'N054°52.4'E 1.047 14° 267° 163 km 02m49.0s
13:3403°37.9'N058°25.9'E02°25.8'N060°57.3'E03°01.4'N059°36.3'E 1.045 268° 157 km 02m36.6s
Limits04°12.7'N068°21.0'E02°53.6'N068°32.7'E03°33.2'N068°26.7'E 1.042 - 146 km 02m16.9s

ΔT = 6875.7 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse13:49:48.611:55:12.915°38.1'S020°34.3'W 75.5° 341.5° 205.2 km05m20.99s
Greatest Duration13:48:45.511:54:09.815°49.4'S007°50.6'E 75.5° 343.9° 205.1 km05m21.01s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0378 Mar 15 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 6875.7 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 166.3 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.69°.

Acknowledgments

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

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