Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 0438 Dec 03

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 0438 Dec 03 . 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 0438 Dec 03
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits39°33.8'N084°24.1'E38°58.0'N084°04.5'E39°15.9'N084°14.3'E 1.020 - 72 km 01m10.7s
01:36 - - 36°53.9'N088°31.5'E38°11.9'N086°36.1'E 1.020 121° 74 km 01m14.3s
01:3834°32.8'N094°50.3'E33°15.3'N095°35.4'E33°53.3'N095°14.6'E 1.023 11° 127° 83 km 01m29.5s
01:4032°17.5'N098°58.3'E31°08.5'N099°19.7'E31°42.6'N099°09.9'E 1.024 15° 129° 87 km 01m37.8s
01:4230°34.7'N101°56.2'E29°29.0'N102°06.4'E30°01.6'N102°01.9'E 1.025 18° 131° 91 km 01m44.5s
01:4429°08.5'N104°19.2'E28°04.6'N104°22.5'E28°36.3'N104°21.4'E 1.026 21° 133° 93 km 01m50.3s
01:4627°53.0'N106°20.7'E26°50.0'N106°19.1'E27°21.3'N106°20.3'E 1.027 23° 134° 96 km 01m55.6s
01:4826°45.0'N108°07.0'E25°42.6'N108°01.8'E26°13.6'N108°04.8'E 1.027 26° 135° 98 km 02m00.5s
01:5025°42.7'N109°42.3'E24°40.8'N109°34.1'E25°11.6'N109°38.5'E 1.028 28° 136° 100 km 02m05.1s
01:5224°45.1'N111°08.8'E23°43.4'N110°58.3'E24°14.1'N111°03.9'E 1.029 30° 138° 102 km 02m09.4s
01:5423°51.4'N112°28.5'E22°49.7'N112°16.0'E23°20.3'N112°22.5'E 1.029 31° 139° 104 km 02m13.5s
01:5623°00.8'N113°42.4'E21°59.1'N113°28.2'E22°29.8'N113°35.6'E 1.030 33° 140° 106 km 02m17.4s
01:5822°13.0'N114°51.6'E21°11.2'N114°35.9'E21°42.0'N114°44.0'E 1.030 35° 141° 107 km 02m21.2s
02:0021°27.7'N115°56.7'E20°25.8'N115°39.8'E20°56.6'N115°48.5'E 1.030 36° 142° 109 km 02m24.9s
02:0220°44.5'N116°58.3'E19°42.4'N116°40.3'E20°13.3'N116°49.5'E 1.031 38° 143° 110 km 02m28.3s
02:0420°03.2'N117°57.0'E19°01.0'N117°37.9'E19°32.0'N117°47.7'E 1.031 39° 144° 112 km 02m31.7s
02:0619°23.7'N118°52.9'E18°21.3'N118°33.0'E18°52.4'N118°43.2'E 1.031 40° 145° 113 km 02m35.0s
02:0818°45.8'N119°46.6'E17°43.1'N119°25.9'E18°14.3'N119°36.4'E 1.032 42° 146° 114 km 02m38.1s
02:1018°09.4'N120°38.2'E17°06.5'N120°16.8'E17°37.8'N120°27.7'E 1.032 43° 147° 116 km 02m41.2s
02:1217°34.3'N121°27.9'E16°31.1'N121°05.9'E17°02.6'N121°17.1'E 1.032 44° 148° 117 km 02m44.1s
02:1417°00.5'N122°16.0'E15°57.0'N121°53.4'E16°28.6'N122°04.9'E 1.033 45° 149° 118 km 02m46.9s
02:1616°27.8'N123°02.6'E15°24.1'N122°39.5'E15°55.9'N122°51.2'E 1.033 46° 151° 119 km 02m49.7s
02:1815°56.3'N123°47.9'E14°52.3'N123°24.3'E15°24.2'N123°36.3'E 1.033 47° 152° 120 km 02m52.3s
02:2015°25.8'N124°32.0'E14°21.6'N124°08.0'E14°53.6'N124°20.1'E 1.033 48° 153° 121 km 02m54.9s
02:2214°56.3'N125°15.0'E13°51.8'N124°50.6'E14°24.0'N125°02.9'E 1.033 49° 154° 122 km 02m57.3s
02:2414°27.8'N125°57.0'E13°23.0'N125°32.3'E13°55.3'N125°44.8'E 1.034 50° 156° 123 km 02m59.7s
02:2614°00.2'N126°38.1'E12°55.0'N126°13.2'E13°27.5'N126°25.8'E 1.034 51° 157° 124 km 03m02.0s
02:2813°33.4'N127°18.4'E12°27.9'N126°53.2'E13°00.6'N127°05.9'E 1.034 52° 158° 125 km 03m04.2s
02:3013°07.4'N127°58.0'E12°01.7'N127°32.6'E12°34.5'N127°45.4'E 1.034 53° 160° 126 km 03m06.3s
02:3212°42.3'N128°36.9'E11°36.2'N128°11.4'E12°09.2'N128°24.3'E 1.034 53° 161° 127 km 03m08.3s
02:3412°17.9'N129°15.3'E11°11.5'N128°49.6'E11°44.6'N129°02.5'E 1.035 54° 163° 128 km 03m10.2s
02:3611°54.3'N129°53.1'E10°47.6'N129°27.3'E11°20.9'N129°40.3'E 1.035 55° 164° 129 km 03m12.0s
02:3811°31.3'N130°30.4'E10°24.4'N130°04.5'E10°57.8'N130°17.5'E 1.035 55° 166° 130 km 03m13.7s
02:4011°09.1'N131°07.3'E10°01.9'N130°41.3'E10°35.4'N130°54.4'E 1.035 56° 167° 131 km 03m15.3s
02:4210°47.6'N131°43.8'E09°40.0'N131°17.8'E10°13.7'N131°30.9'E 1.035 57° 169° 131 km 03m16.8s
02:4410°26.7'N132°20.0'E09°18.8'N131°54.0'E09°52.7'N132°07.1'E 1.035 57° 171° 132 km 03m18.3s
02:4610°06.5'N132°55.9'E08°58.3'N132°29.9'E09°32.3'N132°43.0'E 1.035 58° 173° 133 km 03m19.6s
02:4809°46.9'N133°31.6'E08°38.5'N133°05.6'E09°12.6'N133°18.7'E 1.035 58° 175° 133 km 03m20.8s
02:5009°27.9'N134°07.0'E08°19.2'N133°41.1'E08°53.5'N133°54.1'E 1.035 59° 176° 134 km 03m21.9s
02:5209°09.6'N134°42.3'E08°00.6'N134°16.4'E08°35.0'N134°29.4'E 1.035 59° 178° 135 km 03m23.0s
02:5408°51.8'N135°17.5'E07°42.6'N134°51.6'E08°17.2'N135°04.6'E 1.035 59° 180° 135 km 03m23.9s
02:5608°34.7'N135°52.5'E07°25.2'N135°26.8'E07°59.9'N135°39.7'E 1.036 59° 182° 136 km 03m24.7s
02:5808°18.1'N136°27.5'E07°08.4'N136°01.9'E07°43.2'N136°14.7'E 1.036 60° 184° 136 km 03m25.4s
03:0008°02.2'N137°02.4'E06°52.2'N136°37.0'E07°27.1'N136°49.7'E 1.036 60° 186° 137 km 03m26.0s
03:0207°46.8'N137°37.4'E06°36.6'N137°12.0'E07°11.6'N137°24.7'E 1.036 60° 188° 137 km 03m26.5s
03:0407°32.0'N138°12.3'E06°21.5'N137°47.2'E06°56.7'N137°59.8'E 1.036 60° 190° 138 km 03m26.9s
03:0607°17.7'N138°47.3'E06°07.1'N138°22.4'E06°42.4'N138°34.9'E 1.036 60° 192° 138 km 03m27.1s
03:0807°04.1'N139°22.5'E05°53.2'N138°57.7'E06°28.6'N139°10.1'E 1.036 60° 194° 138 km 03m27.3s
03:1006°51.0'N139°57.7'E05°40.0'N139°33.1'E06°15.4'N139°45.4'E 1.036 60° 196° 138 km 03m27.3s
03:1206°38.4'N140°33.1'E05°27.3'N140°08.7'E06°02.8'N140°20.9'E 1.036 60° 198° 139 km 03m27.3s
03:1406°26.5'N141°08.6'E05°15.2'N140°44.5'E05°50.8'N140°56.6'E 1.036 60° 200° 139 km 03m27.1s
03:1606°15.1'N141°44.4'E05°03.6'N141°20.5'E05°39.4'N141°32.5'E 1.036 59° 202° 139 km 03m26.8s
03:1806°04.3'N142°20.4'E04°52.7'N141°56.8'E05°28.5'N142°08.6'E 1.036 59° 204° 139 km 03m26.4s
03:2005°54.1'N142°56.7'E04°42.4'N142°33.3'E05°18.2'N142°45.0'E 1.036 59° 206° 139 km 03m25.8s
03:2205°44.5'N143°33.4'E04°32.7'N143°10.2'E05°08.6'N143°21.8'E 1.035 59° 208° 139 km 03m25.2s
03:2405°35.5'N144°10.3'E04°23.5'N143°47.4'E04°59.5'N143°58.8'E 1.035 58° 210° 139 km 03m24.4s
03:2605°27.0'N144°47.6'E04°15.0'N144°25.0'E04°51.0'N144°36.3'E 1.035 58° 212° 138 km 03m23.6s
03:2805°19.2'N145°25.4'E04°07.2'N145°03.1'E04°43.2'N145°14.2'E 1.035 57° 213° 138 km 03m22.6s
03:3005°12.0'N146°03.6'E03°59.9'N145°41.6'E04°36.0'N145°52.6'E 1.035 57° 215° 138 km 03m21.4s
03:3205°05.4'N146°42.3'E03°53.3'N146°20.6'E04°29.4'N146°31.4'E 1.035 56° 217° 138 km 03m20.2s
03:3404°59.5'N147°21.6'E03°47.4'N147°00.1'E04°23.4'N147°10.8'E 1.035 55° 218° 137 km 03m18.9s
03:3604°54.2'N148°01.4'E03°42.1'N147°40.2'E04°18.2'N147°50.8'E 1.035 55° 219° 137 km 03m17.4s
03:3804°49.6'N148°41.9'E03°37.6'N148°21.0'E04°13.6'N148°31.4'E 1.035 54° 221° 136 km 03m15.8s
03:4004°45.7'N149°23.0'E03°33.7'N149°02.4'E04°09.7'N149°12.6'E 1.035 53° 222° 135 km 03m14.1s
03:4204°42.5'N150°04.9'E03°30.6'N149°44.6'E04°06.5'N149°54.7'E 1.034 53° 224° 135 km 03m12.3s
03:4404°40.0'N150°47.6'E03°28.2'N150°27.6'E04°04.1'N150°37.5'E 1.034 52° 225° 134 km 03m10.3s
03:4604°38.3'N151°31.2'E03°26.6'N151°11.4'E04°02.4'N151°21.2'E 1.034 51° 226° 133 km 03m08.3s
03:4804°37.4'N152°15.7'E03°25.8'N151°56.1'E04°01.6'N152°05.8'E 1.034 50° 227° 132 km 03m06.1s
03:5004°37.2'N153°01.2'E03°25.8'N152°41.9'E04°01.5'N152°51.4'E 1.034 49° 228° 131 km 03m03.8s
03:5204°38.0'N153°47.8'E03°26.8'N153°28.7'E04°02.4'N153°38.1'E 1.034 48° 229° 130 km 03m01.4s
03:5404°39.6'N154°35.6'E03°28.6'N154°16.7'E04°04.1'N154°26.0'E 1.033 47° 230° 129 km 02m58.9s
03:5604°42.1'N155°24.7'E03°31.3'N155°05.9'E04°06.7'N155°15.2'E 1.033 46° 231° 128 km 02m56.2s
03:5804°45.7'N156°15.2'E03°35.1'N155°56.6'E04°10.4'N156°05.7'E 1.033 45° 232° 127 km 02m53.5s
04:0004°50.2'N157°07.3'E03°40.0'N156°48.8'E04°15.1'N156°57.9'E 1.033 44° 233° 125 km 02m50.6s
04:0204°55.9'N158°01.1'E03°45.9'N157°42.6'E04°20.9'N157°51.7'E 1.032 43° 234° 124 km 02m47.6s
04:0405°02.8'N158°56.7'E03°53.1'N158°38.3'E04°27.9'N158°47.3'E 1.032 41° 234° 123 km 02m44.5s
04:0605°10.9'N159°54.4'E04°01.6'N159°36.0'E04°36.2'N159°45.0'E 1.032 40° 235° 121 km 02m41.2s
04:0805°20.4'N160°54.5'E04°11.4'N160°36.0'E04°45.9'N160°45.0'E 1.032 39° 236° 120 km 02m37.8s
04:1005°31.4'N161°57.2'E04°22.8'N161°38.5'E04°57.1'N161°47.6'E 1.031 37° 237° 118 km 02m34.3s
04:1205°44.1'N163°02.8'E04°35.8'N162°43.8'E05°09.9'N162°53.0'E 1.031 36° 237° 116 km 02m30.6s
04:1405°58.6'N164°11.7'E04°50.7'N163°52.4'E05°24.6'N164°01.8'E 1.030 34° 238° 114 km 02m26.8s
04:1606°15.2'N165°24.6'E05°07.6'N165°04.7'E05°41.3'N165°14.4'E 1.030 33° 238° 113 km 02m22.8s
04:1806°34.0'N166°41.9'E05°26.8'N166°21.4'E06°00.4'N166°31.3'E 1.030 31° 239° 111 km 02m18.6s
04:2006°55.6'N168°04.6'E05°48.8'N167°43.1'E06°22.2'N167°53.5'E 1.029 29° 240° 108 km 02m14.2s
04:2207°20.4'N169°33.7'E06°13.8'N169°11.1'E06°47.1'N169°22.1'E 1.029 28° 240° 106 km 02m09.6s
04:2407°49.0'N171°10.9'E06°42.7'N170°46.6'E07°15.8'N170°58.4'E 1.028 25° 241° 104 km 02m04.7s
04:2608°22.5'N172°58.4'E07°16.2'N172°31.7'E07°49.3'N172°44.6'E 1.027 23° 241° 101 km 01m59.5s
04:2809°02.2'N174°59.6'E07°55.8'N174°29.7'E08°28.9'N174°44.2'E 1.027 21° 242° 98 km 01m53.8s
04:3009°50.9'N177°20.8'E08°43.8'N176°45.8'E09°17.3'N177°02.7'E 1.026 18° 243° 95 km 01m47.6s
04:3210°53.8'N179°45.7'W09°44.7'N179°30.3'E10°19.0'N179°51.4'E 1.025 15° 243° 91 km 01m40.4s
04:3412°25.5'N175°45.0'W11°09.7'N176°50.6'W11°47.1'N176°19.5'W 1.023 10° 244° 86 km 01m31.4s
Limits15°52.0'N167°13.3'W15°12.8'N167°02.6'W15°32.4'N167°08.0'W 1.020 - 74 km 01m13.0s

ΔT = 6276.2 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse04:50:25.603:05:49.406°43.6'N112°18.4'E 60.1° 192.2° 137.9 km03m27.12s
Greatest Duration04:54:23.203:09:47.006°16.8'N139°41.6'E 60.0° 196.2° 138.4 km03m27.34s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0438 Dec 03

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 0438 Dec 03 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 6276.2 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 152.6 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.64°.

Acknowledgments

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

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