Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0878 May 06

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0878 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 0878 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
Limits71°44.7'S093°17.9'E72°21.6'S106°24.5'E72°10.5'S099°08.1'E 0.967 - 448 km 02m27.0s
04:4464°40.0'S101°31.3'E - - 70°30.0'S100°07.9'E 0.968 436 km 02m27.2s
04:4663°17.3'S103°31.7'E - - 67°03.6'S103°15.9'E 0.969 419 km 02m27.6s
04:4862°09.7'S105°17.3'E - - 65°15.6'S105°23.9'E 0.969 415 km 02m27.8s
04:5061°12.0'S106°53.3'E68°36.5'S107°43.6'E63°55.2'S107°12.6'E 0.970 359° 415 km 02m27.9s
04:5260°21.8'S108°22.5'E66°30.2'S109°34.4'E62°50.0'S108°50.3'E 0.970 357° 416 km 02m28.0s
04:5459°37.3'S109°46.7'E65°05.2'S111°13.1'E61°54.9'S110°21.0'E 0.970 10° 355° 419 km 02m28.0s
04:5658°57.5'S111°07.2'E63°59.1'S112°44.8'E61°07.2'S111°46.8'E 0.970 11° 353° 423 km 02m28.1s
04:5858°21.7'S112°24.9'E63°04.6'S114°12.0'E60°25.4'S113°09.0'E 0.971 12° 351° 427 km 02m28.1s
05:0057°49.4'S113°40.6'E62°18.6'S115°36.3'E59°48.4'S114°28.8'E 0.971 12° 349° 432 km 02m28.1s
05:0257°20.3'S114°54.8'E61°39.1'S116°58.8'E59°15.6'S115°46.8'E 0.971 12° 348° 437 km 02m28.1s
05:0456°54.0'S116°07.9'E61°05.0'S118°20.3'E58°46.4'S117°03.8'E 0.971 13° 346° 443 km 02m28.1s
05:0656°30.3'S117°20.6'E60°35.7'S119°41.6'E58°20.6'S118°20.3'E 0.971 13° 344° 448 km 02m28.1s
05:0856°09.0'S118°33.1'E60°10.5'S121°03.3'E57°57.8'S119°36.8'E 0.971 13° 342° 453 km 02m28.1s
05:1055°50.2'S119°45.8'E59°49.3'S122°26.2'E57°38.0'S120°53.9'E 0.971 13° 341° 457 km 02m28.0s
05:1255°33.7'S120°59.3'E59°31.9'S123°50.9'E57°21.1'S122°11.9'E 0.971 13° 339° 460 km 02m27.9s
05:1455°19.5'S122°13.8'E59°18.3'S125°18.3'E57°07.0'S123°31.6'E 0.971 13° 337° 463 km 02m27.9s
05:1655°07.5'S123°29.8'E59°08.6'S126°49.4'E56°55.7'S124°53.5'E 0.971 12° 335° 465 km 02m27.8s
05:1854°58.0'S124°47.8'E59°03.2'S128°25.5'E56°47.4'S126°18.3'E 0.971 12° 334° 465 km 02m27.7s
05:2054°50.9'S126°08.5'E59°02.5'S130°08.4'E56°42.3'S127°47.0'E 0.971 12° 332° 465 km 02m27.5s
05:2254°46.4'S127°32.5'E59°07.5'S132°00.8'E56°40.7'S129°20.7'E 0.971 11° 330° 463 km 02m27.4s
05:2454°44.9'S129°00.7'E59°19.9'S134°07.2'E56°43.2'S131°01.0'E 0.971 11° 328° 461 km 02m27.2s
05:2654°46.6'S130°34.4'E59°43.2'S136°36.3'E56°50.5'S132°50.2'E 0.970 10° 326° 457 km 02m27.1s
05:2854°52.1'S132°15.1'E60°26.8'S139°51.0'E57°04.0'S134°52.1'E 0.970 323° 452 km 02m26.9s
05:3055°02.2'S134°05.1'E - - 57°26.2'S137°13.3'E 0.970 321° 447 km 02m26.6s
05:3255°18.3'S136°08.4'E - - 58°02.9'S140°08.5'E 0.969 318° 442 km 02m26.3s
05:3455°42.9'S138°31.7'E - - 59°15.3'S144°32.6'E 0.969 314° 438 km 02m25.9s
Limits59°23.3'S151°23.9'E63°03.4'S147°27.1'E61°05.3'S149°46.6'E 0.968 - 440 km 02m25.5s

ΔT = 2335.3 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse05:48:06.105:09:10.957°45.8'S110°36.8'E 13.0° 341.4° 455.2 km02m28.03s
Greatest Duration05:40:07.705:01:12.559°28.1'S115°16.1'E 12.3° 348.4° 435.4 km02m28.13s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0878 May 06

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 0878 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 2335.3 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 70.9 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 0.30°.

Acknowledgments

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

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