Path of the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1948 May 09

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's antumbral shadow during the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1948 May 09 . 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 1948 May 09
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits02°49.3'N076°59.2'E02°17.8'N077°17.4'E02°33.5'N077°08.3'E 0.984 - 65 km 00m54.5s
00:4605°16.9'N084°01.2'E05°24.1'N085°39.1'E05°21.1'N084°52.8'E 0.987 73° 56 km 00m48.7s
00:4807°11.6'N088°29.7'E07°09.3'N089°29.3'E07°10.5'N089°00.2'E 0.988 13° 74° 51 km 00m45.1s
00:5008°37.4'N091°26.9'E08°32.5'N092°12.4'E08°35.0'N091°50.0'E 0.989 17° 74° 47 km 00m42.3s
00:5209°51.0'N093°45.8'E09°45.0'N094°23.4'E09°48.0'N094°04.8'E 0.990 20° 75° 43 km 00m40.0s
00:5410°57.2'N095°42.4'E10°50.7'N096°14.6'E10°53.9'N095°58.7'E 0.991 23° 76° 40 km 00m37.9s
00:5611°58.4'N097°24.0'E11°51.7'N097°52.1'E11°55.0'N097°38.1'E 0.991 25° 76° 38 km 00m35.9s
00:5812°55.8'N098°54.5'E12°49.2'N099°19.5'E12°52.5'N099°07.1'E 0.992 27° 77° 35 km 00m34.1s
01:0013°50.3'N100°16.6'E13°43.7'N100°39.1'E13°47.0'N100°27.9'E 0.992 29° 78° 33 km 00m32.5s
01:0214°42.4'N101°32.0'E14°36.0'N101°52.4'E14°39.2'N101°42.2'E 0.993 31° 78° 31 km 00m30.9s
01:0415°32.5'N102°41.9'E15°26.3'N103°00.5'E15°29.4'N102°51.2'E 0.993 32° 79° 29 km 00m29.3s
01:0616°21.0'N103°47.3'E16°14.9'N104°04.3'E16°17.9'N103°55.8'E 0.994 34° 80° 27 km 00m27.9s
01:0817°07.9'N104°48.8'E17°02.1'N105°04.4'E17°05.0'N104°56.6'E 0.994 36° 81° 26 km 00m26.5s
01:1017°53.6'N105°47.0'E17°48.0'N106°01.4'E17°50.8'N105°54.2'E 0.994 37° 81° 24 km 00m25.2s
01:1218°38.1'N106°42.4'E18°32.8'N106°55.7'E18°35.4'N106°49.1'E 0.995 39° 82° 23 km 00m23.9s
01:1419°21.7'N107°35.3'E19°16.5'N107°47.6'E19°19.1'N107°41.5'E 0.995 40° 83° 21 km 00m22.6s
01:1620°04.2'N108°26.1'E19°59.3'N108°37.4'E20°01.8'N108°31.8'E 0.995 41° 84° 20 km 00m21.4s
01:1820°46.0'N109°14.9'E20°41.3'N109°25.4'E20°43.6'N109°20.2'E 0.996 43° 85° 19 km 00m20.3s
01:2021°27.0'N110°02.1'E21°22.5'N110°11.8'E21°24.7'N110°07.0'E 0.996 44° 86° 17 km 00m19.2s
01:2222°07.2'N110°47.8'E22°03.0'N110°56.7'E22°05.1'N110°52.3'E 0.996 45° 87° 16 km 00m18.1s
01:2422°46.8'N111°32.1'E22°42.8'N111°40.4'E22°44.8'N111°36.3'E 0.996 46° 88° 15 km 00m17.1s
01:2623°25.8'N112°15.3'E23°22.0'N112°22.9'E23°23.9'N112°19.1'E 0.997 47° 89° 14 km 00m16.0s
01:2824°04.2'N112°57.4'E24°00.6'N113°04.4'E24°02.4'N113°00.9'E 0.997 48° 91° 13 km 00m15.1s
01:3024°42.1'N113°38.6'E24°38.7'N113°45.1'E24°40.4'N113°41.8'E 0.997 49° 92° 12 km 00m14.1s
01:3225°19.5'N114°19.0'E25°16.3'N114°24.9'E25°17.9'N114°22.0'E 0.997 50° 93° 11 km 00m13.2s
01:3425°56.4'N114°58.6'E25°53.4'N115°04.1'E25°54.9'N115°01.4'E 0.997 51° 95° 10 km 00m12.4s
01:3626°32.8'N115°37.6'E26°30.0'N115°42.6'E26°31.4'N115°40.1'E 0.998 52° 96° 10 km 00m11.5s
01:3827°08.8'N116°16.1'E27°06.2'N116°20.7'E27°07.5'N116°18.4'E 0.998 53° 97° 9 km 00m10.7s
01:4027°44.4'N116°54.0'E27°42.0'N116°58.2'E27°43.2'N116°56.1'E 0.998 54° 99° 8 km 00m09.9s
01:4228°19.6'N117°31.6'E28°17.3'N117°35.4'E28°18.5'N117°33.5'E 0.998 55° 101° 7 km 00m09.2s
01:4428°54.5'N118°08.8'E28°52.3'N118°12.3'E28°53.4'N118°10.5'E 0.998 56° 102° 7 km 00m08.5s
01:4629°28.9'N118°45.7'E29°27.0'N118°48.9'E29°27.9'N118°47.3'E 0.998 57° 104° 6 km 00m07.8s
01:4830°03.1'N119°22.4'E30°01.2'N119°25.3'E30°02.1'N119°23.9'E 0.999 58° 106° 6 km 00m07.1s
01:5030°36.8'N119°59.0'E30°35.2'N120°01.6'E30°36.0'N120°00.3'E 0.999 58° 108° 5 km 00m06.5s
01:5231°10.3'N120°35.4'E31°08.8'N120°37.7'E31°09.5'N120°36.6'E 0.999 59° 109° 5 km 00m05.9s
01:5431°43.4'N121°11.8'E31°42.1'N121°13.8'E31°42.8'N121°12.8'E 0.999 60° 111° 4 km 00m05.3s
01:5632°16.3'N121°48.1'E32°15.0'N121°49.9'E32°15.7'N121°49.0'E 0.999 60° 114° 4 km 00m04.8s
01:5832°48.8'N122°24.5'E32°47.7'N122°26.1'E32°48.3'N122°25.3'E 0.999 61° 116° 3 km 00m04.3s
02:0033°21.1'N123°00.9'E33°20.0'N123°02.4'E33°20.6'N123°01.6'E 0.999 62° 118° 3 km 00m03.8s
02:0233°53.0'N123°37.5'E33°52.1'N123°38.8'E33°52.6'N123°38.1'E 0.999 62° 120° 3 km 00m03.3s
02:0434°24.7'N124°14.3'E34°23.9'N124°15.3'E34°24.3'N124°14.8'E 0.999 63° 123° 2 km 00m02.9s
02:0634°56.1'N124°51.2'E34°55.4'N124°52.1'E34°55.7'N124°51.7'E 1.000 63° 125° 2 km 00m02.5s
02:0835°27.2'N125°28.5'E35°26.6'N125°29.2'E35°26.9'N125°28.8'E 1.000 64° 128° 2 km 00m02.2s
02:1035°58.0'N126°06.0'E35°57.5'N126°06.6'E35°57.8'N126°06.3'E 1.000 64° 130° 1 km 00m01.8s
02:1236°28.6'N126°43.8'E36°28.2'N126°44.4'E36°28.4'N126°44.1'E 1.000 64° 133° 1 km 00m01.5s
02:1436°58.9'N127°22.1'E36°58.5'N127°22.5'E36°58.7'N127°22.3'E 1.000 65° 136° 1 km 00m01.3s
02:1637°28.9'N128°00.8'E37°28.6'N128°01.1'E37°28.8'N128°00.9'E 1.000 65° 139° 1 km 00m01.0s
02:1837°58.7'N128°39.9'E37°58.5'N128°40.2'E37°58.6'N128°40.0'E 1.000 65° 142° 1 km 00m00.8s
02:2038°28.2'N129°19.5'E38°28.0'N129°19.8'E38°28.1'N129°19.7'E 1.000 65° 145° 0 km 00m00.6s
02:2238°57.4'N129°59.8'E38°57.3'N129°59.9'E38°57.4'N129°59.8'E 1.000 65° 147° 0 km 00m00.5s
02:2439°26.4'N130°40.6'E39°26.3'N130°40.7'E39°26.3'N130°40.6'E 1.000 65° 150° 0 km 00m00.4s
02:2639°55.1'N131°22.0'E39°55.0'N131°22.1'E39°55.0'N131°22.1'E 1.000 65° 153° 0 km 00m00.3s
02:2840°23.5'N132°04.2'E40°23.4'N132°04.3'E40°23.4'N132°04.2'E 1.000 65° 157° 0 km 00m00.2s
02:3040°51.6'N132°47.1'E40°51.5'N132°47.1'E40°51.5'N132°47.1'E 1.000 65° 160° 0 km 00m00.2s
02:3241°19.4'N133°30.7'E41°19.3'N133°30.8'E41°19.4'N133°30.8'E 1.000 65° 163° 0 km 00m00.2s
02:3441°46.9'N134°15.2'E41°46.8'N134°15.3'E41°46.9'N134°15.3'E 1.000 65° 166° 0 km 00m00.3s
02:3642°14.1'N135°00.6'E42°14.0'N135°00.7'E42°14.1'N135°00.7'E 1.000 65° 169° 0 km 00m00.3s
02:3842°41.1'N135°47.0'E42°40.9'N135°47.1'E42°41.0'N135°47.0'E 1.000 64° 172° 0 km 00m00.4s
02:4043°07.7'N136°34.3'E43°07.5'N136°34.4'E43°07.6'N136°34.3'E 1.000 64° 174° 0 km 00m00.6s
02:4243°34.0'N137°22.6'E43°33.7'N137°22.8'E43°33.8'N137°22.7'E 1.000 64° 177° 1 km 00m00.7s
02:4443°59.9'N138°12.1'E43°59.6'N138°12.3'E43°59.7'N138°12.2'E 1.000 63° 180° 1 km 00m00.9s
02:4644°25.5'N139°02.7'E44°25.1'N139°03.0'E44°25.3'N139°02.8'E 1.000 63° 183° 1 km 00m01.2s
02:4844°50.7'N139°54.5'E44°50.2'N139°54.8'E44°50.5'N139°54.7'E 1.000 62° 186° 1 km 00m01.4s
02:5045°15.6'N140°47.6'E45°15.0'N140°48.0'E45°15.3'N140°47.8'E 1.000 62° 189° 1 km 00m01.7s
02:5245°40.1'N141°42.0'E45°39.3'N141°42.5'E45°39.7'N141°42.2'E 1.000 61° 191° 1 km 00m02.1s
02:5446°04.1'N142°37.8'E46°03.2'N142°38.4'E46°03.7'N142°38.1'E 1.000 61° 194° 2 km 00m02.4s
02:5646°27.8'N143°35.1'E46°26.7'N143°35.7'E46°27.2'N143°35.4'E 0.999 60° 196° 2 km 00m02.8s
02:5846°51.0'N144°34.0'E46°49.8'N144°34.7'E46°50.4'N144°34.3'E 0.999 59° 199° 2 km 00m03.3s
03:0047°13.7'N145°34.5'E47°12.3'N145°35.2'E47°13.0'N145°34.8'E 0.999 59° 201° 3 km 00m03.7s
03:0247°35.9'N146°36.7'E47°34.3'N146°37.4'E47°35.1'N146°37.1'E 0.999 58° 204° 3 km 00m04.2s
03:0447°57.7'N147°40.6'E47°55.8'N147°41.4'E47°56.8'N147°41.0'E 0.999 57° 206° 3 km 00m04.7s
03:0648°18.9'N148°46.5'E48°16.8'N148°47.3'E48°17.8'N148°46.9'E 0.999 56° 209° 4 km 00m05.3s
03:0848°39.5'N149°54.3'E48°37.2'N149°55.1'E48°38.3'N149°54.7'E 0.999 55° 211° 4 km 00m05.9s
03:1048°59.5'N151°04.1'E48°56.9'N151°04.9'E48°58.2'N151°04.5'E 0.999 55° 213° 5 km 00m06.5s
03:1249°18.9'N152°16.1'E49°16.0'N152°16.9'E49°17.4'N152°16.5'E 0.999 54° 216° 5 km 00m07.2s
03:1449°37.6'N153°30.4'E49°34.4'N153°31.1'E49°36.0'N153°30.7'E 0.998 53° 218° 6 km 00m07.9s
03:1649°55.6'N154°47.0'E49°52.0'N154°47.6'E49°53.8'N154°47.3'E 0.998 52° 220° 6 km 00m08.6s
03:1850°12.8'N156°06.1'E50°08.9'N156°06.6'E50°10.8'N156°06.4'E 0.998 51° 222° 7 km 00m09.4s
03:2050°29.2'N157°27.9'E50°24.9'N157°28.1'E50°27.0'N157°28.0'E 0.998 50° 225° 8 km 00m10.2s
03:2250°44.7'N158°52.4'E50°40.0'N158°52.4'E50°42.3'N158°52.4'E 0.998 49° 227° 8 km 00m11.0s
03:2450°59.3'N160°19.7'E50°54.2'N160°19.5'E50°56.7'N160°19.6'E 0.998 48° 229° 9 km 00m11.9s
03:2651°12.9'N161°50.2'E51°07.3'N161°49.5'E51°10.1'N161°49.9'E 0.997 47° 231° 10 km 00m12.8s
03:2851°25.4'N163°23.8'E51°19.4'N163°22.7'E51°22.4'N163°23.3'E 0.997 45° 234° 11 km 00m13.8s
03:3051°36.8'N165°00.9'E51°30.2'N164°59.3'E51°33.5'N165°00.1'E 0.997 44° 236° 12 km 00m14.8s
03:3251°46.9'N166°41.6'E51°39.8'N166°39.3'E51°43.4'N166°40.5'E 0.997 43° 238° 13 km 00m15.8s
03:3451°55.7'N168°26.1'E51°48.0'N168°23.1'E51°51.8'N168°24.6'E 0.996 42° 241° 14 km 00m16.8s
03:3652°02.9'N170°14.8'E51°54.8'N170°10.9'E51°58.8'N170°12.8'E 0.996 40° 243° 15 km 00m18.0s
03:3852°08.6'N172°07.9'E51°59.9'N172°02.9'E52°04.2'N172°05.4'E 0.996 39° 245° 16 km 00m19.1s
03:4052°12.5'N174°05.8'E52°03.2'N173°59.6'E52°07.8'N174°02.7'E 0.996 38° 248° 17 km 00m20.3s
03:4252°14.5'N176°08.8'E52°04.6'N176°01.2'E52°09.5'N176°05.0'E 0.995 36° 250° 18 km 00m21.6s
03:4452°14.3'N178°17.6'E52°03.7'N178°08.2'E52°09.0'N178°12.9'E 0.995 35° 252° 20 km 00m22.9s
03:4652°11.6'N179°27.3'W52°00.5'N179°38.7'W52°06.0'N179°33.1'W 0.995 33° 255° 21 km 00m24.2s
03:4852°06.2'N177°05.2'W51°54.6'N177°18.9'W52°00.4'N177°12.1'W 0.994 31° 257° 23 km 00m25.6s
03:5051°57.7'N174°35.0'W51°45.5'N174°51.5'W51°51.6'N174°43.3'W 0.994 30° 260° 25 km 00m27.1s
03:5251°45.5'N171°55.4'W51°32.8'N172°15.2'W51°39.1'N172°05.4'W 0.993 28° 263° 27 km 00m28.7s
03:5451°28.9'N169°04.6'W51°15.9'N169°28.5'W51°22.4'N169°16.7'W 0.993 26° 266° 29 km 00m30.4s
03:5651°07.0'N165°59.9'W50°53.8'N166°29.0'W51°00.4'N166°14.6'W 0.992 24° 269° 31 km 00m32.2s
03:5850°38.3'N162°37.3'W50°25.2'N163°13.0'W50°31.7'N162°55.4'W 0.992 21° 272° 34 km 00m34.2s
04:0050°00.3'N158°49.8'W49°47.9'N159°34.8'W49°54.1'N159°12.6'W 0.991 18° 275° 37 km 00m36.3s
04:0249°08.5'N154°23.9'W48°58.0'N155°23.1'W49°03.3'N154°54.1'W 0.990 15° 279° 41 km 00m38.8s
04:0447°51.1'N148°44.6'W47°46.5'N150°12.0'W47°49.0'N149°29.8'W 0.989 11° 284° 46 km 00m41.8s
04:0644°41.8'N137°27.6'W45°35.3'N142°09.8'W45°19.1'N140°23.2'W 0.987 291° 54 km 00m46.8s
Limits43°54.2'N134°57.5'W43°27.0'N135°22.1'W43°40.5'N135°09.8'W 0.986 - 59 km 00m49.4s

ΔT = 28.4 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse02:26:03.602:25:35.239°49.1'N131°06.4'E 65.4° 152.9° 0.2 km00m00.30s
Greatest Duration00:45:07.700:44:39.302°33.5'N077°08.3'E 0.0° 72.7° 65.5 km00m54.54s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of 1948 May 09 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 28.4 seconds for this eclipse.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this website is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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