Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2015 Mar 20
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2015 Mar 20 . 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 2015 Mar 20 | |||||||||||
| 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 | 55°34.4'N | 046°47.4'W | 51°52.4'N | 045°15.0'W | 53°38.1'N | 045°58.6'W | 1.039 | 0° | - | 406 km | 02m06.3s |
| 09:14 | - | - | 52°56.6'N | 030°01.5'W | 53°58.2'N | 037°43.0'W | 1.040 | 5° | 97° | 438 km | 02m16.5s |
| 09:16 | - | - | 53°29.4'N | 027°05.2'W | 54°32.1'N | 032°59.9'W | 1.041 | 8° | 102° | 457 km | 02m22.7s |
| 09:18 | 56°10.0'N | 037°13.0'W | 54°02.9'N | 024°37.4'W | 55°06.9'N | 029°42.7'W | 1.042 | 10° | 105° | 469 km | 02m27.1s |
| 09:20 | 56°47.1'N | 033°11.6'W | 54°37.1'N | 022°27.8'W | 55°42.3'N | 027°03.1'W | 1.042 | 11° | 108° | 477 km | 02m30.6s |
| 09:22 | 57°24.8'N | 030°11.3'W | 55°11.9'N | 020°30.8'W | 56°18.5'N | 024°45.9'W | 1.043 | 13° | 110° | 482 km | 02m33.5s |
| 09:24 | 58°03.1'N | 027°41.8'W | 55°47.4'N | 018°43.2'W | 56°55.2'N | 022°43.6'W | 1.043 | 14° | 113° | 485 km | 02m36.0s |
| 09:26 | 58°42.1'N | 025°31.4'W | 56°23.5'N | 017°02.8'W | 57°32.7'N | 020°52.0'W | 1.043 | 15° | 115° | 487 km | 02m38.1s |
| 09:28 | 59°21.9'N | 023°34.3'W | 57°00.2'N | 015°28.1'W | 58°10.8'N | 019°08.6'W | 1.044 | 16° | 117° | 487 km | 02m40.0s |
| 09:30 | 60°02.5'N | 021°46.9'W | 57°37.7'N | 013°57.7'W | 58°49.7'N | 017°31.4'W | 1.044 | 16° | 119° | 487 km | 02m41.6s |
| 09:32 | 60°43.9'N | 020°06.9'W | 58°15.9'N | 012°30.9'W | 59°29.4'N | 015°59.1'W | 1.044 | 17° | 121° | 485 km | 02m42.9s |
| 09:34 | 61°26.2'N | 018°32.8'W | 58°54.8'N | 011°07.0'W | 60°10.0'N | 014°30.8'W | 1.044 | 17° | 123° | 483 km | 02m44.1s |
| 09:36 | 62°09.4'N | 017°03.2'W | 59°34.6'N | 009°45.2'W | 60°51.4'N | 013°05.6'W | 1.044 | 18° | 125° | 480 km | 02m45.0s |
| 09:38 | 62°53.8'N | 015°37.2'W | 60°15.2'N | 008°25.2'W | 61°33.7'N | 011°42.8'W | 1.044 | 18° | 127° | 477 km | 02m45.7s |
| 09:40 | 63°39.3'N | 014°14.2'W | 60°56.7'N | 007°06.3'W | 62°17.1'N | 010°21.8'W | 1.044 | 18° | 129° | 474 km | 02m46.3s |
| 09:42 | 64°26.0'N | 012°53.5'W | 61°39.2'N | 005°48.3'W | 63°01.5'N | 009°02.2'W | 1.045 | 18° | 131° | 470 km | 02m46.7s |
| 09:44 | 65°14.1'N | 011°34.6'W | 62°22.8'N | 004°30.6'W | 63°47.2'N | 007°43.5'W | 1.045 | 18° | 133° | 466 km | 02m46.9s |
| 09:46 | 66°03.6'N | 010°16.9'W | 63°07.4'N | 003°12.8'W | 64°34.2'N | 006°25.3'W | 1.045 | 18° | 135° | 462 km | 02m46.9s |
| 09:48 | 66°54.9'N | 009°00.2'W | 63°53.4'N | 001°54.7'W | 65°22.5'N | 005°07.0'W | 1.045 | 18° | 137° | 458 km | 02m46.7s |
| 09:50 | 67°48.0'N | 007°43.9'W | 64°40.6'N | 000°35.7'W | 66°12.5'N | 003°48.3'W | 1.044 | 18° | 139° | 454 km | 02m46.4s |
| 09:52 | 68°43.2'N | 006°27.8'W | 65°29.4'N | 000°44.7'E | 67°04.1'N | 002°28.7'W | 1.044 | 18° | 141° | 450 km | 02m45.9s |
| 09:54 | 69°40.7'N | 005°11.4'W | 66°19.7'N | 002°06.9'E | 67°57.8'N | 001°07.7'W | 1.044 | 18° | 143° | 446 km | 02m45.2s |
| 09:56 | 70°41.0'N | 003°54.4'W | 67°11.9'N | 003°31.5'E | 68°53.6'N | 000°15.2'E | 1.044 | 17° | 146° | 442 km | 02m44.3s |
| 09:58 | 71°44.4'N | 002°36.4'W | 68°06.1'N | 004°59.2'E | 69°51.8'N | 001°40.8'E | 1.044 | 17° | 148° | 438 km | 02m43.3s |
| 10:00 | 72°51.6'N | 001°17.1'W | 69°02.6'N | 006°30.8'E | 70°53.0'N | 003°09.8'E | 1.044 | 16° | 150° | 434 km | 02m42.0s |
| 10:02 | 74°03.4'N | 000°04.0'E | 70°01.8'N | 008°07.5'E | 71°57.6'N | 004°43.4'E | 1.044 | 16° | 152° | 431 km | 02m40.5s |
| 10:04 | 75°20.7'N | 001°26.8'E | 71°04.0'N | 009°50.5'E | 73°06.2'N | 006°22.7'E | 1.043 | 15° | 155° | 427 km | 02m38.7s |
| 10:06 | 76°45.4'N | 002°51.4'E | 72°09.8'N | 011°41.8'E | 74°19.6'N | 008°09.9'E | 1.043 | 14° | 157° | 424 km | 02m36.7s |
| 10:08 | 78°20.1'N | 004°16.3'E | 73°19.9'N | 013°43.9'E | 75°39.3'N | 010°07.5'E | 1.043 | 13° | 160° | 421 km | 02m34.3s |
| 10:10 | 80°09.4'N | 005°36.5'E | 74°35.4'N | 016°00.8'E | 77°07.2'N | 012°20.1'E | 1.043 | 12° | 163° | 418 km | 02m31.6s |
| 10:12 | 82°23.8'N | 006°29.0'E | 75°57.8'N | 018°38.6'E | 78°46.4'N | 014°55.6'E | 1.042 | 11° | 166° | 416 km | 02m28.4s |
| 10:14 | 85°39.3'N | 003°30.0'E | 77°29.3'N | 021°48.6'E | 80°43.2'N | 018°10.8'E | 1.041 | 9° | 170° | 414 km | 02m24.4s |
| 10:16 | - | - | 79°14.1'N | 025°53.3'E | 83°12.9'N | 022°56.6'E | 1.041 | 7° | 175° | 412 km | 02m19.2s |
| 10:18 | - | - | 81°20.7'N | 031°52.3'E | 87°44.2'N | 039°22.8'E | 1.039 | 2° | 192° | 410 km | 02m09.8s |
| Limits | 88°37.9'N | 053°02.9'W | 87°39.8'N | 111°30.0'E | 89°23.3'N | 097°29.9'E | 1.039 | 0° | - | 410 km | 02m05.8s |
ΔT = 67.6 seconds
| Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration | ||||||||
| Event | Time TD |
Time UT1 |
Latitude | Longitude | Sun Altitude |
Sun Azimuth |
Path Width | Central Duration |
| Greatest Eclipse | 09:46:46.8 | 09:45:39.2 | 64°25.9'N | 006°55.8'W | 18.5° | 135.0° | 462.6 km | 02m46.90s |
| Greatest Duration | 09:46:24.2 | 09:45:16.5 | 64°17.0'N | 006°53.6'W | 18.5° | 134.6° | 463.3 km | 02m46.91s |
Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2015 Mar 20
Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions
- Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses
- Solar Eclipses - primary page for solar eclipse predictions
- Solar Eclipse Links - detailed directory of links
- Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication
Eclipse Predictions
Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2015 Mar 20 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 67.6 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.
Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, EclipseWise.com"
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