Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2453 Sep 03

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2453 Sep 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 2453 Sep 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
Limits76°11.5'N174°16.4'E74°09.6'N179°28.0'E75°10.4'N177°03.0'E 1.051 - 270 km 02m38.2s
16:20 - - 76°31.2'N145°46.5'W76°37.7'N169°56.1'W 1.052 74° 272 km 02m45.2s
16:2278°16.6'N165°18.7'W76°16.0'N129°32.6'W77°44.8'N142°11.3'W 1.054 10° 102° 274 km 02m58.9s
16:2478°58.3'N138°53.4'W75°32.7'N118°00.4'W77°20.4'N125°51.4'W 1.056 13° 118° 275 km 03m07.0s
16:2678°25.2'N122°03.2'W74°37.6'N109°14.7'W76°30.3'N114°10.7'W 1.056 16° 130° 276 km 03m13.5s
16:2877°28.1'N110°06.7'W73°37.1'N102°20.3'W75°29.7'N105°23.0'W 1.057 18° 140° 277 km 03m19.0s
16:3076°21.6'N101°15.6'W72°34.4'N096°44.3'W74°24.6'N098°31.2'W 1.058 20° 147° 278 km 03m23.9s
16:3275°11.5'N094°27.0'W71°30.9'N092°05.6'W73°17.9'N093°00.2'W 1.058 22° 153° 279 km 03m28.4s
16:3474°00.6'N089°02.2'W70°27.5'N088°09.8'W72°11.0'N088°27.5'W 1.059 24° 158° 280 km 03m32.4s
16:3672°50.2'N084°37.0'W69°24.8'N084°47.2'W71°04.7'N084°38.2'W 1.059 25° 163° 280 km 03m36.1s
16:3871°40.9'N080°55.4'W68°22.8'N081°50.6'W69°59.4'N081°21.9'W 1.060 27° 167° 281 km 03m39.6s
16:4070°32.9'N077°46.7'W67°21.8'N079°14.9'W68°55.2'N078°31.5'W 1.060 28° 171° 282 km 03m42.8s
16:4269°26.4'N075°03.3'W66°21.8'N076°56.1'W67°52.1'N076°01.5'W 1.060 29° 174° 283 km 03m45.8s
16:4468°21.3'N072°39.9'W65°22.8'N074°51.2'W66°50.3'N073°48.0'W 1.061 30° 177° 284 km 03m48.6s
16:4667°17.6'N070°32.5'W64°24.7'N072°58.0'W65°49.6'N071°48.1'W 1.061 31° 180° 285 km 03m51.2s
16:4866°15.3'N068°38.2'W63°27.7'N071°14.7'W64°50.1'N069°59.6'W 1.061 32° 182° 286 km 03m53.7s
16:5065°14.2'N066°54.7'W62°31.6'N069°39.7'W63°51.7'N068°20.4'W 1.062 33° 185° 287 km 03m56.0s
16:5264°14.4'N065°20.2'W61°36.3'N068°11.8'W62°54.2'N066°49.3'W 1.062 34° 187° 288 km 03m58.1s
16:5463°15.7'N063°53.4'W60°41.9'N066°50.2'W61°57.8'N065°25.1'W 1.062 35° 190° 289 km 04m00.1s
16:5662°18.0'N062°33.0'W59°48.3'N065°33.9'W61°02.3'N064°06.7'W 1.062 36° 192° 290 km 04m01.9s
16:5861°21.4'N061°18.3'W58°55.4'N064°22.4'W60°07.6'N062°53.5'W 1.062 36° 194° 291 km 04m03.7s
17:0060°25.7'N060°08.3'W58°03.3'N063°15.0'W59°13.8'N061°44.8'W 1.063 37° 197° 292 km 04m05.2s
17:0259°30.9'N059°02.5'W57°11.8'N062°11.2'W58°20.7'N060°39.9'W 1.063 37° 199° 293 km 04m06.7s
17:0458°36.9'N058°00.4'W56°21.0'N061°10.6'W57°28.3'N059°38.5'W 1.063 38° 201° 295 km 04m08.0s
17:0657°43.7'N057°01.4'W55°30.8'N060°12.9'W56°36.7'N058°40.0'W 1.063 38° 203° 296 km 04m09.2s
17:0856°51.1'N056°05.3'W54°41.1'N059°17.7'W55°45.6'N057°44.3'W 1.063 39° 205° 297 km 04m10.3s
17:1055°59.3'N055°11.6'W53°52.0'N058°24.7'W54°55.2'N056°50.9'W 1.063 39° 207° 299 km 04m11.3s
17:1255°08.1'N054°20.1'W53°03.4'N057°33.8'W54°05.3'N055°59.6'W 1.063 40° 209° 300 km 04m12.2s
17:1454°17.5'N053°30.5'W52°15.2'N056°44.6'W53°16.0'N055°10.1'W 1.063 40° 211° 301 km 04m12.9s
17:1653°27.5'N052°42.5'W51°27.6'N055°57.0'W52°27.2'N054°22.3'W 1.064 40° 213° 303 km 04m13.6s
17:1852°38.0'N051°56.1'W50°40.3'N055°10.7'W51°38.8'N053°35.8'W 1.064 41° 215° 304 km 04m14.1s
17:2051°48.9'N051°10.9'W49°53.4'N054°25.7'W50°50.9'N052°50.7'W 1.064 41° 217° 306 km 04m14.5s
17:2251°00.4'N050°26.8'W49°06.9'N053°41.8'W50°03.4'N052°06.6'W 1.064 41° 219° 307 km 04m14.8s
17:2450°12.2'N049°43.7'W48°20.8'N052°58.9'W49°16.3'N051°23.5'W 1.064 41° 221° 309 km 04m15.0s
17:2649°24.5'N049°01.4'W47°35.0'N052°16.7'W48°29.5'N050°41.2'W 1.064 41° 222° 311 km 04m15.1s
17:2848°37.2'N048°19.7'W46°49.4'N051°35.2'W47°43.1'N049°59.6'W 1.064 41° 224° 312 km 04m15.1s
17:3047°50.2'N047°38.7'W46°04.2'N050°54.3'W46°57.1'N049°18.6'W 1.064 41° 226° 314 km 04m15.0s
17:3247°03.5'N046°58.0'W45°19.3'N050°13.8'W46°11.3'N048°38.0'W 1.064 41° 228° 316 km 04m14.8s
17:3446°17.1'N046°17.7'W44°34.6'N049°33.7'W45°25.7'N047°57.8'W 1.064 41° 230° 317 km 04m14.4s
17:3645°31.0'N045°37.6'W43°50.1'N048°53.9'W44°40.5'N047°17.8'W 1.064 41° 232° 319 km 04m14.0s
17:3844°45.2'N044°57.6'W43°05.8'N048°14.2'W43°55.4'N046°37.9'W 1.064 40° 233° 321 km 04m13.5s
17:4043°59.6'N044°17.5'W42°21.7'N047°34.6'W43°10.6'N045°58.0'W 1.064 40° 235° 322 km 04m12.8s
17:4243°14.2'N043°37.4'W41°37.8'N046°54.9'W42°26.0'N045°18.1'W 1.064 40° 237° 324 km 04m12.1s
17:4442°28.9'N042°57.0'W40°54.0'N046°15.1'W41°41.5'N044°38.0'W 1.063 40° 238° 326 km 04m11.2s
17:4641°43.9'N042°16.3'W40°10.4'N045°35.0'W40°57.2'N043°57.6'W 1.063 39° 240° 327 km 04m10.2s
17:4840°59.0'N041°35.1'W39°26.9'N044°54.6'W40°13.0'N043°16.8'W 1.063 39° 242° 329 km 04m09.2s
17:5040°14.2'N040°53.4'W38°43.5'N044°13.7'W39°28.9'N042°35.5'W 1.063 38° 243° 330 km 04m08.0s
17:5239°29.5'N040°11.0'W38°00.2'N043°32.3'W38°44.9'N041°53.6'W 1.063 38° 245° 332 km 04m06.7s
17:5438°44.9'N039°27.7'W37°16.9'N042°50.2'W38°01.0'N041°11.0'W 1.063 37° 247° 333 km 04m05.3s
17:5638°00.3'N038°43.5'W36°33.6'N042°07.3'W37°17.1'N040°27.5'W 1.063 37° 248° 335 km 04m03.7s
17:5837°15.8'N037°58.1'W35°50.4'N041°23.5'W36°33.2'N039°42.9'W 1.063 36° 250° 336 km 04m02.1s
18:0036°31.2'N037°11.5'W35°07.1'N040°38.6'W35°49.3'N038°57.1'W 1.062 35° 251° 337 km 04m00.3s
18:0235°46.5'N036°23.3'W34°23.8'N039°52.4'W35°05.4'N038°10.0'W 1.062 34° 253° 338 km 03m58.4s
18:0435°01.8'N035°33.4'W33°40.5'N039°04.8'W34°21.4'N037°21.3'W 1.062 34° 254° 339 km 03m56.3s
18:0634°17.0'N034°41.5'W32°57.0'N038°15.6'W33°37.3'N036°30.8'W 1.062 33° 255° 339 km 03m54.1s
18:0833°32.0'N033°47.4'W32°13.4'N037°24.5'W32°53.0'N035°38.3'W 1.061 32° 257° 340 km 03m51.8s
18:1032°46.8'N032°50.6'W31°29.7'N036°31.2'W32°08.5'N034°43.4'W 1.061 31° 258° 340 km 03m49.3s
18:1232°01.3'N031°50.7'W30°45.7'N035°35.5'W31°23.8'N033°45.8'W 1.061 30° 259° 340 km 03m46.7s
18:1431°15.4'N030°47.3'W30°01.5'N034°37.0'W30°38.8'N032°45.0'W 1.061 29° 261° 339 km 03m43.9s
18:1630°29.1'N029°39.7'W29°16.9'N033°35.2'W29°53.4'N031°40.5'W 1.060 27° 262° 338 km 03m40.8s
18:1829°42.2'N028°27.0'W28°31.9'N032°29.5'W29°07.5'N030°31.7'W 1.060 26° 263° 337 km 03m37.6s
18:2028°54.6'N027°08.2'W27°46.4'N031°19.2'W28°21.1'N029°17.5'W 1.059 25° 265° 335 km 03m34.1s
18:2228°06.1'N025°41.6'W27°00.3'N030°03.4'W27°33.9'N027°57.0'W 1.059 23° 266° 332 km 03m30.3s
18:2427°16.4'N024°05.2'W26°13.4'N028°40.9'W26°45.7'N026°28.4'W 1.058 21° 267° 329 km 03m26.2s
18:2626°25.0'N022°15.5'W25°25.5'N027°09.9'W25°56.2'N024°49.4'W 1.058 19° 268° 325 km 03m21.7s
18:2825°31.2'N020°06.7'W24°36.2'N025°27.8'W25°05.1'N022°56.2'W 1.057 17° 270° 320 km 03m16.7s
18:3024°33.4'N017°26.9'W23°45.1'N023°30.3'W24°11.3'N020°42.3'W 1.056 15° 271° 313 km 03m11.0s
18:3223°27.5'N013°43.2'W22°51.2'N021°10.2'W23°13.2'N017°54.1'W 1.055 12° 273° 305 km 03m04.0s
18:34 - - 21°52.4'N018°10.7'W22°05.6'N013°49.5'W 1.054 275° 292 km 02m54.6s
Limits21°54.5'N005°39.7'W19°35.0'N006°48.4'W20°44.0'N006°14.7'W 1.052 - 270 km 02m39.2s

ΔT = 988.6 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse17:43:47.317:27:18.747°59.1'N054°21.7'W 41.0° 223.7° 311.6 km04m15.11s
Greatest Duration17:43:17.517:26:48.948°10.6'N050°24.2'W 41.0° 223.2° 311.2 km04m15.12s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

Links for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2453 Sep 03

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2453 Sep 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 988.6 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 252.9 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 1.06°.

Acknowledgments

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

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