Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2981 Apr 25

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2981 Apr 25 . 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 2981 Apr 25
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits38°50.1'N119°46.7'W36°44.0'N118°08.1'W37°46.3'N118°56.3'W 1.045 - 265 km 02m12.6s
13:12 - - 40°01.2'N106°43.3'W39°31.2'N112°32.9'W 1.046 77° 279 km 02m22.6s
13:1440°55.2'N112°29.8'W41°22.0'N102°56.7'W41°20.1'N107°01.1'W 1.048 10° 81° 290 km 02m32.4s
13:1642°37.5'N107°32.7'W42°30.0'N100°01.6'W42°39.1'N103°28.4'W 1.049 13° 84° 297 km 02m39.0s
13:1843°55.5'N104°10.1'W43°30.9'N097°33.9'W43°46.7'N100°40.0'W 1.050 16° 86° 302 km 02m44.4s
13:2045°03.1'N101°27.0'W44°27.2'N095°23.8'W44°47.8'N098°16.4'W 1.050 18° 89° 306 km 02m49.0s
13:2246°04.5'N099°06.7'W45°20.1'N093°26.0'W45°44.5'N096°09.0'W 1.051 20° 91° 308 km 02m53.2s
13:2447°01.8'N097°01.5'W46°10.5'N091°37.3'W46°38.0'N094°13.1'W 1.051 22° 93° 310 km 02m57.0s
13:2647°56.0'N095°07.2'W46°58.8'N089°55.6'W47°29.0'N092°25.8'W 1.052 23° 95° 312 km 03m00.5s
13:2848°47.8'N093°20.9'W47°45.4'N088°19.4'W48°18.0'N090°45.0'W 1.052 24° 97° 313 km 03m03.7s
13:3049°37.6'N091°40.8'W48°30.7'N086°47.6'W49°05.4'N089°09.3'W 1.053 26° 99° 314 km 03m06.7s
13:3250°25.9'N090°05.5'W49°14.7'N085°19.3'W49°51.4'N087°37.8'W 1.053 27° 101° 315 km 03m09.5s
13:3451°12.8'N088°34.2'W49°57.7'N083°53.9'W50°36.3'N086°09.6'W 1.053 28° 103° 315 km 03m12.1s
13:3651°58.6'N087°05.9'W50°39.7'N082°30.7'W51°20.1'N084°44.0'W 1.054 29° 105° 315 km 03m14.5s
13:3852°43.4'N085°40.1'W51°20.9'N081°09.4'W52°03.0'N083°20.5'W 1.054 30° 107° 315 km 03m16.8s
13:4053°27.3'N084°16.1'W52°01.4'N079°49.6'W52°45.2'N081°58.6'W 1.054 31° 109° 315 km 03m18.9s
13:4254°10.4'N082°53.6'W52°41.2'N078°30.8'W53°26.6'N080°38.0'W 1.054 31° 111° 315 km 03m20.9s
13:4454°52.8'N081°32.2'W53°20.4'N077°12.8'W54°07.3'N079°18.3'W 1.055 32° 114° 314 km 03m22.7s
13:4655°34.6'N080°11.4'W53°59.1'N075°55.3'W54°47.4'N077°59.2'W 1.055 33° 116° 314 km 03m24.4s
13:4856°15.8'N078°51.1'W54°37.2'N074°38.2'W55°27.0'N076°40.4'W 1.055 34° 118° 313 km 03m26.0s
13:5056°56.4'N077°30.8'W55°14.8'N073°21.0'W56°06.1'N075°21.7'W 1.055 34° 120° 312 km 03m27.5s
13:5257°36.6'N076°10.4'W55°51.9'N072°03.6'W56°44.7'N074°02.8'W 1.055 35° 122° 312 km 03m28.8s
13:5458°16.2'N074°49.5'W56°28.6'N070°45.8'W57°22.8'N072°43.4'W 1.055 35° 125° 311 km 03m30.1s
13:5658°55.5'N073°27.9'W57°04.9'N069°27.5'W58°00.5'N071°23.4'W 1.055 36° 127° 310 km 03m31.2s
13:5859°34.3'N072°05.4'W57°40.7'N068°08.3'W58°37.8'N070°02.5'W 1.056 36° 129° 309 km 03m32.2s
14:0060°12.7'N070°41.7'W58°16.2'N066°48.1'W59°14.7'N068°40.4'W 1.056 36° 132° 309 km 03m33.1s
14:0260°50.7'N069°16.5'W58°51.2'N065°26.6'W59°51.1'N067°17.1'W 1.056 37° 134° 308 km 03m33.8s
14:0461°28.3'N067°49.6'W59°25.9'N064°03.8'W60°27.2'N065°52.2'W 1.056 37° 137° 307 km 03m34.5s
14:0662°05.5'N066°20.7'W60°00.2'N062°39.3'W61°02.9'N064°25.5'W 1.056 37° 139° 306 km 03m35.0s
14:0862°42.4'N064°49.6'W60°34.0'N061°13.0'W61°38.2'N062°56.7'W 1.056 37° 142° 305 km 03m35.5s
14:1063°18.8'N063°15.9'W61°07.5'N059°44.7'W62°13.1'N061°25.7'W 1.056 37° 144° 305 km 03m35.8s
14:1263°54.8'N061°39.4'W61°40.6'N058°14.0'W62°47.6'N059°52.1'W 1.056 37° 147° 304 km 03m36.0s
14:1464°30.4'N059°59.7'W62°13.2'N056°40.9'W63°21.6'N058°15.7'W 1.056 37° 150° 303 km 03m36.1s
14:1665°05.5'N058°16.5'W62°45.4'N055°05.0'W63°55.2'N056°36.2'W 1.056 37° 152° 302 km 03m36.1s
14:1865°40.2'N056°29.4'W63°17.1'N053°26.0'W64°28.3'N054°53.3'W 1.056 37° 155° 301 km 03m36.0s
14:2066°14.3'N054°38.1'W63°48.3'N051°43.8'W65°00.9'N053°06.6'W 1.056 37° 158° 301 km 03m35.8s
14:2266°47.9'N052°42.1'W64°19.0'N049°57.9'W65°33.0'N051°15.9'W 1.056 37° 161° 300 km 03m35.4s
14:2467°20.9'N050°40.9'W64°49.1'N048°08.2'W66°04.4'N049°20.7'W 1.056 37° 164° 299 km 03m35.0s
14:2667°53.2'N048°34.2'W65°18.5'N046°14.3'W66°35.2'N047°20.6'W 1.056 36° 167° 298 km 03m34.4s
14:2868°24.7'N046°21.4'W65°47.4'N044°15.8'W67°05.3'N045°15.4'W 1.056 36° 171° 298 km 03m33.7s
14:3068°55.4'N044°01.9'W66°15.5'N042°12.5'W67°34.6'N043°04.4'W 1.056 36° 174° 297 km 03m32.9s
14:3269°25.2'N041°35.3'W66°42.7'N040°03.8'W68°03.1'N040°47.3'W 1.056 35° 177° 296 km 03m32.0s
14:3469°53.9'N039°00.8'W67°09.2'N037°49.5'W68°30.6'N038°23.6'W 1.055 35° 181° 296 km 03m30.9s
14:3670°21.4'N036°17.9'W67°34.6'N035°29.1'W68°57.0'N035°52.8'W 1.055 35° 184° 295 km 03m29.8s
14:3870°47.6'N033°25.9'W67°59.0'N033°02.1'W69°22.3'N033°14.3'W 1.055 34° 188° 294 km 03m28.5s
14:4071°12.3'N030°24.1'W68°22.1'N030°28.2'W69°46.2'N030°27.6'W 1.055 33° 192° 294 km 03m27.1s
14:4271°35.3'N027°11.9'W68°44.0'N027°47.0'W70°08.6'N027°32.3'W 1.055 33° 195° 293 km 03m25.5s
14:4471°56.3'N023°48.7'W69°04.3'N024°57.8'W70°29.3'N024°27.6'W 1.055 32° 200° 293 km 03m23.8s
14:4672°15.1'N020°13.7'W69°23.1'N022°00.3'W70°48.1'N021°13.2'W 1.054 31° 204° 292 km 03m22.0s
14:4872°31.4'N016°26.6'W69°40.0'N018°54.0'W71°04.8'N017°48.5'W 1.054 31° 208° 291 km 03m20.1s
14:5072°44.8'N012°26.7'W69°54.8'N015°38.3'W71°19.0'N014°12.9'W 1.054 30° 212° 291 km 03m18.0s
14:5272°55.0'N008°13.8'W70°07.3'N012°13.0'W71°30.6'N010°26.0'W 1.054 29° 217° 290 km 03m15.7s
14:5473°01.4'N003°47.4'W70°17.3'N008°37.4'W71°39.1'N006°27.5'W 1.053 28° 222° 290 km 03m13.3s
14:5673°03.7'N000°52.6'E70°24.3'N004°51.1'W71°44.1'N002°16.8'W 1.053 27° 227° 289 km 03m10.6s
14:5873°01.2'N005°46.3'E70°28.1'N000°53.6'W71°45.2'N002°06.3'E 1.053 25° 232° 288 km 03m07.8s
15:0072°53.3'N010°54.0'E70°28.1'N003°15.6'E71°41.9'N006°42.5'E 1.052 24° 237° 288 km 03m04.8s
15:0272°39.1'N016°16.3'E70°24.0'N007°37.3'E71°33.4'N011°32.2'E 1.052 23° 243° 287 km 03m01.5s
15:0472°17.6'N021°54.1'E70°14.9'N012°12.5'E71°19.0'N016°36.6'E 1.052 21° 248° 286 km 02m58.0s
15:0671°47.2'N027°49.9'E70°00.2'N017°02.6'E70°57.6'N021°57.4'E 1.051 20° 254° 285 km 02m54.1s
15:0871°05.8'N034°08.5'E69°38.8'N022°09.9'E70°27.7'N027°37.8'E 1.050 18° 260° 284 km 02m49.8s
15:1070°09.4'N041°00.6'E69°09.0'N027°38.4'E69°46.9'N033°43.8'E 1.050 16° 267° 283 km 02m45.0s
15:1268°49.3'N048°53.3'E68°28.3'N033°35.4'E68°51.0'N040°28.2'E 1.049 13° 274° 281 km 02m39.4s
15:1466°33.4'N059°33.4'E67°32.1'N040°16.0'E67°30.0'N048°23.4'E 1.048 10° 282° 278 km 02m32.4s
15:16 - - 66°08.5'N048°21.3'E65°00.3'N060°02.6'E 1.046 293° 273 km 02m21.4s
Limits63°47.5'N070°11.6'E61°53.8'N066°53.1'E62°50.3'N068°28.5'E 1.045 - 267 km 02m13.2s

ΔT = 4115.3 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse15:22:34.214:13:58.963°21.3'N075°28.3'W 37.3° 149.7° 302.9 km03m36.11s
Greatest Duration15:23:27.114:14:51.763°36.1'N057°33.2'W 37.3° 150.9° 302.6 km03m36.12s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2981 Apr 25 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 4115.3 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 898.1 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 3.75°.

Acknowledgments

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

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