Path of the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The following table delineates the path of the Moon's umbral shadow during the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 . 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 2017 Aug 21
UT1 Northern Limit Southern Limit Central Line M:S Sun Sun Path Central
Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Latitude Longitude Ratio Alt. Azm. Width Duration
Limits39°59.7'N171°44.8'W39°28.8'N171°26.0'W39°44.2'N171°35.4'W 1.016 - 62 km 00m51.6s
16:5041°29.8'N164°29.6'W41°25.3'N161°23.9'W41°29.3'N162°50.4'W 1.018 80° 70 km 01m01.7s
16:5242°51.3'N156°55.8'W42°27.4'N155°00.8'W42°39.8'N155°56.8'W 1.019 13° 85° 76 km 01m10.4s
16:5443°35.6'N152°06.0'W43°04.3'N150°32.6'W43°20.3'N151°18.3'W 1.020 16° 89° 80 km 01m16.7s
16:5644°06.0'N148°15.1'W43°30.0'N146°54.3'W43°48.2'N147°33.9'W 1.021 19° 92° 83 km 01m22.0s
16:5844°28.3'N144°57.7'W43°48.9'N143°45.7'W44°08.8'N144°21.0'W 1.022 22° 95° 85 km 01m26.7s
17:0044°45.1'N142°02.6'W44°02.9'N140°57.5'W44°24.2'N141°29.5'W 1.023 24° 97° 87 km 01m30.9s
17:0244°57.8'N139°23.8'W44°13.2'N138°24.6'W44°35.6'N138°53.6'W 1.023 27° 100° 89 km 01m34.9s
17:0445°07.2'N136°57.6'W44°20.7'N136°03.5'W44°44.1'N136°30.0'W 1.024 29° 102° 91 km 01m38.6s
17:0645°14.0'N134°41.5'W44°25.7'N133°52.0'W44°49.9'N134°16.3'W 1.024 30° 104° 93 km 01m42.1s
17:0845°18.5'N132°33.9'W44°28.7'N131°48.6'W44°53.7'N132°10.8'W 1.025 32° 107° 94 km 01m45.4s
17:1045°21.0'N130°33.4'W44°30.0'N129°52.1'W44°55.6'N130°12.3'W 1.025 34° 109° 95 km 01m48.6s
17:1245°21.9'N128°39.1'W44°29.6'N128°01.5'W44°55.8'N128°19.9'W 1.026 35° 111° 97 km 01m51.6s
17:1445°21.3'N126°50.2'W44°28.0'N126°16.1'W44°54.7'N126°32.8'W 1.026 37° 113° 98 km 01m54.5s
17:1645°19.3'N125°06.1'W44°25.1'N124°35.3'W44°52.2'N124°50.4'W 1.026 38° 115° 99 km 01m57.3s
17:1845°16.2'N123°26.4'W44°21.0'N122°58.7'W44°48.6'N123°12.2'W 1.027 40° 117° 100 km 02m00.0s
17:2045°11.9'N121°50.5'W44°16.0'N121°25.9'W44°44.0'N121°37.9'W 1.027 41° 119° 101 km 02m02.6s
17:2245°06.6'N120°18.2'W44°10.0'N119°56.5'W44°38.3'N120°07.0'W 1.027 42° 121° 102 km 02m05.0s
17:2445°00.3'N118°49.1'W44°03.2'N118°30.3'W44°31.8'N118°39.4'W 1.027 44° 123° 102 km 02m07.4s
17:2644°53.2'N117°23.0'W43°55.6'N117°06.9'W44°24.4'N117°14.7'W 1.028 45° 125° 103 km 02m09.7s
17:2844°45.3'N115°59.7'W43°47.2'N115°46.2'W44°16.3'N115°52.7'W 1.028 46° 127° 104 km 02m11.9s
17:3044°36.7'N114°38.9'W43°38.2'N114°28.0'W44°07.4'N114°33.2'W 1.028 47° 129° 105 km 02m14.0s
17:3244°27.3'N113°20.6'W43°28.5'N113°12.1'W43°57.9'N113°16.1'W 1.028 48° 131° 105 km 02m16.0s
17:3444°17.3'N112°04.4'W43°18.2'N111°58.4'W43°47.7'N112°01.2'W 1.029 49° 133° 106 km 02m18.0s
17:3644°06.6'N110°50.4'W43°07.3'N110°46.7'W43°36.9'N110°48.4'W 1.029 50° 135° 107 km 02m19.8s
17:3843°55.4'N109°38.4'W42°55.8'N109°36.9'W43°25.6'N109°37.5'W 1.029 51° 137° 107 km 02m21.6s
17:4043°43.6'N108°28.2'W42°43.9'N108°28.9'W43°13.7'N108°28.4'W 1.029 52° 139° 108 km 02m23.3s
17:4243°31.3'N107°19.8'W42°31.4'N107°22.5'W43°01.3'N107°21.0'W 1.029 53° 141° 108 km 02m24.9s
17:4443°18.4'N106°13.0'W42°18.5'N106°17.8'W42°48.5'N106°15.3'W 1.029 54° 143° 109 km 02m26.4s
17:4643°05.1'N105°07.8'W42°05.2'N105°14.5'W42°35.1'N105°11.1'W 1.029 55° 145° 109 km 02m27.8s
17:4842°51.3'N104°04.1'W41°51.4'N104°12.7'W42°21.3'N104°08.3'W 1.030 56° 148° 110 km 02m29.2s
17:5042°37.1'N103°01.8'W41°37.2'N103°12.2'W42°07.1'N103°06.9'W 1.030 57° 150° 110 km 02m30.5s
17:5242°22.5'N102°00.8'W41°22.6'N102°13.0'W41°52.5'N102°06.8'W 1.030 57° 152° 110 km 02m31.7s
17:5442°07.4'N101°01.1'W41°07.6'N101°15.0'W41°37.5'N101°08.0'W 1.030 58° 155° 111 km 02m32.8s
17:5641°52.0'N100°02.5'W40°52.3'N100°18.1'W41°22.1'N100°10.3'W 1.030 59° 157° 111 km 02m33.8s
17:5841°36.1'N099°05.1'W40°36.6'N099°22.3'W41°06.4'N099°13.7'W 1.030 59° 160° 112 km 02m34.8s
18:0041°20.0'N098°08.8'W40°20.6'N098°27.6'W40°50.3'N098°18.2'W 1.030 60° 162° 112 km 02m35.7s
18:0241°03.4'N097°13.5'W40°04.3'N097°33.8'W40°33.9'N097°23.6'W 1.030 61° 165° 112 km 02m36.5s
18:0440°46.6'N096°19.2'W39°47.6'N096°40.9'W40°17.1'N096°30.0'W 1.030 61° 167° 113 km 02m37.2s
18:0640°29.4'N095°25.8'W39°30.7'N095°48.9'W40°00.0'N095°37.3'W 1.030 62° 170° 113 km 02m37.9s
18:0840°11.9'N094°33.2'W39°13.4'N094°57.7'W39°42.6'N094°45.5'W 1.030 62° 173° 113 km 02m38.4s
18:1039°54.0'N093°41.5'W38°55.8'N094°07.3'W39°24.9'N093°54.4'W 1.030 62° 175° 113 km 02m38.9s
18:1239°35.9'N092°50.6'W38°38.0'N093°17.6'W39°06.9'N093°04.1'W 1.031 63° 178° 114 km 02m39.3s
18:1439°17.5'N092°00.3'W38°19.9'N092°28.5'W38°48.7'N092°14.5'W 1.031 63° 181° 114 km 02m39.7s
18:1638°58.8'N091°10.8'W38°01.4'N091°40.2'W38°30.1'N091°25.6'W 1.031 63° 184° 114 km 02m39.9s
18:1838°39.8'N090°21.9'W37°42.8'N090°52.4'W38°11.3'N090°37.2'W 1.031 64° 187° 114 km 02m40.1s
18:2038°20.5'N089°33.7'W37°23.8'N090°05.2'W37°52.2'N089°49.5'W 1.031 64° 190° 114 km 02m40.2s
18:2238°00.9'N088°45.9'W37°04.6'N089°18.6'W37°32.8'N089°02.3'W 1.031 64° 193° 115 km 02m40.3s
18:2437°41.1'N087°58.8'W36°45.2'N088°32.4'W37°13.2'N088°15.6'W 1.031 64° 196° 115 km 02m40.2s
18:2637°21.0'N087°12.1'W36°25.5'N087°46.6'W36°53.3'N087°29.4'W 1.031 64° 199° 115 km 02m40.1s
18:2837°00.7'N086°25.8'W36°05.5'N087°01.3'W36°33.1'N086°43.6'W 1.031 64° 202° 115 km 02m39.9s
18:3036°40.1'N085°39.9'W35°45.3'N086°16.4'W36°12.7'N085°58.2'W 1.031 64° 204° 115 km 02m39.6s
18:3236°19.2'N084°54.5'W35°24.9'N085°31.8'W35°52.1'N085°13.2'W 1.031 64° 207° 115 km 02m39.3s
18:3435°58.1'N084°09.3'W35°04.2'N084°47.4'W35°31.2'N084°28.5'W 1.030 63° 210° 115 km 02m38.9s
18:3635°36.7'N083°24.5'W34°43.2'N084°03.4'W35°10.0'N083°44.0'W 1.030 63° 213° 115 km 02m38.4s
18:3835°15.1'N082°39.9'W34°22.1'N083°19.6'W34°48.6'N082°59.8'W 1.030 63° 216° 115 km 02m37.8s
18:4034°53.2'N081°55.5'W34°00.6'N082°35.9'W34°26.9'N082°15.8'W 1.030 63° 218° 115 km 02m37.2s
18:4234°31.0'N081°11.3'W33°38.9'N081°52.4'W34°05.0'N081°32.0'W 1.030 62° 221° 115 km 02m36.4s
18:4434°08.6'N080°27.3'W33°17.0'N081°09.1'W33°42.9'N080°48.3'W 1.030 62° 224° 115 km 02m35.7s
18:4633°46.0'N079°43.3'W32°54.8'N080°25.8'W33°20.4'N080°04.7'W 1.030 61° 226° 115 km 02m34.8s
18:4833°23.1'N078°59.4'W32°32.4'N079°42.5'W32°57.8'N079°21.1'W 1.030 61° 229° 115 km 02m33.9s
18:5032°59.9'N078°15.5'W32°09.7'N078°59.2'W32°34.8'N078°37.5'W 1.030 60° 231° 115 km 02m32.9s
18:5232°36.4'N077°31.6'W31°46.8'N078°15.9'W32°11.7'N077°53.9'W 1.030 60° 233° 115 km 02m31.8s
18:5432°12.7'N076°47.7'W31°23.6'N077°32.5'W31°48.2'N077°10.2'W 1.030 59° 235° 114 km 02m30.7s
18:5631°48.7'N076°03.6'W31°00.1'N076°48.9'W31°24.5'N076°26.4'W 1.030 58° 238° 114 km 02m29.5s
18:5831°24.4'N075°19.3'W30°36.4'N076°05.2'W31°00.5'N075°42.4'W 1.029 58° 240° 114 km 02m28.2s
19:0030°59.9'N074°34.8'W30°12.4'N075°21.2'W30°36.2'N074°58.1'W 1.029 57° 242° 114 km 02m26.8s
19:0230°35.0'N073°50.0'W29°48.1'N074°36.9'W30°11.6'N074°13.6'W 1.029 56° 244° 114 km 02m25.4s
19:0430°09.9'N073°04.9'W29°23.5'N073°52.3'W29°46.8'N073°28.8'W 1.029 56° 245° 113 km 02m23.9s
19:0629°44.4'N072°19.5'W28°58.6'N073°07.3'W29°21.6'N072°43.5'W 1.029 55° 247° 113 km 02m22.4s
19:0829°18.6'N071°33.5'W28°33.4'N072°21.8'W28°56.1'N071°57.8'W 1.029 54° 249° 112 km 02m20.7s
19:1028°52.5'N070°47.1'W28°07.9'N071°35.8'W28°30.3'N071°11.5'W 1.028 53° 251° 112 km 02m19.0s
19:1228°26.0'N070°00.0'W27°42.0'N070°49.1'W28°04.1'N070°24.7'W 1.028 52° 252° 112 km 02m17.3s
19:1427°59.2'N069°12.3'W27°15.8'N070°01.8'W27°37.6'N069°37.2'W 1.028 51° 254° 111 km 02m15.4s
19:1627°32.0'N068°23.8'W26°49.2'N069°13.7'W27°10.7'N068°48.9'W 1.028 50° 255° 111 km 02m13.5s
19:1827°04.4'N067°34.4'W26°22.3'N068°24.8'W26°43.4'N067°59.7'W 1.028 49° 257° 110 km 02m11.6s
19:2026°36.4'N066°44.1'W25°54.9'N067°34.8'W26°15.7'N067°09.6'W 1.027 48° 258° 109 km 02m09.5s
19:2226°07.9'N065°52.7'W25°27.2'N066°43.8'W25°47.6'N066°18.4'W 1.027 47° 260° 109 km 02m07.4s
19:2425°39.0'N065°00.1'W24°58.9'N065°51.6'W25°19.1'N065°26.0'W 1.027 46° 261° 108 km 02m05.2s
19:2625°09.6'N064°06.1'W24°30.2'N064°58.1'W24°50.0'N064°32.2'W 1.027 44° 262° 107 km 02m02.9s
19:2824°39.6'N063°10.6'W24°01.0'N064°03.0'W24°20.4'N063°37.0'W 1.026 43° 263° 106 km 02m00.5s
19:3024°09.1'N062°13.4'W23°31.3'N063°06.3'W23°50.3'N062°40.0'W 1.026 42° 264° 105 km 01m58.1s
19:3223°37.9'N061°14.3'W23°00.9'N062°07.7'W23°19.5'N061°41.1'W 1.026 41° 266° 104 km 01m55.6s
19:3423°06.1'N060°13.0'W22°29.9'N061°06.9'W22°48.1'N060°40.1'W 1.025 39° 267° 103 km 01m52.9s
19:3622°33.5'N059°09.2'W21°58.2'N060°03.6'W22°16.0'N059°36.6'W 1.025 38° 268° 102 km 01m50.2s
19:3822°00.1'N058°02.6'W21°25.7'N058°57.6'W21°43.0'N058°30.3'W 1.025 36° 269° 100 km 01m47.4s
19:4021°25.8'N056°52.7'W20°52.4'N057°48.4'W21°09.2'N057°20.7'W 1.024 35° 270° 99 km 01m44.5s
19:4220°50.4'N055°39.0'W20°18.1'N056°35.6'W20°34.4'N056°07.5'W 1.024 33° 271° 97 km 01m41.4s
19:4420°13.9'N054°20.9'W19°42.6'N055°18.3'W19°58.4'N054°49.8'W 1.023 32° 272° 95 km 01m38.3s
19:4619°35.9'N052°57.4'W19°05.9'N053°56.0'W19°21.0'N053°26.9'W 1.023 30° 273° 94 km 01m34.9s
19:4818°56.3'N051°27.5'W18°27.6'N052°27.4'W18°42.1'N051°57.7'W 1.022 28° 274° 91 km 01m31.4s
19:5018°14.8'N049°49.5'W17°47.6'N050°51.2'W18°01.3'N050°20.6'W 1.022 26° 275° 89 km 01m27.7s
19:5217°30.7'N048°01.3'W17°05.2'N049°05.3'W17°18.2'N048°33.5'W 1.021 24° 276° 87 km 01m23.7s
19:5416°43.4'N045°59.2'W16°19.9'N047°06.4'W16°31.9'N046°33.1'W 1.021 21° 277° 84 km 01m19.4s
19:5615°51.5'N043°37.4'W15°30.6'N044°49.4'W15°41.3'N044°13.8'W 1.020 18° 278° 80 km 01m14.7s
19:5814°52.5'N040°44.1'W14°35.2'N042°04.4'W14°44.1'N041°24.8'W 1.019 15° 279° 76 km 01m09.3s
20:0013°39.5'N036°48.2'W13°28.6'N038°27.6'W13°34.5'N037°39.1'W 1.017 11° 280° 71 km 01m02.5s
20:02 - - 11°45.8'N031°58.7'W11°33.9'N029°54.7'W 1.015 282° 60 km 00m50.5s
Limits11°15.6'N027°19.8'W10°46.9'N027°33.1'W11°01.2'N027°26.5'W 1.014 - 57 km 00m47.1s

ΔT = 68.5 seconds

Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration
Event Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude Sun
Altitude
Sun
Azimuth
Path Width Central
Duration
Greatest Eclipse18:26:40.318:25:31.736°58.0'N087°57.5'W 63.9° 197.9° 114.7 km02m40.12s
Greatest Duration18:22:57.618:21:49.037°34.6'N089°06.6'W 63.8° 192.5° 114.5 km02m40.25s

Explanation of Greatest Eclipse and Greatest Duration

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Eclipse Predictions

Predictions for the Total Solar Eclipse of 2017 Aug 21 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 68.5 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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