20Mar2015

Total Solar Eclipse: March 20 2015



Path of the Umbral Shadow

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC.

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 are listed, along with the central line. The path characteristics are generated at 1 minute intervals. This provides adequate detail for making plots of the path on larger scale maps.

Local circumstances on the central line include the Sun's altitude and azimuth (in degrees), the path width (in kilometers) and the duration of the central eclipse (minutes and seconds).


Universal  Northern Limit      Southern Limit       Central Line    Sun Sun Path  Central
         ------------------  ------------------  ------------------ Alt Azm Width  Durat.
  Time   Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude  Latitude Longitude
          °    ´    °    ´    °    ´    °    ´    °    ´    °    ´    °   °   km
 Limits  55 34.9N 046 46.9W  51 52.9N 045 14.5W  53 38.6N 045 58.4W   0   -  406  02m06.2s

 09:13      -         -      52 41.2N 031 45.1W  53 42.7N 041 56.9W   2  94  422  02m11.0s
 09:14      -         -      52 57.3N 029 59.8W  53 59.0N 037 40.1W   5  97  439  02m16.5s
 09:15      -         -      53 13.6N 028 27.2W  54 15.8N 035 01.9W   7 100  449  02m19.9s
 09:16      -         -      53 30.1N 027 03.7W  54 32.9N 032 58.0W   8 102  457  02m22.7s
 09:17   55 52.5N 040 06.5W  53 46.8N 025 47.2W  54 50.2N 031 13.3W   9 103  464  02m25.0s
 09:18   56 10.8N 037 10.7W  54 03.7N 024 36.1W  55 07.6N 029 41.1W  10 105  469  02m27.0s
 09:19   56 29.3N 034 59.1W  54 20.7N 023 29.5W  55 25.3N 028 18.0W  11 106  473  02m28.9s

 09:20   56 47.9N 033 10.0W  54 37.9N 022 26.6W  55 43.1N 027 01.8W  11 108  477  02m30.5s
 09:21   57 06.6N 031 35.0W  54 55.2N 021 26.8W  56 01.1N 025 51.0W  12 109  480  02m32.1s
 09:22   57 25.6N 030 09.9W  55 12.7N 020 29.7W  56 19.2N 024 44.7W  13 110  482  02m33.5s
 09:23   57 44.6N 028 52.3W  55 30.4N 019 34.9W  56 37.5N 023 42.0W  13 112  484  02m34.7s
 09:24   58 03.9N 027 40.6W  55 48.2N 018 42.2W  56 56.0N 022 42.4W  14 113  485  02m35.9s
 09:25   58 23.3N 026 33.5W  56 06.1N 017 51.2W  57 14.7N 021 45.6W  14 114  486  02m37.0s
 09:26   58 42.9N 025 30.3W  56 24.3N 017 01.8W  57 33.5N 020 51.0W  15 115  487  02m38.1s
 09:27   59 02.7N 024 30.4W  56 42.6N 016 13.8W  57 52.5N 019 58.4W  15 116  487  02m39.0s
 09:28   59 22.7N 023 33.3W  57 01.1N 015 27.1W  58 11.7N 019 07.6W  16 117  487  02m39.9s
 09:29   59 42.9N 022 38.6W  57 19.7N 014 41.4W  58 31.0N 018 18.3W  16 118  487  02m40.7s

 09:30   60 03.3N 021 46.0W  57 38.5N 013 56.8W  58 50.6N 017 30.4W  16 119  487  02m41.5s
 09:31   60 23.9N 020 55.2W  57 57.5N 013 13.0W  59 10.3N 016 43.8W  17 120  486  02m42.2s
 09:32   60 44.7N 020 06.0W  58 16.7N 012 30.0W  59 30.3N 015 58.2W  17 121  485  02m42.9s
 09:33   61 05.8N 019 18.3W  58 36.1N 011 47.7W  59 50.4N 015 13.6W  17 122  484  02m43.5s
 09:34   61 27.0N 018 31.9W  58 55.7N 011 06.1W  60 10.8N 014 29.9W  17 123  483  02m44.0s
 09:35   61 48.6N 017 46.6W  59 15.5N 010 24.9W  60 31.4N 013 47.0W  17 124  482  02m44.5s
 09:36   62 10.3N 017 02.3W  59 35.4N 009 44.3W  60 52.2N 013 04.7W  18 125  480  02m44.9s
 09:37   62 32.4N 016 19.0W  59 55.7N 009 04.1W  61 13.3N 012 23.0W  18 126  479  02m45.3s
 09:38   62 54.7N 015 36.4W  60 16.1N 008 24.3W  61 34.6N 011 41.9W  18 127  477  02m45.7s
 09:39   63 17.3N 014 54.6W  60 36.7N 007 44.7W  61 56.2N 011 01.2W  18 128  475  02m46.0s

 09:40   63 40.2N 014 13.4W  60 57.6N 007 05.4W  62 18.0N 010 21.0W  18 129  474  02m46.2s
 09:41   64 03.4N 013 32.8W  61 18.7N 006 26.3W  62 40.1N 009 41.0W  18 130  472  02m46.4s
 09:42   64 27.0N 012 52.7W  61 40.1N 005 47.3W  63 02.5N 009 01.4W  18 131  470  02m46.6s
 09:43   64 50.8N 012 13.1W  62 01.8N 005 08.5W  63 25.2N 008 21.9W  18 132  468  02m46.7s
 09:44   65 15.1N 011 33.8W  62 23.7N 004 29.6W  63 48.2N 007 42.7W  18 133  466  02m46.8s
 09:45   65 39.7N 010 54.9W  62 45.9N 003 50.8W  64 11.5N 007 03.5W  18 134  464  02m46.8s
 09:46   66 04.7N 010 16.2W  63 08.4N 003 11.9W  64 35.2N 006 24.4W  18 135  462  02m46.8s
 09:47   66 30.1N 009 37.8W  63 31.2N 002 32.9W  64 59.2N 005 45.3W  18 136  460  02m46.8s
 09:48   66 56.0N 008 59.5W  63 54.4N 001 53.7W  65 23.6N 005 06.1W  18 137  458  02m46.7s
 09:49   67 22.3N 008 21.3W  64 17.8N 001 14.3W  65 48.3N 004 26.9W  18 138  456  02m46.5s

 09:50   67 49.1N 007 43.2W  64 41.7N 000 34.7W  66 13.5N 003 47.4W  18 139  454  02m46.3s
 09:51   68 16.4N 007 05.2W  65 05.9N 000 05.3E  66 39.2N 003 07.8W  18 140  452  02m46.1s
 09:52   68 44.3N 006 27.1W  65 30.4N 000 45.7E  67 05.3N 002 27.8W  18 141  450  02m45.8s
 09:53   69 12.8N 005 49.0W  65 55.4N 001 26.6E  67 31.8N 001 47.5W  18 142  447  02m45.5s
 09:54   69 41.9N 005 10.7W  66 20.8N 002 07.9E  67 58.9N 001 06.8W  18 143  445  02m45.1s
 09:55   70 11.7N 004 32.3W  66 46.7N 002 49.9E  68 26.5N 000 25.6W  18 145  443  02m44.7s
 09:56   70 42.3N 003 53.7W  67 13.1N 003 32.6E  68 54.8N 000 16.1E  17 146  442  02m44.3s
 09:57   71 13.6N 003 14.9W  67 39.9N 004 16.0E  69 23.6N 000 58.6E  17 147  440  02m43.7s
 09:58   71 45.8N 002 35.8W  68 07.3N 005 00.3E  69 53.1N 001 41.7E  17 148  438  02m43.2s
 09:59   72 18.9N 001 56.3W  68 35.3N 005 45.6E  70 23.3N 002 25.8E  17 149  436  02m42.6s

 10:00   72 53.1N 001 16.5W  69 03.9N 006 32.0E  70 54.4N 003 10.8E  16 150  434  02m41.9s
 10:01   73 28.3N 000 36.2W  69 33.1N 007 19.7E  71 26.2N 003 57.0E  16 151  432  02m41.2s
 10:02   74 04.9N 000 04.5E  70 03.1N 008 08.8E  71 59.0N 004 44.4E  16 152  431  02m40.4s
 10:03   74 42.9N 000 45.7E  70 33.8N 008 59.5E  72 32.8N 005 33.3E  15 153  429  02m39.5s
 10:04   75 22.4N 001 27.3E  71 05.4N 009 51.9E  73 07.6N 006 23.9E  15 155  427  02m38.6s
 10:05   76 03.8N 002 09.4E  71 37.8N 010 46.4E  73 43.8N 007 16.4E  15 156  426  02m37.6s
 10:06   76 47.3N 002 51.7E  72 11.2N 011 43.3E  74 21.3N 008 11.1E  14 157  424  02m36.6s
 10:07   77 33.2N 003 34.2E  72 45.8N 012 42.9E  75 00.3N 009 08.4E  14 158  423  02m35.4s
 10:08   78 22.1N 004 16.4E  73 21.5N 013 45.6E  75 41.1N 010 08.9E  13 160  421  02m34.2s
 10:09   79 14.7N 004 57.5E  73 58.5N 014 52.0E  76 23.9N 011 13.0E  13 161  420  02m32.9s

 10:10   80 11.8N 005 36.0E  74 37.1N 016 02.7E  77 09.1N 012 21.7E  12 163  418  02m31.5s
 10:11   81 15.1N 006 08.4E  75 17.4N 017 18.7E  77 57.2N 013 36.0E  11 164  417  02m29.9s
 10:12   82 27.0N 006 26.6E  75 59.6N 018 41.0E  78 48.6N 014 57.5E  11 166  416  02m28.2s
 10:13   83 52.5N 006 05.9E  76 44.2N 020 11.2E  79 44.5N 016 28.7E  10 168  415  02m26.4s
 10:14   85 44.9N 003 08.5E  77 31.4N 021 51.6E  80 45.9N 018 13.5E   9 170  414  02m24.3s
 10:15      -         -      78 21.9N 023 45.4E  81 55.3N 020 19.1E   8 172  413  02m21.9s
 10:16      -         -      79 16.6N 025 57.6E  83 16.7N 023 01.5E   6 175  412  02m19.1s
 10:17      -         -      80 16.5N 028 37.0E  85 00.3N 027 09.6E   5 180  411  02m15.5s
 10:18      -         -      81 23.8N 031 59.8E  87 56.9N 041 04.1E   2 194  410  02m09.3s

 Limits  88 37.4N 053 06.4W  87 40.3N 111 32.1E  89 23.7N 097 19.1E   0   -  410  02m05.8s

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