Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 4 The eclipse visible in southern Africa, Australia, parts of Antarctica (the eastern hemisphere), the southern Indian Ocean, and the south-eastern At- lantic Ocean. Universal time of geocentric conjunction h m s in right ascension 2002, December 4, 7 38 42.7 Geocentric coordinates of the Sun h m s s h Right ascension . . . . . . . . 16 41 56.16+10.867( T- 8 ) o ' " " h Declination . . . . . . . . . . -22 13 38.9 -20.23 ( T- 8 ) " Equatorial horizontal parallax 8.92 ' " Apparent semidiameter . . . . . 16 13.60 Geocentric coordinates of the Moon h m s s h s h 2 Right ascension . . . . . . . . . 16 42 47.08+154.411(T- 8 )+0.098(T- 8 ) o ' " " h " h 2 Declination. . . . . . . . . . . . . -22 35 00.5 -487.29 (T- 8 )+4.78 (T- 8 ) ' " " h " h 2 Equatorial horizontal parallax 60 01.67- 1.245(T- 8 )-0.012(T- 8 ) ' " " h " h 2 Apparent semidiameter. . . . . . . . 16 21.44- 0.339(T- 8 )-0.003(T- 8 ) T - universal time in hours ( TDT - UT1 = 66.0 s ) General Circumstances of the Eclipse ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Phenomena | Universal | Latitude | Longitude | Time | | ----------------------------------------|-----------|----------|------------- | h m | o ' | o ' Eclipse begins | 4 51.3 | + 2 03.1 | 15 13.5 E Central eclipse begins | 5 50.5 | - 3 55.5 | 1 42.9 W Central eclipse at local apparent noon | 7 38.7 | -40 31.4 | 62 50.5 E Central eclipse ends | 9 11.7 | -28 30.4 | 142 24.3 E Eclipse ends | 10 11.0 | -22 35.4 | 124 53.3 E Besselian Elements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ UT | x | y | sin d | cos d | u | u | m | | | | | e | i | --------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------- h m | | | | | | | o ' 4 50 |-1.55524 |+0.05942 |-0.37800 |+0.92581 |+0.54380 |-0.00257 | 254 59.3 | | | | | | | 5 00 |-1.46309 |+0.03742 |-0.37801 |+0.92580 |+0.54383 |-0.00255 | 257 29.3 10 |-1.37094 |+0.01544 |-0.37803 |+0.92579 |+0.54385 |-0.00252 | 259 59.3 20 |-1.27877 |-0.00654 |-0.37804 |+0.92579 |+0.54388 |-0.00250 | 262 29.2 30 |-1.18661 |-0.02850 |-0.37806 |+0.92578 |+0.54390 |-0.00247 | 264 59.2 40 |-1.09444 |-0.05046 |-0.37807 |+0.92578 |+0.54393 |-0.00245 | 267 29.2 50 |-1.00226 |-0.07241 |-0.37808 |+0.92577 |+0.54395 |-0.00242 | 269 59.2 | | | | | | | 6 00 |-0.91008 |-0.09434 |-0.37810 |+0.92577 |+0.54397 |-0.00240 | 272 29.1 10 |-0.81790 |-0.11627 |-0.37811 |+0.92576 |+0.54399 |-0.00238 | 274 59.1 20 |-0.72571 |-0.13819 |-0.37813 |+0.92575 |+0.54401 |-0.00236 | 277 29.1 30 |-0.63352 |-0.16010 |-0.37814 |+0.92575 |+0.54403 |-0.00234 | 279 59.0 40 |-0.54133 |-0.18200 |-0.37816 |+0.92574 |+0.54405 |-0.00232 | 282 29.0 50 |-0.44913 |-0.20390 |-0.37817 |+0.92574 |+0.54407 |-0.00230 | 284 59.0 | | | | | | | 7 00 |-0.35694 |-0.22578 |-0.37818 |+0.92573 |+0.54409 |-0.00228 | 287 29.0 10 |-0.26474 |-0.24765 |-0.37820 |+0.92572 |+0.54411 |-0.00227 | 289 58.9 20 |-0.17253 |-0.26951 |-0.37821 |+0.92572 |+0.54413 |-0.00225 | 292 28.9 30 |-0.08033 |-0.29136 |-0.37823 |+0.92571 |+0.54414 |-0.00223 | 294 58.9 40 |+0.01188 |-0.31321 |-0.37824 |+0.92571 |+0.54416 |-0.00222 | 297 28.9 50 |+0.10408 |-0.33504 |-0.37826 |+0.92570 |+0.54417 |-0.00220 | 299 58.8 | | | | | | | 8 00 |+0.19629 |-0.35686 |-0.37827 |+0.92570 |+0.54419 |-0.00219 | 302 28.8 10 |+0.28850 |-0.37868 |-0.37828 |+0.92569 |+0.54420 |-0.00217 | 304 58.8 20 |+0.38071 |-0.40048 |-0.37830 |+0.92568 |+0.54421 |-0.00216 | 307 28.7 30 |+0.47292 |-0.42227 |-0.37831 |+0.92568 |+0.54423 |-0.00215 | 309 58.7 40 |+0.56513 |-0.44405 |-0.37833 |+0.92567 |+0.54424 |-0.00214 | 312 28.7 50 |+0.65734 |-0.46582 |-0.37834 |+0.92567 |+0.54425 |-0.00213 | 314 58.7 | | | | | | | 9 00 |+0.74955 |-0.48759 |-0.37836 |+0.92566 |+0.54426 |-0.00212 | 317 28.6 10 |+0.84176 |-0.50934 |-0.37837 |+0.92565 |+0.54427 |-0.00211 | 319 58.6 20 |+0.93396 |-0.53108 |-0.37838 |+0.92565 |+0.54428 |-0.00210 | 322 28.6 30 |+1.02617 |-0.55281 |-0.37840 |+0.92564 |+0.54428 |-0.00209 | 324 58.6 40 |+1.11838 |-0.57453 |-0.37841 |+0.92564 |+0.54429 |-0.00208 | 327 28.5 50 |+1.21058 |-0.59624 |-0.37843 |+0.92563 |+0.54430 |-0.00208 | 329 58.5 | | | | | | | 10 00 |+1.30278 |-0.61793 |-0.37844 |+0.92563 |+0.54430 |-0.00207 | 332 28.5 10 |+1.39498 |-0.63962 |-0.37846 |+0.92562 |+0.54431 |-0.00207 | 334 58.4 20 |+1.48718 |-0.66130 |-0.37847 |+0.92561 |+0.54431 |-0.00206 | 337 28.4 ---------------------------------------------------------------- UT | x' | y' ║ UT | x' | y' tgf =0.0047437 | | ║ | | e --------|-----------|-----------║--------|-----------|----------tgf =0.0047201 h | | ║ h | | i 4 | +0.009212 | -0.002204 ║ 8 | +0.009221 | -0.002182 m'=0.0043625 5 | +0.009215 | -0.002199 ║ 9 | +0.009221 | -0.002176 6 | +0.009218 | -0.002193 ║ 10 | +0.009220 | -0.002169 7 | +0.009220 | -0.002188 ║ 11 | +0.009218 | -0.002163 Path of Central Phase ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ║ Southern Limit ║ Central Line ║ Northern Limit ║ | | UT З------------------║------------------║------------------║ t | w | h ║Latitude|Longitude║Latitude|Longitude║Latitude|Longitude║ | | s ---------║--------|---------║--------|---------║--------|---------║------|----|------ ║ o ' | o ' ║ o ' | o ' ║ o ' | o ' ║ | | Beginning║- 4 00.7|- 1 55.0║- 3 55.5|- 1 42.9║- 3 50.2|- 1 31.3║ | | h m ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ m s| | o 5 55 ║-10 40.0|+ 11 44.8║-10 37.5|+ 12 10.4║-10 34.7|+ 12 35.9║ 0 50 | 54| 16.3 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 6 00 ║-14 03.7|+ 17 28.7║-13 57.8|+ 17 51.6║-13 51.8|+ 18 14.5║ 1 00 | 62| 23.8 6 05 ║-16 42.4|+ 21 34.8║-16 34.6|+ 21 56.9║-16 26.6|+ 22 18.9║ 1 09 | 68| 29.5 6 10 ║-18 58.3|+ 24 54.7║-18 48.9|+ 25 16.3║-18 39.4|+ 25 38.0║ 1 16 | 73| 34.3 6 15 ║-20 59.5|+ 27 47.1║-20 48.8|+ 28 08.5║-20 38.0|+ 28 29.9║ 1 22 | 76| 38.5 6 20 ║-22 50.0|+ 30 21.4║-22 38.2|+ 30 42.7║-22 26.3|+ 31 04.0║ 1 28 | 79| 42.4 6 25 ║-24 32.3|+ 32 43.2║-24 19.4|+ 33 04.3║-24 06.5|+ 33 25.4║ 1 34 | 82| 45.9 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 6 30 ║-26 07.8|+ 34 56.0║-25 54.0|+ 35 17.0║-25 40.0|+ 35 37.9║ 1 38 | 83| 49.2 6 35 ║-27 37.5|+ 37 02.3║-27 22.8|+ 37 23.1║-27 08.0|+ 37 43.8║ 1 43 | 85| 52.3 6 40 ║-29 02.2|+ 39 04.1║-28 46.6|+ 39 24.6║-28 30.9|+ 39 45.0║ 1 47 | 86| 55.1 6 45 ║-30 22.4|+ 41 02.7║-30 06.0|+ 41 22.9║-29 49.5|+ 41 42.9║ 1 51 | 87| 57.8 6 50 ║-31 38.5|+ 42 59.3║-31 21.3|+ 43 19.0║-31 04.0|+ 43 38.7║ 1 54 | 88| 60.4 6 55 ║-32 50.8|+ 44 54.8║-32 32.8|+ 45 14.1║-32 14.8|+ 45 33.2║ 1 57 | 89| 62.8 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 7 00 ║-33 59.4|+ 46 50.1║-33 40.7|+ 47 08.8║-33 21.9|+ 47 27.3║ 2 00 | 90| 64.9 7 05 ║-35 04.4|+ 48 45.8║-34 45.1|+ 49 03.8║-34 25.7|+ 49 21.7║ 2 02 | 90| 66.9 7 10 ║-36 06.1|+ 50 42.6║-35 46.1|+ 50 59.8║-35 26.1|+ 51 16.9║ 2 04 | 90| 68.6 7 15 ║-37 04.4|+ 52 41.1║-36 43.8|+ 52 57.4║-36 23.2|+ 53 13.6║ 2 06 | 90| 70.1 7 20 ║-37 59.4|+ 54 41.7║-37 38.2|+ 54 57.0║-37 17.0|+ 55 12.2║ 2 07 | 90| 71.2 7 25 ║-38 50.9|+ 56 44.9║-38 29.2|+ 56 59.1║-38 07.5|+ 57 13.2║ 2 08 | 90| 71.9 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 7 30 ║-39 39.0|+ 58 51.2║-39 16.8|+ 59 04.2║-38 54.7|+ 59 17.1║ 2 08 | 90| 72.2 7 35 ║-40 23.5|+ 61 01.0║-40 01.0|+ 61 12.7║-39 38.4|+ 61 24.2║ 2 08 | 90| 72.1 7 40 ║-41 04.4|+ 63 14.8║-40 41.5|+ 63 24.9║-40 18.7|+ 63 35.0║ 2 08 | 89| 71.5 7 45 ║-41 41.5|+ 65 32.8║-41 18.4|+ 65 41.4║-40 55.2|+ 65 49.9║ 2 07 | 89| 70.6 7 50 ║-42 14.5|+ 67 55.5║-41 51.3|+ 68 02.4║-41 28.0|+ 68 09.3║ 2 05 | 88| 69.3 7 55 ║-42 43.4|+ 70 23.4║-42 20.0|+ 70 28.4║-41 56.7|+ 70 33.5║ 2 04 | 87| 67.6 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 8 00 ║-43 07.8|+ 72 56.7║-42 44.5|+ 72 59.8║-42 21.1|+ 73 03.1║ 2 02 | 87| 65.8 8 05 ║-43 27.4|+ 75 35.9║-43 04.3|+ 75 37.1║-42 41.1|+ 75 38.3║ 1 59 | 85| 63.7 8 10 ║-43 42.0|+ 78 21.4║-43 19.1|+ 78 20.6║-42 56.1|+ 78 19.8║ 1 56 | 84| 61.4 8 15 ║-43 51.1|+ 81 13.9║-43 28.5|+ 81 10.9║-43 06.0|+ 81 08.1║ 1 53 | 83| 58.9 8 20 ║-43 54.2|+ 84 13.7║-43 32.2|+ 84 08.6║-43 10.2|+ 84 03.7║ 1 49 | 82| 56.3 8 25 ║-43 50.9|+ 87 21.8║-43 29.5|+ 87 14.6║-43 08.1|+ 87 07.6║ 1 45 | 80| 53.5 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 8 30 ║-43 40.3|+ 90 39.1║-43 19.8|+ 90 29.7║-42 59.2|+ 90 20.6║ 1 40 | 78| 50.5 8 35 ║-43 21.6|+ 94 06.8║-43 02.1|+ 93 55.4║-42 42.6|+ 93 44.2║ 1 35 | 76| 47.3 8 40 ║-42 53.8|+ 97 46.9║-42 35.5|+ 97 33.5║-42 17.1|+ 97 20.3║ 1 29 | 74| 43.9 8 45 ║-42 15.1|+101 42.1║-41 58.2|+101 26.7║-41 41.3|+101 11.6║ 1 23 | 71| 40.2 8 50 ║-41 23.4|+105 56.7║-41 08.2|+105 39.5║-40 52.9|+105 22.5║ 1 17 | 67| 36.2 8 55 ║-40 14.8|+110 38.1║-40 01.6|+110 19.1║-39 48.3|+110 00.3║ 1 09 | 64| 31.7 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | 9 00 ║-38 42.8|+116 00.3║-38 32.1|+115 39.4║-38 21.3|+115 18.6║ 1 01 | 59| 26.5 9 05 ║-36 32.0|+122 36.6║-36 24.9|+122 12.9║-36 17.5|+121 49.5║ 0 51 | 52| 20.0 9 10 ║-32 41.1|+132 45.5║-32 41.8|+132 12.8║-32 41.9|+131 40.6║ 0 37 | 42| 10.1 ║ | ║ | ║ | ║ | | End ║-28 33.8|+142 37.6║-28 30.4|+142 24.3║-28 26.5|+142 12.1║ | | ---------║--------Б---------║--------Б---------║--------Б---------║------|----|------ Time of ║ h m s ║ h m s ║ h m s ║ | | beginning║ 5 50 38 ║ 5 50 31 ║ 5 50 23 ║ | | end ║ 9 11 38 ║ 9 11 44 ║ 9 11 50 ║ | | Circumstances of Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Local place | T1 | Tm | T4 | Phase | Z1 | Z4 | h_s -------------------------------------------------------------|---------|---------|---------|-------|-----|-----|----- | h m s| h m s| h m s| | o| o| o Devis (Australia) | 7 14 43 | 8 03 12 | 8 51 12 | 0.307 | 153 | 255 | 41.9 Dumon-d'Jurvil (Fr.) | 7 53 50 | 8 29 25 | 9 04 09 | 0.207 | 178 | 251 | 20.4 Mirnyj (Russia) | 7 22 55 | 8 14 17 | 9 04 27 | 0.358 | 157 | 264 | 39.3 Molodjezhnaya (Russia) | 6 58 14 | 7 40 23 | 8 23 06 | 0.227 | 145 | 233 | 43.4 Mouson (Australia) | 7 04 22 | 7 52 33 | 8 40 49 | 0.296 | 147 | 248 | 44.6 | | | | | | | Bickley, Australia (Perth Obs.) | 7 58 23 | 9 06 43 |10 07 36 | 0.828 | 152 | 345 | 23.6 Canberra, Australia (Mount Stromlo Obs.) | 8 11 14 | 9 02 29*| - | 0.763 | 164 | - | 0.0 Cape Town, South Africa (South African Ast. Obs.) | 5 32 11 | 6 29 32 | 7 32 42 | 0.588 | 77 | 207 | 35.2 Hartebeeshoek, South Africa (Hartebeeshoek Radio Ast. Obs.) | 5 16 53 | 6 22 39 | 7 37 04 | 0.888 | 51 | 213 | 40.7 Hartebeespoort, South Africa (Leiden Obs. Southern Sta.) | 5 16 44 | 6 22 37 | 7 37 13 | 0.894 | 51 | 213 | 40.9 | | | | | | | Hoskinstown, Australia (Molonglo Radio Obs.) | 8 11 14 | 9 00 58*| - | 0.753 | 164 | - | 0.0 Mazelspoort, South Africa (Boyden Obs.) | 5 22 12 | 6 26 48 | 7 39 22 | 0.801 | 59 | 214 | 40.9 Parkes, Australia (Australian Natl. Radio Ast. Obs.) | 8 12 34 | 8 59 44*| - | 0.787 | 163 | - | 0.0 Sutherland, South Africa (South African Ast. Obs. Sta.) | 5 28 39 | 6 28 21 | 7 34 31 | 0.650 | 72 | 209 | 36.7 Tidbinbilla, Australia (Deep Space Sta.) | 8 11 11 | 9 02 49*| - | 0.763 | 164 | - | 0.0 | | | | | | |