Total solar eclipse of 2021, December 4 The eclipse is visible from Antarctica and the southern part of the Paci- fic and the Indian Oceans. Universal time of geocentric conjunction h m s in right ascension 2021, December 4, 7 56 10.3 Geocentric coordinates of the Sun h m s s h Right ascension . . . . . . . . 16 43 37.24+10.875( T- 8 ) o ' " " h Declination . . . . . . . . . . -22 16 38.1 -19.81 ( 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 43 46.92+162.594(T- 8 )+0.174(T- 8 ) o ' " " h " h 2 Declination . . . . . . . . . . -23 17 05.8 -502.99 (T- 8 )+5.23 (T- 8 ) ' " " h " h 2 Equatorial horizontal parallax . . 61 27.36+ 0.075(T- 8 )-0.018(T- 8 ) ' " " h " h 2 Apparent semidiameter . . . . . . 16 44.78+ 0.019(T- 8 )-0.005(T- 8 ) s T - universal time in hours ( TDT - UT1 = 70.0 ) General Circumstances of the Eclipse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Phenomena | Universal | Latitude | Longitude | Time | | ---------------------------------------|----------------|------------|-------------- | h m | o ' | o ' Eclipse begins . . . . . . . . . . . .| 5 29.2 | -23 09.6 | 5 10.6 W Central eclipse begins . . . . . . . .| 7 02.8 | -53 03.1 | 51 06.5 W Central eclipse at local apparent noon | 7 56.2 | -78 59.2 | 121 29.7 W Central eclipse ends . . . . . . . . .| 8 03.9 | -67 21.9 | 134 20.3 W Eclipse ends . . . . . . . . . . . . .| 9 37.5 | -46 11.3 | 148 55.7 E Besselian Elements ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Universal| x | y | sin d | cos d | u | u | m Time | | | | | e | i | --------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|--------- h m | | | | | | | o ' 5 20 |-1.47877 |-0.63401 |-0.37883 |+0.92547 |+0.53778 |-0.00857 | 262 27.5 30 |-1.38411 |-0.65611 |-0.37884 |+0.92546 |+0.53778 |-0.00856 | 264 57.5 40 |-1.28946 |-0.67819 |-0.37885 |+0.92546 |+0.53779 |-0.00855 | 267 27.5 50 |-1.19479 |-0.70027 |-0.37887 |+0.92545 |+0.53780 |-0.00854 | 269 57.4 | | | | | | | 6 00 |-1.10012 |-0.72234 |-0.37888 |+0.92545 |+0.53781 |-0.00854 | 272 27.4 10 |-1.00545 |-0.74439 |-0.37890 |+0.92544 |+0.53781 |-0.00853 | 274 57.4 20 |-0.91077 |-0.76644 |-0.37891 |+0.92543 |+0.53782 |-0.00853 | 277 27.4 30 |-0.81608 |-0.78847 |-0.37892 |+0.92543 |+0.53782 |-0.00852 | 279 57.3 40 |-0.72139 |-0.81049 |-0.37894 |+0.92542 |+0.53782 |-0.00852 | 282 27.3 50 |-0.62670 |-0.83250 |-0.37895 |+0.92542 |+0.53783 |-0.00852 | 284 57.3 | | | | | | | 7 00 |-0.53200 |-0.85449 |-0.37897 |+0.92541 |+0.53783 |-0.00852 | 287 27.2 10 |-0.43730 |-0.87648 |-0.37898 |+0.92540 |+0.53783 |-0.00851 | 289 57.2 20 |-0.34259 |-0.89845 |-0.37899 |+0.92540 |+0.53783 |-0.00851 | 292 27.2 30 |-0.24789 |-0.92041 |-0.37901 |+0.92539 |+0.53783 |-0.00851 | 294 57.2 40 |-0.15317 |-0.94236 |-0.37902 |+0.92539 |+0.53783 |-0.00851 | 297 27.1 50 |-0.05846 |-0.96429 |-0.37904 |+0.92538 |+0.53783 |-0.00852 | 299 57.1 | | | | | | | 8 00 |+0.03626 |-0.98622 |-0.37905 |+0.92538 |+0.53782 |-0.00852 | 302 27.1 10 |+0.13097 |-1.00813 |-0.37906 |+0.92537 |+0.53782 |-0.00852 | 304 57.1 20 |+0.22569 |-1.03003 |-0.37908 |+0.92537 |+0.53782 |-0.00853 | 307 27.0 30 |+0.32042 |-1.05191 |-0.37909 |+0.92536 |+0.53781 |-0.00853 | 309 57.0 40 |+0.41514 |-1.07379 |-0.37911 |+0.92535 |+0.53781 |-0.00854 | 312 27.0 50 |+0.50986 |-1.09565 |-0.37912 |+0.92535 |+0.53780 |-0.00854 | 314 56.9 | | | | | | | 9 00 |+0.60459 |-1.11750 |-0.37913 |+0.92534 |+0.53780 |-0.00855 | 317 26.9 10 |+0.69932 |-1.13934 |-0.37915 |+0.92534 |+0.53779 |-0.00856 | 319 56.9 20 |+0.79404 |-1.16116 |-0.37916 |+0.92533 |+0.53778 |-0.00856 | 322 26.9 30 |+0.88877 |-1.18297 |-0.37917 |+0.92533 |+0.53777 |-0.00857 | 324 56.8 40 |+0.98349 |-1.20477 |-0.37919 |+0.92532 |+0.53776 |-0.00858 | 327 26.8 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Univers.| x' | y' IUnivers.| x' | y' tgf =0.0047435 Time | | I Time | | e --------+-----------+-----------+--------+-----------+----------tgf =0.0047198 h | | I h | | i 5 | +0.009464 | -0.002213 I 8 | +0.009472 | -0.002192 m'=0.0043625 6 | +0.009467 | -0.002206 I 9 | +0.009473 | -0.002184 7 | +0.009470 | -0.002199 I 10 | +0.009472 | -0.002177 Path of Central Phase of Solar Eclipse of 2021, December 4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Southern Limit I Central Line I Northern Limit I | | UT I------------------I------------------I------------------I t | w | h ILatitude|LongitudeILatitude|LongitudeILatitude|LongitudeI | | s ---------I--------|---------I--------|---------I--------|---------I------|----|------ I o ' | o ' I o ' | o ' I o ' | o ' I | | BeginningI-54 11.7|- 54 05.3I-53 03.1|- 51 06.5I-51 58.1|- 48 30.3I | | h m I | I | I | I m s| | o 7 05 I --- | --- I-57 39.1|- 44 03.8I-59 24.8|- 37 48.3I 1 39 | -- | 6.2 7 10 I-60 51.3|- 45 42.1I-62 21.9|- 39 51.0I-63 22.4|- 34 41.6I 1 47 | 463| 10.9 7 15 I-64 56.2|- 43 41.7I-65 59.8|- 38 16.6I-66 45.2|- 33 09.7I 1 51 | 456| 13.6 7 20 I-68 19.3|- 43 45.5I-69 12.9|- 38 10.3I-69 51.2|- 32 44.7I 1 54 | 448| 15.4 7 25 I-71 20.9|- 45 32.5I-72 11.4|- 39 28.8I-72 47.1|- 33 28.1I 1 56 | 439| 16.5 I | I | I | I | | 7 30 I-74 05.5|- 49 22.2I-74 58.3|- 42 35.2I-75 35.4|- 35 41.4I 1 57 | 432| 17.1 7 35 I-76 30.8|- 56 03.0I-77 32.0|- 48 22.8I-78 15.6|- 40 15.8I 1 57 | 427| 17.1 7 40 I-78 26.2|- 66 48.8I-79 44.2|- 58 29.0I-80 42.3|- 48 59.5I 1 56 | 424| 16.7 7 45 I-79 29.4|- 82 31.5I-81 13.5|- 74 57.6I-82 37.5|- 65 13.7I 1 55 | 423| 15.8 7 50 I-79 08.0|-101 17.1I-81 23.0|- 97 03.9I-83 19.6|- 91 06.5I 1 52 | 424| 14.3 7 55 I-76 50.8|-117 55.9I-79 40.8|-117 39.6I-82 03.5|-117 27.9I 1 49 | 427| 12.0 I | I | I | I | | 8 00 I-70 57.8|-128 31.0I-75 47.0|-130 54.8I-78 48.9|-133 45.6I 1 43 | 433| 8.2 8 05 I --- | --- I --- | --- I-72 51.4|-140 28.2I -- | -- | -- I | I | I | I | | End I-67 20.1|-129 03.3I-67 21.9|-134 20.3I-67 17.0|-139 09.2I | | ---------I--------┴---------I--------┴---------I--------┴---------I------|----|------ Time of I h m s I h m s I h m s I | | beginningI 7 05 48 I 7 02 47 I 7 00 03 I | | end I 8 00 53 I 8 03 53 I 8 06 38 I | |