Nasa Total Solar Eclipse Map

This interactive google map shows the path of the total solar eclipse of 2024 apr 08.

Nasa total solar eclipse map. The path of the annular solar eclipse on 21 june 2020 nasa google maps. These eclipse predictions were generated for the moon s center of mass using the vsop87 elp2000 82 ephemerides and a value of δt 74 s. The map shows the visibility of the total solar eclipse on april 8 2024. Nasa has made a map of its trajectory showing where the annular phase of the eclipse will be visible weather permitting.

A rare type of solar eclipse will occur this week as the sun moon and earth align. Nasa has provided a map show the eclipse s path. Each map in the atlas covers a 20 year period. The world atlas of solar eclipse paths features maps showing the paths of all total annular and hybrid eclipses.

For eclipse maps covering other decades see world atlas of solar eclipse paths. You can select any location to see the local type date and time of the eclipse. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes between earth and the sun thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the sun for a viewer on earth a total solar eclipse occurs when the moon s apparent diameter is larger than the sun s blocking all direct sunlight turning day into darkness. The zoom bar left edge is used to change the magnification.

The eclipse is longest on the central line red. The four way toggle arrows upper left corner are for navigating around the map. Animation showing this eclipse in your city. Nasa has provided a map of the june 20 21 eclipse s path here.

You must be somewhere within the central path between the blue lines to see the total phase of the eclipse. You must be somewhere within the central path between the blue lines to see the annular phase of the. This google maps implementation path computations local circumstances and cursor position is based on xavier jubier s five millennium canon of solar eclipses web tool. The northern and southern path limits are blue and the central line is red.

The total annular solar eclipse takes place when light appears around the edges of the moon as the moon is too. Special thanks to national space club summer intern sumit dutta for his assistance in preparing the solar eclipse mapper july 2007. Totality occurs in a narrow path across earth s surface with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres. The atlas spans five millennia from 1999 to 3000 2000 bce to 3000 ce.

Although sunday s event is not a more spectacular total solar eclipse amateur astronomers still need to watch the eclipse. This map shows the path of the solar eclipse across earth s surface.