General Maps of the Eclipse Path

The following maps show the overall regions of visibility of the partial eclipse as well as the path of the total eclipse through Asia and the Pacific Ocean. They use high resolution coastline data from the World Data Base II (WDB). Each map was chosen to isolate a specific region along the land portion of the eclipse path. Curves of maximum eclipse are included as well as the outline of the umbral shadow.

The maps are available as high resolution (300 dpi) PDF files.

Figure Number	Title/Description	Map File
Figure 1	Orthographic (Global) Map of 2009 Total Solar Eclipse	PDF
Figure 2	Map of 2009 Eclipse Path Through Asia	PDF
Figure 3	Map of 2009 Eclipse Path Through India and Bhutan	PDF
Figure 4	Map of 2009 Eclipse Path Through China	PDF
Figure 5	Map of 2009 Eclipse Path South of Japan	PDF

Detailed Maps of the Path of Totality

The following maps show path of the 2009 total eclipse in greater detail. They use high resolution coastline, city and highway data from the Digital Chart of the World (DCW). Each map was chosen to isolate a specific region along the land portion of the eclipse path. Curves of maximum eclipse are included as well as the outline of the umbral shadow. Within the umbral path, curves of constant duration have been plotted for totality.

The maps are available as high resolution (300 dpi) PDF files.

 Eclipse map courtesy of Fred Espenak - NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center.
For more information on solar and lunar eclipses, see Fred Espenak's Eclipse Web Site:

http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html