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During the 15th century BCE1, Earth experienced 231 lunar eclipses as follows:
All Eclipses = 231 = 100.0%
Penumbral (N) = 87 = 37.7%
Partial (P) = 60 = 26.0%
Total (T) = 84 = 36.4%
Eclipses in which some portion of the Moon passes into Earth
's umbral shadow are classified as umbral eclipses .
All total and partial lunar eclipses are umbral eclipses.
Statistics for umbral eclipses during the century are as follows:
Umbral (P&T) = 144 = 62.3%
Central2 (T±) = 27 = 11.7%
Non-Central (T) = 57 = 24.7%
There are two to five lunar eclipses in each calendar year. The distribution of eclipses each year during this century are as follows:
Number of Years with 2 Eclipses: 72
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 25
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 3
When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all
total eclipses, the group is known as a tetrad.
The following tetrads occur during this century:
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1491 - -1490
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1480 - -1479
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1473 - -1472
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1462 - -1461
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1444 - -1443
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1433 - -1432
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1415 - -1414
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1404 - -1403
During any given century,
old Saros series end while new ones begin.
The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:
3 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros): -1492/ 37 -1481/ 43 -1409/ 38
3 Saros Series' end (Year/Saros): -1489/ -4 -1478/ -3 -1413/ -2
The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1487 Jun 06 Duration = 01h43m55s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1479 Jul 07 Duration = 00h04m28s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1426 Feb 23 Duration = 03h26m09s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1442 Dec 13 Duration = 00h12m42s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1476 May 05 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8586
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1479 Jul 07 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0008
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1437 Mar 27 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9813
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1442 Dec 13 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0034
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -1406 Aug 09 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0962 Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -1409 Apr 16 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0087
Total penumbral eclipses are lunar eclipses in which the entire Moon passes through the penumbra but misses the umbral shadow. Total penumbral eclipses (and magnitudes) for the century are:
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1499 Jan 22 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0509
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1493 Oct 09 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0098
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1486 Nov 20 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0007
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1482 Mar 15 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0093
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1475 Oct 19 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0311
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1457 Oct 30 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0449
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1452 Jul 08 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0353
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1439 Nov 10 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0557
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1435 Mar 05 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0445
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1421 Nov 21 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0616
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1413 Jan 02 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0028
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1406 Aug 09 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0962
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1403 Dec 01 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0682
Local circumstances at greatest eclipse3 for every event during the century are presented in the following catalog. The calendar date and Universal Time of the instant of greatest eclipse are found in the first two columns. The eclipse type is given (T=Total, P=Partial, or N=Penumbral) along with the Saros series. Gamma is the distance of the Moon's center from the shadow axis of Earth at greatest eclipse (in Earth radii). The penumbral and umbral magnitudes of the eclipse are defined as the fractions of the Moon's diameter obscured by each shadow at greatest eclipse. The semi-durations of the partial and total phases of the eclipse are given to the nearest minute. Finally, the Greenwich Sidereal Time at 00:00 U.T., along with the Moon's Geocentric Right Ascension and Declination at greatest eclipse complete each record. For a detailed key and additional information about the catalog, see: Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.
For any eclipse in the catalog, the start and end times of the partial eclipse phases can be calculated by respectively subtracting and adding the semi-duration of the partial phase (S.D. Par) to the instant of greatest eclipse. Similarly, the start and end times of the total eclipse can be calculated by either subtracting or adding the semi-duration of the total phase (S.D. Tot) to the instant of greatest eclipse. For a detailed example, see Contact - Key to Lunar Eclipse Catalogs.
To determine whether an eclipse is visible from a specific geographic location, it is simply a matter of calculating the Moon's altitude and azimuth during each phase of the eclipse. The calculations can be performed on any pocket calculator having trigonometric functions (SIN, COS, TAN). Armed with the latitude and longitude of the location, the lunar eclipse catalog provides all the additional information needed to make the calculations. For the equations and an example of how to calculate the Moon's altitude for a specific location, see Altitude - Key to Lunar Eclipse Catalogs.
1The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions )2Central lunar eclipses are eclipses in which some portion of the Moon passes the central axis of Earth's umbral shadow. All penumbral and partial lunar eclipses are non-central eclipses since the Moon misses the shadow axis. However, total eclipses may be either non-central (frequently) or central (occasionally). Central total eclipses are longer and usually darker than non-central total eclipses.
3Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadow. The instant of greatest eclipse corresponds to the maximum phase of the eclipse.
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1499 to -1400
U.T.
Greatest Saros Pen. Umb. S.D. S.D. GST Moon Moon
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Mag. Par Tot (0 UT) RA Dec
h h °
-1499 Jan 22 06:16 N 0 -1.023 1.051 -0.058 - - 7.2 7.46 21.4
-1499 Jul 17 21:27 P 5 0.957 1.101 0.135 39m - 18.8 18.78 -22.5
-1498 Jan 11 05:42 T 10 -0.331 2.325 1.209 111m 35m 6.5 6.65 23.3
-1498 Jul 07 13:55 T- 15 0.243 2.419 1.434 105m 44m 18.1 18.04 -23.6
-1498 Dec 31 08:11 T 20 0.376 2.221 1.146 105m 29m 5.7 5.83 24.2
-1497 Jun 27 02:02 P 25 -0.533 1.913 0.877 96m - 17.4 17.28 -24.0
-1497 Dec 20 17:51 N 30 1.042 0.972 -0.047 - - 5.0 5.02 24.2
-1496 May 16 16:29 N -3 1.490 0.184 -0.906 - - 14.7 14.63 -14.3
-1496 Jun 15 07:03 N 35 -1.339 0.457 -0.625 - - 16.7 16.50 -23.5
-1496 Nov 09 21:54 P 2 -1.014 1.010 0.015 13m - 2.4 2.26 12.7
-1495 May 05 17:42 P 7 0.718 1.592 0.521 81m - 14.0 13.92 -11.4
-1495 Oct 30 11:44 T 12 -0.366 2.218 1.185 102m 31m 1.7 1.54 9.5
-1494 Apr 25 00:38 T+ 17 -0.082 2.732 1.713 111m 51m 13.3 13.25 -8.2
-1494 Oct 19 19:35 T 22 0.341 2.293 1.202 108m 34m 1.0 0.83 5.8
-1493 Apr 14 14:23 P 27 -0.825 1.346 0.373 64m - 12.6 12.59 -4.8
-1493 Oct 08 20:33 N 32 1.050 1.010 -0.114 - - 0.2 0.11 1.8
-1492 Mar 04 23:39 P -1 1.007 1.017 0.034 20m - 10.0 10.28 12.0
-1492 Apr 03 07:24 Nb 37 -1.526 0.056 -0.908 - - 11.9 11.95 -1.4
-1492 Aug 28 04:21 N 4 -1.203 0.700 -0.369 - - 21.5 21.62 -15.7
-1491 Feb 22 12:37 T 9 0.302 2.338 1.302 107m 39m 9.3 9.59 14.9
-1491 Aug 17 13:59 T 14 -0.426 2.097 1.088 99m 22m 20.8 20.89 -18.3
-1490 Feb 11 18:26 T 19 -0.449 2.097 1.004 104m 5m 8.5 8.85 17.6
-1490 Aug 07 05:18 T 24 0.298 2.312 1.339 101m 39m 20.1 20.16 -20.2
-1489 Jan 31 18:30 N 29 -1.168 0.787 -0.327 - - 7.8 8.08 19.7
-1489 Jun 28 13:28 Ne -4 -1.559 0.011 -0.985 - - 17.5 17.39 -25.1
-1489 Jul 27 21:53 P 34 1.018 0.996 0.015 14m - 19.4 19.43 -21.4
-1489 Dec 22 04:58 N 1 1.061 0.957 -0.102 - - 5.1 5.14 24.4
-1488 Jun 16 23:47 P 6 -0.867 1.308 0.259 58m - 16.8 16.64 -23.3
-1488 Dec 10 16:25 T 11 0.331 2.271 1.263 101m 36m 4.4 4.36 22.2
-1487 Jun 06 03:04 T+ 16 -0.111 2.714 1.627 117m 52m 16.1 15.90 -20.8
-1487 Nov 30 07:47 T 21 -0.338 2.249 1.257 100m 35m 3.7 3.61 19.4
-1486 May 26 03:48 P 26 0.652 1.716 0.638 89m - 15.3 15.17 -17.5
-1486 Nov 19 22:27 N 31 -1.027 1.001 -0.021 - - 3.0 2.88 15.8
-1485 Apr 15 23:30 N -2 -1.256 0.571 -0.433 - - 12.7 12.68 -5.8
-1485 May 15 09:14 N 36 1.378 0.360 -0.669 - - 14.6 14.49 -13.7
-1485 Oct 10 15:11 N 3 1.158 0.802 -0.302 - - 0.3 0.24 2.7
-1484 Apr 04 14:34 T 8 -0.478 1.979 1.012 94m 8m 12.0 12.07 -1.0
-1484 Sep 28 15:03 P 13 0.488 2.039 0.917 103m - 23.6 23.56 -2.5
-1483 Mar 25 07:36 T- 18 0.250 2.399 1.428 103m 43m 11.3 11.47 3.8
-1483 Sep 17 15:51 T+ 23 -0.218 2.517 1.429 112m 46m 22.9 22.88 -7.5
-1482 Mar 14 21:58 N 28 1.021 1.009 -0.008 - - 10.6 10.85 8.5
-1482 Sep 06 23:32 P 33 -0.913 1.211 0.185 48m - 22.2 22.20 -12.3
-1481 Feb 02 13:52 N 0 -1.056 0.990 -0.116 - - 7.9 8.22 19.3
-1481 Jul 29 05:21 P 5 1.011 1.003 0.035 20m - 19.5 19.53 -21.1
-1481 Aug 27 13:41 Nb 43 -1.554 0.012 -0.970 - - 21.5 21.53 -16.6
-1480 Jan 22 13:24 T 10 -0.355 2.278 1.166 110m 32m 7.2 7.44 22.0
-1480 Jul 17 21:32 T 15 0.306 2.307 1.317 103m 39m 18.8 18.80 -23.1
-1479 Jan 10 16:23 T 20 0.361 2.246 1.178 106m 32m 6.5 6.63 23.9
-1479 Jul 07 09:09 T 25 -0.464 2.042 1.001 101m 2m 18.1 18.05 -24.3
-1479 Dec 31 02:31 N 30 1.031 0.989 -0.026 - - 5.7 5.83 24.9
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1499 to -1400
U.T.
Greatest Saros Pen. Umb. S.D. S.D. GST Moon Moon
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Mag. Par Tot (0 UT) RA Dec
h h °
-1478 May 27 22:52 Ne -3 1.577 0.026 -1.064 - - 15.5 15.32 -17.2
-1478 Jun 26 13:39 N 35 -1.262 0.601 -0.485 - - 17.4 17.26 -24.6
-1478 Nov 21 06:53 P 2 -1.015 1.008 0.012 12m - 3.1 2.99 16.3
-1477 May 17 00:18 P 7 0.802 1.436 0.369 70m - 14.7 14.60 -14.8
-1477 Nov 10 20:29 T 12 -0.368 2.217 1.180 102m 31m 2.4 2.26 13.5
-1476 May 05 07:44 T+ 17 -0.004 2.872 1.859 111m 52m 14.0 13.90 -12.0
-1476 Oct 30 03:54 T 22 0.337 2.303 1.208 108m 34m 1.7 1.53 10.1
-1475 Apr 24 21:53 P 27 -0.753 1.477 0.508 73m - 13.3 13.24 -8.9
-1475 Oct 19 04:31 N 32 1.039 1.031 -0.096 - - 0.9 0.80 6.2
-1474 Mar 16 07:31 N -1 1.062 0.916 -0.067 - - 10.7 10.95 8.0
-1474 Apr 14 15:03 N 37 -1.463 0.170 -0.793 - - 12.6 12.60 -5.6
-1474 Sep 08 12:12 N 4 -1.232 0.648 -0.421 - - 22.3 22.32 -11.9
-1473 Mar 05 20:16 T 9 0.353 2.244 1.208 105m 34m 10.0 10.28 11.3
-1473 Aug 28 22:05 T 14 -0.461 2.032 1.023 97m 12m 21.5 21.61 -15.0
-1472 Feb 23 01:46 T 19 -0.402 2.182 1.090 107m 24m 9.3 9.57 14.4
-1472 Aug 17 13:26 T- 24 0.255 2.392 1.417 103m 42m 20.9 20.90 -17.5
-1471 Feb 11 01:53 N 29 -1.128 0.858 -0.251 - - 8.5 8.82 17.1
-1471 Aug 07 05:48 P 34 0.971 1.085 0.099 34m - 20.2 20.17 -19.4
-1470 Jan 01 13:24 N 1 1.066 0.944 -0.110 - - 5.8 5.96 24.9
-1470 Jun 28 06:41 P 6 -0.945 1.167 0.113 39m - 17.5 17.40 -24.5
-1470 Dec 22 01:15 T 11 0.333 2.265 1.261 101m 36m 5.1 5.16 23.7
-1469 Jun 17 09:31 T+ 16 -0.197 2.556 1.467 116m 48m 16.8 16.63 -22.7
-1469 Dec 11 16:46 T 21 -0.338 2.249 1.258 100m 35m 4.4 4.39 21.6
-1468 Jun 05 10:19 P 26 0.565 1.875 0.798 97m - 16.0 15.88 -20.1
-1468 Nov 30 07:17 N 31 -1.030 0.995 -0.029 - - 3.7 3.64 18.8
-1467 Apr 26 06:47 N -2 -1.322 0.447 -0.552 - - 13.4 13.33 -10.0
-1467 May 25 16:12 N 36 1.296 0.508 -0.518 - - 15.3 15.18 -16.8
-1467 Oct 20 23:19 N 3 1.168 0.785 -0.324 - - 1.1 0.92 7.2
-1466 Apr 15 22:11 P 8 -0.544 1.857 0.893 90m - 12.7 12.71 -5.3
-1466 Oct 09 22:54 P 13 0.504 2.012 0.887 101m - 0.3 0.23 2.0
-1465 Apr 05 15:18 T- 18 0.188 2.513 1.542 105m 46m 12.0 12.11 -0.5
-1465 Sep 28 23:51 T+ 23 -0.199 2.553 1.465 113m 47m 23.6 23.55 -3.2
-1464 Mar 25 05:27 P 28 0.964 1.113 0.095 35m - 11.3 11.50 4.3
-1464 Sep 17 07:50 P 33 -0.888 1.258 0.231 53m - 22.9 22.89 -8.2
-1463 Feb 12 21:16 N 0 -1.097 0.913 -0.192 - - 8.6 8.95 16.5
-1463 Aug 08 13:23 N 5 1.058 0.918 -0.053 - - 20.2 20.28 -19.0
-1463 Sep 06 22:04 N 43 -1.524 0.068 -0.915 - - 22.2 22.24 -12.8
-1462 Feb 01 20:58 T 10 -0.388 2.216 1.109 108m 26m 7.9 8.20 20.0
-1462 Jul 29 05:16 T 15 0.362 2.206 1.211 101m 33m 19.6 19.56 -21.7
-1461 Jan 22 00:28 T 20 0.338 2.284 1.221 106m 35m 7.2 7.43 22.7
-1461 Jul 18 16:19 T 25 -0.399 2.165 1.118 104m 26m 18.8 18.81 -23.8
-1460 Jan 11 11:06 P 30 1.016 1.014 0.004 7m - 6.5 6.64 24.6
-1460 Jul 06 20:18 N 35 -1.188 0.739 -0.350 - - 18.1 18.03 -24.9
-1460 Dec 01 15:52 P 2 -1.016 1.007 0.010 11m - 3.8 3.75 19.1
-1459 May 27 06:54 P 7 0.885 1.282 0.218 55m - 15.4 15.29 -17.7
-1459 Nov 21 05:16 T 12 -0.367 2.220 1.179 102m 31m 3.1 2.99 17.0
-1458 May 16 14:50 T- 17 0.075 2.741 1.731 111m 51m 14.7 14.58 -15.4
-1458 Nov 10 12:15 T 22 0.335 2.308 1.209 108m 35m 2.4 2.24 14.1
-1457 May 06 05:21 P 27 -0.678 1.613 0.646 80m - 14.0 13.90 -12.7
-1457 Oct 30 12:34 N 32 1.032 1.045 -0.084 - - 1.7 1.49 10.5
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1499 to -1400
U.T.
Greatest Saros Pen. Umb. S.D. S.D. GST Moon Moon
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Mag. Par Tot (0 UT) RA Dec
h h °
-1456 Mar 26 15:14 N -1 1.123 0.803 -0.179 - - 11.4 11.61 3.8
-1456 Apr 24 22:37 N 37 -1.396 0.293 -0.670 - - 13.3 13.25 -9.6
-1456 Sep 18 20:12 N 4 -1.253 0.610 -0.459 - - 23.0 23.01 -7.7
-1455 Mar 16 03:46 T 9 0.410 2.139 1.102 103m 25m 10.7 10.95 7.3
-1455 Sep 08 06:20 P 14 -0.489 1.980 0.971 95m - 22.3 22.31 -11.2
-1454 Mar 05 08:58 T 19 -0.348 2.280 1.189 110m 34m 10.0 10.25 10.7
-1454 Aug 28 21:43 T- 24 0.219 2.460 1.483 103m 44m 21.6 21.61 -14.3
-1453 Feb 22 09:06 N 29 -1.080 0.944 -0.161 - - 9.2 9.53 13.9
-1453 Aug 18 13:49 P 34 0.930 1.163 0.171 45m - 20.9 20.91 -16.8
-1452 Jan 12 21:42 N 1 1.078 0.920 -0.128 - - 6.6 6.77 24.5
-1452 Jul 08 13:39 N 6 -1.018 1.035 -0.025 - - 18.2 18.17 -24.8
-1451 Jan 01 09:59 T 11 0.342 2.247 1.247 101m 35m 5.9 5.97 24.2
-1451 Jun 27 16:03 T 16 -0.279 2.408 1.315 114m 42m 17.5 17.39 -23.8
-1451 Dec 22 01:40 T 21 -0.334 2.256 1.266 100m 35m 5.2 5.19 23.0
-1450 Jun 16 16:54 P 26 0.480 2.030 0.954 103m - 16.8 16.61 -22.0
-1450 Dec 11 16:05 N 31 -1.033 0.992 -0.034 - - 4.5 4.42 21.0
-1449 May 07 14:01 N -2 -1.391 0.318 -0.677 - - 14.1 13.98 -13.8
-1449 Jun 05 23:13 N 36 1.214 0.658 -0.365 - - 16.0 15.88 -19.4
-1449 Nov 01 07:32 N 3 1.174 0.776 -0.336 - - 1.8 1.62 11.5
-1448 Apr 26 05:43 P 8 -0.615 1.726 0.764 85m - 13.4 13.36 -9.4
-1448 Oct 20 06:54 P 13 0.513 1.996 0.869 101m - 1.1 0.91 6.5
-1447 Apr 15 22:53 T- 18 0.121 2.637 1.666 106m 49m 12.7 12.75 -4.8
-1447 Oct 09 08:01 T+ 23 -0.185 2.578 1.490 113m 47m 0.3 0.23 1.3
-1446 Apr 05 12:49 P 28 0.903 1.225 0.206 51m - 12.0 12.14 -0.0
-1446 Sep 28 16:16 P 33 -0.869 1.293 0.266 56m - 23.6 23.57 -3.8
-1445 Feb 24 04:31 N 0 -1.146 0.822 -0.280 - - 9.4 9.66 13.2
-1445 Aug 19 21:31 N 5 1.099 0.844 -0.131 - - 21.0 21.01 -16.2
-1445 Sep 18 06:35 N 43 -1.500 0.113 -0.872 - - 22.9 22.93 -8.7
-1444 Feb 13 04:24 T 10 -0.427 2.142 1.041 106m 16m 8.6 8.94 17.2
-1444 Aug 08 13:06 T 15 0.413 2.117 1.116 99m 25m 20.3 20.31 -19.6
-1443 Feb 01 08:26 T 20 0.310 2.333 1.277 107m 38m 7.9 8.20 20.7
-1443 Jul 28 23:37 T 25 -0.341 2.276 1.222 107m 35m 19.6 19.58 -22.4
-1442 Jan 21 19:35 P 30 0.996 1.048 0.044 23m - 7.2 7.44 23.4
-1442 Jul 18 03:03 N 35 -1.118 0.869 -0.224 - - 18.8 18.80 -24.4
-1442 Dec 13 00:48 P 2 -1.020 1.000 0.003 6m - 4.6 4.53 21.3
-1441 Jun 07 13:34 P 7 0.965 1.133 0.071 32m - 16.2 16.00 -20.1
-1441 Dec 02 13:59 T 12 -0.369 2.219 1.176 103m 31m 3.9 3.76 19.9
-1440 May 26 21:58 Tm 17 0.154 2.595 1.588 109m 49m 15.4 15.27 -18.3
-1440 Nov 20 20:36 T 22 0.334 2.311 1.209 109m 35m 3.1 2.98 17.6
-1439 May 16 12:49 P 27 -0.602 1.751 0.786 87m - 14.7 14.58 -16.1
-1439 Nov 09 20:40 N 32 1.026 1.056 -0.074 - - 2.4 2.20 14.5
-1438 Apr 06 22:51 N -1 1.190 0.681 -0.302 - - 12.1 12.25 -0.4
-1438 May 06 06:07 N 37 -1.327 0.420 -0.543 - - 14.0 13.91 -13.4
-1438 Sep 30 04:23 N 4 -1.266 0.585 -0.484 - - 23.7 23.69 -3.4
-1437 Mar 27 11:04 P 9 0.476 2.019 0.981 100m - 11.4 11.60 3.2
-1437 Sep 19 14:45 P 14 -0.510 1.941 0.932 93m - 23.0 23.00 -7.1
-1436 Mar 15 15:58 T 19 -0.286 2.394 1.304 112m 41m 10.7 10.92 6.8
-1436 Sep 08 06:09 T- 24 0.190 2.515 1.534 104m 46m 22.3 22.31 -10.5
-1435 Mar 04 16:11 N 29 -1.024 1.045 -0.056 - - 10.0 10.22 10.3
-1435 Aug 28 21:59 P 34 0.896 1.227 0.230 52m - 21.6 21.62 -13.5
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1499 to -1400
U.T.
Greatest Saros Pen. Umb. S.D. S.D. GST Moon Moon
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Mag. Par Tot (0 UT) RA Dec
h h °
-1434 Jan 23 05:56 N 1 1.094 0.886 -0.155 - - 7.3 7.57 23.2
-1434 Jul 19 20:40 N 6 -1.089 0.909 -0.157 - - 19.0 18.94 -24.2
-1433 Jan 12 18:39 T 11 0.354 2.222 1.226 100m 33m 6.6 6.78 23.8
-1433 Jul 08 22:39 T 16 -0.358 2.264 1.168 110m 32m 18.2 18.15 -24.2
-1432 Jan 02 10:30 T 21 -0.326 2.270 1.281 100m 36m 5.9 6.00 23.5
-1432 Jun 26 23:35 T 26 0.399 2.179 1.104 107m 26m 17.5 17.36 -23.2
-1432 Dec 22 00:49 N 31 -1.032 0.994 -0.033 - - 5.2 5.21 22.4
-1431 May 17 21:17 N -2 -1.459 0.191 -0.800 - - 14.8 14.66 -17.4
-1431 Jun 16 06:19 N 36 1.135 0.800 -0.220 - - 16.8 16.61 -21.4
-1431 Nov 11 15:45 N 3 1.179 0.768 -0.347 - - 2.5 2.34 15.4
-1430 May 07 13:15 P 8 -0.686 1.594 0.635 79m - 14.1 14.02 -13.3
-1430 Oct 31 14:58 P 13 0.519 1.985 0.858 100m - 1.8 1.61 10.8
-1429 Apr 27 06:23 Tm 18 0.050 2.768 1.796 107m 50m 13.4 13.40 -8.9
-1429 Oct 20 16:17 T+ 23 -0.177 2.592 1.506 112m 48m 1.0 0.91 5.8
-1428 Apr 15 20:02 P 28 0.836 1.350 0.329 63m - 12.7 12.78 -4.3
-1428 Oct 09 00:50 P 33 -0.856 1.316 0.290 58m - 0.3 0.25 0.7
-1427 Mar 06 11:35 N 0 -1.203 0.717 -0.383 - - 10.1 10.34 9.4
-1427 Aug 30 05:49 N 5 1.133 0.784 -0.195 - - 21.7 21.72 -12.8
-1427 Sep 28 15:15 N 43 -1.483 0.145 -0.842 - - 23.6 23.61 -4.3
-1426 Feb 23 11:41 P 10 -0.473 2.053 0.958 103m - 9.3 9.65 13.9
-1426 Aug 19 21:02 T 15 0.456 2.040 1.032 97m 14m 21.0 21.04 -16.7
-1425 Feb 12 16:17 T 20 0.274 2.395 1.346 108m 42m 8.6 8.94 17.9
-1425 Aug 09 06:59 T 25 -0.288 2.375 1.315 109m 41m 20.3 20.33 -20.2
-1424 Feb 02 03:56 P 30 0.968 1.096 0.097 34m - 7.9 8.22 21.3
-1424 Jul 28 09:55 N 35 -1.054 0.988 -0.110 - - 19.6 19.57 -23.0
-1424 Dec 23 09:40 N 2 -1.026 0.989 -0.007 - - 5.3 5.33 22.5
-1423 Jun 17 20:18 N 7 1.043 0.990 -0.070 - - 16.9 16.74 -21.7
-1423 Dec 12 22:40 T 12 -0.371 2.215 1.170 103m 30m 4.6 4.54 22.0
-1422 Jun 07 05:09 T- 17 0.231 2.452 1.448 107m 45m 16.2 15.99 -20.7
-1422 Dec 02 04:56 T 22 0.334 2.314 1.210 109m 35m 3.9 3.74 20.5
-1421 May 27 20:16 P 27 -0.525 1.891 0.928 92m - 15.5 15.28 -19.1
-1421 Nov 21 04:48 N 32 1.023 1.062 -0.068 - - 3.1 2.94 18.1
-1420 Apr 17 06:21 N -1 1.261 0.551 -0.432 - - 12.8 12.90 -4.5
-1420 May 16 13:35 N 37 -1.257 0.549 -0.415 - - 14.8 14.59 -16.8
-1420 Oct 10 12:41 N 4 -1.274 0.569 -0.498 - - 0.4 0.37 1.1
-1419 Apr 06 18:15 P 9 0.546 1.890 0.851 95m - 12.1 12.24 -1.0
-1419 Sep 29 23:18 P 14 -0.525 1.914 0.905 92m - 23.7 23.68 -2.7
-1418 Mar 26 22:50 T+ 19 -0.217 2.519 1.430 115m 47m 11.4 11.57 2.6
-1418 Sep 19 14:41 T- 24 0.167 2.559 1.576 104m 46m 23.0 23.00 -6.3
-1417 Mar 15 23:07 P 29 -0.961 1.158 0.063 31m - 10.7 10.88 6.3
-1417 Sep 09 06:16 P 34 0.869 1.280 0.277 56m - 22.3 22.32 -9.7
-1416 Feb 03 14:00 N 1 1.119 0.837 -0.198 - - 8.0 8.34 21.0
-1416 Jul 30 03:48 N 6 -1.152 0.797 -0.276 - - 19.7 19.71 -22.8
-1415 Jan 23 03:10 T 11 0.374 2.183 1.192 99m 31m 7.3 7.57 22.5
-1415 Jul 19 05:22 T 16 -0.431 2.133 1.034 107m 15m 18.9 18.92 -23.6
-1414 Jan 12 19:12 T 21 -0.312 2.294 1.307 101m 38m 6.6 6.80 23.1
-1414 Jul 08 06:23 T 26 0.323 2.319 1.244 110m 37m 18.2 18.13 -23.6
-1413 Jan 02 09:26 N 31 -1.027 1.003 -0.025 - - 5.9 6.02 22.9
-1413 May 29 04:32 Ne -2 -1.529 0.062 -0.926 - - 15.6 15.37 -20.4
-1413 Jun 27 13:29 N 36 1.059 0.940 -0.078 - - 17.5 17.36 -22.5
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1499 to -1400
U.T.
Greatest Saros Pen. Umb. S.D. S.D. GST Moon Moon
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Mag. Par Tot (0 UT) RA Dec
h h °
-1413 Nov 23 00:00 N 3 1.182 0.764 -0.353 - - 3.2 3.08 18.8
-1412 May 17 20:44 P 8 -0.760 1.458 0.500 72m - 14.9 14.70 -16.8
-1412 Nov 10 23:05 P 13 0.522 1.980 0.853 100m - 2.5 2.33 14.7
-1411 May 07 13:49 T+ 18 -0.024 2.815 1.842 107m 50m 14.2 14.06 -12.8
-1411 Oct 31 00:40 T+ 23 -0.173 2.598 1.513 112m 48m 1.8 1.61 10.1
-1410 Apr 27 03:10 P 28 0.765 1.481 0.458 74m - 13.5 13.43 -8.4
-1410 Oct 20 09:31 P 33 -0.848 1.331 0.306 60m - 1.0 0.93 5.2
-1409 Mar 17 18:30 N 0 -1.266 0.600 -0.498 - - 10.8 11.00 5.3
-1409 Apr 16 09:26 Nb 38 1.582 0.009 -1.068 - - 12.7 12.79 -3.6
-1409 Sep 10 14:14 N 5 1.160 0.735 -0.247 - - 22.4 22.41 -8.9
-1409 Oct 10 00:01 N 43 -1.472 0.167 -0.822 - - 0.3 0.28 0.2
-1408 Mar 05 18:50 P 10 -0.527 1.952 0.862 99m - 10.1 10.33 10.1
-1408 Aug 30 05:06 P 15 0.493 1.976 0.962 95m - 21.7 21.75 -13.3
-1407 Feb 23 00:01 T- 20 0.232 2.469 1.426 109m 45m 9.3 9.65 14.5
-1407 Aug 19 14:29 T+ 25 -0.242 2.463 1.396 111m 44m 21.0 21.06 -17.4
-1406 Feb 12 12:10 P 30 0.935 1.155 0.161 44m - 8.6 8.96 18.5
-1406 Aug 08 16:55 N 35 -0.997 1.096 -0.007 - - 20.3 20.32 -20.9
-1405 Jan 03 18:27 N 2 -1.037 0.969 -0.028 - - 6.0 6.13 22.8
-1405 Jun 29 03:09 N 7 1.116 0.855 -0.204 - - 17.6 17.49 -22.6
-1405 Dec 24 07:16 T 12 -0.378 2.203 1.157 103m 29m 5.3 5.34 23.2
-1404 Jun 17 12:25 T 17 0.304 2.316 1.314 105m 39m 16.9 16.73 -22.4
-1404 Dec 12 13:11 T 22 0.329 2.322 1.217 109m 35m 4.6 4.53 22.6
-1403 Jun 07 03:46 T 27 -0.451 2.028 1.065 96m 19m 16.2 16.00 -21.4
-1403 Dec 01 12:55 N 32 1.019 1.068 -0.061 - - 3.8 3.71 21.0
-1402 Apr 28 13:44 N -1 1.336 0.414 -0.571 - - 13.6 13.54 -8.4
-1402 May 27 21:02 N 37 -1.185 0.682 -0.284 - - 15.5 15.29 -19.8
-1402 Oct 21 21:07 N 4 -1.277 0.563 -0.503 - - 1.1 1.05 5.5
-1401 Apr 18 01:17 P 9 0.623 1.750 0.709 89m - 12.9 12.88 -5.2
-1401 Oct 11 07:59 P 14 -0.534 1.898 0.889 92m - 0.4 0.36 1.8
-1400 Apr 06 05:32 T+ 19 -0.141 2.659 1.572 117m 51m 12.1 12.21 -1.5
-1400 Sep 29 23:22 T- 24 0.150 2.590 1.604 104m 47m 23.7 23.68 -2.0
The Julian calendar is used for all dates up to 1582 Oct 04. After that date, the Gregorian calendar is used. Due to the Gregorian Calendar reform, the day after 1582 Oct 04 (Julian calendar) is 1582 Oct 15 (Gregorian calendar). Note that Great Britian did not adopt the Gregorian calendar until 1752. For more information, see Calendars.
The Julian calendar does not include the year 0, so the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE. This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. In this catalog, dates are counted using the astronomical numbering system which recognizes the year 0. Historians should note the numerical difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and the year -100 corresponds to 101 BCE, etc.. (See: Year Dating Conventions )
There is some historical uncertainty as to which years from 43 BCE to 8 CE were counted as leap years. For the purposes of this catalog, we will assume that all Julian years divisible by 4 will be counted as leap years.
Eclipse predictions presented here are based on j=2 ephemerides for the Sun (Newcomb, 1895) and Moon (Brown, 1919, and Eckert, Jones and Clark, 1954). A revised value used for the Moon's secular acceleration is n-dot = -26 arc-sec/cy*cy, as deduced by Morrison and Ward (1975) from 250 years of Mercury transit observations.
The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as delta-T. The value for delta-T was determined as follows:
1) pre-1600: delta T was calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Stephenson (1997)
2) 1600-present: delta T was obtained from published observations
3) future: delta-T was extrapolated from current values and a model of tidal effects
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented in these tables is based on Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
Eclipse Predictions & WebMaster: Fred Espenak e-mail: fred.espenak@nasa.gov Planetary Systems Branch - Code 693
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