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During the 16th century BCE1, Earth experienced 229 lunar eclipses as follows:
All Eclipses = 229 = 100.0%
Penumbral (N) = 87 = 38.0%
Partial (P) = 55 = 24.0%
Total (T) = 87 = 38.0%
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) = 142 = 62.0%
Central2 (T±) = 24 = 10.5%
Non-Central (T) = 63 = 27.5%
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: 76
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 5
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): -1596 - -1595
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1585 - -1584
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1578 - -1577
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1574 - -1573
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1567 - -1566
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1556 - -1555
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1538 - -1537
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): -1520 - -1519
During any given century,
old Saros series end while new ones begin.
The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:
2 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros): -1550/ 35 -1521/ 36
4 Saros Series' end (Year/Saros): -1591/-10 -1573/ 0 -1554/ -5 -1547/-11
The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1505 May 27 Duration = 01h47m00s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1520 Sep 07 Duration = 00h18m06s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1502 Sep 18 Duration = 03h28m05s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1547 Mar 13 Duration = 00h23m34s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1552 Jun 05 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8273
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1520 Sep 07 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0120
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1591 Jan 19 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9721
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1547 Mar 13 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0113
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -1517 Jan 12 Pen. Magnitude = 1.1016 Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -1573 Dec 22 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0037
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: -1575 Aug 17 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0459
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1564 Jul 16 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0481
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1558 Apr 13 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0888
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1558 Oct 07 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0010
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1557 Mar 04 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0035
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1540 Oct 18 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0092
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1522 Oct 29 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0111
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1517 Jan 12 Pen. Magnitude = 1.1016
Total Penumbral Eclipse: -1504 Nov 08 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0071
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: -1599 to -1500
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 °
-1599 Jun 13 16:37 T+ 14 -0.073 2.746 1.733 111m 51m 16.5 16.34 -22.0
-1599 Dec 08 18:48 P 19 -0.566 1.883 0.788 94m - 4.2 4.15 20.9
-1598 Jun 03 06:59 P 24 0.678 1.613 0.645 80m - 15.8 15.64 -19.2
-1598 Nov 27 19:25 N 29 -1.267 0.613 -0.516 - - 3.5 3.37 17.7
-1597 Apr 24 17:19 N -4 -1.105 0.833 -0.143 - - 13.2 13.15 -8.7
-1597 May 24 00:15 N 34 1.396 0.292 -0.669 - - 15.1 14.98 -15.8
-1597 Oct 18 01:56 N 1 1.071 0.948 -0.131 - - 0.8 0.65 5.4
-1596 Apr 13 06:16 T 6 -0.379 2.191 1.163 104m 30m 12.5 12.53 -3.9
-1596 Oct 06 11:23 T 11 0.330 2.278 1.259 103m 36m 0.1 23.99 0.3
-1595 Apr 02 12:01 T 16 0.397 2.185 1.104 107m 26m 11.8 11.90 1.0
-1595 Sep 26 02:13 T 21 -0.356 2.212 1.226 99m 33m 23.4 23.35 -4.7
-1594 Mar 22 12:36 N 26 1.150 0.812 -0.284 - - 11.0 11.26 6.0
-1594 Sep 15 17:59 N 31 -1.045 0.955 -0.043 - - 22.7 22.71 -9.5
-1593 Feb 10 02:22 P -2 -0.946 1.159 0.117 39m - 8.4 8.67 17.8
-1593 Aug 06 16:41 P 3 0.966 1.134 0.067 31m - 20.0 20.06 -19.9
-1592 Jan 30 14:46 T+ 8 -0.193 2.515 1.521 105m 46m 7.7 7.95 20.9
-1592 Jul 25 18:55 T- 13 0.244 2.476 1.376 115m 45m 19.3 19.29 -22.4
-1591 Jan 19 06:44 P 18 0.496 1.955 0.972 93m - 7.0 7.20 23.3
-1591 Jul 14 19:25 P 23 -0.500 1.998 0.915 101m - 18.6 18.51 -24.2
-1591 Dec 10 08:52 Ne -10 -1.569 0.020 -1.032 - - 4.3 4.30 20.2
-1590 Jan 08 21:39 N 28 1.208 0.666 -0.351 - - 6.3 6.42 24.9
-1590 Jun 04 15:42 N -5 1.401 0.301 -0.695 - - 15.9 15.76 -18.8
-1590 Jul 04 01:17 N 33 -1.221 0.648 -0.381 - - 17.8 17.73 -25.0
-1590 Nov 29 14:13 P 0 -0.947 1.191 0.081 34m - 3.6 3.51 18.5
-1589 May 25 07:20 P 5 0.621 1.714 0.754 85m - 15.2 15.06 -17.0
-1589 Nov 18 13:40 T 10 -0.283 2.420 1.291 113m 40m 2.9 2.72 15.9
-1588 May 14 00:36 T+ 15 -0.119 2.638 1.670 106m 49m 14.5 14.38 -14.6
-1588 Nov 06 14:20 T 20 0.401 2.185 1.090 105m 24m 2.1 1.96 12.6
-1587 May 03 14:49 P 25 -0.909 1.212 0.199 50m - 13.8 13.71 -11.8
-1587 Oct 26 21:56 N 30 1.060 0.946 -0.089 - - 1.4 1.23 9.1
-1586 Mar 24 07:58 N -3 1.075 0.947 -0.145 - - 11.2 11.38 5.2
-1586 Sep 17 01:41 P 2 -0.974 1.077 0.094 33m - 22.8 22.81 -8.8
-1585 Mar 13 08:14 T 7 0.333 2.308 1.216 111m 36m 10.4 10.68 8.8
-1585 Sep 06 16:57 T 12 -0.301 2.325 1.317 103m 39m 22.1 22.12 -12.2
-1584 Mar 01 12:24 T 17 -0.421 2.126 1.077 103m 22m 9.7 9.98 12.2
-1584 Aug 26 03:20 T 22 0.437 2.103 1.042 102m 16m 21.4 21.40 -15.1
-1583 Jan 20 14:05 N -11 1.501 0.113 -0.875 - - 7.0 7.32 24.1
-1583 Feb 18 23:41 N 27 -1.120 0.818 -0.180 - - 9.0 9.28 15.0
-1583 Aug 15 06:37 N 32 1.198 0.728 -0.375 - - 20.6 20.65 -17.7
-1582 Jan 10 06:09 P -1 0.836 1.335 0.345 61m - 6.4 6.54 24.5
-1582 Jul 05 15:49 P 4 -0.947 1.169 0.101 38m - 17.9 17.86 -24.7
-1582 Dec 30 19:52 T- 9 0.161 2.595 1.560 108m 48m 5.7 5.75 24.0
-1581 Jun 24 23:51 Tm 14 -0.146 2.611 1.600 110m 49m 17.2 17.09 -23.4
-1581 Dec 20 03:05 P 19 -0.561 1.891 0.796 95m - 4.9 4.94 22.6
-1580 Jun 13 14:28 P 24 0.604 1.748 0.781 86m - 16.5 16.37 -21.3
-1580 Dec 08 03:30 N 29 -1.263 0.621 -0.508 - - 4.2 4.14 20.2
-1579 May 05 00:43 N -4 -1.181 0.695 -0.283 - - 13.9 13.80 -12.6
-1579 Jun 03 07:43 N 34 1.326 0.422 -0.541 - - 15.8 15.68 -18.6
-1579 Oct 28 10:23 N 1 1.070 0.948 -0.129 - - 1.5 1.35 9.8
-1578 Apr 24 13:20 T 6 -0.456 2.052 1.021 101m 11m 13.2 13.17 -8.1
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1599 to -1500
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 °
-1578 Oct 17 20:05 T 11 0.335 2.269 1.250 102m 35m 0.8 0.68 4.8
-1577 Apr 13 18:42 T 16 0.320 2.327 1.245 111m 38m 12.5 12.54 -3.3
-1577 Oct 07 10:59 T 21 -0.346 2.233 1.245 99m 34m 0.1 0.03 -0.2
-1576 Apr 01 19:16 N 26 1.076 0.946 -0.146 - - 11.7 11.90 1.7
-1576 Sep 26 02:32 N 31 -1.031 0.983 -0.020 - - 23.4 23.39 -5.1
-1575 Feb 20 10:10 P -2 -0.983 1.088 0.053 26m - 9.1 9.39 14.6
-1575 Aug 17 00:07 N 3 1.016 1.046 -0.028 - - 20.7 20.79 -17.3
-1574 Feb 09 23:02 T+ 8 -0.224 2.456 1.467 104m 44m 8.4 8.70 18.4
-1574 Aug 06 01:53 T 13 0.304 2.367 1.263 112m 39m 20.0 20.04 -20.6
-1573 Jan 30 15:14 T 18 0.472 1.997 1.016 94m 10m 7.7 7.98 21.5
-1573 Jul 26 02:22 T 23 -0.433 2.122 1.038 105m 16m 19.3 19.27 -23.1
-1573 Dec 21 17:26 Ne 0 -1.579 0.004 -1.050 - - 5.0 5.09 21.8
-1572 Jan 20 06:06 N 28 1.193 0.692 -0.325 - - 7.0 7.23 24.0
-1572 Jun 14 23:00 N -5 1.468 0.177 -0.817 - - 16.6 16.49 -20.8
-1572 Jul 14 08:36 N 33 -1.152 0.773 -0.255 - - 18.6 18.50 -24.8
-1572 Dec 09 22:26 P 0 -0.954 1.179 0.068 32m - 4.3 4.28 20.9
-1571 Jun 04 14:50 P 5 0.694 1.580 0.620 79m - 15.9 15.77 -19.5
-1571 Nov 28 21:47 T 10 -0.286 2.413 1.285 113m 40m 3.6 3.47 19.0
-1570 May 25 08:01 Tm 15 -0.044 2.777 1.808 107m 50m 15.2 15.07 -17.7
-1570 Nov 17 22:43 T 20 0.398 2.189 1.097 105m 24m 2.8 2.68 16.4
-1569 May 14 21:53 P 25 -0.834 1.352 0.335 64m - 14.5 14.38 -15.3
-1569 Nov 07 06:42 N 30 1.056 0.952 -0.081 - - 2.1 1.94 13.3
-1568 Apr 03 14:38 N -3 1.152 0.805 -0.286 - - 11.9 12.02 1.0
-1568 Sep 27 10:21 P 2 -0.991 1.048 0.062 27m - 23.5 23.49 -4.5
-1567 Mar 23 15:04 T 7 0.402 2.180 1.092 107m 24m 11.1 11.34 4.8
-1567 Sep 17 01:19 T 12 -0.325 2.284 1.270 103m 37m 22.8 22.81 -8.1
-1566 Mar 12 19:49 T 17 -0.363 2.228 1.186 105m 32m 10.4 10.66 8.3
-1566 Sep 06 11:09 T 22 0.405 2.164 1.096 104m 24m 22.1 22.10 -11.5
-1565 Jan 31 22:33 N -11 1.523 0.070 -0.913 - - 7.8 8.11 22.2
-1565 Mar 02 07:39 N 27 -1.073 0.901 -0.091 - - 9.7 9.97 11.5
-1565 Aug 26 13:54 N 32 1.153 0.811 -0.296 - - 21.3 21.37 -14.6
-1564 Jan 21 14:45 P -1 0.855 1.298 0.309 58m - 7.1 7.34 23.4
-1564 Jul 15 22:47 N 4 -1.013 1.048 -0.020 - - 18.7 18.63 -24.5
-1563 Jan 10 04:20 T- 9 0.175 2.570 1.534 109m 47m 6.4 6.56 23.8
-1563 Jul 05 07:12 T+ 14 -0.214 2.486 1.476 108m 46m 17.9 17.86 -24.1
-1563 Dec 30 11:15 P 19 -0.553 1.907 0.811 96m - 5.7 5.75 23.3
-1562 Jun 24 22:02 P 24 0.534 1.877 0.911 91m - 17.3 17.12 -22.8
-1562 Dec 19 11:32 N 29 -1.256 0.634 -0.493 - - 4.9 4.93 21.9
-1561 May 16 08:05 N -4 -1.257 0.556 -0.424 - - 14.6 14.47 -16.3
-1561 Jun 14 15:14 N 34 1.258 0.548 -0.417 - - 16.6 16.40 -20.7
-1561 Nov 08 18:52 N 1 1.068 0.952 -0.124 - - 2.2 2.06 13.9
-1560 May 04 20:18 P 6 -0.537 1.905 0.872 96m - 13.9 13.83 -12.1
-1560 Oct 28 04:53 T 11 0.336 2.266 1.249 102m 35m 1.5 1.37 9.2
-1559 Apr 24 01:17 T- 16 0.238 2.477 1.395 114m 45m 13.2 13.18 -7.4
-1559 Oct 17 19:50 T 21 -0.339 2.246 1.257 100m 35m 0.8 0.71 4.3
-1558 Apr 13 01:52 N 26 0.997 1.089 -0.000 - - 12.5 12.53 -2.6
-1558 Oct 07 11:11 N 31 -1.023 1.001 -0.007 - - 0.1 0.07 -0.7
-1557 Mar 03 17:49 N -2 -1.027 1.003 -0.025 - - 9.8 10.08 11.0
-1557 Aug 28 07:40 N 3 1.059 0.971 -0.109 - - 21.5 21.50 -14.0
-1556 Feb 21 07:10 T+ 8 -0.263 2.382 1.399 103m 42m 9.1 9.42 15.2
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1599 to -1500
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 °
-1556 Aug 16 09:00 T 13 0.356 2.274 1.166 110m 32m 20.7 20.78 -18.0
-1555 Feb 09 23:34 T 18 0.441 2.054 1.075 96m 20m 8.4 8.73 18.9
-1555 Aug 05 09:31 T 23 -0.374 2.230 1.145 108m 30m 20.0 20.03 -21.2
-1554 Jan 30 14:24 N 28 1.173 0.729 -0.288 - - 7.7 8.01 22.1
-1554 Jun 26 06:22 Ne -5 1.531 0.060 -0.933 - - 17.3 17.23 -21.9
-1554 Jul 25 16:03 N 33 -1.090 0.887 -0.140 - - 19.3 19.27 -23.8
-1554 Dec 21 06:35 P 0 -0.962 1.164 0.052 28m - 5.0 5.07 22.4
-1553 Jun 15 22:22 P 5 0.766 1.448 0.488 71m - 16.6 16.50 -21.5
-1553 Dec 10 05:53 T 10 -0.291 2.403 1.277 113m 40m 4.3 4.25 21.4
-1552 Jun 04 15:26 T- 15 0.032 2.800 1.827 107m 50m 16.0 15.78 -20.3
-1552 Nov 28 07:08 T 20 0.397 2.190 1.101 105m 25m 3.6 3.44 19.5
-1551 May 25 04:56 P 25 -0.758 1.493 0.473 75m - 15.3 15.07 -18.4
-1551 Nov 17 15:29 N 30 1.053 0.956 -0.074 - - 2.8 2.67 17.0
-1550 Apr 14 21:13 N -3 1.232 0.659 -0.431 - - 12.6 12.66 -3.2
-1550 May 14 11:29 Nb 35 -1.581 0.008 -1.064 - - 14.5 14.36 -15.9
-1550 Oct 08 19:07 P 2 -1.002 1.028 0.040 22m - 0.2 0.17 -0.0
-1549 Apr 03 21:50 P 7 0.475 2.043 0.961 103m - 11.9 11.98 0.6
-1549 Sep 28 09:47 T 12 -0.343 2.253 1.234 102m 34m 23.5 23.49 -3.8
-1548 Mar 23 03:08 T 17 -0.300 2.340 1.305 107m 40m 11.1 11.31 4.2
-1548 Sep 16 19:06 T 22 0.380 2.213 1.139 105m 29m 22.8 22.79 -7.4
-1547 Feb 11 06:50 Ne -11 1.554 0.012 -0.967 - - 8.5 8.86 19.6
-1547 Mar 12 15:28 P 27 -1.018 0.998 0.011 12m - 10.4 10.65 7.6
-1547 Sep 05 21:22 N 32 1.118 0.879 -0.233 - - 22.1 22.07 -11.0
-1546 Jan 31 23:12 P -1 0.883 1.247 0.260 54m - 7.8 8.12 21.5
-1546 Jul 27 05:55 N 4 -1.072 0.940 -0.128 - - 19.4 19.40 -23.5
-1545 Jan 21 12:38 T- 9 0.196 2.531 1.496 108m 46m 7.1 7.35 22.7
-1545 Jul 16 14:40 T 14 -0.277 2.370 1.361 106m 41m 18.7 18.63 -23.9
-1544 Jan 10 19:17 P 19 -0.537 1.935 0.840 97m - 6.4 6.55 23.2
-1544 Jul 05 05:40 T 24 0.467 2.001 1.033 95m 14m 18.0 17.88 -23.4
-1544 Dec 29 19:27 N 29 -1.243 0.655 -0.470 - - 5.6 5.72 22.7
-1543 May 26 15:25 N -4 -1.335 0.416 -0.567 - - 15.4 15.17 -19.5
-1543 Jun 24 22:47 N 34 1.192 0.670 -0.298 - - 17.3 17.15 -22.1
-1543 Nov 19 03:24 N 1 1.064 0.957 -0.115 - - 3.0 2.79 17.5
-1542 May 16 03:12 P 6 -0.619 1.756 0.719 90m - 14.6 14.50 -15.7
-1542 Nov 08 13:46 T 11 0.334 2.268 1.253 102m 35m 2.2 2.08 13.3
-1541 May 05 07:46 T- 16 0.153 2.635 1.552 116m 50m 13.9 13.83 -11.4
-1541 Oct 29 04:47 T 21 -0.337 2.251 1.260 100m 35m 1.5 1.40 8.7
-1540 Apr 23 08:23 P 26 0.914 1.240 0.155 47m - 13.2 13.17 -6.7
-1540 Oct 17 19:56 N 31 -1.019 1.009 -0.003 - - 0.8 0.75 3.8
-1539 Mar 14 01:22 N -2 -1.077 0.909 -0.113 - - 10.5 10.75 7.0
-1539 Sep 07 15:22 N 3 1.094 0.910 -0.177 - - 22.2 22.20 -10.3
-1538 Mar 03 15:12 T 8 -0.307 2.300 1.321 102m 39m 9.8 10.11 11.5
-1538 Aug 27 16:16 T 13 0.402 2.193 1.080 108m 23m 21.5 21.50 -14.7
-1537 Feb 21 07:48 T 18 0.404 2.120 1.144 98m 27m 9.1 9.46 15.7
-1537 Aug 16 16:49 T 23 -0.323 2.324 1.239 110m 37m 20.7 20.77 -18.6
-1536 Feb 10 22:32 N 28 1.145 0.780 -0.237 - - 8.4 8.77 19.5
-1536 Aug 04 23:40 N 33 -1.034 0.989 -0.038 - - 20.0 20.03 -21.9
-1536 Dec 31 14:36 P 0 -0.977 1.136 0.026 20m - 5.8 5.87 23.0
-1535 Jun 26 05:59 P 5 0.833 1.325 0.363 63m - 17.4 17.25 -22.6
-1535 Dec 20 13:54 T 10 -0.300 2.385 1.261 112m 39m 5.0 5.04 22.9
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1599 to -1500
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 °
-1534 Jun 15 22:53 T- 15 0.106 2.667 1.691 107m 49m 16.7 16.52 -22.2
-1534 Dec 09 15:32 T 20 0.393 2.195 1.110 105m 26m 4.3 4.22 21.9
-1533 Jun 05 11:57 P 25 -0.681 1.637 0.612 83m - 16.0 15.78 -21.0
-1533 Nov 29 00:18 N 30 1.051 0.959 -0.069 - - 3.6 3.43 20.2
-1532 Apr 25 03:41 N -3 1.316 0.503 -0.586 - - 13.3 13.31 -7.2
-1532 May 24 18:00 N 35 -1.500 0.158 -0.917 - - 15.3 15.05 -19.0
-1532 Oct 19 03:59 P 2 -1.009 1.018 0.027 18m - 0.9 0.85 4.5
-1531 Apr 14 04:30 P 7 0.554 1.897 0.818 97m - 12.6 12.62 -3.6
-1531 Oct 08 18:22 T 12 -0.355 2.235 1.210 102m 33m 0.2 0.17 0.7
-1530 Apr 03 10:21 T+ 17 -0.232 2.463 1.434 109m 45m 11.8 11.96 0.0
-1530 Sep 28 03:10 T 22 0.361 2.251 1.171 106m 31m 23.5 23.47 -3.1
-1529 Mar 23 23:12 P 27 -0.959 1.104 0.123 38m - 11.1 11.30 3.5
-1529 Sep 17 04:57 N 32 1.089 0.935 -0.182 - - 22.8 22.76 -7.0
-1528 Feb 12 07:30 P -1 0.917 1.183 0.198 48m - 8.5 8.87 18.9
-1528 Aug 06 13:13 N 4 -1.124 0.845 -0.223 - - 20.1 20.16 -21.6
-1527 Jan 31 20:48 T- 9 0.223 2.482 1.446 108m 45m 7.8 8.13 20.8
-1527 Jul 26 22:17 T 14 -0.333 2.266 1.258 104m 36m 19.4 19.40 -22.8
-1526 Jan 21 03:10 P 19 -0.516 1.975 0.880 99m - 7.1 7.34 22.1
-1526 Jul 16 13:26 T 24 0.405 2.114 1.146 98m 27m 18.7 18.64 -23.2
-1525 Jan 10 03:17 N 29 -1.226 0.685 -0.436 - - 6.4 6.52 22.6
-1525 Jun 06 22:44 N -4 -1.412 0.277 -0.710 - - 16.1 15.89 -22.1
-1525 Jul 06 06:23 N 34 1.129 0.788 -0.184 - - 18.0 17.90 -22.7
-1525 Nov 30 11:57 N 1 1.061 0.961 -0.107 - - 3.7 3.55 20.6
-1524 May 26 10:04 P 6 -0.702 1.605 0.565 82m - 15.4 15.19 -18.8
-1524 Nov 18 22:39 T 11 0.332 2.271 1.257 102m 35m 3.0 2.81 16.9
-1523 May 15 14:13 Tm 16 0.065 2.796 1.712 118m 53m 14.6 14.50 -15.0
-1523 Nov 08 13:46 T 21 -0.336 2.252 1.260 100m 35m 2.3 2.11 12.7
-1522 May 04 14:51 P 26 0.828 1.396 0.313 66m - 13.9 13.82 -10.7
-1522 Oct 29 04:44 N 31 -1.019 1.011 -0.005 - - 1.6 1.44 8.2
-1521 Mar 25 08:49 N -2 -1.132 0.804 -0.211 - - 11.2 11.40 2.8
-1521 Apr 23 19:21 Nb 36 1.540 0.066 -0.972 - - 13.2 13.18 -6.1
-1521 Sep 18 23:12 N 3 1.121 0.863 -0.230 - - 22.9 22.88 -6.1
-1520 Mar 13 23:04 T 8 -0.359 2.201 1.227 100m 33m 10.5 10.78 7.5
-1520 Sep 06 23:42 T 13 0.438 2.128 1.012 106m 9m 22.2 22.19 -11.0
-1519 Mar 03 15:52 T 18 0.359 2.202 1.228 100m 33m 9.8 10.15 12.0
-1519 Aug 27 00:19 T 23 -0.280 2.404 1.317 111m 41m 21.4 21.49 -15.4
-1518 Feb 21 06:30 N 28 1.111 0.843 -0.174 - - 9.1 9.49 16.3
-1518 Aug 16 07:27 P 33 -0.986 1.077 0.051 26m - 20.7 20.78 -19.3
-1517 Jan 11 22:32 N 0 -0.996 1.102 -0.008 - - 6.5 6.67 22.6
-1517 Jul 07 13:39 P 5 0.898 1.206 0.243 52m - 18.1 18.01 -23.0
-1517 Dec 31 21:52 T 10 -0.312 2.361 1.241 112m 37m 5.7 5.85 23.6
-1516 Jun 26 06:22 T- 15 0.176 2.540 1.560 106m 47m 17.4 17.27 -23.3
-1516 Dec 19 23:54 T 20 0.387 2.204 1.124 105m 27m 5.0 5.02 23.5
-1515 Jun 15 18:59 P 25 -0.606 1.776 0.746 90m - 16.7 16.52 -22.9
-1515 Dec 09 09:06 N 30 1.048 0.962 -0.061 - - 4.3 4.21 22.6
-1514 May 06 10:08 N -3 1.402 0.346 -0.743 - - 14.0 13.96 -10.9
-1514 Jun 05 00:32 N 35 -1.420 0.307 -0.771 - - 16.0 15.76 -21.6
-1514 Oct 30 12:54 P 2 -1.013 1.011 0.018 14m - 1.7 1.54 8.8
-1513 Apr 25 11:07 P 7 0.634 1.747 0.672 90m - 13.3 13.27 -7.6
-1513 Oct 20 03:01 T 12 -0.362 2.223 1.194 102m 32m 1.0 0.85 5.2
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1599 to -1500
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 °
-1512 Apr 13 17:31 T+ 17 -0.158 2.595 1.571 111m 49m 12.6 12.60 -4.1
-1512 Oct 08 11:20 T 22 0.349 2.277 1.191 107m 33m 0.2 0.15 1.3
-1511 Apr 03 06:50 P 27 -0.894 1.220 0.244 53m - 11.9 11.95 -0.6
-1511 Sep 27 12:41 N 32 1.066 0.978 -0.143 - - 23.5 23.44 -2.7
-1510 Feb 22 15:39 P -1 0.959 1.106 0.122 38m - 9.2 9.59 15.6
-1510 Aug 17 20:42 N 4 -1.167 0.766 -0.303 - - 20.8 20.90 -18.9
-1509 Feb 12 04:48 T- 9 0.259 2.417 1.381 108m 43m 8.5 8.87 18.2
-1509 Aug 07 06:03 T 14 -0.383 2.175 1.166 101m 30m 20.1 20.15 -20.9
-1508 Feb 01 10:52 P 19 -0.486 2.030 0.935 101m - 7.8 8.11 20.2
-1508 Jul 26 21:18 T 24 0.349 2.218 1.248 100m 35m 19.4 19.41 -22.1
-1507 Jan 20 10:57 N 29 -1.200 0.730 -0.388 - - 7.1 7.31 21.5
-1507 Jun 17 06:05 N -4 -1.487 0.141 -0.850 - - 16.8 16.63 -24.0
-1507 Jul 16 14:05 N 34 1.071 0.896 -0.080 - - 18.7 18.67 -22.5
-1507 Dec 10 20:30 N 1 1.059 0.963 -0.101 - - 4.4 4.34 22.9
-1506 Jun 06 16:55 P 6 -0.785 1.455 0.410 72m - 16.1 15.90 -21.4
-1506 Nov 30 07:33 T 11 0.330 2.273 1.262 101m 36m 3.7 3.57 19.9
-1505 May 26 20:38 T+ 16 -0.024 2.873 1.787 118m 54m 15.4 15.19 -18.2
-1505 Nov 19 22:48 T 21 -0.338 2.249 1.257 100m 35m 3.0 2.85 16.4
-1504 May 14 21:19 P 26 0.740 1.557 0.476 79m - 14.6 14.49 -14.3
-1504 Nov 08 13:35 N 31 -1.022 1.007 -0.012 - - 2.3 2.15 12.2
-1503 Apr 04 16:13 N -2 -1.191 0.692 -0.318 - - 12.0 12.04 -1.5
-1503 May 04 02:18 N 36 1.461 0.211 -0.823 - - 13.9 13.83 -10.0
-1503 Sep 29 07:07 N 3 1.143 0.826 -0.273 - - 23.6 23.56 -1.8
-1502 Mar 25 06:52 T 8 -0.415 2.096 1.126 98m 26m 11.3 11.43 3.3
-1502 Sep 18 07:17 P 13 0.467 2.076 0.957 104m - 22.9 22.88 -6.8
-1501 Mar 14 23:48 T 18 0.308 2.294 1.321 102m 39m 10.6 10.82 8.0
-1501 Sep 07 07:59 T+ 23 -0.245 2.468 1.381 112m 44m 22.2 22.19 -11.7
-1500 Mar 03 14:19 N 28 1.069 0.921 -0.096 - - 9.9 10.18 12.6
-1500 Aug 26 15:25 P 33 -0.946 1.150 0.124 40m - 21.4 21.50 -16.0
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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