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During the 20th century BCE1, Earth experienced 248 lunar eclipses as follows:
All Eclipses = 248 = 100.0%
Penumbral (N) = 91 = 36.7%
Partial (P) = 94 = 37.9%
Total (T) = 63 = 25.4%
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) = 157 = 63.3%
Central2 (T±) = 50 = 20.2%
Non-Central (T) = 13 = 5.2%
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: 68
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 14
Number of Years with 5 Eclipses: 1 (-1926)
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): -1990 - -1989
During any given century,
old Saros series end while new ones begin.
The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:
6 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros): -1973/ 21 -1966/ 20 -1944/ 22 -1944/ 27 -1937/ 26 -1915/ 28
2 Saros Series' end (Year/Saros): -1952/-20 -1923/-19
The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1921 Apr 07 Duration = 01h46m41s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1960 May 17 Duration = 00h14m18s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1972 Jun 27 Duration = 03h28m44s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1971 Dec 12 Duration = 00h20m57s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1968 Apr 16 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8483
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: -1960 May 17 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0091
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1972 Jun 27 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9896
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -1971 Dec 12 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0079
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -1981 Jul 07 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0606 Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -1973 Feb 11 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0000
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: -1981 Jul 07 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0606
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: -1999 to -1900
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 °
-1999 Jun 26 01:42 N 17 -1.090 0.921 -0.172 - - 17.1 16.96 -24.1
-1999 Nov 21 07:51 N -16 -1.122 0.828 -0.198 - - 2.9 2.78 15.3
-1998 May 16 17:14 P -11 0.908 1.220 0.196 50m - 14.5 14.34 -13.4
-1998 Nov 10 16:45 P -6 -0.471 2.052 0.966 100m - 2.2 2.04 12.2
-1997 May 06 06:22 T- -1 0.109 2.661 1.687 107m 49m 13.8 13.67 -10.5
-1997 Oct 30 18:25 T- 4 0.214 2.545 1.419 115m 46m 1.4 1.30 8.6
-1996 Apr 24 23:22 P 9 -0.630 1.696 0.737 84m - 13.1 13.02 -7.4
-1996 Oct 18 17:32 P 14 0.885 1.308 0.192 52m - 0.7 0.57 4.6
-1995 Mar 16 06:27 N -19 1.209 0.665 -0.355 - - 10.4 10.73 9.5
-1995 Apr 14 15:39 N 19 -1.395 0.308 -0.680 - - 12.4 12.38 -4.0
-1995 Sep 08 08:29 N -14 -1.272 0.551 -0.473 - - 22.0 22.10 -13.3
-1995 Oct 07 21:35 N 24 1.517 0.121 -0.941 - - 24.0 23.86 0.6
-1994 Mar 05 13:38 P -9 0.495 2.005 0.926 101m - 9.7 10.04 12.8
-1994 Aug 28 22:53 P -4 -0.540 1.874 0.892 90m - 21.3 21.39 -16.2
-1993 Feb 22 14:31 T+ 1 -0.243 2.481 1.376 115m 45m 9.0 9.31 15.8
-1993 Aug 18 15:12 T- 6 0.157 2.578 1.594 105m 47m 20.6 20.67 -18.6
-1992 Feb 11 15:40 P 11 -0.958 1.156 0.075 33m - 8.2 8.56 18.3
-1992 Aug 07 04:47 P 16 0.908 1.222 0.195 49m - 19.9 19.93 -20.3
-1991 Jan 01 11:52 N -17 1.101 0.859 -0.150 - - 5.6 5.71 25.0
-1991 Jun 27 21:02 N -12 -1.132 0.841 -0.248 - - 17.2 17.11 -24.4
-1991 Dec 22 03:08 T -7 0.408 2.119 1.131 97m 26m 4.9 4.92 23.5
-1990 Jun 16 21:32 T -2 -0.381 2.218 1.133 109m 29m 16.5 16.33 -22.3
-1990 Dec 11 18:20 T+ 3 -0.266 2.391 1.378 104m 41m 4.2 4.16 21.2
-1989 Jun 06 02:01 T 8 0.398 2.162 1.124 104m 27m 15.8 15.60 -19.4
-1989 Dec 01 04:54 P 13 -0.996 1.081 0.011 12m - 3.5 3.40 18.1
-1988 Apr 26 06:35 N -20 -1.385 0.315 -0.651 - - 13.2 13.09 -8.7
-1988 May 25 13:47 N 18 1.130 0.791 -0.192 - - 15.1 14.92 -15.9
-1988 Oct 20 12:45 N -15 1.326 0.505 -0.624 - - 0.8 0.68 5.8
-1987 Apr 15 23:49 P -10 -0.659 1.646 0.682 82m - 12.5 12.49 -4.0
-1987 Oct 09 12:39 P -5 0.633 1.764 0.662 89m - 0.1 24.00 0.6
-1986 Apr 05 15:01 Tm 0 0.083 2.722 1.718 110m 50m 11.8 11.89 0.8
-1986 Sep 28 18:54 T+ 5 -0.092 2.725 1.683 110m 50m 23.3 23.33 -4.5
-1985 Mar 26 00:02 P 10 0.882 1.286 0.224 55m - 11.1 11.26 5.7
-1985 Sep 18 07:59 P 15 -0.773 1.452 0.459 70m - 22.6 22.68 -9.4
-1984 Feb 13 09:42 N -18 -1.261 0.614 -0.492 - - 8.4 8.69 17.5
-1984 Aug 08 14:42 N -13 1.180 0.705 -0.287 - - 20.0 20.04 -19.7
-1984 Sep 07 00:03 N 25 -1.433 0.236 -0.748 - - 21.9 22.02 -14.0
-1983 Feb 01 12:09 P -8 -0.507 1.977 0.908 98m - 7.6 7.94 20.7
-1983 Jul 29 02:50 P -3 0.487 2.000 0.959 98m - 19.3 19.30 -22.2
-1982 Jan 21 21:36 T- 2 0.234 2.451 1.436 106m 44m 6.9 7.17 23.2
-1982 Jul 18 07:57 T+ 7 -0.266 2.429 1.341 113m 43m 18.6 18.53 -24.0
-1981 Jan 11 12:27 P 12 0.910 1.196 0.212 49m - 6.2 6.40 24.7
-1981 Jul 07 08:22 N 17 -1.014 1.061 -0.034 - - 17.8 17.73 -24.8
-1981 Dec 02 16:40 N -16 -1.125 0.823 -0.205 - - 3.6 3.53 18.3
-1980 May 27 00:15 P -11 0.983 1.080 0.059 28m - 15.2 15.03 -16.5
-1980 Nov 21 01:14 P -6 -0.472 2.052 0.964 101m - 2.9 2.76 15.9
-1979 May 16 13:45 T- -1 0.185 2.519 1.547 106m 47m 14.5 14.34 -14.1
-1979 Nov 10 02:35 T- 4 0.211 2.550 1.423 115m 46m 2.1 2.00 12.7
-1978 May 06 06:53 P 9 -0.557 1.831 0.872 89m - 13.8 13.67 -11.3
-1978 Oct 30 01:44 P 14 0.879 1.319 0.204 54m - 1.4 1.26 9.0
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1999 to -1900
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 °
-1977 Mar 27 13:50 N -19 1.277 0.542 -0.480 - - 11.2 11.38 5.4
-1977 Apr 25 23:00 N 19 -1.328 0.432 -0.558 - - 13.1 13.02 -8.1
-1977 Sep 19 16:53 N -14 -1.287 0.523 -0.500 - - 22.7 22.79 -9.2
-1977 Oct 19 06:05 N 24 1.507 0.138 -0.922 - - 0.7 0.54 5.1
-1976 Mar 15 20:42 P -9 0.560 1.885 0.807 96m - 10.4 10.71 8.9
-1976 Sep 08 07:22 P -4 -0.565 1.828 0.844 88m - 22.0 22.10 -12.6
-1975 Mar 04 21:30 T+ 1 -0.183 2.589 1.488 116m 49m 9.7 10.00 12.3
-1975 Aug 28 23:30 T- 6 0.124 2.640 1.651 106m 48m 21.3 21.39 -15.5
-1974 Feb 21 23:03 P 11 -0.907 1.246 0.172 49m - 9.0 9.28 15.3
-1974 Aug 18 12:38 P 16 0.870 1.294 0.260 57m - 20.6 20.67 -17.9
-1973 Jan 12 20:24 N -17 1.114 0.830 -0.174 - - 6.3 6.52 24.8
-1973 Feb 11 07:10 Nb 21 -1.572 0.000 -1.021 - - 8.3 8.54 17.7
-1973 Jul 09 03:45 N -12 -1.205 0.708 -0.385 - - 18.0 17.88 -25.0
-1972 Jan 02 11:54 T -7 0.419 2.097 1.111 96m 24m 5.6 5.73 24.3
-1972 Jun 27 04:10 P -2 -0.459 2.075 0.990 104m - 17.2 17.08 -23.7
-1972 Dec 22 03:06 T+ 3 -0.262 2.399 1.386 104m 42m 4.9 4.95 22.9
-1971 Jun 16 09:00 T 8 0.319 2.305 1.270 107m 38m 16.5 16.33 -21.6
-1971 Dec 11 13:24 P 13 -0.997 1.080 0.008 10m - 4.2 4.17 20.5
-1970 May 07 14:02 N -20 -1.455 0.186 -0.778 - - 13.9 13.75 -12.7
-1970 Jun 05 21:09 N 18 1.053 0.931 -0.050 - - 15.8 15.62 -18.7
-1970 Oct 31 20:52 N -15 1.330 0.499 -0.630 - - 1.5 1.38 10.2
-1969 Apr 27 07:20 P -10 -0.732 1.512 0.547 75m - 13.2 13.13 -8.2
-1969 Oct 20 20:54 P -5 0.636 1.757 0.656 89m - 0.8 0.68 5.1
-1968 Apr 15 22:20 T- 0 0.012 2.854 1.848 110m 51m 12.5 12.52 -3.5
-1968 Oct 09 03:27 T+ 5 -0.084 2.739 1.698 110m 50m 0.1 0.01 -0.0
-1967 Apr 05 06:57 P 10 0.813 1.414 0.351 68m - 11.8 11.90 1.5
-1967 Sep 28 16:42 P 15 -0.759 1.478 0.484 71m - 23.4 23.36 -5.1
-1966 Feb 23 16:51 N -18 -1.310 0.520 -0.581 - - 9.1 9.40 14.4
-1966 Mar 25 08:50 Nb 20 1.587 0.011 -1.085 - - 11.0 11.26 6.4
-1966 Aug 19 22:48 N -13 1.220 0.634 -0.363 - - 20.7 20.77 -17.1
-1966 Sep 18 08:38 N 25 -1.416 0.269 -0.720 - - 22.7 22.72 -9.9
-1965 Feb 12 19:49 P -8 -0.545 1.905 0.843 96m - 8.4 8.68 18.2
-1965 Aug 09 10:25 P -3 0.537 1.912 0.864 95m - 20.0 20.06 -20.3
-1964 Feb 02 05:50 T- 2 0.205 2.502 1.493 106m 46m 7.6 7.95 21.4
-1964 Jul 28 14:57 T+ 7 -0.205 2.544 1.451 115m 47m 19.3 19.30 -22.9
-1963 Jan 21 21:00 P 12 0.888 1.234 0.253 53m - 6.9 7.20 23.8
-1963 Jul 17 15:09 P 17 -0.943 1.191 0.095 37m - 18.6 18.50 -24.6
-1963 Dec 13 01:25 N -16 -1.131 0.813 -0.216 - - 4.3 4.30 20.7
-1962 Jun 07 07:20 N -11 1.056 0.945 -0.073 - - 15.9 15.73 -19.2
-1962 Dec 02 09:39 P -6 -0.475 2.047 0.956 101m - 3.6 3.52 19.0
-1961 May 27 21:11 T- -1 0.260 2.381 1.411 104m 43m 15.2 15.03 -17.3
-1961 Nov 21 10:44 T- 4 0.209 2.555 1.427 115m 46m 2.9 2.73 16.4
-1960 May 16 14:23 T 9 -0.482 1.969 1.009 94m 7m 14.5 14.34 -14.8
-1960 Nov 09 09:59 P 14 0.875 1.325 0.211 54m - 2.1 1.96 13.2
-1959 Apr 06 21:05 N -19 1.350 0.408 -0.615 - - 11.9 12.03 1.2
-1959 May 06 06:17 N 19 -1.257 0.563 -0.430 - - 13.8 13.68 -12.0
-1959 Sep 30 01:27 N -14 -1.295 0.508 -0.515 - - 23.5 23.48 -4.9
-1959 Oct 29 14:42 N 24 1.502 0.148 -0.911 - - 1.4 1.23 9.6
-1958 Mar 27 03:33 P -9 0.634 1.750 0.672 90m - 11.2 11.36 4.8
-1958 Sep 19 16:00 P -4 -0.583 1.797 0.811 87m - 22.8 22.79 -8.5
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1999 to -1900
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 °
-1957 Mar 16 04:20 T+ 1 -0.115 2.711 1.613 117m 52m 10.4 10.67 8.5
-1957 Sep 09 07:56 T- 6 0.099 2.689 1.695 106m 49m 22.1 22.10 -11.8
-1956 Mar 04 06:20 P 11 -0.850 1.347 0.279 61m - 9.7 9.97 11.8
-1956 Aug 28 20:35 P 16 0.839 1.354 0.314 62m - 21.4 21.39 -14.8
-1955 Jan 23 04:50 N -17 1.133 0.793 -0.206 - - 7.0 7.32 23.8
-1955 Feb 21 15:03 N 21 -1.526 0.080 -0.934 - - 9.0 9.26 14.7
-1955 Jul 19 10:33 N -12 -1.275 0.584 -0.514 - - 18.7 18.65 -24.8
-1954 Jan 12 20:36 T -7 0.435 2.066 1.084 96m 21m 6.3 6.54 24.2
-1954 Jul 08 10:56 P -2 -0.531 1.941 0.855 99m - 17.9 17.85 -24.4
-1953 Jan 02 11:45 Tm 3 -0.252 2.417 1.404 105m 42m 5.6 5.76 23.6
-1953 Jun 27 16:08 T- 8 0.246 2.439 1.405 109m 44m 17.2 17.08 -23.1
-1953 Dec 22 21:48 P 13 -0.994 1.087 0.014 14m - 4.9 4.96 22.2
-1952 May 17 21:30 Ne -20 -1.523 0.059 -0.903 - - 14.6 14.42 -16.3
-1952 Jun 16 04:36 P 18 0.980 1.066 0.086 32m - 16.5 16.35 -20.9
-1952 Nov 11 04:59 N -15 1.332 0.495 -0.636 - - 2.2 2.09 14.3
-1951 May 07 14:49 P -10 -0.807 1.375 0.410 66m - 13.9 13.78 -12.2
-1951 Oct 31 05:13 P -5 0.637 1.755 0.655 88m - 1.5 1.37 9.5
-1950 Apr 27 05:32 T+ 0 -0.064 2.760 1.752 110m 51m 13.2 13.16 -7.6
-1950 Oct 20 12:06 T+ 5 -0.081 2.745 1.705 110m 50m 0.8 0.69 4.5
-1949 Apr 16 13:44 P 10 0.737 1.553 0.489 79m - 12.5 12.54 -2.8
-1949 Oct 10 01:30 P 15 -0.750 1.495 0.500 72m - 0.1 0.04 -0.5
-1948 Mar 05 23:51 N -18 -1.367 0.414 -0.682 - - 9.8 10.08 10.7
-1948 Apr 04 15:26 N 20 1.512 0.146 -0.948 - - 11.8 11.90 2.1
-1948 Aug 30 07:02 N -13 1.253 0.576 -0.427 - - 21.5 21.49 -13.8
-1948 Sep 28 17:20 N 25 -1.406 0.290 -0.702 - - 23.4 23.40 -5.5
-1947 Feb 23 03:20 P -8 -0.590 1.818 0.763 92m - 9.1 9.40 15.0
-1947 Aug 19 18:07 P -3 0.580 1.836 0.782 92m - 20.7 20.80 -17.7
-1946 Feb 12 13:55 T- 2 0.168 2.566 1.563 107m 47m 8.4 8.70 18.8
-1946 Aug 08 22:06 T+ 7 -0.151 2.645 1.547 116m 50m 20.0 20.05 -21.0
-1945 Feb 02 05:25 P 12 0.860 1.285 0.307 58m - 7.7 7.98 22.0
-1945 Jul 28 22:06 P 17 -0.880 1.307 0.209 55m - 19.3 19.28 -23.5
-1945 Dec 24 10:06 N -16 -1.140 0.798 -0.233 - - 5.0 5.09 22.2
-1944 Jan 22 21:24 Nb 22 1.558 0.014 -0.984 - - 7.0 7.23 24.4
-1944 Jun 17 14:30 N -11 1.126 0.816 -0.200 - - 16.6 16.46 -21.1
-1944 Jul 17 01:36 Nb 27 -1.569 0.020 -1.031 - - 18.5 18.49 -25.2
-1944 Dec 12 18:00 P -6 -0.480 2.038 0.947 100m - 4.3 4.29 21.4
-1943 Jun 07 04:38 T -1 0.334 2.245 1.276 101m 36m 15.9 15.74 -19.9
-1943 Dec 01 18:52 T- 4 0.205 2.562 1.434 115m 47m 3.6 3.49 19.5
-1942 May 27 21:52 T 9 -0.407 2.107 1.146 98m 27m 15.2 15.03 -18.0
-1942 Nov 20 18:15 P 14 0.872 1.330 0.218 55m - 2.8 2.69 16.9
-1941 Apr 18 04:14 N -19 1.427 0.268 -0.757 - - 12.6 12.67 -2.9
-1941 May 17 13:32 N 19 -1.186 0.694 -0.302 - - 14.5 14.35 -15.6
-1941 Oct 11 10:07 N -14 -1.300 0.499 -0.523 - - 0.2 0.16 -0.4
-1941 Nov 09 23:21 N 24 1.496 0.156 -0.900 - - 2.1 1.94 13.7
-1940 Apr 06 10:19 P -9 0.711 1.608 0.530 82m - 11.9 12.00 0.7
-1940 Sep 30 00:44 P -4 -0.596 1.774 0.786 86m - 23.5 23.48 -4.1
-1939 Mar 26 11:03 T+ 1 -0.041 2.845 1.751 118m 53m 11.1 11.32 4.4
-1939 Sep 19 16:28 T- 6 0.080 2.726 1.727 107m 49m 22.8 22.80 -7.7
-1938 Mar 15 13:29 P 11 -0.786 1.462 0.401 71m - 10.4 10.64 8.0
-1938 Sep 09 04:41 P 16 0.815 1.402 0.355 66m - 22.1 22.10 -11.1
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1999 to -1900
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 °
-1937 Feb 03 13:06 N -17 1.161 0.739 -0.254 - - 7.8 8.10 21.9
-1937 Mar 04 22:46 N 21 -1.472 0.176 -0.832 - - 9.7 9.95 11.2
-1937 Jul 30 17:30 N -12 -1.336 0.474 -0.628 - - 19.4 19.43 -23.7
-1937 Aug 29 09:59 Nb 26 1.584 0.016 -1.082 - - 21.4 21.37 -14.2
-1936 Jan 24 05:08 T -7 0.458 2.022 1.042 95m 15m 7.1 7.34 23.1
-1936 Jul 18 17:50 P -2 -0.599 1.819 0.732 94m - 18.7 18.62 -24.2
-1935 Jan 12 20:17 T+ 3 -0.236 2.446 1.433 105m 44m 6.4 6.56 23.5
-1935 Jul 07 23:21 T- 8 0.177 2.566 1.533 111m 48m 17.9 17.84 -23.7
-1934 Jan 02 06:04 P 13 -0.985 1.103 0.030 20m - 5.7 5.76 23.0
-1934 Jun 27 12:07 P 18 0.909 1.195 0.215 50m - 17.2 17.09 -22.4
-1934 Nov 22 13:08 N -15 1.333 0.492 -0.638 - - 3.0 2.82 17.9
-1933 May 18 22:16 P -10 -0.883 1.237 0.270 55m - 14.6 14.46 -15.8
-1933 Nov 11 13:35 P -5 0.636 1.756 0.659 88m - 2.2 2.08 13.6
-1932 May 07 12:41 T+ 0 -0.142 2.619 1.608 110m 49m 13.9 13.82 -11.6
-1932 Oct 30 20:51 T+ 5 -0.081 2.743 1.705 109m 50m 1.5 1.39 8.9
-1931 Apr 26 20:25 P 10 0.657 1.700 0.634 88m - 13.2 13.18 -7.0
-1931 Oct 20 10:24 P 15 -0.746 1.503 0.508 73m - 0.8 0.73 4.0
-1930 Mar 17 06:43 N -18 -1.429 0.297 -0.794 - - 10.5 10.74 6.8
-1930 Apr 15 21:56 N 20 1.433 0.291 -0.801 - - 12.5 12.54 -2.2
-1930 Sep 10 15:24 N -13 1.279 0.531 -0.478 - - 22.2 22.19 -10.1
-1930 Oct 10 02:08 N 25 -1.400 0.302 -0.693 - - 0.1 0.08 -1.0
-1929 Mar 06 10:45 P -8 -0.642 1.720 0.672 87m - 9.8 10.08 11.4
-1929 Aug 31 01:57 P -3 0.615 1.775 0.714 89m - 21.5 21.51 -14.4
-1928 Feb 23 21:54 T- 2 0.126 2.641 1.644 107m 49m 9.1 9.42 15.6
-1928 Aug 19 05:22 T+ 7 -0.104 2.734 1.630 117m 52m 20.7 20.79 -18.4
-1927 Feb 12 13:43 P 12 0.825 1.347 0.373 63m - 8.4 8.73 19.4
-1927 Aug 08 05:13 P 17 -0.825 1.410 0.310 66m - 20.0 20.04 -21.7
-1926 Jan 03 18:37 N -16 -1.155 0.770 -0.261 - - 5.8 5.89 22.8
-1926 Feb 02 05:43 N 22 1.534 0.057 -0.940 - - 7.7 8.01 22.5
-1926 Jun 28 21:47 N -11 1.190 0.697 -0.318 - - 17.3 17.21 -22.3
-1926 Jul 28 08:58 N 27 -1.509 0.130 -0.922 - - 19.3 19.27 -24.2
-1926 Dec 24 02:14 P -6 -0.490 2.020 0.928 100m - 5.0 5.09 22.9
-1925 Jun 18 12:11 T -1 0.404 2.116 1.148 98m 28m 16.6 16.47 -21.8
-1925 Dec 13 02:55 T- 4 0.197 2.575 1.448 116m 47m 4.3 4.26 21.9
-1924 Jun 07 05:23 T 9 -0.334 2.242 1.279 101m 36m 15.9 15.75 -20.6
-1924 Dec 01 02:32 P 14 0.868 1.335 0.227 56m - 3.6 3.45 20.0
-1923 Apr 28 11:15 Ne -19 1.509 0.119 -0.909 - - 13.3 13.31 -6.9
-1923 May 27 20:44 N 19 -1.113 0.830 -0.169 - - 15.2 15.04 -18.7
-1923 Oct 21 18:53 N -14 -1.299 0.500 -0.521 - - 0.9 0.84 4.1
-1923 Nov 20 08:02 N 24 1.493 0.159 -0.893 - - 2.8 2.67 17.5
-1922 Apr 17 16:56 P -9 0.795 1.455 0.376 71m - 12.6 12.64 -3.5
-1922 Oct 11 09:35 P -4 -0.603 1.762 0.773 85m - 0.2 0.16 0.4
-1921 Apr 06 17:38 Tm 1 0.038 2.849 1.758 118m 53m 11.9 11.97 0.3
-1921 Oct 01 01:08 T- 6 0.067 2.751 1.748 107m 49m 23.5 23.48 -3.4
-1920 Mar 25 20:33 P 11 -0.717 1.586 0.531 80m - 11.1 11.29 3.9
-1920 Sep 19 12:52 P 16 0.797 1.439 0.385 68m - 22.8 22.79 -7.1
-1919 Feb 13 21:17 N -17 1.194 0.676 -0.312 - - 8.5 8.84 19.3
-1919 Mar 15 06:25 N 21 -1.414 0.280 -0.722 - - 10.4 10.62 7.4
-1919 Aug 10 00:35 N -12 -1.390 0.376 -0.730 - - 20.1 20.19 -21.7
-1919 Sep 08 17:37 N 26 1.556 0.070 -1.033 - - 22.1 22.07 -10.6
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: -1999 to -1900
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 °
-1918 Feb 03 13:33 P -7 0.488 1.966 0.988 93m - 7.8 8.11 21.2
-1918 Jul 30 00:53 P -2 -0.658 1.710 0.622 88m - 19.4 19.39 -23.1
-1917 Jan 24 04:40 T+ 3 -0.214 2.486 1.473 106m 45m 7.1 7.35 22.4
-1917 Jul 19 06:44 T- 8 0.115 2.679 1.647 111m 50m 18.7 18.61 -23.5
-1916 Jan 13 14:11 P 13 -0.969 1.132 0.058 28m - 6.4 6.56 22.8
-1916 Jul 07 19:46 P 18 0.844 1.314 0.334 61m - 18.0 17.85 -23.1
-1916 Dec 02 21:15 N -15 1.337 0.485 -0.643 - - 3.7 3.58 20.9
-1915 May 29 05:42 P -10 -0.958 1.099 0.130 39m - 15.3 15.15 -19.0
-1915 Jun 27 12:36 Nb 28 1.537 0.035 -0.928 - - 17.3 17.12 -21.8
-1915 Nov 21 21:59 P -5 0.634 1.757 0.663 88m - 2.9 2.82 17.2
-1914 May 18 19:46 T+ 0 -0.221 2.475 1.460 109m 46m 14.6 14.48 -15.3
-1914 Nov 11 05:37 T+ 5 -0.082 2.740 1.704 109m 50m 2.2 2.10 12.9
-1913 May 08 03:02 P 10 0.575 1.853 0.785 95m - 13.9 13.83 -11.0
-1913 Oct 31 19:22 P 15 -0.744 1.505 0.510 73m - 1.5 1.42 8.3
-1912 Mar 27 13:28 N -18 -1.497 0.171 -0.916 - - 11.2 11.39 2.6
-1912 Apr 26 04:22 N 20 1.349 0.443 -0.647 - - 13.2 13.17 -6.3
-1912 Sep 20 23:52 N -13 1.299 0.497 -0.517 - - 22.9 22.88 -5.9
-1912 Oct 20 11:01 N 25 -1.399 0.306 -0.693 - - 0.8 0.76 3.5
-1911 Mar 16 18:03 P -8 -0.699 1.611 0.569 82m - 10.5 10.75 7.4
-1911 Sep 10 09:55 P -3 0.643 1.727 0.659 87m - 22.2 22.22 -10.6
-1910 Mar 06 05:43 T- 2 0.075 2.731 1.740 108m 50m 9.8 10.11 12.0
-1910 Aug 30 12:48 T+ 7 -0.066 2.807 1.698 117m 52m 21.5 21.51 -15.1
-1909 Feb 23 21:52 P 12 0.784 1.421 0.450 69m - 9.1 9.45 16.2
-1909 Aug 19 12:29 P 17 -0.777 1.499 0.397 73m - 20.7 20.78 -19.0
-1908 Jan 15 03:02 N -16 -1.175 0.733 -0.299 - - 6.5 6.69 22.4
-1908 Feb 13 13:54 N 22 1.505 0.110 -0.886 - - 8.4 8.77 19.9
-1908 Jul 09 05:11 N -11 1.250 0.586 -0.427 - - 18.1 17.97 -22.7
-1908 Aug 07 16:29 N 27 -1.456 0.228 -0.823 - - 20.0 20.03 -22.3
-1907 Jan 03 10:22 P -6 -0.505 1.993 0.901 99m - 5.8 5.89 23.4
-1907 Jun 28 19:47 T -1 0.472 1.992 1.023 95m 11m 17.4 17.22 -23.0
-1907 Dec 23 10:54 Tm 4 0.187 2.593 1.468 116m 48m 5.0 5.06 23.4
-1906 Jun 18 12:56 T+ 9 -0.263 2.373 1.408 103m 42m 16.7 16.49 -22.5
-1906 Dec 12 10:45 P 14 0.861 1.347 0.242 58m - 4.3 4.23 22.4
-1905 Jun 08 03:57 N 19 -1.043 0.962 -0.042 - - 16.0 15.76 -21.3
-1905 Nov 02 03:43 N -14 -1.297 0.504 -0.516 - - 1.6 1.53 8.4
-1905 Dec 01 16:43 N 24 1.489 0.165 -0.883 - - 3.6 3.43 20.6
-1904 Apr 27 23:29 P -9 0.880 1.298 0.219 56m - 13.3 13.29 -7.5
-1904 Oct 21 18:30 P -4 -0.607 1.755 0.764 85m - 0.9 0.84 4.9
-1903 Apr 17 00:09 T- 1 0.122 2.694 1.606 117m 52m 12.6 12.61 -3.9
-1903 Oct 11 09:52 T- 6 0.060 2.768 1.760 107m 49m 0.2 0.16 1.1
-1902 Apr 06 03:31 P 11 -0.641 1.722 0.673 88m - 11.8 11.93 -0.2
-1902 Sep 30 21:11 P 16 0.785 1.463 0.403 70m - 23.5 23.47 -2.7
-1901 Feb 25 05:19 N -17 1.235 0.598 -0.384 - - 9.2 9.56 16.1
-1901 Mar 26 13:57 N 21 -1.349 0.396 -0.600 - - 11.1 11.28 3.3
-1901 Aug 21 07:49 N -12 -1.437 0.293 -0.818 - - 20.8 20.93 -19.1
-1901 Sep 20 01:23 N 26 1.535 0.112 -0.997 - - 22.8 22.76 -6.5
-1900 Feb 14 21:48 P -7 0.526 1.896 0.921 91m - 8.5 8.85 18.6
-1900 Aug 09 08:07 P -2 -0.710 1.616 0.527 82m - 20.1 20.15 -21.2
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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