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During the 16th century CE1, Earth experienced 239 lunar eclipses as follows:
All Eclipses = 239 = 100.0%
Penumbral (N) = 87 = 36.4%
Partial (P) = 75 = 31.4%
Total (T) = 77 = 32.2%
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) = 152 = 63.6%
Central2 (T±) = 38 = 15.9%
Non-Central (T) = 39 = 16.3%
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: 73
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 15
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 12
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): 1504 - 1505
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): 1515 - 1516
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): 1522 - 1523
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): 1533 - 1534
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): 1562 - 1563
Tetrad (Four Consecutive Total Eclipses): 1580 - 1581
During any given century,
old Saros series end while new ones begin.
The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:
5 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros): 1503/138 1528/137 1550/134 1557/133 1579/140
2 Saros Series' end (Year/Saros): 1571/ 93 1600/ 94
The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1584 May 24 Duration = 01h46m42s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1529 Oct 17 Duration = 00h10m37s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1511 Apr 13 Duration = 03h28m08s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1513 Sep 15 Duration = 00h17m33s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1555 Jun 05 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8281
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1529 Oct 17 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0051
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1540 Sep 16 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9987
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1513 Sep 15 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0057
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1542 Aug 25 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0763 Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1528 Nov 26 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0063
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: 1502 Apr 22 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0716
Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1542 Aug 25 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0763
Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1589 Mar 02 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0245
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: 1501 to 1600
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 °
1501 May 03 05:10 T+ 113 -0.206 2.505 1.486 109m 46m 15.3 15.26 -18.4
1501 Oct 26 08:52 T- 118 0.199 2.521 1.494 107m 46m 2.9 2.65 15.7
1502 Apr 22 12:20 N 123 -1.003 1.072 -0.004 - - 14.6 14.54 -16.0
1502 Oct 15 23:08 P 128 0.875 1.260 0.274 55m - 2.2 1.93 12.9
1503 Mar 12 20:49 N 95 1.166 0.785 -0.316 - - 11.9 12.09 0.5
1503 Sep 06 05:45 N 100 -1.063 0.924 -0.076 - - 23.6 23.54 -4.1
1503 Oct 05 15:16 Nb 138 1.551 0.021 -0.967 - - 1.5 1.24 9.6
1504 Mar 01 00:42 T 105 0.406 2.156 1.100 103m 24m 11.2 11.40 4.3
1504 Aug 25 16:28 T 110 -0.352 2.254 1.201 106m 34m 22.9 22.87 -7.6
1505 Feb 18 11:42 T 115 -0.324 2.282 1.277 102m 37m 10.5 10.71 7.8
1505 Aug 14 20:03 T 120 0.406 2.176 1.082 108m 23m 22.2 22.17 -10.9
1506 Feb 08 03:11 P 125 -0.993 1.043 0.059 26m - 9.8 10.02 11.1
1506 Aug 03 20:21 N 130 1.145 0.817 -0.272 - - 21.4 21.46 -14.0
1506 Dec 30 06:19 N 97 1.050 0.968 -0.073 - - 7.2 7.32 23.3
1507 Jun 24 14:31 P 102 -0.831 1.353 0.344 64m - 18.8 18.82 -23.8
1507 Dec 19 13:10 T 107 0.388 2.212 1.112 106m 26m 6.4 6.50 23.7
1508 Jun 13 05:11 Tm 112 -0.051 2.763 1.797 107m 50m 18.1 18.07 -23.6
1508 Dec 07 13:23 T 117 -0.296 2.395 1.267 112m 39m 5.7 5.66 23.2
1509 Jun 02 22:26 P 122 0.686 1.596 0.632 79m - 17.4 17.34 -22.5
1509 Nov 26 13:15 P 127 -0.962 1.160 0.057 29m - 5.0 4.84 21.6
1510 Apr 24 03:24 N 94 -1.177 0.732 -0.306 - - 14.7 14.66 -16.7
1510 May 23 13:35 N 132 1.470 0.178 -0.825 - - 16.7 16.62 -20.7
1510 Oct 17 07:19 N 99 1.164 0.742 -0.268 - - 2.3 2.03 13.7
1511 Apr 13 08:26 P 104 -0.459 2.076 0.986 104m - 14.0 13.97 -12.6
1511 Oct 06 22:39 T 109 0.454 2.030 1.050 95m 17m 1.6 1.37 9.2
1512 Apr 01 08:38 T 114 0.277 2.415 1.314 113m 42m 13.3 13.29 -8.0
1512 Sep 25 14:34 T+ 119 -0.243 2.425 1.430 104m 43m 0.9 0.73 4.5
1513 Mar 21 11:20 P 124 0.992 1.086 0.022 18m - 12.5 12.63 -3.1
1513 Sep 15 02:27 P 129 -1.006 1.051 0.006 9m - 0.2 0.10 -0.4
1514 Feb 09 10:42 N 96 -1.026 0.988 -0.008 - - 9.9 10.12 10.5
1514 Aug 05 15:37 N 101 1.085 0.931 -0.165 - - 21.5 21.59 -13.4
1515 Jan 30 02:33 T 106 -0.345 2.234 1.246 100m 34m 9.2 9.45 14.7
1515 Jul 25 16:27 T 111 0.326 2.314 1.237 110m 37m 20.8 20.89 -17.3
1516 Jan 19 16:59 T 116 0.343 2.256 1.231 102m 34m 8.5 8.74 18.5
1516 Jul 13 22:55 T 121 -0.450 2.060 1.037 100m 15m 20.1 20.18 -20.6
1517 Jan 08 01:39 N 126 1.086 0.924 -0.161 - - 7.8 7.98 21.7
1517 Jun 04 05:31 N 93 1.332 0.409 -0.552 - - 17.5 17.45 -21.9
1517 Jul 03 12:25 N 131 -1.169 0.715 -0.258 - - 19.4 19.46 -23.2
1517 Nov 28 07:41 N 98 -1.252 0.640 -0.486 - - 5.1 4.98 21.6
1518 May 24 22:38 P 103 0.619 1.724 0.752 86m - 16.8 16.72 -21.7
1518 Nov 17 08:56 P 108 -0.538 1.929 0.842 96m - 4.4 4.17 20.6
1519 May 14 12:23 Tm 113 -0.134 2.637 1.617 111m 50m 16.1 15.99 -20.7
1519 Nov 06 17:20 T- 118 0.184 2.549 1.522 107m 46m 3.6 3.39 18.8
1520 May 02 19:11 P 123 -0.934 1.198 0.122 42m - 15.3 15.25 -19.0
1520 Oct 26 07:40 P 128 0.854 1.299 0.312 58m - 2.9 2.65 16.5
1521 Mar 23 04:04 N 95 1.212 0.699 -0.398 - - 12.7 12.76 -3.7
1521 Sep 16 13:38 N 100 -1.109 0.841 -0.165 - - 0.3 0.20 0.1
1521 Oct 15 23:39 N 138 1.529 0.065 -0.928 - - 2.2 1.94 13.6
1522 Mar 12 08:30 T 105 0.441 2.090 1.039 101m 16m 11.9 12.07 0.0
1522 Sep 05 23:48 T 110 -0.409 2.152 1.093 104m 24m 23.6 23.53 -3.5
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: 1501 to 1600
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 °
1523 Mar 01 19:59 T 115 -0.296 2.330 1.331 103m 39m 11.2 11.39 3.6
1523 Aug 26 02:54 T 120 0.339 2.300 1.202 111m 35m 22.9 22.84 -7.1
1524 Feb 19 11:42 P 125 -0.972 1.081 0.100 34m - 10.5 10.72 7.1
1524 Aug 14 03:08 N 130 1.072 0.951 -0.139 - - 22.1 22.14 -10.5
1525 Jan 09 14:54 N 97 1.058 0.953 -0.089 - - 7.9 8.11 21.4
1525 Jul 04 21:41 P 102 -0.903 1.219 0.213 51m - 19.5 19.57 -22.6
1525 Dec 29 21:24 T 107 0.395 2.200 1.098 106m 25m 7.2 7.31 22.6
1526 Jun 24 12:37 T+ 112 -0.125 2.626 1.661 106m 49m 18.8 18.83 -23.1
1526 Dec 18 21:25 T 117 -0.288 2.409 1.280 113m 40m 6.4 6.47 23.1
1527 Jun 14 05:52 P 122 0.613 1.731 0.766 86m - 18.1 18.10 -22.9
1527 Dec 07 21:27 P 127 -0.954 1.174 0.073 32m - 5.7 5.64 22.5
1528 May 04 10:34 N 94 -1.248 0.603 -0.436 - - 15.5 15.37 -19.8
1528 Jun 02 20:47 N 132 1.402 0.303 -0.703 - - 17.4 17.36 -21.8
1528 Oct 27 15:46 N 99 1.179 0.715 -0.295 - - 3.0 2.75 17.2
1528 Nov 26 04:00 Nb 137 -1.574 0.006 -1.036 - - 5.0 4.84 21.0
1529 Apr 23 15:18 P 104 -0.528 1.949 0.860 100m - 14.7 14.66 -16.1
1529 Oct 17 07:07 T 109 0.478 1.987 1.005 94m 5m 2.3 2.07 13.1
1530 Apr 12 15:34 T- 114 0.215 2.528 1.431 115m 47m 14.0 13.97 -11.9
1530 Oct 06 22:46 T+ 119 -0.212 2.484 1.483 105m 45m 1.6 1.41 8.7
1531 Apr 01 18:45 P 124 0.940 1.178 0.121 41m - 13.3 13.30 -7.3
1531 Sep 26 10:11 P 129 -0.969 1.121 0.069 30m - 0.9 0.76 3.9
1532 Feb 20 19:09 N 96 -1.046 0.950 -0.041 - - 10.6 10.81 6.4
1532 Aug 15 22:19 N 101 1.156 0.801 -0.298 - - 22.3 22.26 -9.7
1533 Feb 09 11:11 T 106 -0.361 2.205 1.219 99m 33m 9.9 10.16 11.0
1533 Aug 04 23:13 T 111 0.400 2.177 1.101 107m 25m 21.5 21.58 -14.1
1534 Jan 30 01:32 T 116 0.334 2.274 1.248 103m 35m 9.2 9.48 15.3
1534 Jul 25 06:04 T 121 -0.375 2.196 1.175 104m 31m 20.8 20.89 -17.9
1535 Jan 19 09:54 N 126 1.080 0.936 -0.150 - - 8.5 8.75 19.1
1535 Jun 15 12:59 N 93 1.403 0.279 -0.681 - - 18.2 18.20 -22.0
1535 Jul 14 19:51 N 131 -1.095 0.850 -0.122 - - 20.1 20.20 -21.2
1535 Dec 09 15:43 N 98 -1.259 0.626 -0.500 - - 5.8 5.79 22.3
1536 Jun 04 06:04 P 103 0.693 1.589 0.616 79m - 17.5 17.47 -22.6
1536 Nov 27 17:11 P 108 -0.546 1.914 0.829 95m - 5.1 4.96 22.2
1537 May 24 19:31 T+ 113 -0.060 2.774 1.751 112m 51m 16.8 16.73 -22.4
1537 Nov 17 01:53 T- 118 0.173 2.568 1.543 107m 47m 4.4 4.16 21.3
1538 May 14 01:55 P 123 -0.859 1.336 0.259 60m - 16.1 15.97 -21.4
1538 Nov 06 16:19 P 128 0.839 1.328 0.340 61m - 3.7 3.40 19.5
1539 Apr 03 11:11 N 95 1.265 0.598 -0.493 - - 13.4 13.42 -7.7
1539 Sep 27 21:39 N 100 -1.149 0.771 -0.241 - - 1.0 0.87 4.4
1539 Oct 27 08:08 N 138 1.512 0.097 -0.900 - - 3.0 2.66 17.2
1540 Mar 22 16:09 P 105 0.484 2.007 0.963 99m - 12.6 12.73 -4.2
1540 Sep 16 07:16 P 110 -0.459 2.064 0.999 102m - 0.3 0.19 0.8
1541 Mar 12 04:09 T+ 115 -0.261 2.392 1.398 104m 42m 11.9 12.06 -0.7
1541 Sep 05 09:52 T 120 0.278 2.415 1.313 113m 42m 23.6 23.50 -3.0
1542 Mar 01 20:07 P 125 -0.945 1.128 0.149 41m - 11.2 11.39 2.9
1542 Aug 25 10:02 N 130 1.004 1.076 -0.014 - - 22.9 22.80 -6.7
1543 Jan 20 23:25 N 97 1.069 0.934 -0.110 - - 8.6 8.88 18.7
1543 Jul 16 04:52 P 102 -0.975 1.087 0.083 32m - 20.2 20.31 -20.7
1544 Jan 10 05:35 T 107 0.403 2.186 1.083 106m 23m 7.9 8.10 20.7
1544 Jul 04 20:04 T+ 112 -0.199 2.491 1.527 105m 46m 19.5 19.58 -21.9
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: 1501 to 1600
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 °
1544 Dec 29 05:27 T 117 -0.280 2.423 1.295 113m 41m 7.2 7.28 22.1
1545 Jun 24 13:18 P 122 0.541 1.864 0.898 91m - 18.8 18.85 -22.4
1545 Dec 18 05:43 P 127 -0.947 1.186 0.087 35m - 6.4 6.45 22.5
1546 May 15 17:38 N 94 -1.323 0.466 -0.574 - - 16.2 16.10 -22.2
1546 Jun 14 03:55 N 132 1.333 0.433 -0.576 - - 18.1 18.11 -22.2
1546 Nov 08 00:19 N 99 1.190 0.695 -0.314 - - 3.8 3.50 20.3
1546 Dec 07 12:36 N 137 -1.566 0.021 -1.019 - - 5.7 5.64 21.9
1547 May 04 22:02 P 104 -0.603 1.812 0.724 94m - 15.4 15.37 -19.1
1547 Oct 28 15:41 P 109 0.497 1.954 0.970 92m - 3.1 2.79 16.7
1548 Apr 22 22:22 T- 114 0.146 2.652 1.560 117m 50m 14.7 14.65 -15.4
1548 Oct 17 07:06 T+ 119 -0.188 2.531 1.525 106m 46m 2.4 2.10 12.6
1549 Apr 12 02:04 P 124 0.881 1.282 0.230 55m - 14.0 13.97 -11.2
1549 Oct 06 18:00 P 129 -0.938 1.181 0.122 40m - 1.7 1.43 8.1
1550 Mar 03 03:29 N 96 -1.071 0.901 -0.086 - - 11.3 11.49 2.2
1550 Apr 01 12:52 Nb 134 1.550 0.028 -0.971 - - 13.3 13.32 -6.7
1550 Aug 27 05:09 N 101 1.222 0.684 -0.419 - - 23.0 22.92 -5.7
1551 Feb 20 19:41 T 106 -0.383 2.162 1.178 98m 30m 10.6 10.85 6.9
1551 Aug 16 06:07 P 111 0.469 2.051 0.974 103m - 22.2 22.26 -10.4
1552 Feb 10 09:56 T 116 0.318 2.303 1.277 104m 37m 9.9 10.19 11.5
1552 Aug 04 13:20 T 121 -0.305 2.323 1.304 106m 39m 21.5 21.59 -14.7
1553 Jan 29 18:01 N 126 1.069 0.957 -0.131 - - 9.2 9.49 15.9
1553 Jun 25 20:27 N 93 1.473 0.150 -0.810 - - 18.9 18.95 -21.3
1553 Jul 25 03:22 P 131 -1.025 0.979 0.007 9m - 20.8 20.92 -18.5
1553 Dec 19 23:47 N 98 -1.265 0.615 -0.510 - - 6.5 6.59 22.1
1554 Jun 15 13:26 P 103 0.769 1.449 0.474 71m - 18.2 18.23 -22.7
1554 Dec 09 01:32 P 108 -0.550 1.906 0.823 95m - 5.8 5.77 22.9
1555 Jun 05 02:32 T- 113 0.018 2.853 1.828 112m 52m 17.5 17.48 -23.3
1555 Nov 28 10:32 T- 118 0.167 2.580 1.556 107m 47m 5.1 4.96 22.9
1556 May 24 08:34 P 123 -0.780 1.481 0.404 73m - 16.8 16.72 -23.0
1556 Nov 17 01:04 P 128 0.828 1.348 0.359 62m - 4.4 4.17 22.0
1557 Apr 13 18:12 N 95 1.323 0.490 -0.597 - - 14.1 14.10 -11.5
1557 May 13 09:21 Nb 133 -1.537 0.100 -0.992 - - 16.0 15.94 -21.9
1557 Oct 08 05:46 N 100 -1.184 0.710 -0.308 - - 1.8 1.55 8.5
1557 Nov 06 16:43 N 138 1.500 0.122 -0.879 - - 3.7 3.41 20.3
1558 Apr 02 23:43 P 105 0.532 1.916 0.878 95m - 13.4 13.40 -8.3
1558 Sep 27 14:51 P 110 -0.503 1.987 0.915 99m - 1.0 0.86 5.0
1559 Mar 23 12:11 T+ 115 -0.219 2.465 1.476 105m 45m 12.7 12.72 -4.9
1559 Sep 16 16:59 T- 120 0.224 2.516 1.409 115m 46m 0.3 0.16 1.3
1560 Mar 12 04:24 P 125 -0.912 1.187 0.211 49m - 12.0 12.06 -1.4
1560 Sep 04 17:06 P 130 0.944 1.188 0.096 37m - 23.6 23.46 -2.6
1561 Jan 31 07:49 N 97 1.085 0.904 -0.141 - - 9.3 9.62 15.4
1561 Jul 26 12:11 N 102 -1.041 0.965 -0.037 - - 20.9 21.03 -18.0
1562 Jan 20 13:41 T 107 0.415 2.164 1.060 105m 20m 8.6 8.86 18.1
1562 Jul 16 03:34 T+ 112 -0.270 2.359 1.395 103m 42m 20.2 20.32 -19.9
1563 Jan 09 13:26 T+ 117 -0.271 2.440 1.313 113m 42m 7.9 8.06 20.2
1563 Jul 05 20:44 T 122 0.468 1.999 1.031 95m 13m 19.5 19.60 -21.2
1563 Dec 29 13:58 P 127 -0.939 1.199 0.103 38m - 7.1 7.25 21.5
1564 May 26 00:35 N 94 -1.402 0.322 -0.721 - - 16.9 16.85 -23.9
1564 Jun 24 11:01 N 132 1.261 0.565 -0.447 - - 18.8 18.86 -21.7
1564 Nov 18 08:59 N 99 1.195 0.685 -0.324 - - 4.5 4.28 22.6
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: 1501 to 1600
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 °
1564 Dec 17 21:14 N 137 -1.559 0.033 -1.005 - - 6.4 6.44 21.8
1565 May 15 04:39 P 104 -0.682 1.665 0.578 86m - 16.2 16.09 -21.5
1565 Nov 08 00:22 P 109 0.510 1.931 0.944 92m - 3.8 3.54 19.7
1566 May 04 05:05 T- 114 0.071 2.787 1.699 117m 53m 15.4 15.35 -18.4
1566 Oct 28 15:32 T+ 119 -0.170 2.567 1.556 106m 47m 3.1 2.82 16.1
1567 Apr 23 09:17 P 124 0.816 1.398 0.353 67m - 14.7 14.65 -14.7
1567 Oct 18 01:57 P 129 -0.915 1.227 0.163 47m - 2.4 2.13 12.0
1568 Mar 13 11:42 N 96 -1.103 0.842 -0.141 - - 12.1 12.15 -2.2
1568 Apr 11 20:37 N 134 1.497 0.123 -0.870 - - 14.0 13.99 -10.6
1568 Sep 06 12:06 N 101 1.280 0.578 -0.528 - - 23.7 23.58 -1.5
1569 Mar 03 04:04 T 106 -0.411 2.111 1.128 97m 26m 11.4 11.53 2.6
1569 Aug 26 13:10 P 111 0.532 1.936 0.860 98m - 23.0 22.92 -6.4
1570 Feb 20 18:14 T 116 0.298 2.340 1.314 105m 39m 10.7 10.88 7.4
1570 Aug 15 20:42 T+ 121 -0.240 2.443 1.424 108m 44m 22.2 22.27 -11.0
1571 Feb 10 02:02 N 126 1.053 0.985 -0.102 - - 9.9 10.21 12.2
1571 Jul 07 03:56 Ne 93 1.542 0.023 -0.936 - - 19.6 19.69 -19.9
1571 Aug 05 10:57 P 131 -0.959 1.100 0.128 39m - 21.5 21.62 -15.3
1571 Dec 31 07:49 N 98 -1.272 0.602 -0.522 - - 7.3 7.39 21.0
1572 Jun 25 20:47 P 103 0.845 1.311 0.334 61m - 18.9 18.98 -22.0
1572 Dec 19 09:54 P 108 -0.553 1.899 0.819 95m - 6.5 6.58 22.7
1573 Jun 15 09:32 T- 113 0.097 2.710 1.681 112m 51m 18.2 18.24 -23.4
1573 Dec 08 19:14 T- 118 0.162 2.588 1.566 107m 47m 5.8 5.77 23.6
1574 Jun 04 15:07 P 123 -0.697 1.634 0.555 84m - 17.5 17.47 -23.9
1574 Nov 28 09:54 P 128 0.821 1.362 0.372 63m - 5.1 4.97 23.6
1575 Apr 25 01:04 N 95 1.388 0.368 -0.713 - - 14.8 14.78 -14.8
1575 May 24 15:49 N 133 -1.454 0.251 -0.839 - - 16.8 16.69 -23.6
1575 Oct 19 14:00 N 100 -1.211 0.663 -0.361 - - 2.5 2.25 12.3
1575 Nov 18 01:23 N 138 1.493 0.136 -0.869 - - 4.4 4.19 22.7
1576 Apr 13 07:09 P 105 0.587 1.812 0.781 91m - 14.1 14.07 -12.1
1576 Oct 07 22:33 P 110 -0.539 1.924 0.846 97m - 1.8 1.53 9.1
1577 Apr 02 20:06 T+ 115 -0.172 2.551 1.566 106m 47m 13.4 13.39 -9.0
1577 Sep 27 00:14 T- 120 0.178 2.603 1.492 116m 49m 1.0 0.82 5.5
1578 Mar 23 12:33 P 125 -0.874 1.257 0.283 56m - 12.7 12.73 -5.7
1578 Sep 16 00:19 P 130 0.889 1.288 0.195 53m - 0.3 0.12 1.7
1579 Feb 11 16:06 N 97 1.106 0.867 -0.178 - - 10.1 10.33 11.6
1579 Aug 06 19:36 N 102 -1.103 0.849 -0.151 - - 21.6 21.72 -14.9
1579 Sep 05 05:59 Nb 140 1.562 0.025 -1.012 - - 23.6 23.44 -2.0
1580 Jan 31 21:41 T 107 0.432 2.134 1.030 105m 14m 9.3 9.60 14.8
1580 Jul 26 11:08 T 112 -0.339 2.233 1.269 100m 36m 20.9 21.03 -17.3
1581 Jan 19 21:23 T+ 117 -0.259 2.462 1.337 114m 43m 8.6 8.83 17.6
1581 Jul 16 04:11 T 122 0.396 2.132 1.161 99m 29m 20.2 20.33 -19.2
1582 Jan 08 22:12 P 127 -0.930 1.213 0.121 41m - 7.9 8.03 19.7
1582 Jun 06 07:27 N 94 -1.483 0.174 -0.871 - - 17.6 17.61 -24.8
1582 Jul 05 18:06 N 132 1.190 0.698 -0.318 - - 19.5 19.61 -20.5
1582 Dec 09 17:43 N 99 1.198 0.679 -0.329 - - 5.2 5.09 24.1
1583 Jan 08 05:53 N 137 -1.551 0.045 -0.990 - - 7.1 7.24 20.9
1583 Jun 05 11:10 P 104 -0.766 1.512 0.424 76m - 16.9 16.84 -23.2
1583 Nov 29 09:07 P 109 0.520 1.914 0.926 91m - 4.5 4.32 22.0
1584 May 24 11:43 T+ 114 -0.007 2.903 1.819 118m 53m 16.1 16.08 -20.9
1584 Nov 18 00:02 T+ 119 -0.156 2.594 1.579 107m 47m 3.8 3.57 19.1
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: 1501 to 1600
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 °
1585 May 13 16:25 P 124 0.747 1.522 0.482 76m - 15.4 15.35 -17.8
1585 Nov 07 10:00 P 129 -0.896 1.264 0.194 51m - 3.1 2.84 15.5
1586 Apr 03 19:47 N 96 -1.141 0.769 -0.210 - - 12.8 12.81 -6.5
1586 May 03 04:15 N 134 1.437 0.231 -0.758 - - 14.7 14.67 -14.1
1586 Sep 27 19:12 N 101 1.331 0.486 -0.623 - - 0.4 0.23 2.8
1587 Mar 24 12:18 T 106 -0.446 2.045 1.064 96m 19m 12.1 12.19 -1.7
1587 Sep 16 20:23 P 111 0.586 1.837 0.760 94m - 23.7 23.58 -2.2
1588 Mar 13 02:22 T- 116 0.269 2.392 1.366 106m 42m 11.4 11.56 3.2
1588 Sep 05 04:14 T+ 121 -0.182 2.549 1.531 109m 47m 23.0 22.93 -7.0
1589 Mar 02 09:55 N 126 1.032 1.025 -0.063 - - 10.7 10.90 8.1
1589 Aug 25 18:38 P 131 -0.897 1.214 0.242 52m - 22.3 22.30 -11.6
1590 Jan 20 15:51 N 98 -1.279 0.588 -0.533 - - 8.0 8.17 19.0
1590 Jul 17 04:08 P 103 0.921 1.173 0.193 48m - 19.6 19.72 -20.4
1591 Jan 09 18:17 P 108 -0.556 1.893 0.816 94m - 7.2 7.38 21.6
1591 Jul 06 16:27 T- 113 0.178 2.563 1.530 111m 48m 18.9 19.00 -22.6
1591 Dec 30 03:59 T- 118 0.158 2.593 1.573 107m 47m 6.5 6.58 23.4
1592 Jun 24 21:38 P 123 -0.613 1.789 0.708 93m - 18.2 18.23 -24.0
1592 Dec 18 18:45 P 128 0.816 1.372 0.381 64m - 5.8 5.79 24.3
1593 May 15 07:53 N 95 1.455 0.241 -0.835 - - 15.5 15.49 -17.6
1593 Jun 13 22:18 N 133 -1.370 0.404 -0.684 - - 17.5 17.45 -24.5
1593 Nov 08 22:20 N 100 -1.233 0.625 -0.404 - - 3.2 2.97 15.7
1593 Dec 08 10:06 N 138 1.490 0.144 -0.864 - - 5.1 4.99 24.3
1594 May 04 14:31 P 105 0.647 1.699 0.674 86m - 14.8 14.76 -15.4
1594 Oct 29 06:22 P 110 -0.569 1.871 0.787 94m - 2.5 2.23 12.9
1595 Apr 24 03:55 T+ 115 -0.118 2.646 1.667 106m 49m 14.1 14.07 -12.8
1595 Oct 18 07:38 T- 120 0.139 2.677 1.562 117m 50m 1.7 1.50 9.6
1596 Apr 12 20:34 P 125 -0.828 1.341 0.369 63m - 13.4 13.40 -9.7
1596 Oct 06 07:43 P 130 0.843 1.373 0.280 62m - 1.0 0.79 5.9
1597 Mar 04 00:15 N 97 1.133 0.817 -0.229 - - 10.8 11.02 7.5
1597 Aug 27 03:07 N 102 -1.161 0.744 -0.257 - - 22.4 22.41 -11.2
1597 Sep 25 13:39 N 140 1.511 0.119 -0.918 - - 0.3 0.10 2.2
1598 Feb 21 05:33 P 107 0.454 2.092 0.989 104m - 10.1 10.31 11.0
1598 Aug 16 18:46 T 112 -0.404 2.114 1.148 98m 28m 21.7 21.73 -14.1
1599 Feb 10 05:13 T+ 117 -0.241 2.493 1.371 114m 44m 9.3 9.56 14.3
1599 Aug 06 11:40 T 122 0.327 2.261 1.286 102m 37m 21.0 21.04 -16.6
1600 Jan 30 06:24 P 127 -0.918 1.233 0.145 45m - 8.6 8.79 17.0
1600 Jun 26 14:16 Ne 94 -1.566 0.023 -1.025 - - 18.3 18.37 -24.9
1600 Jul 26 01:11 N 132 1.120 0.829 -0.192 - - 20.3 20.33 -18.5
1600 Dec 20 02:30 N 99 1.199 0.676 -0.331 - - 5.9 5.91 24.7
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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