Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE )

Introduction

Eclipses of the Moon can only occur during the Full Moon phase. It is then possible for the Moon to pass through Earth’s penumbral or umbral shadows thereby producing an eclipse. There are three types of lunar eclipses:

  1. Penumbral - Moon traverses Earth’s penumbral shadow (Moon misses Earth’s umbral shadow)
  2. Partial - Moon traverses Earth’s penumbral and umbral shadows (Moon does not pass completely into Earth’s umbra)
  3. Total - Moon traverses Earth’s penumbral and umbral shadows (Moon passes completely into Earth’s umbra)

The visual appearance of these eclipse types differs dramatically from each other.


Lunar Eclipses: -0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE)

During the 5th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 242 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -0499 - -0400
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 242100.0%
PenumbralN 88 36.4%
PartialP 90 37.2%
TotalT 64 26.4%

Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 5th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 64100.0%
Central 45 70.3%
Non-Central 19 29.7%

There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five lunar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.


                           Number of Years with 2 Eclipses: 69
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 21
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  9
                           Number of Years with 5 Lunar Eclipses:  1  ( -447)

                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -0447 Jan 02  &  -0447 Jan 31

When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the group is known as a tetrad. The following tetrads occur during this century:


                              1.  Tetrad:   -453 -  -452

During any given century, old Saros series end while new ones begin. The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:


     1 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros):   -472/ 71 
     2 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):   -476/ 31  -411/ 27 

For more information, see Catalog of Lunar Eclipse Saros Series.

The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0485 Jul 27    Duration = 01h43m04s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0452 Oct 19    Duration = 00h15m19s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0470 Apr 14    Duration = 03h28m46s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0444 May 26    Duration = 00h46m52s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0456 Jul 06    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8303
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0452 Oct 19    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0105

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0430 Aug 17    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9929
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0444 May 26    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0380

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0432 Sep 08     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0662
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0411 Jan 23     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0013

A total penumbral eclipse in one in which the entire Moon passes through the penumbra but misses the umbral shadow. During the century, there are 88 penumbral eclipses of which 2 ( 2.3%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0461 Apr 05     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0236
               2.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0432 Sep 08     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0662

The concise details at greatest eclipse[2] for every lunar eclipse during the century are presented below. Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses contains a detailed description and explanation of every item listed in the catalog. The Catalog Number in the first column links to a figure showing the eclipse geometry and geographic visibility map of each phase of an eclipse.

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Footnotes

[1] The 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 )

[2] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth’s umbral shadow cone.



Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE )


                     TD of                                                               Phase          Greatest
 Cat    Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.                Pen.    Um.   ---- Durations ----   in Zenith
 Num      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Num  Type QSE   Gamma    Mag.    Mag.   Pen.   Par.  Total   Lat.  Lng.
                                s                                                    m      m      m

03632 -0499 May 05  01:29:45  17102 -30905   52   T   p-   0.3969  2.1205  1.1385  323.5  201.9   55.2   14S   47E
03633 -0499 Oct 28  07:21:33  17093 -30899   57   P   a-  -0.5069  1.9409  0.9149  324.9  190.6    -     11N   42W
03634 -0498 Apr 24  10:40:33  17084 -30893   62   N   t-   1.2117  0.6538 -0.3843  228.1    -      -     10S   89W
03635 -0498 Sep 18  10:16:18  17077 -30888   29   N   -a   1.4812  0.1203 -0.8407   91.8    -      -      3S   84W
03636 -0498 Oct 17  20:10:28  17075 -30887   67   N   a-  -1.1554  0.7264 -0.2510  215.7    -      -      6N  126E
03637 -0497 Mar 14  21:02:14  17068 -30882   34   P   -t  -0.8906  1.2637  0.1843  309.8  103.3    -      4N  118E
03638 -0497 Sep 08  02:12:37  17059 -30876   39   P   -a   0.8256  1.3307  0.3551  275.8  125.5    -      8S   37E
03639 -0496 Mar 02  23:35:06  17051 -30870   44   T-  pp  -0.1340  2.6343  1.5901  356.1  225.8   99.2    9N   81E
03640 -0496 Aug 27  14:15:23  17042 -30864   49   T+  pp   0.1183  2.6529  1.6291  346.8  222.2   99.1   12S  143W
03641 -0495 Feb 20  09:06:27  17033 -30858   54   P   a-   0.5979  1.7565  0.7649  307.4  175.6    -     14N   61W

03642 -0495 Aug 16  19:17:01  17025 -30852   59   P   t-  -0.6405  1.7183  0.6477  338.5  178.4    -     16S  142E
03643 -0494 Jan 11  14:29:48  17018 -30847   26   N   -a  -1.3612  0.3442 -0.6242  152.6    -      -     21N  144W
03644 -0494 Feb 10  00:05:32  17016 -30846   64   N   a-   1.2631  0.5207 -0.4405  184.3    -      -     18N   74E
03645 -0494 Jul 07  04:25:22  17009 -30841   31   N   -t   1.4834  0.1644 -0.8918  122.3    -      -     22S    4E
03646 -0494 Aug 05  19:30:53  17008 -30840   69   N   t-  -1.3732  0.3773 -0.7004  185.1    -      -     20S  139E
03647 -0493 Jan 01  05:00:53  17000 -30835   36   P   -a  -0.7268  1.5265  0.5223  295.6  150.8    -     23N    3W
03648 -0493 Jun 26  10:43:43  16992 -30829   41   P   -t   0.6687  1.6326  0.6293  310.6  167.5    -     23S   91W
03649 -0493 Dec 21  13:51:29  16983 -30823   46   T-  pp  -0.0406  2.8154  1.7522  359.5  227.1  102.5   24N  137W
03650 -0492 Jun 15  00:05:46  16974 -30817   51   T-  p-  -0.1151  2.6237  1.6695  322.0  212.9   97.4   23S   68E
03651 -0492 Dec 09  15:26:16  16966 -30811   56   P   t-   0.6610  1.6977  0.5935  343.8  174.0    -     23N  162W

03652 -0491 Jun 04  17:10:51  16957 -30805   61   P   a-  -0.8480  1.2719  0.3315  264.9  119.9    -     23S  171E
03653 -0491 Nov 28  14:33:06  16949 -30799   66   N   t-   1.3183  0.4867 -0.6078  206.9    -      -     22N  150W
03654 -0490 Apr 26  00:21:38  16941 -30794   33   P   -a   0.9640  1.0882  0.0897  268.2   68.2    -     10S   65E
03655 -0490 Oct 19  05:07:52  16933 -30788   38   P   -a  -0.8984  1.2134  0.2054  274.8   99.6    -      7N    9W
03656 -0489 Apr 15  07:24:17  16924 -30782   43   T+  pp   0.2193  2.4824  1.4292  362.1  226.5   92.3    7S   40W
03657 -0489 Oct 08  19:20:03  16916 -30776   48   T-  -p  -0.1886  2.4960  1.5274  317.9  207.5   90.4    4N  138E
03658 -0488 Apr 03  08:25:26  16907 -30770   53   P   t-  -0.5385  1.9082  0.8321  353.1  198.3    -      3S   55W
03659 -0488 Sep 27  11:18:29  16898 -30764   58   P   a-   0.4956  1.9349  0.9619  306.0  185.7    -      0S  101W
03660 -0487 Feb 21  20:39:48  16891 -30759   25   N   -t   1.5327  0.0612 -0.9698   72.0    -      -     14N  125E
03661 -0487 Mar 23  10:05:34  16890 -30758   63   N   t-  -1.2577  0.5752 -0.4747  217.1    -      -      0N   79W

03662 -0487 Aug 18  11:37:33  16883 -30753   30   N   -h  -1.5305  0.0684 -0.9689   76.9    -      -     17S  103W
03663 -0487 Sep 17  00:21:24  16881 -30752   68   N   h-   1.2412  0.5887 -0.4277  208.0    -      -      4S   64E
03664 -0486 Feb 11  07:59:42  16874 -30747   35   P   -a   0.7559  1.4614  0.4805  286.1  143.8    -     17N   45W
03665 -0486 Aug 07  14:52:37  16866 -30741   40   P   -t  -0.8442  1.3472  0.2713  316.0  123.5    -     19S  152W
03666 -0485 Jan 31  23:39:21  16857 -30735   45   T+  pp   0.0520  2.7434  1.7813  318.6  210.5   97.9   19N   80E
03667 -0485 Jul 27  15:05:43  16849 -30729   50   T-  pp  -0.1028  2.7038  1.6353  370.8  233.1  103.1   21S  156W
03668 -0484 Jan 21  15:05:25  16840 -30723   55   P   a-  -0.6454  1.6679  0.6793  299.3  166.0    -     21N  153W
03669 -0484 Jul 15  19:40:47  16832 -30717   60   P   h-   0.6518  1.6716  0.6523  318.0  171.9    -     22S  135E
03670 -0484 Dec 11  09:36:53  16825 -30712   27   N   -h   1.5213  0.1066 -0.9731   98.6    -      -     24N   75W
03671 -0483 Jan 10  01:43:36  16823 -30711   65   N   h-  -1.4005  0.3113 -0.7346  159.7    -      -     22N   47E

03672 -0483 Jun 06  00:17:31  16816 -30706   32   N   -a  -1.1681  0.6870 -0.2585  208.6    -      -     23S   64E
03673 -0483 Jul 05  07:36:37  16815 -30705   70   N   a-   1.3554  0.3532 -0.6118  157.8    -      -     22S   45W
03674 -0483 Nov 30  09:42:28  16808 -30700   37   P   -t   0.8837  1.2906  0.1831  315.3  103.3    -     22N   78W
03675 -0482 May 26  17:34:51  16799 -30694   42   T   -a  -0.4368  2.0284  1.0838  306.0  192.4   42.4   20S  164E
03676 -0482 Nov 19  09:36:17  16791 -30688   47   T+  pp   0.1946  2.5422  1.4603  364.9  226.0   93.3   19N   77W
03677 -0481 May 16  08:38:03  16782 -30682   52   T   p-   0.3226  2.2581  1.2738  328.6  208.6   74.5   17S   61W
03678 -0481 Nov 08  15:53:00  16774 -30676   57   P   a-  -0.5015  1.9500  0.9256  324.1  190.8    -     15N  171W
03679 -0480 May 04  17:24:01  16765 -30670   62   N   t-   1.1379  0.7899 -0.2498  248.2    -      -     13S  168E
03680 -0480 Sep 28  18:43:37  16758 -30665   29   N   -a   1.5017  0.0839 -0.8796   77.0    -      -      1N  147E
03681 -0480 Oct 28  04:53:04  16757 -30664   67   N   a-  -1.1461  0.7437 -0.2339  217.6    -      -     10N    6W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE )


                     TD of                                                               Phase          Greatest
 Cat    Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.                Pen.    Um.   ---- Durations ----   in Zenith
 Num      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Num  Type QSE   Gamma    Mag.    Mag.   Pen.   Par.  Total   Lat.  Lng.
                                s                                                    m      m      m

03682 -0479 Mar 25  03:52:38  16750 -30659   34   P   -t  -0.9522  1.1486  0.0735  298.4   66.2    -      0S   13E
03683 -0479 Sep 18  10:25:09  16741 -30653   39   P   -a   0.8560  1.2776  0.2968  272.8  116.0    -      3S   88W
03684 -0478 Mar 14  06:55:55  16733 -30647   44   T-  pp  -0.1841  2.5392  1.5015  353.2  223.5   95.0    5N   31W
03685 -0478 Sep 07  21:57:11  16724 -30641   49   T+  -p   0.1576  2.5841  1.5537  347.9  221.5   96.4    8S  100E
03686 -0477 Mar 03  17:00:44  16716 -30635   54   P   a-   0.5569  1.8287  0.8432  309.5  181.5    -     10N  179E
03687 -0477 Aug 28  02:25:35  16708 -30629   59   P   t-  -0.5908  1.8122  0.7362  344.8  187.7    -     13S   34E
03688 -0476 Jan 22  23:05:49  16701 -30624   26   N   -a  -1.3771  0.3142 -0.6525  146.2    -      -     20N   87E
03689 -0476 Feb 21  08:19:53  16699 -30623   64   N   a-   1.2310  0.5778 -0.3799  192.8    -      -     14N   51W
03690 -0476 Jul 17  11:07:25  16692 -30618   31   Ne  -t   1.5527  0.0370 -1.0190   58.5    -      -     21S   97W
03691 -0476 Aug 16  02:25:34  16691 -30617   69   N   t-  -1.3136  0.4880 -0.5920  208.3    -      -     17S   34E

03692 -0475 Jan 11  13:32:46  16684 -30612   36   P   -a  -0.7381  1.5061  0.5013  295.2  148.6    -     22N  131W
03693 -0475 Jul 06  17:48:55  16676 -30606   41   P   -t   0.7391  1.5025  0.5011  301.5  152.0    -     23S  162E
03694 -0475 Dec 31  22:06:02  16667 -30600   46   T-  pp  -0.0475  2.8033  1.7388  360.6  227.7  102.5   24N  100E
03695 -0474 Jun 26  07:28:35  16659 -30594   51   T-  pp  -0.0417  2.7578  1.8046  321.9  213.6   99.8   24S   44W
03696 -0474 Dec 20  23:27:14  16650 -30588   56   P   t-   0.6555  1.7075  0.6036  344.6  175.3    -     24N   78E
03697 -0473 Jun 16  00:35:06  16642 -30582   61   P   a-  -0.7742  1.4078  0.4662  274.6  139.4    -     24S   59E
03698 -0473 Dec 09  22:41:44  16634 -30576   66   N   t-   1.3128  0.4954 -0.5967  208.1    -      -     24N   88E
03699 -0472 May 06  07:25:39  16627 -30571   33   N   -a   1.0418  0.9467 -0.0540  255.0    -      -     14S   43W
03700 -0472 Jun 04  16:30:04  16625 -30570   71   Nb  a-  -1.5485  0.0029 -0.9699   15.0    -      -     23S  179E
03701 -0472 Oct 29  13:41:34  16618 -30565   38   P   -a  -0.9033  1.2040  0.1970  273.2   97.4    -     11N  139W

03702 -0471 Apr 25  14:04:56  16610 -30559   43   T   -t   0.2979  2.3385  1.2848  360.0  222.2   79.6   11S  143W
03703 -0471 Oct 19  03:59:38  16602 -30553   48   T-  -p  -0.2008  2.4744  1.5045  317.4  206.8   89.1    8N    7E
03704 -0470 Apr 14  15:01:14  16593 -30547   53   P   t-  -0.4633  2.0447  0.9716  358.5  208.8    -      8S  156W
03705 -0470 Oct 08  19:47:23  16585 -30541   58   P   a-   0.4780  1.9694  0.9922  308.1  187.8    -      4N  130E
03706 -0469 Apr 03  17:05:26  16577 -30535   63   N   t-  -1.1910  0.6946 -0.3494  234.8    -      -      4S  173E
03707 -0469 Sep 28  08:25:24  16568 -30529   68   N   h-   1.2202  0.6305 -0.3922  215.3    -      -      1N   59W
03708 -0468 Feb 22  16:05:52  16562 -30524   35   P   -a   0.7881  1.3995  0.4240  281.0  136.0    -     13N  168W
03709 -0468 Aug 17  21:49:01  16553 -30518   40   P   -t  -0.9036  1.2405  0.1600  307.6   96.5    -     16S  103E
03710 -0467 Feb 11  08:02:00  16545 -30512   45   T+  -p   0.0791  2.6923  1.7329  318.1  210.2   97.2   16N   47W
03711 -0467 Aug 06  21:57:12  16537 -30506   50   T-  pp  -0.1684  2.5840  1.5145  369.0  230.5   97.9   19S  100E

03712 -0466 Jan 31  23:27:57  16528 -30500   55   P   a-  -0.6267  1.7021  0.7138  301.8  169.6    -     18N   81E
03713 -0466 Jul 27  02:50:32  16520 -30494   60   P   a-   0.5839  1.7959  0.7775  323.3  183.2    -     21S   27E
03714 -0466 Dec 22  17:47:51  16513 -30489   27   N   -h   1.5294  0.0925 -0.9884   92.2    -      -     25N  163E
03715 -0465 Jan 21  09:52:13  16512 -30488   65   N   h-  -1.3894  0.3320 -0.7145  165.1    -      -     20N   76W
03716 -0465 Jun 17  07:40:20  16505 -30483   32   N   -a  -1.2388  0.5569 -0.3879  189.9    -      -     25S   48W
03717 -0465 Jul 16  15:03:17  16504 -30482   70   N   a-   1.2863  0.4798 -0.4847  181.2    -      -     21S  157W
03718 -0465 Dec 11  17:43:49  16497 -30477   37   P   -t   0.8880  1.2824  0.1756  314.5  101.2    -     24N  162E
03719 -0464 Jun 06  00:56:59  16488 -30471   42   P   -a  -0.5126  1.8902  0.9439  301.5  184.4    -     23S   52E
03720 -0464 Nov 29  17:50:24  16480 -30465   47   T+  pp   0.1963  2.5380  1.4584  363.7  225.5   93.0   21N  159E
03721 -0463 May 26  15:42:49  16472 -30459   52   T+  pp   0.2460  2.4002  1.4129  333.2  214.0   87.2   20S  169W

03722 -0463 Nov 19  00:29:39  16464 -30453   57   P   a-  -0.4994  1.9529  0.9307  323.1  190.6    -     18N   59E
03723 -0462 May 16  00:01:49  16456 -30447   62   N   t-   1.0601  0.9338 -0.1079  266.8    -      -     16S   66E
03724 -0462 Oct 10  03:17:56  16449 -30442   29   N   -a   1.5170  0.0572 -0.9087   63.7    -      -      6N   16E
03725 -0462 Nov 08  13:41:02  16447 -30441   67   N   a-  -1.1409  0.7532 -0.2244  218.4    -      -     14N  139W
03726 -0461 Apr 05  10:36:35  16441 -30436   34   Nx  -t  -1.0191  1.0236 -0.0472  284.8    -      -      4S   90W
03727 -0461 Sep 29  18:44:34  16432 -30430   39   P   -a   0.8799  1.2363  0.2503  270.6  107.5    -      1N  145E
03728 -0460 Mar 24  14:10:02  16424 -30424   44   T-  pp  -0.2405  2.4323  1.4011  349.6  220.2   88.3    0N  142W
03729 -0460 Sep 18  05:46:39  16416 -30418   49   T+  -p   0.1896  2.5288  1.4918  348.9  220.7   93.4    4S   19W
03730 -0459 Mar 14  00:49:13  16408 -30412   54   P   a-   0.5105  1.9111  0.9313  311.6  187.3    -      5N   59E
03731 -0459 Sep 07  09:41:36  16400 -30406   59   P   t-  -0.5476  1.8942  0.8129  350.0  195.0    -      9S   77W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE )


                     TD of                                                               Phase          Greatest
 Cat    Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.                Pen.    Um.   ---- Durations ----   in Zenith
 Num      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Num  Type QSE   Gamma    Mag.    Mag.   Pen.   Par.  Total   Lat.  Lng.
                                s                                                    m      m      m

03732 -0458 Feb 02  07:35:34  16393 -30401   26   N   -a  -1.3980  0.2750 -0.6900  137.4    -      -     17N   41W
03733 -0458 Mar 03  16:28:09  16391 -30400   64   N   a-   1.1940  0.6440 -0.3103  202.0    -      -     10N  174W
03734 -0458 Aug 27  09:29:39  16383 -30394   69   N   t-  -1.2607  0.5861 -0.4962  226.0    -      -     14S   73W
03735 -0457 Jan 22  21:57:27  16376 -30389   36   P   -a  -0.7548  1.4755  0.4703  294.1  145.1    -     20N  103E
03736 -0457 Jul 18  01:00:32  16368 -30383   41   P   -h   0.8050  1.3808  0.3807  292.0  134.5    -     22S   53E
03737 -0456 Jan 12  06:13:11  16360 -30377   46   T-  pp  -0.0598  2.7810  1.7159  361.5  228.1  102.4   23N   22W
03738 -0456 Jul 06  14:56:35  16352 -30371   51   T+  pp   0.0278  2.7830  1.8303  321.3  213.3   99.8   23S  156W
03739 -0456 Dec 31  07:21:55  16344 -30365   56   P   t-   0.6452  1.7259  0.6231  345.8  177.6    -     24N   41W
03740 -0455 Jun 26  08:02:56  16336 -30359   61   P   a-  -0.7037  1.5383  0.5947  282.9  154.5    -     24S   54W
03741 -0455 Dec 20  06:48:18  16328 -30353   66   N   t-   1.3054  0.5075 -0.5815  209.8    -      -     25N   34W

03742 -0454 May 17  14:24:22  16321 -30348   33   N   -h   1.1227  0.7996 -0.2038  238.9    -      -     17S  150W
03743 -0454 Jun 15  23:40:04  16320 -30347   71   N   h-  -1.4798  0.1307 -0.8459   99.6    -      -     25S   71E
03744 -0454 Nov 09  22:20:25  16313 -30342   38   P   -a  -0.9047  1.2008  0.1951  272.1   96.7    -     15N   90E
03745 -0453 May 06  20:38:09  16305 -30336   43   T   -t   0.3816  2.1853  1.1306  356.7  215.6   57.0   14S  117E
03746 -0453 Oct 30  12:45:41  16297 -30330   48   T-  -p  -0.2080  2.4617  1.4907  317.1  206.3   88.3   12N  126W
03747 -0452 Apr 24  21:29:03  16289 -30324   53   T   t-  -0.3810  2.1943  1.1239  363.4  217.9   56.2   11S  105E
03748 -0452 Oct 19  04:23:53  16280 -30318   58   T   p-   0.4669  1.9917  1.0105  309.8  189.2   15.3    9N    1W
03749 -0451 Apr 13  23:59:40  16272 -30312   63   N   t-  -1.1184  0.8251 -0.2132  251.5    -      -      8S   68E
03750 -0451 Oct 08  16:35:47  16264 -30306   68   N   h-   1.2048  0.6616 -0.3671  220.9    -      -      5N  176E
03751 -0450 Mar 05  00:05:59  16258 -30301   35   P   -a   0.8260  1.3273  0.3570  275.0  125.8    -      9N   70E

03752 -0450 Aug 29  04:53:05  16249 -30295   40   P   -t  -0.9565  1.1457  0.0607  299.3   60.3    -     13S    5W
03753 -0449 Feb 22  16:17:28  16241 -30289   45   T+  -p   0.1122  2.6302  1.6735  317.6  209.8   96.0   12N  172W
03754 -0449 Aug 18  04:56:55  16233 -30283   50   T-  pp  -0.2278  2.4756  1.4048  366.6  227.2   90.8   16S    6W
03755 -0448 Feb 12  07:42:47  16225 -30277   55   P   a-  -0.6022  1.7468  0.7589  304.8  174.0    -     15N   44W
03756 -0448 Aug 06  10:09:03  16217 -30271   60   P   a-   0.5220  1.9090  0.8913  327.3  191.6    -     18S   84W
03757 -0447 Jan 02  01:53:37  16211 -30266   27   N   -t   1.5410  0.0714 -1.0101   81.3    -      -     25N   41E
03758 -0447 Jan 31  17:52:27  16209 -30265   65   N   t-  -1.3721  0.3637 -0.6829  172.8    -      -     18N  163E
03759 -0447 Jun 27  15:07:55  16203 -30260   32   N   -a  -1.3061  0.4334 -0.5113  169.4    -      -     25S  160W
03760 -0447 Jul 26  22:38:05  16201 -30259   70   N   a-   1.2229  0.5959 -0.3684  199.2    -      -     20S   88E
03761 -0447 Dec 22  01:42:47  16195 -30254   37   P   -t   0.8946  1.2697  0.1642  313.2   98.0    -     24N   42E

03762 -0446 Jun 17  08:20:03  16187 -30248   42   P   -a  -0.5873  1.7543  0.8058  296.3  174.8    -     24S   59W
03763 -0446 Dec 11  02:04:39  16179 -30242   47   T+  pp   0.1986  2.5322  1.4556  362.4  224.9   92.7   23N   35E
03764 -0445 Jun 06  22:46:02  16171 -30236   52   T+  pp   0.1686  2.5441  1.5531  337.0  218.2   95.7   22S   84E
03765 -0445 Nov 30  09:07:28  16163 -30230   57   P   a-  -0.4976  1.9548  0.9353  322.0  190.4    -     21N   71W
03766 -0444 May 26  06:36:23  16155 -30224   62   P   t-   0.9799  1.0823  0.0380  283.8   46.9    -     19S   34W
03767 -0444 Oct 20  11:59:08  16148 -30219   29   N   -a   1.5271  0.0396 -0.9284   53.1    -      -     10N  116W
03768 -0444 Nov 18  22:31:49  16147 -30218   67   N   a-  -1.1376  0.7589 -0.2181  218.8    -      -     17N   87E
03769 -0443 Apr 15  17:14:29  16140 -30213   34   N   -t  -1.0910  0.8898 -0.1771  268.6    -      -      9S  168E
03770 -0443 Oct 10  03:10:31  16132 -30207   39   P   -a   0.8982  1.2052  0.2143  269.0  100.2    -      5N   17E
03771 -0442 Apr 04  21:18:27  16124 -30201   44   T   -p  -0.3027  2.3151  1.2900  345.3  215.8   78.2    4S  108E

03772 -0442 Sep 29  13:43:49  16116 -30195   49   T+  -p   0.2145  2.4862  1.4430  349.9  220.1   90.6    0N  141W
03773 -0441 Mar 25  08:28:55  16108 -30189   54   T   a-   0.4557  2.0087  1.0346  314.0  193.3   28.1    1N   58W
03774 -0441 Sep 18  17:07:07  16100 -30183   59   P   t-  -0.5123  1.9615  0.8750  354.1  200.3    -      5S  170E
03775 -0440 Feb 13  15:56:27  16093 -30178   26   N   -a  -1.4263  0.2221 -0.7410  124.2    -      -     14N  168W
03776 -0440 Mar 14  00:27:01  16092 -30177   64   N   a-   1.1490  0.7249 -0.2261  212.4    -      -      6N   64E
03777 -0440 Sep 06  16:44:40  16084 -30171   69   N   t-  -1.2157  0.6697 -0.4147  239.4    -      -     10S  176E
03778 -0439 Feb 02  06:13:22  16078 -30166   36   P   -a  -0.7784  1.4324  0.4271  292.1  139.6    -     18N   22W
03779 -0439 Jul 28  08:20:41  16070 -30160   41   P   -h   0.8650  1.2703  0.2713  282.6  115.0    -     20S   58W
03780 -0438 Jan 22  14:13:58  16062 -30154   46   T-  pp  -0.0767  2.7500  1.6848  362.4  228.5  102.1   21N  143W
03781 -0438 Jul 17  22:28:37  16054 -30148   51   T+  pp   0.0946  2.6607  1.7077  320.2  212.0   97.8   22S   90E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE )


                     TD of                                                               Phase          Greatest
 Cat    Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.                Pen.    Um.   ---- Durations ----   in Zenith
 Num      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Num  Type QSE   Gamma    Mag.    Mag.   Pen.   Par.  Total   Lat.  Lng.
                                s                                                    m      m      m

03782 -0437 Jan 11  15:12:59  16046 -30142   56   P   t-   0.6319  1.7495  0.6485  347.2  180.5    -     23N  158W
03783 -0437 Jul 07  15:32:32  16038 -30136   61   P   a-  -0.6348  1.6659  0.7198  290.3  166.7    -     24S  167W
03784 -0437 Dec 31  14:52:27  16030 -30130   66   N   h-   1.2952  0.5242 -0.5608  212.3    -      -     25N  155W
03785 -0436 May 27  21:19:39  16024 -30125   33   N   -h   1.2054  0.6496 -0.3571  219.5    -      -     19S  105E
03786 -0436 Jun 26  06:51:03  16022 -30124   71   N   h-  -1.4124  0.2566 -0.7243  138.6    -      -     25S   37W
03787 -0436 Nov 20  07:03:11  16016 -30119   38   P   -a  -0.9037  1.2016  0.1979  271.4   97.1    -     18N   41W
03788 -0435 May 17  03:08:27  16008 -30113   43   P   -t   0.4672  2.0289  0.9728  352.0  206.5    -     17S   18E
03789 -0435 Nov 09  21:34:46  16000 -30107   48   T-  -p  -0.2130  2.4528  1.4811  316.8  205.9   87.7   16N  100E
03790 -0434 May 06  03:54:57  15992 -30101   53   T   tp  -0.2967  2.3478  1.2799  367.2  225.1   80.0   15S    6E
03791 -0434 Oct 30  13:04:33  15984 -30095   58   T   p-   0.4597  2.0069  1.0220  311.2  190.2   22.1   13N  133W

03792 -0433 Apr 25  06:49:35  15976 -30089   63   N   t-  -1.0409  0.9646 -0.0684  266.8    -      -     12S   37W
03793 -0433 Oct 20  00:52:16  15968 -30083   68   N   h-   1.1951  0.6823 -0.3520  224.8    -      -      9N   50E
03794 -0432 Mar 15  07:57:54  15962 -30078   35   P   -a   0.8713  1.2416  0.2764  267.7  111.8    -      5N   50W
03795 -0432 Sep 08  12:07:00  15954 -30072   40   Nx  -t  -1.0010  1.0662 -0.0232  291.8    -      -      9S  115W
03796 -0431 Mar 05  00:23:38  15946 -30066   45   T+  -p   0.1532  2.5538  1.5995  316.8  208.9   93.7    8N   64E
03797 -0431 Aug 28  12:08:33  15938 -30060   50   T   pp  -0.2782  2.3839  1.3117  364.1  223.6   82.4   12S  115W
03798 -0430 Feb 22  15:48:02  15931 -30054   55   P   a-  -0.5703  1.8052  0.8176  308.4  179.3    -     12N  167W
03799 -0430 Aug 17  17:37:02  15923 -30048   60   P   a-   0.4667  2.0103  0.9929  330.3  197.9    -     15S  163E
03800 -0429 Jan 13  09:52:55  15916 -30043   27   N   -t   1.5573  0.0416 -1.0400   62.4    -      -     24N   78W
03801 -0429 Feb 12  01:42:45  15915 -30042   65   N   t-  -1.3477  0.4086 -0.6380  183.0    -      -     14N   45E

03802 -0429 Jul 08  22:38:41  15908 -30037   32   N   -a  -1.3714  0.3139 -0.6313  145.6    -      -     25S   87E
03803 -0429 Aug 07  06:20:12  15907 -30036   70   N   a-   1.1647  0.7031 -0.2616  213.6    -      -     17S   28W
03804 -0428 Jan 02  09:37:20  15901 -30031   37   P   -t   0.9047  1.2500  0.1467  311.2   92.9    -     24N   76W
03805 -0428 Jun 27  15:44:26  15893 -30025   42   P   -a  -0.6606  1.6214  0.6699  290.4  163.3    -     24S  171W
03806 -0428 Dec 21  10:18:49  15885 -30019   47   T+  pp   0.2020  2.5239  1.4512  360.9  224.3   92.3   24N   88W
03807 -0427 Jun 17  05:48:19  15877 -30013   52   T+  pp   0.0914  2.6879  1.6927  340.0  221.0  100.7   23S   22W
03808 -0427 Dec 10  17:46:32  15869 -30007   57   P   a-  -0.4960  1.9560  0.9399  320.9  190.2    -     22N  159E
03809 -0426 Jun 06  13:08:38  15862 -30001   62   P   t-   0.8981  1.2338  0.1866  299.1  102.0    -     21S  133W
03810 -0426 Oct 31  20:46:04  15855 -29996   29   N   -a   1.5330  0.0298 -0.9401   46.2    -      -     14N  111E
03811 -0426 Nov 30  07:25:15  15854 -29995   67   N   a-  -1.1366  0.7604 -0.2158  218.7    -      -     20N   47W

03812 -0425 Apr 26  23:46:37  15847 -29990   34   N   -t  -1.1676  0.7473 -0.3157  249.1    -      -     13S   68E
03813 -0425 Oct 21  11:42:52  15840 -29984   39   P   -a   0.9107  1.1846  0.1890  268.2   94.6    -     10N  113W
03814 -0424 Apr 15  04:22:11  15832 -29978   44   T   -p  -0.3698  2.1890  1.1698  340.1  209.9   62.2    8S    0E
03815 -0424 Oct 09  21:46:59  15824 -29972   49   T+  -p   0.2336  2.4541  1.4049  351.0  219.5   88.0    5N   97E
03816 -0423 Apr 04  16:04:29  15816 -29966   54   T   a-   0.3967  2.1143  1.1453  316.3  198.7   55.5    3S  174W
03817 -0423 Sep 29  00:40:26  15809 -29960   59   P   t-  -0.4836  2.0166  0.9254  357.4  204.4    -      0S   54E
03818 -0422 Feb 24  00:10:19  15802 -29955   26   N   -a  -1.4600  0.1594 -0.8020  105.9    -      -     10N   67E
03819 -0422 Mar 25  08:20:04  15801 -29954   64   N   a-   1.0994  0.8144 -0.1338  222.9    -      -      2N   57W
03820 -0422 Sep 18  00:08:38  15793 -29948   69   N   t-  -1.1774  0.7411 -0.3452  249.9    -      -      5S   63E
03821 -0421 Feb 13  14:20:42  15787 -29943   36   P   -a  -0.8081  1.3778  0.3725  289.2  131.8    -     14N  145W

03822 -0421 Aug 08  15:49:35  15779 -29937   41   P   -a   0.9183  1.1722  0.1737  273.5   93.0    -     17S  171W
03823 -0420 Feb 02  22:03:43  15771 -29931   46   T-  pp  -0.1017  2.7041  1.6392  363.0  228.6  101.2   18N   99E
03824 -0420 Jul 28  06:08:44  15764 -29925   51   T+  -p   0.1547  2.5507  1.5970  318.7  210.1   94.3   20S   26W
03825 -0419 Jan 21  22:55:20  15756 -29919   56   P   t-   0.6120  1.7847  0.6860  349.0  184.6    -     21N   86E
03826 -0419 Jul 17  23:07:23  15748 -29913   61   P   a-  -0.5707  1.7851  0.8359  296.6  176.4    -     23S   79E
03827 -0418 Jan 10  22:51:19  15741 -29907   66   N   h-   1.2803  0.5493 -0.5312  216.1    -      -     24N   86E
03828 -0418 Jun 08  04:12:57  15734 -29902   33   N   -h   1.2881  0.4997 -0.5108  196.2    -      -     21S    1E
03829 -0418 Jul 07  14:04:09  15733 -29901   71   N   h-  -1.3476  0.3781 -0.6077  167.0    -      -     25S  146W
03830 -0418 Dec 01  15:47:52  15726 -29896   38   P   -a  -0.9018  1.2039  0.2026  270.7   98.0    -     21N  173W
03831 -0417 May 28  09:33:18  15719 -29890   43   P   -t   0.5564  1.8662  0.8083  345.7  194.3    -     20S   80W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0499 to -0400 ( 500 BCE to 401 BCE )


                     TD of                                                               Phase          Greatest
 Cat    Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.                Pen.    Um.   ---- Durations ----   in Zenith
 Num      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Num  Type QSE   Gamma    Mag.    Mag.   Pen.   Par.  Total   Lat.  Lng.
                                s                                                    m      m      m

03832 -0417 Nov 21  06:28:03  15711 -29884   48   T-  -p  -0.2146  2.4501  1.4781  316.6  205.8   87.5   19N   34W
03833 -0416 May 16  10:16:37  15703 -29878   53   T-  pp  -0.2087  2.5082  1.4423  370.0  230.4   94.4   18S   91W
03834 -0416 Nov 09  21:49:34  15696 -29872   58   T   p-   0.4566  2.0141  1.0259  312.3  190.7   24.1   16N   95E
03835 -0415 May 05  13:37:08  15688 -29866   63   P   t-  -0.9603  1.1100  0.0818  280.6   67.2    -     15S  141W
03836 -0415 Oct 30  09:14:17  15680 -29860   68   N   h-   1.1908  0.6927 -0.3466  227.3    -      -     13N   77W
03837 -0414 Mar 26  15:43:59  15674 -29855   35   P   -a   0.9220  1.1462  0.1858  259.2   92.7    -      1N  168W
03838 -0414 Sep 19  19:28:59  15666 -29849   40   N   -t  -1.0387  0.9992 -0.0944  284.9    -      -      4S  132E
03839 -0413 Mar 16  08:23:00  15659 -29843   45   T+  -p   0.1998  2.4672  1.5152  315.7  207.4   90.1    4N   58W
03840 -0413 Sep 08  19:30:02  15651 -29837   50   T   -p  -0.3213  2.3055  1.2321  361.6  219.9   73.0    8S  133E
03841 -0412 Mar 04  23:43:55  15643 -29831   55   P   a-  -0.5312  1.8768  0.8895  312.4  185.3    -      8N   73E

03842 -0412 Aug 28  01:15:33  15636 -29825   60   T   a-   0.4191  2.0976  1.0804  332.3  202.4   43.4   12S   46E
03843 -0411 Jan 23  17:44:41  15630 -29820   27   Ne  -t   1.5791  0.0013 -1.0798   11.0    -      -     22N  163E
03844 -0411 Feb 22  09:23:50  15628 -29819   65   N   t-  -1.3162  0.4662 -0.5803  195.0    -      -     11N   72W
03845 -0411 Jul 19  06:15:21  15622 -29814   32   N   -a  -1.4320  0.2033 -0.7431  118.3    -      -     24S   28W
03846 -0411 Aug 17  14:10:30  15621 -29813   70   N   a-   1.1125  0.7991 -0.1663  225.0    -      -     14S  147W
03847 -0410 Jan 12  17:26:31  15614 -29808   37   P   -t   0.9193  1.2219  0.1214  308.3   84.7    -     23N  167E
03848 -0410 Jul 08  23:12:12  15607 -29802   42   P   -a  -0.7306  1.4947  0.5397  283.9  149.9    -     24S   77E
03849 -0409 Jan 01  18:29:02  15599 -29796   47   T+  pp   0.2093  2.5084  1.4402  359.3  223.5   91.4   24N  150E
03850 -0409 Jun 28  12:50:51  15592 -29790   52   T+  pp   0.0152  2.8300  1.8301  342.3  222.5  102.7   24S  129W
03851 -0409 Dec 22  02:23:37  15584 -29784   57   P   a-  -0.4921  1.9612  0.9490  319.9  190.3    -     23N   30E

03852 -0408 Jun 16  19:41:05  15576 -29778   62   P   t-   0.8168  1.3847  0.3341  312.6  133.9    -     23S  128E
03853 -0408 Nov 11  05:36:07  15570 -29773   29   N   -a   1.5368  0.0236 -0.9478   41.1    -      -     18N   22W
03854 -0408 Dec 10  16:17:01  15569 -29772   67   N   a-  -1.1340  0.7644 -0.2102  218.9    -      -     22N  180E
03855 -0407 May 07  06:15:50  15563 -29767   34   N   -t  -1.2466  0.6006 -0.4591  225.9    -      -     16S   31W
03856 -0407 Oct 31  20:20:06  15555 -29761   39   P   -a   0.9192  1.1713  0.1714  268.0   90.6    -     14N  116E
03857 -0406 Apr 26  11:21:26  15547 -29755   44   T   -t  -0.4415  2.0547  1.0409  334.1  202.4   31.7   12S  107W
03858 -0406 Oct 21  05:56:35  15540 -29749   49   T+  -p   0.2467  2.4328  1.3782  352.2  219.3   86.1    9N   27W
03859 -0405 Apr 15  23:33:23  15532 -29743   54   T   a-   0.3312  2.2321  1.2679  318.3  203.6   72.4    7S   71E
03860 -0405 Oct 10  08:22:37  15525 -29737   59   P   t-  -0.4625  2.0575  0.9619  360.0  207.2    -      4N   63W
03861 -0404 Mar 06  08:13:48  15518 -29732   26   N   -a  -1.5019  0.0817 -0.8781   76.4    -      -      6N   56W

03862 -0404 Apr 04  16:04:16  15517 -29731   64   N   a-   1.0425  0.9176 -0.0281  233.9    -      -      3S  175W
03863 -0404 Sep 28  07:43:58  15510 -29725   69   N   t-  -1.1475  0.7968 -0.2912  257.4    -      -      1S   53W
03864 -0403 Feb 23  22:18:43  15503 -29720   36   P   -a  -0.8447  1.3107  0.3054  285.2  121.0    -     11N   94E
03865 -0403 Aug 18  23:27:10  15496 -29714   41   P   -a   0.9653  1.0858  0.0876  264.8   66.6    -     14S   73E
03866 -0402 Feb 13  05:45:30  15488 -29708   46   T-  pp  -0.1325  2.6474  1.5829  363.4  228.3   99.6   15N   17W
03867 -0402 Aug 08  13:54:55  15481 -29702   51   T+  -p   0.2101  2.4497  1.4949  317.0  207.7   89.3   18S  144W
03868 -0401 Feb 02  06:30:34  15473 -29696   56   P   t-   0.5860  1.8309  0.7352  351.2  189.5    -     19N   29W
03869 -0401 Jul 29  06:46:08  15466 -29690   61   P   a-  -0.5100  1.8983  0.9454  302.0  184.3    -     21S   36W
03870 -0400 Jan 22  06:45:29  15458 -29684   66   N   h-   1.2607  0.5826 -0.4927  221.0    -      -     22N   33W
03871 -0400 Jun 18  11:06:01  15452 -29679   33   N   -h   1.3698  0.3519 -0.6629  167.8    -      -     22S  103W

03872 -0400 Jul 17  21:20:54  15451 -29678   71   N   h-  -1.2860  0.4938 -0.4974  189.7    -      -     24S  104E
03873 -0400 Dec 12  00:32:05  15445 -29673   38   P   -a  -0.9010  1.2038  0.2055  269.9   98.4    -     22N   56E


Index to Five Millennium Catolog of Lunar Eclipses

Each link below displays a web page containing 100 years of lunar eclipses. The data for each eclipse includes the date and time of greatest eclipse, Saros series, eclipse type, quincena solar eclipse parameter, gamma, eclipse magnitudes, and eclipse phase durations. Every eclipse also has links to digrams of eclipse geometry and world visibility, and Saros series tables.

Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses
Centuries
-1999 - -1900 -1899 - -1800 -1799 - -1700 -1699 - -1600 -1599 - -1500
-1499 - -1400 -1399 - -1300 -1299 - -1200 -1199 - -1100 -1099 - -1000
-0999 - -0900 -0899 - -0800 -0799 - -0700 -0699 - -0600 -0599 - -0500
-0499 - -0400 -0399 - -0300 -0299 - -0200 -0199 - -0100 -0099 - -0000
0001 - 0100 0101 - 0200 0201 - 0300 0301 - 0400 0401 - 0500
0501 - 0600 0601 - 0700 0701 - 0800 0801 - 0900 0901 - 1000
1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500
1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900 1901-2000
2001-2100 2101-2200 2201-2300 2301-2400 2401-2500
2501-2600 2601-2700 2701-2800 2801-2900 2901-3000

These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000


Calendar

The Gregorian calendar is used for all dates from 1582 Oct 15 onwards. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. For more information on this topic, see Calendar Dates. The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions ). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..


Predictions

Lunar eclipse predictions must take into account the enlargement of Earth's shadows. In this Catalog, Earth's penumbral and umbral shadow sizes have been calculated using Danjon's enlargement method.

The coordinates of the Sun used in the predictions are based on the VSOP87 theory [Bretagnon and Francou, 1988]. The Moon's coordinates are based on the ELP-2000/82 theory [Chapront-Touze and Chapront, 1983]. For more information, see: Solar and Lunar Ephemerides. The revised value used for the Moon's secular acceleration is n-dot = -25.858 arc-sec/cy*cy, as deduced from the Apollo lunar laser ranging experiment (Chapront, Chapront-Touze, and Francou, 2002).

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 ΔT and is determined as follows:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-2006: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. Post-2006: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

A series of polynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -1999 to +3000. The uncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.


Acknowledgments

The data presented here were previously published in:

Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (NASA TP-2009-214172)
Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (NASA TP-2009-214173)

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) "


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