Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 BCE)

During the 6th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 255 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -0599 - -0500
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 255100.0%
PenumbralN 95 37.3%
PartialP 100 39.2%
TotalT 60 23.5%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 6th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 60100.0%
Central 49 81.7%
Non-Central 11 18.3%

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: 64
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 15
                           Number of Years with 5 Lunar Eclipses:  2  ( -559 -512)

                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -0599 Mar 02  &  -0599 Mar 31
                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -0512 Jan 01  &  -0512 Jan 30
                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -0502 Dec 01  &  -0502 Dec 30

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):   -519/ 70 
     3 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):   -581/ 28  -527/ 23  -516/ 24 

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:   -0503 Jul 16    Duration = 01h45m52s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0517 Apr 24    Duration = 00h14m29s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0576 Jun 14    Duration = 03h27m19s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0519 May 15    Duration = 00h04m15s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0594 Nov 27    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8690
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0517 Apr 24    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0089

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0576 Jun 14    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9867
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0519 May 15    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0004

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0574 May 23     Pen. Magnitude = 0.9402
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0581 Sep 06     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0052

A total penumbral eclipse in one in which the entire Moon passes through the penumbra but misses the umbral shadow. No total penumbral eclipses occur during the century.

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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Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses


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: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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

03377 -0599 Mar 02  12:20:32  18618 -32144   23   N   -a   1.2812  0.4850 -0.4712  178.5    -      -     11N  103W
03378 -0599 Mar 31  20:10:02  18617 -32143   61   N   a-  -1.2614  0.5166 -0.4303  183.0    -      -      3S  136E
03379 -0599 Aug 25  22:12:46  18611 -32138   28   N   -t  -1.5348  0.0752 -0.9911   83.3    -      -     15S  105E
03380 -0599 Sep 24  15:00:04  18609 -32137   66   N   t-   1.4016  0.3330 -0.7598  175.0    -      -      1S  149W
03381 -0598 Feb 20  03:16:58  18603 -32132   33   P   -a   0.6088  1.7383  0.7436  307.8  174.3    -     14N   33E
03382 -0598 Aug 15  04:40:06  18596 -32126   38   P   -h  -0.7444  1.4967  0.4874  301.1  149.9    -     17S    8E
03383 -0597 Feb 09  12:14:58  18588 -32120   43   T-  pp  -0.1163  2.6720  1.6177  358.8  226.8  100.2   17N  102W
03384 -0597 Aug 04  18:07:23  18581 -32114   48   T+  pp   0.0158  2.8088  1.8489  322.2  213.3   99.7   19S  166E
03385 -0596 Jan 29  14:00:06  18573 -32108   53   P   t-  -0.8463  1.3527  0.2581  318.9  121.0    -     19N  129W
03386 -0596 Jul 24  10:55:13  18566 -32102   58   P   a-   0.7332  1.4866  0.5382  280.1  148.2    -     21S   86W

03387 -0596 Dec 18  20:40:11  18560 -32097   25   N   -t   1.4399  0.2490 -0.8167  146.5    -      -     25N  127E
03388 -0595 Jan 17  13:37:39  18558 -32096   63   N   t-  -1.5161  0.1188 -0.9660  105.3    -      -     21N  124W
03389 -0595 Jun 14  16:55:52  18552 -32091   30   N   -a  -1.1153  0.8128 -0.1898  240.2    -      -     24S  178W
03390 -0595 Jul 14  02:24:19  18551 -32090   68   N   a-   1.4981  0.0988 -0.8809   86.8    -      -     22S   41E
03391 -0595 Dec 08  05:05:06  18545 -32085   35   P   -a   0.6915  1.5937  0.5848  300.6  158.3    -     23N    0W
03392 -0594 Jun 03  23:19:08  18537 -32079   40   T   -t  -0.3733  2.1995  1.1468  356.6  216.3   60.1   22S   85E
03393 -0594 Nov 27  19:14:40  18530 -32073   45   T+  pp   0.0011  2.8428  1.8690  320.4  210.8   98.1   20N  146E
03394 -0593 May 24  00:17:59  18522 -32067   50   T   t-   0.3938  2.1695  1.1019  362.3  216.8   51.4   19S   71E
03395 -0593 Nov 17  10:47:01  18515 -32061   55   P   a-  -0.6660  1.6274  0.6442  293.1  160.6    -     17N   87W
03396 -0592 May 12  02:50:56  18507 -32055   60   N   t-   1.1376  0.7883 -0.2468  246.8    -      -     15S   33E

03397 -0592 Oct 07  08:21:24  18501 -32050   27   N   -a   1.4675  0.1938 -0.8629  129.2    -      -      4N   51W
03398 -0592 Nov 05  23:02:56  18500 -32049   65   N   a-  -1.3949  0.3142 -0.7171  157.0    -      -     13N   89E
03399 -0591 Apr 02  03:46:55  18494 -32044   32   P   -a  -0.7637  1.4383  0.4746  282.6  142.7    -      3S   21E
03400 -0591 Sep 26  10:26:19  18486 -32038   37   P   -t   0.8141  1.4115  0.3175  323.2  132.9    -      1S   81W
03401 -0590 Mar 22  20:19:18  18479 -32032   42   T-  pp  -0.0309  2.7753  1.8267  317.6  211.2   98.9    2N  135E
03402 -0590 Sep 15  10:00:53  18471 -32026   47   T+  pp   0.1096  2.6980  1.6162  371.4  232.0  101.7    6S   74W
03403 -0589 Mar 12  12:14:59  18464 -32020   52   P   a-   0.7025  1.5578  0.5800  293.4  156.5    -      7N  103W
03404 -0589 Sep 04  14:32:47  18456 -32014   57   P   a-  -0.6118  1.7498  0.7212  321.3  177.8    -     11S  141W
03405 -0588 Jan 31  08:19:04  18450 -32009   24   N   -t  -1.3608  0.3971 -0.6747  185.5    -      -     18N   44W
03406 -0588 Feb 29  23:04:08  18449 -32008   62   N   t-   1.4929  0.1363 -0.8990  107.5    -      -     11N   95E

03407 -0588 Jul 25  18:02:20  18443 -32003   29   N   -a   1.2849  0.4753 -0.4752  176.9    -      -     20S  167E
03408 -0588 Aug 24  02:26:30  18441 -32002   67   N   a-  -1.2871  0.4828 -0.4906  181.8    -      -     15S   41E
03409 -0587 Jan 19  08:36:22  18435 -31997   34   P   -t  -0.6910  1.6401  0.5409  340.7  167.9    -     21N   49W
03410 -0587 Jul 15  11:01:32  18428 -31991   39   P   -a   0.5747  1.7793  0.8272  297.5  176.3    -     22S   89W
03411 -0586 Jan 08  09:00:11  18420 -31985   44   T+  pp   0.0133  2.8711  1.7966  365.9  230.1  103.7   23N   56W
03412 -0586 Jul 05  01:22:56  18413 -31979   49   T-  pp  -0.1726  2.5376  1.5447  336.7  217.7   95.1   24S   55E
03413 -0586 Dec 28  15:50:05  18406 -31973   54   P   a-   0.7061  1.5723  0.5526  304.0  156.6    -     24N  160W
03414 -0585 Jun 24  09:15:16  18398 -31967   59   P   t-  -0.9786  1.0850  0.0399  283.9   48.0    -     25S   64W
03415 -0585 Nov 18  18:19:31  18392 -31962   26   N   -a  -1.3398  0.3852 -0.5863  160.6    -      -     17N  160E
03416 -0585 Dec 18  05:04:47  18391 -31961   64   N   a-   1.3364  0.3944 -0.5830  163.7    -      -     25N    0E

03417 -0584 May 13  20:09:24  18385 -31956   31   N   -t   1.0784  0.9109 -0.1521  271.0    -      -     16S  133E
03418 -0584 Nov 07  09:25:57  18377 -31950   36   P   -a  -0.7071  1.5574  0.5636  293.1  153.8    -     14N   68W
03419 -0583 May 03  00:18:12  18370 -31944   41   T   pp   0.2792  2.3563  1.3354  346.3  217.8   82.9   13S   71E
03420 -0583 Oct 27  20:01:50  18362 -31938   46   T-  pp  -0.0245  2.8367  1.7896  352.7  224.5  102.0   11N  133E
03421 -0582 Apr 22  11:36:24  18355 -31932   51   P   a-  -0.4934  1.9369  0.9678  311.4  189.5    -     10S   98W
03422 -0582 Oct 16  23:24:02  18347 -31926   56   P   t-   0.6935  1.6326  0.5391  336.9  166.3    -      7N   83E
03423 -0581 Mar 13  20:19:31  18341 -31921   23   N   -a   1.3274  0.3991 -0.5551  163.4    -      -      7N  135E
03424 -0581 Apr 12  03:49:35  18340 -31920   61   N   a-  -1.2003  0.6273 -0.3169  199.3    -      -      7S   19E
03425 -0581 Sep 06  05:35:49  18334 -31915   28   Ne  -t  -1.5732  0.0052 -1.0622   22.0    -      -     11S    7W
03426 -0581 Oct 05  22:39:23  18333 -31914   66   N   t-   1.3760  0.3809 -0.7138  186.2    -      -      3N   94E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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

03427 -0580 Mar 02  11:10:26  18326 -31909   33   P   -a   0.6513  1.6600  0.6655  304.6  167.6    -     10N   87W
03428 -0580 Aug 25  12:20:21  18319 -31903   38   P   -a  -0.7879  1.4167  0.4076  294.7  138.3    -     14S  108W
03429 -0579 Feb 19  19:52:35  18312 -31897   43   T-  pp  -0.0799  2.7386  1.6845  360.3  228.3  102.3   13N  143E
03430 -0579 Aug 15  01:58:11  18304 -31891   48   T-  pp  -0.0351  2.7738  1.8129  321.7  212.7   99.2   17S   47E
03431 -0578 Feb 08  21:28:32  18297 -31885   53   P   t-  -0.8150  1.4089  0.3169  323.4  133.0    -     16N  118E
03432 -0578 Aug 04  18:40:50  18289 -31879   58   P   a-   0.6777  1.5901  0.6382  286.5  159.0    -     19S  156E
03433 -0578 Dec 30  04:54:47  18283 -31874   25   N   -t   1.4418  0.2431 -0.8180  144.2    -      -     25N    4E
03434 -0577 Jan 28  21:22:38  18282 -31873   63   N   t-  -1.4916  0.1611 -0.9186  121.7    -      -     19N  119E
03435 -0577 Jun 25  23:53:44  18276 -31868   30   N   -a  -1.1947  0.6695 -0.3379  222.2    -      -     25S   77E
03436 -0577 Jul 25  09:47:47  18274 -31867   68   N   a-   1.4410  0.2064 -0.7789  124.8    -      -     20S   71W

03437 -0577 Dec 19  13:45:23  18268 -31862   35   P   -a   0.6911  1.5925  0.5872  299.4  158.2    -     24N  130W
03438 -0576 Jun 14  05:47:17  18261 -31856   40   P   -t  -0.4598  2.0424  0.9867  352.2  207.3    -     23S   12W
03439 -0576 Dec 08  04:07:19  18253 -31850   45   T+  pp   0.0020  2.8405  1.8677  320.1  210.6   98.1   22N   13E
03440 -0575 Jun 03  06:37:20  18246 -31844   50   T   tp   0.3053  2.3315  1.2647  366.8  224.6   78.3   21S   25W
03441 -0575 Nov 27  19:36:50  18239 -31838   55   P   a-  -0.6668  1.6270  0.6417  293.7  160.6    -     20N  140E
03442 -0574 May 23  09:31:34  18231 -31832   60   N   t-   1.0537  0.9402 -0.0910  264.2    -      -     18S   69W
03443 -0574 Oct 18  16:26:07  18225 -31827   27   N   -a   1.4846  0.1652 -0.8969  120.0    -      -      9N  174W
03444 -0574 Nov 17  07:33:31  18224 -31826   65   N   a-  -1.3971  0.3121 -0.7231  157.1    -      -     16N   40W
03445 -0573 Apr 13  11:18:58  18218 -31821   32   P   -a  -0.8241  1.3252  0.3660  273.9  127.1    -      7S   94W
03446 -0573 Oct 07  18:05:34  18210 -31815   37   P   -t   0.8372  1.3712  0.2733  320.6  124.2    -      4N  162E

03447 -0572 Apr 02  04:03:37  18203 -31809   42   T-  pp  -0.0890  2.6677  1.7212  317.1  210.7   97.5    2S   16E
03448 -0572 Sep 25  17:37:16  18196 -31803   47   T+  pp   0.1383  2.6461  1.5629  370.3  230.6   99.5    1S  170E
03449 -0571 Mar 22  19:57:06  18188 -31797   52   P   a-   0.6525  1.6494  0.6716  299.4  166.4    -      2N  139E
03450 -0571 Sep 14  22:24:32  18181 -31791   57   P   a-  -0.5775  1.8126  0.7841  323.4  182.8    -      6S   99E
03451 -0570 Feb 10  15:57:04  18175 -31786   24   N   -t  -1.3943  0.3353 -0.7357  171.8    -      -     15N  159W
03452 -0570 Mar 12  06:30:25  18173 -31785   62   N   t-   1.4505  0.2142 -0.8211  134.3    -      -      7N   18W
03453 -0570 Aug 06  01:49:16  18167 -31780   29   N   -a   1.3366  0.3812 -0.5708  159.7    -      -     18S   49E
03454 -0570 Sep 04  10:30:12  18166 -31779   67   N   a-  -1.2473  0.5561 -0.4180  193.3    -      -     11S   81W
03455 -0569 Jan 30  16:12:10  18160 -31774   34   P   -t  -0.7161  1.5923  0.4964  337.2  162.0    -     19N  163W
03456 -0569 Jul 26  18:38:05  18152 -31768   39   P   -a   0.6374  1.6662  0.7101  292.8  166.8    -     21S  157E

03457 -0568 Jan 19  16:58:05  18145 -31762   44   T-  pp  -0.0026  2.8880  1.8189  364.4  229.7  103.8   22N  175W
03458 -0568 Jul 15  08:34:55  18138 -31756   49   T-  pp  -0.1037  2.6669  1.6684  339.7  220.4   99.8   23S   53W
03459 -0567 Jan 08  00:17:34  18130 -31750   54   P   a-   0.6957  1.5888  0.5741  303.7  158.6    -     24N   74E
03460 -0567 Jul 04  15:54:22  18123 -31744   59   P   t-  -0.9025  1.2271  0.1774  298.4   99.5    -     25S  164W
03461 -0567 Nov 29  03:13:54  18117 -31739   26   N   -a  -1.3401  0.3847 -0.5870  160.5    -      -     19N   25E
03462 -0567 Dec 28  13:52:25  18116 -31738   64   N   a-   1.3310  0.4029 -0.5719  165.0    -      -     25N  131W
03463 -0566 May 25  02:32:38  18109 -31733   31   N   -t   1.1626  0.7554 -0.3054  250.2    -      -     18S   36E
03464 -0566 Nov 18  18:10:36  18102 -31727   36   P   -a  -0.7106  1.5524  0.5556  293.7  153.2    -     17N  160E
03465 -0565 May 14  07:08:35  18095 -31721   41   T   -p   0.3576  2.2100  1.1938  340.9  211.4   66.0   16S   34W
03466 -0565 Nov 08  04:22:55  18087 -31715   46   T-  pp  -0.0301  2.8287  1.7770  354.2  225.0  102.0   15N    7E

03467 -0564 May 02  18:55:07  18080 -31709   51   T   a-  -0.4198  2.0698  1.1050  314.9  197.0   47.9   14S  150E
03468 -0564 Oct 27  07:18:49  18072 -31703   56   P   t-   0.6817  1.6562  0.5590  339.2  169.1    -     12N   38W
03469 -0563 Mar 24  04:10:03  18066 -31698   23   N   -a   1.3803  0.3013 -0.6514  143.4    -      -      3N   16E
03470 -0563 Apr 22  11:24:14  18065 -31697   61   N   a-  -1.1351  0.7459 -0.1963  214.6    -      -     11S   97W
03471 -0563 Oct 16  06:26:13  18058 -31691   66   N   t-   1.3559  0.4183 -0.6777  194.3    -      -      8N   24W
03472 -0562 Mar 13  18:54:07  18052 -31686   33   P   -a   0.7012  1.5685  0.5739  300.4  158.4    -      6N  155E
03473 -0562 Sep 05  20:11:14  18044 -31680   38   P   -a  -0.8234  1.3516  0.3425  289.1  127.7    -     10S  133E
03474 -0561 Mar 03  03:18:46  18037 -31674   43   T-  pp  -0.0349  2.8210  1.7674  361.7  229.5  104.0    9N   29E
03475 -0561 Aug 26  09:57:21  18030 -31668   48   T-  pp  -0.0794  2.6932  1.7310  320.9  211.8   97.9   13S   74W
03476 -0560 Feb 20  04:46:04  18022 -31662   53   P   t-  -0.7748  1.4812  0.3922  328.8  146.4    -     13N    8E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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

03477 -0560 Aug 15  02:33:41  18015 -31656   58   P   a-   0.6285  1.6824  0.7267  292.0  167.3    -     16S   37E
03478 -0559 Jan 09  13:03:41  18009 -31651   25   N   -t   1.4491  0.2271 -0.8287  139.1    -      -     24N  118W
03479 -0559 Feb 08  04:57:58  18008 -31650   63   N   t-  -1.4586  0.2188 -0.8552  140.7    -      -     16N    5E
03480 -0559 Jul 06  06:53:57  18001 -31645   30   N   -h  -1.2711  0.5320 -0.4807  201.7    -      -     25S   29W
03481 -0559 Aug 04  17:17:31  18000 -31644   68   N   h-   1.3894  0.3040 -0.6871  150.8    -      -     18S  176E
03482 -0559 Dec 29  22:23:12  17994 -31639   35   P   -a   0.6938  1.5855  0.5844  298.0  157.5    -     24N  101E
03483 -0558 Jun 25  12:15:47  17987 -31633   40   P   -t  -0.5451  1.8876  0.8285  346.6  195.9    -     24S  110W
03484 -0558 Dec 19  12:59:22  17979 -31627   45   T+  pp   0.0037  2.8367  1.8654  319.8  210.6   98.1   24N  120W
03485 -0557 Jun 14  12:56:46  17972 -31621   50   T+  pp   0.2163  2.4946  1.4282  369.9  230.1   93.4   23S  121W
03486 -0557 Dec 09  04:26:52  17965 -31615   55   P   a-  -0.6685  1.6246  0.6378  294.2  160.5    -     22N    7E

03487 -0556 Jun 02  16:11:56  17957 -31609   60   P   t-   0.9684  1.0951  0.0672  279.4   61.1    -     20S  170W
03488 -0556 Oct 29  00:36:46  17951 -31604   27   N   -a   1.4960  0.1467 -0.9203  113.7    -      -     13N   62E
03489 -0556 Nov 27  16:05:44  17950 -31603   65   N   a-  -1.4014  0.3060 -0.7326  156.2    -      -     19N  169W
03490 -0555 Apr 23  18:47:12  17944 -31598   32   P   -a  -0.8882  1.2056  0.2504  264.0  106.7    -     11S  152E
03491 -0555 Oct 18  01:51:10  17936 -31592   37   P   -t   0.8547  1.3407  0.2394  318.6  116.9    -      8N   44E
03492 -0554 Apr 13  11:43:42  17929 -31586   42   T-  -p  -0.1506  2.5539  1.6090  316.2  209.4   94.4    7S  101W
03493 -0554 Oct 07  01:22:13  17922 -31580   47   T+  pp   0.1606  2.6058  1.5217  369.2  229.4   97.4    3N   52E
03494 -0553 Apr 03  03:31:45  17914 -31574   52   P   a-   0.5971  1.7512  0.7732  305.5  176.1    -      2S   23E
03495 -0553 Sep 26  06:25:23  17907 -31568   57   P   a-  -0.5500  1.8630  0.8346  324.7  186.4    -      2S   23W
03496 -0552 Feb 21  23:24:53  17901 -31563   24   N   -t  -1.4350  0.2601 -0.8100  152.7    -      -     12N   87E

03497 -0552 Mar 22  13:46:39  17900 -31562   62   N   t-   1.4007  0.3058 -0.7298  159.6    -      -      3N  129W
03498 -0552 Aug 16  09:44:13  17894 -31557   29   N   -a   1.3819  0.2990 -0.6549  142.5    -      -     15S   71W
03499 -0552 Sep 14  18:43:09  17892 -31556   67   N   a-  -1.2149  0.6161 -0.3589  201.9    -      -      7S  154E
03500 -0551 Feb 09  23:37:28  17886 -31551   34   P   -t  -0.7495  1.5291  0.4370  332.5  153.4    -     16N   85E
03501 -0551 Aug 06  02:22:10  17879 -31545   39   P   -a   0.6933  1.5660  0.6054  288.2  156.9    -     18S   40E
03502 -0550 Jan 30  00:48:18  17872 -31539   44   T-  pp  -0.0252  2.8436  1.7803  362.7  229.2  103.6   19N   67E
03503 -0550 Jul 26  15:51:20  17864 -31533   49   T-  pp  -0.0395  2.7876  1.7833  342.1  221.9  102.1   21S  163W
03504 -0549 Jan 19  08:39:30  17857 -31527   54   P   a-   0.6802  1.6144  0.6051  303.9  161.6    -     22N   52W
03505 -0549 Jul 15  22:36:32  17850 -31521   59   P   t-  -0.8295  1.3634  0.3089  311.0  129.1    -     24S   95E
03506 -0549 Dec 10  12:07:26  17844 -31516   26   N   -a  -1.3416  0.3818 -0.5897  160.0    -      -     21N  108W

03507 -0548 Jan 08  22:34:35  17842 -31515   64   N   a-   1.3210  0.4196 -0.5520  167.9    -      -     25N   98E
03508 -0548 Jun 04  08:54:40  17836 -31510   31   N   -t   1.2477  0.5983 -0.4608  225.6    -      -     21S   61W
03509 -0548 Nov 29  02:56:38  17829 -31504   36   P   -a  -0.7127  1.5500  0.5506  294.5  153.0    -     20N   28E
03510 -0547 May 24  13:58:32  17822 -31498   41   T   -t   0.4374  2.0616  1.0493  334.6  203.1   34.8   19S  137W
03511 -0547 Nov 18  12:46:21  17814 -31492   46   T-  pp  -0.0330  2.8254  1.7698  355.7  225.5  102.1   18N  120W
03512 -0546 May 14  02:12:20  17807 -31486   51   T   a-  -0.3442  2.2069  1.2457  317.8  203.0   69.9   17S   39E
03513 -0546 Nov 07  15:18:48  17800 -31480   56   P   t-   0.6744  1.6710  0.5708  340.8  170.7    -     15N  159W
03514 -0545 Apr 04  11:52:54  17794 -31475   23   N   -a   1.4393  0.1925 -0.7590  115.9    -      -      2S  102W
03515 -0545 May 03  18:53:36  17792 -31474   61   N   a-  -1.0655  0.8729 -0.0678  229.0    -      -     15S  149E
03516 -0545 Oct 27  14:21:12  17785 -31468   66   N   t-   1.3418  0.4447 -0.6521  199.6    -      -     12N  145W

03517 -0544 Mar 24  02:28:40  17779 -31463   33   P   -a   0.7578  1.4649  0.4699  294.9  146.2    -      2N   39E
03518 -0544 Sep 16  04:11:56  17772 -31457   38   P   -a  -0.8519  1.2993  0.2902  284.2  118.0    -      6S   11E
03519 -0543 Mar 13  10:34:57  17764 -31451   43   T+  pp   0.0177  2.8524  1.7991  362.8  230.3  104.5    5N   82W
03520 -0543 Sep 05  18:05:26  17757 -31445   48   T-  -p  -0.1167  2.6255  1.6618  320.1  210.7   96.0    9S  163E
03521 -0542 Mar 02  11:55:56  17750 -31439   53   P   t-  -0.7281  1.5652  0.4794  334.5  159.7    -      9N  101W
03522 -0542 Aug 26  10:32:35  17743 -31433   58   P   a-   0.5845  1.7652  0.8053  296.6  174.0    -     13S   84W
03523 -0541 Jan 20  21:08:38  17736 -31428   25   N   -t   1.4603  0.2037 -0.8465  131.4    -      -     23N  121E
03524 -0541 Feb 19  12:27:33  17735 -31427   63   N   t-  -1.4200  0.2867 -0.7814  159.4    -      -     12N  109W
03525 -0541 Jul 17  13:57:05  17729 -31422   30   N   -h  -1.3440  0.4010 -0.6174  178.2    -      -     24S  135W
03526 -0541 Aug 16  00:52:44  17728 -31421   68   N   h-   1.3426  0.3930 -0.6043  170.8    -      -     15S   61E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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

03527 -0540 Jan 10  06:56:03  17722 -31416   35   P   -a   0.7011  1.5697  0.5733  296.0  155.9    -     24N   27W
03528 -0540 Jul 05  18:47:26  17715 -31410   40   P   -t  -0.6270  1.7392  0.6763  340.0  182.0    -     24S  152E
03529 -0540 Dec 29  21:47:00  17707 -31404   45   T+  pp   0.0093  2.8255  1.8561  319.5  210.6   98.1   24N  109E
03530 -0539 Jun 24  19:21:28  17700 -31398   50   T+  pp   0.1312  2.6508  1.5843  371.7  233.4  101.8   24S  142E
03531 -0539 Dec 19  13:13:01  17693 -31392   55   P   a-  -0.6674  1.6272  0.6394  295.0  161.0    -     23N  124W
03532 -0538 Jun 13  22:57:11  17685 -31386   60   P   t-   0.8855  1.2457  0.2207  291.9  108.0    -     22S   88E
03533 -0538 Nov 09  08:50:28  17679 -31381   27   N   -a   1.5044  0.1334 -0.9379  109.0    -      -     17N   62W
03534 -0538 Dec 09  00:36:08  17678 -31380   65   N   a-  -1.4049  0.3010 -0.7403  155.6    -      -     21N   64E
03535 -0537 May 05  02:11:03  17672 -31375   32   P   -a  -0.9565  1.0786  0.1268  252.5   77.1    -     15S   39E
03536 -0537 Oct 29  09:43:55  17665 -31369   37   P   -t   0.8663  1.3209  0.2169  317.4  111.7    -     12N   76W

03537 -0536 Apr 23  19:16:29  17657 -31363   42   T-  -p  -0.2184  2.4290  1.4851  314.6  207.0   88.7   11S  144E
03538 -0536 Oct 17  09:16:58  17650 -31357   47   T+  pp   0.1754  2.5788  1.4943  368.1  228.3   95.8    7N   68W
03539 -0535 Apr 13  10:57:01  17643 -31351   52   P   a-   0.5345  1.8664  0.8876  311.8  185.5    -      6S   90W
03540 -0535 Oct 06  14:36:48  17636 -31345   57   P   a-  -0.5302  1.8992  0.8713  325.3  188.6    -      2N  148W
03541 -0534 Mar 04  06:42:30  17630 -31340   24   N   -t  -1.4829  0.1718 -0.8972  125.3    -      -      8N   24W
03542 -0534 Apr 02  20:53:22  17628 -31339   62   N   t-   1.3440  0.4100 -0.6261  183.7    -      -      1S  122E
03543 -0534 Aug 27  17:46:12  17622 -31334   29   N   -a   1.4218  0.2269 -0.7292  124.9    -      -     11S  167E
03544 -0534 Sep 26  03:04:05  17621 -31333   67   N   a-  -1.1886  0.6648 -0.3111  208.3    -      -      3S   26E
03545 -0533 Feb 21  06:55:22  17615 -31328   34   P   -t  -0.7889  1.4548  0.3668  326.6  142.0    -     12N   26W
03546 -0533 Aug 17  10:11:30  17608 -31322   39   P   -a   0.7441  1.4751  0.5098  283.7  146.4    -     15S   79W

03547 -0532 Feb 10  08:31:35  17600 -31316   44   T-  pp  -0.0544  2.7869  1.7298  360.8  228.5  103.0   16N   50W
03548 -0532 Aug 05  23:12:29  17593 -31310   49   T+  pp   0.0198  2.8270  1.8164  344.1  222.6  102.4   19S   86E
03549 -0531 Jan 29  16:55:54  17586 -31304   54   P   a-   0.6596  1.6494  0.6458  304.5  165.4    -     20N  176W
03550 -0531 Jul 26  05:23:45  17579 -31298   59   P   t-  -0.7609  1.4919  0.4322  321.7  150.3    -     22S    7W
03551 -0531 Dec 20  20:58:38  17573 -31293   26   N   -a  -1.3451  0.3750 -0.5958  158.7    -      -     22N  119E
03552 -0530 Jan 19  07:11:40  17571 -31292   64   N   a-   1.3071  0.4435 -0.5249  171.9    -      -     23N   31W
03553 -0530 Jun 15  15:20:58  17565 -31287   31   N   -t   1.3294  0.4476 -0.6101  197.5    -      -     22S  158W
03554 -0530 Jul 15  06:08:51  17564 -31286   69   N   t-  -1.5124  0.1200 -0.9536  106.9    -      -     24S   19W
03555 -0530 Dec 10  11:41:22  17558 -31281   36   P   -a  -0.7153  1.5463  0.5448  295.1  152.7    -     22N  103W
03556 -0529 Jun 04  20:49:51  17551 -31275   41   P   -t   0.5169  1.9139  0.9052  327.3  193.0    -     21S  119E

03557 -0529 Nov 29  21:09:48  17544 -31269   46   T-  pp  -0.0351  2.8233  1.7645  357.0  226.1  102.2   21N  114E
03558 -0528 May 24  09:29:11  17536 -31263   51   T-  p-  -0.2677  2.3457  1.3875  319.9  207.6   83.4   20S   71W
03559 -0528 Nov 17  23:20:21  17529 -31257   56   P   t-   0.6689  1.6822  0.5798  342.1  172.0    -     19N   80E
03560 -0527 Apr 14  19:28:57  17523 -31252   23   Ne  -a   1.5033  0.0747 -0.8762   73.1    -      -      6S  142E
03561 -0527 May 14  02:20:49  17522 -31251   61   P   a-  -0.9942  1.0034  0.0635  242.2   54.4    -     18S   35E
03562 -0527 Nov 06  22:21:34  17515 -31245   66   N   t-   1.3319  0.4628 -0.6339  203.0    -      -     16N   94E
03563 -0526 Apr 04  09:54:21  17508 -31240   33   P   -a   0.8209  1.3495  0.3538  287.9  129.5    -      2S   74W
03564 -0526 Sep 27  12:21:37  17501 -31234   38   P   -a  -0.8738  1.2590  0.2501  280.2  109.9    -      2S  114W
03565 -0525 Mar 24  17:40:25  17494 -31228   43   T+  pp   0.0782  2.7412  1.6882  363.3  230.3  103.3    1N  170E
03566 -0525 Sep 17  02:22:22  17487 -31222   48   T-  -p  -0.1470  2.5709  1.6054  319.3  209.5   94.0    5S   37E

03567 -0524 Mar 12  18:53:29  17479 -31216   53   P   t-  -0.6714  1.6676  0.5851  340.8  173.4    -      5N  152E
03568 -0524 Sep 05  18:40:22  17472 -31210   58   P   a-   0.5483  1.8338  0.8696  300.3  179.0    -      9S  152E
03569 -0523 Jan 31  05:06:01  17466 -31205   25   N   -t   1.4782  0.1678 -0.8762  119.1    -      -     20N    1E
03570 -0523 Mar 01  19:47:32  17465 -31204   63   N   t-  -1.3729  0.3701 -0.6919  179.0    -      -      9N  139E
03571 -0523 Jul 27  21:04:52  17459 -31199   30   N   -h  -1.4118  0.2796 -0.7448  151.2    -      -     22S  118E
03572 -0523 Aug 26  08:35:01  17458 -31198   68   N   h-   1.3023  0.4701 -0.5336  186.3    -      -     12S   56W
03573 -0522 Jan 20  15:23:38  17452 -31193   35   P   -a   0.7133  1.5448  0.5533  293.4  153.3    -     22N  154W
03574 -0522 Jul 17  01:23:12  17444 -31187   40   P   -t  -0.7048  1.5985  0.5315  332.6  165.5    -     23S   52E
03575 -0521 Jan 10  06:31:20  17437 -31181   45   T+  pp   0.0175  2.8092  1.8420  319.2  210.6   98.2   23N   22W
03576 -0521 Jul 06  01:48:34  17430 -31175   50   T+  pp   0.0477  2.8042  1.7374  372.4  234.9  105.7   24S   45E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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

03577 -0521 Dec 30  21:56:48  17423 -31169   55   P   a-  -0.6649  1.6320  0.6436  296.0  161.8    -     23N  105E
03578 -0520 Jun 24  05:45:32  17416 -31163   60   P   t-   0.8039  1.3943  0.3716  302.5  136.6    -     23S   15W
03579 -0520 Nov 19  17:06:24  17409 -31158   27   N   -h   1.5102  0.1245 -0.9503  105.7    -      -     20N  173E
03580 -0520 Dec 19  09:03:50  17408 -31157   65   N   h-  -1.4070  0.2981 -0.7452  155.4    -      -     22N   63W
03581 -0519 May 15  09:33:45  17402 -31152   32   P   -a  -1.0261  0.9494  0.0004  239.6    4.3    -     18S   73W
03582 -0519 Jun 13  16:58:32  17401 -31151   70   Nb  a-   1.5034  0.0832 -0.8849   79.0    -      -     21S  176E
03583 -0519 Nov 08  17:41:07  17395 -31146   37   P   -t   0.8742  1.3074  0.2014  316.5  108.0    -     16N  164E
03584 -0518 May 05  02:46:09  17388 -31140   42   T   -p  -0.2884  2.3002  1.3567  312.5  203.5   79.9   14S   29E
03585 -0518 Oct 28  17:17:19  17381 -31134   47   T+  pp   0.1860  2.5591  1.4748  367.1  227.4   94.5   12N  170E
03586 -0517 Apr 24  18:16:43  17373 -31128   52   T   a-   0.4681  1.9889  1.0089  317.8  194.1   14.5   10S  158E

03587 -0517 Oct 17  22:55:30  17366 -31122   57   P   a-  -0.5160  1.9248  0.8977  325.3  190.0    -      7N   86E
03588 -0516 Mar 14  13:48:42  17360 -31117   24   Ne  -t  -1.5386  0.0690 -0.9989   80.3    -      -      3N  132W
03589 -0516 Apr 13  03:50:34  17359 -31116   62   N   t-   1.2805  0.5269 -0.5101  206.6    -      -      6S   15E
03590 -0516 Sep 07  01:57:13  17353 -31111   29   N   -a   1.4545  0.1680 -0.7905  108.1    -      -      7S   42E
03591 -0516 Oct 06  11:33:32  17352 -31110   67   N   a-  -1.1692  0.7009 -0.2759  212.8    -      -      2N  103W
03592 -0515 Mar 03  14:03:00  17346 -31105   34   P   -t  -0.8362  1.3658  0.2820  319.1  126.0    -      8N  135W
03593 -0515 Aug 27  18:08:42  17338 -31099   39   P   -a   0.7878  1.3974  0.4270  279.5  135.9    -     12S  160E
03594 -0514 Feb 20  16:06:46  17331 -31093   44   T-  pp  -0.0908  2.7169  1.6661  358.7  227.4  101.7   13N  165W
03595 -0514 Aug 17  06:40:42  17324 -31087   49   T+  pp   0.0721  2.7342  1.7171  345.6  222.6  101.3   16S   27W
03596 -0513 Feb 10  01:04:34  17317 -31081   54   P   a-   0.6320  1.6971  0.6995  305.8  170.2    -     17N   61E

03597 -0513 Aug 06  12:16:33  17310 -31075   59   P   t-  -0.6974  1.6111  0.5460  330.9  166.2    -     20S  111W
03598 -0512 Jan 01  05:46:22  17304 -31070   26   N   -a  -1.3515  0.3628 -0.6069  156.3    -      -     22N   13W
03599 -0512 Jan 30  15:41:34  17302 -31069   64   N   a-   1.2875  0.4778 -0.4870  177.5    -      -     21N  159W
03600 -0512 Jun 25  21:50:22  17296 -31064   31   N   -t   1.4085  0.3020 -0.7548  164.1    -      -     22S  104E
03601 -0512 Jul 25  12:46:13  17295 -31063   69   N   t-  -1.4403  0.2532 -0.8224  153.4    -      -     23S  119W
03602 -0512 Dec 20  20:23:10  17289 -31058   36   P   -a  -0.7196  1.5391  0.5361  295.5  152.1    -     23N  127E
03603 -0511 Jun 15  03:44:34  17282 -31052   41   P   -t   0.5943  1.7704  0.7647  319.3  181.2    -     23S   14E
03604 -0511 Dec 10  05:32:55  17275 -31046   46   T-  pp  -0.0362  2.8225  1.7612  358.3  226.6  102.4   23N   12W
03605 -0510 Jun 04  16:46:12  17268 -31040   51   T-  p-  -0.1907  2.4858  1.5299  321.3  210.9   92.2   22S  178E
03606 -0510 Nov 29  07:24:10  17260 -31034   56   P   t-   0.6655  1.6891  0.5854  343.0  172.9    -     21N   41W

03607 -0509 May 25  09:45:33  17253 -31028   61   P   a-  -0.9209  1.1378  0.1980  254.2   94.4    -     20S   77W
03608 -0509 Nov 18  06:26:56  17246 -31022   66   N   t-   1.3250  0.4751 -0.6209  205.1    -      -     19N   28W
03609 -0508 Apr 14  17:11:18  17240 -31017   33   P   -a   0.8903  1.2228  0.2259  279.0  105.8    -      6S  174E
03610 -0508 Oct 07  20:40:46  17233 -31011   38   P   -a  -0.8890  1.2311  0.2224  277.1  103.7    -      3N  120E
03611 -0507 Apr 04  00:37:41  17226 -31005   43   T+  pp   0.1448  2.6190  1.5661  363.2  229.2   99.7    3S   64E
03612 -0507 Sep 27  10:46:53  17218 -30999   48   T-  -p  -0.1713  2.5271  1.5600  318.5  208.4   92.0    1S   91W
03613 -0506 Mar 24  01:44:46  17211 -30993   53   P   t-  -0.6093  1.7799  0.7007  347.0  186.2    -      1N   47E
03614 -0506 Sep 17  02:55:15  17204 -30987   58   P   a-   0.5183  1.8910  0.9224  303.5  182.9    -      4S   27E
03615 -0505 Feb 11  12:57:12  17198 -30982   25   N   -t   1.5016  0.1215 -0.9161  101.3    -      -     17N  117W
03616 -0505 Mar 13  03:00:44  17197 -30981   63   N   t-  -1.3192  0.4655 -0.5904  198.2    -      -      5N   29E

03617 -0505 Aug 08  04:17:39  17191 -30976   30   N   -h  -1.4745  0.1678 -0.8629  118.9    -      -     20S    8E
03618 -0505 Sep 06  16:24:10  17190 -30975   68   N   h-   1.2682  0.5360 -0.4740  198.6    -      -      8S  175W
03619 -0504 Jan 31  23:44:46  17184 -30970   35   P   -a   0.7317  1.5085  0.5222  290.1  149.3    -     20N   80E
03620 -0504 Jul 27  08:05:25  17176 -30964   40   P   -t  -0.7768  1.4686  0.3972  324.6  146.4    -     22S   49W
03621 -0503 Jan 20  15:07:50  17169 -30958   45   T+  pp   0.0327  2.7802  1.8155  318.9  210.5   98.1   21N  152W
03622 -0503 Jul 16  08:24:17  17162 -30952   50   T-  pp  -0.0296  2.8377  1.7702  372.0  234.7  105.9   23S   54W
03623 -0502 Jan 10  06:34:14  17155 -30946   55   P   a-  -0.6574  1.6459  0.6573  297.4  163.5    -     22N   24W
03624 -0502 Jul 05  12:39:56  17148 -30940   60   P   h-   0.7258  1.5367  0.5159  311.1  156.8    -     23S  119W
03625 -0502 Dec 01  01:22:09  17142 -30935   27   N   -h   1.5157  0.1159 -0.9617  102.4    -      -     23N   49E
03626 -0502 Dec 30  17:26:31  17141 -30934   65   N   h-  -1.4057  0.3013 -0.7436  156.7    -      -     22N  171E

03627 -0501 May 26  16:54:48  17135 -30929   32   N   -a  -1.0977  0.8170 -0.1300  224.9    -      -     21S  175E
03628 -0501 Jun 25  00:14:49  17133 -30928   70   N   a-   1.4275  0.2215 -0.7448  126.9    -      -     22S   66E
03629 -0501 Nov 20  01:41:38  17127 -30923   37   P   -t   0.8791  1.2989  0.1918  315.9  105.5    -     19N   43E
03630 -0500 May 15  10:10:36  17119 -30917   42   T   -a  -0.3627  2.1641  1.2203  309.6  198.6   65.8   18S   83W
03631 -0500 Nov 08  01:25:12  17110 -30911   47   T+  pp   0.1913  2.5490  1.4656  366.0  226.6   93.8   15N   47E


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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