Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 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: -0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 BCE)

During the 7th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 253 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -0699 - -0600
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 253100.0%
PenumbralN 91 36.0%
PartialP 102 40.3%
TotalT 60 23.7%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 7th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 60100.0%
Central 50 83.3%
Non-Central 10 16.7%

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: 67
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 14
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 18
                           Number of Years with 5 Lunar Eclipses:  1  ( -624)

                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -0686 May 02  &  -0686 May 31
                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -0675 Apr 01  &  -0675 Apr 30

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


     2 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros):   -671/ 66  -660/ 67 
     2 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):   -668/ 20  -639/ 21 

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


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0644 Aug 13    Duration = 03h31m08s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0658 May 22    Duration = 00h18m12s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0611 May 12    Duration = 06h52m54s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0602 May 03    Duration = 00h19m22s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0630 Nov 06    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8703
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0658 May 22    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0035

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0605 Jul 05    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9502
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0602 May 03    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0015

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0613 Jun 04     Pen. Magnitude = 0.9586
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0671 Aug 12     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0092

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: -0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 BCE )


                                                                                                          Greatest
                      TD of                                                           Eclipse Phase       Eclipse
 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

03124 -0699 Jan 27  04:19:35  20193 -33382  032   P   -a  -0.5246  1.8938  0.8970  313.7  185.6    -     20N   23E
03125 -0699 Jul 23  15:26:44  20185 -33376  037   P   -t   0.5202  1.9359  0.8715  349.1  199.2    -     21S  147W
03126 -0698 Jan 16  19:03:39  20177 -33370  042   T+  p-   0.1768  2.5167  1.5501  317.5  207.7   91.4   22N  162E
03127 -0698 Jul 12  15:55:53  20170 -33364  047   T-  pp  -0.2291  2.4737  1.4021  370.2  229.3   91.4   24S  155W
03128 -0697 Jan 06  10:49:38  20162 -33358  052   P   a-   0.8588  1.2725  0.2915  270.6  114.3    -     24N   76W
03129 -0697 Jul 01  18:53:48  20154 -33352  057   P   t-  -0.9722  1.0901  0.0581  279.5   57.0    -     25S  159E
03130 -0697 Nov 27  07:40:04  20147 -33347  024   N   -a  -1.2783  0.5459 -0.5207  210.9    -      -     19N   33W
03131 -0696 May 21  21:16:22  20140 -33341  029   P   -a   0.8853  1.2099  0.2566  264.5  108.0    -     18S  123E
03132 -0696 Nov 15  09:03:27  20132 -33335  034   P   -t  -0.6315  1.7521  0.6471  347.2  180.1    -     17N   54W
03133 -0695 May 11  14:21:08  20124 -33329  039   T+  -p   0.1387  2.5736  1.6328  316.0  209.8   95.4   16S  133W

03134 -0695 Nov 04  08:14:04  20116 -33323  044   T+  pp   0.0491  2.8142  1.7222  372.6  232.3  103.6   13N   43W
03135 -0694 May 01  06:27:43  20109 -33317  049   P   a-  -0.6205  1.7050  0.7335  302.4  172.5    -     13S   15W
03136 -0694 Oct 24  12:38:06  20101 -33311  054   P   a-   0.7340  1.5303  0.4923  308.2  151.8    -     10N  109W
03137 -0693 Mar 22  03:54:48  20094 -33306  021   N   -t   1.3406  0.4279 -0.6314  192.0    -      -      4N   28E
03138 -0693 Apr 20  17:09:29  20093 -33305  059   N   t-  -1.4388  0.2316 -0.7957  139.4    -      -     10S  175W
03139 -0693 Sep 14  14:13:30  20087 -33300  026   N   -a  -1.2769  0.4961 -0.4666  180.5    -      -      8S  129W
03140 -0693 Oct 14  00:18:26  20085 -33299  064   N   a-   1.3701  0.3359 -0.6481  153.7    -      -      6N   76E
03141 -0692 Mar 10  04:39:09  20079 -33294  031   P   -t   0.6286  1.7462  0.6637  345.3  182.3    -      7N   18E
03142 -0692 Sep 03  06:28:25  20071 -33288  036   P   -a  -0.6016  1.7377  0.7700  297.4  172.0    -     11S   13W
03143 -0691 Feb 27  06:03:50  20063 -33282  041   T-  pp  -0.1144  2.6762  1.6203  361.7  228.5  100.9   11N    3W

03144 -0691 Aug 23  19:45:24  20056 -33276  046   T+  pp   0.1170  2.6488  1.6379  341.4  220.0   98.7   14S  148E
03145 -0690 Feb 16  14:00:54  20048 -33270  051   P   a-  -0.8321  1.3328  0.3295  285.7  124.8    -     14N  122W
03146 -0690 Aug 13  02:21:49  20040 -33264  056   P   t-   0.8915  1.2531  0.1916  302.0  103.3    -     17S   48E
03147 -0689 Jan 07  18:24:31  20034 -33259  023   N   -a   1.1489  0.7333 -0.2339  214.0    -      -     25N  170E
03148 -0689 Feb 06  04:07:44  20032 -33258  061   N   a-  -1.4804  0.1242 -0.8414   93.8    -      -     17N   26E
03149 -0689 Jul 03  11:43:55  20026 -33253  028   N   -t  -1.2332  0.6269 -0.4362  230.7    -      -     25S   93W
03150 -0689 Dec 28  09:32:23  20018 -33247  033   P   -a   0.5003  1.9371  0.9427  312.4  187.0    -     24N   58W
03151 -0688 Jun 21  16:32:27  20010 -33241  038   T   -t  -0.4305  2.0756  1.0606  335.7  204.0   38.4   24S  166W
03152 -0688 Dec 16  19:49:12  20003 -33235  043   T-  pp  -0.1962  2.5239  1.4724  351.4  220.7   92.2   23N  146E
03153 -0687 Jun 11  04:36:57  19995 -33229  048   T   a-   0.3493  2.1979  1.2358  317.9  202.8   68.8   22S   12E

03154 -0687 Dec 05  22:42:47  19987 -33223  053   P   t-  -0.9118  1.2352  0.1356  307.6   88.8    -     21N  101E
03155 -0686 May 02  14:43:22  19981 -33218  020   N   -a  -1.4155  0.2333 -0.7127  126.9    -      -     14S  139W
03156 -0686 May 31  21:18:32  19979 -33217  058   N   a-   1.0720  0.8602 -0.0791  227.6    -      -     20S  122E
03157 -0686 Oct 26  03:24:23  19973 -33212  025   N   -t   1.4422  0.2510 -0.8271  149.3    -      -     11N   29E
03158 -0686 Nov 24  21:39:43  19972 -33211  063   N   t-  -1.5704  0.0274 -1.0737   51.6    -      -     18N  116E
03159 -0685 Apr 22  05:41:36  19965 -33206  030   P   -a  -0.7199  1.5305  0.5433  298.1  155.2    -     10S    3W
03160 -0685 Oct 15  10:01:00  19957 -33200  035   P   -a   0.6898  1.6019  0.5827  306.1  160.3    -      6N   70W
03161 -0684 Apr 10  14:18:17  19950 -33194  040   T+  pp   0.0384  2.8097  1.7658  361.1  230.1  104.5    5S  131W
03162 -0684 Oct 03  23:18:52  19942 -33188  045   T-  pp  -0.0235  2.8010  1.8283  322.1  211.9   98.6    1N   92E
03163 -0683 Mar 30  16:08:39  19934 -33182  050   P   t-   0.8043  1.4207  0.3442  323.2  138.1    -      0S  157W

03164 -0683 Sep 23  15:21:32  19926 -33176  055   P   a-  -0.7035  1.5506  0.5834  285.7  153.4    -      3S  148W
03165 -0682 Feb 18  02:39:50  19920 -33171  022   N   -t  -1.3229  0.4526 -0.5912  191.6    -      -     13N   47E
03166 -0682 Mar 19  16:58:18  19919 -33170  060   N   t-   1.5137  0.1108 -0.9494  100.6    -      -      5N  168W
03167 -0682 Aug 14  17:35:11  19912 -33165  027   N   -a   1.2896  0.5041 -0.5205  197.8    -      -     16S  180E
03168 -0682 Sep 13  05:26:36  19911 -33164  065   N   a-  -1.4399  0.2179 -0.7861  129.2    -      -      8S    1E
03169 -0681 Feb 07  12:32:16  19904 -33159  032   P   -a  -0.5479  1.8481  0.8570  310.4  182.3    -     17N  101W
03170 -0681 Aug 03  22:16:33  19897 -33153  037   P   -t   0.5874  1.8152  0.7457  344.5  188.7    -     19S  109E
03171 -0680 Jan 28  03:35:20  19889 -33147  042   T+  p-   0.1582  2.5493  1.5858  317.4  208.3   92.9   20N   33E
03172 -0680 Jul 22  22:34:06  19881 -33141  047   T-  pp  -0.1552  2.6101  1.5370  372.2  232.5   99.6   22S  105E
03173 -0679 Jan 16  19:23:58  19874 -33135  052   P   a-   0.8476  1.2928  0.3122  272.6  118.1    -     23N  155E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 BCE )


                                                                                                          Greatest
                      TD of                                                           Eclipse Phase       Eclipse
 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

03174 -0679 Jul 12  01:48:08  19866 -33129  057   P   t-  -0.8966  1.2283  0.1976  291.2  102.6    -     24S   55E
03175 -0679 Dec 07  15:59:46  19859 -33124  024   N   -a  -1.2834  0.5378 -0.5312  210.2    -      -     21N  158W
03176 -0678 Jun 02  04:35:57  19852 -33118  029   P   -a   0.9577  1.0759  0.1247  252.5   76.5    -     20S   12E
03177 -0678 Nov 26  17:05:54  19844 -33112  034   P   -t  -0.6365  1.7435  0.6375  347.1  179.2    -     19N  176W
03178 -0677 May 22  21:45:50  19836 -33106  039   T+  -p   0.2139  2.4358  1.4948  314.4  207.3   89.3   18S  114E
03179 -0677 Nov 15  16:21:53  19829 -33100  044   T+  pp   0.0445  2.8222  1.7312  371.8  232.0  103.6   17N  166W
03180 -0676 May 11  13:40:13  19821 -33094  049   P   a-  -0.5465  1.8419  0.8683  310.0  184.0    -     16S  125W
03181 -0676 Nov 03  21:05:09  19813 -33088  054   P   a-   0.7268  1.5427  0.5062  308.0  153.2    -     14N  123E
03182 -0675 Apr 01  10:48:10  19807 -33083  021   N   -t   1.4091  0.3020 -0.7569  163.6    -      -      0S   77W
03183 -0675 Apr 30  23:59:18  19805 -33082  059   N   t-  -1.3679  0.3625 -0.6665  172.9    -      -     14S   81E

03184 -0675 Sep 24  22:38:53  19799 -33077  026   N   -a  -1.2990  0.4566 -0.5081  173.8    -      -      3S  102E
03185 -0675 Oct 24  08:58:29  19798 -33076  064   N   a-   1.3586  0.3569 -0.6271  157.8    -      -     11N   56W
03186 -0674 Mar 21  11:30:25  19791 -33071  031   P   -t   0.6905  1.6308  0.5520  337.9  169.2    -      3N   87W
03187 -0674 Sep 14  14:41:35  19784 -33065  036   P   -a  -0.6335  1.6816  0.7091  295.5  167.0    -      7S  138W
03188 -0673 Mar 10  13:21:49  19776 -33059  041   T-  pp  -0.0640  2.7655  1.7159  360.6  229.0  103.3    7N  115W
03189 -0673 Sep 04  03:30:04  19768 -33053  046   T+  pp   0.0765  2.7265  1.7090  343.7  221.4  100.6   10S   30E
03190 -0672 Feb 27  21:53:30  19760 -33047  051   P   a-  -0.7917  1.4038  0.4067  289.5  136.6    -     10N  118E
03191 -0672 Aug 23  09:32:19  19753 -33041  056   P   t-   0.8414  1.3481  0.2807  311.2  123.8    -     14S   61W
03192 -0671 Jan 18  03:02:42  19746 -33036  023   N   -a   1.1628  0.7067 -0.2585  210.6    -      -     23N   41E
03193 -0671 Feb 16  12:23:12  19745 -33035  061   N   a-  -1.4490  0.1797 -0.7817  112.1    -      -     13N  100W

03194 -0671 Jul 13  18:20:30  19739 -33030  028   N   -t  -1.3065  0.4925 -0.5708  206.8    -      -     24S  167E
03195 -0671 Aug 12  09:59:52  19737 -33029  066   Nb  t-   1.5751  0.0092 -1.0729   30.0    -      -     16S   68W
03196 -0670 Jan 07  18:08:41  19731 -33024  033   P   -a   0.5103  1.9190  0.9241  312.5  186.2    -     24N  173E
03197 -0670 Jul 02  23:30:55  19723 -33018  038   P   -t  -0.5038  1.9401  0.9271  329.2  194.8    -     24S   89E
03198 -0670 Dec 28  04:08:55  19715 -33012  043   T-  pp  -0.1908  2.5346  1.4816  352.8  221.6   93.0   24N   21E
03199 -0669 Jun 22  11:56:15  19708 -33006  048   T   p-   0.2749  2.3336  1.3731  320.1  207.3   82.3   23S   98W
03200 -0669 Dec 17  06:45:36  19700 -33000  053   P   t-  -0.9076  1.2430  0.1429  308.7   91.2    -     22N   19W
03201 -0668 May 12  22:07:14  19694 -32995  020   Ne  -a  -1.4885  0.0998 -0.8469   84.1    -      -     18S  108E
03202 -0668 Jun 11  04:43:12  19692 -32994  058   P   a-   0.9988  0.9948  0.0549  241.3   50.7    -     21S    9E
03203 -0668 Nov 05  11:34:23  19686 -32989  025   N   -t   1.4444  0.2464 -0.8306  147.7    -      -     15N   95W

03204 -0668 Dec 05  05:44:41  19685 -32988  063   N   t-  -1.5652  0.0361 -1.0633   59.0    -      -     20N    5W
03205 -0667 May 02  12:51:31  19678 -32983  030   P   -a  -0.7954  1.3929  0.4038  290.2  137.2    -     14S  112W
03206 -0667 Oct 25  18:29:57  19671 -32977  035   P   -a   0.6950  1.5918  0.5737  304.5  158.8    -     11N  161E
03207 -0666 Apr 21  21:04:40  19663 -32971  040   T-  pp  -0.0372  2.8122  1.7674  362.3  230.8  104.8    9S  125E
03208 -0666 Oct 15  07:57:00  19655 -32965  045   T-  pp  -0.0115  2.8236  1.8500  321.7  211.6   98.5    6N   40W
03209 -0665 Apr 10  22:44:33  19648 -32959  050   P   t-   0.7310  1.5541  0.4800  332.7  159.8    -      4S  101E
03210 -0665 Oct 04  23:51:57  19640 -32953  055   P   a-  -0.6863  1.5840  0.6130  288.2  156.6    -      1N   82E
03211 -0664 Feb 29  10:12:40  19634 -32948  022   N   -t  -1.3596  0.3819 -0.6552  176.3    -      -      9N   68W
03212 -0664 Mar 29  23:53:46  19632 -32947  060   N   t-   1.4481  0.2283 -0.8262  142.4    -      -      1N   85E
03213 -0664 Aug 25  01:05:56  19626 -32942  027   N   -a   1.3389  0.4170 -0.6143  182.3    -      -     12S   65E

03214 -0664 Sep 23  13:34:19  19625 -32941  065   N   a-  -1.4202  0.2570 -0.7531  140.4    -      -      4S  122W
03215 -0663 Feb 17  20:37:27  19618 -32936  032   P   -a  -0.5780  1.7899  0.8046  306.5  177.8    -     14N  137E
03216 -0663 Aug 14  05:13:56  19610 -32930  037   P   -t   0.6475  1.7075  0.6328  339.7  177.5    -     17S    4E
03217 -0662 Feb 07  12:00:48  19603 -32924  042   T+  p-   0.1344  2.5913  1.6310  317.5  209.1   94.6   18N   94W
03218 -0662 Aug 03  05:19:48  19595 -32918  047   T-  pp  -0.0869  2.7361  1.6614  373.2  234.2  104.0   20S    2E
03219 -0661 Jan 28  03:52:26  19587 -32912  052   P   a-   0.8323  1.3208  0.3407  275.2  123.2    -     21N   28E
03220 -0661 Jul 23  08:49:45  19580 -32906  057   P   h-  -0.8258  1.3576  0.3279  300.7  129.3    -     23S   51W
03221 -0661 Dec 19  00:16:45  19573 -32901  024   N   -h  -1.2902  0.5263 -0.5445  208.8    -      -     22N   78E
03222 -0660 Jun 12  11:56:41  19566 -32895  029   N   -a   1.0297  0.9432 -0.0067  239.2    -      -     22S   99W
03223 -0660 Jul 11  19:40:20  19564 -32894  067   Nb  a-  -1.5130  0.0681 -0.9050   71.7    -      -     25S  146E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 BCE )


                                                                                                          Greatest
                      TD of                                                           Eclipse Phase       Eclipse
 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

03224 -0660 Dec 07  01:07:43  19558 -32889  034   P   -t  -0.6417  1.7340  0.6278  346.7  178.2    -     22N   64E
03225 -0659 Jun 02  05:10:26  19550 -32883  039   T   -p   0.2890  2.2983  1.3564  312.2  203.5   79.9   21S    2E
03226 -0659 Nov 26  00:30:37  19543 -32877  044   T+  pp   0.0401  2.8293  1.7401  370.9  231.6  103.6   20N   72E
03227 -0658 May 22  20:51:23  19535 -32871  049   T   a-  -0.4721  1.9797  1.0035  316.8  193.6    9.1   19S  126E
03228 -0658 Nov 15  05:36:02  19527 -32865  054   P   a-   0.7223  1.5499  0.5155  307.3  153.9    -     18N    6W
03229 -0657 Apr 12  17:33:17  19521 -32860  021   N   -t   1.4831  0.1662 -0.8926  123.1    -      -      5S  179E
03230 -0657 May 12  06:43:56  19520 -32859  059   N   t-  -1.2934  0.5004 -0.5309  201.3    -      -     17S   22W
03231 -0657 Oct 06  07:11:32  19513 -32854  026   N   -a  -1.3157  0.4269 -0.5396  168.5    -      -      1N   28W
03232 -0657 Nov 04  17:43:30  19512 -32853  064   N   a-   1.3509  0.3709 -0.6127  160.3    -      -     15N  172E
03233 -0656 Mar 31  18:12:54  19506 -32848  031   P   -t   0.7595  1.5023  0.4272  328.8  151.8    -      1S  170E

03234 -0656 Sep 24  23:02:50  19498 -32842  036   P   -a  -0.6587  1.6378  0.6606  294.1  162.7    -      3S   95E
03235 -0655 Mar 20  20:30:26  19490 -32836  041   T-  pp  -0.0049  2.8709  1.8276  359.1  229.0  104.3    3N  136E
03236 -0655 Sep 14  11:23:51  19483 -32830  046   T+  pp   0.0442  2.7890  1.7650  345.8  222.3  101.5    6S   90W
03237 -0654 Mar 10  05:38:03  19475 -32824  051   P   a-  -0.7435  1.4890  0.4982  293.9  148.7    -      6N    0W
03238 -0654 Sep 03  16:50:41  19468 -32818  056   P   t-   0.7979  1.4308  0.3575  318.8  138.4    -     10S  172W
03239 -0653 Jan 29  11:34:26  19461 -32813  023   N   -a   1.1823  0.6698 -0.2931  205.8    -      -     21N   88W
03240 -0653 Feb 27  20:31:24  19460 -32812  061   N   a-  -1.4115  0.2465 -0.7109  130.2    -      -     10N  137E
03241 -0653 Jul 25  01:04:03  19453 -32807  028   N   -t  -1.3747  0.3677 -0.6961  180.4    -      -     23S   66E
03242 -0653 Aug 23  16:59:48  19452 -32806  066   N   t-   1.5206  0.1107 -0.9744  103.0    -      -     13S  174W
03243 -0652 Jan 19  02:38:56  19446 -32801  033   P   -a   0.5247  1.8926  0.8976  312.2  184.9    -     22N   45E

03244 -0652 Jul 13  06:34:33  19438 -32795  038   P   -t  -0.5737  1.8110  0.7995  322.1  184.4    -     24S   18W
03245 -0651 Jan 07  12:23:33  19431 -32789  043   T-  pp  -0.1820  2.5512  1.4973  354.2  222.6   94.1   23N  102W
03246 -0651 Jul 02  19:19:41  19423 -32783  048   T+  p-   0.2033  2.4646  1.5050  321.5  210.4   90.9   24S  150E
03247 -0651 Dec 27  14:44:25  19415 -32777  053   P   t-  -0.9005  1.2560  0.1563  310.2   95.3    -     23N  139W
03248 -0650 Jun 22  12:11:03  19408 -32771  058   P   a-   0.9282  1.1251  0.1841  253.1   91.1    -     23S  103W
03249 -0650 Nov 16  19:49:08  19401 -32766  025   N   -t   1.4437  0.2468 -0.8285  147.3    -      -     19N  141E
03250 -0650 Dec 16  13:49:32  19400 -32765  063   N   t-  -1.5591  0.0460 -1.0508   66.5    -      -     22N  127W
03251 -0649 May 13  19:57:16  19394 -32760  030   P   -a  -0.8732  1.2514  0.2598  280.7  112.8    -     17S  139E
03252 -0649 Nov 06  03:04:06  19386 -32754  035   P   -a   0.6968  1.5878  0.5711  303.3  158.1    -     15N   32E
03253 -0648 May 02  03:45:08  19378 -32748  040   T-  pp  -0.1170  2.6664  1.6204  362.5  230.0  101.8   13S   23E

03254 -0648 Oct 25  16:40:37  19371 -32742  045   T-  pp  -0.0039  2.8378  1.8636  321.4  211.4   98.4   10N  172W
03255 -0647 Apr 21  05:14:14  19363 -32736  050   P   t-   0.6523  1.6973  0.6253  341.6  178.1    -      9S    2E
03256 -0647 Oct 15  08:28:55  19356 -32730  055   P   a-  -0.6749  1.6067  0.6321  290.0  158.8    -      5N   49W
03257 -0646 Mar 11  17:38:09  19349 -32725  022   N   -t  -1.4027  0.2994 -0.7311  156.6    -      -      5N  179E
03258 -0646 Apr 10  06:44:20  19348 -32724  060   N   t-   1.3774  0.3553 -0.6939  174.9    -      -      4S   19W
03259 -0646 Sep 05  08:43:37  19342 -32719  027   N   -a   1.3815  0.3422 -0.6957  167.0    -      -      9S   51W
03260 -0646 Oct 04  21:47:51  19340 -32718  065   N   a-  -1.4059  0.2862 -0.7298  148.4    -      -      0N  112E
03261 -0645 Mar 01  04:35:19  19334 -32713  032   P   -a  -0.6148  1.7195  0.7399  301.9  172.0    -     10N   16E
03262 -0645 Aug 25  12:19:19  19326 -32707  037   P   -t   0.7004  1.6131  0.5333  334.9  165.9    -     13S  104W
03263 -0644 Feb 18  20:16:34  19319 -32701  042   T+  p-   0.1024  2.6484  1.6914  317.6  209.9   96.4   14N  141E

03264 -0644 Aug 13  12:15:01  19311 -32695  047   T-  pp  -0.0260  2.8489  1.7722  373.4  234.6  105.6   17S  103W
03265 -0643 Feb 07  12:10:50  19303 -32689  052   P   a-   0.8091  1.3628  0.3835  278.8  130.1    -     18N   97W
03266 -0643 Aug 02  16:01:09  19296 -32683  057   P   h-  -0.7618  1.4748  0.4456  308.1  147.6    -     21S  159W
03267 -0643 Dec 29  08:27:48  19289 -32678  024   N   -h  -1.3009  0.5071 -0.5647  205.9    -      -     23N   45W
03268 -0642 Jun 23  19:20:59  19282 -32672  029   N   -a   1.0991  0.8155 -0.1336  225.0    -      -     23S  149E
03269 -0642 Jul 23  03:09:50  19281 -32671  067   N   a-  -1.4476  0.1880 -0.7847  117.5    -      -     23S   33E
03270 -0642 Dec 18  09:08:12  19274 -32666  034   P   -t  -0.6477  1.7226  0.6171  346.1  177.1    -     23N   57W
03271 -0641 Jun 13  12:33:47  19267 -32660  039   T   -a   0.3649  2.1599  1.2164  309.3  198.4   65.3   22S  110W
03272 -0641 Dec 07  08:42:05  19259 -32654  044   T+  pp   0.0374  2.8331  1.7465  369.8  231.2  103.6   22N   52W
03273 -0640 Jun 02  03:58:32  19251 -32648  049   T   p-  -0.3953  2.1222  1.1427  323.0  201.9   55.9   22S   18E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 BCE )


                                                                                                          Greatest
                      TD of                                                           Eclipse Phase       Eclipse
 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

03274 -0640 Nov 25  14:10:23  19244 -32642  054   P   a-   0.7197  1.5532  0.5216  306.4  154.2    -     21N  135W
03275 -0639 Apr 23  00:10:14  19238 -32637  021   Ne  -t   1.5626  0.0204 -1.0386   43.8    -      -      9S   78E
03276 -0639 May 22  13:23:51  19236 -32636  059   N   t-  -1.2155  0.6448 -0.3892  226.2    -      -     20S  123W
03277 -0639 Oct 16  15:51:37  19230 -32631  026   N   -a  -1.3268  0.4073 -0.5610  164.8    -      -      5N  160W
03278 -0639 Nov 15  02:32:52  19229 -32630  064   N   a-   1.3466  0.3784 -0.6044  161.5    -      -     18N   39E
03279 -0638 Apr 12  00:50:03  19222 -32625  031   P   -t   0.8330  1.3656  0.2940  317.9  128.4    -      5S   68E
03280 -0638 Oct 06  07:29:39  19215 -32619  036   P   -a  -0.6789  1.6031  0.6212  293.1  159.1    -      2N   34W
03281 -0637 Apr 01  03:35:09  19207 -32613  041   T+  pp   0.0585  2.7693  1.7321  357.0  228.1  103.4    1S   28E
03282 -0637 Sep 25  19:23:25  19200 -32607  046   T+  pp   0.0174  2.8414  1.8110  347.7  223.0  101.9    2S  148E
03283 -0636 Mar 20  13:15:57  19192 -32601  051   P   a-  -0.6890  1.5860  0.6012  298.4  160.3    -      2N  117W

03284 -0636 Sep 14  00:16:57  19184 -32595  056   P   t-   0.7613  1.5009  0.4219  325.0  149.1    -      6S   75E
03285 -0635 Feb 08  19:58:04  19178 -32590  023   N   -a   1.2085  0.6206 -0.3400  199.1    -      -     18N  146E
03286 -0635 Mar 10  04:31:39  19177 -32589  061   N   a-  -1.3676  0.3252 -0.6284  148.2    -      -      6N   15E
03287 -0635 Aug 04  07:57:27  19170 -32584  028   N   -t  -1.4352  0.2571 -0.8075  152.1    -      -     21S   38W
03288 -0635 Sep 03  00:10:06  19169 -32583  066   N   t-   1.4737  0.1981 -0.8898  136.7    -      -      9S   77E
03289 -0634 Jan 29  10:59:59  19163 -32578  033   P   -a   0.5464  1.8529  0.8579  311.3  182.5    -     20N   81W
03290 -0634 Jul 24  13:47:57  19155 -32572  038   P   -t  -0.6366  1.6950  0.6846  315.1  173.4    -     22S  127W
03291 -0633 Jan 18  20:29:55  19148 -32566  043   T-  pp  -0.1669  2.5791  1.5247  355.7  223.8   95.8   22N  136E
03292 -0633 Jul 14  02:48:38  19140 -32560  048   T+  p-   0.1356  2.5886  1.6295  322.3  212.3   96.1   23S   37E
03293 -0632 Jan 07  22:37:18  19133 -32554  053   P   t-  -0.8885  1.2773  0.1787  312.3  101.7    -     23N  103E

03294 -0632 Jul 02  19:41:31  19125 -32548  058   P   a-   0.8594  1.2522  0.3092  263.5  116.1    -     23S  143E
03295 -0632 Nov 27  04:06:01  19119 -32543  025   N   -t   1.4419  0.2489 -0.8239  147.5    -      -     22N   16E
03296 -0632 Dec 26  21:50:06  19117 -32542  063   N   t-  -1.5490  0.0628 -1.0307   77.4    -      -     22N  113E
03297 -0631 May 24  02:58:23  19111 -32537  030   P   -a  -0.9538  1.1051  0.1104  269.2   75.3    -     20S   33E
03298 -0631 Nov 16  11:43:13  19104 -32531  035   P   -a   0.6954  1.5893  0.5747  302.4  158.0    -     18N   99W
03299 -0630 May 13  10:20:00  19096 -32525  040   T-  pp  -0.2005  2.5142  1.4664  361.7  227.4   94.8   17S   77W
03300 -0630 Nov 06  01:29:13  19088 -32519  045   T-  pp  -0.0002  2.8448  1.8703  321.1  211.1   98.3   14N   54E
03301 -0629 May 02  11:38:28  19081 -32513  050   P   t-   0.5689  1.8495  0.7794  349.6  193.7    -     12S   96W
03302 -0629 Oct 26  17:11:40  19073 -32507  055   P   a-  -0.6688  1.6196  0.6417  291.4  159.9    -     10N  179E
03303 -0628 Mar 22  00:56:00  19067 -32502  022   N   -t  -1.4525  0.2048 -0.8192  130.0    -      -      1N   67E

03304 -0628 Apr 20  13:28:34  19066 -32501  060   N   t-   1.3005  0.4938 -0.5502  202.7    -      -      8S  123W
03305 -0628 Sep 15  16:28:54  19059 -32496  027   N   -a   1.4169  0.2804 -0.7641  152.8    -      -      4S  169W
03306 -0628 Oct 15  06:08:23  19058 -32495  065   N   a-  -1.3980  0.3036 -0.7180  153.2    -      -      5N   15W
03307 -0627 Mar 11  12:26:04  19052 -32490  032   P   -a  -0.6582  1.6370  0.6631  296.5  164.5    -      6N  104W
03308 -0627 Sep 04  19:32:58  19044 -32484  037   P   -t   0.7459  1.5320  0.4472  330.5  154.2    -      9S  146E
03309 -0626 Mar 01  04:25:36  19037 -32478  042   T+  pp   0.0646  2.7161  1.7622  317.8  210.6   97.9   10N   17E
03310 -0626 Aug 24  19:20:01  19029 -32472  047   T+  pp   0.0274  2.8473  1.7689  373.1  234.2  105.3   14S  150E
03311 -0625 Feb 18  20:22:18  19022 -32466  052   P   a-   0.7811  1.4140  0.4353  282.9  137.9    -     15N  138E
03312 -0625 Aug 13  23:20:50  19014 -32460  057   P   h-  -0.7037  1.5812  0.5524  313.9  161.0    -     18S   90E
03313 -0624 Jan 09  16:33:32  19008 -32455  024   N   -h  -1.3150  0.4815 -0.5908  201.7    -      -     22N  166W

03314 -0624 Feb 08  07:39:48  19006 -32454  062   N   h-   1.5550  0.0224 -1.0129   43.7    -      -     19N   31W
03315 -0624 Jul 04  02:49:29  19000 -32449  029   N   -a   1.1651  0.6943 -0.2547  209.8    -      -     23S   36E
03316 -0624 Aug 02  10:47:04  18999 -32448  067   N   a-  -1.3878  0.2975 -0.6750  145.9    -      -     21S   82W
03317 -0624 Dec 28  17:03:16  18993 -32443  034   P   -t  -0.6578  1.7035  0.5993  345.0  175.1    -     23N  175W
03318 -0623 Jun 23  20:00:14  18985 -32437  039   T   -a   0.4377  2.0274  1.0816  305.9  192.2   41.8   23S  138E
03319 -0623 Dec 17  16:51:14  18977 -32431  044   T+  pp   0.0327  2.8400  1.7567  368.6  230.9  103.6   23N  174W
03320 -0622 Jun 13  11:06:24  18970 -32425  049   T   p-  -0.3200  2.2624  1.2790  328.3  208.6   75.0   23S   89W
03321 -0622 Dec 06  22:44:25  18962 -32419  054   P   a-   0.7165  1.5574  0.5292  305.5  154.7    -     23N   96E
03322 -0621 Jun 02  20:01:46  18955 -32413  059   N   t-  -1.1368  0.7909 -0.2464  247.9    -      -     22S  136E
03323 -0621 Oct 28  00:37:07  18949 -32408  026   N   -a  -1.3339  0.3950 -0.5747  162.5    -      -     10N   67E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0699 to -0600 ( 700 BCE to 601 BCE )


                                                                                                          Greatest
                      TD of                                                           Eclipse Phase       Eclipse
 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

03324 -0621 Nov 26  11:23:47  18947 -32407  064   N   a-   1.3434  0.3835 -0.5979  162.2    -      -     21N   95W
03325 -0620 Apr 22  07:19:16  18941 -32402  031   P   -t   0.9127  1.2177  0.1492  304.6   93.3    -      9S   31W
03326 -0620 Oct 16  16:03:53  18933 -32396  036   P   -a  -0.6925  1.5803  0.5941  292.7  156.5    -      6N  164W
03327 -0619 Apr 11  10:32:48  18926 -32390  041   T+  pp   0.1284  2.6381  1.6067  354.3  226.0  100.0    5S   79W
03328 -0619 Oct 06  03:30:41  18918 -32384  046   T-  pp  -0.0020  2.8727  1.8363  349.4  223.5  102.1    2N   24E
03329 -0618 Mar 31  20:47:27  18911 -32378  051   P   a-  -0.6285  1.6941  0.7149  303.0  171.1    -      2S  128E
03330 -0618 Sep 25  07:52:18  18903 -32372  056   P   t-   0.7328  1.5559  0.4716  329.9  156.7    -      1S   41W
03331 -0617 Feb 20  04:14:04  18897 -32367  023   N   -a   1.2409  0.5599 -0.3984  190.3    -      -     15N   20E
03332 -0617 Mar 21  12:24:31  18896 -32366  061   N   a-  -1.3176  0.4151 -0.5349  165.8    -      -      2N  105W
03333 -0617 Aug 15  14:59:18  18890 -32361  028   N   -t  -1.4892  0.1583 -0.9072  120.2    -      -     18S  145W

03334 -0617 Sep 14  07:29:50  18888 -32360  066   N   t-   1.4338  0.2726 -0.8179  159.3    -      -      5S   35W
03335 -0616 Feb 09  19:13:26  18882 -32355  033   P   -a   0.5736  1.8028  0.8080  310.0  179.2    -     17N  155E
03336 -0616 Aug 03  21:09:18  18874 -32349  038   P   -h  -0.6939  1.5896  0.5798  308.0  161.7    -     20S  122E
03337 -0615 Jan 29  04:27:32  18867 -32343  043   T-  pp  -0.1455  2.6185  1.5640  357.2  225.2   97.9   20N   16E
03338 -0615 Jul 24  10:24:22  18859 -32337  048   T+  pp   0.0730  2.7035  1.7443  322.5  213.2   98.8   22S   77W
03339 -0614 Jan 18  06:23:46  18852 -32331  053   P   t-  -0.8714  1.3078  0.2109  315.1  110.1    -     21N   14W
03340 -0614 Jul 14  03:15:51  18844 -32325  058   P   a-   0.7941  1.3732  0.4278  272.4  134.3    -     22S   29E
03341 -0614 Dec 08  12:23:46  18838 -32320  025   N   -t   1.4400  0.2508 -0.8188  147.5    -      -     24N  109W
03342 -0613 Jan 07  05:47:23  18837 -32319  063   N   t-  -1.5357  0.0852 -1.0043   89.7    -      -     22N    6W
03343 -0613 Jun 04  09:57:46  18831 -32314  030   N   -a  -1.0346  0.9586 -0.0397  255.8    -      -     22S   73W

03344 -0613 Nov 27  20:24:03  18823 -32308  035   P   -a   0.6931  1.5922  0.5801  301.5  158.2    -     21N  130E
03345 -0612 May 23  16:50:25  18815 -32302  040   T   -t  -0.2866  2.3573  1.3073  359.8  222.9   82.0   19S  176W
03346 -0612 Nov 16  10:20:37  18808 -32296  045   T+  pp   0.0014  2.8425  1.8681  320.7  210.9   98.2   18N   80W
03347 -0611 May 12  18:00:01  18800 -32290  050   P   t-   0.4830  2.0064  0.9377  356.6  206.4    -     16S  167E
03348 -0611 Nov 06  01:57:22  18793 -32284  055   P   a-  -0.6656  1.6270  0.6462  292.4  160.6    -     14N   46E
03349 -0610 Apr 02  08:08:34  18787 -32279  022   N   -t  -1.5071  0.1015 -0.9162   91.9    -      -      3S   43W
03350 -0610 May 01  20:11:15  18785 -32278  060   N   t-   1.2210  0.6374 -0.4020  226.2    -      -     12S  134E
03351 -0610 Sep 27  00:21:36  18779 -32273  027   N   -a   1.4456  0.2310 -0.8197  139.9    -      -      0S   71E
03352 -0610 Oct 26  14:33:31  18778 -32272  065   N   a-  -1.3943  0.3129 -0.7138  156.1    -      -      9N  143W
03353 -0609 Mar 22  20:09:33  18772 -32267  032   P   -a  -0.7081  1.5428  0.5741  290.1  154.9    -      1N  138E

03354 -0609 Sep 16  02:55:10  18764 -32261  037   P   -t   0.7839  1.4647  0.3752  326.5  143.0    -      5S   34E
03355 -0608 Mar 11  12:25:26  18757 -32255  042   T+  pp   0.0193  2.7979  1.8468  317.8  211.1   98.9    6N  105W
03356 -0608 Sep 04  02:36:09  18749 -32249  047   T+  pp   0.0718  2.7667  1.6864  372.4  233.2  103.9   10S   39E
03357 -0607 Mar 01  04:22:11  18742 -32243  052   P   a-   0.7443  1.4811  0.5030  288.0  147.1    -     11N   17E
03358 -0607 Aug 24  06:52:12  18734 -32237  057   P   a-  -0.6543  1.6717  0.6431  318.2  170.6    -     14S   24W
03359 -0606 Jan 20  00:30:56  18728 -32232  024   N   -t  -1.3345  0.4456 -0.6266  195.1    -      -     20N   74E
03360 -0606 Feb 18  15:27:17  18727 -32231  062   N   t-   1.5278  0.0724 -0.9629   78.5    -      -     15N  149W
03361 -0606 Jul 15  10:22:42  18720 -32226  029   N   -a   1.2275  0.5801 -0.3693  193.7    -      -     22S   78W
03362 -0606 Aug 13  18:32:09  18719 -32225  067   N   a-  -1.3340  0.3965 -0.5763  166.5    -      -     18S  161E
03363 -0605 Jan 09  00:53:54  18713 -32220  034   P   -t  -0.6712  1.6779  0.5759  343.3  172.3    -     23N   67E

03364 -0605 Jul 05  03:28:10  18705 -32214  039   P   -a   0.5086  1.8988  0.9502  301.8  184.7    -     23S   25E
03365 -0605 Dec 29  00:58:47  18698 -32208  044   T+  pp   0.0258  2.8506  1.7714  367.3  230.5  103.6   24N   65E
03366 -0604 Jun 23  18:12:41  18690 -32202  049   T-  pp  -0.2442  2.4038  1.4159  332.9  213.9   87.3   24S  163E
03367 -0604 Dec 17  07:18:47  18683 -32196  054   P   a-   0.7128  1.5622  0.5380  304.6  155.3    -     24N   32W
03368 -0603 Jun 13  02:38:36  18675 -32190  059   N   t-  -1.0574  0.9383 -0.1027  267.0    -      -     24S   36E
03369 -0603 Nov 07  09:26:42  18669 -32185  026   N   -a  -1.3380  0.3881 -0.5827  161.2    -      -     13N   66W
03370 -0603 Dec 06  20:14:54  18668 -32184  064   N   a-   1.3404  0.3882 -0.5915  162.8    -      -     23N  132E
03371 -0602 May 03  13:46:32  18662 -32179  031   P   -t   0.9940  1.0671  0.0015  289.2    9.7    -     13S  130W
03372 -0602 Oct 28  00:42:38  18654 -32173  036   P   -a  -0.7019  1.5652  0.5750  292.7  154.8    -     10N   64E
03373 -0601 Apr 22  17:27:36  18647 -32167  041   T+  pp   0.2017  2.5010  1.4751  350.7  222.7   93.6    9S  175E

03374 -0601 Oct 17  11:43:05  18639 -32161  046   T-  pp  -0.0164  2.8490  1.8070  351.1  224.0  102.0    7N  101W
03375 -0600 Apr 11  04:14:20  18632 -32155  051   P   a-  -0.5634  1.8109  0.8371  307.4  180.9    -      6S   14E
03376 -0600 Oct 05  15:34:51  18624 -32149  056   P   t-   0.7102  1.5998  0.5106  333.8  162.4    -      3N  158W


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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