Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 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: -0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 BCE)

During the 9th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 225 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -0899 - -0800
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 225100.0%
PenumbralN 79 35.1%
PartialP 62 27.6%
TotalT 84 37.3%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 9th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 84100.0%
Central 27 32.1%
Non-Central 57 67.9%

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: 79
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  4

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:   -887 -  -886
                              2.  Tetrad:   -876 -  -875
                              3.  Tetrad:   -869 -  -868
                              4.  Tetrad:   -858 -  -857
                              5.  Tetrad:   -847 -  -846
                              6.  Tetrad:   -840 -  -839
                              7.  Tetrad:   -829 -  -828

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


     3 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros):   -852/ 56  -823/ 57  -812/ 58 
     2 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):   -874/ 16  -809/ 17 

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


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0807 May 19    Duration = 03h29m58s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0840 Aug 20    Duration = 00h40m24s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0851 Mar 28    Duration = 06h48m58s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0884 Jun 28    Duration = 01h03m21s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0872 May 18    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8609
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0840 Aug 20    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0153

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0815 Oct 12    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9949
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0884 Jun 28    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0166

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0860 Apr 06     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0718
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0874 Jun 08     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0110

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 79 penumbral eclipses of which 3 ( 3.8%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0860 Apr 06     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0718
               2.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0838 Jul 29     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0149
               3.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0831 Sep 10     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0620

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: -0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 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

02660 -0899 Apr 17  11:25:33  23527 -35853  017   N   -a   1.1261  0.7630 -0.1803  216.9    -      -      6S   73W
02661 -0899 May 16  18:03:46  23526 -35852  055   N   a-  -1.3616  0.3298 -0.6115  148.9    -      -     18S  176W
02662 -0899 Oct 11  02:13:31  23519 -35847  022   N   -t  -1.2093  0.6828 -0.4042  239.6    -      -      3N   63E
02663 -0898 Apr 07  03:22:41  23510 -35841  027   T   -a   0.4154  2.0833  1.1078  318.4  198.4   48.7    3S   49E
02664 -0898 Sep 30  06:59:04  23502 -35835  032   P   -p  -0.4631  2.0242  0.9925  332.1  197.7    -      1S    8W
02665 -0897 Mar 27  13:53:39  23493 -35829  037   T   p-  -0.3535  2.2257  1.1932  345.8  212.9   66.3    1N  109W
02666 -0897 Sep 19  19:00:27  23485 -35823  042   T+  p-   0.2584  2.3726  1.3947  320.8  206.6   83.2    5S  172E
02667 -0896 Mar 15  17:05:03  23477 -35817  047   N   t-  -1.1297  0.8236 -0.2528  261.5    -      -      5N  156W
02668 -0896 Sep 08  10:59:19  23468 -35811  052   P   a-   0.9380  1.1165  0.1566  253.5   84.4    -      8S   67W
02669 -0895 Feb 03  01:26:45  23461 -35806  019   N   -t   1.0645  0.9361 -0.1261  267.5    -      -     20N   81E

02670 -0895 Jul 30  15:47:51  23453 -35800  024   P   -a  -0.9875  1.0487  0.0434  264.7   47.7    -     22S  138W
02671 -0894 Jan 23  09:11:21  23444 -35794  029   T   -p   0.3047  2.3032  1.2945  331.5  208.7   76.2   22N   36W
02672 -0894 Jul 19  22:39:10  23436 -35788  034   T-  -p  -0.2557  2.4168  1.3612  361.0  224.3   86.9   23S  118E
02673 -0893 Jan 12  23:03:50  23428 -35782  039   T   p-  -0.3948  2.1188  1.1481  310.5  195.0   54.9   23N  115E
02674 -0893 Jul 08  23:40:22  23419 -35776  044   P   t-   0.5012  1.9753  0.9020  355.8  203.8    -     23S  102E
02675 -0892 Jan 02  14:57:15  23411 -35770  049   N   a-  -1.0652  0.8908 -0.0843  234.2    -      -     23N  125W
02676 -0892 May 28  13:43:13  23404 -35765  016   N   -t  -1.4828  0.1436 -0.8694  109.1    -      -     21S  111W
02677 -0892 Jun 27  01:32:48  23403 -35764  054   N   t-   1.2334  0.6162 -0.4262  223.5    -      -     23S   73E
02678 -0892 Nov 22  13:41:18  23396 -35759  021   N   -a   1.0367  0.9833 -0.0713  267.1    -      -     20N  110W
02679 -0891 May 18  01:49:58  23387 -35753  026   P   -a  -0.6644  1.6193  0.6579  294.5  164.0    -     18S   68E

02680 -0891 Nov 11  16:23:41  23379 -35747  031   T   -t   0.3769  2.2170  1.1166  365.5  216.2   54.1   16N  151W
02681 -0890 May 07  18:30:09  23370 -35741  036   T+  pp   0.0882  2.6658  1.7259  316.3  210.8   97.8   14S  178E
02682 -0890 Oct 31  15:22:26  23362 -35735  041   T   p-  -0.2999  2.3574  1.2587  369.2  222.8   76.7   11N  136W
02683 -0889 Apr 27  11:11:42  23354 -35729  046   P   a-   0.8407  1.2963  0.3340  273.7  122.7    -     10S   71W
02684 -0889 Oct 20  18:17:41  23345 -35723  051   P   a-  -0.9688  1.1057  0.0554  279.0   55.0    -      6N  179W
02685 -0888 Mar 17  10:49:04  23338 -35718  018   N   -t  -1.0855  0.8913 -0.1587  261.8    -      -      4N   62W
02686 -0888 Sep 09  18:16:20  23330 -35712  023   N   -a   1.0768  0.8651 -0.1013  230.9    -      -      8S  177W
02687 -0887 Mar 06  12:21:58  23322 -35706  028   T   -t  -0.3677  2.2251  1.1420  366.1  219.0   59.7    9N   84W
02688 -0887 Aug 30  10:36:45  23313 -35700  033   T   -p   0.3868  2.1288  1.1672  310.2  196.1   58.1   12S   62W
02689 -0886 Feb 23  12:55:06  23305 -35694  038   T   t-   0.3627  2.2259  1.1594  357.4  215.9   61.9   13N   92W

02690 -0886 Aug 20  00:57:26  23296 -35688  043   T   p-  -0.3367  2.2393  1.2409  329.1  206.8   70.4   16S   83E
02691 -0885 Feb 12  19:14:49  23288 -35682  048   N   a-   1.0626  0.9162 -0.0998  251.6    -      -     18N  173E
02692 -0885 Aug 09  09:11:02  23280 -35676  053   N   t-  -1.1223  0.8242 -0.2266  253.2    -      -     20S   40W
02693 -0884 Jan 03  22:19:25  23273 -35671  020   P   -a  -0.9483  1.1019  0.1335  252.6   78.1    -     23N  124E
02694 -0884 Jun 28  19:18:19  23264 -35665  025   P   -t   0.9852  1.0845  0.0166  291.4   31.7    -     23S  166E
02695 -0884 Dec 23  13:51:18  23256 -35659  030   T   -p  -0.2898  2.3192  1.3331  320.5  204.6   78.1   23N  110W
02696 -0883 Jun 17  22:44:43  23248 -35653  035   T+  pp   0.1944  2.5147  1.4882  351.8  223.5   94.6   23S  114E
02697 -0883 Dec 13  01:26:46  23239 -35647  040   T   p-   0.4131  2.1197  1.0805  336.4  203.0   43.4   23N   74E
02698 -0882 Jun 07  09:22:52  23231 -35641  045   P   a-  -0.5779  1.7832  0.8117  306.6  179.3    -     22S   46W
02699 -0882 Dec 02  05:49:01  23223 -35635  050   N   t-   1.1434  0.8068 -0.2861  257.8    -      -     22N    7E

02700 -0881 Apr 28  18:55:48  23216 -35630  017   N   -a   1.1956  0.6351 -0.3075  200.6    -      -     10S  172E
02701 -0881 May 28  01:27:49  23214 -35629  055   N   a-  -1.2880  0.4645 -0.4760  174.3    -      -     21S   72E
02702 -0881 Oct 22  10:11:12  23207 -35624  022   N   -t  -1.2198  0.6637 -0.4234  236.2    -      -      7N   58W
02703 -0880 Apr 17  10:44:38  23199 -35618  027   P   -a   0.4852  1.9558  0.9793  315.0  191.6    -      7S   64W
02704 -0880 Oct 10  15:14:44  23191 -35612  032   P   -p  -0.4763  1.9997  0.9686  330.1  195.6    -      3N  134W
02705 -0879 Apr 06  20:53:51  23182 -35606  037   T   pp  -0.2851  2.3516  1.3183  350.2  218.8   81.7    3S  144E
02706 -0879 Sep 30  03:27:21  23174 -35600  042   T+  p-   0.2381  2.4103  1.4317  320.9  207.3   85.6    1S   43E
02707 -0878 Mar 26  23:50:59  23166 -35594  047   N   t-  -1.0645  0.9423 -0.1323  276.5    -      -      0N  100E
02708 -0878 Sep 19  19:22:00  23157 -35588  052   P   a-   0.9125  1.1651  0.2018  257.9   95.2    -      4S  165E
02709 -0877 Feb 14  09:02:46  23150 -35583  019   N   -t   1.0961  0.8749 -0.1809  259.2    -      -     17N   34W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 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

02710 -0877 Aug 10  23:15:17  23142 -35577  024   N   -a  -1.0441  0.9480 -0.0637  255.6    -      -     19S  109E
02711 -0876 Feb 03  17:22:11  23134 -35571  029   T   -p   0.3270  2.2593  1.2567  328.9  206.8   72.0   19N  159W
02712 -0876 Jul 30  05:30:24  23125 -35565  034   T   -t  -0.3240  2.2942  1.2332  359.6  219.9   73.3   21S   14E
02713 -0875 Jan 23  07:36:50  23117 -35559  039   T   p-  -0.3781  2.1476  1.1805  310.7  196.4   60.0   21N   14W
02714 -0875 Jul 19  06:14:08  23109 -35553  044   T   t-   0.4249  2.1164  1.0410  361.5  213.3   33.2   22S    3E
02715 -0874 Jan 12  23:35:41  23100 -35547  049   N   a-  -1.0559  0.9075 -0.0669  236.3    -      -     22N  105E
02716 -0874 Jun 08  20:34:39  23093 -35542  016   Ne  -t  -1.5543  0.0110 -0.9990   30.4    -      -     23S  145E
02717 -0874 Jul 08  08:19:15  23092 -35541  054   N   t-   1.1556  0.7584 -0.2830  243.7    -      -     23S   29W
02718 -0874 Dec 03  22:05:58  23085 -35536  021   N   -a   1.0402  0.9782 -0.0792  267.5    -      -     22N  123E
02719 -0873 May 29  09:06:28  23077 -35530  026   P   -a  -0.7370  1.4848  0.5261  285.8  149.4    -     21S   43W

02720 -0873 Nov 23  00:26:49  23068 -35524  031   T   -t   0.3814  2.2096  1.1074  366.0  216.0   52.2   19N   87E
02721 -0872 May 18  01:56:11  23060 -35518  036   T+  pp   0.0148  2.8003  1.8609  316.8  211.6   99.5   17S   65E
02722 -0872 Nov 10  23:25:06  23052 -35512  041   T   p-  -0.2944  2.3674  1.2691  368.9  223.0   77.8   15N  102E
02723 -0871 May 07  18:29:33  23043 -35506  046   P   a-   0.7704  1.4261  0.4623  283.6  142.0    -     13S  177E
02724 -0871 Oct 31  02:38:05  23035 -35500  051   P   a-  -0.9606  1.1200  0.0712  279.4   62.0    -     11N   54E
02725 -0870 Mar 28  17:48:55  23028 -35495  018   N   -t  -1.1513  0.7706 -0.2795  247.1    -      -      0S  170W
02726 -0870 Sep 21  02:39:04  23020 -35489  023   N   -a   1.0989  0.8253 -0.1425  226.2    -      -      3S   55E
02727 -0869 Mar 17  19:13:49  23012 -35483  028   T   -t  -0.4285  2.1121  1.0319  362.0  212.8   29.4    5N  170E
02728 -0869 Sep 10  18:50:58  23003 -35477  033   T   -a   0.4184  2.0729  1.1071  309.2  193.4   47.4    8S  173E
02729 -0868 Mar 05  20:08:07  22995 -35471  038   T   t-   0.3121  2.3158  1.2553  358.4  219.8   75.7    9N  158E

02730 -0868 Aug 30  08:46:03  22987 -35465  043   T   p-  -0.2976  2.3143  1.3095  332.6  210.1   78.0   13S   35W
02731 -0867 Feb 23  03:02:59  22978 -35459  048   N   a-   1.0225  0.9865 -0.0229  257.9    -      -     14N   55E
02732 -0867 Aug 19  16:24:54  22970 -35453  053   N   t-  -1.0743  0.9155 -0.1417  265.5    -      -     17S  150W
02733 -0866 Jan 14  06:58:44  22963 -35448  020   P   -a  -0.9602  1.0788  0.1130  250.3   72.0    -     22N    6W
02734 -0866 Jul 10  01:49:18  22955 -35442  025   N   -t   1.0625  0.9430 -0.1257  275.5    -      -     23S   68E
02735 -0865 Jan 03  22:32:24  22947 -35436  030   T   -p  -0.2969  2.3062  1.3199  320.9  204.5   77.0   23N  120E
02736 -0865 Jun 29  05:34:31  22938 -35430  035   T+  pp   0.2718  2.3715  1.3470  347.8  218.7   84.1   24S   11E
02737 -0865 Dec 24  09:53:23  22930 -35424  040   T   p-   0.4106  2.1252  1.0842  337.7  203.8   44.5   24N   52W
02738 -0864 Jun 17  16:36:15  22922 -35418  045   P   a-  -0.5010  1.9232  0.9539  311.5  189.0    -     24S  155W
02739 -0864 Dec 12  13:56:12  22913 -35412  050   N   t-   1.1414  0.8110 -0.2829  258.9    -      -     24N  114W

02740 -0863 May 09  02:21:39  22906 -35407  017   N   -a   1.2684  0.5016 -0.4409  180.8    -      -     13S   59E
02741 -0863 Jun 07  08:51:28  22905 -35406  055   N   a-  -1.2139  0.6003 -0.3399  195.4    -      -     23S   40W
02742 -0863 Nov 01  18:15:33  22898 -35401  022   N   -t  -1.2253  0.6532 -0.4334  234.1    -      -     11N  179E
02743 -0862 Apr 28  18:01:01  22890 -35395  027   P   -a   0.5586  1.8219  0.8438  310.5  182.7    -     11S  176W
02744 -0862 Oct 21  23:36:44  22882 -35389  032   P   -p  -0.4850  1.9832  0.9532  328.3  194.0    -      8N   99E
02745 -0861 Apr 18  03:48:10  22873 -35383  037   T-  pp  -0.2128  2.4849  1.4505  354.2  223.7   92.6    7S   38E
02746 -0861 Oct 11  12:01:11  22865 -35377  042   T+  p-   0.2234  2.4376  1.4584  320.8  207.6   87.2    4N   87W
02747 -0860 Apr 06  06:29:46  22857 -35371  047   Nx  t-  -0.9934  1.0718 -0.0010  291.0    -      -      4S    2W
02748 -0860 Sep 30  03:51:26  22848 -35365  052   P   a-   0.8928  1.2029  0.2363  261.3  102.6    -      0N   36E
02749 -0859 Feb 24  16:30:46  22842 -35360  019   N   -t   1.1348  0.8006 -0.2488  248.7    -      -     13N  148W

02750 -0859 Aug 21  06:49:47  22833 -35354  024   N   -a  -1.0941  0.8595 -0.1588  246.8    -      -     16S    6W
02751 -0858 Feb 14  01:23:28  22825 -35348  029   T   -p   0.3580  2.1992  1.2027  325.9  204.0   65.0   16N   79E
02752 -0858 Aug 10  12:30:19  22817 -35342  034   T   -t  -0.3846  2.1859  1.1192  357.8  214.8   54.5   19S   92W
02753 -0857 Feb 03  16:01:25  22808 -35336  039   T   p-  -0.3539  2.1901  1.2268  311.3  198.2   66.3   19N  141W
02754 -0857 Jul 30  12:56:04  22800 -35330  044   T   t-   0.3548  2.2462  1.1683  365.8  220.2   64.5   21S   99W
02755 -0856 Jan 24  08:06:42  22792 -35324  049   N   a-  -1.0410  0.9345 -0.0389  239.4    -      -     20N   23W
02756 -0856 Jul 18  15:12:49  22784 -35318  054   N   t-   1.0821  0.8928 -0.1478  260.0    -      -     22S  134W
02757 -0856 Dec 14  06:28:20  22777 -35313  021   N   -a   1.0448  0.9708 -0.0886  267.6    -      -     24N    3W
02758 -0855 Jun 08  16:22:40  22768 -35307  026   P   -a  -0.8103  1.3494  0.3926  276.0  131.4    -     23S  153W
02759 -0855 Dec 03  08:31:17  22760 -35301  031   T   -t   0.3845  2.2044  1.1013  366.3  215.8   50.8   22N   35W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 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

02760 -0854 May 29  09:20:28  22752 -35295  036   T-  pp  -0.0601  2.7173  1.7776  316.7  211.3   98.8   20S   48W
02761 -0854 Nov 22  07:30:50  22744 -35289  041   T   p-  -0.2908  2.3733  1.2762  368.3  222.9   78.5   18N   20W
02762 -0853 May 19  01:44:41  22735 -35283  046   P   a-   0.6983  1.5594  0.5934  292.9  158.1    -     17S   67E
02763 -0853 Nov 11  11:04:10  22727 -35277  051   P   a-  -0.9561  1.1271  0.0803  279.1   65.6    -     14N   74W
02764 -0852 Apr 08  00:40:39  22720 -35272  018   N   -t  -1.2226  0.6400 -0.4103  228.8    -      -      5S   85E
02765 -0852 May 07  13:07:29  22719 -35271  056   Nb  t-   1.5204  0.0781 -0.9417   81.6    -      -     13S  103W
02766 -0852 Oct 01  11:09:09  22712 -35266  023   N   -a   1.1154  0.7958 -0.1736  222.6    -      -      1N   74W
02767 -0851 Mar 28  01:57:43  22704 -35260  028   P   -t  -0.4957  1.9872  0.9102  356.8  204.5    -      0N   67E
02768 -0851 Sep 21  03:12:08  22695 -35254  033   T   -a   0.4437  2.0287  1.0586  308.5  191.0   35.6    4S   46E
02769 -0850 Mar 17  03:13:47  22687 -35248  038   T+  p-   0.2547  2.4181  1.3636  359.2  223.4   86.7    5N   49E

02770 -0850 Sep 10  16:42:17  22679 -35242  043   T-  p-  -0.2657  2.3761  1.3649  335.5  212.5   83.2    9S  156W
02771 -0849 Mar 06  10:44:51  22671 -35236  048   P   a-   0.9764  1.0677  0.0648  264.7   57.8    -     10N   63W
02772 -0849 Aug 30  23:45:28  22662 -35230  053   N   t-  -1.0324  0.9956 -0.0678  275.8    -      -     13S   99E
02773 -0848 Jan 25  15:31:28  22656 -35225  020   P   -a  -0.9776  1.0455  0.0824  247.2   61.8    -     20N  134W
02774 -0848 Jul 20  08:27:33  22647 -35219  025   N   -t   1.1338  0.8128 -0.2570  258.9    -      -     22S   32W
02775 -0847 Jan 14  07:05:49  22639 -35213  030   T   -p  -0.3102  2.2817  1.2956  321.0  204.1   74.8   22N    9W
02776 -0847 Jul 09  12:30:58  22631 -35207  035   T   -p   0.3447  2.2371  1.2140  343.1  212.7   69.0   23S   94W
02777 -0846 Jan 03  18:12:50  22623 -35201  040   T   p-   0.4031  2.1396  1.0974  339.3  205.1   47.8   24N  177W
02778 -0846 Jun 28  23:55:04  22614 -35195  045   T   a-  -0.4276  2.0571  1.0892  315.3  196.5   44.4   24S   94E
02779 -0846 Dec 23  21:57:32  22606 -35189  050   N   t-   1.1352  0.8224 -0.2718  260.9    -      -     25N  125E

02780 -0845 May 20  09:45:40  22599 -35184  017   N   -a   1.3422  0.3663 -0.5767  156.7    -      -     16S   54W
02781 -0845 Jun 18  16:18:02  22598 -35183  055   N   a-  -1.1420  0.7325 -0.2083  212.9    -      -     24S  152W
02782 -0845 Nov 13  02:24:54  22591 -35178  022   N   -t  -1.2272  0.6492 -0.4361  232.9    -      -     15N   56E
02783 -0844 May 09  01:10:54  22583 -35172  027   P   -a   0.6365  1.6801  0.6998  304.8  171.0    -     14S   75E
02784 -0844 Nov 01  08:06:04  22575 -35166  032   P   -p  -0.4884  1.9762  0.9477  326.9  193.1    -     12N   30W
02785 -0843 Apr 28  10:33:26  22566 -35160  037   T-  pp  -0.1341  2.6300  1.5940  357.5  227.5  100.2   11S   65W
02786 -0843 Oct 21  20:42:26  22558 -35154  042   T+  p-   0.2143  2.4544  1.4750  320.6  207.6   88.0    8N  141E
02787 -0842 Apr 17  12:59:55  22550 -35148  047   P   t-  -0.9152  1.2145  0.1432  305.2   91.7    -      8S  101W
02788 -0842 Oct 11  12:28:31  22542 -35142  052   P   a-   0.8796  1.2287  0.2589  263.7  107.1    -      5N   96W
02789 -0841 Mar 07  23:52:17  22535 -35137  019   N   -t   1.1796  0.7151 -0.3278  235.9    -      -     10N  100E

02790 -0841 Sep 01  14:30:07  22527 -35131  024   N   -a  -1.1385  0.7815 -0.2435  238.4    -      -     13S  123W
02791 -0840 Feb 25  09:19:38  22518 -35125  029   T   -p   0.3942  2.1297  1.1394  322.4  200.5   54.9   13N   41W
02792 -0840 Aug 20  19:36:08  22510 -35119  034   T   -t  -0.4397  2.0876  1.0153  355.7  209.1   20.2   16S  161E
02793 -0839 Feb 14  00:18:53  22502 -35113  039   T   p-  -0.3237  2.2436  1.2841  312.1  200.4   72.8   16N   94E
02794 -0839 Aug 09  19:45:55  22494 -35107  044   T   t-   0.2910  2.3646  1.2843  369.0  225.2   80.3   18S  158E
02795 -0838 Feb 03  16:30:02  22485 -35101  049   N   a-  -1.0203  0.9718 -0.0005  243.6    -      -     18N  150W
02796 -0838 Jul 29  22:16:04  22477 -35095  054   Nx  t-   1.0155  1.0149 -0.0253  272.8    -      -     20S  120E
02797 -0838 Dec 25  14:44:59  22470 -35090  021   N   -a   1.0532  0.9561 -0.1048  266.8    -      -     25N  127W
02798 -0837 Jun 19  23:44:04  22462 -35084  026   P   -a  -0.8798  1.2210  0.2657  265.7  109.8    -     24S   96E
02799 -0837 Dec 14  16:32:33  22454 -35078  031   T   -t   0.3900  2.1944  1.0912  366.3  215.5   48.4   23N  155W

02800 -0836 Jun 08  16:45:07  22446 -35072  036   T-  -p  -0.1345  2.5811  1.6406  315.9  209.9   95.6   22S  160W
02801 -0836 Dec 02  15:37:28  22438 -35066  041   T   p-  -0.2875  2.3784  1.2833  367.6  222.9   79.2   21N  142W
02802 -0835 May 29  08:57:01  22429 -35060  046   P   a-   0.6244  1.6965  0.7275  301.5  171.8    -     19S   43W
02803 -0835 Nov 21  19:32:32  22421 -35054  051   P   a-  -0.9528  1.1318  0.0877  278.5   68.2    -     18N  158E
02804 -0834 Apr 19  07:23:02  22414 -35049  018   N   -t  -1.3001  0.4981 -0.5528  205.2    -      -      9S   18W
02805 -0834 May 18  19:53:46  22413 -35048  056   N   t-   1.4473  0.2137 -0.8090  133.8    -      -     16S  153E
02806 -0834 Oct 12  19:47:07  22406 -35043  023   N   -a   1.1260  0.7770 -0.1936  220.2    -      -      6N  154E
02807 -0833 Apr 08  08:33:46  22398 -35037  028   P   -t  -0.5690  1.8513  0.7771  350.1  193.5    -      4S   34W
02808 -0833 Oct 02  11:40:17  22390 -35031  033   T   -a   0.4629  1.9957  1.0214  308.1  189.2   21.8    1N   83W
02809 -0832 Mar 27  10:12:34  22381 -35025  038   T+  pp   0.1907  2.5325  1.4839  359.6  226.3   95.2    1N   58W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 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

02810 -0832 Sep 21  00:45:45  22373 -35019  043   T-  p-  -0.2407  2.4251  1.4076  338.1  214.4   86.6    4S   81E
02811 -0831 Mar 16  18:17:58  22365 -35013  048   P   a-   0.9223  1.1638  0.1673  272.2   91.2    -      6N  178W
02812 -0831 Sep 10  07:14:32  22357 -35007  053   Nx  t-  -0.9979  1.0620 -0.0075  284.0    -      -      9S   15W
02813 -0830 Feb 04  23:56:43  22350 -35002  020   P   -a  -1.0012  1.0006  0.0405  242.8   43.6    -     17N   98E
02814 -0830 Jul 31  15:14:16  22342 -34996  025   N   -t   1.1985  0.6947 -0.3764  241.9    -      -     20S  135W
02815 -0829 Jan 25  15:32:21  22334 -34990  030   T   -p  -0.3287  2.2477  1.2619  320.9  203.3   71.4   21N  136W
02816 -0829 Jul 20  19:35:30  22326 -34984  035   T   -t   0.4118  2.1135  1.0915  338.1  205.9   46.8   22S  159E
02817 -0828 Jan 15  02:26:40  22317 -34978  040   T   p-   0.3918  2.1607  1.1178  341.1  206.8   52.4   23N   60E
02818 -0828 Jul 09  07:18:01  22309 -34972  045   T   a-  -0.3572  2.1859  1.2190  318.2  202.2   66.6   24S   17W
02819 -0827 Jan 03  05:54:59  22301 -34966  050   N   t-   1.1264  0.8383 -0.2555  263.4    -      -     25N    6E

02820 -0827 May 30  17:08:14  22294 -34961  017   N   -a   1.4166  0.2305 -0.7137  126.1    -      -     19S  166W
02821 -0827 Jun 28  23:47:13  22293 -34960  055   N   a-  -1.0725  0.8606 -0.0813  227.7    -      -     25S   95E
02822 -0827 Nov 23  10:36:37  22286 -34955  022   N   -t  -1.2277  0.6473 -0.4360  232.0    -      -     18N   68W
02823 -0826 May 20  08:18:06  22278 -34949  027   P   -a   0.7155  1.5365  0.5534  297.8  156.2    -     17S   34W
02824 -0826 Nov 12  16:39:08  22270 -34943  032   P   -p  -0.4892  1.9737  0.9473  325.7  192.5    -     15N  160W
02825 -0825 May 09  17:15:05  22261 -34937  037   T-  pp  -0.0532  2.7795  1.7415  359.9  229.9  104.3   15S  168W
02826 -0825 Nov 02  05:27:24  22253 -34931  042   T+  p-   0.2082  2.4656  1.4862  320.2  207.5   88.5   12N    8E
02827 -0824 Apr 27  19:25:44  22245 -34925  047   P   t-  -0.8335  1.3638  0.2938  318.1  128.6    -     12S  160E
02828 -0824 Oct 21  21:10:42  22237 -34919  052   P   a-   0.8711  1.2458  0.2732  265.4  109.8    -      9N  132E
02829 -0823 Mar 18  07:04:58  22230 -34914  019   N   -t   1.2320  0.6157 -0.4207  220.0    -      -      5N   10W

02830 -0823 Apr 16  20:28:26  22229 -34913  057   Nb  t-  -1.5586  0.0252 -1.0287   48.4    -      -      8S  145E
02831 -0823 Sep 11  22:18:59  22222 -34908  024   N   -a  -1.1749  0.7180 -0.3135  231.1    -      -      9S  118E
02832 -0822 Mar 07  17:06:41  22214 -34902  029   T   -a   0.4386  2.0453  1.0610  318.2  195.9   37.2    9N  160W
02833 -0822 Sep 01  02:51:34  22206 -34896  034   P   -t  -0.4861  2.0053  0.9275  353.7  203.5    -     12S   50E
02834 -0821 Feb 25  08:27:18  22197 -34890  039   T   p-  -0.2859  2.3111  1.3553  313.1  202.9   79.4   12N   30W
02835 -0821 Aug 21  02:46:38  22189 -34884  044   T+  pp   0.2358  2.4671  1.3843  371.2  228.5   89.7   15S   51E
02836 -0820 Feb 15  00:44:20  22181 -34878  049   P   a-  -0.9929  1.0215  0.0503  248.8   49.1    -     15N   86E
02837 -0820 Aug 09  05:27:51  22173 -34872  054   P   h-   0.9547  1.1264  0.0863  283.1   69.0    -     18S   11E
02838 -0819 Jan 04  22:56:35  22166 -34867  021   N   -h   1.0650  0.9348 -0.1269  265.2    -      -     25N  111E
02839 -0819 Jun 30  07:08:01  22158 -34861  026   P   -a  -0.9479  1.0958  0.1411  254.6   81.3    -     25S   16W

02840 -0819 Dec 25  00:30:20  22150 -34855  031   T   -t   0.3981  2.1792  1.0768  366.0  214.9   44.7   24N   86E
02841 -0818 Jun 20  00:11:00  22142 -34849  036   T-  -p  -0.2078  2.4475  1.5054  314.6  207.4   89.9   24S   88E
02842 -0818 Dec 13  23:44:14  22134 -34843  041   T   p-  -0.2835  2.3843  1.2919  366.8  222.8   80.1   23N   96E
02843 -0817 Jun 09  16:08:08  22125 -34837  046   P   a-   0.5503  1.8342  0.8618  309.2  183.3    -     21S  152W
02844 -0817 Dec 03  04:02:50  22117 -34831  051   P   a-  -0.9504  1.1346  0.0937  277.8   70.3    -     20N   30E
02845 -0816 Apr 29  13:59:50  22110 -34826  018   N   -t  -1.3808  0.3504 -0.7015  175.0    -      -     13S  119W
02846 -0816 May 29  02:37:11  22109 -34825  056   N   t-   1.3723  0.3529 -0.6731  170.5    -      -     19S   51E
02847 -0816 Oct 23  04:30:47  22102 -34820  023   N   -a   1.1321  0.7663 -0.2054  218.8    -      -     10N   21E
02848 -0815 Apr 18  15:02:58  22094 -34814  028   P   -t  -0.6475  1.7059  0.6344  341.9  179.1    -      8S  134W
02849 -0815 Oct 12  20:14:50  22086 -34808  033   P   -a   0.4762  1.9732  0.9949  308.1  187.9    -      5N  146E

02850 -0814 Apr 07  17:06:23  22078 -34802  038   T+  pp   0.1220  2.6558  1.6129  359.5  228.3  101.0    3S  164W
02851 -0814 Oct 02  08:55:19  22070 -34796  043   T-  p-  -0.2217  2.4630  1.4395  340.4  215.8   88.9    0N   43W
02852 -0813 Mar 28  01:46:36  22062 -34790  048   P   a-   0.8636  1.2684  0.2779  279.6  115.3    -      2N   68E
02853 -0813 Sep 21  14:51:15  22053 -34784  053   P   t-  -0.9701  1.1158  0.0405  290.6   48.6    -      5S  131W
02854 -0812 Feb 16  08:14:04  22047 -34779  020   N   -a  -1.0314  0.9439 -0.0134  237.1    -      -     14N   27W
02855 -0812 Mar 16  16:31:39  22045 -34778  058   Nb  a-   1.5330  0.0218 -0.9321   39.6    -      -      6N  153W
02856 -0812 Aug 10  22:09:43  22039 -34773  025   N   -t   1.2561  0.5896 -0.4829  224.8    -      -     17S  120E
02857 -0811 Feb 04  23:49:49  22030 -34767  030   T   -p  -0.3539  2.2012  1.2158  320.5  201.9   66.0   18N   99E
02858 -0811 Jul 31  02:49:22  22022 -34761  035   P   -t   0.4717  2.0031  0.9818  332.9  198.7    -     20S   50E
02859 -0810 Jan 25  10:29:45  22014 -34755  040   T   p-   0.3728  2.1957  1.1525  343.3  209.2   59.1   21N   62W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0899 to -0800 ( 900 BCE to 801 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

02860 -0810 Jul 20  14:49:19  22006 -34749  045   T   p-  -0.2931  2.3032  1.3366  320.3  206.2   79.2   23S  131W
02861 -0809 Jan 14  13:44:07  21998 -34743  050   N   t-   1.1118  0.8646 -0.2282  267.1    -      -     24N  111W
02862 -0809 Jun 11  00:30:48  21991 -34738  017   Ne  -a   1.4905  0.0959 -0.8503   82.5    -      -     21S   82E
02863 -0809 Jul 10  07:20:32  21990 -34737  055   P   a-  -1.0064  0.9828  0.0391  240.3   42.9    -     25S   19W
02864 -0809 Dec 04  18:49:35  21983 -34732  022   N   -t  -1.2274  0.6464 -0.4343  231.1    -      -     20N  168E
02865 -0808 May 30  15:21:54  21975 -34726  027   P   -a   0.7960  1.3905  0.4040  289.5  137.1    -     20S  141W
02866 -0808 Nov 23  01:16:03  21967 -34720  032   P   -p  -0.4877  1.9751  0.9512  324.6  192.2    -     19N   70E
02867 -0807 May 19  23:50:05  21959 -34714  037   T+  pp   0.0322  2.8193  1.7787  361.4  230.7  105.0   18S   92E
02868 -0807 Nov 12  14:17:34  21950 -34708  042   T+  p-   0.2060  2.4694  1.4905  319.8  207.4   88.6   16N  126W
02869 -0806 May 09  01:46:42  21942 -34702  047   P   t-  -0.7477  1.5209  0.4518  329.9  155.7    -     15S   63E

02870 -0806 Nov 02  05:57:38  21934 -34696  052   P   a-   0.8667  1.2551  0.2799  266.5  111.2    -     13N    1W
02871 -0805 Mar 29  14:13:02  21927 -34691  019   N   -t   1.2887  0.5086 -0.5216  201.1    -      -      1N  119W
02872 -0805 Apr 28  03:05:52  21926 -34690  057   N   t-  -1.4784  0.1702 -0.8793  123.6    -      -     12S   43E
02873 -0805 Sep 23  06:14:50  21919 -34685  024   N   -a  -1.2045  0.6669 -0.3711  224.9    -      -      4S    3W
02874 -0804 Mar 18  00:48:05  21911 -34679  029   P   -a   0.4884  1.9510  0.9725  313.4  190.2    -      5N   82E
02875 -0804 Sep 11  10:13:52  21903 -34673  034   P   -t  -0.5262  1.9344  0.8511  351.8  198.0    -      8S   62W
02876 -0803 Mar 07  16:28:57  21895 -34667  039   T-  p-  -0.2422  2.3895  1.4372  314.2  205.3   85.5    8N  152W
02877 -0803 Aug 31  09:56:42  21887 -34661  044   T+  pp   0.1876  2.5567  1.4715  372.7  230.7   95.7   12S   58W
02878 -0802 Feb 25  08:49:33  21879 -34655  049   P   a-  -0.9585  1.0842  0.1140  255.1   73.5    -     11N   37W
02879 -0802 Aug 20  12:50:51  21871 -34649  054   P   h-   0.9017  1.2236  0.1836  291.0   98.9    -     15S  101W

02880 -0801 Jan 16  07:00:07  21864 -34644  021   N   -h   1.0829  0.9022 -0.1599  262.2    -      -     23N   10W
02881 -0801 Jul 11  14:37:59  21856 -34638  026   P   -a  -1.0115  0.9789  0.0244  243.2   34.3    -     24S  129W
02882 -0800 Jan 05  08:21:54  21848 -34632  031   T   -t   0.4111  2.1546  1.0536  365.3  213.7   37.6   24N   32W
02883 -0800 Jun 30  07:40:02  21840 -34626  036   T   -p  -0.2784  2.3190  1.3747  312.7  204.0   81.3   24S   25W
02884 -0800 Dec 24  07:47:01  21832 -34620  041   T   p-  -0.2758  2.3966  1.3078  366.0  223.1   81.6   23N   25W


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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