Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 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: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE)

During the 10th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 228 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -0999 - -0900
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 228100.0%
PenumbralN 80 35.1%
PartialP 61 26.8%
TotalT 87 38.2%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 10th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 87100.0%
Central 28 32.2%
Non-Central 59 67.8%

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: 76
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 20
                           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:   -999 -  -998
                              2.  Tetrad:   -981 -  -980
                              3.  Tetrad:   -963 -  -962
                              4.  Tetrad:   -945 -  -944
                              5.  Tetrad:   -923 -  -922
                              6.  Tetrad:   -916 -  -915
                              7.  Tetrad:   -905 -  -904

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):   -993/ 53  -935/ 55 
     3 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):   -961/  8  -932/ 14  -921/ 15 

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


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0948 Jun 17    Duration = 03h29m55s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0998 Aug 27    Duration = 00h18m46s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0992 Apr 25    Duration = 06h57m31s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0924 Aug 19    Duration = 00h59m31s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0948 Jun 17    Umbra Magnitude = 1.7905
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -0998 Aug 27    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0032

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0933 Mar 05    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9858
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -0924 Aug 19    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0184

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0986 Dec 11     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0721
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -0961 Feb 13     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0174

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 80 penumbral eclipses of which 8 ( 10.0%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0986 Dec 11     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0721
               2.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0968 Dec 21     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0633
               3.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0964 Oct 10     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0227
               4.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0949 Jan 02     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0469
               5.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0946 Oct 21     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0046
               6.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0943 Sep 17     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0037
               7.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0931 Jan 12     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0215
               8.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -0925 Sep 29     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0493

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

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Footnotes

[1] The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions )

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



Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 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

02432 -0999 Mar 14  05:40:48  25293 -37091  026   T-  -p  -0.2691  2.3589  1.3692  329.8  210.9   83.1    6N   24E
02433 -0999 Sep 07  17:22:36  25284 -37085  031   T   -p   0.2764  2.3885  1.3136  363.7  223.1   82.3   10S  155W
02434 -0998 Mar 03  20:33:44  25276 -37079  036   T   a-   0.4585  1.9942  1.0386  304.9  189.3   29.0   11N  161E
02435 -0998 Aug 27  17:29:01  25267 -37073  041   T   t-  -0.4421  2.0910  1.0032  361.8  210.7    9.4   14S  156W
02436 -0997 Jan 23  03:07:35  25260 -37068  008   N   -a  -1.4858  0.1277 -0.8644   97.9    -      -     20N   62E
02437 -0997 Feb 21  13:05:53  25258 -37067  046   N   a-   1.1607  0.7100 -0.2539  212.9    -      -     15N   86W
02438 -0997 Aug 16  19:11:41  25250 -37061  051   N   t-  -1.1443  0.7839 -0.2669  247.3    -      -     18S  178E
02439 -0996 Jan 12  13:10:30  25242 -37056  018   P   -a  -0.8466  1.3302  0.2793  299.7  120.0    -     22N   90W
02440 -0996 Jul 06  19:01:42  25234 -37050  023   P   -a   0.8044  1.3624  0.4010  277.4  132.7    -     23S  179E
02441 -0996 Dec 31  15:47:08  25225 -37044  028   T-  pp  -0.1629  2.6084  1.5107  374.5  231.1   97.4   24N  130W

02442 -0995 Jun 26  11:47:30  25216 -37038  033   T+  pp   0.0604  2.7177  1.7758  316.8  211.2   98.6   24S   73W
02443 -0995 Dec 20  14:53:25  25208 -37032  038   P   t-   0.5198  1.9529  0.8563  354.4  198.6    -     24N  118W
02444 -0994 Jun 16  04:10:15  25199 -37026  043   P   a-  -0.6933  1.5687  0.6026  293.1  158.9    -     23S   40E
02445 -0994 Dec 09  18:06:28  25190 -37020  048   N   a-   1.1741  0.7287 -0.3211  234.8    -      -     23N  168W
02446 -0993 May 07  03:39:20  25183 -37015  015   N   -t   1.2066  0.6663 -0.3781  232.3    -      -     12S   49E
02447 -0993 Jun 05  15:41:34  25181 -37014  053   Nb  t-  -1.5151  0.0869 -0.9312   85.8    -      -     23S  133W
02448 -0993 Oct 30  17:14:48  25174 -37009  020   P   -a  -0.9375  1.1255  0.1496  256.3   82.9    -     10N  156W
02449 -0992 Apr 25  05:16:54  25165 -37003  025   P   -t   0.4653  2.0398  0.9692  358.3  208.8    -      9S   25E
02450 -0992 Oct 19  08:59:46  25157 -36997  030   T   -p  -0.2736  2.3435  1.3681  317.0  203.9   80.4    7N   32W
02451 -0991 Apr 14  06:44:32  25148 -36991  035   T   t-  -0.3006  2.3307  1.2824  357.0  220.8   79.0    6S    4E

02452 -0991 Oct 08  22:22:39  25139 -36985  040   T   p-   0.4255  2.0856  1.0691  327.3  199.0   39.8    3N  127E
02453 -0990 Apr 03  14:22:14  25131 -36979  045   N   a-  -1.0370  0.9535 -0.0433  253.3    -      -      2S  110W
02454 -0990 Sep 28  05:23:39  25122 -36973  050   N   t-   1.1798  0.7287 -0.3418  242.4    -      -      1S   22E
02455 -0989 Feb 22  20:24:37  25115 -36968  017   P   -a   0.8522  1.2716  0.3166  265.5  117.2    -     14N  163E
02456 -0989 Aug 18  12:38:00  25106 -36962  022   N   -t  -1.0573  0.9579 -0.1217  277.9    -      -     18S   84W
02457 -0988 Feb 12  12:29:23  25097 -36956  027   T+  -p   0.1595  2.5533  1.5769  324.4  211.6   93.9   17N   78W
02458 -0988 Aug 06  16:07:46  25089 -36950  032   T   -p  -0.2897  2.3427  1.3103  347.3  216.8   80.3   20S  137W
02459 -0987 Feb 01  00:16:18  25080 -36944  037   P   a-  -0.5793  1.8109  0.7793  324.3  182.8    -     19N  105E
02460 -0987 Jul 27  03:01:33  25071 -36938  042   T   a-   0.4647  1.9928  1.0175  314.1  192.6   20.1   21S   59E
02461 -0986 Jan 21  04:42:12  25063 -36932  047   N   t-  -1.3352  0.4511 -0.6343  199.5    -      -     21N   37E

02462 -0986 Jun 17  12:09:40  25056 -36927  014   N   -a  -1.3370  0.3763 -0.5675  158.6    -      -     24S   80W
02463 -0986 Jul 16  19:04:31  25054 -36926  052   N   a-   1.1653  0.6923 -0.2534  208.0    -      -     22S  178E
02464 -0986 Dec 11  09:45:47  25047 -36921  019   Nx  -t   0.9972  1.0721 -0.0151  287.5    -      -     23N   43W
02465 -0985 Jun 07  03:39:17  25038 -36915  024   P   -a  -0.6322  1.6872  0.7084  304.7  171.6    -     22S   47E
02466 -0985 Nov 30  15:00:47  25030 -36909  029   T+  -p   0.2685  2.3819  1.3488  340.5  213.4   82.0   21N  123W
02467 -0984 May 26  13:13:32  25021 -36903  034   T+  pp   0.1399  2.6179  1.5850  356.6  227.2   99.8   19S   96W
02468 -0984 Nov 19  03:12:56  25012 -36897  039   T   a-  -0.4196  2.0799  1.0959  312.5  193.6   45.1   17N   54E
02469 -0983 May 15  15:53:33  25004 -36891  044   P   t-   0.9274  1.1901  0.1229  302.5   85.2    -     15S  136W
02470 -0983 Nov 08  18:44:41  24995 -36885  049   N   a-  -1.0688  0.8833 -0.0899  232.0    -      -     13N  179W
02471 -0982 Apr 05  03:36:57  24988 -36880  016   N   -t  -1.1257  0.8108 -0.2256  248.8    -      -      3S   51E

02472 -0982 Sep 29  19:56:29  24979 -36874  021   P   -a   0.9937  1.0502  0.0191  268.5   32.0    -      0S  163E
02473 -0981 Mar 25  13:12:57  24970 -36868  026   T   -p  -0.3242  2.2550  1.2711  325.9  206.8   73.6    2N   92W
02474 -0981 Sep 19  00:56:09  24962 -36862  031   T   -p   0.3083  2.3328  1.2524  363.7  221.1   75.6    5S   89E
02475 -0980 Mar 14  04:29:13  24953 -36856  036   T   a-   0.4109  2.0798  1.1279  307.2  193.9   51.5    7N   40E
02476 -0980 Sep 07  00:44:39  24944 -36850  041   T   t-  -0.4002  2.1693  1.0787  364.7  215.2   45.3   10S   93E
02477 -0979 Feb 02  11:24:38  24937 -36845  008   N   -a  -1.5123  0.0789 -0.9129   77.5    -      -     18N   63W
02478 -0979 Mar 03  21:07:10  24936 -36844  046   N   a-   1.1227  0.7790 -0.1837  221.8    -      -     11N  152E
02479 -0979 Aug 27  02:37:29  24927 -36838  051   N   h-  -1.0969  0.8710 -0.1802  257.7    -      -     15S   65E
02480 -0978 Jan 22  21:11:35  24920 -36833  018   P   -a  -0.8686  1.2899  0.2388  297.4  112.0    -     21N  150E
02481 -0978 Jul 18  02:34:21  24911 -36827  023   P   -a   0.8649  1.2513  0.2901  268.6  114.4    -     22S   65E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 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

02482 -0977 Jan 11  23:34:51  24903 -36821  028   T-  pp  -0.1798  2.5767  1.4804  374.3  230.7   95.9   23N  113E
02483 -0977 Jul 07  19:21:12  24894 -36815  033   T+  -p   0.1276  2.5955  1.6516  316.3  209.9   95.8   24S  173E
02484 -0977 Dec 31  22:49:31  24885 -36809  038   P   t-   0.5079  1.9728  0.8799  354.4  200.2    -     24N  123E
02485 -0976 Jun 26  11:27:46  24877 -36803  043   P   a-  -0.6233  1.6992  0.7289  301.4  171.7    -     24S   70W
02486 -0976 Dec 20  02:30:03  24868 -36797  048   N   a-   1.1672  0.7391 -0.3063  235.2    -      -     25N   66E
02487 -0975 May 17  10:10:53  24861 -36792  015   N   -t   1.2939  0.5073 -0.5393  206.5    -      -     16S   51W
02488 -0975 Jun 15  22:28:08  24859 -36791  053   N   t-  -1.4416  0.2242 -0.7984  136.7    -      -     24S  124E
02489 -0975 Nov 10  02:05:51  24852 -36786  020   P   -a  -0.9383  1.1240  0.1483  255.9   82.4    -     14N   70E
02490 -0974 May 06  11:36:49  24844 -36780  025   P   -t   0.5525  1.8792  0.8099  351.0  196.4    -     13S   72W
02491 -0974 Oct 30  17:46:10  24835 -36774  030   T   -p  -0.2788  2.3354  1.3571  317.5  203.8   79.6   11N  166W

02492 -0973 Apr 25  13:24:18  24826 -36768  035   T-  pp  -0.2204  2.4756  1.4320  358.6  225.3   92.1   10S   98W
02493 -0973 Oct 20  06:48:27  24818 -36762  040   T   p-   0.4178  2.1023  1.0806  329.3  200.2   43.0    7N    1W
02494 -0972 Apr 13  21:36:22  24809 -36756  045   P   a-  -0.9666  1.0798  0.0886  264.7   67.2    -      6S  139E
02495 -0972 Oct 08  13:17:41  24800 -36750  050   N   t-   1.1643  0.7599 -0.3161  247.7    -      -      3N   98W
02496 -0971 Mar 05  04:27:44  24793 -36745  017   P   -a   0.8943  1.1927  0.2408  259.2  103.3    -     11N   41E
02497 -0971 Aug 28  19:48:31  24785 -36739  022   N   -t  -1.1035  0.8743 -0.2074  267.5    -      -     14S  167E
02498 -0970 Feb 22  20:33:56  24776 -36733  027   T+  -p   0.1968  2.4845  1.5089  324.2  210.8   90.9   14N  159E
02499 -0970 Aug 17  23:32:58  24767 -36727  032   T   -p  -0.3398  2.2507  1.2185  343.8  212.4   69.3   17S  111E
02500 -0969 Feb 12  08:08:53  24759 -36721  037   P   h-  -0.5499  1.8649  0.8332  327.9  187.8    -     16N   14W
02501 -0969 Aug 07  10:42:59  24750 -36715  042   T   a-   0.4096  2.0940  1.1187  316.6  197.6   50.6   19S   57W

02502 -0968 Feb 01  12:19:20  24741 -36709  047   N   t-  -1.3102  0.4962 -0.5879  208.7    -      -     19N   78W
02503 -0968 Jun 27  19:37:55  24734 -36704  014   N   -a  -1.4062  0.2506 -0.6957  131.2    -      -     25S  167E
02504 -0968 Jul 27  02:48:30  24733 -36703  052   N   a-   1.1076  0.7992 -0.1486  221.1    -      -     21S   61E
02505 -0968 Dec 21  17:52:05  24726 -36698  019   Nx  -t   1.0010  1.0633 -0.0202  285.7    -      -     24N  165W
02506 -0967 Jun 17  10:47:18  24717 -36692  024   P   -a  -0.7098  1.5470  0.5639  298.1  157.3    -     24S   61W
02507 -0967 Dec 10  23:33:23  24708 -36686  029   T+  -p   0.2685  2.3799  1.3507  339.1  212.9   82.0   23N  109E
02508 -0966 Jun 06  19:52:04  24700 -36680  034   T+  pp   0.0570  2.7718  1.7352  359.3  229.6  104.2   21S  163E
02509 -0966 Nov 30  12:03:16  24691 -36674  039   T   p-  -0.4188  2.0804  1.0982  311.9  193.4   45.6   20N   80W
02510 -0965 May 26  22:11:59  24683 -36668  044   P   t-   0.8405  1.3498  0.2820  316.7  126.2    -     18S  128E
02511 -0965 Nov 20  03:37:47  24674 -36662  049   N   a-  -1.0693  0.8829 -0.0916  232.2    -      -     17N   46E

02512 -0964 Apr 15  10:29:50  24667 -36657  016   N   -t  -1.1930  0.6845 -0.3463  230.5    -      -      7S   55W
02513 -0964 Oct 10  04:09:32  24658 -36651  021   Nx  -a   1.0103  1.0227 -0.0142  266.9    -      -      4N   38E
02514 -0963 Apr 04  20:38:42  24650 -36645  026   T   -p  -0.3854  2.1398  1.1616  321.2  201.5   58.8    2S  154E
02515 -0963 Sep 29  08:38:22  24641 -36639  031   T   -p   0.3322  2.2915  1.2058  363.9  219.4   69.5    1S   28W
02516 -0962 Mar 25  12:15:12  24632 -36633  036   T   p-   0.3550  2.1806  1.2322  309.6  198.5   67.1    2N   79W
02517 -0962 Sep 18  08:11:39  24624 -36627  041   T   t-  -0.3674  2.2309  1.1376  366.7  218.2   58.7    6S   21W
02518 -0961 Feb 13  19:32:15  24617 -36622  008   Ne  -a  -1.5457  0.0174 -0.9741   36.7    -      -     15N  174E
02519 -0961 Mar 15  04:59:15  24615 -36621  046   N   a-   1.0778  0.8609 -0.1008  231.6    -      -      7N   31E
02520 -0961 Sep 07  10:13:45  24607 -36615  051   N   h-  -1.0571  0.9443 -0.1072  265.5    -      -     11S   50W
02521 -0960 Feb 03  05:04:24  24599 -36610  018   P   -h  -0.8965  1.2386  0.1876  294.0  100.3    -     18N   31E

02522 -0960 Jul 28  10:13:34  24591 -36604  023   P   -a   0.9205  1.1496  0.1879  259.8   93.3    -     21S   51W
02523 -0959 Jan 22  07:16:03  24582 -36598  028   T-  pp  -0.2019  2.5350  1.4407  373.8  230.0   93.6   21N    3W
02524 -0959 Jul 18  02:58:09  24574 -36592  033   T+  -p   0.1920  2.4788  1.5322  315.3  207.8   91.1   23S   58E
02525 -0958 Jan 11  06:41:45  24565 -36586  038   P   t-   0.4923  1.9992  0.9107  354.5  202.2    -     24N    5E
02526 -0958 Jul 07  18:47:50  24556 -36580  043   P   a-  -0.5561  1.8250  0.8499  308.6  182.2    -     24S  180E
02527 -0958 Dec 31  10:50:16  24548 -36574  048   N   a-   1.1568  0.7556 -0.2847  236.5    -      -     25N   59W
02528 -0957 May 28  16:41:40  24541 -36569  015   N   -t   1.3804  0.3499 -0.6993  174.6    -      -     18S  150W
02529 -0957 Jun 27  05:17:36  24539 -36568  053   N   t-  -1.3708  0.3565 -0.6711  171.1    -      -     25S   21E
02530 -0957 Nov 21  10:58:45  24532 -36563  020   P   -a  -0.9377  1.1247  0.1496  255.6   82.7    -     17N   65W
02531 -0956 May 16  17:55:51  24524 -36557  025   P   -t   0.6404  1.7173  0.6491  342.3  180.7    -     16S  169W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 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

02532 -0956 Nov 10  02:34:54  24515 -36551  030   T   -p  -0.2819  2.3309  1.3501  318.1  203.8   79.1   15N   61E
02533 -0955 May 05  20:02:50  24506 -36545  035   T-  pp  -0.1381  2.6243  1.5851  359.2  228.2  100.2   13S  160E
02534 -0955 Oct 30  15:17:56  24498 -36539  040   T   p-   0.4134  2.1128  1.0863  331.0  201.0   44.5   11N  130W
02535 -0954 Apr 25  04:46:39  24489 -36533  045   P   a-  -0.8917  1.2147  0.2286  275.4  105.5    -     10S   29E
02536 -0954 Oct 19  21:17:59  24481 -36527  050   N   t-   1.1542  0.7808 -0.3000  251.5    -      -      8N  140E
02537 -0953 Mar 16  12:22:24  24474 -36522  017   P   -a   0.9439  1.1002  0.1511  251.4   82.9    -      6N   80W
02538 -0953 Sep 09  03:09:53  24465 -36516  022   N   -t  -1.1414  0.8057 -0.2778  258.3    -      -     10S   55E
02539 -0952 Mar 05  04:29:10  24456 -36510  027   T+  -p   0.2415  2.4022  1.4271  323.7  209.3   86.3   10N   39E
02540 -0952 Aug 28  07:09:15  24448 -36504  032   T   -p  -0.3818  2.1736  1.1414  340.5  208.1   57.0   14S    5W
02541 -0951 Feb 22  15:49:57  24439 -36498  037   P   t-  -0.5119  1.9347  0.9030  332.1  193.8    -     13N  131W

02542 -0951 Aug 17  18:33:21  24431 -36492  042   T   a-   0.3611  2.1832  1.2075  318.5  201.2   64.9   16S  176W
02543 -0950 Feb 11  19:45:36  24422 -36486  047   N   t-  -1.2768  0.5566 -0.5258  220.0    -      -     16N  170E
02544 -0950 Jul 09  03:09:32  24415 -36481  014   N   -a  -1.4725  0.1306 -0.8189   96.0    -      -     25S   54E
02545 -0950 Aug 07  10:39:49  24414 -36480  052   N   a-   1.0558  0.8956 -0.0548  231.9    -      -     18S   58W
02546 -0949 Jan 02  01:54:36  24406 -36475  019   Nx  -t   1.0087  1.0469 -0.0321  283.0    -      -     25N   75E
02547 -0949 Jun 28  17:57:27  24398 -36469  024   P   -a  -0.7847  1.4119  0.4240  290.7  139.8    -     25S  169W
02548 -0949 Dec 22  08:05:33  24389 -36463  029   T+  -p   0.2701  2.3749  1.3501  337.6  212.3   81.8   24N   19W
02549 -0948 Jun 17  02:29:39  24381 -36457  034   T-  pp  -0.0258  2.8312  1.7905  361.1  230.5  105.0   23S   62E
02550 -0948 Dec 10  20:54:20  24372 -36451  039   T   p-  -0.4183  2.0804  1.1004  311.2  193.3   46.0   22N  147E
02551 -0947 Jun 06  04:29:37  24364 -36445  044   P   t-   0.7525  1.5118  0.4432  329.2  154.4    -     21S   32E

02552 -0947 Nov 30  12:31:51  24355 -36439  049   N   a-  -1.0712  0.8798 -0.0955  232.2    -      -     19N   88W
02553 -0946 Apr 26  17:19:24  24348 -36434  016   N   -t  -1.2635  0.5524 -0.4732  208.8    -      -     11S  160W
02554 -0946 May 26  05:47:39  24347 -36433  054   N   t-   1.4859  0.1557 -0.8926  118.4    -      -     18S   12E
02555 -0946 Oct 21  12:28:00  24339 -36428  021   Nx  -a   1.0216  1.0046 -0.0376  266.2    -      -      8N   88W
02556 -0945 Apr 16  04:01:26  24331 -36422  026   T   -a  -0.4499  2.0189  1.0457  315.9  194.9   32.3    7S   41E
02557 -0945 Oct 10  16:25:57  24322 -36416  031   T   -p   0.3512  2.2590  1.1687  364.1  218.0   63.8    3N  147W
02558 -0944 Apr 04  19:57:09  24314 -36410  036   T   p-   0.2955  2.2882  1.3427  311.8  202.6   78.5    2S  163E
02559 -0944 Sep 28  15:47:05  24305 -36404  041   T   p-  -0.3411  2.2803  1.1848  368.0  220.4   66.8    2S  137W
02560 -0943 Mar 25  12:42:49  24297 -36398  046   N   a-   1.0264  0.9549 -0.0062  242.0    -      -      3N   87W
02561 -0943 Sep 17  18:00:29  24288 -36392  051   Nx  h-  -1.0247  1.0037 -0.0479  271.2    -      -      7S  169W

02562 -0942 Feb 13  12:45:43  24281 -36387  018   P   -h  -0.9330  1.1715  0.1207  288.9   81.4    -     15N   86W
02563 -0942 Aug 08  18:01:57  24273 -36381  023   P   -a   0.9691  1.0608  0.0984  251.6   68.2    -     18S  169W
02564 -0941 Feb 02  14:46:05  24264 -36375  028   T-  pp  -0.2329  2.4770  1.3851  372.8  228.6   89.7   19N  116W
02565 -0941 Jul 29  10:43:00  24255 -36369  033   T+  -p   0.2494  2.3750  1.4251  314.1  205.3   84.8   21S   59W
02566 -0940 Jan 22  14:26:36  24247 -36363  038   P   t-   0.4702  2.0374  0.9538  354.9  204.9    -     22N  112W
02567 -0940 Jul 18  02:11:29  24238 -36357  043   P   a-  -0.4927  1.9440  0.9636  315.0  190.6    -     23S   68E
02568 -0939 Jan 10  19:05:57  24230 -36351  048   N   a-   1.1420  0.7799 -0.2548  238.6    -      -     24N  177E
02569 -0939 Jun 07  23:09:51  24223 -36346  015   N   -t   1.4674  0.1917 -0.8606  131.5    -      -     20S  112E
02570 -0939 Jul 07  12:08:28  24221 -36345  053   N   t-  -1.3019  0.4856 -0.5473  198.2    -      -     25S   82W
02571 -0939 Dec 01  19:52:36  24214 -36340  020   P   -a  -0.9370  1.1255  0.1514  255.4   83.1    -     20N  161E

02572 -0938 May 28  00:12:24  24206 -36334  025   P   -t   0.7302  1.5522  0.4847  331.7  160.3    -     19S   96E
02573 -0938 Nov 21  11:26:22  24197 -36328  030   T   -p  -0.2825  2.3310  1.3481  318.7  204.0   79.0   18N   73W
02574 -0937 May 17  02:40:23  24189 -36322  035   T-  pp  -0.0539  2.7769  1.7416  358.8  229.5  104.2   17S   59E
02575 -0937 Nov 10  23:50:10  24180 -36316  040   T   p-   0.4120  2.1173  1.0868  332.5  201.6   44.7   15N  100E
02576 -0936 May 05  11:55:35  24172 -36310  045   P   a-  -0.8146  1.3539  0.3724  284.9  131.5    -     14S   80W
02577 -0936 Oct 30  05:23:10  24163 -36304  050   N   t-   1.1485  0.7934 -0.2916  254.0    -      -     12N   17E
02578 -0935 Mar 26  20:09:43  24156 -36299  017   P   -a   0.9996  0.9969  0.0502  241.9   48.5    -      2N  161E
02579 -0935 Apr 25  03:12:37  24155 -36298  055   Nb  a-  -1.5053  0.0681 -0.8771   69.5    -      -     11S   51E
02580 -0935 Sep 19  10:41:00  24147 -36293  022   N   -t  -1.1718  0.7507 -0.3344  250.4    -      -      6S   60W
02581 -0934 Mar 16  12:15:44  24139 -36287  027   T   -p   0.2928  2.3080  1.3332  322.6  206.9   79.1    6N   80W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 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

02582 -0934 Sep 08  14:55:43  24130 -36281  032   T   -p  -0.4163  2.1102  1.0781  337.3  204.1   43.1   10S  123W
02583 -0933 Mar 05  23:21:26  24122 -36275  037   P   t-  -0.4667  2.0176  0.9858  336.5  200.1    -      9N  114E
02584 -0933 Aug 29  02:33:22  24113 -36269  042   T   p-   0.3200  2.2588  1.2825  319.7  203.8   73.7   13S   62E
02585 -0932 Feb 23  03:03:02  24105 -36263  047   N   t-  -1.2365  0.6297 -0.4508  232.7    -      -     12N   59E
02586 -0932 Jul 19  10:45:40  24098 -36258  014   Ne  -a  -1.5347  0.0182 -0.9350   36.2    -      -     24S   61W
02587 -0932 Aug 17  18:37:59  24096 -36257  052   P   a-   1.0097  0.9817  0.0284  240.7   36.6    -     16S  179W
02588 -0931 Jan 12  09:52:05  24089 -36252  019   Nx  -t   1.0211  1.0215 -0.0524  279.2    -      -     24N   44W
02589 -0931 Jul 09  01:10:17  24081 -36246  024   P   -a  -0.8567  1.2826  0.2893  282.5  118.2    -     24S   82E
02590 -0930 Jan 01  16:32:17  24072 -36240  029   T   -p   0.2769  2.3599  1.3401  335.8  211.4   80.8   24N  146W
02591 -0930 Jun 28  09:09:30  24064 -36234  034   T-  pp  -0.1060  2.6864  1.6410  361.9  229.8  102.3   24S   38W

02592 -0930 Dec 22  05:41:47  24055 -36228  039   T   p-  -0.4141  2.0866  1.1094  310.8  193.5   47.8   23N   15E
02593 -0929 Jun 17  10:49:50  24047 -36222  044   P   t-   0.6663  1.6706  0.6007  339.8  175.3    -     22S   64W
02594 -0929 Dec 11  21:23:23  24038 -36216  049   N   a-  -1.0713  0.8799 -0.0957  232.4    -      -     21N  139E
02595 -0928 May 07  00:07:15  24031 -36211  016   N   -t  -1.3361  0.4169 -0.6040  182.9    -      -     15S   96E
02596 -0928 Jun 05  12:18:41  24030 -36210  054   N   t-   1.3999  0.3123 -0.7336  164.8    -      -     20S   87W
02597 -0928 Oct 31  20:50:45  24023 -36205  021   N   -a   1.0288  0.9939 -0.0531  266.1    -      -     13N  144E
02598 -0927 Apr 26  11:18:29  24014 -36199  026   P   -a  -0.5199  1.8882  0.9195  309.6  186.5    -     11S   71W
02599 -0927 Oct 21  00:21:12  24006 -36193  031   T   -p   0.3634  2.2387  1.1443  364.5  217.1   59.5    8N   92E
02600 -0926 Apr 16  03:31:51  23997 -36187  036   T+  p-   0.2296  2.4079  1.4649  313.7  206.2   87.5    6S   47E
02601 -0926 Oct 09  23:31:57  23989 -36181  041   T   p-  -0.3221  2.3159  1.2187  368.8  221.7   71.7    3N  105E

02602 -0925 Apr 05  20:18:45  23980 -36175  046   P   a-   0.9692  1.0599  0.0989  252.7   68.7    -      1S  157E
02603 -0925 Sep 29  01:57:48  23972 -36169  051   Nx  a-  -0.9999  1.0493 -0.0023  275.1    -      -      2S   70E
02604 -0924 Feb 24  20:18:14  23965 -36164  018   P   -t  -0.9758  1.0930  0.0425  282.2   49.0    -     12N  160E
02605 -0924 Aug 19  01:57:19  23956 -36158  023   P   -a   1.0124  0.9820  0.0184  243.7   29.8    -     15S   71E
02606 -0923 Feb 12  22:08:44  23948 -36152  028   T-  -p  -0.2695  2.4084  1.3192  371.3  226.5   83.9   16N  132E
02607 -0923 Aug 08  18:33:21  23939 -36146  033   T   -p   0.3019  2.2805  1.3270  312.8  202.3   77.1   19S  178W
02608 -0922 Feb 01  22:04:15  23931 -36140  038   T   t-   0.4417  2.0870  1.0088  355.5  208.2   15.3   20N  133E
02609 -0922 Jul 29  09:40:35  23922 -36134  043   T   a-  -0.4346  2.0534  1.0673  320.4  197.4   39.2   22S   45W
02610 -0921 Jan 22  03:16:17  23914 -36128  048   N   a-   1.1225  0.8128 -0.2160  241.7    -      -     23N   55E
02611 -0921 Jun 19  05:40:06  23907 -36123  015   Ne  -t   1.5516  0.0389 -1.0168   60.3    -      -     22S   13E

02612 -0921 Jul 18  19:04:05  23905 -36122  053   N   t-  -1.2373  0.6070 -0.4316  220.0    -      -     24S  174E
02613 -0921 Dec 13  04:44:21  23898 -36117  020   P   -a  -0.9383  1.1225  0.1499  254.9   82.6    -     22N   28E
02614 -0920 Jun 07  06:31:43  23890 -36111  025   P   -t   0.8174  1.3919  0.3247  319.8  134.4    -     21S    0W
02615 -0920 Dec 01  20:16:55  23881 -36105  030   T   -p  -0.2835  2.3299  1.3455  319.4  204.2   78.9   21N  154E
02616 -0919 May 27  09:18:34  23873 -36099  035   T+  pp   0.0307  2.8176  1.7858  357.5  229.1  104.5   19S   42W
02617 -0919 Nov 21  08:23:25  23864 -36093  040   T   p-   0.4124  2.1185  1.0844  333.9  202.0   44.2   19N   29W
02618 -0918 May 16  19:03:53  23856 -36087  045   P   a-  -0.7360  1.4960  0.5185  293.3  151.2    -     17S  171E
02619 -0918 Nov 10  13:30:28  23848 -36081  050   N   t-   1.1452  0.8011 -0.2872  255.8    -      -     16N  106W
02620 -0917 Apr 07  03:50:22  23840 -36076  017   N   -a   1.0607  0.8838 -0.0610  230.5    -      -      2S   43E
02621 -0917 May 06  10:39:22  23839 -36075  055   N   a-  -1.4345  0.1969 -0.7461  116.6    -      -     15S   63W

02622 -0917 Sep 30  18:23:02  23832 -36070  022   N   -t  -1.1935  0.7114 -0.3748  244.3    -      -      2S  177W
02623 -0916 Mar 26  19:53:20  23824 -36064  027   T   -a   0.3509  2.2014  1.2264  320.9  203.4   67.8    2N  163E
02624 -0916 Sep 18  22:52:41  23815 -36058  032   T   -p  -0.4430  2.0612  1.0291  334.5  200.6   26.7    6S  116E
02625 -0915 Mar 16  06:41:42  23807 -36052  037   T   t-  -0.4133  2.1158  1.0838  341.2  206.6   45.1    5N    2E
02626 -0915 Sep 08  10:43:07  23798 -36046  042   T   p-   0.2864  2.3210  1.3438  320.4  205.5   79.3    9S   62W
02627 -0914 Mar 05  10:08:06  23790 -36040  047   N   t-  -1.1864  0.7206 -0.3578  246.9    -      -      9N   49W
02628 -0914 Aug 29  02:45:02  23781 -36034  052   P   a-   0.9708  1.0546  0.0981  247.7   67.3    -     12S   58E
02629 -0913 Jan 23  17:43:31  23774 -36029  019   N   -t   1.0392  0.9854 -0.0828  274.2    -      -     22N  163W
02630 -0913 Jul 20  08:26:35  23766 -36023  024   P   -a  -0.9246  1.1608  0.1618  273.8   90.3    -     24S   27W
02631 -0912 Jan 13  00:55:32  23757 -36017  029   T   -p   0.2873  2.3380  1.3236  333.8  210.3   79.2   23N   88E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 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

02632 -0912 Jul 08  15:51:29  23749 -36011  034   T-  pp  -0.1836  2.5465  1.4962  361.8  227.7   96.3   24S  140W
02633 -0911 Jan 01  14:26:23  23740 -36005  039   T   p-  -0.4076  2.0969  1.1228  310.4  194.0   50.4   23N  116W
02634 -0911 Jun 27  17:11:41  23732 -35999  044   P   t-   0.5812  1.8275  0.7561  348.7  191.6    -     23S  160W
02635 -0911 Dec 22  06:12:49  23724 -35993  049   N   a-  -1.0702  0.8819 -0.0936  232.9    -      -     22N    6E
02636 -0910 May 18  06:55:07  23717 -35988  016   N   -t  -1.4092  0.2805 -0.7362  151.3    -      -     18S    7W
02637 -0910 Jun 16  18:53:44  23715 -35987  054   N   t-   1.3158  0.4657 -0.5782  197.8    -      -     22S  174E
02638 -0910 Nov 12  05:15:08  23708 -35982  021   N   -a   1.0337  0.9869 -0.0642  266.4    -      -     16N   17E
02639 -0909 May 07  18:35:30  23700 -35976  026   P   -a  -0.5906  1.7564  0.7916  302.6  176.5    -     14S  178E
02640 -0909 Nov 01  08:20:19  23691 -35970  031   T   -t   0.3722  2.2244  1.1266  365.0  216.5   56.1   12N   29W
02641 -0908 Apr 26  11:03:25  23683 -35964  036   T+  p-   0.1610  2.5328  1.5917  315.3  208.9   93.8   10S   68W

02642 -0908 Oct 20  07:23:27  23674 -35958  041   T   p-  -0.3082  2.3419  1.2437  369.2  222.5   74.9    7N   15W
02643 -0907 Apr 16  03:48:01  23666 -35952  046   P   a-   0.9069  1.1743  0.2129  263.3   99.5    -      6S   42E
02644 -0907 Oct 09  10:04:01  23658 -35946  051   P   a-  -0.9817  1.0823  0.0312  277.6   41.5    -      2N   54W
02645 -0906 Mar 07  03:37:51  23650 -35941  018   N   -t  -1.0277  0.9975 -0.0527  273.1    -      -      8N   48E
02646 -0906 Aug 30  10:02:56  23642 -35935  023   N   -a   1.0475  0.9181 -0.0468  236.9    -      -     12S   52W
02647 -0905 Feb 24  05:19:57  23634 -35929  028   T   -t  -0.3149  2.3236  1.2374  369.1  223.4   74.7   13N   23E
02648 -0905 Aug 20  02:31:31  23625 -35923  033   T   -p   0.3474  2.1990  1.2416  311.4  199.2   68.2   16S   61E
02649 -0904 Feb 13  05:33:26  23617 -35917  038   T   t-   0.4057  2.1501  1.0776  356.4  211.9   44.4   17N   20E
02650 -0904 Aug 08  17:15:34  23608 -35911  043   T   p-  -0.3825  2.1521  1.1600  325.1  202.7   58.8   19S  160W
02651 -0903 Feb 01  11:18:55  23600 -35905  048   N   a-   1.0957  0.8587 -0.1637  246.1    -      -     21N   67W

02652 -0903 Jul 29  02:03:46  23592 -35899  053   N   t-  -1.1765  0.7216 -0.3230  238.3    -      -     22S   68E
02653 -0903 Dec 23  13:34:06  23585 -35894  020   P   -a  -0.9414  1.1158  0.1451  254.0   81.3    -     23N  104W
02654 -0902 Jun 18  12:52:50  23576 -35888  025   P   -t   0.9031  1.2348  0.1674  306.3   98.6    -     22S   97W
02655 -0902 Dec 13  05:06:01  23568 -35882  030   T   -p  -0.2853  2.3272  1.3418  320.0  204.5   78.7   22N   21E
02656 -0901 Jun 07  15:59:41  23559 -35876  035   T+  pp   0.1139  2.6636  1.6347  355.1  227.1  101.3   22S  144W
02657 -0901 Dec 02  16:56:59  23551 -35870  040   T   p-   0.4139  2.1171  1.0801  335.1  202.4   43.2   21N  158W
02658 -0900 May 27  02:12:10  23542 -35864  045   P   a-  -0.6564  1.6404  0.6662  300.5  166.9    -     20S   63E
02659 -0900 Nov 20  21:40:24  23534 -35858  050   N   t-   1.1444  0.8040 -0.2871  256.8    -      -     19N  130E


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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