Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 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: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)

During the 15th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 228 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -1499 - -1400
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 228100.0%
PenumbralN 86 37.7%
PartialP 60 26.3%
TotalT 82 36.0%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 15th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 82100.0%
Central 27 32.9%
Non-Central 55 67.1%

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: 73
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 26
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  1

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:  -1473 - -1472
                              2.  Tetrad:  -1462 - -1461
                              3.  Tetrad:  -1444 - -1443
                              4.  Tetrad:  -1433 - -1432
                              5.  Tetrad:  -1415 - -1414
                              6.  Tetrad:  -1405 - -1404

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


     1 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros):  -1492/ 37 
     2 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):  -1478/ -3 -1413/ -2 

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

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


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1487 Jun 06    Duration = 01h43m40s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1484 Apr 04    Duration = 00h19m26s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1490 Feb 12    Duration = 03h26m42s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1442 Dec 13    Duration = 00h17m42s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1411 May 07    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8466
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1484 Apr 04    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0170

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1490 Feb 12    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9880
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1442 Dec 13    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0065

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -1406 Aug 09     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0588
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -1478 May 28     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0118

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 86 penumbral eclipses of which 8 ( 9.3%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1499 Jan 22     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0352
               2.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1457 Oct 30     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0085
               3.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1452 Jul 08     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0205
               4.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1439 Nov 10     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0191
               5.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1435 Mar 05     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0075
               6.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1421 Nov 21     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0253
               7.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1406 Aug 09     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0588
               8.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1403 Dec 01     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0320

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: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE )


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

01222 -1499 Jan 22  15:42:24  35075 -43277    0   Nx  -t  -1.0172  1.0352 -0.0517  286.3    -      -     21N   86W
01223 -1499 Jul 18  06:57:33  35065 -43271    5   P   -a   0.9507  1.0866  0.1400  250.0   79.9    -     22S   41E
01224 -1498 Jan 11  15:07:57  35054 -43265   10   T   -p  -0.3249  2.3093  1.2150  368.2  221.5   71.2   23N   78W
01225 -1498 Jul 07  23:24:30  35044 -43259   15   T+  -p   0.2370  2.4055  1.4402  322.3  209.4   87.2   24S  154E
01226 -1498 Dec 31  17:38:01  35034 -43253   20   T   a-   0.3816  2.1849  1.1313  345.7  209.1   55.4   24N  117W
01227 -1497 Jun 27  11:30:20  35024 -43247   25   P   t-  -0.5400  1.8747  0.8597  327.1  190.2    -     24S   29W
01228 -1497 Dec 21  03:18:40  35013 -43241   30   N   a-   1.0466  0.9371 -0.0620  245.8    -      -     24N   96E
01229 -1496 May 17  01:55:43  35005 -43236   -3   N   -t   1.4836  0.1698 -0.8981  126.5    -      -     14S  115E
01230 -1496 Jun 15  16:29:54  35003 -43235   35   N   t-  -1.3460  0.4186 -0.6417  192.0    -      -     23S  104W
01231 -1496 Nov 10  07:21:16  34994 -43230    2   P   -a  -1.0091  0.9938  0.0185  243.8   29.6    -     13N   34E

01232 -1495 May 06  03:09:16  34984 -43224    7   P   -t   0.7108  1.5786  0.5292  326.1  163.4    -     11S   97E
01233 -1495 Oct 30  21:11:11  34974 -43218   12   T   -p  -0.3606  2.2030  1.1896  328.2  203.6   63.1    9N  174W
01234 -1494 Apr 25  10:06:02  34964 -43212   17   T-  pp  -0.0888  2.6942  1.6958  341.4  221.6  100.9    8S    6W
01235 -1494 Oct 20  05:00:46  34954 -43206   22   T   p-   0.3467  2.2569  1.1871  353.9  214.3   65.5    6N   68E
01236 -1493 Apr 14  23:51:16  34943 -43200   27   P   a-  -0.8311  1.3094  0.3559  271.4  125.1    -      5S  148E
01237 -1493 Oct 09  05:57:06  34933 -43194   32   N   t-   1.0553  0.9730 -0.1291  282.6    -      -      2N   55E
01238 -1492 Mar 05  09:06:31  34924 -43189   -1   P   -a   1.0012  1.0028  0.0386  246.8   43.1    -     12N   14E
01239 -1492 Apr 03  16:52:15  34923 -43188   37   Nb  a-  -1.5316  0.0199 -0.9253   37.6    -      -      1S  107W
01240 -1492 Aug 28  13:46:42  34914 -43183    4   N   -t  -1.1973  0.6851 -0.3626  231.4    -      -     16S   60W
01241 -1491 Feb 22  22:02:45  34904 -43177    9   T   -p   0.2959  2.3231  1.3071  338.7  212.9   78.7   15N  180E

01242 -1491 Aug 17  23:25:38  34894 -43171   14   T   -p  -0.4197  2.0819  1.0935  320.0  197.8   45.6   18S  155E
01243 -1490 Feb 12  03:49:47  34884 -43165   19   P   t-  -0.4546  2.0601  0.9880  353.6  206.7    -     18N   93E
01244 -1490 Aug 07  14:44:36  34873 -43159   24   T   p-   0.3041  2.2762  1.3231  312.2  201.9   76.6   20S   75W
01245 -1489 Feb 01  03:53:08  34863 -43153   29   N   t-  -1.1741  0.7500 -0.3419  253.1    -      -     20N   91E
01246 -1489 Jul 28  07:19:43  34853 -43147   34   N   a-   1.0234  0.9608 -0.0010  242.3    -      -     21S   35E
01247 -1489 Dec 22  14:22:43  34844 -43142    1   N   -h   1.0553  0.9409 -0.0975  258.1    -      -     24N   70W
01248 -1488 Jun 17  09:11:54  34834 -43136    6   P   -t  -0.8603  1.2940  0.2650  297.1  117.9    -     23S    5E
01249 -1488 Dec 11  01:49:55  34824 -43130   11   T   -p   0.3257  2.2541  1.2664  319.3  202.2   71.5   22N  117E
01250 -1487 Jun 06  12:28:06  34814 -43124   16   T-  pp  -0.1043  2.7000  1.6339  372.5  234.4  103.7   21S   45W
01251 -1487 Nov 30  17:11:44  34804 -43118   21   T   p-  -0.3427  2.2151  1.2430  311.8  198.2   67.9   19N  115W

01252 -1486 May 26  13:11:30  34793 -43112   26   P   t-   0.6584  1.6788  0.6216  335.5  175.8    -     17S   55W
01253 -1486 Nov 20  07:50:38  34783 -43106   31   N   a-  -1.0312  0.9667 -0.0353  249.0    -      -     16N   25E
01254 -1485 Apr 16  08:55:28  34775 -43101   -2   N   -h  -1.2499  0.5565 -0.4277  199.0    -      -      6S   11E
01255 -1485 May 15  18:37:55  34773 -43100   36   N   h-   1.3834  0.3241 -0.6852  160.6    -      -     14S  136W
01256 -1485 Oct 11  00:33:19  34764 -43095    3   N   -h   1.1523  0.7849 -0.2973  252.6    -      -      3N  135E
01257 -1484 Apr 04  23:58:43  34754 -43089    8   T   -a  -0.4724  1.9648  1.0170  303.7  188.5   19.4    1S  147E
01258 -1484 Sep 29  00:24:04  34744 -43083   13   P   -t   0.4825  2.0232  0.9230  360.6  205.2    -      2S  138E
01259 -1483 Mar 25  17:00:38  34734 -43077   18   T+  p-   0.2561  2.3640  1.4114  315.9  205.9   84.3    4N  108W
01260 -1483 Sep 18  01:12:25  34723 -43071   23   T-  p-  -0.2237  2.4809  1.4146  360.1  223.8   90.1    8S  127E
01261 -1482 Mar 15  07:21:28  34713 -43065   28   N   a-   1.0264  0.9734 -0.0241  254.7    -      -      9N   38E

01262 -1482 Sep 07  08:54:39  34703 -43059   33   P   a-  -0.9182  1.1763  0.1699  273.3   91.7    -     12S   12E
01263 -1481 Feb 02  23:12:49  34695 -43054    0   N   -t  -1.0500  0.9742 -0.1108  279.8    -      -     19N  161E
01264 -1481 Jul 29  14:44:44  34684 -43048    5   P   -a   1.0048  0.9886  0.0393  241.2   42.9    -     21S   77W
01265 -1480 Jan 22  22:44:56  34674 -43042   10   T   -p  -0.3495  2.2619  1.1722  365.9  219.2   64.7   22N  167E
01266 -1480 Jul 18  06:55:31  34664 -43036   15   T   -p   0.2998  2.2930  1.3226  321.3  206.2   78.0   23S   40E
01267 -1479 Jan 11  01:44:18  34654 -43030   20   T   a-   0.3661  2.2102  1.1624  344.9  210.1   60.9   24N  121E
01268 -1479 Jul 07  18:31:17  34644 -43024   25   P   t-  -0.4710  2.0041  0.9835  334.1  199.5    -     24S  135W
01269 -1479 Dec 31  11:53:05  34633 -43018   30   N   a-   1.0361  0.9541 -0.0406  246.7    -      -     25N   33W
01270 -1478 May 28  08:13:03  34625 -43013   -3   Ne  -t   1.5699  0.0118 -1.0566   33.8    -      -     17S   19E
01271 -1478 Jun 26  22:59:32  34623 -43012   35   N   t-  -1.2686  0.5624 -0.5016  220.1    -      -     25S  157E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE )


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

01272 -1478 Nov 21  16:14:29  34615 -43007    2   P   -a  -1.0103  0.9923  0.0158  244.0   27.4    -     16N  101W
01273 -1477 May 17  09:38:22  34604 -43001    7   P   -t   0.7948  1.4230  0.3767  314.2  140.8    -     15S    2W
01274 -1477 Nov 11  05:49:58  34594 -42995   12   T   -p  -0.3623  2.2017  1.1846  329.4  203.9   62.5   13N   54E
01275 -1476 May 05  17:06:09  34584 -42989   17   T-  pp  -0.0108  2.8350  1.8411  340.3  221.8  102.6   12S  114W
01276 -1476 Oct 30  13:13:03  34574 -42983   22   T   p-   0.3424  2.2670  1.1930  355.5  215.1   66.5   10N   57W
01277 -1475 Apr 25  07:15:31  34564 -42977   27   P   a-  -0.7586  1.4408  0.4906  279.6  143.7    -      9S   34E
01278 -1475 Oct 19  13:49:08  34554 -42971   32   N   t-   1.0444  0.9942 -0.1104  285.3    -      -      6N   66W
01279 -1474 Mar 16  16:52:15  34545 -42966   -1   N   -a   1.0562  0.9016 -0.0620  237.0    -      -      8N  105W
01280 -1474 Apr 15  00:24:55  34543 -42965   37   N   a-  -1.4689  0.1345 -0.8099   96.9    -      -      6S  138E
01281 -1474 Sep 08  21:30:45  34535 -42960    4   N   -t  -1.2256  0.6332 -0.4147  222.9    -      -     12S  178W

01282 -1473 Mar 06  05:35:26  34525 -42954    9   T   -a   0.3466  2.2301  1.2138  337.5  209.8   68.1   11N   64E
01283 -1473 Aug 29  07:25:31  34514 -42948   14   T   -p  -0.4550  2.0173  1.0286  316.9  193.6   25.6   15S   33E
01284 -1472 Feb 23  11:04:22  34504 -42942   19   T   t-  -0.4079  2.1452  1.0744  357.3  212.5   43.7   14N   18W
01285 -1472 Aug 17  22:46:58  34494 -42936   24   T+  p-   0.2610  2.3567  1.4011  313.9  204.2   82.9   18S  163E
01286 -1471 Feb 11  11:10:08  34484 -42930   29   N   t-  -1.1340  0.8213 -0.2663  262.5    -      -     17N   19W
01287 -1471 Aug 07  15:08:06  34474 -42924   34   P   a-   0.9763  1.0497  0.0829  251.6   62.9    -     19S   83W
01288 -1470 Jan 01  22:41:55  34465 -42919    1   N   -h   1.0608  0.9281 -0.1049  255.6    -      -     25N  165E
01289 -1470 Jun 28  15:59:33  34455 -42913    6   P   -t  -0.9386  1.1529  0.1187  286.1   80.8    -     24S   98W
01290 -1470 Dec 22  10:34:13  34445 -42907   11   T   -p   0.3280  2.2481  1.2639  318.3  201.8   71.1   24N   15W
01291 -1469 Jun 17  18:48:43  34435 -42901   16   T-  pp  -0.1909  2.5422  1.4738  371.2  231.5   96.5   23S  141W

01292 -1469 Dec 12  02:04:27  34425 -42895   21   T   p-  -0.3424  2.2153  1.2438  311.9  198.4   68.0   22N  112E
01293 -1468 Jun 05  19:36:46  34414 -42889   26   P   t-   0.5714  1.8375  0.7818  343.3  191.6    -     20S  153W
01294 -1468 Nov 30  16:35:04  34404 -42883   31   N   a-  -1.0351  0.9606 -0.0435  249.1    -      -     19N  107W
01295 -1467 Apr 26  16:06:11  34396 -42878   -2   N   -h  -1.3162  0.4325 -0.5470  176.8    -      -     10S   99W
01296 -1467 May 26  01:30:38  34394 -42877   36   N   h-   1.3017  0.4724 -0.5334  190.3    -      -     17S  118E
01297 -1467 Oct 21  08:35:15  34386 -42872    3   N   -h   1.1629  0.7677 -0.3188  251.1    -      -      7N   12E
01298 -1466 Apr 16  07:30:32  34376 -42866    8   P   -a  -0.5382  1.8426  0.8978  298.4  180.7    -      5S   31E
01299 -1466 Oct 10  08:09:24  34365 -42860   13   P   -t   0.4984  1.9950  0.8926  359.5  202.9    -      2N   19E
01300 -1465 Apr 06  00:36:24  34355 -42854   18   T+  p-   0.1939  2.4780  1.5260  318.3  209.2   91.4    1S  136E
01301 -1465 Sep 29  09:07:03  34345 -42848   23   T-  p-  -0.2039  2.5173  1.4509  359.8  224.2   92.3    3S    6E

01302 -1464 Mar 25  14:44:12  34335 -42842   28   P   h-   0.9703  1.0767  0.0784  265.9   63.6    -      4N   75W
01303 -1464 Sep 17  17:06:04  34325 -42836   33   P   a-  -0.8927  1.2231  0.2167  276.4  102.5    -      8S  113W
01304 -1463 Feb 13  06:31:05  34316 -42831    0   N   -t  -1.0915  0.8970 -0.1860  270.9    -      -     17N   50E
01305 -1463 Aug 08  22:40:18  34306 -42825    5   N   -a   1.0519  0.9037 -0.0487  232.8    -      -     19S  163E
01306 -1463 Sep 07  07:21:03  34304 -42824   43   N   a-  -1.5290  0.0344 -0.9300   49.7    -      -     13S   34E
01307 -1462 Feb 02  06:12:40  34296 -42819   10   T   -t  -0.3817  2.2003  1.1156  362.9  216.0   54.0   20N   54E
01308 -1462 Jul 29  14:32:50  34286 -42813   15   T   -a   0.3562  2.1921  1.2163  320.1  202.5   66.3   22S   75W
01309 -1461 Jan 22  09:43:29  34276 -42807   20   T   a-   0.3440  2.2476  1.2061  344.3  211.5   67.5   23N    1E
01310 -1461 Jul 19  01:35:19  34266 -42801   25   T   t-  -0.4056  2.1272  1.1004  340.3  207.1   49.0   24S  118E
01311 -1460 Jan 11  20:22:09  34255 -42795   30   N   a-   1.0210  0.9793 -0.0103  248.4    -      -     25N  160W

01312 -1460 Jul 07  05:32:38  34245 -42789   35   N   t-  -1.1942  0.7010 -0.3670  243.1    -      -     25S   58E
01313 -1460 Dec 02  01:07:16  34237 -42784    2   P   -a  -1.0115  0.9904  0.0132  244.1   25.1    -     19N  125E
01314 -1459 May 27  16:08:46  34227 -42778    7   P   -t   0.8779  1.2690  0.2254  300.9  111.1    -     18S  102W
01315 -1459 Nov 21  14:30:00  34217 -42772   12   T   -p  -0.3620  2.2039  1.1838  330.7  204.4   62.5   17N   77W
01316 -1458 May 17  00:06:08  34206 -42766   17   T+  pp   0.0683  2.7275  1.7376  338.3  220.7  101.4   15S  139E
01317 -1458 Nov 10  21:27:54  34196 -42760   22   T   p-   0.3409  2.2716  1.1940  356.9  215.6   66.8   14N  178E
01318 -1457 May 06  14:37:31  34186 -42754   27   P   a-  -0.6839  1.5766  0.6291  287.1  158.9    -     13S   79W
01319 -1457 Oct 30  21:46:14  34176 -42748   32   Nx  t-   1.0372  1.0085 -0.0981  287.2    -      -     11N  173E
01320 -1456 Mar 27  00:29:32  34168 -42743   -1   N   -a   1.1176  0.7888 -0.1746  224.8    -      -      4N  138E
01321 -1456 Apr 25  07:52:24  34166 -42742   37   N   a-  -1.4022  0.2568 -0.6872  132.6    -      -     10S   23E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE )


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

01322 -1456 Sep 19  05:24:57  34157 -42737    4   N   -h  -1.2467  0.5944 -0.4534  216.1    -      -      8S   61E
01323 -1455 Mar 16  12:59:13  34147 -42731    9   T   -a   0.4040  2.1250  1.1083  335.6  205.4   50.3    7N   49W
01324 -1455 Sep 08  15:34:12  34137 -42725   14   P   -a  -0.4838  1.9647  0.9757  314.1  189.9    -     11S   91W
01325 -1454 Mar 05  18:10:22  34127 -42719   19   T   p-  -0.3546  2.2425  1.1729  361.0  218.2   64.7   11N  126W
01326 -1454 Aug 29  06:57:22  34117 -42713   24   T+  p-   0.2244  2.4250  1.4669  315.2  205.8   87.2   14S   38E
01327 -1453 Feb 22  18:17:59  34107 -42707   29   N   t-  -1.0861  0.9069 -0.1762  272.9    -      -     14N  128W
01328 -1453 Aug 18  23:03:28  34097 -42701   34   P   a-   0.9355  1.1273  0.1552  259.4   85.4    -     17S  157E
01329 -1452 Jan 13  06:54:46  34088 -42696    1   N   -h   1.0723  0.9040 -0.1231  251.8    -      -     24N   41E
01330 -1452 Jul 08  22:51:31  34078 -42690    6   Nx  -t  -1.0123  1.0205 -0.0194  274.3    -      -     25S  158E
01331 -1451 Jan 01  19:11:48  34068 -42684   11   T   -p   0.3366  2.2303  1.2500  316.9  200.9   69.5   24N  144W

01332 -1451 Jun 28  01:14:49  34058 -42678   16   T   pp  -0.2729  2.3931  1.3219  369.0  226.9   84.5   24S  121E
01333 -1451 Dec 22  10:52:47  34048 -42672   21   T   p-  -0.3382  2.2225  1.2519  312.2  198.8   69.0   23N   21W
01334 -1450 Jun 17  02:05:46  34038 -42666   26   P   t-   0.4865  1.9929  0.9383  349.4  203.6    -     22S  108E
01335 -1450 Dec 12  01:16:53  34028 -42660   31   N   a-  -1.0374  0.9573 -0.0484  249.5    -      -     21N  122E
01336 -1449 May 07  23:14:14  34019 -42655   -2   N   -h  -1.3853  0.3035 -0.6718  149.3    -      -     14S  151E
01337 -1449 Jun 06  08:24:54  34018 -42654   36   N   h-   1.2195  0.6216 -0.3812  214.2    -      -     19S   13E
01338 -1449 Nov 01  16:41:48  34009 -42649    3   N   -t   1.1690  0.7584 -0.3317  250.5    -      -     11N  111W
01339 -1448 Apr 26  14:56:35  33999 -42643    8   P   -a  -0.6090  1.7115  0.7690  292.0  170.8    -      9S   83W
01340 -1448 Oct 20  16:02:59  33989 -42637   13   P   -t   0.5078  1.9787  0.8747  358.8  201.4    -      6N  101W
01341 -1447 Apr 16  08:05:43  33979 -42631   18   T+  pp   0.1266  2.6014  1.6493  320.3  211.8   96.5    5S   21E

01342 -1447 Oct 09  17:10:08  33969 -42625   23   T-  p-  -0.1903  2.5421  1.4761  359.1  224.2   93.6    1N  117W
01343 -1446 Apr 05  21:59:59  33959 -42619   28   P   h-   0.9092  1.1892  0.1899  277.1   97.7    -      0N  173E
01344 -1446 Sep 29  01:26:11  33949 -42613   33   P   a-  -0.8736  1.2580  0.2518  278.4  109.6    -      4S  119E
01345 -1445 Feb 24  13:40:09  33940 -42608    0   N   -t  -1.1399  0.8069 -0.2738  259.4    -      -     13N   59W
01346 -1445 Aug 20  06:42:31  33930 -42602    5   N   -a   1.0937  0.8288 -0.1269  225.0    -      -     16S   41E
01347 -1445 Sep 18  15:45:52  33928 -42601   43   N   a-  -1.5050  0.0793 -0.8869   75.1    -      -      9S   95W
01348 -1444 Feb 13  13:32:47  33920 -42596   10   T   -t  -0.4206  2.1262  1.0467  359.3  211.8   35.1   17N   57W
01349 -1444 Aug 08  22:16:31  33910 -42590   15   T   -a   0.4067  2.1024  1.1208  318.8  198.5   51.2   20S  168E
01350 -1443 Feb 01  17:35:40  33900 -42584   20   T   p-   0.3153  2.2970  1.2620  343.9  213.3   74.5   21N  118W
01351 -1443 Jul 29  08:46:13  33890 -42578   25   T   p-  -0.3468  2.2384  1.2052  345.4  212.9   67.9   22S   10E

01352 -1442 Jan 22  04:45:20  33880 -42572   30   P   a-   1.0006  1.0141  0.0296  250.9   38.1    -     23N   74E
01353 -1442 Jul 18  12:11:18  33870 -42566   35   N   t-  -1.1243  0.8315 -0.2408  262.0    -      -     24S   42W
01354 -1442 Dec 13  09:57:08  33861 -42561    2   P   -a  -1.0151  0.9840  0.0065  243.8   17.7    -     21N    9W
01355 -1441 Jun 07  22:42:36  33851 -42555    7   P   -t   0.9586  1.1197  0.0785  286.3   66.8    -     20S  158E
01356 -1441 Dec 02  23:07:29  33841 -42549   12   T   -p  -0.3633  2.2027  1.1801  331.8  204.8   62.1   20N  153E
01357 -1440 May 27  07:07:44  33831 -42543   17   T+  pp   0.1471  2.5812  1.5947  335.6  218.2   97.1   18S   32E
01358 -1440 Nov 21  05:42:31  33821 -42537   22   T   p-   0.3399  2.2748  1.1945  358.2  216.1   67.0   18N   53E
01359 -1439 May 16  21:59:12  33811 -42531   27   P   a-  -0.6081  1.7146  0.7691  293.6  171.5    -     16S  169E
01360 -1439 Nov 10  05:45:27  33801 -42525   32   Nx  t-   1.0317  1.0191 -0.0885  288.5    -      -     15N   52E
01361 -1438 Apr 07  07:59:45  33792 -42520   -1   N   -a   1.1842  0.6667 -0.2970  209.8    -      -      0S   23E

01362 -1438 May 06  15:16:54  33791 -42519   37   N   a-  -1.3332  0.3835 -0.5608  160.3    -      -     13S   91W
01363 -1438 Sep 30  13:29:26  33782 -42514    4   N   -h  -1.2604  0.5690 -0.4784  211.3    -      -      3S   62W
01364 -1437 Mar 27  20:11:40  33772 -42508    9   P   -a   0.4697  2.0050  0.9875  332.6  199.0    -      3N  160W
01365 -1437 Sep 19  23:53:00  33762 -42502   14   P   -a  -0.5048  1.9263  0.9369  311.9  186.9    -      7S  143E
01366 -1436 Mar 16  01:04:18  33752 -42496   19   T   pp  -0.2921  2.3565  1.2881  364.6  223.7   80.3    7N  128E
01367 -1436 Sep 08  15:16:52  33742 -42490   24   T+  p-   0.1954  2.4796  1.5188  316.1  206.9   89.9   10S   88W
01368 -1435 Mar 05  01:16:22  33732 -42484   29   Nx  t-  -1.0301  1.0075 -0.0711  284.0    -      -     10N  125E
01369 -1435 Aug 29  07:06:57  33722 -42478   34   P   a-   0.9019  1.1916  0.2142  265.8   99.7    -     14S   34E
01370 -1434 Jan 23  15:02:40  33713 -42473    1   N   -h   1.0887  0.8708 -0.1502  246.8    -      -     23N   81W
01371 -1434 Jul 20  05:46:19  33703 -42467    6   N   -t  -1.0826  0.8945 -0.1512  261.4    -      -     24S   54E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE )


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

01372 -1433 Jan 13  03:45:44  33693 -42461   11   T   -p   0.3488  2.2059  1.2299  315.4  199.8   67.0   24N   87E
01373 -1433 Jul 09  07:44:17  33683 -42455   16   T   -t  -0.3520  2.2495  1.1754  365.8  220.7   65.7   24S   23E
01374 -1432 Jan 02  19:36:18  33673 -42449   21   T   p-  -0.3304  2.2361  1.2669  312.7  199.6   70.8   24N  152W
01375 -1432 Jun 27  08:40:12  33663 -42443   26   T   t-   0.4051  2.1418  1.0879  354.1  212.6   47.3   23S    8E
01376 -1432 Dec 22  09:54:11  33653 -42437   31   N   a-  -1.0367  0.9592 -0.0477  250.5    -      -     22N    8W
01377 -1431 May 18  06:23:55  33645 -42432   -2   N   -a  -1.4536  0.1765 -0.7953  114.7    -      -     17S   42E
01378 -1431 Jun 16  15:24:54  33643 -42431   36   N   a-   1.1409  0.7646 -0.2357  233.3    -      -     21S   93W
01379 -1431 Nov 12  00:48:37  33635 -42426    3   N   -t   1.1741  0.7505 -0.3425  250.0    -      -     15N  125E
01380 -1430 May 07  22:22:18  33625 -42420    8   P   -a  -0.6803  1.5798  0.6390  284.8  158.9    -     13S  163E
01381 -1430 Nov 01  00:00:34  33615 -42414   13   P   -t   0.5139  1.9679  0.8631  358.1  200.3    -     11N  137E

01382 -1429 Apr 27  15:29:33  33604 -42408   18   T+  pp   0.0554  2.7325  1.7798  321.9  213.6   99.5    9S   93W
01383 -1429 Oct 21  01:20:42  33594 -42402   23   T-  p-  -0.1820  2.5568  1.4916  358.3  224.0   94.2    6N  118E
01384 -1428 Apr 16  05:07:17  33584 -42396   28   P   t-   0.8420  1.3134  0.3124  288.3  123.6    -      4S   64E
01385 -1428 Oct 09  09:54:17  33574 -42390   33   P   a-  -0.8605  1.2818  0.2762  279.4  114.1    -      1N   10W
01386 -1427 Mar 06  20:37:34  33566 -42385    0   N   -t  -1.1970  0.7012 -0.3773  244.5    -      -      9N  166W
01387 -1427 Aug 30  14:54:15  33556 -42379    5   N   -a   1.1275  0.7684 -0.1908  218.2    -      -     13S   83W
01388 -1427 Sep 29  00:19:20  33554 -42378   43   N   a-  -1.4879  0.1116 -0.8563   88.8    -      -      4S  135E
01389 -1426 Feb 23  20:43:51  33546 -42373   10   P   -t  -0.4672  2.0380  0.9640  354.8  206.2    -     14N  167W
01390 -1426 Aug 20  06:06:48  33536 -42367   15   T   -a   0.4507  2.0246  1.0370  317.6  194.4   29.1   17S   49E
01391 -1425 Feb 13  01:20:22  33526 -42361   20   T   p-   0.2797  2.3590  1.3307  343.6  215.4   81.5   18N  125E

01392 -1425 Aug 09  16:02:54  33516 -42355   25   T   p-  -0.2939  2.3387  1.2989  349.8  217.4   79.4   20S  100W
01393 -1424 Feb 02  13:00:08  33506 -42349   30   P   a-   0.9731  1.0618  0.0827  254.5   63.1    -     21N   51W
01394 -1424 Jul 28  18:57:00  33496 -42343   35   N   t-  -1.0602  0.9513 -0.1254  277.5    -      -     23S  144W
01395 -1424 Dec 23  18:43:33  33487 -42338    2   N   -a  -1.0210  0.9730 -0.0043  243.1    -      -     23N  141W
01396 -1423 Jun 18  05:20:59  33477 -42332    7   N   -t   1.0362  0.9764 -0.0630  270.5    -      -     22S   57E
01397 -1423 Dec 13  07:42:22  33467 -42326   12   T   -a  -0.3659  2.1989  1.1743  332.9  205.1   61.4   22N   23E
01398 -1422 Jun 07  14:12:30  33457 -42320   17   T+  pp   0.2241  2.4386  1.4549  332.2  214.4   89.8   21S   76W
01399 -1422 Dec 02  13:56:30  33447 -42314   22   T   p-   0.3390  2.2774  1.1951  359.3  216.7   67.2   20N   71W
01400 -1421 May 28  05:20:02  33437 -42308   27   P   a-  -0.5314  1.8547  0.9105  299.4  181.9    -     19S   57E
01401 -1421 Nov 21  13:47:24  33427 -42302   32   Nx  t-   1.0284  1.0253 -0.0824  289.2    -      -     18N   70W

01402 -1420 Apr 17  15:23:36  33419 -42297   -1   N   -a   1.2551  0.5370 -0.4275  191.3    -      -      5S   91W
01403 -1420 May 16  22:39:01  33417 -42296   37   N   a-  -1.2628  0.5133 -0.4321  183.5    -      -     17S  157E
01404 -1420 Oct 10  21:41:35  33409 -42291    4   N   -h  -1.2687  0.5535 -0.4932  208.0    -      -      1N  173E
01405 -1419 Apr 07  03:16:46  33399 -42285    9   P   -h   0.5402  1.8762  0.8574  328.5  190.5    -      1S   92E
01406 -1419 Sep 30  08:19:42  33389 -42279   14   P   -a  -0.5198  1.8989  0.9094  310.0  184.6    -      3S   14E
01407 -1418 Mar 27  07:50:41  33379 -42273   19   T-  pp  -0.2238  2.4813  1.4140  367.8  228.5   91.9    3N   24E
01408 -1418 Sep 19  23:43:05  33369 -42267   24   T+  p-   0.1721  2.5238  1.5603  316.9  207.7   91.8    6S  143E
01409 -1417 Mar 16  08:06:53  33359 -42261   29   P   t-  -0.9670  1.1208  0.0468  295.3   53.0    -      6N   20E
01410 -1417 Sep 09  15:17:38  33349 -42255   34   P   a-   0.8747  1.2442  0.2614  270.9  109.6    -     10S   91W
01411 -1416 Feb 03  23:01:10  33341 -42250    1   N   -h   1.1136  0.8220 -0.1925  239.9    -      -     21N  159E

01412 -1416 Jul 30  12:48:27  33330 -42244    6   N   -t  -1.1458  0.7817 -0.2702  248.3    -      -     23S   53W
01413 -1415 Jan 23  12:11:11  33321 -42238   11   T   -p   0.3686  2.1673  1.1957  313.5  198.1   62.5   22N   40W
01414 -1415 Jul 19  14:21:25  33311 -42232   16   T   -t  -0.4245  2.1180  1.0407  361.9  213.3   33.1   24S   77W
01415 -1414 Jan 13  04:12:24  33301 -42226   21   T   p-  -0.3166  2.2607  1.2930  313.5  200.8   73.6   23N   79E
01416 -1414 Jul 08  15:21:54  33291 -42220   26   T   t-   0.3287  2.2818  1.2283  357.5  219.1   72.5   24S   93W
01417 -1413 Jan 02  18:25:14  33281 -42214   31   N   a-  -1.0317  0.9686 -0.0390  252.2    -      -     23N  136W
01418 -1413 May 29  13:32:41  33272 -42209   -2   Ne  -a  -1.5230  0.0476 -0.9213   60.1    -      -     20S   67W
01419 -1413 Jun 27  22:28:45  33271 -42208   36   N   a-   1.0642  0.9044 -0.0940  249.1    -      -     23S  160E
01420 -1413 Nov 23  08:57:24  33262 -42203    3   N   -t   1.1770  0.7461 -0.3489  250.0    -      -     19N    2E
01421 -1412 May 18  05:45:10  33252 -42197    8   P   -a  -0.7542  1.4437  0.5038  276.6  144.0    -     17S   50E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE )


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

01422 -1412 Nov 11  08:02:12  33242 -42191   13   P   -t   0.5169  1.9623  0.8576  357.6  199.7    -     15N   15E
01423 -1411 May 07  22:49:37  33232 -42185   18   T-  pp  -0.0186  2.8007  1.8466  323.0  214.3  100.3   13S  154E
01424 -1411 Oct 31  09:37:50  33222 -42179   23   T-  p-  -0.1783  2.5629  1.4992  357.2  223.5   94.4   10N    8W
01425 -1410 Apr 27  12:08:38  33212 -42173   28   P   t-   0.7708  1.4451  0.4420  299.1  144.7    -      8S   44W
01426 -1410 Oct 20  18:28:57  33202 -42167   33   P   a-  -0.8523  1.2964  0.2916  279.7  116.7    -      5N  141W
01427 -1409 Mar 18  03:26:50  33194 -42162    0   N   -t  -1.2598  0.5847 -0.4915  225.9    -      -      5N   90E
01428 -1409 Sep 10  23:12:59  33184 -42156    5   N   -a   1.1554  0.7191 -0.2437  212.5    -      -      9S  150E
01429 -1409 Oct 10  08:59:12  33182 -42155   43   N   a-  -1.4762  0.1337 -0.8357   97.0    -      -      0N    3E
01430 -1408 Mar 06  03:46:32  33174 -42150   10   P   -t  -0.5208  1.9368  0.8683  349.3  198.8    -     10N   86E
01431 -1408 Aug 30  14:04:44  33164 -42144   15   P   -a   0.4874  1.9603  0.9667  316.6  190.6    -     13S   72W

01432 -1407 Feb 23  08:58:18  33154 -42138   20   T+  p-   0.2378  2.4325  1.4109  343.3  217.4   87.9   15N    8E
01433 -1407 Aug 19  23:26:30  33144 -42132   25   T-  pp  -0.2477  2.4268  1.3804  353.4  220.9   87.0   17S  147E
01434 -1406 Feb 12  21:08:15  33134 -42126   30   P   a-   0.9398  1.1203  0.1464  258.9   83.0    -     19N  174W
01435 -1406 Aug 09  01:50:47  33124 -42120   35   Nx  t-  -1.0028  1.0588 -0.0223  290.1    -      -     21S  111E
01436 -1405 Jan 04  03:23:38  33116 -42115    2   N   -a  -1.0321  0.9525 -0.0243  241.4    -      -     23N   89E
01437 -1405 Jun 29  12:05:01  33106 -42109    7   N   -t   1.1098  0.8408 -0.1973  253.7    -      -     23S   45W
01438 -1405 Dec 24  16:11:25  33096 -42103   12   T   -a  -0.3726  2.1874  1.1615  333.7  205.1   59.5   23N  104W
01439 -1404 Jun 17  21:21:55  33086 -42097   17   T   -p   0.2980  2.3019  1.3204  328.1  209.5   79.0   22S  175E
01440 -1404 Dec 12  22:05:23  33076 -42091   22   T   p-   0.3348  2.2858  1.2023  360.5  217.5   68.4   23N  166E
01441 -1403 Jun 07  12:43:32  33066 -42085   27   T   a-  -0.4566  1.9917  1.0481  304.1  190.2   32.4   21S   56W

01442 -1403 Dec 01  21:48:27  33056 -42079   32   Nx  t-   1.0246  1.0320 -0.0751  289.8    -      -     21N  169E
01443 -1402 Apr 28  22:41:16  33048 -42074   -1   N   -a   1.3303  0.3998 -0.5662  167.8    -      -      8S  157E
01444 -1402 May 28  05:59:06  33046 -42073   37   N   a-  -1.1910  0.6460 -0.3012  203.6    -      -     20S   45E
01445 -1402 Oct 22  06:01:18  33038 -42068    4   N   -h  -1.2717  0.5474 -0.4980  206.3    -      -      6N   46E
01446 -1401 Apr 18  10:12:50  33028 -42062    9   P   -h   0.6170  1.7361  0.7157  322.9  179.0    -      5S   15W
01447 -1401 Oct 11  16:54:38  33018 -42056   14   P   -a  -0.5288  1.8823  0.8928  308.6  183.0    -      2N  117W
01448 -1400 Apr 06  14:26:26  33008 -42050   19   T-  pp  -0.1471  2.6215  1.5550  370.5  232.3  100.3    2S   78W
01449 -1400 Sep 30  08:17:46  32998 -42044   24   T+  p-   0.1557  2.5552  1.5891  317.5  208.1   92.9    2S   12E


Index to Five Millennium Catolog of Lunar Eclipses

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

Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses
Centuries
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2501-2600 2601-2700 2701-2800 2801-2900 2901-3000

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


Calendar

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


Predictions

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

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

The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as ΔT and is determined as follows:

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

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


Acknowledgments

The data presented here were previously published in:

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

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

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


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