Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 BCE)

During the 20th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 242 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -1999 - -1900
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 242100.0%
PenumbralN 88 36.4%
PartialP 92 38.0%
TotalT 62 25.6%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 20th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 62100.0%
Central 49 79.0%
Non-Central 13 21.0%

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: 71
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 11
                           Number of Years with 5 Lunar Eclipses:  1  (-1926)

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:  -1991 - -1990

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' end   (Year/Saros):  -1952/-20 -1923/-19 

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


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1921 Apr 07    Duration = 03h32m26s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1907 Jun 29    Duration = 00h53m00s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1972 Jun 27    Duration = 06h57m58s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1934 Jan 02    Duration = 00h53m22s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1968 Apr 16    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8283
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1907 Jun 29    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0318

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1972 Jun 27    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9998
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1934 Jan 02    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0128

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -1953 Dec 23     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0493
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -1926 Feb 02     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0197

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 88 penumbral eclipses of which 4 ( 4.5%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1989 Dec 01     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0436
               2.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1981 Jul 07     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0195
               3.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1971 Dec 12     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0424
               4.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1953 Dec 23     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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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: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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

00001 -1999 Jun 26  14:13:28  46437 -49456  017   N   t-  -1.0981  0.8791 -0.1922  268.8    -      -     24S   22W
00002 -1999 Nov 21  20:23:49  46427 -49451 -016   N   -a  -1.1155  0.8143 -0.1921  233.4    -      -     15N  114W
00003 -1998 May 17  05:47:36  46416 -49445 -011   P   -t   0.8988  1.2105  0.2069  281.7  102.7    -     13S  105E
00004 -1998 Nov 11  05:15:58  46404 -49439 -006   P   -a  -0.4644  2.0382  0.9740  343.4  200.8    -     12N  113E
00005 -1997 May 06  18:57:01  46392 -49433 -001   T+  pp   0.1003  2.6513  1.6963  322.8  213.5   98.2   11S   92W
00006 -1997 Oct 31  06:54:09  46380 -49427  004   T+  pp   0.2207  2.5057  1.4014  374.4  228.7   90.6    9N   88E
00007 -1996 Apr 25  11:57:19  46368 -49421  009   P   a-  -0.6385  1.6562  0.7159  288.6  166.0    -      7S   13E
00008 -1996 Oct 19  06:00:26  46357 -49415  014   P   t-   0.8915  1.2694  0.1756  308.8  100.1    -      5N  101E
00009 -1995 Mar 16  18:59:06  46347 -49410 -019   N   -a   1.2015  0.6538 -0.3471  217.0    -      -     10N   87W
00010 -1995 Apr 15  04:12:15  46345 -49409  019   N   a-  -1.4029  0.2681 -0.7010  139.5    -      -      4S  130E

00011 -1995 Sep 08  21:00:34  46335 -49404 -014   N   -a  -1.2651  0.5382 -0.4652  196.3    -      -     13S  121W
00012 -1995 Oct 08  10:05:04  46333 -49403  024   N   a-   1.5232  0.0836 -0.9571   83.8    -      -      1N   40E
00013 -1994 Mar 06  02:07:38  46323 -49398 -009   P   -t   0.4871  1.9933  0.9355  347.6  202.1    -     13N  166E
00014 -1994 Aug 29  11:25:40  46311 -49392 -004   P   -a  -0.5326  1.8619  0.8992  300.4  180.5    -     16S   23E
00015 -1993 Feb 23  02:59:48  46300 -49386  001   T-  pp  -0.2503  2.4408  1.3571  371.8  228.2   87.7   16N  153E
00016 -1993 Aug 19  03:45:11  46288 -49380  006   T+  p-   0.1639  2.5396  1.5744  320.2  209.8   93.2   19S  137E
00017 -1992 Feb 12  04:09:50  46276 -49374  011   P   t-  -0.9653  1.1167  0.0571  287.5   57.2    -     18N  135E
00018 -1992 Aug 07  17:18:34  46264 -49368  016   P   h-   0.9154  1.1818  0.1748  276.1   93.7    -     20S   67W
00019 -1991 Jan 02  00:22:41  46254 -49363 -017   N   -a   1.0940  0.8451 -0.1440  233.6    -      -     25N  171W
00020 -1991 Jun 28  09:30:53  46243 -49357 -012   N   -t  -1.1239  0.8298 -0.2379  261.3    -      -     24S   48E

00021 -1991 Dec 22  15:38:22  46231 -49351 -007   T   -p   0.4019  2.1044  1.1362  308.3  193.5   52.6   23N   42W
00022 -1990 Jun 17  09:59:52  46219 -49345 -002   T   -t  -0.3722  2.2071  1.1436  360.9  217.8   59.8   22S   40E
00023 -1990 Dec 12  06:49:16  46207 -49339  003   T-  p-  -0.2724  2.3547  1.3616  323.9  206.7   80.9   21N   90E
00024 -1989 Jun 06  14:31:12  46196 -49333  008   T   h-   0.4062  2.1212  1.1041  338.4  207.0   49.8   19S   28W
00025 -1989 Dec 01  17:21:02  46184 -49327  013   Nx  h-  -1.0024  1.0436 -0.0058  271.9    -      -     18N   69W
00026 -1988 Apr 26  19:06:30  46174 -49322 -020   N   -a  -1.3775  0.3035 -0.6432  144.1    -      -      9S   95W
00027 -1988 May 26  02:18:15  46172 -49321  018   N   a-   1.1372  0.7530 -0.2107  222.0    -      -     16S  155E
00028 -1988 Oct 21  01:10:42  46162 -49316 -015   N   -t   1.3197  0.4900 -0.6163  210.7    -      -      6N  173E
00029 -1987 Apr 16  12:20:37  46150 -49310 -010   P   -a  -0.6515  1.6347  0.6897  288.9  164.2    -      4S    8E
00030 -1987 Oct 10  01:04:52  46139 -49304 -005   P   -t   0.6260  1.7498  0.6697  337.7  178.9    -      1N  175E

00031 -1986 Apr 06  03:30:53  46127 -49298  000   T+  pp   0.0913  2.6827  1.6980  334.6  218.5   99.9    1N  141E
00032 -1986 Sep 29  07:21:46  46115 -49292  005   T-  p-  -0.0990  2.6872  1.6656  341.6  219.4   98.8    5S   82E
00033 -1985 Mar 26  12:28:30  46103 -49286  010   P   t-   0.8902  1.2455  0.2037  296.5  105.2    -      6N    8E
00034 -1985 Sep 18  20:27:52  46092 -49280  015   P   a-  -0.7787  1.4156  0.4422  279.0  137.0    -      9S  114W
00035 -1984 Feb 13  22:07:18  46082 -49275 -018   N   -t  -1.2531  0.6009 -0.4830  228.9    -      -     18N  135W
00036 -1984 Aug 09  03:11:22  46070 -49269 -013   N   -a   1.1725  0.6924 -0.2798  213.1    -      -     20S  144E
00037 -1984 Sep 07  12:31:19  46068 -49268  025   N   a-  -1.4394  0.1994 -0.7660  117.9    -      -     14S    5E
00038 -1983 Feb 02  00:35:27  46058 -49263 -008   P   -t  -0.5000  1.9646  0.9169  338.8  197.0    -     21N  172W
00039 -1983 Jul 29  15:17:47  46047 -49257 -003   P   -a   0.4792  1.9890  0.9685  331.2  197.2    -     22S   38W
00040 -1982 Jan 22  10:03:40  46035 -49251  002   T+  p-   0.2411  2.4129  1.4182  328.9  210.7   86.1   23N   45E

00041 -1982 Jul 18  20:21:53  46023 -49245  007   T   pp  -0.2744  2.3880  1.3214  364.6  224.6   83.7   24S  115W
00042 -1981 Jan 12  00:54:10  46011 -49239  012   P   a-   0.9159  1.1598  0.1947  257.5   93.6    -     25N  179W
00043 -1981 Jul 07  20:46:01  46000 -49233  017   Nx  t-  -1.0219  1.0195 -0.0534  285.2    -      -     25S  122W
00044 -1981 Dec 03  05:05:53  45990 -49228 -016   N   -a  -1.1187  0.8094 -0.1989  233.6    -      -     18N  114E
00045 -1980 May 27  12:41:51  45978 -49222 -011   P   -t   0.9745  1.0700  0.0696  267.8   60.5    -     17S    1W
00046 -1980 Nov 21  13:37:31  45966 -49216 -006   P   -a  -0.4654  2.0378  0.9708  344.6  201.2    -     16N   15W
00047 -1979 May 17  02:13:09  45954 -49210 -001   T+  pp   0.1770  2.5092  1.5567  320.4  210.9   93.3   14S  156E
00048 -1979 Nov 10  14:56:40  45943 -49204  004   T+  pp   0.2178  2.5117  1.4059  375.0  229.0   91.0   13N   35W
00049 -1978 May 06  19:21:07  45931 -49198  009   P   a-  -0.5647  1.7917  0.8515  295.2  177.0    -     11S  101W
00050 -1978 Oct 30  14:05:11  45919 -49192  014   P   t-   0.8853  1.2804  0.1873  309.1  103.0    -      9N   22W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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

00051 -1977 Mar 28  02:15:29  45909 -49187 -019   N   -a   1.2691  0.5303 -0.4717  198.5    -      -      5N  161E
00052 -1977 Apr 26  11:26:40  45907 -49186  019   N   a-  -1.3358  0.3921 -0.5788  167.3    -      -      8S   19E
00053 -1977 Sep 20  05:17:52  45898 -49181 -014   N   -a  -1.2801  0.5107 -0.4925  191.2    -      -      9S  113E
00054 -1977 Oct 19  18:28:40  45896 -49180  024   N   a-   1.5134  0.1009 -0.9384   91.6    -      -      5N   88W
00055 -1976 Mar 16  09:04:23  45886 -49175 -009   P   -t   0.5519  1.8742  0.8169  343.2  193.5    -      9N   59E
00056 -1976 Sep 08  19:47:02  45874 -49169 -004   P   -a  -0.5580  1.8162  0.8516  298.3  176.9    -     13S  105W
00057 -1975 Mar 05  09:52:15  45863 -49163  001   T-  pp  -0.1908  2.5483  1.4683  373.3  231.5   96.0   12N   48E
00058 -1975 Aug 29  11:55:30  45851 -49157  006   T+  p-   0.1314  2.6018  1.6318  321.8  211.0   95.3   15S   13E
00059 -1974 Feb 22  11:25:58  45839 -49151  011   P   t-  -0.9146  1.2066  0.1534  294.6   92.1    -     15N   24E
00060 -1974 Aug 19  01:01:49  45827 -49145  016   P   h-   0.8775  1.2546  0.2410  283.5  109.3    -     18S  176E

00061 -1973 Jan 13  08:47:38  45818 -49140 -017   N   -a   1.1079  0.8169 -0.1671  229.5    -      -     25N   62E
00062 -1973 Jul 09  16:06:48  45806 -49134 -012   N   -t  -1.1976  0.6966 -0.3752  243.2    -      -     25S   52W
00063 -1972 Jan 03  00:18:02  45794 -49128 -007   T   -p   0.4132  2.0826  1.1165  307.5  192.6   49.0   24N  172W
00064 -1972 Jun 27  16:31:27  45782 -49122 -002   P   -t  -0.4505  2.0636  0.9998  355.3  209.0    -     24S   59W
00065 -1972 Dec 22  15:28:24  45771 -49116  003   T-  p-  -0.2679  2.3631  1.3695  324.9  207.4   81.7   23N   41W
00066 -1971 Jun 16  21:23:00  45759 -49110  008   T   a-   0.3272  2.2651  1.2501  341.3  213.2   73.4   22S  133W
00067 -1971 Dec 12  01:44:10  45747 -49104  013   Nx  h-  -1.0035  1.0424 -0.0087  272.7    -      -     21N  164E
00068 -1970 May 08  02:26:38  45737 -49099 -020   N   -a  -1.4473  0.1743 -0.7704  110.3    -      -     13S  152E
00069 -1970 Jun 06  09:32:50  45736 -49098  018   N   a-   1.0603  0.8931 -0.0688  237.5    -      -     19S   45E
00070 -1970 Nov 01  09:10:02  45726 -49093 -015   N   -t   1.3233  0.4841 -0.6234  209.6    -      -     10N   51E

00071 -1969 Apr 27  19:44:29  45714 -49087 -010   P   -a  -0.7248  1.5004  0.5551  281.8  150.7    -      8S  106W
00072 -1969 Oct 21  09:12:41  45702 -49081 -005   P   -t   0.6298  1.7423  0.6630  336.4  177.8    -      5N   51E
00073 -1968 Apr 16  10:42:21  45691 -49075  000   T+  pp   0.0198  2.8146  1.8283  336.4  220.1  102.0    3S   30E
00074 -1968 Oct 09  15:47:22  45679 -49069  005   T-  p-  -0.0907  2.7019  1.6812  340.6  218.9   98.9    0S   47W
00075 -1967 Apr 05  19:16:42  45667 -49063  010   P   t-   0.8205  1.3738  0.3313  307.9  132.0    -      1N   97W
00076 -1967 Sep 29  05:02:47  45655 -49057  015   P   a-  -0.7646  1.4420  0.4676  280.3  140.1    -      5S  115E
00077 -1966 Feb 24  05:09:10  45646 -49052 -018   N   -t  -1.3026  0.5076 -0.5715  211.8    -      -     14N  118E
00078 -1966 Aug 20  11:10:02  45634 -49046 -013   N   -a   1.2130  0.6210 -0.3567  204.0    -      -     17S   23E
00079 -1966 Sep 18  20:59:01  45632 -49045  025   N   a-  -1.4224  0.2325 -0.7368  127.1    -      -     10S  124W
00080 -1965 Feb 13  08:08:41  45622 -49040 -008   P   -t  -0.5373  1.8928  0.8518  334.0  191.6    -     18N   73E

00081 -1965 Aug 09  22:45:19  45611 -49034 -003   P   -a   0.5294  1.9003  0.8731  329.2  191.0    -     20S  151W
00082 -1964 Feb 02  18:10:18  45599 -49028  002   T+  p-   0.2119  2.4635  1.4746  328.3  211.8   89.6   21N   78W
00083 -1964 Jul 29  03:15:13  45587 -49022  007   T-  pp  -0.2132  2.5030  1.4312  368.2  228.5   92.9   23S  141E
00084 -1963 Jan 22  09:20:50  45576 -49016  012   P   a-   0.8943  1.1977  0.2360  260.3  102.4    -     24N   53E
00085 -1963 Jul 18  03:25:58  45564 -49010  017   P   t-  -0.9513  1.1501  0.0754  298.5   67.0    -     25S  137E
00086 -1963 Dec 13  13:43:39  45554 -49005 -016   N   -a  -1.1247  0.7992 -0.2105  233.0    -      -     21N   16W
00087 -1962 Jun 07  19:40:04  45542 -48999 -011   N   -t   1.0474  0.9348 -0.0629  252.8    -      -     19S  108W
00088 -1962 Dec 02  21:54:58  45531 -48993 -006   P   -a  -0.4687  2.0328  0.9638  345.5  201.2    -     19N  140W
00089 -1961 May 28  09:31:42  45519 -48987 -001   T+  -p   0.2521  2.3705  1.4197  317.3  207.2   85.3   17S   44E
00090 -1961 Nov 21  22:58:46  45507 -48981  004   T+  pp   0.2154  2.5164  1.4101  375.4  229.3   91.3   16N  157W

00091 -1960 May 17  02:43:37  45496 -48975  009   P   a-  -0.4899  1.9292  0.9884  301.1  186.4    -     15S  146E
00092 -1960 Nov 09  22:13:21  45484 -48969  014   P   t-   0.8815  1.2866  0.1950  309.0  104.8    -     13N  146W
00093 -1959 Apr 07  09:23:16  45474 -48964 -019   N   -a   1.3423  0.3967 -0.6068  174.6    -      -      1N   51E
00094 -1959 May 06  18:36:13  45472 -48963  019   N   a-  -1.2657  0.5220 -0.4514  191.4    -      -     12S   92W
00095 -1959 Sep 30  13:44:26  45463 -48958 -014   N   -a  -1.2885  0.4952 -0.5077  188.0    -      -      5S   16W
00096 -1959 Oct 30  02:58:31  45461 -48957  024   N   a-   1.5077  0.1103 -0.9270   95.4    -      -     10N  142E
00097 -1958 Mar 27  15:49:23  45451 -48952 -009   P   -t   0.6252  1.7395  0.6823  337.1  181.4    -      5N   45W
00098 -1958 Sep 20  04:17:44  45439 -48946 -004   P   -a  -0.5760  1.7842  0.8176  296.7  174.2    -      9S  125E
00099 -1957 Mar 16  16:35:22  45427 -48940  001   T-  pp  -0.1234  2.6701  1.5937  374.2  234.1  102.2    8N   56W
00100 -1957 Sep 09  20:13:35  45416 -48934  006   T+  pp   0.1059  2.6510  1.6762  323.3  211.9   96.6   12S  114W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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

00101 -1956 Mar 04  18:36:11  45404 -48928  011   P   t-  -0.8581  1.3071  0.2602  301.8  117.8    -     12N   86W
00102 -1956 Aug 29  08:51:57  45392 -48922  016   P   h-   0.8463  1.3153  0.2951  289.7  120.4    -     15S   57E
00103 -1955 Jan 23  17:07:04  45383 -48917 -017   N   -a   1.1268  0.7796 -0.1992  224.3    -      -     24N   63W
00104 -1955 Feb 22  03:20:00  45381 -48916  021   N   a-  -1.5328  0.0425 -0.9519   57.7    -      -     15N  143E
00105 -1955 Jul 19  22:47:07  45371 -48911 -012   N   -t  -1.2670  0.5715 -0.5045  223.4    -      -     25S  153W
00106 -1954 Jan 13  08:52:18  45359 -48905 -007   T   -a   0.4290  2.0525  1.0888  306.5  191.3   43.2   24N   59E
00107 -1954 Jul 08  23:09:54  45348 -48899 -002   P   -t  -0.5236  1.9297  0.8654  349.1  198.9    -     24S  160W
00108 -1953 Jan 03  00:00:33  45336 -48893  003   T-  p-  -0.2583  2.3808  1.3870  326.1  208.5   83.3   24N  170W
00109 -1953 Jun 28  04:23:00  45324 -48887  008   T+  p-   0.2538  2.3990  1.3856  343.0  217.4   86.5   23S  121E
00110 -1953 Dec 23  10:01:00  45313 -48881  013   Nx  h-  -1.0001  1.0493 -0.0030  274.3    -      -     22N   39E

00111 -1952 May 18  09:48:07  45303 -48876 -020   Ne  -a  -1.5162  0.0472 -0.8960   58.0    -      -     16S   39E
00112 -1952 Jun 16  16:52:31  45301 -48875  018   P   a-   0.9869  1.0272  0.0666  250.4   56.8    -     21S   67W
00113 -1952 Nov 11  17:10:18  45291 -48870 -015   N   -t   1.3259  0.4794 -0.6285  208.7    -      -     14N   71W
00114 -1951 May 08  03:06:11  45280 -48864 -010   P   -a  -0.7995  1.3638  0.4176  273.5  133.7    -     12S  140E
00115 -1951 Oct 31  17:24:42  45268 -48858 -005   P   -t   0.6306  1.7402  0.6623  335.3  177.3    -      9N   75W
00116 -1950 Apr 27  17:47:12  45256 -48852  000   T-  pp  -0.0560  2.7494  1.7608  337.7  220.5  101.6    8S   79W
00117 -1950 Oct 21  00:19:31  45245 -48846  005   T-  p-  -0.0873  2.7076  1.6883  339.5  218.4   98.8    4N  178W
00118 -1949 Apr 17  01:57:10  45233 -48840  010   P   t-   0.7453  1.5125  0.4687  319.0  154.2    -      3S  160E
00119 -1949 Oct 10  13:44:03  45221 -48834  015   P   a-  -0.7556  1.4589  0.4838  281.0  142.0    -      1S   18W
00120 -1948 Mar 06  12:02:07  45212 -48829 -018   N   -t  -1.3590  0.4017 -0.6726  189.8    -      -     11N   12E

00121 -1948 Apr 05  03:37:38  45210 -48828  020   N   t-   1.5198  0.1056 -0.9667  100.5    -      -      2N  136E
00122 -1948 Aug 30  19:16:55  45200 -48823 -013   N   -a   1.2460  0.5632 -0.4201  196.1    -      -     14S  100W
00123 -1948 Sep 29  05:34:07  45198 -48822  025   N   a-  -1.4118  0.2538 -0.7192  132.8    -      -      6S  105E
00124 -1947 Feb 23  15:33:11  45188 -48817 -008   P   -t  -0.5826  1.8062  0.7720  328.3  184.4    -     15N   40W
00125 -1947 Aug 20  06:19:46  45177 -48811 -003   P   -a   0.5727  1.8242  0.7902  327.4  185.0    -     18S   94E
00126 -1946 Feb 13  02:08:34  45165 -48805  002   T+  p-   0.1751  2.5281  1.5452  327.8  212.9   93.2   19N  161E
00127 -1946 Aug 09  10:16:29  45154 -48799  007   T-  pp  -0.1590  2.6051  1.5279  371.0  231.2   98.6   21S   35E
00128 -1945 Feb 02  17:38:57  45142 -48793  012   P   a-   0.8659  1.2481  0.2898  263.9  112.6    -     22N   72W
00129 -1945 Jul 29  10:15:45  45130 -48787  017   P   t-  -0.8880  1.2673  0.1906  309.2  104.7    -     24S   34E
00130 -1945 Dec 24  22:16:54  45121 -48782 -016   N   -a  -1.1334  0.7836 -0.2271  231.8    -      -     22N  145W

00131 -1944 Jun 18  02:42:46  45109 -48776 -011   N   -h   1.1174  0.8054 -0.1902  236.9    -      -     21S  145E
00132 -1944 Dec 13  06:09:27  45097 -48770 -006   P   -a  -0.4736  2.0244  0.9541  346.3  201.1    -     21N   95E
00133 -1943 Jun 07  16:52:12  45086 -48764 -001   T   -p   0.3259  2.2347  1.2849  313.7  202.3   73.6   20S   68W
00134 -1943 Dec 02  06:59:23  45074 -48758  004   T+  pp   0.2115  2.5233  1.4173  375.7  229.6   91.9   20N   81E
00135 -1942 May 28  10:05:45  45062 -48752  009   T   a-  -0.4149  2.0674  1.1253  306.2  194.1   51.1   18S   33E
00136 -1942 Nov 21  06:22:58  45051 -48746  014   P   h-   0.8782  1.2917  0.2023  308.6  106.4    -     17N   90E
00137 -1941 Apr 18  16:25:15  45041 -48741 -019   N   -h   1.4191  0.2567 -0.7488  142.9    -      -      3S   58W
00138 -1941 May 18  01:44:16  45039 -48740  019   N   h-  -1.1948  0.6538 -0.3227  212.3    -      -     16S  159E
00139 -1941 Oct 11  22:16:40  45029 -48735 -014   N   -a  -1.2932  0.4862 -0.5160  185.9    -      -      0S  147W
00140 -1941 Nov 10  11:29:55  45027 -48734  024   N   a-   1.5025  0.1185 -0.9162   98.4    -      -     14N   12E

00141 -1940 Apr 06  22:28:13  45018 -48729 -009   P   -t   0.7028  1.5973  0.5400  329.5  165.6    -      1N  148W
00142 -1940 Sep 30  12:54:52  45006 -48723 -004   P   -a  -0.5890  1.7613  0.7929  295.6  172.2    -      4S    6W
00143 -1939 Mar 26  23:10:33  44995 -48717  001   T-  pp  -0.0493  2.8043  1.7314  374.5  235.6  105.8    4N  157W
00144 -1939 Sep 20  04:38:42  44983 -48711  006   T+  pp   0.0866  2.6887  1.7092  324.6  212.5   97.4    8S  118E
00145 -1938 Mar 16  01:37:58  44971 -48705  011   P   t-  -0.7937  1.4221  0.3815  309.3  139.7    -      8N  166E
00146 -1938 Sep 09  16:49:58  44960 -48699  016   P   h-   0.8221  1.3630  0.3362  294.8  128.1    -     11S   65W
00147 -1937 Feb 04  01:16:41  44950 -48694 -017   N   -a   1.1544  0.7263 -0.2473  217.0    -      -     22N  173E
00148 -1937 Mar 05  10:56:43  44948 -48693  021   N   a-  -1.4792  0.1377 -0.8505  102.6    -      -     11N   27E
00149 -1937 Jul 31  05:37:10  44938 -48688 -012   N   -t  -1.3280  0.4616 -0.6187  203.3    -      -     24S  103E
00150 -1936 Jan 24  17:18:03  44927 -48682 -007   T   -a   0.4521  2.0089  1.0477  304.9  189.2   32.1   23N   68W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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

00151 -1936 Jul 19  05:56:25  44915 -48676 -002   P   -t  -0.5907  1.8070  0.7418  342.6  187.8    -     24S   97E
00152 -1935 Jan 13  08:25:06  44904 -48670  003   T-  p-  -0.2430  2.4090  1.4153  327.5  209.9   85.6   23N   64E
00153 -1935 Jul 08  11:29:27  44892 -48664  008   T+  p-   0.1844  2.5257  1.5135  343.8  220.1   94.5   24S   13E
00154 -1934 Jan 02  18:10:11  44880 -48658  013   P   h-  -0.9913  1.0656  0.0128  276.8   26.7    -     23N   84W
00155 -1934 Jun 28  00:16:33  44869 -48652  018   P   a-   0.9163  1.1565  0.1964  261.2   95.6    -     22S  179W
00156 -1934 Nov 23  01:12:12  44859 -48647 -015   N   -t   1.3273  0.4765 -0.6308  208.0    -      -     18N  167E
00157 -1933 May 19  10:25:50  44847 -48641 -010   P   -a  -0.8753  1.2255  0.2777  264.0  111.5    -     16S   28E
00158 -1933 Nov 12  01:40:00  44836 -48635 -005   P   -t   0.6294  1.7413  0.6656  334.4  177.2    -     14N  160E
00159 -1932 May 08  00:48:41  44824 -48629  000   T-  pp  -0.1337  2.6083  1.6167  338.1  219.6   98.3   12S  173E
00160 -1932 Oct 31  08:56:42  44813 -48623  005   T-  p-  -0.0872  2.7067  1.6892  338.3  217.8   98.6    9N   51E

00161 -1931 Apr 27  08:31:07  44801 -48617  010   P   t-   0.6654  1.6599  0.6144  329.4  173.0    -      7S   59E
00162 -1931 Oct 20  22:30:56  44790 -48611  015   P   a-  -0.7511  1.4673  0.4918  281.2  142.8    -      4N  152W
00163 -1930 Mar 17  18:47:44  44780 -48606 -018   N   -t  -1.4213  0.2850 -0.7846  161.2    -      -      7N   92W
00164 -1930 Apr 16  10:00:50  44778 -48605  020   N   t-   1.4404  0.2505 -0.8199  152.6    -      -      2S   37E
00165 -1930 Sep 11  03:30:46  44768 -48600 -013   N   -a   1.2728  0.5168 -0.4721  189.4    -      -     10S  134E
00166 -1930 Oct 10  14:14:24  44766 -48599  025   N   a-  -1.4059  0.2663 -0.7100  136.2    -      -      1S   28W
00167 -1929 Mar 06  22:51:19  44757 -48594 -008   P   -t  -0.6339  1.7088  0.6812  321.6  175.3    -     11N  152W
00168 -1929 Aug 31  14:02:16  44745 -48588 -003   P   -a   0.6084  1.7621  0.7213  325.9  179.3    -     14S   23W
00169 -1928 Feb 24  10:00:35  44733 -48582  002   T+  p-   0.1325  2.6032  1.6262  327.2  213.9   96.3   16N   41E
00170 -1928 Aug 19  17:25:21  44722 -48576  007   T-  pp  -0.1117  2.6946  1.6122  373.1  233.0  102.1   18S   74W

00171 -1927 Feb 13  01:49:25  44710 -48570  012   P   a-   0.8312  1.3100  0.3550  268.2  123.4    -     19N  164E
00172 -1927 Aug 08  17:15:18  44699 -48564  017   P   t-  -0.8322  1.3706  0.2920  317.5  127.5    -     22S   72W
00173 -1926 Jan 04  06:41:30  44689 -48559 -016   N   -a  -1.1486  0.7560 -0.2553  229.0    -      -     23N   88E
00174 -1926 Feb 02  17:47:59  44687 -48558  022   N   a-   1.5407  0.0197 -0.9580   38.4    -      -     23N   76W
00175 -1926 Jun 29  09:52:43  44677 -48553 -011   N   -h   1.1822  0.6858 -0.3083  220.4    -      -     22S   36E
00176 -1926 Jul 28  21:01:47  44676 -48552  027   N   h-  -1.5162  0.0912 -0.9392   88.1    -      -     24S  129W
00177 -1926 Dec 24  14:16:18  44666 -48547 -006   P   -h  -0.4837  2.0062  0.9351  346.5  200.3    -     23N   27W
00178 -1925 Jun 19  00:17:31  44654 -48541 -001   T   -p   0.3961  2.1056  1.1562  309.6  196.5   56.7   22S  179E
00179 -1925 Dec 13  14:55:19  44643 -48535  004   T+  pp   0.2042  2.5363  1.4313  376.0  230.1   93.0   22N   38W
00180 -1924 Jun 07  17:29:26  44631 -48529  009   T   p-  -0.3417  2.2028  1.2587  310.6  200.2   70.4   21S   79W

00181 -1924 Dec 01  14:32:33  44620 -48523  014   P   h-   0.8742  1.2973  0.2111  308.1  108.3    -     20N   34W
00182 -1923 Apr 28  23:19:12  44610 -48518 -019   Ne  -h   1.5009  0.1078 -0.9001   94.2    -      -      7S  164W
00183 -1923 May 28  08:48:40  44608 -48517  019   N   h-  -1.1217  0.7897 -0.1904  231.1    -      -     19S   51E
00184 -1923 Oct 22  06:56:11  44598 -48512 -014   N   -a  -1.2928  0.4864 -0.5148  185.4    -      -      4N   81E
00185 -1923 Nov 20  20:04:34  44597 -48511  024   N   a-   1.4993  0.1227 -0.9088   99.7    -      -     17N  118W
00186 -1922 Apr 18  04:58:14  44587 -48506 -009   P   -t   0.7862  1.4445  0.3866  319.7  143.8    -      3S  112E
00187 -1922 Oct 11  21:38:54  44575 -48500 -004   P   -a  -0.5964  1.7484  0.7786  295.0  170.9    -      0N  140W
00188 -1921 Apr 07  05:39:20  44564 -48494  001   T+  pp   0.0302  2.8377  1.7681  373.9  235.6  106.2    0N  103E
00189 -1921 Oct 01  13:10:59  44552 -48488  006   T+  pp   0.0741  2.7140  1.7300  325.8  213.0   97.9    3S   13W
00190 -1920 Mar 26  08:35:29  44541 -48482  011   P   t-  -0.7246  1.5457  0.5112  316.3  158.0    -      4N   59E

00191 -1920 Sep 20  00:53:59  44529 -48476  016   P   h-   0.8037  1.3999  0.3668  298.9  133.6    -      7S  172E
00192 -1919 Feb 14  09:20:46  44519 -48471 -017   N   -a   1.1871  0.6637 -0.3046  208.0    -      -     19N   51E
00193 -1919 Mar 15  18:28:43  44517 -48470  021   N   a-  -1.4210  0.2415 -0.7407  134.0    -      -      7N   89W
00194 -1919 Aug 10  12:34:17  44508 -48465 -012   N   -t  -1.3829  0.3631 -0.7216  182.3    -      -     22S    2W
00195 -1919 Sep 09  05:36:35  44506 -48464  026   N   t-   1.5633  0.0306 -1.0512   53.8    -      -     11S  101E
00196 -1918 Feb 04  01:35:40  44496 -48459 -007   P   -a   0.4818  1.9530  0.9942  303.0  186.3    -     21N  166E
00197 -1918 Jul 30  12:52:49  44485 -48453 -002   P   -t  -0.6502  1.6982  0.6320  336.0  176.2    -     23S    8W
00198 -1917 Jan 24  16:41:03  44473 -48447  003   T-  p-  -0.2209  2.4493  1.4557  329.1  211.6   88.5   22N   61W
00199 -1917 Jul 19  18:45:27  44462 -48441  008   T+  pp   0.1221  2.6396  1.6283  343.9  221.5   99.1   24S   97W
00200 -1916 Jan 14  02:10:19  44450 -48435  013   P   t-  -0.9760  1.0938  0.0407  280.4   47.6    -     23N  155E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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

00201 -1916 Jul 08  07:48:07  44438 -48429  018   P   a-   0.8512  1.2758  0.3159  270.1  118.8    -     23S   67E
00202 -1916 Dec 03  09:11:29  44429 -48424 -015   N   -t   1.3306  0.4698 -0.6361  206.5    -      -     21N   46E
00203 -1915 May 29  17:44:39  44417 -48418 -010   P   -a  -0.9511  1.0875  0.1374  253.1   80.1    -     19S   84W
00204 -1915 Nov 22  09:56:28  44406 -48412 -005   P   -t   0.6279  1.7425  0.6698  333.3  177.2    -     17N   34E
00205 -1914 May 19  07:46:48  44394 -48406  000   T-  -p  -0.2133  2.4641  1.4690  337.8  217.2   91.5   15S   66E
00206 -1914 Nov 11  17:35:59  44383 -48400  005   T-  p-  -0.0882  2.7036  1.6887  337.1  217.2   98.4   13N   81W
00207 -1913 May 08  15:00:57  44371 -48394  010   P   t-   0.5828  1.8126  0.7649  338.9  188.7    -     11S   42W
00208 -1913 Nov 01  07:21:56  44360 -48388  015   P   a-  -0.7498  1.4698  0.4944  281.1  143.0    -      8N   73E
00209 -1912 Mar 28  01:26:18  44350 -48383 -018   N   -t  -1.4890  0.1585 -0.9065  121.2    -      -      3N  165E
00210 -1912 Apr 26  16:19:27  44348 -48382  020   N   t-   1.3567  0.4031 -0.6657  190.8    -      -      6S   60W

00211 -1912 Sep 21  11:51:57  44338 -48377 -013   N   -a   1.2931  0.4824 -0.5119  184.2    -      -      6S    6E
00212 -1912 Oct 20  22:59:59  44337 -48376  025   N   a-  -1.4048  0.2699 -0.7095  137.3    -      -      3N  161W
00213 -1911 Mar 17  06:02:25  44327 -48371 -008   P   -t  -0.6917  1.5994  0.5783  313.7  163.7    -      7N   98E
00214 -1911 Sep 10  21:52:33  44315 -48365 -003   P   -a   0.6365  1.7139  0.6666  324.9  174.5    -     11S  143W
00215 -1910 Mar 06  17:43:30  44304 -48359  002   T+  pp   0.0818  2.6934  1.7220  326.6  214.7   98.8   12N   77W
00216 -1910 Aug 31  00:44:07  44292 -48353  007   T-  pp  -0.0731  2.7679  1.6804  374.8  234.0  103.9   15S  174E
00217 -1909 Feb 24  09:51:39  44281 -48347  012   P   a-   0.7901  1.3839  0.4319  273.1  134.6    -     16N   42E
00218 -1909 Aug 20  00:24:50  44269 -48341  017   P   t-  -0.7839  1.4601  0.3796  324.1  143.2    -     19S  179E
00219 -1908 Jan 15  14:58:54  44260 -48336 -016   N   -a  -1.1689  0.7189 -0.2926  224.9    -      -     22N   37W
00220 -1908 Feb 14  01:51:59  44258 -48335  022   N   a-   1.5115  0.0728 -0.9042   73.6    -      -     20N  162E

00221 -1908 Jul 09  17:09:26  44248 -48330 -011   N   -h   1.2420  0.5753 -0.4176  203.3    -      -     23S   74W
00222 -1908 Aug 08  04:26:05  44246 -48329  027   N   h-  -1.4624  0.1897 -0.8405  125.6    -      -     22S  118E
00223 -1907 Jan 03  22:16:52  44237 -48324 -006   P   -h  -0.4984  1.9793  0.9082  346.3  198.9    -     23N  148W
00224 -1907 Jun 29  07:46:09  44225 -48318 -001   T   -a   0.4639  1.9814  1.0318  305.0  189.6   26.5   23S   66E
00225 -1907 Dec 23  22:47:02  44214 -48312  004   T+  pp   0.1935  2.5549  1.4519  376.1  230.8   94.4   23N  157W
00226 -1906 Jun 19  00:55:24  44202 -48306  009   T-  p-  -0.2707  2.3343  1.3876  314.2  204.9   82.5   23S  168E
00227 -1906 Dec 12  22:38:44  44191 -48300  014   P   h-   0.8670  1.3086  0.2263  308.1  111.6    -     22N  156W
00228 -1905 Jun 08  15:54:50  44179 -48294  019   N   h-  -1.0508  0.9220 -0.0625  247.4    -      -     21S   58W
00229 -1905 Nov 02  15:39:00  44169 -48289 -014   N   -a  -1.2901  0.4904 -0.5092  185.6    -      -      8N   52W
00230 -1905 Dec 02  04:38:02  44167 -48288  024   N   a-   1.4949  0.1288 -0.8989  101.7    -      -     21N  113E

00231 -1904 Apr 28  11:24:14  44158 -48283 -009   P   -t   0.8720  1.2874  0.2287  308.0  113.5    -      7S   13E
00232 -1904 Oct 22  06:26:51  44146 -48277 -004   P   -a  -0.6006  1.7412  0.7702  294.6  170.1    -      5N   86E
00233 -1903 Apr 17  12:03:29  44135 -48271  001   T+  pp   0.1136  2.6832  1.6165  372.2  234.0  103.0    4S    4E
00234 -1903 Oct 11  21:48:28  44123 -48265  006   T+  pp   0.0661  2.7307  1.7426  326.9  213.4   98.1    1N  144W
00235 -1902 Apr 06  15:26:31  44112 -48259  011   P   t-  -0.6490  1.6817  0.6528  323.0  173.9    -      0S   46W
00236 -1902 Oct 01  09:05:16  44100 -48253  016   P   h-   0.7919  1.4245  0.3856  302.0  137.0    -      3S   47E
00237 -1901 Feb 25  17:15:41  44091 -48248 -017   N   -a   1.2280  0.5861 -0.3772  196.4    -      -     16N   70W
00238 -1901 Mar 27  01:54:06  44089 -48247  021   N   a-  -1.3563  0.3575 -0.6192  160.6    -      -      3N  157E
00239 -1901 Aug 21  19:41:17  44079 -48242 -012   N   -t  -1.4295  0.2798 -0.8091  161.5    -      -     19S  110W
00240 -1901 Sep 20  13:15:40  44077 -48241  026   N   t-   1.5417  0.0728 -1.0141   83.0    -      -      7S   16W

00241 -1900 Feb 15  09:44:19  44068 -48236 -007   P   -a   0.5192  1.8834  0.9270  300.3  182.2    -     19N   43E
00242 -1900 Aug 09  19:59:34  44056 -48230 -002   P   -t  -0.7020  1.6037  0.5365  329.6  164.5    -     21S  116W


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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2009 Feb 02