Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

0501 to 0600 ( 501 CE to 600 CE )

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: 0501 to 0600

During the 6th century CE[1], Earth experienced 254 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: 0501 - 0600
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 254100.0%
PenumbralN 97 38.2%
PartialP 95 37.4%
TotalT 62 24.4%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 6th century CE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 62100.0%
Central 50 80.6%
Non-Central 12 19.4%

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: 64
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 16
                           Number of Years with 5 Lunar Eclipses:  1  (  595)

                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:    0595 Jan 02  &   0595 Jan 31

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


     3 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros):    555/ 99   566/105   595/106 

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


               Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    0582 Mar 25    Duration = 03h31m55s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    0549 Jun 26    Duration = 00h39m46s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    0514 May 24    Duration = 06h40m34s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    0541 May 25    Duration = 00h57m53s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    0564 Sep 06    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8764
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    0549 Jun 26    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0144

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    0561 May 15    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9967
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    0541 May 25    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0149

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:    0512 Jun 15     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0175
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:    0555 Mar 24     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0532

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 97 penumbral eclipses of which 1 ( 1.0%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:    0512 Jun 15     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0175

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: 0501 to 0600 ( 501 CE to 600 CE )


                                                                                                          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

06013  0501 Jan 20  12:08:52   5672 -18540  061   N   -t   1.3008  0.5214 -0.5784  216.0    -      -     21N  154W
06014  0501 Jul 16  11:01:18   5667 -18534  066   N   -a  -1.0801  0.8482 -0.0968  227.0    -      -     22S  141W
06015  0501 Aug 14  18:18:54   5667 -18533  104   N   a-   1.4366  0.1966 -0.7533  116.4    -      -     13S  109E
06016  0502 Jan 09  11:36:08   5663 -18528  071   P   -t   0.6109  1.7814  0.6933  342.9  182.7    -     22N  147W
06017  0502 Jul 06  02:40:41   5658 -18522  076   T   -a  -0.3643  2.1778  1.2008  322.9  203.8   64.9   23S   16W
06018  0502 Dec 29  16:17:46   5653 -18516  081   T-  p-  -0.1063  2.6813  1.6447  347.0  221.2   98.8   23N  141E
06019  0503 Jun 25  12:42:21   5648 -18510  086   T   t-   0.4191  2.1042  1.0738  343.4  207.8   42.8   23S  167W
06020  0503 Dec 19  04:03:22   5644 -18504  091   P   a-  -0.7784  1.4227  0.4364  282.0  137.0    -     23N   37W
06021  0504 Jun 13  15:44:17   5639 -18498  096   N   t-   1.2125  0.6668 -0.3999  238.7    -      -     22S  147E
06022  0504 Nov 08  08:41:40   5635 -18493  063   N   -a   1.2677  0.5226 -0.4591  187.4    -      -     19N  111W

06023  0504 Dec 07  19:30:38   5634 -18492  101   N   a-  -1.4123  0.2524 -0.7197  131.8    -      -     22N   90E
06024  0505 May 04  03:15:22   5630 -18487  068   P   -t  -0.8448  1.3269  0.2892  302.5  123.6    -     17S   27W
06025  0505 Oct 28  21:01:51   5625 -18481  073   P   -a   0.6272  1.7217  0.6926  316.4  173.2    -     15N   64E
06026  0506 Apr 23  12:25:55   5620 -18475  078   T-  pp  -0.0474  2.7633  1.7786  334.4  218.8  101.1   13S  164W
06027  0506 Oct 18  02:30:34   5616 -18469  083   T-  pp  -0.0733  2.7643  1.6833  369.3  231.2  102.9   10N   18W
06028  0507 Apr 13  03:32:37   5611 -18463  088   P   a-   0.6842  1.5772  0.6275  285.9  158.0    -      9S   30W
06029  0507 Oct 07  02:20:32   5606 -18457  093   P   t-  -0.7769  1.4809  0.3847  329.4  145.1    -      5N   14W
06030  0508 Mar 03  11:24:46   5602 -18452  060   N   -a  -1.2031  0.6420 -0.3416  208.5    -      -      5N  145W
06031  0508 Apr 01  20:25:03   5601 -18451  098   N   a-   1.3949  0.2765 -0.6802  138.3    -      -      4S   78E
06032  0508 Aug 26  13:51:10   5597 -18446  065   N   -h   1.3683  0.3585 -0.6639  168.6    -      -      9S  175E

06033  0508 Sep 25  03:35:20   5597 -18445  103   N   h-  -1.4447  0.2374 -0.8228  143.9    -      -      0N   32W
06034  0509 Feb 20  21:58:17   5593 -18440  070   P   -a  -0.5232  1.9190  0.8772  333.9  192.8    -     10N   57E
06035  0509 Aug 16  01:58:44   5588 -18434  075   P   -a   0.5824  1.7732  0.8051  301.7  176.4    -     13S    6W
06036  0510 Feb 10  01:06:17   5583 -18428  080   T+  pp   0.1942  2.5468  1.4571  372.4  229.8   94.5   14N   11E
06037  0510 Aug 05  18:25:38   5578 -18422  085   T-  p-  -0.1460  2.5633  1.6163  316.1  209.2   94.5   17S  108E
06038  0511 Jan 30  00:29:38   5573 -18416  090   P   t-   0.8886  1.2736  0.1822  310.3  102.3    -     18N   20E
06039  0511 Jul 26  10:36:11   5569 -18410  095   P   a-  -0.8912  1.2075  0.2376  268.3  105.3    -     20S  135W
06040  0511 Dec 20  13:40:30   5565 -18405  062   N   -a  -1.3042  0.4752 -0.5453  187.7    -      -     22N  179E
06041  0512 Jan 19  03:44:14   5564 -18404  100   N   a-   1.5313  0.0719 -0.9753   78.5    -      -     22N   29W
06042  0512 Jun 15  09:47:02   5560 -18399  067   Nx  -t   1.0151  1.0175 -0.0264  276.8    -      -     23S  124W

06043  0512 Dec 09  02:54:28   5555 -18393  072   P   -a  -0.5877  1.7684  0.7907  298.2  172.8    -     23N   21W
06044  0513 Jun 04  11:29:13   5550 -18387  077   T+  pp   0.2636  2.4091  1.3401  369.5  227.8   86.4   22S  150W
06045  0513 Nov 28  18:33:24   5546 -18381  082   T+  p-   0.0764  2.7060  1.7292  321.5  210.8   97.0   22N  103E
06046  0514 May 24  13:00:56   5541 -18375  087   P   t-  -0.5027  1.9586  0.9129  344.5  200.3    -     22S  174W
06047  0514 Nov 18  07:57:20   5536 -18369  092   P   a-   0.7797  1.4365  0.4182  294.4  138.8    -     21N   99W
06048  0515 Apr 14  11:39:47   5532 -18364  059   N   -a   1.3677  0.3345 -0.6382  154.7    -      -      9S  152W
06049  0515 May 13  20:43:57   5531 -18363  097   N   a-  -1.2324  0.5933 -0.4001  207.2    -      -     20S   70E
06050  0515 Oct 08  21:39:41   5527 -18358  064   N   -t  -1.4348  0.2700 -0.8188  157.7    -      -      6N   56E
06051  0515 Nov 07  15:00:56   5527 -18357  102   N   t-   1.5328  0.0829 -0.9913   86.8    -      -     18N  154E
06052  0516 Apr 03  03:39:59   5523 -18352  069   P   -a   0.6205  1.6935  0.7449  290.9  168.3    -      5S   31W

06053  0516 Sep 26  21:09:37   5518 -18346  074   P   -t  -0.7473  1.5314  0.4428  330.9  153.6    -      2N   64E
06054  0517 Mar 23  20:06:37   5513 -18340  079   T-  pp  -0.0949  2.6679  1.6995  324.6  213.5   98.0    2S   83E
06055  0517 Sep 16  00:08:53   5508 -18334  084   T-  pp  -0.0065  2.8670  1.8254  354.8  226.5  103.2    2S   19E
06056  0518 Mar 13  08:23:11   5504 -18328  089   P   h-  -0.8620  1.2876  0.2652  290.1  115.5    -      2N  101W
06057  0518 Sep 05  10:33:20   5499 -18322  094   P   a-   0.7150  1.5376  0.5543  293.2  153.9    -      6S  136W
06058  0519 Jan 31  19:52:03   5495 -18317  061   N   -t   1.3228  0.4800 -0.6176  208.1    -      -     18N   90E
06059  0519 Jul 27  18:37:31   5490 -18311  066   N   -a  -1.1451  0.7305 -0.2174  213.6    -      -     20S  105E
06060  0519 Aug 26  02:14:07   5489 -18310  104   N   a-   1.3870  0.2888 -0.6634  139.9    -      -      9S   11W
06061  0520 Jan 20  19:32:49   5485 -18305  071   P   -t   0.6247  1.7540  0.6703  340.3  180.0    -     20N   94E
06062  0520 Jul 16  09:57:30   5481 -18299  076   T   -a  -0.4368  2.0473  1.0655  320.2  197.5   38.7   22S  126W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 0501 to 0600 ( 501 CE to 600 CE )


                                                                                                          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

06063  0521 Jan 09  00:43:42   5476 -18293  081   T-  p-  -0.0994  2.6917  1.6598  345.5  220.9   99.1   22N   15E
06064  0521 Jul 05  19:28:10   5471 -18287  086   T   p-   0.3402  2.2513  1.2164  349.5  215.6   70.1   23S   91E
06065  0521 Dec 29  12:50:36   5466 -18281  091   P   a-  -0.7739  1.4296  0.4460  281.8  138.1    -     22N  168W
06066  0522 Jun 24  22:06:12   5462 -18275  096   N   t-   1.1271  0.8243 -0.2440  261.6    -      -     23S   51E
06067  0522 Nov 19  17:27:50   5458 -18270  063   N   -a   1.2737  0.5132 -0.4716  186.3    -      -     21N  118E
06068  0522 Dec 19  04:24:18   5457 -18269  101   N   a-  -1.4120  0.2531 -0.7193  132.0    -      -     22N   43W
06069  0523 May 15  10:00:51   5453 -18264  068   P   -t  -0.9205  1.1856  0.1526  289.2   91.3    -     20S  129W
06070  0523 Nov 09  05:26:03   5448 -18258  073   P   -a   0.6368  1.7065  0.6725  317.0  171.7    -     18N   62W
06071  0524 May 03  19:44:18   5444 -18252  078   T-  pp  -0.1162  2.6345  1.6548  332.1  217.1   98.4   16S   85E
06072  0524 Oct 28  10:24:53   5439 -18246  083   T-  pp  -0.0569  2.7968  1.7112  370.8  231.8  103.5   14N  137W

06073  0525 Apr 23  11:12:15   5434 -18240  088   P   a-   0.6221  1.6895  0.7429  291.3  168.6    -     12S  146W
06074  0525 Oct 17  09:59:06   5429 -18234  093   P   t-  -0.7519  1.5280  0.4294  332.8  152.2    -      9N  130W
06075  0526 Mar 14  19:23:31   5425 -18229  060   N   -a  -1.2455  0.5642 -0.4191  197.5    -      -      1N   94E
06076  0526 Apr 13  04:09:35   5425 -18228  098   N   a-   1.3433  0.3709 -0.5850  159.0    -      -      8S   40W
06077  0526 Sep 06  21:27:13   5421 -18223  065   N   -h   1.4087  0.2843 -0.7379  150.7    -      -      5S   60E
06078  0526 Oct 06  11:21:56   5420 -18222  103   N   h-  -1.4128  0.2961 -0.7643  159.4    -      -      5N  150W
06079  0527 Mar 04  05:41:46   5416 -18217  070   P   -h  -0.5610  1.8496  0.8079  331.8  187.8    -      5N   60W
06080  0527 Aug 27  09:48:54   5411 -18211  075   P   -a   0.6303  1.6857  0.7170  296.8  168.5    -      9S  125W
06081  0528 Feb 21  08:35:33   5406 -18205  080   T+  pp   0.1605  2.6077  1.5199  373.5  231.6   98.2   10N  102W
06082  0528 Aug 16  02:14:41   5402 -18199  085   T-  pp  -0.0909  2.6657  1.7160  317.3  210.5   97.3   14S   11W

06083  0529 Feb 09  08:09:09   5397 -18193  090   P   t-   0.8621  1.3199  0.2331  313.4  114.6    -     15N   95W
06084  0529 Aug 05  18:07:29   5392 -18187  095   P   a-  -0.8326  1.3176  0.3426  277.9  124.9    -     17S  112E
06085  0529 Dec 30  22:14:57   5388 -18182  062   N   -a  -1.3046  0.4724 -0.5441  186.5    -      -     22N   51E
06086  0530 Jan 29  11:53:03   5388 -18181  100   N   a-   1.5117  0.1050 -0.9366   94.2    -      -     19N  151W
06087  0530 Jun 26  16:23:02   5384 -18176  067   N   -t   1.1001  0.8632 -0.1842  260.0    -      -     23S  137E
06088  0530 Dec 20  11:45:39   5379 -18170  072   P   -a  -0.5893  1.7645  0.7885  297.5  172.4    -     23N  153W
06089  0531 Jun 15  17:48:24   5374 -18164  077   T   -t   0.3536  2.2440  1.1749  365.2  220.8   65.8   23S  115E
06090  0531 Dec 10  03:25:05   5369 -18158  082   T+  p-   0.0746  2.7102  1.7319  322.0  211.1   97.2   23N   30W
06091  0532 Jun 03  19:36:27   5365 -18152  087   T   t-  -0.4168  2.1145  1.0721  349.2  210.1   42.8   23S   87E
06092  0532 Nov 28  16:33:14   5360 -18146  092   P   a-   0.7789  1.4398  0.4178  295.7  139.1    -     23N  132E

06093  0533 Apr 24  19:08:13   5356 -18141  059   N   -a   1.4266  0.2241 -0.7438  127.5    -      -     12S   95E
06094  0533 May 24  03:49:59   5355 -18140  097   N   a-  -1.1538  0.7354 -0.2537  226.5    -      -     22S   37W
06095  0533 Oct 19  05:23:14   5351 -18135  064   N   -t  -1.4587  0.2283 -0.8649  145.9    -      -     10N   61W
06096  0533 Nov 17  23:11:15   5351 -18134  102   N   t-   1.5291  0.0916 -0.9867   91.4    -      -     21N   31E
06097  0534 Apr 14  11:25:38   5347 -18129  069   P   -a   0.6786  1.5855  0.6397  285.1  158.7    -      9S  149W
06098  0534 Oct 08  04:43:19   5342 -18123  074   P   -t  -0.7773  1.4772  0.3868  326.7  144.6    -      6N   51W
06099  0535 Apr 04  03:53:12   5337 -18117  079   T-  pp  -0.0418  2.7651  1.7971  325.8  214.7   99.8    6S   36W
06100  0535 Sep 27  07:56:26   5332 -18111  084   T-  pp  -0.0406  2.8044  1.7627  353.6  225.6  102.5    2N   99W
06101  0536 Mar 23  15:55:39   5328 -18105  089   P   t-  -0.8153  1.3734  0.3508  297.7  131.7    -      3S  144E
06102  0536 Sep 15  18:35:11   5323 -18099  094   P   a-   0.6749  1.6114  0.6277  296.7  161.4    -      2S  102E

06103  0537 Feb 11  03:27:52   5319 -18094  061   N   -t   1.3504  0.4279 -0.6671  197.4    -      -     14N   25W
06104  0537 Aug 07  02:18:44   5314 -18088  066   N   -a  -1.2056  0.6212 -0.3300  199.5    -      -     17S   11W
06105  0537 Sep 05  10:16:09   5314 -18087  104   N   a-   1.3429  0.3710 -0.5836  157.4    -      -      5S  133W
06106  0538 Jan 31  03:25:09   5310 -18082  071   P   -t   0.6425  1.7187  0.6399  337.2  176.4    -     17N   25W
06107  0538 Jul 27  17:17:25   5305 -18076  076   P   -a  -0.5058  1.9232  0.9363  317.0  190.2    -     20S  124E
06108  0539 Jan 20  09:05:32   5300 -18070  081   T-  p-  -0.0884  2.7093  1.6825  344.1  220.6   99.5   20N  111W
06109  0539 Jul 17  02:15:12   5295 -18064  086   T+  pp   0.2631  2.3952  1.3554  354.6  221.7   85.7   21S   11W
06110  0540 Jan 09  21:34:15   5291 -18058  091   P   a-  -0.7661  1.4423  0.4620  281.9  140.0    -     21N   61E
06111  0540 Jul 05  04:31:16   5286 -18052  096   N   t-   1.0439  0.9779 -0.0922  280.8    -      -     22S   46W
06112  0540 Nov 30  02:14:49   5282 -18047  063   N   -a   1.2789  0.5048 -0.4825  185.3    -      -     24N   14W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 0501 to 0600 ( 501 CE to 600 CE )


                                                                                                          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

06113  0540 Dec 29  13:14:13   5281 -18046  101   N   a-  -1.4089  0.2586 -0.7135  133.5    -      -     22N  175W
06114  0541 May 25  16:46:38   5277 -18041  068   P   -t  -0.9967  1.0436  0.0149  274.3   28.9    -     22S  129E
06115  0541 Nov 19  13:52:58   5273 -18035  073   P   -a   0.6438  1.6959  0.6576  317.7  170.7    -     21N  171E
06116  0542 May 15  02:59:39   5268 -18029  078   T-  pp  -0.1884  2.4998  1.5246  329.1  214.2   93.1   19S   25W
06117  0542 Nov 08  18:24:22   5263 -18023  083   T-  pp  -0.0452  2.8203  1.7307  372.1  232.3  103.8   17N  102E
06118  0543 May 04  18:45:44   5259 -18017  088   P   a-   0.5545  1.8123  0.8682  296.6  178.3    -     16S   99E
06119  0543 Oct 28  17:46:25   5254 -18011  093   P   t-  -0.7338  1.5620  0.4616  335.1  156.9    -     13N  112E
06120  0544 Mar 25  03:10:43   5250 -18006  060   N   -a  -1.2964  0.4706 -0.5125  182.6    -      -      4S   25W
06121  0544 Apr 23  11:45:05   5249 -18005  098   N   a-   1.2848  0.4781 -0.4775  179.0    -      -     12S  155W
06122  0544 Sep 17  05:14:51   5245 -18000  065   N   -h   1.4406  0.2256 -0.7965  134.5    -      -      0S   59W

06123  0544 Oct 16  19:19:38   5244 -17999  103   N   h-  -1.3888  0.3401 -0.7202  169.7    -      -      9N   89E
06124  0545 Mar 14  13:14:23   5241 -17994  070   P   -h  -0.6067  1.7657  0.7240  328.7  181.0    -      1N  175W
06125  0545 Sep 06  17:47:10   5236 -17988  075   P   -a   0.6719  1.6097  0.6402  292.2  160.9    -      5S  114E
06126  0546 Mar 03  15:56:24   5231 -17982  080   T+  pp   0.1203  2.6804  1.5949  374.5  233.3  101.7    6N  146E
06127  0546 Aug 27  10:09:38   5226 -17976  085   T-  pp  -0.0411  2.7588  1.8059  318.2  211.1   98.6   10S  131W
06128  0547 Feb 20  15:41:42   5222 -17970  090   P   t-   0.8290  1.3780  0.2962  317.2  127.8    -     11N  150E
06129  0547 Aug 17  01:42:51   5217 -17964  095   P   a-  -0.7779  1.4206  0.4402  286.3  139.9    -     14S    3W
06130  0548 Jan 11  06:47:52   5213 -17959  062   N   -a  -1.3071  0.4655 -0.5465  184.6    -      -     20N   77W
06131  0548 Feb 09  19:56:47   5212 -17958  100   N   a-   1.4871  0.1472 -0.8884  110.7    -      -     15N   87E
06132  0548 Jul 06  22:59:59   5208 -17953  067   N   -t   1.1833  0.7126 -0.3387  240.7    -      -     22S   37E

06133  0548 Dec 30  20:35:05   5204 -17947  072   P   -a  -0.5927  1.7573  0.7833  296.7  171.8    -     22N   75E
06134  0549 Jun 26  00:10:45   5199 -17941  077   T   -t   0.4409  2.0839  1.0144  359.8  211.7   19.9   23S   19E
06135  0549 Dec 20  12:16:10   5194 -17935  082   T+  pp   0.0726  2.7142  1.7350  322.6  211.4   97.3   24N  162W
06136  0550 Jun 15  02:13:49   5190 -17929  087   T   t-  -0.3314  2.2698  1.2303  352.7  217.6   72.4   24S   13W
06137  0550 Dec 10  01:09:23   5185 -17923  092   P   a-   0.7790  1.4413  0.4161  296.9  139.2    -     24N    3E
06138  0551 May 06  02:33:23   5181 -17918  059   N   -a   1.4885  0.1083 -0.8553   89.2    -      -     15S   18W
06139  0551 Jun 04  10:56:21   5180 -17917  097   N   a-  -1.0744  0.8790 -0.1062  242.9    -      -     24S  144W
06140  0551 Oct 30  13:12:52   5176 -17912  064   N   -t  -1.4777  0.1955 -0.9016  135.7    -      -     13N  180W
06141  0551 Nov 29  07:22:40   5176 -17911  102   N   t-   1.5266  0.0978 -0.9837   94.7    -      -     23N   91W
06142  0552 Apr 24  19:05:07   5172 -17906  069   P   -a   0.7419  1.4682  0.5244  278.1  146.3    -     13S   95E

06143  0552 Oct 18  12:26:42   5167 -17900  074   P   -t  -0.8000  1.4364  0.3446  323.4  137.2    -     10N  168W
06144  0553 Apr 14  11:31:59   5162 -17894  079   T+  pp   0.0174  2.8099  1.8418  326.7  215.4  100.4   10S  152W
06145  0553 Oct 07  15:53:05   5158 -17888  084   T-  pp  -0.0681  2.7538  1.7124  352.3  224.6  101.4    6N  140E
06146  0554 Apr 03  23:18:17   5153 -17882  089   P   t-  -0.7612  1.4729  0.4498  305.8  147.3    -      7S   32E
06147  0554 Sep 27  02:46:01   5148 -17876  094   P   a-   0.6416  1.6726  0.6884  299.3  166.9    -      3N   23W
06148  0555 Feb 22  10:52:57   5144 -17871  061   N   -t   1.3863  0.3607 -0.7313  182.3    -      -     11N  137W
06149  0555 Mar 24  03:43:32   5144 -17870  099   Nb  t-  -1.5487  0.0532 -1.0202   71.0    -      -      3S   34W
06150  0555 Aug 18  10:05:54   5140 -17865  066   N   -a  -1.2609  0.5216 -0.4335  185.0    -      -     14S  129W
06151  0555 Sep 16  18:26:52   5139 -17864  104   N   a-   1.3058  0.4403 -0.5171  170.4    -      -      1S  103E
06152  0556 Feb 11  11:09:19   5135 -17859  071   P   -t   0.6675  1.6701  0.5967  333.1  171.2    -     14N  141W

06153  0556 Aug 07  00:41:59   5130 -17853  076   P   -a  -0.5701  1.8082  0.8156  313.5  181.8    -     17S   12E
06154  0557 Jan 30  17:21:29   5126 -17847  081   T-  pp  -0.0718  2.7370  1.7158  342.7  220.4  100.1   17N  125E
06155  0557 Jul 27  09:06:13   5121 -17841  086   T+  pp   0.1900  2.5321  1.4871  358.7  226.1   95.3   19S  114W
06156  0558 Jan 20  06:14:47   5116 -17835  091   P   a-  -0.7554  1.4601  0.4833  282.4  142.5    -     19N   69W
06157  0558 Jul 16  10:57:54   5112 -17829  096   P   t-   0.9616  1.1301  0.0577  297.4   59.0    -     21S  143W
06158  0558 Dec 11  11:03:49   5108 -17824  063   N   -a   1.2824  0.4995 -0.4899  184.9    -      -     25N  145W
06159  0559 Jan 09  22:02:29   5107 -17823  101   N   a-  -1.4049  0.2656 -0.7059  135.3    -      -     20N   53E
06160  0559 Jun 05  23:31:22   5103 -17818  068   N   -t  -1.0745  0.8988 -0.1260  257.4    -      -     24S   27E
06161  0559 Nov 30  22:22:15   5098 -17812  073   P   -a   0.6480  1.6902  0.6480  318.6  170.2    -     23N   44E
06162  0560 May 25  10:13:38   5094 -17806  078   T-  -p  -0.2624  2.3619  1.3906  325.4  210.1   84.5   22S  134W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 0501 to 0600 ( 501 CE to 600 CE )


                                                                                                          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

06163  0560 Nov 19  02:28:07   5089 -17800  083   T-  pp  -0.0373  2.8366  1.7435  373.2  232.7  104.0   20N   19W
06164  0561 May 15  02:17:07   5084 -17794  088   P   a-   0.4850  1.9387  0.9967  301.3  186.7    -     19S   15W
06165  0561 Nov 08  01:38:42   5080 -17788  093   P   t-  -0.7195  1.5890  0.4873  336.7  160.4    -     17N    7W
06166  0562 Apr 05  10:51:17   5076 -17783  060   N   -a  -1.3520  0.3686 -0.6147  163.6    -      -      8S  142W
06167  0562 May 04  19:16:30   5075 -17782  098   N   a-   1.2233  0.5911 -0.3648  197.3    -      -     15S   91E
06168  0562 Sep 28  13:11:14   5071 -17777  065   N   -a   1.4663  0.1785 -0.8435  119.8    -      -      4N  180W
06169  0562 Oct 28  03:24:31   5070 -17776  103   N   a-  -1.3698  0.3747 -0.6852  177.0    -      -     13N   33W
06170  0563 Mar 25  20:36:29   5067 -17771  070   P   -t  -0.6602  1.6676  0.6260  324.3  171.6    -      3S   73E
06171  0563 Sep 18  01:54:29   5062 -17765  075   P   -a   0.7065  1.5466  0.5761  288.1  153.9    -      1S    9W
06172  0564 Mar 13  23:06:18   5057 -17759  080   T+  pp   0.0713  2.7691  1.6860  375.3  234.8  104.5    2N   37E

06173  0564 Sep 06  18:12:55   5053 -17753  085   T+  pp   0.0017  2.8328  1.8764  318.8  211.3   98.9    6S  107E
06174  0565 Mar 02  23:04:59   5048 -17747  090   P   t-   0.7879  1.4508  0.3743  321.7  141.7    -      7N   38E
06175  0565 Aug 27  09:25:59   5043 -17741  095   P   a-  -0.7303  1.5109  0.5248  293.4  151.2    -     10S  120W
06176  0566 Jan 21  15:15:54   5039 -17736  062   N   -a  -1.3141  0.4503 -0.5568  181.1    -      -     18N  156E
06177  0566 Feb 20  03:53:05   5039 -17735  100   N   a-   1.4558  0.2014 -0.8280  128.2    -      -     12N   33W
06178  0566 Jul 18  05:38:45   5035 -17730  067   N   -t   1.2637  0.5673 -0.4884  218.6    -      -     20S   63W
06179  0566 Aug 16  19:12:38   5034 -17729  105   Nb  t-  -1.5296  0.0708 -0.9678   78.6    -      -     15S   94E
06180  0567 Jan 11  05:21:17   5030 -17724  072   P   -a  -0.5990  1.7445  0.7730  295.6  170.9    -     21N   56W
06181  0567 Jul 07  06:34:55   5025 -17718  077   P   -t   0.5263  1.9277  0.8573  353.2  200.3    -     22S   77W
06182  0567 Dec 31  21:04:38   5021 -17712  082   T+  pp   0.0689  2.7213  1.7416  323.1  211.7   97.6   23N   67E

06183  0568 Jun 25  08:53:42   5016 -17706  087   T-  p-  -0.2473  2.4230  1.3859  355.0  222.8   88.3   24S  113W
06184  0568 Dec 20  09:45:04   5011 -17700  092   P   a-   0.7798  1.4411  0.4134  297.9  139.2    -     24N  125W
06185  0569 Jun 14  18:03:30   5007 -17694  097   P   a-  -0.9946  1.0238  0.0418  257.2   46.2    -     24S  109E
06186  0569 Nov 09  21:08:04   5003 -17689  064   N   -t  -1.4916  0.1715 -0.9288  127.6    -      -     17N   61E
06187  0569 Dec 09  15:35:23   5002 -17688  102   N   t-   1.5258  0.1007 -0.9835   96.4    -      -     25N  146E
06188  0570 May 06  02:39:45   4998 -17683  069   P   -a   0.8093  1.3438  0.4016  269.9  130.5    -     16S   20W
06189  0570 Oct 29  20:18:13   4994 -17677  074   P   -t  -0.8163  1.4068  0.3141  320.7  131.4    -     14N   73E
06190  0571 Apr 25  19:02:19   4989 -17671  079   T+  pp   0.0830  2.6897  1.7212  327.2  215.3   99.2   14S   94E
06191  0571 Oct 18  23:59:27   4984 -17665  084   T-  pp  -0.0884  2.7164  1.6754  351.0  223.5  100.4   11N   17E
06192  0572 Apr 14  06:32:05   4980 -17659  089   P   t-  -0.7009  1.5839  0.5601  314.1  162.1    -     11S   78W

06193  0572 Oct 07  11:05:09   4975 -17653  094   P   a-   0.6148  1.7220  0.7374  301.1  170.9    -      7N  149W
06194  0573 Mar 04  18:10:09   4971 -17648  061   N   -t   1.4279  0.2825 -0.8062  162.4    -      -      7N  112E
06195  0573 Apr 03  10:40:47   4970 -17647  099   N   t-  -1.4914  0.1577 -0.9143  121.3    -      -      7S  140W
06196  0573 Aug 28  17:59:54   4966 -17642  066   N   -a  -1.3104  0.4329 -0.5263  170.3    -      -     10S  111E
06197  0573 Sep 27  02:44:59   4966 -17641  104   N   a-   1.2751  0.4981 -0.4621  180.3    -      -      4N   24W
06198  0574 Feb 21  18:47:51   4962 -17636  071   P   -t   0.6978  1.6116  0.5440  328.3  164.5    -     10N  103E
06199  0574 Aug 18  08:10:53   4957 -17630  076   P   -a  -0.6298  1.7016  0.7030  309.7  172.5    -     13S  101W
06200  0575 Feb 11  01:32:10   4952 -17624  081   T-  pp  -0.0499  2.7742  1.7589  341.2  220.2  100.7   13N    2E
06201  0575 Aug 07  16:01:52   4948 -17618  086   T+  pp   0.1212  2.6610  1.6104  362.0  229.1  101.1   16S  141E
06202  0576 Jan 31  14:48:13   4943 -17612  091   P   a-  -0.7385  1.4893  0.5163  283.5  146.3    -     16N  162E

06203  0576 Jul 26  17:31:30   4939 -17606  096   P   t-   0.8844  1.2729  0.1980  311.0  107.1    -     18S  118E
06204  0576 Dec 21  19:50:46   4935 -17601  063   N   -a   1.2876  0.4907 -0.5003  183.9    -      -     25N   84E
06205  0577 Jan 20  06:44:41   4934 -17600  101   N   a-  -1.3962  0.2812 -0.6894  139.1    -      -     18N   77W
06206  0577 Jun 16  06:19:01   4930 -17595  068   N   -t  -1.1505  0.7577 -0.2639  238.8    -      -     25S   75W
06207  0577 Dec 11  06:50:38   4925 -17589  073   P   -a   0.6524  1.6837  0.6384  319.5  169.7    -     24N   83W
06208  0578 Jun 05  17:27:34   4921 -17583  078   T   -p  -0.3375  2.2225  1.2545  320.9  204.7   71.3   23S  118E
06209  0578 Nov 30  10:34:02   4916 -17577  083   T-  pp  -0.0317  2.8481  1.7524  374.1  233.0  104.1   22N  140W
06210  0579 May 26  09:43:51   4911 -17571  088   T   a-   0.4114  2.0731  1.1325  305.6  194.0   52.3   21S  127W
06211  0579 Nov 19  09:37:50   4907 -17565  093   P   t-  -0.7103  1.6061  0.5039  337.6  162.5    -     20N  127W
06212  0580 Apr 15  18:21:52   4903 -17560  060   N   -a  -1.4151  0.2533 -0.7306  137.5    -      -     12S  104E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 0501 to 0600 ( 501 CE to 600 CE )


                                                                                                          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

06213  0580 May 15  02:41:40   4902 -17559  098   N   a-   1.1570  0.7131 -0.2437  214.6    -      -     18S   21W
06214  0580 Oct 08  21:17:59   4898 -17554  065   N   -a   1.4847  0.1446 -0.8771  107.8    -      -      8N   57E
06215  0580 Nov 07  11:37:22   4898 -17553  103   N   a-  -1.3563  0.3990 -0.6599  181.7    -      -     16N  157W
06216  0581 Apr 05  03:48:48   4894 -17548  070   P   -t  -0.7208  1.5565  0.5147  318.6  158.9    -      7S   37W
06217  0581 Sep 28  10:10:51   4889 -17542  075   P   -a   0.7344  1.4960  0.5244  284.6  147.7    -      4N  135W
06218  0582 Mar 25  06:07:37   4884 -17536  080   T+  pp   0.0155  2.8702  1.7896  375.6  235.6  106.0    3S   70W
06219  0582 Sep 18  02:23:05   4880 -17530  085   T+  pp   0.0385  2.7671  1.8070  319.2  211.2   98.5    1S   17W
06220  0583 Mar 14  06:21:40   4875 -17524  090   P   t-   0.7406  1.5347  0.4638  326.5  155.3    -      2N   73W
06221  0583 Sep 07  17:15:19   4871 -17518  095   P   a-  -0.6887  1.5903  0.5982  299.4  160.0    -      6S  121E
06222  0584 Feb 01  23:38:54   4867 -17513  062   N   -a  -1.3256  0.4264 -0.5754  175.9    -      -     15N   29E

06223  0584 Mar 02  11:42:34   4866 -17512  100   N   a-   1.4183  0.2671 -0.7558  146.1    -      -      7N  152W
06224  0584 Jul 28  12:22:13   4862 -17507  067   N   -t   1.3390  0.4314 -0.6290  193.7    -      -     17S  165W
06225  0584 Aug 27  02:28:31   4861 -17506  105   N   t-  -1.4809  0.1633 -0.8815  119.0    -      -     11S   17W
06226  0585 Jan 21  14:03:47   4857 -17501  072   P   -a  -0.6083  1.7261  0.7573  294.3  169.5    -     19N  173E
06227  0585 Jul 17  13:04:06   4853 -17495  077   P   -t   0.6076  1.7791  0.7076  345.7  186.6    -     21S  175W
06228  0586 Jan 11  05:49:30   4848 -17489  082   T+  pp   0.0626  2.7329  1.7531  323.7  212.1   97.9   22N   64W
06229  0586 Jul 06  15:38:20   4844 -17483  087   T-  pp  -0.1662  2.5707  1.5357  356.1  226.1   97.6   23S  146E
06230  0586 Dec 31  18:16:58   4839 -17477  092   P   a-   0.7779  1.4455  0.4158  299.2  140.0    -     24N  108E
06231  0587 Jun 26  01:13:11   4834 -17471  097   P   a-  -0.9157  1.1672  0.1879  269.3   95.7    -     24S    2E
06232  0587 Nov 21  05:07:11   4831 -17466  064   N   -t  -1.5021  0.1535 -0.9492  121.1    -      -     19N   59W

06233  0587 Dec 20  23:46:02   4830 -17465  102   N   t-   1.5237  0.1054 -0.9807   98.8    -      -     25N   24E
06234  0588 May 16  10:10:43   4826 -17460  069   P   -a   0.8796  1.2143  0.2731  260.4  109.7    -     19S  134W
06235  0588 Nov 09  04:15:35   4821 -17454  074   P   -t  -0.8283  1.3849  0.2921  318.5  126.9    -     17N   47W
06236  0589 May 06  02:27:11   4817 -17448  079   T+  -p   0.1525  2.5627  1.5932  327.1  214.2   95.6   17S   18W
06237  0589 Oct 29  08:13:54   4812 -17442  084   T-  pp  -0.1026  2.6901  1.6498  349.6  222.6   99.4   14N  107W
06238  0590 Apr 25  13:36:38   4807 -17436  089   P   t-  -0.6336  1.7078  0.6829  322.4  176.1    -     14S  175E
06239  0590 Oct 18  19:32:46   4803 -17430  094   P   a-   0.5946  1.7592  0.7743  302.2  173.7    -     11N   83E
06240  0591 Mar 16  01:16:48   4799 -17425  061   N   -t   1.4777  0.1894 -0.8958  134.0    -      -      2N    4E
06241  0591 Apr 14  17:27:28   4798 -17424  099   N   t-  -1.4258  0.2773 -0.7934  159.3    -      -     11S  117E
06242  0591 Sep 09  02:01:43   4794 -17419  066   N   -a  -1.3534  0.3561 -0.6075  156.0    -      -      6S   11W

06243  0591 Oct 08  11:11:50   4794 -17418  104   N   a-   1.2514  0.5431 -0.4200  187.6    -      -      8N  152W
06244  0592 Mar 04  02:16:44   4790 -17413  071   P   -t   0.7367  1.5372  0.4757  322.1  155.1    -      6N   11W
06245  0592 Aug 28  15:47:05   4785 -17407  076   P   -a  -0.6828  1.6075  0.6026  306.0  162.9    -      9S  143E
06246  0593 Feb 21  09:36:13   4781 -17401  081   T-  pp  -0.0214  2.8233  1.8141  339.7  219.9  101.2   10N  120W
06247  0593 Aug 17  23:02:30   4776 -17395  086   T+  pp   0.0572  2.7814  1.7251  364.5  230.9  104.1   13S   35E
06248  0594 Feb 10  23:16:48   4771 -17389  091   P   a-  -0.7172  1.5263  0.5573  285.1  150.9    -     13N   35E
06249  0594 Aug 07  00:10:03   4767 -17383  096   P   t-   0.8107  1.4095  0.3318  322.5  135.9    -     16S   18E
06250  0595 Jan 02  04:36:03   4763 -17378  063   N   -a   1.2938  0.4799 -0.5122  182.5    -      -     24N   47W
06251  0595 Jan 31  15:21:36   4762 -17377  101   N   a-  -1.3838  0.3033 -0.6661  144.3    -      -     15N  153E
06252  0595 Jun 27  13:08:17   4758 -17372  068   N   -t  -1.2258  0.6181 -0.4007  217.8    -      -     25S  177W

06253  0595 Jul 27  01:33:13   4758 -17371  106   Nb  t-   1.5221  0.0900 -0.9596   90.2    -      -     18S    3W
06254  0595 Dec 22  15:18:33   4754 -17366  073   P   -a   0.6565  1.6774  0.6296  320.3  169.2    -     24N  151E
06255  0596 Jun 16  00:43:12   4749 -17360  078   T   -a  -0.4119  2.0847  1.1194  315.8  198.0   50.9   24S    8E
06256  0596 Dec 10  18:39:58   4744 -17354  083   T-  pp  -0.0264  2.8587  1.7612  375.0  233.4  104.3   23N   99E
06257  0597 Jun 05  17:11:22   4740 -17348  088   T   p-   0.3381  2.2072  1.2673  309.2  199.8   71.2   23S  121E
06258  0597 Nov 29  17:39:59   4735 -17342  093   P   t-  -0.7030  1.6194  0.5175  338.1  164.2    -     22N  113E
06259  0598 Apr 27  01:46:02   4731 -17337  060   N   -a  -1.4824  0.1303 -0.8546  100.1    -      -     16S    8W
06260  0598 May 26  10:03:29   4731 -17336  098   N   a-   1.0884  0.8398 -0.1184  230.5    -      -     20S  132W
06261  0598 Oct 20  05:32:42   4727 -17331  065   N   -a   1.4976  0.1206 -0.9006   98.3    -      -     13N   67W
06262  0598 Nov 18  19:55:27   4726 -17330  103   N   a-  -1.3461  0.4168 -0.6405  184.8    -      -     19N   78E

06263  0599 Apr 16  10:52:10   4722 -17325  070   P   -t  -0.7879  1.4335  0.3913  311.1  141.6    -     11S  144W
06264  0599 Oct 09  18:35:43   4718 -17319  075   P   -a   0.7556  1.4576  0.4850  281.8  142.7    -      8N   97E
06265  0600 Apr 04  12:58:45   4713 -17313  080   T-  pp  -0.0484  2.8085  1.7303  375.4  235.6  105.6    7S  175W
06266  0600 Sep 28  10:42:03   4708 -17307  085   T+  -p   0.0679  2.7152  1.7514  319.6  210.9   97.7    3N  143W


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