Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 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: 1501 to 1600

During the 16th century CE[1], Earth experienced 233 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: 1501 - 1600
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 233100.0%
PenumbralN 82 35.2%
PartialP 74 31.8%
TotalT 77 33.0%

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

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 16th century CE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 77100.0%
Central 38 49.4%
Non-Central 39 50.6%

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: 75
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  8

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:   1504 -  1505
                              2.  Tetrad:   1515 -  1516
                              3.  Tetrad:   1522 -  1523
                              4.  Tetrad:   1533 -  1534
                              5.  Tetrad:   1562 -  1563
                              6.  Tetrad:   1580 -  1581

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


     2 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros):   1550/134  1557/133 

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:    1584 May 24    Duration = 01h46m05s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    1529 Oct 17    Duration = 00h01m41s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    1511 Apr 13    Duration = 03h27m30s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    1553 Jul 25    Duration = 00h02m33s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    1555 Jun 05    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8238
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    1529 Oct 17    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0001

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    1540 Sep 16    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9947
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    1553 Jul 25    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0001

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:    1542 Aug 25     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0495
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:    1550 Apr 01     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0022

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 82 penumbral eclipses of which 3 ( 3.7%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:    1502 Apr 22     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0445
               2.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:    1513 Sep 15     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0245
               3.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:    1542 Aug 25     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0495

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: 1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 CE )


                     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

08435  1501 May 03  05:13:26    194  -6168  113   T-  pp  -0.2064  2.4787  1.4797  337.8  217.0   91.9   18S   79W
08436  1501 Oct 26  08:54:58    194  -6162  118   T+  p-   0.1999  2.4944  1.4878  333.8  213.9   90.8   16N  137W
08437  1502 Apr 22  12:22:44    193  -6156  123   Nx  t-  -1.0034  1.0445 -0.0103  281.3    -      -     16S  174E
08438  1502 Oct 15  23:10:40    193  -6150  128   P   a-   0.8759  1.2336  0.2675  264.1  108.8    -     13N    9E
08439  1503 Mar 12  20:51:38    192  -6145   95   N   -t   1.1652  0.7603 -0.3200  251.9    -      -      1N   50E
08440  1503 Sep 06  05:48:25    192  -6139  100   N   -a  -1.0620  0.8993 -0.0811  240.6    -      -      4S   87W
08441  1504 Mar 01  00:44:47    191  -6133  105   T   -p   0.4057  2.1318  1.0956  339.7  205.8   47.6    4N    8W
08442  1504 Aug 25  16:30:40    191  -6127  110   T   -a  -0.3518  2.2287  1.1966  344.6  212.3   66.5    8S  113E
08443  1505 Feb 18  11:45:03    190  -6121  115   T   p-  -0.3240  2.2559  1.2708  321.2  203.7   72.4    8N  172W
08444  1505 Aug 14  20:05:59    190  -6115  120   T   t-   0.4063  2.1487  1.0766  360.6  214.4   44.7   11S   60E

08445  1506 Feb 08  03:14:07    189  -6109  125   P   a-  -0.9931  1.0177  0.0532  244.6   49.8    -     11N   44W
08446  1506 Aug 03  20:24:30    189  -6103  130   N   t-   1.1456  0.7897 -0.2776  255.4    -      -     14S   55E
08447  1506 Dec 30  06:22:25    189  -6098   97   N   -a   1.0490  0.9433 -0.0769  252.4    -      -     23N   93W
08448  1507 Jun 24  14:33:59    188  -6092  102   P   -h  -0.8306  1.3283  0.3394  285.5  127.0    -     24S  143E
08449  1507 Dec 19  13:13:01    188  -6086  107   T   -a   0.3872  2.1868  1.1089  354.9  211.7   51.6   24N  163E
08450  1508 Jun 13  05:14:02    187  -6080  112   T-  pp  -0.0503  2.7389  1.7918  319.6  212.6   99.4   24S   78W
08451  1508 Dec 07  13:26:13    187  -6074  117   T   p-  -0.2962  2.3681  1.2618  372.7  224.3   77.4   23N  158E
08452  1509 Jun 02  22:29:18    186  -6068  122   P   a-   0.6866  1.5702  0.6253  285.4  158.0    -     22S   23E
08453  1509 Nov 26  13:18:02    186  -6062  127   P   h-  -0.9625  1.1329  0.0514  291.9   54.5    -     22N  159E
08454  1510 Apr 24  03:27:17    185  -6057   94   N   -h  -1.1769  0.7070 -0.3100  229.0    -      -     17S   52W

08455  1510 May 23  13:38:07    185  -6056  132   N   h-   1.4701  0.1523 -0.8316  108.1    -      -     21S  156E
08456  1510 Oct 17  07:22:00    185  -6051   99   N   -a   1.1637  0.7175 -0.2724  219.0    -      -     14N  114W
08457  1511 Apr 13  08:29:06    184  -6045  104   P   -t  -0.4585  2.0510  0.9828  354.7  207.5    -     13S  127W
08458  1511 Oct 06  22:42:06    184  -6039  109   T   -a   0.4533  2.0061  1.0457  304.7  189.0   31.4    9N   17E
08459  1512 Apr 01  08:40:58    183  -6033  114   T   pp   0.2778  2.3883  1.3087  369.1  225.9   82.9    8S  129W
08460  1512 Sep 25  14:37:20    183  -6027  119   T-  p-  -0.2434  2.3993  1.4232  322.1  208.1   85.6    4N  139E
08461  1513 Mar 21  11:22:52    182  -6021  124   P   h-   0.9922  1.0591  0.0158  276.5   29.8    -      3S  169W
08462  1513 Sep 15  02:30:22    182  -6015  129   Nx  t-  -1.0060  1.0245 -0.0003  266.8    -      -      0S   39W
08463  1514 Feb 09  10:45:15    182  -6010   96   N   -a  -1.0259  0.9636 -0.0127  243.0    -      -     10N  157W
08464  1514 Aug 05  15:39:55    181  -6004  101   N   -t   1.0845  0.9055 -0.1690  272.6    -      -     13S  127E

08465  1515 Jan 30  02:35:56    181  -5998  106   T   -p  -0.3447  2.2094  1.2410  311.9  198.5   67.8   15N   35W
08466  1515 Jul 25  16:29:57    180  -5992  111   T   pp   0.3252  2.2893  1.2336  359.2  220.1   73.4   17S  115E
08467  1516 Jan 19  17:02:13    180  -5986  116   T   p-   0.3438  2.2297  1.2248  326.4  204.2   67.6   19N  109E
08468  1516 Jul 13  22:58:24    179  -5980  121   T   a-  -0.4501  2.0335  1.0308  328.7  199.7   27.4   21S   18E
08469  1517 Jan 08  01:41:58    179  -5974  126   N   t-   1.0862  0.8971 -0.1668  260.9    -      -     22N   22W
08470  1517 Jun 04  05:34:12    178  -5969   93   N   -a   1.3316  0.3854 -0.5567  160.1    -      -     22S   83W
08471  1517 Jul 03  12:28:24    178  -5968  131   N   a-  -1.1693  0.6892 -0.2648  210.9    -      -     23S  175E
08472  1517 Nov 28  07:44:09    178  -5963   98   N   -t  -1.2509  0.6150 -0.4889  232.8    -      -     22N  117W
08473  1518 May 24  22:40:54    177  -5957  103   P   -a   0.6180  1.7002  0.7473  295.0  170.5    -     22S   20E
08474  1518 Nov 17  08:59:11    177  -5951  108   P   -t  -0.5379  1.9040  0.8385  339.5  191.9    -     21N  137W

08475  1519 May 14  12:25:26    177  -5945  113   T-  pp  -0.1349  2.6107  1.6101  340.8  220.4   98.3   21S  173E
08476  1519 Nov 06  17:22:27    176  -5939  118   T+  p-   0.1846  2.5223  1.5162  333.2  213.9   92.1   19N   96E
08477  1520 May 02  19:14:16    176  -5933  123   P   t-  -0.9344  1.1712  0.1162  294.6   81.5    -     19S   71E
08478  1520 Oct 26  07:43:02    175  -5927  128   P   a-   0.8549  1.2729  0.3053  266.9  115.5    -     16N  119W
08479  1521 Mar 23  04:07:01    175  -5922   95   N   -t   1.2110  0.6737 -0.4015  238.5    -      -      4S   60W
08480  1521 Sep 16  13:41:13    174  -5916  100   N   -a  -1.1087  0.8166 -0.1695  232.1    -      -      0N  154E
08481  1521 Oct 15  23:41:27    174  -5915  138   N   a-   1.5291  0.0386 -0.9345   53.1    -      -     14N    1E
08482  1522 Mar 12  08:32:37    174  -5910  105   T   -t   0.4404  2.0648  1.0350  335.8  201.8   29.3    0N  125W
08483  1522 Sep 05  23:50:39    173  -5904  110   T   -a  -0.4089  2.1270  1.0887  343.1  207.4   46.4    3S    2E
08484  1523 Mar 01  20:02:00    173  -5898  115   T   p-  -0.2961  2.3045  1.3244  321.2  205.3   77.7    4N   63E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 CE )


                     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

08485  1523 Aug 26  02:57:01    173  -5892  120   T   t-   0.3395  2.2735  1.1971  365.5  221.0   68.9    7S   44W
08486  1524 Feb 19  11:45:16    172  -5886  125   P   a-  -0.9719  1.0554  0.0933  248.0   65.6    -      7N  173W
08487  1524 Aug 14  03:11:11    172  -5880  130   N   t-   1.0728  0.9238 -0.1443  272.1    -      -     10S   47W
08488  1525 Jan 09  14:56:50    171  -5875   97   N   -a   1.0577  0.9283 -0.0938  251.7    -      -     21N  140E
08489  1525 Jul 04  21:43:23    171  -5869  102   P   -h  -0.9029  1.1941  0.2080  273.8  101.0    -     23S   36E
08490  1525 Dec 29  21:26:19    170  -5863  107   T   -a   0.3944  2.1746  1.0947  355.6  211.4   48.4   23N   41E
08491  1526 Jun 24  12:39:44    170  -5857  112   T-  pp  -0.1248  2.6016  1.6559  318.2  211.0   96.4   23S  172E
08492  1526 Dec 18  21:27:49    169  -5851  117   T   p-  -0.2887  2.3819  1.2754  373.1  224.9   79.0   23N   39E
08493  1527 Jun 14  05:54:52    169  -5845  122   P   a-   0.6134  1.7051  0.7593  293.0  170.6    -     23S   88W
08494  1527 Dec 07  21:30:05    169  -5839  127   P   h-  -0.9540  1.1478  0.0678  292.6   62.3    -     23N   37E

08495  1528 May 04  10:37:14    168  -5834   94   N   -h  -1.2477  0.5778 -0.4406  210.4    -      -     20S  160W
08496  1528 Jun 02  20:49:34    168  -5833  132   N   h-   1.4025  0.2775 -0.7088  144.9    -      -     22S   48E
08497  1528 Oct 27  15:48:36    168  -5828   99   N   -a   1.1786  0.6902 -0.2998  214.8    -      -     17N  119E
08498  1529 Apr 23  15:20:28    167  -5822  104   P   -t  -0.5277  1.9238  0.8563  349.9  198.6    -     16S  130E
08499  1529 Oct 17  07:09:32    167  -5816  109   T   -a   0.4775  1.9630  1.0001  303.3  186.3    1.7   13N  111W
08500  1530 Apr 12  15:36:23    166  -5810  114   T+  pp   0.2151  2.5012  1.4260  370.5  229.6   92.9   12S  126E
08501  1530 Oct 06  22:49:14    166  -5804  119   T-  p-  -0.2126  2.4583  1.4771  324.3  209.9   89.0    9N   15E
08502  1531 Apr 01  18:47:57    166  -5798  124   P   h-   0.9400  1.1518  0.1149  284.2   79.0    -      7S   79E
08503  1531 Sep 26  10:13:23    165  -5792  129   P   t-  -0.9696  1.0946  0.0634  275.0   58.4    -      4N  155W
08504  1532 Feb 20  19:11:57    165  -5787   96   N   -a  -1.0452  0.9260 -0.0461  238.5    -      -      6N   76E

08505  1532 Aug 15  22:22:09    164  -5781  101   N   -t   1.1559  0.7761 -0.3016  256.0    -      -     10S   25E
08506  1533 Feb 09  11:13:52    164  -5775  106   T   -p  -0.3602  2.1804  1.2134  311.2  197.6   64.5   11N  164W
08507  1533 Aug 04  23:16:00    164  -5769  111   T   -t   0.3999  2.1520  1.0967  354.1  212.8   49.4   14S   13E
08508  1534 Jan 30  01:34:32    163  -5763  116   T   p-   0.3341  2.2478  1.2421  327.8  205.4   70.0   15N   19W
08509  1534 Jul 25  06:07:01    163  -5757  121   T   a-  -0.3754  2.1695  1.1688  331.9  206.4   61.1   18S   90W
08510  1535 Jan 19  09:56:17    162  -5751  126   N   t-   1.0800  0.9092 -0.1560  263.1    -      -     19N  145W
08511  1535 Jun 15  13:01:28    162  -5746   93   N   -a   1.4023  0.2550 -0.6860  131.7    -      -     22S  166E
08512  1535 Jul 14  19:54:01    162  -5745  131   N   a-  -1.0956  0.8239 -0.1292  226.9    -      -     21S   64E
08513  1535 Dec 09  15:45:20    162  -5740   98   N   -t  -1.2588  0.6006 -0.5034  230.2    -      -     22N  124E
08514  1536 Jun 04  06:06:33    161  -5734  103   P   -a   0.6920  1.5650  0.6109  288.5  157.9    -     23S   91W

08515  1536 Nov 27  17:14:01    161  -5728  108   P   -t  -0.5457  1.8889  0.8249  337.8  190.3    -     22N  100E
08516  1537 May 24  19:33:13    160  -5722  113   T-  pp  -0.0608  2.7478  1.7451  343.3  222.7  102.1   22S   67E
08517  1537 Nov 17  01:55:51    160  -5716  118   T+  p-   0.1738  2.5416  1.5365  332.5  213.8   92.9   21N   31W
08518  1538 May 14  01:58:00    159  -5710  123   P   t-  -0.8594  1.3090  0.2535  307.5  118.3    -     21S   30W
08519  1538 Nov 06  16:22:02    159  -5704  128   P   a-   0.8392  1.3024  0.3334  268.9  120.1    -     20N  111E
08520  1539 Apr 03  11:13:11    159  -5699   95   N   -t   1.2644  0.5732 -0.4968  221.4    -      -      8S  167W
08521  1539 Sep 27  21:41:55    158  -5693  100   N   -a  -1.1485  0.7464 -0.2455  224.4    -      -      4N   33E
08522  1539 Oct 27  08:11:00    158  -5692  138   N   a-   1.5126  0.0709 -0.9063   71.9    -      -     17N  127W
08523  1540 Mar 22  16:11:08    158  -5687  105   P   -t   0.4838  1.9821  0.9587  331.0  196.4    -      4S  119E
08524  1540 Sep 16  07:18:56    157  -5681  110   P   -a  -0.4584  2.0394  0.9947  341.6  202.4    -      1N  111W

08525  1541 Mar 12  04:11:19    157  -5675  115   T-  p-  -0.2612  2.3661  1.3912  321.3  207.1   83.3    1S   60W
08526  1541 Sep 05  09:54:46    157  -5669  120   T   pp   0.2784  2.3879  1.3072  369.3  225.8   82.7    3S  149W
08527  1542 Mar 01  20:10:00    156  -5663  125   P   a-  -0.9455  1.1026  0.1430  252.1   80.7    -      3N   60E
08528  1542 Aug 25  10:04:53    156  -5657  130   Nx  t-   1.0046  1.0495 -0.0196  285.8    -      -      7S  151W
08529  1543 Jan 20  23:27:44    155  -5652   97   N   -a   1.0685  0.9092 -0.1143  250.3    -      -     19N   13E
08530  1543 Jul 16  04:55:02    155  -5646  102   P   -h  -0.9742  1.0623  0.0784  261.0   62.9    -     21S   71W
08531  1544 Jan 10  05:37:51    155  -5640  107   T   -h   0.4024  2.1605  1.0793  356.0  211.0   44.6   21N   81W
08532  1544 Jul 04  20:06:57    154  -5634  112   T-  -p  -0.1982  2.4665  1.5216  316.1  208.3   90.9   22S   60E
08533  1544 Dec 29  05:29:10    154  -5628  117   T   p-  -0.2809  2.3961  1.2900  373.4  225.5   80.7   22N   80W
08534  1545 Jun 24  13:21:01    153  -5622  122   P   a-   0.5409  1.8389  0.8916  299.6  181.0    -     22S  161E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 CE )


                     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

08535  1545 Dec 18  05:45:01    153  -5616  127   P   h-  -0.9470  1.1596  0.0818  292.9   68.2    -     22N   85W
08536  1546 May 15  17:40:52    153  -5611   94   N   -h  -1.3223  0.4416 -0.5783  187.1    -      -     22S   94E
08537  1546 Jun 14  03:57:38    153  -5610  132   N   h-   1.3329  0.4067 -0.5824  174.0    -      -     22S   59W
08538  1546 Nov 08  00:21:33    152  -5605   99   N   -a   1.1891  0.6709 -0.3188  211.7    -      -     20N    9W
08539  1547 May 04  22:04:32    152  -5599  104   P   -t  -0.6022  1.7866  0.7198  343.7  186.8    -     19S   28E
08540  1547 Oct 28  15:43:40    152  -5593  109   P   -a   0.4960  1.9303  0.9651  302.2  184.2    -     17N  121E
08541  1548 Apr 22  22:24:51    151  -5587  114   T+  pp   0.1463  2.6255  1.5543  371.4  232.4  100.3   15S   24E
08542  1548 Oct 17  07:08:29    151  -5581  119   T-  p-  -0.1885  2.5051  1.5189  326.1  211.2   91.4   13N  110W
08543  1549 Apr 12  02:06:54    150  -5575  124   P   h-   0.8818  1.2555  0.2247  292.0  108.4    -     11S   31W
08544  1549 Oct 06  18:02:25    150  -5569  129   P   t-  -0.9388  1.1543  0.1168  281.9   78.9    -      8N   87E

08545  1550 Mar 03  03:31:35    150  -5564   96   N   -a  -1.0707  0.8771 -0.0907  232.7    -      -      2N   50W
08546  1550 Apr 01  12:54:38    150  -5563  134   Nb  a-   1.5506  0.0022 -0.9770   12.9    -      -      7S  168E
08547  1550 Aug 27  05:11:29    149  -5558  101   N   -t   1.2210  0.6583 -0.4226  238.8    -      -      6S   78W
08548  1551 Feb 20  19:43:12    149  -5552  106   T   -p  -0.3827  2.1382  1.1729  310.3  196.0   58.9    7N   68E
08549  1551 Aug 16  06:09:51    149  -5546  111   P   -t   0.4688  2.0256  0.9702  348.7  204.5    -     10S   92W
08550  1552 Feb 10  09:58:45    148  -5540  116   T   p-   0.3183  2.2769  1.2708  329.5  207.2   73.5   12N  145W
08551  1552 Aug 04  13:22:37    148  -5534  121   T   a-  -0.3055  2.2970  1.2978  334.1  211.3   77.5   15S  161E
08552  1553 Jan 29  18:03:50    147  -5528  126   N   t-   1.0690  0.9296 -0.1363  266.2    -      -     16N   94E
08553  1553 Jun 25  20:29:09    147  -5523   93   N   -a   1.4726  0.1258 -0.8148   93.6    -      -     21S   54E
08554  1553 Jul 25  03:24:11    147  -5522  131   P   a-  -1.0253  0.9528  0.0001  240.2    2.5    -     18S   49W

08555  1553 Dec 19  23:49:19    147  -5517   98   N   -t  -1.2643  0.5901 -0.5132  228.2    -      -     22N    4E
08556  1554 Jun 15  13:27:59    146  -5511  103   P   -a   0.7688  1.4250  0.4691  280.7  141.8    -     23S  159E
08557  1554 Dec 09  01:34:26    146  -5505  108   P   -t  -0.5496  1.8808  0.8188  336.3  189.3    -     23N   24W
08558  1555 Jun 05  02:34:54    146  -5499  113   T+  pp   0.0172  2.8291  1.8238  345.0  223.7  103.1   23S   38W
08559  1555 Nov 28  10:34:50    145  -5493  118   T+  p-   0.1671  2.5534  1.5495  331.7  213.5   93.3   23N  160W
08560  1556 May 24  08:36:04    145  -5487  123   P   t-  -0.7802  1.4547  0.3983  319.6  145.4    -     23S  129W
08561  1556 Nov 17  01:06:54    145  -5481  128   P   a-   0.8286  1.3224  0.3523  270.2  123.0    -     22N   19W
08562  1557 Apr 13  18:14:10    144  -5476   95   N   -t   1.3222  0.4644 -0.6004  200.7    -      -     11S   87E
08563  1557 May 13  09:23:04    144  -5475  133   Nb  t-  -1.5370  0.0734 -0.9975   83.9    -      -     22S  142W
08564  1557 Oct 08  05:47:56    144  -5470  100   N   -a  -1.1834  0.6853 -0.3122  217.2    -      -      8N   89W

08565  1557 Nov 06  16:45:01    144  -5469  138   N   a-   1.5003  0.0955 -0.8857   83.5    -      -     20N  105E
08566  1558 Apr 02  23:45:10    144  -5464  105   P   -t   0.5316  1.8911  0.8741  325.6  189.8    -      8S    5E
08567  1558 Sep 27  14:53:07    143  -5458  110   P   -a  -0.5022  1.9621  0.9112  340.1  197.2    -      5N  135E
08568  1559 Mar 23  12:13:18    143  -5452  115   T-  p-  -0.2197  2.4397  1.4698  321.5  209.0   88.5    5S  178E
08569  1559 Sep 16  17:01:00    142  -5446  120   T+  pp   0.2244  2.4891  1.4041  372.2  229.3   91.3    1N  103E
08570  1560 Mar 12  04:26:27    142  -5440  125   P   a-  -0.9127  1.1617  0.2045  257.1   95.8    -      1S   65W
08571  1560 Sep 04  17:08:50    142  -5434  130   P   t-   0.9440  1.1611  0.0910  296.6   72.8    -      3S  102E
08572  1561 Jan 31  07:51:02    141  -5429   97   N   -a   1.0850  0.8795 -0.1450  247.8    -      -     15N  113W
08573  1561 Jul 26  12:13:48    141  -5423  102   N   -a  -1.0402  0.9402 -0.0420  247.8    -      -     18S  179E
08574  1562 Jan 20  13:43:40    141  -5417  107   T   -t   0.4147  2.1384  1.0565  356.1  210.1   38.0   18N  158E

08575  1562 Jul 16  03:36:19    140  -5411  112   T-  -p  -0.2701  2.3345  1.3896  313.4  204.6   82.5   20S   52W
08576  1563 Jan 09  13:28:27    140  -5405  117   T-  p-  -0.2712  2.4131  1.3084  373.5  226.2   82.6   20N  161E
08577  1563 Jul 05  20:46:26    140  -5399  122   T   a-   0.4678  1.9741  1.0245  305.6  189.7   23.4   21S   50E
08578  1563 Dec 29  13:59:52    139  -5393  127   P   h-  -0.9392  1.1722  0.0975  293.1   74.1    -     22N  152E
08579  1564 May 26  00:37:06    139  -5388   94   N   -h  -1.4018  0.2969 -0.7252  156.1    -      -     24S    9W
08580  1564 Jun 24  11:03:08    139  -5387  132   N   h-   1.2616  0.5393 -0.4534  198.6    -      -     22S  165W
08581  1564 Nov 18  09:01:33    139  -5382   99   N   -a   1.1947  0.6604 -0.3288  209.8    -      -     23N  138W
08582  1564 Dec 17  21:16:37    139  -5381  137   N   a-  -1.5587  0.0066 -1.0109   23.0    -      -     22N   42E
08583  1565 May 15  04:41:16    138  -5376  104   P   -t  -0.6820  1.6400  0.5736  335.7  171.1    -     22S   71W
08584  1565 Nov 08  00:23:49    138  -5370  109   P   -a   0.5096  1.9065  0.9391  301.4  182.5    -     20N    9W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 CE )


                     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

08585  1566 May 04  05:06:57    138  -5364  114   T+  pp   0.0717  2.7603  1.6932  371.6  234.1  104.7   18S   77W
08586  1566 Oct 28  15:34:06    137  -5358  119   T-  p-  -0.1704  2.5409  1.5498  327.8  212.2   92.9   16N  123E
08587  1567 Apr 23  09:18:49    137  -5352  124   P   h-   0.8168  1.3716  0.3469  299.8  131.9    -     15S  140W
08588  1567 Oct 18  01:59:02    137  -5346  129   P   t-  -0.9149  1.2012  0.1576  287.4   91.4    -     12N   33W
08589  1568 Mar 13  11:44:28    136  -5341   96   N   -a  -1.1021  0.8171 -0.1462  225.5    -      -      2S  174W
08590  1568 Apr 11  20:39:00    136  -5340  134   N   a-   1.4970  0.0979 -0.8760   85.4    -      -     11S   51E
08591  1568 Sep 06  12:08:34    136  -5335  101   N   -t   1.2796  0.5524 -0.5317  221.2    -      -      1S  177E
08592  1569 Mar 03  04:06:08    136  -5329  106   T   -a  -0.4104  2.0865  1.1228  308.9  193.9   50.5    3N   59W
08593  1569 Aug 26  13:12:21    136  -5323  111   P   -t   0.5313  1.9111  0.8556  342.9  195.6    -      6S  162E
08594  1570 Feb 20  18:16:30    135  -5317  116   T   p-   0.2981  2.3142  1.3078  331.4  209.2   77.5    7N   90E

08595  1570 Aug 15  20:44:34    135  -5311  121   T-  p-  -0.2401  2.4165  1.4183  335.4  214.6   87.6   11S   50E
08596  1571 Feb 10  02:04:37    135  -5305  126   N   t-   1.0535  0.9582 -0.1079  270.2    -      -     12N   27W
08597  1571 Aug 05  10:59:42    134  -5299  131   P   a-  -0.9591  1.0743  0.1215  251.3   75.3    -     15S  163W
08598  1571 Dec 31  07:51:32    134  -5294   98   N   -t  -1.2712  0.5767 -0.5249  225.6    -      -     21N  115W
08599  1572 Jun 25  20:49:39    134  -5288  103   P   -a   0.8446  1.2872  0.3288  271.9  121.5    -     22S   49E
08600  1572 Dec 19  09:56:07    133  -5282  108   P   -h  -0.5525  1.8740  0.8148  334.8  188.5    -     23N  148W
08601  1573 Jun 15  09:34:00    133  -5276  113   T+  pp   0.0964  2.6854  1.6770  345.9  223.4  101.1   23S  143W
08602  1573 Dec 08  19:16:17    133  -5270  118   T+  p-   0.1620  2.5617  1.5597  330.8  213.2   93.5   24N   71E
08603  1574 Jun 04  15:09:13    132  -5264  123   P   t-  -0.6977  1.6068  0.5492  330.8  167.1    -     24S  133E
08604  1574 Nov 28  09:55:43    132  -5258  128   P   a-   0.8213  1.3363  0.3655  271.1  125.0    -     24N  150W

08605  1575 Apr 25  01:06:06    132  -5253   95   N   -t   1.3873  0.3425 -0.7173  173.8    -      -     15S   16W
08606  1575 May 24  15:51:37    132  -5252  133   N   t-  -1.4542  0.2241 -0.8444  144.3    -      -     24S  122E
08607  1575 Oct 19  14:02:17    132  -5247  100   N   -a  -1.2107  0.6380 -0.3652  211.4    -      -     12N  147E
08608  1575 Nov 18  01:25:13    131  -5246  138   N   a-   1.4936  0.1097 -0.8751   89.6    -      -     23N   24W
08609  1576 Apr 13  07:11:16    131  -5241  105   P   -t   0.5865  1.7871  0.7763  319.2  181.4    -     12S  108W
08610  1576 Oct 07  22:35:11    131  -5235  110   P   -a  -0.5385  1.8987  0.8417  338.9  192.4    -      9N   18E
08611  1577 Apr 02  20:08:13    131  -5229  115   T-  p-  -0.1719  2.5248  1.5598  321.7  210.7   93.1    9S   59E
08612  1577 Sep 27  00:16:07    130  -5223  120   T+  pp   0.1781  2.5760  1.4869  374.4  231.6   96.7    5N    7W
08613  1578 Mar 23  12:35:23    130  -5217  125   P   a-  -0.8738  1.2318  0.2770  262.7  110.4    -      6S  172E
08614  1578 Sep 16  00:21:28    130  -5211  130   P   t-   0.8897  1.2613  0.1901  305.2  103.5    -      2N    7W

08615  1579 Feb 11  16:08:35    129  -5206   97   N   -a   1.1054  0.8424 -0.1828  244.2    -      -     12N  122E
08616  1579 Aug 06  19:37:41    129  -5200  102   N   -a  -1.1029  0.8248 -0.1564  234.1    -      -     15S   68E
08617  1580 Jan 31  21:43:39    129  -5194  107   T   -t   0.4311  2.1083  1.0264  355.8  208.7   26.3   15N   39E
08618  1580 Jul 26  11:09:58    129  -5188  112   T   -p  -0.3387  2.2089  1.2635  310.3  200.0   70.8   17S  166W
08619  1581 Jan 19  21:24:57    128  -5182  117   T-  p-  -0.2589  2.4347  1.3320  373.6  227.0   84.9   18N   43E
08620  1581 Jul 16  04:13:15    128  -5176  122   T   p-   0.3965  2.1064  1.1541  310.7  196.9   56.5   19S   62W
08621  1582 Jan 08  22:14:15    128  -5170  127   P   a-  -0.9304  1.1866  0.1155  293.5   80.2    -     20N   30E
08622  1582 Jun 06  07:29:32    128  -5165   94   N   -t  -1.4830  0.1491 -0.8754  112.5    -      -     25S  112W
08623  1582 Jul 05  18:08:00    127  -5164  132   N   t-   1.1903  0.6722 -0.3245  219.8    -      -     20S   89E
08624  1582 Dec 09  17:45:08    127  -5159   99   N   -a   1.1977  0.6544 -0.3340  208.5    -      -     24N   93E

08625  1583 Jan 08  05:55:04    127  -5158  137   N   a-  -1.5513  0.0186 -0.9958   38.4    -      -     21N   87W
08626  1583 Jun 05  11:12:22    127  -5153  104   P   -t  -0.7655  1.4867  0.4203  325.9  150.3    -     23S  168W
08627  1583 Nov 29  09:08:53    127  -5147  109   P   -a   0.5191  1.8900  0.9208  301.0  181.3    -     22N  140W
08628  1584 May 24  11:45:10    126  -5141  114   T-  pp  -0.0065  2.8780  1.8145  370.9  234.5  106.1   21S  177W
08629  1584 Nov 18  00:04:27    126  -5135  119   T-  p-  -0.1567  2.5683  1.5727  329.3  213.1   94.0   19N    4W
08630  1585 May 13  16:27:07    126  -5129  124   P   h-   0.7477  1.4955  0.4765  307.1  151.1    -     18S  113E
08631  1585 Nov 07  10:01:47    126  -5123  129   P   t-  -0.8965  1.2379  0.1885  291.8   99.8    -     16N  154W
08632  1586 Apr 03  19:49:08    125  -5118   96   N   -a  -1.1405  0.7445 -0.2146  216.4    -      -      7S   64E
08633  1586 May 03  04:16:35    125  -5117  134   N   a-   1.4373  0.2049 -0.7639  121.9    -      -     14S   64W
08634  1586 Sep 27  19:14:33    125  -5112  101   N   -t   1.3306  0.4604 -0.6270  203.8    -      -      3N   69E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 CE )


                     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

08635  1587 Mar 24  12:19:48    125  -5106  106   T   -a  -0.4456  2.0211  1.0591  307.1  190.8   35.7    2S  177E
08636  1587 Sep 16  20:25:05    125  -5100  111   P   -t   0.5857  1.8114  0.7555  337.3  186.6    -      2S   53E
08637  1588 Mar 13  02:23:35    124  -5094  116   T+  p-   0.2698  2.3661  1.3596  333.5  211.6   82.5    3N   33W
08638  1588 Sep 05  04:15:59    124  -5088  121   T-  p-  -0.1818  2.5231  1.5254  336.0  216.6   93.8    7S   64W
08639  1589 Mar 02  09:56:49    124  -5082  126   N   t-   1.0319  0.9978 -0.0681  275.3    -      -      8N  145W
08640  1589 Aug 25  18:40:24    124  -5076  131   P   a-  -0.8969  1.1887  0.2352  260.7  102.9    -     12S   81E
08641  1590 Jan 20  15:53:21    123  -5071   98   N   -t  -1.2783  0.5624 -0.5370  222.7    -      -     19N  125E
08642  1590 Jul 17  04:09:55    123  -5065  103   P   -a   0.9206  1.1493  0.1879  261.7   93.9    -     20S   61W
08643  1591 Jan 09  18:19:22    123  -5059  108   P   -h  -0.5552  1.8674  0.8116  333.3  187.7    -     22N   88E
08644  1591 Jul 06  16:29:29    123  -5053  113   T+  pp   0.1776  2.5381  1.5260  345.9  221.6   95.7   23S  114E

08645  1591 Dec 30  04:00:35    122  -5047  118   T+  p-   0.1588  2.5665  1.5668  329.8  212.9   93.7   23N   59W
08646  1592 Jun 24  21:40:12    122  -5041  123   P   t-  -0.6135  1.7620  0.7029  340.7  184.6    -     24S   36E
08647  1592 Dec 18  18:46:58    122  -5035  128   P   a-   0.8160  1.3460  0.3749  271.7  126.4    -     24N   78E
08648  1593 May 15  07:55:13    122  -5030   95   N   -t   1.4548  0.2162 -0.8388  139.2    -      -     18S  119W
08649  1593 Jun 13  22:19:51    122  -5029  133   N   t-  -1.3703  0.3770 -0.6895  184.3    -      -     25S   25E
08650  1593 Nov 08  22:22:02    121  -5024  100   N   -a  -1.2329  0.6000 -0.4086  206.6    -      -     16N   22E
08651  1593 Dec 08  10:08:29    121  -5023  138   N   a-   1.4899  0.1180 -0.8701   93.1    -      -     24N  154W
08652  1594 May 04  14:32:42    121  -5018  105   P   -t   0.6461  1.6748  0.6699  311.9  171.0    -     15S  142E
08653  1594 Oct 29  06:23:44    121  -5012  110   P   -a  -0.5687  1.8462  0.7833  337.9  188.0    -     13N   99W
08654  1595 Apr 24  03:56:44    121  -5006  115   T-  p-  -0.1184  2.6206  1.6602  321.7  212.0   96.7   13S   59W

08655  1595 Oct 18  07:40:06    121  -5000  120   T+  pp   0.1391  2.6497  1.5567  376.0  233.1  100.2   10N  118W
08656  1596 Apr 12  20:35:30    120  -4994  125   P   a-  -0.8278  1.3151  0.3623  268.9  124.8    -     10S   51E
08657  1596 Oct 06  07:45:10    120  -4988  130   P   t-   0.8436  1.3466  0.2743  311.8  122.6    -      6N  119W
08658  1597 Mar 04  00:16:53    120  -4983   97   N   -a   1.1329  0.7921 -0.2335  238.7    -      -      7N    0W
08659  1597 Aug 27  03:08:44    120  -4977  102   N   -a  -1.1604  0.7189 -0.2616  220.3    -      -     11S   46W
08660  1597 Sep 25  13:40:53    120  -4976  140   N   a-   1.5117  0.0922 -0.9238   86.7    -      -      2N  152E
08661  1598 Feb 21  05:35:27    119  -4971  107   P   -t   0.4537  2.0666  0.9851  355.0  206.5    -     11N   80W
08662  1598 Aug 16  18:47:58    119  -4965  112   T   -a  -0.4040  2.0897  1.1432  306.8  194.6   54.2   14S   80E
08663  1599 Feb 10  05:14:35    119  -4959  117   T-  p-  -0.2410  2.4661  1.3663  373.8  228.1   88.0   14N   74W
08664  1599 Aug 06  11:42:06    119  -4953  122   T   p-   0.3272  2.2353  1.2794  315.1  202.6   73.1   17S  174W

08665  1600 Jan 30  06:25:29    118  -4947  127   P   a-  -0.9183  1.2067  0.1399  294.2   87.7    -     17N   93W
08666  1600 Jul 26  01:13:18    118  -4941  132   N   t-   1.1200  0.8035 -0.1978  238.3    -      -     18S   17W
08667  1600 Dec 20  02:31:54    117  -4936   99   N   -a   1.1989  0.6515 -0.3356  207.6    -      -     25N   38W


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
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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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