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:
The visual appearance of these eclipse types differs dramatically from each other.
During the 20th century CE[1], Earth experienced 229 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Lunar Eclipses: 1901 - 2000 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 229 | 100.0% |
| Penumbral | N | 83 | 36.2% |
| Partial | P | 65 | 28.4% |
| Total | T | 81 | 35.4% |
Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:
The statistical distribution of these classes during the 20th century CE appears in the following table.
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All | 81 | 100.0% |
| Central | 33 | 40.7% |
| Non-Central | 48 | 59.3% |
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: 78
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 15
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 7
Two lunar eclipses in same month: 1904 Mar 02 & 1904 Mar 31
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: 1909 - 1910
2. Tetrad: 1927 - 1928
3. Tetrad: 1949 - 1950
4. Tetrad: 1967 - 1968
5. Tetrad: 1985 - 1986
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): 1973/148 1984/149
2 Saros Series' end (Year/Saros): 1958/102 1969/108
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: 2000 Jul 16 Duration = 01h46m24s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1917 Dec 28 Duration = 00h11m58s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1956 May 24 Duration = 03h24m27s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1958 May 03 Duration = 00h21m02s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1953 Jul 26 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8628
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1917 Dec 28 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0056
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1939 Oct 28 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9877
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1958 May 03 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0092
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1988 Mar 03 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0907
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1969 Aug 27 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0131
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 83 penumbral eclipses of which 9 ( 10.8%) are total penumbral eclipses:
1. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1901 May 03 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0431
2. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1908 Dec 07 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0344
3. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1926 Dec 19 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0257
4. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1944 Dec 29 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0220
5. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1948 Oct 18 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0140
6. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1963 Jan 09 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0180
7. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1981 Jan 20 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0136
8. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1988 Mar 03 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0907
9. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1999 Jan 31 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0027
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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[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.
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
09422 1901 May 03 18:30:38 -1 -1221 110 Nx -t -1.0101 1.0431 -0.0334 288.2 - - 17S 81E
09423 1901 Oct 27 15:15:18 -0 -1215 115 P -a 0.9021 1.1841 0.2208 259.6 99.4 - 14N 127E
09424 1902 Apr 22 18:52:40 0 -1209 120 T- pp -0.2680 2.4002 1.3327 364.3 224.6 84.6 12S 76E
09425 1902 Oct 17 06:03:26 1 -1203 125 T+ -p 0.2201 2.4514 1.4566 330.4 212.3 88.8 9N 95W
09426 1903 Apr 12 00:12:59 2 -1197 130 P a- 0.4798 1.9877 0.9677 330.1 196.5 - 8S 3W
09427 1903 Oct 06 15:17:33 2 -1191 135 P t- -0.5280 1.9133 0.8654 337.5 193.7 - 4N 128E
09428 1904 Mar 02 03:02:34 3 -1186 102 N -a -1.4528 0.1748 -0.7910 110.5 - - 6N 43W
09429 1904 Mar 31 12:32:28 3 -1185 140 N a- 1.1665 0.7036 -0.2688 214.2 - - 3S 173E
09430 1904 Sep 24 17:34:44 3 -1179 145 N t- -1.2837 0.5440 -0.5384 219.1 - - 1S 95E
09431 1905 Feb 19 19:00:02 4 -1174 112 P -a -0.7984 1.3809 0.4049 277.2 132.1 - 11N 78E
09432 1905 Aug 15 03:40:59 5 -1168 117 P -t 0.8456 1.3259 0.2871 302.3 123.1 - 14S 54W
09433 1906 Feb 09 07:46:58 5 -1162 122 T- -p -0.1199 2.6507 1.6254 342.8 219.4 97.8 15N 113W
09434 1906 Aug 04 13:00:10 6 -1156 127 T+ pp 0.0477 2.7615 1.7793 333.9 218.7 101.2 17S 166E
09435 1907 Jan 29 13:38:00 6 -1150 132 P t- 0.6027 1.7936 0.7110 341.1 183.5 - 19N 159E
09436 1907 Jul 25 04:22:27 7 -1144 137 P a- -0.6924 1.5595 0.6149 284.5 156.8 - 21S 64W
09437 1908 Jan 18 13:21:36 8 -1138 142 N t- 1.2939 0.5370 -0.5685 219.5 - - 22N 162E
09438 1908 Jun 14 14:06:32 8 -1133 109 N -a 1.1053 0.8135 -0.1541 229.9 - - 22S 149E
09439 1908 Jul 13 21:33:55 8 -1132 147 N a- -1.4185 0.2292 -0.7195 126.3 - - 23S 38E
09440 1908 Dec 07 21:55:09 9 -1127 114 Nx -h -1.0059 1.0344 -0.0096 269.7 - - 22N 29E
09441 1909 Jun 04 01:28:51 10 -1121 119 T -h 0.3755 2.1800 1.1580 341.6 210.2 60.4 22S 23W
09442 1909 Nov 27 08:54:41 10 -1115 124 T- -p -0.2712 2.3544 1.3660 322.8 206.5 81.2 21N 137W
09443 1910 May 24 05:34:16 11 -1109 129 T t- -0.3975 2.1625 1.0950 360.3 215.4 49.5 21S 85W
09444 1910 Nov 17 00:20:52 12 -1103 134 T p- 0.4089 2.0905 1.1246 307.7 193.0 50.6 19N 9W
09445 1911 May 13 05:56:24 12 -1097 139 N t- -1.1413 0.7987 -0.2706 257.0 - - 19S 90W
09446 1911 Nov 06 15:36:45 13 -1091 144 N a- 1.1100 0.8154 -0.1733 230.6 - - 17N 121E
09447 1912 Apr 01 22:14:16 13 -1086 111 P -h 0.9116 1.1884 0.1820 275.8 95.2 - 4S 28E
09448 1912 Sep 26 11:44:50 14 -1080 116 P -t -0.9320 1.1779 0.1183 293.9 81.7 - 0N 178W
09449 1913 Mar 22 11:57:49 15 -1074 121 T+ -p 0.1671 2.5340 1.5683 319.7 209.4 92.8 0S 178W
09450 1913 Sep 15 12:48:19 15 -1068 126 T- pp -0.2109 2.5122 1.4304 373.0 230.5 93.5 3S 167E
09451 1914 Mar 12 04:13:08 16 -1062 131 P a- -0.5254 1.8764 0.9111 301.5 181.5 - 3N 61W
09452 1914 Sep 04 13:54:57 17 -1056 136 P t- 0.5301 1.9127 0.8585 343.2 196.0 - 7S 151E
09453 1915 Jan 31 04:57:42 17 -1051 103 N -a 1.5450 0.0451 -0.9989 62.0 - - 19N 70W
09454 1915 Mar 01 18:19:32 17 -1050 141 N a- -1.2573 0.5548 -0.4528 199.8 - - 7N 88E
09455 1915 Jul 26 12:24:39 18 -1045 108 N -a -1.3553 0.3545 -0.6129 158.7 - - 21S 176E
09456 1915 Aug 24 21:27:17 18 -1044 146 N a- 1.2435 0.5750 -0.4226 204.4 - - 10S 38E
09457 1916 Jan 20 08:39:41 18 -1039 113 P -t 0.9146 1.2277 0.1327 305.7 87.7 - 21N 127W
09458 1916 Jul 15 04:46:07 19 -1033 118 P -a -0.5956 1.7351 0.7944 292.4 172.5 - 22S 70W
09459 1917 Jan 08 07:44:48 19 -1027 123 T+ pp 0.2415 2.4663 1.3642 373.1 227.3 87.6 23N 114W
09460 1917 Jul 04 21:39:04 20 -1021 128 T+ pp 0.1419 2.5762 1.6185 322.9 212.8 96.0 23S 36E
09461 1917 Dec 28 09:46:32 20 -1015 133 T a- -0.4484 2.0652 1.0056 343.0 202.3 12.0 23N 146W
09462 1918 Jun 24 10:28:03 20 -1009 138 P t- 0.9397 1.1376 0.1297 276.3 82.4 - 23S 157W
09463 1918 Dec 17 19:06:01 21 -1003 143 N a- -1.1035 0.8340 -0.1679 234.9 - - 22N 73E
09464 1919 May 15 01:14:00 21 -998 110 N -t -1.0820 0.9103 -0.1644 273.1 - - 20S 20W
09465 1919 Nov 07 23:44:28 21 -992 115 P -a 0.9246 1.1445 0.1780 256.7 89.8 - 17N 0W
09466 1920 May 03 01:51:08 21 -986 120 T -p -0.3312 2.2818 1.2194 360.1 219.7 71.5 16S 29W
09467 1920 Oct 27 14:11:38 22 -980 125 T+ -p 0.2502 2.3992 1.3987 330.9 211.1 85.0 13N 143E
09468 1921 Apr 22 07:44:39 22 -974 130 T a- 0.4269 2.0816 1.0678 331.9 202.0 40.1 12S 116W
09469 1921 Oct 16 22:53:59 22 -968 135 P t- -0.4902 1.9858 0.9317 342.1 199.1 - 9N 13E
09470 1922 Mar 13 11:28:48 23 -963 102 N -a -1.4752 0.1320 -0.8304 96.3 - - 2N 170W
09471 1922 Apr 11 20:32:12 23 -962 140 N a- 1.1228 0.7812 -0.1863 223.2 - - 7S 53E
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
09472 1922 Oct 06 00:43:50 23 -956 145 N t- -1.2348 0.6358 -0.4508 235.2 - - 4N 13W
09473 1923 Mar 03 03:32:09 23 -951 112 P -a -0.8175 1.3453 0.3701 275.2 127.1 - 6N 50W
09474 1923 Aug 26 10:39:52 23 -945 117 P -t 0.9133 1.2013 0.1634 290.8 94.2 - 10S 160W
09475 1924 Feb 20 16:08:55 24 -939 122 T- -p -0.1338 2.6256 1.5995 343.6 219.7 97.1 11N 121E
09476 1924 Aug 14 20:20:30 24 -933 127 T+ pp 0.1175 2.6326 1.6519 332.0 216.9 98.2 14S 56E
09477 1925 Feb 08 21:42:22 24 -927 132 P t- 0.5921 1.8134 0.7304 342.9 185.7 - 15N 38E
09478 1925 Aug 04 11:52:57 24 -921 137 P a- -0.6208 1.6909 0.7463 291.2 168.9 - 18S 177W
09479 1926 Jan 28 21:20:24 24 -915 142 N t- 1.2836 0.5551 -0.5488 222.6 - - 19N 43E
09480 1926 Jun 25 21:25:07 24 -910 109 N -a 1.1814 0.6749 -0.2948 213.1 - - 22S 40E
09481 1926 Jul 25 05:00:12 24 -909 147 N a- -1.3511 0.3542 -0.5970 155.5 - - 21S 73W
09482 1926 Dec 19 06:20:07 24 -904 114 Nx -a -1.0101 1.0257 -0.0163 268.0 - - 22N 96W
09483 1927 Jun 15 08:24:41 24 -898 119 T -t 0.4543 2.0365 1.0123 338.1 202.8 17.7 23S 126W
09484 1927 Dec 08 17:35:10 24 -892 124 T -p -0.2796 2.3389 1.3510 321.8 205.6 79.8 22N 94E
09485 1928 Jun 03 12:09:57 24 -886 129 T tp -0.3175 2.3092 1.2421 365.2 223.0 75.3 23S 177E
09486 1928 Nov 27 09:01:47 24 -880 134 T p- 0.3952 2.1166 1.1486 308.7 194.2 54.8 22N 139W
09487 1929 May 23 12:37:45 24 -874 139 N t- -1.0650 0.9367 -0.1287 273.7 - - 21S 169E
09488 1929 Nov 17 00:03:13 24 -868 144 N a- 1.0947 0.8460 -0.1474 235.0 - - 20N 5W
09489 1930 Apr 13 05:58:54 24 -863 111 P -h 0.9545 1.1066 0.1064 267.3 73.4 - 8S 89W
09490 1930 Oct 07 19:07:10 24 -857 116 P -t -0.9811 1.0906 0.0252 286.6 38.3 - 5N 71E
09491 1931 Apr 02 20:07:55 24 -851 121 T+ -p 0.2043 2.4637 1.5021 317.9 207.8 89.6 5S 59E
09492 1931 Sep 26 19:48:29 24 -845 126 T- pp -0.2698 2.4058 1.3208 371.2 226.9 84.2 1N 61E
09493 1932 Mar 22 12:32:39 24 -839 131 P a- -0.4956 1.9303 0.9666 303.8 185.3 - 1S 173E
09494 1932 Sep 14 21:01:00 24 -833 136 P t- 0.4664 2.0296 0.9752 347.2 204.0 - 3S 43E
09495 1933 Feb 10 13:17:33 24 -828 103 N -a 1.5600 0.0182 -1.0270 39.6 - - 16N 165E
09496 1933 Mar 12 02:33:03 24 -827 141 N a- -1.2369 0.5923 -0.4154 206.3 - - 2N 36W
09497 1933 Aug 05 19:46:05 24 -822 108 N -a -1.4216 0.2322 -0.7338 129.5 - - 18S 66E
09498 1933 Sep 04 04:52:20 24 -821 146 N a- 1.1776 0.6955 -0.3013 221.4 - - 6S 74W
09499 1934 Jan 30 16:42:42 24 -816 113 P -t 0.9258 1.2073 0.1120 304.3 80.9 - 18N 113E
09500 1934 Jul 26 12:15:38 24 -810 118 P -a -0.6681 1.6025 0.6612 285.7 160.8 - 20S 178E
09501 1935 Jan 19 15:47:35 24 -804 123 T+ pp 0.2498 2.4502 1.3499 372.1 226.7 86.3 21N 126E
09502 1935 Jul 16 05:00:05 24 -798 128 T+ pp 0.0672 2.7146 1.7542 325.0 214.8 99.6 21S 73W
09503 1936 Jan 08 18:09:58 24 -792 133 T a- -0.4428 2.0740 1.0173 342.1 202.5 20.8 22N 89E
09504 1936 Jul 04 17:25:23 24 -786 138 P t- 0.8642 1.2778 0.2668 289.5 116.3 - 22S 100E
09505 1936 Dec 28 03:49:09 24 -780 143 N a- -1.0970 0.8451 -0.1550 235.5 - - 22N 57W
09506 1937 May 25 07:51:34 24 -775 110 N -t -1.1581 0.7697 -0.3033 254.7 - - 22S 119W
09507 1937 Nov 18 08:19:26 24 -769 115 P -a 0.9421 1.1141 0.1443 254.5 81.3 - 20N 129W
09508 1938 May 14 08:44:00 24 -763 120 T -t -0.3994 2.1540 1.0966 354.9 213.1 49.4 19S 132W
09509 1938 Nov 07 22:26:42 24 -757 125 T -p 0.2738 2.3585 1.3525 331.5 210.2 81.4 17N 19E
09510 1939 May 03 15:11:43 24 -751 130 T a- 0.3693 2.1842 1.1765 333.5 207.1 62.4 15S 131E
09511 1939 Oct 28 06:36:43 24 -745 135 P t- -0.4581 2.0477 0.9877 346.1 203.4 - 12N 103W
09512 1940 Mar 23 19:48:19 24 -740 102 N -a -1.5033 0.0788 -0.8803 74.6 - - 3S 64E
09513 1940 Apr 22 04:26:25 25 -739 140 N a- 1.0741 0.8683 -0.0945 232.5 - - 11S 67W
09514 1940 Oct 16 08:01:17 25 -733 145 N t- -1.1924 0.7156 -0.3749 248.0 - - 8N 124W
09515 1941 Mar 13 11:55:47 25 -728 112 P -a -0.8436 1.2970 0.3226 272.2 119.8 - 2N 177W
09516 1941 Sep 05 17:47:15 25 -722 117 P -t 0.9746 1.0884 0.0511 279.3 53.4 - 6S 93E
09517 1942 Mar 03 00:21:54 25 -716 122 T- -p -0.1545 2.5879 1.5612 344.3 219.7 95.9 7N 2W
09518 1942 Aug 26 03:48:25 26 -710 127 T+ pp 0.1818 2.5142 1.5344 329.5 214.2 93.4 10S 57W
09519 1943 Feb 20 05:38:23 26 -704 132 P t- 0.5751 1.8444 0.7616 345.1 189.0 - 12N 81W
09520 1943 Aug 15 19:28:46 26 -698 137 P a- -0.5533 1.8152 0.8697 296.7 178.4 - 15S 69E
09521 1944 Feb 09 05:14:57 26 -692 142 N t- 1.2698 0.5792 -0.5223 226.7 - - 16N 75W
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
09522 1944 Jul 06 04:40:01 27 -687 109 N -a 1.2596 0.5328 -0.4398 192.7 - - 21S 69W
09523 1944 Aug 04 12:26:51 27 -686 147 N a- -1.2842 0.4785 -0.4758 179.1 - - 18S 175E
09524 1944 Dec 29 14:49:35 27 -681 114 Nx -a -1.0114 1.0220 -0.0176 266.6 - - 22N 138E
09525 1945 Jun 25 15:14:22 27 -675 119 P -t 0.5370 1.8862 0.8593 333.3 192.7 - 23S 132E
09526 1945 Dec 19 02:20:47 27 -669 124 T -p -0.2845 2.3293 1.3424 320.9 204.9 78.9 23N 36W
09527 1946 Jun 14 18:39:17 28 -663 129 T- pp -0.2324 2.4654 1.3983 369.2 229.0 91.1 23S 80E
09528 1946 Dec 08 17:48:28 28 -657 134 T p- 0.3864 2.1337 1.1639 309.5 194.9 57.3 23N 91E
09529 1947 Jun 03 19:15:44 28 -651 139 P t- -0.9849 1.0818 0.0202 288.9 34.7 - 23S 70E
09530 1947 Nov 28 08:34:29 28 -645 144 N a- 1.0838 0.8683 -0.1297 238.3 - - 22N 132W
09531 1948 Apr 23 13:39:18 28 -640 111 P -a 1.0016 1.0171 0.0229 257.6 34.3 - 12S 155E
09532 1948 Oct 18 02:35:41 29 -634 116 Nx -t -1.0245 1.0140 -0.0572 279.7 - - 9N 42W
09533 1949 Apr 13 04:11:25 29 -628 121 T+ -p 0.2474 2.3825 1.4251 315.8 205.7 84.9 9S 62W
09534 1949 Oct 07 02:56:55 29 -622 126 T -p -0.3219 2.3118 1.2236 369.2 222.9 72.8 5N 47W
09535 1950 Apr 02 20:44:34 29 -616 131 T a- -0.4598 1.9951 1.0329 306.5 189.6 26.9 5S 50E
09536 1950 Sep 26 04:17:11 29 -610 136 T t- 0.4101 2.1331 1.0783 350.1 209.8 44.3 1N 66W
09537 1951 Mar 23 10:37:33 30 -604 141 N a- -1.2099 0.6418 -0.3661 214.3 - - 2S 158W
09538 1951 Aug 17 03:14:39 30 -599 108 N -a -1.4828 0.1195 -0.8456 93.6 - - 15S 47W
09539 1951 Sep 15 12:27:06 30 -598 146 N a- 1.1186 0.8034 -0.1928 234.6 - - 2S 172E
09540 1952 Feb 11 00:39:48 30 -593 113 P -t 0.9416 1.1781 0.0832 301.9 70.1 - 15N 6W
09541 1952 Aug 05 19:47:55 30 -587 118 P -a -0.7383 1.4741 0.5317 278.4 147.2 - 18S 65E
09542 1953 Jan 29 23:47:49 30 -581 123 T+ -p 0.2606 2.4291 1.3314 371.0 225.8 84.5 18N 7E
09543 1953 Jul 26 12:21:10 30 -575 128 T- pp -0.0071 2.8265 1.8628 326.5 215.7 100.7 19S 176E
09544 1954 Jan 19 02:32:21 31 -569 133 T a- -0.4357 2.0853 1.0322 341.2 202.9 28.2 20N 35W
09545 1954 Jul 16 00:20:51 31 -563 138 P t- 0.7876 1.4202 0.4054 301.6 140.9 - 21S 4W
09546 1955 Jan 08 12:33:20 31 -557 143 N a- -1.0906 0.8555 -0.1421 236.0 - - 21N 173E
09547 1955 Jun 05 14:23:23 31 -552 110 N -t -1.2383 0.6218 -0.4498 232.3 - - 24S 144E
09548 1955 Nov 29 17:00:00 31 -546 115 P -a 0.9551 1.0917 0.1190 253.0 74.2 - 22N 102E
09549 1956 May 24 15:31:52 32 -540 120 P -t -0.4726 2.0174 0.9647 348.5 204.5 - 21S 126E
09550 1956 Nov 18 06:48:16 32 -534 125 T -p 0.2917 2.3285 1.3172 332.2 209.5 78.4 20N 106W
09551 1957 May 13 22:31:28 32 -528 130 T a- 0.3045 2.3001 1.2982 335.0 211.6 77.6 18S 21E
09552 1957 Nov 07 14:27:30 32 -522 135 T t- -0.4332 2.0963 1.0305 349.3 206.5 27.9 16N 139E
09553 1958 Apr 04 04:00:15 32 -517 102 Ne -a -1.5380 0.0135 -0.9422 31.0 - - 7S 60W
09554 1958 May 03 12:13:29 32 -516 140 P a- 1.0188 0.9676 0.0092 242.2 21.0 - 15S 176E
09555 1958 Oct 27 15:27:50 33 -510 145 N t- -1.1570 0.7825 -0.3118 257.9 - - 12N 124E
09556 1959 Mar 24 20:11:57 33 -505 112 P -a -0.8757 1.2379 0.2643 268.2 109.5 - 2S 58E
09557 1959 Sep 17 01:03:37 33 -499 117 N -t 1.0296 0.9874 -0.0496 268.0 - - 2S 17W
09558 1960 Mar 13 08:28:21 33 -493 122 T- -p -0.1799 2.5415 1.5145 344.8 219.4 94.0 3N 125W
09559 1960 Sep 05 11:21:51 33 -487 127 T+ -p 0.2422 2.4031 1.4239 326.7 210.8 86.7 6S 171W
09560 1961 Mar 02 13:28:40 34 -481 132 P t- 0.5540 1.8828 0.8006 347.6 192.9 - 8N 161E
09561 1961 Aug 26 03:08:51 34 -475 137 P a- -0.4894 1.9330 0.9863 301.4 186.0 - 11S 46W
09562 1962 Feb 19 13:03:42 34 -469 142 N t- 1.2511 0.6120 -0.4865 231.9 - - 12N 168E
09563 1962 Jul 17 11:54:49 34 -464 109 N -a 1.3370 0.3924 -0.5835 168.3 - - 20S 177W
09564 1962 Aug 15 19:57:30 34 -463 147 N a- -1.2210 0.5963 -0.3616 198.2 - - 15S 62E
09565 1963 Jan 09 23:19:42 35 -458 114 Nx -a -1.0128 1.0180 -0.0185 265.3 - - 21N 12E
09566 1963 Jul 06 22:02:59 35 -452 119 P -t 0.6197 1.7360 0.7060 327.2 179.9 - 22S 31E
09567 1963 Dec 30 11:07:25 35 -446 124 T -p -0.2889 2.3206 1.3350 320.0 204.3 78.1 23N 166W
09568 1964 Jun 25 01:06:50 35 -440 129 T- pp -0.1461 2.6238 1.5565 372.1 233.2 100.8 24S 16W
09569 1964 Dec 19 02:37:54 36 -434 134 T p- 0.3801 2.1461 1.1748 310.1 195.5 58.9 24N 40W
09570 1965 Jun 14 01:49:26 36 -428 139 P t- -0.9005 1.2351 0.1767 302.7 100.3 - 24S 27W
09571 1965 Dec 08 17:10:32 36 -422 144 N a- 1.0774 0.8820 -0.1201 240.7 - - 24N 100E
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
09572 1966 May 04 21:12:06 37 -417 111 N -a 1.0553 0.9157 -0.0728 246.0 - - 15S 42E
09573 1966 Oct 29 10:12:53 37 -411 116 N -t -1.0599 0.9517 -0.1249 273.7 - - 12N 157W
09574 1967 Apr 24 12:07:04 38 -405 121 T -p 0.2972 2.2892 1.3356 313.3 202.8 77.9 12S 178E
09575 1967 Oct 18 10:15:48 38 -399 126 T -t -0.3653 2.2337 1.1426 367.1 218.9 59.8 9N 157W
09576 1968 Apr 13 04:48:01 39 -393 131 T p- -0.4173 2.0725 1.1116 309.5 194.1 48.5 9S 72W
09577 1968 Oct 06 11:42:35 39 -387 136 T t- 0.3605 2.2242 1.1691 352.0 213.9 63.0 6N 179W
09578 1969 Apr 02 18:33:06 39 -381 141 N a- -1.1764 0.7033 -0.3047 223.7 - - 6S 82E
09579 1969 Aug 27 10:48:15 40 -376 108 Ne -a -1.5407 0.0131 -0.9516 31.3 - - 11S 161W
09580 1969 Sep 25 20:10:19 40 -375 146 N a- 1.0655 0.9007 -0.0953 245.1 - - 2N 55E
09581 1970 Feb 21 08:30:43 40 -370 113 P -t 0.9619 1.1402 0.0463 298.5 52.7 - 11N 124W
09582 1970 Aug 17 03:24:06 41 -364 118 P -a -0.8053 1.3521 0.4079 270.6 131.3 - 14S 49W
09583 1971 Feb 10 07:45:21 41 -358 123 T -p 0.2741 2.4026 1.3082 369.5 224.7 82.2 15N 112W
09584 1971 Aug 06 19:43:52 42 -352 128 T- pp -0.0794 2.6958 1.7283 327.3 215.5 99.4 17S 66E
09585 1972 Jan 30 10:54:05 42 -346 133 T a- -0.4273 2.0987 1.0497 340.3 203.4 34.8 17N 160W
09586 1972 Jul 26 07:16:22 43 -340 138 P t- 0.7116 1.5618 0.5427 312.4 160.1 - 19S 108W
09587 1973 Jan 18 21:17:58 43 -334 143 N a- -1.0844 0.8655 -0.1293 236.5 - - 19N 43E
09588 1973 Jun 15 20:50:41 44 -329 110 N -t -1.3216 0.4685 -0.6020 204.6 - - 25S 48E
09589 1973 Jul 15 11:39:19 44 -328 148 Nb t- 1.5177 0.1046 -0.9581 99.1 - - 20S 174W
09590 1973 Dec 10 01:45:06 44 -323 115 P -a 0.9644 1.0760 0.1007 252.0 68.5 - 24N 28W
09591 1974 Jun 04 22:16:44 45 -317 120 P -t -0.5488 1.8752 0.8269 341.0 193.6 - 23S 26E
09592 1974 Nov 29 15:14:07 45 -311 125 T -p 0.3054 2.3057 1.2896 333.1 208.9 75.7 22N 129E
09593 1975 May 25 05:48:47 46 -305 130 T+ p- 0.2367 2.4218 1.4253 335.9 215.2 88.3 21S 88W
09594 1975 Nov 18 22:24:12 46 -299 135 T p- -0.4134 2.1352 1.0642 352.1 209.0 40.2 19N 20E
09595 1976 May 13 19:55:08 47 -293 140 P a- 0.9585 1.0761 0.1217 251.8 75.4 - 18S 61E
09596 1976 Nov 06 23:01:59 47 -287 145 N t- -1.1275 0.8383 -0.2594 265.8 - - 15N 11E
09597 1977 Apr 04 04:19:04 48 -282 112 P -a -0.9148 1.1657 0.1928 262.9 94.7 - 7S 64W
09598 1977 Sep 27 08:30:08 48 -276 117 N -t 1.0768 0.9007 -0.1361 257.5 - - 3N 130W
09599 1978 Mar 24 16:23:11 49 -270 122 T- -p -0.2140 2.4790 1.4518 344.9 218.5 90.7 2S 116E
09600 1978 Sep 16 19:05:01 49 -264 127 T -p 0.2951 2.3060 1.3268 323.8 207.2 78.6 2S 73E
09601 1979 Mar 13 21:08:52 50 -258 132 P t- 0.5253 1.9350 0.8538 350.6 197.7 - 3N 46E
09602 1979 Sep 06 10:55:02 50 -252 137 T a- -0.4305 2.0421 1.0936 305.1 191.9 44.4 7S 164W
09603 1980 Mar 01 20:46:03 51 -246 142 N t- 1.2269 0.6545 -0.4405 238.5 - - 8N 52E
09604 1980 Jul 27 19:08:59 51 -241 109 N -a 1.4138 0.2535 -0.7264 137.5 - - 18S 74E
09605 1980 Aug 26 03:31:20 51 -240 147 N a- -1.1608 0.7089 -0.2531 214.4 - - 12S 52W
09606 1981 Jan 20 07:50:48 51 -235 114 Nx -a -1.0141 1.0136 -0.0192 263.8 - - 19N 115W
09607 1981 Jul 17 04:47:40 52 -229 119 P -t 0.7045 1.5822 0.5486 319.6 163.2 - 21S 70W
09608 1982 Jan 09 19:56:44 52 -223 124 T -p -0.2916 2.3147 1.3310 319.1 203.8 77.7 22N 63E
09609 1982 Jul 06 07:31:47 53 -217 129 T- pp -0.0579 2.7860 1.7179 373.8 235.6 105.7 23S 112W
09610 1982 Dec 30 11:29:37 53 -211 134 T p- 0.3758 2.1545 1.1822 310.6 195.9 60.0 24N 172W
09611 1983 Jun 25 08:23:11 53 -205 139 P t- -0.8151 1.3901 0.3348 314.7 134.6 - 24S 125W
09612 1983 Dec 20 01:49:57 54 -199 144 N a- 1.0746 0.8890 -0.1167 242.3 - - 24N 28W
09613 1984 May 15 04:41:03 54 -194 111 N -a 1.1130 0.8071 -0.1760 232.5 - - 18S 71W
09614 1984 Jun 13 14:26:39 54 -193 149 Nb a- -1.5239 0.0647 -0.9414 73.0 - - 25S 143E
09615 1984 Nov 08 17:56:08 54 -188 116 N -t -1.0899 0.8992 -0.1825 268.4 - - 16N 88E
09616 1985 May 04 19:57:19 55 -182 121 T -p 0.3519 2.1870 1.2369 310.2 198.9 67.7 16S 60E
09617 1985 Oct 28 17:43:17 55 -176 126 T -t -0.4022 2.1673 1.0736 365.1 214.9 43.9 13N 91E
09618 1986 Apr 24 12:43:30 55 -170 131 T p- -0.3682 2.1620 1.2022 312.6 198.8 63.6 13S 169E
09619 1986 Oct 17 19:18:54 55 -164 136 T h- 0.3188 2.3008 1.2455 353.2 216.8 73.7 10N 67E
09620 1987 Apr 14 02:19:50 55 -158 141 N h- -1.1364 0.7769 -0.2313 234.1 - - 10S 35W
09621 1987 Oct 07 04:02:30 56 -152 146 N a- 1.0189 0.9863 -0.0096 253.5 - - 6N 64W
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
09622 1988 Mar 03 16:13:41 56 -147 113 Nx -t 0.9885 1.0907 -0.0017 293.8 - - 7N 120E
09623 1988 Aug 27 11:05:29 56 -141 118 P -a -0.8681 1.2380 0.2915 262.5 113.0 - 11S 165W
09624 1989 Feb 20 15:36:18 56 -135 123 T -p 0.2934 2.3651 1.2747 367.7 223.1 78.5 11N 130E
09625 1989 Aug 17 03:09:07 57 -129 128 T- -p -0.1490 2.5703 1.5984 327.5 214.3 95.8 14S 46W
09626 1990 Feb 09 19:12:02 57 -123 133 T a- -0.4148 2.1191 1.0750 339.6 204.3 42.3 14N 76E
09627 1990 Aug 06 14:13:16 57 -117 138 P t- 0.6374 1.7005 0.6766 322.0 175.5 - 16S 148E
09628 1991 Jan 30 05:59:38 58 -111 143 N a- -1.0752 0.8807 -0.1106 237.5 - - 17N 87W
09629 1991 Jun 27 03:15:41 58 -106 110 N -t -1.4063 0.3126 -0.7572 169.5 - - 25S 48W
09630 1991 Jul 26 18:08:50 58 -105 148 N t- 1.4369 0.2542 -0.8110 152.7 - - 18S 89E
09631 1991 Dec 21 10:34:00 58 -100 115 P -a 0.9709 1.0651 0.0876 251.5 64.1 - 24N 159W
09632 1992 Jun 15 04:57:57 59 -94 120 P -t -0.6288 1.7264 0.6822 332.2 179.8 - 24S 74W
09633 1992 Dec 09 23:45:05 59 -88 125 T -p 0.3144 2.2915 1.2709 334.1 208.7 73.9 23N 2E
09634 1993 Jun 04 13:01:26 59 -82 130 T+ p- 0.1638 2.5532 1.5617 336.3 217.8 95.8 22S 164E
09635 1993 Nov 29 06:27:06 60 -76 135 T p- -0.3994 2.1633 1.0876 354.4 210.8 46.7 21N 99W
09636 1994 May 25 03:31:20 60 -70 140 P a- 0.8933 1.1941 0.2432 261.2 104.6 - 20S 53W
09637 1994 Nov 18 06:44:54 61 -64 145 N t- -1.1047 0.8815 -0.2189 271.6 - - 18N 105W
09638 1995 Apr 15 12:19:04 61 -59 112 P -a -0.9593 1.0836 0.1114 256.3 73.0 - 11S 175E
09639 1995 Oct 08 16:05:12 61 -53 117 N -t 1.1179 0.8252 -0.2115 247.6 - - 7N 116E
09640 1996 Apr 04 00:10:47 62 -47 122 T- -p -0.2534 2.4068 1.3795 344.7 217.1 85.8 6S 2W
09641 1996 Sep 27 02:55:24 62 -41 127 T -p 0.3426 2.2188 1.2395 320.9 203.3 69.2 2N 46W
09642 1997 Mar 24 04:40:28 62 -35 132 P t- 0.4899 1.9994 0.9195 353.9 203.1 - 1S 68W
09643 1997 Sep 16 18:47:42 63 -29 137 T p- -0.3768 2.1417 1.1909 308.2 196.4 61.5 3S 77E
09644 1998 Mar 13 04:21:08 63 -23 142 N t- 1.1964 0.7086 -0.3824 246.4 - - 4N 62W
09645 1998 Aug 08 02:25:57 63 -18 109 N -a 1.4875 0.1206 -0.8637 96.4 - - 15S 35W
09646 1998 Sep 06 11:11:11 63 -17 147 N a- -1.1057 0.8121 -0.1544 227.8 - - 7S 168W
09647 1999 Jan 31 16:18:35 63 -12 114 Nx -a -1.0189 1.0027 -0.0258 261.7 - - 16N 119E
09648 1999 Jul 28 11:34:46 64 -6 119 P -t 0.7862 1.4342 0.3966 310.9 142.5 - 18S 172W
09649 2000 Jan 21 04:44:34 64 0 124 T -p -0.2957 2.3060 1.3246 318.2 203.3 77.0 20N 68W
09650 2000 Jul 16 13:56:39 64 6 129 T+ pp 0.0302 2.8375 1.7684 374.4 236.0 106.4 21S 153E
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.
These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
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..
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:
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.
The data presented here were previously published in:
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) "
