Catalog of Lunar Eclipse Saros Series

Saros Series 107

The periodicity and recurrence of lunar (and solar) eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). When two eclipses are separated by a period of one Saros, they share a very similar geometry. The two eclipses occur at the same node[1] with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and at the same time of year. Thus, the Saros is useful for organizing eclipses into families or series. Each series typically lasts 12 to 15 centuries and contains 70 or more lunar eclipses.

Lunar eclipses of Saros 107 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on 0606 Jun 26. The series ended with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 1886 Aug 14. The total duration of Saros series 107 is 1280.14 years. In summary:

                      First Eclipse =  0606 Jun 26   00:11:01 TD
                       Last Eclipse =  1886 Aug 14   18:42:04 TD

                      Duration of Saros 107  =  1280.14 Years

Saros 107 is composed of 72 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 107
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 72100.0%
PenumbralN 19 26.4%
PartialP 30 41.7%
TotalT 23 31.9%

The 72 lunar eclipses in Saros 107 occur in the order of 12N 20P 23T 10P 7N which corresponds to:

                                    12  Penumbral
                                    20  Partial
                                    23  Total
                                    10  Partial
                                     7  Penumbral

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 107 are as follows.

            Longest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    1273 Jul 31      Duration = 01h42m45s
           Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:    1580 Jan 31      Duration = 00h26m16s

            Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    1598 Feb 21      Duration = 03h26m32s
           Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    0822 Nov 03      Duration = 00h23m53s

          Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:    1778 Jun 10      Duration = 04h39m17s
         Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:    0606 Jun 26      Duration = 00h42m39s

The largest and smallest magnitude partial eclipses of Saros 107 are:

            Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    1165 May 27      Magnitude = 0.9986
           Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:    0822 Nov 03      Magnitude = 0.0120

Local circumstances at greatest eclipse[2] for every lunar eclipse of Saros 107 are presented in the following catalog. For eclipses occurring between the years -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE), the sequence number in the first column links to a eclipse geometry diagram and a map from Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000. A detailed key and additional information about the catalog can be found at: Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipse Saros Series.



Catalog of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 107

                          TD of                                                          Phase
Seq. Rel.    Calendar   Greatest          Luna  Ecl.               Pen.    Um.    ---- Durations ---- 
Num. Num.      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Type QSE  Gamma    Mag.    Mag.    Pen.   Par.  Total
                                      s                                              m      m      m

 01  -37   0606 Jun 26  00:11:01   4654 -17236   Nb  a-  -1.5278  0.0256 -0.9169   42.6    -      -  
 02  -36   0624 Jul 06  07:40:28   4485 -17013   N   a-  -1.4581  0.1535 -0.7893  103.2    -      -  
 03  -35   0642 Jul 17  15:12:29   4317 -16790   N   a-  -1.3904  0.2783 -0.6653  137.3    -      -  
 04  -34   0660 Jul 27  22:50:41   4150 -16567   N   a-  -1.3273  0.3947 -0.5504  161.7    -      -  
 05  -33   0678 Aug 08  06:33:10   3986 -16344   N   a-  -1.2677  0.5051 -0.4419  181.0    -      -  
 06  -32   0696 Aug 18  14:23:54   3823 -16121   N   a-  -1.2148  0.6034 -0.3461  196.0    -      -  
 07  -31   0714 Aug 29  22:20:25   3662 -15898   N   a-  -1.1668  0.6929 -0.2594  208.3    -      -  
 08  -30   0732 Sep 09  06:25:00   3504 -15675   N   a-  -1.1257  0.7699 -0.1855  218.1    -      -  
 09  -29   0750 Sep 20  14:36:38   3349 -15452   N   a-  -1.0904  0.8363 -0.1224  226.0    -      -  
 10  -28   0768 Sep 30  22:57:01   3196 -15229   N   a-  -1.0625  0.8892 -0.0728  232.0    -      -  

 11  -27   0786 Oct 12  07:24:09   3046 -15006   N   a-  -1.0406  0.9310 -0.0343  236.7    -      -  
 12  -26   0804 Oct 22  15:58:05   2900 -14783   N   a-  -1.0245  0.9622 -0.0063  240.1    -      -  
 13  -25   0822 Nov 03  00:38:02   2756 -14560   P   a-  -1.0137  0.9835  0.0120  242.6   23.9    -  
 14  -24   0840 Nov 13  09:23:17   2617 -14337   P   a-  -1.0074  0.9964  0.0224  244.2   32.6    -  
 15  -23   0858 Nov 24  18:11:30   2481 -14114   P   a-  -1.0038  1.0040  0.0277  245.4   36.3    -  
 16  -22   0876 Dec 05  03:02:18   2349 -13891   P   a-  -1.0027  1.0071  0.0290  246.1   37.1    -  
 17  -21   0894 Dec 16  11:53:12   2221 -13668   P   a-  -1.0018  1.0093  0.0298  246.7   37.7    -  
 18  -20   0912 Dec 26  20:43:53   2097 -13445   P   a-  -1.0012  1.0109  0.0305  247.3   38.2    -  
 19  -19   0931 Jan 07  05:30:34   1978 -13222   P   a-  -0.9976  1.0178  0.0368  248.4   42.0    -  
 20  -18   0949 Jan 17  14:14:23   1863 -12999   P   a-  -0.9921  1.0280  0.0470  249.8   47.5    -  

 21  -17   0967 Jan 28  22:51:32   1752 -12776   P   a-  -0.9814  1.0474  0.0666  252.1   56.5    -  
 22  -16   0985 Feb 08  07:22:35   1646 -12553   P   a-  -0.9665  1.0746  0.0943  255.1   67.1    -  
 23  -15   1003 Feb 19  15:44:36   1545 -12330   P   a-  -0.9446  1.1145  0.1347  259.2   79.9    -  
 24  -14   1021 Mar 01  23:59:24   1448 -12107   P   a-  -0.9175  1.1639  0.1848  264.0   93.1    -  
 25  -13   1039 Mar 13  08:04:49   1356 -11884   P   a-  -0.8831  1.2268  0.2482  269.8  107.2    -  
 26  -12   1057 Mar 23  16:01:00   1269 -11661   P   a-  -0.8419  1.3021  0.3240  276.2  121.5    -  
 27  -11   1075 Apr 03  23:48:09   1186 -11438   P   a-  -0.7940  1.3900  0.4119  283.3  135.6    -  
 28  -10   1093 Apr 14  07:26:59   1108 -11215   P   a-  -0.7400  1.4892  0.5109  290.7  149.2    -  
 29  -09   1111 Apr 25  14:58:17   1033 -10992   P   a-  -0.6802  1.5991  0.6202  298.2  162.0    -  
 30  -08   1129 May 05  22:21:39    964 -10769   P   a-  -0.6146  1.7200  0.7401  305.7  174.1    -  

 31  -07   1147 May 17  05:39:50    898 -10546   P   a-  -0.5454  1.8480  0.8664  312.8  184.9    -  
 32  -06   1165 May 27  12:52:52    837 -10323   P   a-  -0.4727  1.9823  0.9986  319.5  194.5    -  
 33  -05   1183 Jun 07  20:01:59    779 -10100   T   p-  -0.3976  2.1216  1.1352  325.6  202.7   54.8
 34  -04   1201 Jun 18  03:08:28    725  -9877   T   p-  -0.3208  2.2641  1.2744  331.0  209.6   74.8
 35  -03   1219 Jun 29  10:13:47    674  -9654   T-  pp  -0.2440  2.4069  1.4133  335.6  215.1   87.6
 36  -02   1237 Jul 09  17:19:45    627  -9431   T-  pp  -0.1686  2.5476  1.5495  339.4  219.1   95.8
 37  -01   1255 Jul 21  00:25:59    583  -9208   T-  pp  -0.0945  2.6862  1.6831  342.5  221.8  100.7
 38   00   1273 Jul 31  07:35:52    542  -8985   T-  pp  -0.0244  2.8175  1.8090  344.8  223.3  102.8
 39   01   1291 Aug 11  14:49:05    503  -8762   T+  pp   0.0418  2.7884  1.7741  346.5  223.8  102.6
 40   02   1309 Aug 21  22:08:01    467  -8539   T+  pp   0.1025  2.6801  1.6598  347.7  223.4  100.5


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 107

                          TD of                                                          Phase
Seq. Rel.    Calendar   Greatest          Luna  Ecl.               Pen.    Um.    ---- Durations ---- 
Num. Num.      Date      Eclipse     ΔT    Num  Type QSE  Gamma    Mag.    Mag.    Pen.   Par.  Total
                                      s                                              m      m      m

 41   03   1327 Sep 02  05:31:42    434  -8316   T+  -p   0.1582  2.5811  1.5545  348.5  222.3   96.8
 42   04   1345 Sep 12  13:02:48    402  -8093   T+  -p   0.2067  2.4953  1.4623  349.0  220.8   92.0
 43   05   1363 Sep 23  20:40:23    372  -7870   T+  -p   0.2489  2.4211  1.3816  349.4  219.0   86.5
 44   06   1381 Oct 04  04:24:45    344  -7647   T   -p   0.2847  2.3587  1.3129  349.8  217.2   80.5
 45   07   1399 Oct 15  12:16:35    318  -7424   T   -p   0.3135  2.3089  1.2570  350.3  215.6   74.5
 46   08   1417 Oct 25  20:15:07    293  -7201   T   -p   0.3364  2.2698  1.2122  350.8  214.2   68.9
 47   09   1435 Nov 06  04:20:16    270  -6978   T   -a   0.3529  2.2421  1.1792  351.5  213.2   64.2
 48   10   1453 Nov 16  12:28:47    247  -6755   T   -a   0.3661  2.2202  1.1526  352.3  212.5   59.9
 49   11   1471 Nov 27  20:42:22    226  -6532   T   -a   0.3745  2.2070  1.1352  353.2  212.1   56.8
 50   12   1489 Dec 08  04:57:05    206  -6309   T   -a   0.3817  2.1954  1.1202  354.1  211.8   53.9

 51   13   1507 Dec 19  13:13:01    188  -6086   T   -a   0.3872  2.1868  1.1089  354.9  211.7   51.6
 52   14   1525 Dec 29  21:26:19    170  -5863   T   -a   0.3944  2.1746  1.0947  355.6  211.4   48.4
 53   15   1544 Jan 10  05:37:51    155  -5640   T   -h   0.4024  2.1605  1.0793  356.0  211.0   44.6
 54   16   1562 Jan 20  13:43:40    141  -5417   T   -t   0.4147  2.1384  1.0565  356.1  210.1   38.0
 55   17   1580 Jan 31  21:43:39    129  -5194   T   -t   0.4311  2.1083  1.0264  355.8  208.7   26.3
 56   18   1598 Feb 21  05:35:27    119  -4971   P   -t   0.4537  2.0666  0.9851  355.0  206.5    -  
 57   19   1616 Mar 03  13:19:28     99  -4748   P   -t   0.4820  2.0142  0.9335  353.5  203.4    -  
 58   20   1634 Mar 14  20:53:01     73  -4525   P   -t   0.5184  1.9468  0.8674  351.1  198.8    -  
 59   21   1652 Mar 25  04:17:30     46  -4302   P   -t   0.5617  1.8667  0.7887  347.9  192.6    -  
 60   22   1670 Apr 05  11:31:33     23  -4079   P   -t   0.6128  1.7720  0.6956  343.4  184.1    -  

 61   23   1688 Apr 15  18:37:21     10  -3856   P   -t   0.6703  1.6657  0.5908  337.7  173.0    -  
 62   24   1706 Apr 28  01:31:45      9  -3633   P   -t   0.7365  1.5436  0.4702  330.2  157.6    -  
 63   25   1724 May 08  08:19:43     10  -3410   P   -t   0.8072  1.4131  0.3411  321.0  137.1    -  
 64   26   1742 May 19  14:58:37     12  -3187   P   -t   0.8845  1.2706  0.1998  309.6  107.2    -  
 65   27   1760 May 29  21:33:40     14  -2964   P   -t   0.9647  1.1231  0.0532  296.0   56.6    -  
 66   28   1778 Jun 10  04:01:09     17  -2741   N   -t   1.0501  0.9660 -0.1034  279.3    -      -  
 67   29   1796 Jun 20  10:28:08     15  -2518   N   -t   1.1354  0.8095 -0.2597  259.9    -      -  
 68   30   1814 Jul 02  16:51:30     12  -2295   N   -t   1.2225  0.6498 -0.4196  236.7    -      -  
 69   31   1832 Jul 12  23:15:58      6  -2072   N   -t   1.3081  0.4929 -0.5769  209.3    -      -  
 70   32   1850 Jul 24  05:40:16      7  -1849   N   -t   1.3933  0.3371 -0.7337  175.7    -      -  

 71   33   1868 Aug 03  12:09:13      2  -1626   N   -t   1.4740  0.1894 -0.8825  133.5    -      -  
 72   34   1886 Aug 14  18:42:04     -6  -1403   Ne  -t   1.5511  0.0489 -1.0246   68.6    -      -  


Footnotes

[1] The Moon's orbit is inclined about 5 degrees to Earth's orbit around the Sun. The points where the lunar orbit intersects the plane of Earth's orbit are known as the nodes. The Moon moves from south to north of Earth's orbit at the ascending node, and from north to south at the descending node.

[2]Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadow.


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

The coordinates of the Sun used in these 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-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. future: 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 Besselian elements used in the predictions were kindly provided by Jean Meeus. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000.

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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