Eclipses of the Sun can only occur during the New Moon phase. It is then possible for the Moon's penumbral, umbral or antumbral shadows to sweep across Earth's surface thereby producing an eclipse. There are four types of solar eclipses:
Annular eclipses are visible from within the Moon’s antumbral shadow while total eclipses are seen within the umbral shadow . These eclipses can be further classified as:
During the 3rd century BCE[1], Earth experienced 226 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: -0299 - -0200 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 226 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 83 | 36.7% |
| Annular | A | 62 | 27.4% |
| Total | T | 57 | 25.2% |
| Hybrid | H | 24 | 10.6% |
Annular and total eclipses can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes during the 3rd century BCE appears in the following three tables (no Hybrids are included since all are central with two limits).
| Annular and Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All | 119 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 113 | 95.0% |
| Central (one limit) | 3 | 2.5% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 3 | 2.5% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 62 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 60 | 96.8% |
| Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 57 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 53 | 93.0% |
| Central (one limit) | 2 | 3.5% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 2 | 3.5% |
There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five solar 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: 77
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 20
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 3
The longest and shortest eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse: -0213 Nov 30 Duration = 11m47s
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse: -0262 Aug 06 Duration = 00m13s
Longest Total Solar Eclipse: -0204 Jun 25 Duration = 06m36s
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse: -0283 Apr 02 Duration = 00m59s
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -0241 Jun 15 Duration = 01m34s
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -0205 Jan 11 Duration = 00m19s
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse: -0224 Jan 12 Magnitude = 0.99316
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse: -0210 May 05 Magnitude = 0.01093
3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: -293/ 82 -246/ 88 -210/ 83
2 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: -297/ 42 -232/ 43
The concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[2] for every solar eclipse during the century are presented below. Key to Catalog of Solar Eclipses contains a detailed description and explanation of each item listed in the catalog. The Catalog Number in the first column serves as a link to a global map of Earth showing the geographic visibility of each eclipse. The Saros Number in the sixth column links to a table listing all eclipses in the Saros series. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps explains the features plotted on each map.
The data presented here are based on the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000.
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
04061 -0299 Jan 30 00:06:10 13998 -28434 55 A -0.3069 0.9254 35.7S 111.3W 72 336 295 08m15s
04062 -0299 Jul 26 04:40:36 13991 -28428 60 T 0.2527 1.0593 35.0N 174.0E 75 199 201 04m50s
04063 -0298 Jan 19 01:23:21 13985 -28422 65 A 0.4003 0.9531 1.4N 145.3W 66 165 186 05m49s
04064 -0298 Jul 15 18:01:16 13978 -28416 70 H -0.5152 1.0089 7.7S 38.6W 59 12 36 00m59s
04065 -0297 Jan 08 09:33:14 13972 -28410 75 P 1.0724 0.8588 64.3N 69.6E 0 154
04066 -0297 Jun 05 10:12:52 13966 -28405 42 Pe 1.5027 0.1011 67.7N 87.4W 0 9
04067 -0297 Jul 05 00:30:09 13965 -28404 80 P -1.3270 0.4017 65.0S 150.2W 0 19
04068 -0297 Nov 29 13:02:25 13960 -28399 47 T -0.9892 1.0298 75.1S 117.3W 7 159 815 01m28s
04069 -0296 May 24 10:56:12 13953 -28393 52 A 0.7430 0.9545 67.3N 57.6E 42 162 250 03m45s
04070 -0296 Nov 18 03:41:28 13946 -28387 57 H -0.3389 1.0133 38.3S 176.0E 70 11 49 01m11s
04071 -0295 May 13 16:17:41 13940 -28381 62 H -0.0550 1.0051 14.2N 7.6W 87 349 18 00m34s
04072 -0295 Nov 07 13:06:53 13933 -28375 67 A 0.3682 0.9587 5.7N 42.8E 68 192 161 05m03s
04073 -0294 May 03 04:47:27 13927 -28369 72 T -0.8072 1.0505 38.4S 178.9E 36 343 282 04m11s
04074 -0294 Oct 27 15:17:24 13920 -28363 77 P 1.0873 0.8041 71.0N 58.9E 0 232
04075 -0293 Mar 24 14:10:04 13915 -28358 44 P 1.0217 0.9751 71.8N 60.9W 0 92
04076 -0293 Apr 22 21:31:56 13914 -28357 82 Pb -1.5048 0.0445 70.9S 28.3W 0 304
04077 -0293 Sep 16 21:38:41 13908 -28352 49 P -1.2116 0.6008 71.7S 163.8W 0 76
04078 -0292 Mar 13 04:21:15 13902 -28346 54 H 0.3154 1.0134 13.0N 170.0E 72 162 48 01m22s
04079 -0292 Sep 05 05:33:58 13895 -28340 59 H -0.4363 1.0123 16.2S 146.8E 64 17 47 01m14s
04080 -0291 Mar 02 11:51:44 13889 -28334 64 A -0.4425 0.9559 34.0S 72.5E 64 340 178 04m42s
04081 -0291 Aug 25 19:55:06 13882 -28328 69 T 0.2931 1.0595 29.1N 55.7W 73 196 205 05m02s
04082 -0290 Feb 19 12:44:05 13876 -28322 74 P -1.1792 0.6525 70.8S 178.3W 0 228
04083 -0290 Aug 15 12:34:54 13869 -28316 79 T+ 1.0017 1.0127 70.0N 168.9W 0 323 - -
04084 -0289 Jan 09 21:42:33 13864 -28311 46 P 1.0685 0.8515 67.2N 88.2W 0 177
04085 -0289 Jul 06 16:06:35 13857 -28305 51 A -0.8846 0.9881 39.0S 1.9W 27 358 90 01m11s
04086 -0289 Dec 30 07:48:35 13851 -28299 56 T 0.3258 1.0196 4.7S 123.3E 71 183 71 02m04s
04087 -0288 Jun 24 20:41:21 13844 -28293 61 A -0.1300 0.9551 16.4N 72.7W 83 354 165 05m53s
04088 -0288 Dec 18 22:45:47 13838 -28287 66 T -0.3529 1.0463 44.2S 107.6W 69 11 165 03m38s
04089 -0287 Jun 13 21:15:08 13831 -28281 71 A 0.6341 0.9501 61.4N 97.6W 50 158 237 04m22s
04090 -0287 Dec 08 14:02:31 13825 -28275 76 P -1.0341 0.9359 64.1S 123.4W 0 152
04091 -0286 May 04 14:41:45 13820 -28270 43 P -1.3071 0.4326 61.8S 76.7E 0 302
04092 -0286 Jun 03 01:10:51 13818 -28269 81 P 1.3641 0.3323 63.6N 74.9E 0 34
04093 -0286 Oct 29 09:06:06 13813 -28264 48 P 1.1226 0.7523 61.3N 164.4E 0 244
04094 -0285 Apr 24 04:45:23 13807 -28258 53 T -0.5100 1.0649 16.5S 179.3E 59 333 244 05m25s
04095 -0285 Oct 18 09:46:36 13800 -28252 58 A 0.4547 0.9195 15.9N 100.9E 63 209 337 09m27s
04096 -0284 Apr 12 21:48:54 13794 -28246 63 T 0.2270 1.0731 18.8N 96.2W 77 150 243 05m47s
04097 -0284 Oct 06 09:37:04 13787 -28240 68 A -0.2438 0.9406 16.0S 83.8E 76 30 226 06m25s
04098 -0283 Apr 02 13:11:49 13781 -28234 73 T 0.9917 1.0166 61.1N 42.5W 6 94 519 00m59s
04099 -0283 Sep 25 15:33:09 13774 -28228 78 A -0.9361 0.9842 54.6S 49.6W 20 57 157 01m08s
04100 -0282 Feb 21 07:43:16 13769 -28223 45 P -1.0409 0.8905 61.3S 121.0W 0 244
04101 -0282 Aug 16 19:47:49 13763 -28217 50 P 1.0166 0.9877 61.9N 62.2E 0 305
04102 -0281 Feb 10 07:35:25 13756 -28211 55 A -0.3386 0.9286 33.9S 137.4E 70 333 283 07m43s
04103 -0281 Aug 06 12:20:45 13750 -28205 60 T 0.3114 1.0539 35.4N 60.7E 72 204 187 04m18s
04104 -0280 Jan 30 09:18:46 13743 -28199 65 A 0.3783 0.9584 2.0N 94.4E 68 161 162 04m55s
04105 -0280 Jul 26 01:13:50 13737 -28193 70 H -0.4506 1.0037 4.9S 148.3W 63 16 14 00m24s
04106 -0279 Jan 18 17:58:54 13730 -28187 75 P 1.0570 0.8888 63.4N 67.4W 0 144
04107 -0279 Jul 15 07:09:25 13724 -28181 80 P -1.2541 0.5282 64.1S 99.1E 0 28
04108 -0279 Dec 09 21:55:28 13719 -28176 47 Ts -0.9907 1.0294 73.7S 91.4E 7 176 - 01m25s
04109 -0278 Jun 04 17:21:55 13712 -28170 52 A 0.8282 0.9548 77.8N 39.4W 34 164 297 03m22s
04110 -0278 Nov 29 12:24:41 13706 -28164 57 H -0.3401 1.0103 41.1S 46.6E 70 7 38 00m55s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
04111 -0277 May 24 23:12:00 13699 -28158 62 H 0.0249 1.0093 21.4N 113.1W 88 173 32 01m00s
04112 -0277 Nov 18 21:26:20 13693 -28152 67 A 0.3658 0.9551 2.6N 83.9W 69 189 176 05m40s
04113 -0276 May 13 12:07:52 13687 -28146 72 T -0.7328 1.0559 29.2S 62.4E 43 348 270 04m57s
04114 -0276 Nov 06 23:14:33 13680 -28140 77 P 1.0793 0.8166 70.2N 74.6W 0 219
04115 -0275 Apr 03 21:54:21 13675 -28135 44 P 1.0792 0.8654 71.7N 167.9E 0 78
04116 -0275 May 03 05:03:29 13674 -28134 82 P -1.4392 0.1713 70.3S 155.2W 0 317
04117 -0275 Sep 27 05:23:15 13669 -28129 49 P -1.2366 0.5576 71.8S 64.9E 0 90
04118 -0274 Mar 24 11:55:07 13662 -28123 54 H 0.3695 1.0126 20.3N 53.2E 68 161 47 01m15s
04119 -0274 Sep 16 13:35:23 13656 -28117 59 H -0.4671 1.0120 22.2S 23.3E 62 19 46 01m09s
04120 -0273 Mar 13 19:06:33 13649 -28111 64 A -0.3923 0.9569 26.7S 39.1W 67 340 170 04m50s
04121 -0273 Sep 06 04:02:20 13643 -28105 69 T 0.2543 1.0578 22.8N 179.4W 75 198 197 05m00s
04122 -0272 Mar 01 19:55:28 13637 -28099 74 P -1.1349 0.7275 71.4S 59.4E 0 241
04123 -0272 Aug 25 20:31:42 13630 -28093 79 T 0.9583 1.0435 75.2N 3.3E 16 258 525 02m25s
04124 -0271 Jan 20 05:51:47 13625 -28088 46 P 1.0794 0.8342 68.2N 137.3E 0 166
04125 -0271 Jul 16 23:05:36 13619 -28082 51 A -0.9592 0.9798 51.7S 113.2W 16 4 261 01m49s
04126 -0270 Jan 09 16:25:37 13612 -28076 56 T 0.3324 1.0240 3.4S 7.3W 71 179 86 02m30s
04127 -0270 Jul 06 03:09:49 13606 -28070 61 A -0.2141 0.9519 11.2N 170.6W 78 358 180 06m34s
04128 -0270 Dec 30 07:35:31 13600 -28064 66 T -0.3486 1.0479 44.2S 122.7E 69 4 170 03m47s
04129 -0269 Jun 25 03:40:35 13593 -28058 71 A 0.5476 0.9515 56.8N 173.8E 57 169 213 04m31s
04130 -0269 Dec 19 22:47:56 13587 -28052 76 P -1.0343 0.9349 65.1S 94.3E 0 162
04131 -0268 May 14 21:46:32 13582 -28047 43 P -1.3763 0.3045 62.4S 39.6W 0 311
04132 -0268 Jun 13 07:59:41 13581 -28046 81 P 1.2811 0.4807 64.5N 37.9W 0 25
04133 -0268 Nov 08 17:15:46 13575 -28041 48 P 1.1322 0.7349 61.9N 32.2E 0 234
04134 -0267 May 04 12:13:28 13569 -28035 53 T -0.5788 1.0677 17.8S 66.3E 55 335 267 05m43s
04135 -0267 Oct 28 17:36:15 13563 -28029 58 A 0.4695 0.9174 13.1N 18.4W 62 206 350 10m06s
04136 -0266 Apr 24 05:23:32 13556 -28023 63 T 0.1606 1.0742 19.5N 150.4E 81 152 244 05m57s
04137 -0266 Oct 17 17:31:31 13550 -28017 68 A -0.2251 0.9405 19.5S 35.7W 77 29 225 06m24s
04138 -0265 Apr 13 20:36:22 13544 -28011 73 T 0.9310 1.0201 59.7N 132.9W 21 113 187 01m16s
04139 -0265 Oct 06 23:44:55 13537 -28005 78 A -0.9125 0.9855 55.6S 173.7W 24 59 123 01m01s
04140 -0264 Mar 03 14:59:58 13532 -28000 45 P -1.0891 0.8090 60.9S 120.1E 0 253
04141 -0264 Aug 27 03:49:10 13526 -27994 50 P 1.0597 0.9038 61.4N 68.0W 0 295
04142 -0263 Feb 20 14:55:12 13520 -27988 55 A -0.3782 0.9321 32.1S 28.2E 68 330 272 07m12s
04143 -0263 Aug 16 20:07:28 13513 -27982 60 T 0.3639 1.0480 34.8N 54.5W 68 208 171 03m48s
04144 -0262 Feb 09 17:06:51 13507 -27976 65 A 0.3495 0.9643 3.0N 23.9W 70 157 137 04m02s
04145 -0262 Aug 06 08:30:11 13501 -27970 70 A -0.3900 0.9979 3.2S 101.5E 67 20 8 00m13s
04146 -0261 Jan 30 02:19:05 13494 -27964 75 P 1.0365 0.9286 62.6N 157.3E 0 135
04147 -0261 Jul 26 13:52:50 13488 -27958 80 P -1.1846 0.6477 63.2S 12.3W 0 38
04148 -0261 Dec 21 06:47:13 13483 -27953 47 Ts -0.9933 1.0291 71.0S 56.5W 5 190 - 01m24s
04149 -0260 Jun 14 23:50:04 13477 -27947 52 A 0.9118 0.9541 89.1N 75.8W 24 227 416 03m05s
04150 -0260 Dec 09 21:08:14 13470 -27941 57 H -0.3409 1.0079 43.0S 82.2W 70 1 29 00m42s
04151 -0259 Jun 04 06:07:27 13464 -27935 62 Hm 0.1047 1.0130 28.1N 142.0E 84 176 45 01m21s
04152 -0259 Nov 29 05:47:16 13458 -27929 67 A 0.3653 0.9521 0.2N 149.2E 69 185 188 06m12s
04153 -0258 May 24 19:27:21 13452 -27923 72 T -0.6568 1.0605 20.9S 52.5W 49 353 263 05m37s
04154 -0258 Nov 18 07:14:57 13445 -27917 77 P 1.0744 0.8243 69.3N 151.8E 0 206
04155 -0257 Apr 15 05:31:25 13440 -27912 44 P 1.1422 0.7449 71.4N 38.8E 0 65
04156 -0257 May 14 12:31:26 13439 -27911 82 P -1.3708 0.3041 69.5S 79.2E 0 329
04157 -0257 Oct 08 13:17:29 13434 -27906 49 P -1.2544 0.5270 71.7S 68.8W 0 104
04158 -0256 Apr 03 19:20:53 13428 -27900 54 H 0.4293 1.0114 28.2N 61.8W 64 160 43 01m05s
04159 -0256 Sep 26 21:45:25 13421 -27894 59 H -0.4915 1.0119 27.9S 102.0W 60 20 47 01m06s
04160 -0255 Mar 24 02:12:47 13415 -27888 64 A -0.3357 0.9576 19.1S 149.0W 70 341 163 04m58s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
04161 -0255 Sep 16 12:17:51 13409 -27882 69 T 0.2223 1.0559 16.7N 54.5E 77 198 189 04m56s
04162 -0254 Mar 13 02:56:47 13403 -27876 74 P -1.0821 0.8173 71.8S 60.8W 0 255
04163 -0254 Sep 06 04:36:03 13396 -27870 79 T 0.9216 1.0404 68.8N 146.4W 22 231 353 02m27s
04164 -0253 Jan 31 13:53:47 13391 -27865 46 P 1.0968 0.8054 69.2N 4.0E 0 154
04165 -0253 Jul 28 06:09:43 13385 -27859 51 P -1.0284 0.9293 68.5S 125.9E 0 17
04166 -0252 Jan 21 00:55:45 13379 -27853 56 T 0.3453 1.0287 0.9S 136.3W 70 175 104 02m57s
04167 -0252 Jul 16 09:43:49 13373 -27847 61 A -0.2930 0.9483 5.4N 89.4E 73 2 199 07m13s
04168 -0251 Jan 09 16:20:26 13366 -27841 66 T -0.3405 1.0499 42.9S 5.9W 70 358 176 03m59s
04169 -0251 Jul 05 10:09:32 13360 -27835 71 A 0.4633 0.9524 51.3N 81.3E 62 177 197 04m44s
04170 -0251 Dec 30 07:30:44 13354 -27829 76 P -1.0329 0.9369 66.2S 47.6W 0 173
04171 -0250 May 26 04:49:31 13349 -27824 43 P -1.4474 0.1720 63.2S 155.6W 0 320
04172 -0250 Jun 24 14:50:42 13348 -27823 81 P 1.1987 0.6289 65.4N 151.6W 0 15
04173 -0250 Nov 20 01:28:50 13343 -27818 48 P 1.1388 0.7230 62.6N 101.1W 0 225
04174 -0249 May 15 19:37:08 13336 -27812 53 T -0.6518 1.0695 20.4S 45.8W 49 338 295 05m56s
04175 -0249 Nov 09 01:32:18 13330 -27806 58 A 0.4792 0.9158 10.6N 139.4W 61 203 360 10m44s
04176 -0248 May 04 12:53:34 13324 -27800 63 T 0.0902 1.0746 19.6N 38.4E 85 155 243 06m07s
04177 -0248 Oct 28 01:33:12 13318 -27794 68 A -0.2115 0.9408 23.1S 156.8W 78 28 224 06m21s
04178 -0247 Apr 24 03:55:23 13312 -27788 73 T 0.8664 1.0211 59.4N 126.5E 30 121 143 01m23s
04179 -0247 Oct 17 08:04:31 13305 -27782 78 A -0.8945 0.9867 57.8S 59.4E 26 61 103 00m55s
04180 -0246 Mar 14 22:07:25 13300 -27777 45 P -1.1439 0.7160 60.7S 3.6E 0 262
04181 -0246 Sep 07 11:57:32 13294 -27771 50 P 1.0974 0.8308 61.0N 160.1E 0 286
04182 -0246 Oct 06 21:20:58 13293 -27770 88 Pb -1.5237 0.0238 60.9S 176.1E 0 98
04183 -0245 Mar 03 22:06:59 13288 -27765 55 A -0.4246 0.9358 30.3S 79.3W 65 328 261 06m44s
04184 -0245 Aug 28 04:01:10 13282 -27759 60 T 0.4102 1.0420 33.2N 172.1W 66 211 153 03m20s
04185 -0244 Feb 21 00:47:37 13276 -27753 65 A 0.3135 0.9704 4.2N 140.2W 72 154 111 03m12s
04186 -0244 Aug 16 15:53:47 13269 -27747 70 A -0.3361 0.9920 2.8S 10.4W 70 23 30 00m51s
04187 -0243 Feb 09 10:32:49 13263 -27741 75 P 1.0098 0.9803 61.9N 23.8E 0 126
04188 -0243 Aug 05 20:41:50 13257 -27735 80 P -1.1196 0.7583 62.5S 124.7W 0 47
04189 -0243 Dec 31 15:35:17 13252 -27730 47 T- -0.9993 1.0102 65.0S 162.5E 0 199 - -
04190 -0242 Jun 26 06:22:06 13246 -27724 52 An 0.9929 0.9507 71.0N 57.1W 5 345 - 02m50s
04191 -0242 Dec 21 05:48:07 13240 -27718 57 H -0.3441 1.0060 44.0S 150.5E 70 355 22 00m32s
04192 -0241 Jun 15 13:05:26 13234 -27712 62 H2 0.1836 1.0160 34.0N 37.5E 79 181 56 01m34s
04193 -0241 Dec 10 14:06:33 13227 -27706 67 A 0.3639 0.9498 1.5S 22.9E 69 181 198 06m35s
04194 -0240 Jun 04 02:47:32 13221 -27700 72 T -0.5807 1.0641 13.6S 166.5W 54 357 258 06m08s
04195 -0240 Nov 28 15:16:22 13215 -27694 77 P 1.0702 0.8310 68.2N 18.7E 0 194
04196 -0239 Apr 25 13:02:25 13210 -27689 44 P 1.2099 0.6153 70.8N 88.3W 0 52
04197 -0239 May 24 19:57:18 13209 -27688 82 P -1.3006 0.4408 68.6S 45.2W 0 340
04198 -0239 Oct 18 21:21:02 13204 -27683 49 P -1.2656 0.5077 71.3S 155.4E 0 118
04199 -0238 Apr 15 02:36:21 13198 -27677 54 H 0.4970 1.0096 36.5N 174.4W 60 159 38 00m53s
04200 -0238 Oct 08 06:05:19 13192 -27671 59 H -0.5085 1.0118 33.4S 130.6E 59 21 47 01m03s
04201 -0237 Apr 04 09:08:11 13186 -27665 64 A -0.2706 0.9582 11.2S 103.7E 74 342 157 05m05s
04202 -0237 Sep 27 20:42:09 13180 -27659 69 T 0.1973 1.0539 10.8N 73.8W 79 198 181 04m50s
04203 -0236 Mar 23 09:49:30 13173 -27653 74 P -1.0219 0.9204 72.0S 179.0W 0 268
04204 -0236 Sep 16 12:48:23 13167 -27647 79 T 0.8919 1.0366 62.0N 77.2E 26 220 272 02m24s
04205 -0235 Feb 10 21:50:55 13162 -27642 46 P 1.1190 0.7678 70.1N 128.7W 0 141
04206 -0235 Aug 07 13:17:17 13156 -27636 51 P -1.0935 0.8117 69.5S 6.2E 0 29
04207 -0234 Jan 31 09:21:40 13150 -27630 56 T 0.3623 1.0337 2.5N 95.3E 69 171 122 03m24s
04208 -0234 Jul 27 16:21:57 13144 -27624 61 A -0.3678 0.9445 0.9S 12.4W 68 6 220 07m46s
04209 -0233 Jan 21 00:59:37 13138 -27618 66 T -0.3277 1.0522 40.2S 133.9W 71 353 183 04m13s
04210 -0233 Jul 16 16:45:14 13132 -27612 71 A 0.3839 0.9528 45.2N 15.1W 67 183 187 04m58s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
04211 -0232 Jan 10 16:07:48 13126 -27606 76 P -1.0278 0.9461 67.3S 171.4E 0 184
04212 -0232 Jun 05 11:55:23 13121 -27601 43 Pe -1.5169 0.0413 64.0S 87.4E 0 329
04213 -0232 Jul 04 21:48:29 13120 -27600 81 P 1.1203 0.7704 66.4N 92.7E 0 5
04214 -0232 Nov 30 09:40:44 13115 -27595 48 P 1.1455 0.7110 63.4N 125.8E 0 215
04215 -0231 May 26 03:01:25 13109 -27589 53 T -0.7246 1.0704 24.2S 158.4W 43 341 329 06m01s
04216 -0231 Nov 19 09:31:09 13102 -27583 58 A 0.4864 0.9150 8.5N 98.9E 61 199 366 11m19s
04217 -0230 May 15 20:18:47 13096 -27577 63 Tm 0.0162 1.0742 18.8N 72.4W 89 161 241 06m16s
04218 -0230 Nov 08 09:41:29 13090 -27571 68 A -0.2028 0.9417 26.6S 80.8E 78 25 220 06m17s
04219 -0229 May 05 11:06:48 13084 -27565 73 T 0.7965 1.0210 59.2N 26.6E 37 129 118 01m25s
04220 -0229 Oct 28 16:31:34 13078 -27559 78 A -0.8822 0.9882 61.0S 70.0W 28 62 88 00m47s
04221 -0228 Mar 25 05:03:37 13073 -27554 45 P -1.2070 0.6086 60.6S 110.1W 0 270
04222 -0228 Sep 17 20:15:24 13067 -27548 50 P 1.1272 0.7730 60.8N 26.0E 0 277
04223 -0228 Oct 17 05:57:25 13066 -27547 88 P -1.5079 0.0539 61.1S 37.4E 0 107
04224 -0227 Mar 14 05:09:43 13061 -27542 55 A -0.4788 0.9395 28.9S 175.3E 61 327 252 06m18s
04225 -0227 Sep 07 12:01:32 13055 -27536 60 T 0.4503 1.0359 31.1N 68.0E 63 213 134 02m52s
04226 -0226 Mar 03 08:21:06 13049 -27530 65 A 0.2706 0.9769 5.6N 105.5E 74 152 85 02m24s
04227 -0226 Aug 27 23:23:22 13043 -27524 70 A -0.2879 0.9858 3.4S 123.6W 73 26 52 01m28s
04228 -0225 Feb 20 18:38:42 13037 -27518 75 T 0.9760 1.0159 54.7N 88.8W 12 132 255 01m06s
04229 -0225 Aug 17 03:38:08 13031 -27512 80 P -1.0606 0.8575 61.8S 121.2E 0 56
04230 -0224 Jan 12 00:19:29 13026 -27507 47 P -1.0087 0.9932 64.0S 20.6E 0 209
04231 -0224 Jul 06 12:59:15 13020 -27501 52 P 1.0700 0.8486 64.8N 164.2W 0 339
04232 -0224 Dec 31 14:24:47 13014 -27495 57 H -0.3495 1.0046 43.9S 24.1E 69 349 17 00m24s
04233 -0223 Jun 25 20:07:48 13008 -27489 62 T 0.2598 1.0184 38.9N 66.8W 75 186 65 01m42s
04234 -0223 Dec 20 22:24:11 13002 -27483 67 A 0.3619 0.9481 2.5S 102.9W 69 176 205 06m50s
04235 -0222 Jun 15 10:08:27 12996 -27477 72 T -0.5047 1.0668 7.1S 80.3E 60 1 253 06m28s
04236 -0222 Dec 09 23:18:20 12990 -27471 77 P 1.0664 0.8371 67.1N 114.0W 0 182
04237 -0221 May 06 20:28:38 12985 -27466 44 P 1.2811 0.4790 70.1N 146.3E 0 39
04238 -0221 Jun 05 03:22:34 12984 -27465 82 P -1.2298 0.5784 67.7S 168.9W 0 351
04239 -0221 Oct 30 05:31:21 12979 -27460 49 P -1.2721 0.4966 70.7S 18.3E 0 131
04240 -0220 Apr 25 09:45:57 12973 -27454 54 H 0.5684 1.0072 45.2N 74.6E 55 159 30 00m37s
04241 -0220 Oct 18 14:32:51 12967 -27448 59 H -0.5201 1.0122 38.6S 2.0E 58 21 49 01m03s
04242 -0219 Apr 14 15:55:53 12961 -27442 64 A -0.1999 0.9585 3.1S 1.7W 78 343 154 05m11s
04243 -0219 Oct 08 05:13:14 12955 -27436 69 T 0.1780 1.0519 5.3N 156.4E 80 198 175 04m43s
04244 -0218 Apr 03 16:34:07 12949 -27430 74 A -0.9546 0.9326 63.1S 26.3E 17 318 858 05m40s
04245 -0218 Sep 27 21:08:11 12943 -27424 79 T 0.8691 1.0324 55.8N 56.1W 29 213 220 02m16s
04246 -0217 Feb 22 05:38:32 12938 -27419 46 P 1.1494 0.7153 70.8N 100.4E 0 128
04247 -0217 Aug 18 20:32:33 12932 -27413 51 P -1.1510 0.7089 70.3S 116.1W 0 41
04248 -0216 Feb 11 17:39:22 12926 -27407 56 T 0.3864 1.0389 6.9N 31.4W 67 168 141 03m48s
04249 -0216 Aug 06 23:07:26 12920 -27401 61 A -0.4360 0.9404 7.6S 116.6W 64 10 244 08m12s
04250 -0215 Jan 31 09:31:56 12914 -27395 66 T -0.3093 1.0548 36.3S 98.9E 72 349 190 04m30s
04251 -0215 Jul 26 23:28:05 12908 -27389 71 A 0.3097 0.9528 38.7N 115.1W 72 187 182 05m14s
04252 -0214 Jan 21 00:38:49 12902 -27383 76 P -1.0182 0.9634 68.3S 31.4E 0 195
04253 -0214 Jul 16 04:51:12 12896 -27377 81 P 1.0448 0.9072 67.4N 24.7W 0 355
04254 -0214 Dec 11 17:53:27 12891 -27372 48 P 1.1509 0.7015 64.4N 7.9W 0 205
04255 -0213 Jun 06 10:24:42 12885 -27366 53 T -0.7985 1.0702 29.5S 88.6E 37 345 377 05m55s
04256 -0213 Nov 30 17:32:23 12879 -27360 58 A 0.4916 0.9148 7.0N 23.3W 61 195 370 11m47s
04257 -0212 May 26 03:42:22 12873 -27354 63 T -0.0588 1.0729 17.3N 177.2E 87 342 237 06m23s
04258 -0212 Nov 18 17:55:03 12867 -27348 68 A -0.1981 0.9431 29.7S 42.4W 78 22 214 06m10s
04259 -0211 May 15 18:13:53 12861 -27342 73 T 0.7236 1.0201 58.9N 72.3W 43 138 99 01m25s
04260 -0211 Nov 08 01:04:24 12856 -27336 78 A -0.8739 0.9898 64.8S 159.3E 29 64 74 00m40s
TD of
Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
04261 -0210 Apr 05 11:52:15 12851 -27331 45 P -1.2754 0.4918 60.7S 138.2E 0 279
04262 -0210 May 05 02:07:49 12850 -27330 83 Pb 1.5500 0.0109 61.9N 80.4E 0 57
04263 -0210 Sep 29 04:40:21 12845 -27325 50 P 1.1518 0.7256 60.8N 109.9W 0 268
04264 -0210 Oct 28 14:39:29 12844 -27324 88 P -1.4962 0.0761 61.5S 102.9W 0 116
04265 -0209 Mar 25 12:04:25 12839 -27319 55 A -0.5401 0.9431 28.1S 71.8E 57 326 245 05m55s
04266 -0209 Sep 18 20:09:46 12833 -27313 60 T 0.4835 1.0298 28.5N 54.5W 61 213 114 02m25s
04267 -0208 Mar 13 15:48:10 12827 -27307 65 A 0.2211 0.9832 7.0N 6.9W 77 151 61 01m41s
04268 -0208 Sep 07 07:00:00 12821 -27301 70 A -0.2462 0.9797 4.9S 121.3E 76 28 74 02m05s
04269 -0207 Mar 03 02:37:59 12815 -27295 75 T 0.9359 1.0242 50.5N 154.2E 20 134 230 01m42s
04270 -0207 Aug 27 10:42:23 12809 -27289 80 A- -1.0082 0.9449 61.3S 5.3E 0 65 - -
04271 -0206 Jan 22 08:56:33 12804 -27284 47 P -1.0240 0.9651 63.2S 119.0W 0 219
04272 -0206 Jul 17 19:43:04 12798 -27278 52 P 1.1423 0.7229 63.9N 84.3E 0 329
04273 -0205 Jan 11 22:55:00 12792 -27272 57 H -0.3598 1.0036 43.0S 100.8W 69 343 13 00m19s
04274 -0205 Jul 07 03:16:01 12786 -27266 62 T 0.3323 1.0200 42.7N 171.5W 70 192 73 01m46s
04275 -0204 Jan 01 06:35:33 12781 -27260 67 A 0.3552 0.9471 3.0S 133.0E 69 172 208 06m55s
04276 -0204 Jun 25 17:33:02 12775 -27254 72 T -0.4309 1.0686 1.7S 33.1W 64 5 247 06m36s
04277 -0204 Dec 20 07:18:35 12769 -27248 77 P 1.0610 0.8464 66.0N 114.4E 0 171
04278 -0203 May 17 03:49:42 12764 -27243 44 P 1.3559 0.3360 69.3N 22.8E 0 27
04279 -0203 Jun 15 10:46:45 12763 -27242 82 P -1.1581 0.7173 66.7S 68.1E 0 2
04280 -0203 Nov 09 13:48:43 12758 -27237 49 P -1.2738 0.4937 69.9S 119.9W 0 145
04281 -0202 May 06 16:47:22 12752 -27231 54 H 0.6460 1.0041 54.4N 34.3W 49 159 19 00m20s
04282 -0202 Oct 29 23:07:46 12746 -27225 59 H -0.5261 1.0129 43.3S 127.5W 58 20 52 01m05s
04283 -0201 Apr 25 22:34:26 12740 -27219 64 Am -0.1221 0.9586 5.1N 104.6W 83 345 152 05m16s
04284 -0201 Oct 19 13:52:09 12735 -27213 69 T 0.1652 1.0501 0.4N 24.7E 80 196 169 04m37s
04285 -0200 Apr 13 23:12:36 12729 -27207 74 A -0.8818 0.9382 50.9S 91.4W 28 333 483 06m00s
04286 -0200 Oct 08 05:34:03 12723 -27201 79 T 0.8517 1.0281 50.4N 171.0E 31 208 181 02m06s
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 3rd century BCE can be found at the World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths. The maps are broken down into 20 year intervals and may be accessed through the links below. Each map is stored in GIF format with a typical file size of 130 kilobytes.
| World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths | |||||
| 3rd century BCE | -0299--0280 | -0279--0260 | -0259--0240 | -0239--0220 | -0219--0200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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..
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:
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.
[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 axis of the Moon's shadow cone passes closest to Earth's center. For total eclipses, the instant of greatest eclipse is virtually identical to the instants of greatest magnitude and greatest duration. However, for annular eclipses, the instant of greatest duration may occur at either the time of greatest eclipse or near the sunrise and sunset points of the eclipse path.
Special thanks to Dan McGlaun for extracting the individual eclipse maps from the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 for use in this catalog.
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 Solar 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)"
