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 4th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 225 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: -0399 - -0300 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 225 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 83 | 36.9% |
| Annular | A | 63 | 28.0% |
| Total | T | 56 | 24.9% |
| Hybrid | H | 23 | 10.2% |
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 4th 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) | 116 | 97.5% |
| Central (one limit) | 2 | 1.7% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 0.8% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 63 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 60 | 95.2% |
| Central (one limit) | 2 | 3.2% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 56 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 56 | 100.0% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
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: 82
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 12
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 5
Number of Years with 5 Eclipses: 1 ( -373)
The longest and shortest eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse: -0390 Dec 07 Duration = 10m16s
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse: -0307 Jun 25 Duration = 00m30s
Longest Total Solar Eclipse: -0389 Jun 02 Duration = 07m04s
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse: -0315 Nov 18 Duration = 01m32s
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -0307 Dec 18 Duration = 01m38s
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -0313 May 03 Duration = 00m02s
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse: -0348 Mar 31 Magnitude = 0.98873
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse: -0373 Jan 09 Magnitude = 0.00917
2 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: -333/ 80 -322/ 81
4 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: -384/ 34 -373/ 35 -373/ 40 -308/ 41
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
03836 -0399 Jun 21 21:52:27 15437 -29666 69 T 0.6567 1.0585 64.1N 97.5W 49 163 256 03m53s
03837 -0399 Dec 16 14:36:51 15429 -29660 74 P -1.3022 0.4472 64.7S 131.5W 0 159
03838 -0398 May 13 08:12:32 15423 -29655 41 P -1.1272 0.7758 62.1S 174.3E 0 308
03839 -0398 Jun 11 14:54:03 15422 -29654 79 P 1.3697 0.3067 64.3N 131.3W 0 27
03840 -0398 Nov 05 19:54:43 15415 -29649 46 P 1.0582 0.8627 61.7N 3.6E 0 238
03841 -0397 May 02 22:21:16 15408 -29643 51 T -0.4020 1.0186 7.9S 82.5W 66 335 69 01m49s
03842 -0397 Oct 26 03:44:28 15400 -29637 56 H 0.3148 1.0040 5.7N 166.7W 72 207 14 00m23s
03843 -0396 Apr 21 05:40:33 15393 -29631 61 A 0.3807 0.9649 29.7N 146.8E 67 149 136 03m29s
03844 -0396 Oct 14 17:44:49 15385 -29625 66 T -0.3782 1.0463 26.1S 36.3W 68 32 165 03m39s
03845 -0395 Apr 10 06:51:24 15378 -29619 71 P 1.1483 0.7080 60.8N 41.2E 0 78
03846 -0395 Oct 04 09:41:25 15371 -29613 76 P -1.0569 0.9014 60.8S 2.4E 0 95
03847 -0394 Feb 28 19:03:05 15364 -29608 43 A -0.9619 0.9727 63.0S 37.8E 15 278 362 01m46s
03848 -0394 Aug 25 10:04:55 15357 -29602 48 A 0.9496 0.9682 64.9N 169.0E 18 263 369 02m04s
03849 -0393 Feb 18 06:12:56 15350 -29596 53 T -0.1944 1.0358 23.8S 160.4E 79 333 123 03m03s
03850 -0393 Aug 14 13:27:45 15342 -29590 58 A 0.2293 0.9419 28.8N 48.6E 77 205 220 06m25s
03851 -0392 Feb 07 21:53:26 15335 -29584 63 T 0.5057 1.0560 11.4N 91.3W 60 158 212 04m53s
03852 -0392 Aug 02 13:34:16 15327 -29578 68 A -0.5104 0.9452 9.7S 31.0E 59 19 232 06m56s
03853 -0392 Dec 29 01:38:40 15321 -29573 35 P -1.5311 0.0315 65.3S 23.6E 0 196
03854 -0391 Jan 27 13:30:34 15320 -29572 73 P 1.2119 0.6086 62.9N 0.2W 0 138
03855 -0391 Jun 23 07:19:55 15314 -29567 40 P 1.4400 0.1861 66.1N 55.5W 0 352
03856 -0391 Jul 22 17:50:17 15313 -29566 78 P -1.2296 0.5730 63.5S 60.3W 0 34
03857 -0391 Dec 18 08:39:37 15306 -29561 45 A -0.9039 0.9339 87.5S 170.1E 25 303 587 04m31s
03858 -0390 Jun 12 22:01:00 15299 -29555 50 T 0.6452 1.0693 63.4N 89.3W 50 178 297 04m35s
03859 -0390 Dec 07 08:55:37 15292 -29549 55 A -0.2361 0.9162 36.2S 107.9E 76 3 328 10m16s
03860 -0389 Jun 02 15:19:08 15284 -29543 60 T -0.0980 1.0769 15.9N 12.4E 84 355 250 07m04s
03861 -0389 Nov 26 08:39:30 15277 -29537 65 A 0.4429 0.9349 5.9N 114.6E 64 186 270 08m51s
03862 -0388 May 22 06:32:18 15269 -29531 70 T -0.8785 1.0251 41.8S 153.6E 28 349 179 02m12s
03863 -0388 Nov 14 14:37:03 15262 -29525 75 P 1.1007 0.8017 69.6N 53.7E 0 211
03864 -0387 Apr 12 01:57:00 15256 -29520 42 P 1.0823 0.8230 71.6N 104.5E 0 69
03865 -0387 Oct 05 17:04:43 15249 -29514 47 T -0.9612 1.0400 68.5S 68.6W 15 57 500 02m22s
03866 -0386 Apr 01 02:20:48 15241 -29508 52 A 0.3431 0.9437 21.4N 156.8W 70 161 220 06m49s
03867 -0386 Sep 25 08:48:00 15234 -29502 57 T -0.2886 1.0357 14.7S 104.7E 73 19 125 03m19s
03868 -0385 Mar 21 05:13:33 15227 -29496 62 A -0.4111 0.9766 25.3S 175.5E 66 340 91 02m29s
03869 -0385 Sep 14 20:29:28 15219 -29490 67 A 0.4414 0.9845 30.6N 55.8W 64 200 61 01m32s
03870 -0384 Feb 09 05:21:47 15213 -29485 34 Pe 1.5182 0.0332 69.7N 130.8E 0 145
03871 -0384 Mar 09 15:07:57 15212 -29484 72 P -1.1195 0.7792 71.6S 129.0E 0 250
03872 -0384 Sep 03 01:08:00 15204 -29478 77 P 1.2073 0.6067 71.2N 13.4W 0 302
03873 -0383 Jan 28 21:25:04 15198 -29473 44 T 0.8320 1.0456 36.6N 82.4W 33 170 274 03m49s
03874 -0383 Jul 24 09:29:05 15191 -29467 49 A -0.9706 0.9468 55.1S 93.1E 13 8 844 05m02s
03875 -0382 Jan 18 12:05:58 15184 -29461 54 H 0.1538 1.0147 12.9S 64.7E 81 176 51 01m33s
03876 -0382 Jul 13 15:50:17 15177 -29455 59 Hm -0.1735 1.0107 13.0N 5.6E 80 1 38 01m12s
03877 -0381 Jan 07 20:59:04 15169 -29449 64 A -0.5753 0.9541 58.5S 69.0W 55 0 205 04m03s
03878 -0381 Jul 03 05:16:57 15162 -29443 69 T 0.5837 1.0606 59.5N 159.1E 54 173 246 04m13s
03879 -0381 Dec 27 22:35:31 15155 -29437 74 P -1.2954 0.4584 65.8S 97.6E 0 169
03880 -0380 May 23 15:33:57 15148 -29432 41 P -1.2034 0.6288 62.8S 53.6E 0 317
03881 -0380 Jun 21 22:20:47 15147 -29431 79 P 1.2994 0.4435 65.2N 106.0E 0 18
03882 -0380 Nov 16 04:11:34 15141 -29426 46 P 1.0592 0.8616 62.3N 130.7W 0 229
03883 -0379 May 13 05:25:04 15134 -29420 51 H3 -0.4803 1.0155 9.8S 170.7E 61 338 60 01m34s
03884 -0379 Nov 05 12:19:59 15127 -29414 56 H 0.3195 1.0052 2.5N 62.6E 71 204 19 00m31s
03885 -0378 May 02 12:19:43 15119 -29408 61 A 0.3012 0.9645 29.5N 48.2E 72 152 134 03m37s
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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
03886 -0378 Oct 26 02:27:57 15112 -29402 66 T -0.3681 1.0453 30.0S 168.1W 68 31 161 03m32s
03887 -0377 Apr 21 13:22:31 15105 -29396 71 P 1.0698 0.8424 61.0N 66.4W 0 69
03888 -0377 Oct 15 18:15:21 15098 -29390 76 P -1.0438 0.9244 60.9S 135.9W 0 104
03889 -0376 Mar 11 02:34:06 15092 -29385 43 P -1.0057 0.9726 60.8S 52.2W 0 258
03890 -0376 Sep 04 17:37:31 15084 -29379 48 An 0.9951 0.9584 62.2N 77.3E 4 282 - 02m34s
03891 -0375 Feb 28 14:15:18 15077 -29373 53 T -0.2312 1.0415 21.7S 39.6E 77 331 142 03m28s
03892 -0375 Aug 24 20:29:30 15070 -29367 58 A 0.2851 0.9376 28.0N 56.1W 73 208 241 06m47s
03893 -0374 Feb 18 06:12:52 15063 -29361 63 T 0.4761 1.0594 12.4N 142.0E 61 155 220 05m02s
03894 -0374 Aug 13 20:28:56 15055 -29355 68 A -0.4465 0.9445 8.0S 73.9W 63 22 226 06m47s
03895 -0373 Jan 09 10:07:20 15049 -29350 35 Pe -1.5438 0.0092 64.3S 114.7W 0 206
03896 -0373 Feb 07 21:50:08 15048 -29349 73 P 1.1920 0.6457 62.2N 135.4W 0 128
03897 -0373 Jul 04 14:30:41 15042 -29344 40 Pe 1.5055 0.0643 65.2N 174.6W 0 343
03898 -0373 Aug 03 01:03:18 15041 -29343 78 P -1.1635 0.6914 62.7S 179.1W 0 43
03899 -0373 Dec 29 16:48:43 15035 -29338 45 A -0.9133 0.9327 83.4S 81.3E 24 268 629 04m33s
03900 -0372 Jun 23 05:26:41 15028 -29332 50 T 0.7165 1.0686 69.5N 167.3E 44 190 323 04m17s
03901 -0372 Dec 17 16:55:17 15020 -29326 55 A -0.2424 0.9169 37.7S 10.5W 76 357 326 10m02s
03902 -0371 Jun 12 22:43:10 15013 -29320 60 Tm -0.0234 1.0749 21.7N 99.8W 89 359 243 06m46s
03903 -0371 Dec 06 16:52:06 15006 -29314 65 A 0.4391 0.9372 3.7N 10.6W 64 182 260 08m35s
03904 -0370 Jun 02 13:37:55 14999 -29308 70 T -0.8041 1.0238 32.1S 40.6E 36 355 136 02m17s
03905 -0370 Nov 25 23:13:25 14992 -29302 75 P 1.0974 0.8084 68.6N 88.6W 0 198
03906 -0369 Apr 23 08:32:44 14986 -29297 42 P 1.1614 0.6870 71.1N 9.2W 0 56
03907 -0369 Oct 17 01:43:35 14979 -29291 47 T -0.9735 1.0368 72.5S 142.1E 12 75 570 02m04s
03908 -0368 Apr 11 08:59:55 14971 -29285 52 A 0.4160 0.9467 30.0N 99.6E 65 160 215 06m06s
03909 -0368 Oct 05 17:12:24 14964 -29279 57 T -0.3083 1.0304 20.3S 23.7W 72 19 108 02m48s
03910 -0367 Mar 31 12:23:03 14957 -29273 62 A -0.3492 0.9830 17.4S 64.4E 69 341 64 01m52s
03911 -0367 Sep 25 04:24:51 14950 -29267 67 A 0.4150 0.9786 24.6N 177.3W 65 200 83 02m14s
03912 -0366 Mar 20 22:51:24 14943 -29261 72 P -1.0682 0.8767 71.8S 2.0W 0 263
03913 -0366 Sep 14 08:29:47 14936 -29255 77 P 1.1697 0.6697 71.7N 138.7W 0 288
03914 -0365 Feb 09 05:51:31 14930 -29250 44 T 0.8559 1.0471 41.5N 145.4E 31 165 302 03m45s
03915 -0365 Aug 04 16:22:57 14922 -29244 49 P -1.0341 0.9075 69.1S 28.1W 0 24
03916 -0364 Jan 29 20:27:34 14915 -29238 54 H 0.1722 1.0144 9.5S 61.9W 80 172 50 01m31s
03917 -0364 Jul 23 23:05:36 14908 -29232 59 H -0.2391 1.0118 7.6N 105.0W 76 5 42 01m19s
03918 -0363 Jan 18 05:04:49 14901 -29226 64 A -0.5631 0.9538 55.9S 174.0E 55 353 205 04m11s
03919 -0363 Jul 13 12:47:19 14894 -29220 69 T 0.5151 1.0618 54.2N 51.0E 59 181 237 04m30s
03920 -0362 Jan 07 06:28:31 14887 -29214 74 P -1.2844 0.4766 66.9S 32.3W 0 180
03921 -0362 Jun 03 22:54:45 14881 -29209 41 P -1.2794 0.4826 63.6S 67.1W 0 326
03922 -0362 Jul 03 05:50:34 14880 -29208 79 P 1.2318 0.5745 66.1N 17.8W 0 8
03923 -0362 Nov 27 12:30:33 14874 -29203 46 P 1.0592 0.8622 63.1N 94.2E 0 219
03924 -0361 May 24 12:23:59 14867 -29197 51 H -0.5616 1.0115 12.8S 64.9E 56 341 47 01m12s
03925 -0361 Nov 16 20:59:44 14860 -29191 56 H 0.3213 1.0071 0.4S 69.1W 71 200 26 00m42s
03926 -0360 May 12 18:53:04 14852 -29185 61 A 0.2177 0.9636 28.6N 48.7W 77 156 135 03m52s
03927 -0360 Nov 05 11:15:17 14845 -29179 66 T -0.3614 1.0446 33.9S 59.5E 69 29 159 03m28s
03928 -0359 May 01 19:49:10 14838 -29173 71 An 0.9871 0.9357 64.7N 156.3W 8 76 - 04m13s
03929 -0359 Oct 26 02:55:14 14831 -29167 76 P -1.0362 0.9369 61.3S 84.3E 0 113
03930 -0358 Mar 22 09:57:33 14825 -29162 43 P -1.0565 0.8844 60.7S 172.8W 0 267
03931 -0358 Sep 16 01:17:33 14818 -29156 48 P 1.0334 0.9131 60.7N 39.7W 0 280
03932 -0357 Mar 11 22:09:30 14811 -29150 53 T -0.2756 1.0471 19.7S 79.3W 74 330 162 03m53s
03933 -0357 Sep 05 03:40:10 14804 -29144 58 A 0.3334 0.9333 26.4N 163.5W 70 211 262 07m13s
03934 -0356 Feb 29 14:23:05 14797 -29138 63 T 0.4386 1.0628 13.6N 17.9E 64 152 227 05m11s
03935 -0356 Aug 24 03:34:30 14790 -29132 68 A -0.3907 0.9437 7.7S 178.6E 67 25 224 06m39s
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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
03936 -0355 Feb 18 06:01:40 14783 -29126 73 P 1.1661 0.6939 61.6N 91.7E 0 119
03937 -0355 Aug 13 08:24:46 14776 -29120 78 P -1.1031 0.7997 62.0S 60.3E 0 52
03938 -0354 Jan 09 00:53:20 14770 -29115 45 A -0.9257 0.9319 78.9S 35.4W 22 262 686 04m34s
03939 -0354 Jul 04 12:55:08 14763 -29109 50 T 0.7859 1.0671 74.1N 71.5E 38 208 357 03m58s
03940 -0354 Dec 29 00:52:27 14756 -29103 55 A -0.2505 0.9182 38.3S 127.9W 75 352 321 09m42s
03941 -0353 Jun 24 06:07:24 14749 -29097 60 T 0.0505 1.0721 26.7N 148.8E 87 184 235 06m22s
03942 -0353 Dec 18 01:04:52 14742 -29091 65 A 0.4347 0.9402 2.3N 135.7W 64 178 246 08m07s
03943 -0352 Jun 12 20:43:07 14735 -29085 70 T -0.7303 1.0213 24.1S 70.5W 43 359 106 02m11s
03944 -0352 Dec 06 07:49:53 14728 -29079 75 P 1.0934 0.8165 67.5N 129.7E 0 187
03945 -0351 May 03 15:04:44 14722 -29074 42 P 1.2425 0.5475 70.5N 121.4W 0 43
03946 -0351 Oct 27 10:27:30 14715 -29068 47 T -0.9819 1.0341 74.9S 13.0W 10 97 664 01m50s
03947 -0350 Apr 22 15:34:12 14708 -29062 52 A 0.4930 0.9494 38.8N 2.8W 60 160 213 05m25s
03948 -0350 Oct 17 01:42:35 14701 -29056 57 T -0.3226 1.0254 25.6S 153.1W 71 18 91 02m19s
03949 -0349 Apr 11 19:26:44 14694 -29050 62 A -0.2812 0.9891 9.3S 45.3W 74 343 40 01m13s
03950 -0349 Oct 06 12:27:26 14687 -29044 67 A 0.3955 0.9730 19.1N 59.5E 67 199 105 02m56s
03951 -0348 Mar 31 06:27:06 14680 -29038 72 P -1.0096 0.9887 71.8S 131.1W 0 277
03952 -0348 Sep 24 16:01:22 14673 -29032 77 P 1.1402 0.7185 71.9N 93.1E 0 274
03953 -0347 Feb 19 14:08:39 14667 -29027 44 T 0.8873 1.0481 47.7N 14.1E 27 159 346 03m36s
03954 -0347 Aug 14 23:26:34 14660 -29021 49 P -1.0902 0.8105 70.0S 147.4W 0 36
03955 -0346 Feb 09 04:40:17 14653 -29015 54 H 0.1973 1.0142 5.1S 173.2E 79 169 50 01m30s
03956 -0346 Aug 04 06:28:34 14646 -29009 59 H -0.2990 1.0123 1.9N 142.0E 73 8 44 01m22s
03957 -0345 Jan 29 13:01:02 14639 -29003 64 A -0.5436 0.9540 51.9S 57.5E 57 347 201 04m18s
03958 -0345 Jul 24 20:22:43 14632 -28997 69 T 0.4502 1.0621 48.2N 60.8W 63 187 229 04m44s
03959 -0344 Jan 18 14:15:11 14625 -28991 74 P -1.2682 0.5035 68.0S 161.1W 0 191
03960 -0344 Jun 14 06:14:22 14619 -28986 41 P -1.3557 0.3365 64.5S 172.1E 0 336
03961 -0344 Jul 13 13:23:45 14618 -28985 79 P 1.1671 0.6993 67.1N 142.9W 0 357
03962 -0344 Dec 07 20:51:06 14613 -28980 46 P 1.0588 0.8640 64.0N 41.4W 0 209
03963 -0343 Jun 03 19:20:33 14606 -28974 51 H -0.6437 1.0069 17.1S 40.9W 50 345 31 00m44s
03964 -0343 Nov 27 05:42:53 14599 -28968 56 H 0.3210 1.0094 2.7S 158.6E 71 197 34 00m57s
03965 -0342 May 24 01:21:41 14592 -28962 61 Am 0.1308 0.9622 26.9N 144.4W 82 160 138 04m13s
03966 -0342 Nov 16 20:07:00 14585 -28956 66 T -0.3583 1.0443 37.5S 73.3W 69 26 158 03m26s
03967 -0341 May 13 02:12:00 14578 -28950 71 A 0.9010 0.9417 67.4N 141.8E 25 108 497 04m15s
03968 -0341 Nov 06 11:39:10 14571 -28944 76 P -1.0323 0.9426 61.8S 56.7W 0 123
03969 -0340 Apr 01 17:15:28 14565 -28939 43 P -1.1126 0.7853 60.8S 67.9E 0 276
03970 -0340 Sep 26 09:05:02 14558 -28933 48 P 1.0650 0.8560 60.6N 166.3W 0 271
03971 -0339 Mar 22 05:58:20 14551 -28927 53 T -0.3252 1.0523 17.9S 163.0E 71 329 182 04m17s
03972 -0339 Sep 15 10:58:24 14544 -28921 58 A 0.3753 0.9293 24.2N 86.7E 68 212 283 07m41s
03973 -0338 Mar 11 22:26:24 14538 -28915 63 T 0.3954 1.0660 15.0N 104.2W 67 150 233 05m19s
03974 -0338 Sep 04 10:49:39 14531 -28909 68 A -0.3420 0.9427 8.5S 68.8E 70 28 223 06m33s
03975 -0337 Mar 01 14:02:23 14524 -28903 73 P 1.1321 0.7573 61.2N 38.4W 0 110
03976 -0337 Aug 24 15:56:49 14517 -28897 78 P -1.0503 0.8944 61.5S 62.7W 0 61
03977 -0336 Jan 20 08:48:59 14511 -28892 45 A -0.9449 0.9312 74.4S 151.1W 19 257 804 04m33s
03978 -0336 Jul 14 20:29:37 14504 -28886 50 T 0.8505 1.0646 75.8N 17.3W 31 235 405 03m38s
03979 -0335 Jan 08 08:42:56 14497 -28880 55 A -0.2643 0.9200 38.1S 116.4E 74 346 314 09m16s
03980 -0335 Jul 04 13:35:01 14491 -28874 60 T 0.1213 1.0685 30.6N 37.4E 83 189 225 05m53s
03981 -0335 Dec 28 09:15:22 14484 -28868 65 A 0.4276 0.9438 1.5N 99.9E 65 174 229 07m28s
03982 -0334 Jun 24 03:46:52 14477 -28862 70 T -0.6560 1.0179 17.3S 179.8E 49 4 81 01m55s
03983 -0334 Dec 17 16:27:19 14470 -28856 75 P 1.0896 0.8246 66.4N 11.6W 0 175
03984 -0333 May 14 21:29:55 14464 -28851 42 P 1.3284 0.3998 69.6N 128.7E 0 31
03985 -0333 Jun 13 11:20:58 14463 -28850 80 Pb -1.4808 0.1318 67.0S 70.1E 0 358
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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
03986 -0333 Nov 07 19:16:57 14457 -28845 47 T -0.9860 1.0321 75.8S 169.1W 8 120 736 01m39s
03987 -0332 May 02 22:03:21 14451 -28839 52 A 0.5746 0.9516 48.0N 103.7W 55 160 216 04m47s
03988 -0332 Oct 27 10:19:14 14444 -28833 57 T -0.3312 1.0209 30.4S 76.5E 70 17 75 01m53s
03989 -0331 Apr 22 02:26:56 14437 -28827 62 A -0.2095 0.9949 1.3S 153.9W 78 344 18 00m35s
03990 -0331 Oct 16 20:35:36 14430 -28821 67 A 0.3814 0.9677 14.0N 65.0W 67 197 125 03m40s
03991 -0330 Apr 11 13:58:37 14423 -28815 72 T -0.9468 1.0360 60.1S 65.0E 18 324 381 02m28s
03992 -0330 Oct 05 23:39:57 14416 -28809 77 P 1.1169 0.7567 71.8N 36.8W 0 260
03993 -0329 Mar 02 22:17:43 14411 -28804 44 T 0.9252 1.0486 55.3N 117.9W 22 151 427 03m22s
03994 -0329 Aug 26 06:39:50 14404 -28798 49 P -1.1389 0.7263 70.7S 90.3E 0 49
03995 -0328 Feb 20 12:44:07 14397 -28792 54 H 0.2290 1.0141 0.1N 50.1E 77 166 50 01m29s
03996 -0328 Aug 14 14:00:58 14390 -28786 59 H -0.3519 1.0126 4.1S 26.2E 69 12 46 01m21s
03997 -0327 Feb 08 20:48:05 14383 -28780 64 A -0.5174 0.9544 46.8S 58.6W 59 343 195 04m27s
03998 -0327 Aug 04 04:06:08 14377 -28774 69 T 0.3918 1.0618 41.9N 176.2W 67 191 221 04m54s
03999 -0326 Jan 28 21:53:54 14370 -28768 74 P -1.2458 0.5408 69.0S 71.5E 0 203
04000 -0326 Jun 25 13:34:41 14364 -28763 41 P -1.4306 0.1943 65.5S 51.0E 0 346
04001 -0326 Jul 24 21:01:18 14363 -28762 79 P 1.1063 0.8155 68.1N 90.5E 0 346
04002 -0326 Dec 19 05:10:48 14357 -28757 46 P 1.0595 0.8640 65.0N 177.2W 0 199
04003 -0325 Jun 15 02:15:43 14351 -28751 51 H -0.7254 1.0014 22.7S 146.9W 43 349 7 00m09s
04004 -0325 Dec 08 14:25:47 14344 -28745 56 H 0.3213 1.0123 4.3S 26.5E 71 192 45 01m16s
04005 -0324 Jun 03 07:48:31 14337 -28739 61 A 0.0434 0.9603 24.3N 120.0E 87 165 144 04m41s
04006 -0324 Nov 27 05:00:21 14330 -28733 66 T -0.3570 1.0445 40.7S 154.4E 69 22 159 03m28s
04007 -0323 May 23 08:32:52 14323 -28727 71 A 0.8126 0.9453 66.8N 66.3E 35 128 345 04m15s
04008 -0323 Nov 16 20:25:59 14317 -28721 76 P -1.0315 0.9427 62.4S 161.5E 0 132
04009 -0322 Apr 13 00:27:44 14311 -28716 43 P -1.1739 0.6756 61.0S 50.0W 0 285
04010 -0322 May 12 11:41:16 14310 -28715 81 Pb 1.5329 0.0338 62.1N 62.2W 0 52
04011 -0322 Oct 07 16:59:55 14304 -28710 48 P 1.0895 0.8118 60.7N 65.3E 0 262
04012 -0321 Apr 02 13:38:29 14298 -28704 53 T -0.3826 1.0571 16.8S 47.4E 67 330 202 04m41s
04013 -0321 Sep 26 18:26:32 14291 -28698 58 A 0.4086 0.9256 21.6N 26.2W 66 212 303 08m14s
04014 -0320 Mar 22 06:21:05 14284 -28692 63 T 0.3452 1.0689 16.4N 136.3E 70 149 238 05m28s
04015 -0320 Sep 14 18:15:18 14277 -28686 68 A -0.3015 0.9418 10.3S 43.6W 72 29 224 06m29s
04016 -0319 Mar 11 21:54:53 14271 -28680 73 P 1.0922 0.8314 60.9N 166.4W 0 101
04017 -0319 Sep 03 23:38:48 14264 -28674 78 P -1.0048 0.9758 61.0S 172.0E 0 70
04018 -0318 Jan 30 16:37:39 14258 -28669 45 A -0.9688 0.9305 69.9S 96.1E 14 252 1092 04m31s
04019 -0318 Jul 26 04:08:04 14252 -28663 50 T 0.9118 1.0610 74.2N 105.6W 24 263 494 03m17s
04020 -0317 Jan 19 16:28:44 14245 -28657 55 A -0.2819 0.9225 37.1S 1.6E 73 341 305 08m47s
04021 -0317 Jul 15 21:05:41 14238 -28651 60 T 0.1890 1.0642 33.4N 74.0W 79 194 214 05m21s
04022 -0316 Jan 08 17:21:51 14231 -28645 65 A 0.4165 0.9481 1.2N 23.4W 65 169 209 06m41s
04023 -0316 Jul 04 10:53:21 14225 -28639 70 H3 -0.5847 1.0137 12.0S 70.4E 54 8 58 01m30s
04024 -0316 Dec 28 01:02:05 14218 -28633 75 P 1.0827 0.8386 65.4N 151.7W 0 165
04025 -0315 May 25 03:53:17 14212 -28628 42 P 1.4145 0.2521 68.7N 19.9E 0 20
04026 -0315 Jun 23 17:55:20 14211 -28627 80 P -1.4037 0.2677 66.0S 40.2W 0 9
04027 -0315 Nov 18 04:08:18 14206 -28622 47 T -0.9887 1.0306 75.6S 35.5E 7 141 807 01m32s
04028 -0314 May 14 04:30:35 14199 -28616 52 A 0.6581 0.9534 57.5N 156.4E 49 161 227 04m14s
04029 -0314 Nov 07 18:59:06 14192 -28610 57 H3 -0.3363 1.0168 34.7S 53.9W 70 15 61 01m30s
04030 -0313 May 03 09:22:29 14186 -28604 62 H -0.1330 1.0002 6.6N 98.9E 82 347 1 00m02s
04031 -0313 Oct 28 04:49:09 14179 -28598 67 A 0.3727 0.9630 9.5N 169.3E 68 195 144 04m22s
04032 -0312 Apr 21 21:24:48 14172 -28592 72 T -0.8788 1.0438 48.6S 61.6W 28 336 306 03m20s
04033 -0312 Oct 16 07:25:31 14166 -28586 77 P 1.0994 0.7848 71.5N 168.4W 0 246
04034 -0311 Mar 13 06:17:39 14160 -28581 44 T 0.9704 1.0476 64.9N 103.7E 13 135 680 02m58s
04035 -0311 Sep 05 14:04:12 14153 -28575 49 P -1.1791 0.6569 71.3S 35.3W 0 62
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
04036 -0310 Mar 02 20:37:22 14147 -28569 54 H 0.2687 1.0139 6.2N 70.9W 74 164 49 01m26s
04037 -0310 Aug 25 21:42:10 14140 -28563 59 H -0.3981 1.0124 10.2S 92.1W 66 14 47 01m18s
04038 -0309 Feb 20 04:24:40 14133 -28557 64 A -0.4834 0.9551 40.7S 173.7W 61 341 186 04m34s
04039 -0309 Aug 15 11:56:49 14127 -28551 69 T 0.3394 1.0609 35.5N 65.4E 70 194 212 05m00s
04040 -0308 Feb 09 05:23:28 14120 -28545 74 P -1.2161 0.5904 69.9S 54.2W 0 215
04041 -0308 Jul 05 20:57:08 14115 -28540 41 Pe -1.5027 0.0586 66.5S 71.1W 0 356
04042 -0308 Aug 04 04:44:56 14113 -28539 79 P 1.0511 0.9201 69.1N 38.1W 0 335
04043 -0308 Dec 29 13:29:23 14108 -28534 46 P 1.0614 0.8622 66.1N 46.9E 0 188
04044 -0307 Jun 25 09:10:15 14101 -28528 51 A -0.8063 0.9953 29.9S 106.4E 36 353 28 00m30s
04045 -0307 Dec 18 23:08:59 14095 -28522 56 H 0.3218 1.0156 5.0S 105.6W 71 188 57 01m38s
04046 -0306 Jun 14 14:14:06 14088 -28516 61 A -0.0442 0.9579 20.8N 24.2E 88 348 153 05m14s
04047 -0306 Dec 08 13:54:19 14081 -28510 66 T -0.3559 1.0452 43.0S 22.7E 69 16 161 03m31s
04048 -0305 Jun 03 14:53:00 14075 -28504 71 A 0.7228 0.9481 64.8N 13.5W 43 145 276 04m17s
04049 -0305 Nov 28 05:14:09 14068 -28498 76 P -1.0324 0.9400 63.2S 19.2E 0 142
04050 -0304 Apr 23 07:37:10 14063 -28493 43 P -1.2383 0.5588 61.3S 167.2W 0 293
04051 -0304 May 22 18:26:38 14062 -28492 81 P 1.4496 0.1804 62.8N 173.7W 0 43
04052 -0304 Oct 18 00:59:44 14056 -28487 48 P 1.1092 0.7764 60.9N 64.3W 0 253
04053 -0303 Apr 12 21:15:09 14049 -28481 53 T -0.4435 1.0613 16.2S 67.4W 64 331 222 05m04s
04054 -0303 Oct 07 02:02:17 14043 -28475 58 A 0.4353 0.9223 18.8N 141.4W 64 211 321 08m49s
04055 -0302 Apr 02 14:08:34 14036 -28469 63 T 0.2890 1.0713 17.8N 19.0E 73 149 241 05m37s
04056 -0302 Sep 26 01:50:57 14030 -28463 68 A -0.2686 0.9411 12.9S 158.6W 74 30 225 06m26s
04057 -0301 Mar 23 05:37:13 14023 -28457 73 P 1.0448 0.9196 60.8N 68.3E 0 92
04058 -0301 Sep 15 07:31:43 14016 -28451 78 A -0.9674 0.9823 55.7S 69.1E 14 58 248 01m16s
04059 -0300 Feb 11 00:14:24 14011 -28446 45 A- -1.0021 0.9559 61.8S 1.0E 0 235 - -
04060 -0300 Aug 05 11:55:06 14004 -28440 50 T 0.9664 1.0562 69.9N 159.6E 14 285 748 02m52s
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 4th 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 | |||||
| 4th century BCE | -0399--0380 | -0379--0360 | -0359--0340 | -0339--0320 | -0319--0300 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)"
