Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-0399 to -0300 ( 400 BCE to 301 BCE )

Introduction

Eclipses of the Sun can only occur when the Moon is near one of its two orbital nodes [1] 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:

  1. Partial - Moon's penumbral shadow traverses Earth (umbral and antumbral shadows completely miss Earth)
  2. Annular - Moon's antumbral shadow traverses Earth (Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun)
  3. Total - Moon's umbral shadow traverses Earth (Moon is close enough to Earth to completely cover the Sun)
  4. Hybrid - Moon's umbral and antumbral shadows traverse Earth (eclipse appears annular and total along different sections of its path). Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular-total eclipses. [2]

Total eclipses are visible from within the Moon’s umbral shadow while annular eclipses are seen within the antumbral shadow . These eclipses can be classified as central [3] or non-central as:

  1. Central (two limits) - The central axis of the Moon’s shadow cone traverses Earth thereby producing a central line in the eclipse track. The umbra or antumbra falls entirely upon Earth so the ground track has both a northern and southern limit.
  2. Central (one limit) - The central axis of the Moon’s shadow cone traverses Earth. However, a portion of the umbra or antumbra misses Earth throughout the eclipse and the resulting ground track has just one limit.
  3. Non-Central (one limit) - The central axis of the Moon’s shadow cone misses Earth. However, one edge of the umbra or antumbra grazes Earth thereby producing a ground track with one limit and no central line.

The recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.


Statistics for Solar Eclipses: -0399 to -0300 ( 400 BCE to 301 BCE)

During the 4th century BCE[4], 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 - 225100.0%
PartialP 83 36.9%
AnnularA 63 28.0%
TotalT 56 24.9%
HybridH 23 10.2%

Annular and total eclipses can be classified as either central or non-central as follows: 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 119100.0%
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 63100.0%
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 56100.0%
Central (two limits) 56100.0%
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 central eclipses of the century as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses are listed in the below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses: -399 to -300
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0390 Dec 0710m16s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0307 Jun 2500m30s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -0389 Jun 0207m04s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0315 Nov 1801m32s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0307 Dec 1801m38s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0313 May 0300m02s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -0348 Mar 31 - 0.98873
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0373 Jan 09 - 0.00917

During the century, 2 Saros series begin and 4 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.

      2 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:   -333/ 80  -322/ 81
      4 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:   -384/ 34  -373/ 35  -373/ 40  -308/ 41


Catalog of Solar Eclipses

The catalog below lists concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[5] for every solar eclipse during the century. A description or explanation of each parameter listed in the catalog can be found in Key to Catalog of Solar Eclipses.

Several fields in the catalog link to web pages or files containing additional information for each eclipse. The following gives a brief explanation of each link.


Index for Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses



Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0399 to -0300


                      TD of
Catalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  Central
Number     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.
                                 s                                          °    °    °   km

03836 -0399 Jun 21  21:52:27  15437 -29666   69   T   p-   0.6567  1.0585  64N  97W  49  256  03m53s
03837 -0399 Dec 16  14:36:52  15429 -29660   74   P   t-  -1.3022  0.4472  65S 132W   0             
03838 -0398 May 13  08:12:32  15423 -29655   41   P   -t  -1.1272  0.7758  62S 174E   0             
03839 -0398 Jun 11  14:54:03  15422 -29654   79   P   t-   1.3697  0.3067  64N 131W   0             
03840 -0398 Nov 05  19:54:43  15415 -29649   46   P   -t   1.0582  0.8627  62N   4E   0             
03841 -0397 May 02  22:21:16  15408 -29643   51   T   -p  -0.4020  1.0186   8S  82W  66   69  01m49s
03842 -0397 Oct 26  03:44:28  15400 -29637   56   H   -n   0.3148  1.0040   6N 167W  72   14  00m23s
03843 -0396 Apr 21  05:40:33  15393 -29631   61   A   p-   0.3807  0.9649  30N 147E  67  136  03m29s
03844 -0396 Oct 14  17:44:49  15385 -29625   66   T   n-  -0.3782  1.0463  26S  36W  68  165  03m39s
03845 -0395 Apr 10  06:51:24  15378 -29619   71   P   t-   1.1483  0.7080  61N  41E   0             

03846 -0395 Oct 04  09:41:25  15371 -29613   76   P   t-  -1.0569  0.9014  61S   2E   0             
03847 -0394 Feb 28  19:03:05  15364 -29608   43   A   -p  -0.9619  0.9727  63S  38E  15  362  01m46s
03848 -0394 Aug 25  10:04:55  15357 -29602   48   A   -t   0.9496  0.9682  65N 169E  18  369  02m04s
03849 -0393 Feb 18  06:12:56  15350 -29596   53   T   -n  -0.1944  1.0358  24S 160E  79  123  03m03s
03850 -0393 Aug 14  13:27:45  15342 -29590   58   A   nn   0.2293  0.9419  29N  49E  77  220  06m25s
03851 -0392 Feb 07  21:53:26  15335 -29584   63   T   p-   0.5057  1.0560  11N  91W  60  212  04m53s
03852 -0392 Aug 02  13:34:16  15327 -29578   68   A   p-  -0.5104  0.9452  10S  31E  59  232  06m56s
03853 -0392 Dec 29  01:38:40  15321 -29573   35   P   -t  -1.5311  0.0315  65S  24E   0             
03854 -0391 Jan 27  13:30:34  15320 -29572   73   P   t-   1.2119  0.6086  63N   0W   0             
03855 -0391 Jun 23  07:19:55  15314 -29567   40   P   -t   1.4400  0.1861  66N  56W   0             

03856 -0391 Jul 22  17:50:17  15313 -29566   78   P   t-  -1.2296  0.5730  64S  60W   0             
03857 -0391 Dec 18  08:39:37  15306 -29561   45   A   -p  -0.9039  0.9339  87S 170E  25  587  04m31s
03858 -0390 Jun 12  22:01:00  15299 -29555   50   T   -p   0.6452  1.0693  63N  89W  50  297  04m35s
03859 -0390 Dec 07  08:55:37  15292 -29549   55   A   nn  -0.2361  0.9162  36S 108E  76  328  10m16s
03860 -0389 Jun 02  15:19:08  15284 -29543   60   T   nn  -0.0980  1.0769  16N  12E  84  250  07m04s
03861 -0389 Nov 26  08:39:30  15277 -29537   65   A   p-   0.4429  0.9349   6N 115E  64  270  08m51s
03862 -0388 May 22  06:32:18  15269 -29531   70   T   p-  -0.8785  1.0251  42S 154E  28  179  02m12s
03863 -0388 Nov 14  14:37:03  15262 -29525   75   P   t-   1.1007  0.8017  70N  54E   0             
03864 -0387 Apr 12  01:57:00  15256 -29520   42   P   -t   1.0823  0.8230  72N 104E   0             
03865 -0387 Oct 05  17:04:43  15249 -29514   47   T   -p  -0.9612  1.0400  68S  69W  15  500  02m22s

03866 -0386 Apr 01  02:20:48  15241 -29508   52   A   -p   0.3431  0.9437  21N 157W  70  220  06m49s
03867 -0386 Sep 25  08:48:00  15234 -29502   57   T   -n  -0.2886  1.0357  15S 105E  73  125  03m19s
03868 -0385 Mar 21  05:13:33  15227 -29496   62   A   p-  -0.4111  0.9766  25S 176E  66   91  02m29s
03869 -0385 Sep 14  20:29:28  15219 -29490   67   A   p-   0.4414  0.9845  31N  56W  64   61  01m32s
03870 -0384 Feb 09  05:21:47  15213 -29485   34   Pe  -t   1.5182  0.0332  70N 131E   0             
03871 -0384 Mar 09  15:07:57  15212 -29484   72   P   t-  -1.1195  0.7792  72S 129E   0             
03872 -0384 Sep 03  01:08:00  15204 -29478   77   P   t-   1.2073  0.6067  71N  13W   0             
03873 -0383 Jan 28  21:25:04  15198 -29473   44   T   -p   0.8320  1.0456  37N  82W  33  274  03m49s
03874 -0383 Jul 24  09:29:05  15191 -29467   49   A   -t  -0.9706  0.9468  55S  93E  13  844  05m02s
03875 -0382 Jan 18  12:05:58  15184 -29461   54   H   -n   0.1538  1.0147  13S  65E  81   51  01m33s

03876 -0382 Jul 13  15:50:17  15177 -29455   59   Hm  nn  -0.1735  1.0107  13N   6E  80   38  01m12s
03877 -0381 Jan 07  20:59:04  15169 -29449   64   A   p-  -0.5753  0.9541  58S  69W  55  205  04m03s
03878 -0381 Jul 03  05:16:57  15162 -29443   69   T   p-   0.5837  1.0606  60N 159E  54  246  04m13s
03879 -0381 Dec 27  22:35:31  15155 -29437   74   P   t-  -1.2954  0.4584  66S  98E   0             
03880 -0380 May 23  15:33:57  15148 -29432   41   P   -t  -1.2034  0.6288  63S  54E   0             
03881 -0380 Jun 21  22:20:47  15147 -29431   79   P   t-   1.2994  0.4435  65N 106E   0             
03882 -0380 Nov 16  04:11:34  15141 -29426   46   P   -t   1.0592  0.8616  62N 131W   0             
03883 -0379 May 13  05:25:04  15134 -29420   51   H3  -p  -0.4803  1.0155  10S 171E  61   60  01m34s
03884 -0379 Nov 05  12:19:59  15127 -29414   56   H   -n   0.3195  1.0052   2N  63E  71   19  00m31s
03885 -0378 May 02  12:19:43  15119 -29408   61   A   nn   0.3012  0.9645  29N  48E  72  134  03m37s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0399 to -0300


                      TD of
Catalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  Central
Number     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.
                                 s                                          °    °    °   km

03886 -0378 Oct 26  02:27:56  15112 -29402   66   T   n-  -0.3681  1.0453  30S 168W  68  161  03m32s
03887 -0377 Apr 21  13:22:31  15105 -29396   71   P   t-   1.0698  0.8424  61N  66W   0             
03888 -0377 Oct 15  18:15:21  15098 -29390   76   P   t-  -1.0438  0.9244  61S 136W   0             
03889 -0376 Mar 11  02:34:06  15092 -29385   43   P   -t  -1.0057  0.9726  61S  52W   0             
03890 -0376 Sep 04  17:37:31  15084 -29379   48   An  -t   0.9951  0.9584  62N  77E   4   -   02m34s
03891 -0375 Feb 28  14:15:18  15077 -29373   53   T   -n  -0.2312  1.0415  22S  40E  77  142  03m28s
03892 -0375 Aug 24  20:29:30  15070 -29367   58   A   nn   0.2851  0.9376  28N  56W  73  241  06m47s
03893 -0374 Feb 18  06:12:52  15063 -29361   63   T   p-   0.4761  1.0594  12N 142E  61  220  05m02s
03894 -0374 Aug 13  20:28:56  15055 -29355   68   A   p-  -0.4465  0.9445   8S  74W  63  226  06m47s
03895 -0373 Jan 09  10:07:20  15049 -29350   35   Pe  -t  -1.5438  0.0092  64S 115W   0             

03896 -0373 Feb 07  21:50:08  15048 -29349   73   P   t-   1.1920  0.6457  62N 135W   0             
03897 -0373 Jul 04  14:30:41  15042 -29344   40   Pe  -t   1.5055  0.0643  65N 175W   0             
03898 -0373 Aug 03  01:03:18  15041 -29343   78   P   t-  -1.1635  0.6914  63S 179W   0             
03899 -0373 Dec 29  16:48:43  15035 -29338   45   A   -p  -0.9133  0.9327  83S  81E  24  629  04m33s
03900 -0372 Jun 23  05:26:41  15028 -29332   50   T   -p   0.7165  1.0686  70N 167E  44  323  04m17s
03901 -0372 Dec 17  16:55:17  15020 -29326   55   A   nn  -0.2424  0.9169  38S  10W  76  326  10m02s
03902 -0371 Jun 12  22:43:10  15013 -29320   60   Tm  nn  -0.0234  1.0749  22N 100W  89  243  06m46s
03903 -0371 Dec 06  16:52:06  15006 -29314   65   A   p-   0.4391  0.9372   4N  11W  64  260  08m35s
03904 -0370 Jun 02  13:37:55  14999 -29308   70   T   p-  -0.8041  1.0238  32S  41E  36  136  02m17s
03905 -0370 Nov 25  23:13:25  14992 -29302   75   P   t-   1.0974  0.8084  69N  89W   0             

03906 -0369 Apr 23  08:32:44  14986 -29297   42   P   -t   1.1614  0.6870  71N   9W   0             
03907 -0369 Oct 17  01:43:35  14979 -29291   47   T   -t  -0.9735  1.0368  73S 142E  12  570  02m04s
03908 -0368 Apr 11  08:59:55  14971 -29285   52   A   -p   0.4160  0.9467  30N 100E  65  215  06m06s
03909 -0368 Oct 05  17:12:24  14964 -29279   57   T   -n  -0.3083  1.0304  20S  24W  72  108  02m48s
03910 -0367 Mar 31  12:23:03  14957 -29273   62   A   p-  -0.3492  0.9830  17S  64E  69   64  01m52s
03911 -0367 Sep 25  04:24:51  14950 -29267   67   A   n-   0.4150  0.9786  25N 177W  65   83  02m14s
03912 -0366 Mar 20  22:51:24  14943 -29261   72   P   t-  -1.0682  0.8767  72S   2W   0             
03913 -0366 Sep 14  08:29:47  14936 -29255   77   P   t-   1.1697  0.6697  72N 139W   0             
03914 -0365 Feb 09  05:51:31  14930 -29250   44   T   -p   0.8559  1.0471  41N 145E  31  302  03m45s
03915 -0365 Aug 04  16:22:57  14922 -29244   49   P   -t  -1.0341  0.9075  69S  28W   0             

03916 -0364 Jan 29  20:27:34  14915 -29238   54   H   -n   0.1722  1.0144  10S  62W  80   50  01m31s
03917 -0364 Jul 23  23:05:36  14908 -29232   59   H   nn  -0.2391  1.0118   8N 105W  76   42  01m19s
03918 -0363 Jan 18  05:04:49  14901 -29226   64   A   p-  -0.5631  0.9538  56S 174E  55  205  04m11s
03919 -0363 Jul 13  12:47:19  14894 -29220   69   T   p-   0.5151  1.0618  54N  51E  59  237  04m30s
03920 -0362 Jan 07  06:28:31  14887 -29214   74   P   t-  -1.2844  0.4766  67S  32W   0             
03921 -0362 Jun 03  22:54:45  14881 -29209   41   P   -t  -1.2794  0.4826  64S  67W   0             
03922 -0362 Jul 03  05:50:34  14880 -29208   79   P   t-   1.2318  0.5745  66N  18W   0             
03923 -0362 Nov 27  12:30:33  14874 -29203   46   P   -t   1.0592  0.8622  63N  94E   0             
03924 -0361 May 24  12:23:59  14867 -29197   51   H   -p  -0.5616  1.0115  13S  65E  56   47  01m12s
03925 -0361 Nov 16  20:59:44  14860 -29191   56   H   -n   0.3213  1.0071   0S  69W  71   26  00m42s

03926 -0360 May 12  18:53:04  14852 -29185   61   A   nn   0.2177  0.9636  29N  49W  77  135  03m52s
03927 -0360 Nov 05  11:15:17  14845 -29179   66   T   n-  -0.3614  1.0446  34S  60E  69  159  03m28s
03928 -0359 May 01  19:49:10  14838 -29173   71   An  t-   0.9871  0.9357  65N 156W   8   -   04m13s
03929 -0359 Oct 26  02:55:14  14831 -29167   76   P   t-  -1.0362  0.9369  61S  84E   0             
03930 -0358 Mar 22  09:57:33  14825 -29162   43   P   -t  -1.0565  0.8844  61S 173W   0             
03931 -0358 Sep 16  01:17:33  14818 -29156   48   P   -t   1.0334  0.9131  61N  40W   0             
03932 -0357 Mar 11  22:09:30  14811 -29150   53   T   -n  -0.2756  1.0471  20S  79W  74  162  03m53s
03933 -0357 Sep 05  03:40:10  14804 -29144   58   A   -p   0.3334  0.9333  26N 163W  70  262  07m13s
03934 -0356 Feb 29  14:23:05  14797 -29138   63   T   n-   0.4386  1.0628  14N  18E  64  227  05m11s
03935 -0356 Aug 24  03:34:30  14790 -29132   68   A   p-  -0.3907  0.9437   8S 179E  67  224  06m39s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0399 to -0300


                      TD of
Catalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  Central
Number     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.
                                 s                                          °    °    °   km

03936 -0355 Feb 18  06:01:40  14783 -29126   73   P   t-   1.1661  0.6939  62N  92E   0             
03937 -0355 Aug 13  08:24:46  14776 -29120   78   P   t-  -1.1031  0.7997  62S  60E   0             
03938 -0354 Jan 09  00:53:20  14770 -29115   45   A   -t  -0.9257  0.9319  79S  35W  22  686  04m34s
03939 -0354 Jul 04  12:55:08  14763 -29109   50   T   -p   0.7859  1.0671  74N  71E  38  357  03m58s
03940 -0354 Dec 29  00:52:27  14756 -29103   55   A   nn  -0.2505  0.9182  38S 128W  75  321  09m42s
03941 -0353 Jun 24  06:07:24  14749 -29097   60   T   nn   0.0505  1.0721  27N 149E  87  235  06m22s
03942 -0353 Dec 18  01:04:52  14742 -29091   65   A   p-   0.4347  0.9402   2N 136W  64  246  08m07s
03943 -0352 Jun 12  20:43:07  14735 -29085   70   T   p-  -0.7303  1.0213  24S  71W  43  106  02m11s
03944 -0352 Dec 06  07:49:53  14728 -29079   75   P   t-   1.0934  0.8165  68N 130E   0             
03945 -0351 May 03  15:04:44  14722 -29074   42   P   -t   1.2425  0.5475  70N 121W   0             

03946 -0351 Oct 27  10:27:30  14715 -29068   47   T   -t  -0.9819  1.0341  75S  13W  10  664  01m49s
03947 -0350 Apr 22  15:34:12  14708 -29062   52   A   -p   0.4930  0.9494  39N   3W  60  213  05m25s
03948 -0350 Oct 17  01:42:35  14701 -29056   57   T   -n  -0.3226  1.0254  26S 153W  71   91  02m19s
03949 -0349 Apr 11  19:26:44  14694 -29050   62   A   p-  -0.2812  0.9891   9S  45W  74   40  01m13s
03950 -0349 Oct 06  12:27:26  14687 -29044   67   A   n-   0.3955  0.9730  19N  60E  67  105  02m56s
03951 -0348 Mar 31  06:27:06  14680 -29038   72   P   t-  -1.0096  0.9887  72S 131W   0             
03952 -0348 Sep 24  16:01:22  14673 -29032   77   P   t-   1.1402  0.7185  72N  93E   0             
03953 -0347 Feb 19  14:08:39  14667 -29027   44   T   -p   0.8873  1.0481  48N  14E  27  346  03m36s
03954 -0347 Aug 14  23:26:34  14660 -29021   49   P   -t  -1.0902  0.8105  70S 147W   0             
03955 -0346 Feb 09  04:40:18  14653 -29015   54   H   -n   0.1973  1.0142   5S 173E  79   50  01m30s

03956 -0346 Aug 04  06:28:34  14646 -29009   59   H   -n  -0.2990  1.0123   2N 142E  73   44  01m22s
03957 -0345 Jan 29  13:01:02  14639 -29003   64   A   p-  -0.5436  0.9540  52S  57E  57  201  04m18s
03958 -0345 Jul 24  20:22:43  14632 -28997   69   T   p-   0.4502  1.0621  48N  61W  63  229  04m44s
03959 -0344 Jan 18  14:15:11  14625 -28991   74   P   t-  -1.2682  0.5035  68S 161W   0             
03960 -0344 Jun 14  06:14:22  14619 -28986   41   P   -t  -1.3557  0.3365  65S 172E   0             
03961 -0344 Jul 13  13:23:45  14618 -28985   79   P   t-   1.1671  0.6993  67N 143W   0             
03962 -0344 Dec 07  20:51:06  14613 -28980   46   P   -t   1.0588  0.8640  64N  41W   0             
03963 -0343 Jun 03  19:20:33  14606 -28974   51   H   -p  -0.6437  1.0069  17S  41W  50   31  00m44s
03964 -0343 Nov 27  05:42:53  14599 -28968   56   H   -n   0.3210  1.0094   3S 159E  71   34  00m57s
03965 -0342 May 24  01:21:41  14592 -28962   61   Am  nn   0.1308  0.9622  27N 144W  82  138  04m13s

03966 -0342 Nov 16  20:07:00  14585 -28956   66   T   n-  -0.3583  1.0443  38S  73W  69  158  03m26s
03967 -0341 May 13  02:12:00  14578 -28950   71   A   t-   0.9010  0.9417  67N 142E  25  497  04m15s
03968 -0341 Nov 06  11:39:10  14571 -28944   76   P   t-  -1.0323  0.9426  62S  57W   0             
03969 -0340 Apr 01  17:15:28  14565 -28939   43   P   -t  -1.1126  0.7853  61S  68E   0             
03970 -0340 Sep 26  09:05:02  14558 -28933   48   P   -t   1.0650  0.8560  61N 166W   0             
03971 -0339 Mar 22  05:58:20  14551 -28927   53   T   -n  -0.3252  1.0523  18S 163E  71  182  04m17s
03972 -0339 Sep 15  10:58:24  14544 -28921   58   A   -p   0.3753  0.9293  24N  87E  68  283  07m41s
03973 -0338 Mar 11  22:26:24  14538 -28915   63   T   n-   0.3954  1.0660  15N 104W  67  233  05m19s
03974 -0338 Sep 04  10:49:39  14531 -28909   68   A   p-  -0.3420  0.9427   9S  69E  70  223  06m33s
03975 -0337 Mar 01  14:02:23  14524 -28903   73   P   t-   1.1321  0.7573  61N  38W   0             

03976 -0337 Aug 24  15:56:49  14517 -28897   78   P   t-  -1.0503  0.8944  61S  63W   0             
03977 -0336 Jan 20  08:48:59  14511 -28892   45   A   -t  -0.9449  0.9312  74S 151W  19  804  04m33s
03978 -0336 Jul 14  20:29:37  14504 -28886   50   T   -p   0.8505  1.0646  76N  17W  31  405  03m38s
03979 -0335 Jan 08  08:42:56  14497 -28880   55   A   nn  -0.2643  0.9200  38S 116E  74  314  09m16s
03980 -0335 Jul 04  13:35:01  14491 -28874   60   T   nn   0.1213  1.0685  31N  37E  83  225  05m53s
03981 -0335 Dec 28  09:15:22  14484 -28868   65   A   p-   0.4276  0.9438   1N 100E  65  229  07m28s
03982 -0334 Jun 24  03:46:52  14477 -28862   70   T   p-  -0.6560  1.0179  17S 180E  49   81  01m55s
03983 -0334 Dec 17  16:27:19  14470 -28856   75   P   t-   1.0896  0.8246  66N  12W   0             
03984 -0333 May 14  21:29:55  14464 -28851   42   P   -t   1.3284  0.3998  70N 129E   0             
03985 -0333 Jun 13  11:20:58  14463 -28850   80   Pb  t-  -1.4808  0.1318  67S  70E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0399 to -0300


                      TD of
Catalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  Central
Number     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.
                                 s                                          °    °    °   km

03986 -0333 Nov 07  19:16:57  14457 -28845   47   T   -t  -0.9860  1.0321  76S 169W   8  736  01m39s
03987 -0332 May 02  22:03:21  14451 -28839   52   A   -p   0.5746  0.9516  48N 104W  55  216  04m47s
03988 -0332 Oct 27  10:19:14  14444 -28833   57   T   -n  -0.3312  1.0209  30S  77E  70   75  01m53s
03989 -0331 Apr 22  02:26:56  14437 -28827   62   A   nn  -0.2095  0.9949   1S 154W  78   18  00m35s
03990 -0331 Oct 16  20:35:36  14430 -28821   67   A   n-   0.3814  0.9677  14N  65W  67  125  03m40s
03991 -0330 Apr 11  13:58:37  14423 -28815   72   T   t-  -0.9468  1.0360  60S  65E  18  381  02m28s
03992 -0330 Oct 05  23:39:58  14416 -28809   77   P   t-   1.1169  0.7567  72N  37W   0             
03993 -0329 Mar 02  22:17:43  14411 -28804   44   T   -t   0.9252  1.0486  55N 118W  22  427  03m22s
03994 -0329 Aug 26  06:39:50  14404 -28798   49   P   -t  -1.1389  0.7263  71S  90E   0             
03995 -0328 Feb 20  12:44:07  14397 -28792   54   H   -n   0.2290  1.0141   0N  50E  77   50  01m29s

03996 -0328 Aug 14  14:00:58  14390 -28786   59   H   -n  -0.3519  1.0126   4S  26E  69   46  01m21s
03997 -0327 Feb 08  20:48:05  14383 -28780   64   A   p-  -0.5174  0.9544  47S  59W  59  195  04m27s
03998 -0327 Aug 04  04:06:08  14377 -28774   69   T   p-   0.3918  1.0618  42N 176W  67  221  04m54s
03999 -0326 Jan 28  21:53:54  14370 -28768   74   P   t-  -1.2458  0.5408  69S  71E   0             
04000 -0326 Jun 25  13:34:41  14364 -28763   41   P   -t  -1.4306  0.1943  65S  51E   0             
04001 -0326 Jul 24  21:01:18  14363 -28762   79   P   t-   1.1063  0.8155  68N  91E   0             
04002 -0326 Dec 19  05:10:48  14357 -28757   46   P   -t   1.0595  0.8640  65N 177W   0             
04003 -0325 Jun 15  02:15:43  14351 -28751   51   H   -p  -0.7254  1.0014  23S 147W  43    7  00m09s
04004 -0325 Dec 08  14:25:47  14344 -28745   56   H   -n   0.3213  1.0123   4S  26E  71   45  01m16s
04005 -0324 Jun 03  07:48:31  14337 -28739   61   A   nn   0.0434  0.9603  24N 120E  87  144  04m41s

04006 -0324 Nov 27  05:00:21  14330 -28733   66   T   n-  -0.3570  1.0445  41S 154E  69  159  03m28s
04007 -0323 May 23  08:32:52  14323 -28727   71   A   p-   0.8126  0.9453  67N  66E  35  345  04m15s
04008 -0323 Nov 16  20:25:59  14317 -28721   76   P   t-  -1.0315  0.9427  62S 162E   0             
04009 -0322 Apr 13  00:27:44  14311 -28716   43   P   -t  -1.1739  0.6756  61S  50W   0             
04010 -0322 May 12  11:41:16  14310 -28715   81   Pb  t-   1.5329  0.0338  62N  62W   0             
04011 -0322 Oct 07  16:59:55  14304 -28710   48   P   -t   1.0895  0.8118  61N  65E   0             
04012 -0321 Apr 02  13:38:29  14298 -28704   53   T   -n  -0.3826  1.0571  17S  47E  67  202  04m41s
04013 -0321 Sep 26  18:26:32  14291 -28698   58   A   -p   0.4086  0.9256  22N  26W  66  303  08m14s
04014 -0320 Mar 22  06:21:05  14284 -28692   63   T   n-   0.3452  1.0689  16N 136E  70  238  05m28s
04015 -0320 Sep 14  18:15:18  14277 -28686   68   A   p-  -0.3015  0.9418  10S  44W  72  224  06m29s

04016 -0319 Mar 11  21:54:53  14271 -28680   73   P   t-   1.0922  0.8314  61N 166W   0             
04017 -0319 Sep 03  23:38:48  14264 -28674   78   P   t-  -1.0048  0.9758  61S 172E   0             
04018 -0318 Jan 30  16:37:39  14258 -28669   45   A   -t  -0.9688  0.9305  70S  96E  14 1092  04m31s
04019 -0318 Jul 26  04:08:04  14252 -28663   50   T   -t   0.9118  1.0610  74N 106W  24  494  03m17s
04020 -0317 Jan 19  16:28:44  14245 -28657   55   A   -n  -0.2819  0.9225  37S   2E  73  305  08m47s
04021 -0317 Jul 15  21:05:41  14238 -28651   60   T   -n   0.1890  1.0642  33N  74W  79  214  05m21s
04022 -0316 Jan 08  17:21:51  14231 -28645   65   A   p-   0.4165  0.9481   1N  23W  65  209  06m41s
04023 -0316 Jul 04  10:53:21  14225 -28639   70   H3  p-  -0.5847  1.0137  12S  70E  54   58  01m30s
04024 -0316 Dec 28  01:02:05  14218 -28633   75   P   t-   1.0827  0.8386  65N 152W   0             
04025 -0315 May 25  03:53:17  14212 -28628   42   P   -t   1.4145  0.2521  69N  20E   0             

04026 -0315 Jun 23  17:55:20  14211 -28627   80   P   t-  -1.4037  0.2677  66S  40W   0             
04027 -0315 Nov 18  04:08:18  14206 -28622   47   T   -t  -0.9887  1.0306  76S  35E   7  807  01m32s
04028 -0314 May 14  04:30:35  14199 -28616   52   A   -p   0.6581  0.9534  57N 156E  49  227  04m13s
04029 -0314 Nov 07  18:59:06  14192 -28610   57   H3  -n  -0.3363  1.0168  35S  54W  70   61  01m30s
04030 -0313 May 03  09:22:29  14186 -28604   62   H   nn  -0.1330  1.0002   7N  99E  82    1  00m02s
04031 -0313 Oct 28  04:49:09  14179 -28598   67   A   n-   0.3727  0.9630  10N 169E  68  144  04m22s
04032 -0312 Apr 21  21:24:48  14172 -28592   72   T   t-  -0.8788  1.0438  49S  62W  28  306  03m20s
04033 -0312 Oct 16  07:25:31  14166 -28586   77   P   t-   1.0994  0.7848  72N 168W   0             
04034 -0311 Mar 13  06:17:39  14160 -28581   44   T   -t   0.9704  1.0476  65N 104E  13  680  02m58s
04035 -0311 Sep 05  14:04:12  14153 -28575   49   P   -t  -1.1791  0.6569  71S  35W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0399 to -0300


                      TD of
Catalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  Central
Number     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.
                                 s                                          °    °    °   km

04036 -0310 Mar 02  20:37:22  14147 -28569   54   H   -n   0.2687  1.0139   6N  71W  74   49  01m26s
04037 -0310 Aug 25  21:42:10  14140 -28563   59   H   -n  -0.3981  1.0124  10S  92W  66   47  01m18s
04038 -0309 Feb 20  04:24:40  14133 -28557   64   A   p-  -0.4834  0.9551  41S 174W  61  186  04m34s
04039 -0309 Aug 15  11:56:49  14127 -28551   69   T   n-   0.3394  1.0609  36N  65E  70  212  05m00s
04040 -0308 Feb 09  05:23:28  14120 -28545   74   P   t-  -1.2161  0.5904  70S  54W   0             
04041 -0308 Jul 05  20:57:08  14115 -28540   41   Pe  -t  -1.5027  0.0586  66S  71W   0             
04042 -0308 Aug 04  04:44:56  14113 -28539   79   P   t-   1.0511  0.9201  69N  38W   0             
04043 -0308 Dec 29  13:29:23  14108 -28534   46   P   -t   1.0614  0.8622  66N  47E   0             
04044 -0307 Jun 25  09:10:15  14101 -28528   51   A   -p  -0.8063  0.9953  30S 106E  36   28  00m30s
04045 -0307 Dec 18  23:08:59  14095 -28522   56   H   -n   0.3218  1.0156   5S 106W  71   57  01m38s

04046 -0306 Jun 14  14:14:06  14088 -28516   61   A   nn  -0.0442  0.9579  21N  24E  88  153  05m14s
04047 -0306 Dec 08  13:54:19  14081 -28510   66   T   n-  -0.3559  1.0452  43S  23E  69  161  03m31s
04048 -0305 Jun 03  14:53:00  14075 -28504   71   A   p-   0.7228  0.9481  65N  13W  43  276  04m17s
04049 -0305 Nov 28  05:14:09  14068 -28498   76   P   t-  -1.0324  0.9400  63S  19E   0             
04050 -0304 Apr 23  07:37:10  14063 -28493   43   P   -t  -1.2383  0.5588  61S 167W   0             
04051 -0304 May 22  18:26:38  14062 -28492   81   P   t-   1.4496  0.1804  63N 174W   0             
04052 -0304 Oct 18  00:59:44  14056 -28487   48   P   -t   1.1092  0.7764  61N  64W   0             
04053 -0303 Apr 12  21:15:09  14049 -28481   53   T   -p  -0.4435  1.0613  16S  67W  64  222  05m04s
04054 -0303 Oct 07  02:02:17  14043 -28475   58   A   -p   0.4353  0.9223  19N 141W  64  321  08m49s
04055 -0302 Apr 02  14:08:34  14036 -28469   63   T   n-   0.2890  1.0713  18N  19E  73  241  05m37s

04056 -0302 Sep 26  01:50:57  14030 -28463   68   A   n-  -0.2686  0.9411  13S 159W  74  225  06m26s
04057 -0301 Mar 23  05:37:13  14023 -28457   73   P   t-   1.0448  0.9196  61N  68E   0             
04058 -0301 Sep 15  07:31:43  14016 -28451   78   A   t-  -0.9674  0.9823  56S  69E  14  248  01m16s
04059 -0300 Feb 11  00:14:24  14011 -28446   45   A-  -t  -1.0021  0.9559  62S   1E   0             
04060 -0300 Aug 05  11:55:06  14004 -28440   50   T   -t   0.9664  1.0562  70N 160E  14  748  02m52s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

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

Index to Five Millennium Catolog of Solar Eclipses

Each link below displays a web page containing 100 years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links of global maps, central paths plotted on Google Maps, Saros series tables, and Besselian elements.

Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses
Centuries
-1999 - -1900 -1899 - -1800 -1799 - -1700 -1699 - -1600 -1599 - -1500
-1499 - -1400 -1399 - -1300 -1299 - -1200 -1199 - -1100 -1099 - -1000
-0999 - -0900 -0899 - -0800 -0799 - -0700 -0699 - -0600 -0599 - -0500
-0499 - -0400 -0399 - -0300 -0299 - -0200 -0199 - -0100 -0099 - -0000
0001 - 0100 0101 - 0200 0201 - 0300 0301 - 0400 0401 - 0500
0501 - 0600 0601 - 0700 0701 - 0800 0801 - 0900 0901 - 1000
1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500
1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900 1901-2000
2001-2100 2101-2200 2201-2300 2301-2400 2401-2500
2501-2600 2601-2700 2701-2800 2801-2900 2901-3000

These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000


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.


Footnotes

[1] The Moon's orbit is inclined about 5.1° 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] Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path. (See: Five Millennium Catalog of Hybrid Solar Eclipses)

[3] Central solar eclipses are eclipses in which the central axis of the Moon's shadow strikes the Earth's surface. All partial (penumbral) eclipses are non-central eclipses since the shadow axis misses Earth. However, umbral eclipses (total, annular and hybrid) may be either central (usually) or non-central (rarely).

[4] 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 )

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


Acknowledgments

The information presented on this web page is based on data published in Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000. The individual global maps appearing in links were extracted from full page plates appearing in Five Millennium Canon by Dan McGlaun. The Besselian elements were provided by Jean Meeus. Fred Espenak assumes full responsibility for the accuracy of all eclipse calculations.

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)"


Eclipse Links

Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

Ten Millennium Catalog of Long Solar Eclipses

Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses

World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

2010 Jul 21