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 5th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 241 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: -0499 - -0400 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 241 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 84 | 34.9% |
| Annular | A | 78 | 32.4% |
| Total | T | 62 | 25.7% |
| Hybrid | H | 17 | 7.1% |
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 5th 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 | 140 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 138 | 98.6% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 2 | 1.4% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 78 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 76 | 97.4% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 2 | 2.6% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 62 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 62 | 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: 68
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 24
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 7
Number of Years with 5 Eclipses: 1 ( -438)
Two eclipses in same month: -416 May
The longest and shortest eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse: -0494 Jan 26 Duration = 10m24s
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse: -0466 Jul 13 Duration = 00m05s
Longest Total Solar Eclipse: -0407 May 22 Duration = 07m13s
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse: -0475 Jul 22 Duration = 01m00s
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -0437 Dec 17 Duration = 01m45s
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -0454 May 31 Duration = 00m06s
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse: -0424 Apr 30 Magnitude = 0.96634
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse: -0485 Jan 17 Magnitude = 0.00663
3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: -474/ 77 -463/ 78 -434/ 79
6 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: -496/ 37 -489/ 31 -485/ 33 -460/ 32 -438/ 39 -431/ 38
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
03595 -0499 Apr 19 13:16:39 17102 -30905 40 P 1.0144 0.9617 71.2N 65.8W 0 61
03596 -0499 Oct 14 07:09:56 17094 -30899 45 A -0.8637 0.9540 61.2S 109.1E 30 38 333 03m40s
03597 -0498 Apr 09 01:38:45 17085 -30893 50 T 0.2186 1.0540 17.1N 136.8W 77 162 183 04m54s
03598 -0498 Oct 03 09:23:57 17076 -30887 55 A -0.1775 0.9266 11.4S 105.1E 80 18 280 09m29s
03599 -0497 Mar 29 18:11:18 17067 -30881 60 T -0.5113 1.0708 28.4S 9.6W 59 339 267 05m47s
03600 -0497 Sep 22 08:50:00 17059 -30875 65 A 0.5216 0.9332 32.9N 128.4E 58 201 290 07m32s
03601 -0496 Feb 17 23:58:10 17052 -30870 32 P 1.4180 0.2319 70.4N 149.4W 0 136
03602 -0496 Mar 18 10:18:15 17050 -30869 70 P -1.2540 0.5302 71.6S 161.1W 0 260
03603 -0496 Aug 12 01:14:42 17043 -30864 37 Pe -1.5237 0.0335 69.5S 160.8W 0 32
03604 -0496 Sep 10 13:00:50 17041 -30863 75 P 1.2046 0.6161 71.5N 167.8E 0 294
03605 -0495 Feb 06 07:03:27 17034 -30858 42 A 0.7509 0.9451 30.7N 140.3E 41 168 305 06m22s
03606 -0495 Aug 01 15:57:30 17026 -30852 47 T -0.7555 1.0607 29.0S 5.6E 41 8 304 05m17s
03607 -0494 Jan 26 07:33:51 17017 -30846 52 A 0.0513 0.9245 17.4S 141.3E 87 173 285 10m24s
03608 -0494 Jul 22 08:53:54 17008 -30840 57 T -0.0322 1.0674 20.2N 117.6E 88 4 220 06m11s
03609 -0493 Jan 15 07:51:11 17000 -30834 62 A -0.6424 0.9407 62.5S 140.1E 50 355 288 05m12s
03610 -0493 Jul 11 23:22:27 16991 -30828 67 T 0.7375 1.0183 71.0N 100.9W 42 179 93 01m16s
03611 -0493 Dec 06 01:53:20 16984 -30823 34 P 1.4722 0.1296 63.8N 104.3W 0 212
03612 -0492 Jan 04 14:25:59 16982 -30822 72 P -1.2968 0.4524 66.5S 139.0W 0 176
03613 -0492 May 31 17:45:10 16975 -30817 39 P -1.2404 0.5518 63.3S 22.4E 0 323
03614 -0492 Nov 24 16:50:18 16966 -30811 44 T 0.7851 1.0395 29.4N 12.7E 38 200 211 03m21s
03615 -0491 May 20 18:22:59 16958 -30805 49 A -0.4836 0.9522 8.6S 17.2W 61 340 197 05m58s
03616 -0491 Nov 14 08:01:38 16949 -30799 54 T 0.1254 1.0241 10.5S 130.1E 83 202 83 02m15s
03617 -0490 May 09 22:18:35 16941 -30793 59 A 0.3004 0.9924 31.6N 94.0W 72 153 28 00m43s
03618 -0490 Nov 03 18:51:11 16932 -30787 64 A -0.5900 0.9682 45.4S 56.3W 54 36 140 02m42s
03619 -0489 Mar 31 01:26:56 16925 -30782 31 Pe -1.5100 0.0418 60.9S 42.3W 0 273
03620 -0489 Apr 29 09:24:17 16924 -30781 69 P 1.0402 0.9342 61.4N 5.0W 0 64
03621 -0489 Oct 23 22:26:39 16915 -30775 74 P -1.3260 0.4072 61.1S 163.1E 0 110
03622 -0488 Mar 19 18:16:39 16908 -30770 41 T -0.7965 1.0603 46.6S 13.2E 37 315 321 04m03s
03623 -0488 Sep 12 04:17:06 16899 -30764 46 A 0.9761 0.9359 61.6N 97.0W 12 262 1132 04m30s
03624 -0487 Mar 09 09:21:28 16891 -30758 51 T -0.0810 1.0253 10.9S 115.8E 85 332 86 02m17s
03625 -0487 Sep 01 10:39:47 16882 -30752 56 H 0.2091 1.0023 21.5N 96.4E 78 208 8 00m13s
03626 -0486 Feb 26 18:24:09 16874 -30746 61 A 0.6880 0.9624 28.0N 42.2W 46 150 182 03m48s
03627 -0486 Aug 22 00:01:27 16865 -30740 66 T -0.5188 1.0522 14.2S 122.5W 59 25 200 04m33s
03628 -0485 Jan 17 02:08:17 16858 -30735 33 Pe -1.5666 0.0066 63.7S 6.6E 0 212
03629 -0485 Feb 15 20:15:44 16857 -30734 71 P 1.4379 0.2191 61.7N 110.1W 0 122
03630 -0485 Jul 13 08:51:40 16849 -30729 38 P 1.3356 0.3754 64.5N 89.8W 0 335
03631 -0485 Aug 11 16:39:41 16848 -30728 76 P -1.2165 0.6036 62.3S 51.9W 0 50
03632 -0484 Jan 06 03:43:31 16841 -30723 43 A -0.8405 0.9488 77.3S 121.4W 32 313 350 03m38s
03633 -0484 Jul 01 21:55:42 16832 -30717 48 H 0.6304 1.0055 62.5N 69.9W 51 194 25 00m25s
03634 -0484 Dec 25 12:20:30 16824 -30711 53 H -0.1049 1.0095 29.9S 66.6E 84 355 33 00m55s
03635 -0483 Jun 21 04:00:44 16815 -30705 58 A -0.1407 0.9618 15.6N 171.8W 82 2 140 04m58s
03636 -0483 Dec 15 02:36:40 16807 -30699 63 T 0.5698 1.0419 11.6N 149.8W 55 179 170 04m03s
03637 -0482 Jun 10 04:51:57 16798 -30693 68 A -0.9098 0.9417 43.3S 177.8E 24 357 524 06m26s
03638 -0482 Nov 05 06:23:22 16791 -30688 35 P -1.5027 0.0767 70.4S 16.1E 0 137
03639 -0482 Dec 04 18:11:07 16790 -30687 73 P 1.2373 0.5611 67.8N 13.4W 0 190
03640 -0481 Apr 30 20:16:46 16783 -30682 40 P 1.0836 0.8385 70.6N 174.6E 0 48
03641 -0481 Oct 25 15:19:13 16774 -30676 45 A -0.8766 0.9489 66.7S 19.9W 28 42 391 03m54s
03642 -0480 Apr 19 09:07:31 16766 -30670 50 T 0.2839 1.0585 25.0N 107.5E 73 162 201 05m07s
03643 -0480 Oct 13 17:07:20 16758 -30664 55 A -0.1973 0.9234 17.0S 13.0W 79 18 295 09m49s
03644 -0479 Apr 09 01:53:28 16749 -30658 60 T -0.4515 1.0737 20.6S 129.6W 63 341 267 06m16s
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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
03645 -0479 Oct 02 16:30:01 16741 -30652 65 A 0.4951 0.9324 26.8N 10.2E 60 200 289 07m57s
03646 -0478 Feb 28 07:49:20 16734 -30647 32 P 1.4597 0.1563 71.1N 78.2E 0 123
03647 -0478 Mar 29 17:57:45 16732 -30646 70 P -1.2039 0.6240 71.7S 68.7E 0 273
03648 -0478 Sep 21 20:55:38 16724 -30640 75 P 1.1720 0.6736 71.8N 33.7E 0 280
03649 -0477 Feb 17 14:37:28 16717 -30635 42 A 0.7877 0.9451 36.7N 21.4E 38 163 326 06m00s
03650 -0477 Aug 12 23:48:23 16708 -30629 47 T -0.8059 1.0578 35.8S 117.8W 36 13 321 04m46s
03651 -0476 Feb 06 15:03:05 16700 -30623 52 A 0.0820 0.9274 12.9S 27.5E 85 169 274 10m00s
03652 -0476 Aug 01 16:35:33 16692 -30617 57 T -0.0907 1.0627 14.7N 0.6E 85 8 207 05m53s
03653 -0475 Jan 25 15:43:04 16683 -30611 62 A -0.6212 0.9459 58.5S 26.1E 51 348 255 04m52s
03654 -0475 Jul 22 06:39:02 16675 -30605 67 T 0.6740 1.0136 64.3N 156.2E 47 188 64 01m00s
03655 -0475 Dec 16 10:38:23 16668 -30600 34 P 1.4701 0.1323 64.8N 113.4E 0 202
03656 -0474 Jan 14 22:49:31 16666 -30599 72 P -1.2825 0.4778 67.5S 82.9E 0 187
03657 -0474 Jun 12 00:08:10 16659 -30594 39 P -1.3282 0.4005 64.1S 84.2W 0 332
03658 -0474 Jul 11 14:09:39 16658 -30593 77 Pb 1.4887 0.1193 66.8N 142.4W 0 1
03659 -0474 Dec 06 01:44:51 16651 -30588 44 T 0.7855 1.0397 28.4N 125.2W 38 195 213 03m27s
03660 -0473 Jun 01 00:43:55 16643 -30582 49 A -0.5724 0.9530 12.6S 113.8W 55 344 207 05m59s
03661 -0473 Nov 25 16:48:43 16634 -30576 54 T 0.1262 1.0213 13.2S 2.7W 83 198 73 02m03s
03662 -0472 May 20 05:06:50 16626 -30570 59 A 0.2182 0.9970 30.5N 165.4E 77 157 11 00m17s
03663 -0472 Nov 14 03:15:19 16618 -30564 64 A -0.5880 0.9643 49.5S 177.4E 54 34 158 03m01s
03664 -0471 May 09 16:41:49 16609 -30558 69 T 0.9651 1.0386 67.3N 92.6W 15 84 509 02m06s
03665 -0471 Nov 03 06:24:52 16601 -30552 74 P -1.3180 0.4208 61.5S 33.5E 0 120
03666 -0470 Mar 31 02:04:46 16594 -30547 41 T -0.8523 1.0604 47.1S 102.9W 31 314 372 04m03s
03667 -0470 Sep 23 11:54:07 16586 -30541 46 A+ 1.0061 0.9514 60.6N 163.4E 0 275 - -
03668 -0469 Mar 20 17:02:24 16577 -30535 51 T -0.1325 1.0250 9.2S 0.2W 82 331 86 02m15s
03669 -0469 Sep 12 18:34:28 16569 -30529 56 H 0.2437 1.0023 19.1N 23.0W 76 210 8 00m13s
03670 -0468 Mar 09 01:46:01 16561 -30523 61 A 0.6406 0.9633 28.1N 154.3W 50 148 169 03m39s
03671 -0468 Sep 01 08:05:35 16553 -30517 66 T -0.4775 1.0513 14.9S 114.7E 61 27 191 04m21s
03672 -0467 Feb 26 03:28:46 16544 -30511 71 P 1.3949 0.2908 61.2N 131.5E 0 113
03673 -0467 Jul 23 16:24:32 16537 -30506 38 P 1.3997 0.2544 63.6N 146.1E 0 326
03674 -0467 Aug 22 00:36:58 16536 -30505 76 P -1.1716 0.6889 61.7S 178.4E 0 59
03675 -0466 Jan 16 11:47:55 16529 -30500 43 A -0.8528 0.9533 74.1S 127.4E 31 301 328 03m16s
03676 -0466 Jul 13 04:59:52 16521 -30494 48 A 0.7042 0.9989 66.2N 165.8W 45 207 5 00m05s
03677 -0465 Jan 05 20:54:17 16513 -30488 53 H -0.1117 1.0141 29.8S 61.1W 83 349 49 01m20s
03678 -0465 Jul 02 10:31:43 16504 -30482 58 Am -0.0573 0.9584 20.6N 89.7E 87 7 152 05m16s
03679 -0465 Dec 26 11:26:22 16496 -30476 63 T 0.5660 1.0440 10.7N 75.1E 55 175 178 04m14s
03680 -0464 Jun 20 11:13:11 16488 -30470 68 A -0.8224 0.9439 32.0S 76.9E 34 2 365 06m51s
03681 -0464 Nov 15 15:03:43 16481 -30465 35 P -1.5080 0.0687 69.5S 128.0W 0 150
03682 -0464 Dec 15 03:00:05 16480 -30464 73 P 1.2387 0.5586 66.7N 158.0W 0 179
03683 -0463 May 11 03:14:59 16473 -30459 40 P 1.1553 0.7094 69.9N 56.0E 0 36
03684 -0463 Jun 09 14:14:46 16471 -30458 78 Pb -1.5420 0.0174 67.4S 39.2E 0 354
03685 -0463 Nov 04 23:33:41 16465 -30453 45 A -0.8847 0.9445 71.8S 149.3W 27 46 442 04m06s
03686 -0462 Apr 30 16:32:37 16456 -30447 50 T 0.3529 1.0624 32.9N 6.8W 69 163 218 05m13s
03687 -0462 Oct 25 00:57:28 16448 -30441 55 A -0.2114 0.9206 22.1S 132.3W 78 17 307 10m05s
03688 -0461 Apr 20 09:30:02 16440 -30435 60 T -0.3870 1.0760 12.8S 112.0E 67 343 266 06m42s
03689 -0461 Oct 14 00:19:05 16432 -30429 65 A 0.4756 0.9318 21.3N 110.1W 61 198 288 08m20s
03690 -0460 Mar 10 15:30:30 16425 -30424 32 Pe 1.5085 0.0679 71.5N 52.1W 0 110
03691 -0460 Apr 09 01:28:58 16423 -30423 70 P -1.1479 0.7291 71.5S 59.3W 0 287
03692 -0460 Oct 02 05:00:36 16415 -30417 75 P 1.1470 0.7180 71.9N 103.1W 0 265
03693 -0459 Feb 27 22:02:12 16408 -30412 42 A 0.8311 0.9449 43.8N 96.4W 33 158 362 05m35s
03694 -0459 Aug 23 07:46:54 16400 -30406 47 T -0.8502 1.0546 42.8S 115.9E 31 19 341 04m14s
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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
03695 -0458 Feb 16 22:25:01 16392 -30400 52 A 0.1187 0.9304 7.5S 85.0W 83 167 262 09m30s
03696 -0458 Aug 13 00:23:29 16384 -30394 57 T -0.1434 1.0577 9.0N 118.5W 82 11 192 05m29s
03697 -0457 Feb 05 23:28:11 16376 -30388 62 A -0.5934 0.9515 53.3S 88.8W 53 343 221 04m29s
03698 -0457 Aug 02 14:00:01 16368 -30382 67 H 0.6149 1.0083 57.4N 47.8E 52 194 37 00m39s
03699 -0457 Dec 27 19:20:31 16361 -30377 34 P 1.4710 0.1292 65.8N 28.5W 0 191
03700 -0456 Jan 26 07:06:25 16360 -30376 72 P -1.2621 0.5146 68.6S 54.1W 0 198
03701 -0456 Jun 22 06:32:48 16353 -30371 39 P -1.4136 0.2541 65.1S 168.5E 0 342
03702 -0456 Jul 21 20:57:12 16351 -30370 77 P 1.4221 0.2366 67.8N 103.5E 0 350
03703 -0456 Dec 16 10:36:31 16345 -30365 44 T 0.7883 1.0403 28.2N 97.7E 38 190 219 03m34s
03704 -0455 Jun 11 07:08:11 16336 -30359 49 A -0.6586 0.9531 17.7S 148.1E 49 348 226 05m58s
03705 -0455 Dec 06 01:34:59 16328 -30353 54 T 0.1270 1.0191 15.2S 135.1W 83 194 66 01m53s
03706 -0454 May 31 11:55:38 16320 -30347 59 H 0.1354 1.0010 28.6N 64.5E 82 162 3 00m06s
03707 -0454 Nov 25 11:40:41 16312 -30341 64 A -0.5878 0.9611 53.4S 52.1E 54 30 174 03m18s
03708 -0453 May 20 23:57:02 16304 -30335 69 T 0.8874 1.0460 69.4N 175.5W 27 110 333 02m40s
03709 -0453 Nov 14 14:27:24 16296 -30329 74 P -1.3134 0.4287 62.1S 97.3W 0 129
03710 -0452 Apr 10 09:43:44 16289 -30324 41 T -0.9156 1.0592 49.7S 145.0E 23 313 476 03m55s
03711 -0452 Oct 03 19:42:34 16281 -30318 46 P 1.0275 0.9146 60.7N 36.4E 0 266
03712 -0451 Mar 31 00:33:55 16273 -30312 51 T -0.1914 1.0243 7.9S 113.8W 79 330 84 02m12s
03713 -0451 Sep 23 02:38:36 16265 -30306 56 H 0.2713 1.0024 16.1N 145.2W 74 210 9 00m13s
03714 -0450 Mar 20 08:59:06 16257 -30300 61 A 0.5865 0.9641 28.6N 96.5E 54 146 157 03m31s
03715 -0450 Sep 12 16:17:47 16249 -30294 66 T -0.4426 1.0501 16.6S 10.0W 64 30 184 04m09s
03716 -0449 Mar 09 10:32:43 16241 -30288 71 P 1.3445 0.3753 60.9N 15.5E 0 104
03717 -0449 Aug 04 00:01:15 16234 -30283 38 P 1.4601 0.1417 62.8N 21.2E 0 317
03718 -0449 Sep 02 08:41:00 16233 -30282 76 P -1.1326 0.7625 61.2S 47.2E 0 68
03719 -0448 Jan 27 19:47:31 16226 -30277 43 A -0.8698 0.9583 70.6S 12.6E 29 294 308 02m53s
03720 -0448 Jul 23 12:07:49 16218 -30271 48 A 0.7738 0.9918 68.0N 100.3E 39 222 45 00m35s
03721 -0447 Jan 16 05:23:22 16210 -30265 53 T -0.1232 1.0191 29.0S 172.2E 83 345 66 01m46s
03722 -0447 Jul 12 17:07:51 16202 -30259 58 A 0.0214 0.9546 24.4N 9.2W 89 190 166 05m31s
03723 -0446 Jan 05 20:12:29 16194 -30253 63 T 0.5588 1.0465 10.2N 59.1W 56 170 186 04m24s
03724 -0446 Jul 01 17:38:34 16186 -30247 68 A -0.7375 0.9451 23.7S 23.4W 42 7 299 07m03s
03725 -0446 Nov 26 23:44:34 16179 -30242 35 P -1.5126 0.0618 68.5S 88.4E 0 162
03726 -0446 Dec 26 11:45:57 16178 -30241 73 P 1.2379 0.5601 65.7N 58.7E 0 168
03727 -0445 May 22 10:13:27 16171 -30236 40 P 1.2277 0.5777 69.0N 62.0W 0 24
03728 -0445 Jun 20 20:59:47 16170 -30235 78 P -1.4589 0.1643 66.4S 74.1W 0 5
03729 -0445 Nov 16 07:50:05 16163 -30230 45 A -0.8905 0.9409 76.8S 82.0E 27 49 487 04m15s
03730 -0444 May 10 23:55:15 16155 -30224 50 T 0.4247 1.0654 40.9N 120.0W 65 165 236 05m11s
03731 -0444 Nov 04 08:52:49 16147 -30218 55 A -0.2212 0.9185 26.7S 107.7E 77 14 317 10m16s
03732 -0443 Apr 30 17:02:20 16139 -30212 60 T -0.3188 1.0774 5.1S 5.0W 71 346 264 07m01s
03733 -0443 Oct 24 08:15:20 16131 -30206 65 A 0.4612 0.9318 16.4N 128.0E 62 196 286 08m38s
03734 -0442 Apr 20 08:53:18 16123 -30200 70 P -1.0866 0.8437 71.2S 174.6E 0 300
03735 -0442 Oct 13 13:14:46 16115 -30194 75 P 1.1285 0.7510 71.6N 117.9E 0 251
03736 -0441 Mar 11 05:14:24 16109 -30189 42 A 0.8841 0.9444 52.5N 146.4E 27 151 436 05m08s
03737 -0441 Sep 03 15:54:13 16101 -30183 47 T -0.8876 1.0509 49.9S 13.8W 27 25 366 03m41s
03738 -0440 Feb 28 05:36:11 16093 -30177 52 A 0.1647 0.9337 1.2S 164.6E 81 165 250 08m54s
03739 -0440 Aug 23 08:18:57 16085 -30171 57 T -0.1895 1.0523 3.1N 120.2E 79 14 176 04m59s
03740 -0439 Feb 16 07:05:14 16077 -30165 62 A -0.5579 0.9575 47.1S 156.3E 56 341 186 04m04s
03741 -0439 Aug 12 21:27:24 16069 -30159 67 H 0.5617 1.0026 50.4N 64.3W 56 197 11 00m13s
03742 -0438 Jan 07 04:00:16 16062 -30154 34 P 1.4745 0.1211 66.8N 170.3W 0 180
03743 -0438 Feb 05 15:18:18 16061 -30153 72 P -1.2368 0.5607 69.6S 169.6E 0 211
03744 -0438 Jul 03 12:58:27 16055 -30148 39 Pe -1.4974 0.1112 66.1S 60.6E 0 352
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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
03745 -0438 Aug 02 03:48:23 16053 -30147 77 P 1.3586 0.3475 68.8N 12.0W 0 339
03746 -0438 Dec 27 19:27:15 16047 -30142 44 T 0.7922 1.0413 28.7N 39.2W 37 185 227 03m41s
03747 -0437 Jun 22 13:34:11 16039 -30136 49 A -0.7436 0.9527 24.2S 48.9E 42 352 258 05m54s
03748 -0437 Dec 17 10:19:56 16031 -30130 54 H3 0.1286 1.0173 16.2S 93.1E 83 190 60 01m45s
03749 -0436 Jun 10 18:47:03 16023 -30124 59 H 0.0536 1.0043 25.8N 37.5W 87 167 15 00m27s
03750 -0436 Dec 05 20:05:47 16015 -30118 64 A -0.5881 0.9584 56.6S 71.5W 54 25 187 03m32s
03751 -0435 May 31 07:14:08 16007 -30112 69 T 0.8101 1.0514 69.3N 94.5E 36 130 291 03m07s
03752 -0435 Nov 24 22:30:25 15999 -30106 74 P -1.3093 0.4356 62.9S 131.5E 0 139
03753 -0434 Apr 21 17:18:50 15993 -30101 41 T -0.9821 1.0556 56.5S 40.8E 10 306 1017 03m29s
03754 -0434 May 21 00:03:26 15991 -30100 79 Pb 1.5128 0.0279 62.7N 112.6E 0 45
03755 -0434 Oct 15 03:38:57 15985 -30095 46 P 1.0434 0.8875 60.8N 92.6W 0 257
03756 -0433 Apr 11 07:56:43 15977 -30089 51 T -0.2567 1.0230 7.2S 134.9E 75 331 81 02m07s
03757 -0433 Oct 04 10:52:17 15969 -30083 56 H 0.2920 1.0026 12.7N 89.9E 73 210 9 00m14s
03758 -0432 Mar 30 16:01:21 15961 -30077 61 A 0.5243 0.9646 29.0N 9.4W 58 146 147 03m27s
03759 -0432 Sep 23 00:39:06 15953 -30071 66 T -0.4149 1.0489 19.2S 137.0W 65 31 177 03m57s
03760 -0431 Mar 19 17:26:30 15946 -30065 71 P 1.2856 0.4745 60.7N 97.9W 0 95
03761 -0431 Aug 14 07:45:52 15939 -30060 38 Pe 1.5136 0.0432 62.1N 105.3W 0 307
03762 -0431 Sep 12 16:53:58 15938 -30059 76 P -1.1012 0.8209 60.9S 86.0W 0 77
03763 -0430 Feb 07 03:39:58 15931 -30054 43 A -0.8937 0.9633 67.4S 102.0W 26 290 296 02m30s
03764 -0430 Aug 03 19:20:15 15923 -30048 48 A 0.8388 0.9843 68.0N 5.9E 33 238 102 01m04s
03765 -0429 Jan 27 13:46:44 15916 -30042 53 T -0.1404 1.0245 27.6S 46.8E 82 340 84 02m12s
03766 -0429 Jul 23 23:47:53 15908 -30036 58 A 0.0966 0.9505 27.1N 108.5W 84 196 182 05m48s
03767 -0428 Jan 17 04:52:35 15900 -30030 63 T 0.5466 1.0494 10.2N 168.4E 57 166 195 04m35s
03768 -0428 Jul 12 00:09:36 15892 -30024 68 A -0.6564 0.9456 17.3S 124.1W 49 11 264 07m07s
03769 -0428 Dec 07 08:26:02 15886 -30019 35 P -1.5165 0.0560 67.5S 54.6W 0 174
03770 -0427 Jan 05 20:27:49 15884 -30018 73 P 1.2343 0.5669 64.7N 83.0W 0 157
03771 -0427 Jun 01 17:12:55 15878 -30013 40 P 1.2999 0.4453 68.1N 179.7W 0 13
03772 -0427 Jul 01 03:49:51 15877 -30012 78 P -1.3784 0.3073 65.4S 171.8E 0 15
03773 -0427 Nov 26 16:07:50 15870 -30007 45 A -0.8945 0.9379 81.6S 43.6W 26 48 524 04m22s
03774 -0426 May 22 07:16:55 15862 -30001 50 T 0.4979 1.0676 48.7N 128.2E 60 167 255 05m04s
03775 -0426 Nov 15 16:52:47 15855 -29995 55 A -0.2269 0.9170 30.6S 12.7W 77 11 324 10m23s
03776 -0425 May 12 00:29:44 15847 -29989 60 T -0.2467 1.0782 2.4N 120.3W 76 349 260 07m12s
03777 -0425 Nov 04 16:19:10 15839 -29983 65 A 0.4525 0.9322 12.2N 4.4E 63 193 283 08m51s
03778 -0424 Apr 30 16:11:23 15831 -29977 70 P -1.0208 0.9663 70.6S 50.6E 0 313
03779 -0424 Oct 23 21:36:01 15824 -29971 75 P 1.1150 0.7752 71.2N 22.5W 0 237
03780 -0423 Mar 21 12:18:06 15817 -29966 42 A 0.9433 0.9430 62.8N 24.3E 19 138 640 04m39s
03781 -0423 Sep 14 00:09:47 15809 -29960 47 T -0.9186 1.0472 56.7S 147.3W 23 33 399 03m12s
03782 -0422 Mar 10 12:40:07 15802 -29954 52 A 0.2165 0.9371 5.7N 55.5E 77 163 239 08m14s
03783 -0422 Sep 03 16:20:38 15794 -29948 57 T -0.2298 1.0468 3.0S 3.0W 77 16 160 04m26s
03784 -0421 Feb 27 14:35:29 15786 -29942 62 A -0.5161 0.9637 40.3S 41.6E 59 340 152 03m36s
03785 -0421 Aug 24 05:01:15 15778 -29936 67 A 0.5151 0.9966 43.6N 179.2W 59 199 14 00m18s
03786 -0420 Jan 18 12:33:13 15772 -29931 34 P 1.4838 0.1019 67.8N 49.2E 0 169
03787 -0420 Feb 16 23:21:21 15771 -29930 72 P -1.2039 0.6214 70.4S 35.0E 0 223
03788 -0420 Aug 12 10:47:49 15763 -29924 77 P 1.3022 0.4450 69.7N 130.1W 0 327
03789 -0419 Jan 07 04:12:19 15757 -29919 44 T 0.8004 1.0426 30.2N 174.7W 37 180 238 03m46s
03790 -0419 Jul 02 20:06:15 15749 -29913 49 A -0.8239 0.9517 31.9S 52.8W 34 356 312 05m43s
03791 -0419 Dec 27 19:00:22 15741 -29907 54 H 0.1333 1.0160 16.2S 37.5W 82 185 55 01m39s
03792 -0418 Jun 22 01:42:32 15733 -29901 59 H -0.0257 1.0071 22.3N 141.1W 89 351 25 00m46s
03793 -0418 Dec 17 04:28:25 15726 -29895 64 A -0.5871 0.9564 58.8S 167.3E 54 17 197 03m43s
03794 -0417 Jun 11 14:30:53 15718 -29889 69 T 0.7318 1.0555 67.4N 1.2E 43 148 269 03m32s
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
03795 -0417 Dec 06 06:34:48 15710 -29883 74 P -1.3066 0.4401 63.8S 0.1W 0 148
03796 -0416 May 02 00:47:10 15704 -29878 41 P -1.0535 0.9180 61.6S 64.2W 0 299
03797 -0416 May 31 07:28:25 15703 -29877 79 P 1.4411 0.1676 63.4N 9.2W 0 36
03798 -0416 Oct 25 11:43:57 15696 -29872 46 P 1.0527 0.8718 61.2N 136.3E 0 247
03799 -0415 Apr 21 15:12:09 15689 -29866 51 T -0.3272 1.0211 7.1S 25.5E 71 333 76 02m00s
03800 -0415 Oct 14 19:14:55 15681 -29860 56 H 0.3057 1.0031 9.2N 37.5W 72 209 11 00m17s
03801 -0414 Apr 10 22:55:21 15673 -29854 61 A 0.4558 0.9650 29.5N 112.7W 63 147 140 03m25s
03802 -0414 Oct 04 09:07:54 15666 -29848 66 T -0.3933 1.0475 22.4S 94.3E 67 32 170 03m47s
03803 -0413 Mar 31 00:12:50 15658 -29842 71 P 1.2205 0.5850 60.6N 150.7E 0 87
03804 -0413 Sep 24 01:14:10 15650 -29836 76 P -1.0760 0.8671 60.8S 139.0E 0 86
03805 -0412 Feb 18 11:25:21 15644 -29831 43 A -0.9242 0.9683 64.7S 145.4E 22 285 299 02m07s
03806 -0412 Aug 14 02:39:14 15636 -29825 48 A 0.8974 0.9765 66.7N 91.5W 26 251 190 01m34s
03807 -0411 Feb 06 22:04:04 15629 -29819 53 T -0.1635 1.0300 25.8S 77.3W 80 336 103 02m38s
03808 -0411 Aug 03 06:34:26 15621 -29813 58 A 0.1660 0.9464 28.5N 150.9E 80 201 200 06m05s
03809 -0410 Jan 27 13:26:55 15614 -29807 63 T 0.5294 1.0525 10.7N 37.4E 58 162 203 04m44s
03810 -0410 Jul 23 06:47:50 15606 -29801 68 A -0.5804 0.9456 12.7S 134.2E 54 15 243 07m03s
03811 -0410 Dec 18 17:04:14 15600 -29796 35 P -1.5225 0.0462 66.4S 163.8E 0 185
03812 -0409 Jan 17 05:02:42 15598 -29795 73 P 1.2256 0.5831 63.7N 137.4E 0 147
03813 -0409 Jun 13 00:14:15 15592 -29790 40 P 1.3713 0.3136 67.1N 62.7E 0 3
03814 -0409 Jul 12 10:46:02 15591 -29789 78 P -1.3014 0.4445 64.4S 56.6E 0 25
03815 -0409 Dec 08 00:24:23 15585 -29784 45 A -0.8989 0.9357 86.2S 156.3W 26 35 557 04m27s
03816 -0408 Jun 01 14:38:54 15577 -29778 50 T 0.5714 1.0689 56.3N 18.0E 55 172 274 04m51s
03817 -0408 Nov 26 00:53:19 15569 -29772 55 A -0.2323 0.9163 33.8S 132.5W 76 7 327 10m22s
03818 -0407 May 22 07:55:23 15562 -29766 60 T -0.1732 1.0779 9.4N 125.5E 80 352 256 07m13s
03819 -0407 Nov 15 00:27:37 15554 -29760 65 A 0.4466 0.9332 8.7N 120.2W 63 190 278 08m55s
03820 -0406 May 11 23:23:29 15547 -29754 70 T -0.9507 1.0249 54.1S 88.5W 18 340 278 01m56s
03821 -0406 Nov 04 06:04:15 15539 -29748 75 P 1.1064 0.7909 70.5N 164.2W 0 224
03822 -0405 Apr 01 19:10:51 15533 -29743 42 A+ 1.0107 0.9459 71.9N 138.8W 0 82 - -
03823 -0405 Sep 25 08:34:09 15525 -29737 47 T -0.9423 1.0435 62.9S 74.7E 19 43 440 02m45s
03824 -0404 Mar 20 19:33:15 15518 -29731 52 A 0.2774 0.9405 13.4N 51.3W 74 162 229 07m32s
03825 -0404 Sep 14 00:30:59 15510 -29725 57 T -0.2623 1.0412 8.9S 128.3W 75 17 142 03m52s
03826 -0403 Mar 09 21:58:29 15503 -29719 62 A -0.4674 0.9702 33.0S 72.2W 62 340 121 03m04s
03827 -0403 Sep 03 12:41:28 15495 -29713 67 A 0.4746 0.9905 37.0N 63.7E 61 200 38 00m54s
03828 -0402 Jan 28 21:01:43 15489 -29708 34 P 1.4974 0.0746 68.8N 90.8W 0 157
03829 -0402 Feb 27 07:18:58 15488 -29707 72 P -1.1656 0.6926 71.1S 98.9W 0 236
03830 -0402 Aug 23 17:53:19 15480 -29701 77 P 1.2510 0.5327 70.5N 109.7E 0 315
03831 -0401 Jan 18 12:52:53 15474 -29696 44 T 0.8128 1.0442 32.8N 50.6E 35 175 253 03m49s
03832 -0401 Jul 14 02:42:55 15466 -29690 49 A -0.9009 0.9499 41.7S 157.1W 25 1 427 05m26s
03833 -0400 Jan 08 03:36:41 15459 -29684 54 H 0.1409 1.0152 15.1S 167.2W 82 180 53 01m35s
03834 -0400 Jul 02 08:43:41 15451 -29678 59 H -0.1015 1.0092 18.0N 113.3E 84 356 32 01m01s
03835 -0400 Dec 27 12:46:23 15444 -29672 64 A -0.5829 0.9549 59.4S 48.5E 54 9 203 03m54s
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 5th 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 | |||||
| 5th century BCE | -0499--0480 | -0479--0460 | -0459--0440 | -0439--0420 | -0419--0400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)"
