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:
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:
The recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.
During the 6th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 255 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: -0599 - -0500 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 255 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 96 | 37.6% |
| Annular | A | 86 | 33.7% |
| Total | T | 65 | 25.5% |
| Hybrid | H | 8 | 3.1% |
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 6th 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 | 151 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 150 | 99.3% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 0.7% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 86 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 85 | 98.8% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.2% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 65 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 65 | 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: 64
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 15
Number of Years with 5 Eclipses: 2 ( -568 -503)
Two eclipses in same month: -590 Sep
Two eclipses in same month: -514 Aug
Two eclipses in same month: -503 Jul
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: -599 to -500 | |||
| Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
| Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | -0530 Jan 04 | 10m50s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | -0577 Jul 09 | 00m04s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | -0530 Jun 30 | 06m25s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | -0520 Jun 10 | 01m26s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -0502 Jun 21 | 00m56s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -0598 Aug 30 | 00m02s | - |
| Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | -0565 May 29 | - | 0.96765 |
| Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | -0572 Mar 18 | - | 0.01290 |
During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 3 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.
1 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: -575/ 76
3 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: -583/ 29 -572/ 30 -561/ 36
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.
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03340 -0599 Mar 17 03:12:05 18617 -32143 49 Am -0.0090 0.9387 4.6S 147.3W 89 227 07m01s
03341 -0599 Sep 10 04:43:29 18610 -32137 54 T 0.0411 1.0501 9.9N 172.5W 88 166 04m13s
03342 -0598 Mar 06 04:31:34 18602 -32131 59 A 0.7228 0.9565 32.2N 169.8E 44 223 04m19s
03343 -0598 Aug 30 18:06:26 18595 -32125 64 H -0.7003 1.0005 28.2S 34.5W 45 2 00m02s
03344 -0597 Jan 25 01:21:19 18589 -32120 31 P -1.2957 0.4531 63.2S 19.7E 0
03345 -0597 Feb 23 12:17:04 18588 -32119 69 P 1.4032 0.2581 61.4N 11.3E 0
03346 -0597 Jul 21 09:41:13 18581 -32114 36 P 1.3824 0.3088 63.8N 101.5W 0
03347 -0597 Aug 20 00:54:04 18580 -32113 74 P -1.4909 0.1203 61.9S 174.5W 0
03348 -0596 Jan 14 16:47:19 18574 -32108 41 T -0.5957 1.0489 57.7S 23.7E 53 202 03m21s
03349 -0596 Jul 09 10:03:01 18566 -32102 46 A 0.6394 0.9490 62.4N 119.8E 50 244 04m26s
03350 -0595 Jan 03 08:05:12 18559 -32096 51 T 0.0815 1.0251 19.1S 137.3E 85 86 02m28s
03351 -0595 Jun 28 14:34:50 18551 -32090 56 A -0.1466 0.9974 15.5N 36.8E 82 9 00m18s
03352 -0595 Dec 23 18:39:43 18544 -32084 61 A 0.8114 0.9622 30.6N 25.7W 36 235 04m09s
03353 -0594 Jun 18 02:24:37 18537 -32078 66 T -0.8947 1.0440 40.6S 141.2W 26 331 03m44s
03354 -0594 Nov 13 02:31:13 18530 -32073 33 P -1.5195 0.0880 69.9S 73.1E 0
03355 -0594 Dec 12 21:51:21 18529 -32072 71 P 1.5457 0.0411 67.1N 68.8W 0
03356 -0593 May 09 12:28:16 18523 -32067 38 T 0.8961 1.0653 73.9N 22.3E 26 487 03m45s
03357 -0593 Nov 02 02:24:04 18515 -32061 43 A -0.8268 0.9325 65.1S 171.4W 34 449 05m32s
03358 -0592 Apr 28 03:37:40 18508 -32055 48 T 0.1609 1.0317 20.8N 160.9W 81 109 03m05s
03359 -0592 Oct 21 08:40:14 18500 -32049 53 A -0.0949 0.9934 14.0S 122.7E 84 23 00m42s
03360 -0591 Apr 17 12:31:12 18493 -32043 58 A -0.6331 0.9716 29.8S 81.3E 51 130 03m03s
03361 -0591 Oct 10 21:43:55 18486 -32037 63 T 0.5934 1.0392 30.3N 59.2W 53 162 03m20s
03362 -0590 Mar 07 22:27:30 18479 -32032 30 P 1.5004 0.1103 71.4N 142.4W 0
03363 -0590 Apr 06 14:34:18 18478 -32031 68 P -1.4109 0.2605 71.7S 117.9E 0
03364 -0590 Sep 01 04:02:30 18472 -32026 35 P -1.3812 0.2916 70.9S 141.4E 0
03365 -0590 Sep 30 13:42:15 18471 -32025 73 P 1.2586 0.5216 71.7N 139.2E 0
03366 -0589 Feb 25 01:07:26 18464 -32020 40 A 0.7358 0.9675 34.1N 129.0W 42 171 03m23s
03367 -0589 Aug 21 15:57:08 18457 -32014 45 A -0.7092 0.9868 29.4S 7.6E 45 66 01m22s
03368 -0588 Feb 14 10:48:38 18450 -32008 50 T -0.0244 1.0251 16.8S 99.7E 88 85 02m29s
03369 -0588 Aug 09 20:47:36 18442 -32002 55 A 0.0271 0.9484 19.7N 54.0W 88 190 06m34s
03370 -0587 Feb 03 01:50:15 18435 -31996 60 T -0.7174 1.0508 63.3S 110.7W 44 242 03m21s
03371 -0587 Jul 29 21:02:02 18427 -31990 65 A 0.7699 0.9382 70.6N 43.5W 39 362 05m06s
03372 -0587 Dec 25 06:25:44 18421 -31985 32 P 1.3093 0.4291 65.4N 177.0E 0
03373 -0586 Jan 23 17:47:38 18420 -31984 70 P -1.4060 0.2458 68.2S 157.0E 0
03374 -0586 Jun 19 12:45:10 18414 -31979 37 P -1.2308 0.5723 64.7S 87.6E 0
03375 -0586 Jul 18 23:59:19 18412 -31978 75 P 1.4763 0.1354 67.4N 71.2E 0
03376 -0586 Dec 14 14:58:15 18406 -31973 42 A 0.6658 0.9484 18.0N 39.7E 48 253 06m18s
03377 -0585 Jun 09 02:19:58 18399 -31967 47 T -0.4268 1.0652 2.4S 134.2W 65 235 06m10s
03378 -0585 Dec 03 16:16:58 18391 -31961 52 A -0.0131 0.9182 22.3S 10.6E 89 311 10m27s
03379 -0584 May 28 19:28:50 18384 -31955 57 T 0.3201 1.0798 38.2N 45.0W 71 271 06m04s
03380 -0584 Nov 21 15:26:35 18376 -31949 62 A -0.6866 0.9247 58.0S 4.2W 46 388 06m34s
03381 -0583 Apr 19 02:23:20 18370 -31944 29 Pe -1.5219 0.0408 61.0S 65.4W 0
03382 -0583 May 18 11:31:36 18369 -31943 67 P 1.0933 0.8334 62.4N 46.5W 0
03383 -0583 Oct 12 06:33:42 18363 -31938 34 P 1.4728 0.1316 61.0N 123.5W 0
03384 -0583 Nov 10 19:51:52 18362 -31937 72 P -1.3298 0.3957 61.9S 166.4W 0
03385 -0582 Apr 08 09:08:42 18355 -31932 39 A -0.8188 0.9546 42.3S 152.5E 35 280 04m09s
03386 -0582 Oct 01 20:59:24 18348 -31926 44 T 0.7520 1.0455 40.6N 31.1W 41 225 03m16s
03387 -0581 Mar 28 09:58:33 18341 -31920 49 A -0.0757 0.9417 3.7S 110.8E 86 216 06m37s
03388 -0581 Sep 21 13:01:27 18333 -31914 54 T 0.0690 1.0450 7.0N 62.0E 86 150 03m48s
03389 -0580 Mar 16 11:42:18 18326 -31908 59 A 0.6657 0.9631 31.9N 61.3E 48 174 03m34s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03390 -0580 Sep 10 01:57:23 18318 -31902 64 A -0.6663 0.9945 29.0S 154.4W 48 25 00m30s
03391 -0579 Feb 04 09:40:57 18312 -31897 31 P -1.3147 0.4174 62.5S 115.7W 0
03392 -0579 Mar 05 20:03:40 18311 -31896 69 P 1.3576 0.3403 61.0N 115.3W 0
03393 -0579 Jul 31 16:24:28 18305 -31891 36 P 1.4518 0.1915 63.0N 147.1E 0
03394 -0579 Aug 30 08:09:58 18303 -31890 74 P -1.4471 0.1975 61.4S 66.5E 0
03395 -0578 Jan 25 01:22:11 18297 -31885 41 T -0.6123 1.0512 55.8S 100.9W 52 214 03m28s
03396 -0578 Jul 20 16:42:17 18290 -31879 46 A 0.7131 0.9476 65.2N 30.4E 44 275 04m19s
03397 -0577 Jan 14 16:39:43 18282 -31873 51 T 0.0713 1.0248 18.6S 8.5E 86 84 02m24s
03398 -0577 Jul 09 21:33:45 18275 -31867 56 A -0.0717 0.9993 19.5N 68.4W 86 2 00m04s
03399 -0576 Jan 04 02:58:21 18268 -31861 61 A 0.8066 0.9611 29.9N 154.7W 36 238 04m17s
03400 -0576 Jun 28 09:45:01 18260 -31855 66 T -0.8206 1.0478 31.4S 103.9E 35 279 04m18s
03401 -0576 Nov 23 10:31:23 18254 -31850 33 P -1.5242 0.0804 68.9S 60.4W 0
03402 -0576 Dec 23 05:51:59 18253 -31849 71 P 1.5407 0.0497 66.0N 159.3E 0
03403 -0575 May 19 19:52:45 18247 -31844 38 T 0.9700 1.0606 79.3N 160.2W 13 865 03m06s
03404 -0575 Jun 18 02:27:50 18245 -31843 76 Pb -1.5192 0.0156 66.7S 143.8W 0
03405 -0575 Nov 12 10:34:31 18239 -31838 43 A -0.8298 0.9336 69.8S 65.1E 34 446 05m15s
03406 -0574 May 09 10:47:35 18232 -31832 48 T 0.2358 1.0291 28.7N 89.0E 76 101 02m46s
03407 -0574 Nov 01 17:09:53 18225 -31826 53 A -0.1006 0.9947 18.4S 6.1W 84 19 00m33s
03408 -0573 Apr 28 19:16:00 18217 -31820 58 A -0.5575 0.9713 21.1S 25.2W 56 123 03m19s
03409 -0573 Oct 22 06:24:20 18210 -31814 63 T 0.5830 1.0387 25.5N 167.6E 54 159 03m24s
03410 -0572 Mar 18 05:22:04 18203 -31809 30 Pe 1.5567 0.0129 71.7N 98.9E 0
03411 -0572 Apr 16 21:05:31 18202 -31808 68 P -1.3355 0.3886 71.4S 5.1E 0
03412 -0572 Sep 11 12:09:48 18196 -31803 35 P -1.4156 0.2284 71.4S 4.9E 0
03413 -0572 Oct 10 22:16:56 18195 -31802 73 P 1.2458 0.5456 71.6N 4.8W 0
03414 -0571 Mar 07 08:33:18 18189 -31797 40 A 0.7802 0.9728 41.2N 113.7E 38 154 02m36s
03415 -0571 Aug 31 23:33:40 18181 -31791 45 A -0.7536 0.9796 36.1S 111.8W 41 109 02m01s
03416 -0570 Feb 24 18:48:18 18174 -31785 50 T 0.0115 1.0313 11.2S 22.2W 89 106 03m04s
03417 -0570 Aug 21 03:50:19 18167 -31779 55 A -0.0286 0.9437 13.3N 161.7W 88 208 07m18s
03418 -0569 Feb 14 10:10:41 18159 -31773 60 T -0.6896 1.0551 57.4S 124.1E 46 251 03m45s
03419 -0569 Aug 10 03:51:16 18152 -31767 65 A 0.7045 0.9375 62.0N 146.5W 45 328 05m34s
03420 -0568 Jan 05 15:00:23 18146 -31762 32 P 1.3194 0.4109 66.5N 36.8E 0
03421 -0568 Feb 04 02:12:07 18144 -31761 70 P -1.3889 0.2776 69.2S 17.8E 0
03422 -0568 Jun 29 19:48:30 18138 -31756 37 P -1.2998 0.4458 65.7S 29.5W 0
03423 -0568 Jul 29 07:03:55 18137 -31755 75 P 1.4081 0.2559 68.4N 47.4W 0
03424 -0568 Dec 24 23:13:44 18131 -31750 42 A 0.6726 0.9470 18.4N 87.3W 48 263 06m37s
03425 -0567 Jun 19 09:42:08 18124 -31744 47 T -0.4997 1.0659 6.2S 113.5E 60 248 06m17s
03426 -0567 Dec 14 00:18:30 18116 -31738 52 A -0.0084 0.9182 23.7S 109.7W 89 311 10m42s
03427 -0566 Jun 09 02:53:49 18109 -31732 57 T 0.2456 1.0790 36.2N 154.2W 76 263 06m15s
03428 -0566 Dec 02 23:35:05 18101 -31726 62 A -0.6819 0.9265 61.5S 123.5W 47 377 06m20s
03429 -0565 May 29 18:42:22 18094 -31720 67 P 1.0212 0.9676 63.1N 164.5W 0
03430 -0565 Oct 23 15:04:39 18088 -31715 34 P 1.4784 0.1212 61.2N 98.9E 0
03431 -0565 Nov 22 04:22:19 18087 -31714 72 P -1.3240 0.4055 62.6S 55.8E 0
03432 -0564 Apr 18 15:50:40 18080 -31709 39 A -0.8967 0.9523 46.2S 54.7E 26 382 04m17s
03433 -0564 Oct 12 05:35:35 18073 -31703 44 T 0.7664 1.0435 37.9N 163.1W 40 221 03m13s
03434 -0563 Apr 07 16:37:26 18066 -31697 49 A -0.1488 0.9445 3.2S 10.9E 81 207 06m20s
03435 -0563 Oct 01 21:26:14 18058 -31691 54 T 0.0905 1.0402 3.6N 65.5W 85 135 03m25s
03436 -0562 Mar 27 18:46:43 18051 -31685 59 A 0.6023 0.9695 31.8N 45.0W 53 134 02m53s
03437 -0562 Sep 21 09:55:50 18044 -31679 64 A -0.6395 0.9887 31.0S 83.9E 50 51 01m00s
03438 -0561 Feb 15 17:52:30 18038 -31674 31 P -1.3409 0.3679 61.9S 111.2E 0
03439 -0561 Mar 17 03:42:26 18036 -31673 69 P 1.3048 0.4368 60.8N 120.1E 0
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03440 -0561 Aug 11 23:14:48 18030 -31668 36 Pe 1.5148 0.0861 62.3N 34.2E 0
03441 -0561 Sep 10 15:34:01 18029 -31667 74 P -1.4101 0.2622 61.0S 54.5W 0
03442 -0560 Feb 05 09:48:53 18023 -31662 41 T -0.6358 1.0536 53.5S 135.4E 50 229 03m37s
03443 -0560 Jul 30 23:29:54 18015 -31656 46 A 0.7805 0.9456 66.1N 59.8W 38 320 04m16s
03444 -0559 Jan 25 01:05:11 18008 -31650 51 T 0.0540 1.0248 17.7S 118.1W 87 85 02m22s
03445 -0559 Jul 20 04:40:58 18001 -31644 56 H -0.0026 1.0006 22.3N 175.0W 90 2 00m04s
03446 -0558 Jan 14 11:10:14 17993 -31638 61 A 0.7966 0.9606 29.2N 78.3E 37 234 04m19s
03447 -0558 Jul 09 17:09:51 17986 -31632 66 T -0.7494 1.0504 24.7S 10.9W 41 252 04m39s
03448 -0558 Dec 04 18:33:02 17980 -31627 33 P -1.5277 0.0747 67.9S 166.4E 0
03449 -0557 Jan 03 13:48:54 17979 -31626 71 P 1.5329 0.0626 65.0N 28.7E 0
03450 -0557 May 31 03:14:30 17973 -31621 38 P 1.0459 0.9331 68.4N 41.6E 0
03451 -0557 Jun 29 09:56:05 17971 -31620 76 P -1.4503 0.1502 65.7S 92.4E 0
03452 -0557 Nov 23 18:49:07 17965 -31615 43 A -0.8297 0.9354 74.0S 55.6W 34 434 04m57s
03453 -0556 May 19 17:51:44 17958 -31609 48 T 0.3145 1.0258 36.6N 19.0W 71 92 02m22s
03454 -0556 Nov 12 01:45:24 17951 -31603 53 A -0.1020 0.9965 22.2S 135.7W 84 12 00m21s
03455 -0555 May 09 01:55:29 17943 -31597 58 A -0.4784 0.9704 12.7S 129.6W 61 120 03m38s
03456 -0555 Nov 01 15:09:28 17936 -31591 63 T 0.5764 1.0385 21.4N 33.3E 55 157 03m30s
03457 -0554 Apr 28 03:33:20 17929 -31585 68 P -1.2569 0.5225 70.9S 106.5W 0
03458 -0554 Sep 22 20:23:51 17922 -31580 35 P -1.4442 0.1769 71.7S 133.8W 0
03459 -0554 Oct 22 06:56:52 17921 -31579 73 P 1.2376 0.5609 71.2N 149.9W 0
03460 -0553 Mar 18 15:53:22 17915 -31574 40 A 0.8300 0.9778 49.2N 3.8W 34 140 01m56s
03461 -0553 Sep 12 07:16:43 17908 -31568 45 A -0.7916 0.9726 42.8S 126.6E 37 159 02m33s
03462 -0552 Mar 07 02:40:48 17900 -31562 50 Tm 0.0541 1.0374 4.8S 142.8W 87 126 03m38s
03463 -0552 Aug 31 11:01:31 17893 -31556 55 A -0.0767 0.9391 7.0N 88.2E 86 227 07m59s
03464 -0551 Feb 24 18:21:56 17886 -31550 60 T -0.6543 1.0593 50.7S 0.9W 49 257 04m13s
03465 -0551 Aug 20 10:51:35 17878 -31544 65 A 0.6477 0.9365 54.0N 106.5E 49 310 06m03s
03466 -0550 Jan 15 23:27:20 17872 -31539 32 P 1.3348 0.3829 67.6N 102.0W 0
03467 -0550 Feb 14 10:27:15 17871 -31538 70 P -1.3651 0.3219 70.1S 119.5W 0
03468 -0550 Jul 11 02:58:25 17865 -31533 37 P -1.3642 0.3277 66.7S 148.7W 0
03469 -0550 Aug 09 14:17:48 17864 -31532 75 P 1.3463 0.3651 69.4N 168.8W 0
03470 -0549 Jan 05 07:22:57 17858 -31527 42 A 0.6837 0.9460 19.8N 147.2E 47 273 06m47s
03471 -0549 Jun 30 17:07:35 17850 -31521 47 T -0.5701 1.0657 10.9S 0.3W 55 261 06m16s
03472 -0549 Dec 25 08:15:49 17843 -31515 52 A -0.0002 0.9189 23.9S 131.3E 90 308 10m49s
03473 -0548 Jun 19 10:18:38 17836 -31509 57 T 0.1712 1.0772 33.3N 96.2E 80 254 06m22s
03474 -0548 Dec 13 07:43:37 17828 -31503 62 A -0.6766 0.9291 64.2S 119.6E 47 362 06m05s
03475 -0547 Jun 09 01:51:23 17821 -31497 67 T 0.9482 1.0266 76.4N 118.5E 18 292 01m28s
03476 -0547 Nov 02 23:41:55 17815 -31492 34 P 1.4798 0.1182 61.7N 40.4W 0
03477 -0547 Dec 02 12:54:50 17814 -31491 72 P -1.3193 0.4135 63.4S 82.7W 0
03478 -0546 Apr 29 22:26:02 17808 -31486 39 A -0.9788 0.9481 55.2S 34.6W 11 954 04m20s
03479 -0546 Oct 23 14:18:31 17800 -31480 44 T 0.7755 1.0418 35.3N 62.7E 39 216 03m11s
03480 -0545 Apr 18 23:09:10 17793 -31474 49 A -0.2280 0.9470 3.3S 87.2W 77 199 06m07s
03481 -0545 Oct 13 05:57:57 17786 -31468 54 T 0.1060 1.0355 0.0S 165.2E 84 120 03m04s
03482 -0544 Apr 07 01:45:15 17778 -31462 59 A 0.5332 0.9758 32.0N 149.2W 58 100 02m15s
03483 -0544 Oct 01 18:01:19 17771 -31456 64 A -0.6190 0.9830 33.8S 39.4W 52 75 01m29s
03484 -0543 Feb 26 01:57:02 17765 -31451 31 P -1.3735 0.3058 61.4S 20.0W 0
03485 -0543 Mar 27 11:15:28 17764 -31450 69 P 1.2463 0.5450 60.7N 3.0W 0
03486 -0543 Sep 20 23:06:09 17757 -31444 74 P -1.3799 0.3148 60.7S 177.3W 0
03487 -0542 Feb 15 18:09:16 17750 -31439 41 T -0.6648 1.0558 51.0S 12.2E 48 245 03m45s
03488 -0542 Aug 11 06:25:39 17743 -31433 46 A 0.8418 0.9435 65.6N 152.8W 32 384 04m17s
03489 -0541 Feb 05 09:23:58 17736 -31427 51 T 0.0317 1.0250 16.3S 116.8E 88 85 02m20s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03490 -0541 Jul 31 11:56:09 17729 -31421 56 H 0.0611 1.0015 23.8N 76.7E 86 5 00m09s
03491 -0540 Jan 25 19:12:59 17721 -31415 61 A 0.7801 0.9606 28.6N 46.1W 39 225 04m15s
03492 -0540 Jul 20 00:41:28 17714 -31409 66 T -0.6831 1.0520 19.8S 126.5W 47 234 04m48s
03493 -0540 Dec 15 02:32:19 17708 -31404 33 P -1.5331 0.0654 66.8S 34.4E 0
03494 -0539 Jan 13 21:37:44 17707 -31403 71 P 1.5187 0.0859 64.0N 99.4W 0
03495 -0539 Jun 10 10:37:25 17701 -31398 38 P 1.1203 0.7889 67.4N 81.5W 0
03496 -0539 Jul 09 17:29:47 17699 -31397 76 P -1.3859 0.2759 64.8S 32.3W 0
03497 -0539 Dec 04 03:03:45 17693 -31392 43 A -0.8304 0.9378 77.6S 170.2W 34 419 04m39s
03498 -0538 May 31 00:54:35 17686 -31386 48 T 0.3934 1.0218 44.0N 125.4W 67 81 01m55s
03499 -0538 Nov 23 10:23:35 17679 -31380 53 A -0.1021 0.9989 25.3S 94.4E 84 4 00m06s
03500 -0537 May 20 08:29:05 17671 -31374 58 A -0.3950 0.9690 4.7S 128.1E 67 121 03m58s
03501 -0537 Nov 12 23:59:29 17664 -31368 63 T 0.5735 1.0387 18.0N 102.1W 55 158 03m36s
03502 -0536 May 08 09:54:52 17657 -31362 68 P -1.1725 0.6670 70.2S 144.0E 0
03503 -0536 Oct 03 04:46:01 17651 -31357 35 P -1.4657 0.1389 71.7S 85.3E 0
03504 -0536 Nov 01 15:42:22 17650 -31356 73 P 1.2343 0.5669 70.6N 64.1E 0
03505 -0535 Mar 28 23:05:20 17644 -31351 40 A 0.8873 0.9823 58.4N 122.9W 27 136 01m23s
03506 -0535 Sep 22 15:08:15 17636 -31345 45 A -0.8218 0.9659 49.3S 2.6E 34 214 03m01s
03507 -0534 Mar 18 10:26:34 17629 -31339 50 T 0.1029 1.0433 2.1N 97.8E 84 145 04m08s
03508 -0534 Sep 11 18:20:12 17622 -31333 55 A -0.1181 0.9346 0.6N 24.0W 83 245 08m34s
03509 -0533 Mar 08 02:26:22 17614 -31327 60 T -0.6132 1.0635 43.5S 125.3W 52 262 04m44s
03510 -0533 Aug 31 18:00:44 17607 -31321 65 A 0.5977 0.9353 46.5N 3.4W 53 299 06m34s
03511 -0532 Jan 27 07:46:52 17601 -31316 32 P 1.3558 0.3448 68.6N 120.5E 0
03512 -0532 Feb 25 18:33:18 17600 -31315 70 P -1.3347 0.3787 70.8S 104.8E 0
03513 -0532 Jul 21 10:14:50 17594 -31310 37 P -1.4240 0.2175 67.7S 90.1E 0
03514 -0532 Aug 19 21:41:26 17593 -31309 75 P 1.2913 0.4624 70.2N 66.7E 0
03515 -0531 Jan 15 15:25:39 17587 -31304 42 A 0.6993 0.9455 22.3N 23.1E 45 281 06m47s
03516 -0531 Jul 11 00:38:17 17579 -31298 47 T -0.6366 1.0648 16.4S 116.0W 50 275 06m05s
03517 -0530 Jan 04 16:08:23 17572 -31292 52 A 0.0118 0.9202 22.9S 13.4E 89 302 10m50s
03518 -0530 Jun 30 17:46:57 17565 -31286 57 T 0.1000 1.0748 29.6N 15.0W 84 244 06m25s
03519 -0530 Dec 24 15:50:22 17557 -31280 62 A -0.6692 0.9323 65.4S 5.3E 48 342 05m49s
03520 -0529 Jun 20 08:59:47 17550 -31274 67 T 0.8754 1.0253 80.1N 59.7E 29 180 01m30s
03521 -0529 Nov 14 08:23:11 17544 -31269 34 P 1.4787 0.1195 62.2N 179.2E 0
03522 -0529 Dec 13 21:27:10 17543 -31268 72 P -1.3138 0.4228 64.4S 138.4E 0
03523 -0528 May 10 04:56:01 17537 -31263 39 P -1.0641 0.8568 61.8S 124.6W 0
03524 -0528 Nov 02 23:05:46 17530 -31257 44 T 0.7813 1.0406 33.0N 72.9W 38 213 03m13s
03525 -0527 Apr 29 05:36:29 17522 -31251 49 A -0.3108 0.9492 4.1S 175.7E 72 195 06m01s
03526 -0527 Oct 23 14:35:17 17515 -31245 54 T 0.1160 1.0313 3.7S 34.4E 83 106 02m46s
03527 -0526 Apr 18 08:39:23 17508 -31239 59 A 0.4593 0.9818 32.2N 108.1E 62 72 01m41s
03528 -0526 Oct 13 02:12:29 17501 -31233 64 A -0.6041 0.9777 37.3S 164.0W 53 98 01m56s
03529 -0525 Mar 09 09:53:41 17495 -31228 31 P -1.4130 0.2300 61.1S 149.1W 0
03530 -0525 Apr 07 18:42:21 17493 -31227 69 P 1.1819 0.6655 60.8N 124.5W 0
03531 -0525 Oct 02 06:46:28 17486 -31221 74 P -1.3564 0.3552 60.7S 57.8E 0
03532 -0524 Feb 27 02:19:09 17480 -31216 41 T -0.7025 1.0578 48.9S 108.9W 45 265 03m52s
03533 -0524 Aug 21 13:32:20 17473 -31210 46 A 0.8945 0.9412 64.2N 109.3E 26 484 04m20s
03534 -0523 Feb 15 17:32:29 17466 -31204 51 T 0.0013 1.0252 14.6S 5.8W 90 86 02m19s
03535 -0523 Aug 10 19:20:49 17458 -31198 56 H 0.1176 1.0020 24.1N 34.0W 83 7 00m12s
03536 -0522 Feb 05 03:06:44 17451 -31192 61 A 0.7570 0.9609 28.2N 167.8W 41 212 04m08s
03537 -0522 Jul 31 08:20:05 17444 -31186 66 T -0.6223 1.0527 16.5S 116.6E 51 221 04m49s
03538 -0522 Dec 26 10:30:10 17438 -31181 33 P -1.5394 0.0543 65.7S 96.7W 0
03539 -0521 Jan 25 05:20:10 17437 -31180 71 P 1.4997 0.1170 63.1N 134.4E 0
TD of
Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03540 -0521 Jun 21 17:58:59 17431 -31175 38 P 1.1951 0.6444 66.4N 156.2E 0
03541 -0521 Jul 21 01:06:17 17429 -31174 76 P -1.3239 0.3964 63.9S 157.4W 0
03542 -0521 Dec 15 11:19:54 17423 -31169 43 A -0.8304 0.9409 79.7S 84.1E 34 397 04m20s
03543 -0520 Jun 10 07:54:41 17416 -31163 48 T 0.4737 1.0170 51.0N 130.6E 61 66 01m26s
03544 -0520 Dec 03 19:03:27 17409 -31157 53 Hm -0.1014 1.0019 27.7S 35.3W 84 7 00m11s
03545 -0519 May 30 15:00:44 17402 -31151 58 A -0.3107 0.9671 2.8N 27.1E 72 125 04m19s
03546 -0519 Nov 23 08:51:54 17394 -31145 63 T 0.5724 1.0393 15.2N 122.0E 55 160 03m44s
03547 -0518 May 19 16:14:51 17387 -31139 68 P -1.0865 0.8144 69.3S 35.5E 0
03548 -0518 Oct 14 13:12:47 17381 -31134 35 P -1.4830 0.1090 71.5S 56.6W 0
03549 -0518 Nov 13 00:30:08 17380 -31133 73 P 1.2334 0.5684 69.8N 81.8W 0
03550 -0517 Apr 09 06:13:34 17374 -31128 40 A 0.9484 0.9858 68.4N 108.2E 18 161 00m59s
03551 -0517 Oct 03 23:05:52 17367 -31122 45 A -0.8458 0.9597 55.4S 123.3W 32 273 03m23s
03552 -0516 Mar 28 18:05:08 17360 -31116 50 T 0.1583 1.0489 9.5N 20.1W 81 164 04m34s
03553 -0516 Sep 22 01:47:59 17352 -31110 55 A -0.1513 0.9305 5.5S 138.5W 81 263 09m04s
03554 -0515 Mar 18 10:22:33 17345 -31104 60 T -0.5654 1.0673 36.1S 111.8E 55 265 05m15s
03555 -0515 Sep 11 01:20:22 17338 -31098 65 A 0.5559 0.9343 39.4N 116.1W 56 293 07m03s
03556 -0514 Feb 06 15:56:48 17332 -31093 32 P 1.3837 0.2942 69.6N 15.2W 0
03557 -0514 Mar 08 02:30:09 17331 -31092 70 P -1.2977 0.4481 71.3S 29.1W 0
03558 -0514 Aug 01 17:40:32 17325 -31087 37 P -1.4768 0.1200 68.6S 34.0W 0
03559 -0514 Aug 31 05:16:01 17323 -31086 75 P 1.2443 0.5456 71.0N 61.2W 0
03560 -0513 Jan 26 23:19:08 17317 -31081 42 A 0.7217 0.9452 25.9N 99.1W 44 291 06m38s
03561 -0513 Jul 22 08:14:07 17310 -31075 47 T -0.6990 1.0630 22.4S 126.2E 45 289 05m44s
03562 -0512 Jan 15 23:54:16 17303 -31069 52 A 0.0290 0.9222 20.7S 103.2W 88 294 10m41s
03563 -0512 Jul 11 01:18:21 17296 -31063 57 Tm 0.0320 1.0714 25.2N 127.7W 88 232 06m21s
03564 -0511 Jan 03 23:52:51 17289 -31057 62 A -0.6579 0.9362 64.9S 107.1W 49 317 05m31s
03565 -0511 Jun 30 16:09:58 17281 -31051 67 T 0.8051 1.0223 77.0N 9.2W 36 129 01m26s
03566 -0511 Nov 24 17:08:19 17275 -31046 34 P 1.4749 0.1257 63.0N 37.6E 0
03567 -0511 Dec 24 05:58:52 17274 -31045 72 P -1.3076 0.4335 65.4S 0.6W 0
03568 -0510 May 21 11:21:36 17268 -31040 39 P -1.1519 0.7048 62.5S 128.8E 0
03569 -0510 Nov 14 07:57:17 17261 -31034 44 T 0.7837 1.0397 31.0N 150.2E 38 211 03m16s
03570 -0509 May 10 12:00:03 17254 -31028 49 A -0.3967 0.9510 5.8S 79.4E 67 194 05m57s
03571 -0509 Nov 03 23:17:35 17247 -31022 54 T 0.1217 1.0275 7.3S 97.6W 83 94 02m29s
03572 -0508 Apr 28 15:29:32 17239 -31016 59 A 0.3809 0.9874 32.1N 6.9E 67 48 01m11s
03573 -0508 Oct 23 10:29:43 17232 -31010 64 A -0.5949 0.9727 41.2S 70.1E 53 120 02m20s
03574 -0507 Mar 19 17:44:28 17226 -31005 31 P -1.4579 0.1431 60.9S 83.3E 0
03575 -0507 Apr 18 02:06:04 17225 -31004 69 P 1.1138 0.7942 61.0N 114.7E 0
03576 -0507 Oct 12 14:32:48 17218 -30998 74 P -1.3381 0.3867 60.8S 68.5W 0
03577 -0506 Mar 09 10:22:57 17212 -30993 41 T -0.7454 1.0594 47.3S 130.9E 42 288 03m59s
03578 -0506 Sep 01 20:49:02 17205 -30987 46 A 0.9396 0.9387 62.7N 7.5E 20 664 04m25s
03579 -0505 Feb 27 01:32:20 17197 -30981 51 T -0.0357 1.0254 12.7S 126.3W 88 86 02m18s
03580 -0505 Aug 22 02:54:54 17190 -30975 56 Hm 0.1674 1.0023 23.3N 147.1W 80 8 00m13s
03581 -0504 Feb 16 10:50:13 17183 -30969 61 A 0.7261 0.9616 28.0N 73.6E 43 197 03m59s
03582 -0504 Aug 10 16:07:21 17176 -30963 66 T -0.5679 1.0528 14.8S 2.1W 55 210 04m43s
03583 -0503 Jan 05 18:21:11 17170 -30958 33 P -1.5515 0.0332 64.7S 134.4E 0
03584 -0503 Feb 04 12:51:39 17169 -30957 71 P 1.4717 0.1630 62.3N 11.2E 0
03585 -0503 Jul 02 01:24:31 17163 -30952 38 P 1.2662 0.5077 65.4N 33.3E 0
03586 -0503 Jul 31 08:50:27 17162 -30951 76 P -1.2681 0.5044 63.0S 76.0E 0
03587 -0503 Dec 25 19:33:10 17156 -30946 43 A -0.8340 0.9446 79.6S 16.0W 33 374 03m59s
03588 -0502 Jun 21 14:54:51 17148 -30940 48 H 0.5529 1.0116 57.3N 28.9E 56 48 00m56s
03589 -0502 Dec 15 03:42:43 17141 -30934 53 H -0.1022 1.0054 29.2S 164.5W 84 19 00m32s
03590 -0501 Jun 10 21:30:01 17134 -30928 58 A -0.2247 0.9647 9.6N 72.5W 77 131 04m40s
03591 -0501 Dec 04 17:44:58 17127 -30922 63 T 0.5717 1.0404 13.1N 14.0W 55 165 03m53s
03592 -0500 May 29 22:32:09 17118 -30916 68 A- -0.9975 0.9670 68.4S 71.7W 0
03593 -0500 Oct 24 21:46:30 17111 -30911 35 P -1.4943 0.0902 71.0S 160.0E 0
03594 -0500 Nov 23 09:20:49 17110 -30910 73 P 1.2353 0.5650 68.8N 132.1E 0
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 6th 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 | |||||
| 6th century BCE | -0599--0580 | -0579--0560 | -0559--0540 | -0539--0520 | -0519--0500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
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 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.
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)"
