Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 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: -0599 to -0500 ( 600 BCE to 501 BCE)

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 - 255100.0%
PartialP 96 37.6%
AnnularA 86 33.7%
TotalT 65 25.5%
HybridH 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 151100.0%
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 86100.0%
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 65100.0%
Central (two limits) 65100.0%
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 0410m50s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0577 Jul 0900m04s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -0530 Jun 3006m25s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0520 Jun 1001m26s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0502 Jun 2100m56s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0598 Aug 3000m02s -
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


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: -0599 to -0500


                      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

03340 -0599 Mar 17  03:12:05  18617 -32143   49   Am  nn  -0.0090  0.9387   5S 147W  89  227  07m01s
03341 -0599 Sep 10  04:43:29  18610 -32137   54   T   nn   0.0411  1.0501  10N 172W  88  166  04m13s
03342 -0598 Mar 06  04:31:34  18602 -32131   59   A   p-   0.7228  0.9565  32N 170E  44  223  04m19s
03343 -0598 Aug 30  18:06:26  18595 -32125   64   H   p-  -0.7003  1.0005  28S  35W  45    2  00m02s
03344 -0597 Jan 25  01:21:19  18589 -32120   31   P   -t  -1.2957  0.4531  63S  20E   0             
03345 -0597 Feb 23  12:17:04  18588 -32119   69   P   t-   1.4032  0.2581  61N  11E   0             
03346 -0597 Jul 21  09:41:13  18581 -32114   36   P   -t   1.3824  0.3088  64N 101W   0             
03347 -0597 Aug 20  00:54:04  18580 -32113   74   P   t-  -1.4909  0.1203  62S 174W   0             
03348 -0596 Jan 14  16:47:19  18574 -32108   41   T   -p  -0.5957  1.0489  58S  24E  53  202  03m21s
03349 -0596 Jul 09  10:03:01  18566 -32102   46   A   -p   0.6394  0.9490  62N 120E  50  244  04m26s

03350 -0595 Jan 03  08:05:12  18559 -32096   51   T   nn   0.0815  1.0251  19S 137E  85   86  02m28s
03351 -0595 Jun 28  14:34:50  18551 -32090   56   A   nn  -0.1466  0.9974  15N  37E  82    9  00m18s
03352 -0595 Dec 23  18:39:43  18544 -32084   61   A   p-   0.8114  0.9622  31N  26W  36  235  04m09s
03353 -0594 Jun 18  02:24:37  18537 -32078   66   T   t-  -0.8947  1.0440  41S 141W  26  331  03m44s
03354 -0594 Nov 13  02:31:13  18530 -32073   33   P   -t  -1.5195  0.0880  70S  73E   0             
03355 -0594 Dec 12  21:51:21  18529 -32072   71   P   t-   1.5457  0.0411  67N  69W   0             
03356 -0593 May 09  12:28:16  18523 -32067   38   T   -t   0.8961  1.0653  74N  22E  26  487  03m45s
03357 -0593 Nov 02  02:24:04  18515 -32061   43   A   -p  -0.8268  0.9325  65S 171W  34  449  05m32s
03358 -0592 Apr 28  03:37:40  18508 -32055   48   T   -n   0.1609  1.0317  21N 161W  81  109  03m05s
03359 -0592 Oct 21  08:40:14  18500 -32049   53   A   nn  -0.0949  0.9934  14S 123E  84   23  00m42s

03360 -0591 Apr 17  12:31:12  18493 -32043   58   A   p-  -0.6331  0.9716  30S  81E  51  130  03m03s
03361 -0591 Oct 10  21:43:55  18486 -32037   63   T   p-   0.5934  1.0392  30N  59W  53  162  03m20s
03362 -0590 Mar 07  22:27:30  18479 -32032   30   P   -t   1.5004  0.1103  71N 142W   0             
03363 -0590 Apr 06  14:34:18  18478 -32031   68   P   t-  -1.4109  0.2605  72S 118E   0             
03364 -0590 Sep 01  04:02:30  18472 -32026   35   P   -t  -1.3812  0.2916  71S 141E   0             
03365 -0590 Sep 30  13:42:15  18471 -32025   73   P   t-   1.2586  0.5216  72N 139E   0             
03366 -0589 Feb 25  01:07:26  18464 -32020   40   A   -p   0.7358  0.9675  34N 129W  42  171  03m23s
03367 -0589 Aug 21  15:57:08  18457 -32014   45   A   -p  -0.7092  0.9868  29S   8E  45   66  01m22s
03368 -0588 Feb 14  10:48:38  18450 -32008   50   T   nn  -0.0244  1.0251  17S 100E  88   85  02m29s
03369 -0588 Aug 09  20:47:36  18442 -32002   55   A   nn   0.0271  0.9484  20N  54W  88  190  06m34s

03370 -0587 Feb 03  01:50:15  18435 -31996   60   T   p-  -0.7174  1.0508  63S 111W  44  242  03m21s
03371 -0587 Jul 29  21:02:02  18427 -31990   65   A   p-   0.7699  0.9382  71N  43W  39  362  05m06s
03372 -0587 Dec 25  06:25:44  18421 -31985   32   P   -t   1.3093  0.4291  65N 177E   0             
03373 -0586 Jan 23  17:47:38  18420 -31984   70   P   t-  -1.4060  0.2458  68S 157E   0             
03374 -0586 Jun 19  12:45:10  18414 -31979   37   P   -t  -1.2308  0.5723  65S  88E   0             
03375 -0586 Jul 18  23:59:19  18412 -31978   75   P   t-   1.4763  0.1354  67N  71E   0             
03376 -0586 Dec 14  14:58:15  18406 -31973   42   A   -p   0.6658  0.9484  18N  40E  48  253  06m18s
03377 -0585 Jun 09  02:19:58  18399 -31967   47   T   -p  -0.4268  1.0652   2S 134W  65  235  06m10s
03378 -0585 Dec 03  16:16:58  18391 -31961   52   A   nn  -0.0131  0.9182  22S  11E  89  311  10m27s
03379 -0584 May 28  19:28:50  18384 -31955   57   T   n-   0.3201  1.0798  38N  45W  71  271  06m04s

03380 -0584 Nov 21  15:26:35  18376 -31949   62   A   p-  -0.6866  0.9247  58S   4W  46  388  06m34s
03381 -0583 Apr 19  02:23:20  18370 -31944   29   Pe  -t  -1.5219  0.0408  61S  65W   0             
03382 -0583 May 18  11:31:36  18369 -31943   67   P   t-   1.0933  0.8334  62N  46W   0             
03383 -0583 Oct 12  06:33:42  18363 -31938   34   P   -t   1.4728  0.1316  61N 123W   0             
03384 -0583 Nov 10  19:51:52  18362 -31937   72   P   t-  -1.3298  0.3957  62S 166W   0             
03385 -0582 Apr 08  09:08:42  18355 -31932   39   A   -p  -0.8188  0.9546  42S 153E  35  280  04m09s
03386 -0582 Oct 01  20:59:24  18348 -31926   44   T   -p   0.7520  1.0455  41N  31W  41  225  03m16s
03387 -0581 Mar 28  09:58:33  18341 -31920   49   A   nn  -0.0757  0.9417   4S 111E  86  216  06m37s
03388 -0581 Sep 21  13:01:27  18333 -31914   54   T   nn   0.0690  1.0450   7N  62E  86  150  03m48s
03389 -0580 Mar 16  11:42:18  18326 -31908   59   A   p-   0.6657  0.9631  32N  61E  48  174  03m34s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500


                      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

03390 -0580 Sep 10  01:57:23  18318 -31902   64   A   p-  -0.6663  0.9945  29S 154W  48   25  00m30s
03391 -0579 Feb 04  09:40:57  18312 -31897   31   P   -t  -1.3147  0.4174  62S 116W   0             
03392 -0579 Mar 05  20:03:40  18311 -31896   69   P   t-   1.3576  0.3403  61N 115W   0             
03393 -0579 Jul 31  16:24:28  18305 -31891   36   P   -t   1.4518  0.1915  63N 147E   0             
03394 -0579 Aug 30  08:09:58  18303 -31890   74   P   t-  -1.4471  0.1975  61S  66E   0             
03395 -0578 Jan 25  01:22:11  18297 -31885   41   T   -p  -0.6123  1.0512  56S 101W  52  214  03m28s
03396 -0578 Jul 20  16:42:17  18290 -31879   46   A   -p   0.7131  0.9476  65N  30E  44  275  04m19s
03397 -0577 Jan 14  16:39:43  18282 -31873   51   T   nn   0.0713  1.0248  19S   9E  86   84  02m24s
03398 -0577 Jul 09  21:33:45  18275 -31867   56   A   nn  -0.0717  0.9993  20N  68W  86    2  00m04s
03399 -0576 Jan 04  02:58:21  18268 -31861   61   A   p-   0.8066  0.9611  30N 155W  36  238  04m17s

03400 -0576 Jun 28  09:45:01  18260 -31855   66   T   p-  -0.8206  1.0478  31S 104E  35  279  04m18s
03401 -0576 Nov 23  10:31:23  18254 -31850   33   P   -t  -1.5242  0.0804  69S  60W   0             
03402 -0576 Dec 23  05:51:59  18253 -31849   71   P   t-   1.5407  0.0497  66N 159E   0             
03403 -0575 May 19  19:52:45  18247 -31844   38   T   -t   0.9700  1.0606  79N 160W  13  865  03m06s
03404 -0575 Jun 18  02:27:50  18245 -31843   76   Pb  t-  -1.5192  0.0156  67S 144W   0             
03405 -0575 Nov 12  10:34:31  18239 -31838   43   A   -p  -0.8298  0.9336  70S  65E  34  446  05m15s
03406 -0574 May 09  10:47:35  18232 -31832   48   T   -n   0.2358  1.0291  29N  89E  76  101  02m46s
03407 -0574 Nov 01  17:09:53  18225 -31826   53   A   nn  -0.1006  0.9947  18S   6W  84   19  00m33s
03408 -0573 Apr 28  19:16:00  18217 -31820   58   A   p-  -0.5575  0.9713  21S  25W  56  123  03m19s
03409 -0573 Oct 22  06:24:20  18210 -31814   63   T   p-   0.5830  1.0387  26N 168E  54  159  03m24s

03410 -0572 Mar 18  05:22:04  18203 -31809   30   Pe  -t   1.5567  0.0129  72N  99E   0             
03411 -0572 Apr 16  21:05:31  18202 -31808   68   P   t-  -1.3355  0.3886  71S   5E   0             
03412 -0572 Sep 11  12:09:48  18196 -31803   35   P   -t  -1.4156  0.2284  71S   5E   0             
03413 -0572 Oct 10  22:16:56  18195 -31802   73   P   t-   1.2458  0.5456  72N   5W   0             
03414 -0571 Mar 07  08:33:18  18189 -31797   40   A   -p   0.7802  0.9728  41N 114E  38  154  02m36s
03415 -0571 Aug 31  23:33:40  18181 -31791   45   A   -p  -0.7536  0.9796  36S 112W  41  109  02m01s
03416 -0570 Feb 24  18:48:18  18174 -31785   50   T   nn   0.0115  1.0313  11S  22W  89  106  03m04s
03417 -0570 Aug 21  03:50:19  18167 -31779   55   A   nn  -0.0286  0.9437  13N 162W  88  208  07m18s
03418 -0569 Feb 14  10:10:41  18159 -31773   60   T   p-  -0.6896  1.0551  57S 124E  46  251  03m45s
03419 -0569 Aug 10  03:51:16  18152 -31767   65   A   p-   0.7045  0.9375  62N 147W  45  328  05m34s

03420 -0568 Jan 05  15:00:23  18146 -31762   32   P   -t   1.3194  0.4109  66N  37E   0             
03421 -0568 Feb 04  02:12:07  18144 -31761   70   P   t-  -1.3889  0.2776  69S  18E   0             
03422 -0568 Jun 29  19:48:30  18138 -31756   37   P   -t  -1.2998  0.4458  66S  30W   0             
03423 -0568 Jul 29  07:03:55  18137 -31755   75   P   t-   1.4081  0.2559  68N  47W   0             
03424 -0568 Dec 24  23:13:44  18131 -31750   42   A   -p   0.6726  0.9470  18N  87W  48  263  06m37s
03425 -0567 Jun 19  09:42:08  18124 -31744   47   T   -p  -0.4997  1.0659   6S 113E  60  248  06m17s
03426 -0567 Dec 14  00:18:30  18116 -31738   52   A   nn  -0.0084  0.9182  24S 110W  89  311  10m42s
03427 -0566 Jun 09  02:53:49  18109 -31732   57   T   n-   0.2456  1.0790  36N 154W  76  263  06m15s
03428 -0566 Dec 02  23:35:05  18101 -31726   62   A   p-  -0.6819  0.9265  62S 124W  47  377  06m20s
03429 -0565 May 29  18:42:22  18094 -31720   67   P   t-   1.0212  0.9676  63N 165W   0             

03430 -0565 Oct 23  15:04:39  18088 -31715   34   P   -t   1.4784  0.1212  61N  99E   0             
03431 -0565 Nov 22  04:22:19  18087 -31714   72   P   t-  -1.3240  0.4055  63S  56E   0             
03432 -0564 Apr 18  15:50:40  18080 -31709   39   A   -t  -0.8967  0.9523  46S  55E  26  382  04m17s
03433 -0564 Oct 12  05:35:35  18073 -31703   44   T   -p   0.7664  1.0435  38N 163W  40  221  03m13s
03434 -0563 Apr 07  16:37:26  18066 -31697   49   A   nn  -0.1488  0.9445   3S  11E  81  207  06m20s
03435 -0563 Oct 01  21:26:14  18058 -31691   54   T   -n   0.0905  1.0402   4N  65W  85  135  03m25s
03436 -0562 Mar 27  18:46:43  18051 -31685   59   A   p-   0.6023  0.9695  32N  45W  53  134  02m53s
03437 -0562 Sep 21  09:55:50  18044 -31679   64   A   p-  -0.6395  0.9887  31S  84E  50   51  01m00s
03438 -0561 Feb 15  17:52:30  18038 -31674   31   P   -t  -1.3409  0.3679  62S 111E   0             
03439 -0561 Mar 17  03:42:26  18036 -31673   69   P   t-   1.3048  0.4368  61N 120E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500


                      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

03440 -0561 Aug 11  23:14:48  18030 -31668   36   Pe  -t   1.5148  0.0861  62N  34E   0             
03441 -0561 Sep 10  15:34:01  18029 -31667   74   P   t-  -1.4101  0.2622  61S  54W   0             
03442 -0560 Feb 05  09:48:53  18023 -31662   41   T   -p  -0.6358  1.0536  53S 135E  50  229  03m37s
03443 -0560 Jul 30  23:29:54  18015 -31656   46   A   -p   0.7805  0.9456  66N  60W  38  320  04m16s
03444 -0559 Jan 25  01:05:11  18008 -31650   51   T   nn   0.0540  1.0248  18S 118W  87   85  02m22s
03445 -0559 Jul 20  04:40:58  18001 -31644   56   H   nn  -0.0026  1.0006  22N 175W  90    2  00m04s
03446 -0558 Jan 14  11:10:14  17993 -31638   61   A   p-   0.7966  0.9606  29N  78E  37  234  04m19s
03447 -0558 Jul 09  17:09:51  17986 -31632   66   T   p-  -0.7494  1.0504  25S  11W  41  252  04m39s
03448 -0558 Dec 04  18:33:02  17980 -31627   33   P   -t  -1.5277  0.0747  68S 166E   0             
03449 -0557 Jan 03  13:48:54  17979 -31626   71   P   t-   1.5329  0.0626  65N  29E   0             

03450 -0557 May 31  03:14:30  17973 -31621   38   P   -t   1.0459  0.9331  68N  42E   0             
03451 -0557 Jun 29  09:56:05  17971 -31620   76   P   t-  -1.4503  0.1502  66S  92E   0             
03452 -0557 Nov 23  18:49:07  17965 -31615   43   A   -p  -0.8297  0.9354  74S  56W  34  434  04m57s
03453 -0556 May 19  17:51:44  17958 -31609   48   T   -p   0.3145  1.0258  37N  19W  71   92  02m22s
03454 -0556 Nov 12  01:45:24  17951 -31603   53   A   nn  -0.1020  0.9965  22S 136W  84   12  00m21s
03455 -0555 May 09  01:55:29  17943 -31597   58   A   p-  -0.4784  0.9704  13S 130W  61  120  03m38s
03456 -0555 Nov 01  15:09:28  17936 -31591   63   T   p-   0.5764  1.0385  21N  33E  55  157  03m30s
03457 -0554 Apr 28  03:33:20  17929 -31585   68   P   t-  -1.2569  0.5225  71S 106W   0             
03458 -0554 Sep 22  20:23:51  17922 -31580   35   P   -t  -1.4442  0.1769  72S 134W   0             
03459 -0554 Oct 22  06:56:52  17921 -31579   73   P   t-   1.2376  0.5609  71N 150W   0             

03460 -0553 Mar 18  15:53:22  17915 -31574   40   A   -p   0.8300  0.9778  49N   4W  34  140  01m56s
03461 -0553 Sep 12  07:16:43  17908 -31568   45   A   -p  -0.7916  0.9726  43S 127E  37  159  02m33s
03462 -0552 Mar 07  02:40:48  17900 -31562   50   Tm  nn   0.0541  1.0374   5S 143W  87  126  03m38s
03463 -0552 Aug 31  11:01:31  17893 -31556   55   A   nn  -0.0767  0.9391   7N  88E  86  227  07m59s
03464 -0551 Feb 24  18:21:56  17886 -31550   60   T   p-  -0.6543  1.0593  51S   1W  49  257  04m13s
03465 -0551 Aug 20  10:51:35  17878 -31544   65   A   p-   0.6477  0.9365  54N 106E  49  310  06m03s
03466 -0550 Jan 15  23:27:20  17872 -31539   32   P   -t   1.3348  0.3829  68N 102W   0             
03467 -0550 Feb 14  10:27:15  17871 -31538   70   P   t-  -1.3651  0.3219  70S 120W   0             
03468 -0550 Jul 11  02:58:25  17865 -31533   37   P   -t  -1.3642  0.3277  67S 149W   0             
03469 -0550 Aug 09  14:17:48  17864 -31532   75   P   t-   1.3463  0.3651  69N 169W   0             

03470 -0549 Jan 05  07:22:57  17858 -31527   42   A   -p   0.6837  0.9460  20N 147E  47  273  06m47s
03471 -0549 Jun 30  17:07:35  17850 -31521   47   T   -p  -0.5701  1.0657  11S   0W  55  261  06m16s
03472 -0549 Dec 25  08:15:49  17843 -31515   52   A   nn  -0.0002  0.9189  24S 131E  90  308  10m49s
03473 -0548 Jun 19  10:18:38  17836 -31509   57   T   n-   0.1712  1.0772  33N  96E  80  254  06m22s
03474 -0548 Dec 13  07:43:37  17828 -31503   62   A   p-  -0.6766  0.9291  64S 120E  47  362  06m05s
03475 -0547 Jun 09  01:51:23  17821 -31497   67   T   t-   0.9482  1.0266  76N 119E  18  292  01m28s
03476 -0547 Nov 02  23:41:55  17815 -31492   34   P   -t   1.4798  0.1182  62N  40W   0             
03477 -0547 Dec 02  12:54:50  17814 -31491   72   P   t-  -1.3193  0.4135  63S  83W   0             
03478 -0546 Apr 29  22:26:02  17808 -31486   39   A   -t  -0.9788  0.9481  55S  35W  11  954  04m20s
03479 -0546 Oct 23  14:18:31  17800 -31480   44   T   -p   0.7755  1.0418  35N  63E  39  216  03m11s

03480 -0545 Apr 18  23:09:10  17793 -31474   49   A   nn  -0.2280  0.9470   3S  87W  77  199  06m07s
03481 -0545 Oct 13  05:57:57  17786 -31468   54   T   -n   0.1060  1.0355   0S 165E  84  120  03m04s
03482 -0544 Apr 07  01:45:15  17778 -31462   59   A   p-   0.5332  0.9758  32N 149W  58  100  02m15s
03483 -0544 Oct 01  18:01:19  17771 -31456   64   A   p-  -0.6190  0.9830  34S  39W  52   75  01m29s
03484 -0543 Feb 26  01:57:02  17765 -31451   31   P   -t  -1.3735  0.3058  61S  20W   0             
03485 -0543 Mar 27  11:15:28  17764 -31450   69   P   t-   1.2463  0.5450  61N   3W   0             
03486 -0543 Sep 20  23:06:09  17757 -31444   74   P   t-  -1.3799  0.3148  61S 177W   0             
03487 -0542 Feb 15  18:09:16  17750 -31439   41   T   -p  -0.6648  1.0558  51S  12E  48  245  03m45s
03488 -0542 Aug 11  06:25:39  17743 -31433   46   A   -p   0.8418  0.9435  66N 153W  32  384  04m17s
03489 -0541 Feb 05  09:23:58  17736 -31427   51   T   nn   0.0317  1.0250  16S 117E  88   85  02m20s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500


                      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

03490 -0541 Jul 31  11:56:09  17729 -31421   56   H   nn   0.0611  1.0015  24N  77E  86    5  00m09s
03491 -0540 Jan 25  19:12:59  17721 -31415   61   A   p-   0.7801  0.9606  29N  46W  39  225  04m15s
03492 -0540 Jul 20  00:41:28  17714 -31409   66   T   p-  -0.6831  1.0520  20S 127W  47  234  04m48s
03493 -0540 Dec 15  02:32:19  17708 -31404   33   P   -t  -1.5331  0.0654  67S  34E   0             
03494 -0539 Jan 13  21:37:44  17707 -31403   71   P   t-   1.5187  0.0859  64N  99W   0             
03495 -0539 Jun 10  10:37:25  17701 -31398   38   P   -t   1.1203  0.7889  67N  82W   0             
03496 -0539 Jul 09  17:29:47  17699 -31397   76   P   t-  -1.3859  0.2759  65S  32W   0             
03497 -0539 Dec 04  03:03:45  17693 -31392   43   A   -p  -0.8304  0.9378  78S 170W  34  419  04m39s
03498 -0538 May 31  00:54:35  17686 -31386   48   T   -p   0.3934  1.0218  44N 125W  67   81  01m55s
03499 -0538 Nov 23  10:23:35  17679 -31380   53   A   nn  -0.1021  0.9989  25S  94E  84    4  00m06s

03500 -0537 May 20  08:29:05  17671 -31374   58   A   p-  -0.3950  0.9690   5S 128E  67  121  03m58s
03501 -0537 Nov 12  23:59:29  17664 -31368   63   T   p-   0.5735  1.0387  18N 102W  55  158  03m36s
03502 -0536 May 08  09:54:52  17657 -31362   68   P   t-  -1.1725  0.6670  70S 144E   0             
03503 -0536 Oct 03  04:46:01  17651 -31357   35   P   -t  -1.4657  0.1389  72S  85E   0             
03504 -0536 Nov 01  15:42:22  17650 -31356   73   P   t-   1.2343  0.5669  71N  64E   0             
03505 -0535 Mar 28  23:05:20  17644 -31351   40   A   -p   0.8873  0.9823  58N 123W  27  136  01m23s
03506 -0535 Sep 22  15:08:15  17636 -31345   45   A   -p  -0.8218  0.9659  49S   3E  34  214  03m01s
03507 -0534 Mar 18  10:26:34  17629 -31339   50   T   nn   0.1029  1.0433   2N  98E  84  145  04m08s
03508 -0534 Sep 11  18:20:12  17622 -31333   55   A   nn  -0.1181  0.9346   1N  24W  83  245  08m34s
03509 -0533 Mar 08  02:26:22  17614 -31327   60   T   p-  -0.6132  1.0635  44S 125W  52  262  04m44s

03510 -0533 Aug 31  18:00:44  17607 -31321   65   A   p-   0.5977  0.9353  46N   3W  53  299  06m34s
03511 -0532 Jan 27  07:46:52  17601 -31316   32   P   -t   1.3558  0.3448  69N 120E   0             
03512 -0532 Feb 25  18:33:18  17600 -31315   70   P   t-  -1.3347  0.3787  71S 105E   0             
03513 -0532 Jul 21  10:14:50  17594 -31310   37   P   -t  -1.4240  0.2175  68S  90E   0             
03514 -0532 Aug 19  21:41:26  17593 -31309   75   P   t-   1.2913  0.4624  70N  67E   0             
03515 -0531 Jan 15  15:25:39  17587 -31304   42   A   -p   0.6993  0.9455  22N  23E  45  281  06m47s
03516 -0531 Jul 11  00:38:17  17579 -31298   47   T   -p  -0.6366  1.0648  16S 116W  50  275  06m05s
03517 -0530 Jan 04  16:08:23  17572 -31292   52   A   nn   0.0118  0.9202  23S  13E  89  302  10m50s
03518 -0530 Jun 30  17:46:57  17565 -31286   57   T   nn   0.1000  1.0748  30N  15W  84  244  06m25s
03519 -0530 Dec 24  15:50:22  17557 -31280   62   A   p-  -0.6692  0.9323  65S   5E  48  342  05m49s

03520 -0529 Jun 20  08:59:47  17550 -31274   67   T   p-   0.8754  1.0253  80N  60E  29  180  01m30s
03521 -0529 Nov 14  08:23:11  17544 -31269   34   P   -t   1.4787  0.1195  62N 179E   0             
03522 -0529 Dec 13  21:27:10  17543 -31268   72   P   t-  -1.3138  0.4228  64S 138E   0             
03523 -0528 May 10  04:56:01  17537 -31263   39   P   -t  -1.0641  0.8568  62S 125W   0             
03524 -0528 Nov 02  23:05:46  17530 -31257   44   T   -p   0.7813  1.0406  33N  73W  38  213  03m13s
03525 -0527 Apr 29  05:36:29  17522 -31251   49   A   np  -0.3108  0.9492   4S 176E  72  195  06m01s
03526 -0527 Oct 23  14:35:17  17515 -31245   54   T   -n   0.1160  1.0313   4S  34E  83  106  02m46s
03527 -0526 Apr 18  08:39:23  17508 -31239   59   A   p-   0.4593  0.9818  32N 108E  62   72  01m41s
03528 -0526 Oct 13  02:12:29  17501 -31233   64   A   p-  -0.6041  0.9777  37S 164W  53   98  01m56s
03529 -0525 Mar 09  09:53:41  17495 -31228   31   P   -t  -1.4130  0.2300  61S 149W   0             

03530 -0525 Apr 07  18:42:21  17493 -31227   69   P   t-   1.1819  0.6655  61N 125W   0             
03531 -0525 Oct 02  06:46:28  17486 -31221   74   P   t-  -1.3564  0.3552  61S  58E   0             
03532 -0524 Feb 27  02:19:09  17480 -31216   41   T   -p  -0.7025  1.0578  49S 109W  45  265  03m52s
03533 -0524 Aug 21  13:32:20  17473 -31210   46   A   -p   0.8945  0.9412  64N 109E  26  484  04m20s
03534 -0523 Feb 15  17:32:29  17466 -31204   51   T   nn   0.0013  1.0252  15S   6W  90   86  02m19s
03535 -0523 Aug 10  19:20:49  17458 -31198   56   H   nn   0.1176  1.0020  24N  34W  83    7  00m12s
03536 -0522 Feb 05  03:06:44  17451 -31192   61   A   p-   0.7570  0.9609  28N 168W  41  212  04m08s
03537 -0522 Jul 31  08:20:05  17444 -31186   66   T   p-  -0.6223  1.0527  17S 117E  51  221  04m49s
03538 -0522 Dec 26  10:30:10  17438 -31181   33   P   -t  -1.5394  0.0543  66S  97W   0             
03539 -0521 Jan 25  05:20:10  17437 -31180   71   P   t-   1.4997  0.1170  63N 134E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0599 to -0500


                      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

03540 -0521 Jun 21  17:58:59  17431 -31175   38   P   -t   1.1951  0.6444  66N 156E   0             
03541 -0521 Jul 21  01:06:17  17429 -31174   76   P   t-  -1.3239  0.3964  64S 157W   0             
03542 -0521 Dec 15  11:19:54  17423 -31169   43   A   -p  -0.8304  0.9409  80S  84E  34  397  04m20s
03543 -0520 Jun 10  07:54:41  17416 -31163   48   T   -p   0.4737  1.0170  51N 131E  61   66  01m26s
03544 -0520 Dec 03  19:03:27  17409 -31157   53   Hm  nn  -0.1014  1.0019  28S  35W  84    7  00m11s
03545 -0519 May 30  15:00:44  17402 -31151   58   A   pn  -0.3107  0.9671   3N  27E  72  125  04m19s
03546 -0519 Nov 23  08:51:54  17394 -31145   63   T   p-   0.5724  1.0393  15N 122E  55  160  03m44s
03547 -0518 May 19  16:14:51  17387 -31139   68   P   t-  -1.0865  0.8144  69S  36E   0             
03548 -0518 Oct 14  13:12:47  17381 -31134   35   P   -t  -1.4830  0.1090  72S  57W   0             
03549 -0518 Nov 13  00:30:08  17380 -31133   73   P   t-   1.2334  0.5684  70N  82W   0             

03550 -0517 Apr 09  06:13:34  17374 -31128   40   A   -t   0.9484  0.9858  68N 108E  18  161  00m59s
03551 -0517 Oct 03  23:05:52  17367 -31122   45   A   -p  -0.8458  0.9597  55S 123W  32  273  03m23s
03552 -0516 Mar 28  18:05:08  17360 -31116   50   T   nn   0.1583  1.0489   9N  20W  81  164  04m34s
03553 -0516 Sep 22  01:47:59  17352 -31110   55   A   nn  -0.1513  0.9305   6S 138W  81  263  09m04s
03554 -0515 Mar 18  10:22:33  17345 -31104   60   T   p-  -0.5654  1.0673  36S 112E  55  265  05m15s
03555 -0515 Sep 11  01:20:22  17338 -31098   65   A   p-   0.5559  0.9343  39N 116W  56  293  07m03s
03556 -0514 Feb 06  15:56:48  17332 -31093   32   P   -t   1.3837  0.2942  70N  15W   0             
03557 -0514 Mar 08  02:30:09  17331 -31092   70   P   t-  -1.2977  0.4481  71S  29W   0             
03558 -0514 Aug 01  17:40:32  17325 -31087   37   P   -t  -1.4768  0.1200  69S  34W   0             
03559 -0514 Aug 31  05:16:01  17323 -31086   75   P   t-   1.2443  0.5456  71N  61W   0             

03560 -0513 Jan 26  23:19:08  17317 -31081   42   A   -p   0.7217  0.9452  26N  99W  44  291  06m38s
03561 -0513 Jul 22  08:14:07  17310 -31075   47   T   -p  -0.6990  1.0630  22S 126E  45  289  05m44s
03562 -0512 Jan 15  23:54:16  17303 -31069   52   A   nn   0.0290  0.9222  21S 103W  88  294  10m41s
03563 -0512 Jul 11  01:18:21  17296 -31063   57   Tm  nn   0.0320  1.0714  25N 128W  88  232  06m21s
03564 -0511 Jan 03  23:52:51  17289 -31057   62   A   p-  -0.6579  0.9362  65S 107W  49  317  05m31s
03565 -0511 Jun 30  16:09:58  17281 -31051   67   T   p-   0.8051  1.0223  77N   9W  36  129  01m26s
03566 -0511 Nov 24  17:08:19  17275 -31046   34   P   -t   1.4749  0.1257  63N  38E   0             
03567 -0511 Dec 24  05:58:52  17274 -31045   72   P   t-  -1.3076  0.4335  65S   1W   0             
03568 -0510 May 21  11:21:36  17268 -31040   39   P   -t  -1.1519  0.7048  62S 129E   0             
03569 -0510 Nov 14  07:57:17  17261 -31034   44   T   -p   0.7837  1.0397  31N 150E  38  211  03m16s

03570 -0509 May 10  12:00:03  17254 -31028   49   A   -p  -0.3967  0.9510   6S  79E  67  194  05m57s
03571 -0509 Nov 03  23:17:35  17247 -31022   54   T   -n   0.1217  1.0275   7S  98W  83   94  02m29s
03572 -0508 Apr 28  15:29:32  17239 -31016   59   A   p-   0.3809  0.9874  32N   7E  67   48  01m11s
03573 -0508 Oct 23  10:29:43  17232 -31010   64   A   p-  -0.5949  0.9727  41S  70E  53  120  02m20s
03574 -0507 Mar 19  17:44:28  17226 -31005   31   P   -t  -1.4579  0.1431  61S  83E   0             
03575 -0507 Apr 18  02:06:04  17225 -31004   69   P   t-   1.1138  0.7942  61N 115E   0             
03576 -0507 Oct 12  14:32:48  17218 -30998   74   P   t-  -1.3381  0.3867  61S  69W   0             
03577 -0506 Mar 09  10:22:57  17212 -30993   41   T   -p  -0.7454  1.0594  47S 131E  42  288  03m59s
03578 -0506 Sep 01  20:49:02  17205 -30987   46   A   -p   0.9396  0.9387  63N   7E  20  664  04m25s
03579 -0505 Feb 27  01:32:20  17197 -30981   51   T   nn  -0.0357  1.0254  13S 126W  88   86  02m18s

03580 -0505 Aug 22  02:54:54  17190 -30975   56   Hm  nn   0.1674  1.0023  23N 147W  80    8  00m13s
03581 -0504 Feb 16  10:50:13  17183 -30969   61   A   p-   0.7261  0.9616  28N  74E  43  197  03m59s
03582 -0504 Aug 10  16:07:21  17176 -30963   66   T   p-  -0.5679  1.0528  15S   2W  55  210  04m43s
03583 -0503 Jan 05  18:21:11  17170 -30958   33   P   -t  -1.5515  0.0332  65S 134E   0             
03584 -0503 Feb 04  12:51:39  17169 -30957   71   P   t-   1.4717  0.1630  62N  11E   0             
03585 -0503 Jul 02  01:24:31  17163 -30952   38   P   -t   1.2662  0.5077  65N  33E   0             
03586 -0503 Jul 31  08:50:27  17162 -30951   76   P   t-  -1.2681  0.5044  63S  76E   0             
03587 -0503 Dec 25  19:33:10  17156 -30946   43   A   -p  -0.8340  0.9446  80S  16W  33  374  03m59s
03588 -0502 Jun 21  14:54:51  17148 -30940   48   H   -p   0.5529  1.0116  57N  29E  56   48  00m56s
03589 -0502 Dec 15  03:42:43  17141 -30934   53   H   nn  -0.1022  1.0054  29S 165W  84   19  00m32s

03590 -0501 Jun 10  21:30:01  17134 -30928   58   A   nn  -0.2247  0.9647  10N  72W  77  131  04m40s
03591 -0501 Dec 04  17:44:58  17127 -30922   63   T   p-   0.5717  1.0404  13N  14W  55  165  03m53s
03592 -0500 May 29  22:32:09  17118 -30916   68   A-  t-  -0.9975  0.9670  68S  72W   0             
03593 -0500 Oct 24  21:46:30  17111 -30911   35   P   -t  -1.4943  0.0902  71S 160E   0             
03594 -0500 Nov 23  09:20:49  17110 -30910   73   P   t-   1.2353  0.5650  69N 132E   0             


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

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

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