Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE )

Introduction

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:

  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. See Five Millennium Catalog of Hybrid 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:

  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.

Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 1000 BCE to 901 BCE)

During the 10th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 226 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -0999 - -0900
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 226100.0%
PartialP 84 37.2%
AnnularA 75 33.2%
TotalT 61 27.0%
HybridH 6 2.7%

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 10th 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 136100.0%
Central (two limits) 129 94.9%
Central (one limit) 3 2.2%
Non-Central (one limit) 4 2.9%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 75100.0%
Central (two limits) 71 94.7%
Central (one limit) 3 4.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.3%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 61100.0%
Central (two limits) 58 95.1%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 3 4.9%

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: 79
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 16
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  5

The longest and shortest eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.

          Longest Annular Solar Eclipse:   -0983 Oct 24      Duration = 09m01s
         Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse:   -0987 Jan 16      Duration = 00m05s

          Longest  Total  Solar Eclipse:   -0983 Apr 30      Duration = 06m08s
         Shortest  Total  Solar Eclipse:   -0951 Feb 07      Duration = 00m31s

          Longest Hybrid  Solar Eclipse:   -0979 Aug 13      Duration = 01m48s
         Shortest Hybrid  Solar Eclipse:   -0969 Jan 27      Duration = 00m13s

          Largest Partial Solar Eclipse:   -0927 Nov 04     Magnitude = 0.99905
         Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse:   -0941 Jan 18     Magnitude = 0.01647

      1 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:   -973/ 61
      3 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:   -995/ 21  -941/ 16  -912/ 22

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.



Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE )


                      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

02402 -0999 Mar 29  18:08:50  25292 -37090   52   P   -1.1646  0.6895  71.7S 106.5E   0 269             
02403 -0999 Sep 21  21:43:04  25284 -37084   57   P    1.0470  0.9123  71.7N  62.3E   0 284             
02404 -0998 Feb 17  06:37:53  25276 -37079   24   A    0.9430  0.9224  53.6N 170.2E  19 159  889  07m41s
02405 -0998 Aug 13  04:30:26  25268 -37073   29   T   -0.8975  1.0524  45.0S 154.4W  26  14  394  04m04s
02406 -0997 Feb 06  06:51:15  25259 -37067   34   A    0.2187  0.9458   6.1S 174.9W  77 171  205  07m12s
02407 -0997 Aug 02  19:11:20  25250 -37061   39   T   -0.1874  1.0234  10.0N   3.3W  79   6   81  02m29s
02408 -0996 Jan 26  12:47:41  25242 -37055   44   A   -0.5068  0.9917  51.6S 102.0E  59 352   34  00m43s
02409 -0996 Jul 22  03:48:45  25233 -37049   49   A    0.5900  0.9685  58.9N 129.3W  54 184  141  02m45s
02410 -0996 Dec 16  15:05:32  25226 -37044   16   P    1.4968  0.0734  64.4N  85.5E   0 205             
02411 -0995 Jan 15  01:30:15  25224 -37043   54   P   -1.1698  0.6881  67.1S  82.0E   0 184             

02412 -0995 Jun 11  14:37:30  25217 -37038   21   Pe  -1.4996  0.1068  63.8S  97.6E   0 329             
02413 -0995 Jul 11  05:47:29  25216 -37037   59   P    1.3644  0.3397  66.3N  23.1E   0   5             
02414 -0995 Dec 06  06:33:58  25208 -37032   26   T    0.8634  1.0207  36.2N 157.7W  30 198  139  01m47s
02415 -0994 May 31  17:55:43  25200 -37026   31   A   -0.6985  0.9841  22.1S  27.6E  46 341   77  01m44s
02416 -0994 Nov 25  18:10:20  25191 -37020   36   A    0.1968  0.9767   8.6S  14.2E  79 199   84  02m32s
02417 -0993 May 21  04:22:36  25182 -37014   41   T    0.1049  1.0447  23.3N 145.4W  84 158  150  03m58s
02418 -0993 Nov 14  22:36:00  25174 -37008   46   A   -0.5116  0.9270  43.8S  73.1W  59  32  317  07m09s
02419 -0992 May 09  20:20:56  25165 -37002   51   T    0.8433  1.0712  61.6N  69.6W  32 123  429  04m12s
02420 -0992 Nov 02  21:47:52  25156 -36996   56   P   -1.1926  0.6291  61.2S 158.2W   0 116             
02421 -0991 Mar 31  05:27:07  25149 -36991   23   T   -0.9705  1.0250  58.0S  91.2W  13 293  357  01m34s

02422 -0991 Sep 23  08:22:26  25140 -36985   28   P    1.0604  0.8739  60.7N 104.9W   0 278             
02423 -0990 Mar 20  15:39:10  25131 -36979   33   A   -0.2387  0.9795  16.2S  59.8E  76 330   75  02m02s
02424 -0990 Sep 12  20:42:00  25123 -36973   38   T    0.3105  1.0417  24.0N  16.7W  72 210  146  03m24s
02425 -0989 Mar 09  18:32:53  25114 -36967   43   A    0.5194  0.9383  19.4N   4.8W  59 150  263  06m57s
02426 -0989 Sep 02  12:49:37  25105 -36961   48   T   -0.3889  1.0592   8.7S  82.5E  67  26  210  05m00s
02427 -0988 Feb 26  18:36:12  25097 -36955   53   P    1.2372  0.5567  61.3N  56.4W   0 116             
02428 -0988 Aug 22  04:05:11  25088 -36949   58   P   -1.1224  0.7744  61.8S 165.0E   0  56             
02429 -0987 Jan 16  10:41:05  25081 -36944   25   A   -0.8905  0.9986  77.4S 163.8W  27 286   11  00m05s
02430 -0987 Jul 13  00:22:35  25072 -36938   30   A    0.8592  0.9539  78.8N  32.3W  30 234  332  03m15s
02431 -0986 Jan 06  00:39:41  25063 -36932   35   T   -0.1735  1.0467  33.7S  81.4W  80 351  158  03m59s

02432 -0986 Jul 02  01:19:51  25055 -36926   40   A    0.1115  0.9464  30.4N  96.0W  83 185  199  06m35s
02433 -0986 Dec 26  16:29:37  25046 -36920   45   T    0.5028  1.0380   6.4N  35.9E  60 176  147  03m46s
02434 -0985 Jun 21  03:23:23  25037 -36914   50   A   -0.6495  0.9724  17.4S 128.6W  49   0  130  03m25s
02435 -0985 Dec 16  05:28:52  25029 -36908   55   P    1.2277  0.5761  67.0N 155.9W   0 182             
02436 -0984 May 11  04:02:43  25022 -36903   22   P    1.2030  0.6278  70.1N  84.2E   0  41             
02437 -0984 Jun 09  12:13:01  25020 -36902   60   P   -1.3689  0.3165  67.7S 109.3E   0 350             
02438 -0984 Nov 04  17:17:19  25013 -36897   27   A-  -1.0234  0.9099  70.7S 108.8W   0 133   -     -   
02439 -0983 Apr 30  20:47:10  25004 -36891   32   T    0.4466  1.0790  37.2N  37.3W  63 161  285  06m08s
02440 -0983 Oct 24  16:17:12  24996 -36885   37   A   -0.3478  0.9245  28.4S  30.9E  69  18  303  09m01s
02441 -0982 Apr 20  13:23:00  24987 -36879   42   T   -0.2985  1.0529   8.9S  88.2E  73 343  183  04m59s

02442 -0982 Oct 13  19:29:50  24978 -36873   47   A    0.3566  0.9692  15.6N   4.0W  69 198  118  03m26s
02443 -0981 Apr 10  01:16:03  24970 -36867   52   P   -1.1028  0.8002  71.6S  15.7W   0 282             
02444 -0981 Oct 03  06:08:45  24961 -36861   57   P    1.0273  0.9486  71.8N  79.7W   0 270             
02445 -0980 Feb 28  13:45:50  24954 -36856   24   An   0.9904  0.9221  66.3N  41.7E   7 140   -   06m33s
02446 -0980 Aug 23  12:30:59  24945 -36850   29   T   -0.9406  1.0458  53.4S  75.9E  19  21  455  03m18s
02447 -0979 Feb 16  14:18:54  24936 -36844   34   A    0.2559  0.9509   0.9S  70.7E  75 168  186  06m22s
02448 -0979 Aug 13  02:47:53  24928 -36838   39   H3  -0.2387  1.0168   4.5N 119.8W  76  10   59  01m48s
02449 -0978 Feb 05  20:48:17  24919 -36832   44   A   -0.4783  0.9982  46.9S  17.0W  61 347    7  00m09s
02450 -0978 Aug 02  10:50:28  24910 -36826   49   A    0.5291  0.9636  52.6N 127.3E  58 190  156  03m24s
02451 -0978 Dec 27  23:52:42  24903 -36821   16   P    1.5018  0.0629  65.4N  57.6W   0 194             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE )


                      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

02452 -0977 Jan 26  09:57:00  24902 -36820   54   P   -1.1492  0.7275  68.2S  57.3W   0 195             
02453 -0977 Jul 22  12:24:38  24893 -36814   59   P    1.2935  0.4606  67.4N  88.3W   0 355             
02454 -0977 Dec 17  15:19:54  24886 -36809   26   T    0.8680  1.0195  36.3N  65.8E  29 193  134  01m43s
02455 -0976 Jun 11  00:40:34  24877 -36803   31   A   -0.7775  0.9854  27.6S  76.0W  39 345   81  01m34s
02456 -0976 Dec 06  02:40:40  24869 -36797   36   A    0.1981  0.9742  10.7S 114.6W  79 195   94  02m54s
02457 -0975 May 31  11:32:22  24860 -36791   41   T    0.0261  1.0480  21.8N 107.6E  88 163  160  04m22s
02458 -0975 Nov 25  06:44:22  24851 -36785   46   A   -0.5096  0.9252  47.5S 165.3E  59  28  326  07m19s
02459 -0974 May 21  03:44:46  24843 -36779   51   T    0.7680  1.0744  61.3N 171.1W  40 133  375  04m32s
02460 -0974 Nov 14  05:49:08  24834 -36773   56   P   -1.1868  0.6387  61.8S  71.3E   0 126             
02461 -0973 Apr 11  12:51:12  24827 -36768   23   P   -1.0390  0.9324  60.7S 173.4E   0 279             

02462 -0973 May 10  20:50:26  24826 -36767   61   Pb   1.5114  0.0379  61.8N 150.2W   0  58             
02463 -0973 Oct 04  16:35:00  24818 -36762   28   P    1.0741  0.8496  60.7N 122.0E   0 269             
02464 -0972 Mar 30  22:44:13  24810 -36756   33   A   -0.3046  0.9787  15.3S  46.9W  72 329   79  02m08s
02465 -0972 Sep 23  05:04:16  24801 -36750   38   T    0.3335  1.0406  20.7N 143.5W  70 211  143  03m19s
02466 -0971 Mar 20  01:24:23  24792 -36744   43   A    0.4570  0.9408  19.6N 108.6W  63 149  243  06m32s
02467 -0971 Sep 12  21:07:23  24784 -36738   48   T   -0.3588  1.0554  10.8S  43.7W  69  28  195  04m36s
02468 -0970 Mar 09  01:40:51  24775 -36732   53   P    1.1818  0.6518  60.9N 172.7W   0 107             
02469 -0970 Sep 02  12:01:56  24767 -36726   58   P   -1.0884  0.8356  61.3S  35.5E   0  65             
02470 -0969 Jan 27  18:56:26  24759 -36721   25   H   -0.9078  1.0037  73.5S  77.3E  24 279   31  00m13s
02471 -0969 Jul 24  07:10:20  24751 -36715   30   A    0.9306  0.9470  76.7N  91.5W  21 278  543  03m30s

02472 -0968 Jan 17  09:15:55  24742 -36709   35   T   -0.1871  1.0503  33.2S 150.5E  79 345  170  04m12s
02473 -0968 Jul 12  07:51:00  24733 -36703   40   A    0.1901  0.9447  34.5N 167.1E  79 191  208  06m28s
02474 -0967 Jan 06  01:10:53  24725 -36697   45   T    0.4952  1.0385   5.8N  96.8W  60 172  148  03m47s
02475 -0967 Jul 01  10:07:18  24716 -36691   50   A   -0.5693  0.9748  10.9S 127.1E  55   5  110  03m09s
02476 -0967 Dec 26  13:58:52  24708 -36685   55   P    1.2267  0.5777  65.9N  64.5E   0 171             
02477 -0966 May 22  11:19:34  24701 -36680   22   P    1.2729  0.4947  69.3N  38.7W   0  29             
02478 -0966 Jun 20  19:22:47  24699 -36679   60   P   -1.2918  0.4598  66.7S  10.5W   0   1             
02479 -0966 Nov 16  01:19:18  24692 -36674   27   P   -1.0288  0.9002  69.9S 116.4E   0 146             
02480 -0965 May 12  04:14:07  24683 -36668   32   T    0.5194  1.0789  45.6N 152.1W  58 162  298  05m49s
02481 -0965 Nov 05  00:18:37  24675 -36662   37   A   -0.3539  0.9246  33.0S  90.6W  69  17  303  08m48s

02482 -0964 Apr 30  20:43:01  24666 -36656   42   T   -0.2274  1.0517   1.0S  25.7W  77 345  176  05m00s
02483 -0964 Oct 24  03:48:35  24657 -36650   47   A    0.3481  0.9704  10.9N 131.2W  70 197  113  03m22s
02484 -0963 Apr 20  08:14:34  24649 -36644   52   P   -1.0344  0.9224  71.3S 135.4W   0 295             
02485 -0963 Oct 13  14:42:55  24640 -36638   57   P    1.0144  0.9726  71.7N 136.2E   0 256             
02486 -0962 Mar 10  20:41:34  24633 -36633   24   P    1.0474  0.8764  71.4N  90.2W   0 115             
02487 -0962 Sep 03  20:40:19  24624 -36627   29   T   -0.9762  1.0387  62.4S  61.4W  12  34  627  02m33s
02488 -0961 Feb 27  21:37:59  24616 -36621   34   A    0.3008  0.9562   5.2N  42.0W  72 165  167  05m29s
02489 -0961 Aug 24  10:31:09  24607 -36615   39   H   -0.2836  1.0100   1.2S 121.7E  74  13   36  01m05s
02490 -0960 Feb 17  04:42:54  24599 -36609   44   H   -0.4440  1.0050  41.2S 136.0W  63 344   19  00m27s
02491 -0960 Aug 12  17:58:00  24590 -36603   49   A    0.4738  0.9584  46.0N  20.5E  61 194  172  04m07s

02492 -0959 Jan 07  08:36:28  24583 -36598   16   P    1.5101  0.0461  66.4N 159.7E   0 184             
02493 -0959 Feb 05  18:17:58  24582 -36597   54   P   -1.1234  0.7773  69.2S 164.2E   0 207             
02494 -0959 Aug 01  19:07:23  24573 -36591   59   P    1.2266  0.5739  68.4N 158.5E   0 344             
02495 -0959 Dec 28  00:03:08  24566 -36586   26   T    0.8746  1.0187  37.1N  70.1W  29 187  132  01m39s
02496 -0958 Jun 22  07:29:45  24557 -36580   31   A   -0.8536  0.9859  34.6S 178.7E  31 349   95  01m27s
02497 -0958 Dec 17  11:07:32  24549 -36574   36   A    0.2014  0.9723  11.8S 117.6E  78 191  101  03m14s
02498 -0957 Jun 11  18:46:35  24540 -36568   41   T   -0.0498  1.0506  19.6N   0.8W  87 345  168  04m44s
02499 -0957 Dec 06  14:51:13  24531 -36562   46   A   -0.5070  0.9240  50.6S  45.4E  59  24  332  07m27s
02500 -0956 May 31  11:09:40  24523 -36556   51   T    0.6932  1.0765  60.5N  86.4E  46 144  343  04m49s
02501 -0956 Nov 24  13:51:36  24514 -36550   56   P   -1.1814  0.6476  62.5S  59.6W   0 135             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE )


                      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

02502 -0955 Apr 21  20:09:28  24507 -36545   23   P   -1.1115  0.7966  60.9S  53.8E   0 288             
02503 -0955 May 21  04:09:23  24506 -36544   61   P    1.4428  0.1701  62.4N  89.6E   0  49             
02504 -0955 Oct 15  00:55:20  24499 -36539   28   P    1.0828  0.8345  60.8N  13.1W   0 260             
02505 -0954 Apr 11  05:39:32  24490 -36533   33   A   -0.3777  0.9774  15.0S 151.2W  68 330   86  02m18s
02506 -0954 Oct 04  13:35:24  24481 -36527   38   T    0.3499  1.0398  17.1N  87.0E  69 211  141  03m17s
02507 -0953 Mar 31  08:06:38  24473 -36521   43   A    0.3868  0.9430  19.9N 150.4E  67 149  226  06m12s
02508 -0953 Sep 24  05:32:57  24464 -36515   48   T   -0.3353  1.0518  13.6S 171.8W  70  30  181  04m14s
02509 -0952 Mar 19  08:38:04  24456 -36509   53   P    1.1192  0.7602  60.6N  73.0E   0  99             
02510 -0952 Sep 12  20:06:34  24447 -36503   58   P   -1.0613  0.8832  60.9S  95.8W   0  74             
02511 -0951 Feb 07  03:04:01  24440 -36498   25   T   -0.9323  1.0088  69.9S  40.5W  21 274   85  00m31s

02512 -0951 Aug 03  14:03:44  24431 -36492   30   An   0.9965  0.9374  64.7N 155.6W   2 317   -   03m41s
02513 -0950 Jan 27  17:45:09  24423 -36486   35   T   -0.2071  1.0541  32.2S  24.0E  78 341  183  04m25s
02514 -0950 Jul 23  14:29:18  24414 -36480   40   A    0.2631  0.9427  37.2N  69.2E  75 196  220  06m24s
02515 -0949 Jan 17  09:45:26  24406 -36474   45   T    0.4822  1.0393   5.6N 132.3E  61 167  150  03m49s
02516 -0949 Jul 12  16:59:24  24397 -36468   50   A   -0.4944  0.9765   5.8S  21.6E  60   9   96  02m54s
02517 -0948 Jan 06  22:24:11  24389 -36462   55   P    1.2226  0.5850  64.9N  73.3W   0 161             
02518 -0948 Jun 01  18:37:02  24381 -36457   22   P    1.3428  0.3608  68.4N 161.2W   0  17             
02519 -0948 Jul 01  02:36:52  24380 -36456   60   P   -1.2170  0.5994  65.7S 130.9W   0  11             
02520 -0948 Nov 26  09:23:16  24373 -36451   27   P   -1.0323  0.8940  68.9S  18.3W   0 158             
02521 -0947 May 22  11:39:03  24364 -36445   32   T    0.5940  1.0780  54.0N  94.4E  53 164  314  05m25s

02522 -0947 Nov 15  08:24:40  24356 -36439   37   A   -0.3565  0.9253  37.0S 147.5E  69  14  301  08m32s
02523 -0946 May 12  03:58:30  24347 -36433   42   T   -0.1532  1.0497   6.7N 138.1W  81 347  167  04m54s
02524 -0946 Nov 04  12:13:23  24339 -36427   47   A    0.3438  0.9720   6.7N 100.3E  70 194  107  03m14s
02525 -0945 May 01  15:08:00  24330 -36421   52   A   -0.9628  0.9812  59.3S  82.9E  15 330  252  01m30s
02526 -0945 Oct 24  23:21:52  24322 -36415   57   P    1.0049  0.9903  71.3N   8.9W   0 242             
02527 -0944 Mar 21  03:30:52  24314 -36410   24   P    1.1093  0.7726  71.8N 152.3E   0 101             
02528 -0944 Sep 14  04:56:40  24306 -36404   29   P   -1.0056  0.9987  71.4S 138.9E   0  67             
02529 -0943 Mar 10  04:49:16  24297 -36398   34   A    0.3529  0.9616  12.0N 153.4W  69 163  148  04m37s
02530 -0943 Sep 03  18:21:30  24289 -36392   39   H   -0.3218  1.0033   7.0S   1.2E  71  15   12  00m21s
02531 -0942 Feb 27  12:29:02  24280 -36386   44   H   -0.4016  1.0118  34.7S 105.6E  66 342   44  01m05s

02532 -0942 Aug 24  01:14:02  24272 -36380   49   A    0.4261  0.9533  39.5N  89.6W  65 196  189  04m54s
02533 -0941 Jan 18  17:12:07  24265 -36375   16   Pe   1.5250  0.0165  67.5N  18.5E   0 172             
02534 -0941 Feb 17  02:29:38  24263 -36374   54   P   -1.0898  0.8423  70.1S  27.5E   0 219             
02535 -0941 Aug 13  02:00:51  24255 -36368   59   P    1.1678  0.6727  69.4N  41.9E   0 332             
02536 -0940 Jan 08  08:39:54  24248 -36363   26   T    0.8860  1.0181  39.2N 155.4E  27 182  134  01m36s
02537 -0940 Jul 02  14:24:34  24239 -36357   31   A   -0.9259  0.9853  44.1S  70.9E  22 353  139  01m24s
02538 -0940 Dec 27  19:29:39  24231 -36351   36   A    0.2080  0.9709  11.9S   8.9W  78 186  107  03m29s
02539 -0939 Jun 22  02:03:20  24222 -36345   41   Tm  -0.1240  1.0523  16.5N 110.3W  83 350  175  05m02s
02540 -0939 Dec 16  22:55:10  24214 -36339   46   A   -0.5023  0.9237  52.7S  72.5W  60  17  333  07m33s
02541 -0938 Jun 11  18:34:31  24205 -36333   51   T    0.6183  1.0773  58.7N  16.9W  52 154  318  05m04s

02542 -0938 Dec 05  21:55:18  24196 -36327   56   P   -1.1767  0.6555  63.4S 168.9E   0 145             
02543 -0937 May 03  03:21:34  24189 -36322   23   P   -1.1882  0.6532  61.3S  64.4W   0 296             
02544 -0937 Jun 01  11:26:28  24188 -36321   61   P    1.3729  0.3043  63.1N  30.2W   0  40             
02545 -0937 Oct 26  09:22:23  24181 -36316   28   P    1.0869  0.8276  61.1N 149.9W   0 250             
02546 -0936 Apr 21  12:28:14  24172 -36310   33   A   -0.4554  0.9757  15.5S 106.1E  63 331   96  02m32s
02547 -0936 Oct 14  22:13:31  24164 -36304   38   T    0.3609  1.0391  13.4N  44.5W  69 210  139  03m17s
02548 -0935 Apr 10  14:40:46  24155 -36298   43   A    0.3100  0.9451  20.1N  51.9E  72 149  211  05m58s
02549 -0935 Oct 04  14:05:36  24147 -36292   48   T   -0.3180  1.0481  17.1S  58.2E  71  31  168  03m54s
02550 -0934 Mar 30  15:28:49  24138 -36286   53   P    1.0506  0.8800  60.5N  39.7W   0  90             
02551 -0934 Sep 24  04:18:02  24130 -36280   58   P   -1.0405  0.9188  60.7S 131.4E   0  83             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE )


                      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

02552 -0933 Feb 18  11:04:47  24123 -36275   25   T   -0.9632  1.0132  66.6S 154.5W  15 267  174  00m45s
02553 -0933 Aug 14  21:05:20  24114 -36269   30   P    1.0550  0.8678  62.1N  91.8E   0 310             
02554 -0932 Feb 08  02:07:49  24106 -36263   35   T   -0.2330  1.0579  30.6S 101.1W  76 336  196  04m38s
02555 -0932 Aug 02  21:15:20  24097 -36257   40   A    0.3301  0.9405  38.7N  30.2W  71 202  233  06m22s
02556 -0931 Jan 27  18:12:47  24089 -36251   45   T    0.4636  1.0404   5.9N   3.2E  62 163  152  03m50s
02557 -0931 Jul 22  23:59:33  24080 -36245   50   A   -0.4248  0.9778   2.1S  85.4W  65  13   87  02m41s
02558 -0930 Jan 17  06:39:57  24072 -36239   55   P    1.2115  0.6049  63.9N 151.6E   0 150             
02559 -0930 Jun 13  01:57:00  24064 -36234   22   P    1.4113  0.2293  67.4N  76.2E   0   7             
02560 -0930 Jul 12  09:58:18  24063 -36233   60   P   -1.1471  0.7302  64.7S 107.3E   0  21             
02561 -0930 Dec 07  17:25:13  24056 -36228   27   P   -1.0375  0.8855  67.8S 151.7W   0 170             

02562 -0929 Jun 02  19:04:07  24048 -36222   32   T    0.6682  1.0760  62.4N  17.4W  48 167  332  04m58s
02563 -0929 Nov 26  16:31:30  24039 -36216   37   A   -0.3590  0.9268  40.5S  26.3E  69  10  295  08m12s
02564 -0928 May 22  11:10:57  24030 -36210   42   Tm  -0.0771  1.0470  14.0N 110.9E  86 350  157  04m39s
02565 -0928 Nov 14  20:42:26  24022 -36204   47   A    0.3422  0.9742   3.2N  29.2W  70 191   98  03m01s
02566 -0927 May 11  21:53:47  24014 -36198   52   A   -0.8855  0.9820  45.6S  33.9W  27 342  137  01m41s
02567 -0927 Nov 04  08:07:19  24005 -36192   57   P    1.0005  0.9990  70.6N 155.2W   0 228             
02568 -0926 Apr 01  10:10:07  23998 -36187   24   P    1.1791  0.6547  71.8N  37.1E   0  88             
02569 -0926 Sep 25  13:21:07  23989 -36181   29   P   -1.0283  0.9539  71.7S   2.6W   0  81             
02570 -0925 Mar 21  11:53:19  23981 -36175   34   A    0.4117  0.9668  19.6N  96.7E  66 161  131  03m47s
02571 -0925 Sep 15  02:19:48  23972 -36169   39   A   -0.3526  0.9968  12.8S 121.5W  69  17   12  00m21s

02572 -0924 Mar 09  20:09:35  23964 -36163   44   T   -0.3537  1.0187  27.7S  12.2W  69 341   68  01m45s
02573 -0924 Sep 03  08:36:30  23956 -36157   49   A    0.3843  0.9480  33.0N 158.0E  67 198  206  05m44s
02574 -0923 Feb 27  10:35:25  23947 -36151   54   P   -1.0511  0.9176  70.8S 108.3W   0 232             
02575 -0923 Aug 23  09:02:15  23939 -36145   59   P    1.1154  0.7604  70.2N  77.2W   0 320             
02576 -0922 Jan 18  17:10:02  23932 -36140   26   T    0.9024  1.0176  42.5N  22.1E  25 176  141  01m31s
02577 -0922 Jul 13  21:26:58  23923 -36134   31   As  -0.9926  0.9822  61.1S  40.6W   5 358   -   01m27s
02578 -0921 Jan 08  03:45:32  23915 -36128   36   A    0.2185  0.9699  10.9S 133.9W  77 182  111  03m40s
02579 -0921 Jul 03  09:26:14  23906 -36122   41   T   -0.1939  1.0534  12.8N 138.1E  79 355  180  05m15s
02580 -0921 Dec 28  06:53:44  23898 -36116   46   A   -0.4937  0.9238  53.3S 171.9E  60  10  331  07m38s
02581 -0920 Jun 22  02:03:01  23889 -36110   51   T    0.5464  1.0772  56.1N 122.5W  57 164  299  05m17s

02582 -0920 Dec 16  05:56:25  23881 -36104   56   P   -1.1695  0.6678  64.3S  37.7E   0 155             
02583 -0919 May 13  10:28:46  23874 -36099   23   P   -1.2677  0.5051  61.8S 178.5E   0 305             
02584 -0919 Jun 11  18:43:06  23872 -36098   61   P    1.3032  0.4376  63.9N 150.2W   0  30             
02585 -0919 Nov 05  17:54:59  23865 -36093   28   P    1.0872  0.8275  61.5N  71.9E   0 241             
02586 -0918 May 02  19:10:05  23857 -36087   33   A   -0.5374  0.9733  17.0S   5.0E  57 333  111  02m52s
02587 -0918 Oct 26  06:57:14  23848 -36081   38   T    0.3675  1.0389   9.7N 177.6W  68 208  139  03m21s
02588 -0917 Apr 21  21:08:47  23840 -36075   43   A    0.2285  0.9468  20.1N  44.8W  77 151  200  05m50s
02589 -0917 Oct 15  22:45:19  23831 -36069   48   T   -0.3072  1.0447  21.0S  73.4W  72  31  156  03m36s
02590 -0916 Apr 09  22:13:31  23823 -36063   53   A    0.9759  0.9512  60.3N 126.6W  12 103  841  03m26s
02591 -0916 Oct 04  12:36:34  23814 -36057   58   P   -1.0263  0.9422  60.7S   3.3W   0  92             

02592 -0915 Feb 28  18:57:40  23807 -36052   25   T-  -1.0012  1.0004  61.2S 110.1E   0 246   -     -   
02593 -0915 Aug 25  04:14:54  23799 -36046   30   P    1.1062  0.7790  61.5N  25.9W   0 301             
02594 -0914 Feb 18  10:21:12  23790 -36040   35   T   -0.2669  1.0617  28.9S 135.8E  74 333  210  04m51s
02595 -0914 Aug 14  04:11:20  23782 -36034   40   A    0.3892  0.9382  38.9N 132.3W  67 207  248  06m25s
02596 -0913 Feb 08  02:31:54  23773 -36028   45   T    0.4384  1.0416   6.5N 123.5W  64 159  154  03m51s
02597 -0913 Aug 03  07:08:24  23765 -36022   50   A   -0.3615  0.9786   0.2N 166.0E  69  17   81  02m29s
02598 -0912 Jan 28  14:48:33  23757 -36016   55   P    1.1954  0.6336  63.1N  18.7E   0 141             
02599 -0912 Jun 23  09:20:02  23750 -36011   22   Pe   1.4777  0.1017  66.4N  46.7W   0 356             
02600 -0912 Jul 22  17:26:11  23748 -36010   60   P   -1.0815  0.8530  63.8S  15.8W   0  31             
02601 -0912 Dec 18  01:25:26  23741 -36005   27   P   -1.0434  0.8758  66.7S  75.9E   0 182             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900 ( 1000 BCE to 901 BCE )


                      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

02602 -0911 Jun 13  02:28:32  23733 -35999   32   T    0.7427  1.0730  70.7N 125.6W  42 173  356  04m29s
02603 -0911 Dec 07  00:39:47  23724 -35993   37   A   -0.3608  0.9289  43.1S  94.3W  69   5  286  07m48s
02604 -0910 Jun 02  18:21:52  23716 -35987   42   T   -0.0005  1.0435  20.9N   1.1E  90 182  145  04m16s
02605 -0910 Nov 26  05:13:06  23707 -35981   47   A    0.3411  0.9770   0.3N 158.8W  70 188   87  02m43s
02606 -0909 May 23  04:37:51  23699 -35975   52   A   -0.8075  0.9811  35.0S 143.2W  36 349  114  01m59s
02607 -0909 Nov 15  16:55:23  23691 -35969   57   T+   0.9976  1.0050  69.8N  58.5E   0 215   -     -   
02608 -0908 Apr 11  16:44:07  23683 -35964   24   P    1.2526  0.5298  71.6N  76.7W   0  74             
02609 -0908 Oct 05  21:51:28  23675 -35958   29   P   -1.0457  0.9194  71.8S 145.8W   0  95             
02610 -0907 Mar 31  18:51:35  23667 -35952   34   A    0.4761  0.9718  27.7N  12.2W  61 160  114  03m01s
02611 -0907 Sep 25  10:25:04  23658 -35946   39   A   -0.3764  0.9905  18.4S 114.3E  68  19   36  00m59s

02612 -0906 Mar 21  03:41:44  23650 -35940   44   T   -0.2981  1.0254  20.2S 128.5W  73 341   90  02m26s
02613 -0906 Sep 14  16:08:17  23641 -35934   49   A    0.3512  0.9431  26.8N  42.8E  69 199  224  06m33s
02614 -0905 Mar 10  18:32:35  23633 -35928   54   T-  -1.0053  1.0072  71.4S 117.5E   0 245   -     -   
02615 -0905 Sep 03  16:13:39  23625 -35922   59   P    1.0707  0.8345  71.0N 160.6E   0 307             
02616 -0904 Jan 30  01:31:29  23617 -35917   26   T    0.9253  1.0169  47.4N 110.0W  22 170  154  01m23s
02617 -0904 Jul 24  04:37:34  23609 -35911   31   P   -1.0531  0.8902  67.6S 160.1W   0   9             
02618 -0903 Jan 18  11:52:49  23601 -35905   36   A    0.2356  0.9694   8.7S 103.0E  76 177  113  03m46s
02619 -0903 Jul 13  16:53:45  23592 -35899   41   T   -0.2605  1.0537   8.3N  24.8E  75 359  184  05m21s
02620 -0902 Jan 07  14:46:26  23584 -35893   46   A   -0.4807  0.9247  52.4S  57.8E  61   3  324  07m41s
02621 -0902 Jul 03  09:34:32  23575 -35887   51   T    0.4771  1.0761  52.4N 129.5E  61 172  281  05m26s

02622 -0902 Dec 27  13:54:30  23567 -35881   56   P   -1.1594  0.6850  65.3S  93.1W   0 165             
02623 -0901 May 24  17:32:58  23560 -35876   23   P   -1.3484  0.3556  62.5S  62.0E   0 314             
02624 -0901 Jun 23  02:01:09  23559 -35875   61   P    1.2351  0.5666  64.8N  89.2E   0  21             
02625 -0901 Nov 17  02:32:05  23552 -35870   28   P    1.0844  0.8332  62.1N  67.7W   0 231             
02626 -0900 May 13  01:46:44  23543 -35864   33   A   -0.6227  0.9703  19.8S  95.0W  51 336  133  03m16s
02627 -0900 Nov 05  15:46:05  23535 -35858   38   T    0.3702  1.0389   6.3N  48.0E  68 205  140  03m26s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 10th 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
10th century BCE -0999--0980 -0979--0960 -0959--0940 -0939--0920 -0919--0900

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 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.


Acknowledgments

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)"


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