Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

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

During the 10th century BCE[4], 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 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 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 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: -999 to -900
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0983 Oct 2409m01s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0987 Jan 1600m05s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -0983 Apr 3006m08s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0951 Feb 0700m31s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0979 Aug 1301m48s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0969 Jan 2700m13s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -0927 Nov 04 - 0.99905
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0941 Jan 18 - 0.01647

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


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: -0999 to -0900


                      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

02402 -0999 Mar 29  18:08:50  25292 -37090   52   P   t-  -1.1646  0.6895  72S 106E   0             
02403 -0999 Sep 21  21:43:04  25284 -37084   57   P   t-   1.0470  0.9123  72N  62E   0             
02404 -0998 Feb 17  06:37:53  25276 -37079   24   A   -t   0.9430  0.9224  54N 170E  19  889  07m41s
02405 -0998 Aug 13  04:30:26  25268 -37073   29   T   -t  -0.8975  1.0524  45S 154W  26  394  04m04s
02406 -0997 Feb 06  06:51:15  25259 -37067   34   A   nn   0.2187  0.9458   6S 175W  77  205  07m12s
02407 -0997 Aug 02  19:11:20  25250 -37061   39   T   -n  -0.1874  1.0234  10N   3W  79   81  02m29s
02408 -0996 Jan 26  12:47:41  25242 -37055   44   A   p-  -0.5068  0.9917  52S 102E  59   34  00m43s
02409 -0996 Jul 22  03:48:45  25233 -37049   49   A   p-   0.5900  0.9685  59N 129W  54  141  02m45s
02410 -0996 Dec 16  15:05:32  25226 -37044   16   P   -t   1.4968  0.0734  64N  86E   0             
02411 -0995 Jan 15  01:30:15  25224 -37043   54   P   t-  -1.1698  0.6881  67S  82E   0             

02412 -0995 Jun 11  14:37:30  25217 -37038   21   Pe  -t  -1.4996  0.1068  64S  98E   0             
02413 -0995 Jul 11  05:47:29  25216 -37037   59   P   t-   1.3644  0.3397  66N  23E   0             
02414 -0995 Dec 06  06:33:58  25208 -37032   26   T   -p   0.8634  1.0207  36N 158W  30  139  01m47s
02415 -0994 May 31  17:55:43  25200 -37026   31   A   -p  -0.6985  0.9841  22S  28E  46   77  01m44s
02416 -0994 Nov 25  18:10:20  25191 -37020   36   A   -n   0.1968  0.9767   9S  14E  79   84  02m32s
02417 -0993 May 21  04:22:36  25182 -37014   41   T   nn   0.1049  1.0447  23N 145W  84  150  03m58s
02418 -0993 Nov 14  22:36:00  25174 -37008   46   A   p-  -0.5116  0.9270  44S  73W  59  317  07m09s
02419 -0992 May 09  20:20:56  25165 -37002   51   T   p-   0.8433  1.0712  62N  70W  32  429  04m12s
02420 -0992 Nov 02  21:47:52  25156 -36996   56   P   t-  -1.1926  0.6291  61S 158W   0             
02421 -0991 Mar 31  05:27:07  25149 -36991   23   T   -t  -0.9705  1.0250  58S  91W  13  357  01m34s

02422 -0991 Sep 23  08:22:26  25140 -36985   28   P   -t   1.0604  0.8739  61N 105W   0             
02423 -0990 Mar 20  15:39:10  25131 -36979   33   A   -n  -0.2387  0.9795  16S  60E  76   75  02m02s
02424 -0990 Sep 12  20:42:00  25123 -36973   38   T   -n   0.3105  1.0417  24N  17W  72  146  03m24s
02425 -0989 Mar 09  18:32:53  25114 -36967   43   A   p-   0.5194  0.9383  19N   5W  59  263  06m57s
02426 -0989 Sep 02  12:49:37  25105 -36961   48   T   n-  -0.3889  1.0592   9S  82E  67  210  05m00s
02427 -0988 Feb 26  18:36:12  25097 -36955   53   P   t-   1.2372  0.5567  61N  56W   0             
02428 -0988 Aug 22  04:05:11  25088 -36949   58   P   t-  -1.1224  0.7744  62S 165E   0             
02429 -0987 Jan 16  10:41:05  25081 -36944   25   A   -p  -0.8905  0.9986  77S 164W  27   11  00m05s
02430 -0987 Jul 13  00:22:34  25072 -36938   30   A   -t   0.8592  0.9539  79N  32W  30  332  03m15s
02431 -0986 Jan 06  00:39:41  25063 -36932   35   T   -n  -0.1735  1.0467  34S  81W  80  158  03m59s

02432 -0986 Jul 02  01:19:51  25055 -36926   40   A   nn   0.1115  0.9464  30N  96W  83  199  06m35s
02433 -0986 Dec 26  16:29:37  25046 -36920   45   T   n-   0.5028  1.0380   6N  36E  60  147  03m46s
02434 -0985 Jun 21  03:23:23  25037 -36914   50   A   p-  -0.6495  0.9724  17S 129W  49  130  03m25s
02435 -0985 Dec 16  05:28:52  25029 -36908   55   P   t-   1.2277  0.5761  67N 156W   0             
02436 -0984 May 11  04:02:43  25022 -36903   22   P   -t   1.2030  0.6278  70N  84E   0             
02437 -0984 Jun 09  12:13:01  25020 -36902   60   P   t-  -1.3689  0.3165  68S 109E   0             
02438 -0984 Nov 04  17:17:19  25013 -36897   27   A-  -t  -1.0234  0.9099  71S 109W   0             
02439 -0983 Apr 30  20:47:10  25004 -36891   32   T   -p   0.4466  1.0790  37N  37W  63  285  06m08s
02440 -0983 Oct 24  16:17:12  24996 -36885   37   A   -n  -0.3478  0.9245  28S  31E  69  303  09m01s
02441 -0982 Apr 20  13:23:00  24987 -36879   42   T   n-  -0.2985  1.0529   9S  88E  73  183  04m59s

02442 -0982 Oct 13  19:29:50  24978 -36873   47   A   p-   0.3566  0.9692  16N   4W  69  118  03m25s
02443 -0981 Apr 10  01:16:03  24970 -36867   52   P   t-  -1.1028  0.8002  72S  16W   0             
02444 -0981 Oct 03  06:08:45  24961 -36861   57   P   t-   1.0273  0.9486  72N  80W   0             
02445 -0980 Feb 28  13:45:50  24954 -36856   24   An  -t   0.9904  0.9221  66N  42E   7   -   06m33s
02446 -0980 Aug 23  12:30:59  24945 -36850   29   T   -t  -0.9406  1.0458  53S  76E  19  455  03m18s
02447 -0979 Feb 16  14:18:54  24936 -36844   34   A   nn   0.2559  0.9509   1S  71E  75  186  06m22s
02448 -0979 Aug 13  02:47:53  24928 -36838   39   H3  -n  -0.2387  1.0168   5N 120W  76   59  01m48s
02449 -0978 Feb 05  20:48:17  24919 -36832   44   A   p-  -0.4783  0.9982  47S  17W  61    7  00m09s
02450 -0978 Aug 02  10:50:28  24910 -36826   49   A   p-   0.5291  0.9636  53N 127E  58  156  03m24s
02451 -0978 Dec 27  23:52:42  24903 -36821   16   P   -t   1.5018  0.0629  65N  58W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900


                      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

02452 -0977 Jan 26  09:57:00  24902 -36820   54   P   t-  -1.1492  0.7275  68S  57W   0             
02453 -0977 Jul 22  12:24:38  24893 -36814   59   P   t-   1.2935  0.4606  67N  88W   0             
02454 -0977 Dec 17  15:19:54  24886 -36809   26   T   -p   0.8680  1.0195  36N  66E  29  134  01m43s
02455 -0976 Jun 11  00:40:34  24877 -36803   31   A   -p  -0.7775  0.9854  28S  76W  39   81  01m34s
02456 -0976 Dec 06  02:40:40  24869 -36797   36   A   -n   0.1981  0.9742  11S 115W  79   94  02m54s
02457 -0975 May 31  11:32:22  24860 -36791   41   T   nn   0.0261  1.0480  22N 108E  88  160  04m22s
02458 -0975 Nov 25  06:44:22  24851 -36785   46   A   p-  -0.5096  0.9252  48S 165E  59  326  07m19s
02459 -0974 May 21  03:44:46  24843 -36779   51   T   p-   0.7680  1.0744  61N 171W  40  375  04m32s
02460 -0974 Nov 14  05:49:08  24834 -36773   56   P   t-  -1.1868  0.6387  62S  71E   0             
02461 -0973 Apr 11  12:51:12  24827 -36768   23   P   -t  -1.0390  0.9324  61S 173E   0             

02462 -0973 May 10  20:50:26  24826 -36767   61   Pb  t-   1.5114  0.0379  62N 150W   0             
02463 -0973 Oct 04  16:35:00  24818 -36762   28   P   -t   1.0741  0.8496  61N 122E   0             
02464 -0972 Mar 30  22:44:13  24810 -36756   33   A   -p  -0.3046  0.9787  15S  47W  72   79  02m08s
02465 -0972 Sep 23  05:04:16  24801 -36750   38   T   -n   0.3335  1.0406  21N 144W  70  143  03m19s
02466 -0971 Mar 20  01:24:23  24792 -36744   43   A   p-   0.4570  0.9408  20N 109W  63  243  06m32s
02467 -0971 Sep 12  21:07:23  24784 -36738   48   T   n-  -0.3588  1.0554  11S  44W  69  195  04m36s
02468 -0970 Mar 09  01:40:51  24775 -36732   53   P   t-   1.1818  0.6518  61N 173W   0             
02469 -0970 Sep 02  12:01:56  24767 -36726   58   P   t-  -1.0884  0.8356  61S  36E   0             
02470 -0969 Jan 27  18:56:26  24759 -36721   25   H   -p  -0.9078  1.0037  74S  77E  24   31  00m13s
02471 -0969 Jul 24  07:10:20  24751 -36715   30   A   -t   0.9306  0.9470  77N  91W  21  543  03m30s

02472 -0968 Jan 17  09:15:55  24742 -36709   35   T   -n  -0.1871  1.0503  33S 151E  79  170  04m12s
02473 -0968 Jul 12  07:51:00  24733 -36703   40   A   nn   0.1901  0.9447  34N 167E  79  208  06m28s
02474 -0967 Jan 06  01:10:53  24725 -36697   45   T   n-   0.4952  1.0385   6N  97W  60  148  03m47s
02475 -0967 Jul 01  10:07:18  24716 -36691   50   A   p-  -0.5693  0.9748  11S 127E  55  110  03m09s
02476 -0967 Dec 26  13:58:52  24708 -36685   55   P   t-   1.2267  0.5777  66N  65E   0             
02477 -0966 May 22  11:19:34  24701 -36680   22   P   -t   1.2729  0.4947  69N  39W   0             
02478 -0966 Jun 20  19:22:47  24699 -36679   60   P   t-  -1.2918  0.4598  67S  10W   0             
02479 -0966 Nov 16  01:19:18  24692 -36674   27   P   -t  -1.0288  0.9002  70S 116E   0             
02480 -0965 May 12  04:14:07  24683 -36668   32   T   -p   0.5194  1.0789  46N 152W  58  298  05m49s
02481 -0965 Nov 05  00:18:37  24675 -36662   37   A   -n  -0.3539  0.9246  33S  91W  69  303  08m48s

02482 -0964 Apr 30  20:43:01  24666 -36656   42   T   n-  -0.2274  1.0517   1S  26W  77  176  05m00s
02483 -0964 Oct 24  03:48:35  24657 -36650   47   A   n-   0.3481  0.9704  11N 131W  70  113  03m22s
02484 -0963 Apr 20  08:14:34  24649 -36644   52   P   t-  -1.0344  0.9224  71S 135W   0             
02485 -0963 Oct 13  14:42:55  24640 -36638   57   P   t-   1.0144  0.9726  72N 136E   0             
02486 -0962 Mar 10  20:41:34  24633 -36633   24   P   -t   1.0474  0.8764  71N  90W   0             
02487 -0962 Sep 03  20:40:19  24624 -36627   29   T   -t  -0.9762  1.0387  62S  61W  12  627  02m33s
02488 -0961 Feb 27  21:37:59  24616 -36621   34   A   nn   0.3008  0.9562   5N  42W  72  167  05m29s
02489 -0961 Aug 24  10:31:09  24607 -36615   39   H   -n  -0.2836  1.0100   1S 122E  74   36  01m05s
02490 -0960 Feb 17  04:42:54  24599 -36609   44   H   p-  -0.4440  1.0050  41S 136W  63   19  00m27s
02491 -0960 Aug 12  17:58:00  24590 -36603   49   A   p-   0.4738  0.9584  46N  21E  61  172  04m07s

02492 -0959 Jan 07  08:36:28  24583 -36598   16   P   -t   1.5101  0.0461  66N 160E   0             
02493 -0959 Feb 05  18:17:58  24582 -36597   54   P   t-  -1.1234  0.7773  69S 164E   0             
02494 -0959 Aug 01  19:07:23  24573 -36591   59   P   t-   1.2266  0.5739  68N 158E   0             
02495 -0959 Dec 28  00:03:08  24566 -36586   26   T   -p   0.8746  1.0187  37N  70W  29  132  01m39s
02496 -0958 Jun 22  07:29:45  24557 -36580   31   A   -p  -0.8536  0.9859  35S 179E  31   95  01m27s
02497 -0958 Dec 17  11:07:32  24549 -36574   36   A   -n   0.2014  0.9723  12S 118E  78  101  03m14s
02498 -0957 Jun 11  18:46:35  24540 -36568   41   T   nn  -0.0498  1.0506  20N   1W  87  168  04m44s
02499 -0957 Dec 06  14:51:13  24531 -36562   46   A   p-  -0.5070  0.9240  51S  45E  59  332  07m27s
02500 -0956 May 31  11:09:40  24523 -36556   51   T   p-   0.6932  1.0765  60N  86E  46  343  04m49s
02501 -0956 Nov 24  13:51:36  24514 -36550   56   P   t-  -1.1814  0.6476  63S  60W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900


                      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

02502 -0955 Apr 21  20:09:28  24507 -36545   23   P   -t  -1.1115  0.7966  61S  54E   0             
02503 -0955 May 21  04:09:23  24506 -36544   61   P   t-   1.4428  0.1701  62N  90E   0             
02504 -0955 Oct 15  00:55:20  24499 -36539   28   P   -t   1.0828  0.8345  61N  13W   0             
02505 -0954 Apr 11  05:39:32  24490 -36533   33   A   -p  -0.3777  0.9774  15S 151W  68   86  02m18s
02506 -0954 Oct 04  13:35:24  24481 -36527   38   T   -n   0.3499  1.0398  17N  87E  69  141  03m17s
02507 -0953 Mar 31  08:06:38  24473 -36521   43   A   p-   0.3868  0.9430  20N 150E  67  226  06m12s
02508 -0953 Sep 24  05:32:57  24464 -36515   48   T   n-  -0.3353  1.0518  14S 172W  70  181  04m14s
02509 -0952 Mar 19  08:38:04  24456 -36509   53   P   t-   1.1192  0.7602  61N  73E   0             
02510 -0952 Sep 12  20:06:34  24447 -36503   58   P   t-  -1.0613  0.8832  61S  96W   0             
02511 -0951 Feb 07  03:04:01  24440 -36498   25   T   -p  -0.9323  1.0088  70S  40W  21   85  00m31s

02512 -0951 Aug 03  14:03:44  24431 -36492   30   An  -t   0.9965  0.9374  65N 156W   2   -   03m41s
02513 -0950 Jan 27  17:45:09  24423 -36486   35   T   -n  -0.2071  1.0541  32S  24E  78  183  04m25s
02514 -0950 Jul 23  14:29:18  24414 -36480   40   A   nn   0.2631  0.9427  37N  69E  75  220  06m24s
02515 -0949 Jan 17  09:45:26  24406 -36474   45   T   n-   0.4822  1.0393   6N 132E  61  150  03m49s
02516 -0949 Jul 12  16:59:24  24397 -36468   50   A   p-  -0.4944  0.9765   6S  22E  60   96  02m54s
02517 -0948 Jan 06  22:24:11  24389 -36462   55   P   t-   1.2226  0.5850  65N  73W   0             
02518 -0948 Jun 01  18:37:02  24381 -36457   22   P   -t   1.3428  0.3608  68N 161W   0             
02519 -0948 Jul 01  02:36:52  24380 -36456   60   P   t-  -1.2170  0.5994  66S 131W   0             
02520 -0948 Nov 26  09:23:16  24373 -36451   27   P   -t  -1.0323  0.8940  69S  18W   0             
02521 -0947 May 22  11:39:03  24364 -36445   32   T   -p   0.5940  1.0780  54N  94E  53  314  05m25s

02522 -0947 Nov 15  08:24:40  24356 -36439   37   A   -n  -0.3565  0.9253  37S 148E  69  301  08m32s
02523 -0946 May 12  03:58:30  24347 -36433   42   T   nn  -0.1532  1.0497   7N 138W  81  167  04m54s
02524 -0946 Nov 04  12:13:23  24339 -36427   47   A   n-   0.3438  0.9720   7N 100E  70  107  03m14s
02525 -0945 May 01  15:08:00  24330 -36421   52   A   t-  -0.9628  0.9812  59S  83E  15  252  01m30s
02526 -0945 Oct 24  23:21:52  24322 -36415   57   P   t-   1.0049  0.9903  71N   9W   0             
02527 -0944 Mar 21  03:30:52  24314 -36410   24   P   -t   1.1093  0.7726  72N 152E   0             
02528 -0944 Sep 14  04:56:40  24306 -36404   29   P   -t  -1.0056  0.9987  71S 139E   0             
02529 -0943 Mar 10  04:49:16  24297 -36398   34   A   -n   0.3529  0.9616  12N 153W  69  148  04m37s
02530 -0943 Sep 03  18:21:30  24289 -36392   39   H   -n  -0.3218  1.0033   7S   1E  71   12  00m21s
02531 -0942 Feb 27  12:29:02  24280 -36386   44   H   p-  -0.4016  1.0118  35S 106E  66   44  01m05s

02532 -0942 Aug 24  01:14:02  24272 -36380   49   A   p-   0.4261  0.9533  40N  90W  65  189  04m54s
02533 -0941 Jan 18  17:12:07  24265 -36375   16   Pe  -t   1.5250  0.0165  67N  19E   0             
02534 -0941 Feb 17  02:29:38  24263 -36374   54   P   t-  -1.0898  0.8423  70S  28E   0             
02535 -0941 Aug 13  02:00:51  24255 -36368   59   P   t-   1.1678  0.6727  69N  42E   0             
02536 -0940 Jan 08  08:39:54  24248 -36363   26   T   -p   0.8860  1.0181  39N 155E  27  134  01m36s
02537 -0940 Jul 02  14:24:34  24239 -36357   31   A   -p  -0.9259  0.9853  44S  71E  22  139  01m24s
02538 -0940 Dec 27  19:29:39  24231 -36351   36   A   -n   0.2080  0.9709  12S   9W  78  107  03m29s
02539 -0939 Jun 22  02:03:20  24222 -36345   41   Tm  nn  -0.1240  1.0523  16N 110W  83  175  05m02s
02540 -0939 Dec 16  22:55:10  24214 -36339   46   A   p-  -0.5023  0.9237  53S  72W  60  333  07m33s
02541 -0938 Jun 11  18:34:31  24205 -36333   51   T   p-   0.6183  1.0773  59N  17W  52  318  05m04s

02542 -0938 Dec 05  21:55:18  24196 -36327   56   P   t-  -1.1767  0.6555  63S 169E   0             
02543 -0937 May 03  03:21:34  24189 -36322   23   P   -t  -1.1882  0.6532  61S  64W   0             
02544 -0937 Jun 01  11:26:28  24188 -36321   61   P   t-   1.3729  0.3043  63N  30W   0             
02545 -0937 Oct 26  09:22:23  24181 -36316   28   P   -t   1.0869  0.8276  61N 150W   0             
02546 -0936 Apr 21  12:28:14  24172 -36310   33   A   -p  -0.4554  0.9757  16S 106E  63   96  02m32s
02547 -0936 Oct 14  22:13:31  24164 -36304   38   T   -n   0.3609  1.0391  13N  45W  69  139  03m17s
02548 -0935 Apr 10  14:40:46  24155 -36298   43   A   pn   0.3100  0.9451  20N  52E  72  211  05m58s
02549 -0935 Oct 04  14:05:36  24147 -36292   48   T   n-  -0.3180  1.0481  17S  58E  71  168  03m54s
02550 -0934 Mar 30  15:28:49  24138 -36286   53   P   t-   1.0506  0.8800  61N  40W   0             
02551 -0934 Sep 24  04:18:02  24130 -36280   58   P   t-  -1.0405  0.9188  61S 131E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900


                      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

02552 -0933 Feb 18  11:04:47  24123 -36275   25   T   -p  -0.9632  1.0132  67S 154W  15  174  00m45s
02553 -0933 Aug 14  21:05:20  24114 -36269   30   P   -t   1.0550  0.8678  62N  92E   0             
02554 -0932 Feb 08  02:07:49  24106 -36263   35   T   -n  -0.2330  1.0579  31S 101W  76  196  04m38s
02555 -0932 Aug 02  21:15:20  24097 -36257   40   A   np   0.3301  0.9405  39N  30W  71  233  06m22s
02556 -0931 Jan 27  18:12:47  24089 -36251   45   T   n-   0.4636  1.0404   6N   3E  62  152  03m50s
02557 -0931 Jul 22  23:59:33  24080 -36245   50   A   p-  -0.4248  0.9778   2S  85W  65   87  02m41s
02558 -0930 Jan 17  06:39:57  24072 -36239   55   P   t-   1.2115  0.6049  64N 152E   0             
02559 -0930 Jun 13  01:57:00  24064 -36234   22   P   -t   1.4113  0.2293  67N  76E   0             
02560 -0930 Jul 12  09:58:18  24063 -36233   60   P   t-  -1.1471  0.7302  65S 107E   0             
02561 -0930 Dec 07  17:25:13  24056 -36228   27   P   -t  -1.0375  0.8855  68S 152W   0             

02562 -0929 Jun 02  19:04:07  24048 -36222   32   T   -p   0.6682  1.0760  62N  17W  48  332  04m58s
02563 -0929 Nov 26  16:31:30  24039 -36216   37   A   -n  -0.3590  0.9268  40S  26E  69  295  08m12s
02564 -0928 May 22  11:10:57  24030 -36210   42   Tm  nn  -0.0771  1.0470  14N 111E  86  157  04m39s
02565 -0928 Nov 14  20:42:26  24022 -36204   47   A   n-   0.3422  0.9742   3N  29W  70   98  03m01s
02566 -0927 May 11  21:53:47  24014 -36198   52   A   p-  -0.8855  0.9820  46S  34W  27  137  01m41s
02567 -0927 Nov 04  08:07:19  24005 -36192   57   P   t-   1.0005  0.9990  71N 155W   0             
02568 -0926 Apr 01  10:10:07  23998 -36187   24   P   -t   1.1791  0.6547  72N  37E   0             
02569 -0926 Sep 25  13:21:07  23989 -36181   29   P   -t  -1.0283  0.9539  72S   3W   0             
02570 -0925 Mar 21  11:53:19  23981 -36175   34   A   -p   0.4117  0.9668  20N  97E  66  131  03m47s
02571 -0925 Sep 15  02:19:48  23972 -36169   39   A   -n  -0.3526  0.9968  13S 121W  69   12  00m21s

02572 -0924 Mar 09  20:09:35  23964 -36163   44   T   p-  -0.3537  1.0187  28S  12W  69   68  01m45s
02573 -0924 Sep 03  08:36:30  23956 -36157   49   A   p-   0.3843  0.9480  33N 158E  67  206  05m44s
02574 -0923 Feb 27  10:35:25  23947 -36151   54   P   t-  -1.0511  0.9176  71S 108W   0             
02575 -0923 Aug 23  09:02:15  23939 -36145   59   P   t-   1.1154  0.7604  70N  77W   0             
02576 -0922 Jan 18  17:10:02  23932 -36140   26   T   -t   0.9024  1.0176  42N  22E  25  141  01m31s
02577 -0922 Jul 13  21:26:58  23923 -36134   31   As  -t  -0.9926  0.9822  61S  41W   5   -   01m27s
02578 -0921 Jan 08  03:45:32  23915 -36128   36   A   -n   0.2185  0.9699  11S 134W  77  111  03m40s
02579 -0921 Jul 03  09:26:14  23906 -36122   41   T   nn  -0.1939  1.0534  13N 138E  79  180  05m15s
02580 -0921 Dec 28  06:53:44  23898 -36116   46   A   p-  -0.4937  0.9238  53S 172E  60  331  07m38s
02581 -0920 Jun 22  02:03:01  23889 -36110   51   T   p-   0.5464  1.0772  56N 123W  57  299  05m17s

02582 -0920 Dec 16  05:56:25  23881 -36104   56   P   t-  -1.1695  0.6678  64S  38E   0             
02583 -0919 May 13  10:28:46  23874 -36099   23   P   -t  -1.2677  0.5051  62S 179E   0             
02584 -0919 Jun 11  18:43:06  23872 -36098   61   P   t-   1.3032  0.4376  64N 150W   0             
02585 -0919 Nov 05  17:54:59  23865 -36093   28   P   -t   1.0872  0.8275  61N  72E   0             
02586 -0918 May 02  19:10:05  23857 -36087   33   A   -p  -0.5374  0.9733  17S   5E  57  111  02m52s
02587 -0918 Oct 26  06:57:14  23848 -36081   38   T   -n   0.3675  1.0389  10N 178W  68  139  03m21s
02588 -0917 Apr 21  21:08:47  23840 -36075   43   A   nn   0.2285  0.9468  20N  45W  77  200  05m50s
02589 -0917 Oct 15  22:45:19  23831 -36069   48   T   n-  -0.3072  1.0447  21S  73W  72  156  03m36s
02590 -0916 Apr 09  22:13:31  23823 -36063   53   A   t-   0.9759  0.9512  60N 127W  12  841  03m26s
02591 -0916 Oct 04  12:36:34  23814 -36057   58   P   t-  -1.0263  0.9422  61S   3W   0             

02592 -0915 Feb 28  18:57:40  23807 -36052   25   T-  -t  -1.0012  1.0004  61S 110E   0             
02593 -0915 Aug 25  04:14:54  23799 -36046   30   P   -t   1.1062  0.7790  62N  26W   0             
02594 -0914 Feb 18  10:21:12  23790 -36040   35   T   -n  -0.2669  1.0617  29S 136E  74  210  04m51s
02595 -0914 Aug 14  04:11:20  23782 -36034   40   A   -p   0.3892  0.9382  39N 132W  67  248  06m25s
02596 -0913 Feb 08  02:31:54  23773 -36028   45   T   n-   0.4384  1.0416   6N 124W  64  154  03m51s
02597 -0913 Aug 03  07:08:24  23765 -36022   50   A   p-  -0.3615  0.9786   0N 166E  69   81  02m29s
02598 -0912 Jan 28  14:48:33  23757 -36016   55   P   t-   1.1954  0.6336  63N  19E   0             
02599 -0912 Jun 23  09:20:02  23750 -36011   22   Pe  -t   1.4777  0.1017  66N  47W   0             
02600 -0912 Jul 22  17:26:11  23748 -36010   60   P   t-  -1.0815  0.8530  64S  16W   0             
02601 -0912 Dec 18  01:25:26  23741 -36005   27   P   -t  -1.0434  0.8758  67S  76E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0999 to -0900


                      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

02602 -0911 Jun 13  02:28:32  23733 -35999   32   T   -p   0.7427  1.0730  71N 126W  42  356  04m29s
02603 -0911 Dec 07  00:39:47  23724 -35993   37   A   -n  -0.3608  0.9289  43S  94W  69  286  07m48s
02604 -0910 Jun 02  18:21:52  23716 -35987   42   T   nn  -0.0005  1.0435  21N   1E  90  145  04m16s
02605 -0910 Nov 26  05:13:06  23707 -35981   47   A   n-   0.3411  0.9770   0N 159W  70   87  02m43s
02606 -0909 May 23  04:37:51  23699 -35975   52   A   p-  -0.8075  0.9811  35S 143W  36  114  01m59s
02607 -0909 Nov 15  16:55:23  23691 -35969   57   T+  t-   0.9976  1.0050  70N  59E   0             
02608 -0908 Apr 11  16:44:07  23683 -35964   24   P   -t   1.2526  0.5298  72N  77W   0             
02609 -0908 Oct 05  21:51:28  23675 -35958   29   P   -t  -1.0457  0.9194  72S 146W   0             
02610 -0907 Mar 31  18:51:35  23667 -35952   34   A   -p   0.4761  0.9718  28N  12W  61  114  03m01s
02611 -0907 Sep 25  10:25:04  23658 -35946   39   A   -p  -0.3764  0.9905  18S 114E  68   36  00m59s

02612 -0906 Mar 21  03:41:44  23650 -35940   44   T   n-  -0.2981  1.0254  20S 129W  73   90  02m26s
02613 -0906 Sep 14  16:08:17  23641 -35934   49   A   n-   0.3512  0.9431  27N  43E  69  224  06m33s
02614 -0905 Mar 10  18:32:35  23633 -35928   54   T-  t-  -1.0053  1.0072  71S 118E   0             
02615 -0905 Sep 03  16:13:39  23625 -35922   59   P   t-   1.0707  0.8345  71N 161E   0             
02616 -0904 Jan 30  01:31:29  23617 -35917   26   T   -t   0.9253  1.0169  47N 110W  22  154  01m23s
02617 -0904 Jul 24  04:37:34  23609 -35911   31   P   -t  -1.0531  0.8902  68S 160W   0             
02618 -0903 Jan 18  11:52:49  23601 -35905   36   A   -n   0.2356  0.9694   9S 103E  76  113  03m46s
02619 -0903 Jul 13  16:53:45  23592 -35899   41   T   -n  -0.2605  1.0537   8N  25E  75  184  05m21s
02620 -0902 Jan 07  14:46:26  23584 -35893   46   A   p-  -0.4807  0.9247  52S  58E  61  324  07m41s
02621 -0902 Jul 03  09:34:32  23575 -35887   51   T   p-   0.4771  1.0761  52N 129E  61  281  05m26s

02622 -0902 Dec 27  13:54:30  23567 -35881   56   P   t-  -1.1594  0.6850  65S  93W   0             
02623 -0901 May 24  17:32:58  23560 -35876   23   P   -t  -1.3484  0.3556  63S  62E   0             
02624 -0901 Jun 23  02:01:09  23559 -35875   61   P   t-   1.2351  0.5666  65N  89E   0             
02625 -0901 Nov 17  02:32:05  23552 -35870   28   P   -t   1.0844  0.8332  62N  68W   0             
02626 -0900 May 13  01:46:44  23543 -35864   33   A   -p  -0.6227  0.9703  20S  95W  51  133  03m16s
02627 -0900 Nov 05  15:46:05  23535 -35858   38   T   -n   0.3702  1.0389   6N  48E  68  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

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