Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1399 to -1300 ( 1400 BCE to 1301 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: -1399 to -1300 ( 1400 BCE to 1301 BCE)

During the 14th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 234 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1399 - -1300
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 234100.0%
PartialP 76 32.5%
AnnularA 84 35.9%
TotalT 68 29.1%
HybridH 6 2.6%

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 14th 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 152100.0%
Central (two limits) 147 96.7%
Central (one limit) 4 2.6%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 0.7%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 84100.0%
Central (two limits) 81 96.4%
Central (one limit) 2 2.4%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.2%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 68100.0%
Central (two limits) 66 97.1%
Central (one limit) 2 2.9%
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: 72
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 22
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  6

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: -1399 to -1300
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1319 Nov 1811m29s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1326 Apr 1400m02s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1355 May 0306m53s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1383 May 1201m22s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1305 Feb 2100m22s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1384 Nov 1700m03s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1396 Jul 04 - 0.98222
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1331 Feb 08 - 0.01628

During the century, 4 Saros series begin and 2 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.

      4 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:  -1378/ 52 -1371/ 46 -1331/ 48 -1306/ 47
      2 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:  -1393/  6 -1310/  7


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: -1399 to -1300


                      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

01428 -1399 Mar 12  07:05:11  32989 -42038   17   T   -p  -0.4535  1.0551  32S 130W  63  203  04m14s
01429 -1399 Sep 04  12:17:50  32979 -42032   22   A   -p   0.6000  0.9624  44N 155E  53  168  03m18s
01430 -1398 Mar 01  20:16:49  32969 -42026   27   H   n-   0.2913  1.0027   3N  10E  73   10  00m16s
01431 -1398 Aug 24  21:37:16  32959 -42020   32   T   n-  -0.1528  1.0243   8N  10W  81   83  02m18s
01432 -1397 Feb 19  02:22:00  32949 -42014   37   P   t-   1.0711  0.8412  62N 131W   0             
01433 -1397 Aug 14  12:45:34  32939 -42008   42   T   p-  -0.8534  1.0554  36S 105E  31  346  04m23s
01434 -1396 Jan 09  08:51:43  32931 -42003    9   P   -t  -1.1971  0.6232  65S  14W   0             
01435 -1396 Jul 04  20:49:24  32921 -41997   14   P   -t   1.0130  0.9822  66N 171E   0             
01436 -1396 Dec 28  13:01:06  32911 -41991   19   A   -n  -0.4552  0.9753  51S 126E  63   99  02m13s
01437 -1395 Jun 24  07:16:36  32901 -41985   24   A   -p   0.2749  0.9867  40N 154W  74   49  01m21s

01438 -1395 Dec 18  00:18:52  32891 -41979   29   T   n-   0.2562  1.0278   8S  47W  75   97  02m50s
01439 -1394 Jun 13  10:39:05  32881 -41973   34   A   p-  -0.5042  0.9497   8S 157E  60  214  06m58s
01440 -1394 Dec 07  15:40:19  32871 -41967   39   T   p-   0.9135  1.0359  45N  88E  24  299  02m51s
01441 -1393 May 03  21:58:15  32863 -41962    6   Pe  -t   1.5310  0.0404  71N 139W   0             
01442 -1393 Jun 02  11:18:15  32861 -41961   44   P   t-  -1.2553  0.5257  69S 167E   0             
01443 -1393 Oct 28  17:31:46  32853 -41956   11   P   -t  -1.1784  0.6633  71S  66W   0             
01444 -1392 Apr 22  06:44:14  32843 -41950   16   T   -p   0.7040  1.0261  50N 163W  45  124  02m03s
01445 -1392 Oct 16  23:29:12  32833 -41944   21   A   -p  -0.5228  0.9363  35S  48W  58  276  06m55s
01446 -1391 Apr 11  21:43:28  32823 -41938   26   T   nn  -0.0681  1.0729   0S   7W  86  237  06m31s
01447 -1391 Oct 05  23:21:33  32813 -41932   31   A   nn   0.1637  0.9207   9N  32W  81  304  10m27s

01448 -1390 Apr 01  14:50:14  32803 -41926   36   T   p-  -0.8002  1.0619  50S 119E  37  337  04m22s
01449 -1390 Sep 24  23:55:59  32793 -41920   41   A   p-   0.8486  0.9417  58N  14W  32  405  04m58s
01450 -1389 Feb 20  17:56:51  32785 -41915    8   P   -t   1.1266  0.7544  70N  11E   0             
01451 -1389 Aug 15  20:35:54  32775 -41909   13   P   -t  -1.1942  0.6423  69S  21W   0             
01452 -1389 Sep 14  07:18:31  32774 -41908   51   P   t-   1.4962  0.0905  71N  36W   0             
01453 -1388 Feb 09  21:51:55  32765 -41903   18   A   -p   0.4267  0.9365   6N  11W  65  261  08m44s
01454 -1388 Aug 04  12:42:32  32755 -41897   23   T   -p  -0.4648  1.0672   7S 123E  62  247  06m19s
01455 -1387 Jan 28  21:28:28  32746 -41891   28   A   n-  -0.2853  0.9315  38S   1E  73  268  07m59s
01456 -1387 Jul 25  04:54:11  32736 -41885   33   T   n-   0.2592  1.0467  38N 116W  75  161  04m02s
01457 -1386 Jan 18  00:19:23  32726 -41879   38   A   t-  -0.9773  0.9560  78S 129E  11  817  02m35s

01458 -1386 Jul 14  16:37:21  32716 -41873   43   P   t-   1.0515  0.8922  66N 108W   0             
01459 -1386 Dec 08  23:06:43  32708 -41868   10   P   -t   1.1054  0.8081  63N   6E   0             
01460 -1385 Jun 04  06:23:36  32698 -41862   15   As  -t  -0.9813  0.9373  54S 110W  10   -   05m51s
01461 -1385 Nov 28  14:45:32  32688 -41856   20   T   -n   0.4414  1.0404   6N 102E  64  150  03m43s
01462 -1384 May 23  07:40:49  32678 -41850   25   A   nn  -0.2042  0.9684   7N 157W  78  116  03m41s
01463 -1384 Nov 17  04:30:43  32668 -41844   30   H   n-  -0.2385  1.0006  29S 120W  76    2  00m03s
01464 -1383 May 12  14:55:38  32658 -41838   35   T   p-   0.5768  1.0173  45N  70E  55   72  01m22s
01465 -1383 Nov 06  12:08:33  32648 -41832   40   A   p-  -0.9724  0.9348  65S  45E  13 1076  04m20s
01466 -1382 Apr 02  21:58:15  32640 -41827    7   P   -t  -1.2208  0.5962  61S  78E   0             
01467 -1382 May 02  04:57:24  32638 -41826   45   P   t-   1.2920  0.4585  61N 130E   0             

01468 -1382 Sep 26  17:53:21  32630 -41821   12   P   -t   1.3651  0.3422  61N 144E   0             
01469 -1381 Mar 23  14:46:27  32620 -41815   17   T   -p  -0.5121  1.0551  31S 114E  59  209  04m14s
01470 -1381 Sep 15  20:05:29  32610 -41809   22   A   -p   0.6273  0.9620  41N  38E  51  174  03m21s
01471 -1380 Mar 12  03:44:58  32600 -41803   27   H   nn   0.2381  1.0025   4N 103W  76    9  00m14s
01472 -1380 Sep 04  05:41:07  32590 -41797   32   T   n-  -0.1195  1.0242   6N 132W  83   83  02m14s
01473 -1379 Mar 01  09:31:59  32580 -41791   37   P   t-   1.0223  0.9252  61N 111E   0             
01474 -1379 Aug 24  20:52:28  32571 -41785   42   T   p-  -0.8141  1.0540  34S  20W  35  302  04m14s
01475 -1378 Jan 19  16:34:35  32562 -41780    9   P   -t  -1.2170  0.5903  64S 141W   0             
01476 -1378 Jul 16  04:12:53  32552 -41774   14   P   -t   1.0796  0.8554  65N  49E   0             
01477 -1378 Aug 14  13:12:41  32551 -41773   52   Pb  t-  -1.5201  0.0278  63S  69E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1399 to -1300


                      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

01478 -1377 Jan 08  21:15:24  32543 -41768   19   A   -p  -0.4658  0.9806  51S   6E  62   78  01m42s
01479 -1377 Jul 05  14:07:10  32533 -41762   24   A   -p   0.3510  0.9810  45N 105E  69   72  01m51s
01480 -1377 Dec 29  08:58:42  32523 -41756   29   T   n-   0.2495  1.0320   9S 179W  76  112  03m13s
01481 -1376 Jun 23  17:02:24  32513 -41750   34   A   p-  -0.4201  0.9478   2S  58E  65  211  07m22s
01482 -1376 Dec 18  00:30:56  32503 -41744   39   T   p-   0.9116  1.0369  43N  51W  24  304  02m59s
01483 -1375 Jun 12  17:43:49  32493 -41738   44   P   t-  -1.1691  0.6748  68S  58E   0             
01484 -1375 Nov 08  02:03:59  32485 -41733   11   P   -t  -1.1825  0.6554  71S 151E   0             
01485 -1374 May 03  13:52:19  32475 -41727   16   T   -p   0.7755  1.0295  59N  82E  39  158  02m07s
01486 -1374 Oct 28  07:34:31  32465 -41721   21   A   -p  -0.5297  0.9326  40S 172W  58  295  07m08s
01487 -1373 Apr 23  05:11:28  32455 -41715   26   T   nn   0.0018  1.0762   8N 123W  90  247  06m47s

01488 -1373 Oct 17  07:10:35  32445 -41709   31   A   nn   0.1509  0.9190   4N 152W  81  310  10m51s
01489 -1372 Apr 11  22:23:02  32436 -41703   36   T   p-  -0.7369  1.0637  41S   2W  42  306  04m52s
01490 -1372 Oct 05  07:52:53  32426 -41697   41   A   p-   0.8301  0.9423  52N 139W  34  380  05m12s
01491 -1371 Mar 03  01:25:53  32417 -41692    8   P   -t   1.1769  0.6651  71N 116W   0             
01492 -1371 Apr 01  12:44:43  32416 -41691   46   Pb  t-  -1.5280  0.0258  71S 143W   0             
01493 -1371 Aug 26  04:36:55  32408 -41686   13   P   -t  -1.2282  0.5786  70S 155W   0             
01494 -1371 Sep 24  15:32:49  32406 -41685   51   P   t-   1.4723  0.1337  72N 175W   0             
01495 -1370 Feb 20  05:06:20  32398 -41680   18   A   -p   0.4717  0.9378  12N 123W  62  261  08m17s
01496 -1370 Aug 15  20:41:22  32388 -41674   23   T   -p  -0.5101  1.0633  12S   0E  59  241  05m51s
01497 -1369 Feb 09  04:50:40  32378 -41668   28   A   nn  -0.2481  0.9359  33S 110W  75  246  07m38s

01498 -1369 Aug 05  12:35:59  32368 -41662   33   T   n-   0.2075  1.0410  33N 128E  78  140  03m41s
01499 -1368 Jan 29  08:11:40  32358 -41656   38   A   t-  -0.9492  0.9636  84S  43W  18  432  02m15s
01500 -1368 Jul 24  23:47:15  32348 -41650   43   An  t-   0.9934  0.9744  72N 130E   5   -   01m24s
01501 -1368 Dec 19  07:53:14  32340 -41645   10   P   -t   1.1072  0.8055  64N 136W   0             
01502 -1367 Jun 14  12:42:35  32330 -41639   15   P   -t  -1.0678  0.8463  64S 156E   0             
01503 -1367 Dec 08  23:36:35  32321 -41633   20   T   -n   0.4432  1.0401   4N  33W  64  149  03m48s
01504 -1366 Jun 03  14:10:48  32311 -41627   25   A   nn  -0.2899  0.9703   4N 105E  73  111  03m35s
01505 -1366 Nov 28  13:10:48  32301 -41621   30   A   n-  -0.2400  0.9979  32S 109E  76    7  00m11s
01506 -1365 May 23  21:53:13  32291 -41615   35   T   p-   0.4943  1.0220  45N  31W  60   86  01m47s
01507 -1365 Nov 17  20:25:06  32281 -41609   40   A   p-  -0.9735  0.9320  67S  90W  13 1159  04m25s

01508 -1364 Apr 13  05:31:40  32273 -41604    7   P   -t  -1.2855  0.4709  61S  45W   0             
01509 -1364 May 12  12:17:35  32271 -41603   45   P   t-   1.2162  0.6046  62N  10E   0             
01510 -1364 Oct 07  01:38:20  32263 -41598   12   P   -t   1.3816  0.3149  61N  17E   0             
01511 -1363 Apr 02  22:20:58  32253 -41592   17   T   -p  -0.5757  1.0543  30S   0E  55  216  04m13s
01512 -1363 Sep 26  04:03:15  32243 -41586   22   A   -p   0.6468  0.9619  38N  83W  49  177  03m25s
01513 -1362 Mar 23  11:05:00  32234 -41580   27   H   nn   0.1792  1.0020   5N 146E  80    7  00m12s
01514 -1362 Sep 15  13:53:07  32224 -41574   32   T   n-  -0.0924  1.0240   3N 103E  85   82  02m10s
01515 -1361 Mar 12  16:33:12  32214 -41568   37   A   t-   0.9669  0.9403  54N  19E  14  864  04m57s
01516 -1361 Sep 05  05:06:58  32204 -41562   42   T   p-  -0.7810  1.0521  34S 147W  38  270  04m01s
01517 -1360 Jan 31  00:09:43  32196 -41557    9   P   -t  -1.2435  0.5457  63S  94E   0             

01518 -1360 Jul 26  11:42:29  32186 -41551   14   P   -t   1.1403  0.7409  64N  75W   0             
01519 -1360 Aug 24  21:13:05  32184 -41550   52   P   t-  -1.4850  0.0962  62S  62W   0             
01520 -1359 Jan 19  05:23:36  32176 -41545   19   A   -p  -0.4825  0.9862  51S 113W  61   56  01m10s
01521 -1359 Jul 15  21:02:47  32166 -41539   24   A   -p   0.4217  0.9751  48N   4E  65   98  02m20s
01522 -1358 Jan 08  17:33:00  32157 -41533   29   T   n-   0.2376  1.0365  10S  51E  76  126  03m36s
01523 -1358 Jul 04  23:30:55  32147 -41527   34   A   pn  -0.3401  0.9456   4N  42W  70  213  07m38s
01524 -1358 Dec 29  09:15:55  32137 -41521   39   T   p-   0.9054  1.0386  41N 171E  25  307  03m09s
01525 -1357 Jun 24  00:13:59  32127 -41515   44   P   t-  -1.0855  0.8198  67S  52W   0             
01526 -1357 Nov 19  10:37:00  32119 -41510   11   P   -t  -1.1851  0.6502  70S   8E   0             
01527 -1356 May 13  20:59:28  32109 -41504   16   T   -p   0.8487  1.0317  69N  37W  32  203  02m03s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1399 to -1300


                      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

01528 -1356 Nov 07  15:41:51  32099 -41498   21   A   -p  -0.5343  0.9298  44S  65E  57  311  07m16s
01529 -1355 May 03  12:36:48  32089 -41492   26   Tm  nn   0.0743  1.0785  16N 122E  86  254  06m53s
01530 -1355 Oct 27  15:05:56  32080 -41486   31   A   nn   0.1429  0.9180   1S  87E  82  314  11m10s
01531 -1354 Apr 23  05:49:30  32070 -41480   36   T   p-  -0.6687  1.0648  32S 121W  48  283  05m19s
01532 -1354 Oct 16  15:58:40  32060 -41474   41   A   p-   0.8181  0.9430  47N  94E  35  362  05m24s
01533 -1353 Mar 14  08:43:42  32052 -41469    8   P   -t   1.2353  0.5616  71N 120E   0             
01534 -1353 Apr 12  19:56:23  32050 -41468   46   P   t-  -1.4667  0.1390  71S  94E   0             
01535 -1353 Sep 06  12:47:14  32042 -41463   13   P   -t  -1.2549  0.5283  71S  68E   0             
01536 -1353 Oct 05  23:56:17  32040 -41462   51   P   t-   1.4553  0.1643  72N  43E   0             
01537 -1352 Mar 02  12:09:04  32032 -41457   18   A   -p   0.5256  0.9391  19N 127E  58  264  07m44s

01538 -1352 Aug 26  04:48:59  32022 -41451   23   T   -p  -0.5478  1.0592  17S 126W  57  232  05m20s
01539 -1351 Feb 19  12:05:04  32013 -41445   28   A   nn  -0.2042  0.9406  27S 140E  78  225  07m12s
01540 -1351 Aug 15  20:23:41  32003 -41439   33   T   nn   0.1616  1.0350  27N  10E  81  119  03m16s
01541 -1350 Feb 08  15:58:43  31993 -41433   38   A   t-  -0.9158  0.9712  80S 139E  23  262  01m53s
01542 -1350 Aug 05  07:01:49  31983 -41427   43   A   p-   0.9399  0.9722  84N  51W  19  300  01m44s
01543 -1350 Dec 30  16:36:22  31975 -41422   10   P   -t   1.1125  0.7964  65N  81E   0             
01544 -1349 Jun 25  19:04:07  31965 -41416   15   P   -t  -1.1519  0.7023  65S  50E   0             
01545 -1349 Dec 20  08:24:42  31955 -41410   20   T   -n   0.4473  1.0402   3N 168W  63  150  03m54s
01546 -1348 Jun 13  20:45:31  31946 -41404   25   A   -p  -0.3727  0.9716   1N   5E  68  109  03m31s
01547 -1348 Dec 08  21:47:05  31936 -41398   30   A   n-  -0.2392  0.9958  35S  19W  76   15  00m24s

01548 -1347 Jun 03  04:55:30  31926 -41392   35   T   p-   0.4146  1.0260  43N 134W  65   97  02m09s
01549 -1347 Nov 28  04:39:56  31916 -41386   40   A   p-  -0.9739  0.9298  70S 134E  12 1219  04m28s
01550 -1346 Apr 24  13:01:27  31908 -41381    7   P   -t  -1.3532  0.3390  61S 168W   0             
01551 -1346 May 23  19:38:06  31907 -41380   45   P   t-   1.1401  0.7519  62N 111W   0             
01552 -1346 Oct 18  09:30:13  31898 -41375   12   P   -t   1.3929  0.2963  61N 111W   0             
01553 -1345 Apr 14  05:48:09  31889 -41369   17   T   -p  -0.6448  1.0528  31S 112W  50  224  04m08s
01554 -1345 Oct 07  12:09:59  31879 -41363   22   A   -p   0.6600  0.9623  35N 152E  49  178  03m27s
01555 -1344 Apr 02  18:14:26  31869 -41357   27   Hm  nn   0.1122  1.0010   6N  38E  84    4  00m06s
01556 -1344 Sep 25  22:15:23  31859 -41351   32   T   n-  -0.0731  1.0240   0N  24W  86   82  02m08s
01557 -1343 Mar 22  23:24:02  31849 -41345   37   A   p-   0.9031  0.9437  49N  78W  25  470  04m53s

01558 -1343 Sep 15  13:29:48  31840 -41339   42   T   p-  -0.7547  1.0500  35S  84E  41  247  03m46s
01559 -1342 Feb 10  07:36:39  31832 -41334    9   P   -t  -1.2772  0.4885  62S  28W   0             
01560 -1342 Aug 06  19:17:49  31822 -41328   14   P   -t   1.1956  0.6377  63N 160E   0             
01561 -1342 Sep 05  05:21:06  31820 -41327   52   P   t-  -1.4566  0.1517  61S 165E   0             
01562 -1341 Jan 30  13:24:26  31812 -41322   19   A   -p  -0.5061  0.9923  49S 129E  59   31  00m39s
01563 -1341 Jul 27  04:02:45  31802 -41316   24   A   -p   0.4878  0.9688  51N  97W  61  129  02m50s
01564 -1340 Jan 20  02:01:16  31792 -41310   29   T   n-   0.2203  1.0414  10S  77W  77  142  03m58s
01565 -1340 Jul 15  06:04:48  31783 -41304   34   A   nn  -0.2647  0.9430   8N 142W  75  218  07m50s
01566 -1339 Jan 08  17:55:37  31773 -41298   39   T   p-   0.8952  1.0406  40N  36E  26  306  03m20s
01567 -1339 Jul 04  06:50:46  31763 -41292   44   A-  t-  -1.0061  0.9574  66S 164W   0             

01568 -1339 Nov 29  19:09:57  31755 -41287   11   P   -t  -1.1873  0.6460  69S 134W   0             
01569 -1338 May 25  04:06:56  31745 -41281   16   T   -t   0.9222  1.0327  79N 176W  22  291  01m54s
01570 -1338 Nov 18  23:51:03  31736 -41275   21   A   -p  -0.5367  0.9275  49S  57W  57  323  07m22s
01571 -1337 May 14  20:00:27  31726 -41269   26   T   nn   0.1487  1.0801  23N   8E  81  261  06m51s
01572 -1337 Nov 07  23:04:53  31716 -41263   31   A   nn   0.1379  0.9176   5S  35W  82  316  11m24s
01573 -1336 May 03  13:12:26  31706 -41257   36   T   p-  -0.5980  1.0649  24S 123E  53  263  05m41s
01574 -1336 Oct 27  00:10:24  31696 -41251   41   A   p-   0.8100  0.9442  43N  35W  36  347  05m33s
01575 -1335 Mar 24  15:53:17  31688 -41246    8   P   -t   1.2990  0.4487  72N   3W   0             
01576 -1335 Apr 23  03:03:14  31687 -41245   46   P   t-  -1.4024  0.2575  71S  28W   0             
01577 -1335 Sep 16  21:05:33  31679 -41240   13   P   -t  -1.2758  0.4892  71S  72W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1399 to -1300


                      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

01578 -1335 Oct 16  08:25:36  31677 -41239   51   P   t-   1.4425  0.1872  72N 100W   0             
01579 -1334 Mar 13  19:03:14  31669 -41234   18   A   -p   0.5859  0.9402  27N  19E  54  271  07m09s
01580 -1334 Sep 06  13:04:19  31659 -41228   23   T   -p  -0.5790  1.0551  23S 107E  54  222  04m48s
01581 -1333 Mar 02  19:09:14  31649 -41222   28   A   nn  -0.1513  0.9454  20S  31E  81  203  06m43s
01582 -1333 Aug 27  04:19:26  31640 -41216   33   T   nn   0.1231  1.0289  22N 111W  83   99  02m46s
01583 -1332 Feb 19  23:36:23  31630 -41210   38   A   t-  -0.8738  0.9789  72S   2E  29  155  01m28s
01584 -1332 Aug 15  14:24:39  31620 -41204   43   A   p-   0.8938  0.9677  78N 144E  26  262  02m12s
01585 -1331 Jan 10  01:12:33  31612 -41199   10   P   -t   1.1238  0.7761  66N  60W   0             
01586 -1331 Feb 08  11:09:17  31610 -41198   48   Pb  t-  -1.5290  0.0163  69S  59W   0             
01587 -1331 Jul 06  01:32:17  31602 -41193   15   P   -t  -1.2301  0.5686  66S  59W   0             

01588 -1331 Dec 30  17:08:09  31593 -41187   20   T   -p   0.4551  1.0406   3N  59E  63  153  04m00s
01589 -1330 Jun 25  03:24:08  31583 -41181   25   A   -p  -0.4528  0.9724   3S  97W  63  110  03m29s
01590 -1330 Dec 20  06:20:46  31573 -41175   30   A   n-  -0.2369  0.9942  37S 147W  76   21  00m33s
01591 -1329 Jun 14  12:00:01  31563 -41169   35   T   p-   0.3360  1.0292  41N 123E  70  105  02m30s
01592 -1329 Dec 09  12:52:56  31554 -41163   40   A   p-  -0.9735  0.9284  72S   2W  13 1243  04m30s
01593 -1328 May 04  20:27:22  31545 -41158    7   P   -t  -1.4242  0.2007  61S  70E   0             
01594 -1328 Jun 03  02:59:25  31544 -41157   45   P   t-   1.0642  0.8990  63N 128E   0             
01595 -1328 Oct 28  17:29:06  31536 -41152   12   P   -t   1.3987  0.2867  61N 119E   0             
01596 -1327 Apr 24  13:10:37  31526 -41146   17   T   -p  -0.7174  1.0504  32S 137E  44  235  04m00s
01597 -1327 Oct 17  20:24:07  31516 -41140   22   A   -p   0.6680  0.9631  31N  26E  48  175  03m29s

01598 -1326 Apr 14  01:17:31  31506 -41134   27   A   nn   0.0409  0.9996   6N  69W  88    1  00m02s
01599 -1326 Oct 07  06:45:01  31497 -41128   32   T   n-  -0.0592  1.0241   4S 153W  87   82  02m07s
01600 -1325 Apr 03  06:05:37  31487 -41122   37   A   p-   0.8322  0.9462  47N 175W  33  347  04m45s
01601 -1325 Sep 26  22:00:17  31477 -41116   42   T   p-  -0.7348  1.0478  37S  46W  42  229  03m30s
01602 -1324 Feb 21  14:55:41  31469 -41111    9   P   -t  -1.3176  0.4192  62S 148W   0             
01603 -1324 Aug 17  03:00:16  31459 -41105   14   P   -t   1.2441  0.5482  62N  34E   0             
01604 -1324 Sep 15  13:36:18  31458 -41104   52   P   t-  -1.4346  0.1945  61S  31E   0             
01605 -1323 Feb 09  21:17:59  31450 -41099   19   A   -p  -0.5366  0.9983  48S  13E  57    7  00m08s
01606 -1323 Aug 06  11:10:03  31440 -41093   24   A   -p   0.5468  0.9625  51N 160E  57  162  03m20s
01607 -1322 Jan 30  10:22:25  31430 -41087   29   T   n-   0.1965  1.0465  10S 156E  79  158  04m19s

01608 -1322 Jul 26  12:45:15  31421 -41081   34   A   nn  -0.1947  0.9402  12N 117E  79  226  07m57s
01609 -1321 Jan 20  02:27:58  31411 -41075   39   T   p-   0.8791  1.0432  38N  97W  28  301  03m32s
01610 -1321 Jul 15  13:35:28  31401 -41069   44   A   t-  -0.9318  0.9509  45S  94E  21  498  05m04s
01611 -1321 Dec 11  03:38:45  31393 -41064   11   P   -t  -1.1923  0.6371  68S  86E   0             
01612 -1320 Jun 04  11:17:01  31383 -41058   16   Tn  -t   0.9944  1.0300  72N  18W   4   -   01m30s
01613 -1320 Nov 29  07:59:09  31374 -41052   21   A   -p  -0.5398  0.9260  52S 178W  57  331  07m23s
01614 -1319 May 25  03:23:45  31364 -41046   26   T   -n   0.2236  1.0807  31N 105W  77  267  06m41s
01615 -1319 Nov 18  07:06:24  31354 -41040   31   A   nn   0.1346  0.9178   9S 157W  82  315  11m29s
01616 -1318 May 14  20:31:36  31345 -41034   36   T   p-  -0.5244  1.0641  16S   8E  58  245  05m55s
01617 -1318 Nov 07  08:28:14  31335 -41028   41   A   p-   0.8063  0.9459  39N 164W  36  334  05m36s

01618 -1317 Apr 04  22:51:30  31327 -41023    8   P   -t   1.3708  0.3218  72N 123W   0             
01619 -1317 May 04  10:01:54  31325 -41022   46   P   t-  -1.3322  0.3865  71S 147W   0             
01620 -1317 Sep 28  05:33:18  31317 -41017   13   P   -t  -1.2897  0.4632  72S 146E   0             
01621 -1317 Oct 27  17:02:30  31316 -41016   51   P   t-   1.4354  0.1999  71N 115E   0             
01622 -1316 Mar 24  01:47:24  31307 -41011   18   A   -p   0.6539  0.9410  35N  88W  49  285  06m32s
01623 -1316 Sep 16  21:27:43  31298 -41005   23   T   -p  -0.6034  1.0510  28S  23W  53  211  04m18s
01624 -1315 Mar 13  02:06:52  31288 -40999   28   A   nn  -0.0924  0.9502  13S  76W  85  183  06m11s
01625 -1315 Sep 06  12:22:22  31278 -40993   33   T   nn   0.0914  1.0228  16N 127E  85   78  02m14s
01626 -1314 Mar 02  07:08:37  31269 -40987   38   A   p-  -0.8263  0.9867  64S 123W  34   84  00m59s
01627 -1314 Aug 26  21:53:09  31259 -40981   43   A   p-   0.8532  0.9627  70N  17E  31  260  02m46s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1399 to -1300


                      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

01628 -1313 Jan 21  09:43:54  31251 -40976   10   P   -t   1.1394  0.7475  67N 160E   0             
01629 -1313 Feb 19  19:12:20  31249 -40975   48   P   t-  -1.4916  0.0838  70S 166E   0             
01630 -1313 Jul 17  08:06:34  31241 -40970   15   P   -t  -1.3027  0.4449  67S 170W   0             
01631 -1312 Jan 11  01:44:54  31232 -40964   20   T   -p   0.4680  1.0413   4N  73W  62  156  04m06s
01632 -1312 Jul 05  10:11:12  31222 -40958   25   A   -p  -0.5266  0.9728   8S 159E  58  115  03m27s
01633 -1312 Dec 30  14:48:09  31212 -40952   30   Am  n-  -0.2307  0.9931  37S  88E  76   25  00m40s
01634 -1311 Jun 24  19:10:53  31203 -40946   35   T   n-   0.2617  1.0317  39N  17E  75  111  02m48s
01635 -1311 Dec 19  21:00:36  31193 -40940   40   A   p-  -0.9696  0.9277  76S 136W  13 1169  04m33s
01636 -1310 May 16  03:52:19  31185 -40935    7   Pe  -t  -1.4957  0.0613  62S  52W   0             
01637 -1310 Jun 14  10:23:54  31183 -40934   45   Tn  t-   0.9907  1.0593  69N  15E   7   -   02m48s

01638 -1310 Nov 09  01:31:57  31175 -40929   12   P   -t   1.4018  0.2815  61N  12W   0             
01639 -1309 May 05  20:27:00  31165 -40923   17   T   -p  -0.7942  1.0469  35S  27E  37  251  03m45s
01640 -1309 Oct 29  04:45:07  31156 -40917   22   A   -p   0.6711  0.9645  28N 103W  48  169  03m28s
01641 -1308 Apr 24  08:12:33  31146 -40911   27   A   nn  -0.0361  0.9976   7N 173W  88    8  00m14s
01642 -1308 Oct 17  15:21:35  31136 -40905   32   T   n-  -0.0506  1.0246   8S  76E  87   84  02m09s
01643 -1307 Apr 13  12:39:37  31127 -40899   37   A   p-   0.7554  0.9480  45N  89E  41  284  04m40s
01644 -1307 Oct 07  06:38:34  31117 -40893   42   T   p-  -0.7216  1.0456  40S 179W  44  215  03m16s
01645 -1306 Mar 03  22:06:21  31109 -40888    9   P   -t  -1.3651  0.3367  61S  94E   0             
01646 -1306 Apr 02  13:04:59  31107 -40887   47   Pb  t-   1.4985  0.1100  61N  25E   0             
01647 -1306 Aug 28  10:49:16  31099 -40882   14   P   -t   1.2864  0.4711  62N  94W   0             

01648 -1306 Sep 26  21:58:51  31098 -40881   52   P   t-  -1.4191  0.2249  61S 105W   0             
01649 -1305 Feb 21  05:04:15  31090 -40876   19   H   -p  -0.5739  1.0045  46S 102W  55   19  00m22s
01650 -1305 Aug 17  18:24:18  31080 -40870   24   A   -p   0.5994  0.9561  51N  55E  53  198  03m51s
01651 -1304 Feb 10  18:35:48  31070 -40864   29   T   n-   0.1657  1.0518   9S  32E  81  174  04m38s
01652 -1304 Aug 05  19:34:32  31061 -40858   34   A   nn  -0.1318  0.9373  13N  14E  83  235  08m02s
01653 -1303 Jan 30  10:53:53  31051 -40852   39   T   p-   0.8578  1.0459  36N 131E  31  294  03m44s
01654 -1303 Jul 25  20:28:00  31042 -40846   44   A   t-  -0.8627  0.9530  36S  13W  30  337  05m09s
01655 -1303 Dec 21  12:04:22  31033 -40841   11   P   -t  -1.1992  0.6248  67S  53W   0             
01656 -1302 Jun 15  18:30:34  31024 -40835   16   P   -t   1.0646  0.8882  67N 143W   0             
01657 -1302 Dec 10  16:05:12  31014 -40829   21   A   -p  -0.5439  0.9251  55S  63E  57  337  07m21s

01658 -1301 Jun 05  10:47:32  31004 -40823   26   T   -n   0.2982  1.0805  38N 142E  72  272  06m25s
01659 -1301 Nov 29  15:08:25  30995 -40817   31   A   nn   0.1315  0.9188  12S  81E  83  311  11m26s
01660 -1300 May 25  03:50:16  30985 -40811   36   T   p-  -0.4509  1.0624   8S 106W  63  229  06m00s
01661 -1300 Nov 17  16:47:32  30976 -40805   41   A   p-   0.8029  0.9482  36N  66E  36  317  05m33s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 14th 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
14th century BCE -1399--1380 -1379--1360 -1359--1340 -1339--1320 -1319--1300

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