Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 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: -1499 to -1400 ( 1500 BCE to 1401 BCE)

During the 15th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 226 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1499 - -1400
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 226100.0%
PartialP 77 34.1%
AnnularA 69 30.5%
TotalT 62 27.4%
HybridH 18 8.0%

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 15th 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 131100.0%
Central (two limits) 123 93.9%
Central (one limit) 3 2.3%
Non-Central (one limit) 5 3.8%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 69100.0%
Central (two limits) 63 91.3%
Central (one limit) 2 2.9%
Non-Central (one limit) 4 5.8%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 62100.0%
Central (two limits) 60 96.8%
Central (one limit) 1 1.6%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.6%

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: 76
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 22
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  2

                      Two eclipses in same month: -1447 Apr

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: -1499 to -1400
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1409 Sep 2510m00s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1482 Feb 2700m02s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1442 Jul 0307m05s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1428 Mar 3101m34s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1467 Nov 0401m39s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1449 May 2300m05s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1451 Jul 12 - 0.99435
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1407 Sep 02 - 0.03551

During the century, 3 Saros series begin and 2 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.

      3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:  -1447/ 44 -1436/ 45 -1407/ 51
      2 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:  -1451/  4 -1422/  5


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: -1499 to -1400


                      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

01202 -1499 Feb 05  22:55:25  35074 -43276   26   T   n-  -0.3784  1.0421  42S   9W  68  152  03m28s
01203 -1499 Aug 02  03:22:20  35064 -43270   31   A   p-   0.3864  0.9386  44N  82W  67  248  06m42s
01204 -1498 Jan 26  14:57:28  35053 -43264   36   P   t-  -1.0584  0.9028  68S  86W   0             
01205 -1498 Jul 22  03:42:06  35043 -43258   41   P   t-   1.1138  0.7687  67N  89E   0             
01206 -1498 Dec 17  17:33:27  35035 -43253    8   A   -t   0.9748  0.9742  53N  83E  12  429  02m11s
01207 -1497 Jun 11  23:29:47  35024 -43247   13   T   -p  -0.8561  1.0290  35S  12W  31  189  02m35s
01208 -1497 Dec 06  23:08:53  35014 -43241   18   A   -n   0.3041  0.9340   4S  17W  72  258  08m30s
01209 -1496 May 31  15:00:53  35004 -43235   23   Tm  nn  -0.0807  1.0785  15N 100E  85  254  06m44s
01210 -1496 Nov 24  22:41:35  34994 -43229   28   A   p-  -0.3774  0.9154  39S  27W  68  346  09m09s
01211 -1495 May 21  08:18:46  34983 -43223   33   T   p-   0.6657  1.0676  54N 173E  48  294  04m29s

01212 -1495 Nov 13  23:10:56  34973 -43217   38   P   t-  -1.0379  0.8956  62S 143W   0             
01213 -1494 Apr 11  12:13:12  34965 -43212    5   P   -t  -1.1948  0.6354  61S 132W   0             
01214 -1494 May 10  22:40:29  34963 -43211   43   P   t-   1.4688  0.1342  62N 132W   0             
01215 -1494 Oct 04  18:25:40  34954 -43206   10   P   -t   1.1040  0.8087  61N 140E   0             
01216 -1493 Mar 31  16:11:09  34944 -43200   15   A   -p  -0.4632  0.9478  25S 100E  62  213  05m27s
01217 -1493 Sep 24  09:58:07  34934 -43194   20   T   -n   0.4111  1.0522  26N 172W  66  188  04m03s
01218 -1492 Mar 19  16:28:54  34924 -43188   25   A   pn   0.2876  0.9476   9N  73E  73  200  05m54s
01219 -1492 Sep 13  01:16:24  34913 -43182   30   T   n-  -0.2831  1.0277   5S  61W  74   97  02m29s
01220 -1491 Mar 08  20:32:07  34903 -43176   35   P   t-   1.0164  0.9520  61N  50W   0             
01221 -1491 Sep 02  11:46:56  34893 -43170   40   P   t-  -1.0446  0.8972  61S  85E   0             

01222 -1490 Jan 27  22:16:48  34884 -43165    7   T   -p  -0.9536  1.0375  74S  99E  17  431  01m58s
01223 -1490 Jul 23  22:39:19  34874 -43159   12   P   -t   1.1094  0.7729  64N 135E   0             
01224 -1489 Jan 17  14:25:23  34864 -43153   17   T   -n  -0.2673  1.0493  38S 116E  74  170  04m00s
01225 -1489 Jul 12  23:56:21  34854 -43147   22   A   -n   0.3473  0.9653  44N  31W  69  134  03m31s
01226 -1488 Jan 07  04:19:45  34843 -43141   27   H   n-   0.4395  1.0028   2N 101W  64   11  00m18s
01227 -1488 Jul 01  07:42:06  34833 -43135   32   T   p-  -0.4278  1.0204   2S 153W  65   77  02m15s
01228 -1488 Dec 26  11:50:17  34823 -43129   37   P   t-   1.1921  0.6335  66N 142E   0             
01229 -1487 May 22  15:29:11  34815 -43124    4   P   -t   1.3520  0.3405  70N  55W   0             
01230 -1487 Jun 20  22:09:54  34813 -43123   42   P   t-  -1.1463  0.7387  67S   6W   0             
01231 -1487 Nov 15  16:58:34  34804 -43118    9   P   -t  -1.1669  0.6713  70S  71W   0             

01232 -1486 May 12  08:25:29  34794 -43112   14   T   -p   0.6384  1.0573  52N 178W  50  245  04m10s
01233 -1486 Nov 04  19:05:27  34784 -43106   19   A   -n  -0.4511  0.9572  37S  28E  63  174  04m19s
01234 -1485 May 01  21:11:15  34774 -43100   24   Hm  nn  -0.1265  1.0072   3N   8E  83   25  00m47s
01235 -1485 Oct 25  04:32:54  34763 -43094   29   H   n-   0.2597  1.0149   7N 101W  75   53  01m29s
01236 -1484 Apr 20  02:45:50  34753 -43088   34   A   t-  -0.9299  0.9493  58S  45W  21  506  04m24s
01237 -1484 Oct 13  19:19:27  34743 -43082   39   T   p-   0.9184  1.0376  59N  66E  23  320  02m30s
01238 -1483 Mar 10  12:19:02  34735 -43077    6   P   -t   1.1879  0.6414  71N  83E   0             
01239 -1483 Sep 03  23:53:00  34724 -43071   11   P   -t  -1.0963  0.8179  71S  84W   0             
01240 -1482 Feb 27  18:14:42  34714 -43065   16   A   -n   0.3992  0.9997  10N  50E  66    1  00m02s
01241 -1482 Aug 24  08:30:20  34704 -43059   21   A   -p  -0.4036  0.9628   7S 167W  66  147  04m37s

01242 -1481 Feb 17  07:01:44  34694 -43053   26   T   n-  -0.3430  1.0480  36S 131W  70  170  04m01s
01243 -1481 Aug 13  10:18:57  34683 -43047   31   A   p-   0.3298  0.9351  38N 174E  71  256  07m27s
01244 -1480 Feb 06  23:17:12  34673 -43041   36   P   t-  -1.0317  0.9547  69S 135E   0             
01245 -1480 Aug 01  10:37:55  34663 -43035   41   P   t-   1.0501  0.8778  68N  28W   0             
01246 -1480 Dec 28  01:59:17  34655 -43030    8   A   -t   0.9844  0.9722  56N  50W   9  611  02m20s
01247 -1479 Jun 22  06:43:32  34644 -43024   13   T   -p  -0.9253  1.0285  44S 124W  22  256  02m24s
01248 -1479 Dec 17  07:14:46  34634 -43018   18   A   -n   0.3109  0.9332   5S 141W  72  262  08m55s
01249 -1478 Jun 11  22:26:44  34624 -43012   23   T   nn  -0.1541  1.0785  13N  12W  81  257  06m57s
01250 -1478 Dec 06  06:41:47  34614 -43006   28   A   p-  -0.3725  0.9165  42S 146W  68  341  09m04s
01251 -1477 Jun 01  15:38:49  34604 -43000   33   T   p-   0.5914  1.0662  53N  68E  53  267  04m33s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400


                      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

01252 -1477 Nov 25  07:27:52  34593 -42994   38   P   t-  -1.0340  0.9033  62S  82E   0             
01253 -1476 Apr 21  19:05:07  34585 -42989    5   P   -t  -1.2741  0.4936  61S 115E   0             
01254 -1476 May 21  05:39:55  34583 -42988   43   P   t-   1.3975  0.2665  62N 112E   0             
01255 -1476 Oct 15  03:04:02  34575 -42983   10   P   -t   1.1097  0.7982  61N   0W   0             
01256 -1475 Apr 10  22:43:34  34565 -42977   15   A   -p  -0.5427  0.9478  26S   1E  57  223  05m30s
01257 -1475 Oct 04  18:35:57  34554 -42971   20   T   -n   0.4246  1.0492  22N  57E  65  179  03m53s
01258 -1474 Mar 30  23:10:04  34544 -42965   25   A   nn   0.2149  0.9519   9N  28W  78  180  05m17s
01259 -1474 Sep 24  09:36:28  34534 -42959   30   T   n-  -0.2638  1.0222   9S 172E  75   78  01m58s
01260 -1473 Mar 20  03:45:39  34524 -42953   35   A   t-   0.9541  0.9823  54N 140W  17  207  01m19s
01261 -1473 Sep 13  19:36:05  34514 -42947   40   P   t-  -1.0190  0.9395  61S  43W   0             

01262 -1472 Feb 08  06:32:03  34505 -42942    7   T   -t  -0.9820  1.0401  69S  17W  10  771  02m01s
01263 -1472 Aug 03  05:27:42  34495 -42936   12   P   -t   1.1715  0.6673  63N  22E   0             
01264 -1471 Jan 27  22:50:49  34485 -42930   17   T   -n  -0.2904  1.0508  38S   9W  73  176  04m04s
01265 -1471 Jul 23  06:52:23  34475 -42924   22   A   -p   0.4129  0.9650  47N 132W  65  139  03m23s
01266 -1470 Jan 17  12:38:40  34464 -42918   27   H   n-   0.4246  1.0025   2N 132E  65    9  00m16s
01267 -1470 Jul 12  14:59:27  34454 -42912   32   T   p-  -0.3600  1.0221   3N  95E  69   81  02m24s
01268 -1469 Jan 06  19:52:36  34444 -42906   37   P   t-   1.1831  0.6489  65N  10E   0             
01269 -1469 Jun 02  22:52:59  34436 -42901    4   P   -t   1.4237  0.2010  69N 179W   0             
01270 -1469 Jul 02  05:39:07  34434 -42900   42   P   t-  -1.0770  0.8722  66S 131W   0             
01271 -1469 Nov 27  01:03:08  34425 -42895    9   P   -t  -1.1673  0.6708  69S 153E   0             

01272 -1468 May 22  15:41:36  34415 -42889   14   T   -p   0.7155  1.0533  62N  69E  44  253  03m37s
01273 -1468 Nov 15  03:29:14  34405 -42883   19   A   -n  -0.4497  0.9596  41S  99W  63  164  03m59s
01274 -1467 May 12  04:04:18  34395 -42877   24   H   nn  -0.0476  1.0043  11N  99W  87   15  00m29s
01275 -1467 Nov 04  13:16:02  34385 -42871   29   H2  n-   0.2581  1.0164   3N 126E  75   58  01m39s
01276 -1466 May 01  09:14:05  34375 -42865   34   A   p-  -0.8490  0.9511  45S 157W  32  336  04m54s
01277 -1466 Oct 25  04:07:02  34365 -42859   39   T   p-   0.9133  1.0365  55N  73W  24  302  02m33s
01278 -1465 Mar 21  19:13:02  34356 -42854    6   P   -t   1.2478  0.5385  72N  36W   0             
01279 -1465 Sep 15  08:00:34  34346 -42848   11   P   -t  -1.1241  0.7653  71S 139E   0             
01280 -1464 Mar 10  01:42:32  34336 -42842   16   H   -p   0.4502  1.0058  16N  66W  63   22  00m36s
01281 -1464 Sep 03  16:04:01  34326 -42836   21   A   -p  -0.4408  0.9566  13S  76E  64  175  05m17s

01282 -1463 Feb 27  14:59:01  34315 -42830   26   T   n-  -0.2999  1.0537  30S 108E  72  186  04m35s
01283 -1463 Aug 23  17:25:29  34305 -42824   31   A   nn   0.2817  0.9318  32N  66E  73  266  08m10s
01284 -1462 Feb 17  07:27:51  34295 -42818   36   T-  t-  -0.9981  1.0200  70S   1W   0             
01285 -1462 Aug 12  17:44:37  34285 -42812   41   An  t-   0.9943  0.9375  73N 153W   4   -   03m45s
01286 -1461 Jan 08  10:17:29  34277 -42807    8   A+  -t   0.9994  0.9805  66N 179E   0             
01287 -1461 Jul 03  14:01:38  34266 -42801   13   Ts  -t  -0.9914  1.0252  59S 125E   6   -   01m52s
01288 -1461 Dec 28  15:15:29  34256 -42795   18   A   -n   0.3213  0.9331   5S  98E  71  263  09m12s
01289 -1460 Jun 22  05:54:44  34246 -42789   23   T   -n  -0.2256  1.0776  10N 125W  77  257  07m04s
01290 -1460 Dec 16  14:39:12  34236 -42783   28   A   p-  -0.3653  0.9183  44S  96E  68  333  08m56s
01291 -1459 Jun 11  22:59:34  34226 -42777   33   T   p-   0.5183  1.0638  51N  38W  59  244  04m34s

01292 -1459 Dec 05  15:45:47  34216 -42771   38   P   t-  -1.0304  0.9106  63S  54W   0             
01293 -1458 May 03  01:51:20  34207 -42766    5   P   -t  -1.3569  0.3463  61S   3E   0             
01294 -1458 Jun 01  12:36:59  34206 -42765   43   P   t-   1.3249  0.4003  63N   3W   0             
01295 -1458 Oct 26  11:47:51  34197 -42760   10   P   -t   1.1115  0.7949  61N 142W   0             
01296 -1457 Apr 22  05:10:13  34187 -42754   15   A   -p  -0.6262  0.9475  27S  96W  51  241  05m36s
01297 -1457 Oct 16  03:19:31  34177 -42748   20   T   -n   0.4335  1.0465  19N  76W  64  170  03m46s
01298 -1456 Apr 10  05:45:20  34167 -42742   25   A   nn   0.1365  0.9560  10N 127W  82  162  04m47s
01299 -1456 Oct 04  18:02:52  34157 -42736   30   H3  n-  -0.2502  1.0169  12S  43E  75   60  01m30s
01300 -1455 Mar 30  10:54:58  34147 -42730   35   A   t-   0.8869  0.9909  50N 118E  27   67  00m42s
01301 -1455 Sep 24  03:31:13  34136 -42724   40   A-  p-  -0.9989  0.9719  61S 172W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400


                      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

01302 -1454 Feb 18  14:40:46  34128 -42719    7   P   -t  -1.0164  0.9845  62S 131W   0             
01303 -1454 Aug 14  12:25:20  34118 -42713   12   P   -t   1.2259  0.5752  62N  93W   0             
01304 -1453 Feb 08  07:07:43  34108 -42707   17   T   -n  -0.3204  1.0523  36S 132W  71  183  04m07s
01305 -1453 Aug 03  13:57:48  34098 -42701   22   A   -p   0.4715  0.9644  48N 125E  62  145  03m18s
01306 -1452 Jan 28  20:47:42  34087 -42695   27   H   n-   0.4021  1.0025   1N   8E  66    9  00m16s
01307 -1452 Jul 22  22:25:55  34077 -42689   32   T   n-  -0.2987  1.0233   6N  18W  73   83  02m27s
01308 -1451 Jan 17  03:43:57  34067 -42683   37   P   t-   1.1656  0.6789  64N 119W   0             
01309 -1451 Jun 13  06:19:54  34059 -42678    4   Pe  -t   1.4929  0.0667  68N  56E   0             
01310 -1451 Jul 12  13:15:57  34057 -42677   42   P   t-  -1.0135  0.9944  65S 103E   0             
01311 -1451 Dec 07  09:06:01  34049 -42672    9   P   -t  -1.1698  0.6671  68S  19E   0             

01312 -1450 Jun 02  22:56:37  34039 -42666   14   T   -p   0.7928  1.0482  71N  45W  37  265  03m03s
01313 -1450 Nov 26  11:54:35  34029 -42660   19   A   -n  -0.4479  0.9626  45S 135E  63  151  03m36s
01314 -1449 May 23  10:52:54  34018 -42654   24   H   nn   0.0344  1.0008  19N 156E  88    3  00m05s
01315 -1449 Nov 15  22:02:29  34008 -42648   29   T   n-   0.2591  1.0185   1S   8W  75   65  01m53s
01316 -1448 May 11  15:36:15  33998 -42642   34   A   p-  -0.7633  0.9518  35S  99E  40  271  05m26s
01317 -1448 Nov 04  12:59:34  33988 -42636   39   T   p-   0.9124  1.0357  52N 147E  24  294  02m36s
01318 -1447 Apr 01  02:00:26  33980 -42631    6   P   -t   1.3133  0.4249  72N 154W   0             
01319 -1447 Apr 30  16:14:13  33978 -42630   44   Pb  t-  -1.5170  0.0757  71S 135E   0             
01320 -1447 Sep 25  16:14:53  33970 -42625   11   P   -t  -1.1457  0.7247  72S   0E   0             
01321 -1446 Mar 21  09:05:39  33959 -42619   16   H   -p   0.5060  1.0117  24N 179E  59   46  01m09s

01322 -1446 Sep 14  23:45:00  33949 -42613   21   A   -p  -0.4711  0.9508  19S  43W  62  203  05m50s
01323 -1445 Mar 10  22:49:45  33939 -42607   26   T   n-  -0.2507  1.0593  23S  13W  75  201  05m10s
01324 -1445 Sep 04  00:40:23  33929 -42601   31   A   nn   0.2404  0.9286  26N  44W  76  276  08m51s
01325 -1444 Feb 28  15:30:44  33919 -42595   36   T   t-  -0.9581  1.0513  76S 169E  16  614  02m48s
01326 -1444 Aug 23  01:01:34  33909 -42589   41   A   t-   0.9460  0.9403  78N  24E  18  701  04m06s
01327 -1443 Jan 18  18:27:07  33901 -42584    8   P   -t   1.0207  0.9425  67N  44E   0             
01328 -1443 Jul 13  21:28:21  33891 -42578   13   P   -t  -1.0510  0.9110  66S   5E   0             
01329 -1442 Jan 07  23:08:57  33880 -42572   18   A   -p   0.3369  0.9334   4S  23W  70  264  09m20s
01330 -1442 Jul 03  13:27:32  33870 -42566   23   T   -n  -0.2933  1.0760   7N 120E  73  257  07m05s
01331 -1442 Dec 27  22:31:42  33860 -42560   28   A   p-  -0.3539  0.9207  44S  20W  69  321  08m46s

01332 -1441 Jun 23  06:22:32  33850 -42554   33   T   p-   0.4478  1.0606  49N 144W  63  223  04m32s
01333 -1441 Dec 17  00:00:13  33840 -42548   38   P   t-  -1.0231  0.9247  64S 172E   0             
01334 -1440 May 13  08:32:40  33832 -42543    5   P   -t  -1.4422  0.1952  62S 108W   0             
01335 -1440 Jun 11  19:34:14  33830 -42542   43   P   t-   1.2530  0.5316  63N 118W   0             
01336 -1440 Nov 05  20:35:39  33822 -42537   10   P   -t   1.1108  0.7964  61N  76E   0             
01337 -1439 May 02  11:32:15  33812 -42531   15   A   -p  -0.7131  0.9465  30S 169E  44  273  05m46s
01338 -1439 Oct 26  12:07:11  33801 -42525   20   T   -n   0.4389  1.0443  15N 149E  64  163  03m41s
01339 -1438 Apr 21  12:16:55  33791 -42519   25   A   nn   0.0544  0.9598  10N 135E  87  146  04m24s
01340 -1438 Oct 16  02:35:27  33781 -42513   30   H   n-  -0.2425  1.0121  16S  87W  76   43  01m04s
01341 -1437 Apr 10  17:57:46  33771 -42507   35   A   p-   0.8132  0.9987  48N  16E  35    8  00m06s

01342 -1437 Oct 05  11:34:09  33761 -42501   40   As  p-  -0.9860  0.9460  59S  74E   9   -   03m49s
01343 -1436 Feb 29  22:40:19  33753 -42496    7   P   -t  -1.0586  0.9059  61S  99E   0             
01344 -1436 Mar 30  06:41:36  33751 -42495   45   Pb  t-   1.5035  0.0569  61N 135E   0             
01345 -1436 Aug 24  19:33:14  33743 -42490   12   P   -t   1.2719  0.4976  62N 149E   0             
01346 -1435 Feb 18  15:15:25  33733 -42484   17   T   -n  -0.3579  1.0536  35S 107E  69  189  04m10s
01347 -1435 Aug 13  21:14:14  33723 -42478   22   A   -p   0.5219  0.9637  48N  19E  58  153  03m16s
01348 -1434 Feb 08  04:48:24  33713 -42472   27   H   n-   0.3736  1.0026   2N 114W  68   10  00m16s
01349 -1434 Aug 03  05:59:35  33703 -42466   32   T   n-  -0.2425  1.0240   8N 133W  76   84  02m26s
01350 -1433 Jan 28  11:27:55  33692 -42460   37   P   t-   1.1428  0.7181  63N 113E   0             
01351 -1433 Jul 23  20:58:00  33682 -42454   42   T   t-  -0.9538  1.0553  48S  12W  17  615  04m08s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400


                      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

01352 -1433 Dec 18  17:06:34  33674 -42449    9   P   -t  -1.1742  0.6603  67S 114W   0             
01353 -1432 Jun 13  06:11:50  33664 -42443   14   T   -t   0.8691  1.0420  82N 160W  29  288  02m28s
01354 -1432 Dec 06  20:19:34  33654 -42437   19   A   -n  -0.4473  0.9662  48S  10E  63  136  03m10s
01355 -1431 Jun 02  17:41:14  33644 -42431   24   A   nn   0.1153  0.9967  27N  51E  83   12  00m22s
01356 -1431 Nov 26  06:48:35  33634 -42425   29   T   n-   0.2592  1.0210   4S 142W  75   74  02m09s
01357 -1430 May 22  21:58:08  33624 -42419   34   A   p-  -0.6776  0.9517  25S   4W  47  239  05m58s
01358 -1430 Nov 15  21:53:14  33614 -42413   39   T   p-   0.9127  1.0353  49N   7E  24  292  02m39s
01359 -1429 Apr 12  08:42:37  33605 -42408    6   P   -t   1.3832  0.3025  72N  90E   0             
01360 -1429 May 11  22:34:56  33604 -42407   44   P   t-  -1.4306  0.2237  70S  26E   0             
01361 -1429 Oct 07  00:35:25  33595 -42402   11   P   -t  -1.1614  0.6953  72S 141W   0             

01362 -1428 Mar 31  16:22:18  33585 -42396   16   T   -p   0.5682  1.0171  32N  64E  55   70  01m34s
01363 -1428 Sep 25  07:33:38  33575 -42390   21   A   -p  -0.4941  0.9454  24S 164W  60  230  06m17s
01364 -1427 Mar 21  06:32:50  33565 -42384   26   T   n-  -0.1946  1.0643  16S 132W  79  214  05m41s
01365 -1427 Sep 14  08:05:58  33555 -42378   31   A   nn   0.2080  0.9256  20N 158W  78  286  09m27s
01366 -1426 Mar 10  23:24:56  33545 -42372   36   T   p-  -0.9114  1.0557  68S  17E  24  451  03m20s
01367 -1426 Sep 03  08:29:04  33535 -42366   41   A   t-   0.9055  0.9410  72N 120W  25  519  04m24s
01368 -1425 Jan 30  02:27:26  33527 -42361    8   P   -t   1.0486  0.8929  68N  89W   0             
01369 -1425 Jul 25  05:02:03  33517 -42355   13   P   -t  -1.1054  0.8092  67S 121W   0             
01370 -1424 Jan 19  06:52:57  33507 -42349   18   A   -p   0.3595  0.9342   2S 141W  69  263  09m17s
01371 -1424 Jul 13  21:05:32  33497 -42343   23   T   -n  -0.3564  1.0736   3N   3E  69  256  06m58s

01372 -1423 Jan 07  06:18:43  33487 -42337   28   A   n-  -0.3381  0.9238  44S 134W  70  306  08m33s
01373 -1423 Jul 03  13:48:32  33477 -42331   33   T   n-   0.3805  1.0566  46N 107E  67  202  04m27s
01374 -1423 Dec 27  08:12:11  33467 -42325   38   A-  t-  -1.0132  0.9438  65S  37E   0             
01375 -1422 May 24  15:11:38  33458 -42320    5   Pe  -t  -1.5278  0.0446  62S 142E   0             
01376 -1422 Jun 23  02:32:27  33456 -42319   43   P   t-   1.1828  0.6588  64N 126E   0             
01377 -1422 Nov 17  05:26:18  33448 -42314   10   P   -t   1.1083  0.8014  62N  67W   0             
01378 -1421 May 13  17:50:05  33438 -42308   15   A   -p  -0.8027  0.9448  34S  74E  36  331  05m56s
01379 -1421 Nov 06  20:58:56  33428 -42302   20   T   -n   0.4408  1.0425  11N  14E  64  157  03m39s
01380 -1420 May 01  18:45:54  33418 -42296   25   A   nn  -0.0302  0.9631   9N  37E  88  134  04m05s
01381 -1420 Oct 26  11:11:24  33408 -42290   30   H   n-  -0.2384  1.0077  21S 142E  76   27  00m41s

01382 -1419 Apr 21  00:58:56  33398 -42284   35   H   p-   0.7371  1.0055  47N  86W  42   28  00m26s
01383 -1419 Oct 15  19:41:51  33388 -42278   40   A   p-  -0.9779  0.9420  60S  52W  11 1058  04m02s
01384 -1418 Mar 12  06:33:44  33380 -42273    7   P   -t  -1.1062  0.8159  61S  30W   0             
01385 -1418 Apr 10  14:11:01  33378 -42272   45   P   t-   1.4371  0.1817  61N  13E   0             
01386 -1418 Sep 05  02:49:50  33370 -42267   12   P   -t   1.3109  0.4323  61N  30E   0             
01387 -1417 Mar 01  23:14:30  33360 -42261   17   T   -p  -0.4023  1.0546  33S  13W  66  196  04m12s
01388 -1417 Aug 25  04:41:00  33350 -42255   22   A   -p   0.5647  0.9630  46N  91W  55  161  03m16s
01389 -1416 Feb 19  12:36:46  33340 -42249   27   H   n-   0.3355  1.0027   2N 127E  70   10  00m16s
01390 -1416 Aug 13  13:44:07  33330 -42243   32   T   n-  -0.1945  1.0243   8N 110E  79   84  02m23s
01391 -1415 Feb 07  18:59:49  33320 -42237   37   P   t-   1.1105  0.7734  62N  10W   0             

01392 -1415 Aug 03  04:48:22  33310 -42231   42   T   t-  -0.9008  1.0560  41S 133W  25  423  04m22s
01393 -1415 Dec 29  01:01:31  33301 -42226    9   P   -t  -1.1836  0.6452  66S 115E   0             
01394 -1414 Jun 24  13:28:59  33291 -42220   14   T   -t   0.9429  1.0344  86N  71W  19  358  01m52s
01395 -1414 Dec 18  04:42:29  33281 -42214   19   A   -n  -0.4490  0.9705  50S 113W  63  119  02m42s
01396 -1413 Jun 14  00:27:17  33271 -42208   24   A   nn   0.1970  0.9919  34N  51W  78   29  00m51s
01397 -1413 Dec 07  15:35:10  33261 -42202   29   T   n-   0.2593  1.0242   6S  85E  75   85  02m29s
01398 -1412 Jun 02  04:17:50  33251 -42196   34   A   p-  -0.5902  0.9509  16S 104W  54  222  06m30s
01399 -1412 Nov 26  06:47:37  33241 -42190   39   T   p-   0.9137  1.0353  47N 133W  24  294  02m44s
01400 -1411 Apr 22  15:21:18  33233 -42185    6   P   -t   1.4562  0.1736  71N  25W   0             
01401 -1411 May 22  04:55:43  33231 -42184   44   P   t-  -1.3429  0.3744  70S  84W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1499 to -1400


                      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

01402 -1411 Oct 17  09:01:51  33223 -42179   11   P   -t  -1.1718  0.6758  72S  77E   0             
01403 -1410 Apr 11  23:35:20  33213 -42173   16   T   -p   0.6340  1.0220  40N  50W  50   96  01m52s
01404 -1410 Oct 06  15:28:22  33203 -42167   21   A   -p  -0.5113  0.9405  30S  75E  59  255  06m39s
01405 -1409 Apr 01  14:10:45  33193 -42161   26   T   n-  -0.1337  1.0690   8S 110E  82  227  06m09s
01406 -1409 Sep 25  15:39:41  33183 -42155   31   A   nn   0.1825  0.9229  14N  86E  79  296  10m00s
01407 -1408 Mar 21  07:11:08  33173 -42149   36   T   p-  -0.8586  1.0592  59S 115W  30  379  03m51s
01408 -1408 Sep 13  16:07:15  33163 -42143   41   A   p-   0.8732  0.9414  65N 112E  29  445  04m41s
01409 -1407 Feb 09  10:18:04  33155 -42138    8   P   -t   1.0831  0.8315  69N 140E   0             
01410 -1407 Aug 04  12:44:32  33145 -42132   13   P   -t  -1.1531  0.7196  68S 110E   0             
01411 -1407 Sep 02  23:13:08  33143 -42131   51   Pb  t-   1.5266  0.0355  71N 100E   0             

01412 -1406 Jan 29  14:27:44  33135 -42126   18   A   -p   0.3890  0.9352   2N 103E  67  262  09m06s
01413 -1406 Jul 25  04:50:26  33125 -42120   23   T   -n  -0.4136  1.0707   2S 115W  66  252  06m42s
01414 -1405 Jan 18  13:57:34  33115 -42114   28   A   n-  -0.3152  0.9274  41S 113E  71  288  08m17s
01415 -1405 Jul 14  21:18:35  33105 -42108   33   T   n-   0.3172  1.0519  42N   3W  71  182  04m17s
01416 -1404 Jan 07  16:17:53  33095 -42102   38   A-  t-  -0.9974  0.9734  66S  96W   0             
01417 -1404 Jul 03  09:33:53  33085 -42096   43   P   t-   1.1160  0.7784  65N   9E   0             
01418 -1404 Nov 27  14:16:25  33077 -42091   10   P   -t   1.1066  0.8051  63N 150E   0             
01419 -1403 May 24  00:07:06  33067 -42085   15   A   -t  -0.8922  0.9421  41S  20W  27  463  06m02s
01420 -1403 Nov 17  05:52:19  33057 -42079   20   T   -n   0.4410  1.0412   8N 122W  64  152  03m40s
01421 -1402 May 13  01:12:48  33047 -42073   25   Am  nn  -0.1173  0.9660   8N  60W  83  123  03m51s

01422 -1402 Nov 06  19:50:47  33037 -42067   30   H   n-  -0.2378  1.0039  25S  11E  76   14  00m21s
01423 -1401 May 02  07:56:36  33027 -42061   35   H   p-   0.6571  1.0118  46N 172E  49   53  00m55s
01424 -1401 Oct 27  03:54:45  33017 -42055   40   A   p-  -0.9744  0.9382  62S 177E  12 1052  04m13s
01425 -1400 Mar 22  14:18:16  33009 -42050    7   P   -t  -1.1615  0.7103  61S 156W   0             
01426 -1400 Apr 20  21:34:37  33007 -42049   45   P   t-   1.3652  0.3183  61N 109W   0             
01427 -1400 Sep 15  10:17:19  32999 -42044   12   P   -t   1.3414  0.3816  61N  92W   0             


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 15th 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
15th century BCE -1499--1480 -1479--1460 -1459--1440 -1439--1420 -1419--1400

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