Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1599 to -1500 ( 1600 BCE to 1501 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: -1599 to -1500 ( 1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)

During the 16th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 225 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1599 - -1500
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 225100.0%
PartialP 78 34.7%
AnnularA 67 29.8%
TotalT 59 26.2%
HybridH 21 9.3%

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 16th 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 126100.0%
Central (two limits) 122 96.8%
Central (one limit) 2 1.6%
Non-Central (one limit) 2 1.6%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 67100.0%
Central (two limits) 64 95.5%
Central (one limit) 1 1.5%
Non-Central (one limit) 2 3.0%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 59100.0%
Central (two limits) 58 98.3%
Central (one limit) 1 1.7%
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: 79
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  4

                      Two eclipses in same month: -1534 Jun
                      Two eclipses in same month: -1523 May

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: -1599 to -1500
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1582 Jan 2510m07s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1590 Jun 2000m02s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1514 May 2106m29s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1584 Aug 1100m51s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1597 Nov 0301m22s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1578 May 0800m03s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1577 Mar 30 - 0.99984
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1512 Apr 29 - 0.00409

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

      3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:  -1588/ 41 -1577/ 42 -1512/ 43
      3 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:  -1592/  1 -1563/  2 -1534/  3


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: -1599 to -1500


                      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

00977 -1599 Jan 02  22:41:56  37223 -44514   35   P   t-   1.2439  0.5453  66N  17W   0             
00978 -1599 May 31  04:30:55  37214 -44509    2   P   -t   1.3554  0.3481  69N 111E   0             
00979 -1599 Jun 29  15:23:21  37213 -44508   40   P   t-  -1.3341  0.3833  66S  98E   0             
00980 -1599 Nov 23  18:30:08  37204 -44503    7   T   -p  -0.9075  1.0167  78S   1E  24  138  00m59s
00981 -1598 May 20  08:01:43  37193 -44497   12   A   -p   0.6228  0.9498  54N 160W  51  235  04m46s
00982 -1598 Nov 13  09:49:09  37183 -44491   17   T   -n  -0.2322  1.0452  28S 178W  76  155  03m55s
00983 -1597 May 09  08:42:30  37172 -44485   22   A   nn  -0.1455  0.9587   5N 155W  82  152  05m18s
00984 -1597 Nov 03  00:31:48  37161 -44479   27   H   n-   0.4466  1.0138  15N  28W  63   53  01m22s
00985 -1596 Apr 27  13:51:25  37151 -44473   32   A   t-  -0.9034  0.9937  53S 151E  25   51  00m31s
00986 -1596 Oct 22  10:08:45  37140 -44467   37   P   t-   1.1881  0.6419  71N 109W   0             

00987 -1595 Mar 18  18:31:52  37132 -44462    4   T   -t   0.9531  1.0547  61N  24E  17  607  03m33s
00988 -1595 Sep 11  17:56:44  37121 -44456    9   P   -t  -1.0994  0.7850  71S   7E   0             
00989 -1594 Mar 08  11:24:32  37110 -44450   14   T   -n   0.2355  1.0630   3N 164E  76  212  05m48s
00990 -1594 Aug 31  18:51:18  37100 -44444   19   A   -n  -0.3714  0.9546   7S  47E  68  178  05m41s
00991 -1593 Feb 26  01:41:29  37089 -44438   24   H   p-  -0.5096  1.0128  44S  36W  59   51  01m06s
00992 -1593 Aug 21  02:36:50  37079 -44432   29   H   p-   0.3723  1.0120  39N  59W  68   44  01m05s
00993 -1592 Feb 15  09:22:30  37068 -44426   34   P   t-  -1.2977  0.4525  69S  14W   0             
00994 -1592 Jul 11  09:08:18  37059 -44421    1   Pe  -t  -1.4808  0.0925  66S 154W   0             
00995 -1592 Aug 09  16:53:53  37058 -44420   39   P   t-   1.0643  0.8927  69N 120W   0             
00996 -1591 Jan 04  16:14:07  37049 -44415    6   A   -p   0.9652  0.9160  51N 101E  15 1258  08m45s

00997 -1591 Jul 01  01:36:49  37038 -44409   11   T   -p  -0.7886  1.0455  28S  44W  38  246  04m10s
00998 -1591 Dec 24  18:53:12  37028 -44403   16   A   nn   0.2392  0.9642  10S  54E  76  133  04m20s
00999 -1590 Jun 20  13:34:12  37017 -44397   21   A   nn  -0.0376  0.9997  21N 129E  88    1  00m02s
01000 -1590 Dec 14  04:45:51  37007 -44391   26   T   p-  -0.4650  1.0161  49S 108W  62   62  01m16s
01001 -1589 Jun 09  18:22:35  36996 -44385   31   A   p-   0.7568  0.9516  66N  23E  41  271  03m51s
01002 -1589 Dec 03  19:36:25  36986 -44379   36   P   t-  -1.1114  0.7994  63S  97W   0             
01003 -1588 Apr 29  05:03:27  36977 -44374    3   P   -t  -1.3012  0.4465  61S  30W   0             
01004 -1588 May 28  19:00:17  36975 -44373   41   Pb  t-   1.5121  0.0847  62N  83W   0             
01005 -1588 Oct 23  22:36:30  36966 -44368    8   A   -t   0.9560  0.9892  53N  43E  17  129  00m47s
01006 -1587 Apr 18  12:11:17  36956 -44362   13   T   -p  -0.4816  1.0163  20S 166E  61   63  01m29s

01007 -1587 Oct 13  06:11:49  36945 -44356   18   A   -n   0.2834  0.9476  12N 112W  73  200  05m35s
01008 -1586 Apr 08  02:05:05  36935 -44350   23   T   n-   0.2911  1.0653  16N  65W  73  222  05m16s
01009 -1586 Oct 02  06:59:43  36924 -44344   28   A   p-  -0.4154  0.9204  19S 144W  65  327  08m59s
01010 -1585 Mar 28  19:05:42  36914 -44338   33   P   t-   1.0137  0.9960  61N  35W   0             
01011 -1585 Sep 21  06:47:30  36903 -44332   38   P   t-  -1.0953  0.7971  61S 154E   0             
01012 -1584 Feb 16  23:47:55  36894 -44327    5   A   -t  -0.8833  0.9871  67S  41E  28   97  00m51s
01013 -1584 Aug 11  01:16:09  36884 -44321   10   T   -t   0.9879  1.0164  68N  75E   8  414  00m51s
01014 -1583 Feb 05  05:13:52  36873 -44315   15   A   nn  -0.1687  0.9436  29S  96W  80  211  06m20s
01015 -1583 Jul 31  16:48:13  36863 -44309   20   T   -n   0.2452  1.0683  36N  86E  76  230  05m26s
01016 -1582 Jan 25  05:06:22  36852 -44303   25   A   p-   0.5459  0.9257  10N 107W  57  331  10m07s

01017 -1582 Jul 21  09:26:34  36842 -44297   30   T   p-  -0.4804  1.0550   5S 174W  61  206  05m19s
01018 -1581 Jan 14  06:38:15  36831 -44291   35   P   t-   1.2234  0.5810  64N 148W   0             
01019 -1581 Jun 11  11:13:09  36822 -44286    2   P   -t   1.4387  0.2008  68N   3W   0             
01020 -1581 Jul 10  22:32:03  36821 -44285   40   P   t-  -1.2721  0.4967  65S  21W   0             
01021 -1581 Dec 05  03:18:02  36812 -44280    7   T   -p  -0.9051  1.0196  82S 133W  25  160  01m08s
01022 -1580 May 30  14:19:02  36801 -44274   12   A   -p   0.7124  0.9472  64N 101E  44  278  04m35s
01023 -1580 Nov 23  18:43:19  36791 -44268   17   T   -n  -0.2312  1.0450  31S  48E  76  154  03m51s
01024 -1579 May 19  15:04:38  36780 -44262   22   A   nn  -0.0570  0.9609  13N 106E  87  142  04m58s
01025 -1579 Nov 13  09:16:15  36770 -44256   27   H   n-   0.4492  1.0107  12N 162W  63   41  01m05s
01026 -1578 May 08  20:43:09  36759 -44250   32   H   t-  -0.8219  1.0005  41S  37E  34    3  00m03s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500


                      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

01027 -1578 Nov 02  18:28:07  36749 -44244   37   P   t-   1.1893  0.6394  71N 111E   0             
01028 -1577 Mar 30  02:11:02  36740 -44239    4   P   -t   1.0109  0.9998  72N 140W   0             
01029 -1577 Apr 28  09:28:38  36738 -44238   42   Pb  t-  -1.5198  0.0233  71S 107W   0             
01030 -1577 Sep 23  01:29:44  36730 -44233    9   P   -t  -1.1243  0.7428  72S 122W   0             
01031 -1576 Mar 18  19:09:49  36719 -44227   14   T   -n   0.2909  1.0640  10N  44E  73  218  05m47s
01032 -1576 Sep 11  02:31:18  36709 -44221   19   A   -n  -0.4011  0.9540  13S  71W  66  182  05m34s
01033 -1575 Mar 08  09:17:47  36698 -44215   24   H   p-  -0.4614  1.0130  37S 153W  62   50  01m10s
01034 -1575 Aug 31  10:33:31  36688 -44209   29   H   n-   0.3364  1.0123  33N 179W  70   45  01m08s
01035 -1574 Feb 25  16:40:43  36677 -44203   34   P   t-  -1.2549  0.5262  70S 138W   0             
01036 -1574 Aug 21  00:57:11  36667 -44197   39   P   t-   1.0228  0.9711  70N 106E   0             

01037 -1573 Jan 15  23:55:57  36658 -44192    6   An  -t   0.9847  0.9183  58N  23W   9   -   07m57s
01038 -1573 Jul 12  09:03:23  36647 -44186   11   T   -t  -0.8554  1.0385  35S 160W  31  250  03m26s
01039 -1572 Jan 05  03:03:16  36637 -44180   16   A   -n   0.2502  0.9693  10S  70W  76  114  03m45s
01040 -1572 Jun 30  20:30:31  36626 -44174   21   A   nn  -0.1120  0.9941  17N  24E  84   21  00m40s
01041 -1572 Dec 24  13:22:36  36616 -44168   26   T   p-  -0.4577  1.0206  50S 125E  63   79  01m37s
01042 -1571 Jun 20  00:48:42  36606 -44162   31   A   p-   0.6743  0.9499  63N  62W  47  249  04m15s
01043 -1571 Dec 14  04:26:39  36595 -44156   36   P   t-  -1.1088  0.8046  64S 119E   0             
01044 -1570 May 10  11:34:14  36586 -44151    3   P   -t  -1.3807  0.3072  61S 138W   0             
01045 -1570 Jun 09  01:21:29  36585 -44150   41   P   t-   1.4258  0.2328  63N 170E   0             
01046 -1570 Nov 04  07:12:05  36576 -44145    8   A   -t   0.9608  0.9850  52N  93W  16  191  01m08s

01047 -1569 Apr 29  19:13:12  36565 -44139   13   T   -p  -0.5562  1.0205  21S  59E  56   83  01m52s
01048 -1569 Oct 24  14:20:38  36555 -44133   18   A   -n   0.2910  0.9435   8N 123E  73  217  06m13s
01049 -1568 Apr 18  09:30:17  36544 -44127   23   T   n-   0.2195  1.0696  17N 176W  77  232  05m35s
01050 -1568 Oct 12  14:47:54  36534 -44121   28   A   p-  -0.4012  0.9181  23S  96E  66  335  09m05s
01051 -1567 Apr 08  02:40:01  36523 -44115   33   T   t-   0.9502  1.0617  57N 125W  18  649  03m40s
01052 -1567 Oct 01  14:38:25  36513 -44109   38   P   t-  -1.0743  0.8325  60S  26E   0             
01053 -1566 Feb 27  07:24:03  36504 -44104    5   A   -t  -0.9317  0.9851  65S  65W  21  145  00m57s
01054 -1566 Aug 22  09:11:28  36494 -44098   10   P   -t   1.0244  0.9567  62N  40W   0             
01055 -1565 Feb 16  12:34:13  36483 -44092   15   A   nn  -0.2112  0.9446  28S 154E  78  209  06m04s
01056 -1565 Aug 12  00:44:52  36473 -44086   20   T   -n   0.2924  1.0653  36N  32W  73  223  05m05s

01057 -1564 Feb 05  12:29:02  36462 -44080   25   A   p-   0.5104  0.9297   9N 140E  59  303  09m13s
01058 -1564 Jul 31  17:09:48  36452 -44074   30   T   n-  -0.4277  1.0500   3S  68E  65  183  04m48s
01059 -1563 Jan 24  14:27:55  36442 -44068   35   P   t-   1.1965  0.6282  64N  84E   0             
01060 -1563 Jun 21  17:57:26  36433 -44063    2   Pe  -t   1.5190  0.0603  67N 117W   0             
01061 -1563 Jul 21  05:46:11  36431 -44062   40   P   t-  -1.2151  0.5997  64S 142W   0             
01062 -1563 Dec 15  12:03:55  36422 -44057    7   T   -p  -0.9053  1.0228  87S 103E  25  186  01m18s
01063 -1562 Jun 10  20:38:45  36412 -44051   12   A   -p   0.7993  0.9440  74N   4E  37  347  04m26s
01064 -1562 Dec 05  03:35:56  36401 -44045   17   T   -n  -0.2314  1.0450  34S  86W  76  154  03m50s
01065 -1561 May 30  21:29:33  36391 -44039   22   A   nn   0.0299  0.9628  21N   6E  88  135  04m37s
01066 -1561 Nov 24  17:59:42  36380 -44033   27   H   n-   0.4519  1.0080   9N  64E  63   31  00m51s

01067 -1560 May 19  03:35:10  36370 -44027   32   H   p-  -0.7395  1.0062  31S  74W  42   32  00m37s
01068 -1560 Nov 13  02:48:31  36360 -44021   37   P   t-   1.1921  0.6342  70N  29W   0             
01069 -1559 Apr 09  09:44:40  36351 -44016    4   P   -t   1.0736  0.8801  72N  91E   0             
01070 -1559 May 08  16:46:41  36349 -44015   42   P   t-  -1.4450  0.1650  71S 129E   0             
01071 -1559 Oct 03  09:11:03  36340 -44010    9   P   -t  -1.1425  0.7121  72S 107E   0             
01072 -1558 Mar 30  02:47:55  36330 -44004   14   T   -n   0.3520  1.0642  18N  75W  69  224  05m39s
01073 -1558 Sep 22  10:21:59  36320 -43998   19   A   -n  -0.4227  0.9538  18S 168E  65  185  05m23s
01074 -1557 Mar 19  16:43:59  36309 -43992   24   H   n-  -0.4056  1.0128  29S  92E  66   48  01m13s
01075 -1557 Sep 11  18:40:22  36299 -43986   29   H   n-   0.3083  1.0124  27N  57E  72   45  01m10s
01076 -1556 Mar 07  23:47:10  36288 -43980   34   P   t-  -1.2031  0.6157  71S 100E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500


                      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

01077 -1556 Aug 31  09:09:55  36278 -43974   39   Tn  t-   0.9891  1.0404  75N  51W   7   -   02m05s
01078 -1555 Jan 26  07:28:19  36269 -43969    6   A+  -t   1.0120  0.9351  68N 148W   0             
01079 -1555 Jul 22  16:35:55  36259 -43963   11   T   -t  -0.9162  1.0306  44S  81E  23  260  02m35s
01080 -1554 Jan 15  11:07:55  36248 -43957   16   A   -n   0.2661  0.9749   8S 167E  75   93  03m03s
01081 -1554 Jul 12  03:30:02  36238 -43951   21   A   nn  -0.1826  0.9882  13N  82W  80   42  01m24s
01082 -1553 Jan 04  21:56:12  36227 -43945   26   T   p-  -0.4474  1.0254  51S   0E  63   97  02m01s
01083 -1553 Jul 01  07:17:10  36217 -43939   31   A   p-   0.5941  0.9476  60N 150W  53  240  04m44s
01084 -1553 Dec 25  13:14:00  36207 -43933   36   P   t-  -1.1037  0.8148  65S  24W   0             
01085 -1552 May 20  18:04:09  36198 -43928    3   P   -t  -1.4612  0.1652  62S 114E   0             
01086 -1552 Jun 19  07:45:20  36196 -43927   41   P   t-   1.3403  0.3798  64N  63E   0             

01087 -1552 Nov 14  15:50:05  36187 -43922    8   A   -t   0.9631  0.9815  52N 131E  15  245  01m27s
01088 -1551 May 10  02:15:08  36177 -43916   13   T   -p  -0.6318  1.0240  22S  48W  51  103  02m12s
01089 -1551 Nov 03  22:31:46  36167 -43910   18   A   -n   0.2961  0.9401   4N   2W  73  231  06m50s
01090 -1550 Apr 29  16:54:59  36156 -43904   23   T   n-   0.1468  1.0731  17N  72E  81  240  05m54s
01091 -1550 Oct 23  22:41:00  36146 -43898   28   A   p-  -0.3911  0.9164  27S  24W  67  342  09m09s
01092 -1549 Apr 19  10:10:16  36135 -43892   33   T   p-   0.8833  1.0653  55N 130E  28  449  04m00s
01093 -1549 Oct 12  22:37:05  36125 -43886   38   P   t-  -1.0587  0.8589  60S 104W   0             
01094 -1548 Mar 09  14:50:24  36116 -43881    5   A   -t  -0.9874  0.9813  63S 157W   8  462  01m08s
01095 -1548 Sep 01  17:16:45  36106 -43875   10   P   -t   1.0539  0.9018  61N 172W   0             
01096 -1547 Feb 26  19:42:22  36095 -43869   15   A   -n  -0.2636  0.9456  27S  47E  75  207  05m49s

01097 -1547 Aug 22  08:51:29  36085 -43863   20   T   -n   0.3316  1.0622  35N 153W  70  216  04m46s
01098 -1546 Feb 15  19:41:55  36075 -43857   25   A   p-   0.4660  0.9340   9N  29E  62  275  08m17s
01099 -1546 Aug 12  01:00:17  36064 -43851   30   T   n-  -0.3814  1.0447   2S  51W  68  160  04m13s
01100 -1545 Feb 04  22:09:58  36054 -43845   35   P   t-   1.1621  0.6891  63N  43W   0             
01101 -1545 Aug 01  13:05:55  36043 -43839   40   P   t-  -1.1630  0.6926  63S  97E   0             
01102 -1545 Dec 26  20:45:32  36035 -43834    7   T   -p  -0.9094  1.0265  88S  94E  24  220  01m28s
01103 -1544 Jun 21  02:59:53  36024 -43828   12   A   -t   0.8846  0.9399  85N  89W  27  485  04m19s
01104 -1544 Dec 15  12:26:09  36014 -43822   17   T   -n  -0.2338  1.0457  36S 143E  76  157  03m51s
01105 -1543 Jun 10  03:57:24  36004 -43816   22   Am  nn   0.1152  0.9640  28N  93W  83  131  04m16s
01106 -1543 Dec 05  02:41:32  35993 -43810   27   H   n-   0.4537  1.0060   6N  69W  63   23  00m39s

01107 -1542 May 30  10:30:04  35983 -43804   32   H   p-  -0.6579  1.0109  22S 176E  49   50  01m09s
01108 -1542 Nov 24  11:09:45  35972 -43798   37   P   t-   1.1960  0.6272  69N 168W   0             
01109 -1541 Apr 20  17:13:51  35964 -43793    4   P   -t   1.1403  0.7517  71N  37W   0             
01110 -1541 May 20  00:03:34  35962 -43792   42   P   t-  -1.3684  0.3112  70S   5E   0             
01111 -1541 Oct 14  17:00:21  35953 -43787    9   P   -t  -1.1543  0.6921  72S  26W   0             
01112 -1540 Apr 09  10:19:32  35943 -43781   14   T   -p   0.4183  1.0638  26N 168E  65  229  05m25s
01113 -1540 Oct 02  18:22:02  35933 -43775   19   A   -n  -0.4375  0.9538  23S  45E  64  186  05m10s
01114 -1539 Mar 30  00:01:51  35922 -43769   24   H   n-  -0.3438  1.0122  21S  22W  70   45  01m13s
01115 -1539 Sep 22  02:56:41  35912 -43763   29   H   n-   0.2873  1.0127  22N  69W  73   45  01m13s
01116 -1538 Mar 19  06:45:45  35901 -43757   34   P   t-  -1.1456  0.7152  71S  19W   0             

01117 -1538 Sep 11  17:29:52  35891 -43751   39   T   t-   0.9613  1.0409  73N 137E  15  514  02m18s
01118 -1537 Feb 06  14:54:09  35882 -43746    6   P   -t   1.0448  0.8815  69N  87E   0             
01119 -1537 Aug 03  00:14:13  35872 -43740   11   T   -t  -0.9713  1.0216  55S  42W  13  322  01m40s
01120 -1536 Jan 26  19:04:59  35862 -43734   16   A   -n   0.2895  0.9809   5S  46E  73   71  02m18s
01121 -1536 Jul 22  10:35:03  35851 -43728   21   A   -n  -0.2477  0.9820   9N 170E  76   66  02m13s
01122 -1535 Jan 15  06:22:23  35841 -43722   26   T   p-  -0.4303  1.0308  49S 123W  64  115  02m27s
01123 -1535 Jul 11  13:52:31  35831 -43716   31   A   p-   0.5194  0.9449  55N 117E  58  238  05m19s
01124 -1534 Jan 04  21:54:23  35820 -43710   36   P   t-  -1.0931  0.8353  66S 166W   0             
01125 -1534 Jun 01  00:38:21  35811 -43705    3   Pe  -t  -1.5387  0.0279  63S   4E   0             
01126 -1534 Jun 30  14:17:09  35810 -43704   41   P   t-   1.2601  0.5177  65N  46W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500


                      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

01127 -1534 Nov 26  00:27:19  35801 -43699    8   A   -t   0.9654  0.9786  51N   6W  15  295  01m44s
01128 -1533 May 21  09:16:51  35791 -43693   13   T   -p  -0.7085  1.0266  25S 155W  45  125  02m27s
01129 -1533 Nov 15  06:45:08  35780 -43687   18   A   -n   0.2987  0.9374   1N 127W  73  243  07m26s
01130 -1532 May 10  00:16:30  35770 -43681   23   T   nn   0.0711  1.0758  17N  39W  86  246  06m12s
01131 -1532 Nov 03  06:39:37  35760 -43675   28   A   p-  -0.3854  0.9154  31S 145W  67  346  09m11s
01132 -1531 Apr 29  17:35:10  35749 -43669   33   T   p-   0.8123  1.0672  54N  24E  35  371  04m13s
01133 -1531 Oct 23  06:44:07  35739 -43663   38   P   t-  -1.0493  0.8751  61S 124E   0             
01134 -1530 Mar 20  22:07:07  35730 -43658    5   P   -t  -1.0501  0.8949  61S 100E   0             
01135 -1530 Sep 13  01:30:42  35720 -43652   10   P   -t   1.0771  0.8587  61N  54E   0             
01136 -1529 Mar 10  02:41:53  35710 -43646   15   A   -p  -0.3224  0.9466  26S  58W  71  206  05m38s

01137 -1529 Sep 02  17:05:29  35699 -43640   20   T   -n   0.3648  1.0588  32N  84E  68  207  04m29s
01138 -1528 Feb 27  02:45:44  35689 -43634   25   A   p-   0.4139  0.9385   9N  78W  65  248  07m24s
01139 -1528 Aug 22  08:57:37  35679 -43628   30   T   n-  -0.3414  1.0390   2S 173W  70  139  03m37s
01140 -1527 Feb 15  05:44:59  35668 -43622   35   P   t-   1.1210  0.7626  62N 167W   0             
01141 -1527 Aug 11  20:32:13  35658 -43616   40   P   t-  -1.1170  0.7734  63S  25W   0             
01142 -1526 Jan 06  05:22:05  35649 -43611    7   T   -p  -0.9184  1.0302  84S  13W  23  263  01m39s
01143 -1526 Jul 02  09:27:03  35639 -43605   12   A   -t   0.9646  0.9346  80N  15W  15  971  04m11s
01144 -1526 Dec 26  21:12:07  35629 -43599   17   T   -n  -0.2397  1.0466  38S  12E  76  160  03m54s
01145 -1525 Jun 21  10:29:50  35618 -43593   22   A   nn   0.1975  0.9649  34N 168E  78  129  03m58s
01146 -1525 Dec 16  11:19:44  35608 -43587   27   H   n-   0.4531  1.0044   4N 159E  63   17  00m29s

01147 -1524 Jun 09  17:28:51  35598 -43581   32   T   p-  -0.5781  1.0148  14S  67E  55   62  01m37s
01148 -1524 Dec 04  19:27:19  35587 -43575   37   P   t-   1.1975  0.6244  68N  54E   0             
01149 -1523 May 01  00:40:11  35579 -43570    4   P   -t   1.2096  0.6174  71N 164W   0             
01150 -1523 May 30  07:22:51  35577 -43569   42   P   t-  -1.2928  0.4563  69S 119W   0             
01151 -1523 Oct 25  00:55:50  35568 -43564    9   P   -t  -1.1616  0.6799  71S 161W   0             
01152 -1522 Apr 20  17:45:50  35558 -43558   14   T   -p   0.4886  1.0625  34N  51E  61  234  05m05s
01153 -1522 Oct 14  02:29:48  35548 -43552   19   A   -n  -0.4467  0.9544  28S  80W  63  185  04m55s
01154 -1521 Apr 10  07:11:26  35537 -43546   24   H   nn  -0.2758  1.0112  13S 134W  74   40  01m09s
01155 -1521 Oct 03  11:22:04  35527 -43540   29   H   n-   0.2732  1.0131  17N 162E  74   47  01m16s
01156 -1520 Mar 29  13:32:25  35517 -43534   34   P   t-  -1.0788  0.8307  72S 137W   0             

01157 -1520 Sep 22  01:59:24  35506 -43528   39   T   t-   0.9413  1.0400  68N  12W  19  403  02m24s
01158 -1519 Feb 16  22:10:22  35498 -43523    6   P   -t   1.0857  0.8139  70N  36W   0             
01159 -1519 Aug 13  07:59:47  35487 -43517   11   P   -t  -1.0198  0.9636  69S 177W   0             
01160 -1518 Feb 06  02:55:29  35477 -43511   16   A   -n   0.3191  0.9871   1S  74W  71   48  01m31s
01161 -1518 Aug 02  17:46:16  35467 -43505   21   A   -p  -0.3067  0.9756   4N  60E  72   92  03m03s
01162 -1517 Jan 26  14:43:34  35456 -43499   26   T   n-  -0.4084  1.0364  46S 114E  66  134  02m56s
01163 -1517 Jul 22  20:32:30  35446 -43493   31   A   p-   0.4487  0.9418  50N  20E  63  241  05m59s
01164 -1516 Jan 16  06:30:12  35436 -43487   36   P   t-  -1.0790  0.8627  67S  53E   0             
01165 -1516 Jul 10  20:55:20  35425 -43481   41   P   t-   1.1840  0.6484  66N 157W   0             
01166 -1516 Dec 06  09:02:31  35417 -43476    8   A   -t   0.9687  0.9762  51N 142W  14  348  01m59s

01167 -1515 May 31  16:22:02  35407 -43470   13   T   -p  -0.7831  1.0283  29S  97E  38  152  02m35s
01168 -1515 Nov 25  14:58:10  35396 -43464   18   A   -n   0.3005  0.9353   2S 107E  73  251  08m00s
01169 -1514 May 21  07:39:13  35386 -43458   23   T   nn  -0.0042  1.0776  16N 150W  90  251  06m29s
01170 -1514 Nov 14  14:39:37  35376 -43452   28   A   p-  -0.3807  0.9151  35S  94E  67  348  09m12s
01171 -1513 May 11  00:58:13  35365 -43446   33   T   p-   0.7399  1.0680  54N  82W  42  326  04m23s
01172 -1513 Nov 03  14:55:34  35355 -43440   38   P   t-  -1.0424  0.8872  61S   9W   0             
01173 -1512 Mar 31  05:13:52  35346 -43435    5   P   -t  -1.1200  0.7695  61S  17W   0             
01174 -1512 Apr 29  15:38:06  35345 -43434   43   Pb  t-   1.5386  0.0041  61N  16W   0             
01175 -1512 Sep 23  09:54:09  35336 -43429   10   P   -t   1.0935  0.8282  61N  82W   0             
01176 -1511 Mar 20  09:30:47  35326 -43423   15   A   -p  -0.3896  0.9473  26S 160W  67  208  05m31s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500


                      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

01177 -1511 Sep 13  01:28:05  35316 -43417   20   T   -n   0.3910  1.0555  30N  43W  67  198  04m15s
01178 -1510 Mar 09  09:40:57  35305 -43411   25   A   p-   0.3540  0.9430   9N 176E  69  223  06m36s
01179 -1510 Sep 02  17:03:29  35295 -43405   30   T   n-  -0.3092  1.0334   3S  64E  72  118  03m02s
01180 -1509 Feb 26  13:11:48  35285 -43399   35   P   t-   1.0720  0.8508  61N  70E   0             
01181 -1509 Aug 23  04:05:42  35274 -43393   40   P   t-  -1.0774  0.8417  62S 150W   0             
01182 -1508 Jan 17  13:52:29  35266 -43388    7   T   -p  -0.9330  1.0340  79S 137W  21  326  01m49s
01183 -1508 Jul 12  15:59:43  35256 -43382   12   P   -t   1.0399  0.8917  65N 113W   0             
01184 -1507 Jan 06  05:51:53  35245 -43376   17   T   -n  -0.2508  1.0479  38S 117W  75  165  03m57s
01185 -1507 Jul 01  17:09:19  35235 -43370   22   A   nn   0.2750  0.9653  40N  69E  74  131  03m43s
01186 -1507 Dec 26  19:53:46  35225 -43364   27   H   n-   0.4493  1.0034   3N  28E  63   13  00m22s

01187 -1506 Jun 21  00:32:06  35214 -43358   32   T   p-  -0.5007  1.0180   7S  43W  60   71  02m00s
01188 -1506 Dec 16  03:42:20  35204 -43352   37   P   t-   1.1975  0.6243  67N  83W   0             
01189 -1505 May 12  08:04:36  35196 -43347    4   P   -t   1.2809  0.4789  70N  70E   0             
01190 -1505 Jun 10  14:43:50  35194 -43346   42   P   t-  -1.2178  0.6009  68S 118E   0             
01191 -1505 Nov 05  08:56:27  35185 -43341    9   P   -t  -1.1646  0.6749  71S  64E   0             
01192 -1504 May 01  01:06:51  35175 -43335   14   T   -p   0.5627  1.0604  43N  63W  56  239  04m40s
01193 -1504 Oct 24  10:45:01  35165 -43329   19   A   -n  -0.4506  0.9555  33S 154E  63  181  04m38s
01194 -1503 Apr 20  14:15:00  35154 -43323   24   H   nn  -0.2038  1.0095   5S 116E  78   33  01m01s
01195 -1503 Oct 13  19:53:42  35144 -43317   29   H   n-   0.2637  1.0138  12N  31E  75   49  01m22s
01196 -1502 Apr 09  20:13:36  35134 -43311   34   A-  t-  -1.0080  0.9531  72S 107E   0             

01197 -1502 Oct 03  10:35:41  35124 -43305   39   T   p-   0.9268  1.0389  63N 154W  22  350  02m28s
01198 -1501 Feb 28  05:19:15  35115 -43300    6   P   -t   1.1329  0.7347  71N 158W   0             
01199 -1501 Aug 24  15:52:09  35105 -43294   11   P   -t  -1.0619  0.8833  70S  51E   0             
01200 -1500 Feb 17  10:38:07  35095 -43288   16   A   -n   0.3562  0.9934   4N 167E  69   25  00m45s
01201 -1500 Aug 13  01:05:13  35084 -43282   21   A   -p  -0.3582  0.9692   2S  53W  69  119  03m52s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 16th 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
16th century BCE -1599--1580 -1579--1560 -1559--1540 -1539--1520 -1519--1500

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