Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 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: -1999 to -1900 ( 2000 BCE to 1901 BCE)

During the 20th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 239 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1999 - -1900
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 239100.0%
PartialP 84 35.1%
AnnularA 71 29.7%
TotalT 62 25.9%
HybridH 22 9.2%

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 20th 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 133100.0%
Central (two limits) 131 98.5%
Central (one limit) 1 0.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 0.8%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 71100.0%
Central (two limits) 69 97.2%
Central (one limit) 1 1.4%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.4%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 62100.0%
Central (two limits) 62100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
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: 71
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 10

                      Two eclipses in same month: -1957 Mar

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: -1999 to -1900
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1982 Dec 2811m38s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1971 Jun 0200m03s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1912 Apr 1206m48s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1902 Mar 2301m07s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1942 Nov 0701m17s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1925 Jan 0700m02s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1953 Jun 14 - 0.94889
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1957 Sep 24 - 0.00614

During the century, 5 Saros series begin and 2 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.

      5 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:  -1993/ 27 -1982/ 33 -1957/ 32 -1917/ 34 -1910/ 28
      2 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:  -1979/-13 -1932/-12


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: -1999 to -1900


                      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

00001 -1999 Jun 12  03:14:51  46438 -49456    5   T   -n  -0.2701  1.0733   6N  33W  74  247  06m37s
00002 -1999 Dec 05  23:45:23  46426 -49450   10   A   n-  -0.2317  0.9382  33S  11E  76  236  06m44s
00003 -1998 Jun 01  18:09:16  46415 -49444   15   T   p-   0.4994  1.0284  46N  83E  60  111  02m15s
00004 -1998 Nov 25  05:57:03  46403 -49438   20   A   p-  -0.9045  0.9806  68S 144W  25  162  01m14s
00005 -1997 Apr 22  13:19:56  46393 -49433  -13   P   -t  -1.4670  0.1611  61S 106W   0             
00006 -1997 May 22  02:45:35  46391 -49432   25   P   t-   1.3253  0.4035  62N 152W   0             
00007 -1997 Oct 16  08:01:52  46381 -49427   -8   P   -t   1.1669  0.6954  61N  23W   0             
00008 -1997 Nov 14  18:48:49  46379 -49426   30   P   t-  -1.5183  0.0377  61S  28W   0             
00009 -1996 Apr 10  13:54:52  46369 -49421   -3   A   -p  -0.7231  0.9464  38S 167W  43  277  05m11s
00010 -1996 Oct 04  23:23:37  46358 -49415    2   T   -p   0.5166  1.0257  29N  39E  59  101  02m04s

00011 -1995 Mar 30  17:24:52  46346 -49409    7   A   nn   0.0609  0.9873   0S 113E  87   45  01m17s
00012 -1995 Sep 24  10:31:54  46334 -49403   12   A   nn  -0.1863  0.9766   3S 150W  79   85  02m22s
00013 -1994 Mar 20  03:59:50  46322 -49397   17   T   p-   0.8091  1.0333  39N  73W  36  186  02m35s
00014 -1994 Sep 13  14:32:00  46310 -49391   22   A   p-  -0.9265  0.9249  48S 116E  22  733  06m57s
00015 -1993 Feb 08  11:41:40  46301 -49386  -11   P   -t  -1.0699  0.8826  63S  23W   0             
00016 -1993 Mar 09  19:48:09  46299 -49385   27   Pb  t-   1.4907  0.0754  61N  11E   0             
00017 -1993 Aug 03  21:35:06  46289 -49380   -6   P   -t   1.3116  0.4292  63N 167W   0             
00018 -1992 Jan 29  02:34:14  46277 -49374   -1   T   -p  -0.3875  1.0181  44S  13W  67   67  01m30s
00019 -1992 Jul 23  04:03:17  46265 -49368    4   H   -p   0.5182  1.0059  54N  39W  59   24  00m29s
00020 -1991 Jan 17  11:29:42  46253 -49362    9   A   n-   0.3460  0.9599   4S 160W  70  155  05m03s

00021 -1991 Jul 12  17:34:12  46242 -49356   14   T   n-  -0.2421  1.0606  10N 106E  76  205  05m50s
00022 -1990 Jan 06  13:10:01  46230 -49350   19   P   t-   1.0749  0.8256  65N 163E   0             
00023 -1990 Jul 02  10:30:06  46218 -49344   24   T   t-  -0.9623  1.0609  51S 149W  15  756  04m30s
00024 -1990 Nov 26  19:21:37  46208 -49339   -9   P   -t  -1.2517  0.5316  69S  67W   0             
00025 -1989 May 23  16:56:38  46196 -49333   -4   H   -t   0.8616  1.0067  72N  79E  30   46  00m27s
00026 -1989 Nov 16  03:39:33  46185 -49327    1   H   -n  -0.5096  1.0036  44S  54W  59   14  00m18s
00027 -1988 May 11  23:28:58  46173 -49321    6   A   nn   0.0987  0.9652  18N  17E  84  126  04m11s
00028 -1988 Nov 04  17:46:47  46161 -49315   11   T   n-   0.1768  1.0435   1S 107E  80  148  04m04s
00029 -1987 May 01  00:29:51  46149 -49309   16   A   p-  -0.6733  0.9464  32S  17E  47  264  06m10s
00030 -1987 Oct 25  09:21:08  46138 -49303   21   T   p-   0.8460  1.0260  48N 107W  32  165  01m58s

00031 -1986 Mar 21  15:06:51  46128 -49298  -12   P   -t   1.3284  0.3949  71N  79E   0             
00032 -1986 Apr 20  02:55:09  46126 -49297   26   P   t-  -1.4035  0.2645  72S  45E   0             
00033 -1986 Sep 15  07:15:14  46116 -49292   -7   P   -t  -1.2711  0.4983  71S 156W   0             
00034 -1985 Mar 11  03:26:36  46104 -49286   -2   T   -p   0.5312  1.0490  20N  44W  58  191  04m29s
00035 -1985 Sep 04  09:29:03  46093 -49280    3   A   -p  -0.5977  0.9272  22S 138W  53  338  09m22s
00036 -1984 Feb 28  19:51:38  46081 -49274    8   T   n-  -0.1975  1.0690  25S  82E  78  229  05m53s
00037 -1984 Aug 23  09:09:06  46069 -49268   13   A   nn   0.1151  0.9402  24N 123W  83  223  07m27s
00038 -1983 Feb 17  11:43:36  46057 -49262   18   T   p-  -0.9309  1.0259  79S  89W  21  246  01m30s
00039 -1983 Aug 12  13:43:07  46046 -49256   23   A   p-   0.8332  0.9820  75N 168W  33  116  01m15s
00040 -1982 Jan 08  07:26:45  46036 -49251  -10   P   -t   1.1451  0.7132  66N  86W   0             

00041 -1982 Jul 03  17:34:50  46024 -49245   -5   P   -t  -1.0663  0.8933  65S 127E   0             
00042 -1982 Aug 02  01:40:26  46022 -49244   33   Pb  t-   1.4996  0.0678  67N 157E   0             
00043 -1982 Dec 28  07:38:06  46012 -49239    0   A   -p   0.4710  0.9191   4N  97W  62  346  11m38s
00044 -1981 Jun 23  10:42:06  46000 -49233    5   T   -n  -0.3407  1.0693   3N 147W  70  240  06m28s
00045 -1981 Dec 17  07:52:15  45989 -49227   10   A   n-  -0.2249  0.9420  35S 111W  77  220  06m21s
00046 -1980 Jun 12  01:14:01  45977 -49221   15   T   p-   0.4248  1.0242  45N  20W  65   91  02m00s
00047 -1980 Dec 05  14:32:25  45965 -49215   20   A   p-  -0.9018  0.9845  72S  82E  25  127  00m58s
00048 -1979 May 02  19:42:02  45955 -49210  -13   Pe  -t  -1.5543  0.0110  61S 147E   0             
00049 -1979 Jun 01  09:17:39  45953 -49209   25   P   t-   1.2453  0.5442  62N  99E   0             
00050 -1979 Oct 26  16:52:42  45944 -49204   -8   P   -t   1.1691  0.6910  61N 166W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900


                      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

00051 -1979 Nov 25  03:41:17  45942 -49203   30   P   t-  -1.5170  0.0392  62S 172W   0             
00052 -1978 Apr 21  20:18:29  45932 -49198   -3   A   -p  -0.8065  0.9476  41S  98E  36  315  05m00s
00053 -1978 Oct 16  08:02:30  45920 -49192    2   T   -p   0.5237  1.0214  25N  94W  58   84  01m47s
00054 -1977 Apr 11  00:17:50  45908 -49186    7   A   nn  -0.0139  0.9927   0N   9E  89   26  00m44s
00055 -1977 Oct 05  18:43:53  45897 -49180   12   A   nn  -0.1747  0.9713   7S  85E  80  104  02m53s
00056 -1976 Mar 30  11:26:06  45885 -49174   17   T   p-   0.7436  1.0404  38N 175E  42  197  03m05s
00057 -1976 Sep 23  22:12:57  45873 -49168   22   A   p-  -0.9053  0.9215  48S   3W  25  678  07m10s
00058 -1975 Feb 18  19:47:20  45863 -49163  -11   P   -t  -1.1099  0.8070  62S 155W   0             
00059 -1975 Mar 20  03:32:45  45862 -49162   27   P   t-   1.4354  0.1811  61N 115W   0             
00060 -1975 Aug 14  04:48:27  45852 -49157   -6   P   -t   1.3569  0.3516  63N  74E   0             

00061 -1974 Feb 08  10:34:06  45840 -49151   -1   T   -p  -0.4230  1.0179  43S 132W  65   68  01m28s
00062 -1974 Aug 03  11:35:27  45828 -49145    4   H   -p   0.5677  1.0057  55N 148W  55   24  00m27s
00063 -1973 Jan 28  19:13:23  45817 -49139    9   A   n-   0.3168  0.9602   4S  82E  72  152  04m54s
00064 -1973 Jul 24  01:18:22  45805 -49133   14   T   n-  -0.1865  1.0601  13N  11W  79  201  05m38s
00065 -1972 Jan 17  20:43:43  45793 -49127   19   P   t-   1.0502  0.8677  64N  38E   0             
00066 -1972 Jul 12  18:09:32  45781 -49121   24   T   p-  -0.9033  1.0603  41S  90E  25  464  04m50s
00067 -1972 Dec 07  03:38:57  45772 -49116   -9   P   -t  -1.2500  0.5347  68S 154E   0             
00068 -1971 Jun 02  23:50:31  45760 -49110   -4   A   -t   0.9435  0.9992  81N  80W  19    8  00m03s
00069 -1971 Nov 26  12:22:23  45748 -49104    1   H   -n  -0.5060  1.0069  48S 175E  59   28  00m34s
00070 -1970 May 23  05:53:04  45736 -49098    6   A   nn   0.1869  0.9625  27N  83W  79  138  04m23s

00071 -1970 Nov 16  02:41:09  45725 -49092   11   T   n-   0.1785  1.0442   4S  29W  80  150  04m10s
00072 -1969 May 12  06:45:38  45713 -49086   16   A   p-  -0.5839  0.9485  22S  83W  54  231  06m24s
00073 -1969 Nov 05  18:10:59  45701 -49080   21   T   p-   0.8487  1.0233  45N 115E  32  149  01m51s
00074 -1968 Mar 31  22:13:17  45692 -49075  -12   P   -t   1.3890  0.2843  71N  43W   0             
00075 -1968 Apr 30  09:34:02  45690 -49074   26   P   t-  -1.3203  0.4110  71S  71W   0             
00076 -1968 Sep 25  15:13:22  45680 -49069   -7   P   -t  -1.2916  0.4628  71S  69E   0             
00077 -1967 Mar 21  11:03:12  45668 -49063   -2   T   -p   0.5876  1.0537  28N 164W  54  218  04m38s
00078 -1967 Sep 14  16:59:19  45656 -49057    3   A   -p  -0.6263  0.9232  27S 105E  51  368  09m27s
00079 -1966 Mar 11  03:42:14  45645 -49051    8   T   n-  -0.1456  1.0719  19S  39W  82  236  06m14s
00080 -1966 Sep 03  16:35:18  45633 -49045   13   A   nn   0.0794  0.9390  19N 123E  85  227  07m41s

00081 -1965 Feb 28  19:33:01  45621 -49039   18   T   p-  -0.8890  1.0279  72S 125E  27  208  01m44s
00082 -1965 Aug 23  21:25:13  45610 -49033   23   A   p-   0.7919  0.9831  68N  73E  37   98  01m14s
00083 -1964 Jan 19  15:11:49  45600 -49028  -10   P   -t   1.1713  0.6686  67N 145E   0             
00084 -1964 Jul 14  01:14:53  45588 -49022   -5   P   -t  -1.1238  0.7821  66S   0E   0             
00085 -1964 Aug 12  09:35:44  45586 -49021   33   P   t-   1.4540  0.1540  68N  25E   0             
00086 -1963 Jan 07  15:19:18  45577 -49016    0   A   -p   0.4901  0.9215   5N 145E  61  340  11m26s
00087 -1963 Jul 03  18:12:59  45565 -49010    5   T   -p  -0.4077  1.0646   0S  98E  66  231  06m12s
00088 -1963 Dec 27  15:54:04  45553 -49004   10   A   n-  -0.2134  0.9464  36S 130E  77  202  05m54s
00089 -1962 Jun 23  08:20:59  45541 -48998   15   T   n-   0.3533  1.0193  43N 124W  69   71  01m41s
00090 -1962 Dec 16  23:03:15  45530 -48992   20   A   p-  -0.8949  0.9893  76S  47W  26   85  00m39s

00091 -1961 Jun 12  15:51:46  45518 -48986   25   P   t-   1.1676  0.6797  63N  10W   0             
00092 -1961 Nov 07  01:46:11  45508 -48981   -8   P   -t   1.1690  0.6910  61N  50E   0             
00093 -1961 Dec 06  12:31:33  45506 -48980   30   P   t-  -1.5144  0.0428  63S  45E   0             
00094 -1960 May 02  02:39:40  45497 -48975   -3   A   -p  -0.8919  0.9479  45S   5E  27  410  04m49s
00095 -1960 Oct 26  16:45:10  45485 -48969    2   T   -p   0.5271  1.0175  21N 132E  58   70  01m31s
00096 -1959 Apr 21  07:07:29  45473 -48963    7   A   nn  -0.0923  0.9977   1N  95W  85    8  00m14s
00097 -1959 Oct 16  03:01:44  45462 -48957   12   A   nn  -0.1688  0.9665  11S  42W  80  122  03m23s
00098 -1958 Apr 10  18:45:52  45450 -48951   17   T   p-   0.6719  1.0468  37N  65E  48  206  03m32s
00099 -1958 Oct 05  06:02:20  45438 -48945   22   A   p-  -0.8914  0.9183  50S 125W  27  664  07m16s
00100 -1957 Mar 02  03:43:57  45428 -48940  -11   P   -t  -1.1573  0.7169  61S  75E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900


                      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

00101 -1957 Mar 31  11:10:33  45426 -48939   27   P   t-   1.3744  0.2986  61N 119E   0             
00102 -1957 Aug 25  12:12:43  45417 -48934   -6   P   -t   1.3938  0.2884  62N  48W   0             
00103 -1957 Sep 24  05:12:58  45415 -48933   32   Pb  t-  -1.5660  0.0061  61S 147W   0             
00104 -1956 Feb 19  18:25:24  45405 -48928   -1   T   -p  -0.4649  1.0176  42S 112E  62   68  01m25s
00105 -1956 Aug 13  19:17:10  45393 -48922    4   H   -p   0.6100  1.0054  54N 101E  52   23  00m25s
00106 -1955 Feb 08  02:47:50  45382 -48916    9   A   nn   0.2811  0.9608   4S  33W  74  148  04m41s
00107 -1955 Aug 03  09:08:54  45370 -48910   14   T   n-  -0.1359  1.0589  15N 130W  82  196  05m22s
00108 -1954 Jan 28  04:09:29  45358 -48904   19   A+  t-   1.0192  0.9207  63N  85W   0             
00109 -1954 Jul 24  01:54:42  45347 -48898   24   T   p-  -0.8494  1.0580  34S  31W  32  361  04m51s
00110 -1954 Dec 18  11:52:50  45337 -48893   -9   P   -t  -1.2518  0.5318  67S  18E   0             

00111 -1953 Jun 14  06:46:26  45325 -48887   -4   P   -t   1.0223  0.9489  68N  99E   0             
00112 -1953 Dec 07  21:03:10  45314 -48881    1   H   -n  -0.5050  1.0107  51S  46E  59   43  00m52s
00113 -1952 Jun 02  12:18:03  45302 -48875    6   A   np   0.2734  0.9595  35N 178E  74  153  04m34s
00114 -1952 Nov 26  11:34:24  45290 -48869   11   T   n-   0.1792  1.0452   8S 165W  80  153  04m18s
00115 -1951 May 22  13:02:16  45279 -48863   16   A   p-  -0.4945  0.9502  13S 177E  60  209  06m34s
00116 -1951 Nov 16  03:00:41  45267 -48857   21   T   p-   0.8520  1.0211  42N  23W  31  137  01m44s
00117 -1950 Apr 12  05:14:40  45257 -48852  -12   P   -t   1.4542  0.1642  71N 164W   0             
00118 -1950 May 11  16:12:21  45255 -48851   26   P   t-  -1.2352  0.5621  71S 175E   0             
00119 -1950 Oct 06  23:18:01  45246 -48846   -7   P   -t  -1.3058  0.4387  72S  68W   0             
00120 -1949 Apr 01  18:33:43  45234 -48840   -2   T   -p   0.6496  1.0576  36N  78E  49  248  04m39s

00121 -1949 Sep 26  00:37:49  45222 -48834    3   A   -p  -0.6477  0.9197  33S  14W  49  394  09m25s
00122 -1948 Mar 21  11:25:32  45211 -48828    8   T   nn  -0.0878  1.0742  11S 158W  85  242  06m31s
00123 -1948 Sep 14  00:12:27  45199 -48822   13   A   nn   0.0521  0.9380  13N   7E  87  231  07m50s
00124 -1947 Mar 11  03:11:51  45187 -48816   18   T   p-  -0.8390  1.0294  63S   4W  33  183  01m59s
00125 -1947 Sep 03  05:17:59  45176 -48810   23   A   p-   0.7585  0.9839  61N  48W  40   88  01m15s
00126 -1946 Jan 29  22:46:25  45166 -48805  -10   P   -t   1.2051  0.6110  68N  19E   0             
00127 -1946 Jul 25  09:01:49  45154 -48799   -5   P   -t  -1.1756  0.6819  67S 129W   0             
00128 -1946 Aug 23  17:40:35  45153 -48798   33   P   t-   1.4157  0.2262  69N 110W   0             
00129 -1945 Jan 18  22:51:51  45143 -48793    0   A   -p   0.5161  0.9243   8N  29E  59  333  10m58s
00130 -1945 Jul 15  01:49:25  45131 -48787    5   T   -p  -0.4692  1.0593   4S  18W  62  221  05m48s

00131 -1944 Jan 07  23:51:29  45120 -48781   10   A   n-  -0.1977  0.9514  35S  11E  78  182  05m24s
00132 -1944 Jul 03  15:30:05  45108 -48775   15   H   n-   0.2846  1.0139  40N 130E  73   50  01m16s
00133 -1944 Dec 27  07:31:39  45096 -48769   20   A   p-  -0.8854  0.9946  80S 169W  27   41  00m20s
00134 -1943 Jun 22  22:27:06  45085 -48763   25   P   t-   1.0914  0.8113  64N 120W   0             
00135 -1943 Nov 17  10:40:46  45075 -48758   -8   P   -t   1.1685  0.6919  62N  94W   0             
00136 -1943 Dec 16  21:18:48  45073 -48757   30   P   t-  -1.5092  0.0512  64S  98W   0             
00137 -1942 May 13  08:59:51  45063 -48752   -3   A   -t  -0.9784  0.9462  55S  82W  11  978  04m34s
00138 -1942 Nov 07  01:29:55  45052 -48746    2   H3  -p   0.5284  1.0143  17N   2W  58   57  01m17s
00139 -1941 May 02  13:57:20  45040 -48740    7   Hm  nn  -0.1717  1.0021   1N 162E  80    7  00m12s
00140 -1941 Oct 27  11:21:18  45028 -48734   12   A   nn  -0.1649  0.9623  15S 169W  80  138  03m49s

00141 -1940 Apr 21  02:04:36  45017 -48728   17   T   p-   0.5983  1.0524  37N  45W  53  213  03m56s
00142 -1940 Oct 15  13:56:25  45005 -48722   22   A   p-  -0.8816  0.9156  52S 112E  28  662  07m17s
00143 -1939 Mar 12  11:31:58  44996 -48717  -11   P   -t  -1.2114  0.6133  61S  53W   0             
00144 -1939 Apr 10  18:42:36  44994 -48716   27   P   t-   1.3086  0.4259  61N   4W   0             
00145 -1939 Sep 04  19:47:20  44984 -48711   -6   P   -t   1.4230  0.2384  61N 173W   0             
00146 -1939 Oct 04  13:00:58  44982 -48710   32   P   t-  -1.5481  0.0367  61S  85E   0             
00147 -1938 Mar 02  02:05:12  44972 -48705   -1   T   -p  -0.5156  1.0169  41S   2W  59   67  01m21s
00148 -1938 Aug 25  03:09:40  44961 -48699    4   H   -p   0.6444  1.0050  53N  15W  50   22  00m23s
00149 -1937 Feb 19  10:09:18  44949 -48693    9   A   nn   0.2352  0.9613   4S 145W  76  144  04m29s
00150 -1937 Aug 14  17:09:41  44937 -48687   14   T   n-  -0.0934  1.0574  15N 109E  85  190  05m05s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900


                      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

00151 -1936 Feb 08  11:24:38  44926 -48681   19   An  t-   0.9793  0.9202  54N 168E  11   -   07m38s
00152 -1936 Aug 03  09:46:19  44914 -48675   24   T   p-  -0.8011  1.0548  30S 153W  37  300  04m40s
00153 -1936 Dec 28  20:02:32  44905 -48670   -9   P   -t  -1.2579  0.5216  66S 117W   0             
00154 -1935 Jun 24  13:43:01  44893 -48664   -4   P   -t   1.0997  0.8073  67N  18W   0             
00155 -1935 Dec 18  05:41:01  44881 -48658    1   H2  -p  -0.5070  1.0150  53S  80W  59   60  01m11s
00156 -1934 Jun 13  18:42:52  44870 -48652    6   A   -p   0.3594  0.9558  43N  81E  69  173  04m44s
00157 -1934 Dec 07  20:26:30  44858 -48646   11   T   n-   0.1788  1.0468  10S  60E  80  158  04m28s
00158 -1933 Jun 02  19:20:26  44847 -48640   16   A   p-  -0.4060  0.9512   5S  78E  66  195  06m39s
00159 -1933 Nov 27  11:49:40  44835 -48634   21   T   p-   0.8553  1.0194  40N 161W  31  128  01m39s
00160 -1932 Apr 22  12:14:51  44825 -48629  -12   Pe  -t   1.5210  0.0401  71N  75E   0             

00161 -1932 May 21  22:52:55  44823 -48628   26   P   t-  -1.1505  0.7135  70S  60E   0             
00162 -1932 Oct 17  07:27:29  44814 -48623   -7   P   -t  -1.3152  0.4228  72S 154E   0             
00163 -1931 Apr 12  01:59:44  44802 -48617   -2   T   -p   0.7158  1.0608  45N  41W  44  284  04m33s
00164 -1931 Oct 06  08:23:27  44790 -48611    3   A   -p  -0.6630  0.9167  38S 135W  48  418  09m19s
00165 -1930 Apr 01  19:02:33  44779 -48605    8   Tm  nn  -0.0247  1.0760   4S  84E  89  246  06m43s
00166 -1930 Sep 25  07:58:25  44767 -48599   13   A   nn   0.0317  0.9374   8N 113W  88  233  07m55s
00167 -1929 Mar 22  10:43:01  44756 -48593   18   T   p-  -0.7834  1.0303  55S 127W  38  164  02m13s
00168 -1929 Sep 14  13:20:52  44744 -48587   23   A   p-   0.7326  0.9846  55N 173W  43   80  01m14s
00169 -1928 Feb 10  06:11:20  44734 -48582  -10   P   -t   1.2457  0.5418  69N 106W   0             
00170 -1928 Aug 04  16:56:04  44723 -48576   -5   P   -t  -1.2216  0.5932  68S  99E   0             

00171 -1928 Sep 03  01:53:33  44721 -48575   33   P   t-   1.3838  0.2863  70N 112E   0             
00172 -1927 Jan 29  06:15:48  44711 -48570    0   A   -p   0.5491  0.9274  11N  86W  57  326  10m18s
00173 -1927 Jul 25  09:31:57  44700 -48564    5   T   -p  -0.5249  1.0535   9S 137W  58  208  05m16s
00174 -1926 Jan 18  07:40:04  44688 -48558   10   A   nn  -0.1741  0.9570  34S 105W  80  159  04m50s
00175 -1926 Jul 14  22:44:43  44677 -48552   15   H   nn   0.2216  1.0079  37N  23E  77   28  00m46s
00176 -1925 Jan 07  15:52:48  44665 -48546   20   H   p-  -0.8696  1.0006  83S  91E  29    4  00m02s
00177 -1925 Jul 04  05:07:17  44653 -48540   25   P   t-   1.0195  0.9342  65N 128E   0             
00178 -1925 Nov 28  19:33:50  44644 -48535   -8   P   -t   1.1693  0.6904  62N 122E   0             
00179 -1925 Dec 28  06:00:28  44642 -48534   30   P   t-  -1.4998  0.0675  65S 120E   0             
00180 -1924 May 23  15:21:27  44632 -48529   -3   P   -t  -1.0637  0.8577  62S 170W   0             

00181 -1924 Nov 17  10:15:36  44620 -48523    2   H   -p   0.5283  1.0116  14N 137W  58   47  01m06s
00182 -1923 May 12  20:45:04  44609 -48517    7   H   nn  -0.2538  1.0059   0S  59E  75   21  00m36s
00183 -1923 Nov 06  19:44:18  44597 -48511   12   A   nn  -0.1649  0.9588  20S  63E  80  152  04m14s
00184 -1922 May 02  09:19:50  44586 -48505   17   T   p-   0.5213  1.0573  37N 153W  58  219  04m18s
00185 -1922 Oct 26  21:55:31  44574 -48499   22   A   p-  -0.8763  0.9134  56S  13W  28  671  07m15s
00186 -1921 Mar 23  19:12:17  44565 -48494  -11   P   -t  -1.2716  0.4978  61S 179W   0             
00187 -1921 Apr 22  02:10:29  44563 -48493   27   P   t-   1.2395  0.5603  61N 127W   0             
00188 -1921 Sep 16  03:32:55  44553 -48488   -6   P   -t   1.4440  0.2026  61N  60E   0             
00189 -1921 Oct 15  20:56:53  44551 -48487   32   P   t-  -1.5362  0.0567  61S  44W   0             
00190 -1920 Mar 12  09:36:57  44541 -48482   -1   T   -p  -0.5721  1.0158  40S 114W  55   65  01m16s

00191 -1920 Sep 04  11:10:54  44530 -48476    4   H   -p   0.6724  1.0046  50N 135W  48   21  00m21s
00192 -1919 Mar 01  17:22:05  44518 -48470    9   A   nn   0.1830  0.9619   4S 105E  79  140  04m17s
00193 -1919 Aug 25  01:18:07  44507 -48464   14   T   nn  -0.0570  1.0556  14N  15W  87  184  04m49s
00194 -1918 Feb 18  18:29:52  44495 -48458   19   A   p-   0.9312  0.9255  46N  62E  21  755  07m30s
00195 -1918 Aug 14  17:45:39  44484 -48452   24   T   p-  -0.7596  1.0510  27S  83E  40  256  04m21s
00196 -1917 Jan 09  04:06:28  44474 -48447   -9   P   -t  -1.2694  0.5017  65S 109E   0             
00197 -1917 Jul 05  20:44:02  44463 -48441   -4   P   -t   1.1718  0.6764  66N 136W   0             
00198 -1917 Aug 04  07:51:37  44461 -48440   34   Pb  t-  -1.5248  0.0346  64S 149W   0             
00199 -1917 Dec 29  14:13:35  44451 -48435    1   T   -p  -0.5141  1.0197  55S 155E  59   79  01m31s
00200 -1916 Jun 24  01:12:09  44439 -48429    6   A   -p   0.4409  0.9519  49N  16W  64  197  04m53s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to -1900


                      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

00201 -1916 Dec 18  05:14:10  44428 -48423   11   T   n-   0.1747  1.0488  13S  73W  80  165  04m39s
00202 -1915 Jun 13  01:41:44  44416 -48417   16   A   p-  -0.3194  0.9518   3N  21W  71  186  06m40s
00203 -1915 Dec 07  20:35:33  44405 -48411   21   T   p-   0.8567  1.0182  38N  62E  31  121  01m36s
00204 -1914 Jun 02  05:36:42  44393 -48405   26   P   t-  -1.0668  0.8639  69S  55W   0             
00205 -1914 Oct 28  15:39:52  44384 -48400   -7   P   -t  -1.3215  0.4125  71S  15E   0             
00206 -1913 Apr 23  09:22:31  44372 -48394   -2   T   -p   0.7853  1.0629  54N 160W  38  332  04m19s
00207 -1913 Oct 17  16:15:51  44361 -48388    3   A   -p  -0.6726  0.9145  43S 103E  47  436  09m09s
00208 -1912 Apr 12  02:33:41  44349 -48382    8   T   nn   0.0431  1.0769   4N  33W  88  249  06m48s
00209 -1912 Oct 05  15:53:35  44337 -48376   13   A   nn   0.0182  0.9371   2N 126E  89  234  07m55s
00210 -1911 Apr 01  18:05:15  44326 -48370   18   T   p-  -0.7212  1.0307  46S 114E  44  149  02m26s

00211 -1911 Sep 24  21:33:45  44314 -48364   23   A   p-   0.7144  0.9854  49N  60E  44   73  01m14s
00212 -1910 Feb 20  13:23:40  44305 -48359  -10   P   -t   1.2954  0.4569  70N 132E   0             
00213 -1910 Mar 22  03:40:50  44303 -48358   28   Pb  t-  -1.5388  0.0265  71S  62E   0             
00214 -1910 Aug 16  00:59:14  44293 -48353   -5   P   -t  -1.2603  0.5188  69S  35W   0             
00215 -1910 Sep 14  10:16:33  44291 -48352   33   P   t-   1.3600  0.3312  71N  28W   0             
00216 -1909 Feb 09  13:30:39  44282 -48347    0   A   -p   0.5892  0.9307  16N 162E  54  320  09m28s
00217 -1909 Aug 05  17:20:50  44270 -48341    5   T   -p  -0.5746  1.0475  13S 102E  55  193  04m38s
00218 -1908 Jan 29  15:22:41  44259 -48335   10   A   nn  -0.1448  0.9628  30S 139E  81  136  04m13s
00219 -1908 Jul 25  06:03:48  44247 -48329   15   H   nn   0.1634  1.0017  33N  87W  80    6  00m10s
00220 -1907 Jan 18  00:08:49  44236 -48323   20   H   p-  -0.8487  1.0071  82S   5E  32   47  00m27s

00221 -1907 Jul 14  11:50:45  44224 -48317   25   A   t-   0.9506  0.9452  83N  36E  18  673  03m30s
00222 -1907 Dec 09  04:25:19  44214 -48312   -8   P   -t   1.1714  0.6864  63N  22W   0             
00223 -1906 Jan 07  14:37:00  44213 -48311   30   P   t-  -1.4864  0.0912  66S  22W   0             
00224 -1906 Jun 03  21:45:37  44203 -48306   -3   P   -t  -1.1470  0.7138  62S  83E   0             
00225 -1906 Nov 28  18:58:47  44191 -48300    2   H   -p   0.5296  1.0095  12N  89E  58   38  00m56s
00226 -1905 May 24  03:36:37  44180 -48294    7   H   -n  -0.3336  1.0090   2S  45W  71   33  00m56s
00227 -1905 Nov 18  04:06:24  44168 -48288   12   A   nn  -0.1653  0.9559  24S  64W  80  163  04m36s
00228 -1904 May 12  16:35:44  44157 -48282   17   T   p-   0.4441  1.0613  37N  99E  63  223  04m39s
00229 -1904 Nov 06  05:56:20  44145 -48276   22   A   p-  -0.8727  0.9118  59S 138W  29  680  07m10s
00230 -1903 Apr 03  02:45:51  44136 -48271  -11   P   -t  -1.3369  0.3724  61S  57E   0             

00231 -1903 May 02  09:35:23  44134 -48270   27   P   t-   1.1681  0.6993  61N 112E   0             
00232 -1903 Sep 26  11:27:50  44124 -48265   -6   P   -t   1.4585  0.1777  61N  69W   0             
00233 -1903 Oct 26  04:57:57  44122 -48264   32   P   t-  -1.5275  0.0711  61S 175W   0             
00234 -1902 Mar 23  16:57:33  44113 -48259   -1   T   -p  -0.6371  1.0140  39S 136E  50   61  01m07s
00235 -1902 Sep 15  19:22:56  44101 -48253    4   H   -p   0.6925  1.0044  47N 101E  46   21  00m20s
00236 -1901 Mar 13  00:23:10  44090 -48247    9   Am  nn   0.1217  0.9623   4S   1W  83  137  04m09s
00237 -1901 Sep 05  09:35:37  44078 -48241   14   T   nn  -0.0279  1.0537  12N 140W  88  178  04m33s
00238 -1900 Mar 01  01:25:12  44067 -48235   19   A   p-   0.8748  0.9302  41N  43W  29  523  07m09s
00239 -1900 Aug 25  01:52:52  44055 -48229   24   T   p-  -0.7250  1.0467  26S  42W  43  222  03m56s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 20th 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
20th century BCE -1999--1980 -1979--1960 -1959--1940 -1939--1920 -1919--1900

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