Eclipses of the Sun can only occur 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:
Annular eclipses are visible from within the Moon’s antumbral shadow while total eclipses are seen within the umbral shadow . These eclipses can be further classified as:
During the 20th century BCE[1], 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 | - | 239 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 84 | 35.1% |
| Annular | A | 71 | 29.7% |
| Total | T | 62 | 25.9% |
| Hybrid | H | 22 | 9.2% |
Annular and total eclipses can be further classified as either: 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 | 133 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 71 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 62 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 62 | 100.0% |
| 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 eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse: -1982 Dec 28 Duration = 11m38s
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse: -1971 Jun 02 Duration = 00m03s
Longest Total Solar Eclipse: -1912 Apr 12 Duration = 06m48s
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse: -1902 Mar 23 Duration = 01m07s
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -1942 Nov 07 Duration = 01m17s
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: -1925 Jan 07 Duration = 00m02s
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse: -1953 Jun 14 Magnitude = 0.94889
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse: -1957 Sep 24 Magnitude = 0.00614
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
The concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[2] for every solar eclipse during the century are presented below. Key to Catalog of Solar Eclipses contains a detailed description and explanation of each item listed in the catalog. The Catalog Number in the first column serves as a link to a global map of Earth showing the geographic visibility of each eclipse. The Saros Number in the sixth column links to a table listing all eclipses in the Saros series. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps explains the features plotted on each map.
The data presented here are based on the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000.
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
00001 -1999 Jun 12 03:14:51 46438 -49456 5 T -0.2701 1.0733 6.0N 33.3W 74 344 247 06m37s
00002 -1999 Dec 05 23:45:23 46426 -49450 10 A -0.2317 0.9382 32.9S 10.8E 76 21 236 06m44s
00003 -1998 Jun 01 18:09:16 46415 -49444 15 T 0.4994 1.0284 46.2N 83.4E 60 151 111 02m15s
00004 -1998 Nov 25 05:57:03 46403 -49438 20 A -0.9045 0.9806 67.8S 143.8W 25 74 162 01m14s
00005 -1997 Apr 22 13:19:56 46393 -49433 -13 P -1.4670 0.1611 60.6S 106.4W 0 281
00006 -1997 May 22 02:45:35 46391 -49432 25 P 1.3253 0.4035 61.7N 151.7W 0 55
00007 -1997 Oct 16 08:01:52 46381 -49427 -8 P 1.1669 0.6954 60.6N 22.7W 0 265
00008 -1997 Nov 14 18:48:49 46379 -49426 30 P -1.5183 0.0377 61.5S 27.7W 0 120
00009 -1996 Apr 10 13:54:52 46369 -49421 -3 A -0.7231 0.9464 38.2S 167.2W 43 321 277 05m11s
00010 -1996 Oct 04 23:23:37 46358 -49415 2 T 0.5166 1.0257 28.8N 38.6E 59 214 101 02m04s
00011 -1995 Mar 30 17:24:52 46346 -49409 7 A 0.0609 0.9873 0.2S 112.7E 87 151 45 01m17s
00012 -1995 Sep 24 10:31:54 46334 -49403 12 A -0.1863 0.9766 3.1S 150.0W 79 29 85 02m22s
00013 -1994 Mar 20 03:59:50 46322 -49397 17 T 0.8091 1.0333 39.4N 73.3W 36 142 186 02m35s
00014 -1994 Sep 13 14:32:00 46310 -49391 22 A -0.9265 0.9249 48.2S 116.1E 22 42 733 06m58s
00015 -1993 Feb 08 11:41:40 46301 -49386 -11 P -1.0699 0.8826 62.7S 23.1W 0 222
00016 -1993 Mar 09 19:48:09 46299 -49385 27 Pb 1.4907 0.0754 61.2N 11.4E 0 114
00017 -1993 Aug 03 21:35:06 46289 -49380 -6 P 1.3116 0.4292 63.5N 166.7W 0 327
00018 -1992 Jan 29 02:34:14 46277 -49374 -1 T -0.3875 1.0181 44.1S 13.3W 67 340 67 01m30s
00019 -1992 Jul 23 04:03:17 46265 -49368 4 H 0.5182 1.0059 54.0N 39.0W 59 197 24 00m29s
00020 -1991 Jan 17 11:29:42 46253 -49362 9 A 0.3460 0.9599 3.5S 160.1W 70 170 155 05m03s
00021 -1991 Jul 12 17:34:12 46242 -49356 14 T -0.2421 1.0606 10.0N 106.3E 76 6 205 05m50s
00022 -1990 Jan 06 13:10:01 46230 -49350 19 P 1.0749 0.8256 65.4N 163.3E 0 167
00023 -1990 Jul 02 10:30:06 46218 -49344 24 T -0.9623 1.0609 51.2S 149.5W 15 2 756 04m30s
00024 -1990 Nov 26 19:21:37 46208 -49339 -9 P -1.2517 0.5316 69.3S 67.4W 0 150
00025 -1989 May 23 16:56:38 46196 -49333 -4 H 0.8616 1.0067 72.1N 79.4E 30 139 46 00m27s
00026 -1989 Nov 16 03:39:33 46185 -49327 1 H -0.5096 1.0036 44.0S 54.1W 59 19 14 00m18s
00027 -1988 May 11 23:28:58 46173 -49321 6 A 0.0987 0.9652 18.3N 16.8E 84 165 126 04m11s
00028 -1988 Nov 04 17:46:47 46161 -49315 11 T 0.1768 1.0435 0.6S 106.5E 80 196 148 04m04s
00029 -1987 May 01 00:29:51 46149 -49309 16 A -0.6733 0.9464 31.9S 17.1E 47 341 264 06m10s
00030 -1987 Oct 25 09:21:08 46138 -49303 21 T 0.8460 1.0260 48.3N 107.1W 32 207 165 01m58s
00031 -1986 Mar 21 15:06:51 46128 -49298 -12 P 1.3284 0.3949 71.2N 79.3E 0 111
00032 -1986 Apr 20 02:55:09 46126 -49297 26 P -1.4035 0.2645 71.5S 44.6E 0 285
00033 -1986 Sep 15 07:15:14 46116 -49292 -7 P -1.2711 0.4983 71.0S 155.5W 0 58
00034 -1985 Mar 11 03:26:36 46104 -49286 -2 T 0.5312 1.0490 20.3N 44.2W 58 163 191 04m29s
00035 -1985 Sep 04 09:29:03 46093 -49280 3 A -0.5977 0.9272 21.9S 138.3W 53 15 338 09m22s
00036 -1984 Feb 28 19:51:38 46081 -49274 8 T -0.1975 1.0690 25.5S 81.9E 78 345 229 05m53s
00037 -1984 Aug 23 09:09:06 46069 -49268 13 A 0.1151 0.9402 24.0N 123.1W 83 191 223 07m27s
00038 -1983 Feb 17 11:43:36 46057 -49262 18 T -0.9309 1.0259 79.1S 89.1W 21 286 246 01m30s
00039 -1983 Aug 12 13:43:07 46046 -49256 23 A 0.8332 0.9820 75.4N 168.1W 33 209 116 01m15s
00040 -1982 Jan 08 07:26:45 46036 -49251 -10 P 1.1451 0.7132 65.6N 86.0W 0 191
00041 -1982 Jul 03 17:34:50 46024 -49245 -5 P -1.0663 0.8933 64.8S 127.1E 0 341
00042 -1982 Aug 02 01:40:26 46022 -49244 33 Pb 1.4996 0.0678 67.5N 157.3E 0 351
00043 -1982 Dec 28 07:38:06 46012 -49239 0 A 0.4710 0.9191 4.2N 97.2W 62 189 346 11m38s
00044 -1981 Jun 23 10:42:06 46000 -49233 5 T -0.3407 1.0693 3.3N 146.8W 70 348 240 06m28s
00045 -1981 Dec 17 07:52:15 45989 -49227 10 A -0.2249 0.9420 35.0S 110.7W 77 16 220 06m21s
00046 -1980 Jun 12 01:14:01 45977 -49221 15 T 0.4248 1.0242 45.0N 19.9W 65 157 91 02m00s
00047 -1980 Dec 05 14:32:25 45965 -49215 20 A -0.9018 0.9845 72.0S 82.1E 25 77 127 00m58s
00048 -1979 May 02 19:42:02 45955 -49210 -13 Pe -1.5543 0.0110 60.9S 147.5E 0 290
00049 -1979 Jun 01 09:17:39 45953 -49209 25 P 1.2453 0.5442 62.3N 99.3E 0 47
00050 -1979 Oct 26 16:52:42 45944 -49204 -8 P 1.1691 0.6910 60.8N 165.9W 0 256
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
00051 -1979 Nov 25 03:41:17 45942 -49203 30 P -1.5170 0.0392 62.1S 171.7W 0 130
00052 -1978 Apr 21 20:18:29 45932 -49198 -3 A -0.8065 0.9476 40.6S 97.8E 36 321 315 05m00s
00053 -1978 Oct 16 08:02:30 45920 -49192 2 T 0.5237 1.0214 24.8N 94.0W 58 213 84 01m47s
00054 -1977 Apr 11 00:17:50 45908 -49186 7 A -0.0139 0.9927 0.4N 8.5E 89 330 26 00m44s
00055 -1977 Oct 05 18:43:53 45897 -49180 12 A -0.1747 0.9713 6.9S 84.7E 80 30 104 02m53s
00056 -1976 Mar 30 11:26:06 45885 -49174 17 T 0.7436 1.0404 37.9N 174.7E 42 142 197 03m05s
00057 -1976 Sep 23 22:12:57 45873 -49168 22 A -0.9053 0.9215 48.2S 2.8W 25 46 678 07m10s
00058 -1975 Feb 18 19:47:20 45863 -49163 -11 P -1.1099 0.8070 62.0S 155.5W 0 231
00059 -1975 Mar 20 03:32:45 45862 -49162 27 P 1.4354 0.1811 60.9N 115.5W 0 105
00060 -1975 Aug 14 04:48:27 45852 -49157 -6 P 1.3569 0.3516 62.7N 73.8E 0 318
00061 -1974 Feb 08 10:34:06 45840 -49151 -1 T -0.4230 1.0179 43.3S 131.6W 65 335 68 01m28s
00062 -1974 Aug 03 11:35:27 45828 -49145 4 H 0.5677 1.0057 55.0N 147.6W 55 205 24 00m27s
00063 -1973 Jan 28 19:13:23 45817 -49139 9 A 0.3168 0.9602 4.2S 82.0E 72 166 152 04m54s
00064 -1973 Jul 24 01:18:22 45805 -49133 14 T -0.1865 1.0601 12.9N 11.3W 79 10 201 05m38s
00065 -1972 Jan 17 20:43:43 45793 -49127 19 P 1.0502 0.8677 64.4N 38.0E 0 157
00066 -1972 Jul 12 18:09:32 45781 -49121 24 T -0.9033 1.0603 40.7S 89.6E 25 8 464 04m50s
00067 -1972 Dec 07 03:38:57 45772 -49116 -9 P -1.2500 0.5347 68.4S 154.4E 0 162
00068 -1971 Jun 02 23:50:31 45760 -49110 -4 A 0.9435 0.9992 81.4N 79.8W 19 87 8 00m03s
00069 -1971 Nov 26 12:22:23 45748 -49104 1 H -0.5060 1.0069 47.7S 175.3E 59 15 28 00m34s
00070 -1970 May 23 05:53:04 45736 -49098 6 A 0.1869 0.9625 26.8N 82.7W 79 167 138 04m23s
00071 -1970 Nov 16 02:41:09 45725 -49092 11 T 0.1785 1.0442 4.4S 29.3W 80 193 150 04m10s
00072 -1969 May 12 06:45:38 45713 -49086 16 A -0.5839 0.9485 22.1S 83.5W 54 344 231 06m24s
00073 -1969 Nov 05 18:10:59 45701 -49080 21 T 0.8487 1.0233 45.1N 115.1E 32 202 149 01m51s
00074 -1968 Mar 31 22:13:17 45692 -49075 -12 P 1.3890 0.2843 71.5N 42.9W 0 98
00075 -1968 Apr 30 09:34:02 45690 -49074 26 P -1.3203 0.4110 71.2S 70.6W 0 298
00076 -1968 Sep 25 15:13:22 45680 -49069 -7 P -1.2916 0.4628 71.5S 69.3E 0 72
00077 -1967 Mar 21 11:03:12 45668 -49063 -2 T 0.5876 1.0537 27.8N 163.6W 54 160 218 04m38s
00078 -1967 Sep 14 16:59:19 45656 -49057 3 A -0.6263 0.9232 27.4S 104.6E 51 18 368 09m27s
00079 -1966 Mar 11 03:42:14 45645 -49051 8 T -0.1456 1.0719 18.7S 38.7W 82 344 236 06m14s
00080 -1966 Sep 03 16:35:18 45633 -49045 13 A 0.0794 0.9390 18.5N 123.3E 85 194 227 07m41s
00081 -1965 Feb 28 19:33:01 45621 -49039 18 T -0.8890 1.0279 71.9S 125.0E 27 312 208 01m44s
00082 -1965 Aug 23 21:25:13 45610 -49033 23 A 0.7919 0.9831 67.9N 73.2E 37 209 98 01m14s
00083 -1964 Jan 19 15:11:49 45600 -49028 -10 P 1.1713 0.6686 66.7N 145.4E 0 180
00084 -1964 Jul 14 01:14:53 45588 -49022 -5 P -1.1238 0.7821 65.8S 0.1E 0 351
00085 -1964 Aug 12 09:35:44 45586 -49021 33 P 1.4540 0.1540 68.5N 25.2E 0 340
00086 -1963 Jan 07 15:19:18 45577 -49016 0 A 0.4901 0.9215 5.4N 144.8E 61 185 340 11m26s
00087 -1963 Jul 03 18:12:59 45565 -49010 5 T -0.4077 1.0646 0.1S 98.3E 66 352 231 06m12s
00088 -1963 Dec 27 15:54:04 45553 -49004 10 A -0.2134 0.9464 35.9S 129.6E 77 11 202 05m54s
00089 -1962 Jun 23 08:20:59 45541 -48998 15 T 0.3533 1.0193 43.0N 124.2W 69 164 71 01m41s
00090 -1962 Dec 16 23:03:15 45530 -48992 20 A -0.8949 0.9893 76.3S 47.3W 26 77 85 00m39s
00091 -1961 Jun 12 15:51:46 45518 -48986 25 P 1.1676 0.6797 63.1N 10.3W 0 38
00092 -1961 Nov 07 01:46:11 45508 -48981 -8 P 1.1690 0.6910 61.1N 50.2E 0 247
00093 -1961 Dec 06 12:31:33 45506 -48980 30 P -1.5144 0.0428 62.9S 44.7E 0 139
00094 -1960 May 02 02:39:40 45497 -48975 -3 A -0.8919 0.9479 45.2S 4.7E 27 319 410 04m49s
00095 -1960 Oct 26 16:45:10 45485 -48969 2 T 0.5271 1.0175 21.0N 132.2E 58 210 70 01m31s
00096 -1959 Apr 21 07:07:29 45473 -48963 7 A -0.0923 0.9977 0.6N 94.7W 85 331 8 00m14s
00097 -1959 Oct 16 03:01:44 45462 -48957 12 A -0.1688 0.9665 11.1S 42.0W 80 30 122 03m23s
00098 -1958 Apr 10 18:45:52 45450 -48951 17 T 0.6719 1.0468 37.0N 64.7E 48 142 206 03m32s
00099 -1958 Oct 05 06:02:20 45438 -48945 22 A -0.8914 0.9183 49.8S 124.6W 27 49 664 07m16s
00100 -1957 Mar 02 03:43:57 45428 -48940 -11 P -1.1573 0.7169 61.4S 74.5E 0 240
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
00101 -1957 Mar 31 11:10:33 45426 -48939 27 P 1.3744 0.2986 60.7N 119.5E 0 96
00102 -1957 Aug 25 12:12:43 45417 -48934 -6 P 1.3938 0.2884 62.0N 48.2W 0 308
00103 -1957 Sep 24 05:12:58 45415 -48933 32 Pb -1.5660 0.0061 60.7S 147.1W 0 77
00104 -1956 Feb 19 18:25:24 45405 -48928 -1 T -0.4649 1.0176 42.2S 111.9E 62 330 68 01m25s
00105 -1956 Aug 13 19:17:10 45393 -48922 4 H 0.6100 1.0054 54.4N 100.8E 52 212 23 00m25s
00106 -1955 Feb 08 02:47:50 45382 -48916 9 A 0.2811 0.9608 4.4S 33.4W 74 162 148 04m41s
00107 -1955 Aug 03 09:08:54 45370 -48910 14 T -0.1359 1.0589 14.5N 130.1W 82 15 196 05m22s
00108 -1954 Jan 28 04:09:29 45358 -48904 19 A+ 1.0192 0.9207 63.4N 84.9W 0 147 - -
00109 -1954 Jul 24 01:54:42 45347 -48898 24 T -0.8494 1.0580 34.1S 31.5W 32 12 361 04m51s
00110 -1954 Dec 18 11:52:50 45337 -48893 -9 P -1.2518 0.5318 67.3S 17.7E 0 173
00111 -1953 Jun 14 06:46:26 45325 -48887 -4 P 1.0223 0.9489 68.0N 99.1E 0 13
00112 -1953 Dec 07 21:03:10 45314 -48881 1 H -0.5050 1.0107 50.8S 46.4E 59 10 43 00m52s
00113 -1952 Jun 02 12:18:03 45302 -48875 6 A 0.2734 0.9595 34.9N 178.5E 74 170 153 04m34s
00114 -1952 Nov 26 11:34:24 45290 -48869 11 T 0.1792 1.0452 7.7S 164.7W 80 190 153 04m18s
00115 -1951 May 22 13:02:16 45279 -48863 16 A -0.4945 0.9502 13.1S 176.9E 60 348 209 06m34s
00116 -1951 Nov 16 03:00:41 45267 -48857 21 T 0.8520 1.0211 42.4N 22.8W 31 198 137 01m44s
00117 -1950 Apr 12 05:14:40 45257 -48852 -12 P 1.4542 0.1642 71.5N 164.0W 0 85
00118 -1950 May 11 16:12:21 45255 -48851 26 P -1.2352 0.5621 70.6S 174.6E 0 311
00119 -1950 Oct 06 23:18:01 45246 -48846 -7 P -1.3058 0.4387 71.7S 67.9W 0 86
00120 -1949 Apr 01 18:33:43 45234 -48840 -2 T 0.6496 1.0576 36.0N 77.8E 49 157 248 04m39s
00121 -1949 Sep 26 00:37:49 45222 -48834 3 A -0.6477 0.9197 32.8S 14.4W 49 21 394 09m25s
00122 -1948 Mar 21 11:25:32 45211 -48828 8 T -0.0878 1.0742 11.4S 158.1W 85 343 242 06m31s
00123 -1948 Sep 14 00:12:27 45199 -48822 13 A 0.0521 0.9380 13.1N 6.6E 87 196 231 07m51s
00124 -1947 Mar 11 03:11:51 45187 -48816 18 T -0.8390 1.0294 63.3S 4.3W 33 323 183 01m59s
00125 -1947 Sep 03 05:17:59 45176 -48810 23 A 0.7585 0.9839 61.0N 48.4W 40 209 88 01m15s
00126 -1946 Jan 29 22:46:25 45166 -48805 -10 P 1.2051 0.6110 67.8N 18.9E 0 169
00127 -1946 Jul 25 09:01:49 45154 -48799 -5 P -1.1756 0.6819 66.8S 129.1W 0 1
00128 -1946 Aug 23 17:40:35 45153 -48798 33 P 1.4157 0.2262 69.4N 109.9W 0 328
00129 -1945 Jan 18 22:51:51 45143 -48793 0 A 0.5161 0.9243 7.8N 28.7E 59 180 333 10m58s
00130 -1945 Jul 15 01:49:25 45131 -48787 5 T -0.4692 1.0593 4.1S 18.5W 62 356 221 05m48s
00131 -1944 Jan 07 23:51:29 45120 -48781 10 A -0.1977 0.9514 35.5S 11.1E 78 6 182 05m24s
00132 -1944 Jul 03 15:30:05 45108 -48775 15 H 0.2846 1.0139 40.3N 130.4E 73 170 50 01m16s
00133 -1944 Dec 27 07:31:39 45096 -48769 20 A -0.8854 0.9946 80.4S 169.0W 27 69 41 00m20s
00134 -1943 Jun 22 22:27:06 45085 -48763 25 P 1.0914 0.8113 63.9N 120.4W 0 28
00135 -1943 Nov 17 10:40:46 45075 -48758 -8 P 1.1685 0.6919 61.6N 94.1W 0 237
00136 -1943 Dec 16 21:18:48 45073 -48757 30 P -1.5092 0.0512 63.7S 98.4W 0 149
00137 -1942 May 13 08:59:51 45063 -48752 -3 A -0.9784 0.9462 54.8S 81.5W 11 313 978 04m34s
00138 -1942 Nov 07 01:29:55 45052 -48746 2 H3 0.5284 1.0143 17.4N 2.2W 58 208 57 01m17s
00139 -1941 May 02 13:57:20 45040 -48740 7 Hm -0.1717 1.0021 0.5N 161.9E 80 333 7 00m12s
00140 -1941 Oct 27 11:21:18 45028 -48734 12 A -0.1649 0.9623 15.5S 169.1W 80 29 138 03m49s
00141 -1940 Apr 21 02:04:36 45017 -48728 17 T 0.5983 1.0524 36.8N 44.7W 53 143 213 03m56s
00142 -1940 Oct 15 13:56:25 45005 -48722 22 A -0.8816 0.9156 52.3S 112.2E 28 53 662 07m17s
00143 -1939 Mar 12 11:31:58 44996 -48717 -11 P -1.2114 0.6133 61.0S 53.1W 0 249
00144 -1939 Apr 10 18:42:36 44994 -48716 27 P 1.3086 0.4259 60.6N 4.1W 0 87
00145 -1939 Sep 04 19:47:20 44984 -48711 -6 P 1.4230 0.2384 61.4N 172.6W 0 299
00146 -1939 Oct 04 13:00:58 44982 -48710 32 P -1.5481 0.0367 60.5S 85.4E 0 86
00147 -1938 Mar 02 02:05:12 44972 -48705 -1 T -0.5156 1.0169 41.0S 2.1W 59 327 67 01m21s
00148 -1938 Aug 25 03:09:40 44961 -48699 4 H 0.6444 1.0050 52.6N 15.0W 50 217 22 00m23s
00149 -1937 Feb 19 10:09:18 44949 -48693 9 A 0.2352 0.9613 4.4S 145.3W 76 158 144 04m29s
00150 -1937 Aug 14 17:09:41 44937 -48687 14 T -0.0934 1.0574 14.8N 108.7E 85 19 190 05m05s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
00151 -1936 Feb 08 11:24:38 44926 -48681 19 An 0.9793 0.9202 53.9N 167.7E 11 148 - 07m38s
00152 -1936 Aug 03 09:46:19 44914 -48675 24 T -0.8011 1.0548 29.8S 153.4W 37 17 300 04m40s
00153 -1936 Dec 28 20:02:32 44905 -48670 -9 P -1.2579 0.5216 66.2S 117.4W 0 185
00154 -1935 Jun 24 13:43:01 44893 -48664 -4 P 1.0997 0.8073 67.0N 18.0W 0 3
00155 -1935 Dec 18 05:41:01 44881 -48658 1 H2 -0.5070 1.0150 53.2S 80.5W 59 4 60 01m11s
00156 -1934 Jun 13 18:42:52 44870 -48652 6 A 0.3594 0.9558 42.5N 81.0E 69 173 173 04m44s
00157 -1934 Dec 07 20:26:30 44858 -48646 11 T 0.1788 1.0468 10.4S 60.5E 80 186 158 04m28s
00158 -1933 Jun 02 19:20:26 44847 -48640 16 A -0.4060 0.9512 4.8S 77.7E 66 351 195 06m39s
00159 -1933 Nov 27 11:49:40 44835 -48634 21 T 0.8553 1.0194 40.1N 160.5W 31 193 128 01m39s
00160 -1932 Apr 22 12:14:51 44825 -48629 -12 Pe 1.5210 0.0401 71.2N 75.4E 0 71
00161 -1932 May 21 22:52:55 44823 -48628 26 P -1.1505 0.7135 69.9S 59.9E 0 323
00162 -1932 Oct 17 07:27:29 44814 -48623 -7 P -1.3152 0.4228 71.6S 153.6E 0 101
00163 -1931 Apr 12 01:59:44 44802 -48617 -2 T 0.7158 1.0608 44.8N 40.6W 44 154 284 04m33s
00164 -1931 Oct 06 08:23:27 44790 -48611 3 A -0.6630 0.9167 38.0S 135.1W 48 23 418 09m19s
00165 -1930 Apr 01 19:02:33 44779 -48605 8 Tm -0.0247 1.0760 3.7S 83.6E 89 342 246 06m43s
00166 -1930 Sep 25 07:58:25 44767 -48599 13 A 0.0317 0.9374 7.7N 112.5W 88 197 233 07m55s
00167 -1929 Mar 22 10:43:01 44756 -48593 18 T -0.7834 1.0303 54.5S 127.0W 38 329 164 02m13s
00168 -1929 Sep 14 13:20:52 44744 -48587 23 A 0.7326 0.9846 54.7N 172.8W 43 208 80 01m14s
00169 -1928 Feb 10 06:11:20 44734 -48582 -10 P 1.2457 0.5418 68.8N 105.8W 0 157
00170 -1928 Aug 04 16:56:04 44723 -48576 -5 P -1.2216 0.5932 67.8S 99.4E 0 12
00171 -1928 Sep 03 01:53:33 44721 -48575 33 P 1.3838 0.2863 70.2N 112.4E 0 315
00172 -1927 Jan 29 06:15:48 44711 -48570 0 A 0.5491 0.9274 11.5N 85.7W 57 176 326 10m18s
00173 -1927 Jul 25 09:31:57 44700 -48564 5 T -0.5249 1.0535 8.6S 137.3W 58 1 208 05m16s
00174 -1926 Jan 18 07:40:04 44688 -48558 10 A -0.1741 0.9570 33.5S 105.5W 80 0 159 04m50s
00175 -1926 Jul 14 22:44:43 44677 -48552 15 H 0.2216 1.0079 36.8N 22.8E 77 176 28 00m46s
00176 -1925 Jan 07 15:52:48 44665 -48546 20 H -0.8696 1.0006 83.1S 91.4E 29 41 4 00m02s
00177 -1925 Jul 04 05:07:17 44653 -48540 25 P 1.0195 0.9342 64.8N 128.0E 0 19
00178 -1925 Nov 28 19:33:50 44644 -48535 -8 P 1.1693 0.6904 62.3N 121.8E 0 227
00179 -1925 Dec 28 06:00:28 44642 -48534 30 P -1.4998 0.0675 64.7S 119.6E 0 159
00180 -1924 May 23 15:21:27 44632 -48529 -3 P -1.0637 0.8577 61.8S 170.4W 0 307
00181 -1924 Nov 17 10:15:36 44620 -48523 2 H 0.5283 1.0116 14.2N 137.0W 58 204 47 01m06s
00182 -1923 May 12 20:45:04 44609 -48517 7 H -0.2538 1.0059 0.2S 59.1E 75 335 21 00m36s
00183 -1923 Nov 06 19:44:18 44597 -48511 12 A -0.1649 0.9588 19.8S 63.2E 80 28 152 04m14s
00184 -1922 May 02 09:19:50 44586 -48505 17 T 0.5213 1.0573 36.7N 152.8W 58 145 219 04m18s
00185 -1922 Oct 26 21:55:31 44574 -48499 22 A -0.8763 0.9134 55.6S 12.7W 28 57 671 07m15s
00186 -1921 Mar 23 19:12:17 44565 -48494 -11 P -1.2716 0.4978 60.7S 178.8W 0 258
00187 -1921 Apr 22 02:10:29 44563 -48493 27 P 1.2395 0.5603 60.7N 126.7W 0 79
00188 -1921 Sep 16 03:32:55 44553 -48488 -6 P 1.4440 0.2026 61.0N 60.3E 0 290
00189 -1921 Oct 15 20:56:53 44551 -48487 32 P -1.5362 0.0567 60.5S 44.0W 0 95
00190 -1920 Mar 12 09:36:57 44541 -48482 -1 T -0.5721 1.0158 39.9S 114.4W 55 324 65 01m16s
00191 -1920 Sep 04 11:10:54 44530 -48476 4 H 0.6724 1.0046 49.9N 134.7W 48 220 21 00m21s
00192 -1919 Mar 01 17:22:05 44518 -48470 9 A 0.1830 0.9619 4.1S 105.2E 79 155 140 04m17s
00193 -1919 Aug 25 01:18:07 44507 -48464 14 T -0.0570 1.0556 13.9N 14.5W 87 23 184 04m49s
00194 -1918 Feb 18 18:29:52 44495 -48458 19 A 0.9312 0.9255 46.0N 61.8E 21 148 755 07m30s
00195 -1918 Aug 14 17:45:39 44484 -48452 24 T -0.7596 1.0510 27.3S 83.1E 40 21 256 04m21s
00196 -1917 Jan 09 04:06:28 44474 -48447 -9 P -1.2694 0.5017 65.2S 109.5E 0 195
00197 -1917 Jul 05 20:44:02 44463 -48441 -4 P 1.1718 0.6764 66.0N 135.7W 0 352
00198 -1917 Aug 04 07:51:37 44461 -48440 34 Pb -1.5248 0.0346 63.5S 148.9W 0 34
00199 -1917 Dec 29 14:13:35 44451 -48435 1 T -0.5141 1.0197 54.8S 154.9E 59 357 79 01m31s
00200 -1916 Jun 24 01:12:09 44439 -48429 6 A 0.4409 0.9519 49.4N 15.9W 64 178 197 04m53s
TD of
Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
00201 -1916 Dec 18 05:14:10 44428 -48423 11 T 0.1747 1.0488 12.6S 73.1W 80 182 165 04m39s
00202 -1915 Jun 13 01:41:44 44416 -48417 16 A -0.3194 0.9518 2.8N 21.3W 71 355 186 06m40s
00203 -1915 Dec 07 20:35:33 44405 -48411 21 T 0.8567 1.0182 38.2N 62.4E 31 188 121 01m36s
00204 -1914 Jun 02 05:36:42 44393 -48405 26 P -1.0668 0.8639 69.0S 55.2W 0 335
00205 -1914 Oct 28 15:39:52 44384 -48400 -7 P -1.3215 0.4125 71.3S 14.6E 0 115
00206 -1913 Apr 23 09:22:31 44372 -48394 -2 T 0.7853 1.0629 54.3N 159.8W 38 149 332 04m19s
00207 -1913 Oct 17 16:15:51 44361 -48388 3 A -0.6726 0.9145 43.1S 103.1E 47 25 436 09m09s
00208 -1912 Apr 12 02:33:41 44349 -48382 8 T 0.0431 1.0769 4.3N 33.4W 88 162 249 06m48s
00209 -1912 Oct 05 15:53:35 44337 -48376 13 A 0.0182 0.9371 2.4N 126.0E 89 198 234 07m55s
00210 -1911 Apr 01 18:05:15 44326 -48370 18 T -0.7212 1.0307 45.5S 114.4E 44 334 149 02m26s
00211 -1911 Sep 24 21:33:45 44314 -48364 23 A 0.7144 0.9854 48.8N 60.2E 44 207 73 01m14s
00212 -1910 Feb 20 13:23:40 44305 -48359 -10 P 1.2954 0.4569 69.7N 132.1E 0 145
00213 -1910 Mar 22 03:40:50 44303 -48358 28 Pb -1.5388 0.0265 71.2S 61.6E 0 250
00214 -1910 Aug 16 00:59:14 44293 -48353 -5 P -1.2603 0.5188 68.8S 34.8W 0 24
00215 -1910 Sep 14 10:16:33 44291 -48352 33 P 1.3600 0.3312 70.9N 28.4W 0 302
00216 -1909 Feb 09 13:30:39 44282 -48347 0 A 0.5892 0.9307 16.3N 161.6E 54 172 320 09m28s
00217 -1909 Aug 05 17:20:50 44270 -48341 5 T -0.5746 1.0475 13.5S 101.7E 55 5 193 04m38s
00218 -1908 Jan 29 15:22:41 44259 -48335 10 A -0.1448 0.9628 30.3S 138.8E 81 356 136 04m13s
00219 -1908 Jul 25 06:03:48 44247 -48329 15 H 0.1634 1.0017 32.7N 86.7W 80 181 6 00m10s
00220 -1907 Jan 18 00:08:49 44236 -48323 20 H -0.8487 1.0071 81.7S 4.7E 32 1 47 00m27s
00221 -1907 Jul 14 11:50:45 44224 -48317 25 A 0.9506 0.9452 82.7N 36.3E 18 29 673 03m30s
00222 -1907 Dec 09 04:25:19 44214 -48312 -8 P 1.1714 0.6864 63.1N 22.1W 0 218
00223 -1906 Jan 07 14:37:00 44213 -48311 30 P -1.4864 0.0912 65.7S 21.5W 0 170
00224 -1906 Jun 03 21:45:37 44203 -48306 -3 P -1.1470 0.7138 62.5S 82.6E 0 316
00225 -1906 Nov 28 18:58:47 44191 -48300 2 H 0.5296 1.0095 11.6N 89.1E 58 200 38 00m56s
00226 -1905 May 24 03:36:37 44180 -48294 7 H -0.3336 1.0090 1.6S 45.0W 71 338 33 00m56s
00227 -1905 Nov 18 04:06:24 44168 -48288 12 A -0.1653 0.9559 23.9S 63.9W 80 26 163 04m36s
00228 -1904 May 12 16:35:44 44157 -48282 17 T 0.4441 1.0613 36.6N 99.2E 63 148 223 04m39s
00229 -1904 Nov 06 05:56:20 44145 -48276 22 A -0.8727 0.9118 59.4S 138.0W 29 60 680 07m10s
00230 -1903 Apr 03 02:45:51 44136 -48271 -11 P -1.3369 0.3724 60.6S 57.2E 0 267
00231 -1903 May 02 09:35:23 44134 -48270 27 P 1.1681 0.6993 61.0N 111.5E 0 70
00232 -1903 Sep 26 11:27:50 44124 -48265 -6 P 1.4585 0.1777 60.7N 68.9W 0 281
00233 -1903 Oct 26 04:57:57 44122 -48264 32 P -1.5275 0.0711 60.7S 174.7W 0 104
00234 -1902 Mar 23 16:57:33 44113 -48259 -1 T -0.6371 1.0140 39.4S 136.0E 50 322 61 01m07s
00235 -1902 Sep 15 19:22:56 44101 -48253 4 H 0.6925 1.0044 46.6N 101.3E 46 222 21 00m20s
00236 -1901 Mar 13 00:23:10 44090 -48247 9 Am 0.1217 0.9623 3.6S 1.2W 83 153 137 04m09s
00237 -1901 Sep 05 09:35:37 44078 -48241 14 T -0.0279 1.0537 12.0N 140.2W 88 27 178 04m33s
00238 -1900 Mar 01 01:25:12 44067 -48235 19 A 0.8748 0.9302 41.1N 42.9W 29 146 523 07m09s
00239 -1900 Aug 25 01:52:52 44055 -48229 24 T -0.7250 1.0467 26.4S 42.2W 43 25 222 03m56s
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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..
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:
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.
[1] 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 )
[2] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow cone passes closest to 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.
Special thanks to Dan McGlaun for extracting the individual eclipse maps from the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 for use in this catalog.
The Besselian elements used in the predictions were kindly provided by Jean Meeus. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)"
