Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

1501 to 1600 ( 1501 CE to 1600 CE )

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: 1501 to 1600

During the 16th century CE[4], Earth experienced 228 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: 1501 - 1600
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 228100.0%
PartialP 75 32.9%
AnnularA 72 31.6%
TotalT 62 27.2%
HybridH 19 8.3%

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 CE 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 134100.0%
Central (two limits) 128 95.5%
Central (one limit) 3 2.2%
Non-Central (one limit) 3 2.2%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 72100.0%
Central (two limits) 67 93.1%
Central (one limit) 2 2.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 3 4.2%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 62100.0%
Central (two limits) 61 98.4%
Central (one limit) 1 1.6%
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: 76
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 20
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  4

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: 1501 to 1600
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 1592 Dec 0311m36s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 1581 Dec 2500m04s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 1583 Jun 1906m23s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 1554 Dec 2400m25s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 1564 Jun 0801m44s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 1585 Apr 2900m03s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 1515 Aug 09 - 0.96860
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 1512 Apr 16 - 0.00034

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]:   1501/139  1512/140  1541/146
      3 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:   1515/ 99  1526/100  1591/101


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: 1501 to 1600


                      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

08314  1501 Apr 17  16:15:52    194  -6168  101   P   -t  -1.2071  0.6155  62S   1W   0             
08315  1501 May 17  03:27:44    194  -6167  139   Pb  t-   1.5002  0.0905  64N  14W   0             
08316  1501 Oct 12  07:30:04    194  -6162  106   P   -t   1.1784  0.6585  61N 134E   0             
08317  1502 Apr 07  05:49:59    193  -6156  111   T   -n  -0.4276  1.0567  13S 105E  65  205  04m49s
08318  1502 Oct 01  08:36:17    193  -6150  116   A   -p   0.4913  0.9277  19N  63E  60  306  08m16s
08319  1503 Mar 27  22:28:20    192  -6144  121   T   n-   0.2904  1.0640  21N 164W  73  218  05m04s
08320  1503 Sep 20  08:52:38    192  -6138  126   A   n-  -0.2314  0.9494  14S  39E  77  190  05m27s
08321  1504 Mar 16  13:30:09    191  -6132  131   P   t-   1.0345  0.9348  61N 114W   0             
08322  1504 Sep 08  15:12:15    191  -6126  136   A   t-  -0.9486  0.9924  55S 103W  18   83  00m32s
08323  1505 Feb 04  06:29:08    190  -6121  103   P   -t  -1.0775  0.8255  62S 157W   0             

08324  1505 Jul 30  20:51:55    190  -6115  108   T   -t   0.9352  1.0635  68N  56W  20  593  03m25s
08325  1506 Jan 24  05:58:07    189  -6109  113   A   -p  -0.3979  0.9209  38S 106E  66  325  08m26s
08326  1506 Jul 20  13:46:58    189  -6103  118   T   -n   0.2112  1.0623  30N  20W  78  209  05m08s
08327  1507 Jan 13  07:20:10    189  -6097  123   A   n-   0.3024  0.9526   3S  68E  72  181  05m42s
08328  1507 Jul 10  03:06:33    188  -6091  128   H   p-  -0.5680  1.0095  12S 126E  55   40  01m01s
08329  1508 Jan 02  15:45:09    188  -6085  133   A   t-   0.9732  0.9941  53N  77W  13   92  00m28s
08330  1508 May 29  19:09:02    187  -6080  100   P   -t   1.4443  0.2019  67N  73E   0             
08331  1508 Jun 28  09:28:44    187  -6079  138   P   t-  -1.3860  0.2993  64S  10E   0             
08332  1508 Nov 22  19:24:23    187  -6074  105   P   -t  -1.0850  0.8489  68S  75E   0             
08333  1509 May 18  19:49:36    186  -6068  110   A   -p   0.6865  0.9539  65N 124W  46  233  03m56s

08334  1509 Nov 12  10:00:15    186  -6062  115   H   -p  -0.4338  1.0131  46S  23E  64   50  01m06s
08335  1510 May 08  01:16:15    185  -6056  120   H   nn  -0.1030  1.0033  14N 161E  84   12  00m22s
08336  1510 Nov 01  19:13:50    185  -6050  125   A   n-   0.2781  0.9607   2S 109W  74  148  04m54s
08337  1511 Apr 27  13:47:24    184  -6044  130   T   p-  -0.8425  1.0463  40S  15W  32  286  03m50s
08338  1511 Oct 21  21:19:49    184  -6038  135   A+  t-   1.0058  0.9416  71N  99W   0             
08339  1512 Mar 17  22:14:35    183  -6033  102   P   -t   1.0322  0.9516  72N 110E   0             
08340  1512 Apr 16  06:22:25    183  -6032  140   Pb  t-  -1.5289  0.0003  71S 132E   0             
08341  1512 Sep 10  05:03:25    183  -6027  107   P   -t  -1.2305  0.5688  72S  17E   0             
08342  1513 Mar 07  11:54:03    182  -6021  112   H   -p   0.3421  1.0040  18N   2W  70   15  00m24s
08343  1513 Aug 30  13:35:52    182  -6015  117   T   -n  -0.4392  1.0211  19S  32W  64   80  02m03s

08344  1514 Feb 24  18:45:30    182  -6009  122   A   n-  -0.3974  0.9479  28S  90W  66  208  05m51s
08345  1514 Aug 20  04:25:15    181  -6003  127   T   n-   0.3032  1.0667  27N 120E  72  228  05m38s
08346  1515 Feb 13  19:08:19    181  -5997  132   P   t-  -1.1153  0.7580  71S  19E   0             
08347  1515 Jul 11  13:36:52    180  -5992   99   Pe  -t  -1.5262  0.0153  68S  38W   0             
08348  1515 Aug 09  21:21:25    180  -5991  137   P   t-   1.0258  0.9686  71N   7W   0             
08349  1516 Jan 04  03:38:41    180  -5986  104   P   -t   1.1652  0.6830  68N 118E   0             
08350  1516 Jun 30  01:15:15    179  -5980  109   A   -t  -0.8291  0.9899  34S 161E  34   64  01m03s
08351  1516 Dec 23  14:00:51    179  -5974  114   T   -n   0.4256  1.0199   2N  28W  65   75  02m05s
08352  1517 Jun 19  05:41:31    178  -5968  119   A   nn  -0.0683  0.9552  20N  96E  86  164  05m50s
08353  1517 Dec 13  05:04:13    178  -5962  124   T   n-  -0.2520  1.0468  38S 103E  75  161  03m52s

08354  1518 Jun 08  06:15:24    177  -5956  129   A   p-   0.6955  0.9496  67N  73E  46  259  04m13s
08355  1518 Dec 02  20:14:58    177  -5950  134   T   p-  -0.9365  1.0124  80S 129E  20  125  00m41s
08356  1519 Apr 28  23:35:43    177  -5945  101   P   -t  -1.2666  0.5070  63S 120W   0             
08357  1519 May 28  10:20:09    176  -5944  139   P   t-   1.4188  0.2342  65N 126W   0             
08358  1519 Oct 23  15:20:34    176  -5939  106   P   -t   1.2064  0.6096  62N   7E   0             
08359  1520 Apr 17  13:36:46    176  -5933  111   T   -p  -0.4825  1.0609  13S  12W  61  226  05m15s
08360  1520 Oct 11  16:03:20    175  -5927  116   A   -p   0.5277  0.9244  18N  49W  58  329  08m57s
08361  1521 Apr 07  06:26:06    175  -5921  121   T   n-   0.2414  1.0662  23N  77E  76  222  05m15s
08362  1521 Sep 30  16:21:42    174  -5915  126   A   nn  -0.1892  0.9489  16S  73W  79  191  05m30s
08363  1522 Mar 27  21:22:59    174  -5909  131   T   t-   0.9946  1.0076  62N 128E   4  347  00m26s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600


                      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

08364  1522 Sep 19  22:57:33    173  -5903  136   A   t-  -0.9011  0.9946  54S 146E  25   42  00m23s
08365  1523 Feb 15  14:16:44    173  -5898  103   P   -t  -1.1030  0.7827  61S  77E   0             
08366  1523 Aug 11  04:33:16    173  -5892  108   Tn  -t   0.9969  1.0558  63N 136W   2   -   02m44s
08367  1524 Feb 04  13:45:35    172  -5886  113   A   -p  -0.4176  0.9235  35S   9W  65  315  08m05s
08368  1524 Jul 30  21:17:39    172  -5880  118   T   -n   0.2797  1.0577  31N 130W  74  198  04m40s
08369  1525 Jan 23  15:31:21    171  -5874  123   A   n-   0.2897  0.9569   1S  55W  73  163  04m58s
08370  1525 Jul 20  10:11:04    171  -5868  128   H   p-  -0.4947  1.0054   9S  19E  60   21  00m35s
08371  1526 Jan 13  00:22:31    170  -5862  133   A   t-   0.9644  0.9985  51N 149E  15   19  00m07s
08372  1526 Jun 10  01:34:33    170  -5857  100   Pe  -t   1.5298  0.0557  66N  34W   0             
08373  1526 Jul 09  16:02:42    170  -5856  138   P   t-  -1.3063  0.4379  64S  98W   0             

08374  1526 Dec 04  04:14:39    170  -5851  105   P   -t  -1.0905  0.8382  67S  69W   0             
08375  1527 May 30  02:23:01    169  -5845  110   A   -p   0.7688  0.9556  73N 145E  39  255  03m28s
08376  1527 Nov 23  18:36:38    169  -5839  115   H   -p  -0.4422  1.0089  49S 102W  64   34  00m45s
08377  1528 May 18  08:21:05    168  -5833  120   H   nn  -0.0290  1.0085  20N  55E  88   29  00m56s
08378  1528 Nov 12  03:22:58    168  -5827  125   A   n-   0.2653  0.9562   5S 128E  75  166  05m36s
08379  1529 May 07  21:19:50    167  -5821  130   T   p-  -0.7760  1.0526  31S 133W  39  276  04m38s
08380  1529 Nov 01  05:04:11    167  -5815  135   An  t-   0.9846  0.9119  62N 123E   9   -   08m09s
08381  1530 Mar 29  06:16:37    167  -5810  102   P   -t   1.0769  0.8671  72N  24W   0             
08382  1530 Apr 27  14:07:20    166  -5809  140   P   t-  -1.4726  0.1083  70S   3E   0             
08383  1530 Sep 21  12:31:37    166  -5804  107   P   -t  -1.2718  0.4970  72S 109W   0             

08384  1531 Mar 18  19:47:21    166  -5798  112   H   -p   0.3818  1.0036  24N 122W  67   13  00m21s
08385  1531 Sep 10  21:21:52    165  -5792  117   T   -p  -0.4857  1.0208  26S 151W  61   81  01m56s
08386  1532 Mar 07  02:21:39    165  -5786  122   A   n-  -0.3625  0.9488  22S 154E  69  201  05m59s
08387  1532 Aug 30  12:17:45    164  -5780  127   T   n-   0.2500  1.0654  19N   0E  75  221  05m40s
08388  1533 Feb 24  02:42:10    164  -5774  132   P   t-  -1.0860  0.8077  72S 108W   0             
08389  1533 Aug 20  05:04:01    164  -5768  137   T   t-   0.9693  1.0479  74N 178E  13  678  02m40s
08390  1534 Jan 14  12:01:19    163  -5763  104   P   -t   1.1685  0.6778  69N  20W   0             
08391  1534 Jul 11  08:08:46    163  -5757  109   A   -t  -0.9104  0.9833  45S  52E  24  144  01m35s
08392  1535 Jan 03  22:45:49    162  -5751  114   T   -n   0.4285  1.0228   4N 160W  65   86  02m22s
08393  1535 Jun 30  12:08:20    162  -5745  119   A   nn  -0.1565  0.9533  14N   1W  81  173  06m19s

08394  1535 Dec 24  13:56:57    161  -5739  124   T   n-  -0.2482  1.0469  38S  27W  75  161  03m55s
08395  1536 Jun 18  12:43:21    161  -5733  129   A   p-   0.6079  0.9523  61N  13W  52  220  04m17s
08396  1536 Dec 13  04:59:20    161  -5727  134   T   p-  -0.9343  1.0098  84S  17W  20   97  00m33s
08397  1537 May 09  06:52:57    160  -5722  101   P   -t  -1.3289  0.3922  63S 121E   0             
08398  1537 Jun 07  17:14:05    160  -5721  139   P   t-   1.3373  0.3796  65N 120E   0             
08399  1537 Nov 02  23:17:01    160  -5716  106   P   -t   1.2286  0.5712  63N 121W   0             
08400  1538 Apr 28  21:17:31    159  -5710  111   T   -p  -0.5432  1.0645  14S 128W  57  249  05m38s
08401  1538 Oct 22  23:38:41    159  -5704  116   A   -p   0.5572  0.9214  17N 164W  56  351  09m41s
08402  1539 Apr 18  14:15:07    159  -5698  121   T   n-   0.1853  1.0680  24N  39W  79  225  05m28s
08403  1539 Oct 12  00:01:45    158  -5692  126   A   nn  -0.1551  0.9484  19S 172E  81  192  05m35s

08404  1540 Apr 07  05:04:30    158  -5686  131   T   p-   0.9462  1.0115  63N  35E  18  123  00m42s
08405  1540 Sep 30  06:54:11    157  -5680  136   A   p-  -0.8620  0.9960  55S  29E  30   27  00m17s
08406  1541 Feb 25  21:54:42    157  -5675  103   P   -t  -1.1360  0.7272  61S  46W   0             
08407  1541 Aug 21  12:20:07    157  -5669  108   P   -t   1.0541  0.9172  61N 102E   0             
08408  1541 Sep 19  20:34:01    157  -5668  146   Pb  t-  -1.5140  0.0378  61S 135E   0             
08409  1542 Feb 14  21:27:23    156  -5663  113   A   -p  -0.4424  0.9265  33S 124W  64  305  07m44s
08410  1542 Aug 11  04:51:06    156  -5657  118   T   -n   0.3454  1.0525  31N 119E  70  184  04m12s
08411  1543 Feb 03  23:38:52    155  -5651  123   A   n-   0.2735  0.9617   1N 177W  74  143  04m14s
08412  1543 Jul 31  17:16:23    155  -5645  128   H   p-  -0.4229  1.0007   7S  87W  65    3  00m05s
08413  1544 Jan 24  08:57:45    155  -5639  133   H   t-   0.9533  1.0035  50N  16E  17   40  00m16s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600


                      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

08414  1544 Jul 19  22:38:22    154  -5633  138   P   t-  -1.2281  0.5730  63S 154E   0             
08415  1544 Dec 14  13:06:28    154  -5628  105   P   -t  -1.0948  0.8297  66S 148E   0             
08416  1545 Jun 09  08:57:28    154  -5622  110   A   -p   0.8506  0.9567  81N  72E  31  303  03m06s
08417  1545 Dec 04  03:15:42    153  -5616  115   H   -p  -0.4480  1.0051  50S 132E  63   20  00m25s
08418  1546 May 29  15:24:40    153  -5610  120   H   nn   0.0470  1.0133  26N  51W  87   46  01m24s
08419  1546 Nov 23  11:35:42    152  -5604  125   A   n-   0.2561  0.9521   7S   5E  75  181  06m13s
08420  1547 May 19  04:48:58    152  -5598  130   T   p-  -0.7060  1.0581  23S 111E  45  270  05m22s
08421  1547 Nov 12  12:54:24    152  -5592  135   A   p-   0.9683  0.9106  56N   5W  14 1419  08m59s
08422  1548 Apr 08  14:10:08    151  -5587  102   P   -t   1.1282  0.7698  71N 157W   0             
08423  1548 May 07  21:46:52    151  -5586  140   P   t-  -1.4121  0.2250  69S 124W   0             

08424  1548 Oct 01  20:10:50    151  -5581  107   P   -t  -1.3049  0.4394  72S 122E   0             
08425  1549 Mar 29  03:30:55    150  -5575  112   H   -p   0.4285  1.0029  31N 120E  64   11  00m16s
08426  1549 Sep 21  05:16:24    150  -5569  117   T   -p  -0.5257  1.0205  33S  88E  58   82  01m49s
08427  1550 Mar 18  09:47:48    150  -5563  122   A   nn  -0.3200  0.9497  15S  41E  71  194  06m05s
08428  1550 Sep 10  20:17:38    149  -5557  127   T   n-   0.2029  1.0636  12N 122W  78  212  05m37s
08429  1551 Mar 07  10:05:18    149  -5551  132   P   t-  -1.0477  0.8730  72S 126E   0             
08430  1551 Aug 31  12:53:01    149  -5545  137   T   p-   0.9185  1.0460  66N  28E  23  391  02m52s
08431  1552 Jan 25  20:19:44    148  -5540  104   P   -t   1.1760  0.6655  70N 157W   0             
08432  1552 Jul 21  15:03:48    148  -5534  109   As  -t  -0.9893  0.9742  63S  65W   7   -   02m05s
08433  1553 Jan 14  07:28:09    147  -5528  114   T   -n   0.4340  1.0263   6N  68E  64   99  02m41s

08434  1553 Jul 10  18:36:34    147  -5522  119   A   np  -0.2430  0.9509   7N  99W  76  185  06m46s
08435  1554 Jan 03  22:49:38    147  -5516  124   T   n-  -0.2447  1.0474  36S 158W  76  163  04m00s
08436  1554 Jun 29  19:10:40    146  -5510  129   A   p-   0.5192  0.9546  54N 105W  58  195  04m22s
08437  1554 Dec 24  13:45:21    146  -5504  134   T   p-  -0.9341  1.0075  88S 159E  20   75  00m25s
08438  1555 May 20  14:06:06    146  -5499  101   P   -t  -1.3947  0.2696  64S   3E   0             
08439  1555 Jun 19  00:07:16    146  -5498  139   P   t-   1.2542  0.5290  66N   7E   0             
08440  1555 Nov 14  07:19:27    145  -5493  106   P   -t   1.2455  0.5423  63N 109E   0             
08441  1556 May 09  04:53:36    145  -5487  111   T   -p  -0.6079  1.0673  16S 118E  52  274  05m58s
08442  1556 Nov 02  07:22:13    145  -5481  116   A   -p   0.5798  0.9190  16N  79E  54  370  10m24s
08443  1557 Apr 28  21:59:05    144  -5475  121   T   nn   0.1251  1.0692  24N 153W  83  227  05m42s

08444  1557 Oct 22  07:49:28    144  -5469  126   A   nn  -0.1266  0.9482  21S  56E  83  192  05m40s
08445  1558 Apr 18  12:39:27    144  -5463  131   T   p-   0.8930  1.0132  64N  68W  26  100  00m50s
08446  1558 Oct 11  14:58:55    143  -5457  136   A   p-  -0.8289  0.9971  57S  90W  34   18  00m12s
08447  1559 Mar 09  05:23:01    143  -5452  103   P   -t  -1.1761  0.6598  61S 167W   0             
08448  1559 Sep 01  20:13:59    143  -5446  108   P   -t   1.1056  0.8172  61N  25W   0             
08449  1559 Oct 01  04:46:46    142  -5445  146   P   t-  -1.4772  0.1083  61S   3E   0             
08450  1560 Feb 26  05:00:44    142  -5440  113   A   -p  -0.4741  0.9299  30S 124E  62  294  07m22s
08451  1560 Aug 21  12:30:55    142  -5434  118   T   -p   0.4050  1.0469  30N   5E  66  170  03m44s
08452  1561 Feb 14  07:39:21    141  -5428  123   A   n-   0.2507  0.9670   3N  63E  75  122  03m30s
08453  1561 Aug 11  00:27:07    141  -5422  128   A   n-  -0.3564  0.9956   7S 166E  69   16  00m27s

08454  1562 Feb 03  17:27:33    141  -5416  133   T   t-   0.9373  1.0091  49N 114W  20   89  00m41s
08455  1562 Jul 31  05:16:46    140  -5410  138   P   t-  -1.1522  0.7034  62S  45E   0             
08456  1562 Dec 25  21:58:40    140  -5405  105   P   -t  -1.0990  0.8217  65S   5E   0             
08457  1563 Jun 20  15:30:55    140  -5399  110   A   -t   0.9338  0.9564  81N  55E  20  454  02m49s
08458  1563 Dec 15  11:55:49    139  -5393  115   H   -p  -0.4524  1.0020  50S   7E  63    8  00m10s
08459  1564 Jun 08  22:26:49    139  -5387  120   H2  nn   0.1253  1.0174  31N 155W  83   60  01m44s
08460  1564 Dec 03  19:52:06    139  -5381  125   A   nn   0.2504  0.9487   9S 119W  76  195  06m42s
08461  1565 May 29  12:15:00    138  -5375  130   T   p-  -0.6329  1.0629  17S   4W  51  266  05m57s
08462  1565 Nov 22  20:49:55    138  -5369  135   A   p-   0.9564  0.9092  51N 130W  16 1220  09m37s
08463  1566 Apr 19  21:56:01    138  -5364  102   P   -t   1.1855  0.6610  71N  74E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600


                      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

08464  1566 May 19  05:21:00    138  -5363  140   P   t-  -1.3472  0.3507  68S 111E   0             
08465  1566 Oct 13  03:59:23    137  -5358  107   P   -t  -1.3312  0.3939  71S   9W   0             
08466  1567 Apr 09  11:04:08    137  -5352  112   H   -p   0.4830  1.0020  39N   5E  61    8  00m11s
08467  1567 Oct 02  13:20:27    137  -5346  117   T   -p  -0.5584  1.0200  40S  35W  56   82  01m42s
08468  1568 Mar 28  17:04:21    136  -5340  122   A   nn  -0.2701  0.9507   8S  71W  74  187  06m10s
08469  1568 Sep 21  04:25:02    136  -5334  127   T   n-   0.1619  1.0615   6N 115E  81  204  05m32s
08470  1569 Mar 17  17:21:18    136  -5328  132   A-  t-  -1.0033  0.9489  72S   3E   0             
08471  1569 Sep 10  20:48:16    135  -5322  137   T   p-   0.8732  1.0428  57N 103W  29  293  02m55s
08472  1570 Feb 05  04:34:49    135  -5317  104   P   -t   1.1866  0.6475  71N  67E   0             
08473  1570 Aug 01  22:00:22    135  -5311  109   P   -t  -1.0655  0.8623  70S 172E   0             

08474  1571 Jan 25  16:07:36    135  -5305  114   T   -n   0.4422  1.0302  10N  63W  64  113  02m59s
08475  1571 Jul 22  01:07:18    134  -5299  119   A   -p  -0.3266  0.9481   0S 162E  71  201  07m08s
08476  1572 Jan 15  07:38:12    134  -5293  124   T   n-  -0.2380  1.0485  33S  72E  76  166  04m07s
08477  1572 Jul 10  01:42:42    134  -5287  129   A   p-   0.4338  0.9562  47N 160E  64  177  04m30s
08478  1573 Jan 03  22:28:35    133  -5281  134   H   p-  -0.9328  1.0058  86S  54W  21   57  00m20s
08479  1573 May 30  21:18:24    133  -5276  101   P   -t  -1.4619  0.1436  65S 115W   0             
08480  1573 Jun 29  07:03:36    133  -5275  139   P   t-   1.1724  0.6770  67N 108W   0             
08481  1573 Nov 24  15:24:46    133  -5270  106   P   -t   1.2591  0.5191  64N  21W   0             
08482  1574 May 20  12:25:42    132  -5264  111   T   -p  -0.6763  1.0694  20S   4E  47  305  06m09s
08483  1574 Nov 13  15:12:17    132  -5258  116   A   -p   0.5970  0.9171  15N  40W  53  387  11m03s

08484  1575 May 10  05:34:45    132  -5252  121   Tm  nn   0.0583  1.0697  23N  95E  87  227  05m56s
08485  1575 Nov 02  15:47:27    131  -5246  126   A   nn  -0.1061  0.9483  23S  63W  84  191  05m44s
08486  1576 Apr 28  20:04:44    131  -5240  131   T   p-   0.8328  1.0140  65N 168W  33   86  00m55s
08487  1576 Oct 21  23:13:06    131  -5234  136   A   p-  -0.8031  0.9981  59S 148E  36   11  00m08s
08488  1577 Mar 19  12:41:15    131  -5229  103   P   -t  -1.2235  0.5798  61S  75E   0             
08489  1577 Sep 12  04:15:22    130  -5223  108   P   -t   1.1507  0.7297  61N 154W   0             
08490  1577 Oct 11  13:08:02    130  -5222  146   P   t-  -1.4473  0.1654  62S 131W   0             
08491  1578 Mar 08  12:26:52    130  -5217  113   A   -p  -0.5120  0.9336  28S  12E  59  284  07m01s
08492  1578 Sep 01  20:15:08    130  -5211  118   T   -p   0.4602  1.0408  28N 110W  62  152  03m17s
08493  1579 Feb 25  15:34:47    129  -5205  123   A   n-   0.2229  0.9728   6N  56W  77  100  02m48s

08494  1579 Aug 22  07:41:32    129  -5199  128   A   n-  -0.2937  0.9901   7S  57E  73   36  01m00s
08495  1580 Feb 15  01:52:13    129  -5193  133   T   t-   0.9164  1.0151  48N 117E  23  127  01m07s
08496  1580 Aug 10  12:00:05    129  -5187  138   P   t-  -1.0802  0.8258  62S  65W   0             
08497  1581 Jan 05  06:49:58    128  -5182  105   P   -t  -1.1041  0.8121  64S 138W   0             
08498  1581 Jun 30  22:06:53    128  -5176  110   P   -t   1.0152  0.9454  64N   2W   0             
08499  1581 Dec 25  20:35:20    128  -5170  115   A   -p  -0.4567  0.9993  49S 119W  63    3  00m04s
08500  1582 Jun 20  05:30:27    128  -5164  120   T   nn   0.2032  1.0210  35N 101E  78   73  01m59s
08501  1582 Dec 25  04:08:39    127  -5158  125   A   nn   0.2457  0.9459   9S 117E  76  206  07m02s
08502  1583 Jun 19  19:39:32    127  -5152  130   T   p-  -0.5581  1.0667  10S 117W  56  262  06m23s
08503  1583 Dec 14  04:48:39    127  -5146  135   A   p-   0.9471  0.9083  48N 104E  18 1116  10m03s

08504  1584 May 10  05:35:06    126  -5141  102   P   -t   1.2478  0.5424  70N  53W   0             
08505  1584 Jun 08  12:52:25    126  -5140  140   P   t-  -1.2802  0.4805  67S  13W   0             
08506  1584 Nov 02  11:56:44    126  -5135  107   P   -t  -1.3510  0.3595  70S 141W   0             
08507  1585 Apr 29  18:28:58    126  -5129  112   H   -p   0.5436  1.0005  47N 108W  57    2  00m03s
08508  1585 Oct 22  21:33:25    126  -5123  117   T   -p  -0.5846  1.0196  46S 159W  54   82  01m35s
08509  1586 Apr 19  00:10:09    125  -5117  122   A   nn  -0.2120  0.9517   1S 179W  78  181  06m12s
08510  1586 Oct 12  12:40:32    125  -5111  127   T   n-   0.1278  1.0591   0S  11W  83  196  05m23s
08511  1587 Apr 08  00:27:05    125  -5105  132   A   t-  -0.9502  0.9271  60S 152W  18  889  06m26s
08512  1587 Oct 02  04:51:25    125  -5099  137   T   p-   0.8352  1.0387  50N 128E  33  235  02m51s
08513  1588 Feb 26  12:42:31    124  -5094  104   P   -t   1.2038  0.6178  71N  69W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600


                      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

08514  1588 Aug 22  05:01:47    124  -5088  109   P   -t  -1.1364  0.7355  71S  54E   0             
08515  1589 Feb 15  00:42:20    124  -5082  114   T   -n   0.4545  1.0344  14N 167E  63  129  03m17s
08516  1589 Aug 11  07:41:04    124  -5076  119   A   -p  -0.4072  0.9450   8S  61E  66  221  07m24s
08517  1590 Feb 04  16:24:05    123  -5070  124   T   n-  -0.2293  1.0498  29S  59W  77  170  04m17s
08518  1590 Jul 31  08:17:39    123  -5064  129   A   p-   0.3503  0.9574  39N  62E  69  166  04m38s
08519  1591 Jan 25  07:09:22    123  -5058  134   H   p-  -0.9298  1.0047  82S 151E  21   45  00m16s
08520  1591 Jun 21  04:28:43    123  -5053  101   Pe  -t  -1.5311  0.0129  66S 128E   0             
08521  1591 Jul 20  14:02:08    123  -5052  139   P   t-   1.0911  0.8249  69N 136E   0             
08522  1591 Dec 15  23:33:56    122  -5047  106   P   -t   1.2690  0.5024  65N 153W   0             
08523  1592 Jun 09  19:55:49    122  -5041  111   T   -p  -0.7465  1.0705  25S 110W  42  344  06m11s

08524  1592 Dec 03  23:07:16    122  -5035  116   A   -p   0.6102  0.9159  15N 160W  52  401  11m36s
08525  1593 May 30  13:07:31    122  -5029  121   T   nn  -0.0106  1.0696  21N  17W  90  227  06m08s
08526  1593 Nov 22  23:52:06    121  -5023  126   A   nn  -0.0906  0.9488  25S 177E  85  189  05m46s
08527  1594 May 20  03:23:17    121  -5017  131   T   p-   0.7678  1.0141  65N  94E  40   76  00m58s
08528  1594 Nov 12  07:34:49    121  -5011  136   A   p-  -0.7829  0.9991  62S  25E  38    5  00m04s
08529  1595 Apr 09  19:50:05    121  -5006  103   P   -t  -1.2777  0.4879  61S  41W   0             
08530  1595 Oct 03  12:24:36    121  -5000  108   P   -t   1.1896  0.6546  61N  75E   0             
08531  1595 Nov 01  21:36:53    120  -4999  146   P   t-  -1.4233  0.2111  62S  93E   0             
08532  1596 Mar 28  19:43:19    120  -4994  113   A   -p  -0.5583  0.9373  26S  97W  56  275  06m41s
08533  1596 Sep 22  04:07:03    120  -4988  118   T   -p   0.5085  1.0346  27N 133E  59  134  02m50s

08534  1597 Mar 17  23:22:39    120  -4982  123   A   n-   0.1878  0.9788   8N 173W  79   77  02m08s
08535  1597 Sep 11  15:01:22    120  -4976  128   A   nn  -0.2363  0.9843   8S  52W  76   57  01m35s
08536  1598 Mar 07  10:10:01    119  -4970  133   T   p-   0.8893  1.0214  48N   8W  27  156  01m33s
08537  1598 Aug 31  18:48:48    119  -4964  138   A-  t-  -1.0126  0.9398  61S 176W   0             
08538  1599 Jan 26  15:37:11    119  -4959  105   P   -t  -1.1125  0.7965  63S  81E   0             
08539  1599 Jul 22  04:45:15    119  -4953  110   P   -t   1.0949  0.8068  63N 111W   0             
08540  1600 Jan 16  05:12:46    118  -4947  115   A   -p  -0.4623  0.9972  47S 116E  62   11  00m14s
08541  1600 Jul 10  12:35:58    118  -4941  120   T   -n   0.2804  1.0238  38N   3W  74   84  02m08s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 16th century CE 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 CE 1501-1520 1521-1540 1541-1560 1561-1580 1581-1600

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