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 16th century CE[1], 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 | - | 228 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 75 | 32.9% |
| Annular | A | 72 | 31.6% |
| Total | T | 62 | 27.2% |
| Hybrid | H | 19 | 8.3% |
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 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 | 134 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 72 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 62 | 100.0% |
| 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 eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse: 1592 Dec 03 Duration = 11m36s
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse: 1581 Dec 25 Duration = 00m04s
Longest Total Solar Eclipse: 1583 Jun 19 Duration = 06m23s
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse: 1554 Dec 24 Duration = 00m25s
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: 1564 Jun 08 Duration = 01m44s
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: 1585 Apr 29 Duration = 00m03s
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse: 1515 Aug 09 Magnitude = 0.96860
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse: 1512 Apr 16 Magnitude = 0.00034
3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: 1501/139 1512/140 1541/146
3 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: 1515/ 99 1526/100 1591/101
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
08314 1501 Apr 17 16:15:52 194 -6168 101 P -1.2071 0.6155 61.9S 1.1W 0 300
08315 1501 May 17 03:27:44 194 -6167 139 Pb 1.5002 0.0905 63.7N 13.6W 0 35
08316 1501 Oct 12 07:30:04 194 -6162 106 P 1.1784 0.6585 61.4N 133.9E 0 247
08317 1502 Apr 07 05:49:59 193 -6156 111 T -0.4276 1.0567 12.6S 104.7E 65 333 205 04m49s
08318 1502 Oct 01 08:36:17 193 -6150 116 A 0.4913 0.9277 19.3N 62.8E 60 210 306 08m16s
08319 1503 Mar 27 22:28:20 192 -6144 121 T 0.2904 1.0640 21.1N 164.1W 73 150 218 05m04s
08320 1503 Sep 20 08:52:38 192 -6138 126 A -0.2314 0.9494 14.1S 38.5E 77 30 190 05m27s
08321 1504 Mar 16 13:30:09 191 -6132 131 P 1.0345 0.9348 61.0N 114.0W 0 86
08322 1504 Sep 08 15:12:15 191 -6126 136 A -0.9486 0.9924 55.3S 102.6W 18 58 83 00m32s
08323 1505 Feb 04 06:29:08 190 -6121 103 P -1.0775 0.8255 61.7S 156.9W 0 241
08324 1505 Jul 30 20:51:55 190 -6115 108 T 0.9352 1.0635 67.9N 55.6W 20 263 593 03m25s
08325 1506 Jan 24 05:58:07 189 -6109 113 A -0.3979 0.9209 38.3S 106.1E 66 332 325 08m26s
08326 1506 Jul 20 13:46:58 189 -6103 118 T 0.2112 1.0623 30.4N 19.8W 78 202 209 05m08s
08327 1507 Jan 13 07:20:10 189 -6097 123 A 0.3024 0.9526 3.0S 68.3E 72 162 181 05m42s
08328 1507 Jul 10 03:06:33 188 -6091 128 H -0.5680 1.0095 12.4S 126.0E 55 16 40 01m01s
08329 1508 Jan 02 15:45:09 188 -6085 133 A 0.9732 0.9941 52.8N 77.0W 13 157 92 00m28s
08330 1508 May 29 19:09:02 187 -6080 100 P 1.4443 0.2019 67.1N 72.8E 0 360
08331 1508 Jun 28 09:28:44 187 -6079 138 P -1.3860 0.2993 64.5S 10.4E 0 27
08332 1508 Nov 22 19:24:23 187 -6074 105 P -1.0850 0.8489 67.8S 74.6E 0 173
08333 1509 May 18 19:49:36 186 -6068 110 A 0.6865 0.9539 64.9N 124.3W 46 171 233 03m56s
08334 1509 Nov 12 10:00:15 186 -6062 115 H -0.4338 1.0131 45.8S 23.2E 64 9 50 01m06s
08335 1510 May 08 01:16:15 185 -6056 120 H -0.1030 1.0033 13.5N 161.4E 84 352 12 00m22s
08336 1510 Nov 01 19:13:50 185 -6050 125 A 0.2781 0.9607 1.5S 108.7W 74 190 148 04m54s
08337 1511 Apr 27 13:47:24 184 -6044 130 T -0.8425 1.0463 40.0S 14.7W 32 346 286 03m50s
08338 1511 Oct 21 21:19:49 184 -6038 135 A+ 1.0058 0.9416 70.7N 98.6W 0 223 - -
08339 1512 Mar 17 22:14:35 183 -6033 102 P 1.0322 0.9516 72.0N 110.2E 0 81
08340 1512 Apr 16 06:22:25 183 -6032 140 Pb -1.5289 0.0003 70.6S 131.9E 0 314
08341 1512 Sep 10 05:03:25 183 -6027 107 P -1.2305 0.5688 72.0S 17.4E 0 86
08342 1513 Mar 07 11:54:03 182 -6021 112 H 0.3421 1.0040 17.6N 1.8W 70 161 15 00m24s
08343 1513 Aug 30 13:35:52 182 -6015 117 T -0.4392 1.0211 19.5S 31.9W 64 18 80 02m03s
08344 1514 Feb 24 18:45:30 182 -6009 122 A -0.3974 0.9479 28.2S 90.0W 66 341 208 05m51s
08345 1514 Aug 20 04:25:15 181 -6003 127 T 0.3032 1.0667 26.5N 119.9E 72 197 228 05m38s
08346 1515 Feb 13 19:08:19 181 -5997 132 P -1.1153 0.7580 71.5S 18.9E 0 237
08347 1515 Jul 11 13:36:51 180 -5992 99 Pe -1.5262 0.0153 68.5S 38.2W 0 15
08348 1515 Aug 09 21:21:25 180 -5991 137 P 1.0258 0.9686 70.8N 7.1W 0 313
08349 1516 Jan 04 03:38:41 180 -5986 104 P 1.1652 0.6830 68.1N 117.7E 0 170
08350 1516 Jun 30 01:15:15 179 -5980 109 A -0.8291 0.9899 33.8S 161.3E 34 2 64 01m03s
08351 1516 Dec 23 14:00:51 179 -5974 114 T 0.4256 1.0199 2.2N 27.9W 65 181 75 02m05s
08352 1517 Jun 19 05:41:31 178 -5968 119 A -0.0683 0.9552 19.5N 96.1E 86 357 164 05m50s
08353 1517 Dec 13 05:04:13 178 -5962 124 T -0.2520 1.0468 38.2S 103.0E 75 6 161 03m52s
08354 1518 Jun 08 06:15:24 177 -5956 129 A 0.6955 0.9496 67.0N 73.4E 46 162 259 04m13s
08355 1518 Dec 02 20:14:58 177 -5950 134 T -0.9365 1.0124 80.4S 128.7E 20 111 125 00m41s
08356 1519 Apr 28 23:35:43 177 -5945 101 P -1.2666 0.5070 62.5S 120.2W 0 309
08357 1519 May 28 10:20:09 176 -5944 139 P 1.4188 0.2342 64.6N 126.3W 0 26
08358 1519 Oct 23 15:20:34 176 -5939 106 P 1.2064 0.6096 61.9N 7.4E 0 238
08359 1520 Apr 17 13:36:46 176 -5933 111 T -0.4825 1.0609 12.6S 12.2W 61 335 226 05m15s
08360 1520 Oct 11 16:03:20 175 -5927 116 A 0.5277 0.9244 17.8N 49.4W 58 208 329 08m57s
08361 1521 Apr 07 06:26:06 175 -5921 121 T 0.2414 1.0662 22.8N 77.3E 76 151 222 05m15s
08362 1521 Sep 30 16:21:42 174 -5915 126 A -0.1892 0.9489 16.2S 73.3W 79 29 191 05m30s
08363 1522 Mar 27 21:22:59 174 -5909 131 T 0.9946 1.0076 62.0N 127.7E 4 84 347 00m26s
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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
08364 1522 Sep 19 22:57:33 173 -5903 136 A -0.9011 0.9946 53.9S 146.1E 25 55 42 00m23s
08365 1523 Feb 15 14:16:44 173 -5898 103 P -1.1030 0.7827 61.2S 77.4E 0 250
08366 1523 Aug 11 04:33:16 173 -5892 108 Tn 0.9969 1.0558 62.7N 135.9W 2 294 - 02m44s
08367 1524 Feb 04 13:45:35 172 -5886 113 A -0.4176 0.9235 35.4S 9.3W 65 330 315 08m05s
08368 1524 Jul 30 21:17:39 172 -5880 118 T 0.2797 1.0577 30.8N 130.2W 74 206 198 04m40s
08369 1525 Jan 23 15:31:21 171 -5874 123 A 0.2897 0.9569 1.2S 54.8W 73 159 163 04m58s
08370 1525 Jul 20 10:11:04 171 -5868 128 H -0.4947 1.0054 9.3S 19.4E 60 19 21 00m35s
08371 1526 Jan 13 00:22:31 170 -5862 133 A 0.9644 0.9985 51.0N 148.8E 15 151 19 00m07s
08372 1526 Jun 10 01:34:33 170 -5857 100 Pe 1.5298 0.0557 66.1N 34.1W 0 350
08373 1526 Jul 09 16:02:42 170 -5856 138 P -1.3063 0.4379 63.6S 97.8W 0 36
08374 1526 Dec 04 04:14:39 170 -5851 105 P -1.0905 0.8382 66.7S 68.9W 0 184
08375 1527 May 30 02:23:01 169 -5845 110 A 0.7688 0.9556 73.4N 144.6E 39 180 255 03m28s
08376 1527 Nov 23 18:36:38 169 -5839 115 H -0.4422 1.0089 48.6S 102.5W 64 3 34 00m45s
08377 1528 May 18 08:21:05 168 -5833 120 H -0.0290 1.0085 19.9N 54.6E 88 356 29 00m56s
08378 1528 Nov 12 03:22:58 168 -5827 125 A 0.2653 0.9562 4.9S 128.4E 75 186 166 05m36s
08379 1529 May 07 21:19:50 167 -5821 130 T -0.7760 1.0526 31.3S 133.1W 39 351 276 04m38s
08380 1529 Nov 01 05:04:11 167 -5815 135 An 0.9846 0.9119 61.7N 122.8E 9 201 - 08m09s
08381 1530 Mar 29 06:16:37 167 -5810 102 P 1.0769 0.8671 71.7N 24.4W 0 67
08382 1530 Apr 27 14:07:20 166 -5809 140 P -1.4726 0.1083 69.9S 2.9E 0 327
08383 1530 Sep 21 12:31:37 166 -5804 107 P -1.2718 0.4970 72.0S 108.9W 0 100
08384 1531 Mar 18 19:47:21 166 -5798 112 H 0.3818 1.0036 24.3N 122.1W 67 161 13 00m21s
08385 1531 Sep 10 21:21:52 165 -5792 117 T -0.4857 1.0208 26.4S 151.0W 61 20 81 01m56s
08386 1532 Mar 07 02:21:40 165 -5786 122 A -0.3625 0.9488 21.8S 154.3E 69 341 201 05m59s
08387 1532 Aug 30 12:17:45 164 -5780 127 T 0.2500 1.0654 19.3N 0.0E 75 198 221 05m40s
08388 1533 Feb 24 02:42:10 164 -5774 132 P -1.0860 0.8077 71.9S 108.5W 0 251
08389 1533 Aug 20 05:04:01 164 -5768 137 T 0.9693 1.0479 73.7N 178.3E 13 257 678 02m40s
08390 1534 Jan 14 12:01:19 163 -5763 104 P 1.1685 0.6778 69.1N 19.7W 0 158
08391 1534 Jul 11 08:08:46 163 -5757 109 A -0.9104 0.9833 44.9S 52.5E 24 8 144 01m35s
08392 1535 Jan 03 22:45:49 162 -5751 114 T 0.4285 1.0228 3.8N 160.1W 65 176 86 02m22s
08393 1535 Jun 30 12:08:20 162 -5745 119 A -0.1565 0.9533 13.5N 0.6W 81 1 173 06m19s
08394 1535 Dec 24 13:56:57 161 -5739 124 T -0.2482 1.0469 37.5S 27.4W 75 1 161 03m55s
08395 1536 Jun 18 12:43:21 161 -5733 129 A 0.6079 0.9523 61.0N 13.4W 52 174 220 04m17s
08396 1536 Dec 13 04:59:20 161 -5727 134 T -0.9343 1.0098 84.5S 17.2W 20 125 97 00m33s
08397 1537 May 09 06:52:57 160 -5722 101 P -1.3289 0.3922 63.2S 121.2E 0 318
08398 1537 Jun 07 17:14:05 160 -5721 139 P 1.3373 0.3796 65.5N 120.2E 0 17
08399 1537 Nov 02 23:17:01 160 -5716 106 P 1.2286 0.5712 62.6N 120.7W 0 228
08400 1538 Apr 28 21:17:31 159 -5710 111 T -0.5432 1.0645 13.7S 127.7W 57 338 249 05m38s
08401 1538 Oct 22 23:38:41 159 -5704 116 A 0.5572 0.9214 16.6N 164.1W 56 205 351 09m41s
08402 1539 Apr 18 14:15:07 159 -5698 121 T 0.1853 1.0680 23.7N 38.7W 79 154 225 05m28s
08403 1539 Oct 12 00:01:45 158 -5692 126 A -0.1551 0.9484 18.7S 172.2E 81 28 192 05m35s
08404 1540 Apr 07 05:04:30 158 -5686 131 T 0.9462 1.0115 63.1N 34.7E 18 104 123 00m42s
08405 1540 Sep 30 06:54:11 157 -5680 136 A -0.8620 0.9960 54.6S 29.2E 30 54 27 00m17s
08406 1541 Feb 25 21:54:42 157 -5675 103 P -1.1360 0.7272 61.0S 45.8W 0 259
08407 1541 Aug 21 12:20:07 157 -5669 108 P 1.0541 0.9172 61.3N 102.0E 0 289
08408 1541 Sep 19 20:34:01 157 -5668 146 Pb -1.5140 0.0378 61.1S 135.3E 0 95
08409 1542 Feb 14 21:27:23 156 -5663 113 A -0.4424 0.9265 32.5S 123.8W 64 328 305 07m44s
08410 1542 Aug 11 04:51:06 156 -5657 118 T 0.3454 1.0525 30.6N 118.6E 70 209 184 04m12s
08411 1543 Feb 03 23:38:52 155 -5651 123 A 0.2735 0.9617 1.0N 177.0W 74 156 143 04m14s
08412 1543 Jul 31 17:16:23 155 -5645 128 H -0.4229 1.0007 7.3S 87.0W 65 22 3 00m05s
08413 1544 Jan 24 08:57:45 155 -5639 133 H 0.9533 1.0035 49.7N 16.0E 17 146 40 00m16s
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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
08414 1544 Jul 19 22:38:22 154 -5633 138 P -1.2281 0.5730 62.8S 153.9E 0 45
08415 1544 Dec 14 13:06:28 154 -5628 105 P -1.0948 0.8297 65.6S 147.6E 0 195
08416 1545 Jun 09 08:57:28 154 -5622 110 A 0.8506 0.9567 81.2N 72.0E 31 208 303 03m06s
08417 1545 Dec 04 03:15:42 153 -5616 115 H -0.4480 1.0051 50.1S 132.1E 63 357 20 00m25s
08418 1546 May 29 15:24:40 153 -5610 120 H 0.0470 1.0133 25.7N 51.0W 87 180 46 01m24s
08419 1546 Nov 23 11:35:42 152 -5604 125 A 0.2561 0.9521 7.3S 4.9E 75 182 181 06m13s
08420 1547 May 19 04:48:58 152 -5598 130 T -0.7060 1.0581 23.5S 110.7E 45 356 270 05m22s
08421 1547 Nov 12 12:54:24 152 -5592 135 A 0.9683 0.9106 55.5N 4.7W 14 191 1419 08m59s
08422 1548 Apr 08 14:10:08 151 -5587 102 P 1.1282 0.7698 71.2N 156.5W 0 54
08423 1548 May 07 21:46:52 151 -5586 140 P -1.4121 0.2250 69.0S 124.2W 0 338
08424 1548 Oct 01 20:10:50 151 -5581 107 P -1.3049 0.4394 71.7S 122.3E 0 113
08425 1549 Mar 29 03:30:55 150 -5575 112 H 0.4285 1.0029 31.4N 120.1E 64 161 11 00m16s
08426 1549 Sep 21 05:16:24 150 -5569 117 T -0.5257 1.0205 33.2S 88.0E 58 21 82 01m49s
08427 1550 Mar 18 09:47:48 150 -5563 122 A -0.3200 0.9497 15.1S 40.8E 71 342 194 06m05s
08428 1550 Sep 10 20:17:38 149 -5557 127 T 0.2029 1.0636 12.4N 121.8W 78 198 212 05m38s
08429 1551 Mar 07 10:05:18 149 -5551 132 P -1.0477 0.8730 72.2S 126.5E 0 265
08430 1551 Aug 31 12:53:01 149 -5545 137 T 0.9185 1.0460 65.7N 28.4E 23 226 391 02m52s
08431 1552 Jan 25 20:19:44 148 -5540 104 P 1.1760 0.6655 70.0N 156.6W 0 146
08432 1552 Jul 21 15:03:48 148 -5534 109 As -0.9893 0.9742 62.9S 64.6W 7 20 - 02m05s
08433 1553 Jan 14 07:28:09 147 -5528 114 T 0.4340 1.0263 6.3N 68.3E 64 172 99 02m41s
08434 1553 Jul 10 18:36:34 147 -5522 119 A -0.2430 0.9509 6.8N 98.5W 76 5 185 06m46s
08435 1554 Jan 03 22:49:38 147 -5516 124 T -0.2447 1.0474 35.8S 158.1W 76 355 163 04m00s
08436 1554 Jun 29 19:10:40 146 -5510 129 A 0.5192 0.9546 54.0N 104.8W 58 182 195 04m22s
08437 1554 Dec 24 13:45:21 146 -5504 134 T -0.9341 1.0075 87.5S 159.2E 20 176 75 00m25s
08438 1555 May 20 14:06:06 146 -5499 101 P -1.3947 0.2696 64.0S 3.3E 0 328
08439 1555 Jun 19 00:07:16 146 -5498 139 P 1.2542 0.5290 66.5N 6.6E 0 7
08440 1555 Nov 14 07:19:27 145 -5493 106 P 1.2455 0.5423 63.3N 109.4E 0 219
08441 1556 May 09 04:53:36 145 -5487 111 T -0.6079 1.0673 16.0S 117.8E 52 342 274 05m58s
08442 1556 Nov 02 07:22:13 145 -5481 116 A 0.5798 0.9190 15.5N 78.9E 54 201 370 10m24s
08443 1557 Apr 28 21:59:05 144 -5475 121 T 0.1251 1.0692 24.0N 153.1W 83 157 227 05m42s
08444 1557 Oct 22 07:49:28 144 -5469 126 A -0.1266 0.9482 21.1S 56.0E 83 25 192 05m40s
08445 1558 Apr 18 12:39:27 144 -5463 131 T 0.8930 1.0132 64.1N 67.8W 26 114 100 00m50s
08446 1558 Oct 11 14:58:55 143 -5457 136 A -0.8289 0.9971 56.5S 90.3W 34 53 18 00m12s
08447 1559 Mar 09 05:23:01 143 -5452 103 P -1.1761 0.6598 60.8S 166.6W 0 268
08448 1559 Sep 01 20:13:59 143 -5446 108 P 1.1056 0.8172 61.1N 25.3W 0 280
08449 1559 Oct 01 04:46:46 142 -5445 146 P -1.4772 0.1083 61.3S 3.4E 0 104
08450 1560 Feb 26 05:00:44 142 -5440 113 A -0.4741 0.9299 29.9S 123.5E 62 327 294 07m22s
08451 1560 Aug 21 12:30:55 142 -5434 118 T 0.4050 1.0469 29.7N 5.3E 66 212 170 03m45s
08452 1561 Feb 14 07:39:21 141 -5428 123 A 0.2507 0.9670 3.4N 62.6E 75 153 122 03m30s
08453 1561 Aug 11 00:27:07 141 -5422 128 A -0.3564 0.9956 6.5S 165.5E 69 25 16 00m27s
08454 1562 Feb 03 17:27:33 141 -5416 133 T 0.9373 1.0091 48.6N 114.5W 20 142 89 00m41s
08455 1562 Jul 31 05:16:46 140 -5410 138 P -1.1522 0.7034 62.2S 45.1E 0 54
08456 1562 Dec 25 21:58:40 140 -5405 105 P -1.0990 0.8217 64.6S 4.6E 0 205
08457 1563 Jun 20 15:30:55 140 -5399 110 A 0.9338 0.9564 81.3N 55.3E 20 290 454 02m49s
08458 1563 Dec 15 11:55:49 139 -5393 115 H -0.4524 1.0020 50.3S 6.8E 63 350 8 00m10s
08459 1564 Jun 08 22:26:49 139 -5387 120 H2 0.1253 1.0174 30.8N 155.4W 83 185 60 01m44s
08460 1564 Dec 03 19:52:06 139 -5381 125 A 0.2504 0.9487 8.8S 119.2W 76 178 195 06m42s
08461 1565 May 29 12:15:00 138 -5375 130 T -0.6329 1.0629 16.5S 3.7W 51 0 266 05m57s
08462 1565 Nov 22 20:49:55 138 -5369 135 A 0.9564 0.9092 51.4N 130.5W 16 184 1220 09m37s
08463 1566 Apr 19 21:56:01 138 -5364 102 P 1.1855 0.6610 70.5N 73.9E 0 41
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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
08464 1566 May 19 05:21:00 138 -5363 140 P -1.3472 0.3507 68.1S 110.7E 0 350
08465 1566 Oct 13 03:59:23 137 -5358 107 P -1.3312 0.3939 71.1S 8.6W 0 127
08466 1567 Apr 09 11:04:08 137 -5352 112 H 0.4830 1.0020 38.9N 4.9E 61 161 8 00m11s
08467 1567 Oct 02 13:20:27 137 -5346 117 T -0.5584 1.0200 39.7S 34.9W 56 22 82 01m42s
08468 1568 Mar 28 17:04:21 136 -5340 122 A -0.2701 0.9507 8.1S 70.5W 74 343 187 06m10s
08469 1568 Sep 21 04:25:02 136 -5334 127 T 0.1619 1.0615 5.8N 114.6E 81 198 204 05m32s
08470 1569 Mar 17 17:21:18 136 -5328 132 A- -1.0033 0.9489 72.1S 3.1E 0 279 - -
08471 1569 Sep 10 20:48:16 135 -5322 137 T 0.8732 1.0428 57.4N 103.4W 29 215 293 02m55s
08472 1570 Feb 05 04:34:49 135 -5317 104 P 1.1866 0.6475 70.9N 66.6E 0 133
08473 1570 Aug 01 22:00:22 135 -5311 109 P -1.0655 0.8623 70.4S 171.9E 0 38
08474 1571 Jan 25 16:07:36 135 -5305 114 T 0.4422 1.0302 9.5N 62.8W 64 169 113 02m59s
08475 1571 Jul 22 01:07:18 134 -5299 119 A -0.3266 0.9481 0.5S 162.1E 71 9 201 07m08s
08476 1572 Jan 15 07:38:12 134 -5293 124 T -0.2380 1.0485 33.0S 71.6E 76 351 166 04m07s
08477 1572 Jul 10 01:42:42 134 -5287 129 A 0.4338 0.9562 46.6N 159.7E 64 187 177 04m30s
08478 1573 Jan 03 22:28:35 133 -5281 134 H -0.9328 1.0058 85.9S 54.1W 21 258 57 00m20s
08479 1573 May 30 21:18:24 133 -5276 101 P -1.4619 0.1436 64.9S 114.6W 0 337
08480 1573 Jun 29 07:03:36 133 -5275 139 P 1.1724 0.6770 67.5N 108.2W 0 356
08481 1573 Nov 24 15:24:46 133 -5270 106 P 1.2591 0.5191 64.3N 21.4W 0 209
08482 1574 May 20 12:25:42 132 -5264 111 T -0.6763 1.0694 19.7S 3.7E 47 346 305 06m09s
08483 1574 Nov 13 15:12:17 132 -5258 116 A 0.5970 0.9171 14.8N 40.0W 53 197 387 11m03s
08484 1575 May 10 05:34:45 132 -5252 121 Tm 0.0583 1.0697 23.1N 94.6E 87 162 227 05m56s
08485 1575 Nov 02 15:47:27 131 -5246 126 A -0.1061 0.9483 23.5S 62.6W 84 22 191 05m44s
08486 1576 Apr 28 20:04:44 131 -5240 131 T 0.8328 1.0140 64.8N 168.0W 33 124 86 00m55s
08487 1576 Oct 21 23:13:06 131 -5234 136 A -0.8031 0.9981 59.2S 147.9E 36 51 11 00m08s
08488 1577 Mar 19 12:41:15 131 -5229 103 P -1.2235 0.5798 60.9S 75.2E 0 277
08489 1577 Sep 12 04:15:23 130 -5223 108 P 1.1507 0.7297 61.0N 154.4W 0 271
08490 1577 Oct 11 13:08:02 130 -5222 146 P -1.4473 0.1654 61.6S 130.8W 0 113
08491 1578 Mar 08 12:26:52 130 -5217 113 A -0.5120 0.9336 27.7S 12.3E 59 327 284 07m01s
08492 1578 Sep 01 20:15:08 130 -5211 118 T 0.4602 1.0408 28.4N 109.6W 62 213 152 03m17s
08493 1579 Feb 25 15:34:47 129 -5205 123 A 0.2229 0.9728 6.0N 56.4W 77 151 100 02m48s
08494 1579 Aug 22 07:41:32 129 -5199 128 A -0.2937 0.9901 6.6S 57.2E 73 27 36 01m00s
08495 1580 Feb 15 01:52:13 129 -5193 133 T 0.9164 1.0151 47.9N 117.3E 23 138 127 01m07s
08496 1580 Aug 10 12:00:05 129 -5187 138 P -1.0802 0.8258 61.6S 64.7W 0 63
08497 1581 Jan 05 06:49:58 128 -5182 105 P -1.1041 0.8121 63.7S 137.9W 0 216
08498 1581 Jun 30 22:06:53 128 -5176 110 P 1.0152 0.9454 64.2N 2.2W 0 331
08499 1581 Dec 25 20:35:20 128 -5170 115 A -0.4567 0.9993 49.4S 118.5W 63 343 3 00m04s
08500 1582 Jun 20 05:30:27 128 -5164 120 T 0.2032 1.0210 35.0N 100.8E 78 190 73 01m59s
08501 1582 Dec 25 04:08:39 127 -5158 125 A 0.2457 0.9459 9.4S 116.8E 76 173 206 07m02s
08502 1583 Jun 19 19:39:32 127 -5152 130 T -0.5581 1.0667 10.4S 116.9W 56 4 262 06m23s
08503 1583 Dec 14 04:48:39 127 -5146 135 A 0.9471 0.9083 48.5N 104.1E 18 177 1116 10m03s
08504 1584 May 10 05:35:06 126 -5141 102 P 1.2478 0.5424 69.7N 53.5W 0 29
08505 1584 Jun 08 12:52:25 126 -5140 140 P -1.2802 0.4805 67.1S 13.3W 0 0
08506 1584 Nov 02 11:56:44 126 -5135 107 P -1.3510 0.3595 70.4S 141.1W 0 140
08507 1585 Apr 29 18:28:58 126 -5129 112 H 0.5436 1.0005 46.6N 107.7W 57 162 2 00m03s
08508 1585 Oct 22 21:33:25 126 -5123 117 T -0.5846 1.0196 45.7S 159.2W 54 21 82 01m35s
08509 1586 Apr 19 00:10:09 125 -5117 122 A -0.2120 0.9517 0.9S 179.1W 78 345 181 06m12s
08510 1586 Oct 12 12:40:32 125 -5111 127 T 0.1278 1.0591 0.3S 10.8W 83 197 196 05m23s
08511 1587 Apr 08 00:27:05 125 -5105 132 A -0.9502 0.9271 60.5S 151.9W 18 325 889 06m26s
08512 1587 Oct 02 04:51:25 125 -5099 137 T 0.8352 1.0387 50.0N 128.3E 33 208 235 02m51s
08513 1588 Feb 26 12:42:31 124 -5094 104 P 1.2038 0.6178 71.5N 68.8W 0 119
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
08514 1588 Aug 22 05:01:47 124 -5088 109 P -1.1364 0.7355 71.1S 53.5E 0 51
08515 1589 Feb 15 00:42:20 124 -5082 114 T 0.4545 1.0344 13.6N 167.1E 63 166 129 03m17s
08516 1589 Aug 11 07:41:04 124 -5076 119 A -0.4072 0.9450 8.2S 61.4E 66 12 221 07m25s
08517 1590 Feb 04 16:24:05 123 -5070 124 T -0.2293 1.0498 29.3S 58.8W 77 347 170 04m17s
08518 1590 Jul 31 08:17:39 123 -5064 129 A 0.3503 0.9574 38.8N 61.6E 69 191 166 04m38s
08519 1591 Jan 25 07:09:22 123 -5058 134 H -0.9298 1.0047 81.9S 150.6E 21 283 45 00m16s
08520 1591 Jun 21 04:28:43 123 -5053 101 Pe -1.5311 0.0129 65.8S 127.7E 0 347
08521 1591 Jul 20 14:02:08 123 -5052 139 P 1.0911 0.8249 68.5N 136.0E 0 346
08522 1591 Dec 15 23:33:56 122 -5047 106 P 1.2690 0.5024 65.3N 153.5W 0 199
08523 1592 Jun 09 19:55:49 122 -5041 111 T -0.7465 1.0705 24.7S 110.3W 42 350 344 06m11s
08524 1592 Dec 03 23:07:16 122 -5035 116 A 0.6102 0.9159 14.5N 160.2W 52 193 401 11m36s
08525 1593 May 30 13:07:31 122 -5029 121 T -0.0106 1.0696 21.4N 17.0W 90 342 227 06m08s
08526 1593 Nov 22 23:52:06 121 -5023 126 A -0.0906 0.9488 25.4S 177.5E 85 18 189 05m47s
08527 1594 May 20 03:23:17 121 -5017 131 T 0.7678 1.0141 64.9N 94.1E 40 136 76 00m58s
08528 1594 Nov 12 07:34:49 121 -5011 136 A -0.7829 0.9991 62.4S 25.1E 38 48 5 00m04s
08529 1595 Apr 09 19:50:05 121 -5006 103 P -1.2777 0.4879 61.1S 40.7W 0 286
08530 1595 Oct 03 12:24:36 121 -5000 108 P 1.1896 0.6546 61.1N 74.6E 0 262
08531 1595 Nov 01 21:36:53 120 -4999 146 P -1.4233 0.2111 62.1S 93.1E 0 122
08532 1596 Mar 28 19:43:19 120 -4994 113 A -0.5583 0.9373 26.3S 96.5W 56 328 275 06m42s
08533 1596 Sep 22 04:07:03 120 -4988 118 T 0.5085 1.0346 26.8N 133.0E 59 213 134 02m50s
08534 1597 Mar 17 23:22:39 120 -4982 123 A 0.1878 0.9788 8.4N 173.3W 79 151 77 02m08s
08535 1597 Sep 11 15:01:22 120 -4976 128 A -0.2363 0.9843 7.6S 52.4W 76 29 57 01m35s
08536 1598 Mar 07 10:10:01 119 -4970 133 T 0.8893 1.0214 47.7N 8.2W 27 135 156 01m33s
08537 1598 Aug 31 18:48:48 119 -4964 138 A- -1.0126 0.9398 61.2S 175.6W 0 72 - -
08538 1599 Jan 26 15:37:11 119 -4959 105 P -1.1125 0.7965 62.9S 80.9E 0 225
08539 1599 Jul 22 04:45:15 119 -4953 110 P 1.0949 0.8068 63.4N 111.2W 0 321
08540 1600 Jan 16 05:12:46 118 -4947 115 A -0.4623 0.9972 47.4S 115.9E 62 337 11 00m14s
08541 1600 Jul 10 12:35:58 118 -4941 120 T 0.2804 1.0238 38.2N 2.7W 74 196 84 02m08s
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)"
