Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

1901 to 2000 ( 1901 CE to 2000 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: 1901 to 2000

During the 20th century CE[4], Earth experienced 228 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: 1901 - 2000
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 228100.0%
PartialP 78 34.2%
AnnularA 73 32.0%
TotalT 71 31.1%
HybridH 6 2.6%

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 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 144100.0%
Central (two limits) 139 96.5%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 5 3.5%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 73100.0%
Central (two limits) 71 97.3%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 2 2.7%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 71100.0%
Central (two limits) 68 95.8%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 3 4.2%

There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five solar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.


                      Number of Years with 2 Eclipses: 79
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 15
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  5
                      Number of Years with 5 Eclipses:  1  (  1935)

                      Two eclipses in same month:  2000 Jul

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: 1901 to 2000
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 1955 Dec 1412m09s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 1948 May 0900m00s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 1955 Jun 2007m08s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 1968 Sep 2200m40s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 1909 Jun 1700m24s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 1986 Oct 0300m00s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 1920 May 18 - 0.97341
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 1935 Jan 05 - 0.00126

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

      2 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:   1917/154  1928/155
      5 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:   1902/108  1931/114  1935/111  1942/115  1971/116


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: 1901 to 2000


                      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

09283  1901 May 18  05:33:48     -1  -1220  136   T   n-  -0.3626  1.0680   2S  98E  69  238  06m29s
09284  1901 Nov 11  07:28:21     -0  -1214  141   A   p-   0.4758  0.9216  11N  69E  62  336  11m01s
09285  1902 Apr 08  14:05:06      0  -1209  108   Pe  -t   1.5024  0.0643  72N 142W   0             
09286  1902 May 07  22:34:16      0  -1208  146   P   t-  -1.0831  0.8593  70S 125W   0             
09287  1902 Oct 31  08:00:18      1  -1202  151   P   t-   1.1556  0.6960  71N 101E   0             
09288  1903 Mar 29  01:35:23      2  -1197  118   A   -p   0.8413  0.9767  56N 130E  32  153  01m53s
09289  1903 Sep 21  04:39:52      2  -1191  123   T   -p  -0.8967  1.0316  58S  77E  26  241  02m12s
09290  1904 Mar 17  05:40:44      3  -1185  128   A   nn   0.1299  0.9367   6N  95E  82  237  08m07s
09291  1904 Sep 09  20:44:21      3  -1179  133   T   -n  -0.1625  1.0709   4S 135W  81  234  06m20s
09292  1905 Mar 06  05:12:26      4  -1173  138   A   p-  -0.5768  0.9269  40S 117E  55  334  07m58s

09293  1905 Aug 30  13:07:26      5  -1167  143   T   p-   0.5708  1.0477  42N   4W  55  192  03m46s
09294  1906 Feb 23  07:43:20      5  -1161  148   P   t-  -1.2479  0.5386  71S 170W   0             
09295  1906 Jul 21  13:14:19      6  -1156  115   P   -t  -1.3637  0.3355  69S  33W   0             
09296  1906 Aug 20  01:12:50      6  -1155  153   P   t-   1.3731  0.3147  71N  66W   0             
09297  1907 Jan 14  06:05:43      6  -1150  120   T   -p   0.8628  1.0281  38N  86E  30  189  02m25s
09298  1907 Jul 10  15:24:32      7  -1144  125   A   -p  -0.6313  0.9456  17S  51W  51  258  07m23s
09299  1908 Jan 03  21:45:22      8  -1138  130   T   -n   0.1934  1.0437  12S 145W  79  149  04m14s
09300  1908 Jun 28  16:29:51      8  -1132  135   A   nn   0.1389  0.9655  31N  67W  82  126  04m00s
09301  1908 Dec 23  11:44:28      9  -1126  140   H   n-  -0.4985  1.0024  53S   1W  60   10  00m12s
09302  1909 Jun 17  23:18:38     10  -1120  145   H   t-   0.8957  1.0065  83N 124E  26   51  00m24s

09303  1909 Dec 12  19:44:48     10  -1114  150   P   t-  -1.2456  0.5424  65S  86E   0             
09304  1910 May 09  05:42:13     11  -1109  117   T   -t  -0.9437  1.0600  48S 125E  19  594  04m15s
09305  1910 Nov 02  02:08:32     12  -1103  122   P   -t   1.0603  0.8515  62N 155W   0             
09306  1911 Apr 28  22:27:22     12  -1097  127   T   -n  -0.2294  1.0562   2N 152W  77  190  04m57s
09307  1911 Oct 22  04:13:02     13  -1091  132   A   -n   0.3224  0.9650   6N 121E  71  133  03m47s
09308  1912 Apr 17  11:34:22     14  -1085  137   H   p-   0.5280  1.0003  38N  11W  58    1  00m02s
09309  1912 Oct 10  13:36:14     14  -1079  142   T   p-  -0.4149  1.0229  28S  40W  65   85  01m55s
09310  1913 Apr 06  17:33:07     15  -1073  147   P   t-   1.3147  0.4244  61N 176E   0             
09311  1913 Aug 31  20:52:12     15  -1068  114   P   -t   1.4512  0.1513  61N  27W   0             
09312  1913 Sep 30  04:45:49     15  -1067  152   P   t-  -1.1005  0.8252  61S  12E   0             

09313  1914 Feb 25  00:13:01     16  -1062  119   A   -p  -0.9416  0.9248  62S 113W  19  839  05m35s
09314  1914 Aug 21  12:34:27     17  -1056  124   T   -p   0.7655  1.0328  54N  27E  40  170  02m14s
09315  1915 Feb 14  04:33:20     17  -1050  129   A   nn  -0.2024  0.9789  24S 121E  78   77  02m04s
09316  1915 Aug 10  22:52:25     18  -1044  134   A   nn   0.0124  0.9853  16N 161W  89   52  01m33s
09317  1916 Feb 03  16:00:21     18  -1038  139   T   p-   0.4987  1.0280  11N  68W  60  108  02m36s
09318  1916 Jul 30  02:06:10     19  -1032  144   A   p-  -0.7709  0.9447  29S 132E  39  313  06m24s
09319  1916 Dec 24  20:46:22     19  -1027  111   P   -t  -1.5321  0.0114  66S  32E   0             
09320  1917 Jan 23  07:28:31     19  -1026  149   P   t-   1.1508  0.7254  63N  26E   0             
09321  1917 Jun 19  13:16:21     20  -1021  116   P   -t   1.2857  0.4729  66N 150E   0             
09322  1917 Jul 19  02:42:42     20  -1020  154   Pb  t-  -1.5101  0.0863  64S 102E   0             

09323  1917 Dec 14  09:27:20     20  -1015  121   A   -t  -0.9157  0.9791  88S 125E  23  189  01m17s
09324  1918 Jun 08  22:07:43     20  -1009  126   T   -p   0.4658  1.0292  51N 152W  62  112  02m23s
09325  1918 Dec 03  15:22:02     21  -1003  131   A   -n  -0.2387  0.9383  36S  54W  76  236  07m06s
09326  1919 May 29  13:08:55     21   -997  136   T   n-  -0.2955  1.0719   4N  17W  73  244  06m51s
09327  1919 Nov 22  15:14:12     21   -991  141   A   p-   0.4549  0.9198   7N  49W  63  341  11m37s
09328  1920 May 18  06:14:55     21   -985  146   P   t-  -1.0239  0.9734  69S 108E   0             
09329  1920 Nov 10  15:52:15     22   -979  151   P   t-   1.1287  0.7420  70N  30W   0             
09330  1921 Apr 08  09:15:01     22   -974  118   A   -t   0.8869  0.9753  64N   6E  27  192  01m50s
09331  1921 Oct 01  12:35:58     22   -968  123   T   -p  -0.9383  1.0293  66S  56W  20  291  01m52s
09332  1922 Mar 28  13:05:26     23   -962  128   A   nn   0.1711  0.9381  12N  18W  80  233  07m50s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000


                      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

09333  1922 Sep 21  04:40:31     23   -956  133   T   -n  -0.2130  1.0678  11S 105E  78  226  05m59s
09334  1923 Mar 17  12:44:58     23   -950  138   A   p-  -0.5438  0.9310  33S   2E  57  305  07m51s
09335  1923 Sep 10  20:47:29     23   -944  143   T   p-   0.5149  1.0430  35N 122W  59  167  03m37s
09336  1924 Mar 05  15:44:20     24   -938  148   P   t-  -1.2232  0.5819  72S  56E   0             
09337  1924 Jul 31  19:58:20     24   -933  115   P   -t  -1.4459  0.1920  70S 146W   0             
09338  1924 Aug 30  08:23:00     24   -932  153   P   t-   1.3123  0.4245  71N 173E   0             
09339  1925 Jan 24  14:54:03     24   -927  120   T   -p   0.8661  1.0304  40N  50W  30  206  02m32s
09340  1925 Jul 20  21:48:42     24   -921  125   A   -p  -0.7193  0.9436  25S 150W  44  300  07m15s
09341  1926 Jan 14  06:36:58     24   -915  130   T   -n   0.1973  1.0430  10S  82E  79  147  04m11s
09342  1926 Jul 09  23:06:02     24   -909  135   A   nn   0.0538  0.9680  26N 165W  87  115  03m51s

09343  1927 Jan 03  20:22:53     24   -903  140   A   n-  -0.4956  0.9995  53S 125W  60    2  00m03s
09344  1927 Jun 29  06:23:27     24   -897  145   T   t-   0.8163  1.0128  78N  74E  35   77  00m50s
09345  1927 Dec 24  03:59:41     24   -891  150   P   t-  -1.2416  0.5490  66S  48W   0             
09346  1928 May 19  13:24:20     24   -886  117   T-  -t  -1.0048  1.0140  63S  22E   0             
09347  1928 Jun 17  20:27:28     24   -885  155   Pb  t-   1.5107  0.0375  66N  71E   0             
09348  1928 Nov 12  09:48:24     24   -880  122   P   -t   1.0861  0.8078  63N  81E   0             
09349  1929 May 09  06:10:34     24   -874  127   T   -n  -0.2887  1.0562   2N  93E  73  193  05m07s
09350  1929 Nov 01  12:05:10     24   -868  132   A   -n   0.3514  0.9649   4N   3E  69  134  03m54s
09351  1930 Apr 28  19:03:34     24   -862  137   H   p-   0.4730  1.0003  39N 121W  62    1  00m01s
09352  1930 Oct 21  21:43:53     24   -856  142   T   p-  -0.3804  1.0230  31S 161W  67   84  01m55s

09353  1931 Apr 18  00:45:35     24   -850  147   P   t-   1.2643  0.5107  61N  59E   0             
09354  1931 Sep 12  04:41:25     24   -845  114   Pe  -t   1.5060  0.0471  61N 153W   0             
09355  1931 Oct 11  12:55:40     24   -844  152   P   t-  -1.0607  0.9005  61S 119W   0             
09356  1932 Mar 07  07:55:50     24   -839  119   A   -p  -0.9673  0.9277  61S 134E  14 1083  05m19s
09357  1932 Aug 31  20:03:41     24   -833  124   T   -p   0.8307  1.0257  54N  79W  34  155  01m45s
09358  1933 Feb 24  12:46:39     24   -827  129   A   nn  -0.2191  0.9841  21S   2W  77   58  01m32s
09359  1933 Aug 21  05:49:11     24   -821  134   A   nn   0.0869  0.9801  17N  96E  85   71  02m04s
09360  1934 Feb 14  00:38:41     24   -815  139   T   p-   0.4868  1.0321  13N 162E  61  123  02m53s
09361  1934 Aug 10  08:37:48     24   -809  144   A   p-  -0.6890  0.9436  25S  35E  46  280  06m33s
09362  1935 Jan 05  05:35:46     24   -804  111   Pe  -t  -1.5381  0.0013  65S 110W   0             

09363  1935 Feb 03  16:16:20     24   -803  149   P   t-   1.1438  0.7390  62N 115W   0             
09364  1935 Jun 30  19:59:46     24   -798  116   P   -t   1.3623  0.3375  65N  39E   0             
09365  1935 Jul 30  09:16:28     24   -797  154   P   t-  -1.4259  0.2315  63S   6W   0             
09366  1935 Dec 25  17:59:52     24   -792  121   A   -t  -0.9228  0.9752  84S   9E  22  234  01m30s
09367  1936 Jun 19  05:20:31     24   -786  126   T   -p   0.5389  1.0329  56N 105E  57  132  02m31s
09368  1936 Dec 13  23:28:12     24   -780  131   A   -n  -0.2493  0.9349  38S 173W  75  251  07m25s
09369  1937 Jun 08  20:41:02     24   -774  136   T   n-  -0.2253  1.0751  10N 131W  77  250  07m04s
09370  1937 Dec 02  23:05:45     24   -768  141   A   p-   0.4389  0.9184   4N 168W  64  344  12m00s
09371  1938 May 29  13:50:19     24   -762  146   T   t-  -0.9607  1.0552  53S  22W  16  675  04m05s
09372  1938 Nov 21  23:52:25     24   -756  151   P   t-   1.1077  0.7781  69N 162W   0             

09373  1939 Apr 19  16:45:53     24   -751  118   A   -t   0.9388  0.9731  73N 129W  20  285  01m49s
09374  1939 Oct 12  20:40:23     24   -745  123   T   -p  -0.9737  1.0266  73S 155E  12  418  01m32s
09375  1940 Apr 07  20:21:21     24   -739  128   A   nn   0.2190  0.9394  19N 129W  77  230  07m30s
09376  1940 Oct 01  12:44:06     25   -733  133   T   -n  -0.2573  1.0645  18S  18W  75  218  05m35s
09377  1941 Mar 27  20:08:08     25   -727  138   A   p-  -0.5025  0.9355  26S 111W  60  276  07m41s
09378  1941 Sep 21  04:34:03     25   -721  143   T   p-   0.4649  1.0379  27N 119E  62  143  03m22s
09379  1942 Mar 16  23:37:07     25   -715  148   P   t-  -1.1908  0.6393  72S  77W   0             
09380  1942 Aug 12  02:45:12     26   -710  115   Pe  -t  -1.5244  0.0561  70S 100E   0             
09381  1942 Sep 10  15:39:32     26   -709  153   P   t-   1.2571  0.5230  72N  50E   0             
09382  1943 Feb 04  23:38:10     26   -704  120   T   -p   0.8734  1.0331  44N 175E  29  229  02m39s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000


                      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

09383  1943 Aug 01  04:16:13     26   -698  125   A   -p  -0.8041  0.9409  35S 109E  36  367  06m59s
09384  1944 Jan 25  15:26:42     26   -692  130   T   -n   0.2025  1.0428   8S  50W  78  146  04m09s
09385  1944 Jul 20  05:43:13     27   -686  135   A   nn  -0.0314  0.9700  19N  96E  88  108  03m42s
09386  1945 Jan 14  05:01:43     27   -680  140   A   n-  -0.4937  0.9970  51S 110E  60   12  00m15s
09387  1945 Jul 09  13:27:45     27   -674  145   T   p-   0.7356  1.0180  70N  17W  42   92  01m15s
09388  1946 Jan 03  12:16:11     27   -668  150   P   t-  -1.2392  0.5529  67S 178E   0             
09389  1946 May 30  21:00:24     28   -663  117   P   -t  -1.0711  0.8865  64S 101W   0             
09390  1946 Jun 29  03:51:58     28   -662  155   P   t-   1.4361  0.1802  67N  51W   0             
09391  1946 Nov 23  17:37:12     28   -657  122   P   -t   1.1050  0.7758  63N  45W   0             
09392  1947 May 20  13:47:47     28   -651  127   T   -p  -0.3528  1.0557   0N  21W  69  196  05m13s

09393  1947 Nov 12  20:05:37     28   -645  132   A   -n   0.3743  0.9650   3N 117W  68  135  03m59s
09394  1948 May 09  02:26:04     28   -639  137   A   p-   0.4133  0.9999  40N 131E  65    0  00m00s
09395  1948 Nov 01  05:59:18     29   -633  142   T   n-  -0.3517  1.0231  33S  76E  69   84  01m56s
09396  1949 Apr 28  07:48:53     29   -627  147   P   t-   1.2068  0.6092  62N  56W   0             
09397  1949 Oct 21  21:13:01     29   -621  152   P   t-  -1.0270  0.9638  62S 107E   0             
09398  1950 Mar 18  15:32:01     29   -616  119   A-  -t  -0.9988  0.9620  61S  41E   0             
09399  1950 Sep 12  03:38:47     29   -610  124   T   -t   0.8903  1.0182  55N 172E  27  134  01m14s
09400  1951 Mar 07  20:53:40     30   -604  129   A   -n  -0.2420  0.9896  18S 124W  76   38  00m59s
09401  1951 Sep 01  12:51:51     30   -598  134   A   nn   0.1557  0.9747  16N   8W  81   91  02m36s
09402  1952 Feb 25  09:11:35     30   -592  139   T   p-   0.4697  1.0366  16N  33E  62  138  03m09s

09403  1952 Aug 20  15:13:35     30   -586  144   A   p-  -0.6102  0.9420  22S  64W  52  264  06m40s
09404  1953 Feb 14  00:59:30     30   -580  149   P   t-   1.1331  0.7596  62N 105E   0             
09405  1953 Jul 11  02:44:14     30   -575  116   P   -t   1.4388  0.2015  64N  72W   0             
09406  1953 Aug 09  15:55:03     30   -574  154   P   t-  -1.3440  0.3729  62S 115W   0             
09407  1954 Jan 05  02:32:01     31   -569  121   A   -t  -0.9296  0.9720  79S 121W  21  278  01m42s
09408  1954 Jun 30  12:32:38     31   -563  126   T   -p   0.6135  1.0357  60N   4E  52  153  02m35s
09409  1954 Dec 25  07:36:42     31   -557  131   A   -n  -0.2576  0.9323  38S  68E  75  262  07m39s
09410  1955 Jun 20  04:10:42     31   -551  136   T   n-  -0.1528  1.0776  15N 117E  81  254  07m08s
09411  1955 Dec 14  07:02:25     31   -545  141   A   p-   0.4266  0.9176   2N  72E  65  346  12m09s
09412  1956 Jun 08  21:20:39     32   -539  146   T   p-  -0.8934  1.0581  41S 141W  26  429  04m45s

09413  1956 Dec 02  08:00:35     32   -533  151   P   t-   1.0923  0.8047  68N  65E   0             
09414  1957 Apr 30  00:05:28     32   -528  118   A+  -t   0.9992  0.9799  71N  40E   0             
09415  1957 Oct 23  04:54:02     32   -522  123   T-  -t  -1.0022  1.0013  71S  23W   0             
09416  1958 Apr 19  03:27:17     32   -516  128   A   np   0.2750  0.9408  26N 124E  74  228  07m07s
09417  1958 Oct 12  20:55:28     33   -510  133   T   -n  -0.2951  1.0608  24S 142W  73  209  05m11s
09418  1959 Apr 08  03:24:08     33   -504  138   A   p-  -0.4546  0.9401  19S 138E  63  247  07m26s
09419  1959 Oct 02  12:27:00     33   -498  143   T   n-   0.4207  1.0325  20N   1W  65  120  03m02s
09420  1960 Mar 27  07:25:07     33   -492  148   P   t-  -1.1537  0.7058  72S 152E   0             
09421  1960 Sep 20  22:59:56     33   -486  153   P   t-   1.2057  0.6139  72N  74W   0             
09422  1961 Feb 15  08:19:48     34   -481  120   T   -p   0.8830  1.0360  47N  40E  28  258  02m45s

09423  1961 Aug 11  10:46:47     34   -475  125   A   -p  -0.8859  0.9375  46S   4E  27  499  06m35s
09424  1962 Feb 05  00:12:38     34   -469  130   T   -n   0.2107  1.0430   4S 178E  78  147  04m08s
09425  1962 Jul 31  12:25:33     34   -463  135   Am  nn  -0.1130  0.9716  12N   6W  84  103  03m33s
09426  1963 Jan 25  13:37:12     35   -457  140   A   n-  -0.4898  0.9951  48S  15W  60   20  00m25s
09427  1963 Jul 20  20:36:13     35   -451  145   T   p-   0.6571  1.0224  62N 120W  49  101  01m40s
09428  1964 Jan 14  20:30:08     35   -445  150   P   t-  -1.2354  0.5591  68S  43E   0             
09429  1964 Jun 10  04:34:07     35   -440  117   P   -t  -1.1393  0.7545  65S 136E   0             
09430  1964 Jul 09  11:17:53     35   -439  155   P   t-   1.3623  0.3221  68N 173W   0             
09431  1964 Dec 04  01:31:54     36   -434  122   P   -t   1.1193  0.7518  64N 173W   0             
09432  1965 May 30  21:17:31     36   -428  127   T   -p  -0.4225  1.0544   2S 134W  65  198  05m15s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000


                      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

09433  1965 Nov 23  04:14:51     36   -422  132   A   -n   0.3906  0.9656   2N 120E  67  134  04m02s
09434  1966 May 20  09:39:02     37   -416  137   A   n-   0.3467  0.9991  39N  26E  70    3  00m05s
09435  1966 Nov 12  14:23:28     37   -410  142   T   n-  -0.3300  1.0234  36S  48W  71   84  01m57s
09436  1967 May 09  14:42:48     38   -404  147   P   t-   1.1422  0.7201  63N 168W   0             
09437  1967 Nov 02  05:38:56     38   -398  152   T-  t-  -1.0007  1.0126  62S  28W   0             
09438  1968 Mar 28  23:00:30     38   -393  119   P   -t  -1.0370  0.8990  61S  80W   0             
09439  1968 Sep 22  11:18:46     39   -387  124   T   -t   0.9451  1.0099  56N  64E  19  104  00m40s
09440  1969 Mar 18  04:54:57     39   -381  129   A   -n  -0.2704  0.9954  15S 116E  74   16  00m26s
09441  1969 Sep 11  19:58:59     40   -375  134   A   nn   0.2201  0.9690  16N 114W  77  114  03m11s
09442  1970 Mar 07  17:38:30     40   -369  139   T   p-   0.4473  1.0414  18N  95W  63  153  03m28s

09443  1970 Aug 31  21:55:30     41   -363  144   A   p-  -0.5364  0.9400  20S 164W  57  258  06m47s
09444  1971 Feb 25  09:38:07     41   -357  149   P   t-   1.1188  0.7872  61N  34W   0             
09445  1971 Jul 22  09:31:55     42   -352  116   Pe  -t   1.5130  0.0689  64N 177E   0             
09446  1971 Aug 20  22:39:31     42   -351  154   P   t-  -1.2659  0.5080  62S 135E   0             
09447  1972 Jan 16  11:03:22     42   -346  121   A   -t  -0.9365  0.9692  75S 108E  20  321  01m53s
09448  1972 Jul 10  19:46:38     43   -340  126   T   -p   0.6872  1.0379  64N  94W  46  175  02m36s
09449  1973 Jan 04  15:46:21     43   -334  131   A   -n  -0.2644  0.9303  38S  51W  74  271  07m49s
09450  1973 Jun 30  11:38:41     44   -328  136   T   nn  -0.0785  1.0792  19N   6E  86  256  07m04s
09451  1973 Dec 24  15:02:44     44   -322  141   A   p-   0.4171  0.9174   1N  48W  65  345  12m02s
09452  1974 Jun 20  04:48:04     45   -316  146   T   p-  -0.8239  1.0592  32S 104E  34  344  05m09s

09453  1974 Dec 13  16:13:13     45   -310  151   P   t-   1.0797  0.8266  67N  69W   0             
09454  1975 May 11  07:17:33     46   -305  118   P   -t   1.0647  0.8636  70N  80W   0             
09455  1975 Nov 03  13:15:54     46   -299  123   P   -t  -1.0248  0.9588  70S 162W   0             
09456  1976 Apr 29  10:24:18     47   -293  128   A   -p   0.3378  0.9421  34N  18E  70  227  06m41s
09457  1976 Oct 23  05:13:45     47   -287  133   T   -n  -0.3270  1.0572  30S  92E  71  199  04m46s
09458  1977 Apr 18  10:31:30     48   -281  138   A   p-  -0.3990  0.9449  12S  28E  66  220  07m04s
09459  1977 Oct 12  20:27:27     48   -275  143   T   n-   0.3836  1.0269  14N 124W  67   99  02m37s
09460  1978 Apr 07  15:03:47     49   -269  148   P   t-  -1.1081  0.7883  72S  23E   0             
09461  1978 Oct 02  06:28:43     49   -263  153   P   t-   1.1616  0.6905  72N 160E   0             
09462  1979 Feb 26  16:55:06     50   -258  120   T   -p   0.8981  1.0391  52N  94W  26  298  02m49s

09463  1979 Aug 22  17:22:38     50   -252  125   A   -t  -0.9632  0.9329  60S 109W  15  953  06m03s
09464  1980 Feb 16  08:54:01     51   -246  130   T   -n   0.2224  1.0434   0S  47E  77  149  04m08s
09465  1980 Aug 10  19:12:21     51   -240  135   A   nn  -0.1915  0.9727   5N 109W  79  100  03m23s
09466  1981 Feb 04  22:09:24     51   -234  140   A   n-  -0.4838  0.9937  44S 141W  61   25  00m33s
09467  1981 Jul 31  03:46:37     52   -228  145   T   p-   0.5792  1.0258  53N 134E  54  108  02m02s
09468  1982 Jan 25  04:42:53     52   -222  150   P   t-  -1.2311  0.5663  69S  92W   0             
09469  1982 Jun 21  12:04:33     53   -217  117   P   -t  -1.2102  0.6168  66S  13E   0             
09470  1982 Jul 20  18:44:44     53   -216  155   P   t-   1.2886  0.4643  69N  64E   0             
09471  1982 Dec 15  09:32:09     53   -211  122   P   -t   1.1293  0.7350  65N  57E   0             
09472  1983 Jun 11  04:43:33     53   -205  127   T   -p  -0.4947  1.0524   6S 114E  60  199  05m11s

09473  1983 Dec 04  12:31:15     54   -199  132   A   -n   0.4015  0.9666   1N   5W  66  131  04m01s
09474  1984 May 30  16:45:41     54   -193  137   A   nn   0.2755  0.9980  37N  77W  74    7  00m11s
09475  1984 Nov 22  22:54:17     54   -187  142   T   n-  -0.3132  1.0237  38S 174W  72   85  02m00s
09476  1985 May 19  21:29:38     55   -181  147   P   t-   1.0720  0.8406  63N  81E   0             
09477  1985 Nov 12  14:11:27     55   -175  152   T   t-  -0.9795  1.0388  69S 143W  11  690  01m59s
09478  1986 Apr 09  06:21:22     55   -170  119   P   -t  -1.0822  0.8236  61S 161E   0             
09479  1986 Oct 03  19:06:15     55   -164  124   H   -t   0.9931  1.0000  60N  37W   5    1  00m00s
09480  1987 Mar 29  12:49:47     55   -158  129   H   -n  -0.3053  1.0013  12S   2W  72    5  00m08s
09481  1987 Sep 23  03:12:22     56   -152  134   A   -n   0.2787  0.9634  14N 138E  74  137  03m49s
09482  1988 Mar 18  01:58:56     56   -146  139   T   n-   0.4188  1.0464  21N 140E  65  169  03m46s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000


                      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

09483  1988 Sep 11  04:44:29     56   -140  144   A   p-  -0.4681  0.9377  20S  94E  62  258  06m57s
09484  1989 Mar 07  18:08:41     56   -134  149   P   t-   1.0981  0.8268  61N 170W   0             
09485  1989 Aug 31  05:31:47     57   -128  154   P   t-  -1.1928  0.6344  61S  24E   0             
09486  1990 Jan 26  19:31:24     57   -123  121   A   -t  -0.9457  0.9670  71S  22W  18  373  02m03s
09487  1990 Jul 22  03:03:07     57   -117  126   T   -p   0.7597  1.0391  65N 169E  40  201  02m33s
09488  1991 Jan 15  23:53:51     58   -111  131   A   -n  -0.2727  0.9290  36S 170W  74  277  07m53s
09489  1991 Jul 11  19:07:01     58   -105  136   Tm  nn  -0.0041  1.0800  22N 105W  90  258  06m53s
09490  1992 Jan 04  23:05:37     58    -99  141   A   p-   0.4091  0.9179   1N 170W  66  340  11m41s
09491  1992 Jun 30  12:11:22     59    -93  146   T   p-  -0.7512  1.0592  25S   9W  41  294  05m21s
09492  1992 Dec 24  00:31:41     59    -87  151   P   t-   1.0711  0.8422  66N 156E   0             

09493  1993 May 21  14:20:15     59    -82  118   P   -t   1.1372  0.7352  69N 162E   0             
09494  1993 Nov 13  21:45:51     60    -76  123   P   -t  -1.0411  0.9280  70S  58E   0             
09495  1994 May 10  17:12:26     60    -70  128   A   -p   0.4077  0.9431  42N  84W  66  230  06m13s
09496  1994 Nov 03  13:40:06     61    -64  133   T   -n  -0.3522  1.0535  35S  34W  69  189  04m23s
09497  1995 Apr 29  17:33:21     61    -58  138   A   p-  -0.3382  0.9497   5S  79W  70  196  06m37s
09498  1995 Oct 24  04:33:30     61    -52  143   T   n-   0.3518  1.0213   8N 113E  69   78  02m10s
09499  1996 Apr 17  22:38:12     62    -46  148   P   t-  -1.0580  0.8799  71S 104W   0             
09500  1996 Oct 12  14:03:04     62    -40  153   P   t-   1.1227  0.7575  72N  32E   0             
09501  1997 Mar 09  01:24:51     62    -35  120   T   -p   0.9183  1.0420  58N 131E  23  356  02m50s
09502  1997 Sep 02  00:04:48     63    -29  125   P   -t  -1.0352  0.8988  72S 114E   0             

09503  1998 Feb 26  17:29:27     63    -23  130   T   -n   0.2391  1.0441   5N  83W  76  151  04m09s
09504  1998 Aug 22  02:07:11     63    -17  135   A   nn  -0.2644  0.9734   3S 145E  75   99  03m14s
09505  1999 Feb 16  06:34:38     63    -11  140   A   n-  -0.4726  0.9928  40S  94E  62   29  00m40s
09506  1999 Aug 11  11:04:09     64     -5  145   T   p-   0.5062  1.0286  45N  24E  59  112  02m23s
09507  2000 Feb 05  12:50:27     64      1  150   P   t-  -1.2233  0.5795  70S 134E   0             
09508  2000 Jul 01  19:33:34     64      6  117   P   -t  -1.2821  0.4768  67S 109W   0             
09509  2000 Jul 31  02:14:08     64      7  155   P   t-   1.2166  0.6034  70N  60W   0             
09510  2000 Dec 25  17:35:57     64     12  122   P   -t   1.1367  0.7228  66N  74W   0             


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 20th 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
20th century CE 1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000

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