Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses

Saros Series 62

Introduction

The periodicity and recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). When two eclipses are separated by a period of one Saros, they share a very similar geometry. The two eclipses occur at the same node[1] with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and at the same time of year. Thus, the Saros is useful for organizing eclipses into families or series. Each series typically lasts 12 to 13 centuries and contains 70 or more eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of partial eclipses near one of Earth's polar regions. The series will then produce several dozen central[2] eclipses before ending with a group of partial eclipses near the opposite pole. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.


Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 62

Solar eclipses of Saros 62 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -0890 May 22. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 0372 Jun 17. The total duration of Saros series 62 is 1262.11 years. In summary:

                      First Eclipse =  -0890 May 22   14:07:11 TD
                       Last Eclipse =   0372 Jun 17   22:13:25 TD

                      Duration of Saros  62  =  1262.11 Years

Saros 62 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 62
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PartialP 14 19.7%
AnnularA 25 35.2%
TotalT 27 38.0%
Hybrid[3]H 5 7.0%

Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) 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 in Saros series 62 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 62
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 57100.0%
Central (two limits) 56 98.2%
Central (one limit) 1 1.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The following string illustrates the sequence of the 71 eclipses in Saros 62: 7P 25A 5H 27T 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 62 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses are listed in the below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 62
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0710 Sep 0707m29s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0331 Apr 2200m35s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 0192 Mar 0103m44s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0061 Oct 0101m31s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0241 Jun 1501m34s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0313 May 0300m02s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 0264 Apr 14 - 0.93304
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0890 May 22 - 0.06669

Description of the Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 62

The catalog below lists concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[5] for every solar eclipse in Saros 62. A description or explanation of each parameter listed in the catalog can be found in Key to Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series.

Several fields in the catalog link to web pages or files containing additional information for each eclipse (for the years -1999 through +3000). The following gives a brief explanation of each link.


For an animation showing how the eclipse path changes with each member of the series, see Animation of Saros 62.



Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 62

                         TD of
 Seq. Rel.   Calendar   Greatest          Luna  Ecl.           Ecl.                Sun Path  Central
 Num. Num.     Date      Eclipse     ΔT   Num.  Type  Gamma    Mag.    Lat   Long  Alt Width   Dur.
                                      s                                 °      °     °    km

02648 -34 -0890 May 22  14:07:11  23370 -35740   Pb  -1.5229  0.0667  69.3S  92.7E   0             
02689 -33 -0872 Jun 01  20:25:59  23059 -35517   P   -1.4382  0.2122  68.3S  15.1W   0             
02730 -32 -0854 Jun 13  02:44:57  22751 -35294   P   -1.3532  0.3582  67.4S 122.5W   0             
02769 -31 -0836 Jun 23  09:06:11  22445 -35071   P   -1.2694  0.5015  66.3S 130.1E   0             
02810 -30 -0818 Jul 04  15:31:21  22141 -34848   P   -1.1883  0.6400  65.3S  22.2E   0             
02851 -29 -0800 Jul 14  22:02:17  21839 -34625   P   -1.1109  0.7713  64.4S  86.7W   0             
02892 -28 -0782 Jul 26  04:40:03  21539 -34402   P   -1.0388  0.8933  63.5S 162.9E   0             
02933 -27 -0764 Aug 05  11:25:43  21241 -34179   A   -0.9723  0.9282  52.4S  65.5E  13 1174  06m53s
02975 -26 -0746 Aug 16  18:21:08  20945 -33956   A   -0.9131  0.9285  43.9S  36.9W  24  644  07m18s
03017 -25 -0728 Aug 27  01:26:21  20652 -33733   A   -0.8612  0.9277  40.1S 144.2W  30  517  07m27s

03061 -24 -0710 Sep 07  08:41:03  20360 -33510   A   -0.8164  0.9266  38.6S 105.5E  35  462  07m29s
03105 -23 -0692 Sep 17  16:06:16  20070 -33287   A   -0.7796  0.9254  38.9S   7.6W  39  434  07m27s
03150 -22 -0674 Sep 28  23:41:07  19783 -33064   A   -0.7505  0.9243  40.4S 123.3W  41  419  07m22s
03195 -21 -0656 Oct 09  07:25:32  19497 -32841   A   -0.7282  0.9235  43.0S 118.7E  43  410  07m15s
03240 -20 -0638 Oct 20  15:16:38  19214 -32618   A   -0.7109  0.9230  46.3S   0.8W  44  405  07m08s
03286 -19 -0620 Oct 30  23:15:34  18933 -32395   A   -0.6996  0.9230  50.0S 121.8W  45  400  06m58s
03333 -18 -0602 Nov 11  07:19:13  18654 -32172   A   -0.6918  0.9235  54.1S 116.8E  46  395  06m47s
03380 -17 -0584 Nov 21  15:26:35  18376 -31949   A   -0.6866  0.9247  58.0S   4.2W  46  388  06m34s
03428 -16 -0566 Dec 02  23:35:05  18101 -31726   A   -0.6819  0.9265  61.5S 123.5W  47  377  06m20s
03474 -15 -0548 Dec 13  07:43:37  17828 -31503   A   -0.6766  0.9291  64.2S 119.6E  47  362  06m05s

03519 -14 -0530 Dec 24  15:50:22  17557 -31280   A   -0.6692  0.9323  65.4S   5.3E  48  342  05m49s
03564 -13 -0511 Jan 03  23:52:51  17289 -31057   A   -0.6579  0.9362  64.9S 107.1W  49  317  05m31s
03609 -12 -0493 Jan 15  07:51:11  17000 -30834   A   -0.6424  0.9407  62.5S 140.1E  50  288  05m12s
03653 -11 -0475 Jan 25  15:43:04  16683 -30611   A   -0.6212  0.9459  58.5S  26.1E  51  255  04m52s
03697 -10 -0457 Feb 05  23:28:11  16376 -30388   A   -0.5934  0.9515  53.3S  88.8W  53  221  04m29s
03740 -09 -0439 Feb 16  07:05:14  16077 -30165   A   -0.5579  0.9575  47.1S 156.3E  56  186  04m04s
03784 -08 -0421 Feb 27  14:35:29  15786 -29942   A   -0.5161  0.9637  40.3S  41.6E  59  152  03m36s
03826 -07 -0403 Mar 09  21:58:29  15503 -29719   A   -0.4674  0.9702  33.0S  72.2W  62  121  03m04s
03868 -06 -0385 Mar 21  05:13:33  15227 -29496   A   -0.4111  0.9766  25.3S 175.5E  66   91  02m29s
03910 -05 -0367 Mar 31  12:23:03  14957 -29273   A   -0.3492  0.9830  17.4S  64.4E  69   64  01m52s

03949 -04 -0349 Apr 11  19:26:44  14694 -29050   A   -0.2812  0.9891   9.3S  45.3W  74   40  01m13s
03989 -03 -0331 Apr 22  02:26:56  14437 -28827   A   -0.2095  0.9949   1.3S 153.9W  78   18  00m35s
04030 -02 -0313 May 03  09:22:29  14186 -28604   H   -0.1330  1.0002   6.6N  98.9E  82    1  00m02s
04071 -01 -0295 May 13  16:17:41  13940 -28381   H   -0.0550  1.0051  14.2N   7.6W  87   18  00m34s
04111  00 -0277 May 24  23:12:00  13699 -28158   H    0.0249  1.0093  21.4N 113.1W  88   32  01m00s
04151  01 -0259 Jun 04  06:07:27  13464 -27935   Hm   0.1047  1.0130  28.1N 142.0E  84   45  01m21s
04192  02 -0241 Jun 15  13:05:26  13234 -27712   H2   0.1836  1.0160  34.0N  37.5E  79   56  01m34s
04233  03 -0223 Jun 25  20:07:48  13008 -27489   T    0.2598  1.0184  38.9N  66.8W  75   65  01m42s
04274  04 -0205 Jul 07  03:16:01  12786 -27266   T    0.3323  1.0200  42.7N 171.5W  70   73  01m46s
04315  05 -0187 Jul 17  10:29:18  12569 -27043   T    0.4014  1.0212  45.2N  83.4E  66   79  01m47s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 62

                         TD of
 Seq. Rel.   Calendar   Greatest          Luna  Ecl.           Ecl.                Sun Path  Central
 Num. Num.     Date      Eclipse     ΔT   Num.  Type  Gamma    Mag.    Lat   Long  Alt Width   Dur.
                                      s                                 °      °     °    km

04358  06 -0169 Jul 28  17:51:19  12357 -26820   T    0.4644  1.0217  46.3N  23.5W  62   83  01m45s
04402  07 -0151 Aug 08  01:20:46  12148 -26597   T    0.5222  1.0218  46.3N 132.5W  58   87  01m43s
04445  08 -0133 Aug 19  09:00:20  11942 -26374   T    0.5723  1.0215  45.3N 115.1E  55   89  01m40s
04488  09 -0115 Aug 29  16:47:48  11741 -26151   T    0.6167  1.0210  43.6N   0.3W  52   90  01m36s
04531  10 -0097 Sep 10  00:46:41  11543 -25928   T    0.6525  1.0204  41.3N 119.8W  49   90  01m34s
04574  11 -0079 Sep 20  08:53:49  11348 -25705   T    0.6823  1.0197  38.9N 117.8E  47   90  01m32s
04619  12 -0061 Oct 01  17:10:28  11156 -25482   T    0.7048  1.0192  36.3N   8.0W  45   91  01m31s
04664  13 -0043 Oct 12  01:34:43  10967 -25259   T    0.7217  1.0189  33.8N 136.4W  44   91  01m32s
04710  14 -0025 Oct 23  10:07:36  10780 -25036   T    0.7318  1.0189  31.2N  92.5E  43   93  01m35s
04756  15 -0007 Nov 02  18:45:46  10596 -24813   T    0.7385  1.0194  29.0N  40.1W  42   96  01m40s

04801  16  0011 Nov 14  03:29:00  10415 -24590   T    0.7415  1.0203  27.0N 174.2W  42  101  01m48s
04847  17  0029 Nov 24  12:15:21  10235 -24367   T    0.7424  1.0217  25.5N  50.8E  42  109  01m59s
04894  18  0047 Dec 05  21:04:34  10057 -24144   T    0.7414  1.0236  24.4N  84.8W  42  119  02m13s
04938  19  0065 Dec 16  05:52:32   9881 -23921   T    0.7420  1.0261  24.1N 139.9E  42  132  02m28s
04982  20  0083 Dec 27  14:39:57   9707 -23698   T    0.7435  1.0290  24.5N   4.7E  42  147  02m44s
05027  21  0102 Jan 06  23:23:12   9533 -23475   T    0.7490  1.0323  25.9N 129.5W  41  165  03m00s
05071  22  0120 Jan 18  08:03:34   9360 -23252   T    0.7574  1.0359  28.2N  96.9E  41  185  03m16s
05115  23  0138 Jan 28  16:36:21   9189 -23029   T    0.7723  1.0396  31.7N  35.2W  39  209  03m28s
05158  24  0156 Feb 09  01:04:40   9017 -22806   T    0.7914  1.0435  36.0N 166.6W  37  237  03m38s
05199  25  0174 Feb 19  09:23:59   8846 -22583   T    0.8182  1.0472  41.4N  63.4E  35  272  03m43s

05240  26  0192 Mar 01  17:37:08   8675 -22360   T    0.8505  1.0507  47.8N  66.2W  31  318  03m44s
05281  27  0210 Mar 13  01:40:48   8504 -22137   T    0.8909  1.0536  55.5N 164.2E  27  390  03m38s
05322  28  0228 Mar 23  09:38:46   8333 -21914   T    0.9363  1.0557  64.0N  30.3E  20  529  03m27s
05363  29  0246 Apr 03  17:28:38   8161 -21691   Tn   0.9885  1.0553  72.5N 129.1W   7   -   02m59s
05404  30  0264 Apr 14  01:12:18   7989 -21468   P    1.0461  0.9330  71.3N  76.4E   0             
05444  31  0282 Apr 25  08:50:06   7816 -21245   P    1.1087  0.8128  70.7N  52.1W   0             
05484  32  0300 May 05  16:23:42   7642 -21022   P    1.1751  0.6846  69.9N 178.9W   0             
05523  33  0318 May 16  23:53:36   7468 -20799   P    1.2444  0.5501  69.0N  55.7E   0             
05563  34  0336 May 27  07:20:31   7293 -20576   P    1.3160  0.4107  68.1N  68.3W   0             
05603  35  0354 Jun 07  14:46:56   7116 -20353   P    1.3882  0.2704  67.1N 168.3E   0             

05643  36  0372 Jun 17  22:13:25   6939 -20130   Pe   1.4603  0.1305  66.1N  45.3E   0             


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 degrees 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]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).

[3]Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path. For more information, see Five Millennium Catalog of Hybrid Solar Eclipses .

[4]Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center. For total eclipses, the instant of greatest eclipse is nearly equal 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 (both GIF an animation) 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)"


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