Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses

Saros Series 132

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 132

Solar eclipses of Saros 132 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 1208 Aug 13. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 2470 Sep 25. The total duration of Saros series 132 is 1262.11 years. In summary:

                      First Eclipse =   1208 Aug 13   08:26:52 TD
                       Last Eclipse =   2470 Sep 25   08:39:57 TD

                      Duration of Saros 132  =  1262.11 Years

Saros 132 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 132
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PartialP 29 40.8%
AnnularA 33 46.5%
TotalT 7 9.9%
Hybrid[3]H 2 2.8%

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 132 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 132
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 42100.0%
Central (two limits) 41 97.6%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 2.4%

The following string illustrates the sequence of the 71 eclipses in Saros 132: 20P 33A 2H 7T 9P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 132 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses are listed in the below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 132
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 1641 May 0906m56s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 2146 Mar 1200m03s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 2290 Jun 0802m14s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 2200 Apr 1401m23s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2182 Apr 0300m58s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2164 Mar 2300m29s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 2326 Jun 30 - 0.99311
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 2470 Sep 25 - 0.03653

Description of the Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 132

The catalog below lists concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[5] for every solar eclipse in Saros 132. 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 132.



Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 132

                         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

07637 -33  1208 Aug 13  08:26:52    704  -9788   Pb  -1.5227  0.0639  61.7S   8.8W   0             
07683 -32  1226 Aug 24  15:25:45    655  -9565   P   -1.4633  0.1684  61.3S 122.5W   0             
07728 -31  1244 Sep 03  22:31:22    609  -9342   P   -1.4095  0.2623  61.0S 122.1E   0             
07772 -30  1262 Sep 15  05:45:07    566  -9119   P   -1.3624  0.3436  60.9S   4.9E   0             
07815 -29  1280 Sep 25  13:06:53    526  -8896   P   -1.3218  0.4131  61.0S 114.4W   0             
07858 -28  1298 Oct 06  20:35:16    489  -8673   P   -1.2867  0.4728  61.2S 124.7E   0             
07900 -27  1316 Oct 17  04:12:33    454  -8450   P   -1.2591  0.5193  61.6S   1.5E   0             
07941 -26  1334 Oct 28  11:56:18    421  -8227   P   -1.2370  0.5560  62.1S 123.4W   0             
07982 -25  1352 Nov 07  19:47:15    390  -8004   P   -1.2209  0.5826  62.8S 109.7E   0             
08023 -24  1370 Nov 19  03:42:08    361  -7781   P   -1.2082  0.6034  63.6S  18.4W   0             

08064 -23  1388 Nov 29  11:42:20    334  -7558   P   -1.1999  0.6170  64.6S 148.1W   0             
08104 -22  1406 Dec 10  19:43:54    308  -7335   P   -1.1928  0.6285  65.6S  81.5E   0             
08144 -21  1424 Dec 21  03:46:29    284  -7112   P   -1.1867  0.6384  66.7S  49.6W   0             
08184 -20  1443 Jan 01  11:47:21    261  -6889   P   -1.1793  0.6506  67.8S 179.2E   0             
08224 -19  1461 Jan 11  19:46:21    239  -6666   P   -1.1705  0.6651  68.9S  47.9E   0             
08264 -18  1479 Jan 23  03:39:45    218  -6443   P   -1.1571  0.6875  69.9S  82.6W   0             
08304 -17  1497 Feb 02  11:27:50    199  -6220   P   -1.1393  0.7176  70.7S 147.5E   0             
08346 -16  1515 Feb 13  19:08:19    181  -5997   P   -1.1153  0.7580  71.5S  18.9E   0             
08388 -15  1533 Feb 24  02:42:10    164  -5774   P   -1.0860  0.8077  71.9S 108.5W   0             
08429 -14  1551 Mar 07  10:05:18    149  -5551   P   -1.0477  0.8730  72.2S 126.5E   0             

08470 -13  1569 Mar 17  17:21:18    136  -5328   A-  -1.0033  0.9489  72.1S   3.1E   0             
08511 -12  1587 Apr 08  00:27:05    125  -5105   A   -0.9502  0.9271  60.5S 151.9W  18  889  06m26s
08552 -11  1605 Apr 18  07:26:44    113  -4882   A   -0.8918  0.9327  49.8S  89.9E  27  553  06m43s
08594 -10  1623 Apr 29  14:16:00     89  -4659   A   -0.8244  0.9378  39.8S  20.4W  34  405  06m54s
08639 -09  1641 May 09  21:01:19     62  -4436   A   -0.7532  0.9425  30.8S 127.3W  41  321  06m56s
08684 -08  1659 May 21  03:38:53     36  -4213   A   -0.6747  0.9469  22.2S 129.2E  47  264  06m51s
08730 -07  1677 May 31  10:13:53     16  -3990   A   -0.5935  0.9510  14.4S  27.5E  53  223  06m36s
08775 -06  1695 Jun 11  16:44:24      8  -3767   A   -0.5077  0.9545   7.4S  72.2W  59  193  06m13s
08820 -05  1713 Jun 22  23:15:39      9  -3544   A   -0.4216  0.9576   1.3S 171.2W  65  170  05m45s
08866 -04  1731 Jul 04  05:46:25     11  -3321   A   -0.3341  0.9602   3.8N  90.8E  71  153  05m15s

08912 -03  1749 Jul 14  12:19:20     13  -3098   A   -0.2476  0.9623   7.8N   7.2W  76  141  04m46s
08957 -02  1767 Jul 25  18:55:48     16  -2875   A   -0.1630  0.9638  10.8N 105.5W  81  132  04m21s
09003 -01  1785 Aug 05  01:37:22     17  -2652   A   -0.0817  0.9650  12.7N 155.3E  85  127  04m01s
09048  00  1803 Aug 17  08:25:03     12  -2429   A   -0.0048  0.9657  13.6N  54.7E  90  124  03m47s
09093  01  1821 Aug 27  15:19:42     11  -2206   A    0.0671  0.9661  13.6N  47.8W  86  123  03m38s
09137  02  1839 Sep 07  22:23:26      5  -1983   Am   0.1325  0.9661  12.8N 152.7W  82  123  03m34s
09180  03  1857 Sep 18  05:36:05      7  -1760   A    0.1912  0.9659  11.6N 100.0E  79  125  03m34s
09223  04  1875 Sep 29  12:58:09     -4  -1537   A    0.2427  0.9656  10.0N  10.1W  76  127  03m36s
09265  05  1893 Oct 09  20:30:22     -6  -1314   A    0.2866  0.9652   8.1N 123.0W  73  130  03m41s
09307  06  1911 Oct 22  04:13:02     13  -1091   A    0.3224  0.9650   6.3N 121.4E  71  133  03m47s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 132

                         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

09350  07  1929 Nov 01  12:05:10     24   -868   A    0.3514  0.9649   4.5N   3.1E  69  134  03m54s
09393  08  1947 Nov 12  20:05:37     28   -645   A    0.3743  0.9650   3.0N 117.4W  68  135  03m59s
09433  09  1965 Nov 23  04:14:51     36   -422   A    0.3906  0.9656   1.7N 119.8E  67  134  04m02s
09473  10  1983 Dec 04  12:31:15     54   -199   A    0.4015  0.9666   0.9N   4.7W  66  131  04m01s
09512  11  2001 Dec 14  20:53:01     64     24   A    0.4089  0.9681   0.6N 130.7W  66  126  03m53s
09552  12  2019 Dec 26  05:18:53     72    247   A    0.4135  0.9701   1.0N 102.3E  66  118  03m40s
09592  13  2038 Jan 05  13:47:11     83    470   A    0.4169  0.9728   2.1N  25.4W  65  107  03m18s
09632  14  2056 Jan 16  22:16:45    105    693   A    0.4199  0.9759   3.9N 153.5W  65   95  02m52s
09673  15  2074 Jan 27  06:44:15    144    916   A    0.4251  0.9798   6.6N  78.8E  65   79  02m21s
09714  16  2092 Feb 07  15:10:20    184   1139   A    0.4322  0.9840   9.9N  48.7W  64   62  01m48s

09755  17  2110 Feb 18  23:31:35    227   1362   A    0.4438  0.9888  14.1N 175.3W  64   44  01m12s
09796  18  2128 Mar 01  07:48:32    271   1585   A    0.4596  0.9940  18.9N  59.1E  63   24  00m37s
09838  19  2146 Mar 12  15:58:15    318   1808   A    0.4821  0.9995  24.4N  65.0W  61    2  00m03s
09880  20  2164 Mar 23  00:02:47    359   2031   H    0.5095  1.0051  30.4N 172.1E  59   20  00m29s
09924  21  2182 Apr 03  07:59:43    399   2254   H    0.5439  1.0108  36.9N  51.0E  57   44  00m58s
09968  22  2200 Apr 14  15:49:57    442   2477   T    0.5847  1.0165  43.8N  68.3W  54   69  01m23s
10012  23  2218 Apr 25  23:33:14    487   2700   T    0.6321  1.0219  51.1N 174.3E  51   96  01m43s
10056  24  2236 May 06  07:11:03    534   2923   T    0.6848  1.0269  58.7N  58.9E  46  126  01m59s
10100  25  2254 May 17  14:43:39    583   3146   T    0.7426  1.0315  66.7N  54.1W  42  160  02m09s
10145  26  2272 May 27  22:11:12    634   3369   T    0.8053  1.0353  75.0N 163.2W  36  202  02m14s

10191  27  2290 Jun 08  05:35:49    687   3592   T    0.8713  1.0382  83.8N 100.9E  29  265  02m14s
10236  28  2308 Jun 19  12:57:53    742   3815   T    0.9402  1.0396  84.1N 120.6E  19  401  02m08s
10281  29  2326 Jun 30  20:18:36    799   4038   P    1.0107  0.9931  65.2N  37.3E   0             
10326  30  2344 Jul 11  03:39:15    858   4261   P    1.0818  0.8591  64.3N  82.3W   0             
10372  31  2362 Jul 22  11:01:14    920   4484   P    1.1522  0.7256  63.5N 157.9E   0             
10416  32  2380 Aug 01  18:26:17    983   4707   P    1.2207  0.5949  62.8N  37.7E   0             
10460  33  2398 Aug 13  01:53:37   1049   4930   P    1.2877  0.4669  62.2N  82.9W   0             
10503  34  2416 Aug 23  09:26:38   1116   5153   P    1.3505  0.3468  61.8N 155.2E   0             
10546  35  2434 Sep 03  17:04:08   1186   5376   P    1.4099  0.2331  61.5N  32.2E   0             
10589  36  2452 Sep 14  00:49:17   1258   5599   P    1.4635  0.1307  61.3N  92.5W   0             

10631  37  2470 Sep 25  08:39:57   1332   5822   Pe   1.5130  0.0365  61.3N 141.4E   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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