Eclipses of the Moon can only occur during the Full Moon phase. It is then possible for the Moon to pass through Earth’s penumbral or umbral shadows thereby producing an eclipse. There are three types of lunar eclipses:
The visual appearance of these eclipse types differs dramatically from each other.
During the 16th century CE[1], Earth experienced 233 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Lunar Eclipses: 1501 - 1600 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 233 | 100.0% |
| Penumbral | N | 82 | 35.2% |
| Partial | P | 74 | 31.8% |
| Total | T | 77 | 33.0% |
Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:
The statistical distribution of these classes during the 16th century CE appears in the following table.
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All | 77 | 100.0% |
| Central | 38 | 49.4% |
| Non-Central | 39 | 50.6% |
There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five lunar 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: 75
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 8
When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the group is known as a tetrad. The following tetrads occur during this century:
1. Tetrad: 1504 - 1505
2. Tetrad: 1515 - 1516
3. Tetrad: 1522 - 1523
4. Tetrad: 1533 - 1534
5. Tetrad: 1562 - 1563
6. Tetrad: 1580 - 1581
During any given century, old Saros series end while new ones begin. The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:
2 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros): 1550/134 1557/133
For more information, see Catalog of Lunar Eclipse Saros Series.
The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1584 May 24 Duration = 01h46m05s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1529 Oct 17 Duration = 00h01m41s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1511 Apr 13 Duration = 03h27m30s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1553 Jul 25 Duration = 00h02m33s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1555 Jun 05 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8238
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1529 Oct 17 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0001
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1540 Sep 16 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9947
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1553 Jul 25 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0001
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1542 Aug 25 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0495
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 1550 Apr 01 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0022
A total penumbral eclipse in one in which the entire Moon passes through the penumbra but misses the umbral shadow. During the century, there are 82 penumbral eclipses of which 3 ( 3.7%) are total penumbral eclipses:
1. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1502 Apr 22 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0445
2. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1513 Sep 15 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0245
3. Total Penumbral Eclipse: 1542 Aug 25 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0495
The concise details at greatest eclipse[2] for every lunar eclipse during the century are presented below. Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses contains a detailed description and explanation of every item listed in the catalog. The Catalog Number in the first column links to a figure showing the eclipse geometry and geographic visibility map of each phase of an eclipse.
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[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 Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth’s umbral shadow cone.
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
08435 1501 May 03 05:13:26 194 -6168 113 T- pp -0.2064 2.4787 1.4797 337.8 217.0 91.9 18S 79W
08436 1501 Oct 26 08:54:58 194 -6162 118 T+ p- 0.1999 2.4944 1.4878 333.8 213.9 90.8 16N 137W
08437 1502 Apr 22 12:22:44 193 -6156 123 Nx t- -1.0034 1.0445 -0.0103 281.3 - - 16S 174E
08438 1502 Oct 15 23:10:40 193 -6150 128 P a- 0.8759 1.2336 0.2675 264.1 108.8 - 13N 9E
08439 1503 Mar 12 20:51:38 192 -6145 95 N -t 1.1652 0.7603 -0.3200 251.9 - - 1N 50E
08440 1503 Sep 06 05:48:25 192 -6139 100 N -a -1.0620 0.8993 -0.0811 240.6 - - 4S 87W
08441 1504 Mar 01 00:44:47 191 -6133 105 T -p 0.4057 2.1318 1.0956 339.7 205.8 47.6 4N 8W
08442 1504 Aug 25 16:30:40 191 -6127 110 T -a -0.3518 2.2287 1.1966 344.6 212.3 66.5 8S 113E
08443 1505 Feb 18 11:45:03 190 -6121 115 T p- -0.3240 2.2559 1.2708 321.2 203.7 72.4 8N 172W
08444 1505 Aug 14 20:05:59 190 -6115 120 T t- 0.4063 2.1487 1.0766 360.6 214.4 44.7 11S 60E
08445 1506 Feb 08 03:14:07 189 -6109 125 P a- -0.9931 1.0177 0.0532 244.6 49.8 - 11N 44W
08446 1506 Aug 03 20:24:30 189 -6103 130 N t- 1.1456 0.7897 -0.2776 255.4 - - 14S 55E
08447 1506 Dec 30 06:22:25 189 -6098 97 N -a 1.0490 0.9433 -0.0769 252.4 - - 23N 93W
08448 1507 Jun 24 14:33:59 188 -6092 102 P -h -0.8306 1.3283 0.3394 285.5 127.0 - 24S 143E
08449 1507 Dec 19 13:13:01 188 -6086 107 T -a 0.3872 2.1868 1.1089 354.9 211.7 51.6 24N 163E
08450 1508 Jun 13 05:14:02 187 -6080 112 T- pp -0.0503 2.7389 1.7918 319.6 212.6 99.4 24S 78W
08451 1508 Dec 07 13:26:13 187 -6074 117 T p- -0.2962 2.3681 1.2618 372.7 224.3 77.4 23N 158E
08452 1509 Jun 02 22:29:18 186 -6068 122 P a- 0.6866 1.5702 0.6253 285.4 158.0 - 22S 23E
08453 1509 Nov 26 13:18:02 186 -6062 127 P h- -0.9625 1.1329 0.0514 291.9 54.5 - 22N 159E
08454 1510 Apr 24 03:27:17 185 -6057 94 N -h -1.1769 0.7070 -0.3100 229.0 - - 17S 52W
08455 1510 May 23 13:38:07 185 -6056 132 N h- 1.4701 0.1523 -0.8316 108.1 - - 21S 156E
08456 1510 Oct 17 07:22:00 185 -6051 99 N -a 1.1637 0.7175 -0.2724 219.0 - - 14N 114W
08457 1511 Apr 13 08:29:06 184 -6045 104 P -t -0.4585 2.0510 0.9828 354.7 207.5 - 13S 127W
08458 1511 Oct 06 22:42:06 184 -6039 109 T -a 0.4533 2.0061 1.0457 304.7 189.0 31.4 9N 17E
08459 1512 Apr 01 08:40:58 183 -6033 114 T pp 0.2778 2.3883 1.3087 369.1 225.9 82.9 8S 129W
08460 1512 Sep 25 14:37:20 183 -6027 119 T- p- -0.2434 2.3993 1.4232 322.1 208.1 85.6 4N 139E
08461 1513 Mar 21 11:22:52 182 -6021 124 P h- 0.9922 1.0591 0.0158 276.5 29.8 - 3S 169W
08462 1513 Sep 15 02:30:22 182 -6015 129 Nx t- -1.0060 1.0245 -0.0003 266.8 - - 0S 39W
08463 1514 Feb 09 10:45:15 182 -6010 96 N -a -1.0259 0.9636 -0.0127 243.0 - - 10N 157W
08464 1514 Aug 05 15:39:55 181 -6004 101 N -t 1.0845 0.9055 -0.1690 272.6 - - 13S 127E
08465 1515 Jan 30 02:35:56 181 -5998 106 T -p -0.3447 2.2094 1.2410 311.9 198.5 67.8 15N 35W
08466 1515 Jul 25 16:29:57 180 -5992 111 T pp 0.3252 2.2893 1.2336 359.2 220.1 73.4 17S 115E
08467 1516 Jan 19 17:02:13 180 -5986 116 T p- 0.3438 2.2297 1.2248 326.4 204.2 67.6 19N 109E
08468 1516 Jul 13 22:58:24 179 -5980 121 T a- -0.4501 2.0335 1.0308 328.7 199.7 27.4 21S 18E
08469 1517 Jan 08 01:41:58 179 -5974 126 N t- 1.0862 0.8971 -0.1668 260.9 - - 22N 22W
08470 1517 Jun 04 05:34:12 178 -5969 93 N -a 1.3316 0.3854 -0.5567 160.1 - - 22S 83W
08471 1517 Jul 03 12:28:24 178 -5968 131 N a- -1.1693 0.6892 -0.2648 210.9 - - 23S 175E
08472 1517 Nov 28 07:44:09 178 -5963 98 N -t -1.2509 0.6150 -0.4889 232.8 - - 22N 117W
08473 1518 May 24 22:40:54 177 -5957 103 P -a 0.6180 1.7002 0.7473 295.0 170.5 - 22S 20E
08474 1518 Nov 17 08:59:11 177 -5951 108 P -t -0.5379 1.9040 0.8385 339.5 191.9 - 21N 137W
08475 1519 May 14 12:25:26 177 -5945 113 T- pp -0.1349 2.6107 1.6101 340.8 220.4 98.3 21S 173E
08476 1519 Nov 06 17:22:27 176 -5939 118 T+ p- 0.1846 2.5223 1.5162 333.2 213.9 92.1 19N 96E
08477 1520 May 02 19:14:16 176 -5933 123 P t- -0.9344 1.1712 0.1162 294.6 81.5 - 19S 71E
08478 1520 Oct 26 07:43:02 175 -5927 128 P a- 0.8549 1.2729 0.3053 266.9 115.5 - 16N 119W
08479 1521 Mar 23 04:07:01 175 -5922 95 N -t 1.2110 0.6737 -0.4015 238.5 - - 4S 60W
08480 1521 Sep 16 13:41:13 174 -5916 100 N -a -1.1087 0.8166 -0.1695 232.1 - - 0N 154E
08481 1521 Oct 15 23:41:27 174 -5915 138 N a- 1.5291 0.0386 -0.9345 53.1 - - 14N 1E
08482 1522 Mar 12 08:32:37 174 -5910 105 T -t 0.4404 2.0648 1.0350 335.8 201.8 29.3 0N 125W
08483 1522 Sep 05 23:50:39 173 -5904 110 T -a -0.4089 2.1270 1.0887 343.1 207.4 46.4 3S 2E
08484 1523 Mar 01 20:02:00 173 -5898 115 T p- -0.2961 2.3045 1.3244 321.2 205.3 77.7 4N 63E
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
08485 1523 Aug 26 02:57:01 173 -5892 120 T t- 0.3395 2.2735 1.1971 365.5 221.0 68.9 7S 44W
08486 1524 Feb 19 11:45:16 172 -5886 125 P a- -0.9719 1.0554 0.0933 248.0 65.6 - 7N 173W
08487 1524 Aug 14 03:11:11 172 -5880 130 N t- 1.0728 0.9238 -0.1443 272.1 - - 10S 47W
08488 1525 Jan 09 14:56:50 171 -5875 97 N -a 1.0577 0.9283 -0.0938 251.7 - - 21N 140E
08489 1525 Jul 04 21:43:23 171 -5869 102 P -h -0.9029 1.1941 0.2080 273.8 101.0 - 23S 36E
08490 1525 Dec 29 21:26:19 170 -5863 107 T -a 0.3944 2.1746 1.0947 355.6 211.4 48.4 23N 41E
08491 1526 Jun 24 12:39:44 170 -5857 112 T- pp -0.1248 2.6016 1.6559 318.2 211.0 96.4 23S 172E
08492 1526 Dec 18 21:27:49 169 -5851 117 T p- -0.2887 2.3819 1.2754 373.1 224.9 79.0 23N 39E
08493 1527 Jun 14 05:54:52 169 -5845 122 P a- 0.6134 1.7051 0.7593 293.0 170.6 - 23S 88W
08494 1527 Dec 07 21:30:05 169 -5839 127 P h- -0.9540 1.1478 0.0678 292.6 62.3 - 23N 37E
08495 1528 May 04 10:37:14 168 -5834 94 N -h -1.2477 0.5778 -0.4406 210.4 - - 20S 160W
08496 1528 Jun 02 20:49:34 168 -5833 132 N h- 1.4025 0.2775 -0.7088 144.9 - - 22S 48E
08497 1528 Oct 27 15:48:36 168 -5828 99 N -a 1.1786 0.6902 -0.2998 214.8 - - 17N 119E
08498 1529 Apr 23 15:20:28 167 -5822 104 P -t -0.5277 1.9238 0.8563 349.9 198.6 - 16S 130E
08499 1529 Oct 17 07:09:32 167 -5816 109 T -a 0.4775 1.9630 1.0001 303.3 186.3 1.7 13N 111W
08500 1530 Apr 12 15:36:23 166 -5810 114 T+ pp 0.2151 2.5012 1.4260 370.5 229.6 92.9 12S 126E
08501 1530 Oct 06 22:49:14 166 -5804 119 T- p- -0.2126 2.4583 1.4771 324.3 209.9 89.0 9N 15E
08502 1531 Apr 01 18:47:57 166 -5798 124 P h- 0.9400 1.1518 0.1149 284.2 79.0 - 7S 79E
08503 1531 Sep 26 10:13:23 165 -5792 129 P t- -0.9696 1.0946 0.0634 275.0 58.4 - 4N 155W
08504 1532 Feb 20 19:11:57 165 -5787 96 N -a -1.0452 0.9260 -0.0461 238.5 - - 6N 76E
08505 1532 Aug 15 22:22:09 164 -5781 101 N -t 1.1559 0.7761 -0.3016 256.0 - - 10S 25E
08506 1533 Feb 09 11:13:52 164 -5775 106 T -p -0.3602 2.1804 1.2134 311.2 197.6 64.5 11N 164W
08507 1533 Aug 04 23:16:00 164 -5769 111 T -t 0.3999 2.1520 1.0967 354.1 212.8 49.4 14S 13E
08508 1534 Jan 30 01:34:32 163 -5763 116 T p- 0.3341 2.2478 1.2421 327.8 205.4 70.0 15N 19W
08509 1534 Jul 25 06:07:01 163 -5757 121 T a- -0.3754 2.1695 1.1688 331.9 206.4 61.1 18S 90W
08510 1535 Jan 19 09:56:17 162 -5751 126 N t- 1.0800 0.9092 -0.1560 263.1 - - 19N 145W
08511 1535 Jun 15 13:01:28 162 -5746 93 N -a 1.4023 0.2550 -0.6860 131.7 - - 22S 166E
08512 1535 Jul 14 19:54:01 162 -5745 131 N a- -1.0956 0.8239 -0.1292 226.9 - - 21S 64E
08513 1535 Dec 09 15:45:20 162 -5740 98 N -t -1.2588 0.6006 -0.5034 230.2 - - 22N 124E
08514 1536 Jun 04 06:06:33 161 -5734 103 P -a 0.6920 1.5650 0.6109 288.5 157.9 - 23S 91W
08515 1536 Nov 27 17:14:01 161 -5728 108 P -t -0.5457 1.8889 0.8249 337.8 190.3 - 22N 100E
08516 1537 May 24 19:33:13 160 -5722 113 T- pp -0.0608 2.7478 1.7451 343.3 222.7 102.1 22S 67E
08517 1537 Nov 17 01:55:51 160 -5716 118 T+ p- 0.1738 2.5416 1.5365 332.5 213.8 92.9 21N 31W
08518 1538 May 14 01:58:00 159 -5710 123 P t- -0.8594 1.3090 0.2535 307.5 118.3 - 21S 30W
08519 1538 Nov 06 16:22:02 159 -5704 128 P a- 0.8392 1.3024 0.3334 268.9 120.1 - 20N 111E
08520 1539 Apr 03 11:13:11 159 -5699 95 N -t 1.2644 0.5732 -0.4968 221.4 - - 8S 167W
08521 1539 Sep 27 21:41:55 158 -5693 100 N -a -1.1485 0.7464 -0.2455 224.4 - - 4N 33E
08522 1539 Oct 27 08:11:00 158 -5692 138 N a- 1.5126 0.0709 -0.9063 71.9 - - 17N 127W
08523 1540 Mar 22 16:11:08 158 -5687 105 P -t 0.4838 1.9821 0.9587 331.0 196.4 - 4S 119E
08524 1540 Sep 16 07:18:56 157 -5681 110 P -a -0.4584 2.0394 0.9947 341.6 202.4 - 1N 111W
08525 1541 Mar 12 04:11:19 157 -5675 115 T- p- -0.2612 2.3661 1.3912 321.3 207.1 83.3 1S 60W
08526 1541 Sep 05 09:54:46 157 -5669 120 T pp 0.2784 2.3879 1.3072 369.3 225.8 82.7 3S 149W
08527 1542 Mar 01 20:10:00 156 -5663 125 P a- -0.9455 1.1026 0.1430 252.1 80.7 - 3N 60E
08528 1542 Aug 25 10:04:53 156 -5657 130 Nx t- 1.0046 1.0495 -0.0196 285.8 - - 7S 151W
08529 1543 Jan 20 23:27:44 155 -5652 97 N -a 1.0685 0.9092 -0.1143 250.3 - - 19N 13E
08530 1543 Jul 16 04:55:02 155 -5646 102 P -h -0.9742 1.0623 0.0784 261.0 62.9 - 21S 71W
08531 1544 Jan 10 05:37:51 155 -5640 107 T -h 0.4024 2.1605 1.0793 356.0 211.0 44.6 21N 81W
08532 1544 Jul 04 20:06:57 154 -5634 112 T- -p -0.1982 2.4665 1.5216 316.1 208.3 90.9 22S 60E
08533 1544 Dec 29 05:29:10 154 -5628 117 T p- -0.2809 2.3961 1.2900 373.4 225.5 80.7 22N 80W
08534 1545 Jun 24 13:21:01 153 -5622 122 P a- 0.5409 1.8389 0.8916 299.6 181.0 - 22S 161E
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
08535 1545 Dec 18 05:45:01 153 -5616 127 P h- -0.9470 1.1596 0.0818 292.9 68.2 - 22N 85W
08536 1546 May 15 17:40:52 153 -5611 94 N -h -1.3223 0.4416 -0.5783 187.1 - - 22S 94E
08537 1546 Jun 14 03:57:38 153 -5610 132 N h- 1.3329 0.4067 -0.5824 174.0 - - 22S 59W
08538 1546 Nov 08 00:21:33 152 -5605 99 N -a 1.1891 0.6709 -0.3188 211.7 - - 20N 9W
08539 1547 May 04 22:04:32 152 -5599 104 P -t -0.6022 1.7866 0.7198 343.7 186.8 - 19S 28E
08540 1547 Oct 28 15:43:40 152 -5593 109 P -a 0.4960 1.9303 0.9651 302.2 184.2 - 17N 121E
08541 1548 Apr 22 22:24:51 151 -5587 114 T+ pp 0.1463 2.6255 1.5543 371.4 232.4 100.3 15S 24E
08542 1548 Oct 17 07:08:29 151 -5581 119 T- p- -0.1885 2.5051 1.5189 326.1 211.2 91.4 13N 110W
08543 1549 Apr 12 02:06:54 150 -5575 124 P h- 0.8818 1.2555 0.2247 292.0 108.4 - 11S 31W
08544 1549 Oct 06 18:02:25 150 -5569 129 P t- -0.9388 1.1543 0.1168 281.9 78.9 - 8N 87E
08545 1550 Mar 03 03:31:35 150 -5564 96 N -a -1.0707 0.8771 -0.0907 232.7 - - 2N 50W
08546 1550 Apr 01 12:54:38 150 -5563 134 Nb a- 1.5506 0.0022 -0.9770 12.9 - - 7S 168E
08547 1550 Aug 27 05:11:29 149 -5558 101 N -t 1.2210 0.6583 -0.4226 238.8 - - 6S 78W
08548 1551 Feb 20 19:43:12 149 -5552 106 T -p -0.3827 2.1382 1.1729 310.3 196.0 58.9 7N 68E
08549 1551 Aug 16 06:09:51 149 -5546 111 P -t 0.4688 2.0256 0.9702 348.7 204.5 - 10S 92W
08550 1552 Feb 10 09:58:45 148 -5540 116 T p- 0.3183 2.2769 1.2708 329.5 207.2 73.5 12N 145W
08551 1552 Aug 04 13:22:37 148 -5534 121 T a- -0.3055 2.2970 1.2978 334.1 211.3 77.5 15S 161E
08552 1553 Jan 29 18:03:50 147 -5528 126 N t- 1.0690 0.9296 -0.1363 266.2 - - 16N 94E
08553 1553 Jun 25 20:29:09 147 -5523 93 N -a 1.4726 0.1258 -0.8148 93.6 - - 21S 54E
08554 1553 Jul 25 03:24:11 147 -5522 131 P a- -1.0253 0.9528 0.0001 240.2 2.5 - 18S 49W
08555 1553 Dec 19 23:49:19 147 -5517 98 N -t -1.2643 0.5901 -0.5132 228.2 - - 22N 4E
08556 1554 Jun 15 13:27:59 146 -5511 103 P -a 0.7688 1.4250 0.4691 280.7 141.8 - 23S 159E
08557 1554 Dec 09 01:34:26 146 -5505 108 P -t -0.5496 1.8808 0.8188 336.3 189.3 - 23N 24W
08558 1555 Jun 05 02:34:54 146 -5499 113 T+ pp 0.0172 2.8291 1.8238 345.0 223.7 103.1 23S 38W
08559 1555 Nov 28 10:34:50 145 -5493 118 T+ p- 0.1671 2.5534 1.5495 331.7 213.5 93.3 23N 160W
08560 1556 May 24 08:36:04 145 -5487 123 P t- -0.7802 1.4547 0.3983 319.6 145.4 - 23S 129W
08561 1556 Nov 17 01:06:54 145 -5481 128 P a- 0.8286 1.3224 0.3523 270.2 123.0 - 22N 19W
08562 1557 Apr 13 18:14:10 144 -5476 95 N -t 1.3222 0.4644 -0.6004 200.7 - - 11S 87E
08563 1557 May 13 09:23:04 144 -5475 133 Nb t- -1.5370 0.0734 -0.9975 83.9 - - 22S 142W
08564 1557 Oct 08 05:47:56 144 -5470 100 N -a -1.1834 0.6853 -0.3122 217.2 - - 8N 89W
08565 1557 Nov 06 16:45:01 144 -5469 138 N a- 1.5003 0.0955 -0.8857 83.5 - - 20N 105E
08566 1558 Apr 02 23:45:10 144 -5464 105 P -t 0.5316 1.8911 0.8741 325.6 189.8 - 8S 5E
08567 1558 Sep 27 14:53:07 143 -5458 110 P -a -0.5022 1.9621 0.9112 340.1 197.2 - 5N 135E
08568 1559 Mar 23 12:13:18 143 -5452 115 T- p- -0.2197 2.4397 1.4698 321.5 209.0 88.5 5S 178E
08569 1559 Sep 16 17:01:00 142 -5446 120 T+ pp 0.2244 2.4891 1.4041 372.2 229.3 91.3 1N 103E
08570 1560 Mar 12 04:26:27 142 -5440 125 P a- -0.9127 1.1617 0.2045 257.1 95.8 - 1S 65W
08571 1560 Sep 04 17:08:50 142 -5434 130 P t- 0.9440 1.1611 0.0910 296.6 72.8 - 3S 102E
08572 1561 Jan 31 07:51:02 141 -5429 97 N -a 1.0850 0.8795 -0.1450 247.8 - - 15N 113W
08573 1561 Jul 26 12:13:48 141 -5423 102 N -a -1.0402 0.9402 -0.0420 247.8 - - 18S 179E
08574 1562 Jan 20 13:43:40 141 -5417 107 T -t 0.4147 2.1384 1.0565 356.1 210.1 38.0 18N 158E
08575 1562 Jul 16 03:36:19 140 -5411 112 T- -p -0.2701 2.3345 1.3896 313.4 204.6 82.5 20S 52W
08576 1563 Jan 09 13:28:27 140 -5405 117 T- p- -0.2712 2.4131 1.3084 373.5 226.2 82.6 20N 161E
08577 1563 Jul 05 20:46:26 140 -5399 122 T a- 0.4678 1.9741 1.0245 305.6 189.7 23.4 21S 50E
08578 1563 Dec 29 13:59:52 139 -5393 127 P h- -0.9392 1.1722 0.0975 293.1 74.1 - 22N 152E
08579 1564 May 26 00:37:06 139 -5388 94 N -h -1.4018 0.2969 -0.7252 156.1 - - 24S 9W
08580 1564 Jun 24 11:03:08 139 -5387 132 N h- 1.2616 0.5393 -0.4534 198.6 - - 22S 165W
08581 1564 Nov 18 09:01:33 139 -5382 99 N -a 1.1947 0.6604 -0.3288 209.8 - - 23N 138W
08582 1564 Dec 17 21:16:37 139 -5381 137 N a- -1.5587 0.0066 -1.0109 23.0 - - 22N 42E
08583 1565 May 15 04:41:16 138 -5376 104 P -t -0.6820 1.6400 0.5736 335.7 171.1 - 22S 71W
08584 1565 Nov 08 00:23:49 138 -5370 109 P -a 0.5096 1.9065 0.9391 301.4 182.5 - 20N 9W
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
08585 1566 May 04 05:06:57 138 -5364 114 T+ pp 0.0717 2.7603 1.6932 371.6 234.1 104.7 18S 77W
08586 1566 Oct 28 15:34:06 137 -5358 119 T- p- -0.1704 2.5409 1.5498 327.8 212.2 92.9 16N 123E
08587 1567 Apr 23 09:18:49 137 -5352 124 P h- 0.8168 1.3716 0.3469 299.8 131.9 - 15S 140W
08588 1567 Oct 18 01:59:02 137 -5346 129 P t- -0.9149 1.2012 0.1576 287.4 91.4 - 12N 33W
08589 1568 Mar 13 11:44:28 136 -5341 96 N -a -1.1021 0.8171 -0.1462 225.5 - - 2S 174W
08590 1568 Apr 11 20:39:00 136 -5340 134 N a- 1.4970 0.0979 -0.8760 85.4 - - 11S 51E
08591 1568 Sep 06 12:08:34 136 -5335 101 N -t 1.2796 0.5524 -0.5317 221.2 - - 1S 177E
08592 1569 Mar 03 04:06:08 136 -5329 106 T -a -0.4104 2.0865 1.1228 308.9 193.9 50.5 3N 59W
08593 1569 Aug 26 13:12:21 136 -5323 111 P -t 0.5313 1.9111 0.8556 342.9 195.6 - 6S 162E
08594 1570 Feb 20 18:16:30 135 -5317 116 T p- 0.2981 2.3142 1.3078 331.4 209.2 77.5 7N 90E
08595 1570 Aug 15 20:44:34 135 -5311 121 T- p- -0.2401 2.4165 1.4183 335.4 214.6 87.6 11S 50E
08596 1571 Feb 10 02:04:37 135 -5305 126 N t- 1.0535 0.9582 -0.1079 270.2 - - 12N 27W
08597 1571 Aug 05 10:59:42 134 -5299 131 P a- -0.9591 1.0743 0.1215 251.3 75.3 - 15S 163W
08598 1571 Dec 31 07:51:32 134 -5294 98 N -t -1.2712 0.5767 -0.5249 225.6 - - 21N 115W
08599 1572 Jun 25 20:49:39 134 -5288 103 P -a 0.8446 1.2872 0.3288 271.9 121.5 - 22S 49E
08600 1572 Dec 19 09:56:07 133 -5282 108 P -h -0.5525 1.8740 0.8148 334.8 188.5 - 23N 148W
08601 1573 Jun 15 09:34:00 133 -5276 113 T+ pp 0.0964 2.6854 1.6770 345.9 223.4 101.1 23S 143W
08602 1573 Dec 08 19:16:17 133 -5270 118 T+ p- 0.1620 2.5617 1.5597 330.8 213.2 93.5 24N 71E
08603 1574 Jun 04 15:09:13 132 -5264 123 P t- -0.6977 1.6068 0.5492 330.8 167.1 - 24S 133E
08604 1574 Nov 28 09:55:43 132 -5258 128 P a- 0.8213 1.3363 0.3655 271.1 125.0 - 24N 150W
08605 1575 Apr 25 01:06:06 132 -5253 95 N -t 1.3873 0.3425 -0.7173 173.8 - - 15S 16W
08606 1575 May 24 15:51:37 132 -5252 133 N t- -1.4542 0.2241 -0.8444 144.3 - - 24S 122E
08607 1575 Oct 19 14:02:17 132 -5247 100 N -a -1.2107 0.6380 -0.3652 211.4 - - 12N 147E
08608 1575 Nov 18 01:25:13 131 -5246 138 N a- 1.4936 0.1097 -0.8751 89.6 - - 23N 24W
08609 1576 Apr 13 07:11:16 131 -5241 105 P -t 0.5865 1.7871 0.7763 319.2 181.4 - 12S 108W
08610 1576 Oct 07 22:35:11 131 -5235 110 P -a -0.5385 1.8987 0.8417 338.9 192.4 - 9N 18E
08611 1577 Apr 02 20:08:13 131 -5229 115 T- p- -0.1719 2.5248 1.5598 321.7 210.7 93.1 9S 59E
08612 1577 Sep 27 00:16:07 130 -5223 120 T+ pp 0.1781 2.5760 1.4869 374.4 231.6 96.7 5N 7W
08613 1578 Mar 23 12:35:23 130 -5217 125 P a- -0.8738 1.2318 0.2770 262.7 110.4 - 6S 172E
08614 1578 Sep 16 00:21:28 130 -5211 130 P t- 0.8897 1.2613 0.1901 305.2 103.5 - 2N 7W
08615 1579 Feb 11 16:08:35 129 -5206 97 N -a 1.1054 0.8424 -0.1828 244.2 - - 12N 122E
08616 1579 Aug 06 19:37:41 129 -5200 102 N -a -1.1029 0.8248 -0.1564 234.1 - - 15S 68E
08617 1580 Jan 31 21:43:39 129 -5194 107 T -t 0.4311 2.1083 1.0264 355.8 208.7 26.3 15N 39E
08618 1580 Jul 26 11:09:58 129 -5188 112 T -p -0.3387 2.2089 1.2635 310.3 200.0 70.8 17S 166W
08619 1581 Jan 19 21:24:57 128 -5182 117 T- p- -0.2589 2.4347 1.3320 373.6 227.0 84.9 18N 43E
08620 1581 Jul 16 04:13:15 128 -5176 122 T p- 0.3965 2.1064 1.1541 310.7 196.9 56.5 19S 62W
08621 1582 Jan 08 22:14:15 128 -5170 127 P a- -0.9304 1.1866 0.1155 293.5 80.2 - 20N 30E
08622 1582 Jun 06 07:29:32 128 -5165 94 N -t -1.4830 0.1491 -0.8754 112.5 - - 25S 112W
08623 1582 Jul 05 18:08:00 127 -5164 132 N t- 1.1903 0.6722 -0.3245 219.8 - - 20S 89E
08624 1582 Dec 09 17:45:08 127 -5159 99 N -a 1.1977 0.6544 -0.3340 208.5 - - 24N 93E
08625 1583 Jan 08 05:55:04 127 -5158 137 N a- -1.5513 0.0186 -0.9958 38.4 - - 21N 87W
08626 1583 Jun 05 11:12:22 127 -5153 104 P -t -0.7655 1.4867 0.4203 325.9 150.3 - 23S 168W
08627 1583 Nov 29 09:08:53 127 -5147 109 P -a 0.5191 1.8900 0.9208 301.0 181.3 - 22N 140W
08628 1584 May 24 11:45:10 126 -5141 114 T- pp -0.0065 2.8780 1.8145 370.9 234.5 106.1 21S 177W
08629 1584 Nov 18 00:04:27 126 -5135 119 T- p- -0.1567 2.5683 1.5727 329.3 213.1 94.0 19N 4W
08630 1585 May 13 16:27:07 126 -5129 124 P h- 0.7477 1.4955 0.4765 307.1 151.1 - 18S 113E
08631 1585 Nov 07 10:01:47 126 -5123 129 P t- -0.8965 1.2379 0.1885 291.8 99.8 - 16N 154W
08632 1586 Apr 03 19:49:08 125 -5118 96 N -a -1.1405 0.7445 -0.2146 216.4 - - 7S 64E
08633 1586 May 03 04:16:35 125 -5117 134 N a- 1.4373 0.2049 -0.7639 121.9 - - 14S 64W
08634 1586 Sep 27 19:14:33 125 -5112 101 N -t 1.3306 0.4604 -0.6270 203.8 - - 3N 69E
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
08635 1587 Mar 24 12:19:48 125 -5106 106 T -a -0.4456 2.0211 1.0591 307.1 190.8 35.7 2S 177E
08636 1587 Sep 16 20:25:05 125 -5100 111 P -t 0.5857 1.8114 0.7555 337.3 186.6 - 2S 53E
08637 1588 Mar 13 02:23:35 124 -5094 116 T+ p- 0.2698 2.3661 1.3596 333.5 211.6 82.5 3N 33W
08638 1588 Sep 05 04:15:59 124 -5088 121 T- p- -0.1818 2.5231 1.5254 336.0 216.6 93.8 7S 64W
08639 1589 Mar 02 09:56:49 124 -5082 126 N t- 1.0319 0.9978 -0.0681 275.3 - - 8N 145W
08640 1589 Aug 25 18:40:24 124 -5076 131 P a- -0.8969 1.1887 0.2352 260.7 102.9 - 12S 81E
08641 1590 Jan 20 15:53:21 123 -5071 98 N -t -1.2783 0.5624 -0.5370 222.7 - - 19N 125E
08642 1590 Jul 17 04:09:55 123 -5065 103 P -a 0.9206 1.1493 0.1879 261.7 93.9 - 20S 61W
08643 1591 Jan 09 18:19:22 123 -5059 108 P -h -0.5552 1.8674 0.8116 333.3 187.7 - 22N 88E
08644 1591 Jul 06 16:29:29 123 -5053 113 T+ pp 0.1776 2.5381 1.5260 345.9 221.6 95.7 23S 114E
08645 1591 Dec 30 04:00:35 122 -5047 118 T+ p- 0.1588 2.5665 1.5668 329.8 212.9 93.7 23N 59W
08646 1592 Jun 24 21:40:12 122 -5041 123 P t- -0.6135 1.7620 0.7029 340.7 184.6 - 24S 36E
08647 1592 Dec 18 18:46:58 122 -5035 128 P a- 0.8160 1.3460 0.3749 271.7 126.4 - 24N 78E
08648 1593 May 15 07:55:13 122 -5030 95 N -t 1.4548 0.2162 -0.8388 139.2 - - 18S 119W
08649 1593 Jun 13 22:19:51 122 -5029 133 N t- -1.3703 0.3770 -0.6895 184.3 - - 25S 25E
08650 1593 Nov 08 22:22:02 121 -5024 100 N -a -1.2329 0.6000 -0.4086 206.6 - - 16N 22E
08651 1593 Dec 08 10:08:29 121 -5023 138 N a- 1.4899 0.1180 -0.8701 93.1 - - 24N 154W
08652 1594 May 04 14:32:42 121 -5018 105 P -t 0.6461 1.6748 0.6699 311.9 171.0 - 15S 142E
08653 1594 Oct 29 06:23:44 121 -5012 110 P -a -0.5687 1.8462 0.7833 337.9 188.0 - 13N 99W
08654 1595 Apr 24 03:56:44 121 -5006 115 T- p- -0.1184 2.6206 1.6602 321.7 212.0 96.7 13S 59W
08655 1595 Oct 18 07:40:06 121 -5000 120 T+ pp 0.1391 2.6497 1.5567 376.0 233.1 100.2 10N 118W
08656 1596 Apr 12 20:35:30 120 -4994 125 P a- -0.8278 1.3151 0.3623 268.9 124.8 - 10S 51E
08657 1596 Oct 06 07:45:10 120 -4988 130 P t- 0.8436 1.3466 0.2743 311.8 122.6 - 6N 119W
08658 1597 Mar 04 00:16:53 120 -4983 97 N -a 1.1329 0.7921 -0.2335 238.7 - - 7N 0W
08659 1597 Aug 27 03:08:44 120 -4977 102 N -a -1.1604 0.7189 -0.2616 220.3 - - 11S 46W
08660 1597 Sep 25 13:40:53 120 -4976 140 N a- 1.5117 0.0922 -0.9238 86.7 - - 2N 152E
08661 1598 Feb 21 05:35:27 119 -4971 107 P -t 0.4537 2.0666 0.9851 355.0 206.5 - 11N 80W
08662 1598 Aug 16 18:47:58 119 -4965 112 T -a -0.4040 2.0897 1.1432 306.8 194.6 54.2 14S 80E
08663 1599 Feb 10 05:14:35 119 -4959 117 T- p- -0.2410 2.4661 1.3663 373.8 228.1 88.0 14N 74W
08664 1599 Aug 06 11:42:06 119 -4953 122 T p- 0.3272 2.2353 1.2794 315.1 202.6 73.1 17S 174W
08665 1600 Jan 30 06:25:29 118 -4947 127 P a- -0.9183 1.2067 0.1399 294.2 87.7 - 17N 93W
08666 1600 Jul 26 01:13:18 118 -4941 132 N t- 1.1200 0.8035 -0.1978 238.3 - - 18S 17W
08667 1600 Dec 20 02:31:54 117 -4936 99 N -a 1.1989 0.6515 -0.3356 207.6 - - 25N 38W
Each link below displays a web page containing 100 years of lunar eclipses. The data for each eclipse includes the date and time of greatest eclipse, Saros series, eclipse type, quincena solar eclipse parameter, gamma, eclipse magnitudes, and eclipse phase durations. Every eclipse also has links to digrams of eclipse geometry and world visibility, and Saros series tables.
These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
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..
Lunar eclipse predictions must take into account the enlargement of Earth's shadows. In this Catalog, Earth's penumbral and umbral shadow sizes have been calculated using Danjon's enlargement method.
The coordinates of the Sun used in the 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.
The data presented here were previously published in:
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) "
