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:
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:
The recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.
During the 16th century CE[4], Earth experienced 228 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: 1501 - 1600 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 228 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 75 | 32.9% |
| Annular | A | 72 | 31.6% |
| Total | T | 62 | 27.2% |
| Hybrid | H | 19 | 8.3% |
Annular and total eclipses can be 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 16th century CE appears in the following three tables (no Hybrids are included since all are central with two limits).
| Annular and Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All | 134 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 128 | 95.5% |
| Central (one limit) | 3 | 2.2% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 3 | 2.2% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 72 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 67 | 93.1% |
| Central (one limit) | 2 | 2.8% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 3 | 4.2% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 62 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 61 | 98.4% |
| Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five solar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.
Number of Years with 2 Eclipses: 76
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 20
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 4
The longest and shortest 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: 1501 to 1600 | |||
| Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
| Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | 1592 Dec 03 | 11m36s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | 1581 Dec 25 | 00m04s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | 1583 Jun 19 | 06m23s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | 1554 Dec 24 | 00m25s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 1564 Jun 08 | 01m44s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 1585 Apr 29 | 00m03s | - |
| Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | 1515 Aug 09 | - | 0.96860 |
| Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | 1512 Apr 16 | - | 0.00034 |
During the century, 3 Saros series begin and 3 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.
3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: 1501/139 1512/140 1541/146
3 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: 1515/ 99 1526/100 1591/101
The 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.
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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
08314 1501 Apr 17 16:15:52 194 -6168 101 P -t -1.2071 0.6155 62S 1W 0
08315 1501 May 17 03:27:44 194 -6167 139 Pb t- 1.5002 0.0905 64N 14W 0
08316 1501 Oct 12 07:30:04 194 -6162 106 P -t 1.1784 0.6585 61N 134E 0
08317 1502 Apr 07 05:49:59 193 -6156 111 T -n -0.4276 1.0567 13S 105E 65 205 04m49s
08318 1502 Oct 01 08:36:17 193 -6150 116 A -p 0.4913 0.9277 19N 63E 60 306 08m16s
08319 1503 Mar 27 22:28:20 192 -6144 121 T n- 0.2904 1.0640 21N 164W 73 218 05m04s
08320 1503 Sep 20 08:52:38 192 -6138 126 A n- -0.2314 0.9494 14S 39E 77 190 05m27s
08321 1504 Mar 16 13:30:09 191 -6132 131 P t- 1.0345 0.9348 61N 114W 0
08322 1504 Sep 08 15:12:15 191 -6126 136 A t- -0.9486 0.9924 55S 103W 18 83 00m32s
08323 1505 Feb 04 06:29:08 190 -6121 103 P -t -1.0775 0.8255 62S 157W 0
08324 1505 Jul 30 20:51:55 190 -6115 108 T -t 0.9352 1.0635 68N 56W 20 593 03m25s
08325 1506 Jan 24 05:58:07 189 -6109 113 A -p -0.3979 0.9209 38S 106E 66 325 08m26s
08326 1506 Jul 20 13:46:58 189 -6103 118 T -n 0.2112 1.0623 30N 20W 78 209 05m08s
08327 1507 Jan 13 07:20:10 189 -6097 123 A n- 0.3024 0.9526 3S 68E 72 181 05m42s
08328 1507 Jul 10 03:06:33 188 -6091 128 H p- -0.5680 1.0095 12S 126E 55 40 01m01s
08329 1508 Jan 02 15:45:09 188 -6085 133 A t- 0.9732 0.9941 53N 77W 13 92 00m28s
08330 1508 May 29 19:09:02 187 -6080 100 P -t 1.4443 0.2019 67N 73E 0
08331 1508 Jun 28 09:28:44 187 -6079 138 P t- -1.3860 0.2993 64S 10E 0
08332 1508 Nov 22 19:24:23 187 -6074 105 P -t -1.0850 0.8489 68S 75E 0
08333 1509 May 18 19:49:36 186 -6068 110 A -p 0.6865 0.9539 65N 124W 46 233 03m56s
08334 1509 Nov 12 10:00:15 186 -6062 115 H -p -0.4338 1.0131 46S 23E 64 50 01m06s
08335 1510 May 08 01:16:15 185 -6056 120 H nn -0.1030 1.0033 14N 161E 84 12 00m22s
08336 1510 Nov 01 19:13:50 185 -6050 125 A n- 0.2781 0.9607 2S 109W 74 148 04m54s
08337 1511 Apr 27 13:47:24 184 -6044 130 T p- -0.8425 1.0463 40S 15W 32 286 03m50s
08338 1511 Oct 21 21:19:49 184 -6038 135 A+ t- 1.0058 0.9416 71N 99W 0
08339 1512 Mar 17 22:14:35 183 -6033 102 P -t 1.0322 0.9516 72N 110E 0
08340 1512 Apr 16 06:22:25 183 -6032 140 Pb t- -1.5289 0.0003 71S 132E 0
08341 1512 Sep 10 05:03:25 183 -6027 107 P -t -1.2305 0.5688 72S 17E 0
08342 1513 Mar 07 11:54:03 182 -6021 112 H -p 0.3421 1.0040 18N 2W 70 15 00m24s
08343 1513 Aug 30 13:35:52 182 -6015 117 T -n -0.4392 1.0211 19S 32W 64 80 02m03s
08344 1514 Feb 24 18:45:30 182 -6009 122 A n- -0.3974 0.9479 28S 90W 66 208 05m51s
08345 1514 Aug 20 04:25:15 181 -6003 127 T n- 0.3032 1.0667 27N 120E 72 228 05m38s
08346 1515 Feb 13 19:08:19 181 -5997 132 P t- -1.1153 0.7580 71S 19E 0
08347 1515 Jul 11 13:36:52 180 -5992 99 Pe -t -1.5262 0.0153 68S 38W 0
08348 1515 Aug 09 21:21:25 180 -5991 137 P t- 1.0258 0.9686 71N 7W 0
08349 1516 Jan 04 03:38:41 180 -5986 104 P -t 1.1652 0.6830 68N 118E 0
08350 1516 Jun 30 01:15:15 179 -5980 109 A -t -0.8291 0.9899 34S 161E 34 64 01m03s
08351 1516 Dec 23 14:00:51 179 -5974 114 T -n 0.4256 1.0199 2N 28W 65 75 02m05s
08352 1517 Jun 19 05:41:31 178 -5968 119 A nn -0.0683 0.9552 20N 96E 86 164 05m50s
08353 1517 Dec 13 05:04:13 178 -5962 124 T n- -0.2520 1.0468 38S 103E 75 161 03m52s
08354 1518 Jun 08 06:15:24 177 -5956 129 A p- 0.6955 0.9496 67N 73E 46 259 04m13s
08355 1518 Dec 02 20:14:58 177 -5950 134 T p- -0.9365 1.0124 80S 129E 20 125 00m41s
08356 1519 Apr 28 23:35:43 177 -5945 101 P -t -1.2666 0.5070 63S 120W 0
08357 1519 May 28 10:20:09 176 -5944 139 P t- 1.4188 0.2342 65N 126W 0
08358 1519 Oct 23 15:20:34 176 -5939 106 P -t 1.2064 0.6096 62N 7E 0
08359 1520 Apr 17 13:36:46 176 -5933 111 T -p -0.4825 1.0609 13S 12W 61 226 05m15s
08360 1520 Oct 11 16:03:20 175 -5927 116 A -p 0.5277 0.9244 18N 49W 58 329 08m57s
08361 1521 Apr 07 06:26:06 175 -5921 121 T n- 0.2414 1.0662 23N 77E 76 222 05m15s
08362 1521 Sep 30 16:21:42 174 -5915 126 A nn -0.1892 0.9489 16S 73W 79 191 05m30s
08363 1522 Mar 27 21:22:59 174 -5909 131 T t- 0.9946 1.0076 62N 128E 4 347 00m26s
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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
08364 1522 Sep 19 22:57:33 173 -5903 136 A t- -0.9011 0.9946 54S 146E 25 42 00m23s
08365 1523 Feb 15 14:16:44 173 -5898 103 P -t -1.1030 0.7827 61S 77E 0
08366 1523 Aug 11 04:33:16 173 -5892 108 Tn -t 0.9969 1.0558 63N 136W 2 - 02m44s
08367 1524 Feb 04 13:45:35 172 -5886 113 A -p -0.4176 0.9235 35S 9W 65 315 08m05s
08368 1524 Jul 30 21:17:39 172 -5880 118 T -n 0.2797 1.0577 31N 130W 74 198 04m40s
08369 1525 Jan 23 15:31:21 171 -5874 123 A n- 0.2897 0.9569 1S 55W 73 163 04m58s
08370 1525 Jul 20 10:11:04 171 -5868 128 H p- -0.4947 1.0054 9S 19E 60 21 00m35s
08371 1526 Jan 13 00:22:31 170 -5862 133 A t- 0.9644 0.9985 51N 149E 15 19 00m07s
08372 1526 Jun 10 01:34:33 170 -5857 100 Pe -t 1.5298 0.0557 66N 34W 0
08373 1526 Jul 09 16:02:42 170 -5856 138 P t- -1.3063 0.4379 64S 98W 0
08374 1526 Dec 04 04:14:39 170 -5851 105 P -t -1.0905 0.8382 67S 69W 0
08375 1527 May 30 02:23:01 169 -5845 110 A -p 0.7688 0.9556 73N 145E 39 255 03m28s
08376 1527 Nov 23 18:36:38 169 -5839 115 H -p -0.4422 1.0089 49S 102W 64 34 00m45s
08377 1528 May 18 08:21:05 168 -5833 120 H nn -0.0290 1.0085 20N 55E 88 29 00m56s
08378 1528 Nov 12 03:22:58 168 -5827 125 A n- 0.2653 0.9562 5S 128E 75 166 05m36s
08379 1529 May 07 21:19:50 167 -5821 130 T p- -0.7760 1.0526 31S 133W 39 276 04m38s
08380 1529 Nov 01 05:04:11 167 -5815 135 An t- 0.9846 0.9119 62N 123E 9 - 08m09s
08381 1530 Mar 29 06:16:37 167 -5810 102 P -t 1.0769 0.8671 72N 24W 0
08382 1530 Apr 27 14:07:20 166 -5809 140 P t- -1.4726 0.1083 70S 3E 0
08383 1530 Sep 21 12:31:37 166 -5804 107 P -t -1.2718 0.4970 72S 109W 0
08384 1531 Mar 18 19:47:21 166 -5798 112 H -p 0.3818 1.0036 24N 122W 67 13 00m21s
08385 1531 Sep 10 21:21:52 165 -5792 117 T -p -0.4857 1.0208 26S 151W 61 81 01m56s
08386 1532 Mar 07 02:21:39 165 -5786 122 A n- -0.3625 0.9488 22S 154E 69 201 05m59s
08387 1532 Aug 30 12:17:45 164 -5780 127 T n- 0.2500 1.0654 19N 0E 75 221 05m40s
08388 1533 Feb 24 02:42:10 164 -5774 132 P t- -1.0860 0.8077 72S 108W 0
08389 1533 Aug 20 05:04:01 164 -5768 137 T t- 0.9693 1.0479 74N 178E 13 678 02m40s
08390 1534 Jan 14 12:01:19 163 -5763 104 P -t 1.1685 0.6778 69N 20W 0
08391 1534 Jul 11 08:08:46 163 -5757 109 A -t -0.9104 0.9833 45S 52E 24 144 01m35s
08392 1535 Jan 03 22:45:49 162 -5751 114 T -n 0.4285 1.0228 4N 160W 65 86 02m22s
08393 1535 Jun 30 12:08:20 162 -5745 119 A nn -0.1565 0.9533 14N 1W 81 173 06m19s
08394 1535 Dec 24 13:56:57 161 -5739 124 T n- -0.2482 1.0469 38S 27W 75 161 03m55s
08395 1536 Jun 18 12:43:21 161 -5733 129 A p- 0.6079 0.9523 61N 13W 52 220 04m17s
08396 1536 Dec 13 04:59:20 161 -5727 134 T p- -0.9343 1.0098 84S 17W 20 97 00m33s
08397 1537 May 09 06:52:57 160 -5722 101 P -t -1.3289 0.3922 63S 121E 0
08398 1537 Jun 07 17:14:05 160 -5721 139 P t- 1.3373 0.3796 65N 120E 0
08399 1537 Nov 02 23:17:01 160 -5716 106 P -t 1.2286 0.5712 63N 121W 0
08400 1538 Apr 28 21:17:31 159 -5710 111 T -p -0.5432 1.0645 14S 128W 57 249 05m38s
08401 1538 Oct 22 23:38:41 159 -5704 116 A -p 0.5572 0.9214 17N 164W 56 351 09m41s
08402 1539 Apr 18 14:15:07 159 -5698 121 T n- 0.1853 1.0680 24N 39W 79 225 05m28s
08403 1539 Oct 12 00:01:45 158 -5692 126 A nn -0.1551 0.9484 19S 172E 81 192 05m35s
08404 1540 Apr 07 05:04:30 158 -5686 131 T p- 0.9462 1.0115 63N 35E 18 123 00m42s
08405 1540 Sep 30 06:54:11 157 -5680 136 A p- -0.8620 0.9960 55S 29E 30 27 00m17s
08406 1541 Feb 25 21:54:42 157 -5675 103 P -t -1.1360 0.7272 61S 46W 0
08407 1541 Aug 21 12:20:07 157 -5669 108 P -t 1.0541 0.9172 61N 102E 0
08408 1541 Sep 19 20:34:01 157 -5668 146 Pb t- -1.5140 0.0378 61S 135E 0
08409 1542 Feb 14 21:27:23 156 -5663 113 A -p -0.4424 0.9265 33S 124W 64 305 07m44s
08410 1542 Aug 11 04:51:06 156 -5657 118 T -n 0.3454 1.0525 31N 119E 70 184 04m12s
08411 1543 Feb 03 23:38:52 155 -5651 123 A n- 0.2735 0.9617 1N 177W 74 143 04m14s
08412 1543 Jul 31 17:16:23 155 -5645 128 H p- -0.4229 1.0007 7S 87W 65 3 00m05s
08413 1544 Jan 24 08:57:45 155 -5639 133 H t- 0.9533 1.0035 50N 16E 17 40 00m16s
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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
08414 1544 Jul 19 22:38:22 154 -5633 138 P t- -1.2281 0.5730 63S 154E 0
08415 1544 Dec 14 13:06:28 154 -5628 105 P -t -1.0948 0.8297 66S 148E 0
08416 1545 Jun 09 08:57:28 154 -5622 110 A -p 0.8506 0.9567 81N 72E 31 303 03m06s
08417 1545 Dec 04 03:15:42 153 -5616 115 H -p -0.4480 1.0051 50S 132E 63 20 00m25s
08418 1546 May 29 15:24:40 153 -5610 120 H nn 0.0470 1.0133 26N 51W 87 46 01m24s
08419 1546 Nov 23 11:35:42 152 -5604 125 A n- 0.2561 0.9521 7S 5E 75 181 06m13s
08420 1547 May 19 04:48:58 152 -5598 130 T p- -0.7060 1.0581 23S 111E 45 270 05m22s
08421 1547 Nov 12 12:54:24 152 -5592 135 A p- 0.9683 0.9106 56N 5W 14 1419 08m59s
08422 1548 Apr 08 14:10:08 151 -5587 102 P -t 1.1282 0.7698 71N 157W 0
08423 1548 May 07 21:46:52 151 -5586 140 P t- -1.4121 0.2250 69S 124W 0
08424 1548 Oct 01 20:10:50 151 -5581 107 P -t -1.3049 0.4394 72S 122E 0
08425 1549 Mar 29 03:30:55 150 -5575 112 H -p 0.4285 1.0029 31N 120E 64 11 00m16s
08426 1549 Sep 21 05:16:24 150 -5569 117 T -p -0.5257 1.0205 33S 88E 58 82 01m49s
08427 1550 Mar 18 09:47:48 150 -5563 122 A nn -0.3200 0.9497 15S 41E 71 194 06m05s
08428 1550 Sep 10 20:17:38 149 -5557 127 T n- 0.2029 1.0636 12N 122W 78 212 05m37s
08429 1551 Mar 07 10:05:18 149 -5551 132 P t- -1.0477 0.8730 72S 126E 0
08430 1551 Aug 31 12:53:01 149 -5545 137 T p- 0.9185 1.0460 66N 28E 23 391 02m52s
08431 1552 Jan 25 20:19:44 148 -5540 104 P -t 1.1760 0.6655 70N 157W 0
08432 1552 Jul 21 15:03:48 148 -5534 109 As -t -0.9893 0.9742 63S 65W 7 - 02m05s
08433 1553 Jan 14 07:28:09 147 -5528 114 T -n 0.4340 1.0263 6N 68E 64 99 02m41s
08434 1553 Jul 10 18:36:34 147 -5522 119 A np -0.2430 0.9509 7N 99W 76 185 06m46s
08435 1554 Jan 03 22:49:38 147 -5516 124 T n- -0.2447 1.0474 36S 158W 76 163 04m00s
08436 1554 Jun 29 19:10:40 146 -5510 129 A p- 0.5192 0.9546 54N 105W 58 195 04m22s
08437 1554 Dec 24 13:45:21 146 -5504 134 T p- -0.9341 1.0075 88S 159E 20 75 00m25s
08438 1555 May 20 14:06:06 146 -5499 101 P -t -1.3947 0.2696 64S 3E 0
08439 1555 Jun 19 00:07:16 146 -5498 139 P t- 1.2542 0.5290 66N 7E 0
08440 1555 Nov 14 07:19:27 145 -5493 106 P -t 1.2455 0.5423 63N 109E 0
08441 1556 May 09 04:53:36 145 -5487 111 T -p -0.6079 1.0673 16S 118E 52 274 05m58s
08442 1556 Nov 02 07:22:13 145 -5481 116 A -p 0.5798 0.9190 16N 79E 54 370 10m24s
08443 1557 Apr 28 21:59:05 144 -5475 121 T nn 0.1251 1.0692 24N 153W 83 227 05m42s
08444 1557 Oct 22 07:49:28 144 -5469 126 A nn -0.1266 0.9482 21S 56E 83 192 05m40s
08445 1558 Apr 18 12:39:27 144 -5463 131 T p- 0.8930 1.0132 64N 68W 26 100 00m50s
08446 1558 Oct 11 14:58:55 143 -5457 136 A p- -0.8289 0.9971 57S 90W 34 18 00m12s
08447 1559 Mar 09 05:23:01 143 -5452 103 P -t -1.1761 0.6598 61S 167W 0
08448 1559 Sep 01 20:13:59 143 -5446 108 P -t 1.1056 0.8172 61N 25W 0
08449 1559 Oct 01 04:46:46 142 -5445 146 P t- -1.4772 0.1083 61S 3E 0
08450 1560 Feb 26 05:00:44 142 -5440 113 A -p -0.4741 0.9299 30S 124E 62 294 07m22s
08451 1560 Aug 21 12:30:55 142 -5434 118 T -p 0.4050 1.0469 30N 5E 66 170 03m44s
08452 1561 Feb 14 07:39:21 141 -5428 123 A n- 0.2507 0.9670 3N 63E 75 122 03m30s
08453 1561 Aug 11 00:27:07 141 -5422 128 A n- -0.3564 0.9956 7S 166E 69 16 00m27s
08454 1562 Feb 03 17:27:33 141 -5416 133 T t- 0.9373 1.0091 49N 114W 20 89 00m41s
08455 1562 Jul 31 05:16:46 140 -5410 138 P t- -1.1522 0.7034 62S 45E 0
08456 1562 Dec 25 21:58:40 140 -5405 105 P -t -1.0990 0.8217 65S 5E 0
08457 1563 Jun 20 15:30:55 140 -5399 110 A -t 0.9338 0.9564 81N 55E 20 454 02m49s
08458 1563 Dec 15 11:55:49 139 -5393 115 H -p -0.4524 1.0020 50S 7E 63 8 00m10s
08459 1564 Jun 08 22:26:49 139 -5387 120 H2 nn 0.1253 1.0174 31N 155W 83 60 01m44s
08460 1564 Dec 03 19:52:06 139 -5381 125 A nn 0.2504 0.9487 9S 119W 76 195 06m42s
08461 1565 May 29 12:15:00 138 -5375 130 T p- -0.6329 1.0629 17S 4W 51 266 05m57s
08462 1565 Nov 22 20:49:55 138 -5369 135 A p- 0.9564 0.9092 51N 130W 16 1220 09m37s
08463 1566 Apr 19 21:56:01 138 -5364 102 P -t 1.1855 0.6610 71N 74E 0
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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
08464 1566 May 19 05:21:00 138 -5363 140 P t- -1.3472 0.3507 68S 111E 0
08465 1566 Oct 13 03:59:23 137 -5358 107 P -t -1.3312 0.3939 71S 9W 0
08466 1567 Apr 09 11:04:08 137 -5352 112 H -p 0.4830 1.0020 39N 5E 61 8 00m11s
08467 1567 Oct 02 13:20:27 137 -5346 117 T -p -0.5584 1.0200 40S 35W 56 82 01m42s
08468 1568 Mar 28 17:04:21 136 -5340 122 A nn -0.2701 0.9507 8S 71W 74 187 06m10s
08469 1568 Sep 21 04:25:02 136 -5334 127 T n- 0.1619 1.0615 6N 115E 81 204 05m32s
08470 1569 Mar 17 17:21:18 136 -5328 132 A- t- -1.0033 0.9489 72S 3E 0
08471 1569 Sep 10 20:48:16 135 -5322 137 T p- 0.8732 1.0428 57N 103W 29 293 02m55s
08472 1570 Feb 05 04:34:49 135 -5317 104 P -t 1.1866 0.6475 71N 67E 0
08473 1570 Aug 01 22:00:22 135 -5311 109 P -t -1.0655 0.8623 70S 172E 0
08474 1571 Jan 25 16:07:36 135 -5305 114 T -n 0.4422 1.0302 10N 63W 64 113 02m59s
08475 1571 Jul 22 01:07:18 134 -5299 119 A -p -0.3266 0.9481 0S 162E 71 201 07m08s
08476 1572 Jan 15 07:38:12 134 -5293 124 T n- -0.2380 1.0485 33S 72E 76 166 04m07s
08477 1572 Jul 10 01:42:42 134 -5287 129 A p- 0.4338 0.9562 47N 160E 64 177 04m30s
08478 1573 Jan 03 22:28:35 133 -5281 134 H p- -0.9328 1.0058 86S 54W 21 57 00m20s
08479 1573 May 30 21:18:24 133 -5276 101 P -t -1.4619 0.1436 65S 115W 0
08480 1573 Jun 29 07:03:36 133 -5275 139 P t- 1.1724 0.6770 67N 108W 0
08481 1573 Nov 24 15:24:46 133 -5270 106 P -t 1.2591 0.5191 64N 21W 0
08482 1574 May 20 12:25:42 132 -5264 111 T -p -0.6763 1.0694 20S 4E 47 305 06m09s
08483 1574 Nov 13 15:12:17 132 -5258 116 A -p 0.5970 0.9171 15N 40W 53 387 11m03s
08484 1575 May 10 05:34:45 132 -5252 121 Tm nn 0.0583 1.0697 23N 95E 87 227 05m56s
08485 1575 Nov 02 15:47:27 131 -5246 126 A nn -0.1061 0.9483 23S 63W 84 191 05m44s
08486 1576 Apr 28 20:04:44 131 -5240 131 T p- 0.8328 1.0140 65N 168W 33 86 00m55s
08487 1576 Oct 21 23:13:06 131 -5234 136 A p- -0.8031 0.9981 59S 148E 36 11 00m08s
08488 1577 Mar 19 12:41:15 131 -5229 103 P -t -1.2235 0.5798 61S 75E 0
08489 1577 Sep 12 04:15:22 130 -5223 108 P -t 1.1507 0.7297 61N 154W 0
08490 1577 Oct 11 13:08:02 130 -5222 146 P t- -1.4473 0.1654 62S 131W 0
08491 1578 Mar 08 12:26:52 130 -5217 113 A -p -0.5120 0.9336 28S 12E 59 284 07m01s
08492 1578 Sep 01 20:15:08 130 -5211 118 T -p 0.4602 1.0408 28N 110W 62 152 03m17s
08493 1579 Feb 25 15:34:47 129 -5205 123 A n- 0.2229 0.9728 6N 56W 77 100 02m48s
08494 1579 Aug 22 07:41:32 129 -5199 128 A n- -0.2937 0.9901 7S 57E 73 36 01m00s
08495 1580 Feb 15 01:52:13 129 -5193 133 T t- 0.9164 1.0151 48N 117E 23 127 01m07s
08496 1580 Aug 10 12:00:05 129 -5187 138 P t- -1.0802 0.8258 62S 65W 0
08497 1581 Jan 05 06:49:58 128 -5182 105 P -t -1.1041 0.8121 64S 138W 0
08498 1581 Jun 30 22:06:53 128 -5176 110 P -t 1.0152 0.9454 64N 2W 0
08499 1581 Dec 25 20:35:20 128 -5170 115 A -p -0.4567 0.9993 49S 119W 63 3 00m04s
08500 1582 Jun 20 05:30:27 128 -5164 120 T nn 0.2032 1.0210 35N 101E 78 73 01m59s
08501 1582 Dec 25 04:08:39 127 -5158 125 A nn 0.2457 0.9459 9S 117E 76 206 07m02s
08502 1583 Jun 19 19:39:32 127 -5152 130 T p- -0.5581 1.0667 10S 117W 56 262 06m23s
08503 1583 Dec 14 04:48:39 127 -5146 135 A p- 0.9471 0.9083 48N 104E 18 1116 10m03s
08504 1584 May 10 05:35:06 126 -5141 102 P -t 1.2478 0.5424 70N 53W 0
08505 1584 Jun 08 12:52:25 126 -5140 140 P t- -1.2802 0.4805 67S 13W 0
08506 1584 Nov 02 11:56:44 126 -5135 107 P -t -1.3510 0.3595 70S 141W 0
08507 1585 Apr 29 18:28:58 126 -5129 112 H -p 0.5436 1.0005 47N 108W 57 2 00m03s
08508 1585 Oct 22 21:33:25 126 -5123 117 T -p -0.5846 1.0196 46S 159W 54 82 01m35s
08509 1586 Apr 19 00:10:09 125 -5117 122 A nn -0.2120 0.9517 1S 179W 78 181 06m12s
08510 1586 Oct 12 12:40:32 125 -5111 127 T n- 0.1278 1.0591 0S 11W 83 196 05m23s
08511 1587 Apr 08 00:27:05 125 -5105 132 A t- -0.9502 0.9271 60S 152W 18 889 06m26s
08512 1587 Oct 02 04:51:25 125 -5099 137 T p- 0.8352 1.0387 50N 128E 33 235 02m51s
08513 1588 Feb 26 12:42:31 124 -5094 104 P -t 1.2038 0.6178 71N 69W 0
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
08514 1588 Aug 22 05:01:47 124 -5088 109 P -t -1.1364 0.7355 71S 54E 0
08515 1589 Feb 15 00:42:20 124 -5082 114 T -n 0.4545 1.0344 14N 167E 63 129 03m17s
08516 1589 Aug 11 07:41:04 124 -5076 119 A -p -0.4072 0.9450 8S 61E 66 221 07m24s
08517 1590 Feb 04 16:24:05 123 -5070 124 T n- -0.2293 1.0498 29S 59W 77 170 04m17s
08518 1590 Jul 31 08:17:39 123 -5064 129 A p- 0.3503 0.9574 39N 62E 69 166 04m38s
08519 1591 Jan 25 07:09:22 123 -5058 134 H p- -0.9298 1.0047 82S 151E 21 45 00m16s
08520 1591 Jun 21 04:28:43 123 -5053 101 Pe -t -1.5311 0.0129 66S 128E 0
08521 1591 Jul 20 14:02:08 123 -5052 139 P t- 1.0911 0.8249 69N 136E 0
08522 1591 Dec 15 23:33:56 122 -5047 106 P -t 1.2690 0.5024 65N 153W 0
08523 1592 Jun 09 19:55:49 122 -5041 111 T -p -0.7465 1.0705 25S 110W 42 344 06m11s
08524 1592 Dec 03 23:07:16 122 -5035 116 A -p 0.6102 0.9159 15N 160W 52 401 11m36s
08525 1593 May 30 13:07:31 122 -5029 121 T nn -0.0106 1.0696 21N 17W 90 227 06m08s
08526 1593 Nov 22 23:52:06 121 -5023 126 A nn -0.0906 0.9488 25S 177E 85 189 05m46s
08527 1594 May 20 03:23:17 121 -5017 131 T p- 0.7678 1.0141 65N 94E 40 76 00m58s
08528 1594 Nov 12 07:34:49 121 -5011 136 A p- -0.7829 0.9991 62S 25E 38 5 00m04s
08529 1595 Apr 09 19:50:05 121 -5006 103 P -t -1.2777 0.4879 61S 41W 0
08530 1595 Oct 03 12:24:36 121 -5000 108 P -t 1.1896 0.6546 61N 75E 0
08531 1595 Nov 01 21:36:53 120 -4999 146 P t- -1.4233 0.2111 62S 93E 0
08532 1596 Mar 28 19:43:19 120 -4994 113 A -p -0.5583 0.9373 26S 97W 56 275 06m41s
08533 1596 Sep 22 04:07:03 120 -4988 118 T -p 0.5085 1.0346 27N 133E 59 134 02m50s
08534 1597 Mar 17 23:22:39 120 -4982 123 A n- 0.1878 0.9788 8N 173W 79 77 02m08s
08535 1597 Sep 11 15:01:22 120 -4976 128 A nn -0.2363 0.9843 8S 52W 76 57 01m35s
08536 1598 Mar 07 10:10:01 119 -4970 133 T p- 0.8893 1.0214 48N 8W 27 156 01m33s
08537 1598 Aug 31 18:48:48 119 -4964 138 A- t- -1.0126 0.9398 61S 176W 0
08538 1599 Jan 26 15:37:11 119 -4959 105 P -t -1.1125 0.7965 63S 81E 0
08539 1599 Jul 22 04:45:15 119 -4953 110 P -t 1.0949 0.8068 63N 111W 0
08540 1600 Jan 16 05:12:46 118 -4947 115 A -p -0.4623 0.9972 47S 116E 62 11 00m14s
08541 1600 Jul 10 12:35:58 118 -4941 120 T -n 0.2804 1.0238 38N 3W 74 84 02m08s
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 16th century CE can be found at the World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths. The maps are broken down into 20 year intervals and may be accessed through the links below. Each map is stored in GIF format with a typical file size of 130 kilobytes.
| World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths | |||||
| 16th century CE | 1501-1520 | 1521-1540 | 1541-1560 | 1561-1580 | 1581-1600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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.
These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Solar 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..
The coordinates of the Sun used in these predictions are based on the VSOP87 theory [Bretagnon and Francou, 1988]. The Moon's coordinates are based on the ELP-2000/82 theory [Chapront-Touze and Chapront, 1983]. For more information, see: Solar and Lunar Ephemerides. The revised value used for the Moon's secular acceleration is n-dot = -25.858 arc-sec/cy*cy, as deduced from the Apollo lunar laser ranging experiment (Chapront, Chapront-Touze, and Francou, 2002).
The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as ΔT and is determined as follows:
A series of polynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -1999 to +3000. The uncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.
[1] The 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.
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)"
