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 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 | - | 228 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 78 | 34.2% |
| Annular | A | 73 | 32.0% |
| Total | T | 71 | 31.1% |
| Hybrid | H | 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 | 144 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 73 | 100.0% |
| 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 | 71 | 100.0% |
| 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 14 | 12m09s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | 1948 May 09 | 00m00s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | 1955 Jun 20 | 07m08s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | 1968 Sep 22 | 00m40s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 1909 Jun 17 | 00m24s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 1986 Oct 03 | 00m00s | - |
| 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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)"
