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Annular and Total Solar Eclipses
Visible from Los Angeles, CA

0001 CE to 3000 CE

Fred Espenak

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Los Angeles
Latitude: 34°03.0'N
Longitude: 118°14.0'W
Time Zone: -8.0 h


Annular and Total Solar Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles, CA

Two to five eclipses of the Sun occur every year. Each of these events is only visible within the 7,000 kilometer wide track of the Moon's penumbral shadow as it sweeps across a portion of the Earth. If the dark core of the Moon's shadow (umbra) also crosses the Earth, then either an annular or total eclipse will be seen within its very narrow path. The umbral path is typically about 100 to 200 kilometers wide. For any given location, a partial eclipse occurs about once every two or three years. In comparison, annular and total eclipses are far rarer events. Eclipses for Beginners examines the geometry of solar eclipses in greater detail. Please note that extreme care must be taken when viewing a solar eclipse.

The table below summarizes the types and numbers of eclipses visible each century from Los Angeles during the period 0001 CE to 3000 CE . The last two columns list the years in which annular and total eclipses are visible from this location. During this interval, 12 annular eclipses are visible from Los Angeles ( 0052*, 0128, 0505, 1062, 1117, 1225, 1647*, 1782, 1992, 2121, 2711* and 2876 ). For the same period, 10 total eclipses are visible from Los Angeles ( 0621*, 0684, 0736, 0804, 1196, 1557, 1623, 1632, 1679* and 1724 ). Annular and total eclipses are extraordinarily uncommon events when viewed from a single place. On average, an annular eclipse is seen once every 224 years, while a total eclipse is seen once every 375 years. However, there can be significant variations in these averages.

The geographic coordinates used in these predictions are for a single position in central Los Angeles . But cities are not simply singular points on the surface of the Earth. They cover geographic regions many tens of square kilometers in area. An eclipse path may miss the center of a city yet still be visible from within the city limits. To cover for this possibility, any partial eclipse seen from the city's center is counted as annular or total if some portion of its umbral path passes within 15 km of the city's coordinates.


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Solar Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles, CA
Number of EclipsesDates of Eclipses
Date IntervalAll
Eclipses
Partial
Eclipses
Annular
Eclipses
Total
Eclipses
Dates of
Annular Eclipses
Dates of
Total Eclipses
0001 CE - 0100 CE 36 35 1 0 0052* -
0101 CE - 0200 CE 34 33 1 0 0128 -
0201 CE - 0300 CE 45 45 0 0 - -
0301 CE - 0400 CE 38 38 0 0 - -
0401 CE - 0500 CE 37 37 0 0 - -
0501 CE - 0600 CE 42 41 1 0 0505 -
0601 CE - 0700 CE 42 40 0 2 - 0621*, 0684
0701 CE - 0800 CE 37 36 0 1 - 0736
0801 CE - 0900 CE 37 36 0 1 - 0804
0901 CE - 1000 CE 44 44 0 0 - -
1001 CE - 1100 CE 38 37 1 0 1062 -
1101 CE - 1200 CE 33 31 1 1 1117 1196
1201 CE - 1300 CE 31 30 1 0 1225 -
1301 CE - 1400 CE 42 42 0 0 - -
1401 CE - 1500 CE 41 41 0 0 - -
1501 CE - 1600 CE 38 37 0 1 - 1557
1601 CE - 1700 CE 34 30 1 3 1647* 1623, 1632, 1679*
1701 CE - 1800 CE 36 34 1 1 1782 1724
1801 CE - 1900 CE 41 41 0 0 - -
1901 CE - 2000 CE 36 35 1 0 1992 -
2001 CE - 2100 CE 39 39 0 0 - -
2101 CE - 2200 CE 41 40 1 0 2121 -
2201 CE - 2300 CE 39 39 0 0 - -
2301 CE - 2400 CE 32 32 0 0 - -
2401 CE - 2500 CE 37 37 0 0 - -
2501 CE - 2600 CE 40 40 0 0 - -
2601 CE - 2700 CE 44 44 0 0 - -
2701 CE - 2800 CE 36 35 1 0 2711* -
2801 CE - 2900 CE 36 35 1 0 2876 -
2901 CE - 3000 CE 40 40 0 0 - -

Years marked by '*' indicate eclipse path passes within 15 km of central Los Angeles

BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) are secular alternatives for the terms BC and AD, respectively. For more information, see Year Dating Conventions.

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Catalog of Annular and Total Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles, CA

The following catalog features the primary details for all annular and total eclipses visible from Los Angeles during the period 0001 CE to 3000 CE . For convenience, all dates and times are given in local standard time (= GMT - 8.0) . Note that if daylight savings time is in effect, then one hour must be added to the times. In addition to the date and the type of eclipse visible from Los Angeles , the local times for the beginning, maximum and end of the eclipse are given. For maximum eclipse, each catalog lists the Sun's altitude and azimuth as well as the magnitude (fraction of Sun's diameter covered) and obscuration (fraction of Sun's area covered). A magnitude of 1.0 or greater is a total eclipse while a magnitude less than 1.0 is either an annular or partial eclipse. Next, the distances (km) from Los Angeles to the center line and path edge are provided. If the city coordinates are inside the umbral eclipse path, then the tabulated distance to the path edge is negative. Positive values imply that the geographic coordinates are just outside the path, but that an annular or total eclipse is still visible from some portions of the city. Finally, the last column provides special comments about the eclipse. If the central coordinates of Los Angeles are within the path, then the duration of annularity or totality is given. For a complete description of each item in the catalog, please see Key to Solar Eclipse Viewing Circumstances.

BCE (Before Common Era) and CE (Common Era) are secular alternatives for the terms BC and AD, respectively. For more information, see Year Dating Conventions.


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Annular and Total Solar Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles, CA

0001 CE to 3000 CE

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                                                                      Since
            Eclipse Eclipse  Maximum  Eclipse Sun  Sun  Eclip. Eclip.  Last    Dist.  Dist.   Special
     Date     Type  Begins   Eclipse   Ends   Alt  Azm   Mag.   Obs.  Eclipse Center  Edge    Notes
                      h  m     h  m     h  m    °    °                  yrs     km     km

 0052 Sep 11   A:p   07:47    09:12    10:45   43  119  0.951  0.910     -       98     15    ANNULAR - 15 km to path
 0128 Aug 13   A:a   07:15    08:37    10:09   42  100  0.972  0.940   75.9      46     -9    ANNULAR - 01m30s
 0505 Nov 11   A:a   09:12    10:48    12:33   36  165  0.973  0.916  377.2      27    -81    ANNULAR - 04m19s
 0621 Aug 22   T:p   14:52    16:00    17:01   30  263  0.997  0.999  115.8     152     12    TOTAL -   12 km to path
 0684 Sep 14   T:t   14:40    15:48    16:50   26  254  1.005  1.000   63.1     112    -33    TOTAL -   01m47s
 0736 Jun 13   T:t   12:34    14:04    15:24   59  259  1.017  1.000   51.7      10    -60    TOTAL -   03m23s
 0804 Apr 13   T:t   12:15    13:37    14:55   56  232  1.001  1.000   67.8     118     -2    TOTAL -   00m59s
 1062 Dec 03   A:a   08:34    10:15    12:09   29  156  0.926  0.849  258.6     215    -28    ANNULAR - 04m13s
 1117 Jan 04   A:a   09:46    11:35    13:23   34  172  0.945  0.863   54.1     117   -106    ANNULAR - 06m57s
 1196 Sep 23   T:t   10:26    11:49    13:13   53  183  1.020  1.000   79.7      16    -81    TOTAL -   03m59s
 1225 Mar 10   A:a   09:03    10:33    12:07   49  145  0.969  0.921   28.5      52    -42    ANNULAR - 03m10s
 1557 Apr 28   T:t   13:57    15:13    16:23   42  263  1.003  1.000  332.1      96     -8    TOTAL -   01m46s
 1623 Oct 23   T:t   12:13    13:40    14:59   36  218  1.010  1.000   66.5      27    -54    TOTAL -   02m16s
 1632 Oct 13   T:t   10:11    11:33    12:58   48  178  1.000  1.000    9.0      40     -0    TOTAL -   00m15s
 1647 Jan 05   A:p   15:19    16:44    16:56s   2  241  0.902  0.819   14.2     222     15    ANNULAR - 15 km to path
 1679 Apr 10   T:p   08:05    09:16    10:33   45  116  0.997  0.999   32.3     135     14    TOTAL -   14 km to path
 1724 May 22   T:t   07:12    08:14    09:24   41   92  1.029  1.000   45.1       5   -124    TOTAL -   03m53s
 1782 Apr 12   A:a   07:26    08:47    10:17   40  109  0.943  0.876   57.9     141    -38    ANNULAR - 03m28s
 1992 Jan 04   A:a   15:34    16:52    16:54s   1  242  0.919  0.818  209.7     135    -56    ANNULAR - 03m52s
 2121 Jul 14   A:a   05:48    06:56    08:15   23   79  0.971  0.936  129.5      47    -16    ANNULAR - 01m36s
 2711 May 09   A:p   11:47    13:35    15:17   61  241  0.937  0.878  589.8     119      1    ANNULAR -  1 km to path
 2876 Dec 06   A:a   12:50    14:34    16:04   20  222  0.950  0.869  165.6     105   -117    ANNULAR - 06m02s


All times are in Local Standard Time.
(Add one hour when Daylight Savings Time is in effect.)

Key to Eclipse Circumstances Catalog

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All Solar Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles, CA

The following two catalogs provide more details for solar eclipses visible from Los Angeles during the period 0001 CE to 3000 CE . The first catalog lists the local circumstances (times, magnitude, etc.) for every eclipse visible from the city. The second catalog includes only major eclipses (magnitude greater than 0.75, including nearby annular and total eclipses). The catalogs should prove useful for historical research or for planning future observations.

Catalog of All Solar Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles

Catalog of Major Solar Eclipses Visible from Los Angeles


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These eclipse predictions are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC"

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Last revised: 2003 Mar 11 - F. Espenak