Central Solar Eclipses: 1991 - 2050

The following table provides links to maps and path coordinates for every central solar eclipse from 1991 through 2050. A central eclipse is one where the axis of the Moon's shadow intersects Earth's surface. It may be total, annular or hybrid (combination of both total and annular).

The global maps use an orthographic projection of Earth which shows the region of visibility for each eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (magenta and cyan) covers the region of partial eclipse, while the course to the umbral (blue) or antumbral (red) shadow defines the path of total or annular eclipse, respectively. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps. Each figure is stored as a GIF file of about 60 kilobytes.

The path tables include the geographic coordinates of the northern and southern limits, as well as the central line. The path characteristics are generated at 1 minute intervals of time compared to the 6 minute interval used in Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035. This should provide enough detail for making preliminary plots of the path on larger scale maps. Local circumstances on the central line include the Sun's altitide and azimuth, the path width (kilometers) and the duration of the central eclipse.

About the Predictions

Solar Eclipses: 1991 - 2000
Date Eclipse Type Saros Ecl. Mag. [1] Central Duration [2] Global Map Dynamic Map Eclipse Animation Path Table
1991 Jan 15 Annular 131 0.929 07m53s map map animation path
1991 Jul 11 Total 136 1.080 06m53s map map animation path
1992 Jan 04 Annular 141 0.918 11m41s map map animation path
1992 Jun 30 Total 146 1.059 05m21s map map animation path
1994 May 10 Annular 128 0.943 06m13s map map animation path
1994 Nov 03 Total 133 1.054 04m23s map map animation path
1995 Apr 29 Annular 138 0.950 06m37s map map animation path
1995 Oct 24 Total 143 1.021 02m09s map map animation path
1997 Mar 09 Total 120 1.042 02m50s map map animation path
1998 Feb 26 Total 130 1.044 04m09s map map animation path
1998 Aug 22 Annular 135 0.973 03m14s map map animation path
1999 Feb 16 Annular 140 0.993 00m40s map map animation path
1999 Aug 11 Total 145 1.029 02m23s map map animation path
Solar Eclipses: 2001 - 2010
Date Eclipse Type Saros Ecl. Mag. [1] Central Duration [2] Global Map Dynamic Map Eclipse Animation Path Table
2001 Jun 21 Total 127 1.050 04m57s map map animation path
2001 Dec 14 Annular 132 0.968 03m53s map map animation path
2002 Jun 10 Annular 137 0.996 00m23s map map animation path
2002 Dec 04 Total 142 1.024 02m04s map map animation path
2003 May 31 Annular 147 0.938 03m37s map map animation path
2003 Nov 23 Total 152 1.038 01m57s map map animation path
2005 Apr 08 Hybrid 129 1.007 00m42s map map animation path
2005 Oct 03 Annular 134 0.958 04m32s map map animation path
2006 Mar 29 Total 139 1.052 04m07s map map animation path
2006 Sep 22 Annular 144 0.935 07m09s map map animation path
2008 Feb 07 Annular 121 0.965 02m12s map map animation path
2008 Aug 01 Total 126 1.039 02m27s map map animation path
2009 Jan 26 Annular 131 0.928 07m54s map map animation path
2009 Jul 22 Total 136 1.080 06m39s map map animation path
2010 Jan 15 Annular 141 0.919 11m08s map map animation path
2010 Jul 11 Total 146 1.058 05m20s map map animation path
Solar Eclipses: 2011 - 2020
Date Eclipse Type Saros Ecl. Mag. [1] Central Duration [2] Global Map Dynamic Map Eclipse Animation Path Table
2012 May 20 Annular 128 0.944 05m46s map map animation path
2012 Nov 13 Total 133 1.050 04m02s map map animation path
2013 May 10 Annular 138 0.954 06m03s map map animation path
2013 Nov 03 Hybrid 143 1.016 01m40s map map animation path
2014 Apr 29 Annular 148 0.984 01m06s map map animation path
2015 Mar 20 Total 120 1.045 02m47s map map animation path
2016 Mar 09 Total 130 1.045 04m09s map map animation path
2016 Sep 01 Annular 135 0.974 03m06s map map animation path
2017 Feb 26 Annular 140 0.992 00m44s map map animation path
2017 Aug 21 Total 145 1.031 02m40s map map animation path
2019 Jul 02 Total 127 1.046 04m33s map map animation path
2019 Dec 26 Annular 132 0.970 03m40s map map animation path
2020 Jun 21 Annular 137 0.994 00m38s map map animation path
2020 Dec 14 Total 142 1.025 02m10s map map animation path
Solar Eclipses: 2021 - 2030
Date Eclipse Type Saros Ecl. Mag. [1] Central Duration [2] Global Map Dynamic Map Eclipse Animation Path Table
2021 Jun 10 Annular 147 0.943 03m51s map map animation path
2021 Dec 04 Total 152 1.037 01m54s map map animation path
2023 Apr 20 Hybrid 129 1.013 01m16s map map animation path
2023 Oct 14 Annular 134 0.952 05m17s map map animation path
2024 Apr 08 Total 139 1.057 04m28s map map animation path
2024 Oct 02 Annular 144 0.933 07m25s map map animation path
2026 Feb 17 Annular 121 0.963 02m20s map map animation path
2026 Aug 12 Total 126 1.039 02m18s map map animation path
2027 Feb 06 Annular 131 0.928 07m51s map map animation path
2027 Aug 02 Total 136 1.079 06m23s map map animation path
2028 Jan 26 Annular 141 0.921 10m27s map map animation path
2028 Jul 22 Total 146 1.056 05m10s map map animation path
2030 Jun 01 Annular 128 0.944 05m21s map map animation path
2030 Nov 25 Total 133 1.047 03m44s map map animation path
Solar Eclipses: 2031 - 2040
Date Eclipse Type Saros Ecl. Mag. [1] Central Duration [2] Global Map Dynamic Map Eclipse Animation Path Table
2031 May 21 Annular 138 0.9589 05m26s map map animation path
2031 Nov 14 Hybrid 143 1.0106 01m08s map map animation path
2032 May 09 Annular 148 0.9957 00m22s map map animation path
2033 Mar 30 Total 120 1.0462 02m37s map map animation path
2034 Mar 20 Total 130 1.0458 04m09s map map animation path
2034 Sep 12 Annular 135 0.9736 02m58s map map animation path
2035 Mar 09 Annular 140 0.9919 00m48s map map animation path
2035 Sep 02 Total 145 1.0320 02m54s map map animation path
2037 Jul 13 Total 127 1.0413 03m58s map map animation path
2038 Jan 05 Annular 132 0.9728 03m18s map map animation path
2038 Jul 02 Annular 137 0.9911 01m00s map map animation path
2038 Dec 26 Total 142 1.0268 02m18s map map animation path
2039 Jun 21 Annular 147 0.9454 04m05s map map animation path
2039 Dec 15 Total 152 1.0356 01m51s map map animation path
Solar Eclipses: 2041 - 2050
Date Eclipse Type Saros Ecl. Mag. [1] Central Duration [2] Global Map Dynamic Map Eclipse Animation Path Table
2041 Apr 30 Total 129 1.0189 01m51s map map animation path
2041 Oct 25 Annular 134 0.9467 06m07s map map animation path
2042 Apr 20 Total 139 1.0614 04m51s map map animation path
2042 Oct 14 Annular 144 0.9300 07m44s map map animation path
2043 Apr 09 Total 149 1.0095 - map map animation path
2043 Oct 03 Annular 154 0.9497 - map map animation path
2044 Feb 28 Annular 121 0.9600 02m27s map map animation path
2044 Aug 23 Total 126 1.0364 02m04s map map animation path
2045 Feb 16 Annular 131 0.9285 07m47s map map animation path
2045 Aug 12 Total 136 1.0774 06m06s map map animation path
2046 Feb 05 Annular 141 0.9232 09m42s map map animation path
2046 Aug 02 Total 146 1.0531 04m51s map map animation path
2048 Jun 11 Annular 128 0.9441 04m58s map map animation path
2048 Dec 05 Total 133 1.0440 03m28s map map animation path
2049 May 31 Annular 138 0.9631 04m45s map map animation path
2049 Nov 25 Hybrid 143 1.0057 00m38s map map animation path
2050 May 20 Hybrid 148 1.0038 00m21s map map animation path

[1] Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured by the Moon. For annular eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always less than 1. For total eclipses, the eclipse magnitude is always greater than or equal to 1. For both annular and total eclipses, the value listed is actually the ratio of diameters between the Moon and the Sun.

[2] Central Duration is the duration of a total or annular eclipse at Greatest Eclipse. Greatest Eclipse is the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.

[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.

Ten Year Tables of Solar Eclipses

Each link in the following table takes you to a page containing 10 years of eclipses. Each eclipse has links of global maps and path coordinate tables.

Ten Year Tables of Solar Eclipses
Decades
1901-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950
1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100
World Maps of Solar Eclipse Paths
World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths
19th Century 1801-1820 1821-1840 1841-1860 1861-1880 1881-1900
20th Century 1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000
21st Century 2001-2020 2021-2040 2041-2060 2061-2080 2081-2200
22nd Century 2101-2120 2121-2140 2141-2160 2161-2180 2181-2200
Solar Eclipse Catalogs

Special thanks to National Space Club summer interns Bailey McCreery (July 2001) for his valuable assistance in preparing this web page, Sumit Dutta (July 2005) for meticulously updating the Eclipse Web Site to NASA/W3C standards, and Jesse Marder (July 2006) for expanding the page to include animations and Google maps.

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented in this catalog is based on data originally published in Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035. For information on reproducting eclipse data, see NASA Copyright Information.

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

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC"

2009 Jan 06