Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1699 to -1600 ( 1700 BCE to 1601 BCE )

Introduction

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:

1. Partial - Moon's penumbral shadow traverses Earth (umbral and antumbral shadows completely miss Earth)
2. Annular - Moon's antumbral shadow traverses Earth (Moon is too far from Earth to completely cover the Sun)
3. Total - Moon's umbral shadow traverses Earth (Moon is close enough to Earth to completely cover the Sun)
4. Hybrid - Moon's umbral and antumbral shadows traverse Earth (eclipse appears annular and total along different sections of its path). Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular-total eclipses. [2]

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:

1. Central (two limits) - The central axis of the Moon’s shadow cone traverses Earth thereby producing a central line in the eclipse track. The umbra or antumbra falls entirely upon Earth so the ground track has both a northern and southern limit.
2. Central (one limit) - The central axis of the Moon’s shadow cone traverses Earth. However, a portion of the umbra or antumbra misses Earth throughout the eclipse and the resulting ground track has just one limit.
3. Non-Central (one limit) - The central axis of the Moon’s shadow cone misses Earth. However, one edge of the umbra or antumbra grazes Earth thereby producing a ground track with one limit and no central line.

The recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by theSaros cycle. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.

Statistics for Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 ( 1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)

During the 17th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 230 solar eclipses.The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

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 17th century BCEappears in the following three tables (no Hybrids are included since all are central with two limits).

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: 78                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 15                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  6                      Number of Years with 5 Eclipses:  1  ( -1675)                      Two eclipses in same month: -1610 Jul

The longest and shortest central eclipses of the century as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses are listed in the below.

During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 5 Saros Series end.The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.

      1 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:  -1653/ 40      5 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:  -1686/ -6 -1686/ -1 -1679/ -2 -1675/  0 -1603/ -5

Catalog of Solar Eclipses

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 inKey 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.

• Catalog Number - link to a smallglobal map showing geographic visibility of the eclipse
• Calendar Date - link to the path of central eclipse plotted on Google maps
• Saros Num - link to a catalog of all eclipses in theSaros cycle
• Gamma - link to a table ofBesselian elements for the eclipse

Index for Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600

                      TD ofCatalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  CentralNumber     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.                                 s                                          °    °    °   km00747-1699 Apr 27  05:37:08  39427 -45747 11   T   -n-0.3386  1.0703   9S  91W  70  242  05m50s00748-1699 Oct 20  17:09:38  39416 -45741 16   Am  nn 0.2245  0.9464   6N  91E  77  202  05m50s00749-1698 Apr 16  19:57:41  39405 -45735 21   T   p- 0.4325  1.0206  26N  32E  64   77  01m47s00750-1698 Oct 10  00:44:55  39394 -45729 26   H   p--0.4809  1.0011  26S  43W  61    4  00m06s00751 -1697 Apr 06  03:33:07  39383 -45723 31   P   t- 1.2482  0.5389  61N 157W   000752 -1697 Aug 31  05:06:54  39374 -45718   -2   P   -t 1.4904  0.0804  62N  27E   000753 -1697 Sep 29  14:39:00  39373 -45717 36   P   t--1.1353  0.7547  61S  40E   000754-1696 Feb 24  12:50:43  39363 -45712  3   A   -p-0.8850  0.9344  64S 147W  27  522  04m57s00755-1696 Aug 19  20:41:34  39353 -45706  8   T   -p 0.8335  1.0263  65N  82E  33  161  01m39s00756-1695 Feb 12  16:36:30  39342 -45700 13   A   nn-0.1229  0.9814  25S 103E  83   67  01m54s00757-1695 Aug 09  07:28:10  39331 -45694 18   A   nn 0.1143  0.9822  27N 125W  83   63  01m50s00758-1694 Feb 02  03:29:44  39320 -45688 23   T   p- 0.6032  1.0296  15N  75W  53  125  02m51s00759-1694 Jul 29  11:07:04  39309 -45682 28   A   p--0.6466  0.9407  17S 168E  50  285  07m41s00760 -1694 Dec 24  09:09:54  39300 -45677   -5   P   -t-1.3768  0.2997  67S  25E   000761 -1693 Jan 22  19:02:44  39298 -45676 33   P   t- 1.2686  0.5034  64N  30E   000762 -1693 Jun 18  20:55:31  39289 -45671  0   P   -t 1.4570  0.1734  67N 145W   000763 -1693 Jul 18  11:15:43  39287 -45670 38   P   t--1.3762  0.3192  65S 151E   000764-1693 Dec 13  22:46:18  39278 -45665  5   A   -p-0.7455  0.9933  70S   7W  41   36  00m28s00765-1692 Jun 07  04:50:08  39268 -45659 10   T   -p 0.6331  1.0216  60N 100W  50   95  01m38s00766-1692 Dec 02  05:58:03  39257 -45653 15   A   nn-0.0611  0.9435  23S 108W  86  209  06m54s00767-1691 May 27  19:22:45  39246 -45647 20   T   n--0.1459  1.0731  10N  52E  82  240  06m48s00768-1691 Nov 21  06:20:30  39235 -45641 25   A   p- 0.6297  0.9131  22N 106W  51  424  11m40s00769-1690 May 17  12:42:18  39224 -45635 30   T   p--0.8849  1.0681  46S 168E  27  477  05m07s00770 -1690 Nov 10  05:56:47  39213 -45629 35   P   t- 1.2815  0.4809  71N  59W   000771-1689 Apr 07  18:23:32  39204 -45624  2   A   -t 0.9476  0.9929  65N  24E  18   80  00m30s00772-1689 Sep 30  22:56:52  39193 -45618  7   T   -p-0.9084  1.0102  58S  33W  24   84  00m44s00773-1688 Mar 26  23:50:07  39183 -45612 12   A   nn 0.2032  0.9547   8N  15W  78  169  05m37s00774-1688 Sep 19  13:58:44  39172 -45606 17   T   -n-0.2045  1.0537   4S 130E  78  181  04m53s00775-1687 Mar 16  00:15:31  39161 -45600 22   A   p--0.5470  0.9410  39S   5W  57  260  06m20s00776-1687 Sep 09  05:47:51  39150 -45594 27   T   p- 0.4896  1.0364  39N  94W  60  140  02m59s00777 -1686 Feb 03  14:02:23  39141 -45589   -6   Pe  -t 1.5192  0.0538  68N 117E   000778 -1686 Mar 05  02:54:52  39139 -45588 32   P   t--1.2597  0.5183  71S  71E   000779 -1686 Jul 31  04:27:07  39130 -45583   -1   Pe  -t-1.5528  0.0060  68S  93W   000780 -1686 Aug 29  17:43:54  39128 -45582 37   P   t- 1.2512  0.5337  70N 145W   000781-1685 Jan 24  02:33:47  39119 -45577  4   T   -p 0.7549  1.0365  27N  54W  41  187  03m23s00782-1685 Jul 20  06:33:02  39108 -45571  9   A   -p-0.8568  0.9349  36S 115W  31  473  07m48s00783-1684 Jan 13  18:30:49  39098 -45565 14   T   -n 0.0613  1.0533  20S  68E  87  177  04m55s00784-1684 Jul 08  07:09:27  39087 -45559 19   Am  nn-0.1029  0.9580  18N 125W  84  153  05m22s00785-1683 Jan 02  09:14:40  39076 -45553 24   H   p--0.6429  1.0116  64S 163W  50   52  00m50s00786-1683 Jun 27  13:18:34  39065 -45547 29   H   p- 0.6596  1.0056  64N 126E  48   26  00m25s00787 -1683 Dec 22  18:19:28  39054 -45541 34   P   t--1.4005  0.2754  64S  86W   000788 -1682 May 18  19:44:10  39045 -45536  1   P   -t-1.1432  0.7472  62S 103E   000789 -1682 Jun 17  02:36:40  39043 -45535 39   P   t- 1.3656  0.3177  64N 155E   000790-1682 Nov 12  00:32:11  39034 -45530  6   A   -p 0.9295  0.9078  47N   8E  21  936  09m08s00791-1681 May 08  12:59:02  39024 -45524 11   T   -p-0.4138  1.0685  10S 157E  65  243  05m49s00792-1681 Nov 01  01:23:34  39013 -45518 16   A   nn 0.2281  0.9477   2N  34W  77  197  05m47s00793-1680 Apr 27  03:00:58  39002 -45512 21   T   n- 0.3575  1.0188  27N  74W  69   68  01m39s00794-1680 Oct 20  09:17:56  38991 -45506 26   H   p--0.4736  1.0023  30S 174W  62    9  00m12s00795 -1679 Apr 16  10:11:56  38980 -45500 31   P   t- 1.1740  0.6681  61N  92E   000796 -1679 Sep 10  13:28:28  38971 -45495   -2   Pe  -t 1.5160  0.0331  61N 109W   0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600

                      TD ofCatalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  CentralNumber     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.                                 s                                          °    °    °   km00797 -1679 Oct 09  23:19:31  38970 -45494 36   P   t--1.1237  0.7763  61S 100W   000798-1678 Mar 06  19:47:59  38961 -45489  3   A   -t-0.9415  0.9369  63S 119E  19  696  04m34s00799-1678 Aug 31  04:44:18  38950 -45483  8   T   -p 0.8690  1.0192  63N  35W  29  132  01m13s00800-1677 Feb 24  00:07:48  38939 -45477 13   A   nn-0.1674  0.9877  24S  10W  80   44  01m12s00801-1677 Aug 20  14:57:08  38928 -45471 18   A   nn 0.1598  0.9757  26N 123E  81   88  02m28s00802-1676 Feb 13  11:32:52  38917 -45465 23   T   p- 0.5673  1.0361  14N 161E  55  146  03m21s00803-1676 Aug 08  18:04:23  38906 -45459 28   A   p--0.5900  0.9371  14S  61E  54  286  08m04s00804 -1675 Jan 03  17:48:56  38897 -45454   -5   P   -t-1.3891  0.2764  66S 117W   000805 -1675 Feb 02  03:22:41  38896 -45453 33   P   t- 1.2417  0.5548  63N 106W   000806 -1675 Jun 29  03:37:03  38887 -45448  0   Pe  -t 1.5277  0.0493  66N 102E   000807 -1675 Jul 28  18:05:50  38885 -45447 38   P   t--1.3114  0.4301  64S  37E   000808-1675 Dec 24  07:17:15  38876 -45442  5   A   -p-0.7531  0.9920  73S 125W  41   43  00m34s00809-1674 Jun 18  11:56:44  38865 -45436 10   T   -p 0.7047  1.0227  67N 155E  45  110  01m36s00810-1674 Dec 13  14:09:35  38854 -45430 15   A   nn-0.0650  0.9423  26S 129E  86  214  07m04s00811-1673 Jun 08  02:45:01  38843 -45424 20   T   nn-0.0714  1.0742  17N  62W  86  241  06m49s00812-1673 Dec 02  14:21:47  38833 -45418 25   A   p- 0.6274  0.9135  19N 130E  51  423  12m00s00813-1672 May 27  20:03:02  38822 -45412 30   T   p--0.8111  1.0687  35S  49E  36  382  05m39s00814 -1672 Nov 20  14:09:47  38811 -45406 35   P   t- 1.2789  0.4852  70N 163E   000815 -1671 Apr 18  01:22:18  38802 -45401  2   P   -t 1.0243  0.9436  72N 143W   000816-1671 Oct 11  07:30:53  38791 -45395  7   T   -p-0.9140  1.0104  62S 170W  23   89  00m43s00817-1670 Apr 07  06:27:44  38780 -45389 12   A   np 0.2792  0.9546  16N 119W  74  172  05m29s00818-1670 Sep 30  22:34:46  38770 -45383 17   T   -n-0.2186  1.0513   9S   2W  77  174  04m37s00819-1669 Mar 27  06:55:32  38759 -45377 22   A   p--0.4766  0.9451  31S 110W  61  229  06m14s00820-1669 Sep 20  14:08:41  38748 -45371 27   T   n- 0.4697  1.0313  34N 139E  62  119  02m40s00821 -1668 Mar 15  10:04:15  38737 -45365 32   P   t--1.1992  0.6254  71S  52W   000822 -1668 Sep 09  01:35:56  38727 -45359 37   P   t- 1.2266  0.5771  71N  82E   000823-1667 Feb 03  10:48:21  38718 -45354  4   T   -p 0.7813  1.0412  31N 177E  38  221  03m40s00824-1667 Jul 30  13:19:42  38707 -45348  9   A   -t-0.9208  0.9297  45S 137E  23  682  07m44s00825-1666 Jan 24  02:58:13  38696 -45342 14   T   -n 0.0825  1.0554  18S  60W  85  184  05m10s00826-1666 Jul 19  13:58:11  38685 -45336 19   A   nn-0.1715  0.9577  14N 131E  80  156  05m33s00827-1665 Jan 13  17:38:08  38674 -45330 24   H   p--0.6296  1.0115  63S  78E  51   51  00m51s00828-1665 Jul 08  20:28:30  38664 -45324 29   H   p- 0.5893  1.0079  60N  26E  54   34  00m37s00829 -1664 Jan 03  02:26:41  38653 -45318 34   P   t--1.3932  0.2881  65S 141E   000830 -1664 May 29  03:06:18  38644 -45313  1   P   -t-1.2163  0.6052  62S  18W   000831 -1664 Jun 27  10:01:58  38642 -45312 39   P   t- 1.2944  0.4538  65N  33E   000832-1664 Nov 22  08:33:54  38633 -45307  6   A   -p 0.9323  0.9083  46N 119W  21  955  09m26s00833-1663 May 18  20:17:26  38622 -45301 11   T   -p-0.4912  1.0656  12S  46E  61  244  05m44s00834-1663 Nov 11  09:41:25  38612 -45295 16   A   nn 0.2290  0.9497   2S 161W  77  189  05m40s00835-1662 May 08  09:59:19  38601 -45289 21   H3  nn 0.2795  1.0162  27N 179W  74   58  01m28s00836-1662 Oct 31  17:56:59  38590 -45283 26   H   p--0.4710  1.0040  34S  54E  62   15  00m20s00837 -1661 Apr 27  16:44:02  38579 -45277 31   P   t- 1.0949  0.8056  61N  16W   000838 -1661 Oct 21  08:05:55  38569 -45271 36   P   t--1.1170  0.7887  61S 118E   000839 -1660 Mar 17  02:38:17  38560 -45266  3   A-  -t-1.0038  0.9574  61S  48E   000840-1660 Sep 10  12:54:09  38549 -45260  8   T   -t 0.8980  1.0123  60N 157W  26   95  00m47s00841-1659 Mar 06  07:31:35  38538 -45254 13   A   nn-0.2191  0.9941  23S 122W  77   21  00m34s00842-1659 Aug 30  22:33:53  38527 -45248 18   A   -n 0.1980  0.9694  25N   8E  78  112  03m06s00843-1658 Feb 23  19:29:26  38517 -45242 23   T   p- 0.5250  1.0425  14N  40E  58  165  03m48s00844-1658 Aug 20  01:09:31  38506 -45236 28   A   p--0.5401  0.9334  13S  48W  57  291  08m21s00845 -1657 Jan 15  02:22:05  38497 -45231   -5   P   -t-1.4062  0.2443  65S 103E   000846 -1657 Feb 13  11:36:16  38495 -45230 33   P   t- 1.2097  0.6162  62N 120E   0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600

                      TD ofCatalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  CentralNumber     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.                                 s                                          °    °    °   km00847 -1657 Aug 09  01:05:08  38484 -45224 38   P   t--1.2530  0.5298  63S  78W   000848-1656 Jan 04  15:41:43  38475 -45219  5   A   -p-0.7653  0.9909  73S 122E  40   50  00m37s00849-1656 Jun 28  19:08:31  38465 -45213 10   T   -p 0.7729  1.0231  74N  56E  39  125  01m31s00850-1656 Dec 23  22:15:04  38454 -45207 15   A   nn-0.0731  0.9417  28S   7E  86  216  07m06s00851-1655 Jun 18  10:11:15  38443 -45201 20   T   nn 0.0000  1.0745  23N 175W  90  242  06m41s00852-1655 Dec 12  22:17:54  38432 -45195 25   A   p- 0.6207  0.9147  16N   7E  52  414  12m07s00853-1654 Jun 08  03:26:19  38422 -45189 30   T   p--0.7398  1.0678  27S  69W  42  329  05m58s00854 -1654 Dec 01  22:21:49  38411 -45183 35   P   t- 1.2745  0.4928  69N  26E   000855 -1653 Apr 29  08:15:17  38402 -45178  2   P   -t 1.1044  0.7984  71N  98E   000856 -1653 May 28  18:12:41  38400 -45177 40   Pb  t--1.5359  0.0073  69S  95E   000857-1653 Oct 22  16:10:27  38391 -45172  7   T   -p-0.9157  1.0111  66S  53E  23   96  00m44s00858-1652 Apr 17  12:57:24  38381 -45166 12   A   -p 0.3613  0.9542  25N 139E  69  179  05m19s00859-1652 Oct 11  07:17:32  38370 -45160 17   T   -n-0.2268  1.0492  14S 135W  77  167  04m22s00860-1651 Apr 06  13:26:49  38359 -45154 22   A   p--0.3984  0.9490  22S 147E  66  203  06m06s00861-1651 Sep 30  22:37:42  38348 -45148 27   T   n- 0.4574  1.0264  29N   9E  63  100  02m20s00862 -1650 Mar 26  17:06:50  38338 -45142 32   P   t--1.1319  0.7457  72S 173W   000863 -1650 Sep 20  09:35:05  38327 -45136 37   P   t- 1.2085  0.6083  71N  53W   000864-1649 Feb 14  18:55:44  38318 -45131  4   T   -p 0.8141  1.0456  36N  50E  35  261  03m51s00865-1649 Aug 10  20:14:27  38307 -45125  9   As  -t-0.9777  0.9237  58S  23E  11   -   07m21s00866-1648 Feb 04  11:17:57  38296 -45119 14   T   -n 0.1102  1.0577  14S 174E  84  191  05m24s00867-1648 Jul 29  20:54:51  38286 -45113 19   A   nn-0.2343  0.9570   9N  25E  77  161  05m42s00868-1647 Jan 24  01:53:47  38275 -45107 24   H   p--0.6104  1.0117  60S  41W  52   51  00m53s00869-1647 Jul 19  03:46:15  38264 -45101 29   H   p- 0.5243  1.0096  55N  79W  58   39  00m47s00870 -1646 Jan 13  10:25:39  38254 -45095 34   P   t--1.3800  0.3109  66S   9E   000871 -1646 Jun 09  10:31:31  38245 -45090  1   P   -t-1.2869  0.4678  63S 140W   000872 -1646 Jul 08  17:34:05  38243 -45089 39   P   t- 1.2284  0.5802  66N  92W   000873-1646 Dec 03  16:35:07  38234 -45084  6   A   -p 0.9353  0.9095  46N 115E  20  971  09m36s00874-1645 May 30  03:35:26  38223 -45078 11   T   -p-0.5683  1.0619  14S  65W  55  244  05m33s00875-1645 Nov 22  18:00:57  38213 -45072 16   A   nn 0.2292  0.9523   5S  72E  77  179  05m30s00876-1644 May 18  16:54:40  38202 -45066 21   H   nn 0.2002  1.0131  26N  78E  78   46  01m13s00877-1644 Nov 11  02:38:09  38191 -45060 26   H   p--0.4694  1.0062  38S  78W  62   24  00m30s00878 -1643 May 07  23:11:49  38180 -45054 31   P   t- 1.0124  0.9483  61N 123W   000879 -1643 Oct 31  16:56:07  38170 -45048 36   P   t--1.1135  0.7952  61S  25W   000880 -1642 Mar 28  09:22:04  38161 -45043  3   P   -t-1.0719  0.8423  61S  64W   000881-1642 Sep 21  21:10:34  38150 -45037  8   H   -t 0.9211  1.0057  58N  78E  23   50  00m22s00882-1641 Mar 17  14:48:59  38139 -45031 13   H   nn-0.2772  1.0002  21S 128E  74    1  00m01s00883-1641 Sep 11  06:18:17  38129 -45025 18   A   -n 0.2290  0.9633  22N 109W  77  136  03m43s00884-1640 Mar 06  03:16:50  38118 -45019 23   T   p- 0.4746  1.0488  14N  79W  62  182  04m13s00885-1640 Aug 30  08:24:11  38107 -45013 28   A   p--0.4982  0.9298  13S 159W  60  299  08m34s00886 -1639 Jan 25  10:45:55  38098 -45008   -5   P   -t-1.4306  0.1979  64S  34W   000887 -1639 Feb 23  19:39:29  38097 -45007 33   P   t- 1.1695  0.6937  62N  12W   000888 -1639 Aug 19  08:15:30  38086 -45001 38   P   t--1.2026  0.6154  62S 163E   000889-1638 Jan 14  23:57:02  38077 -44996  5   A   -p-0.7844  0.9901  73S  12E  38   56  00m41s00890-1638 Jul 10  02:27:59  38066 -44990 10   T   -p 0.8355  1.0227  79N  30W  33  142  01m24s00891-1637 Jan 04  06:14:24  38056 -44984 15   A   nn-0.0858  0.9417  29S 113W  85  217  07m01s00892-1637 Jun 29  17:40:22  38045 -44978 20   Tm  nn 0.0694  1.0740  28N  72E  86  241  06m27s00893-1637 Dec 24  06:11:25  38034 -44972 25   A   p- 0.6119  0.9165  14N 114W  52  401  11m58s00894-1636 Jun 18  10:49:52  38024 -44966 30   T   p--0.6688  1.0659  20S 175E  48  290  06m06s00895 -1636 Dec 12  06:32:48  38013 -44960 35   P   t- 1.2687  0.5027  68N 110W   000896 -1635 May 09  15:02:53  38004 -44955  2   P   -t 1.1875  0.6484  71N  19W   0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600

                      TD ofCatalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  CentralNumber     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.                                 s                                          °    °    °   km00897 -1635 Jun 08  01:14:28  38002 -44954 40   P   t--1.4667  0.1372  68S  24W   000898-1635 Nov 02  00:55:01  37993 -44949  7   T   -p-0.9140  1.0124  70S  85W  23  106  00m47s00899-1634 Apr 28  19:23:02  37983 -44943 12   A   -p 0.4456  0.9533  34N  38E  63  190  05m08s00900-1634 Oct 22  16:04:12  37972 -44937 17   T   -n-0.2317  1.0474  19S  91E  76  162  04m10s00901-1633 Apr 17  19:55:43  37961 -44931 22   A   p--0.3178  0.9527  13S  45E  71  182  05m53s00902-1633 Oct 12  07:11:21  37951 -44925 27   T   n- 0.4495  1.0217  24N 122W  63   83  02m00s00903 -1632 Apr 06  00:04:42  37940 -44919 32   P   t--1.0596  0.8763  72S  67E   000904 -1632 Sep 30  17:40:36  37929 -44913 37   P   t- 1.1964  0.6288  72N 170E   000905-1631 Feb 25  02:54:56  37920 -44908  4   T   -p 0.8541  1.0495  43N  77W  31  315  03m54s00906 -1631 Aug 21  03:19:08  37910 -44902  9   P   -t-1.0262  0.9099  70S 104W   000907-1630 Feb 14  19:28:09  37899 -44896 14   T   -n 0.1455  1.0597   9S  49E  82  198  05m35s00908-1630 Aug 10  04:03:27  37888 -44890 19   A   nn-0.2879  0.9562   4N  85W  73  166  05m46s00909-1629 Feb 04  09:59:41  37878 -44884 24   H   p--0.5842  1.0121  56S 160W  54   51  00m57s00910-1629 Jul 30  11:12:58  37867 -44878 29   H   p- 0.4660  1.0108  50N 172E  62   42  00m55s00911 -1628 Jan 24  18:14:58  37856 -44872 34   P   t--1.3600  0.3452  67S 121W   000912 -1628 Jun 19  17:59:12  37848 -44867  1   P   -t-1.3552  0.3351  64S  97E   000913 -1628 Jul 19  01:13:01  37846 -44866 39   P   t- 1.1677  0.6962  67N 141E   000914-1628 Dec 14  00:32:53  37837 -44861  6   A   -p 0.9413  0.9113  46N  11W  19 1006  09m33s00915-1627 Jun 09  10:53:30  37826 -44855 11   T   -p-0.6445  1.0573  18S 177W  50  244  05m14s00916-1627 Dec 03  02:20:57  37816 -44849 16   A   nn 0.2295  0.9557   8S  55W  77  166  05m13s00917-1626 May 29  23:48:06  37805 -44843 21   Hm  nn 0.1201  1.0092  25N  25W  83   32  00m54s00918-1626 Nov 22  11:21:31  37794 -44837 26   H   p--0.4691  1.0089  43S 151E  62   35  00m43s00919-1625 May 19  05:36:22  37784 -44831 31   A   t- 0.9278  0.9523  67N 179E  21  469  03m19s00920 -1625 Nov 12  01:49:44  37773 -44825 36   P   t--1.1128  0.7965  61S 169W   000921 -1624 Apr 07  15:58:59  37764 -44820  3   P   -t-1.1456  0.7162  61S 173W   000922-1624 Oct 02  05:33:58  37753 -44814  8   A   -t 0.9377  0.9995  56N  51W  20    5  00m02s00923-1623 Mar 27  22:00:44  37743 -44808 13   H   -n-0.3407  1.0060  20S  20E  70   22  00m33s00924-1623 Sep 21  14:09:41  37732 -44802 18   A   -n 0.2531  0.9575  19N 132E  75  159  04m20s00925-1622 Mar 17  10:58:47  37722 -44796 23   T   p- 0.4190  1.0548  15N 164E  65  197  04m35s00926-1622 Sep 10  15:47:27  37711 -44790 28   A   p--0.4637  0.9263  14S  88E  62  308  08m44s00927 -1621 Feb 05  19:02:47  37702 -44785   -5   P   -t-1.4606  0.1410  63S 169W   000928 -1621 Mar 07  03:36:28  37700 -44784 33   P   t- 1.1243  0.7812  61N 142W   000929 -1621 Aug 30  15:35:02  37690 -44778 38   P   t--1.1588  0.6897  61S  43E   000930-1620 Jan 26  08:04:19  37681 -44773  5   A   -p-0.8094  0.9893  71S  99W  36   64  00m43s00931-1620 Jul 20  09:55:17  37670 -44767 10   T   -p 0.8927  1.0217  80N 102W  26  166  01m16s00932-1619 Jan 14  14:03:27  37659 -44761 15   A   nn-0.1063  0.9420  30S 130E  84  216  06m51s00933-1619 Jul 10  01:16:28  37649 -44755 20   T   nn 0.1332  1.0727  32N  42W  82  238  06m08s00934-1618 Jan 03  13:57:11  37638 -44749 25   A   p- 0.5961  0.9190  13N 126E  53  382  11m34s00935-1618 Jun 29  18:17:57  37628 -44743 30   T   p--0.6021  1.0630  13S  59E  53  259  06m01s00936 -1618 Dec 23  14:39:12  37617 -44737 35   P   t- 1.2582  0.5207  67N 116E   000937 -1617 May 20  21:47:47  37608 -44732  2   P   -t 1.2714  0.4977  70N 135W   000938 -1617 Jun 19  08:17:47  37606 -44731 40   P   t--1.3992  0.2632  67S 143W   000939-1617 Nov 13  09:42:09  37597 -44726  7   T   -p-0.9108  1.0143  74S 138E  24  120  00m52s00940-1616 May 09  01:42:23  37587 -44720 12   A   -p 0.5345  0.9518  44N  61W  57  208  04m57s00941-1616 Nov 02  00:55:43  37576 -44714 17   T   -n-0.2327  1.0461  23S  44W  76  158  04m01s00942-1615 Apr 28  02:19:23  37566 -44708 22   A   nn-0.2322  0.9558   4S  55W  77  165  05m37s00943-1615 Oct 22  15:50:19  37555 -44702 27   T   n- 0.4467  1.0176  19N 105E  63   67  01m40s00944-1614 Apr 17  06:58:45  37544 -44696 32   A   t--0.9828  0.9847  67S  77W  10  317  01m04s00945 -1614 Oct 12  01:52:40  37534 -44690 37   P   t- 1.1902  0.6389  72N  31E   000946-1613 Mar 08  10:47:14  37525 -44685  4   T   -p 0.9003  1.0528  51N 156E  25  401  03m49s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600

                      TD ofCatalog  Calendar   Greatest          Luna Saros Ecl.               Ecl.            Sun Path  CentralNumber     Date      Eclipse    ΔT     Num  Num  Type QLE  Gamma    Mag.   Lat Long Alt Width   Dur.                                 s                                          °    °    °   km00947 -1613 Sep 01  10:32:31  37514 -44679  9   P   -t-1.0673  0.8396  70S 133E   000948-1612 Feb 26  03:30:45  37504 -44673 14   T   -n 0.1870  1.0616   4S  74W  79  206  05m44s00949-1612 Aug 20  11:21:53  37493 -44667 19   A   -n-0.3338  0.9553   2S 163E  70  172  05m46s00950-1611 Feb 14  17:55:34  37482 -44661 24   H   p--0.5506  1.0125  50S  82E  56   52  01m01s00951-1611 Aug 09  18:49:44  37472 -44655 29   H   p- 0.4152  1.0115  45N  59E  65   44  01m01s00952 -1610 Feb 04  01:55:01  37461 -44649 34   P   t--1.3337  0.3905  69S 111E   000953 -1610 Jul 01  01:31:29  37452 -44644  1   P   -t-1.4198  0.2100  65S  28W   000954 -1610 Jul 30  08:59:13  37451 -44643 39   P   t- 1.1127  0.8009  68N  12E   000955-1610 Dec 25  08:26:41  37442 -44638  6   A   -p 0.9505  0.9134  48N 136W  18 1076  09m18s00956-1609 Jun 20  18:13:40  37431 -44632 11   T   -p-0.7181  1.0518  22S  70E  44  245  04m47s00957-1609 Dec 14  10:38:54  37421 -44626 16   A   nn 0.2324  0.9596   9S 179E  77  151  04m50s00958-1608 Jun 09  06:40:23  37410 -44620 21   H   nn 0.0401  1.0048  23N 128W  88   16  00m29s00959-1608 Dec 02  20:03:58  37399 -44614 26   H   p--0.4676  1.0122  46S  21E  62   48  00m59s00960-1607 May 29  12:00:07  37389 -44608 31   A   p- 0.8427  0.9525  67N 103E  32  322  03m32s00961 -1607 Nov 22  10:42:35  37378 -44602 36   P   t--1.1117  0.7986  62S  47E   000962 -1606 Apr 18  22:32:52  37369 -44597  3   P   -t-1.2220  0.5843  61S  78E   000963-1606 Oct 13  14:02:49  37359 -44591  8   A   -t 0.9490  0.9940  55N 177E  18   66  00m25s00964-1605 Apr 08  05:07:38  37348 -44585 13   H   -p-0.4092  1.0114  20S  88W  66   43  01m02s00965-1605 Oct 02  22:07:42  37338 -44579 18   A   -n 0.2711  0.9523  16N  11E  74  180  04m58s00966-1604 Mar 27  18:33:35  37327 -44573 23   T   n- 0.3569  1.0603  15N  49E  69  211  04m56s00967-1604 Sep 20  23:20:23  37317 -44567 28   A   p--0.4370  0.9232  16S  27W  64  318  08m52s00968 -1603 Feb 16  03:08:36  37308 -44562   -5   Pe  -t-1.4993  0.0673  62S  58E   000969 -1603 Mar 17  11:23:31  37306 -44561 33   P   t- 1.0711  0.8846  61N  91E   000970 -1603 Sep 09  23:06:46  37295 -44555 38   P   t--1.1239  0.7488  61S  81W   000971-1602 Feb 05  16:01:25  37286 -44550  5   A   -p-0.8424  0.9884  69S 150E  32   76  00m47s00972-1602 Jul 31  17:30:59  37276 -44544 10   T   -p 0.9438  1.0198  75N 173E  19  209  01m06s00973-1601 Jan 25  21:44:24  37265 -44538 15   A   nn-0.1330  0.9427  30S  16E  82  214  06m36s00974-1601 Jul 21  08:58:04  37255 -44532 20   T   -n 0.1927  1.0707  34N 157W  79  235  05m47s00975-1600 Jan 14  21:36:47  37244 -44526 25   A   p- 0.5753  0.9221  11N   8E  55  358  10m55s00976-1600 Jul 10  01:48:41  37234 -44520 30   T   p--0.5381  1.0593   9S  57W  57  231  05m44s

World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 17th century BCE can be found at theWorld 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.

Index to Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

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, andBesselian elements.

These web pages are part of theFive Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000

Calendar

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, seeCalendar 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..

Predictions

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 inEarth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed asΔT and is determined as follows:

1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
3. future: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

A series ofpolynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -1999 to +3000. Theuncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.

Footnotes

[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.

Acknowledgments

The information presented on this web page is based on data published inFive Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 andFive Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000. The individual global maps appearing in links were extracted from full page plates appearing inFive Millennium Canon byDan McGlaun. The Besselian elements were provided byJean 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)"