Eclipses of the Moon can only occur during the Full Moon phase. It is then possible for the Moon to pass through Earth’s penumbral or umbral shadows thereby producing an eclipse. There are three types of lunar eclipses:
The visual appearance of these eclipse types differs dramatically from each other.
During the 3rd century BCE[1], Earth experienced 228 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Lunar Eclipses: -0299 - -0200 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 228 | 100.0% |
| Penumbral | N | 79 | 34.6% |
| Partial | P | 64 | 28.1% |
| Total | T | 85 | 37.3% |
Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:
The statistical distribution of these classes during the 3rd century BCE appears in the following table.
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All | 85 | 100.0% |
| Central | 30 | 35.3% |
| Non-Central | 55 | 64.7% |
There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five lunar 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: 77
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 18
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 5
Two lunar eclipses in same month: -0252 Jul 01 & -0252 Jul 30
When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the group is known as a tetrad. The following tetrads occur during this century:
1. Tetrad: -290 - -289
2. Tetrad: -283 - -282
3. Tetrad: -272 - -271
4. Tetrad: -243 - -242
5. Tetrad: -225 - -224
6. Tetrad: -207 - -206
During any given century, old Saros series end while new ones begin. The year and Saros number of these events are as follows:
2 Saros Series' begin (Year/Saros): -266/ 75 -255/ 76
2 Saros Series' end (Year/Saros): -252/ 35 -223/ 36
For more information, see Catalog of Lunar Eclipse Saros Series.
The longest and shortest lunar eclipses of the century and other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: -0239 May 09 Duration = 01h46m07s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: -0200 Mar 30 Duration = 00h06m35s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -0294 Apr 19 Duration = 03h24m46s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -0292 Mar 27 Duration = 00h07m31s
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse: -0268 May 30 Umbra Magnitude = 1.8490
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse: -0200 Mar 30 Umbra Magnitude = 1.0019
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -0247 Oct 03 Umbra Magnitude = 0.9988
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: -0292 Mar 27 Umbra Magnitude = 0.0010
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -0263 Aug 31 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0515
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: -0266 May 08 Pen. Magnitude = 0.0028
A total penumbral eclipse in one in which the entire Moon passes through the penumbra but misses the umbral shadow. During the century, there are 79 penumbral eclipses of which 3 ( 3.8%) are total penumbral eclipses:
1. Total Penumbral Eclipse: -0274 Oct 02 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0243
2. Total Penumbral Eclipse: -0263 Aug 31 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0515
3. Total Penumbral Eclipse: -0205 Jan 26 Pen. Magnitude = 1.0273
The concise details at greatest eclipse[2] for every lunar eclipse during the century are presented below. Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses contains a detailed description and explanation of every item listed in the catalog. The Catalog Number in the first column links to a figure showing the eclipse geometry and geographic visibility map of each phase of an eclipse.
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[1] 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 )
[2] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth’s umbral shadow cone.
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
04103 -0299 Feb 13 20:08:15 13997 -28434 67 N a- -1.0530 0.9051 -0.0540 233.3 - - 14N 120E
04104 -0299 Aug 09 12:05:24 13991 -28428 72 N t- 1.1175 0.8446 -0.2293 263.4 - - 17S 123W
04105 -0298 Jan 05 00:17:48 13985 -28423 39 P -a 0.9476 1.1266 0.1118 269.4 74.9 - 24N 56E
04106 -0298 Jun 30 05:18:17 13979 -28417 44 P -h -0.8896 1.2215 0.2295 277.8 106.3 - 25S 22W
04107 -0298 Dec 25 07:38:25 13972 -28411 49 T -p 0.2743 2.3920 1.3181 359.1 220.5 81.8 24N 55W
04108 -0297 Jun 19 19:47:02 13966 -28405 54 T- pp -0.1081 2.6334 1.6853 319.4 211.8 97.4 24S 120E
04109 -0297 Dec 14 08:07:52 13959 -28399 59 T t- -0.4145 2.1510 1.0447 366.1 213.3 34.5 23N 64W
04110 -0296 Jun 08 13:02:48 13952 -28393 64 P a- 0.6302 1.6731 0.7297 290.6 167.7 - 22S 139W
04111 -0296 Dec 02 07:45:27 13946 -28387 69 N h- -1.0750 0.9287 -0.1572 271.0 - - 21N 60W
04112 -0295 Apr 29 18:45:37 13940 -28382 36 N -h -1.2096 0.6436 -0.3666 219.1 - - 14S 135E
04113 -0295 May 29 04:23:26 13939 -28381 74 N h- 1.4143 0.2528 -0.7274 137.7 - - 19S 10W
04114 -0295 Oct 23 00:33:28 13934 -28376 41 N -a 1.0998 0.8388 -0.1590 234.8 - - 11N 46E
04115 -0294 Apr 19 00:16:45 13927 -28370 46 P -t -0.4807 2.0065 0.9456 351.8 204.8 - 10S 53E
04116 -0294 Oct 12 15:27:02 13921 -28364 51 T -p 0.4004 2.1064 1.1398 308.4 193.8 53.3 6N 176W
04117 -0293 Apr 08 00:48:33 13914 -28358 56 T+ pp 0.2707 2.3982 1.3249 368.9 226.7 84.7 5S 47E
04118 -0293 Oct 02 07:08:43 13908 -28352 61 T p- -0.2822 2.3304 1.3498 320.5 205.4 79.7 1N 51W
04119 -0292 Mar 27 03:35:05 13901 -28346 66 P h- 1.0016 1.0395 0.0010 274.8 7.5 - 0N 6E
04120 -0292 Sep 20 18:59:25 13895 -28340 71 N h- -1.0290 0.9845 -0.0447 262.2 - - 4S 132E
04121 -0291 Feb 15 03:40:08 13889 -28335 38 P -a -0.9696 1.0648 0.0925 252.9 66.3 - 13N 7E
04122 -0291 Aug 11 07:22:49 13883 -28329 43 N -t 1.1114 0.8591 -0.2210 267.0 - - 16S 52W
04123 -0290 Feb 04 19:43:14 13876 -28323 48 T -p -0.2734 2.3375 1.3747 314.2 203.3 80.8 17N 126E
04124 -0290 Jul 31 07:53:26 13870 -28317 53 T -t 0.3662 2.2172 1.1553 358.2 216.6 61.5 20S 60W
04125 -0289 Jan 25 10:34:31 13863 -28311 58 T p- 0.4273 2.0728 1.0750 320.3 196.6 40.9 21N 97W
04126 -0289 Jul 20 13:56:49 13857 -28305 63 T a- -0.4018 2.1247 1.1168 332.9 204.8 51.9 22S 151W
04127 -0288 Jan 14 19:48:28 13850 -28299 68 N t- 1.1814 0.7191 -0.3383 236.7 - - 23N 124E
04128 -0288 Jun 09 20:06:30 13845 -28294 35 N -a 1.3863 0.2848 -0.6570 139.0 - - 21S 115E
04129 -0288 Jul 09 03:08:49 13844 -28293 73 N a- -1.1192 0.7828 -0.1746 223.0 - - 24S 10E
04130 -0288 Dec 04 02:21:11 13838 -28288 40 N -t -1.1380 0.8235 -0.2828 264.2 - - 21N 21E
04131 -0287 May 30 13:18:35 13832 -28282 45 P -a 0.6710 1.6016 0.6515 289.4 161.6 - 20S 144W
04132 -0287 Nov 23 03:12:00 13826 -28276 50 T -p -0.4348 2.0962 1.0248 348.8 205.5 25.1 19N 7E
04133 -0286 May 20 03:19:29 13819 -28270 55 T- pp -0.0836 2.7024 1.7066 340.5 221.4 101.1 19S 6E
04134 -0286 Nov 12 11:01:41 13813 -28264 60 T p- 0.2749 2.3599 1.3471 331.9 209.7 80.8 17N 111W
04135 -0285 May 09 10:31:36 13806 -28258 65 P t- -0.8903 1.2492 0.1999 300.8 105.5 - 17S 102W
04136 -0285 Nov 02 00:57:20 13800 -28252 70 P a- 0.9318 1.1347 0.1616 256.4 85.8 - 14N 40E
04137 -0284 Mar 28 20:27:03 13794 -28247 37 N -t 1.2057 0.6804 -0.3888 239.4 - - 1S 113E
04138 -0284 Sep 22 05:59:57 13788 -28241 42 N -a -1.0785 0.8743 -0.1163 238.5 - - 3S 33W
04139 -0283 Mar 18 00:54:28 13781 -28235 47 T -t 0.4208 2.0985 1.0732 337.3 204.5 42.0 3N 47E
04140 -0283 Sep 11 16:07:33 13775 -28229 52 T -a -0.3939 2.1570 1.1139 343.8 208.2 52.0 7S 175E
04141 -0282 Mar 07 12:26:14 13768 -28223 57 T p- -0.3312 2.2378 1.2624 319.8 203.5 71.6 7N 126W
04142 -0282 Aug 31 19:09:38 13762 -28217 62 T p- 0.3389 2.2778 1.1952 366.0 220.6 68.5 10S 130E
04143 -0281 Feb 25 04:22:31 13756 -28211 67 P a- -1.0199 0.9643 0.0083 239.1 19.8 - 10N 5W
04144 -0281 Aug 20 19:04:22 13749 -28205 72 N t- 1.0578 0.9551 -0.1205 276.6 - - 13S 131E
04145 -0280 Jan 16 08:44:17 13744 -28200 39 P -a 0.9613 1.1018 0.0862 268.0 66.2 - 23N 70W
04146 -0280 Jul 10 12:30:42 13737 -28194 44 P -h -0.9565 1.0980 0.1078 266.0 73.8 - 24S 130W
04147 -0279 Jan 04 15:46:02 13731 -28188 49 T -p 0.2841 2.3743 1.2995 359.7 220.3 80.1 24N 177W
04148 -0279 Jun 30 03:13:49 13725 -28182 54 T- -p -0.1794 2.5024 1.5548 317.4 209.4 92.6 24S 8E
04149 -0279 Dec 24 16:05:58 13718 -28176 59 T t- -0.4072 2.1639 1.0586 366.6 214.2 39.3 23N 177E
04150 -0278 Jun 19 20:26:49 13712 -28170 64 P a- 0.5573 1.8078 0.8625 297.5 178.5 - 23S 109E
04151 -0278 Dec 13 15:56:41 13705 -28164 69 N h- -1.0695 0.9374 -0.1456 271.2 - - 22N 177E
04152 -0277 May 11 01:42:39 13700 -28159 36 N -h -1.2888 0.4993 -0.5131 196.5 - - 18S 29E
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
04153 -0277 Jun 09 11:29:51 13699 -28158 74 N h- 1.3443 0.3831 -0.6007 168.2 - - 21S 117W
04154 -0277 Nov 03 09:11:34 13694 -28153 41 N -a 1.1028 0.8329 -0.1641 233.5 - - 15N 84W
04155 -0276 Apr 29 06:51:03 13687 -28147 46 P -t -0.5612 1.8589 0.7978 345.9 193.5 - 14S 47W
04156 -0276 Oct 23 00:08:53 13681 -28141 51 T -p 0.4107 2.0884 1.1200 307.9 192.8 49.7 11N 52E
04157 -0275 Apr 18 07:23:53 13674 -28135 56 T+ pp 0.1947 2.5359 1.4661 370.7 230.9 95.8 9S 54W
04158 -0275 Oct 12 15:37:12 13668 -28129 61 T- p- -0.2668 2.3611 1.3758 322.2 206.5 81.9 6N 180W
04159 -0274 Apr 07 10:38:43 13662 -28123 66 P h- 0.9349 1.1587 0.1263 285.1 82.9 - 4S 102W
04160 -0274 Oct 02 03:00:27 13655 -28117 71 Nx h- -1.0091 1.0243 -0.0112 267.6 - - 1N 10E
04161 -0273 Feb 26 11:47:47 13650 -28112 38 P -a -1.0019 1.0030 0.0357 246.4 41.4 - 9N 116W
04162 -0273 Aug 22 14:19:01 13644 -28106 43 N -t 1.1687 0.7559 -0.3282 253.5 - - 13S 158W
04163 -0272 Feb 16 04:04:45 13637 -28100 48 T -p -0.3007 2.2863 1.3257 313.2 201.9 76.8 14N 0E
04164 -0272 Aug 10 14:50:35 13631 -28094 53 T -t 0.4286 2.1030 1.0405 353.6 209.8 32.5 17S 165W
04165 -0271 Feb 04 18:53:04 13625 -28088 58 T p- 0.4077 2.1087 1.1108 322.4 199.0 49.4 18N 138E
04166 -0271 Jul 30 21:13:33 13618 -28082 63 T a- -0.3365 2.2440 1.2370 335.2 209.8 70.9 20S 99E
04167 -0270 Jan 25 03:51:37 13612 -28076 68 N t- 1.1683 0.7433 -0.3143 240.8 - - 21N 3E
04168 -0270 Jun 21 03:31:47 13607 -28071 35 N -a 1.4562 0.1565 -0.7852 104.2 - - 22S 3E
04169 -0270 Jul 20 10:39:55 13605 -28070 73 N a- -1.0519 0.9063 -0.0510 236.4 - - 23S 103W
04170 -0270 Dec 15 10:22:56 13600 -28065 40 N -t -1.1425 0.8145 -0.2905 262.8 - - 22N 99W
04171 -0269 Jun 10 20:39:26 13594 -28059 45 P -a 0.7469 1.4634 0.5110 282.0 146.6 - 22S 105E
04172 -0269 Dec 04 11:29:58 13588 -28053 50 T -p -0.4365 2.0917 1.0230 347.5 204.9 24.2 22N 117W
04173 -0268 May 30 10:19:37 13581 -28047 55 T- pp -0.0051 2.8481 1.8490 342.6 222.8 102.9 21S 100W
04174 -0268 Nov 22 19:41:38 13575 -28041 60 T p- 0.2727 2.3630 1.3523 330.9 209.4 81.0 20N 119E
04175 -0267 May 19 17:04:41 13569 -28035 65 P t- -0.8091 1.3990 0.3481 314.0 136.5 - 20S 158E
04176 -0267 Nov 12 09:46:16 13562 -28029 70 P a- 0.9263 1.1448 0.1714 257.0 88.2 - 18N 93W
04177 -0266 Apr 09 03:12:33 13557 -28024 37 N -t 1.2725 0.5555 -0.5090 218.3 - - 5S 9E
04178 -0266 May 08 18:09:15 13556 -28023 75 Nb t- -1.5751 0.0028 -1.0667 16.4 - - 17S 142E
04179 -0266 Oct 03 14:17:30 13551 -28018 42 N -a -1.1031 0.8320 -0.1642 234.6 - - 1N 159W
04180 -0265 Mar 29 08:11:43 13544 -28012 47 P -t 0.4786 1.9893 0.9705 331.6 197.6 - 1S 65W
04181 -0265 Sep 22 23:53:54 13538 -28006 52 T -a -0.4265 2.1003 1.0508 343.5 205.3 35.5 2S 57E
04182 -0264 Mar 17 20:15:16 13532 -28000 57 T p- -0.2819 2.3256 1.3555 320.6 206.5 80.6 2N 115E
04183 -0264 Sep 11 02:25:28 13525 -27994 62 T p- 0.2954 2.3600 1.2726 369.1 224.2 78.7 6S 19E
04184 -0263 Mar 07 12:28:13 13519 -27988 67 P a- -0.9799 1.0363 0.0831 245.9 62.1 - 6N 128W
04185 -0263 Aug 31 02:13:47 13513 -27982 72 Nx t- 1.0057 1.0515 -0.0258 286.9 - - 10S 23E
04186 -0262 Jan 26 17:03:07 13508 -27977 39 P -a 0.9807 1.0666 0.0505 265.5 51.1 - 21N 165E
04187 -0262 Jul 21 19:48:21 13501 -27971 44 N -a -1.0198 0.9812 -0.0079 253.7 - - 23S 120E
04188 -0261 Jan 15 23:47:52 13495 -27965 49 T -p 0.2982 2.3487 1.2737 360.0 219.9 77.5 22N 63E
04189 -0261 Jul 11 10:44:03 13489 -27959 54 T- -p -0.2481 2.3765 1.4285 315.0 206.1 85.4 23S 105W
04190 -0260 Jan 05 00:00:02 13482 -27953 59 T t- -0.3965 2.1827 1.0792 367.0 215.4 45.4 23N 58E
04191 -0260 Jun 30 03:53:01 13476 -27947 64 P a- 0.4865 1.9391 0.9911 303.4 187.3 - 23S 3W
04192 -0260 Dec 24 00:07:39 13470 -27941 69 N h- -1.0628 0.9478 -0.1316 271.5 - - 23N 55E
04193 -0259 May 21 08:35:22 13465 -27936 36 N -h -1.3702 0.3514 -0.6637 167.9 - - 21S 75W
04194 -0259 Jun 19 18:35:16 13464 -27935 74 N h- 1.2741 0.5139 -0.4739 193.2 - - 22S 136E
04195 -0259 Nov 13 17:54:25 13458 -27930 41 N -a 1.1026 0.8326 -0.1632 232.8 - - 18N 144E
04196 -0258 May 10 13:20:17 13452 -27924 46 P -t -0.6452 1.7050 0.6435 338.4 178.8 - 17S 146W
04197 -0258 Nov 03 08:55:38 13446 -27918 51 T -p 0.4168 2.0780 1.1081 307.6 192.1 47.3 14N 81W
04198 -0257 Apr 29 13:54:02 13440 -27912 56 T+ pp 0.1141 2.6821 1.6157 371.7 233.7 102.9 13S 154W
04199 -0257 Oct 24 00:11:26 13433 -27906 61 T- p- -0.2567 2.3817 1.3921 323.7 207.4 83.2 10N 50E
04200 -0256 Apr 17 17:38:51 13427 -27900 66 P h- 0.8644 1.2853 0.2586 294.7 116.0 - 8S 151E
04201 -0256 Oct 12 11:06:48 13421 -27894 71 P h- -0.9942 1.0546 0.0132 271.9 26.9 - 5N 113W
04202 -0255 Mar 08 19:49:00 13416 -27889 38 N -a -1.0400 0.9309 -0.0318 238.5 - - 5N 122E
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
04203 -0255 Apr 07 04:28:52 13415 -27888 76 Nb a- 1.5485 0.0038 -0.9710 17.2 - - 4S 10W
04204 -0255 Sep 01 21:24:15 13409 -27883 43 N -t 1.2183 0.6668 -0.4211 240.5 - - 9S 94E
04205 -0254 Feb 26 12:17:26 13403 -27877 48 T -p -0.3354 2.2216 1.2631 311.8 199.8 70.6 10N 125W
04206 -0254 Aug 21 21:57:32 13397 -27871 53 P -t 0.4835 2.0027 0.9394 349.0 202.6 - 13S 87E
04207 -0253 Feb 16 03:01:19 13391 -27865 58 T p- 0.3804 2.1589 1.1611 324.8 202.1 58.7 14N 15E
04208 -0253 Aug 11 04:40:22 13385 -27859 63 T p- -0.2787 2.3497 1.3434 336.5 213.1 81.9 17S 14W
04209 -0252 Feb 05 11:43:40 13378 -27853 68 N t- 1.1471 0.7822 -0.2754 246.8 - - 18N 115W
04210 -0252 Jul 01 11:01:10 13373 -27848 35 Ne -a 1.5228 0.0347 -0.9076 49.5 - - 22S 110W
04211 -0252 Jul 30 18:19:20 13372 -27847 73 P a- -0.9909 1.0184 0.0607 247.1 53.8 - 21S 142E
04212 -0252 Dec 25 18:21:48 13367 -27842 40 N -t -1.1490 0.8015 -0.3015 260.7 - - 23N 141E
04213 -0251 Jun 21 03:59:44 13361 -27836 45 P -a 0.8227 1.3258 0.3705 273.6 127.8 - 23S 5W
04214 -0251 Dec 14 19:49:11 13355 -27830 50 T -p -0.4378 2.0874 1.0222 346.0 204.3 23.7 23N 118E
04215 -0250 Jun 10 17:16:05 13348 -27824 55 T+ pp 0.0752 2.7214 1.7184 343.8 222.9 101.8 23S 155E
04216 -0250 Dec 04 04:24:15 13342 -27818 60 T+ p- 0.2717 2.3635 1.3555 329.7 209.0 81.1 22N 12W
04217 -0249 May 30 23:32:31 13336 -27812 65 P t- -0.7239 1.5564 0.5033 326.1 160.6 - 22S 60E
04218 -0249 Nov 23 18:39:02 13330 -27806 70 P a- 0.9238 1.1493 0.1761 257.2 89.2 - 21N 133E
04219 -0248 Apr 19 09:52:45 13325 -27801 37 N -t 1.3438 0.4224 -0.6376 192.2 - - 9S 93W
04220 -0248 May 19 00:30:24 13323 -27800 75 N t- -1.4899 0.1584 -0.9095 122.2 - - 20S 45E
04221 -0248 Oct 13 22:41:01 13318 -27795 42 N -a -1.1223 0.7993 -0.2021 231.6 - - 6N 73E
04222 -0247 Apr 08 15:25:25 13312 -27789 47 P -t 0.5402 1.8732 0.8605 325.1 189.2 - 5S 175W
04223 -0247 Oct 03 07:46:31 13306 -27783 52 P -a -0.4532 2.0545 0.9988 343.5 202.7 - 2N 63W
04224 -0246 Mar 29 03:58:25 13300 -27777 57 T- p- -0.2270 2.4237 1.4588 321.3 209.1 88.1 2S 3W
04225 -0246 Sep 22 09:49:03 13294 -27771 62 T+ pp 0.2584 2.4302 1.3383 371.6 226.9 85.6 2S 93W
04226 -0245 Mar 18 20:26:41 13287 -27765 67 P a- -0.9340 1.1192 0.1686 253.1 87.4 - 2N 111E
04227 -0245 Sep 11 09:33:24 13281 -27759 72 P t- 0.9610 1.1343 0.0555 295.0 57.2 - 6S 89W
04228 -0244 Feb 07 01:12:47 13276 -27754 39 P -a 1.0070 1.0185 0.0021 261.6 10.6 - 18N 42E
04229 -0244 Aug 01 03:15:32 13270 -27748 44 N -a -1.0763 0.8771 -0.1112 241.7 - - 20S 8E
04230 -0243 Jan 26 07:41:14 13264 -27742 49 T -p 0.3187 2.3109 1.2360 359.9 218.8 73.1 20N 56W
04231 -0243 Jul 21 18:19:53 13258 -27736 54 T -p -0.3126 2.2585 1.3098 312.2 202.0 75.6 22S 141E
04232 -0242 Jan 15 07:47:53 13252 -27730 59 T t- -0.3804 2.2109 1.1099 367.7 217.2 53.0 22N 58W
04233 -0242 Jul 11 11:22:22 13245 -27724 64 T a- 0.4183 2.0658 1.1147 308.5 194.4 49.2 23S 115W
04234 -0241 Jan 04 08:13:50 13239 -27718 69 N h- -1.0515 0.9663 -0.1086 272.7 - - 22N 66W
04235 -0241 Jun 01 15:24:03 13234 -27713 36 N -h -1.4535 0.2003 -0.8183 129.0 - - 23S 178W
04236 -0241 Jul 01 01:41:50 13233 -27712 74 N h- 1.2053 0.6426 -0.3500 214.3 - - 23S 29E
04237 -0241 Nov 25 02:40:10 13228 -27707 41 N -a 1.1010 0.8347 -0.1593 232.4 - - 21N 13E
04238 -0240 May 20 19:45:32 13222 -27701 46 P -t -0.7317 1.5469 0.4845 329.1 159.4 - 20S 117E
04239 -0240 Nov 13 17:45:53 13216 -27695 51 T -p 0.4202 2.0722 1.1012 307.5 191.7 45.8 18N 146E
04240 -0239 May 09 20:20:54 13210 -27689 56 T+ pp 0.0301 2.8347 1.7713 371.7 234.9 106.1 16S 108E
04241 -0239 Nov 03 08:51:00 13203 -27683 61 T- p- -0.2514 2.3934 1.3998 325.0 208.0 83.9 14N 81W
04242 -0238 Apr 29 00:33:17 13197 -27677 66 P h- 0.7878 1.4232 0.4019 303.8 141.1 - 12S 46E
04243 -0238 Oct 23 19:20:15 13191 -27671 71 P h- -0.9857 1.0730 0.0261 274.9 37.8 - 9N 122E
04244 -0237 Mar 20 03:42:06 13186 -27666 38 N -a -1.0853 0.8453 -0.1128 228.7 - - 1N 2E
04245 -0237 Apr 18 11:55:04 13185 -27665 76 N a- 1.4822 0.1230 -0.8468 95.6 - - 8S 124W
04246 -0237 Sep 13 04:39:20 13180 -27660 43 N -t 1.2598 0.5925 -0.4991 228.6 - - 5S 16W
04247 -0236 Mar 08 20:21:46 13174 -27654 48 T -p -0.3769 2.1444 1.1878 309.9 196.9 61.2 6N 113E
04248 -0236 Sep 01 05:15:24 13168 -27648 53 P -t 0.5303 1.9173 0.8532 344.6 195.7 - 10S 24W
04249 -0235 Feb 26 11:01:52 13162 -27642 58 T p- 0.3474 2.2194 1.2218 327.5 205.4 67.8 10N 106W
04250 -0235 Aug 21 12:14:55 13156 -27636 63 T- p- -0.2264 2.4456 1.4395 337.2 215.4 89.0 14S 128W
04251 -0234 Feb 15 19:27:50 13150 -27630 68 N t- 1.1203 0.8312 -0.2260 253.8 - - 15N 128E
04252 -0234 Aug 11 02:05:02 13143 -27624 73 P a- -0.9348 1.1217 0.1632 256.0 86.8 - 18S 24E
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
04253 -0233 Jan 06 02:16:29 13138 -27619 40 N -t -1.1592 0.7814 -0.3187 257.5 - - 22N 23E
04254 -0233 Jul 02 11:22:06 13132 -27613 45 P -a 0.8961 1.1928 0.2340 264.3 103.8 - 23S 116W
04255 -0233 Dec 26 04:06:15 13126 -27607 50 T -p -0.4416 2.0785 1.0175 344.4 203.5 21.0 23N 6W
04256 -0232 Jun 21 00:13:34 13120 -27601 55 T+ pp 0.1540 2.5790 1.5717 344.2 221.5 97.5 23S 50E
04257 -0232 Dec 14 13:05:15 13114 -27595 60 T+ p- 0.2689 2.3671 1.3622 328.7 208.7 81.6 24N 142W
04258 -0231 Jun 10 06:00:41 13108 -27589 65 P t- -0.6394 1.7127 0.6570 336.7 179.4 - 23S 37W
04259 -0231 Dec 04 03:32:05 13102 -27583 70 P a- 0.9217 1.1529 0.1802 257.3 90.2 - 23N 0W
04260 -0230 Apr 30 16:27:36 13097 -27578 37 N -t 1.4194 0.2815 -0.7743 158.4 - - 12S 167E
04261 -0230 May 30 06:49:26 13096 -27577 75 N t- -1.4022 0.3187 -0.7480 170.6 - - 22S 50W
04262 -0230 Oct 25 07:10:31 13091 -27572 42 N -a -1.1361 0.7764 -0.2299 229.6 - - 10N 56W
04263 -0229 Apr 19 22:32:56 13085 -27566 47 P -t 0.6075 1.7468 0.7398 317.5 178.6 - 9S 76E
04264 -0229 Oct 14 15:46:26 13079 -27560 52 P -a -0.4730 2.0210 0.9597 343.7 200.6 - 6N 175E
04265 -0228 Apr 08 11:34:41 13073 -27554 57 T- p- -0.1658 2.5336 1.5733 321.8 211.3 93.9 6S 119W
04266 -0228 Oct 02 17:22:38 13067 -27548 62 T+ pp 0.2300 2.4843 1.3883 373.5 228.7 89.9 3N 152E
04267 -0227 Mar 29 04:17:04 13061 -27542 67 P a- -0.8816 1.2142 0.2659 260.9 108.3 - 2S 9W
04268 -0227 Sep 21 17:03:05 13055 -27536 72 P t- 0.9238 1.2033 0.1232 301.1 84.3 - 1S 157E
04269 -0226 Feb 17 09:13:30 13049 -27531 39 N -a 1.0399 0.9581 -0.0583 256.2 - - 14N 79W
04270 -0226 Aug 12 10:50:16 13043 -27525 44 N -a -1.1276 0.7828 -0.2052 229.8 - - 18S 107W
04271 -0225 Feb 06 15:25:08 13037 -27519 49 T -t 0.3464 2.2597 1.1856 359.2 217.1 66.1 17N 172W
04272 -0225 Aug 02 02:01:59 13031 -27513 54 T -p -0.3721 2.1499 1.1998 309.2 197.4 62.9 20S 25E
04273 -0224 Jan 26 15:29:33 13025 -27507 59 T p- -0.3590 2.2486 1.1506 368.4 219.3 61.2 19N 174W
04274 -0224 Jul 21 18:55:36 13019 -27501 64 T p- 0.3539 2.1859 1.2310 312.9 200.1 67.4 21S 131E
04275 -0223 Jan 14 16:16:46 13013 -27495 69 N h- -1.0368 0.9908 -0.0792 274.4 - - 21N 173E
04276 -0223 Jun 11 22:11:42 13008 -27490 36 Ne -t -1.5362 0.0503 -0.9720 65.8 - - 24S 80E
04277 -0223 Jul 11 08:50:31 13007 -27489 74 N t- 1.1388 0.7672 -0.2305 232.3 - - 22S 79W
04278 -0223 Dec 05 11:27:58 13002 -27484 41 N -a 1.0982 0.8388 -0.1531 232.3 - - 23N 119W
04279 -0222 Jun 01 02:07:33 12996 -27478 46 P -t -0.8199 1.3856 0.3219 317.9 133.4 - 22S 20E
04280 -0222 Nov 25 02:38:57 12990 -27472 51 T -p 0.4214 2.0703 1.0987 307.5 191.6 45.3 21N 12E
04281 -0221 May 21 02:46:14 12984 -27466 56 T- pp -0.0557 2.7865 1.7256 370.7 234.3 105.5 19S 11E
04282 -0221 Nov 14 17:33:03 12978 -27460 61 T- p- -0.2488 2.4000 1.4029 326.2 208.5 84.2 17N 148E
04283 -0220 May 09 07:27:25 12972 -27454 66 P h- 0.7097 1.5640 0.5475 311.8 160.4 - 16S 59W
04284 -0220 Nov 03 03:37:42 12966 -27448 71 P h- -0.9809 1.0843 0.0325 277.2 42.2 - 13N 3W
04285 -0219 Mar 30 11:29:13 12961 -27443 38 N -a -1.1359 0.7504 -0.2035 217.1 - - 3S 117W
04286 -0219 Apr 28 19:18:20 12960 -27442 76 N a- 1.4127 0.2482 -0.7172 133.7 - - 12S 124E
04287 -0219 Sep 23 12:02:43 12955 -27437 43 N -t 1.2943 0.5309 -0.5642 217.9 - - 0S 129W
04288 -0218 Mar 20 04:17:50 12949 -27431 48 T -a -0.4251 2.0552 1.1002 307.5 193.0 46.0 1N 8W
04289 -0218 Sep 12 12:43:55 12943 -27425 53 P -t 0.5687 1.8471 0.7823 340.5 189.2 - 5S 138W
04290 -0217 Mar 09 18:50:25 12937 -27419 58 T p- 0.3054 2.2964 1.2988 330.5 209.2 76.8 6N 135E
04291 -0217 Sep 01 20:00:56 12931 -27413 63 T- p- -0.1829 2.5253 1.5194 337.4 216.7 93.4 10S 114E
04292 -0216 Feb 27 03:00:15 12925 -27407 68 N t- 1.0849 0.8958 -0.1610 262.5 - - 11N 13E
04293 -0216 Aug 21 09:59:23 12919 -27401 73 P a- -0.8856 1.2127 0.2529 263.2 106.5 - 15S 95W
04294 -0215 Jan 16 10:05:16 12914 -27396 40 N -t -1.1740 0.7524 -0.3442 252.9 - - 21N 94W
04295 -0215 Jul 12 18:47:07 12909 -27390 45 P -a 0.9665 1.0657 0.1028 254.2 70.2 - 22S 132E
04296 -0214 Jan 05 12:20:59 12903 -27384 50 T -p -0.4480 2.0643 1.0081 342.4 202.4 14.3 23N 129W
04297 -0214 Jul 02 07:09:55 12897 -27378 55 T+ -p 0.2326 2.4373 1.4251 343.8 218.8 89.5 23S 54W
04298 -0214 Dec 25 21:46:18 12891 -27372 60 T+ p- 0.2655 2.3713 1.3702 327.6 208.5 82.1 24N 88E
04299 -0213 Jun 21 12:27:52 12885 -27366 65 P t- -0.5546 1.8698 0.8111 345.9 194.5 - 24S 134W
04300 -0213 Dec 15 12:25:04 12879 -27360 70 P a- 0.9196 1.1562 0.1846 257.4 91.2 - 24N 133W
04301 -0212 May 10 23:00:42 12874 -27355 37 N -t 1.4965 0.1382 -0.9137 112.1 - - 15S 67E
04302 -0212 Jun 09 13:09:57 12873 -27354 75 N t- -1.3148 0.4786 -0.5872 205.8 - - 24S 146W
TD of Phase Greatest
Cat Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Pen. Um. ---- Durations ---- in Zenith
Num Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QSE Gamma Mag. Mag. Pen. Par. Total Lat. Lng.
s m m m
04303 -0212 Nov 04 15:44:57 12868 -27349 42 N -a -1.1451 0.7621 -0.2486 228.7 - - 14N 175E
04304 -0211 Apr 30 05:38:18 12862 -27343 47 P -t 0.6775 1.6156 0.6140 308.8 165.5 - 13S 32W
04305 -0211 Oct 24 23:51:25 12856 -27337 52 P -a -0.4879 1.9963 0.9297 344.1 199.1 - 11N 53E
04306 -0210 Apr 19 19:07:03 12850 -27331 57 T- pp -0.1008 2.6509 1.6948 321.9 212.8 97.8 10S 126E
04307 -0210 Oct 14 01:03:18 12844 -27325 62 T+ pp 0.2072 2.5280 1.4284 374.9 229.9 92.8 7N 35E
04308 -0209 Apr 09 12:00:38 12838 -27319 67 P a- -0.8234 1.3201 0.3735 268.8 126.5 - 7S 127W
04309 -0209 Oct 03 00:42:59 12832 -27313 72 P t- 0.8938 1.2588 0.1776 305.6 100.2 - 3N 40E
04310 -0208 Feb 28 17:04:34 12827 -27308 39 N -a 1.0801 0.8843 -0.1322 248.8 - - 10N 162E
04311 -0208 Aug 22 18:34:35 12821 -27302 44 N -a -1.1720 0.7013 -0.2866 218.6 - - 14S 136E
04312 -0208 Sep 21 06:02:33 12820 -27301 82 N a- 1.5431 0.0391 -0.9860 57.0 - - 1S 39W
04313 -0207 Feb 16 22:59:13 12816 -27296 49 T -t 0.3816 2.1946 1.1214 358.0 214.4 54.8 14N 73E
04314 -0207 Aug 12 09:51:43 12810 -27290 54 T -a -0.4257 2.0525 1.1007 306.1 192.4 46.0 17S 94W
04315 -0206 Feb 05 23:01:45 12804 -27284 59 T p- -0.3297 2.3006 1.2062 369.4 221.9 70.3 17N 72E
04316 -0206 Aug 02 02:34:13 12798 -27278 64 T p- 0.2943 2.2974 1.3382 316.5 204.5 78.7 19S 15E
04317 -0205 Jan 26 00:12:42 12792 -27272 69 Nx h- -1.0154 1.0273 -0.0372 277.2 - - 19N 54E
04318 -0205 Jul 22 16:03:28 12786 -27266 74 N t- 1.0763 0.8848 -0.1186 247.7 - - 20S 173E
04319 -0205 Dec 16 20:14:13 12781 -27261 41 N -a 1.0976 0.8385 -0.1507 231.6 - - 25N 110E
04320 -0204 Jun 11 08:29:19 12775 -27255 46 P -t -0.9078 1.2252 0.1598 304.9 96.4 - 24S 76W
04321 -0204 Dec 05 11:33:13 12769 -27249 51 T -p 0.4221 2.0692 1.0974 307.6 191.6 45.0 23N 121W
04322 -0203 May 31 09:09:57 12763 -27243 56 T- pp -0.1435 2.6243 1.5656 368.4 231.9 100.7 22S 86W
04323 -0203 Nov 25 02:18:04 12758 -27237 61 T- p- -0.2489 2.4013 1.4011 327.3 208.9 84.2 20N 16E
04324 -0202 May 20 14:18:45 12752 -27231 66 P h- 0.6278 1.7121 0.7001 318.9 176.4 - 19S 163W
04325 -0202 Nov 14 11:59:07 12746 -27225 71 P h- -0.9801 1.0878 0.0317 278.6 41.9 - 17N 129W
04326 -0201 Apr 10 19:08:52 12741 -27220 38 N -a -1.1929 0.6439 -0.3062 202.8 - - 8S 126E
04327 -0201 May 10 02:37:30 12740 -27219 76 N a- 1.3390 0.3816 -0.5799 163.2 - - 15S 12E
04328 -0201 Oct 04 19:36:11 12735 -27214 43 N -t 1.3207 0.4841 -0.6140 209.1 - - 4N 116E
04329 -0200 Mar 30 12:06:45 12729 -27208 48 T -a -0.4790 1.9556 1.0019 304.4 187.8 6.6 3S 127W
04330 -0200 Sep 22 20:21:52 12723 -27202 53 P -t 0.6002 1.7896 0.7242 336.7 183.4 - 1S 106E
Each link below displays a web page containing 100 years of lunar eclipses. The data for each eclipse includes the date and time of greatest eclipse, Saros series, eclipse type, quincena solar eclipse parameter, gamma, eclipse magnitudes, and eclipse phase durations. Every eclipse also has links to digrams of eclipse geometry and world visibility, and Saros series tables.
These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar 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..
Lunar eclipse predictions must take into account the enlargement of Earth's shadows. In this Catalog, Earth's penumbral and umbral shadow sizes have been calculated using Danjon's enlargement method.
The coordinates of the Sun used in the 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.
The data presented here were previously published in:
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) "
