Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE )

Introduction

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:

  1. Penumbral - Moon traverses Earth’s penumbral shadow (Moon misses Earth’s umbral shadow)
  2. Partial - Moon traverses Earth’s penumbral and umbral shadows (Moon does not pass completely into Earth’s umbra)
  3. Total - Moon traverses Earth’s penumbral and umbral shadows (Moon passes completely into Earth’s umbra)

The visual appearance of these eclipse types differs dramatically from each other.


Lunar Eclipses: -1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE)

During the 19th century BCE[1], Earth experienced 255 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -1899 - -1800
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 255100.0%
PenumbralN 98 38.4%
PartialP 97 38.0%
TotalT 60 23.5%

Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 19th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 60100.0%
Central 49 81.7%
Non-Central 11 18.3%

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: 63
                           Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
                           Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 18

                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -1883 Sep 01  &  -1883 Sep 30
                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -1861 Jul 01  &  -1861 Jul 30
                 Two lunar eclipses in same month:   -1807 Aug 02  &  -1807 Aug 31

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):  -1814/ 29 -1803/ 30 
     2 Saros Series' end   (Year/Saros):  -1894/-18 -1811/-17 

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:   -1816 Feb 16    Duration = 01h45m22s
              Shortest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1860 Jun 20    Duration = 00h27m18s

               Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1831 May 30    Duration = 03h27m24s
              Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1887 Jun 18    Duration = 00h56m58s

               Largest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1827 Mar 19    Umbra Magnitude = 1.8585
              Smallest  Total  Lunar Eclipse:   -1860 Jun 20    Umbra Magnitude = 1.0304

               Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1819 Apr 19    Umbra Magnitude = 0.9802
              Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse:   -1887 Jun 18    Umbra Magnitude = 0.0632

             Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -1840 Jun 08     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0420
            Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse:   -1803 Jun 19     Pen. Magnitude = 0.0236

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 98 penumbral eclipses of which 1 ( 1.0%) are total penumbral eclipses:


               1.  Total Penumbral Eclipse:   -1840 Jun 08     Pen. Magnitude = 1.0420

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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Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses


Footnotes

[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.



Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE )


                     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

00243 -1899 Feb 04  00:46:57  44045 -48224    3   T-  p-  -0.1913  2.5035  1.5102  330.9  213.5   91.9   20N  176E
00244 -1899 Jul 30  02:09:52  44033 -48218    8   T+  pp   0.0657  2.7428  1.7319  343.4  221.9  101.3   22S  151E
00245 -1898 Jan 24  10:00:54  44022 -48212   13   P   t-  -0.9537  1.1347  0.0817  285.2   67.3    -     22N   37E
00246 -1898 Jul 19  15:26:32  44010 -48206   18   P   a-   0.7913  1.3860  0.4256  277.4  135.4    -     23S   49W
00247 -1898 Dec 14  17:07:48  44001 -48201  -15   N   -t   1.3364  0.4581 -0.6456  203.9    -      -     23N   74W
00248 -1897 Jun 10  01:04:51  43989 -48195  -10   N   -a  -1.0253  0.9530 -0.0001  241.1    -      -     22S  164E
00249 -1897 Jul 09  08:15:12  43987 -48194   28   N   a-   1.4840  0.1081 -0.8387   87.0    -      -     22S   58E
00250 -1897 Dec 03  18:13:37  43978 -48189   -5   P   -t   0.6268  1.7427  0.6737  332.1  177.1    -     20N   92W
00251 -1896 May 29  14:43:12  43966 -48183    0   T   -a  -0.2931  2.3196  1.3205  336.5  213.3   80.2   18S   40W
00252 -1896 Nov 22  02:17:20  43955 -48177    5   T-  p-  -0.0902  2.6984  1.6864  335.8  216.7   98.2   17N  147E

00253 -1895 May 18  21:28:01  43943 -48171   10   P   t-   0.4983  1.9690  0.9188  347.3  201.8    -     15S  141W
00254 -1895 Nov 11  16:15:10  43932 -48165   15   P   a-  -0.7504  1.4684  0.4935  280.7  142.7    -     12N   63W
00255 -1894 Apr 08  07:59:26  43922 -48160  -18   Ne  -t  -1.5608  0.0246 -1.0362   48.2    -      -      2S   64E
00256 -1894 May 07  22:35:43  43920 -48159   20   N   t-   1.2706  0.5607 -0.5070  221.6    -      -     10S  157W
00257 -1894 Oct 02  20:19:24  43911 -48154  -13   N   -a   1.3076  0.4582 -0.5412  180.6    -      -      2S  123W
00258 -1894 Nov 01  07:48:24  43909 -48153   25   N   a-  -1.4064  0.2682 -0.7138  137.2    -      -      8N   64E
00259 -1893 Mar 28  13:09:19  43899 -48148   -8   P   -t  -0.7536  1.4827  0.4677  304.8  149.3    -      3N   12W
00260 -1893 Sep 22  05:48:49  43888 -48142   -3   P   -a   0.6587  1.6763  0.6228  324.4  170.4    -      6S   96E
00261 -1892 Mar 17  01:21:33  43876 -48136    2   T+  pp   0.0264  2.7925  1.8262  325.7  214.9  100.2    8N  166E
00262 -1892 Sep 10  08:11:00  43865 -48130    7   T-  pp  -0.0416  2.8281  1.7359  376.1  234.6  104.8   11S   61E

00263 -1891 Mar 06  17:44:59  43853 -48124   12   P   a-   0.7416  1.4715  0.5224  278.6  146.0    -     13N   79W
00264 -1891 Aug 30  07:44:56  43842 -48118   17   P   t-  -0.7436  1.5350  0.4526  329.0  154.4    -     16S   67E
00265 -1890 Jan 25  23:05:46  43832 -48113  -16   N   -a  -1.1970  0.6673 -0.3443  218.5    -      -     21N  160W
00266 -1890 Feb 24  09:45:03  43830 -48112   22   N   a-   1.4743  0.1409 -0.8356  102.0    -      -     17N   42E
00267 -1890 Jul 21  00:35:44  43821 -48107  -11   N   -a   1.2950  0.4779 -0.5145  186.4    -      -     22S  173E
00268 -1890 Aug 19  12:02:13  43819 -48106   27   N   a-  -1.4170  0.2730 -0.7572  149.0    -      -     20S    3E
00269 -1889 Jan 15  06:06:31  43809 -48101   -6   P   -t  -0.5212  1.9374  0.8665  345.4  196.3    -     23N   94E
00270 -1889 Jul 10  15:22:29  43798 -48095   -1   P   -a   0.5255  1.8687  0.9183  300.3  182.3    -     23S   49W
00271 -1888 Jan 04  06:31:35  43786 -48089    4   T+  pp   0.1771  2.5837  1.4832  376.3  231.6   96.4   24N   86E
00272 -1888 Jun 29  08:24:20  43775 -48083    9   T-  p-  -0.2027  2.4607  1.5108  317.1  208.5   90.4   24S   54E

00273 -1888 Dec 23  06:42:08  43763 -48077   14   P   h-   0.8568  1.3250  0.2472  308.3  116.0    -     24N   82E
00274 -1887 Jun 18  23:01:01  43752 -48071   19   P   h-  -0.9809  1.0527  0.0632  261.9   57.0    -     23S  166W
00275 -1887 Nov 13  00:25:20  43743 -48066  -14   N   -a  -1.2857  0.4974 -0.5001  186.2    -      -     12N  174E
00276 -1887 Dec 12  13:10:04  43741 -48065   24   N   a-   1.4886  0.1382 -0.8851  104.8    -      -     23N   16W
00277 -1886 May 09  17:44:44  43731 -48060   -9   P   -t   0.9614  1.1241  0.0641  293.6   61.6    -     11S   85W
00278 -1886 Nov 02  15:19:24  43720 -48054   -4   P   -a  -0.6014  1.7401  0.7684  294.5  169.9    -      9N   49W
00279 -1885 Apr 28  18:24:44  43708 -48048    1   T+  pp   0.1999  2.5233  1.4594  369.4  230.5   95.4    8S   95W
00280 -1885 Oct 23  06:30:03  43697 -48042    6   T+  pp   0.0620  2.7402  1.7483  328.0  213.8   98.3    6N   83E
00281 -1884 Apr 16  22:16:03  43685 -48036   11   P   h-  -0.5708  1.8224  0.7988  328.8  187.1    -      4S  152W
00282 -1884 Oct 11  17:21:36  43674 -48030   16   P   h-   0.7849  1.4400  0.3956  304.5  139.0    -      2N   80W

00283 -1883 Mar 08  01:03:56  43664 -48025  -17   N   -a   1.2748  0.4978 -0.4607  182.1    -      -     12N  171E
00284 -1883 Apr 06  09:14:50  43662 -48024   21   N   a-  -1.2868  0.4823 -0.4892  183.6    -      -      1S   44E
00285 -1883 Sep 01  02:56:47  43653 -48019  -12   N   -t  -1.4689  0.2095 -0.8835  140.8    -      -     16S  139E
00286 -1883 Sep 30  21:01:40  43651 -48018   26   N   t-   1.5258  0.1044 -0.9873   99.4    -      -      2S  135W
00287 -1882 Feb 25  17:44:55  43641 -48013   -7   P   -a   0.5631  1.8017  0.8474  297.1  176.8    -     15N   79W
00288 -1882 Aug 21  03:17:11  43630 -48007   -2   P   -t  -0.7455  1.5243  0.4561  323.7  153.3    -     19S  134E
00289 -1881 Feb 15  08:43:08  43618 -48001    3   T-  pp  -0.1543  2.5713  1.5782  332.8  215.6   95.3   18N   56E
00290 -1881 Aug 10  09:45:33  43607 -47995    8   T+  pp   0.0177  2.8309  1.8202  342.5  221.6  101.9   21S   36E
00291 -1880 Feb 04  17:41:24  43596 -47989   13   P   t-  -0.9239  1.1892  0.1365  291.1   86.6    -     20N   79W
00292 -1880 Jul 29  23:12:52  43584 -47983   18   P   a-   0.7374  1.4853  0.5241  283.3  147.7    -     22S  167W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE )


                     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

00293 -1880 Dec 25  00:58:50  43575 -47978  -15   N   -t   1.3465  0.4380 -0.6627  199.5    -      -     25N  168E
00294 -1879 Jun 20  08:27:21  43563 -47972  -10   N   -a  -1.0972  0.8229 -0.1339  227.8    -      -     24S   52E
00295 -1879 Jul 19  15:57:40  43561 -47971   28   N   a-   1.4295  0.2098 -0.7403  120.3    -      -     22S   59W
00296 -1879 Dec 14  02:26:55  43552 -47966   -5   P   -t   0.6295  1.7353  0.6708  330.4  176.3    -     23N  144E
00297 -1878 Jun 09  21:39:41  43540 -47960    0   T   -a  -0.3719  2.1775  1.1736  334.4  207.9   62.2   21S  146W
00298 -1878 Dec 03  10:57:29  43529 -47954    5   T-  p-  -0.0903  2.6964  1.6881  334.5  216.2   98.1   20N   16E
00299 -1877 May 30  03:54:06  43517 -47948   10   T   t-   0.4136  2.1259  1.0727  354.5  212.3   43.3   18S  120E
00300 -1877 Nov 23  01:08:26  43506 -47942   15   P   a-  -0.7508  1.4671  0.4931  280.3  142.6    -     16N  162E
00301 -1876 May 18  04:50:52  43495 -47936   20   N   t-   1.1826  0.7217 -0.3451  247.3    -      -     14S  107E
00302 -1876 Oct 13  04:52:46  43485 -47931  -13   N   -a   1.3169  0.4435 -0.5606  178.6    -      -      3N  106E

00303 -1876 Nov 11  16:39:15  43483 -47930   25   N   a-  -1.4107  0.2615 -0.7227  135.8    -      -     12N   70W
00304 -1875 Apr 07  20:09:37  43474 -47925   -8   P   -t  -0.8219  1.3545  0.3453  294.2  130.3    -      1S  120W
00305 -1875 Oct 02  13:52:31  43462 -47919   -3   P   -a   0.6738  1.6514  0.5921  324.4  167.5    -      2S   28W
00306 -1874 Mar 28  08:52:26  43451 -47913    2   T-  pp  -0.0358  2.7728  1.8114  324.4  214.5  100.0    4N   51E
00307 -1874 Sep 21  15:46:41  43439 -47907    7   T-  pp  -0.0177  2.8742  1.7777  377.1  234.9  105.1    7S   56W
00308 -1873 Mar 18  01:31:20  43428 -47901   12   P   a-   0.6873  1.5699  0.6231  284.3  157.1    -      8N  162E
00309 -1873 Sep 10  15:15:52  43417 -47895   17   P   t-  -0.7113  1.5950  0.5111  332.6  162.2    -     12S   47W
00310 -1872 Feb 06  07:04:40  43407 -47890  -16   N   -a  -1.2308  0.6053 -0.4063  210.0    -      -     19N   79E
00311 -1872 Mar 06  17:30:33  43405 -47889   22   N   a-   1.4319  0.2186 -0.7576  126.5    -      -     13N   77W
00312 -1872 Jul 31  08:09:25  43396 -47884  -11   N   -a   1.3427  0.3902 -0.6018  169.3    -      -     21S   58E

00313 -1872 Aug 29  19:47:20  43394 -47883   27   N   a-  -1.3779  0.3447 -0.6854  165.8    -      -     16S  115W
00314 -1871 Jan 25  13:48:29  43384 -47878   -6   P   -t  -0.5493  1.8853  0.8152  343.8  192.6    -     22N   22W
00315 -1871 Jul 20  23:04:45  43373 -47872   -1   P   -a   0.5822  1.7653  0.8135  295.5  174.5    -     23S  166W
00316 -1870 Jan 14  14:08:08  43361 -47866    4   T+  pp   0.1543  2.6239  1.5265  376.5  232.6   98.7   24N   28W
00317 -1870 Jul 10  15:58:39  43350 -47860    9   T-  pp  -0.1398  2.5782  1.6244  319.5  210.9   95.4   24S   60W
00318 -1869 Jan 03  14:39:46  43339 -47854   14   P   h-   0.8416  1.3503  0.2777  309.2  122.1    -     25N   38W
00319 -1869 Jun 30  06:11:04  43327 -47848   19   P   h-  -0.9149  1.1765  0.1817  274.4   95.3    -     24S   86E
00320 -1869 Nov 24  09:10:50  43318 -47843  -14   N   -a  -1.2825  0.5020 -0.4929  186.5    -      -     16N   41E
00321 -1869 Dec 23  21:37:30  43316 -47842   24   N   a-   1.4782  0.1548 -0.8635  110.4    -      -     25N  144W
00322 -1868 May 20  00:04:59  43306 -47837   -9   N   -t   1.0499  0.9625 -0.0992  277.0    -      -     15S  177E

00323 -1868 Nov 13  00:13:00  43295 -47831   -4   P   -a  -0.6014  1.7403  0.7682  294.6  169.9    -     13N  175E
00324 -1867 May 09  00:43:26  43283 -47825    1   T   pp   0.2887  2.3594  1.2977  365.3  225.0   81.8   12S  168E
00325 -1867 Nov 02  15:14:41  43272 -47819    6   T+  pp   0.0610  2.7436  1.7485  329.1  214.2   98.4   10N   50W
00326 -1866 Apr 28  05:02:45  43261 -47813   11   P   h-  -0.4893  1.9696  0.9507  333.7  198.0    -      8S  104E
00327 -1866 Oct 23  01:41:56  43249 -47807   16   P   h-   0.7822  1.4475  0.3983  306.3  139.8    -      6N  153E
00328 -1865 Mar 19  08:44:44  43240 -47802  -17   N   -a   1.3280  0.3980 -0.5562  163.9    -      -      9N   53E
00329 -1865 Apr 17  16:32:08  43238 -47801   21   N   a-  -1.2138  0.6141 -0.3529  203.7    -      -      5S   68W
00330 -1865 Sep 12  10:23:19  43228 -47796  -12   N   -t  -1.4991  0.1560 -0.9406  122.2    -      -     12S   25E
00331 -1865 Oct 12  04:55:09  43226 -47795   26   N   t-   1.5164  0.1237 -0.9721  108.3    -      -      2N  105E
00332 -1864 Mar 08  01:36:56  43217 -47790   -7   P   -a   0.6140  1.7074  0.7549  292.9  169.7    -     12N  160E

00333 -1864 Aug 31  10:45:24  43206 -47784   -2   P   -t  -0.7811  1.4596  0.3905  318.4  142.9    -     15S   20E
00334 -1863 Feb 25  16:29:24  43194 -47778    3   T-  pp  -0.1098  2.6529  1.6599  334.6  217.5   98.4   15N   63W
00335 -1863 Aug 20  17:31:26  43183 -47772    8   T-  pp  -0.0229  2.8212  1.8106  341.3  220.8  101.5   18S   82W
00336 -1862 Feb 15  01:10:16  43171 -47766   13   P   t-  -0.8853  1.2598  0.2075  298.2  106.0    -     17N  167E
00337 -1862 Aug 10  07:08:20  43160 -47760   18   P   a-   0.6905  1.5719  0.6095  287.9  156.9    -     20S   73E
00338 -1861 Jan 05  08:44:19  43151 -47755  -15   N   -t   1.3613  0.4090 -0.6881  193.0    -      -     25N   51E
00339 -1861 Jul 01  15:52:55  43139 -47749  -10   N   -a  -1.1657  0.6992 -0.2617  213.3    -      -     25S   60W
00340 -1861 Jul 30  23:46:14  43137 -47748   28   N   a-   1.3801  0.3022 -0.6516  143.4    -      -     21S  177W
00341 -1861 Dec 25  10:37:35  43128 -47743   -5   P   -t   0.6352  1.7224  0.6629  328.3  175.1    -     24N   21E
00342 -1860 Jun 20  04:37:27  43116 -47737    0   T   -a  -0.4486  2.0394  1.0304  331.5  200.8   27.3   23S  108E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE )


                     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

00343 -1860 Dec 13  19:36:06  43105 -47731    5   T-  p-  -0.0887  2.6973  1.6930  333.3  215.8   98.1   22N  115W
00344 -1859 Jun 09  10:19:36  43094 -47725   10   T   tp   0.3290  2.2828  1.2262  360.5  220.6   72.7   20S   22E
00345 -1859 Dec 03  10:00:51  43082 -47719   15   P   a-  -0.7507  1.4667  0.4942  280.0  142.6    -     19N   28E
00346 -1858 May 29  11:07:47  43071 -47713   20   N   t-   1.0952  0.8818 -0.1847  268.7    -      -     17S   10E
00347 -1858 Oct 24  13:29:07  43062 -47708  -13   N   -a   1.3233  0.4340 -0.5744  177.5    -      -      7N   25W
00348 -1858 Nov 23  01:28:40  43060 -47707   25   N   a-  -1.4143  0.2556 -0.7302  134.7    -      -     15N  156E
00349 -1857 Apr 19  03:08:59  43050 -47702   -8   P   -t  -0.8916  1.2238  0.2199  282.4  105.5    -      5S  132E
00350 -1857 Oct 13  22:01:10  43039 -47696   -3   P   -a   0.6843  1.6348  0.5704  324.7  165.4    -      2N  152W
00351 -1856 Apr 07  16:19:37  43027 -47690    2   T-  pp  -0.1016  2.6498  1.6927  322.6  213.2   98.0    1S   64W
00352 -1856 Oct 01  23:29:24  43016 -47684    7   T+  pp   0.0003  2.9081  1.8078  377.9  235.0  105.0    3S  174W

00353 -1855 Mar 28  09:10:38  43005 -47678   12   P   a-   0.6272  1.6793  0.7344  290.1  167.6    -      4N   44E
00354 -1855 Sep 20  22:57:00  42993 -47672   17   P   t-  -0.6870  1.6402  0.5551  334.9  167.5    -      8S  165W
00355 -1854 Feb 16  14:50:56  42984 -47667  -16   N   -a  -1.2738  0.5265 -0.4852  198.1    -      -     16N   39W
00356 -1854 Mar 18  01:05:07  42982 -47666   22   N   a-   1.3815  0.3111 -0.6653  150.1    -      -      9N  167E
00357 -1854 Aug 11  15:54:40  42973 -47661  -11   N   -a   1.3817  0.3185 -0.6735  153.5    -      -     19S   59W
00358 -1854 Sep 10  03:44:40  42971 -47660   27   N   a-  -1.3479  0.3999 -0.6302  177.1    -      -     13S  124E
00359 -1853 Feb 05  21:18:28  42961 -47655   -6   P   -t  -0.5862  1.8173  0.7480  341.2  187.1    -     20N  136W
00360 -1853 Aug 01  06:55:16  42950 -47649   -1   P   -a   0.6323  1.6743  0.7208  291.0  166.6    -     22S   75E
00361 -1852 Jan 25  21:35:43  42938 -47643    4   T+  pp   0.1243  2.6772  1.5835  376.6  233.7  101.3   22N  141W
00362 -1852 Jul 20  23:38:26  42927 -47637    9   T-  pp  -0.0820  2.6863  1.7282  321.3  212.4   98.2   24S  176W

00363 -1851 Jan 13  22:31:01  42916 -47631   14   P   h-   0.8202  1.3866  0.3199  310.8  129.9    -     24N  156W
00364 -1851 Jul 10  13:23:39  42904 -47625   19   P   h-  -0.8517  1.2955  0.2948  285.6  119.8    -     25S   24W
00365 -1851 Dec 04  17:56:56  42895 -47620  -14   N   -a  -1.2796  0.5058 -0.4860  186.5    -      -     19N   91W
00366 -1850 Jan 03  06:00:58  42893 -47619   24   N   a-   1.4638  0.1784 -0.8344  117.7    -      -     25N   90E
00367 -1850 May 31  06:23:46  42884 -47614   -9   N   -t   1.1386  0.8008 -0.2630  257.4    -      -     18S   80E
00368 -1850 Nov 24  09:07:10  42872 -47608   -4   P   -a  -0.6011  1.7407  0.7688  294.6  170.0    -     17N   40E
00369 -1849 May 20  07:03:18  42861 -47602    1   T   -t   0.3769  2.1966  1.1368  360.0  217.3   58.5   15S   71E
00370 -1849 Nov 14  00:01:20  42850 -47596    6   T+  pp   0.0623  2.7426  1.7447  330.1  214.6   98.5   14N  176E
00371 -1848 May 08  11:49:34  42838 -47590   11   T   h-  -0.4066  2.1192  1.1047  337.6  206.7   49.9   12S    1W
00372 -1848 Nov 02  10:05:23  42827 -47584   16   P   h-   0.7827  1.4488  0.3953  307.6  139.7    -     11N   25E

00373 -1847 Mar 29  16:20:41  42817 -47579  -17   N   -a   1.3856  0.2903 -0.6600  141.1    -      -      4N   64W
00374 -1847 Apr 27  23:47:34  42816 -47578   21   N   a-  -1.1383  0.7506 -0.2124  221.4    -      -      9S  180W
00375 -1847 Sep 22  17:58:01  42806 -47573  -12   N   -t  -1.5230  0.1137 -0.9861  104.9    -      -      8S   90W
00376 -1847 Oct 22  12:52:58  42804 -47572   26   N   t-   1.5102  0.1368 -0.9623  114.0    -      -      7N   17W
00377 -1846 Mar 19  09:21:02  42795 -47567   -7   P   -a   0.6716  1.6010  0.6499  287.7  160.4    -      8N   42E
00378 -1846 Sep 11  18:24:42  42783 -47561   -2   P   -t  -0.8086  1.4094  0.3396  314.0  134.0    -     12S   97W
00379 -1845 Mar 09  00:06:45  42772 -47555    3   T-  pp  -0.0584  2.7475  1.7542  336.4  219.1  100.8   11N  179W
00380 -1845 Sep 01  01:27:01  42761 -47549    8   T-  pp  -0.0567  2.7593  1.7488  340.0  219.8  100.6   15S  157E
00381 -1844 Feb 26  08:28:57  42749 -47543   13   P   t-  -0.8390  1.3447  0.2927  306.0  124.7    -     14N   55E
00382 -1844 Aug 20  15:12:24  42738 -47537   18   P   a-   0.6502  1.6467  0.6828  291.6  163.8    -     17S   49W

00383 -1843 Jan 15  16:20:59  42729 -47532  -15   N   -t   1.3833  0.3666 -0.7262  183.0    -      -     25N   64W
00384 -1843 Jul 11  23:22:55  42717 -47526  -10   N   -a  -1.2301  0.5835 -0.3822  197.8    -      -     25S  174W
00385 -1843 Aug 10  07:42:32  42715 -47525   28   N   a-   1.3372  0.3831 -0.5748  160.5    -      -     19S   62E
00386 -1842 Jan 04  18:41:51  42706 -47520   -5   P   -t   0.6471  1.6977  0.6439  325.5  172.6    -     25N  101W
00387 -1842 Jul 01  11:38:36  42695 -47514    0   P   -a  -0.5214  1.9086  0.8939  328.0  192.4    -     24S    1E
00388 -1842 Dec 25  04:09:24  42683 -47508    5   T-  p-  -0.0818  2.7076  1.7080  332.0  215.5   98.3   23N  116E
00389 -1841 Jun 20  16:48:26  42672 -47502   10   T+  pp   0.2475  2.4344  1.3739  365.3  226.8   88.7   22S   77W
00390 -1841 Dec 14  18:50:51  42661 -47496   15   P   a-  -0.7482  1.4702  0.4996  280.0  143.2    -     21N  105W
00391 -1840 Jun 08  17:26:00  42649 -47490   20   Nx  t-   1.0079  1.0420 -0.0245  287.0    -      -     20S   86W
00392 -1840 Nov 03  22:09:20  42640 -47485  -13   N   -a   1.3261  0.4307 -0.5814  177.5    -      -     12N  157W


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE )


                     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

00393 -1840 Dec 03  10:17:51  42638 -47484   25   N   a-  -1.4183  0.2489 -0.7380  133.3    -      -     18N   22E
00394 -1839 Apr 29  10:05:09  42629 -47479   -8   P   -t  -0.9651  1.0866  0.0874  268.9   67.5    -     10S   25E
00395 -1839 Oct 24  06:14:49  42617 -47473   -3   P   -a   0.6897  1.6272  0.5581  325.6  164.4    -      7N   82E
00396 -1838 Apr 18  23:42:07  42606 -47467    2   T-  pp  -0.1721  2.5186  1.5653  320.3  210.9   93.5    5S  178W
00397 -1838 Oct 13  07:19:54  42595 -47461    7   T+  pp   0.0117  2.8886  1.7853  378.6  235.1  104.9    2N   66E
00398 -1837 Apr 08  16:45:03  42583 -47455   12   P   a-   0.5632  1.7961  0.8525  295.7  177.1    -      0S   72W
00399 -1837 Oct 02  06:46:28  42572 -47449   17   P   t-  -0.6687  1.6742  0.5884  336.4  171.2    -      3S   75E
00400 -1836 Feb 27  22:29:12  42563 -47444  -16   N   -a  -1.3223  0.4376 -0.5743  182.7    -      -     13N  155W
00401 -1836 Mar 28  08:33:32  42561 -47443   22   N   a-   1.3268  0.4117 -0.5652  171.6    -      -      5N   52E
00402 -1836 Aug 21  23:48:31  42551 -47438  -11   N   -a   1.4147  0.2582 -0.7341  138.5    -      -     16S  179W

00403 -1836 Sep 20  11:50:44  42550 -47437   27   N   a-  -1.3239  0.4437 -0.5861  185.1    -      -      9S    0E
00404 -1835 Feb 16  04:38:33  42540 -47432   -6   P   -t  -0.6306  1.7353  0.6671  337.6  179.6    -     17N  112E
00405 -1835 Aug 11  14:53:28  42529 -47426   -1   P   -a   0.6763  1.5945  0.6389  286.6  158.8    -     19S   46W
00406 -1834 Feb 05  04:54:28  42518 -47420    4   T+  pp   0.0867  2.7440  1.6543  376.5  234.7  103.6   20N  108E
00407 -1834 Aug 01  07:25:29  42506 -47414    9   T-  pp  -0.0307  2.7829  1.8201  322.7  213.2   99.4   22S   66E
00408 -1833 Jan 25  06:14:39  42495 -47408   14   P   h-   0.7917  1.4359  0.3752  313.1  139.2    -     23N   87E
00409 -1833 Jul 21  20:43:12  42484 -47402   19   P   t-  -0.7949  1.4028  0.3959  295.0  137.2    -     24S  134W
00410 -1833 Dec 16  02:39:48  42474 -47397  -14   N   -a  -1.2799  0.5035 -0.4847  185.6    -      -     21N  137E
00411 -1832 Jan 14  14:18:16  42472 -47396   24   N   a-   1.4439  0.2120 -0.7950  127.4    -      -     25N   35W
00412 -1832 Jun 10  12:44:28  42463 -47391   -9   N   -t   1.2250  0.6437 -0.4227  234.8    -      -     20S   17W

00413 -1832 Dec 04  17:59:34  42452 -47385   -4   P   -a  -0.6024  1.7382  0.7669  294.5  169.9    -     20N   94W
00414 -1831 May 30  13:24:50  42440 -47379    1   P   -t   0.4638  2.0363  0.9778  353.4  207.4    -     18S   27W
00415 -1831 Nov 24  08:46:54  42429 -47373    6   T+  pp   0.0631  2.7421  1.7421  331.1  215.0   98.6   17N   43E
00416 -1830 May 19  18:37:15  42418 -47367   11   T   a-  -0.3234  2.2700  1.2592  340.5  213.3   74.4   16S  105W
00417 -1830 Nov 13  18:29:55  42407 -47361   16   P   h-   0.7849  1.4464  0.3895  308.6  139.2    -     15N  103W
00418 -1829 Apr 09  23:51:09  42397 -47356  -17   N   -a   1.4482  0.1738 -0.7732  110.1    -      -      0N  179W
00419 -1829 May 09  07:01:55  42395 -47355   21   N   a-  -1.0609  0.8910 -0.0687  236.9    -      -     13S   69E
00420 -1829 Oct 04  01:41:02  42386 -47350  -12   N   -t  -1.5403  0.0834 -1.0191   90.1    -      -      3S  151E
00421 -1829 Nov 02  20:54:20  42384 -47349   26   N   t-   1.5071  0.1439 -0.9578  117.1    -      -     11N  140W
00422 -1828 Mar 29  16:57:59  42375 -47344   -7   P   -a   0.7348  1.4845  0.5343  281.3  148.4    -      4N   75W

00423 -1828 Sep 22  02:14:17  42363 -47338   -2   P   -t  -0.8286  1.3730  0.3028  310.4  126.9    -      7S  143E
00424 -1827 Mar 19  07:33:04  42352 -47332    3   T+  pp   0.0014  2.8523  1.8585  337.8  220.2  101.9    7N   67E
00425 -1827 Sep 11  09:33:07  42341 -47326    8   T-  pp  -0.0825  2.7118  1.7013  338.7  218.8   99.4   11S   34E
00426 -1826 Mar 08  15:36:35  42329 -47320   13   P   t-  -0.7844  1.4448  0.3931  314.5  142.7    -     10N   54W
00427 -1826 Aug 31  23:25:39  42318 -47314   18   P   a-   0.6173  1.7079  0.7424  294.4  168.9    -     14S  175W
00428 -1825 Jan 26  23:50:13  42309 -47309  -15   N   -t   1.4112  0.3130 -0.7752  169.5    -      -     23N  177W
00429 -1825 Feb 25  16:58:50  42307 -47308   23   N   t-  -1.5387  0.0766 -1.0068   86.0    -      -     14N   74W
00430 -1825 Jul 23  06:58:47  42298 -47303  -10   N   -a  -1.2890  0.4781 -0.4929  181.6    -      -     25S   71E
00431 -1825 Aug 21  15:46:39  42296 -47302   28   N   a-   1.3010  0.4516 -0.5106  173.5    -      -     17S   60W
00432 -1824 Jan 16  02:41:44  42286 -47297   -5   P   -t   0.6634  1.6647  0.6171  322.1  169.2    -     24N  139E

00433 -1824 Jul 11  18:42:29  42275 -47291    0   P   -a  -0.5909  1.7842  0.7634  323.9  182.5    -     24S  106W
00434 -1823 Jan 04  12:39:16  42264 -47285    5   T-  p-  -0.0714  2.7242  1.7296  330.8  215.3   98.7   24N   12W
00435 -1823 Jun 30  23:20:30  42253 -47279   10   T+  pp   0.1688  2.5808  1.5161  368.9  231.0   98.3   23S  176W
00436 -1823 Dec 25  03:35:55  42241 -47273   15   P   a-  -0.7416  1.4812  0.5128  280.4  144.8    -     23N  123E
00437 -1822 Jun 19  23:49:58  42230 -47267   20   P   t-   0.9244  1.1955  0.1286  302.1   86.8    -     22S  176E
00438 -1822 Nov 15  06:49:40  42221 -47262  -13   N   -a   1.3286  0.4277 -0.5876  177.6    -      -     16N   71E
00439 -1822 Dec 14  19:02:39  42219 -47261   25   N   a-  -1.4190  0.2479 -0.7397  133.3    -      -     21N  110W
00440 -1821 May 10  17:02:58  42209 -47256   -8   N   -t  -1.0379  0.9509 -0.0440  254.0    -      -     13S   82W
00441 -1821 Nov 04  14:29:35  42198 -47250   -3   P   -a   0.6937  1.6219  0.5490  326.4  163.7    -     11N   44W
00442 -1820 Apr 29  07:03:25  42187 -47244    2   T-  -p  -0.2443  2.3847  1.4344  317.3  207.4   86.3    9S   69E


Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1899 to -1800 ( 1900 BCE to 1801 BCE )


                     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

00443 -1820 Oct 23  15:15:07  42176 -47238    7   T+  pp   0.0191  2.8762  1.7706  379.0  235.1  104.8    6N   55W
00444 -1819 Apr 19  00:12:57  42164 -47232   12   P   a-   0.4938  1.9230  0.9802  301.1  185.9    -      4S  173E
00445 -1819 Oct 12  14:44:42  42153 -47226   17   P   t-  -0.6569  1.6959  0.6100  337.0  173.3    -      1N   46W
00446 -1818 Mar 10  05:55:35  42144 -47221  -16   N   -a  -1.3795  0.3329 -0.6795  161.5    -      -      9N   91E
00447 -1818 Apr 08  15:53:11  42142 -47220   22   N   a-   1.2656  0.5245 -0.4535  192.3    -      -      0N   61W
00448 -1818 Sep 02  07:53:38  42132 -47215  -11   N   -a   1.4396  0.2125 -0.7799  125.9    -      -     13S   58E
00449 -1818 Oct 01  20:06:36  42131 -47214   27   N   a-  -1.3070  0.4744 -0.5547  190.3    -      -      4S  126W
00450 -1817 Feb 27  11:46:51  42121 -47209   -6   P   -t  -0.6838  1.6371  0.5700  332.5  169.1    -     14N    3E
00451 -1817 Aug 22  23:01:24  42110 -47203   -1   P   -a   0.7127  1.5290  0.5711  282.9  151.6    -     17S  169W
00452 -1816 Feb 16  12:03:43  42099 -47197    4   T+  pp   0.0413  2.8253  1.7399  376.2  235.4  105.4   18N    1W

00453 -1816 Aug 11  15:19:00  42087 -47191    9   T+  pp   0.0147  2.8147  1.8469  323.9  213.6   99.6   20S   54W
00454 -1815 Feb 04  13:51:25  42076 -47185   14   P   h-   0.7567  1.4968  0.4426  316.0  149.2    -     21N   28W
00455 -1815 Aug 01  04:08:03  42065 -47179   19   P   t-  -0.7435  1.5005  0.4869  303.1  150.6    -     23S  113E
00456 -1815 Dec 26  11:18:57  42056 -47174  -14   N   -a  -1.2838  0.4943 -0.4898  183.5    -      -     22N    7E
00457 -1814 Jan 24  22:28:30  42054 -47173   24   N   a-   1.4178  0.2569 -0.7441  139.1    -      -     24N  158W
00458 -1814 Jun 21  19:07:40  42044 -47168   -9   N   -t   1.3083  0.4923 -0.5769  208.7    -      -     22S  114W
00459 -1814 Jul 21  10:04:42  42043 -47167   29   Nb  t-  -1.5402  0.0632 -0.9991   76.6    -      -     25S   23E
00460 -1814 Dec 16  02:49:50  42033 -47162   -4   P   -a  -0.6052  1.7325  0.7622  294.2  169.6    -     22N  133E
00461 -1813 Jun 10  19:49:53  42022 -47156    1   P   -t   0.5485  1.8804  0.8230  345.8  195.3    -     20S  125W
00462 -1813 Dec 05  17:30:53  42011 -47150    6   T+  pp   0.0633  2.7428  1.7410  332.1  215.5   98.7   20N   89W

00463 -1812 May 30  01:27:55  41999 -47144   11   T-  p-  -0.2416  2.4185  1.4109  342.2  218.0   88.4   19S  150E
00464 -1812 Nov 24  02:53:47  41988 -47138   16   P   h-   0.7871  1.4438  0.3841  309.5  138.8    -     18N  129E
00465 -1811 Apr 20  07:17:34  41979 -47133  -17   Ne  -a   1.5145  0.0508 -0.8934   60.1    -      -      4S   66E
00466 -1811 May 19  14:16:11  41977 -47132   21   P   a-  -0.9823  1.0338  0.0767  250.5   60.8    -     16S   42W
00467 -1811 Oct 14  09:30:50  41968 -47127  -12   N   -t  -1.5522  0.0625 -1.0420   78.1    -      -      1N   32E
00468 -1811 Nov 13  04:57:17  41966 -47126   26   N   t-   1.5051  0.1482 -0.9551  119.0    -      -     15N   98E
00469 -1810 Apr 10  00:29:23  41956 -47121   -7   P   -a   0.8025  1.3601  0.4102  273.7  132.7    -      1S  169E
00470 -1810 Oct 03  10:12:12  41945 -47115   -2   P   -t  -0.8425  1.3473  0.2772  307.6  121.6    -      3S   21E
00471 -1809 Mar 30  14:52:26  41934 -47109    3   T+  pp   0.0662  2.7340  1.7391  338.8  220.5  101.2    3N   46W
00472 -1809 Sep 22  17:48:39  41923 -47103    8   T-  pp  -0.1013  2.6772  1.6669  337.4  217.7   98.3    7S   92W

00473 -1808 Mar 18  22:34:42  41912 -47097   13   P   t-  -0.7225  1.5582  0.5066  323.1  159.6    -      6N  161W
00474 -1808 Sep 11  07:47:16  41900 -47091   18   P   a-   0.5909  1.7571  0.7900  296.5  172.6    -     10S   58E
00475 -1807 Feb 06  07:10:16  41891 -47086  -15   N   -t   1.4468  0.2451 -0.8380  150.6    -      -     21N   72E
00476 -1807 Mar 07  23:49:11  41889 -47085   23   N   t-  -1.4800  0.1827 -0.8975  131.5    -      -     10N  179W
00477 -1807 Aug 02  14:41:37  41880 -47080  -10   N   -a  -1.3418  0.3840 -0.5926  164.8    -      -     23S   45W
00478 -1807 Aug 31  23:59:26  41878 -47079   28   N   a-   1.2719  0.5072 -0.4594  183.4    -      -     13S  175E
00479 -1806 Jan 26  10:32:26  41869 -47074   -5   P   -t   0.6883  1.6158  0.5746  317.7  163.9    -     23N   21E
00480 -1806 Jul 23  01:53:11  41857 -47068    0   P   -a  -0.6539  1.6719  0.6447  319.6  171.6    -     24S  146E
00481 -1805 Jan 15  21:02:10  41846 -47062    5   T-  pp  -0.0540  2.7535  1.7642  329.6  215.1   99.2   23N  138W
00482 -1805 Jul 12  05:57:54  41835 -47056   10   T+  pp   0.0949  2.7187  1.6497  371.6  233.6  103.6   24S   84E

00483 -1804 Jan 05  12:15:52  41824 -47050   15   P   a-  -0.7307  1.5000  0.5341  281.3  147.2    -     23N    8W
00484 -1804 Jun 30  06:19:06  41813 -47044   20   P   t-   0.8438  1.3437  0.2761  314.6  124.3    -     23S   78E
00485 -1804 Nov 25  15:30:19  41803 -47039  -13   N   -a   1.3302  0.4261 -0.5918  177.9    -      -     19N   60W
00486 -1804 Dec 25  03:43:16  41801 -47038   25   N   a-  -1.4172  0.2514 -0.7365  134.5    -      -     22N  119E
00487 -1803 May 20  23:59:59  41792 -47033   -8   N   -t  -1.1122  0.8128 -0.1785  237.2    -      -     17S  172E
00488 -1803 Jun 19  10:21:59  41790 -47032   30   Nb  t-   1.5508  0.0236 -0.9987   45.1    -      -     21S   16E
00489 -1803 Nov 14  22:46:49  41781 -47027   -3   P   -a   0.6948  1.6213  0.5453  327.5  163.6    -     15N  170W
00490 -1802 May 10  14:23:15  41770 -47021    2   T   -p  -0.3182  2.2477  1.2998  313.6  202.7   75.1   13S   44W
00491 -1802 Nov 03  23:14:11  41758 -47015    7   T+  pp   0.0233  2.8692  1.7621  379.4  235.1  104.7   10N  177W
00492 -1801 Apr 30  07:38:52  41747 -47009   12   T   a-   0.4228  2.0532  1.1104  306.0  193.4   48.2    8S   59E

00493 -1801 Oct 23  22:49:56  41736 -47003   17   P   h-  -0.6499  1.7085  0.6232  336.9  174.5    -      5N  170W
00494 -1800 Mar 20  13:14:07  41727 -46998  -16   N   -a  -1.4420  0.2186 -0.7944  132.7    -      -      5N   22W
00495 -1800 Apr 18  23:07:28  41725 -46997   22   N   a-   1.2007  0.6444 -0.3352  211.4    -      -      4S  172W
00496 -1800 Sep 12  16:07:11  41716 -46992  -11   N   -a   1.4587  0.1777 -0.8150  115.1    -      -      9S   68W
00497 -1800 Oct 12  04:29:49  41714 -46991   27   N   a-  -1.2952  0.4956 -0.5326  193.4    -      -      0N  106E


Index to Five Millennium Catolog of Lunar Eclipses

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.

Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses
Centuries
-1999 - -1900 -1899 - -1800 -1799 - -1700 -1699 - -1600 -1599 - -1500
-1499 - -1400 -1399 - -1300 -1299 - -1200 -1199 - -1100 -1099 - -1000
-0999 - -0900 -0899 - -0800 -0799 - -0700 -0699 - -0600 -0599 - -0500
-0499 - -0400 -0399 - -0300 -0299 - -0200 -0199 - -0100 -0099 - -0000
0001 - 0100 0101 - 0200 0201 - 0300 0301 - 0400 0401 - 0500
0501 - 0600 0601 - 0700 0701 - 0800 0801 - 0900 0901 - 1000
1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500
1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900 1901-2000
2001-2100 2101-2200 2201-2300 2301-2400 2401-2500
2501-2600 2601-2700 2701-2800 2801-2900 2901-3000

These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar 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, 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..


Predictions

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:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-2006: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. Post-2006: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

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.


Acknowledgments

The data presented here were previously published in:

Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (NASA TP-2009-214172)
Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (NASA TP-2009-214173)

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

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC) "


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