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:
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:
The recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.
During the 6th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 255 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: -0599 - -0500 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 255 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 96 | 37.6% |
| Annular | A | 86 | 33.7% |
| Total | T | 65 | 25.5% |
| Hybrid | H | 8 | 3.1% |
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 6th century BCE appears in the following three tables (no Hybrids are included since all are central with two limits).
| Annular and Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All | 151 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 150 | 99.3% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 0.7% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 86 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 85 | 98.8% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.2% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 65 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 65 | 100.0% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
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: 64
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 19
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 15
Number of Years with 5 Eclipses: 2 ( -568 -503)
Two eclipses in same month: -590 Sep
Two eclipses in same month: -514 Aug
Two eclipses in same month: -503 Jul
The longest and shortest central eclipses of the century as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses are listed in the below.
| Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses: -599 to -500 | |||
| Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
| Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | -0530 Jan 04 | 10m50s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | -0577 Jul 09 | 00m04s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | -0530 Jun 30 | 06m25s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | -0520 Jun 10 | 01m26s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -0502 Jun 21 | 00m56s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -0598 Aug 30 | 00m02s | - |
| Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | -0565 May 29 | - | 0.96765 |
| Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | -0572 Mar 18 | - | 0.01290 |
During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 3 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.
1 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: -575/ 76
3 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: -583/ 29 -572/ 30 -561/ 36
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 in Key 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.
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03340 -0599 Mar 17 03:12:05 18617 -32143 49 Am nn -0.0090 0.9387 5S 147W 89 227 07m01s
03341 -0599 Sep 10 04:43:29 18610 -32137 54 T nn 0.0411 1.0501 10N 172W 88 166 04m13s
03342 -0598 Mar 06 04:31:34 18602 -32131 59 A p- 0.7228 0.9565 32N 170E 44 223 04m19s
03343 -0598 Aug 30 18:06:26 18595 -32125 64 H p- -0.7003 1.0005 28S 35W 45 2 00m02s
03344 -0597 Jan 25 01:21:19 18589 -32120 31 P -t -1.2957 0.4531 63S 20E 0
03345 -0597 Feb 23 12:17:04 18588 -32119 69 P t- 1.4032 0.2581 61N 11E 0
03346 -0597 Jul 21 09:41:13 18581 -32114 36 P -t 1.3824 0.3088 64N 101W 0
03347 -0597 Aug 20 00:54:04 18580 -32113 74 P t- -1.4909 0.1203 62S 174W 0
03348 -0596 Jan 14 16:47:19 18574 -32108 41 T -p -0.5957 1.0489 58S 24E 53 202 03m21s
03349 -0596 Jul 09 10:03:01 18566 -32102 46 A -p 0.6394 0.9490 62N 120E 50 244 04m26s
03350 -0595 Jan 03 08:05:12 18559 -32096 51 T nn 0.0815 1.0251 19S 137E 85 86 02m28s
03351 -0595 Jun 28 14:34:50 18551 -32090 56 A nn -0.1466 0.9974 15N 37E 82 9 00m18s
03352 -0595 Dec 23 18:39:43 18544 -32084 61 A p- 0.8114 0.9622 31N 26W 36 235 04m09s
03353 -0594 Jun 18 02:24:37 18537 -32078 66 T t- -0.8947 1.0440 41S 141W 26 331 03m44s
03354 -0594 Nov 13 02:31:13 18530 -32073 33 P -t -1.5195 0.0880 70S 73E 0
03355 -0594 Dec 12 21:51:21 18529 -32072 71 P t- 1.5457 0.0411 67N 69W 0
03356 -0593 May 09 12:28:16 18523 -32067 38 T -t 0.8961 1.0653 74N 22E 26 487 03m45s
03357 -0593 Nov 02 02:24:04 18515 -32061 43 A -p -0.8268 0.9325 65S 171W 34 449 05m32s
03358 -0592 Apr 28 03:37:40 18508 -32055 48 T -n 0.1609 1.0317 21N 161W 81 109 03m05s
03359 -0592 Oct 21 08:40:14 18500 -32049 53 A nn -0.0949 0.9934 14S 123E 84 23 00m42s
03360 -0591 Apr 17 12:31:12 18493 -32043 58 A p- -0.6331 0.9716 30S 81E 51 130 03m03s
03361 -0591 Oct 10 21:43:55 18486 -32037 63 T p- 0.5934 1.0392 30N 59W 53 162 03m20s
03362 -0590 Mar 07 22:27:30 18479 -32032 30 P -t 1.5004 0.1103 71N 142W 0
03363 -0590 Apr 06 14:34:18 18478 -32031 68 P t- -1.4109 0.2605 72S 118E 0
03364 -0590 Sep 01 04:02:30 18472 -32026 35 P -t -1.3812 0.2916 71S 141E 0
03365 -0590 Sep 30 13:42:15 18471 -32025 73 P t- 1.2586 0.5216 72N 139E 0
03366 -0589 Feb 25 01:07:26 18464 -32020 40 A -p 0.7358 0.9675 34N 129W 42 171 03m23s
03367 -0589 Aug 21 15:57:08 18457 -32014 45 A -p -0.7092 0.9868 29S 8E 45 66 01m22s
03368 -0588 Feb 14 10:48:38 18450 -32008 50 T nn -0.0244 1.0251 17S 100E 88 85 02m29s
03369 -0588 Aug 09 20:47:36 18442 -32002 55 A nn 0.0271 0.9484 20N 54W 88 190 06m34s
03370 -0587 Feb 03 01:50:15 18435 -31996 60 T p- -0.7174 1.0508 63S 111W 44 242 03m21s
03371 -0587 Jul 29 21:02:02 18427 -31990 65 A p- 0.7699 0.9382 71N 43W 39 362 05m06s
03372 -0587 Dec 25 06:25:44 18421 -31985 32 P -t 1.3093 0.4291 65N 177E 0
03373 -0586 Jan 23 17:47:38 18420 -31984 70 P t- -1.4060 0.2458 68S 157E 0
03374 -0586 Jun 19 12:45:10 18414 -31979 37 P -t -1.2308 0.5723 65S 88E 0
03375 -0586 Jul 18 23:59:19 18412 -31978 75 P t- 1.4763 0.1354 67N 71E 0
03376 -0586 Dec 14 14:58:15 18406 -31973 42 A -p 0.6658 0.9484 18N 40E 48 253 06m18s
03377 -0585 Jun 09 02:19:58 18399 -31967 47 T -p -0.4268 1.0652 2S 134W 65 235 06m10s
03378 -0585 Dec 03 16:16:58 18391 -31961 52 A nn -0.0131 0.9182 22S 11E 89 311 10m27s
03379 -0584 May 28 19:28:50 18384 -31955 57 T n- 0.3201 1.0798 38N 45W 71 271 06m04s
03380 -0584 Nov 21 15:26:35 18376 -31949 62 A p- -0.6866 0.9247 58S 4W 46 388 06m34s
03381 -0583 Apr 19 02:23:20 18370 -31944 29 Pe -t -1.5219 0.0408 61S 65W 0
03382 -0583 May 18 11:31:36 18369 -31943 67 P t- 1.0933 0.8334 62N 46W 0
03383 -0583 Oct 12 06:33:42 18363 -31938 34 P -t 1.4728 0.1316 61N 123W 0
03384 -0583 Nov 10 19:51:52 18362 -31937 72 P t- -1.3298 0.3957 62S 166W 0
03385 -0582 Apr 08 09:08:42 18355 -31932 39 A -p -0.8188 0.9546 42S 153E 35 280 04m09s
03386 -0582 Oct 01 20:59:24 18348 -31926 44 T -p 0.7520 1.0455 41N 31W 41 225 03m16s
03387 -0581 Mar 28 09:58:33 18341 -31920 49 A nn -0.0757 0.9417 4S 111E 86 216 06m37s
03388 -0581 Sep 21 13:01:27 18333 -31914 54 T nn 0.0690 1.0450 7N 62E 86 150 03m48s
03389 -0580 Mar 16 11:42:18 18326 -31908 59 A p- 0.6657 0.9631 32N 61E 48 174 03m34s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03390 -0580 Sep 10 01:57:23 18318 -31902 64 A p- -0.6663 0.9945 29S 154W 48 25 00m30s
03391 -0579 Feb 04 09:40:57 18312 -31897 31 P -t -1.3147 0.4174 62S 116W 0
03392 -0579 Mar 05 20:03:40 18311 -31896 69 P t- 1.3576 0.3403 61N 115W 0
03393 -0579 Jul 31 16:24:28 18305 -31891 36 P -t 1.4518 0.1915 63N 147E 0
03394 -0579 Aug 30 08:09:58 18303 -31890 74 P t- -1.4471 0.1975 61S 66E 0
03395 -0578 Jan 25 01:22:11 18297 -31885 41 T -p -0.6123 1.0512 56S 101W 52 214 03m28s
03396 -0578 Jul 20 16:42:17 18290 -31879 46 A -p 0.7131 0.9476 65N 30E 44 275 04m19s
03397 -0577 Jan 14 16:39:43 18282 -31873 51 T nn 0.0713 1.0248 19S 9E 86 84 02m24s
03398 -0577 Jul 09 21:33:45 18275 -31867 56 A nn -0.0717 0.9993 20N 68W 86 2 00m04s
03399 -0576 Jan 04 02:58:21 18268 -31861 61 A p- 0.8066 0.9611 30N 155W 36 238 04m17s
03400 -0576 Jun 28 09:45:01 18260 -31855 66 T p- -0.8206 1.0478 31S 104E 35 279 04m18s
03401 -0576 Nov 23 10:31:23 18254 -31850 33 P -t -1.5242 0.0804 69S 60W 0
03402 -0576 Dec 23 05:51:59 18253 -31849 71 P t- 1.5407 0.0497 66N 159E 0
03403 -0575 May 19 19:52:45 18247 -31844 38 T -t 0.9700 1.0606 79N 160W 13 865 03m06s
03404 -0575 Jun 18 02:27:50 18245 -31843 76 Pb t- -1.5192 0.0156 67S 144W 0
03405 -0575 Nov 12 10:34:31 18239 -31838 43 A -p -0.8298 0.9336 70S 65E 34 446 05m15s
03406 -0574 May 09 10:47:35 18232 -31832 48 T -n 0.2358 1.0291 29N 89E 76 101 02m46s
03407 -0574 Nov 01 17:09:53 18225 -31826 53 A nn -0.1006 0.9947 18S 6W 84 19 00m33s
03408 -0573 Apr 28 19:16:00 18217 -31820 58 A p- -0.5575 0.9713 21S 25W 56 123 03m19s
03409 -0573 Oct 22 06:24:20 18210 -31814 63 T p- 0.5830 1.0387 26N 168E 54 159 03m24s
03410 -0572 Mar 18 05:22:04 18203 -31809 30 Pe -t 1.5567 0.0129 72N 99E 0
03411 -0572 Apr 16 21:05:31 18202 -31808 68 P t- -1.3355 0.3886 71S 5E 0
03412 -0572 Sep 11 12:09:48 18196 -31803 35 P -t -1.4156 0.2284 71S 5E 0
03413 -0572 Oct 10 22:16:56 18195 -31802 73 P t- 1.2458 0.5456 72N 5W 0
03414 -0571 Mar 07 08:33:18 18189 -31797 40 A -p 0.7802 0.9728 41N 114E 38 154 02m36s
03415 -0571 Aug 31 23:33:40 18181 -31791 45 A -p -0.7536 0.9796 36S 112W 41 109 02m01s
03416 -0570 Feb 24 18:48:18 18174 -31785 50 T nn 0.0115 1.0313 11S 22W 89 106 03m04s
03417 -0570 Aug 21 03:50:19 18167 -31779 55 A nn -0.0286 0.9437 13N 162W 88 208 07m18s
03418 -0569 Feb 14 10:10:41 18159 -31773 60 T p- -0.6896 1.0551 57S 124E 46 251 03m45s
03419 -0569 Aug 10 03:51:16 18152 -31767 65 A p- 0.7045 0.9375 62N 147W 45 328 05m34s
03420 -0568 Jan 05 15:00:23 18146 -31762 32 P -t 1.3194 0.4109 66N 37E 0
03421 -0568 Feb 04 02:12:07 18144 -31761 70 P t- -1.3889 0.2776 69S 18E 0
03422 -0568 Jun 29 19:48:30 18138 -31756 37 P -t -1.2998 0.4458 66S 30W 0
03423 -0568 Jul 29 07:03:55 18137 -31755 75 P t- 1.4081 0.2559 68N 47W 0
03424 -0568 Dec 24 23:13:44 18131 -31750 42 A -p 0.6726 0.9470 18N 87W 48 263 06m37s
03425 -0567 Jun 19 09:42:08 18124 -31744 47 T -p -0.4997 1.0659 6S 113E 60 248 06m17s
03426 -0567 Dec 14 00:18:30 18116 -31738 52 A nn -0.0084 0.9182 24S 110W 89 311 10m42s
03427 -0566 Jun 09 02:53:49 18109 -31732 57 T n- 0.2456 1.0790 36N 154W 76 263 06m15s
03428 -0566 Dec 02 23:35:05 18101 -31726 62 A p- -0.6819 0.9265 62S 124W 47 377 06m20s
03429 -0565 May 29 18:42:22 18094 -31720 67 P t- 1.0212 0.9676 63N 165W 0
03430 -0565 Oct 23 15:04:39 18088 -31715 34 P -t 1.4784 0.1212 61N 99E 0
03431 -0565 Nov 22 04:22:19 18087 -31714 72 P t- -1.3240 0.4055 63S 56E 0
03432 -0564 Apr 18 15:50:40 18080 -31709 39 A -t -0.8967 0.9523 46S 55E 26 382 04m17s
03433 -0564 Oct 12 05:35:35 18073 -31703 44 T -p 0.7664 1.0435 38N 163W 40 221 03m13s
03434 -0563 Apr 07 16:37:26 18066 -31697 49 A nn -0.1488 0.9445 3S 11E 81 207 06m20s
03435 -0563 Oct 01 21:26:14 18058 -31691 54 T -n 0.0905 1.0402 4N 65W 85 135 03m25s
03436 -0562 Mar 27 18:46:43 18051 -31685 59 A p- 0.6023 0.9695 32N 45W 53 134 02m53s
03437 -0562 Sep 21 09:55:50 18044 -31679 64 A p- -0.6395 0.9887 31S 84E 50 51 01m00s
03438 -0561 Feb 15 17:52:30 18038 -31674 31 P -t -1.3409 0.3679 62S 111E 0
03439 -0561 Mar 17 03:42:26 18036 -31673 69 P t- 1.3048 0.4368 61N 120E 0
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03440 -0561 Aug 11 23:14:48 18030 -31668 36 Pe -t 1.5148 0.0861 62N 34E 0
03441 -0561 Sep 10 15:34:01 18029 -31667 74 P t- -1.4101 0.2622 61S 54W 0
03442 -0560 Feb 05 09:48:53 18023 -31662 41 T -p -0.6358 1.0536 53S 135E 50 229 03m37s
03443 -0560 Jul 30 23:29:54 18015 -31656 46 A -p 0.7805 0.9456 66N 60W 38 320 04m16s
03444 -0559 Jan 25 01:05:11 18008 -31650 51 T nn 0.0540 1.0248 18S 118W 87 85 02m22s
03445 -0559 Jul 20 04:40:58 18001 -31644 56 H nn -0.0026 1.0006 22N 175W 90 2 00m04s
03446 -0558 Jan 14 11:10:14 17993 -31638 61 A p- 0.7966 0.9606 29N 78E 37 234 04m19s
03447 -0558 Jul 09 17:09:51 17986 -31632 66 T p- -0.7494 1.0504 25S 11W 41 252 04m39s
03448 -0558 Dec 04 18:33:02 17980 -31627 33 P -t -1.5277 0.0747 68S 166E 0
03449 -0557 Jan 03 13:48:54 17979 -31626 71 P t- 1.5329 0.0626 65N 29E 0
03450 -0557 May 31 03:14:30 17973 -31621 38 P -t 1.0459 0.9331 68N 42E 0
03451 -0557 Jun 29 09:56:05 17971 -31620 76 P t- -1.4503 0.1502 66S 92E 0
03452 -0557 Nov 23 18:49:07 17965 -31615 43 A -p -0.8297 0.9354 74S 56W 34 434 04m57s
03453 -0556 May 19 17:51:44 17958 -31609 48 T -p 0.3145 1.0258 37N 19W 71 92 02m22s
03454 -0556 Nov 12 01:45:24 17951 -31603 53 A nn -0.1020 0.9965 22S 136W 84 12 00m21s
03455 -0555 May 09 01:55:29 17943 -31597 58 A p- -0.4784 0.9704 13S 130W 61 120 03m38s
03456 -0555 Nov 01 15:09:28 17936 -31591 63 T p- 0.5764 1.0385 21N 33E 55 157 03m30s
03457 -0554 Apr 28 03:33:20 17929 -31585 68 P t- -1.2569 0.5225 71S 106W 0
03458 -0554 Sep 22 20:23:51 17922 -31580 35 P -t -1.4442 0.1769 72S 134W 0
03459 -0554 Oct 22 06:56:52 17921 -31579 73 P t- 1.2376 0.5609 71N 150W 0
03460 -0553 Mar 18 15:53:22 17915 -31574 40 A -p 0.8300 0.9778 49N 4W 34 140 01m56s
03461 -0553 Sep 12 07:16:43 17908 -31568 45 A -p -0.7916 0.9726 43S 127E 37 159 02m33s
03462 -0552 Mar 07 02:40:48 17900 -31562 50 Tm nn 0.0541 1.0374 5S 143W 87 126 03m38s
03463 -0552 Aug 31 11:01:31 17893 -31556 55 A nn -0.0767 0.9391 7N 88E 86 227 07m59s
03464 -0551 Feb 24 18:21:56 17886 -31550 60 T p- -0.6543 1.0593 51S 1W 49 257 04m13s
03465 -0551 Aug 20 10:51:35 17878 -31544 65 A p- 0.6477 0.9365 54N 106E 49 310 06m03s
03466 -0550 Jan 15 23:27:20 17872 -31539 32 P -t 1.3348 0.3829 68N 102W 0
03467 -0550 Feb 14 10:27:15 17871 -31538 70 P t- -1.3651 0.3219 70S 120W 0
03468 -0550 Jul 11 02:58:25 17865 -31533 37 P -t -1.3642 0.3277 67S 149W 0
03469 -0550 Aug 09 14:17:48 17864 -31532 75 P t- 1.3463 0.3651 69N 169W 0
03470 -0549 Jan 05 07:22:57 17858 -31527 42 A -p 0.6837 0.9460 20N 147E 47 273 06m47s
03471 -0549 Jun 30 17:07:35 17850 -31521 47 T -p -0.5701 1.0657 11S 0W 55 261 06m16s
03472 -0549 Dec 25 08:15:49 17843 -31515 52 A nn -0.0002 0.9189 24S 131E 90 308 10m49s
03473 -0548 Jun 19 10:18:38 17836 -31509 57 T n- 0.1712 1.0772 33N 96E 80 254 06m22s
03474 -0548 Dec 13 07:43:37 17828 -31503 62 A p- -0.6766 0.9291 64S 120E 47 362 06m05s
03475 -0547 Jun 09 01:51:23 17821 -31497 67 T t- 0.9482 1.0266 76N 119E 18 292 01m28s
03476 -0547 Nov 02 23:41:55 17815 -31492 34 P -t 1.4798 0.1182 62N 40W 0
03477 -0547 Dec 02 12:54:50 17814 -31491 72 P t- -1.3193 0.4135 63S 83W 0
03478 -0546 Apr 29 22:26:02 17808 -31486 39 A -t -0.9788 0.9481 55S 35W 11 954 04m20s
03479 -0546 Oct 23 14:18:31 17800 -31480 44 T -p 0.7755 1.0418 35N 63E 39 216 03m11s
03480 -0545 Apr 18 23:09:10 17793 -31474 49 A nn -0.2280 0.9470 3S 87W 77 199 06m07s
03481 -0545 Oct 13 05:57:57 17786 -31468 54 T -n 0.1060 1.0355 0S 165E 84 120 03m04s
03482 -0544 Apr 07 01:45:15 17778 -31462 59 A p- 0.5332 0.9758 32N 149W 58 100 02m15s
03483 -0544 Oct 01 18:01:19 17771 -31456 64 A p- -0.6190 0.9830 34S 39W 52 75 01m29s
03484 -0543 Feb 26 01:57:02 17765 -31451 31 P -t -1.3735 0.3058 61S 20W 0
03485 -0543 Mar 27 11:15:28 17764 -31450 69 P t- 1.2463 0.5450 61N 3W 0
03486 -0543 Sep 20 23:06:09 17757 -31444 74 P t- -1.3799 0.3148 61S 177W 0
03487 -0542 Feb 15 18:09:16 17750 -31439 41 T -p -0.6648 1.0558 51S 12E 48 245 03m45s
03488 -0542 Aug 11 06:25:39 17743 -31433 46 A -p 0.8418 0.9435 66N 153W 32 384 04m17s
03489 -0541 Feb 05 09:23:58 17736 -31427 51 T nn 0.0317 1.0250 16S 117E 88 85 02m20s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03490 -0541 Jul 31 11:56:09 17729 -31421 56 H nn 0.0611 1.0015 24N 77E 86 5 00m09s
03491 -0540 Jan 25 19:12:59 17721 -31415 61 A p- 0.7801 0.9606 29N 46W 39 225 04m15s
03492 -0540 Jul 20 00:41:28 17714 -31409 66 T p- -0.6831 1.0520 20S 127W 47 234 04m48s
03493 -0540 Dec 15 02:32:19 17708 -31404 33 P -t -1.5331 0.0654 67S 34E 0
03494 -0539 Jan 13 21:37:44 17707 -31403 71 P t- 1.5187 0.0859 64N 99W 0
03495 -0539 Jun 10 10:37:25 17701 -31398 38 P -t 1.1203 0.7889 67N 82W 0
03496 -0539 Jul 09 17:29:47 17699 -31397 76 P t- -1.3859 0.2759 65S 32W 0
03497 -0539 Dec 04 03:03:45 17693 -31392 43 A -p -0.8304 0.9378 78S 170W 34 419 04m39s
03498 -0538 May 31 00:54:35 17686 -31386 48 T -p 0.3934 1.0218 44N 125W 67 81 01m55s
03499 -0538 Nov 23 10:23:35 17679 -31380 53 A nn -0.1021 0.9989 25S 94E 84 4 00m06s
03500 -0537 May 20 08:29:05 17671 -31374 58 A p- -0.3950 0.9690 5S 128E 67 121 03m58s
03501 -0537 Nov 12 23:59:29 17664 -31368 63 T p- 0.5735 1.0387 18N 102W 55 158 03m36s
03502 -0536 May 08 09:54:52 17657 -31362 68 P t- -1.1725 0.6670 70S 144E 0
03503 -0536 Oct 03 04:46:01 17651 -31357 35 P -t -1.4657 0.1389 72S 85E 0
03504 -0536 Nov 01 15:42:22 17650 -31356 73 P t- 1.2343 0.5669 71N 64E 0
03505 -0535 Mar 28 23:05:20 17644 -31351 40 A -p 0.8873 0.9823 58N 123W 27 136 01m23s
03506 -0535 Sep 22 15:08:15 17636 -31345 45 A -p -0.8218 0.9659 49S 3E 34 214 03m01s
03507 -0534 Mar 18 10:26:34 17629 -31339 50 T nn 0.1029 1.0433 2N 98E 84 145 04m08s
03508 -0534 Sep 11 18:20:12 17622 -31333 55 A nn -0.1181 0.9346 1N 24W 83 245 08m34s
03509 -0533 Mar 08 02:26:22 17614 -31327 60 T p- -0.6132 1.0635 44S 125W 52 262 04m44s
03510 -0533 Aug 31 18:00:44 17607 -31321 65 A p- 0.5977 0.9353 46N 3W 53 299 06m34s
03511 -0532 Jan 27 07:46:52 17601 -31316 32 P -t 1.3558 0.3448 69N 120E 0
03512 -0532 Feb 25 18:33:18 17600 -31315 70 P t- -1.3347 0.3787 71S 105E 0
03513 -0532 Jul 21 10:14:50 17594 -31310 37 P -t -1.4240 0.2175 68S 90E 0
03514 -0532 Aug 19 21:41:26 17593 -31309 75 P t- 1.2913 0.4624 70N 67E 0
03515 -0531 Jan 15 15:25:39 17587 -31304 42 A -p 0.6993 0.9455 22N 23E 45 281 06m47s
03516 -0531 Jul 11 00:38:17 17579 -31298 47 T -p -0.6366 1.0648 16S 116W 50 275 06m05s
03517 -0530 Jan 04 16:08:23 17572 -31292 52 A nn 0.0118 0.9202 23S 13E 89 302 10m50s
03518 -0530 Jun 30 17:46:57 17565 -31286 57 T nn 0.1000 1.0748 30N 15W 84 244 06m25s
03519 -0530 Dec 24 15:50:22 17557 -31280 62 A p- -0.6692 0.9323 65S 5E 48 342 05m49s
03520 -0529 Jun 20 08:59:47 17550 -31274 67 T p- 0.8754 1.0253 80N 60E 29 180 01m30s
03521 -0529 Nov 14 08:23:11 17544 -31269 34 P -t 1.4787 0.1195 62N 179E 0
03522 -0529 Dec 13 21:27:10 17543 -31268 72 P t- -1.3138 0.4228 64S 138E 0
03523 -0528 May 10 04:56:01 17537 -31263 39 P -t -1.0641 0.8568 62S 125W 0
03524 -0528 Nov 02 23:05:46 17530 -31257 44 T -p 0.7813 1.0406 33N 73W 38 213 03m13s
03525 -0527 Apr 29 05:36:29 17522 -31251 49 A np -0.3108 0.9492 4S 176E 72 195 06m01s
03526 -0527 Oct 23 14:35:17 17515 -31245 54 T -n 0.1160 1.0313 4S 34E 83 106 02m46s
03527 -0526 Apr 18 08:39:23 17508 -31239 59 A p- 0.4593 0.9818 32N 108E 62 72 01m41s
03528 -0526 Oct 13 02:12:29 17501 -31233 64 A p- -0.6041 0.9777 37S 164W 53 98 01m56s
03529 -0525 Mar 09 09:53:41 17495 -31228 31 P -t -1.4130 0.2300 61S 149W 0
03530 -0525 Apr 07 18:42:21 17493 -31227 69 P t- 1.1819 0.6655 61N 125W 0
03531 -0525 Oct 02 06:46:28 17486 -31221 74 P t- -1.3564 0.3552 61S 58E 0
03532 -0524 Feb 27 02:19:09 17480 -31216 41 T -p -0.7025 1.0578 49S 109W 45 265 03m52s
03533 -0524 Aug 21 13:32:20 17473 -31210 46 A -p 0.8945 0.9412 64N 109E 26 484 04m20s
03534 -0523 Feb 15 17:32:29 17466 -31204 51 T nn 0.0013 1.0252 15S 6W 90 86 02m19s
03535 -0523 Aug 10 19:20:49 17458 -31198 56 H nn 0.1176 1.0020 24N 34W 83 7 00m12s
03536 -0522 Feb 05 03:06:44 17451 -31192 61 A p- 0.7570 0.9609 28N 168W 41 212 04m08s
03537 -0522 Jul 31 08:20:05 17444 -31186 66 T p- -0.6223 1.0527 17S 117E 51 221 04m49s
03538 -0522 Dec 26 10:30:10 17438 -31181 33 P -t -1.5394 0.0543 66S 97W 0
03539 -0521 Jan 25 05:20:10 17437 -31180 71 P t- 1.4997 0.1170 63N 134E 0
TD of
Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
03540 -0521 Jun 21 17:58:59 17431 -31175 38 P -t 1.1951 0.6444 66N 156E 0
03541 -0521 Jul 21 01:06:17 17429 -31174 76 P t- -1.3239 0.3964 64S 157W 0
03542 -0521 Dec 15 11:19:54 17423 -31169 43 A -p -0.8304 0.9409 80S 84E 34 397 04m20s
03543 -0520 Jun 10 07:54:41 17416 -31163 48 T -p 0.4737 1.0170 51N 131E 61 66 01m26s
03544 -0520 Dec 03 19:03:27 17409 -31157 53 Hm nn -0.1014 1.0019 28S 35W 84 7 00m11s
03545 -0519 May 30 15:00:44 17402 -31151 58 A pn -0.3107 0.9671 3N 27E 72 125 04m19s
03546 -0519 Nov 23 08:51:54 17394 -31145 63 T p- 0.5724 1.0393 15N 122E 55 160 03m44s
03547 -0518 May 19 16:14:51 17387 -31139 68 P t- -1.0865 0.8144 69S 36E 0
03548 -0518 Oct 14 13:12:47 17381 -31134 35 P -t -1.4830 0.1090 72S 57W 0
03549 -0518 Nov 13 00:30:08 17380 -31133 73 P t- 1.2334 0.5684 70N 82W 0
03550 -0517 Apr 09 06:13:34 17374 -31128 40 A -t 0.9484 0.9858 68N 108E 18 161 00m59s
03551 -0517 Oct 03 23:05:52 17367 -31122 45 A -p -0.8458 0.9597 55S 123W 32 273 03m23s
03552 -0516 Mar 28 18:05:08 17360 -31116 50 T nn 0.1583 1.0489 9N 20W 81 164 04m34s
03553 -0516 Sep 22 01:47:59 17352 -31110 55 A nn -0.1513 0.9305 6S 138W 81 263 09m04s
03554 -0515 Mar 18 10:22:33 17345 -31104 60 T p- -0.5654 1.0673 36S 112E 55 265 05m15s
03555 -0515 Sep 11 01:20:22 17338 -31098 65 A p- 0.5559 0.9343 39N 116W 56 293 07m03s
03556 -0514 Feb 06 15:56:48 17332 -31093 32 P -t 1.3837 0.2942 70N 15W 0
03557 -0514 Mar 08 02:30:09 17331 -31092 70 P t- -1.2977 0.4481 71S 29W 0
03558 -0514 Aug 01 17:40:32 17325 -31087 37 P -t -1.4768 0.1200 69S 34W 0
03559 -0514 Aug 31 05:16:01 17323 -31086 75 P t- 1.2443 0.5456 71N 61W 0
03560 -0513 Jan 26 23:19:08 17317 -31081 42 A -p 0.7217 0.9452 26N 99W 44 291 06m38s
03561 -0513 Jul 22 08:14:07 17310 -31075 47 T -p -0.6990 1.0630 22S 126E 45 289 05m44s
03562 -0512 Jan 15 23:54:16 17303 -31069 52 A nn 0.0290 0.9222 21S 103W 88 294 10m41s
03563 -0512 Jul 11 01:18:21 17296 -31063 57 Tm nn 0.0320 1.0714 25N 128W 88 232 06m21s
03564 -0511 Jan 03 23:52:51 17289 -31057 62 A p- -0.6579 0.9362 65S 107W 49 317 05m31s
03565 -0511 Jun 30 16:09:58 17281 -31051 67 T p- 0.8051 1.0223 77N 9W 36 129 01m26s
03566 -0511 Nov 24 17:08:19 17275 -31046 34 P -t 1.4749 0.1257 63N 38E 0
03567 -0511 Dec 24 05:58:52 17274 -31045 72 P t- -1.3076 0.4335 65S 1W 0
03568 -0510 May 21 11:21:36 17268 -31040 39 P -t -1.1519 0.7048 62S 129E 0
03569 -0510 Nov 14 07:57:17 17261 -31034 44 T -p 0.7837 1.0397 31N 150E 38 211 03m16s
03570 -0509 May 10 12:00:03 17254 -31028 49 A -p -0.3967 0.9510 6S 79E 67 194 05m57s
03571 -0509 Nov 03 23:17:35 17247 -31022 54 T -n 0.1217 1.0275 7S 98W 83 94 02m29s
03572 -0508 Apr 28 15:29:32 17239 -31016 59 A p- 0.3809 0.9874 32N 7E 67 48 01m11s
03573 -0508 Oct 23 10:29:43 17232 -31010 64 A p- -0.5949 0.9727 41S 70E 53 120 02m20s
03574 -0507 Mar 19 17:44:28 17226 -31005 31 P -t -1.4579 0.1431 61S 83E 0
03575 -0507 Apr 18 02:06:04 17225 -31004 69 P t- 1.1138 0.7942 61N 115E 0
03576 -0507 Oct 12 14:32:48 17218 -30998 74 P t- -1.3381 0.3867 61S 69W 0
03577 -0506 Mar 09 10:22:57 17212 -30993 41 T -p -0.7454 1.0594 47S 131E 42 288 03m59s
03578 -0506 Sep 01 20:49:02 17205 -30987 46 A -p 0.9396 0.9387 63N 7E 20 664 04m25s
03579 -0505 Feb 27 01:32:20 17197 -30981 51 T nn -0.0357 1.0254 13S 126W 88 86 02m18s
03580 -0505 Aug 22 02:54:54 17190 -30975 56 Hm nn 0.1674 1.0023 23N 147W 80 8 00m13s
03581 -0504 Feb 16 10:50:13 17183 -30969 61 A p- 0.7261 0.9616 28N 74E 43 197 03m59s
03582 -0504 Aug 10 16:07:21 17176 -30963 66 T p- -0.5679 1.0528 15S 2W 55 210 04m43s
03583 -0503 Jan 05 18:21:11 17170 -30958 33 P -t -1.5515 0.0332 65S 134E 0
03584 -0503 Feb 04 12:51:39 17169 -30957 71 P t- 1.4717 0.1630 62N 11E 0
03585 -0503 Jul 02 01:24:31 17163 -30952 38 P -t 1.2662 0.5077 65N 33E 0
03586 -0503 Jul 31 08:50:27 17162 -30951 76 P t- -1.2681 0.5044 63S 76E 0
03587 -0503 Dec 25 19:33:10 17156 -30946 43 A -p -0.8340 0.9446 80S 16W 33 374 03m59s
03588 -0502 Jun 21 14:54:51 17148 -30940 48 H -p 0.5529 1.0116 57N 29E 56 48 00m56s
03589 -0502 Dec 15 03:42:43 17141 -30934 53 H nn -0.1022 1.0054 29S 165W 84 19 00m32s
03590 -0501 Jun 10 21:30:01 17134 -30928 58 A nn -0.2247 0.9647 10N 72W 77 131 04m40s
03591 -0501 Dec 04 17:44:58 17127 -30922 63 T p- 0.5717 1.0404 13N 14W 55 165 03m53s
03592 -0500 May 29 22:32:09 17118 -30916 68 A- t- -0.9975 0.9670 68S 72W 0
03593 -0500 Oct 24 21:46:30 17111 -30911 35 P -t -1.4943 0.0902 71S 160E 0
03594 -0500 Nov 23 09:20:49 17110 -30910 73 P t- 1.2353 0.5650 69N 132E 0
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 6th century BCE can be found at the World 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.
| World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths | |||||
| 6th century BCE | -0599--0580 | -0579--0560 | -0559--0540 | -0539--0520 | -0519--0500 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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, and Besselian elements.
These web pages are part of the Five Millennium Catalog of Solar 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..
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 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.
[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.
The information presented on this web page is based on data published in Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000. The individual global maps appearing in links were extracted from full page plates appearing in Five Millennium Canon by Dan McGlaun. The Besselian elements were provided by Jean 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)"
