Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-0799 to -0700 ( 800 BCE to 701 BCE )

Introduction

Eclipses of the Sun can only occur when the Moon is near one of its two orbital nodes [1] during the New Moon phase. It is then possible for the Moon's penumbral, umbral or antumbral shadows to sweep across Earth's surface thereby producing an eclipse. There are four types of solar eclipses:

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

Total eclipses are visible from within the Moon’s umbral shadow while annular eclipses are seen within the antumbral shadow . These eclipses can be classified as central [3] or non-central as:

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

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


Statistics for Solar Eclipses: -0799 to -0700 ( 800 BCE to 701 BCE)

During the 8th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 234 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -0799 - -0700
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 234100.0%
PartialP 79 33.8%
AnnularA 88 37.6%
TotalT 64 27.4%
HybridH 3 1.3%

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 8th 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 152100.0%
Central (two limits) 151 99.3%
Central (one limit) 1 0.7%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 88100.0%
Central (two limits) 87 98.9%
Central (one limit) 1 1.1%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 64100.0%
Central (two limits) 64100.0%
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: 71
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 24
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses:  5

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: -799 to -700
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0762 Dec 1011m29s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0757 Sep 1700m13s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -0743 Jun 1507m28s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0793 Aug 2600m29s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0783 Feb 0901m14s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0775 Sep 0600m10s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -0781 Jun 15 - 0.98147
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0756 Mar 12 - 0.00472

During the century, 5 Saros series begin and 3 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.

      5 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]:   -756/ 66  -749/ 65  -727/ 72  -724/ 69  -709/ 67
      3 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:   -771/ 25  -724/ 26  -713/ 27


Catalog of Solar Eclipses

The catalog below lists concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[5] for every solar eclipse during the century. A description or explanation of each parameter listed in the catalog can be found 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.


Index for Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses



Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0799 to -0700


                      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

02853 -0799 Jun 04  11:39:33  21824 -34614   34   A   -p   0.9286  0.9897  85N   5E  21  100  00m38s
02854 -0799 Nov 29  12:34:02  21816 -34608   39   A   -p  -0.4214  0.9638  45S  77E  65  144  03m29s
02855 -0798 May 24  23:34:25  21808 -34602   44   Tm  nn   0.1215  1.0554  26N  86W  83  184  05m04s
02856 -0798 Nov 18  15:30:01  21800 -34596   49   A   n-   0.2717  0.9225   2S  39E  74  304  10m53s
02857 -0797 May 14  16:11:28  21792 -34590   54   T   p-  -0.6224  1.0778  22S  34E  51  320  06m47s
02858 -0797 Nov 07  14:27:26  21784 -34584   59   A   p-   0.9458  0.9124  55N  74E  18 1041  08m34s
02859 -0796 Apr 04  00:27:08  21777 -34579   26   P   -t   1.2078  0.6151  72N 168E   0             
02860 -0796 May 03  08:58:49  21776 -34578   64   P   t-  -1.3762  0.2978  70S 176W   0             
02861 -0796 Sep 27  03:05:45  21769 -34573   31   P   -t  -1.2660  0.5073  72S 138E   0             
02862 -0795 Mar 24  09:07:14  21761 -34567   36   A   -p   0.4910  0.9679  26N 127E  60  132  03m31s

02863 -0795 Sep 16  16:31:48  21753 -34561   41   T   -p  -0.5238  1.0465  24S  12E  58  181  04m03s
02864 -0794 Mar 13  10:52:47  21745 -34555   46   A   nn  -0.2548  0.9381  20S 115E  75  237  07m40s
02865 -0794 Sep 06  08:47:51  21737 -34549   51   T   n-   0.1718  1.0561  20N 142E  80  188  04m57s
02866 -0793 Mar 02  11:24:22  21728 -34543   56   A   t-  -0.9765  0.9399  75S 172W  12 1102  04m06s
02867 -0793 Aug 26  23:12:24  21720 -34537   61   T   p-   0.9110  1.0076  73N  27W  24   65  00m29s
02868 -0792 Jan 21  05:53:25  21714 -34532   28   P   -t   1.0995  0.8133  68N 174E   0             
02869 -0792 Jul 16  17:06:39  21706 -34526   33   P   -t  -1.1258  0.7483  67S  12E   0             
02870 -0791 Jan 09  20:41:34  21698 -34520   38   T   -n   0.3888  1.0495   0S  37W  67  178  04m49s
02871 -0791 Jul 05  17:35:32  21689 -34514   43   A   -p  -0.3830  0.9474   1N   7E  67  209  07m23s
02872 -0791 Dec 30  12:21:11  21681 -34508   48   T   n-  -0.2892  1.0328  41S  85E  73  116  02m46s

02873 -0790 Jun 24  20:47:17  21673 -34502   53   A   p-   0.3903  0.9852  46N  48W  67   57  01m24s
02874 -0790 Dec 20  00:12:19  21665 -34496   58   P   p-  -1.0187  0.9441  65S 110E   0             
02875 -0789 May 15  23:31:19  21658 -34491   25   P   -t  -1.4139  0.2244  62S  29W   0             
02876 -0789 Jun 14  07:10:12  21657 -34490   63   P   t-   1.1259  0.7713  64N  11E   0             
02877 -0789 Nov 09  09:54:51  21650 -34485   30   P   -t   1.2760  0.4910  62N 179E   0             
02878 -0788 May 04  16:38:37  21642 -34479   35   T   -p  -0.6724  1.0747  25S  38E  48  322  05m59s
02879 -0788 Oct 28  09:11:01  21634 -34473   40   A   -p   0.5931  0.9286  22N 146E  53  325  08m04s
02880 -0787 Apr 24  08:36:58  21626 -34467   45   Tm  nn   0.0704  1.0432  14N 138E  86  145  03m47s
02881 -0787 Oct 17  13:53:58  21618 -34461   50   A   n-  -0.1274  0.9817  13S  56E  83   65  01m47s
02882 -0786 Apr 13  19:02:34  21610 -34455   55   A   p-   0.8723  0.9772  55N  61W  29  163  01m43s

02883 -0786 Oct 07  01:50:51  21602 -34449   60   T   p-  -0.8099  1.0284  47S 155W  36  161  01m59s
02884 -0785 Mar 04  06:03:10  21595 -34444   27   P   -t  -1.2457  0.5420  61S  69W   0             
02885 -0785 Aug 28  08:20:47  21587 -34438   32   P   -t   1.1557  0.7171  61N  99W   0             
02886 -0785 Sep 26  17:39:36  21586 -34437   70   P   t-  -1.4605  0.1394  61S  82W   0             
02887 -0784 Feb 21  07:32:00  21579 -34432   37   A   -p  -0.4961  0.9594  40S 178E  60  168  03m47s
02888 -0784 Aug 16  21:31:24  21571 -34426   42   H   -p   0.4666  1.0024  42N  38W  62    9  00m12s
02889 -0783 Feb 09  15:39:19  21563 -34420   47   H   n-   0.2535  1.0125   3S  34E  75   44  01m14s
02890 -0783 Aug 06  03:56:12  21555 -34414   52   A   nn  -0.2870  0.9557   4N 154W  73  168  05m26s
02891 -0782 Jan 30  05:50:56  21547 -34408   57   T   t-   0.9378  1.0400  46N 160E  20  386  03m01s
02892 -0782 Jul 26  04:40:03  21539 -34402   62   P   t-  -1.0388  0.8933  63S 163E   0             

02893 -0782 Dec 21  10:59:39  21532 -34397   29   P   -t  -1.0810  0.8473  66S  80W   0             
02894 -0781 Jun 15  18:31:09  21524 -34391   34   P   -t   1.0037  0.9815  67N 173E   0             
02895 -0781 Dec 10  20:59:29  21516 -34385   39   A   -p  -0.4230  0.9615  48S  48W  65  154  03m41s
02896 -0780 Jun 04  06:49:16  21508 -34379   44   T   nn   0.1975  1.0580  33N 164E  78  195  05m06s
02897 -0780 Nov 28  23:34:55  21500 -34373   49   A   nn   0.2693  0.9212   5S  84W  74  310  11m17s
02898 -0779 May 24  23:36:32  21492 -34367   54   T   p-  -0.5483  1.0792  14S  82W  57  305  07m11s
02899 -0779 Nov 17  22:30:21  21484 -34361   59   A   p-   0.9403  0.9132  52N  55W  19  984  08m53s
02900 -0778 Apr 15  07:46:06  21477 -34356   26   P   -t   1.2767  0.4878  71N  43E   0             
02901 -0778 May 14  16:17:05  21476 -34355   64   P   t-  -1.3088  0.4264  70S  61E   0             
02902 -0778 Oct 08  11:23:56  21469 -34350   31   P   -t  -1.2773  0.4870  72S   2W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0799 to -0700


                      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

02903 -0777 Apr 04  16:05:25  21461 -34344   36   A   -p   0.5584  0.9669  35N  17E  56  143  03m25s
02904 -0777 Sep 28  00:57:17  21453 -34338   41   T   -p  -0.5447  1.0449  30S 117W  57  177  03m46s
02905 -0776 Mar 23  17:40:54  21445 -34332   46   A   nn  -0.1907  0.9407  13S  10E  79  223  07m32s
02906 -0776 Sep 16  17:06:09  21437 -34326   51   T   n-   0.1441  1.0517  14N  15E  82  173  04m39s
02907 -0775 Mar 12  18:30:48  21429 -34320   56   A   t-  -0.9204  0.9479  67S  39E  23  493  04m01s
02908 -0775 Sep 06  07:07:03  21421 -34314   61   H   p-   0.8785  1.0025  66N 160W  28   18  00m10s
02909 -0774 Jan 31  14:09:54  21415 -34309   28   P   -t   1.1180  0.7809  69N  37E   0             
02910 -0774 Jul 27  23:52:12  21407 -34303   33   P   -t  -1.1957  0.6275  68S 102W   0             
02911 -0773 Jan 21  05:16:36  21398 -34297   38   T   -n   0.4043  1.0525   2N 168W  66  190  05m04s
02912 -0773 Jul 17  00:10:02  21390 -34291   43   A   -p  -0.4595  0.9459   4S  94W  63  224  07m36s

02913 -0772 Jan 10  20:59:12  21382 -34285   48   T   n-  -0.2803  1.0329  40S  43W  74  116  02m49s
02914 -0772 Jul 05  03:37:59  21374 -34279   53   A   p-   0.3119  0.9872  42N 148W  72   47  01m15s
02915 -0772 Dec 30  08:37:21  21366 -34273   58   P   p-  -1.0163  0.9477  66S  27W   0             
02916 -0771 May 26  06:50:24  21360 -34268   25   Pe  -t  -1.4838  0.0890  63S 149W   0             
02917 -0771 Jun 24  14:24:39  21358 -34267   63   P   t-   1.0495  0.9156  65N 108W   0             
02918 -0771 Nov 19  17:56:10  21352 -34262   30   P   -t   1.2813  0.4822  62N  49E   0             
02919 -0770 May 16  00:03:57  21344 -34256   35   T   -p  -0.7469  1.0732  28S  75W  41  352  05m54s
02920 -0770 Nov 08  17:17:02  21336 -34250   40   A   -p   0.5976  0.9292  19N  22E  53  324  08m19s
02921 -0769 May 05  15:52:09  21328 -34244   45   T   nn  -0.0033  1.0413  13N  29E  90  138  03m44s
02922 -0769 Oct 28  22:18:09  21320 -34238   50   A   n-  -0.1195  0.9829  17S  72W  83   61  01m40s

02923 -0768 Apr 24  01:54:31  21312 -34232   55   A   p-   0.8001  0.9776  54N 159W  37  131  01m44s
02924 -0768 Oct 17  10:27:38  21304 -34226   60   T   p-  -0.7967  1.0284  50S  73E  37  157  01m56s
02925 -0767 Mar 14  12:58:32  21297 -34221   27   P   -t  -1.3028  0.4454  61S 177E   0             
02926 -0767 Sep 07  16:28:36  21289 -34215   32   P   -t   1.1919  0.6479  61N 129E   0             
02927 -0767 Oct 07  02:13:14  21288 -34214   70   P   t-  -1.4446  0.1707  61S 139E   0             
02928 -0766 Mar 03  14:54:43  21281 -34209   37   A   -p  -0.5412  0.9648  38S  68E  57  149  03m14s
02929 -0766 Aug 28  05:11:00  21273 -34203   42   A   -p   0.5121  0.9955  40N 152W  59   18  00m23s
02930 -0765 Feb 20  23:36:23  21265 -34197   47   T   n-   0.2177  1.0190   2S  86W  77   66  01m49s
02931 -0765 Aug 17  11:00:55  21257 -34191   52   A   nn  -0.2310  0.9507   4N  99E  77  185  05m53s
02932 -0764 Feb 10  14:10:56  21249 -34185   57   T   p-   0.9100  1.0456  43N  32E  24  362  03m25s

02933 -0764 Aug 05  11:25:43  21241 -34179   62   A   t-  -0.9723  0.9282  52S  66E  13 1174  06m53s
02934 -0764 Dec 31  19:37:35  21234 -34174   29   P   -t  -1.0898  0.8308  65S 138E   0             
02935 -0763 Jun 26  01:27:44  21227 -34168   34   P   -t   1.0758  0.8521  66N  57E   0             
02936 -0763 Dec 21  05:19:37  21219 -34162   39   A   -p  -0.4284  0.9598  49S 169W  64  162  03m49s
02937 -0762 Jun 15  14:07:32  21211 -34156   44   T   -n   0.2715  1.0596  39N  54E  74  204  05m00s
02938 -0762 Dec 10  07:38:16  21203 -34150   49   A   nn   0.2654  0.9206   7S 153E  75  312  11m29s
02939 -0761 Jun 05  07:01:07  21195 -34144   54   T   p-  -0.4737  1.0797   7S 163E  62  292  07m25s
02940 -0761 Nov 29  06:36:00  21187 -34138   59   A   p-   0.9364  0.9145  49N 177E  20  940  09m04s
02941 -0760 Apr 25  14:57:16  21180 -34133   26   P   -t   1.3511  0.3506  71N  79W   0             
02942 -0760 May 24  23:31:16  21179 -34132   64   P   t-  -1.2383  0.5604  69S  61W   0             

02943 -0760 Oct 18  19:50:33  21172 -34127   31   P   -t  -1.2825  0.4777  71S 144W   0             
02944 -0759 Apr 14  22:53:03  21164 -34121   36   A   -p   0.6336  0.9654  44N  90W  50  160  03m20s
02945 -0759 Oct 08  09:31:44  21156 -34115   41   T   -p  -0.5584  1.0434  35S 111E  56  174  03m31s
02946 -0758 Apr 04  00:20:54  21148 -34109   46   A   nn  -0.1200  0.9432   4S  94W  83  211  07m20s
02947 -0758 Sep 28  01:31:40  21140 -34103   51   T   n-   0.1228  1.0474   8N 114W  83  159  04m20s
02948 -0757 Mar 24  01:32:01  21132 -34097   56   A   t-  -0.8589  0.9550  57S  83W  30  319  03m50s
02949 -0757 Sep 17  15:08:17  21124 -34091   61   A   p-   0.8522  0.9970  60N  71E  31   20  00m13s
02950 -0756 Feb 11  22:20:51  21118 -34086   28   P   -t   1.1418  0.7382  70N  99W   0             
02951 -0756 Mar 12  08:51:34  21116 -34085   66   Pb  t-  -1.5417  0.0047  71S 112W   0             
02952 -0756 Aug 07  06:42:52  21110 -34080   33   P   -t  -1.2607  0.5162  69S 142E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0799 to -0700


                      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

02953 -0755 Jan 31  13:45:31  21102 -34074   38   T   -n   0.4250  1.0556   6N  62E  65  202  05m17s
02954 -0755 Jul 27  06:52:13  21094 -34068   43   A   -p  -0.5298  0.9441  11S 163E  58  243  07m42s
02955 -0754 Jan 21  05:29:27  21086 -34062   48   T   n-  -0.2655  1.0333  37S 169W  74  116  02m54s
02956 -0754 Jul 16  10:37:53  21078 -34056   53   A   n-   0.2401  0.9888  37N 108E  76   41  01m09s
02957 -0753 Jan 10  16:55:10  21070 -34050   58   P   p-  -1.0091  0.9600  67S 164W   0             
02958 -0753 Jul 05  21:44:52  21062 -34044   63   T   t-   0.9769  1.0328  77N 138E  12  557  01m40s
02959 -0753 Dec 01  01:57:14  21055 -34039   30   P   -t   1.2865  0.4736  63N  82W   0             
02960 -0752 May 26  07:27:48  21047 -34033   35   T   -p  -0.8222  1.0705  33S 173E  34  398  05m40s
02961 -0752 Nov 19  01:26:10  21039 -34027   40   A   -p   0.6005  0.9305  17N 103W  53  320  08m28s
02962 -0751 May 15  23:01:44  21031 -34021   45   T   nn  -0.0809  1.0386  13N  78W  85  130  03m37s

02963 -0751 Nov 08  06:48:08  21023 -34015   50   A   n-  -0.1155  0.9848  21S 160E  83   54  01m29s
02964 -0750 May 05  08:39:48  21015 -34009   55   A   p-   0.7229  0.9772  53N 105E  43  116  01m49s
02965 -0750 Oct 28  19:10:19  21008 -34003   60   T   p-  -0.7881  1.0288  54S  60W  38  156  01m55s
02966 -0749 Mar 25  19:45:38  21001 -33998   27   P   -t  -1.3664  0.3371  61S  66E   0             
02967 -0749 Apr 24  11:17:29  21000 -33997   65   Pb  t-   1.5140  0.0838  61N  11W   0             
02968 -0749 Sep 19  00:44:21  20993 -33992   32   P   -t   1.2213  0.5921  61N   5W   0             
02969 -0749 Oct 18  10:53:50  20992 -33991   70   P   t-  -1.4347  0.1904  61S   1W   0             
02970 -0748 Mar 13  22:09:18  20985 -33986   37   A   -p  -0.5938  0.9702  37S  41W  53  131  02m42s
02971 -0748 Sep 07  12:57:40  20977 -33980   42   A   -p   0.5509  0.9886  38N  92E  56   48  00m58s
02972 -0747 Mar 03  07:25:55  20969 -33974   47   T   n-   0.1749  1.0256   1S 155E  80   88  02m21s

02973 -0747 Aug 27  18:13:34  20961 -33968   52   A   nn  -0.1818  0.9457   4N  10W  80  203  06m20s
02974 -0746 Feb 20  22:23:27  20953 -33962   57   T   p-   0.8758  1.0511  41N  94W  29  344  03m47s
02975 -0746 Aug 16  18:21:08  20945 -33956   62   A   t-  -0.9131  0.9285  44S  37W  24  644  07m18s
02976 -0745 Jan 12  04:10:49  20939 -33951   29   P   -t  -1.1024  0.8077  64S   1W   0             
02977 -0745 Jul 07  08:29:47  20931 -33945   34   P   -t   1.1442  0.7287  65N  60W   0             
02978 -0744 Jan 01  13:36:07  20923 -33939   39   A   -p  -0.4362  0.9586  50S  70E  64  167  03m54s
02979 -0744 Jun 25  21:29:20  20915 -33933   44   T   -n   0.3434  1.0605  44N  55W  70  212  04m51s
02980 -0744 Dec 20  15:38:37  20907 -33927   49   A   nn   0.2595  0.9207   9S  32E  75  311  11m26s
02981 -0743 Jun 15  14:27:14  20899 -33921   54   T   p-  -0.4004  1.0792   1S  49E  66  279  07m28s
02982 -0743 Dec 09  14:40:59  20891 -33915   59   A   p-   0.9312  0.9166  47N  49E  21  881  09m04s

02983 -0742 May 06  22:04:25  20885 -33910   26   P   -t   1.4275  0.2104  70N 160E   0             
02984 -0742 Jun 05  06:45:52  20883 -33909   64   P   t-  -1.1686  0.6919  68S 177E   0             
02985 -0742 Oct 30  04:22:22  20877 -33904   31   P   -t  -1.2844  0.4742  71S  73E   0             
02986 -0741 Apr 26  05:35:33  20869 -33898   36   A   -p   0.7120  0.9634  54N 163E  44  188  03m16s
02987 -0741 Oct 19  18:12:23  20861 -33892   41   T   -p  -0.5676  1.0423  40S  21W  55  171  03m19s
02988 -0740 Apr 14  06:52:52  20853 -33886   46   A   nn  -0.0426  0.9455   4N 165E  88  201  07m04s
02989 -0740 Oct 08  10:04:20  20845 -33880   51   T   n-   0.1077  1.0432   3N 116E  84  145  04m01s
02990 -0739 Apr 03  08:25:25  20837 -33874   56   A   p-  -0.7897  0.9617  47S 163E  38  224  03m35s
02991 -0739 Sep 27  23:17:35  20829 -33868   61   A   p-   0.8331  0.9916  54N  58W  33   53  00m40s
02992 -0738 Feb 22  06:22:32  20823 -33863   28   P   -t   1.1738  0.6798  71N 127E   0             

02993 -0738 Mar 23  16:19:52  20821 -33862   66   P   t-  -1.4834  0.1085  72S 121E   0             
02994 -0738 Aug 18  13:43:07  20815 -33857   33   P   -t  -1.3171  0.4204  70S  24E   0             
02995 -0737 Feb 11  22:06:33  20807 -33851   38   T   -p   0.4526  1.0587  10N  66W  63  216  05m27s
02996 -0737 Aug 07  13:42:29  20799 -33845   43   A   -p  -0.5939  0.9421  17S  56E  53  265  07m40s
02997 -0736 Feb 01  13:52:44  20791 -33839   48   T   n-  -0.2453  1.0339  34S  65E  76  118  03m01s
02998 -0736 Jul 26  17:45:01  20783 -33833   53   A   nn   0.1735  0.9899  32N   2E  80   36  01m04s
02999 -0735 Jan 21  01:05:13  20775 -33827   58   As  p-  -0.9961  0.9621  70S  60E   3   -   02m04s
03000 -0735 Jul 16  05:10:58  20767 -33821   63   T   t-   0.9082  1.0373  89N 145W  24  305  02m06s
03001 -0735 Dec 11  09:58:17  20761 -33816   30   P   -t   1.2915  0.4652  64N 147E   0             
03002 -0734 Jun 06  14:51:32  20753 -33810   35   T   -t  -0.8975  1.0665  40S  60E  26  491  05m12s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0799 to -0700


                      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

03003 -0734 Nov 30  09:37:18  20745 -33804   40   A   -p   0.6024  0.9324  15N 131E  53  312  08m30s
03004 -0733 May 27  06:09:39  20737 -33798   45   T   nn  -0.1591  1.0352  11N 175E  81  120  03m26s
03005 -0733 Nov 19  15:22:07  20729 -33792   50   A   n-  -0.1140  0.9871  24S  31E  83   46  01m16s
03006 -0732 May 15  15:19:45  20721 -33786   55   A   p-   0.6419  0.9761  52N  11E  50  110  01m59s
03007 -0732 Nov 08  03:57:44  20713 -33780   60   T   p-  -0.7831  1.0293  58S 166E  38  158  01m54s
03008 -0731 Apr 05  02:25:46  20707 -33775   27   P   -t  -1.4353  0.2191  61S  44W   0             
03009 -0731 May 04  17:41:04  20706 -33774   65   P   t-   1.4323  0.2232  62N 117W   0             
03010 -0731 Sep 29  09:07:08  20699 -33769   32   P   -t   1.2448  0.5479  61N 141W   0             
03011 -0731 Oct 28  19:38:52  20698 -33768   70   P   t-  -1.4286  0.2025  61S 142W   0             
03012 -0730 Mar 25  05:17:53  20691 -33763   37   A   -p  -0.6522  0.9753  36S 148W  49  114  02m13s

03013 -0730 Sep 18  20:52:12  20683 -33757   42   A   -p   0.5823  0.9821  35N  27W  54   77  01m34s
03014 -0729 Mar 14  15:09:18  20675 -33751   47   T   n-   0.1258  1.0320   1N  39E  83  109  02m52s
03015 -0729 Sep 08  01:33:43  20667 -33745   52   A   nn  -0.1394  0.9409   2N 121W  82  221  06m47s
03016 -0728 Mar 03  06:28:10  20659 -33739   57   T   p-   0.8348  1.0566  40N 143E  33  331  04m07s
03017 -0728 Aug 27  01:26:21  20652 -33733   62   A   p-  -0.8612  0.9277  40S 144W  30  517  07m27s
03018 -0727 Jan 22  12:34:44  20645 -33728   29   P   -t  -1.1222  0.7714  63S 138W   0             
03019 -0727 Jul 17  15:40:03  20637 -33722   34   P   -t   1.2069  0.6153  64N 179W   0             
03020 -0727 Aug 16  03:50:07  20636 -33721   72   Pb  t-  -1.5437  0.0212  62S 154E   0             
03021 -0726 Jan 11  21:44:28  20629 -33716   39   A   -p  -0.4504  0.9579  49S  49W  63  172  03m56s
03022 -0726 Jul 07  04:56:39  20621 -33710   44   T   -n   0.4113  1.0607  48N 164W  65  219  04m38s

03023 -0726 Dec 31  23:33:25  20614 -33704   49   A   nn   0.2491  0.9215   9S  88W  76  306  11m10s
03024 -0725 Jun 26  21:55:33  20606 -33698   54   T   n-  -0.3288  1.0777   5N  65W  71  266  07m18s
03025 -0725 Dec 20  22:45:21  20598 -33692   59   A   p-   0.9249  0.9194  44N  78W  22  812  08m54s
03026 -0724 May 17  05:04:34  20591 -33687   26   Pe  -t   1.5084  0.0628  70N  41E   0             
03027 -0724 Jun 15  13:57:48  20590 -33686   64   P   t-  -1.0974  0.8255  67S  57E   0             
03028 -0724 Nov 09  13:00:39  20583 -33681   31   P   -t  -1.2820  0.4785  70S  71W   0             
03029 -0724 Dec 09  02:48:54  20582 -33680   69   Pb  t-   1.5521  0.0055  67N 130W   0             
03030 -0723 May 06  12:10:17  20576 -33675   36   A   -p   0.7960  0.9606  64N  56E  37  236  03m12s
03031 -0723 Oct 30  02:58:53  20568 -33669   41   T   -p  -0.5722  1.0416  45S 154W  55  169  03m10s
03032 -0722 Apr 25  13:19:51  20560 -33663   46   Am  nn   0.0391  0.9475  13N  64E  88  193  06m45s

03033 -0722 Oct 19  18:43:18  20552 -33657   51   T   nn   0.0980  1.0393   2S  16W  84  132  03m42s
03034 -0721 Apr 14  15:15:24  20544 -33651   56   A   p-  -0.7168  0.9681  37S  53E  44  163  03m15s
03035 -0721 Oct 09  07:32:07  20536 -33645   61   A   p-   0.8192  0.9863  49N 173E  35   84  01m09s
03036 -0720 Mar 04  14:18:58  20530 -33640   28   P   -t   1.2107  0.6114  71N   7W   0             
03037 -0720 Apr 02  23:44:08  20528 -33639   66   P   t-  -1.4209  0.2216  72S   6W   0             
03038 -0720 Aug 28  20:50:35  20522 -33634   33   P   -t  -1.3668  0.3368  71S  97W   0             
03039 -0719 Feb 22  06:19:28  20514 -33628   38   T   -p   0.4868  1.0617  15N 168E  61  231  05m32s
03040 -0719 Aug 17  20:43:10  20506 -33622   43   A   -p  -0.6496  0.9400  24S  53W  49  291  07m31s
03041 -0718 Feb 11  22:07:07  20498 -33616   48   T   n-  -0.2186  1.0345  29S  59W  77  119  03m08s
03042 -0718 Aug 07  01:02:14  20491 -33610   53   A   nn   0.1142  0.9906  26N 108W  83   33  01m01s

03043 -0717 Feb 01  09:05:52  20483 -33604   58   A   p-  -0.9766  0.9643  79S  95W  12  644  02m07s
03044 -0717 Jul 27  12:45:12  20475 -33598   63   T   t-   0.8458  1.0398  79N  96E  32  252  02m24s
03045 -0717 Dec 22  17:55:38  20468 -33593   30   P   -t   1.2993  0.4521  65N  17E   0             
03046 -0716 Jun 16  22:15:24  20460 -33587   35   T   -t  -0.9722  1.0601  52S  52W  13  874  04m21s
03047 -0716 Dec 10  17:48:27  20453 -33581   40   A   -p   0.6048  0.9351  14N   6E  53  301  08m22s
03048 -0715 Jun 06  13:15:20  20445 -33575   45   T   -n  -0.2380  1.0310   9N  68E  76  108  03m10s
03049 -0715 Nov 29  23:57:18  20437 -33569   50   A   n-  -0.1130  0.9900  27S  98W  83   35  00m59s
03050 -0714 May 26  21:56:48  20429 -33563   55   A   p-   0.5594  0.9743  51N  83W  56  110  02m14s
03051 -0714 Nov 19  12:48:45  20421 -33557   60   T   p-  -0.7812  1.0304  63S  32E  38  164  01m56s
03052 -0713 Apr 16  08:59:26  20415 -33552   27   Pe  -t  -1.5091  0.0917  61S 153W   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -0799 to -0700


                      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

03053 -0713 May 16  00:00:37  20413 -33551   65   P   t-   1.3470  0.3691  62N 138E   0             
03054 -0713 Oct 10  17:36:39  20407 -33546   32   P   -t   1.2624  0.5150  61N  82E   0             
03055 -0713 Nov 09  04:28:32  20406 -33545   70   P   t-  -1.4268  0.2066  62S  75E   0             
03056 -0712 Apr 04  12:20:27  20399 -33540   37   A   -p  -0.7163  0.9801  36S 107E  44   98  01m47s
03057 -0712 Sep 29  04:54:14  20391 -33534   42   A   -p   0.6068  0.9758  33N 149W  52  107  02m11s
03058 -0711 Mar 24  22:45:09  20383 -33528   47   T   nn   0.0695  1.0382   2N  76W  86  128  03m21s
03059 -0711 Sep 18  09:03:14  20376 -33522   52   A   nn  -0.1051  0.9363   0S 125E  84  238  07m15s
03060 -0710 Mar 14  14:25:57  20368 -33516   57   T   p-   0.7877  1.0617  39N  22E  38  321  04m26s
03061 -0710 Sep 07  08:41:03  20360 -33510   62   A   p-  -0.8164  0.9266  39S 106E  35  462  07m29s
03062 -0709 Feb 02  20:51:57  20353 -33505   29   P   -t  -1.1471  0.7260  63S  87E   0             

03063 -0709 Mar 04  06:56:06  20352 -33504   67   Pb  t-   1.5025  0.0612  61N  93E   0             
03064 -0709 Jul 28  22:58:08  20346 -33499   34   P   -t   1.2640  0.5116  63N  61E   0             
03065 -0709 Aug 27  11:16:26  20344 -33498   72   P   t-  -1.4930  0.1101  61S  32E   0             
03066 -0708 Jan 23  05:45:46  20338 -33493   39   A   -p  -0.4695  0.9575  48S 166W  62  175  03m56s
03067 -0708 Jul 17  12:28:51  20330 -33487   44   T   -p   0.4756  1.0601  50N  87E  61  225  04m25s
03068 -0707 Jan 11  07:22:27  20322 -33481   49   A   nn   0.2340  0.9229  10S 154E  77  299  10m42s
03069 -0707 Jul 07  05:27:58  20314 -33475   54   T   n-  -0.2608  1.0755   9N 180E  75  253  07m00s
03070 -0707 Dec 31  06:44:38  20307 -33469   59   A   p-   0.9136  0.9230  42N 156E  24  718  08m34s
03071 -0706 Jun 26  21:13:03  20299 -33463   64   P   t-  -1.0292  0.9519  66S  64W   0             
03072 -0706 Nov 20  21:41:18  20292 -33458   31   P   -t  -1.2789  0.4842  69S 145E   0             

03073 -0706 Dec 20  11:15:50  20291 -33457   69   P   t-   1.5448  0.0165  66N  91E   0             
03074 -0705 May 17  18:41:36  20284 -33452   36   A   -t   0.8817  0.9569  76N  60W  28  336  03m08s
03075 -0705 Nov 10  11:48:56  20277 -33446   41   T   -p  -0.5744  1.0413  49S  73E  55  169  03m04s
03076 -0704 May 05  19:42:17  20269 -33440   46   A   nn   0.1249  0.9491  21N  34W  83  188  06m23s
03077 -0704 Oct 30  03:27:08  20261 -33434   51   T   nn   0.0929  1.0359   7S 149W  85  121  03m26s
03078 -0703 Apr 24  21:59:40  20253 -33428   56   A   p-  -0.6379  0.9739  28S  55W  50  120  02m51s
03079 -0703 Oct 19  15:53:39  20245 -33422   61   A   p-   0.8117  0.9813  44N  43E  35  113  01m40s
03080 -0702 Mar 15  22:07:08  20239 -33417   28   P   -t   1.2550  0.5285  71N 139W   0             
03081 -0702 Apr 14  07:02:58  20238 -33416   66   P   t-  -1.3528  0.3465  71S 131W   0             
03082 -0702 Sep 09  04:07:20  20231 -33411   33   P   -t  -1.4085  0.2675  71S 139E   0             

03083 -0701 Mar 05  14:24:23  20223 -33405   38   T   -p   0.5280  1.0643  22N  43E  58  246  05m33s
03084 -0701 Aug 29  03:53:51  20216 -33399   43   A   -p  -0.6975  0.9379  30S 166W  46  319  07m18s
03085 -0700 Feb 23  06:12:09  20208 -33393   48   T   nn  -0.1843  1.0352  23S 179E  79  121  03m16s
03086 -0700 Aug 17  08:28:33  20200 -33387   53   A   nn   0.0615  0.9910  20N 139E  86   32  00m59s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 8th 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
8th century BCE -0799--0780 -0779--0760 -0759--0740 -0739--0720 -0719--0700

Index to Five Millennium Catolog of Solar Eclipses

Each link below displays a web page containing 100 years of solar eclipses. Every eclipse has links of global maps, central paths plotted on Google Maps, Saros series tables, and Besselian elements.

Five Millennium Catalog of Solar 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 Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000


Calendar

The Gregorian calendar is used for all dates from 1582 Oct 15 onwards. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. For more information on this topic, 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

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:

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

A series 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.


Footnotes

[1] The Moon's orbit is inclined about 5.1° to Earth's orbit around the Sun. The points where the lunar orbit intersects the plane of Earth's orbit are known as the nodes. The Moon moves from south to north of Earth's orbit at the ascending node, and from north to south at the descending node.

[2] Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path. (See: Five Millennium Catalog of Hybrid Solar Eclipses)

[3] Central solar eclipses are eclipses in which the central axis of the Moon's shadow strikes the Earth's surface. All partial (penumbral) eclipses are non-central eclipses since the shadow axis misses Earth. However, umbral eclipses (total, annular and hybrid) may be either central (usually) or non-central (rarely).

[4] The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions )

[5] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to the Earth's center. For total eclipses, the instant of greatest eclipse is virtually identical to the instants of greatest magnitude and greatest duration. However, for annular eclipses, the instant of greatest duration may occur at either the time of greatest eclipse or near the sunrise and sunset points of the eclipse path.


Acknowledgments

The information presented on this web page is based on data published 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)"


Eclipse Links

Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

Ten Millennium Catalog of Long Solar Eclipses

Saros Series Catalog of Solar Eclipses

World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

2010 Jul 21