Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1299 to -1200 ( 1300 BCE to 1201 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: -1299 to -1200 ( 1300 BCE to 1201 BCE)

During the 13th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 250 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1299 - -1200
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 250100.0%
PartialP 93 37.2%
AnnularA 86 34.4%
TotalT 64 25.6%
HybridH 7 2.8%

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 13th 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 150100.0%
Central (two limits) 150100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 86100.0%
Central (two limits) 86100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
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: 66
                      Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 18
                      Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 16

                      Two eclipses in same month: -1209 Dec

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: -1299 to -1200
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1283 Dec 0911m11s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1225 Oct 3100m24s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1283 Jun 1506m03s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1269 Mar 1401m15s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1297 Sep 1701m40s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1243 Oct 1900m04s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1255 Jun 06 - 0.95176
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1223 Sep 08 - 0.02087

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]:  -1284/ 54 -1277/ 53 -1255/ 55 -1248/ 49 -1201/ 50
      3 Saros Series end   [Year/Saros]:  -1281/  8 -1252/  9 -1223/ 15


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: -1299 to -1200


                      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

01662 -1299 Apr 15  05:43:56  30967 -40800    8   P   -t   1.4458  0.1893  72N 118E   0             
01663 -1299 May 14  16:58:50  30966 -40799   46   P   t-  -1.2611  0.5164  70S  94E   0             
01664 -1299 Oct 08  14:08:14  30958 -40794   13   P   -t  -1.2986  0.4466  72S   1E   0             
01665 -1299 Nov 07  01:43:03  30956 -40793   51   P   t-   1.4304  0.2084  71N  30W   0             
01666 -1298 Apr 04  08:23:37  30948 -40788   18   A   -p   0.7279  0.9415  45N 166E  43  312  05m56s
01667 -1298 Sep 28  05:58:24  30939 -40782   23   T   -p  -0.6217  1.0471  34S 155W  51  199  03m50s
01668 -1297 Mar 24  08:56:20  30929 -40776   28   A   nn  -0.0260  0.9550   5S 178E  88  164  05m35s
01669 -1297 Sep 17  20:33:36  30919 -40770   33   H3  nn   0.0674  1.0168  11N   1E  86   58  01m40s
01670 -1296 Mar 12  14:32:02  30910 -40764   38   A   p-  -0.7705  0.9943  55S 118E  39   31  00m27s
01671 -1296 Sep 06  05:31:22  30900 -40758   43   A   p-   0.8213  0.9575  63N 105W  34  271  03m23s

01672 -1295 Jan 31  18:07:10  30892 -40753   10   P   -t   1.1619  0.7057  68N  21E   0             
01673 -1295 Mar 02  03:07:17  30890 -40752   48   P   t-  -1.4471  0.1655  71S  33E   0             
01674 -1295 Jul 27  14:48:52  30882 -40747   15   P   -t  -1.3687  0.3330  68S  77E   0             
01675 -1294 Jan 21  10:14:58  30873 -40741   20   T   -p   0.4862  1.0422   7N 157E  61  161  04m11s
01676 -1294 Jul 16  17:05:20  30863 -40735   25   A   -p  -0.5951  0.9727  13S  52E  53  122  03m24s
01677 -1293 Jan 10  23:08:36  30853 -40729   30   A   n-  -0.2190  0.9924  36S  36W  77   27  00m45s
01678 -1293 Jul 06  02:26:36  30844 -40723   35   T   n-   0.1903  1.0335  35N  91W  79  115  03m04s
01679 -1293 Dec 31  05:03:18  30834 -40717   40   A   p-  -0.9620  0.9279  80S  90E  15 1036  04m35s
01680 -1292 Jun 24  17:51:46  30825 -40711   45   T   t-   0.9192  1.0642  81N  54W  23  544  03m22s
01681 -1292 Nov 19  09:37:28  30817 -40706   12   P   -t   1.4032  0.2788  62N 144W   0             

01682 -1291 May 16  03:41:12  30807 -40700   17   T   -t  -0.8723  1.0422  40S  82W  29  283  03m21s
01683 -1291 Nov 08  13:11:12  30797 -40694   22   A   -p   0.6710  0.9665  25N 127E  48  159  03m23s
01684 -1290 May 05  15:02:06  30788 -40688   27   A   nn  -0.1168  0.9951   6N  84E  83   17  00m30s
01685 -1290 Oct 29  00:03:50  30778 -40682   32   T   n-  -0.0460  1.0254  12S  56W  87   86  02m14s
01686 -1289 Apr 24  19:07:29  30769 -40676   37   A   p-   0.6738  0.9494  44N   5W  47  246  04m38s
01687 -1289 Oct 18  15:22:14  30759 -40670   42   T   p-  -0.7127  1.0436  44S  47E  44  204  03m03s
01688 -1288 Mar 14  05:09:51  30751 -40665    9   P   -t  -1.4191  0.2421  61S  23W   0             
01689 -1288 Apr 12  19:37:54  30749 -40664   47   P   t-   1.4205  0.2425  61N  83W   0             
01690 -1288 Sep 07  18:46:24  30741 -40659   14   P   -t   1.3215  0.4079  61N 136E   0             
01691 -1288 Oct 07  06:27:50  30740 -40658   52   P   t-  -1.4092  0.2444  61S 118E   0             

01692 -1287 Mar 03  12:44:13  30732 -40653   19   H   -p  -0.6178  1.0105  44S 144E  52   45  00m49s
01693 -1287 Aug 28  01:45:37  30722 -40647   24   A   -p   0.6455  0.9499  49N  53W  50  238  04m23s
01694 -1286 Feb 21  02:41:58  30712 -40641   29   T   n-   0.1281  1.0569   8S  91W  83  189  04m56s
01695 -1286 Aug 17  02:32:37  30703 -40635   34   A   nn  -0.0758  0.9343  14N  91W  86  246  08m08s
01696 -1285 Feb 10  19:09:44  30693 -40629   39   T   p-   0.8283  1.0488  34N   4E  34  285  03m56s
01697 -1285 Aug 06  03:31:11  30684 -40623   44   A   p-  -0.8011  0.9540  30S 121W  37  276  05m06s
01698 -1284 Jan 01  20:22:42  30676 -40618   11   P   -t  -1.2116  0.6030  66S 170E   0             
01699 -1284 Jun 26  01:49:39  30666 -40612   16   P   -t   1.1309  0.7633  66N  95E   0             
01700 -1284 Jul 25  11:02:31  30665 -40611   54   Pb  t-  -1.4893  0.0993  64S 109E   0             
01701 -1284 Dec 21  00:05:44  30656 -40606   21   A   -p  -0.5523  0.9249  57S  53W  56  340  07m16s

01702 -1283 Jun 15  18:14:09  30647 -40600   26   T   -n   0.3708  1.0793  44N  31E  68  276  06m03s
01703 -1283 Dec 09  23:10:06  30637 -40594   31   A   nn   0.1275  0.9205  15S  40W  83  303  11m11s
01704 -1282 Jun 05  11:06:36  30628 -40588   36   T   n-  -0.3759  1.0598   1S 141E  68  212  05m54s
01705 -1282 Nov 29  01:10:19  30618 -40582   41   A   p-   0.8014  0.9512  33N  64W  36  299  05m22s
01706 -1281 Apr 26  12:27:53  30610 -40577    8   Pe  -t   1.5267  0.0471  71N   2E   0             
01707 -1281 May 25  23:51:04  30609 -40576   46   P   t-  -1.1866  0.6517  69S  23W   0             
01708 -1281 Oct 19  22:50:18  30601 -40571   13   P   -t  -1.3024  0.4395  71S 145W   0             
01709 -1281 Nov 18  10:27:10  30599 -40570   51   P   t-   1.4278  0.2125  70N 175W   0             
01710 -1280 Apr 14  14:52:43  30591 -40565   18   A   -p   0.8073  0.9413  55N  59E  36  365  05m22s
01711 -1280 Oct 08  14:36:40  30581 -40559   23   T   -p  -0.6338  1.0435  39S  72E  50  187  03m26s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1299 to -1200


                      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

01712 -1279 Apr 03  15:41:31  30572 -40553   28   A   nn   0.0446  0.9596   3N  73E  87  147  04m58s
01713 -1279 Sep 28  04:50:38  30562 -40547   33   H   nn   0.0489  1.0110   5N 125W  87   38  01m07s
01714 -1278 Mar 23  21:51:30  30553 -40541   38   H   p-  -0.7102  1.0018  46S   1E  44    9  00m09s
01715 -1278 Sep 17  13:15:57  30543 -40535   43   A   p-   0.7954  0.9523  56N 133E  37  286  04m04s
01716 -1277 Feb 12  02:23:05  30535 -40530   10   P   -t   1.1908  0.6513  69N 116W   0             
01717 -1277 Mar 13  10:55:17  30534 -40529   48   P   t-  -1.3965  0.2597  71S  99W   0             
01718 -1277 Aug 07  21:40:06  30526 -40524   15   P   -t  -1.4274  0.2340  69S  38W   0             
01719 -1277 Sep 06  14:49:01  30524 -40523   53   Pb  t-   1.5325  0.0604  71N 150W   0             
01720 -1276 Feb 01  18:36:42  30516 -40518   20   T   -p   0.5111  1.0430  10N  29E  59  167  04m13s
01721 -1276 Jul 27  00:09:29  30506 -40512   25   A   -p  -0.6565  0.9724  19S  57W  49  131  03m20s

01722 -1275 Jan 21  07:20:02  30497 -40506   30   A   nn  -0.2007  0.9920  34S 158W  78   29  00m48s
01723 -1275 Jul 16  09:51:11  30487 -40500   35   T   nn   0.1255  1.0347  31N 159E  83  118  03m16s
01724 -1274 Jan 10  12:58:00  30478 -40494   40   A   p-  -0.9485  0.9288  84S  50W  18  873  04m39s
01725 -1274 Jul 06  01:24:05  30468 -40488   45   T   p-   0.8514  1.0658  81N 107W  31  415  03m41s
01726 -1274 Nov 30  17:43:47  30460 -40483   12   P   -t   1.4043  0.2764  63N  84E   0             
01727 -1273 May 27  10:52:41  30451 -40477   17   T   -t  -0.9513  1.0356  49S 172E  17  389  02m43s
01728 -1273 Nov 19  21:39:42  30441 -40471   22   A   -p   0.6696  0.9691  22N   4W  48  147  03m13s
01729 -1272 May 15  21:47:18  30431 -40465   27   A   nn  -0.2000  0.9919   5N  17W  78   29  00m52s
01730 -1272 Nov 08  08:50:37  30422 -40459   32   T   n-  -0.0451  1.0267  16S 170E  87   91  02m21s
01731 -1271 May 05  01:30:28  30412 -40453   37   A   p-   0.5883  0.9502  44N  98W  54  223  04m41s

01732 -1271 Oct 29  00:11:01  30403 -40447   42   T   p-  -0.7083  1.0418  48S  88W  45  196  02m51s
01733 -1270 Mar 25  12:06:54  30395 -40442    9   P   -t  -1.4786  0.1367  61S 137W   0             
01734 -1270 Apr 24  02:06:07  30393 -40441   47   P   t-   1.3379  0.3840  61N 170E   0             
01735 -1270 Sep 19  02:50:50  30385 -40436   14   P   -t   1.3499  0.3575  61N   5E   0             
01736 -1270 Oct 18  15:02:56  30384 -40435   52   P   t-  -1.4049  0.2535  61S  21W   0             
01737 -1269 Mar 14  20:16:03  30376 -40430   19   T   -p  -0.6692  1.0162  43S  32E  48   74  01m15s
01738 -1269 Sep 08  09:15:41  30366 -40424   24   A   -p   0.6835  0.9439  47N 165W  47  279  04m58s
01739 -1268 Mar 03  10:40:37  30357 -40418   29   T   nn   0.0837  1.0619   7S 148E  85  204  05m13s
01740 -1268 Aug 27  09:40:13  30347 -40412   34   A   nn  -0.0277  0.9313  13N 161E  88  257  08m15s
01741 -1267 Feb 21  03:18:32  30338 -40406   39   T   p-   0.7933  1.0515  33N 122W  37  275  04m05s

01742 -1267 Aug 16  10:44:25  30328 -40400   44   A   p-  -0.7469  0.9546  27S 128E  41  244  04m59s
01743 -1266 Jan 12  04:35:06  30320 -40395   11   P   -t  -1.2280  0.5743  65S  35E   0             
01744 -1266 Jul 07  09:13:30  30311 -40389   16   P   -t   1.1940  0.6444  65N  28W   0             
01745 -1266 Aug 05  18:33:52  30309 -40388   54   P   t-  -1.4312  0.2056  63S  15W   0             
01746 -1265 Jan 01  08:01:37  30301 -40383   21   A   -p  -0.5640  0.9252  58S 166W  55  342  07m07s
01747 -1265 Jun 27  01:44:15  30291 -40377   26   T   -p   0.4405  1.0773  50N  80W  64  279  05m39s
01748 -1265 Dec 21  07:07:40  30282 -40371   31   A   nn   0.1197  0.9229  17S 161W  83  293  10m44s
01749 -1264 Jun 15  18:25:38  30272 -40365   36   T   n-  -0.3036  1.0564   5N  28E  72  195  05m38s
01750 -1264 Dec 09  09:31:31  30263 -40359   41   A   p-   0.7974  0.9548  31N 166E  37  274  05m03s
01751 -1263 Jun 05  06:43:23  30253 -40353   46   P   t-  -1.1127  0.7847  68S 139W   0             

01752 -1263 Oct 30  07:36:36  30245 -40348   13   P   -t  -1.3035  0.4376  71S  68E   0             
01753 -1263 Nov 28  19:11:33  30244 -40347   51   P   t-   1.4249  0.2172  69N  40E   0             
01754 -1262 Apr 25  21:16:42  30236 -40342   18   A   -t   0.8905  0.9403  66N  53W  27  487  04m49s
01755 -1262 Oct 19  23:20:22  30226 -40336   23   T   -p  -0.6412  1.0404  44S  62W  50  175  03m05s
01756 -1261 Apr 14  22:19:22  30217 -40330   28   Am  nn   0.1220  0.9638  12N  31W  83  132  04m21s
01757 -1261 Oct 09  13:15:03  30207 -40324   33   H   nn   0.0373  1.0056   0N 106E  88   19  00m35s
01758 -1260 Apr 03  05:04:17  30198 -40318   38   H   p-  -0.6432  1.0088  37S 114W  50   40  00m48s
01759 -1260 Sep 27  21:08:24  30188 -40312   43   A   p-   0.7766  0.9474  50N  10E  39  304  04m48s
01760 -1259 Feb 22  10:30:26  30180 -40307   10   P   -t   1.2271  0.5823  70N 108E   0             
01761 -1259 Mar 23  18:36:27  30179 -40306   48   P   t-  -1.3398  0.3669  72S 130E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1299 to -1200


                      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

01762 -1259 Aug 18  04:41:25  30171 -40301   15   P   -t  -1.4779  0.1492  70S 157W   0             
01763 -1259 Sep 16  22:15:38  30169 -40300   53   P   t-   1.5024  0.1122  71N  83E   0             
01764 -1258 Feb 12  02:49:50  30161 -40295   20   T   -p   0.5430  1.0438  15N  98W  57  174  04m11s
01765 -1258 Aug 07  07:22:11  30152 -40289   25   A   -p  -0.7115  0.9717  25S 170W  44  144  03m15s
01766 -1257 Feb 01  15:23:05  30142 -40283   30   A   nn  -0.1763  0.9919  30S  81E  80   29  00m50s
01767 -1257 Jul 27  17:23:13  30133 -40277   35   T   nn   0.0662  1.0352  26N  45E  86  119  03m24s
01768 -1256 Jan 21  20:44:11  30123 -40271   40   A   p-  -0.9287  0.9302  87S 107E  21  722  04m45s
01769 -1256 Jul 16  09:02:38  30114 -40265   45   T   p-   0.7885  1.0660  76N 167E  38  353  03m55s
01770 -1256 Dec 11  01:50:04  30106 -40260   12   P   -t   1.4054  0.2739  64N  48W   0             
01771 -1255 Jun 06  18:03:43  30096 -40254   17   P   -t  -1.0300  0.9518  63S  72E   0             

01772 -1255 Jul 06  01:56:11  30095 -40253   55   Pb  t-   1.5161  0.0296  66N 107E   0             
01773 -1255 Nov 30  06:10:01  30087 -40248   22   A   -p   0.6676  0.9723  20N 136W  48  132  02m59s
01774 -1254 May 27  04:30:06  30077 -40242   27   A   -p  -0.2840  0.9882   3N 119W  74   43  01m19s
01775 -1254 Nov 19  17:39:29  30068 -40236   32   T   n-  -0.0450  1.0285  20S  37E  87   97  02m32s
01776 -1253 May 16  07:49:59  30058 -40230   37   A   p-   0.4999  0.9505  43N 170E  60  208  04m49s
01777 -1253 Nov 09  09:02:45  30049 -40224   42   T   p-  -0.7064  1.0405  52S 137E  45  190  02m43s
01778 -1252 Apr 04  18:59:23  30041 -40219    9   Pe  -t  -1.5425  0.0226  61S 110E   0             
01779 -1252 May 04  08:33:10  30039 -40218   47   P   t-   1.2528  0.5306  61N  63E   0             
01780 -1252 Sep 29  11:01:28  30031 -40213   14   P   -t   1.3727  0.3176  61N 128W   0             
01781 -1252 Oct 28  23:40:54  30030 -40212   52   P   t-  -1.4034  0.2573  61S 161W   0             

01782 -1251 Mar 25  03:43:17  30022 -40207   19   T   -p  -0.7255  1.0214  42S  80W  43  104  01m38s
01783 -1251 Sep 18  16:53:26  30012 -40201   24   A   -p   0.7145  0.9384  45N  80E  44  319  05m34s
01784 -1250 Mar 14  18:31:41  30003 -40195   29   T   nn   0.0324  1.0665   6S  30E  88  217  05m29s
01785 -1250 Sep 07  16:57:41  29993 -40189   34   A   nn   0.0126  0.9285  11N  51E  89  268  08m24s
01786 -1249 Mar 04  11:17:32  29984 -40183   39   T   p-   0.7504  1.0542  32N 116E  41  265  04m14s
01787 -1249 Aug 27  18:09:35  29974 -40177   44   A   p-  -0.7012  0.9549  26S  14E  45  225  04m50s
01788 -1248 Jan 23  12:36:42  29966 -40172   11   P   -t  -1.2527  0.5310  64S  96W   0             
01789 -1248 Feb 22  01:19:20  29965 -40171   49   Pb  t-   1.5180  0.0493  62N 131W   0             
01790 -1248 Jul 17  16:45:58  29957 -40166   16   P   -t   1.2510  0.5366  64N 153W   0             
01791 -1248 Aug 16  02:16:57  29955 -40165   54   P   t-  -1.3813  0.2970  62S 141W   0             

01792 -1247 Jan 11  15:49:47  29948 -40160   21   A   -p  -0.5821  0.9260  58S  82E  54  343  06m56s
01793 -1247 Jul 07  09:18:23  29938 -40154   26   T   -p   0.5071  1.0744  54N 170E  59  281  05m14s
01794 -1247 Dec 31  15:01:47  29929 -40148   31   A   nn   0.1084  0.9259  18S  80E  84  280  10m06s
01795 -1246 Jun 27  01:45:21  29919 -40142   36   T   n-  -0.2321  1.0522  10N  84W  77  178  05m13s
01796 -1246 Dec 20  17:51:39  29910 -40136   41   A   p-   0.7919  0.9591  29N  36E  37  244  04m36s
01797 -1245 Jun 16  13:34:06  29900 -40130   46   P   t-  -1.0381  0.9177  67S 105E   0             
01798 -1245 Nov 10  16:27:38  29892 -40125   13   P   -t  -1.3014  0.4415  70S  79W   0             
01799 -1245 Dec 10  03:56:17  29891 -40124   51   P   t-   1.4217  0.2222  68N 104W   0             
01800 -1244 May 06  03:36:52  29883 -40119   18   A   -t   0.9763  0.9374  76N 156E  12 1145  04m16s
01801 -1244 Oct 30  08:08:04  29873 -40113   23   T   -p  -0.6452  1.0377  49S 164E  50  165  02m48s

01802 -1243 Apr 25  04:56:05  29864 -40107   28   A   nn   0.2012  0.9677  20N 134W  78  119  03m45s
01803 -1243 Oct 19  21:44:13  29854 -40101   33   H   nn   0.0303  1.0006   5S  23W  88    2  00m04s
01804 -1242 Apr 14  12:13:39  29845 -40095   38   T   p-  -0.5722  1.0155  29S 133E  55   64  01m29s
01805 -1242 Oct 09  05:06:41  29835 -40089   43   A   p-   0.7632  0.9428  45N 114W  40  324  05m33s
01806 -1241 Mar 05  18:30:45  29828 -40084   10   P   -t   1.2695  0.5010  71N  27W   0             
01807 -1241 Apr 04  02:12:31  29826 -40083   48   P   t-  -1.2781  0.4845  72S   1E   0             
01808 -1241 Aug 29  11:53:01  29818 -40078   15   P   -t  -1.5203  0.0785  70S  81E   0             
01809 -1241 Sep 28  05:50:36  29817 -40077   53   P   t-   1.4788  0.1527  72N  46W   0             
01810 -1240 Feb 23  10:53:38  29809 -40072   20   T   -p   0.5822  1.0442  21N 137E  54  181  04m06s
01811 -1240 Aug 17  14:46:51  29799 -40066   25   A   -p  -0.7576  0.9709  31S  74E  41  159  03m08s


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1299 to -1200


                      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

01812 -1239 Feb 11  23:16:10  29790 -40060   30   A   nn  -0.1445  0.9918  26S  38W  82   29  00m52s
01813 -1239 Aug 07  01:04:07  29780 -40054   35   T   nn   0.0136  1.0354  21N  71W  89  119  03m28s
01814 -1238 Feb 01  04:20:38  29771 -40048   40   A   p-  -0.9016  0.9321  82S  65W  25  596  04m52s
01815 -1238 Jul 27  16:48:02  29761 -40042   45   T   p-   0.7314  1.0651  69N  60E  43  314  04m04s
01816 -1238 Dec 22  09:52:16  29754 -40037   12   P   -t   1.4105  0.2645  65N 180E   0             
01817 -1237 Jun 18  01:14:59  29744 -40031   17   P   -t  -1.1075  0.8047  64S  46W   0             
01818 -1237 Jul 17  09:29:13  29742 -40030   55   P   t-   1.4588  0.1408  67N  18W   0             
01819 -1237 Dec 11  14:39:08  29735 -40025   22   A   -p   0.6673  0.9762  19N  94E  48  113  02m37s
01820 -1236 Jun 06  11:11:54  29725 -40019   27   A   -p  -0.3680  0.9838   0N 140E  68   61  01m54s
01821 -1236 Nov 30  02:28:34  29716 -40013   32   T   n-  -0.0448  1.0308  23S  96W  87  104  02m46s

01822 -1235 May 26  14:08:26  29706 -40007   37   A   p-   0.4107  0.9502  41N  78E  66  199  05m03s
01823 -1235 Nov 19  17:57:11  29697 -40001   42   T   p-  -0.7069  1.0396  57S   3E  45  187  02m36s
01824 -1234 May 15  14:57:03  29687 -39995   47   P   t-   1.1641  0.6844  62N  44W   0             
01825 -1234 Oct 10  19:19:02  29680 -39990   14   P   -t   1.3892  0.2894  61N  98E   0             
01826 -1234 Nov 09  08:23:08  29678 -39989   52   P   t-  -1.4060  0.2534  62S  58E   0             
01827 -1233 Apr 05  11:04:24  29670 -39984   19   T   -p  -0.7875  1.0261  43S 171E  38  140  01m59s
01828 -1233 Sep 30  00:39:28  29661 -39978   24   A   -p   0.7381  0.9334  42N  38W  42  359  06m12s
01829 -1232 Mar 25  02:16:17  29651 -39972   29   Tm  nn  -0.0247  1.0707   4S  87W  89  230  05m45s
01830 -1232 Sep 18  00:25:27  29642 -39966   34   A   nn   0.0445  0.9261   9N  62W  87  278  08m36s
01831 -1231 Mar 14  19:09:48  29632 -39960   39   T   p-   0.7022  1.0564  32N   4W  45  256  04m20s

01832 -1231 Sep 07  01:43:58  29623 -39954   44   A   p-  -0.6621  0.9550  26S 102W  48  213  04m40s
01833 -1230 Feb 02  20:30:49  29615 -39949   11   P   -t  -1.2827  0.4785  63S 134E   0             
01834 -1230 Mar 04  09:02:14  29613 -39948   49   P   t-   1.4798  0.1189  61N 103E   0             
01835 -1230 Jul 29  00:25:10  29606 -39943   16   P   -t   1.3033  0.4377  64N  81E   0             
01836 -1230 Aug 27  10:08:47  29604 -39942   54   P   t-  -1.3375  0.3772  62S  91E   0             
01837 -1229 Jan 22  23:29:05  29596 -39937   21   A   -p  -0.6069  0.9271  58S  28W  52  344  06m42s
01838 -1229 Jul 18  16:58:10  29587 -39931   26   T   -p   0.5689  1.0709  57N  60E  55  281  04m49s
01839 -1228 Jan 11  22:49:04  29577 -39925   31   A   nn   0.0909  0.9295  18S  37W  85  265  09m19s
01840 -1228 Jul 07  09:09:34  29568 -39919   36   T   nn  -0.1653  1.0474  14N 164E  81  160  04m41s
01841 -1228 Dec 31  02:06:33  29558 -39913   41   A   p-   0.7810  0.9641  28N  92W  38  208  04m02s

01842 -1227 Jun 26  20:27:49  29549 -39907   46   A   t-  -0.9665  0.9820  52S   9W  14  258  01m37s
01843 -1227 Nov 21  01:19:49  29541 -39902   13   P   -t  -1.2990  0.4460  69S 133E   0             
01844 -1227 Dec 20  12:37:49  29540 -39901   51   P   t-   1.4155  0.2325  67N 113E   0             
01845 -1226 May 17  09:53:35  29532 -39896   18   P   -t   1.0644  0.8521  70N  10E   0             
01846 -1226 Nov 10  16:59:00  29522 -39890   23   T   -p  -0.6465  1.0355  53S  31E  49  156  02m34s
01847 -1225 May 06  11:29:17  29513 -39884   28   A   nn   0.2843  0.9711  29N 124E  73  108  03m12s
01848 -1225 Oct 31  06:17:37  29504 -39878   33   Am  nn   0.0274  0.9963   9S 154W  88   13  00m24s
01849 -1224 Apr 24  19:19:25  29494 -39872   38   T   p-  -0.4970  1.0216  20S  21E  60   84  02m09s
01850 -1224 Oct 19  13:11:44  29485 -39866   43   A   p-   0.7557  0.9386  41N 120E  41  344  06m19s
01851 -1223 Mar 16  02:23:20  29477 -39861   10   P   -t   1.3184  0.4067  71N 160W   0             

01852 -1223 Apr 14  09:43:26  29475 -39860   48   P   t-  -1.2117  0.6122  72S 127W   0             
01853 -1223 Sep 08  19:14:20  29468 -39855   15   Pe  -t  -1.5551  0.0209  71S  44W   0             
01854 -1223 Oct 08  13:33:39  29466 -39854   53   P   t-   1.4614  0.1825  72N 177W   0             
01855 -1222 Mar 05  18:48:58  29458 -39849   20   T   -p   0.6280  1.0444  27N  14E  51  189  03m56s
01856 -1222 Aug 28  22:21:32  29449 -39843   25   A   -p  -0.7961  0.9701  37S  46W  37  176  03m01s
01857 -1221 Feb 23  06:58:23  29439 -39837   30   A   nn  -0.1046  0.9918  20S 156W  84   29  00m53s
01858 -1221 Aug 18  08:54:26  29430 -39831   35   T   nn  -0.0318  1.0351  16N 169E  88  118  03m27s
01859 -1220 Feb 12  11:47:38  29420 -39825   40   A   p-  -0.8674  0.9343  74S 168E  29  497  05m01s
01860 -1220 Aug 07  00:40:29  29411 -39819   45   T   p-   0.6800  1.0636  62N  56W  47  285  04m11s
01861 -1219 Jan 01  17:50:57  29403 -39814   12   P   -t   1.4187  0.2496  66N  49E   0             


Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1299 to -1200


                      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

01862 -1219 Jun 28  08:28:45  29394 -39808   17   P   -t  -1.1819  0.6646  65S 166W   0             
01863 -1219 Jul 27  17:07:31  29392 -39807   55   P   t-   1.4063  0.2420  68N 145W   0             
01864 -1219 Dec 21  23:06:55  29385 -39802   22   A   -p   0.6690  0.9806  18N  37W  48   93  02m10s
01865 -1218 Jun 17  17:53:15  29375 -39796   27   A   -p  -0.4513  0.9790   3S  38E  63   83  02m34s
01866 -1218 Dec 11  11:17:09  29366 -39790   32   T   n-  -0.0436  1.0336  25S 132E  87  114  03m03s
01867 -1217 Jun 06  20:27:30  29356 -39784   37   A   pn   0.3222  0.9495  39N  14W  71  196  05m24s
01868 -1217 Dec 01  02:50:17  29347 -39778   42   T   p-  -0.7066  1.0392  61S 130W  45  186  02m33s
01869 -1216 May 25  21:23:51  29338 -39772   47   P   t-   1.0766  0.8367  62N 151W   0             
01870 -1216 Oct 21  03:41:34  29330 -39767   14   P   -t   1.4006  0.2702  61N  38W   0             
01871 -1216 Nov 19  17:05:52  29328 -39766   52   P   t-  -1.4101  0.2466  62S  83W   0             

01872 -1215 Apr 15  18:22:31  29320 -39761   19   T   -p  -0.8528  1.0299  44S  62E  31  189  02m14s
01873 -1215 Oct 10  08:31:20  29311 -39755   24   A   -p   0.7562  0.9289  39N 159W  41  395  06m53s
01874 -1214 Apr 05  09:54:42  29302 -39749   29   T   nn  -0.0874  1.0743   3S 157E  85  242  06m00s
01875 -1214 Sep 29  08:02:25  29292 -39743   34   A   nn   0.0692  0.9239   6N 178W  86  287  08m49s
01876 -1213 Mar 26  02:51:53  29283 -39737   39   T   p-   0.6458  1.0582  32N 120W  50  246  04m26s
01877 -1213 Sep 18  09:30:30  29273 -39731   44   A   p-  -0.6319  0.9552  28S 139E  51  206  04m29s
01878 -1212 Feb 14  04:12:55  29266 -39726   11   P   -t  -1.3218  0.4101  62S   8E   0             
01879 -1212 Mar 14  16:33:47  29264 -39725   49   P   t-   1.4331  0.2040  61N  20W   0             
01880 -1212 Aug 08  08:13:20  29256 -39720   16   P   -t   1.3489  0.3516  63N  47W   0             
01881 -1212 Sep 06  18:11:01  29255 -39719   54   P   t-  -1.3014  0.4434  61S  40W   0             

01882 -1211 Feb 02  06:58:40  29247 -39714   21   A   -p  -0.6394  0.9285  56S 136W  50  347  06m28s
01883 -1211 Jul 29  00:44:16  29238 -39708   26   T   -p   0.6254  1.0668  58N  50W  51  280  04m25s
01884 -1210 Jan 22  06:30:03  29228 -39702   31   A   nn   0.0678  0.9337  18S 153W  86  248  08m26s
01885 -1210 Jul 18  16:36:28  29219 -39696   36   Tm  nn  -0.1014  1.0419  18N  51E  84  141  04m04s
01886 -1209 Jan 11  10:17:51  29209 -39690   41   A   p-   0.7663  0.9697  26N 141E  40  169  03m21s
01887 -1209 Jul 08  03:23:31  29200 -39684   46   A   p-  -0.8972  0.9796  40S 118W  26  165  02m03s
01888 -1209 Dec 02  10:12:32  29192 -39679   13   P   -t  -1.2967  0.4503  68S  13W   0             
01889 -1209 Dec 31  21:15:47  29191 -39678   51   P   t-   1.4060  0.2491  66N  29W   0             
01890 -1208 May 27  16:10:37  29183 -39673   18   P   -t   1.1519  0.7025  69N  98W   0             
01891 -1208 Nov 21  01:51:47  29174 -39667   23   T   -p  -0.6463  1.0337  57S 101W  49  149  02m24s

01892 -1207 May 16  18:03:07  29164 -39661   28   A   -p   0.3675  0.9740  37N  23E  68  100  02m42s
01893 -1207 Nov 10  14:53:08  29155 -39655   33   A   nn   0.0270  0.9923  13S  76E  89   27  00m49s
01894 -1206 May 06  02:24:27  29145 -39649   38   T   p-  -0.4199  1.0271  11S  90W  65  101  02m47s
01895 -1206 Oct 30  21:20:03  29136 -39643   43   A   p-   0.7517  0.9350  37N   6W  41  363  07m04s
01896 -1205 Mar 27  10:08:41  29128 -39638   10   P   -t   1.3732  0.3005  72N  68E   0             
01897 -1205 Apr 25  17:10:35  29127 -39637   48   P   t-  -1.1418  0.7476  71S 106E   0             
01898 -1205 Oct 19  21:23:26  29117 -39631   53   P   t-   1.4493  0.2033  72N  50E   0             
01899 -1204 Mar 16  02:35:36  29110 -39626   20   T   -p   0.6804  1.0439  35N 109W  47  198  03m41s
01900 -1204 Sep 08  06:06:41  29100 -39620   25   A   -p  -0.8269  0.9694  43S 169W  34  194  02m53s
01901 -1203 Mar 05  14:30:37  29091 -39614   30   A   nn  -0.0573  0.9916  14S  89E  87   30  00m55s

01902 -1203 Aug 28  16:54:32  29082 -39608   35   T   nn  -0.0696  1.0347  10N  47E  86  117  03m24s
01903 -1202 Feb 22  19:02:52  29072 -39602   40   A   p-  -0.8240  0.9367  66S  49E  34  417  05m12s
01904 -1202 Aug 18  08:41:01  29063 -39596   45   T   p-   0.6354  1.0613  56N 176W  50  261  04m15s
01905 -1201 Jan 13  01:42:58  29055 -39591   12   P   -t   1.4327  0.2247  67N  81W   0             
01906 -1201 Feb 11  18:52:54  29054 -39590   50   Pb  t-  -1.5351  0.0540  69S 170E   0             
01907 -1201 Jul 09  15:45:55  29046 -39585   17   P   -t  -1.2523  0.5332  66S  73E   0             
01908 -1201 Aug 08  00:53:11  29044 -39584   55   P   t-   1.3603  0.3301  69N  86E   0             
01909 -1200 Jan 02  07:29:23  29036 -39579   22   A   -p   0.6758  0.9855  19N 166W  47   70  01m37s
01910 -1200 Jun 28  00:37:20  29027 -39573   27   A   -p  -0.5311  0.9736   8S  65W  58  111  03m19s
01911 -1200 Dec 21  20:03:15  29018 -39567   32   Tm  nn  -0.0403  1.0370  26S   0E  88  124  03m22s


World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 13th 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
13th century BCE -1299--1280 -1279--1260 -1259--1240 -1239--1220 -1219--1200

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