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 15th century BCE[4], Earth experienced 226 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: -1499 - -1400 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 226 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 77 | 34.1% |
| Annular | A | 69 | 30.5% |
| Total | T | 62 | 27.4% |
| Hybrid | H | 18 | 8.0% |
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 15th 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 | 131 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 123 | 93.9% |
| Central (one limit) | 3 | 2.3% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 5 | 3.8% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 69 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 63 | 91.3% |
| Central (one limit) | 2 | 2.9% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 4 | 5.8% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 62 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 60 | 96.8% |
| Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.6% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.6% |
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: 76
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 22
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 2
Two eclipses in same month: -1447 Apr
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: -1499 to -1400 | |||
| Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
| Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | -1409 Sep 25 | 10m00s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | -1482 Feb 27 | 00m02s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | -1442 Jul 03 | 07m05s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | -1428 Mar 31 | 01m34s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -1467 Nov 04 | 01m39s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -1449 May 23 | 00m05s | - |
| Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | -1451 Jul 12 | - | 0.99435 |
| Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | -1407 Sep 02 | - | 0.03551 |
During the century, 3 Saros series begin and 2 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.
3 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: -1447/ 44 -1436/ 45 -1407/ 51
2 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: -1451/ 4 -1422/ 5
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
01202 -1499 Feb 05 22:55:25 35074 -43276 26 T n- -0.3784 1.0421 42S 9W 68 152 03m28s
01203 -1499 Aug 02 03:22:20 35064 -43270 31 A p- 0.3864 0.9386 44N 82W 67 248 06m42s
01204 -1498 Jan 26 14:57:28 35053 -43264 36 P t- -1.0584 0.9028 68S 86W 0
01205 -1498 Jul 22 03:42:06 35043 -43258 41 P t- 1.1138 0.7687 67N 89E 0
01206 -1498 Dec 17 17:33:27 35035 -43253 8 A -t 0.9748 0.9742 53N 83E 12 429 02m11s
01207 -1497 Jun 11 23:29:47 35024 -43247 13 T -p -0.8561 1.0290 35S 12W 31 189 02m35s
01208 -1497 Dec 06 23:08:53 35014 -43241 18 A -n 0.3041 0.9340 4S 17W 72 258 08m30s
01209 -1496 May 31 15:00:53 35004 -43235 23 Tm nn -0.0807 1.0785 15N 100E 85 254 06m44s
01210 -1496 Nov 24 22:41:35 34994 -43229 28 A p- -0.3774 0.9154 39S 27W 68 346 09m09s
01211 -1495 May 21 08:18:46 34983 -43223 33 T p- 0.6657 1.0676 54N 173E 48 294 04m29s
01212 -1495 Nov 13 23:10:56 34973 -43217 38 P t- -1.0379 0.8956 62S 143W 0
01213 -1494 Apr 11 12:13:12 34965 -43212 5 P -t -1.1948 0.6354 61S 132W 0
01214 -1494 May 10 22:40:29 34963 -43211 43 P t- 1.4688 0.1342 62N 132W 0
01215 -1494 Oct 04 18:25:40 34954 -43206 10 P -t 1.1040 0.8087 61N 140E 0
01216 -1493 Mar 31 16:11:09 34944 -43200 15 A -p -0.4632 0.9478 25S 100E 62 213 05m27s
01217 -1493 Sep 24 09:58:07 34934 -43194 20 T -n 0.4111 1.0522 26N 172W 66 188 04m03s
01218 -1492 Mar 19 16:28:54 34924 -43188 25 A pn 0.2876 0.9476 9N 73E 73 200 05m54s
01219 -1492 Sep 13 01:16:24 34913 -43182 30 T n- -0.2831 1.0277 5S 61W 74 97 02m29s
01220 -1491 Mar 08 20:32:07 34903 -43176 35 P t- 1.0164 0.9520 61N 50W 0
01221 -1491 Sep 02 11:46:56 34893 -43170 40 P t- -1.0446 0.8972 61S 85E 0
01222 -1490 Jan 27 22:16:48 34884 -43165 7 T -p -0.9536 1.0375 74S 99E 17 431 01m58s
01223 -1490 Jul 23 22:39:19 34874 -43159 12 P -t 1.1094 0.7729 64N 135E 0
01224 -1489 Jan 17 14:25:23 34864 -43153 17 T -n -0.2673 1.0493 38S 116E 74 170 04m00s
01225 -1489 Jul 12 23:56:21 34854 -43147 22 A -n 0.3473 0.9653 44N 31W 69 134 03m31s
01226 -1488 Jan 07 04:19:45 34843 -43141 27 H n- 0.4395 1.0028 2N 101W 64 11 00m18s
01227 -1488 Jul 01 07:42:06 34833 -43135 32 T p- -0.4278 1.0204 2S 153W 65 77 02m15s
01228 -1488 Dec 26 11:50:17 34823 -43129 37 P t- 1.1921 0.6335 66N 142E 0
01229 -1487 May 22 15:29:11 34815 -43124 4 P -t 1.3520 0.3405 70N 55W 0
01230 -1487 Jun 20 22:09:54 34813 -43123 42 P t- -1.1463 0.7387 67S 6W 0
01231 -1487 Nov 15 16:58:34 34804 -43118 9 P -t -1.1669 0.6713 70S 71W 0
01232 -1486 May 12 08:25:29 34794 -43112 14 T -p 0.6384 1.0573 52N 178W 50 245 04m10s
01233 -1486 Nov 04 19:05:27 34784 -43106 19 A -n -0.4511 0.9572 37S 28E 63 174 04m19s
01234 -1485 May 01 21:11:15 34774 -43100 24 Hm nn -0.1265 1.0072 3N 8E 83 25 00m47s
01235 -1485 Oct 25 04:32:54 34763 -43094 29 H n- 0.2597 1.0149 7N 101W 75 53 01m29s
01236 -1484 Apr 20 02:45:50 34753 -43088 34 A t- -0.9299 0.9493 58S 45W 21 506 04m24s
01237 -1484 Oct 13 19:19:27 34743 -43082 39 T p- 0.9184 1.0376 59N 66E 23 320 02m30s
01238 -1483 Mar 10 12:19:02 34735 -43077 6 P -t 1.1879 0.6414 71N 83E 0
01239 -1483 Sep 03 23:53:00 34724 -43071 11 P -t -1.0963 0.8179 71S 84W 0
01240 -1482 Feb 27 18:14:42 34714 -43065 16 A -n 0.3992 0.9997 10N 50E 66 1 00m02s
01241 -1482 Aug 24 08:30:20 34704 -43059 21 A -p -0.4036 0.9628 7S 167W 66 147 04m37s
01242 -1481 Feb 17 07:01:44 34694 -43053 26 T n- -0.3430 1.0480 36S 131W 70 170 04m01s
01243 -1481 Aug 13 10:18:57 34683 -43047 31 A p- 0.3298 0.9351 38N 174E 71 256 07m27s
01244 -1480 Feb 06 23:17:12 34673 -43041 36 P t- -1.0317 0.9547 69S 135E 0
01245 -1480 Aug 01 10:37:55 34663 -43035 41 P t- 1.0501 0.8778 68N 28W 0
01246 -1480 Dec 28 01:59:17 34655 -43030 8 A -t 0.9844 0.9722 56N 50W 9 611 02m20s
01247 -1479 Jun 22 06:43:32 34644 -43024 13 T -p -0.9253 1.0285 44S 124W 22 256 02m24s
01248 -1479 Dec 17 07:14:46 34634 -43018 18 A -n 0.3109 0.9332 5S 141W 72 262 08m55s
01249 -1478 Jun 11 22:26:44 34624 -43012 23 T nn -0.1541 1.0785 13N 12W 81 257 06m57s
01250 -1478 Dec 06 06:41:47 34614 -43006 28 A p- -0.3725 0.9165 42S 146W 68 341 09m04s
01251 -1477 Jun 01 15:38:49 34604 -43000 33 T p- 0.5914 1.0662 53N 68E 53 267 04m33s
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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
01252 -1477 Nov 25 07:27:52 34593 -42994 38 P t- -1.0340 0.9033 62S 82E 0
01253 -1476 Apr 21 19:05:07 34585 -42989 5 P -t -1.2741 0.4936 61S 115E 0
01254 -1476 May 21 05:39:55 34583 -42988 43 P t- 1.3975 0.2665 62N 112E 0
01255 -1476 Oct 15 03:04:02 34575 -42983 10 P -t 1.1097 0.7982 61N 0W 0
01256 -1475 Apr 10 22:43:34 34565 -42977 15 A -p -0.5427 0.9478 26S 1E 57 223 05m30s
01257 -1475 Oct 04 18:35:57 34554 -42971 20 T -n 0.4246 1.0492 22N 57E 65 179 03m53s
01258 -1474 Mar 30 23:10:04 34544 -42965 25 A nn 0.2149 0.9519 9N 28W 78 180 05m17s
01259 -1474 Sep 24 09:36:28 34534 -42959 30 T n- -0.2638 1.0222 9S 172E 75 78 01m58s
01260 -1473 Mar 20 03:45:39 34524 -42953 35 A t- 0.9541 0.9823 54N 140W 17 207 01m19s
01261 -1473 Sep 13 19:36:05 34514 -42947 40 P t- -1.0190 0.9395 61S 43W 0
01262 -1472 Feb 08 06:32:03 34505 -42942 7 T -t -0.9820 1.0401 69S 17W 10 771 02m01s
01263 -1472 Aug 03 05:27:42 34495 -42936 12 P -t 1.1715 0.6673 63N 22E 0
01264 -1471 Jan 27 22:50:49 34485 -42930 17 T -n -0.2904 1.0508 38S 9W 73 176 04m04s
01265 -1471 Jul 23 06:52:23 34475 -42924 22 A -p 0.4129 0.9650 47N 132W 65 139 03m23s
01266 -1470 Jan 17 12:38:40 34464 -42918 27 H n- 0.4246 1.0025 2N 132E 65 9 00m16s
01267 -1470 Jul 12 14:59:27 34454 -42912 32 T p- -0.3600 1.0221 3N 95E 69 81 02m24s
01268 -1469 Jan 06 19:52:36 34444 -42906 37 P t- 1.1831 0.6489 65N 10E 0
01269 -1469 Jun 02 22:52:59 34436 -42901 4 P -t 1.4237 0.2010 69N 179W 0
01270 -1469 Jul 02 05:39:07 34434 -42900 42 P t- -1.0770 0.8722 66S 131W 0
01271 -1469 Nov 27 01:03:08 34425 -42895 9 P -t -1.1673 0.6708 69S 153E 0
01272 -1468 May 22 15:41:36 34415 -42889 14 T -p 0.7155 1.0533 62N 69E 44 253 03m37s
01273 -1468 Nov 15 03:29:14 34405 -42883 19 A -n -0.4497 0.9596 41S 99W 63 164 03m59s
01274 -1467 May 12 04:04:18 34395 -42877 24 H nn -0.0476 1.0043 11N 99W 87 15 00m29s
01275 -1467 Nov 04 13:16:02 34385 -42871 29 H2 n- 0.2581 1.0164 3N 126E 75 58 01m39s
01276 -1466 May 01 09:14:05 34375 -42865 34 A p- -0.8490 0.9511 45S 157W 32 336 04m54s
01277 -1466 Oct 25 04:07:02 34365 -42859 39 T p- 0.9133 1.0365 55N 73W 24 302 02m33s
01278 -1465 Mar 21 19:13:02 34356 -42854 6 P -t 1.2478 0.5385 72N 36W 0
01279 -1465 Sep 15 08:00:34 34346 -42848 11 P -t -1.1241 0.7653 71S 139E 0
01280 -1464 Mar 10 01:42:32 34336 -42842 16 H -p 0.4502 1.0058 16N 66W 63 22 00m36s
01281 -1464 Sep 03 16:04:01 34326 -42836 21 A -p -0.4408 0.9566 13S 76E 64 175 05m17s
01282 -1463 Feb 27 14:59:01 34315 -42830 26 T n- -0.2999 1.0537 30S 108E 72 186 04m35s
01283 -1463 Aug 23 17:25:29 34305 -42824 31 A nn 0.2817 0.9318 32N 66E 73 266 08m10s
01284 -1462 Feb 17 07:27:51 34295 -42818 36 T- t- -0.9981 1.0200 70S 1W 0
01285 -1462 Aug 12 17:44:37 34285 -42812 41 An t- 0.9943 0.9375 73N 153W 4 - 03m45s
01286 -1461 Jan 08 10:17:29 34277 -42807 8 A+ -t 0.9994 0.9805 66N 179E 0
01287 -1461 Jul 03 14:01:38 34266 -42801 13 Ts -t -0.9914 1.0252 59S 125E 6 - 01m52s
01288 -1461 Dec 28 15:15:29 34256 -42795 18 A -n 0.3213 0.9331 5S 98E 71 263 09m12s
01289 -1460 Jun 22 05:54:44 34246 -42789 23 T -n -0.2256 1.0776 10N 125W 77 257 07m04s
01290 -1460 Dec 16 14:39:12 34236 -42783 28 A p- -0.3653 0.9183 44S 96E 68 333 08m56s
01291 -1459 Jun 11 22:59:34 34226 -42777 33 T p- 0.5183 1.0638 51N 38W 59 244 04m34s
01292 -1459 Dec 05 15:45:47 34216 -42771 38 P t- -1.0304 0.9106 63S 54W 0
01293 -1458 May 03 01:51:20 34207 -42766 5 P -t -1.3569 0.3463 61S 3E 0
01294 -1458 Jun 01 12:36:59 34206 -42765 43 P t- 1.3249 0.4003 63N 3W 0
01295 -1458 Oct 26 11:47:51 34197 -42760 10 P -t 1.1115 0.7949 61N 142W 0
01296 -1457 Apr 22 05:10:13 34187 -42754 15 A -p -0.6262 0.9475 27S 96W 51 241 05m36s
01297 -1457 Oct 16 03:19:31 34177 -42748 20 T -n 0.4335 1.0465 19N 76W 64 170 03m46s
01298 -1456 Apr 10 05:45:20 34167 -42742 25 A nn 0.1365 0.9560 10N 127W 82 162 04m47s
01299 -1456 Oct 04 18:02:52 34157 -42736 30 H3 n- -0.2502 1.0169 12S 43E 75 60 01m30s
01300 -1455 Mar 30 10:54:58 34147 -42730 35 A t- 0.8869 0.9909 50N 118E 27 67 00m42s
01301 -1455 Sep 24 03:31:13 34136 -42724 40 A- p- -0.9989 0.9719 61S 172W 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
01302 -1454 Feb 18 14:40:46 34128 -42719 7 P -t -1.0164 0.9845 62S 131W 0
01303 -1454 Aug 14 12:25:20 34118 -42713 12 P -t 1.2259 0.5752 62N 93W 0
01304 -1453 Feb 08 07:07:43 34108 -42707 17 T -n -0.3204 1.0523 36S 132W 71 183 04m07s
01305 -1453 Aug 03 13:57:48 34098 -42701 22 A -p 0.4715 0.9644 48N 125E 62 145 03m18s
01306 -1452 Jan 28 20:47:42 34087 -42695 27 H n- 0.4021 1.0025 1N 8E 66 9 00m16s
01307 -1452 Jul 22 22:25:55 34077 -42689 32 T n- -0.2987 1.0233 6N 18W 73 83 02m27s
01308 -1451 Jan 17 03:43:57 34067 -42683 37 P t- 1.1656 0.6789 64N 119W 0
01309 -1451 Jun 13 06:19:54 34059 -42678 4 Pe -t 1.4929 0.0667 68N 56E 0
01310 -1451 Jul 12 13:15:57 34057 -42677 42 P t- -1.0135 0.9944 65S 103E 0
01311 -1451 Dec 07 09:06:01 34049 -42672 9 P -t -1.1698 0.6671 68S 19E 0
01312 -1450 Jun 02 22:56:37 34039 -42666 14 T -p 0.7928 1.0482 71N 45W 37 265 03m03s
01313 -1450 Nov 26 11:54:35 34029 -42660 19 A -n -0.4479 0.9626 45S 135E 63 151 03m36s
01314 -1449 May 23 10:52:54 34018 -42654 24 H nn 0.0344 1.0008 19N 156E 88 3 00m05s
01315 -1449 Nov 15 22:02:29 34008 -42648 29 T n- 0.2591 1.0185 1S 8W 75 65 01m53s
01316 -1448 May 11 15:36:15 33998 -42642 34 A p- -0.7633 0.9518 35S 99E 40 271 05m26s
01317 -1448 Nov 04 12:59:34 33988 -42636 39 T p- 0.9124 1.0357 52N 147E 24 294 02m36s
01318 -1447 Apr 01 02:00:26 33980 -42631 6 P -t 1.3133 0.4249 72N 154W 0
01319 -1447 Apr 30 16:14:13 33978 -42630 44 Pb t- -1.5170 0.0757 71S 135E 0
01320 -1447 Sep 25 16:14:53 33970 -42625 11 P -t -1.1457 0.7247 72S 0E 0
01321 -1446 Mar 21 09:05:39 33959 -42619 16 H -p 0.5060 1.0117 24N 179E 59 46 01m09s
01322 -1446 Sep 14 23:45:00 33949 -42613 21 A -p -0.4711 0.9508 19S 43W 62 203 05m50s
01323 -1445 Mar 10 22:49:45 33939 -42607 26 T n- -0.2507 1.0593 23S 13W 75 201 05m10s
01324 -1445 Sep 04 00:40:23 33929 -42601 31 A nn 0.2404 0.9286 26N 44W 76 276 08m51s
01325 -1444 Feb 28 15:30:44 33919 -42595 36 T t- -0.9581 1.0513 76S 169E 16 614 02m48s
01326 -1444 Aug 23 01:01:34 33909 -42589 41 A t- 0.9460 0.9403 78N 24E 18 701 04m06s
01327 -1443 Jan 18 18:27:07 33901 -42584 8 P -t 1.0207 0.9425 67N 44E 0
01328 -1443 Jul 13 21:28:21 33891 -42578 13 P -t -1.0510 0.9110 66S 5E 0
01329 -1442 Jan 07 23:08:57 33880 -42572 18 A -p 0.3369 0.9334 4S 23W 70 264 09m20s
01330 -1442 Jul 03 13:27:32 33870 -42566 23 T -n -0.2933 1.0760 7N 120E 73 257 07m05s
01331 -1442 Dec 27 22:31:42 33860 -42560 28 A p- -0.3539 0.9207 44S 20W 69 321 08m46s
01332 -1441 Jun 23 06:22:32 33850 -42554 33 T p- 0.4478 1.0606 49N 144W 63 223 04m32s
01333 -1441 Dec 17 00:00:13 33840 -42548 38 P t- -1.0231 0.9247 64S 172E 0
01334 -1440 May 13 08:32:40 33832 -42543 5 P -t -1.4422 0.1952 62S 108W 0
01335 -1440 Jun 11 19:34:14 33830 -42542 43 P t- 1.2530 0.5316 63N 118W 0
01336 -1440 Nov 05 20:35:39 33822 -42537 10 P -t 1.1108 0.7964 61N 76E 0
01337 -1439 May 02 11:32:15 33812 -42531 15 A -p -0.7131 0.9465 30S 169E 44 273 05m46s
01338 -1439 Oct 26 12:07:11 33801 -42525 20 T -n 0.4389 1.0443 15N 149E 64 163 03m41s
01339 -1438 Apr 21 12:16:55 33791 -42519 25 A nn 0.0544 0.9598 10N 135E 87 146 04m24s
01340 -1438 Oct 16 02:35:27 33781 -42513 30 H n- -0.2425 1.0121 16S 87W 76 43 01m04s
01341 -1437 Apr 10 17:57:46 33771 -42507 35 A p- 0.8132 0.9987 48N 16E 35 8 00m06s
01342 -1437 Oct 05 11:34:09 33761 -42501 40 As p- -0.9860 0.9460 59S 74E 9 - 03m49s
01343 -1436 Feb 29 22:40:19 33753 -42496 7 P -t -1.0586 0.9059 61S 99E 0
01344 -1436 Mar 30 06:41:36 33751 -42495 45 Pb t- 1.5035 0.0569 61N 135E 0
01345 -1436 Aug 24 19:33:14 33743 -42490 12 P -t 1.2719 0.4976 62N 149E 0
01346 -1435 Feb 18 15:15:25 33733 -42484 17 T -n -0.3579 1.0536 35S 107E 69 189 04m10s
01347 -1435 Aug 13 21:14:14 33723 -42478 22 A -p 0.5219 0.9637 48N 19E 58 153 03m16s
01348 -1434 Feb 08 04:48:24 33713 -42472 27 H n- 0.3736 1.0026 2N 114W 68 10 00m16s
01349 -1434 Aug 03 05:59:35 33703 -42466 32 T n- -0.2425 1.0240 8N 133W 76 84 02m26s
01350 -1433 Jan 28 11:27:55 33692 -42460 37 P t- 1.1428 0.7181 63N 113E 0
01351 -1433 Jul 23 20:58:00 33682 -42454 42 T t- -0.9538 1.0553 48S 12W 17 615 04m08s
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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
01352 -1433 Dec 18 17:06:34 33674 -42449 9 P -t -1.1742 0.6603 67S 114W 0
01353 -1432 Jun 13 06:11:50 33664 -42443 14 T -t 0.8691 1.0420 82N 160W 29 288 02m28s
01354 -1432 Dec 06 20:19:34 33654 -42437 19 A -n -0.4473 0.9662 48S 10E 63 136 03m10s
01355 -1431 Jun 02 17:41:14 33644 -42431 24 A nn 0.1153 0.9967 27N 51E 83 12 00m22s
01356 -1431 Nov 26 06:48:35 33634 -42425 29 T n- 0.2592 1.0210 4S 142W 75 74 02m09s
01357 -1430 May 22 21:58:08 33624 -42419 34 A p- -0.6776 0.9517 25S 4W 47 239 05m58s
01358 -1430 Nov 15 21:53:14 33614 -42413 39 T p- 0.9127 1.0353 49N 7E 24 292 02m39s
01359 -1429 Apr 12 08:42:37 33605 -42408 6 P -t 1.3832 0.3025 72N 90E 0
01360 -1429 May 11 22:34:56 33604 -42407 44 P t- -1.4306 0.2237 70S 26E 0
01361 -1429 Oct 07 00:35:25 33595 -42402 11 P -t -1.1614 0.6953 72S 141W 0
01362 -1428 Mar 31 16:22:18 33585 -42396 16 T -p 0.5682 1.0171 32N 64E 55 70 01m34s
01363 -1428 Sep 25 07:33:38 33575 -42390 21 A -p -0.4941 0.9454 24S 164W 60 230 06m17s
01364 -1427 Mar 21 06:32:50 33565 -42384 26 T n- -0.1946 1.0643 16S 132W 79 214 05m41s
01365 -1427 Sep 14 08:05:58 33555 -42378 31 A nn 0.2080 0.9256 20N 158W 78 286 09m27s
01366 -1426 Mar 10 23:24:56 33545 -42372 36 T p- -0.9114 1.0557 68S 17E 24 451 03m20s
01367 -1426 Sep 03 08:29:04 33535 -42366 41 A t- 0.9055 0.9410 72N 120W 25 519 04m24s
01368 -1425 Jan 30 02:27:26 33527 -42361 8 P -t 1.0486 0.8929 68N 89W 0
01369 -1425 Jul 25 05:02:03 33517 -42355 13 P -t -1.1054 0.8092 67S 121W 0
01370 -1424 Jan 19 06:52:57 33507 -42349 18 A -p 0.3595 0.9342 2S 141W 69 263 09m17s
01371 -1424 Jul 13 21:05:32 33497 -42343 23 T -n -0.3564 1.0736 3N 3E 69 256 06m58s
01372 -1423 Jan 07 06:18:43 33487 -42337 28 A n- -0.3381 0.9238 44S 134W 70 306 08m33s
01373 -1423 Jul 03 13:48:32 33477 -42331 33 T n- 0.3805 1.0566 46N 107E 67 202 04m27s
01374 -1423 Dec 27 08:12:11 33467 -42325 38 A- t- -1.0132 0.9438 65S 37E 0
01375 -1422 May 24 15:11:38 33458 -42320 5 Pe -t -1.5278 0.0446 62S 142E 0
01376 -1422 Jun 23 02:32:27 33456 -42319 43 P t- 1.1828 0.6588 64N 126E 0
01377 -1422 Nov 17 05:26:18 33448 -42314 10 P -t 1.1083 0.8014 62N 67W 0
01378 -1421 May 13 17:50:05 33438 -42308 15 A -p -0.8027 0.9448 34S 74E 36 331 05m56s
01379 -1421 Nov 06 20:58:56 33428 -42302 20 T -n 0.4408 1.0425 11N 14E 64 157 03m39s
01380 -1420 May 01 18:45:54 33418 -42296 25 A nn -0.0302 0.9631 9N 37E 88 134 04m05s
01381 -1420 Oct 26 11:11:24 33408 -42290 30 H n- -0.2384 1.0077 21S 142E 76 27 00m41s
01382 -1419 Apr 21 00:58:56 33398 -42284 35 H p- 0.7371 1.0055 47N 86W 42 28 00m26s
01383 -1419 Oct 15 19:41:51 33388 -42278 40 A p- -0.9779 0.9420 60S 52W 11 1058 04m02s
01384 -1418 Mar 12 06:33:44 33380 -42273 7 P -t -1.1062 0.8159 61S 30W 0
01385 -1418 Apr 10 14:11:01 33378 -42272 45 P t- 1.4371 0.1817 61N 13E 0
01386 -1418 Sep 05 02:49:50 33370 -42267 12 P -t 1.3109 0.4323 61N 30E 0
01387 -1417 Mar 01 23:14:30 33360 -42261 17 T -p -0.4023 1.0546 33S 13W 66 196 04m12s
01388 -1417 Aug 25 04:41:00 33350 -42255 22 A -p 0.5647 0.9630 46N 91W 55 161 03m16s
01389 -1416 Feb 19 12:36:46 33340 -42249 27 H n- 0.3355 1.0027 2N 127E 70 10 00m16s
01390 -1416 Aug 13 13:44:07 33330 -42243 32 T n- -0.1945 1.0243 8N 110E 79 84 02m23s
01391 -1415 Feb 07 18:59:49 33320 -42237 37 P t- 1.1105 0.7734 62N 10W 0
01392 -1415 Aug 03 04:48:22 33310 -42231 42 T t- -0.9008 1.0560 41S 133W 25 423 04m22s
01393 -1415 Dec 29 01:01:31 33301 -42226 9 P -t -1.1836 0.6452 66S 115E 0
01394 -1414 Jun 24 13:28:59 33291 -42220 14 T -t 0.9429 1.0344 86N 71W 19 358 01m52s
01395 -1414 Dec 18 04:42:29 33281 -42214 19 A -n -0.4490 0.9705 50S 113W 63 119 02m42s
01396 -1413 Jun 14 00:27:17 33271 -42208 24 A nn 0.1970 0.9919 34N 51W 78 29 00m51s
01397 -1413 Dec 07 15:35:10 33261 -42202 29 T n- 0.2593 1.0242 6S 85E 75 85 02m29s
01398 -1412 Jun 02 04:17:50 33251 -42196 34 A p- -0.5902 0.9509 16S 104W 54 222 06m30s
01399 -1412 Nov 26 06:47:37 33241 -42190 39 T p- 0.9137 1.0353 47N 133W 24 294 02m44s
01400 -1411 Apr 22 15:21:18 33233 -42185 6 P -t 1.4562 0.1736 71N 25W 0
01401 -1411 May 22 04:55:43 33231 -42184 44 P t- -1.3429 0.3744 70S 84W 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
01402 -1411 Oct 17 09:01:51 33223 -42179 11 P -t -1.1718 0.6758 72S 77E 0
01403 -1410 Apr 11 23:35:20 33213 -42173 16 T -p 0.6340 1.0220 40N 50W 50 96 01m52s
01404 -1410 Oct 06 15:28:22 33203 -42167 21 A -p -0.5113 0.9405 30S 75E 59 255 06m39s
01405 -1409 Apr 01 14:10:45 33193 -42161 26 T n- -0.1337 1.0690 8S 110E 82 227 06m09s
01406 -1409 Sep 25 15:39:41 33183 -42155 31 A nn 0.1825 0.9229 14N 86E 79 296 10m00s
01407 -1408 Mar 21 07:11:08 33173 -42149 36 T p- -0.8586 1.0592 59S 115W 30 379 03m51s
01408 -1408 Sep 13 16:07:15 33163 -42143 41 A p- 0.8732 0.9414 65N 112E 29 445 04m41s
01409 -1407 Feb 09 10:18:04 33155 -42138 8 P -t 1.0831 0.8315 69N 140E 0
01410 -1407 Aug 04 12:44:32 33145 -42132 13 P -t -1.1531 0.7196 68S 110E 0
01411 -1407 Sep 02 23:13:08 33143 -42131 51 Pb t- 1.5266 0.0355 71N 100E 0
01412 -1406 Jan 29 14:27:44 33135 -42126 18 A -p 0.3890 0.9352 2N 103E 67 262 09m06s
01413 -1406 Jul 25 04:50:26 33125 -42120 23 T -n -0.4136 1.0707 2S 115W 66 252 06m42s
01414 -1405 Jan 18 13:57:34 33115 -42114 28 A n- -0.3152 0.9274 41S 113E 71 288 08m17s
01415 -1405 Jul 14 21:18:35 33105 -42108 33 T n- 0.3172 1.0519 42N 3W 71 182 04m17s
01416 -1404 Jan 07 16:17:53 33095 -42102 38 A- t- -0.9974 0.9734 66S 96W 0
01417 -1404 Jul 03 09:33:53 33085 -42096 43 P t- 1.1160 0.7784 65N 9E 0
01418 -1404 Nov 27 14:16:25 33077 -42091 10 P -t 1.1066 0.8051 63N 150E 0
01419 -1403 May 24 00:07:06 33067 -42085 15 A -t -0.8922 0.9421 41S 20W 27 463 06m02s
01420 -1403 Nov 17 05:52:19 33057 -42079 20 T -n 0.4410 1.0412 8N 122W 64 152 03m40s
01421 -1402 May 13 01:12:48 33047 -42073 25 Am nn -0.1173 0.9660 8N 60W 83 123 03m51s
01422 -1402 Nov 06 19:50:47 33037 -42067 30 H n- -0.2378 1.0039 25S 11E 76 14 00m21s
01423 -1401 May 02 07:56:36 33027 -42061 35 H p- 0.6571 1.0118 46N 172E 49 53 00m55s
01424 -1401 Oct 27 03:54:45 33017 -42055 40 A p- -0.9744 0.9382 62S 177E 12 1052 04m13s
01425 -1400 Mar 22 14:18:16 33009 -42050 7 P -t -1.1615 0.7103 61S 156W 0
01426 -1400 Apr 20 21:34:37 33007 -42049 45 P t- 1.3652 0.3183 61N 109W 0
01427 -1400 Sep 15 10:17:19 32999 -42044 12 P -t 1.3414 0.3816 61N 92W 0
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 15th 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 | |||||
| 15th century BCE | -1499--1480 | -1479--1460 | -1459--1440 | -1439--1420 | -1419--1400 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)"
