Eclipses of the Sun can only occur when the Moon is near one of its two orbital nodes [1] during the New Moon phase. It is then possible for the Moon's penumbral, umbral or antumbral shadows to sweep across Earth's surface thereby producing an eclipse. There are four types of solar eclipses:
Total eclipses are visible from within the Moon’s umbral shadow while annular eclipses are seen within the antumbral shadow . These eclipses can be classified as central [3] or non-central as:
The recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.
During the 6th century CE[4], Earth experienced 251 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: 0501 - 0600 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 251 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 93 | 37.1% |
| Annular | A | 87 | 34.7% |
| Total | T | 65 | 25.9% |
| Hybrid | H | 6 | 2.4% |
Annular and total eclipses can be classified as either central or non-central as follows: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes during the 6th century CE 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 | 152 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 151 | 99.3% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 0.7% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 87 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 86 | 98.9% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.1% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 65 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 65 | 100.0% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five solar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.
Number of Years with 2 Eclipses: 66
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 17
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 17
Two eclipses in same month: 528 Aug
Two eclipses in same month: 539 Jul
Two eclipses in same month: 542 May
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: 501 to 600 | |||
| Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
| Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | 0504 Nov 22 | 10m41s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | 0562 Oct 14 | 00m05s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | 0504 May 29 | 06m44s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | 0536 Mar 08 | 01m17s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 0508 Sep 11 | 01m45s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 0527 Mar 18 | 00m03s | - |
| Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | 0513 Jun 19 | - | 0.99077 |
| Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | 0550 Jan 04 | - | 0.00673 |
During the century, 5 Saros series begin and 4 Saros Series end. The list below gives the year and Saros number of each of these events.
5 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: 528/111 539/112 550/108 557/107 586/113
4 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: 513/ 65 542/ 66 571/ 67 582/ 73
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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Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
05942 0501 Feb 04 00:54:51 5672 -18539 87 T n- 0.1585 1.0487 7S 169W 81 164 04m18s
05943 0501 Jul 31 01:37:16 5667 -18533 92 A nn -0.2016 0.9427 7N 176E 78 216 07m14s
05944 0502 Jan 24 16:57:17 5662 -18527 97 T p- 0.8396 1.0378 35N 68W 33 230 03m06s
05945 0502 Jul 20 03:11:36 5657 -18521 102 A t- -0.9434 0.9595 47S 132E 19 442 03m52s
05946 0502 Dec 15 16:23:51 5653 -18516 69 P -t -1.2652 0.5088 66S 128E 0
05947 0503 Jun 10 02:51:04 5649 -18510 74 T -t 0.9535 1.0420 84N 28W 17 483 02m12s
05948 0503 Dec 04 19:27:10 5644 -18504 79 A -p -0.6172 0.9204 61S 91W 52 384 07m27s
05949 0504 May 29 19:26:16 5639 -18498 84 T -n 0.1927 1.0813 33N 90W 79 267 06m44s
05950 0504 Nov 22 18:25:08 5634 -18492 89 A nn 0.0592 0.9222 18S 75W 87 295 10m41s
05951 0505 May 19 12:15:05 5630 -18486 94 T p- -0.5585 1.0553 14S 22E 56 220 05m23s
05952 0505 Nov 11 20:57:42 5625 -18480 99 A p- 0.7399 0.9582 29N 106W 42 225 04m39s
05953 0506 Apr 09 12:30:50 5621 -18475 66 P -t 1.3745 0.3174 72N 99W 0
05954 0506 May 09 00:40:11 5620 -18474 104 P t- -1.3709 0.3179 70S 136W 0
05955 0506 Oct 02 20:13:20 5616 -18469 71 P -t -1.3089 0.4266 72S 154E 0
05956 0506 Nov 01 06:55:05 5615 -18468 109 P t- 1.3780 0.3019 70N 137E 0
05957 0507 Mar 29 14:20:55 5611 -18463 76 A -p 0.6647 0.9356 43N 27W 48 318 06m42s
05958 0507 Sep 22 12:27:05 5606 -18457 81 T -p -0.6247 1.0516 37S 1E 51 217 04m06s
05959 0508 Mar 17 14:52:12 5602 -18451 86 A nn -0.0762 0.9525 5S 16W 86 174 05m52s
05960 0508 Sep 11 02:53:05 5597 -18445 91 H3 nn 0.0826 1.0173 9N 160E 85 59 01m45s
05961 0509 Mar 06 20:59:05 5592 -18439 96 A p- -0.8024 0.9933 55S 84W 36 39 00m32s
05962 0509 Aug 31 11:18:53 5587 -18433 101 A p- 0.8538 0.9579 62N 65E 31 294 03m22s
05963 0510 Jan 26 00:15:39 5583 -18428 68 P -t 1.1778 0.6746 69N 175E 0
05964 0510 Feb 24 09:54:50 5583 -18427 106 P t- -1.4600 0.1419 71S 176E 0
05965 0510 Jul 21 21:08:35 5579 -18422 73 P -t -1.2882 0.4692 69S 131W 0
05966 0511 Jan 15 16:00:05 5574 -18416 78 T -p 0.5189 1.0323 10N 36W 59 128 03m14s
05967 0511 Jul 11 00:13:47 5569 -18410 83 A -p -0.4979 0.9831 8S 161W 60 69 02m05s
05968 0512 Jan 05 03:59:03 5564 -18404 88 A nn -0.1769 0.9815 33S 146E 80 67 01m55s
05969 0512 Jun 29 10:30:12 5560 -18398 93 T n- 0.2901 1.0418 40N 45E 73 146 03m37s
05970 0512 Dec 24 08:46:57 5555 -18392 98 A p- -0.9062 0.9228 87S 2E 25 702 05m24s
05971 0513 May 20 19:52:49 5551 -18387 65 Pe -t -1.4713 0.1095 63S 55W 0
05972 0513 Jun 19 02:25:05 5550 -18386 103 P t- 1.0176 0.9908 66N 2E 0
05973 0513 Nov 13 13:08:18 5546 -18381 70 P -t 1.4630 0.1770 63N 52E 0
05974 0514 May 10 11:53:33 5541 -18375 75 T -p -0.7744 1.0371 30S 42E 39 194 03m16s
05975 0514 Nov 02 17:45:19 5537 -18369 80 A -p 0.7173 0.9760 27N 48W 44 120 02m23s
05976 0515 Apr 29 22:23:38 5532 -18363 85 A nn -0.0175 0.9861 14N 134W 89 49 01m28s
05977 0515 Oct 23 05:36:13 5527 -18357 90 T nn -0.0076 1.0351 12S 115E 89 118 03m04s
05978 0516 Apr 18 01:38:56 5522 -18351 95 A p- 0.7628 0.9415 53N 143E 40 329 05m01s
05979 0516 Oct 11 21:22:23 5518 -18345 100 T p- -0.6864 1.0487 45S 148W 46 219 03m23s
05980 0517 Mar 08 11:01:54 5514 -18340 67 P -t -1.3770 0.3155 61S 138E 0
05981 0517 Apr 07 01:59:05 5513 -18339 105 P t- 1.4893 0.1253 61N 70E 0
05982 0517 Sep 02 01:09:31 5509 -18334 72 P -t 1.3044 0.4388 61N 71W 0
05983 0517 Oct 01 12:22:50 5508 -18333 110 P t- -1.4042 0.2535 61S 82W 0
05984 0518 Feb 25 19:08:25 5504 -18328 77 H -p -0.5912 1.0104 40S 60W 54 44 00m50s
05985 0518 Aug 22 07:37:14 5499 -18322 82 A -p 0.6084 0.9524 44N 111E 52 216 04m21s
05986 0519 Feb 15 09:19:56 5495 -18316 87 T n- 0.1343 1.0530 5S 64E 82 177 04m33s
05987 0519 Aug 11 08:20:20 5490 -18310 92 A nn -0.1304 0.9406 8N 75E 83 222 07m14s
05988 0520 Feb 05 01:29:14 5485 -18304 97 T p- 0.8227 1.0395 35N 161E 34 228 03m10s
05989 0520 Jul 30 10:04:27 5480 -18298 102 A t- -0.8693 0.9626 38S 29E 29 268 03m45s
05990 0520 Dec 26 00:48:33 5476 -18293 69 P -t -1.2721 0.4969 65S 9W 0
05991 0521 Jun 20 10:08:44 5472 -18287 74 P -t 1.0248 0.9670 66N 143W 0
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Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
05992 0521 Dec 15 03:32:14 5467 -18281 79 A -p -0.6230 0.9193 62S 155E 51 393 07m28s
05993 0522 Jun 10 02:52:34 5462 -18275 84 T -n 0.2675 1.0812 39N 159E 74 272 06m28s
05994 0522 Dec 04 02:29:54 5457 -18269 89 A nn 0.0543 0.9229 20S 164E 87 292 10m31s
05995 0523 May 30 19:33:08 5453 -18263 94 T p- -0.4847 1.0541 7S 90W 61 204 05m25s
05996 0523 Nov 23 05:20:29 5448 -18257 99 A p- 0.7339 0.9601 26N 125E 43 213 04m33s
05997 0524 Apr 19 19:28:06 5444 -18252 66 P -t 1.4451 0.1940 71N 142E 0
05998 0524 May 19 07:37:25 5443 -18251 104 P t- -1.3006 0.4452 69S 107E 0
05999 0524 Oct 13 04:41:57 5439 -18246 71 P -t -1.3264 0.3939 71S 12E 0
06000 0524 Nov 11 15:34:10 5438 -18245 109 P t- 1.3680 0.3201 69N 6W 0
06001 0525 Apr 08 21:08:45 5434 -18240 76 A -p 0.7309 0.9369 52N 134W 43 342 06m01s
06002 0525 Oct 02 20:48:13 5430 -18234 81 T -p -0.6521 1.0469 43S 128W 49 205 03m35s
06003 0526 Mar 28 21:59:31 5425 -18228 86 A nn -0.0200 0.9578 3N 126W 89 154 05m11s
06004 0526 Sep 22 10:50:19 5420 -18222 91 H nn 0.0476 1.0111 2N 39E 87 38 01m08s
06005 0527 Mar 18 04:40:28 5415 -18216 96 H p- -0.7564 1.0006 47S 154E 41 3 00m03s
06006 0527 Sep 11 18:42:58 5411 -18210 101 A p- 0.8106 0.9532 55N 54W 36 290 04m05s
06007 0528 Feb 06 08:48:21 5407 -18205 68 P -t 1.1955 0.6417 70N 34E 0
06008 0528 Mar 06 18:02:29 5406 -18204 106 P t- -1.4232 0.2100 72S 39E 0
06009 0528 Aug 01 03:47:42 5402 -18199 73 P -t -1.3595 0.3476 70S 116E 0
06010 0528 Aug 30 20:01:34 5401 -18198 111 Pb t- 1.5569 0.0164 71N 18E 0
06011 0529 Jan 26 00:35:32 5397 -18193 78 T -p 0.5327 1.0323 14N 168W 58 129 03m10s
06012 0529 Jul 21 07:09:42 5393 -18187 83 A -p -0.5701 0.9838 14S 92E 55 70 01m56s
06013 0530 Jan 15 12:21:32 5388 -18181 88 A nn -0.1682 0.9802 31S 22E 80 71 02m05s
06014 0530 Jul 10 17:48:09 5383 -18175 93 T n- 0.2166 1.0440 35N 63W 77 151 03m57s
06015 0531 Jan 04 16:51:18 5378 -18169 98 A p- -0.8996 0.9225 87S 25W 25 682 05m32s
06016 0531 Jun 30 09:51:59 5374 -18163 103 T t- 0.9440 1.0666 85N 106W 19 680 03m23s
06017 0531 Nov 24 21:15:03 5370 -18158 70 P -t 1.4671 0.1697 64N 80W 0
06018 0532 May 20 19:08:48 5365 -18152 75 T -t -0.8510 1.0330 35S 68W 31 210 02m53s
06019 0532 Nov 13 02:11:04 5360 -18146 80 A -p 0.7224 0.9774 25N 178W 44 115 02m19s
06020 0533 May 10 05:15:53 5356 -18140 85 A nn -0.0950 0.9844 13N 124E 85 56 01m43s
06021 0533 Nov 02 14:15:16 5351 -18134 90 T nn 0.0028 1.0350 16S 15W 90 118 03m06s
06022 0534 Apr 29 08:14:13 5346 -18128 95 A p- 0.6856 0.9438 53N 50E 46 282 04m58s
06023 0534 Oct 23 05:58:25 5341 -18122 100 T p- -0.6704 1.0459 48S 83E 48 204 03m09s
06024 0535 Mar 19 18:22:57 5338 -18117 67 P -t -1.4213 0.2371 61S 18E 0
06025 0535 Apr 18 08:45:54 5337 -18116 105 P t- 1.4182 0.2460 61N 41W 0
06026 0535 Sep 13 08:53:31 5333 -18111 72 P -t 1.3493 0.3585 61N 164E 0
06027 0535 Oct 12 20:41:01 5332 -18110 110 P t- -1.3865 0.2873 61S 144E 0
06028 0536 Mar 08 03:03:15 5328 -18105 77 T -p -0.6276 1.0162 37S 178W 51 70 01m17s
06029 0536 Sep 01 14:46:51 5323 -18099 82 A -p 0.6640 0.9466 43N 5E 48 258 04m54s
06030 0537 Feb 25 17:38:41 5319 -18093 87 T n- 0.1043 1.0574 3S 62W 84 190 04m49s
06031 0537 Aug 21 15:10:51 5314 -18087 92 A nn -0.0653 0.9384 8N 27W 86 229 07m17s
06032 0538 Feb 15 09:55:14 5309 -18081 97 T p- 0.8012 1.0412 36N 32E 37 226 03m14s
06033 0538 Aug 10 17:05:14 5305 -18075 102 A p- -0.8005 0.9646 33S 76W 37 208 03m35s
06034 0539 Jan 06 09:08:45 5301 -18070 69 P -t -1.2818 0.4803 64S 145W 0
06035 0539 Jul 01 17:28:39 5296 -18064 74 P -t 1.0948 0.8345 65N 96E 0
06036 0539 Jul 31 01:59:02 5295 -18063 112 Pb t- -1.4924 0.0889 63S 123E 0
06037 0539 Dec 26 11:34:40 5291 -18058 79 A -p -0.6305 0.9188 62S 41E 51 398 07m26s
06038 0540 Jun 20 10:19:58 5286 -18052 84 T -n 0.3414 1.0801 44N 49E 70 275 06m07s
06039 0540 Dec 14 10:34:02 5282 -18046 89 A nn 0.0482 0.9243 21S 43E 87 286 10m10s
06040 0541 Jun 10 02:50:29 5277 -18040 94 T p- -0.4108 1.0519 1S 158E 66 188 05m17s
06041 0541 Dec 03 13:45:53 5272 -18034 99 A p- 0.7288 0.9625 24N 5W 43 199 04m19s
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Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
06042 0542 May 01 02:16:58 5268 -18029 66 Pe -t 1.5211 0.0615 70N 26E 0
06043 0542 May 30 14:29:35 5268 -18028 104 P t- -1.2268 0.5781 68S 9W 0
06044 0542 Oct 24 13:17:39 5264 -18023 71 P -t -1.3386 0.3711 71S 131W 0
06045 0542 Nov 23 00:17:37 5263 -18022 109 P t- 1.3612 0.3325 68N 149W 0
06046 0543 Apr 20 03:47:29 5259 -18017 76 A -p 0.8044 0.9378 62N 118E 36 389 05m23s
06047 0543 Oct 14 05:17:10 5254 -18011 81 T -p -0.6726 1.0424 49S 103E 47 191 03m07s
06048 0544 Apr 08 04:57:45 5250 -18005 86 A nn 0.0445 0.9629 10N 127E 87 135 04m29s
06049 0544 Oct 02 18:56:04 5245 -17999 91 H nn 0.0206 1.0050 4S 85W 89 17 00m31s
06050 0545 Mar 28 12:14:40 5240 -17993 96 H p- -0.7036 1.0079 39S 35E 45 38 00m42s
06051 0545 Sep 22 02:14:00 5235 -17987 101 A p- 0.7737 0.9485 47N 173W 39 296 04m53s
06052 0546 Feb 16 17:15:08 5232 -17982 68 P -t 1.2181 0.5989 71N 107W 0
06053 0546 Mar 18 02:03:46 5231 -17981 106 P t- -1.3808 0.2891 72S 96W 0
06054 0546 Aug 12 10:33:29 5227 -17976 73 P -t -1.4253 0.2357 70S 2E 0
06055 0546 Sep 11 03:08:22 5226 -17975 111 P t- 1.5085 0.0994 72N 104W 0
06056 0547 Feb 06 09:04:44 5222 -17970 78 T -p 0.5516 1.0325 18N 62E 56 131 03m07s
06057 0547 Aug 01 14:11:29 5217 -17964 83 A -p -0.6384 0.9840 21S 17W 50 73 01m48s
06058 0548 Jan 26 20:38:16 5213 -17958 88 A nn -0.1553 0.9794 27S 102W 81 74 02m12s
06059 0548 Jul 21 01:11:32 5208 -17952 93 T n- 0.1468 1.0455 29N 174W 81 153 04m12s
06060 0549 Jan 15 00:50:28 5203 -17946 98 A p- -0.8891 0.9228 82S 128W 27 646 05m40s
06061 0549 Jul 10 17:23:12 5199 -17940 103 T t- 0.8739 1.0688 83N 39W 29 468 03m48s
06062 0549 Dec 05 05:24:33 5195 -17935 70 P -t 1.4693 0.1655 64N 147E 0
06063 0550 Jan 04 00:04:07 5194 -17934 108 Pb t- -1.5674 0.0067 67S 20E 0
06064 0550 Jun 01 02:21:04 5190 -17929 75 T -t -0.9293 1.0276 44S 177W 21 254 02m18s
06065 0550 Nov 24 10:41:00 5185 -17923 80 A -p 0.7249 0.9793 24N 52E 43 106 02m11s
06066 0551 May 21 12:03:02 5181 -17917 85 A nn -0.1757 0.9822 11N 22E 80 64 02m03s
06067 0551 Nov 13 22:58:50 5176 -17911 90 T nn 0.0101 1.0354 18S 146W 90 119 03m10s
06068 0552 May 09 14:43:48 5171 -17905 95 A p- 0.6037 0.9455 52N 42W 53 250 05m00s
06069 0552 Nov 02 14:40:25 5167 -17899 100 T p- -0.6597 1.0433 52S 47W 48 191 02m57s
06070 0553 Mar 30 01:36:53 5163 -17894 67 P -t -1.4721 0.1465 61S 100W 0
06071 0553 Apr 28 15:28:06 5162 -17893 105 P t- 1.3421 0.3764 62N 151W 0
06072 0553 Sep 23 16:44:18 5158 -17888 72 P -t 1.3880 0.2903 61N 37E 0
06073 0553 Oct 23 05:04:28 5157 -17887 110 P t- -1.3737 0.3117 62S 8E 0
06074 0554 Mar 19 10:50:48 5153 -17882 77 T -p -0.6708 1.0217 36S 65E 48 98 01m44s
06075 0554 Sep 12 22:04:09 5149 -17876 82 A -p 0.7127 0.9409 42N 103W 44 304 05m30s
06076 0555 Mar 09 01:47:58 5144 -17870 87 T nn 0.0662 1.0618 1S 175E 86 203 05m05s
06077 0555 Sep 01 22:10:46 5139 -17864 92 A nn -0.0076 0.9360 7N 132W 90 238 07m25s
06078 0556 Feb 26 18:11:26 5135 -17858 97 T p- 0.7721 1.0433 36N 94W 39 222 03m19s
06079 0556 Aug 21 00:15:45 5130 -17852 102 A p- -0.7387 0.9659 31S 175E 42 177 03m24s
06080 0557 Jan 16 17:22:42 5126 -17847 69 P -t -1.2959 0.4558 63S 82E 0
06081 0557 Feb 15 07:19:28 5125 -17846 107 Pb t- 1.5320 0.0300 62N 29E 0
06082 0557 Jul 12 00:53:11 5121 -17841 74 P -t 1.1616 0.7075 64N 25W 0
06083 0557 Aug 10 09:28:40 5121 -17840 112 P t- -1.4288 0.2066 62S 1E 0
06084 0558 Jan 05 19:34:45 5117 -17835 79 A -p -0.6398 0.9189 61S 72W 50 400 07m23s
06085 0558 Jul 01 17:47:13 5112 -17829 84 T -p 0.4153 1.0783 47N 59W 65 278 05m45s
06086 0558 Dec 25 18:39:21 5107 -17823 89 A nn 0.0427 0.9263 21S 78W 88 278 09m41s
06087 0559 Jun 21 10:05:31 5103 -17817 94 T n- -0.3354 1.0490 4N 48E 70 173 04m59s
06088 0559 Dec 14 22:13:23 5098 -17811 99 A p- 0.7250 0.9655 23N 135W 43 181 03m58s
06089 0560 Jun 09 21:18:56 5093 -17805 104 P t- -1.1512 0.7134 67S 123W 0
06090 0560 Nov 03 21:59:47 5089 -17800 71 P -t -1.3461 0.3570 70S 85E 0
06091 0560 Dec 03 09:04:10 5089 -17799 109 P t- 1.3564 0.3411 67N 67E 0
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Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type QLE Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
06092 0561 Apr 30 10:21:38 5085 -17794 76 A -p 0.8811 0.9379 73N 4E 28 491 04m48s
06093 0561 Oct 24 13:50:59 5080 -17788 81 T -p -0.6888 1.0381 54S 27W 46 176 02m43s
06094 0562 Apr 19 11:52:31 5075 -17782 86 Am nn 0.1125 0.9678 18N 21E 83 117 03m47s
06095 0562 Oct 14 03:07:26 5071 -17776 91 A nn -0.0010 0.9992 9S 151E 90 3 00m05s
06096 0563 Apr 08 19:42:28 5066 -17770 96 T p- -0.6445 1.0150 31S 82W 50 67 01m25s
06097 0563 Oct 03 09:52:51 5061 -17764 101 A p- 0.7438 0.9438 41N 67E 42 307 05m44s
06098 0564 Feb 28 01:33:17 5058 -17759 68 P -t 1.2481 0.5419 71N 114E 0
06099 0564 Mar 28 09:57:15 5057 -17758 106 P t- -1.3317 0.3821 72S 131E 0
06100 0564 Aug 22 17:29:17 5053 -17753 73 P -t -1.4832 0.1376 71S 116W 0
06101 0564 Sep 21 10:24:56 5052 -17752 111 P t- 1.4676 0.1693 72N 132E 0
06102 0565 Feb 16 17:24:37 5048 -17747 78 T -p 0.5777 1.0327 23N 66W 55 134 03m02s
06103 0565 Aug 11 21:23:39 5044 -17741 83 A -p -0.6988 0.9839 29S 129W 45 79 01m42s
06104 0566 Feb 06 04:46:17 5039 -17735 88 A nn -0.1361 0.9790 23S 136E 82 75 02m17s
06105 0566 Aug 01 08:41:01 5034 -17729 93 T nn 0.0815 1.0464 23N 73E 85 155 04m22s
06106 0567 Jan 26 08:42:29 5030 -17723 98 A p- -0.8734 0.9238 76S 112E 29 596 05m50s
06107 0567 Jul 22 00:57:59 5025 -17717 103 T p- 0.8068 1.0692 73N 153W 36 385 04m07s
06108 0567 Dec 16 13:35:23 5021 -17712 70 P -t 1.4708 0.1621 65N 14E 0
06109 0568 Jan 15 07:57:59 5020 -17711 108 P t- -1.5538 0.0280 68S 111W 0
06110 0568 Jun 11 09:30:04 5016 -17706 75 P -t -1.0092 0.9867 65S 80E 0
06111 0568 Dec 04 19:15:00 5012 -17700 80 A -p 0.7245 0.9818 23N 80W 43 93 01m57s
06112 0569 May 31 18:45:18 5007 -17694 85 A -p -0.2596 0.9794 8N 78W 75 76 02m29s
06113 0569 Nov 24 07:46:44 5002 -17688 90 T nn 0.0140 1.0361 21S 82E 89 121 03m17s
06114 0570 May 20 21:08:33 4998 -17682 95 A p- 0.5179 0.9470 50N 132W 59 227 05m06s
06115 0570 Nov 13 23:27:26 4993 -17676 100 T p- -0.6534 1.0409 56S 178W 49 180 02m46s
06116 0571 Apr 10 08:43:42 4989 -17671 67 Pe -t -1.5289 0.0441 61S 144E 0
06117 0571 May 09 22:04:44 4989 -17670 105 P t- 1.2604 0.5175 62N 100E 0
06118 0571 Oct 05 00:42:13 4985 -17665 72 P -t 1.4200 0.2348 61N 92W 0
06119 0571 Nov 03 13:34:02 4984 -17664 110 P t- -1.3665 0.3256 62S 129W 0
06120 0572 Mar 29 18:32:10 4980 -17659 77 T -p -0.7198 1.0270 35S 51W 44 129 02m10s
06121 0572 Sep 23 05:28:53 4975 -17653 82 A -p 0.7545 0.9354 41N 146E 41 355 06m08s
06122 0573 Mar 19 09:51:15 4971 -17647 87 Tm nn 0.0228 1.0659 1N 54E 89 215 05m22s
06123 0573 Sep 12 05:19:53 4966 -17641 92 A nn 0.0425 0.9338 6N 121E 88 247 07m36s
06124 0574 Mar 09 02:20:43 4961 -17635 97 T p- 0.7376 1.0452 37N 142E 42 218 03m23s
06125 0574 Sep 01 07:35:04 4957 -17629 102 A p- -0.6831 0.9668 30S 65E 47 160 03m15s
06126 0575 Jan 28 01:30:01 4953 -17624 69 P -t -1.3147 0.4234 62S 50W 0
06127 0575 Feb 26 15:18:32 4952 -17623 107 P t- 1.5067 0.0756 61N 101W 0
06128 0575 Jul 23 08:23:00 4948 -17618 74 P -t 1.2247 0.5871 63N 148W 0
06129 0575 Aug 21 17:06:51 4947 -17617 112 P t- -1.3710 0.3137 61S 123W 0
06130 0576 Jan 17 03:27:40 4944 -17612 79 A -p -0.6547 0.9196 58S 174E 49 402 07m17s
06131 0576 Jul 12 01:18:44 4939 -17606 84 T -p 0.4856 1.0755 50N 167W 61 280 05m21s
06132 0577 Jan 05 02:41:04 4934 -17600 89 A nn 0.0334 0.9290 21S 162E 88 266 09m03s
06133 0577 Jul 01 17:21:52 4930 -17594 94 T n- -0.2618 1.0453 8N 62W 75 156 04m33s
06134 0577 Dec 25 06:39:51 4925 -17588 99 A p- 0.7194 0.9691 22N 95E 44 160 03m30s
06135 0578 Jun 21 04:06:31 4920 -17582 104 P t- -1.0745 0.8494 66S 124E 0
06136 0578 Nov 15 06:46:52 4917 -17577 71 P -t -1.3501 0.3496 69S 60W 0
06137 0578 Dec 14 17:51:31 4916 -17576 109 P t- 1.3521 0.3488 66N 76W 0
06138 0579 May 11 16:48:05 4912 -17571 76 A -t 0.9638 0.9365 80N 163W 15 926 04m15s
06139 0579 Nov 04 22:31:45 4907 -17565 81 T -p -0.6991 1.0344 59S 157W 45 162 02m24s
06140 0580 Apr 29 18:41:09 4903 -17559 86 A nn 0.1866 0.9724 26N 84W 79 101 03m08s
06141 0580 Oct 24 11:25:33 4898 -17553 91 A nn -0.0163 0.9938 14S 25E 89 22 00m40s
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
06142 0581 Apr 19 03:05:14 4893 -17547 96 T p- -0.5800 1.0218 23S 163E 54 91 02m09s
06143 0581 Oct 13 17:39:23 4889 -17541 101 A p- 0.7205 0.9393 35N 53W 44 321 06m38s
06144 0582 Mar 10 09:44:43 4885 -17536 68 P -t 1.2837 0.4737 72N 23W 0
06145 0582 Apr 08 17:44:36 4884 -17535 106 P t- -1.2773 0.4861 71S 1W 0
06146 0582 Sep 03 00:33:28 4880 -17530 73 Pe -t -1.5345 0.0511 72S 124E 0
06147 0582 Oct 02 17:50:20 4879 -17529 111 P t- 1.4333 0.2276 72N 6E 0
06148 0583 Feb 28 01:37:28 4876 -17524 78 T -p 0.6092 1.0329 29N 168E 52 139 02m55s
06149 0583 Aug 23 04:44:22 4871 -17518 83 A -p -0.7529 0.9834 36S 115E 41 89 01m38s
06150 0584 Feb 17 12:45:26 4866 -17512 88 A nn -0.1105 0.9788 18S 15E 84 76 02m21s
06151 0584 Aug 11 16:18:35 4862 -17506 93 T nn 0.0224 1.0467 16N 43W 89 155 04m27s
06152 0585 Feb 05 16:27:40 4857 -17500 98 A p- -0.8529 0.9253 70S 9W 31 541 06m01s
06153 0585 Aug 01 08:37:54 4852 -17494 103 T p- 0.7441 1.0687 65N 90E 42 336 04m22s
06154 0585 Dec 26 21:45:28 4849 -17489 70 P -t 1.4733 0.1569 67N 120W 0
06155 0586 Jan 25 15:47:13 4848 -17488 108 P t- -1.5361 0.0559 69S 119E 0
06156 0586 Jun 22 16:38:32 4844 -17483 75 P -t -1.0883 0.8380 66S 38W 0
06157 0586 Jul 22 01:07:19 4843 -17482 113 Pb t- 1.4880 0.0869 69N 15W 0
06158 0586 Dec 16 03:49:22 4839 -17477 80 A -p 0.7247 0.9848 23N 148E 43 78 01m38s
06159 0587 Jun 12 01:24:29 4835 -17471 85 A -p -0.3451 0.9761 3N 179W 70 91 03m01s
06160 0587 Dec 05 16:36:28 4830 -17465 90 T nn 0.0167 1.0373 22S 50W 89 125 03m26s
06161 0588 May 31 03:31:10 4825 -17459 95 A p- 0.4303 0.9478 47N 137E 64 212 05m18s
06162 0588 Nov 24 08:16:26 4821 -17453 100 T p- -0.6490 1.0390 59S 53E 49 172 02m38s
06163 0589 May 20 04:40:20 4816 -17447 105 P t- 1.1766 0.6632 63N 9W 0
06164 0589 Oct 15 08:47:11 4812 -17442 72 P -t 1.4453 0.1917 61N 137E 0
06165 0589 Nov 13 22:07:32 4812 -17441 110 P t- -1.3634 0.3320 63S 93E 0
06166 0590 Apr 10 02:06:40 4808 -17436 77 T -p -0.7752 1.0318 36S 165W 39 166 02m33s
06167 0590 Oct 04 13:02:00 4803 -17430 82 A -p 0.7888 0.9303 39N 31E 38 411 06m50s
06168 0591 Mar 30 17:45:50 4799 -17424 87 T nn -0.0281 1.0697 3N 65W 88 227 05m41s
06169 0591 Sep 23 12:39:49 4794 -17418 92 Am nn 0.0843 0.9317 3N 10E 85 256 07m51s
06170 0592 Mar 19 10:19:26 4789 -17412 97 T p- 0.6948 1.0470 38N 22E 46 213 03m29s
06171 0592 Sep 11 15:06:02 4785 -17406 102 A p- -0.6360 0.9673 31S 49W 50 149 03m07s
06172 0593 Feb 07 09:29:17 4781 -17401 69 P -t -1.3396 0.3804 62S 179W 0
06173 0593 Mar 08 23:07:54 4780 -17400 107 P t- 1.4742 0.1341 61N 133E 0
06174 0593 Aug 02 15:58:20 4776 -17395 74 P -t 1.2839 0.4743 62N 88E 0
06175 0593 Sep 01 00:53:15 4776 -17394 112 P t- -1.3190 0.4100 61S 111E 0
06176 0594 Jan 27 11:15:35 4772 -17389 79 A -p -0.6735 0.9207 56S 61E 47 403 07m10s
06177 0594 Jul 23 08:52:46 4767 -17383 84 T -p 0.5537 1.0720 51N 84E 56 280 04m58s
06178 0595 Jan 16 10:39:56 4762 -17377 89 A nn 0.0214 0.9324 20S 43E 89 253 08m20s
06179 0595 Jul 13 00:38:24 4758 -17371 94 T nn -0.1891 1.0409 11N 172W 79 139 04m02s
06180 0596 Jan 05 15:05:31 4753 -17365 99 A p- 0.7123 0.9733 22N 34W 44 135 02m56s
06181 0596 Jul 01 10:54:33 4749 -17359 104 A- t- -0.9988 0.9827 65S 11E 0
06182 0596 Nov 25 15:36:49 4745 -17354 71 P -t -1.3524 0.3455 68S 155E 0
06183 0596 Dec 25 02:38:01 4744 -17353 109 P t- 1.3467 0.3584 65N 141E 0
06184 0597 May 21 23:13:25 4740 -17348 76 P -t 1.0472 0.8815 68N 46E 0
06185 0597 Nov 15 07:16:12 4736 -17342 81 T -p -0.7064 1.0310 64S 75E 45 148 02m07s
06186 0598 May 11 01:27:21 4731 -17336 86 A nn 0.2635 0.9766 34N 173E 75 86 02m31s
06187 0598 Nov 04 19:48:16 4726 -17330 91 A nn -0.0271 0.9888 18S 101W 88 40 01m13s
06188 0599 Apr 30 10:23:56 4722 -17324 96 T p- -0.5110 1.0281 15S 49E 59 110 02m52s
06189 0599 Oct 25 01:32:36 4717 -17318 101 A p- 0.7033 0.9352 31N 175W 45 337 07m32s
06190 0600 Mar 20 17:47:01 4713 -17313 68 P -t 1.3269 0.3907 72N 158W 0
06191 0600 Apr 19 01:25:29 4713 -17312 106 P t- -1.2171 0.6021 71S 130W 0
06192 0600 Oct 13 01:25:21 4708 -17306 111 P t- 1.4062 0.2734 71N 122W 0
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 6th century CE can be found at the World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths. The maps are broken down into 20 year intervals and may be accessed through the links below. Each map is stored in GIF format with a typical file size of 130 kilobytes.
| World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths | |||||
| 6th century CE | 0501-0520 | 0521-0540 | 0541-0560 | 0561-0580 | 0581-0600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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)"
