The periodicity and recurrence of solar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). When two eclipses are separated by a period of one Saros, they share a very similar geometry. The two eclipses occur at the same node[1] with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and at the same time of year. Thus, the Saros is useful for organizing eclipses into families or series. Each series typically lasts 12 to 13 centuries and contains 70 or more eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of partial eclipses near one of Earth's polar regions. The series will then produce several dozen central[2] eclipses before ending with a group of partial eclipses near the opposite pole. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.
Solar eclipses of Saros 132 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 1208 Aug 13. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 2470 Sep 25. The total duration of Saros series 132 is 1262.11 years. In summary:
First Eclipse = 1208 Aug 13 08:26:52 TD Last Eclipse = 2470 Sep 25 08:39:57 TD Duration of Saros 132 = 1262.11 Years
Saros 132 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:
| Solar Eclipses of Saros 132 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 71 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 29 | 40.8% |
| Annular | A | 33 | 46.5% |
| Total | T | 7 | 9.9% |
| Hybrid[3] | H | 2 | 2.8% |
Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 132 appears in the following table.
| Umbral Eclipses of Saros 132 | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Umbral Eclipses | 42 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 41 | 97.6% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 1 | 2.4% |
The following string illustrates the sequence of the 71 eclipses in Saros 132: 20P 33A 2H 7T 9P
The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 132 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses are listed in the below.
| Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 132 | |||
| Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
| Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | 1641 May 09 | 06m56s | - |
| Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | 2146 Mar 12 | 00m03s | - |
| Longest Total Solar Eclipse | 2290 Jun 08 | 02m14s | - |
| Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | 2200 Apr 14 | 01m23s | - |
| Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 2182 Apr 03 | 00m58s | - |
| Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | 2164 Mar 23 | 00m29s | - |
| Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | 2326 Jun 30 | - | 0.99311 |
| Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | 2470 Sep 25 | - | 0.03653 |
The catalog below lists concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[5] for every solar eclipse in Saros 132. A description or explanation of each parameter listed in the catalog can be found in Key to Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series.
Several fields in the catalog link to web pages or files containing additional information for each eclipse (for the years -1999 through +3000). The following gives a brief explanation of each link.
For an animation showing how the eclipse path changes with each member of the series, see Animation of Saros 132.
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Seq. Rel. Calendar Greatest Luna Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Num. Num. Date Eclipse ΔT Num. Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
07637 -33 1208 Aug 13 08:26:52 704 -9788 Pb -1.5227 0.0639 61.7S 8.8W 0
07683 -32 1226 Aug 24 15:25:45 655 -9565 P -1.4633 0.1684 61.3S 122.5W 0
07728 -31 1244 Sep 03 22:31:22 609 -9342 P -1.4095 0.2623 61.0S 122.1E 0
07772 -30 1262 Sep 15 05:45:07 566 -9119 P -1.3624 0.3436 60.9S 4.9E 0
07815 -29 1280 Sep 25 13:06:53 526 -8896 P -1.3218 0.4131 61.0S 114.4W 0
07858 -28 1298 Oct 06 20:35:16 489 -8673 P -1.2867 0.4728 61.2S 124.7E 0
07900 -27 1316 Oct 17 04:12:33 454 -8450 P -1.2591 0.5193 61.6S 1.5E 0
07941 -26 1334 Oct 28 11:56:18 421 -8227 P -1.2370 0.5560 62.1S 123.4W 0
07982 -25 1352 Nov 07 19:47:15 390 -8004 P -1.2209 0.5826 62.8S 109.7E 0
08023 -24 1370 Nov 19 03:42:08 361 -7781 P -1.2082 0.6034 63.6S 18.4W 0
08064 -23 1388 Nov 29 11:42:20 334 -7558 P -1.1999 0.6170 64.6S 148.1W 0
08104 -22 1406 Dec 10 19:43:54 308 -7335 P -1.1928 0.6285 65.6S 81.5E 0
08144 -21 1424 Dec 21 03:46:29 284 -7112 P -1.1867 0.6384 66.7S 49.6W 0
08184 -20 1443 Jan 01 11:47:21 261 -6889 P -1.1793 0.6506 67.8S 179.2E 0
08224 -19 1461 Jan 11 19:46:21 239 -6666 P -1.1705 0.6651 68.9S 47.9E 0
08264 -18 1479 Jan 23 03:39:45 218 -6443 P -1.1571 0.6875 69.9S 82.6W 0
08304 -17 1497 Feb 02 11:27:50 199 -6220 P -1.1393 0.7176 70.7S 147.5E 0
08346 -16 1515 Feb 13 19:08:19 181 -5997 P -1.1153 0.7580 71.5S 18.9E 0
08388 -15 1533 Feb 24 02:42:10 164 -5774 P -1.0860 0.8077 71.9S 108.5W 0
08429 -14 1551 Mar 07 10:05:18 149 -5551 P -1.0477 0.8730 72.2S 126.5E 0
08470 -13 1569 Mar 17 17:21:18 136 -5328 A- -1.0033 0.9489 72.1S 3.1E 0
08511 -12 1587 Apr 08 00:27:05 125 -5105 A -0.9502 0.9271 60.5S 151.9W 18 889 06m26s
08552 -11 1605 Apr 18 07:26:44 113 -4882 A -0.8918 0.9327 49.8S 89.9E 27 553 06m43s
08594 -10 1623 Apr 29 14:16:00 89 -4659 A -0.8244 0.9378 39.8S 20.4W 34 405 06m54s
08639 -09 1641 May 09 21:01:19 62 -4436 A -0.7532 0.9425 30.8S 127.3W 41 321 06m56s
08684 -08 1659 May 21 03:38:53 36 -4213 A -0.6747 0.9469 22.2S 129.2E 47 264 06m51s
08730 -07 1677 May 31 10:13:53 16 -3990 A -0.5935 0.9510 14.4S 27.5E 53 223 06m36s
08775 -06 1695 Jun 11 16:44:24 8 -3767 A -0.5077 0.9545 7.4S 72.2W 59 193 06m13s
08820 -05 1713 Jun 22 23:15:39 9 -3544 A -0.4216 0.9576 1.3S 171.2W 65 170 05m45s
08866 -04 1731 Jul 04 05:46:25 11 -3321 A -0.3341 0.9602 3.8N 90.8E 71 153 05m15s
08912 -03 1749 Jul 14 12:19:20 13 -3098 A -0.2476 0.9623 7.8N 7.2W 76 141 04m46s
08957 -02 1767 Jul 25 18:55:48 16 -2875 A -0.1630 0.9638 10.8N 105.5W 81 132 04m21s
09003 -01 1785 Aug 05 01:37:22 17 -2652 A -0.0817 0.9650 12.7N 155.3E 85 127 04m01s
09048 00 1803 Aug 17 08:25:03 12 -2429 A -0.0048 0.9657 13.6N 54.7E 90 124 03m47s
09093 01 1821 Aug 27 15:19:42 11 -2206 A 0.0671 0.9661 13.6N 47.8W 86 123 03m38s
09137 02 1839 Sep 07 22:23:26 5 -1983 Am 0.1325 0.9661 12.8N 152.7W 82 123 03m34s
09180 03 1857 Sep 18 05:36:05 7 -1760 A 0.1912 0.9659 11.6N 100.0E 79 125 03m34s
09223 04 1875 Sep 29 12:58:09 -4 -1537 A 0.2427 0.9656 10.0N 10.1W 76 127 03m36s
09265 05 1893 Oct 09 20:30:22 -6 -1314 A 0.2866 0.9652 8.1N 123.0W 73 130 03m41s
09307 06 1911 Oct 22 04:13:02 13 -1091 A 0.3224 0.9650 6.3N 121.4E 71 133 03m47s
TD of
Seq. Rel. Calendar Greatest Luna Ecl. Ecl. Sun Path Central
Num. Num. Date Eclipse ΔT Num. Type Gamma Mag. Lat Long Alt Width Dur.
s ° ° ° km
09350 07 1929 Nov 01 12:05:10 24 -868 A 0.3514 0.9649 4.5N 3.1E 69 134 03m54s
09393 08 1947 Nov 12 20:05:37 28 -645 A 0.3743 0.9650 3.0N 117.4W 68 135 03m59s
09433 09 1965 Nov 23 04:14:51 36 -422 A 0.3906 0.9656 1.7N 119.8E 67 134 04m02s
09473 10 1983 Dec 04 12:31:15 54 -199 A 0.4015 0.9666 0.9N 4.7W 66 131 04m01s
09512 11 2001 Dec 14 20:53:01 64 24 A 0.4089 0.9681 0.6N 130.7W 66 126 03m53s
09552 12 2019 Dec 26 05:18:53 72 247 A 0.4135 0.9701 1.0N 102.3E 66 118 03m40s
09592 13 2038 Jan 05 13:47:11 83 470 A 0.4169 0.9728 2.1N 25.4W 65 107 03m18s
09632 14 2056 Jan 16 22:16:45 105 693 A 0.4199 0.9759 3.9N 153.5W 65 95 02m52s
09673 15 2074 Jan 27 06:44:15 144 916 A 0.4251 0.9798 6.6N 78.8E 65 79 02m21s
09714 16 2092 Feb 07 15:10:20 184 1139 A 0.4322 0.9840 9.9N 48.7W 64 62 01m48s
09755 17 2110 Feb 18 23:31:35 227 1362 A 0.4438 0.9888 14.1N 175.3W 64 44 01m12s
09796 18 2128 Mar 01 07:48:32 271 1585 A 0.4596 0.9940 18.9N 59.1E 63 24 00m37s
09838 19 2146 Mar 12 15:58:15 318 1808 A 0.4821 0.9995 24.4N 65.0W 61 2 00m03s
09880 20 2164 Mar 23 00:02:47 359 2031 H 0.5095 1.0051 30.4N 172.1E 59 20 00m29s
09924 21 2182 Apr 03 07:59:43 399 2254 H 0.5439 1.0108 36.9N 51.0E 57 44 00m58s
09968 22 2200 Apr 14 15:49:57 442 2477 T 0.5847 1.0165 43.8N 68.3W 54 69 01m23s
10012 23 2218 Apr 25 23:33:14 487 2700 T 0.6321 1.0219 51.1N 174.3E 51 96 01m43s
10056 24 2236 May 06 07:11:03 534 2923 T 0.6848 1.0269 58.7N 58.9E 46 126 01m59s
10100 25 2254 May 17 14:43:39 583 3146 T 0.7426 1.0315 66.7N 54.1W 42 160 02m09s
10145 26 2272 May 27 22:11:12 634 3369 T 0.8053 1.0353 75.0N 163.2W 36 202 02m14s
10191 27 2290 Jun 08 05:35:49 687 3592 T 0.8713 1.0382 83.8N 100.9E 29 265 02m14s
10236 28 2308 Jun 19 12:57:53 742 3815 T 0.9402 1.0396 84.1N 120.6E 19 401 02m08s
10281 29 2326 Jun 30 20:18:36 799 4038 P 1.0107 0.9931 65.2N 37.3E 0
10326 30 2344 Jul 11 03:39:15 858 4261 P 1.0818 0.8591 64.3N 82.3W 0
10372 31 2362 Jul 22 11:01:14 920 4484 P 1.1522 0.7256 63.5N 157.9E 0
10416 32 2380 Aug 01 18:26:17 983 4707 P 1.2207 0.5949 62.8N 37.7E 0
10460 33 2398 Aug 13 01:53:37 1049 4930 P 1.2877 0.4669 62.2N 82.9W 0
10503 34 2416 Aug 23 09:26:38 1116 5153 P 1.3505 0.3468 61.8N 155.2E 0
10546 35 2434 Sep 03 17:04:08 1186 5376 P 1.4099 0.2331 61.5N 32.2E 0
10589 36 2452 Sep 14 00:49:17 1258 5599 P 1.4635 0.1307 61.3N 92.5W 0
10631 37 2470 Sep 25 08:39:57 1332 5822 Pe 1.5130 0.0365 61.3N 141.4E 0
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 degrees 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]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).
[3]Hybrid eclipses are also known as annular/total eclipses. Such an eclipse is both total and annular along different sections of its umbral path. For more information, see Five Millennium Catalog of Hybrid Solar Eclipses .
[4]Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center. For total eclipses, the instant of greatest eclipse is nearly equal 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 (both GIF an animation) 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)"
