Eclipses of the Sun can only occur 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:
Annular eclipses are visible from within the Moon’s antumbral shadow while total eclipses are seen within the umbral shadow . These eclipses can be further classified as:
During the 20th century CE[1], Earth experienced 228 solar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
| Solar Eclipses: 1901 - 2000 | |||
| Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
| All Eclipses | - | 228 | 100.0% |
| Partial | P | 78 | 34.2% |
| Annular | A | 73 | 32.0% |
| Total | T | 71 | 31.1% |
| Hybrid | H | 6 | 2.6% |
Annular and total eclipses 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 during the 20th 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 | 144 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 139 | 96.5% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 5 | 3.5% |
| Annular Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Annular Eclipses | 73 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 71 | 97.3% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 2 | 2.7% |
| Total Eclipses | ||
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Total Eclipses | 71 | 100.0% |
| Central (two limits) | 68 | 95.8% |
| Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-Central (one limit) | 3 | 4.2% |
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: 79
Number of Years with 3 Eclipses: 15
Number of Years with 4 Eclipses: 5
Number of Years with 5 Eclipses: 1 ( 1935)
Two eclipses in same month: 2000 Jul
The longest and shortest eclipses of the century as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse: 1955 Dec 14 Duration = 12m09s
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse: 1948 May 09 Duration = 00m00s
Longest Total Solar Eclipse: 1955 Jun 20 Duration = 07m08s
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse: 1968 Sep 22 Duration = 00m40s
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: 1909 Jun 17 Duration = 00m24s
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse: 1986 Oct 03 Duration = 00m00s
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse: 1920 May 18 Magnitude = 0.97341
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse: 1935 Jan 05 Magnitude = 0.00126
2 Saros Series begin [Year/Saros]: 1917/154 1928/155
5 Saros Series end [Year/Saros]: 1902/108 1931/114 1935/111 1942/115 1971/116
The concise details and local circumstances at greatest eclipse[2] for every solar eclipse during the century are presented below. Key to Catalog of Solar Eclipses contains a detailed description and explanation of each item listed in the catalog. The Catalog Number in the first column serves as a link to a global map of Earth showing the geographic visibility of each eclipse. The Saros Number in the sixth column links to a table listing all eclipses in the Saros series. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps explains the features plotted on each map.
The data presented here are based on the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000.
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
09283 1901 May 18 05:33:48 -1 -1220 136 T -0.3626 1.0680 1.7S 98.4E 69 353 238 06m29s
09284 1901 Nov 11 07:28:21 -0 -1214 141 A 0.4758 0.9216 10.8N 68.9E 62 190 336 11m01s
09285 1902 Apr 08 14:05:06 0 -1209 108 Pe 1.5024 0.0643 71.7N 142.4W 0 67
09286 1902 May 07 22:34:16 0 -1208 146 P -1.0831 0.8593 70.0S 125.1W 0 327
09287 1902 Oct 31 08:00:18 1 -1202 151 P 1.1556 0.6960 70.8N 100.8E 0 223
09288 1903 Mar 29 01:35:23 2 -1197 118 A 0.8413 0.9767 56.2N 130.3E 32 147 153 01m53s
09289 1903 Sep 21 04:39:52 2 -1191 123 T -0.8967 1.0316 58.0S 77.2E 26 35 241 02m12s
09290 1904 Mar 17 05:40:44 3 -1185 128 A 0.1299 0.9367 5.6N 94.7E 82 162 237 08m07s
09291 1904 Sep 09 20:44:21 3 -1179 133 T -0.1625 1.0709 3.7S 134.5W 81 17 234 06m20s
09292 1905 Mar 06 05:12:26 4 -1173 138 A -0.5768 0.9269 39.5S 117.4E 55 338 334 07m58s
09293 1905 Aug 30 13:07:26 5 -1167 143 T 0.5708 1.0477 42.5N 4.3W 55 202 192 03m46s
09294 1906 Feb 23 07:43:20 5 -1161 148 P -1.2479 0.5386 71.4S 170.3W 0 237
09295 1906 Jul 21 13:14:19 6 -1156 115 P -1.3637 0.3355 68.6S 33.3W 0 15
09296 1906 Aug 20 01:12:50 6 -1155 153 P 1.3731 0.3147 70.8N 66.4W 0 313
09297 1907 Jan 14 06:05:43 6 -1150 120 T 0.8628 1.0281 38.3N 86.4E 30 175 189 02m25s
09298 1907 Jul 10 15:24:32 7 -1144 125 A -0.6313 0.9456 16.9S 50.9W 51 2 258 07m23s
09299 1908 Jan 03 21:45:22 8 -1138 130 T 0.1934 1.0437 11.8S 145.1W 79 180 149 04m14s
09300 1908 Jun 28 16:29:51 8 -1132 135 A 0.1389 0.9655 31.4N 67.2W 82 177 126 04m00s
09301 1908 Dec 23 11:44:28 9 -1126 140 H -0.4985 1.0024 53.4S 0.5W 60 8 10 00m12s
09302 1909 Jun 17 23:18:38 10 -1120 145 H 0.8957 1.0065 82.9N 123.6E 26 110 51 00m24s
09303 1909 Dec 12 19:44:48 10 -1114 150 P -1.2456 0.5424 65.0S 86.0E 0 158
09304 1910 May 09 05:42:13 11 -1109 117 T -0.9437 1.0600 48.2S 125.2E 19 328 594 04m15s
09305 1910 Nov 02 02:08:32 12 -1103 122 P 1.0603 0.8515 61.9N 155.1W 0 238
09306 1911 Apr 28 22:27:22 12 -1097 127 T -0.2294 1.0562 1.9N 151.9W 77 336 190 04m57s
09307 1911 Oct 22 04:13:02 13 -1091 132 A 0.3224 0.9650 6.3N 121.4E 71 206 133 03m47s
09308 1912 Apr 17 11:34:22 14 -1085 137 H 0.5280 1.0003 38.4N 11.3W 58 146 1 00m02s
09309 1912 Oct 10 13:36:14 14 -1079 142 T -0.4149 1.0229 28.1S 40.1W 65 32 85 01m55s
09310 1913 Apr 06 17:33:07 15 -1073 147 P 1.3147 0.4244 61.2N 175.7E 0 77
09311 1913 Aug 31 20:52:12 15 -1068 114 P 1.4512 0.1513 61.5N 26.8W 0 288
09312 1913 Sep 30 04:45:49 15 -1067 152 P -1.1005 0.8252 61.0S 11.6E 0 95
09313 1914 Feb 25 00:13:01 16 -1062 119 A -0.9416 0.9248 62.1S 113.3W 19 287 839 05m35s
09314 1914 Aug 21 12:34:27 17 -1056 124 T 0.7655 1.0328 54.5N 27.1E 40 227 170 02m14s
09315 1915 Feb 14 04:33:20 17 -1050 129 A -0.2024 0.9789 24.0S 120.7E 78 333 77 02m04s
09316 1915 Aug 10 22:52:25 18 -1044 134 A 0.0124 0.9853 16.4N 161.4W 89 200 52 01m33s
09317 1916 Feb 03 16:00:21 18 -1038 139 T 0.4987 1.0280 11.1N 67.7W 60 158 108 02m36s
09318 1916 Jul 30 02:06:10 19 -1032 144 A -0.7709 0.9447 29.0S 132.4E 39 22 313 06m24s
09319 1916 Dec 24 20:46:22 19 -1027 111 P -1.5321 0.0114 65.7S 32.1E 0 195
09320 1917 Jan 23 07:28:31 19 -1026 149 P 1.1508 0.7254 63.2N 25.6E 0 138
09321 1917 Jun 19 13:16:21 20 -1021 116 P 1.2857 0.4729 66.2N 150.1E 0 350
09322 1917 Jul 19 02:42:42 20 -1020 154 Pb -1.5101 0.0863 63.7S 101.8E 0 36
09323 1917 Dec 14 09:27:20 20 -1015 121 A -0.9157 0.9791 88.0S 124.8E 23 271 189 01m17s
09324 1918 Jun 08 22:07:43 20 -1009 126 T 0.4658 1.0292 50.9N 152.0W 62 180 112 02m23s
09325 1918 Dec 03 15:22:02 21 -1003 131 A -0.2387 0.9383 36.1S 53.7W 76 3 236 07m06s
09326 1919 May 29 13:08:55 21 -997 136 T -0.2955 1.0719 4.4N 16.7W 73 356 244 06m51s
09327 1919 Nov 22 15:14:12 21 -991 141 A 0.4549 0.9198 6.9N 48.9W 63 186 341 11m37s
09328 1920 May 18 06:14:55 21 -985 146 P -1.0239 0.9734 69.1S 107.7E 0 339
09329 1920 Nov 10 15:52:15 22 -979 151 P 1.1287 0.7420 69.9N 29.8W 0 211
09330 1921 Apr 08 09:15:01 22 -974 118 A 0.8869 0.9753 64.5N 5.6E 27 139 192 01m50s
09331 1921 Oct 01 12:35:58 22 -968 123 T -0.9383 1.0293 66.1S 56.1W 20 48 291 01m52s
09332 1922 Mar 28 13:05:26 23 -962 128 A 0.1711 0.9381 12.3N 18.0W 80 162 233 07m50s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
09333 1922 Sep 21 04:40:31 23 -956 133 T -0.2130 1.0678 10.7S 104.5E 78 18 226 05m59s
09334 1923 Mar 17 12:44:58 23 -950 138 A -0.5438 0.9310 33.0S 2.4E 57 339 305 07m51s
09335 1923 Sep 10 20:47:29 23 -944 143 T 0.5149 1.0430 34.7N 121.8W 59 201 167 03m37s
09336 1924 Mar 05 15:44:20 24 -938 148 P -1.2232 0.5819 71.9S 55.6E 0 250
09337 1924 Jul 31 19:58:20 24 -933 115 P -1.4459 0.1920 69.6S 146.0W 0 27
09338 1924 Aug 30 08:23:00 24 -932 153 P 1.3123 0.4245 71.5N 172.9E 0 300
09339 1925 Jan 24 14:54:03 24 -927 120 T 0.8661 1.0304 40.5N 49.6W 30 170 206 02m32s
09340 1925 Jul 20 21:48:42 24 -921 125 A -0.7193 0.9436 25.3S 150.0W 44 6 300 07m15s
09341 1926 Jan 14 06:36:58 24 -915 130 T 0.1973 1.0430 10.1S 82.3E 79 176 147 04m11s
09342 1926 Jul 09 23:06:02 24 -909 135 A 0.0538 0.9680 25.6N 165.1W 87 181 115 03m51s
09343 1927 Jan 03 20:22:53 24 -903 140 A -0.4956 0.9995 52.8S 124.8W 60 0 2 00m03s
09344 1927 Jun 29 06:23:27 24 -897 145 T 0.8163 1.0128 78.1N 73.8E 35 167 77 00m50s
09345 1927 Dec 24 03:59:41 24 -891 150 P -1.2416 0.5490 66.1S 47.7W 0 169
09346 1928 May 19 13:24:20 24 -886 117 T- -1.0048 1.0140 63.3S 22.5E 0 319 - -
09347 1928 Jun 17 20:27:28 24 -885 155 Pb 1.5107 0.0375 65.6N 70.6E 0 16
09348 1928 Nov 12 09:48:24 24 -880 122 P 1.0861 0.8078 62.6N 81.1E 0 229
09349 1929 May 09 06:10:34 24 -874 127 T -0.2887 1.0562 1.6N 92.7E 73 339 193 05m07s
09350 1929 Nov 01 12:05:10 24 -868 132 A 0.3514 0.9649 4.5N 3.1E 69 204 134 03m54s
09351 1930 Apr 28 19:03:34 24 -862 137 H 0.4730 1.0003 39.4N 121.2W 62 149 1 00m01s
09352 1930 Oct 21 21:43:53 24 -856 142 T -0.3804 1.0230 30.5S 161.1W 67 31 84 01m55s
09353 1931 Apr 18 00:45:35 24 -850 147 P 1.2643 0.5107 61.5N 58.9E 0 68
09354 1931 Sep 12 04:41:25 24 -845 114 Pe 1.5060 0.0471 61.2N 152.8W 0 280
09355 1931 Oct 11 12:55:40 24 -844 152 P -1.0607 0.9005 61.2S 119.5W 0 104
09356 1932 Mar 07 07:55:50 24 -839 119 A -0.9673 0.9277 60.7S 134.4E 14 285 1083 05m19s
09357 1932 Aug 31 20:03:41 24 -833 124 T 0.8307 1.0257 54.5N 79.5W 34 232 155 01m45s
09358 1933 Feb 24 12:46:39 24 -827 129 A -0.2191 0.9841 20.8S 2.1W 77 331 58 01m32s
09359 1933 Aug 21 05:49:11 24 -821 134 A 0.0869 0.9801 16.9N 95.9E 85 206 71 02m04s
09360 1934 Feb 14 00:38:41 24 -815 139 T 0.4868 1.0321 13.2N 161.7E 61 155 123 02m53s
09361 1934 Aug 10 08:37:48 24 -809 144 A -0.6890 0.9436 24.5S 34.6E 46 25 280 06m33s
09362 1935 Jan 05 05:35:46 24 -804 111 Pe -1.5381 0.0013 64.7S 110.2W 0 205
09363 1935 Feb 03 16:16:20 24 -803 149 P 1.1438 0.7390 62.5N 115.4W 0 128
09364 1935 Jun 30 19:59:46 24 -798 116 P 1.3623 0.3375 65.2N 39.1E 0 340
09365 1935 Jul 30 09:16:28 24 -797 154 P -1.4259 0.2315 62.9S 5.9W 0 45
09366 1935 Dec 25 17:59:52 24 -792 121 A -0.9228 0.9752 83.5S 9.4E 22 258 234 01m30s
09367 1936 Jun 19 05:20:31 24 -786 126 T 0.5389 1.0329 56.1N 104.7E 57 188 132 02m31s
09368 1936 Dec 13 23:28:12 24 -780 131 A -0.2493 0.9349 37.8S 172.6W 75 357 251 07m25s
09369 1937 Jun 08 20:41:02 24 -774 136 T -0.2253 1.0751 9.9N 130.5W 77 0 250 07m04s
09370 1937 Dec 02 23:05:45 24 -768 141 A 0.4389 0.9184 4.0N 167.8W 64 182 344 12m00s
09371 1938 May 29 13:50:19 24 -762 146 T -0.9607 1.0552 52.7S 22.0W 16 354 675 04m05s
09372 1938 Nov 21 23:52:25 24 -756 151 P 1.1077 0.7781 68.9N 162.0W 0 198
09373 1939 Apr 19 16:45:53 24 -751 118 A 0.9388 0.9731 73.1N 129.1W 20 118 285 01m49s
09374 1939 Oct 12 20:40:23 24 -745 123 T -0.9737 1.0266 72.8S 155.1E 12 74 418 01m32s
09375 1940 Apr 07 20:21:21 24 -739 128 A 0.2190 0.9394 19.2N 128.5W 77 163 230 07m30s
09376 1940 Oct 01 12:44:06 25 -733 133 T -0.2573 1.0645 17.5S 18.2W 75 18 218 05m35s
09377 1941 Mar 27 20:08:08 25 -727 138 A -0.5025 0.9355 26.2S 110.9W 60 341 276 07m41s
09378 1941 Sep 21 04:34:03 25 -721 143 T 0.4649 1.0379 27.3N 119.1E 62 200 143 03m22s
09379 1942 Mar 16 23:37:07 25 -715 148 P -1.1908 0.6393 72.2S 76.8W 0 264
09380 1942 Aug 12 02:45:12 26 -710 115 Pe -1.5244 0.0561 70.4S 99.9E 0 39
09381 1942 Sep 10 15:39:32 26 -709 153 P 1.2571 0.5230 71.9N 50.0E 0 286
09382 1943 Feb 04 23:38:10 26 -704 120 T 0.8734 1.0331 43.6N 175.1E 29 165 229 02m39s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
09383 1943 Aug 01 04:16:13 26 -698 125 A -0.8041 0.9409 34.8S 108.6E 36 11 367 06m59s
09384 1944 Jan 25 15:26:42 26 -692 130 T 0.2025 1.0428 7.6S 50.2W 78 172 146 04m09s
09385 1944 Jul 20 05:43:13 27 -686 135 A -0.0314 0.9700 19.0N 95.7E 88 6 108 03m42s
09386 1945 Jan 14 05:01:43 27 -680 140 A -0.4937 0.9970 51.1S 110.3E 60 354 12 00m15s
09387 1945 Jul 09 13:27:46 27 -674 145 T 0.7356 1.0180 70.0N 17.2W 42 184 92 01m15s
09388 1946 Jan 03 12:16:11 27 -668 150 P -1.2392 0.5529 67.1S 177.6E 0 180
09389 1946 May 30 21:00:24 28 -663 117 P -1.0711 0.8865 64.1S 101.0W 0 328
09390 1946 Jun 29 03:51:58 28 -662 155 P 1.4361 0.1802 66.6N 50.8W 0 6
09391 1946 Nov 23 17:37:12 28 -657 122 P 1.1050 0.7758 63.4N 45.3W 0 219
09392 1947 May 20 13:47:47 28 -651 127 T -0.3528 1.0557 0.2N 21.4W 69 343 196 05m13s
09393 1947 Nov 12 20:05:37 28 -645 132 A 0.3743 0.9650 3.0N 117.4W 68 200 135 03m59s
09394 1948 May 09 02:26:04 28 -639 137 A 0.4133 0.9999 39.8N 131.2E 65 153 0 00m00s
09395 1948 Nov 01 05:59:18 29 -633 142 T -0.3517 1.0231 33.1S 76.2E 69 28 84 01m56s
09396 1949 Apr 28 07:48:53 29 -627 147 P 1.2068 0.6092 61.9N 55.7W 0 59
09397 1949 Oct 21 21:13:01 29 -621 152 P -1.0270 0.9638 61.5S 107.5E 0 113
09398 1950 Mar 18 15:32:01 29 -616 119 A- -0.9988 0.9620 60.9S 40.9E 0 268 - -
09399 1950 Sep 12 03:38:47 29 -610 124 T 0.8903 1.0182 54.8N 172.3E 27 236 134 01m14s
09400 1951 Mar 07 20:53:40 30 -604 129 A -0.2420 0.9896 17.7S 123.5W 76 330 38 00m59s
09401 1951 Sep 01 12:51:51 30 -598 134 A 0.1557 0.9747 16.5N 8.5W 81 208 91 02m36s
09402 1952 Feb 25 09:11:35 30 -592 139 T 0.4697 1.0366 15.6N 32.7E 62 152 138 03m09s
09403 1952 Aug 20 15:13:35 30 -586 144 A -0.6102 0.9420 21.7S 64.1W 52 27 264 06m40s
09404 1953 Feb 14 00:59:30 30 -580 149 P 1.1331 0.7596 61.9N 104.9E 0 119
09405 1953 Jul 11 02:44:14 30 -575 116 P 1.4388 0.2015 64.3N 71.7W 0 331
09406 1953 Aug 09 15:55:03 30 -574 154 P -1.3440 0.3729 62.2S 114.7W 0 54
09407 1954 Jan 05 02:32:01 31 -569 121 A -0.9296 0.9720 79.1S 120.8W 21 260 278 01m42s
09408 1954 Jun 30 12:32:38 31 -563 126 T 0.6135 1.0357 60.5N 4.2E 52 197 153 02m35s
09409 1954 Dec 25 07:36:42 31 -557 131 A -0.2576 0.9323 38.4S 68.2E 75 352 262 07m39s
09410 1955 Jun 20 04:10:42 31 -551 136 T -0.1528 1.0776 14.8N 117.0E 81 5 254 07m08s
09411 1955 Dec 14 07:02:25 31 -545 141 A 0.4266 0.9176 2.1N 72.2E 65 178 346 12m09s
09412 1956 Jun 08 21:20:39 32 -539 146 T -0.8934 1.0581 40.8S 140.7W 26 0 429 04m45s
09413 1956 Dec 02 08:00:35 32 -533 151 P 1.0923 0.8047 67.9N 64.6E 0 187
09414 1957 Apr 30 00:05:28 32 -528 118 A+ 0.9992 0.9799 70.6N 40.3E 0 41 - -
09415 1957 Oct 23 04:54:02 32 -522 123 T- -1.0022 1.0013 71.2S 23.1W 0 127 - -
09416 1958 Apr 19 03:27:17 32 -516 128 A 0.2750 0.9408 26.5N 123.6E 74 164 228 07m07s
09417 1958 Oct 12 20:55:28 33 -510 133 T -0.2951 1.0608 24.0S 142.4W 73 18 209 05m11s
09418 1959 Apr 08 03:24:08 33 -504 138 A -0.4546 0.9401 19.1S 137.6E 63 343 247 07m26s
09419 1959 Oct 02 12:27:00 33 -498 143 T 0.4207 1.0325 20.4N 1.4W 65 199 120 03m02s
09420 1960 Mar 27 07:25:07 33 -492 148 P -1.1537 0.7058 72.1S 151.9E 0 279
09421 1960 Sep 20 22:59:56 33 -486 153 P 1.2057 0.6139 72.1N 74.1W 0 273
09422 1961 Feb 15 08:19:48 34 -481 120 T 0.8830 1.0360 47.4N 40.0E 28 159 258 02m45s
09423 1961 Aug 11 10:46:47 34 -475 125 A -0.8859 0.9375 45.8S 4.0E 27 17 499 06m35s
09424 1962 Feb 05 00:12:38 34 -469 130 T 0.2107 1.0430 4.2S 178.1E 78 169 147 04m08s
09425 1962 Jul 31 12:25:33 34 -463 135 Am -0.1130 0.9716 12.0N 5.7W 84 9 103 03m33s
09426 1963 Jan 25 13:37:12 35 -457 140 A -0.4898 0.9951 48.2S 15.0W 60 348 20 00m25s
09427 1963 Jul 20 20:36:13 35 -451 145 T 0.6571 1.0224 61.7N 119.6W 49 191 101 01m40s
09428 1964 Jan 14 20:30:08 35 -445 150 P -1.2354 0.5591 68.2S 43.1E 0 191
09429 1964 Jun 10 04:34:07 35 -440 117 P -1.1393 0.7545 65.0S 135.9E 0 338
09430 1964 Jul 09 11:17:53 35 -439 155 P 1.3623 0.3221 67.6N 172.9W 0 355
09431 1964 Dec 04 01:31:54 36 -434 122 P 1.1193 0.7518 64.3N 173.3W 0 209
09432 1965 May 30 21:17:31 36 -428 127 T -0.4225 1.0544 2.5S 133.8W 65 347 198 05m15s
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Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
09433 1965 Nov 23 04:14:51 36 -422 132 A 0.3906 0.9656 1.7N 119.8E 67 197 134 04m02s
09434 1966 May 20 09:39:02 37 -416 137 A 0.3467 0.9991 39.2N 26.4E 70 158 3 00m05s
09435 1966 Nov 12 14:23:28 37 -410 142 T -0.3300 1.0234 35.6S 48.2W 71 25 84 01m57s
09436 1967 May 09 14:42:48 38 -404 147 P 1.1422 0.7201 62.5N 168.1W 0 50
09437 1967 Nov 02 05:38:56 38 -398 152 T- -1.0007 1.0126 62.0S 27.8W 0 122 - -
09438 1968 Mar 28 23:00:30 38 -393 119 P -1.0370 0.8990 61.0S 79.8W 0 277
09439 1968 Sep 22 11:18:46 39 -387 124 T 0.9451 1.0099 56.2N 64.0E 19 240 104 00m40s
09440 1969 Mar 18 04:54:57 39 -381 129 A -0.2704 0.9954 14.8S 116.3E 74 330 16 00m26s
09441 1969 Sep 11 19:58:59 40 -375 134 A 0.2201 0.9690 15.6N 114.1W 77 210 114 03m11s
09442 1970 Mar 07 17:38:30 40 -369 139 T 0.4473 1.0414 18.2N 94.7W 63 150 153 03m28s
09443 1970 Aug 31 21:55:30 41 -363 144 A -0.5364 0.9400 20.3S 164.0W 57 29 258 06m47s
09444 1971 Feb 25 09:38:07 41 -357 149 P 1.1188 0.7872 61.4N 33.5W 0 110
09445 1971 Jul 22 09:31:55 42 -352 116 Pe 1.5130 0.0689 63.5N 177.0E 0 321
09446 1971 Aug 20 22:39:31 42 -351 154 P -1.2659 0.5080 61.7S 135.4E 0 63
09447 1972 Jan 16 11:03:22 42 -346 121 A -0.9365 0.9692 74.9S 107.7E 20 263 321 01m53s
09448 1972 Jul 10 19:46:38 43 -340 126 T 0.6872 1.0379 63.5N 94.2W 46 209 175 02m36s
09449 1973 Jan 04 15:46:21 43 -334 131 A -0.2644 0.9303 37.9S 51.2W 74 346 271 07m49s
09450 1973 Jun 30 11:38:41 44 -328 136 T -0.0785 1.0792 18.8N 5.6E 86 9 256 07m04s
09451 1973 Dec 24 15:02:44 44 -322 141 A 0.4171 0.9174 1.1N 48.5W 65 174 345 12m02s
09452 1974 Jun 20 04:48:04 45 -316 146 T -0.8239 1.0592 32.1S 103.7E 34 5 344 05m09s
09453 1974 Dec 13 16:13:13 45 -310 151 P 1.0797 0.8266 66.8N 69.4W 0 176
09454 1975 May 11 07:17:33 46 -305 118 P 1.0647 0.8636 69.7N 80.2W 0 28
09455 1975 Nov 03 13:15:54 46 -299 123 P -1.0248 0.9588 70.4S 161.7W 0 141
09456 1976 Apr 29 10:24:18 47 -293 128 A 0.3378 0.9421 34.0N 18.3E 70 165 227 06m41s
09457 1976 Oct 23 05:13:45 47 -287 133 T -0.3270 1.0572 30.0S 92.3E 71 17 199 04m46s
09458 1977 Apr 18 10:31:30 48 -281 138 A -0.3990 0.9449 11.9S 28.3E 66 345 220 07m04s
09459 1977 Oct 12 20:27:27 48 -275 143 T 0.3836 1.0269 14.1N 123.6W 67 197 99 02m37s
09460 1978 Apr 07 15:03:47 49 -269 148 P -1.1081 0.7883 71.9S 23.3E 0 293
09461 1978 Oct 02 06:28:43 49 -263 153 P 1.1616 0.6905 72.0N 159.6E 0 259
09462 1979 Feb 26 16:55:06 50 -258 120 T 0.8981 1.0391 52.1N 94.5W 26 153 298 02m49s
09463 1979 Aug 22 17:22:38 50 -252 125 A -0.9632 0.9329 59.6S 108.5W 15 29 953 06m03s
09464 1980 Feb 16 08:54:01 51 -246 130 T 0.2224 1.0434 0.1S 47.1E 77 166 149 04m08s
09465 1980 Aug 10 19:12:21 51 -240 135 A -0.1915 0.9727 4.6N 108.9W 79 12 100 03m23s
09466 1981 Feb 04 22:09:24 51 -234 140 A -0.4838 0.9937 44.4S 140.8W 61 344 25 00m33s
09467 1981 Jul 31 03:46:37 52 -228 145 T 0.5792 1.0258 53.3N 134.1E 54 195 108 02m02s
09468 1982 Jan 25 04:42:53 52 -222 150 P -1.2311 0.5663 69.3S 91.7W 0 203
09469 1982 Jun 21 12:04:33 53 -217 117 P -1.2102 0.6168 65.9S 13.2E 0 347
09470 1982 Jul 20 18:44:44 53 -216 155 P 1.2886 0.4643 68.6N 64.2E 0 345
09471 1982 Dec 15 09:32:09 53 -211 122 P 1.1293 0.7350 65.3N 56.9E 0 199
09472 1983 Jun 11 04:43:33 53 -205 127 T -0.4947 1.0524 6.2S 114.2E 60 351 199 05m11s
09473 1983 Dec 04 12:31:15 54 -199 132 A 0.4015 0.9666 0.9N 4.7W 66 192 131 04m01s
09474 1984 May 30 16:45:41 54 -193 137 A 0.2755 0.9980 37.5N 76.7W 74 163 7 00m11s
09475 1984 Nov 22 22:54:17 54 -187 142 T -0.3132 1.0237 37.8S 173.6W 72 21 85 02m00s
09476 1985 May 19 21:29:38 55 -181 147 P 1.0720 0.8406 63.2N 81.1E 0 41
09477 1985 Nov 12 14:11:27 55 -175 152 T -0.9795 1.0388 68.6S 142.6W 11 111 690 01m59s
09478 1986 Apr 09 06:21:22 55 -170 119 P -1.0822 0.8236 61.2S 161.4E 0 286
09479 1986 Oct 03 19:06:15 55 -164 124 H 0.9931 1.0000 59.9N 37.1W 5 252 1 00m00s
09480 1987 Mar 29 12:49:47 55 -158 129 H -0.3053 1.0013 12.3S 2.3W 72 331 5 00m08s
09481 1987 Sep 23 03:12:22 56 -152 134 A 0.2787 0.9634 14.3N 138.4E 74 210 137 03m49s
09482 1988 Mar 18 01:58:56 56 -146 139 T 0.4188 1.0464 20.7N 140.0E 65 149 169 03m46s
TD of
Catalog Calendar Greatest Luna Saros Ecl. Ecl. Sun Sun Path Central
Number Date Eclipse ΔT Num Num Type Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Azm Width Dur.
s ° ° ° ° km
09483 1988 Sep 11 04:44:29 56 -140 144 A -0.4681 0.9377 20.0S 94.4E 62 31 258 06m57s
09484 1989 Mar 07 18:08:41 56 -134 149 P 1.0981 0.8268 61.2N 169.8W 0 101
09485 1989 Aug 31 05:31:47 57 -128 154 P -1.1928 0.6344 61.3S 23.6E 0 72
09486 1990 Jan 26 19:31:24 57 -123 121 A -0.9457 0.9670 71.0S 22.2W 18 266 373 02m03s
09487 1990 Jul 22 03:03:07 57 -117 126 T 0.7597 1.0391 65.2N 168.9E 40 222 201 02m33s
09488 1991 Jan 15 23:53:51 58 -111 131 A -0.2727 0.9290 36.4S 170.4W 74 341 277 07m53s
09489 1991 Jul 11 19:07:01 58 -105 136 Tm -0.0041 1.0800 22.0N 105.2W 90 30 258 06m53s
09490 1992 Jan 04 23:05:37 58 -99 141 A 0.4091 0.9179 1.0N 169.7W 66 169 340 11m41s
09491 1992 Jun 30 12:11:22 59 -93 146 T -0.7512 1.0592 25.2S 9.5W 41 10 294 05m21s
09492 1992 Dec 24 00:31:41 59 -87 151 P 1.0711 0.8422 65.7N 155.7E 0 165
09493 1993 May 21 14:20:15 59 -82 118 P 1.1372 0.7352 68.8N 162.3E 0 17
09494 1993 Nov 13 21:45:51 60 -76 123 P -1.0411 0.9280 69.6S 58.3E 0 153
09495 1994 May 10 17:12:27 60 -70 128 A 0.4077 0.9431 41.5N 84.1W 66 168 230 06m13s
09496 1994 Nov 03 13:40:06 61 -64 133 T -0.3522 1.0535 35.4S 34.2W 69 15 189 04m23s
09497 1995 Apr 29 17:33:20 61 -58 138 A -0.3382 0.9497 4.8S 79.4W 70 348 196 06m37s
09498 1995 Oct 24 04:33:30 61 -52 143 T 0.3518 1.0213 8.4N 113.2E 69 195 78 02m10s
09499 1996 Apr 17 22:38:12 62 -46 148 P -1.0580 0.8799 71.3S 104.0W 0 306
09500 1996 Oct 12 14:03:04 62 -40 153 P 1.1227 0.7575 71.7N 32.1E 0 245
09501 1997 Mar 09 01:24:51 62 -35 120 T 0.9183 1.0420 57.8N 130.7E 23 146 356 02m50s
09502 1997 Sep 02 00:04:48 63 -29 125 P -1.0352 0.8988 71.8S 114.3E 0 64
09503 1998 Feb 26 17:29:27 63 -23 130 T 0.2391 1.0441 4.7N 82.7W 76 164 151 04m09s
09504 1998 Aug 22 02:07:11 63 -17 135 A -0.2644 0.9734 3.0S 145.4E 75 14 99 03m14s
09505 1999 Feb 16 06:34:38 63 -11 140 A -0.4726 0.9928 39.8S 93.9E 62 342 29 00m40s
09506 1999 Aug 11 11:04:09 64 -5 145 T 0.5062 1.0286 45.1N 24.3E 59 197 112 02m23s
09507 2000 Feb 05 12:50:27 64 1 150 P -1.2233 0.5795 70.2S 134.1E 0 215
09508 2000 Jul 01 19:33:34 64 6 117 P -1.2821 0.4768 66.9S 109.5W 0 358
09509 2000 Jul 31 02:14:08 64 7 155 P 1.2166 0.6034 69.5N 59.9W 0 333
09510 2000 Dec 25 17:35:57 64 12 122 P 1.1367 0.7228 66.3N 74.1W 0 189
Detailed maps of all annular, total and hybrid eclipses during the 20th 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 | |||||
| 20th century CE | 1901-1920 | 1921-1940 | 1941-1960 | 1961-1980 | 1981-2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 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 )
[2] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow cone passes closest to 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.
Special thanks to Dan McGlaun for extracting the individual eclipse maps from the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 for use in this catalog.
The Besselian elements used in the predictions were kindly provided by Jean Meeus. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak and Jean Meeus (NASA's GSFC)"
