Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses is organized into a series of sixty 100-year web pages, each one covering a century of lunar eclipses. The 100-year table below covers the period 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE) [1]. The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse [2]. Each eclipse date links to a web page containing additional details and a map showing the geographic region of eclipse visibility for that eclipse. A description of each parameter in the catalog table can be found in Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

For an explanation of how eclipses are classified, see Lunar Eclipse Basics. The frequency of each eclipse type, the extremes in eclipse magnitude and duration, and other data for the century are presented in the Eclipse Statistics tables following the Catalog of Lunar Eclipses. To select a different century, visit the Index to Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1501 May 03 05:13:24 194 20 -6168 113T-pp -0.2065 2.4787 1.4796337.9217.0 91.918S 79W
1501 Oct 26 08:54:56 193 20 -6162 118T+p- 0.2000 2.4944 1.4878333.9213.9 90.816N137W
1502 Apr 22 12:22:41 193 20 -6156 123Nxt- -1.0034 1.0445-0.0104281.4 - - 16S174E
1502 Oct 15 23:10:38 192 20 -6150 128P a- 0.8760 1.2335 0.2675264.2108.8 - 13N 9E
1503 Mar 12 20:51:37 192 20 -6145 95N -t 1.1652 0.7604-0.3198252.0 - - 1N 50E
1503 Sep 06 05:48:24 191 20 -6139 100N -a -1.0620 0.8995-0.0810240.7 - - 4S 87W
1504 Mar 01 00:44:45 191 20 -6133 105T -p 0.4057 2.1319 1.0957339.8205.8 47.6 4N 8W
1504 Aug 25 16:30:39 190 20 -6127 110T -a -0.3517 2.2287 1.1967344.6212.3 66.6 8S113E
1505 Feb 18 11:45:01 190 20 -6121 115T p- -0.3241 2.2559 1.2707321.3203.7 72.4 8N172W
1505 Aug 14 20:05:57 189 20 -6115 120T t- 0.4064 2.1487 1.0766360.7214.4 44.711S 60E
1506 Feb 08 03:14:05 189 20 -6109 125P a- -0.9932 1.0177 0.0532244.7 49.8 - 11N 44W
1506 Aug 03 20:24:27 188 20 -6103 130N t- 1.1457 0.7897-0.2775255.5 - - 14S 55E
1506 Dec 30 06:22:24 188 20 -6098 97N -a 1.0490 0.9434-0.0768252.5 - - 23N 93W
1507 Jun 24 14:33:58 187 20 -6092 102P -h -0.8306 1.3283 0.3395285.6127.0 - 24S143E
1507 Dec 19 13:12:59 187 20 -6086 107T -a 0.3872 2.1869 1.1090355.0211.7 51.624N163E
1508 Jun 13 05:14:01 187 20 -6080 112T-pp -0.0503 2.7390 1.7919319.8212.6 99.424S 78W
1508 Dec 07 13:26:11 186 20 -6074 117T p- -0.2962 2.3680 1.2617372.8224.4 77.423N158E
1509 Jun 02 22:29:16 186 20 -6068 122P a- 0.6867 1.5701 0.6253285.5158.0 - 22S 23E
1509 Nov 26 13:18:01 185 20 -6062 127P h- -0.9626 1.1329 0.0514292.0 54.5 - 22N159E
1510 Apr 24 03:27:15 185 20 -6057 94N -h -1.1769 0.7071-0.3099229.1 - - 17S 52W
1510 May 23 13:38:06 185 20 -6056 132N h- 1.4702 0.1523-0.8316108.2 - - 21S156E
1510 Oct 17 07:21:58 184 20 -6051 99N -a 1.1638 0.7176-0.2723219.0 - - 14N114W
1511 Apr 13 08:29:05 184 20 -6045 104P -t -0.4585 2.0511 0.9828354.9207.5 - 13S127W
1511 Oct 06 22:42:05 183 20 -6039 109T -a 0.4533 2.0062 1.0458304.8189.1 31.4 9N 17E
1512 Apr 01 08:40:56 183 20 -6033 114T pp 0.2779 2.3882 1.3087369.2225.9 82.9 8S129W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1512 Sep 25 14:37:18 182 20 -6027 119T-p- -0.2435 2.3992 1.4231322.2208.1 85.6 4N139E
1513 Mar 21 11:22:50 182 20 -6021 124P h- 0.9923 1.0591 0.0158276.6 29.8 - 3S169W
1513 Sep 15 02:30:21 181 20 -6015 129Nxt- -1.0061 1.0244-0.0003266.9 - - 0S 39W
1514 Feb 09 10:45:13 181 20 -6010 96N -a -1.0259 0.9637-0.0126243.1 - - 10N157W
1514 Aug 05 15:39:53 181 20 -6004 101N -t 1.0845 0.9056-0.1689272.7 - - 13S127E
1515 Jan 30 02:35:55 180 20 -5998 106T -p -0.3447 2.2095 1.2411312.0198.6 67.815N 35W
1515 Jul 25 16:29:55 180 20 -5992 111T pp 0.3252 2.2894 1.2336359.3220.1 73.517S115E
1516 Jan 19 17:02:12 179 20 -5986 116T p- 0.3438 2.2296 1.2247326.5204.2 67.619N109E
1516 Jul 13 22:58:22 179 20 -5980 121T a- -0.4501 2.0334 1.0308328.8199.7 27.321S 18E
1517 Jan 08 01:41:56 178 20 -5974 126N t- 1.0863 0.8971-0.1668260.9 - - 22N 22W
1517 Jun 04 05:34:11 178 20 -5969 93N -a 1.3316 0.3854-0.5566160.1 - - 22S 83W
1517 Jul 03 12:28:22 178 20 -5968 131N a- -1.1694 0.6892-0.2649210.9 - - 23S175E
1517 Nov 28 07:44:08 177 20 -5963 98N -t -1.2510 0.6151-0.4888232.9 - - 22N117W
1518 May 24 22:40:53 177 20 -5957 103P -a 0.6180 1.7003 0.7474295.1170.6 - 22S 20E
1518 Nov 17 08:59:10 176 20 -5951 108P -t -0.5379 1.9040 0.8386339.6191.9 - 21N137W
1519 May 14 12:25:25 176 20 -5945 113T-pp -0.1349 2.6107 1.6101341.0220.4 98.321S173E
1519 Nov 06 17:22:25 176 20 -5939 118T+p- 0.1846 2.5223 1.5162333.3214.0 92.119N 96E
1520 May 02 19:14:14 175 20 -5933 123P t- -0.9344 1.1712 0.1162294.7 81.5 - 19S 71E
1520 Oct 26 07:43:00 175 20 -5927 128P a- 0.8550 1.2729 0.3053267.0115.5 - 16N119W
1521 Mar 23 04:07:01 174 20 -5922 95N -t 1.2110 0.6739-0.4013238.6 - - 4S 60W
1521 Sep 16 13:41:13 174 20 -5916 100N -a -1.1087 0.8167-0.1694232.2 - - 0N154E
1521 Oct 15 23:41:23 174 20 -5915 138N a- 1.5291 0.0387-0.9343 53.2 - - 14N 1E
1522 Mar 12 08:32:35 173 20 -5910 105T -t 0.4404 2.0649 1.0351335.8201.8 29.3 0N125W
1522 Sep 05 23:50:38 173 20 -5904 110T -a -0.4089 2.1270 1.0888343.2207.4 46.4 3S 2E
1523 Mar 01 20:01:59 172 20 -5898 115T p- -0.2962 2.3044 1.3244321.3205.3 77.7 4N 63E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1523 Aug 26 02:57:00 172 20 -5892 120T t- 0.3396 2.2734 1.1970365.5221.0 68.9 7S 44W
1524 Feb 19 11:45:13 172 20 -5886 125P a- -0.9720 1.0555 0.0934248.1 65.7 - 7N173W
1524 Aug 14 03:11:09 171 20 -5880 130N t- 1.0729 0.9238-0.1443272.2 - - 10S 47W
1525 Jan 09 14:56:49 171 20 -5875 97N -a 1.0577 0.9284-0.0937251.7 - - 21N140E
1525 Jul 04 21:43:22 170 20 -5869 102P -h -0.9030 1.1941 0.2081273.9101.0 - 23S 36E
1525 Dec 29 21:26:18 170 20 -5863 107T -a 0.3944 2.1747 1.0947355.7211.4 48.423N 41E
1526 Jun 24 12:39:42 169 20 -5857 112T-pp -0.1248 2.6017 1.6560318.3211.0 96.423S172E
1526 Dec 18 21:27:47 169 20 -5851 117T p- -0.2888 2.3819 1.2753373.2224.9 79.023N 39E
1527 Jun 14 05:54:50 169 20 -5845 122P a- 0.6135 1.7050 0.7592293.1170.6 - 23S 88W
1527 Dec 07 21:30:03 168 20 -5839 127P h- -0.9541 1.1477 0.0678292.7 62.3 - 23N 37E
1528 May 04 10:37:12 168 20 -5834 94N -h -1.2477 0.5778-0.4405210.5 - - 20S160W
1528 Jun 02 20:49:33 168 20 -5833 132N h- 1.4027 0.2774-0.7089144.9 - - 22S 48E
1528 Oct 27 15:48:34 167 20 -5828 99N -a 1.1787 0.6902-0.2997214.9 - - 17N119E
1529 Apr 23 15:20:26 167 20 -5822 104P -t -0.5277 1.9238 0.8564350.0198.6 - 16S130E
1529 Oct 17 07:09:31 166 20 -5816 109T -a 0.4775 1.9631 1.0002303.4186.4 2.213N111W
1530 Apr 12 15:36:21 166 20 -5810 114T+pp 0.2151 2.5012 1.4259370.6229.6 92.912S126E
1530 Oct 06 22:49:12 166 20 -5804 119T-p- -0.2127 2.4583 1.4771324.4209.9 89.0 9N 15E
1531 Apr 01 18:47:56 165 20 -5798 124P h- 0.9400 1.1518 0.1148284.3 79.0 - 7S 79E
1531 Sep 26 10:13:21 165 20 -5792 129P t- -0.9697 1.0946 0.0633275.1 58.4 - 4N155W
1532 Feb 20 19:11:55 164 20 -5787 96N -a -1.0452 0.9260-0.0460238.6 - - 6N 76E
1532 Aug 15 22:22:06 164 20 -5781 101N -t 1.1560 0.7762-0.3015256.1 - - 10S 25E
1533 Feb 09 11:13:51 163 20 -5775 106T -p -0.3602 2.1804 1.2135311.4197.6 64.511N164W
1533 Aug 04 23:15:58 163 20 -5769 111T -t 0.3999 2.1521 1.0967354.3212.8 49.414S 13E
1534 Jan 30 01:34:31 163 20 -5763 116T p- 0.3341 2.2477 1.2420327.9205.5 70.015N 19W
1534 Jul 25 06:07:00 162 20 -5757 121T a- -0.3755 2.1694 1.1687332.0206.5 61.118S 90W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1535 Jan 19 09:56:16 162 20 -5751 126N t- 1.0801 0.9091-0.1561263.1 - - 19N145W
1535 Jun 15 13:01:27 161 20 -5746 93N -a 1.4024 0.2551-0.6860131.8 - - 22S166E
1535 Jul 14 19:54:00 161 20 -5745 131N a- -1.0957 0.8238-0.1292227.0 - - 21S 64E
1535 Dec 09 15:45:19 161 20 -5740 98N -t -1.2588 0.6007-0.5033230.3 - - 22N124E
1536 Jun 04 06:06:31 161 20 -5734 103P -a 0.6920 1.5651 0.6110288.6158.0 - 23S 91W
1536 Nov 27 17:14:00 160 20 -5728 108P -t -0.5457 1.8890 0.8250337.9190.3 - 22N100E
1537 May 24 19:33:11 160 20 -5722 113T-pp -0.0608 2.7477 1.7450343.4222.7102.122S 67E
1537 Nov 17 01:55:49 159 20 -5716 118T+p- 0.1739 2.5415 1.5364332.6213.8 92.921N 31W
1538 May 14 01:57:58 159 20 -5710 123P t- -0.8595 1.3090 0.2535307.6118.3 - 21S 30W
1538 Nov 06 16:22:00 159 20 -5704 128P a- 0.8393 1.3023 0.3334269.0120.1 - 20N111E
1539 Apr 03 11:13:11 158 20 -5699 95N -t 1.2644 0.5733-0.4966221.5 - - 8S167W
1539 Sep 27 21:41:55 158 20 -5693 100N -a -1.1485 0.7465-0.2453224.5 - - 4N 33E
1539 Oct 27 08:10:56 158 20 -5692 138N a- 1.5127 0.0710-0.9062 72.0 - - 17N127W
1540 Mar 22 16:11:06 157 20 -5687 105P -t 0.4838 1.9821 0.9587331.1196.4 - 4S119E
1540 Sep 16 07:18:54 157 20 -5681 110P -a -0.4584 2.0394 0.9948341.7202.4 - 1N111W
1541 Mar 12 04:11:18 157 20 -5675 115T-p- -0.2612 2.3660 1.3911321.4207.2 83.3 1S 60W
1541 Sep 05 09:54:44 156 20 -5669 120T pp 0.2784 2.3878 1.3071369.4225.8 82.7 3S149W
1542 Mar 01 20:09:58 156 20 -5663 125P a- -0.9456 1.1026 0.1430252.2 80.7 - 3N 60E
1542 Aug 25 10:04:50 155 20 -5657 130Nxt- 1.0046 1.0495-0.0196285.9 - - 7S151W
1543 Jan 20 23:27:43 155 20 -5652 97N -a 1.0685 0.9093-0.1142250.4 - - 19N 13E
1543 Jul 16 04:55:01 155 20 -5646 102P -h -0.9742 1.0624 0.0785261.1 63.0 - 21S 71W
1544 Jan 10 05:37:49 154 20 -5640 107T -h 0.4024 2.1606 1.0793356.1211.0 44.621N 81W
1544 Jul 04 20:06:55 154 20 -5634 112T--p -0.1982 2.4666 1.5216316.2208.4 90.922S 60E
1544 Dec 29 05:29:08 153 20 -5628 117T p- -0.2809 2.3960 1.2900373.5225.5 80.722N 80W
1545 Jun 24 13:21:00 153 20 -5622 122P a- 0.5409 1.8389 0.8915299.7181.0 - 22S161E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1545 Dec 18 05:44:59 153 20 -5616 127P h- -0.9471 1.1595 0.0818293.0 68.2 - 22N 85W
1546 May 15 17:40:50 152 20 -5611 94N -h -1.3224 0.4417-0.5782187.2 - - 22S 94E
1546 Jun 14 03:57:37 152 20 -5610 132N h- 1.3330 0.4067-0.5825174.0 - - 22S 59W
1546 Nov 08 00:21:31 152 20 -5605 99N -a 1.1891 0.6710-0.3188211.8 - - 20N 9W
1547 May 04 22:04:30 152 20 -5599 104P -t -0.6022 1.7867 0.7199343.8186.8 - 19S 28E
1547 Oct 28 15:43:38 151 20 -5593 109P -a 0.4960 1.9304 0.9652302.3184.2 - 17N121E
1548 Apr 22 22:24:49 151 20 -5587 114T+pp 0.1463 2.6254 1.5543371.5232.4100.315S 24E
1548 Oct 17 07:08:28 150 20 -5581 119T-p- -0.1886 2.5050 1.5188326.2211.2 91.413N110W
1549 Apr 12 02:06:53 150 20 -5575 124P h- 0.8818 1.2555 0.2247292.1108.5 - 11S 31W
1549 Oct 06 18:02:24 150 20 -5569 129P t- -0.9388 1.1543 0.1168282.0 78.9 - 8N 87E
1550 Mar 03 03:31:33 149 20 -5564 96N -a -1.0707 0.8771-0.0906232.8 - - 2N 50W
1550 Apr 01 12:54:38 149 20 -5563 134Nba- 1.5507 0.0022-0.9770 13.1 - - 7S168E
1550 Aug 27 05:11:26 149 20 -5558 101N -t 1.2211 0.6583-0.4225238.8 - - 6S 78W
1551 Feb 20 19:43:10 148 20 -5552 106T -p -0.3827 2.1382 1.1729310.4196.1 58.9 7N 68E
1551 Aug 16 06:09:50 148 20 -5546 111P -t 0.4689 2.0256 0.9703348.8204.6 - 10S 92W
1552 Feb 10 09:58:44 148 20 -5540 116T p- 0.3184 2.2769 1.2707329.6207.2 73.512N145W
1552 Aug 04 13:22:36 147 20 -5534 121T a- -0.3055 2.2970 1.2977334.2211.3 77.515S161E
1553 Jan 29 18:03:49 147 20 -5528 126N t- 1.0691 0.9295-0.1363266.3 - - 16N 94E
1553 Jun 25 20:29:07 147 20 -5523 93N -a 1.4727 0.1259-0.8148 93.6 - - 21S 54E
1553 Jul 25 03:24:10 147 20 -5522 131P a- -1.0254 0.9527 0.0001240.3 2.2 - 18S 49W
1553 Dec 19 23:49:18 146 20 -5517 98N -t -1.2644 0.5901-0.5131228.2 - - 22N 4E
1554 Jun 15 13:27:57 146 20 -5511 103P -a 0.7688 1.4251 0.4692280.8141.8 - 23S159E
1554 Dec 09 01:34:25 146 20 -5505 108P -t -0.5496 1.8808 0.8189336.4189.3 - 23N 24W
1555 Jun 05 02:34:52 145 20 -5499 113T+pp 0.0172 2.8291 1.8238345.1223.8103.123S 38W
1555 Nov 28 10:34:49 145 20 -5493 118T+p- 0.1671 2.5533 1.5495331.8213.6 93.323N160W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1556 May 24 08:36:03 144 20 -5487 123P t- -0.7803 1.4546 0.3983319.7145.4 - 23S129W
1556 Nov 17 01:06:52 144 20 -5481 128P a- 0.8287 1.3223 0.3523270.3123.0 - 22N 19W
1557 Apr 13 18:14:10 144 20 -5476 95N -t 1.3222 0.4646-0.6002200.8 - - 11S 87E
1557 May 13 09:23:01 144 20 -5475 133Nbt- -1.5371 0.0735-0.9975 83.9 - - 22S142W
1557 Oct 08 05:47:56 143 20 -5470 100N -a -1.1834 0.6855-0.3121217.3 - - 8N 89W
1557 Nov 06 16:44:58 143 20 -5469 138N a- 1.5004 0.0955-0.8857 83.5 - - 20N105E
1558 Apr 02 23:45:09 143 20 -5464 105P -t 0.5316 1.8911 0.8741325.7189.9 - 8S 5E
1558 Sep 27 14:53:06 143 20 -5458 110P -a -0.5022 1.9622 0.9113340.2197.2 - 5N135E
1559 Mar 23 12:13:17 142 20 -5452 115T-p- -0.2197 2.4396 1.4697321.6209.0 88.5 5S178E
1559 Sep 16 17:00:59 142 20 -5446 120T+pp 0.2244 2.4890 1.4040372.3229.3 91.3 1N103E
1560 Mar 12 04:26:25 142 20 -5440 125P a- -0.9127 1.1617 0.2045257.2 95.8 - 1S 65W
1560 Sep 04 17:08:48 141 20 -5434 130P t- 0.9441 1.1611 0.0910296.6 72.8 - 3S102E
1561 Jan 31 07:51:02 141 20 -5429 97N -a 1.0850 0.8796-0.1449247.9 - - 15N113W
1561 Jul 26 12:13:48 141 20 -5423 102N -a -1.0403 0.9403-0.0419247.9 - - 18S179E
1562 Jan 20 13:43:39 140 20 -5417 107T -t 0.4147 2.1385 1.0565356.2210.1 38.018N158E
1562 Jul 16 03:36:18 140 20 -5411 112T--p -0.2701 2.3346 1.3897313.5204.7 82.520S 52W
1563 Jan 09 13:28:26 140 20 -5405 117T-p- -0.2713 2.4130 1.3084373.6226.2 82.620N161E
1563 Jul 05 20:46:25 139 20 -5399 122T a- 0.4679 1.9740 1.0244305.7189.8 23.421S 50E
1563 Dec 29 13:59:50 139 20 -5393 127P h- -0.9393 1.1722 0.0975293.2 74.1 - 22N152E
1564 May 26 00:37:04 139 20 -5388 94N -h -1.4019 0.2969-0.7251156.1 - - 24S 9W
1564 Jun 24 11:03:06 139 20 -5387 132N h- 1.2617 0.5393-0.4534198.7 - - 22S165W
1564 Nov 18 09:01:31 138 20 -5382 99N -a 1.1947 0.6605-0.3288209.9 - - 23N138W
1564 Dec 17 21:16:35 138 20 -5381 137N a- -1.5589 0.0066-1.0110 23.0 - - 22N 42E
1565 May 15 04:41:15 138 20 -5376 104P -t -0.6820 1.6401 0.5737335.8171.1 - 22S 71W
1565 Nov 08 00:23:47 138 20 -5370 109P -a 0.5096 1.9065 0.9391301.6182.5 - 20N 9W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1566 May 04 05:06:55 137 20 -5364 114T+pp 0.0717 2.7602 1.6931371.7234.2104.718S 77W
1566 Oct 28 15:34:04 137 20 -5358 119T-p- -0.1704 2.5408 1.5497327.9212.3 92.916N123E
1567 Apr 23 09:18:47 137 20 -5352 124P h- 0.8169 1.3716 0.3469299.9131.9 - 15S140W
1567 Oct 18 01:59:01 136 20 -5346 129P t- -0.9150 1.2012 0.1576287.5 91.4 - 12N 33W
1568 Mar 13 11:44:26 136 20 -5341 96N -a -1.1022 0.8172-0.1461225.6 - - 2S174W
1568 Apr 11 20:39:01 136 20 -5340 134N a- 1.4971 0.0979-0.8760 85.4 - - 11S 51E
1568 Sep 06 12:08:32 136 20 -5335 101N -t 1.2796 0.5525-0.5316221.3 - - 1S177E
1569 Mar 03 04:06:07 135 20 -5329 106T -a -0.4104 2.0866 1.1229309.0193.9 50.5 3N 59W
1569 Aug 26 13:12:19 135 20 -5323 111P -t 0.5313 1.9111 0.8557343.0195.7 - 6S162E
1570 Feb 20 18:16:29 135 20 -5317 116T p- 0.2981 2.3142 1.3078331.5209.2 77.5 7N 90E
1570 Aug 15 20:44:32 134 20 -5311 121T-p- -0.2401 2.4165 1.4182335.5214.6 87.611S 50E
1571 Feb 10 02:04:37 134 20 -5305 126N t- 1.0536 0.9581-0.1079270.3 - - 12N 27W
1571 Aug 05 10:59:41 134 20 -5299 131P a- -0.9592 1.0742 0.1214251.4 75.3 - 15S163W
1571 Dec 31 07:51:30 134 20 -5294 98N -t -1.2712 0.5768-0.5248225.6 - - 21N115W
1572 Jun 25 20:49:38 133 20 -5288 103P -a 0.8446 1.2873 0.3289272.0121.5 - 22S 49E
1572 Dec 19 09:56:06 133 20 -5282 108P -h -0.5525 1.8741 0.8149334.9188.5 - 23N148W
1573 Jun 15 09:33:59 133 20 -5276 113T+pp 0.0963 2.6854 1.6770346.0223.5101.223S143W
1573 Dec 08 19:16:15 132 20 -5270 118T+p- 0.1620 2.5617 1.5597330.9213.3 93.524N 71E
1574 Jun 04 15:09:12 132 20 -5264 123P t- -0.6978 1.6067 0.5492330.9167.1 - 24S133E
1574 Nov 28 09:55:42 132 20 -5258 128P a- 0.8213 1.3362 0.3655271.2125.0 - 24N150W
1575 Apr 25 01:06:07 131 20 -5253 95N -t 1.3873 0.3426-0.7172173.8 - - 15S 16W
1575 May 24 15:51:34 131 20 -5252 133N t- -1.4543 0.2241-0.8445144.4 - - 24S122E
1575 Oct 19 14:02:17 131 20 -5247 100N -a -1.2107 0.6381-0.3650211.5 - - 12N147E
1575 Nov 18 01:25:10 131 20 -5246 138N a- 1.4937 0.1097-0.8751 89.6 - - 23N 24W
1576 Apr 13 07:11:15 131 20 -5241 105P -t 0.5866 1.7872 0.7764319.3181.4 - 12S108W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1576 Oct 07 22:35:10 130 20 -5235 110P -a -0.5385 1.8988 0.8417339.0192.4 - 9N 18E
1577 Apr 02 20:08:12 130 20 -5229 115T-p- -0.1720 2.5248 1.5598321.8210.7 93.1 9S 59E
1577 Sep 27 00:16:05 130 20 -5223 120T+pp 0.1782 2.5760 1.4868374.5231.6 96.7 5N 7W
1578 Mar 23 12:35:21 130 20 -5217 125P a- -0.8739 1.2318 0.2770262.8110.4 - 6S172E
1578 Sep 16 00:21:26 129 20 -5211 130P t- 0.8898 1.2613 0.1901305.3103.5 - 2N 7W
1579 Feb 11 16:08:35 129 20 -5206 97N -a 1.1054 0.8425-0.1826244.3 - - 12N122E
1579 Aug 06 19:37:40 129 20 -5200 102N -a -1.1029 0.8249-0.1563234.2 - - 15S 68E
1580 Jan 31 21:43:38 128 20 -5194 107T -t 0.4311 2.1084 1.0264355.9208.8 26.315N 39E
1580 Jul 26 11:09:57 128 20 -5188 112T -p -0.3387 2.2090 1.2636310.4200.0 70.817S166W
1581 Jan 19 21:24:55 128 20 -5182 117T-p- -0.2590 2.4346 1.3319373.8227.0 84.918N 43E
1581 Jul 16 04:13:14 128 20 -5176 122T p- 0.3965 2.1064 1.1540310.8196.9 56.519S 62W
1582 Jan 08 22:14:13 127 20 -5170 127P a- -0.9305 1.1866 0.1155293.6 80.2 - 20N 30E
1582 Jun 06 07:29:31 127 20 -5165 94N -t -1.4831 0.1492-0.8753112.6 - - 25S112W
1582 Jul 05 18:07:58 127 20 -5164 132N t- 1.1904 0.6722-0.3246219.9 - - 20S 89E
1582 Dec 09 17:45:07 127 20 -5159 99N -a 1.1978 0.6544-0.3340208.5 - - 24N 93E
1583 Jan 08 05:55:01 127 20 -5158 137N a- -1.5514 0.0186-0.9958 38.5 - - 21N 87W
1583 Jun 05 11:12:21 127 20 -5153 104P -t -0.7656 1.4867 0.4204326.0150.3 - 23S168W
1583 Nov 29 09:08:52 126 20 -5147 109P -a 0.5191 1.8901 0.9208301.1181.3 - 22N140W
1584 May 24 11:45:09 126 20 -5141 114T-pp -0.0065 2.8780 1.8146371.0234.5106.121S177W
1584 Nov 18 00:04:26 126 20 -5135 119T-p- -0.1567 2.5682 1.5726329.5213.1 94.019N 4W
1585 May 13 16:27:06 125 20 -5129 124P h- 0.7478 1.4955 0.4764307.2151.1 - 18S113E
1585 Nov 07 10:01:46 125 20 -5123 129P t- -0.8966 1.2379 0.1885291.9 99.8 - 16N154W
1586 Apr 03 19:49:06 125 20 -5118 96N -a -1.1406 0.7446-0.2145216.5 - - 7S 64E
1586 May 03 04:16:35 125 20 -5117 134N a- 1.4374 0.2050-0.7639122.0 - - 14S 64W
1586 Sep 27 19:14:31 125 20 -5112 101N -t 1.3307 0.4605-0.6269203.9 - - 3N 69E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
1587 Mar 24 12:19:46 124 20 -5106 106T -a -0.4456 2.0212 1.0591307.2190.9 35.8 2S177E
1587 Sep 16 20:25:04 124 20 -5100 111P -t 0.5857 1.8114 0.7555337.4186.6 - 2S 53E
1588 Mar 13 02:23:34 124 20 -5094 116T+p- 0.2699 2.3661 1.3596333.6211.6 82.5 3N 33W
1588 Sep 05 04:15:58 124 20 -5088 121T-p- -0.1819 2.5231 1.5254336.1216.6 93.8 7S 64W
1589 Mar 02 09:56:49 123 20 -5082 126N t- 1.0320 0.9977-0.0682275.3 - - 8N145W
1589 Aug 25 18:40:23 123 20 -5076 131P a- -0.8970 1.1887 0.2352260.8102.9 - 12S 81E
1590 Jan 20 15:53:19 123 20 -5071 98N -t -1.2784 0.5625-0.5369222.7 - - 19N125E
1590 Jul 17 04:09:54 123 20 -5065 103P -a 0.9206 1.1494 0.1879261.8 94.0 - 20S 61W
1591 Jan 09 18:19:20 122 20 -5059 108P -h -0.5552 1.8675 0.8116333.4187.7 - 22N 88E
1591 Jul 06 16:29:28 122 20 -5053 113T+pp 0.1776 2.5382 1.5261346.0221.6 95.723S114E
1591 Dec 30 04:00:34 122 20 -5047 118T+p- 0.1588 2.5665 1.5667329.9212.9 93.723N 59W
1592 Jun 24 21:40:10 122 20 -5041 123P t- -0.6136 1.7620 0.7028340.8184.6 - 24S 36E
1592 Dec 18 18:46:57 121 20 -5035 128P a- 0.8161 1.3460 0.3749271.8126.4 - 24N 78E
1593 May 15 07:55:14 121 20 -5030 95N -t 1.4548 0.2164-0.8387139.3 - - 18S119W
1593 Jun 13 22:19:49 121 20 -5029 133N t- -1.3705 0.3769-0.6895184.3 - - 25S 25E
1593 Nov 08 22:22:02 121 20 -5024 100N -a -1.2329 0.6001-0.4084206.7 - - 16N 22E
1593 Dec 08 10:08:27 121 20 -5023 138N a- 1.4900 0.1180-0.8701 93.1 - - 24N154W
1594 May 04 14:32:41 121 20 -5018 105P -t 0.6462 1.6748 0.6700312.0171.1 - 15S142E
1594 Oct 29 06:23:43 121 20 -5012 110P -a -0.5687 1.8463 0.7834338.0188.0 - 13N 99W
1595 Apr 24 03:56:43 120 20 -5006 115T-p- -0.1185 2.6206 1.6602321.8212.1 96.713S 59W
1595 Oct 18 07:40:05 120 20 -5000 120T+pp 0.1391 2.6497 1.5567376.1233.1100.210N118W
1596 Apr 12 20:35:29 120 20 -4994 125P a- -0.8279 1.3151 0.3623269.0124.8 - 10S 51E
1596 Oct 06 07:45:08 120 20 -4988 130P t- 0.8436 1.3465 0.2742311.9122.6 - 6N119W
1597 Mar 04 00:16:53 120 20 -4983 97N -a 1.1329 0.7922-0.2333238.8 - - 7N 0W
1597 Aug 27 03:08:44 119 20 -4977 102N -a -1.1604 0.7190-0.2615220.4 - - 11S 46W
1597 Sep 25 13:40:49 119 20 -4976 140N a- 1.5117 0.0924-0.9236 86.8 - - 2N152E
1598 Feb 21 05:35:26 119 20 -4971 107P -t 0.4537 2.0666 0.9851355.0206.6 - 11N 80W
1598 Aug 16 18:47:57 119 20 -4965 112T -a -0.4040 2.0898 1.1433306.9194.6 54.214S 80E
1599 Feb 10 05:14:34 119 20 -4959 117T-p- -0.2410 2.4660 1.3662373.9228.1 88.014N 74W
1599 Aug 06 11:42:05 118 20 -4953 122T p- 0.3273 2.2352 1.2793315.2202.6 73.117S174W
1600 Jan 30 06:25:27 118 20 -4947 127P a- -0.9183 1.2067 0.1399294.3 87.8 - 17N 93W
1600 Jul 26 01:13:16 117 20 -4941 132N t- 1.1201 0.8035-0.1979238.3 - - 18S 17W
1600 Dec 20 02:31:53 117 20 -4936 99N -a 1.1990 0.6515-0.3355207.7 - - 25N 38W

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses: 1501 to 1600 (1501 CE to 1600 CE)

During the 16th century CE [1], Earth experienced 233 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: 1501 - 1600
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 233100.0%
PenumbralN 82 35.2%
PartialP 74 31.8%
TotalT 77 33.0%

Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:

  • Central - Some portion of the Moon passes directly through the center of Earth’s umbral shadow.
    These are the deepest and longest type of lunar eclipse.
  • Non-Central - The Moon passes completely within Earth’s umbral shadow but misses the center of the umbra.

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 16th century CE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 77100.0%
Central 38 49.4%
Non-Central 39 50.6%

There are two to five lunar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.

Number of Eclipses Per Year
Number of Eclipses Per Year Number of Years
2 75
3 17
4 8
5 0

The lunar eclipses with the longest and shortest durations, and with the largest and smallest magnitudes appear in the following two tables.

Extreme Durations of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Duration
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 1584 May 2401h46m06s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 1529 Oct 1700h02m09s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1511 Apr 1303h27m32s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1553 Jul 2500h02m15s
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1542 Aug 2504h45m53s
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1550 Apr 0100h13m06s
 
Extreme Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Umbral Magnitude Penumbral Magnitude
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse 1555 Jun 051.82382 -
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse 1529 Oct 171.00021 -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1540 Sep 160.99479 -
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1553 Jul 250.00010 -
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1542 Aug 25 - 1.04947
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1550 Apr 01 - 0.00225

When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the series is known as a tetrad. The following table lists the dates of all total eclipses in the 6 tetrads occurring during this century.

Lunar Eclipse Tetrad Series
Series Number First Eclipse Second Eclipse Third Eclipse Fourth Eclipse
1 1504 Mar 01 1504 Aug 25 1505 Feb 18 1505 Aug 14
2 1515 Jan 30 1515 Jul 25 1516 Jan 19 1516 Jul 13
3 1522 Mar 12 1522 Sep 05 1523 Mar 01 1523 Aug 26
4 1533 Feb 09 1533 Aug 04 1534 Jan 30 1534 Jul 25
5 1562 Jan 20 1562 Jul 16 1563 Jan 09 1563 Jul 05
6 1580 Jan 31 1580 Jul 26 1581 Jan 19 1581 Jul 16

During the century, 2 Saros series begin and 0 Saros series end. The table below gives the Saros series, number of eclipses in the series, the calendar date and whether it is the first or last eclipse in the series.

First or Last Eclipse in Saros Series
Saros Series Number of Eclipses Date Pernumbral Magnitude First/Last
134 73 1550 Apr 01 0.0022First
133 71 1557 May 13 0.0735First

Footnotes

[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 center of the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadows.

Links to Additional Lunar Eclipse Information

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Calendar

The Gregorian calendar (also called the Western calendar) is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582. On this website, the Gregorian calendar is used for all calendar 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..

Eclipse Predictions

The eclipse predictions presented here were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates have been calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass.

The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as ΔT and is determined as follows:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. future: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

A series of polynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -2999 to +3000. The uncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this web site is based on the book Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

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