Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses
-2999 to 3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE)
Fred Espenak
Introduction
The Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses is organized into a series of sixty 100-year web pages, each one covering a century of solar eclipses. The 100-year table below covers the period -2999 to 3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE) [1]. The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. 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 Solar Eclipses.
For an explanation of how eclipses are classified, see Solar 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 Solar Eclipses. To select a different century, visit the Index to Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses.
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)
Index to the Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses | |||||
Century Interval | Number of Eclipses | Number of Partial Eclipses | Number of Annular Eclipsesa | Number of Total Eclipsesb | Number of Hybrid Eclipses |
-2999 to -2900 | 246 | 88 | 80 [0] | 59 [0] | 19 |
-2899 to -2800 | 233 | 80 | 82 [3] | 64 [0] | 4 |
-2799 to -2700 | 224 | 82 | 71 [4] | 57 [0] | 10 |
-2699 to -2600 | 226 | 79 | 79 [2] | 63 [1] | 2 |
-2599 to -2500 | 241 | 81 | 88 [1] | 65 [1] | 5 |
-2499 to -2400 | 256 | 95 | 87 [1] | 65 [1] | 7 |
-2399 to -2300 | 249 | 94 | 88 [0] | 67 [0] | 0 |
-2299 to -2200 | 237 | 85 | 77 [2] | 65 [0] | 8 |
-2199 to -2100 | 225 | 77 | 73 [1] | 67 [2] | 5 |
-2099 to -2000 | 225 | 80 | 65 [2] | 68 [1] | 9 |
-1999 to -1900 | 239 | 84 | 70 [1] | 62 [0] | 22 |
-1899 to -1800 | 253 | 93 | 80 [0] | 62 [1] | 17 |
-1799 to -1700 | 255 | 96 | 73 [1] | 63 [1] | 21 |
-1699 to -1600 | 230 | 75 | 70 [1] | 60 [0] | 24 |
-1599 to -1500 | 225 | 77 | 65 [2] | 59 [1] | 21 |
-1499 to -1400 | 226 | 77 | 65 [4] | 61 [1] | 18 |
-1399 to -1300 | 234 | 76 | 83 [1] | 68 [0] | 6 |
-1299 to -1200 | 250 | 93 | 86 [0] | 64 [0] | 7 |
-1199 to -1100 | 252 | 93 | 89 [0] | 63 [0] | 7 |
-1099 to -1000 | 238 | 79 | 89 [2] | 67 [1] | 0 |
-0999 to -0900 | 226 | 84 | 74 [1] | 58 [3] | 6 |
-0899 to -0800 | 225 | 80 | 73 [2] | 64 [2] | 4 |
-0799 to -0700 | 234 | 79 | 88 [0] | 64 [0] | 3 |
-0699 to -0600 | 253 | 96 | 86 [1] | 63 [0] | 7 |
-0599 to -0500 | 255 | 96 | 85 [1] | 65 [0] | 8 |
-0499 to -0400 | 241 | 84 | 76 [2] | 62 [0] | 17 |
-0399 to -0300 | 225 | 83 | 62 [1] | 56 [0] | 23 |
-0299 to -0200 | 226 | 83 | 61 [1] | 55 [2] | 24 |
-0199 to -0100 | 237 | 80 | 71 [2] | 62 [1] | 21 |
-0099 to 0000 | 251 | 92 | 77 [0] | 64 [1] | 17 |
0001 to 0100 | 248 | 90 | 74 [1] | 58 [0] | 25 |
0101 to 0200 | 237 | 80 | 75 [2] | 63 [1] | 16 |
0201 to 0300 | 227 | 79 | 70 [4] | 69 [0] | 5 |
0301 to 0400 | 222 | 74 | 74 [1] | 65 [1] | 7 |
0401 to 0500 | 233 | 80 | 83 [1] | 67 [0] | 2 |
0501 to 0600 | 251 | 93 | 86 [1] | 65 [0] | 6 |
0601 to 0700 | 251 | 90 | 89 [1] | 67 [0] | 4 |
0701 to 0800 | 233 | 77 | 86 [2] | 66 [0] | 2 |
0801 to 0900 | 222 | 78 | 72 [2] | 62 [2] | 6 |
0901 to 1000 | 227 | 76 | 83 [1] | 65 [1] | 1 |
1001 to 1100 | 241 | 84 | 90 [0] | 61 [0] | 6 |
1101 to 1200 | 250 | 92 | 82 [0] | 61 [0] | 15 |
1201 to 1300 | 246 | 87 | 80 [1] | 60 [0] | 18 |
1301 to 1400 | 229 | 76 | 72 [3] | 54 [0] | 24 |
1401 to 1500 | 222 | 77 | 62 [3] | 60 [1] | 19 |
1501 to 1600 | 228 | 75 | 69 [3] | 62 [0] | 19 |
1601 to 1700 | 248 | 89 | 74 [0] | 60 [1] | 24 |
1701 to 1800 | 251 | 92 | 78 [0] | 62 [0] | 19 |
1801 to 1900 | 242 | 87 | 77 [0] | 63 [0] | 15 |
1901 to 2000 | 228 | 78 | 71 [2] | 68 [3] | 6 |
2001 to 2100 | 224 | 77 | 70 [2] | 67 [1] | 7 |
2101 to 2200 | 235 | 79 | 82 [5] | 65 [0] | 4 |
2201 to 2300 | 248 | 92 | 86 [0] | 67 [0] | 3 |
2301 to 2400 | 248 | 88 | 86 [0] | 66 [0] | 8 |
2401 to 2500 | 237 | 81 | 87 [2] | 65 [1] | 1 |
2501 to 2600 | 225 | 83 | 71 [1] | 63 [1] | 6 |
2601 to 2700 | 227 | 77 | 78 [3] | 64 [0] | 5 |
2701 to 2800 | 242 | 84 | 92 [0] | 63 [0] | 3 |
2801 to 2900 | 254 | 95 | 86 [1] | 63 [0] | 9 |
2901 to 3000 | 248 | 91 | 80 [2] | 64 [0] | 11 |
a. The first value is the number of central annular eclipses, while the second (in square brackets) is the number of non-central annular eclipses ↵
b. The first value is the number of central total eclipses, while the second (in square brackets) is the number of non-central total eclipses ↵
Statistics for Solar Eclipses: -2999 to 3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE)
During the 6 Millennium period -2999 to 3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE [2] ), Earth will experience 14261 solar eclipses. The following table lists the number of eclipses of each type over this period.
Solar Eclipses: -2999 to 3000 | |||
Eclipse Type | Symbol | Number | Percent |
All Eclipses | - | 14261 | 100.0% |
Partial | P | 5042 | 35.4% |
Annular | A | 4761 | 33.4% |
Total | T | 3820 | 26.8% |
Hybrid | H | 638 | 4.5% |
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 30th 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 | 8581 | 100.0% |
Central (two limits) | 8357 | 97.4% |
Central (one limit) | 108 | 1.3% |
Non-Central (one limit) | 116 | 1.4% |
Annular Eclipses | ||
Classification | Number | Percent |
All Annular Eclipses | 4761 | 100.0% |
Central (two limits) | 4601 | 96.6% |
Central (one limit) | 77 | 1.6% |
Non-Central (one limit) | 83 | 1.7% |
Total Eclipses | ||
Classification | Number | Percent |
All Total Eclipses | 3820 | 100.0% |
Central (two limits) | 3756 | 98.3% |
Central (one limit) | 31 | 0.8% |
Non-Central (one limit) | 33 | 0.9% |
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 Eclipses Per Year: -2999 to 3000 |
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Number of Eclipses Per Year | Number of Years |
2 | 4342 |
3 | 1088 |
4 | 537 |
5 | 33 |
The years containing five solar eclipses are as follows: -2959, -2912, -2894, -2438, -2373, -2326, -2308, -2261, -1852, -1805, -1787, -1740, -1675, -1154, -1089, -568, -503, -438, -373, 18, 83, 148, 604, 669, 734, 1255, 1805, 1935, 2206, 2709, 2774, 2839, 2904.
The Number of Years with two solar eclipses in the same month: 52
The longest and shortest central eclipses of the century as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear in the following table.
Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Eclipses: -2999 to 3000 | |||
Extrema Type | Date | Duration | Magnitude |
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse | 0150 Dec 07 | 12m23s | - |
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse | 2931 Dec 30 | 00m00s | - |
Longest Total Solar Eclipse | 2186 Jul 16 | 07m29s | - |
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse | 0919 Feb 03 | 00m09s | - |
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -0979 Aug 13 | 01m48s | - |
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse | -2750 May 07 | 00m00s | - |
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse | -2746 Feb 22 | - | 0.99930 |
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse | -1838 Apr 04 | - | 0.00015 |
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)
Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions
- Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses
- Solar Eclipses - primary page for solar eclipse predictions
- Solar Eclipse Links - detailed directory of links
- Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses - covers the years -2999 to +3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE)
- World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Maps - index page for world eclipse maps covering 5 millennia
- Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all solar eclipses visible from a city
- Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication
- MrEclipse.com - eclipse resources and tips on photography
- Solar Eclipses for Beginners - a primer on solar eclipse basics
- How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse - instructions for imaging an eclipse of the Sun
- MrEclipse Photo Index - an index of solar eclipse photographs
Acknowledgments
Some of the data presented in the Catalog of Solar Eclipses were previously published in the Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and the Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
Permission is granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"
The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the credit line is NOT removed or covered.