EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 1

Introduction

A solar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon's shadow passes across Earth's surface. At least two solar eclipses and as many as five occur every year.

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 with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and the same time of year due to a harmonic in three cycles of the Moon's orbit. 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 eclipses before ending with a group of partial eclipses near the opposite pole. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 1

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 1 . The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. For eclipses between the years -1999 to 3000, the calendar 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 Saros Catalog of Solar Eclipses.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 1
Seq Num	Rel Num	Calendar Date	TD of Greatest Eclipse	ΔT s	ΔT Sigma s	Luna Num	Ecl Type	QLE	Gamma	Ecl Mag	Lat °	Long °	Sun Alt °	Path Width km	Central Dur
1	-34	-2872-Jun-04	00:24:48	69990	8188	-60254	Pb	t-	1.5061	0.0936	62N	24W	0	-	-
2	-33	-2854-Jun-15	06:51:54	69453	8079	-60031	P	t-	1.4292	0.2273	63N	132W	0	-	-
3	-32	-2836-Jun-25	13:22:24	68918	7972	-59808	P	t-	1.3548	0.3555	63N	119E	0	-	-
4	-31	-2818-Jul-06	19:59:54	68385	7865	-59585	P	t-	1.2862	0.4731	64N	7E	0	-	-
5	-30	-2800-Jul-17	02:44:02	67854	7759	-59362	P	t-	1.2230	0.5804	65N	106W	0	-	-
6	-29	-2782-Jul-28	09:37:15	67325	7653	-59139	P	t-	1.1669	0.6748	66N	138E	0	-	-
7	-28	-2764-Aug-07	16:38:22	66799	7549	-58916	P	t-	1.1172	0.7577	67N	20E	0	-	-
8	-27	-2746-Aug-18	23:50:11	66274	7444	-58693	P	t-	1.0763	0.8252	68N	102W	0	-	-
9	-26	-2728-Aug-29	07:10:36	65751	7341	-58470	P	t-	1.0424	0.8806	69N	134E	0	-	-
10	-25	-2710-Sep-09	14:40:09	65231	7238	-58247	A+	t-	1.0160	0.9232	70N	7E	0	-	-
11	-24	-2692-Sep-19	22:18:25	64712	7136	-58024	An	t-	0.9966	0.9074	72N	128W	2	-	06m11s
12	-23	-2674-Oct-01	06:04:32	64196	7035	-57801	An	t-	0.9832	0.9073	72N	73E	10	-	06m52s
13	-22	-2656-Oct-11	13:57:21	63681	6934	-57578	An	p-	0.9753	0.9063	69N	66W	12	-	07m25s
14	-21	-2638-Oct-22	21:53:52	63169	6834	-57355	An	p-	0.9702	0.9059	66N	161E	13	-	07m54s
15	-20	-2620-Nov-02	05:54:46	62659	6734	-57132	An	p-	0.9684	0.9059	63N	29E	14	-	08m18s
16	-19	-2602-Nov-13	13:56:19	62150	6636	-56909	A	p-	0.9664	0.9066	60N	101W	14	1434	08m39s
17	-18	-2584-Nov-23	21:57:36	61644	6537	-56686	A	p-	0.9641	0.9080	57N	129E	15	1363	08m54s
18	-17	-2566-Dec-05	05:55:17	61140	6440	-56463	A	p-	0.9583	0.9104	54N	0W	16	1226	09m05s
19	-16	-2548-Dec-15	13:49:42	60638	6343	-56240	A	p-	0.9493	0.9135	50N	127W	18	1070	09m08s
20	-15	-2530-Dec-26	21:37:56	60138	6247	-56017	A	p-	0.9347	0.9174	46N	108E	20	895	09m04s
21	-14	-2511-Jan-06	05:19:12	59640	6152	-55794	A	p-	0.9138	0.9219	42N	14W	24	732	08m50s
22	-13	-2493-Jan-17	12:52:15	59145	6057	-55571	A	p-	0.8855	0.9271	38N	134W	27	590	08m25s
23	-12	-2475-Jan-27	20:17:11	58651	5963	-55348	A	p-	0.8498	0.9326	34N	110E	32	474	07m50s
24	-11	-2457-Feb-08	03:32:54	58159	5870	-55125	A	p-	0.8060	0.9385	31N	3W	36	379	07m06s
25	-10	-2439-Feb-18	10:40:18	57670	5777	-54902	A	p-	0.7544	0.9445	28N	113W	41	304	06m18s
26	-9	-2421-Mar-01	17:39:41	57182	5685	-54679	A	p-	0.6954	0.9507	25N	140E	46	245	05m27s
27	-8	-2403-Mar-12	00:32:49	56697	5594	-54456	A	p-	0.6301	0.9566	24N	34E	51	198	04m39s
28	-7	-2385-Mar-23	07:18:06	56213	5503	-54233	A	p-	0.5573	0.9625	22N	69W	56	160	03m55s
29	-6	-2367-Apr-02	13:59:58	55732	5413	-54010	A	p-	0.4807	0.9680	22N	170W	61	129	03m16s
30	-5	-2349-Apr-13	20:36:58	55253	5324	-53787	A	p-	0.3991	0.9731	21N	90E	66	104	02m41s
31	-4	-2331-Apr-24	03:13:54	54776	5236	-53564	A	p-	0.3160	0.9778	21N	10W	71	83	02m12s
32	-3	-2313-May-05	09:48:00	54301	5148	-53341	A	nn	0.2294	0.9820	21N	108W	77	65	01m48s
33	-2	-2295-May-15	16:25:45	53828	5060	-53118	A	nn	0.1446	0.9855	21N	152E	82	52	01m28s
34	-1	-2277-May-26	23:04:34	53357	4974	-52895	A	nn	0.0600	0.9886	20N	52E	86	40	01m11s
35	0	-2259-Jun-06	05:49:06	52888	4888	-52672	A	nn	-0.0210	0.9910	18N	49W	89	32	00m58s
36	1	-2241-Jun-17	12:37:47	52421	4803	-52449	A	nn	-0.0997	0.9928	16N	152W	84	25	00m47s
37	2	-2223-Jun-27	19:35:07	51956	4718	-52226	Am	nn	-0.1720	0.9942	14N	102E	80	21	00m40s
38	3	-2205-Jul-09	02:39:23	51493	4635	-52003	A	nn	-0.2395	0.9950	10N	5W	76	18	00m35s
39	4	-2187-Jul-19	09:53:04	51033	4551	-51780	A	-n	-0.2999	0.9955	6N	116W	73	17	00m32s
40	5	-2169-Jul-30	17:16:08	50574	4469	-51557	A	-n	-0.3534	0.9956	2N	131E	69	17	00m31s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 1
Seq Num	Rel Num	Calendar Date	TD of Greatest Eclipse	ΔT s	ΔT Sigma s	Luna Num	Ecl Type	QLE	Gamma	Ecl Mag	Lat °	Long °	Sun Alt °	Path Width km	Central Dur
41	6	-2151-Aug-10	00:50:15	50118	4387	-51334	A	-n	-0.3983	0.9955	2S	14E	67	17	00m31s
42	7	-2133-Aug-21	08:34:34	49663	4306	-51111	A	-n	-0.4359	0.9954	7S	105W	64	18	00m31s
43	8	-2115-Aug-31	16:29:23	49211	4226	-50888	A	-p	-0.4655	0.9953	12S	132E	62	19	00m31s
44	9	-2097-Sep-12	00:34:25	48761	4146	-50665	A	-p	-0.4874	0.9953	17S	7E	61	19	00m30s
45	10	-2079-Sep-22	08:49:03	48313	4067	-50442	A	-p	-0.5023	0.9955	22S	120W	60	18	00m27s
46	11	-2061-Oct-03	17:11:25	47866	3989	-50219	A	-p	-0.5116	0.9962	26S	111E	59	15	00m22s
47	12	-2043-Oct-14	01:41:42	47422	3911	-49996	A	-p	-0.5152	0.9972	31S	20W	59	11	00m16s
48	13	-2025-Oct-25	10:17:18	46980	3834	-49773	A	-p	-0.5154	0.9988	36S	151W	59	5	00m07s
49	14	-2007-Nov-04	18:57:24	46541	3758	-49550	H	-p	-0.5125	1.0009	40S	77E	59	4	00m05s
50	15	-1989-Nov-16	03:38:34	46103	3682	-49327	H	-n	-0.5094	1.0036	44S	54W	59	14	00m18s
51	16	-1971-Nov-26	12:21:20	45667	3607	-49104	H	-n	-0.5058	1.0069	48S	175E	59	28	00m34s
52	17	-1953-Dec-07	21:02:06	45233	3533	-48881	H	-n	-0.5049	1.0107	51S	46E	59	43	00m52s
53	18	-1935-Dec-18	05:39:57	44801	3460	-48658	H2	-p	-0.5068	1.0150	53S	81W	59	60	01m11s
54	19	-1917-Dec-29	14:12:33	44372	3387	-48435	T	-p	-0.5139	1.0197	55S	155E	59	79	01m31s
55	20	-1898-Jan-08	22:39:59	43944	3315	-48212	T	-p	-0.5258	1.0248	55S	32E	58	99	01m53s
56	21	-1880-Jan-20	07:00:51	43519	3243	-47989	T	-p	-0.5441	1.0301	55S	89W	57	121	02m13s
57	22	-1862-Jan-30	15:13:54	43096	3172	-47766	T	-p	-0.5696	1.0355	54S	151E	55	145	02m34s
58	23	-1844-Feb-10	23:19:47	42674	3102	-47543	T	-p	-0.6019	1.0408	53S	33E	53	170	02m53s
59	24	-1826-Feb-21	07:17:44	42255	3033	-47320	T	-p	-0.6413	1.0459	51S	84W	50	198	03m11s
60	25	-1808-Mar-03	15:08:44	41838	2964	-47097	T	-p	-0.6873	1.0507	50S	160E	46	229	03m28s
61	26	-1790-Mar-14	22:52:19	41423	2896	-46874	T	-p	-0.7402	1.0548	49S	45E	42	265	03m42s
62	27	-1772-Mar-25	06:30:31	41010	2829	-46651	T	-p	-0.7982	1.0583	48S	68W	37	313	03m53s
63	28	-1754-Apr-05	14:03:35	40599	2762	-46428	T	-p	-0.8610	1.0607	49S	180W	30	384	03m59s
64	29	-1736-Apr-15	21:31:40	40190	2697	-46205	T	-t	-0.9285	1.0617	52S	72E	21	537	03m57s
65	30	-1718-Apr-27	04:57:00	39783	2631	-45982	T-	-t	-0.9985	1.0268	61S	14W	0	-	-
66	31	-1700-May-07	12:20:00	39378	2567	-45759	P	-t	-1.0706	0.8880	61S	135W	0	-	-
67	32	-1682-May-18	19:43:08	38975	2503	-45536	P	-t	-1.1430	0.7477	62S	103E	0	-	-
68	33	-1664-May-29	03:05:22	38575	2440	-45313	P	-t	-1.2160	0.6058	62S	18W	0	-	-
69	34	-1646-Jun-09	10:30:38	38176	2378	-45090	P	-t	-1.2866	0.4684	63S	140W	0	-	-
70	35	-1628-Jun-19	17:58:26	37780	2316	-44867	P	-t	-1.3549	0.3357	64S	96E	0	-	-
71	36	-1610-Jul-01	01:30:45	37385	2255	-44644	P	-t	-1.4196	0.2104	65S	28W	0	-	-
72	37	-1592-Jul-11	09:07:39	36993	2195	-44421	Pe	-t	-1.4806	0.0930	66S	154W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 1

Solar eclipses of Saros 1 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -2872 Jun 04. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -1592 Jul 11. The total duration of Saros series 1 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 1

First Eclipse	-2872 Jun 04
Last Eclipse	-1592 Jul 11
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	9P 39A 5H 12T 7P

Saros 1 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 1
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	16	22.2%
Annular	A	39	54.2%
Total	T	12	16.7%
Hybrid	H	5	6.9%

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 1 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 1
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	56	100.0%
Central (two limits)	49	87.5%
Central (one limit)	5	8.9%
Non-Central (one limit)	2	3.6%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 1 occur in the following order : 9P 39A 5H 12T 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 1 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 1
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-2548 Dec 15	09m08s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-2025 Oct 25	00m07s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-1754 Apr 05	03m59s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-1917 Dec 29	01m31s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1935 Dec 18	01m11s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-2007 Nov 04	00m05s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1700 May 07	-	0.88798
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1592 Jul 11	-	0.09303

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 1

Catalog of Saros Series of Solar Eclipses

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
Solar Eclipse Basics - a primer on solar eclipses

Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series - covers Saros series -30 through 190
Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses - from -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

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

Calendar

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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:

pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
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 books Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and 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 eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

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