EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 7

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 7

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 7 . 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 7
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	-2590-Apr-08	18:26:09	61830	6573	-56768	Pb	t-	1.5212	0.0686	61N	76E	0	-	-
2	-33	-2572-Apr-19	00:48:19	61325	6476	-56545	P	t-	1.4400	0.2085	61N	30W	0	-	-
3	-32	-2554-Apr-30	07:07:19	60823	6379	-56322	P	t-	1.3562	0.3528	61N	136W	0	-	-
4	-31	-2536-May-10	13:23:26	60322	6283	-56099	P	t-	1.2699	0.5011	61N	119E	0	-	-
5	-30	-2518-May-21	19:39:35	59823	6187	-55876	P	t-	1.1834	0.6494	61N	14E	0	-	-
6	-29	-2500-Jun-01	01:55:48	59327	6092	-55653	P	t-	1.0966	0.7978	62N	91W	0	-	-
7	-28	-2482-Jun-12	08:16:17	58832	5998	-55430	A+	t-	1.0130	0.9399	63N	163E	0	-	-
8	-27	-2464-Jun-22	14:40:41	58340	5904	-55207	A	t-	0.9326	0.9363	76N	107E	21	669	04m19s
9	-26	-2446-Jul-03	21:10:59	57850	5811	-54984	A	p-	0.8568	0.9361	78N	51E	31	465	04m42s
10	-25	-2428-Jul-14	03:48:28	57361	5719	-54761	A	p-	0.7865	0.9350	75N	18W	38	395	05m08s
11	-24	-2410-Jul-25	10:34:44	56875	5627	-54538	A	p-	0.7232	0.9334	70N	105W	43	362	05m37s
12	-23	-2392-Aug-04	17:30:35	56391	5537	-54315	A	p-	0.6674	0.9315	64N	158E	48	346	06m09s
13	-22	-2374-Aug-16	00:35:40	55909	5446	-54092	A	p-	0.6188	0.9294	58N	53E	51	338	06m42s
14	-21	-2356-Aug-26	07:51:43	55429	5357	-53869	A	p-	0.5791	0.9275	52N	56W	54	334	07m15s
15	-20	-2338-Sep-06	15:17:52	54951	5268	-53646	A	p-	0.5473	0.9256	46N	169W	57	334	07m48s
16	-19	-2320-Sep-16	22:53:34	54475	5180	-53423	A	p-	0.5228	0.9241	40N	75E	58	334	08m18s
17	-18	-2302-Sep-28	06:38:22	54001	5092	-53200	A	p-	0.5054	0.9229	35N	44W	59	335	08m46s
18	-17	-2284-Oct-08	14:30:38	53530	5006	-52977	A	p-	0.4936	0.9222	29N	165W	60	335	09m09s
19	-16	-2266-Oct-19	22:29:56	53060	4919	-52754	A	p-	0.4874	0.9220	25N	72E	61	335	09m30s
20	-15	-2248-Oct-30	06:32:16	52592	4834	-52531	A	p-	0.4830	0.9226	20N	52W	61	331	09m45s
21	-14	-2230-Nov-10	14:39:00	52127	4749	-52308	A	p-	0.4819	0.9237	16N	177W	61	326	09m55s
22	-13	-2212-Nov-20	22:45:26	51663	4665	-52085	A	p-	0.4796	0.9256	12N	58E	61	318	09m57s
23	-12	-2194-Dec-02	06:51:55	51202	4582	-51862	A	p-	0.4771	0.9282	9N	67W	61	306	09m49s
24	-11	-2176-Dec-12	14:53:45	50743	4499	-51639	A	p-	0.4700	0.9315	7N	170E	62	290	09m29s
25	-10	-2158-Dec-23	22:52:50	50285	4417	-51416	A	p-	0.4601	0.9355	4N	47E	63	270	08m56s
26	-9	-2139-Jan-03	06:45:21	49830	4336	-51193	A	p-	0.4436	0.9401	2N	74W	64	248	08m12s
27	-8	-2121-Jan-14	14:31:21	49377	4255	-50970	A	p-	0.4212	0.9453	1N	167E	65	222	07m18s
28	-7	-2103-Jan-24	22:09:17	48926	4175	-50747	A	p-	0.3909	0.9508	0S	50E	67	195	06m19s
29	-6	-2085-Feb-05	05:40:01	48477	4096	-50524	A	p-	0.3540	0.9568	1S	65W	69	168	05m19s
30	-5	-2067-Feb-15	13:02:30	48030	4017	-50301	A	p-	0.3091	0.9629	1S	177W	72	140	04m20s
31	-4	-2049-Feb-26	20:17:22	47585	3939	-50078	A	n-	0.2568	0.9692	1S	73E	75	114	03m27s
32	-3	-2031-Mar-09	03:25:12	47143	3862	-49855	A	nn	0.1974	0.9754	1S	36W	79	89	02m38s
33	-2	-2013-Mar-20	10:27:33	46702	3786	-49632	A	nn	0.1325	0.9815	1S	142W	82	66	01m55s
34	-1	-1995-Mar-30	17:23:28	46263	3710	-49409	A	nn	0.0612	0.9873	0S	113E	86	45	01m17s
35	0	-1977-Apr-11	00:16:30	45827	3635	-49186	A	nn	-0.0135	0.9927	0N	8E	89	26	00m44s
36	1	-1959-Apr-21	07:06:15	45392	3560	-48963	A	nn	-0.0919	0.9977	1N	95W	85	8	00m14s
37	2	-1941-May-02	13:56:13	44960	3486	-48740	Hm	nn	-0.1714	1.0021	1N	162E	80	7	00m12s
38	3	-1923-May-12	20:44:08	44530	3413	-48517	H	nn	-0.2534	1.0059	0S	59E	75	21	00m36s
39	4	-1905-May-24	03:35:50	44101	3341	-48294	H	-n	-0.3332	1.0090	2S	45W	71	33	00m56s
40	5	-1887-Jun-03	10:29:15	43675	3269	-48071	H	-p	-0.4122	1.0115	4S	150W	66	43	01m13s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 7
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	-1869-Jun-14	17:28:52	43251	3198	-47848	H	-p	-0.4871	1.0133	7S	103E	61	52	01m26s
42	7	-1851-Jun-25	00:32:36	42829	3128	-47625	H2	-p	-0.5595	1.0145	10S	5W	56	60	01m34s
43	8	-1833-Jul-06	07:45:45	42409	3058	-47402	T	-p	-0.6250	1.0151	15S	117W	51	66	01m37s
44	9	-1815-Jul-16	15:05:57	41991	2989	-47179	T	-p	-0.6853	1.0151	20S	130E	47	71	01m35s
45	10	-1797-Jul-27	22:35:26	41575	2921	-46956	T	-p	-0.7388	1.0147	25S	13E	42	75	01m30s
46	11	-1779-Aug-07	06:14:07	41161	2854	-46733	T	-p	-0.7856	1.0139	31S	107W	38	77	01m21s
47	12	-1761-Aug-18	14:03:28	40750	2787	-46510	T	-p	-0.8244	1.0131	37S	130E	34	79	01m12s
48	13	-1743-Aug-28	22:02:47	40340	2721	-46287	T	-p	-0.8557	1.0120	42S	3E	31	80	01m02s
49	14	-1725-Sep-09	06:11:07	39932	2655	-46064	T	-p	-0.8803	1.0112	48S	126W	28	81	00m54s
50	15	-1707-Sep-19	14:29:35	39527	2591	-45841	T	-p	-0.8972	1.0105	53S	101E	26	82	00m48s
51	16	-1689-Sep-30	22:56:13	39123	2527	-45618	T	-p	-0.9082	1.0102	58S	33W	24	84	00m44s
52	17	-1671-Oct-11	07:30:16	38722	2463	-45395	T	-p	-0.9138	1.0104	62S	170W	23	89	00m43s
53	18	-1653-Oct-22	16:09:50	38323	2401	-45172	T	-p	-0.9156	1.0111	66S	53E	23	96	00m44s
54	19	-1635-Nov-02	00:54:27	37925	2339	-44949	T	-p	-0.9138	1.0124	70S	85W	23	106	00m47s
55	20	-1617-Nov-13	09:41:35	37530	2277	-44726	T	-p	-0.9106	1.0143	74S	138E	24	120	00m52s
56	21	-1599-Nov-23	18:29:36	37137	2217	-44503	T	-p	-0.9073	1.0167	78S	1E	24	138	00m59s
57	22	-1581-Dec-05	03:17:28	36746	2157	-44280	T	-p	-0.9049	1.0196	82S	133W	25	160	01m08s
58	23	-1563-Dec-15	12:03:19	36357	2098	-44057	T	-p	-0.9050	1.0228	87S	104E	25	186	01m18s
59	24	-1545-Dec-26	20:44:51	35970	2040	-43834	T	-p	-0.9092	1.0265	88S	93E	24	220	01m28s
60	25	-1526-Jan-06	05:21:20	35585	1982	-43611	T	-p	-0.9181	1.0302	84S	13W	23	263	01m39s
61	26	-1508-Jan-17	13:51:39	35202	1925	-43388	T	-p	-0.9328	1.0340	79S	137W	21	325	01m49s
62	27	-1490-Jan-27	22:15:54	34822	1869	-43165	T	-p	-0.9533	1.0375	74S	99E	17	430	01m58s
63	28	-1472-Feb-08	06:31:05	34443	1813	-42942	T	-t	-0.9818	1.0401	69S	18W	10	765	02m02s
64	29	-1454-Feb-18	14:39:48	34067	1758	-42719	P	-t	-1.0161	0.9850	62S	131W	0	-	-
65	30	-1436-Feb-29	22:39:21	33692	1704	-42496	P	-t	-1.0583	0.9064	61S	99E	0	-	-
66	31	-1418-Mar-12	06:32:47	33320	1651	-42273	P	-t	-1.1059	0.8165	61S	30W	0	-	-
67	32	-1400-Mar-22	14:17:22	32949	1598	-42050	P	-t	-1.1612	0.7110	61S	156W	0	-	-
68	33	-1382-Apr-02	21:57:26	32581	1546	-41827	P	-t	-1.2205	0.5968	61S	78E	0	-	-
69	34	-1364-Apr-13	05:30:55	32215	1495	-41604	P	-t	-1.2852	0.4715	61S	45W	0	-	-
70	35	-1346-Apr-24	13:00:46	31851	1445	-41381	P	-t	-1.3529	0.3397	61S	168W	0	-	-
71	36	-1328-May-04	20:26:43	31489	1395	-41158	P	-t	-1.4239	0.2013	61S	70E	0	-	-
72	37	-1310-May-16	03:51:41	31128	1346	-40935	Pe	-t	-1.4954	0.0619	62S	52W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 7

Solar eclipses of Saros 7 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 -2590 Apr 08. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -1310 May 16. The total duration of Saros series 7 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 7

First Eclipse	-2590 Apr 08
Last Eclipse	-1310 May 16
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	6P 30A 6H 21T 9P

Saros 7 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 7
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	15	20.8%
Annular	A	30	41.7%
Total	T	21	29.2%
Hybrid	H	6	8.3%

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 7 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 7
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	57	100.0%
Central (two limits)	56	98.2%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.8%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 7 occur in the following order : 6P 30A 6H 21T 9P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 7 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 7
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-2212 Nov 20	09m57s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1959 Apr 21	00m14s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-1472 Feb 08	02m02s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-1671 Oct 11	00m43s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1851 Jun 25	01m34s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1941 May 02	00m12s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1454 Feb 18	-	0.98502
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1310 May 16	-	0.06185

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 7

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

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by Fred Espenak

Calendar

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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.

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