EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 13

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 13

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 13 . 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 13
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	-41	-2543-Sep-23	03:29:14	60506	6318	-56181	Pb	t-	1.5545	0.0122	71N	136E	0	-	-
2	-40	-2525-Oct-04	11:32:52	60006	6222	-55958	P	t-	1.5490	0.0239	71N	1W	0	-	-
3	-39	-2507-Oct-14	19:40:30	59509	6127	-55735	P	t-	1.5474	0.0287	71N	139W	0	-	-
4	-38	-2489-Oct-26	03:51:52	59014	6032	-55512	P	t-	1.5493	0.0271	71N	82E	0	-	-
5	-37	-2471-Nov-05	12:04:26	58521	5938	-55289	P	t-	1.5525	0.0231	71N	57W	0	-	-
6	-36	-2453-Nov-16	20:16:55	58030	5845	-55066	P	t-	1.5566	0.0174	70N	164E	0	-	-
7	-35	-2435-Nov-27	04:25:50	57541	5753	-54843	P	t-	1.5581	0.0155	69N	27E	0	-	-
8	-34	-2417-Dec-08	12:31:39	57054	5661	-54620	P	t-	1.5578	0.0164	69N	109W	0	-	-
9	-33	-2399-Dec-18	20:31:21	56569	5570	-54397	P	t-	1.5528	0.0250	68N	118E	0	-	-
10	-32	-2381-Dec-30	04:23:21	56086	5479	-54174	P	t-	1.5422	0.0426	66N	13W	0	-	-
11	-31	-2362-Jan-09	12:06:22	55605	5390	-53951	P	t-	1.5247	0.0717	65N	141W	0	-	-
12	-30	-2344-Jan-20	19:40:08	55126	5301	-53728	P	t-	1.5001	0.1127	64N	93E	0	-	-
13	-29	-2326-Jan-31	03:03:50	54650	5212	-53505	P	t-	1.4675	0.1671	63N	30W	0	-	-
14	-28	-2308-Feb-11	10:16:28	54175	5124	-53282	P	t-	1.4262	0.2365	63N	149W	0	-	-
15	-27	-2290-Feb-21	17:19:07	53703	5037	-53059	P	t-	1.3769	0.3196	62N	94E	0	-	-
16	-26	-2272-Mar-04	00:11:41	53232	4951	-52836	P	t-	1.3196	0.4167	61N	20W	0	-	-
17	-25	-2254-Mar-15	06:54:23	52764	4865	-52613	P	t-	1.2542	0.5278	61N	131W	0	-	-
18	-24	-2236-Mar-25	13:28:49	52298	4780	-52390	P	t-	1.1820	0.6511	61N	119E	0	-	-
19	-23	-2218-Apr-05	19:56:13	51834	4696	-52167	P	t-	1.1040	0.7845	60N	12E	0	-	-
20	-22	-2200-Apr-16	02:18:36	51371	4612	-51944	P	t-	1.0214	0.9259	60N	94W	0	-	-
21	-21	-2182-Apr-27	08:35:10	50911	4529	-51721	A	t-	0.9339	0.9398	59N	158W	21	616	04m36s
22	-20	-2164-May-07	14:50:58	50453	4447	-51498	A	p-	0.8456	0.9429	57N	121E	32	388	04m37s
23	-19	-2146-May-18	21:04:42	49997	4366	-51275	A	p-	0.7552	0.9449	56N	35E	41	305	04m39s
24	-18	-2128-May-29	03:21:00	49543	4285	-51052	A	p-	0.6663	0.9461	55N	52W	48	264	04m45s
25	-17	-2110-Jun-09	09:37:56	49092	4205	-50829	A	p-	0.5774	0.9467	53N	141W	54	239	04m55s
26	-16	-2092-Jun-19	16:01:46	48642	4125	-50606	A	p-	0.4936	0.9467	51N	128E	60	226	05m11s
27	-15	-2074-Jun-30	22:30:08	48194	4046	-50383	A	p-	0.4132	0.9462	48N	35E	65	218	05m31s
28	-14	-2056-Jul-11	05:06:54	47749	3968	-50160	A	p-	0.3393	0.9454	44N	62W	70	214	05m54s
29	-13	-2038-Jul-22	11:51:32	47305	3891	-49937	A	pn	0.2711	0.9442	39N	162W	74	214	06m20s
30	-12	-2020-Aug-01	18:47:18	46864	3814	-49714	A	nn	0.2116	0.9430	35N	94E	78	216	06m45s
31	-11	-2002-Aug-13	01:52:28	46424	3738	-49491	A	nn	0.1594	0.9416	29N	13W	81	219	07m08s
32	-10	-1984-Aug-23	09:08:13	45987	3662	-49268	A	nn	0.1153	0.9402	24N	123W	83	223	07m27s
33	-9	-1966-Sep-03	16:34:26	45552	3588	-49045	A	nn	0.0796	0.9390	19N	123E	85	227	07m41s
34	-8	-1948-Sep-14	00:11:36	45119	3514	-48822	A	nn	0.0523	0.9380	13N	6E	87	231	07m50s
35	-7	-1930-Sep-25	07:57:38	44688	3440	-48599	A	nn	0.0318	0.9374	8N	113W	88	233	07m55s
36	-6	-1912-Oct-05	15:52:50	44259	3368	-48376	A	nn	0.0183	0.9371	2N	126E	89	234	07m55s
37	-5	-1894-Oct-16	23:55:03	43832	3296	-48153	A	nn	0.0100	0.9375	3S	3E	89	232	07m51s
38	-4	-1876-Oct-27	08:03:53	43407	3224	-47930	A	nn	0.0065	0.9384	7S	122W	90	229	07m43s
39	-3	-1858-Nov-07	16:15:19	42984	3154	-47707	A	nn	0.0045	0.9400	12S	113E	90	222	07m31s
40	-2	-1840-Nov-18	00:30:37	42563	3084	-47484	A	nn	0.0049	0.9422	15S	12W	90	214	07m13s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 13
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	-1	-1822-Nov-29	08:45:14	42144	3015	-47261	A	nn	0.0037	0.9451	19S	137W	90	202	06m49s
42	0	-1804-Dec-09	16:59:36	41728	2946	-47038	A	nn	0.0017	0.9487	21S	98E	90	188	06m18s
43	1	-1786-Dec-21	01:09:18	41313	2878	-46815	Am	nn	-0.0052	0.9529	23S	25W	90	172	05m42s
44	2	-1768-Dec-31	09:16:10	40901	2811	-46592	A	nn	-0.0153	0.9578	25S	147W	89	154	04m59s
45	3	-1749-Jan-11	17:16:29	40490	2745	-46369	A	nn	-0.0321	0.9631	26S	93E	88	133	04m13s
46	4	-1731-Jan-22	01:10:16	40082	2679	-46146	A	nn	-0.0551	0.9690	26S	26W	87	112	03m25s
47	5	-1713-Feb-02	08:56:10	39676	2614	-45923	A	nn	-0.0855	0.9750	26S	142W	85	90	02m39s
48	6	-1695-Feb-12	16:35:08	39271	2550	-45700	A	nn	-0.1227	0.9814	25S	103E	83	67	01m54s
49	7	-1677-Feb-24	00:06:30	38869	2486	-45477	A	nn	-0.1672	0.9877	24S	10W	80	44	01m12s
50	8	-1659-Mar-06	07:30:22	38469	2424	-45254	A	nn	-0.2188	0.9941	23S	122W	77	21	00m34s
51	9	-1641-Mar-17	14:47:53	38071	2361	-45031	H	nn	-0.2769	1.0002	21S	128E	74	1	00m01s
52	10	-1623-Mar-27	21:59:45	37675	2300	-44808	H	-n	-0.3403	1.0061	20S	20E	70	22	00m33s
53	11	-1605-Apr-08	05:06:45	37281	2239	-44585	H	-p	-0.4089	1.0115	20S	88W	66	43	01m03s
54	12	-1587-Apr-18	12:10:29	36890	2179	-44362	T	-p	-0.4812	1.0163	20S	166E	61	63	01m29s
55	13	-1569-Apr-29	19:12:27	36500	2120	-44139	T	-p	-0.5558	1.0205	21S	59E	56	83	01m53s
56	14	-1551-May-10	02:14:25	36112	2061	-43916	T	-p	-0.6314	1.0240	22S	48W	51	103	02m12s
57	15	-1533-May-21	09:16:09	35727	2003	-43693	T	-p	-0.7081	1.0266	25S	155W	45	126	02m27s
58	16	-1515-May-31	16:21:19	35343	1946	-43470	T	-p	-0.7827	1.0283	29S	97E	38	152	02m35s
59	17	-1497-Jun-11	23:29:04	34962	1889	-43247	T	-p	-0.8558	1.0290	35S	12W	31	188	02m35s
60	18	-1479-Jun-22	06:42:47	34582	1834	-43024	T	-p	-0.9250	1.0286	44S	124W	22	256	02m25s
61	19	-1461-Jul-03	14:00:54	34205	1779	-42801	Ts	-t	-0.9911	1.0252	59S	125E	6	-	01m52s
62	20	-1443-Jul-13	21:27:38	33830	1724	-42578	P	-t	-1.0508	0.9115	66S	4E	0	-	-
63	21	-1425-Jul-25	05:01:23	33456	1671	-42355	P	-t	-1.1051	0.8096	67S	121W	0	-	-
64	22	-1407-Aug-04	12:43:57	33085	1618	-42132	P	-t	-1.1528	0.7200	68S	110E	0	-	-
65	23	-1389-Aug-15	20:35:22	32716	1565	-41909	P	-t	-1.1940	0.6427	69S	21W	0	-	-
66	24	-1371-Aug-26	04:36:27	32349	1514	-41686	P	-t	-1.2280	0.5790	70S	155W	0	-	-
67	25	-1353-Sep-06	12:46:49	31984	1463	-41463	P	-t	-1.2547	0.5287	71S	68E	0	-	-
68	26	-1335-Sep-16	21:05:12	31621	1413	-41240	P	-t	-1.2756	0.4896	71S	72W	0	-	-
69	27	-1317-Sep-28	05:32:57	31261	1364	-41017	P	-t	-1.2895	0.4636	72S	145E	0	-	-
70	28	-1299-Oct-08	14:07:53	30902	1315	-40794	P	-t	-1.2984	0.4470	72S	1E	0	-	-
71	29	-1281-Oct-19	22:49:53	30545	1268	-40571	P	-t	-1.3022	0.4399	71S	145W	0	-	-
72	30	-1263-Oct-30	07:36:09	30191	1221	-40348	P	-t	-1.3033	0.4379	71S	68E	0	-	-
73	31	-1245-Nov-10	16:27:06	29838	1174	-40125	P	-t	-1.3012	0.4419	70S	79W	0	-	-
74	32	-1227-Nov-21	01:19:13	29488	1129	-39902	P	-t	-1.2988	0.4464	69S	133E	0	-	-
75	33	-1209-Dec-02	10:11:53	29139	1084	-39679	P	-t	-1.2965	0.4506	68S	13W	0	-	-
76	34	-1191-Dec-12	19:02:43	28793	1040	-39456	P	-t	-1.2964	0.4508	67S	159W	0	-	-
77	35	-1173-Dec-24	03:51:05	28449	997	-39233	P	-t	-1.2988	0.4462	66S	56E	0	-	-
78	36	-1154-Jan-03	12:33:55	28107	954	-39010	P	-t	-1.3061	0.4325	65S	86W	0	-	-
79	37	-1136-Jan-14	21:11:22	27767	912	-38787	P	-t	-1.3181	0.4096	64S	133E	0	-	-
80	38	-1118-Jan-25	05:41:25	27429	871	-38564	P	-t	-1.3365	0.3745	63S	5W	0	-	-

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 13
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
81	39	-1100-Feb-05	14:05:10	27093	831	-38341	P	-t	-1.3606	0.3282	63S	142W	0	-	-
82	40	-1082-Feb-15	22:18:59	26759	791	-38118	P	-t	-1.3928	0.2659	62S	84E	0	-	-
83	41	-1064-Feb-27	06:26:16	26427	753	-37895	P	-t	-1.4306	0.1927	61S	48W	0	-	-
84	42	-1046-Mar-09	14:24:08	26097	715	-37672	P	-t	-1.4762	0.1042	61S	178W	0	-	-
85	43	-1028-Mar-19	22:16:27	25770	678	-37449	Pe	-t	-1.5266	0.0059	61S	54E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 13

Solar eclipses of Saros 13 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 -2543 Sep 23. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -1028 Mar 19. The total duration of Saros series 13 is 1514.53 years.

Summary of Saros 13

First Eclipse	-2543 Sep 23
Last Eclipse	-1028 Mar 19
Series Duration	1514.53 Years
No. of Eclipses	85
Sequence	20P 30A 3H 8T 24P

Saros 13 is composed of 85 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 13
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	85	100.0%
Partial	P	44	51.8%
Annular	A	30	35.3%
Total	T	8	9.4%
Hybrid	H	3	3.5%

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 13 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 13
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	41	100.0%
Central (two limits)	40	97.6%
Central (one limit)	1	2.4%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 85 eclipses in Saros 13 occur in the following order : 20P 30A 3H 8T 24P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 13 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 13
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1912 Oct 05	07m55s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1659 Mar 06	00m34s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-1515 May 31	02m35s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-1587 Apr 18	01m29s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1605 Apr 08	01m03s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1641 Mar 17	00m01s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-2200 Apr 16	-	0.92594
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1028 Mar 19	-	0.00590

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 13

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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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.

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