EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22

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 22

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 22 . 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 22
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	-2174-May-28	16:18:38	50706	4493	-51621	Pb	t-	-1.4760	0.1350	69S	178E	0	-	-
2	-33	-2156-Jun-07	22:57:45	50249	4411	-51398	P	t-	-1.4020	0.2673	69S	65E	0	-	-
3	-32	-2138-Jun-19	05:37:38	49794	4329	-51175	P	t-	-1.3287	0.3974	68S	49W	0	-	-
4	-31	-2120-Jun-29	12:21:26	49341	4249	-50952	P	t-	-1.2590	0.5197	67S	163W	0	-	-
5	-30	-2102-Jul-10	19:09:06	48890	4169	-50729	P	t-	-1.1928	0.6349	66S	83E	0	-	-
6	-29	-2084-Jul-21	02:03:49	48441	4090	-50506	P	t-	-1.1325	0.7385	65S	33W	0	-	-
7	-28	-2066-Aug-01	09:05:11	47994	4011	-50283	P	t-	-1.0778	0.8312	64S	150W	0	-	-
8	-27	-2048-Aug-11	16:13:27	47550	3933	-50060	P	t-	-1.0289	0.9130	63S	92E	0	-	-
9	-26	-2030-Aug-22	23:30:41	47107	3856	-49837	As	t-	-0.9877	0.9309	56S	17W	8	-	06m04s
10	-25	-2012-Sep-02	06:56:10	46666	3780	-49614	A	p-	-0.9535	0.9283	50S	128W	17	882	06m37s
11	-24	-1994-Sep-13	14:30:42	46228	3704	-49391	A	p-	-0.9269	0.9249	48S	116E	22	735	06m57s
12	-23	-1976-Sep-23	22:11:39	45792	3629	-49168	A	p-	-0.9057	0.9215	48S	3W	25	679	07m10s
13	-22	-1958-Oct-05	06:01:04	45357	3554	-48945	A	p-	-0.8918	0.9183	50S	125W	27	665	07m16s
14	-21	-1940-Oct-15	13:55:15	44925	3481	-48722	A	p-	-0.8820	0.9156	52S	112E	28	664	07m17s
15	-20	-1922-Oct-26	21:54:25	44495	3408	-48499	A	p-	-0.8768	0.9134	56S	13W	28	672	07m15s
16	-19	-1904-Nov-06	05:55:20	44067	3335	-48276	A	p-	-0.8732	0.9118	59S	138W	29	681	07m10s
17	-18	-1886-Nov-17	13:58:14	43641	3264	-48053	A	p-	-0.8714	0.9109	64S	96E	29	689	07m03s
18	-17	-1868-Nov-27	21:59:17	43217	3193	-47830	A	p-	-0.8682	0.9107	68S	28W	29	687	06m55s
19	-16	-1850-Dec-09	05:57:50	42795	3122	-47607	A	p-	-0.8631	0.9113	72S	149W	30	674	06m47s
20	-15	-1832-Dec-19	13:51:33	42375	3053	-47384	A	p-	-0.8543	0.9126	76S	97E	31	646	06m40s
21	-14	-1814-Dec-30	21:40:16	41957	2984	-47161	A	p-	-0.8417	0.9146	79S	7W	32	608	06m34s
22	-13	-1795-Jan-10	05:20:01	41542	2916	-46938	A	p-	-0.8216	0.9173	79S	98W	34	556	06m29s
23	-12	-1777-Jan-21	12:52:26	41128	2848	-46715	A	p-	-0.7953	0.9205	76S	167E	37	501	06m26s
24	-11	-1759-Jan-31	20:14:52	40716	2781	-46492	A	p-	-0.7608	0.9242	70S	64E	40	443	06m25s
25	-10	-1741-Feb-12	03:29:45	40307	2715	-46269	A	p-	-0.7200	0.9282	64S	44W	44	390	06m24s
26	-9	-1723-Feb-22	10:32:44	39899	2650	-46046	A	p-	-0.6694	0.9324	56S	152W	48	340	06m23s
27	-8	-1705-Mar-05	17:28:46	39494	2585	-45823	A	p-	-0.6128	0.9367	48S	101E	52	297	06m22s
28	-7	-1687-Mar-16	00:14:24	39091	2521	-45600	A	p-	-0.5471	0.9410	40S	5W	57	260	06m20s
29	-6	-1669-Mar-27	06:54:30	38690	2458	-45377	A	p-	-0.4766	0.9451	31S	110W	61	229	06m14s
30	-5	-1651-Apr-06	13:25:53	38290	2396	-45154	A	p-	-0.3985	0.9491	22S	147E	66	203	06m05s
31	-4	-1633-Apr-17	19:54:53	37893	2334	-44931	A	p-	-0.3179	0.9527	13S	45E	71	182	05m53s
32	-3	-1615-Apr-28	02:18:39	37498	2273	-44708	A	nn	-0.2323	0.9559	4S	55W	77	165	05m37s
33	-2	-1597-May-09	08:41:50	37105	2212	-44485	A	nn	-0.1456	0.9587	5N	155W	82	152	05m18s
34	-1	-1579-May-19	15:04:02	36715	2152	-44262	A	nn	-0.0572	0.9609	13N	105E	87	142	04m58s
35	0	-1561-May-30	21:28:58	36326	2093	-44039	A	nn	0.0297	0.9628	21N	6E	88	135	04m37s
36	1	-1543-Jun-10	03:56:49	35939	2035	-43816	Am	nn	0.1150	0.9641	28N	93W	83	131	04m16s
37	2	-1525-Jun-21	10:29:15	35554	1977	-43593	A	nn	0.1973	0.9649	34N	168E	78	129	03m58s
38	3	-1507-Jul-01	17:08:42	35172	1920	-43370	A	nn	0.2747	0.9653	40N	69E	74	131	03m43s
39	4	-1489-Jul-12	23:55:42	34791	1864	-43147	A	-n	0.3470	0.9653	44N	31W	69	134	03m31s
40	5	-1471-Jul-23	06:51:42	34413	1809	-42924	A	-p	0.4126	0.9650	47N	132W	65	139	03m23s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22
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	-1453-Aug-03	13:57:07	34036	1754	-42701	A	-p	0.4711	0.9644	48N	125E	62	145	03m18s
42	7	-1435-Aug-13	21:13:34	33662	1700	-42478	A	-p	0.5215	0.9637	48N	18E	58	153	03m16s
43	8	-1417-Aug-25	04:40:22	33290	1647	-42255	A	-p	0.5643	0.9630	46N	91W	55	161	03m16s
44	9	-1399-Sep-04	12:17:15	32920	1594	-42032	A	-p	0.5997	0.9624	44N	155E	53	168	03m18s
45	10	-1381-Sep-15	20:04:57	32551	1542	-41809	A	-p	0.6269	0.9620	41N	38E	51	174	03m21s
46	11	-1363-Sep-26	04:02:45	32185	1491	-41586	A	-p	0.6464	0.9619	38N	84W	50	177	03m25s
47	12	-1345-Oct-07	12:09:30	31821	1441	-41363	A	-p	0.6596	0.9623	35N	152E	49	177	03m27s
48	13	-1327-Oct-17	20:23:39	31459	1391	-41140	A	-p	0.6676	0.9631	31N	25E	48	175	03m29s
49	14	-1309-Oct-29	04:44:39	31100	1342	-40917	A	-p	0.6708	0.9645	28N	103W	48	169	03m28s
50	15	-1291-Nov-08	13:10:41	30742	1294	-40694	A	-p	0.6706	0.9665	25N	126E	48	159	03m23s
51	16	-1273-Nov-19	21:39:06	30386	1246	-40471	A	-p	0.6693	0.9691	22N	4W	48	147	03m13s
52	17	-1255-Nov-30	06:09:20	30032	1200	-40248	A	-p	0.6673	0.9723	20N	136W	48	131	02m59s
53	18	-1237-Dec-11	14:38:21	29681	1154	-40025	A	-p	0.6671	0.9762	19N	94E	48	113	02m37s
54	19	-1219-Dec-21	23:06:03	29331	1109	-39802	A	-p	0.6688	0.9806	18N	37W	48	93	02m10s
55	20	-1200-Jan-02	07:28:27	28984	1064	-39579	A	-p	0.6755	0.9855	19N	166W	47	69	01m37s
56	21	-1182-Jan-12	15:47:17	28639	1020	-39356	A	-p	0.6860	0.9908	20N	66E	47	45	01m00s
57	22	-1164-Jan-23	23:58:49	28295	977	-39133	A	-p	0.7029	0.9964	23N	61W	45	18	00m23s
58	23	-1146-Feb-03	08:03:59	27954	935	-38910	H	-p	0.7260	1.0022	27N	173E	43	11	00m13s
59	24	-1128-Feb-14	16:00:48	27615	894	-38687	H	-p	0.7567	1.0080	32N	49E	41	42	00m46s
60	25	-1110-Feb-24	23:51:21	27278	853	-38464	T	-p	0.7932	1.0136	38N	74W	37	76	01m13s
61	26	-1092-Mar-07	07:34:27	26943	813	-38241	T	-p	0.8365	1.0189	45N	163E	33	117	01m33s
62	27	-1074-Mar-18	15:10:34	26610	774	-38018	T	-p	0.8862	1.0236	53N	39E	27	173	01m46s
63	28	-1056-Mar-28	22:40:37	26279	736	-37795	T	-t	0.9418	1.0272	63N	89W	19	278	01m49s
64	29	-1038-Apr-09	06:05:48	25950	698	-37572	T+	-t	1.0021	1.0038	72N	97E	0	-	-
65	30	-1020-Apr-19	13:27:02	25623	661	-37349	P	-t	1.0664	0.8849	71N	28W	0	-	-
66	31	-1002-Apr-30	20:45:02	25299	625	-37126	P	-t	1.1338	0.7586	71N	152W	0	-	-
67	32	-0984-May-11	04:02:05	24976	616	-36903	P	-t	1.2028	0.6282	70N	84E	0	-	-
68	33	-0966-May-22	11:18:57	24655	609	-36680	P	-t	1.2727	0.4951	69N	39W	0	-	-
69	34	-0948-Jun-01	18:36:23	24337	602	-36457	P	-t	1.3427	0.3611	68N	161W	0	-	-
70	35	-0930-Jun-13	01:56:21	24021	595	-36234	P	-t	1.4111	0.2297	67N	76E	0	-	-
71	36	-0912-Jun-23	09:19:23	23706	588	-36011	Pe	-t	1.4775	0.1021	66N	47W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 22

Solar eclipses of Saros 22 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -2174 May 28. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -0912 Jun 23. The total duration of Saros series 22 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 22

First Eclipse	-2174 May 28
Last Eclipse	-0912 Jun 23
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	8P 49A 2H 5T 7P

Saros 22 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 22
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	15	21.1%
Annular	A	49	69.0%
Total	T	5	7.0%
Hybrid	H	2	2.8%

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 22 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 22
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	56	100.0%
Central (two limits)	54	96.4%
Central (one limit)	1	1.8%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 22 occur in the following order : 8P 49A 2H 5T 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 22 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1940 Oct 15	07m17s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1164 Jan 23	00m23s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-1056 Mar 28	01m49s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-1110 Feb 24	01m13s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1128 Feb 14	00m46s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1146 Feb 03	00m13s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-2048 Aug 11	-	0.91298
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0912 Jun 23	-	0.10205

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22

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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