EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 61

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 61

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 61 . 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 61
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	-36	-0973-May-10	20:49:50	24780	612	-36767	Pb	t-	1.5117	0.0374	62N	150W	0	-	-
2	-35	-0955-May-21	04:08:44	24461	605	-36544	P	t-	1.4430	0.1697	62N	90E	0	-	-
3	-34	-0937-Jun-01	11:25:47	24144	598	-36321	P	t-	1.3731	0.3039	63N	30W	0	-	-
4	-33	-0919-Jun-11	18:42:23	23829	591	-36098	P	t-	1.3034	0.4371	64N	150W	0	-	-
5	-32	-0901-Jun-23	02:00:25	23515	584	-35875	P	t-	1.2354	0.5662	65N	89E	0	-	-
6	-31	-0883-Jul-03	09:20:50	23205	577	-35652	P	t-	1.1701	0.6889	66N	32W	0	-	-
7	-30	-0865-Jul-14	16:43:57	22896	570	-35429	P	t-	1.1077	0.8049	67N	155W	0	-	-
8	-29	-0847-Jul-25	00:11:53	22589	564	-35206	P	t-	1.0499	0.9110	68N	81E	0	-	-
9	-28	-0829-Aug-05	07:45:23	22284	557	-34983	T+	t-	0.9974	1.0060	69N	45W	0	-	-
10	-27	-0811-Aug-15	15:25:50	21981	550	-34760	T	p-	0.9517	1.0121	79N	128E	17	140	00m42s
11	-26	-0793-Aug-26	23:11:48	21680	543	-34537	T	p-	0.9112	1.0076	73N	27W	24	65	00m29s
12	-25	-0775-Sep-06	07:06:29	21382	536	-34314	H	p-	0.8787	1.0025	66N	160W	28	18	00m10s
13	-24	-0757-Sep-17	15:07:43	21085	529	-34091	A	p-	0.8524	0.9970	60N	71E	31	20	00m13s
14	-23	-0739-Sep-27	23:17:02	20791	523	-33868	A	p-	0.8333	0.9916	54N	58W	33	53	00m40s
15	-22	-0721-Oct-09	07:31:33	20498	516	-33645	A	p-	0.8193	0.9863	49N	173E	35	84	01m09s
16	-21	-0703-Oct-19	15:53:04	20208	509	-33422	A	p-	0.8118	0.9813	44N	43E	35	113	01m40s
17	-20	-0685-Oct-31	00:18:23	19920	502	-33199	A	p-	0.8082	0.9767	40N	88W	36	140	02m11s
18	-19	-0667-Nov-10	08:47:01	19634	494	-32976	A	p-	0.8078	0.9726	37N	140E	36	166	02m42s
19	-18	-0649-Nov-21	17:17:05	19350	487	-32753	A	p-	0.8094	0.9690	35N	8E	36	189	03m11s
20	-17	-0631-Dec-02	01:47:33	19068	480	-32530	A	p-	0.8118	0.9662	33N	124W	35	209	03m35s
21	-16	-0613-Dec-13	10:15:33	18788	473	-32307	A	p-	0.8131	0.9638	32N	105E	35	225	03m55s
22	-15	-0595-Dec-23	18:39:14	18510	466	-32084	A	p-	0.8116	0.9622	31N	26W	36	235	04m09s
23	-14	-0576-Jan-04	02:57:55	18235	459	-31861	A	p-	0.8068	0.9611	30N	155W	36	238	04m17s
24	-13	-0558-Jan-14	11:09:51	17961	452	-31638	A	p-	0.7969	0.9606	29N	78E	37	235	04m19s
25	-12	-0540-Jan-25	19:12:38	17690	446	-31415	A	p-	0.7803	0.9606	29N	46W	39	225	04m15s
26	-11	-0522-Feb-05	03:06:24	17421	439	-31192	A	p-	0.7572	0.9609	28N	168W	41	212	04m08s
27	-10	-0504-Feb-16	10:49:54	17152	432	-30969	A	p-	0.7264	0.9616	28N	74E	43	197	03m59s
28	-9	-0486-Feb-26	18:23:50	16849	425	-30746	A	p-	0.6882	0.9624	28N	42W	46	183	03m48s
29	-8	-0468-Mar-09	01:45:41	16538	419	-30523	A	p-	0.6408	0.9633	28N	154W	50	169	03m39s
30	-7	-0450-Mar-20	08:58:45	16226	412	-30300	A	p-	0.5867	0.9641	29N	96E	54	157	03m31s
31	-6	-0432-Mar-30	16:00:59	15937	406	-30077	A	p-	0.5245	0.9646	29N	9W	58	147	03m27s
32	-5	-0414-Apr-10	22:54:57	15649	399	-29854	A	p-	0.4561	0.9650	30N	113W	63	140	03m25s
33	-4	-0396-Apr-21	05:40:08	15365	393	-29631	A	p-	0.3809	0.9649	30N	147E	67	136	03m29s
34	-3	-0378-May-02	12:19:17	15096	386	-29408	A	nn	0.3015	0.9645	29N	48E	72	134	03m37s
35	-2	-0360-May-12	18:52:37	14827	380	-29185	A	nn	0.2180	0.9636	29N	49W	77	135	03m52s
36	-1	-0342-May-24	01:21:15	14566	374	-28962	Am	nn	0.1311	0.9622	27N	144W	82	138	04m13s
37	0	-0324-Jun-03	07:48:05	14315	368	-28739	A	nn	0.0437	0.9603	24N	120E	87	144	04m41s
38	1	-0306-Jun-14	14:13:42	14065	361	-28516	A	nn	-0.0440	0.9579	21N	24E	88	153	05m14s
39	2	-0288-Jun-24	20:40:58	13823	355	-28293	A	nn	-0.1298	0.9551	16N	73W	83	165	05m53s
40	3	-0270-Jul-06	03:09:28	13585	349	-28070	A	nn	-0.2139	0.9519	11N	171W	78	180	06m34s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 61
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	4	-0252-Jul-16	09:43:29	13348	343	-27847	A	np	-0.2928	0.9483	5N	89E	73	199	07m13s
42	5	-0234-Jul-27	16:21:38	13122	337	-27624	A	-p	-0.3675	0.9445	1S	12W	68	220	07m46s
43	6	-0216-Aug-06	23:07:06	12897	331	-27401	A	-p	-0.4358	0.9405	8S	117W	64	244	08m12s
44	7	-0198-Aug-18	05:59:23	12675	326	-27178	A	-p	-0.4982	0.9364	14S	137E	60	272	08m28s
45	8	-0180-Aug-28	13:01:40	12463	320	-26955	A	-p	-0.5521	0.9323	21S	28E	56	301	08m37s
46	9	-0162-Sep-08	20:12:18	12252	314	-26732	A	-p	-0.5987	0.9284	28S	84W	53	332	08m39s
47	10	-0144-Sep-19	03:32:15	12045	308	-26509	A	-p	-0.6375	0.9247	35S	162E	50	364	08m36s
48	11	-0126-Sep-30	11:01:19	11844	303	-26286	A	-p	-0.6686	0.9214	41S	46E	48	395	08m30s
49	12	-0108-Oct-10	18:39:28	11643	297	-26063	A	-p	-0.6923	0.9186	47S	72W	46	424	08m21s
50	13	-0090-Oct-22	02:24:45	11447	292	-25840	A	-p	-0.7101	0.9164	53S	170E	44	449	08m11s
51	14	-0072-Nov-01	10:16:45	11254	286	-25617	A	-p	-0.7224	0.9147	58S	51E	43	469	08m01s
52	15	-0054-Nov-12	18:13:35	11060	281	-25394	A	-p	-0.7308	0.9137	63S	68W	43	483	07m49s
53	16	-0036-Nov-23	02:14:47	10873	275	-25171	A	-p	-0.7357	0.9134	67S	176E	42	490	07m38s
54	17	-0018-Dec-04	10:16:20	10687	270	-24948	A	-p	-0.7406	0.9139	70S	63E	42	492	07m25s
55	18	0000-Dec-14	18:19:16	10501	265	-24725	A	-p	-0.7445	0.9150	72S	46W	42	488	07m12s
56	19	0018-Dec-26	02:19:04	10324	259	-24502	A	-p	-0.7514	0.9167	72S	154W	41	482	06m56s
57	20	0037-Jan-05	10:16:44	10147	254	-24279	A	-p	-0.7600	0.9191	70S	98E	40	474	06m40s
58	21	0055-Jan-16	18:07:27	9970	249	-24056	A	-p	-0.7751	0.9219	68S	12W	39	467	06m22s
59	22	0073-Jan-27	01:54:11	9797	244	-23833	A	-p	-0.7936	0.9252	65S	124W	37	461	06m03s
60	23	0091-Feb-07	09:32:26	9623	239	-23610	A	-p	-0.8199	0.9288	62S	125E	35	463	05m42s
61	24	0109-Feb-17	17:03:43	9450	234	-23387	A	-p	-0.8521	0.9325	60S	15E	31	475	05m21s
62	25	0127-Mar-01	00:25:37	9278	229	-23164	A	-p	-0.8924	0.9362	58S	92W	26	518	05m00s
63	26	0145-Mar-11	07:40:51	9106	224	-22941	A	-p	-0.9385	0.9395	58S	164E	20	642	04m38s
64	27	0163-Mar-22	14:47:55	8935	220	-22718	As	-t	-0.9920	0.9410	60S	75E	6	-	04m11s
65	28	0181-Apr-01	21:47:39	8763	215	-22495	P	-t	-1.0517	0.8783	61S	27W	0	-	-
66	29	0199-Apr-13	04:41:21	8591	210	-22272	P	-t	-1.1169	0.7671	61S	140W	0	-	-
67	30	0217-Apr-23	11:30:08	8419	205	-22049	P	-t	-1.1861	0.6475	61S	108E	0	-	-
68	31	0235-May-04	18:14:38	8247	201	-21826	P	-t	-1.2590	0.5201	62S	3W	0	-	-
69	32	0253-May-15	00:56:44	8075	196	-21603	P	-t	-1.3345	0.3871	63S	113W	0	-	-
70	33	0271-May-26	07:37:40	7903	192	-21380	P	-t	-1.4111	0.2510	63S	136E	0	-	-
71	34	0289-Jun-05	14:19:52	7731	187	-21157	Pe	-t	-1.4871	0.1153	64S	26E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 61

Solar eclipses of Saros 61 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 -0973 May 10. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 0289 Jun 05. The total duration of Saros series 61 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 61

First Eclipse	-0973 May 10
Last Eclipse	0289 Jun 05
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	8P 3T 1H 52A 7P

Saros 61 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 61
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	15	21.1%
Annular	A	52	73.2%
Total	T	3	4.2%
Hybrid	H	1	1.4%

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 61 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 61
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 61 occur in the following order : 8P 3T 1H 52A 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 61 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 61
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0162 Sep 08	08m39s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0757 Sep 17	00m13s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-0811 Aug 15	00m42s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-0793 Aug 26	00m29s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0775 Sep 06	00m10s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0775 Sep 06	00m10s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0847 Jul 25	-	0.91103
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0973 May 10	-	0.03741

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 61

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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