EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 65

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 65

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 65 . 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 65
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	-33	-0749-Apr-24	11:17:01	20961	526	-33997	Pb	t-	1.5143	0.0833	61N	11W	0	-	-
2	-32	-0731-May-04	17:40:36	20667	520	-33774	P	t-	1.4327	0.2226	62N	117W	0	-	-
3	-31	-0713-May-16	00:00:07	20376	513	-33551	P	t-	1.3473	0.3686	62N	138E	0	-	-
4	-30	-0695-May-26	06:18:22	20086	506	-33328	P	t-	1.2601	0.5177	63N	33E	0	-	-
5	-29	-0677-Jun-06	12:36:06	19799	499	-33105	P	t-	1.1721	0.6682	64N	72W	0	-	-
6	-28	-0659-Jun-16	18:56:20	19514	491	-32882	P	t-	1.0855	0.8162	64N	177W	0	-	-
7	-27	-0641-Jun-28	01:18:02	19230	484	-32659	A+	t-	0.9995	0.9627	65N	76E	0	-	-
8	-26	-0623-Jul-08	07:46:15	18949	477	-32436	A	t-	0.9184	0.9375	88N	34E	23	600	04m17s
9	-25	-0605-Jul-19	14:19:24	18670	470	-32213	A	p-	0.8409	0.9383	80N	54E	32	428	04m40s
10	-24	-0587-Jul-29	21:01:33	18394	463	-31990	A	p-	0.7702	0.9382	71N	43W	39	362	05m06s
11	-23	-0569-Aug-10	03:50:50	18120	456	-31767	A	p-	0.7047	0.9375	62N	147W	45	328	05m34s
12	-22	-0551-Aug-20	10:51:11	17845	449	-31544	A	p-	0.6479	0.9365	54N	106E	49	310	06m03s
13	-21	-0533-Aug-31	18:00:22	17576	443	-31321	A	p-	0.5979	0.9354	47N	3W	53	299	06m34s
14	-20	-0515-Sep-11	01:20:01	17308	436	-31098	A	p-	0.5561	0.9343	39N	116W	56	293	07m03s
15	-19	-0497-Sep-22	08:49:40	17030	429	-30875	A	p-	0.5218	0.9332	33N	128E	58	290	07m32s
16	-18	-0479-Oct-02	16:29:41	16718	423	-30652	A	p-	0.4953	0.9324	27N	10E	60	289	07m57s
17	-17	-0461-Oct-14	00:18:44	16406	416	-30429	A	p-	0.4757	0.9318	21N	110W	61	288	08m20s
18	-16	-0443-Oct-24	08:14:58	16105	409	-30206	A	p-	0.4614	0.9318	16N	128E	62	286	08m38s
19	-15	-0425-Nov-04	16:18:45	15816	403	-29983	A	p-	0.4526	0.9322	12N	4E	63	283	08m50s
20	-14	-0407-Nov-15	00:27:10	15527	396	-29760	A	p-	0.4467	0.9332	9N	120W	63	278	08m55s
21	-13	-0389-Nov-26	08:39:01	15251	390	-29537	A	p-	0.4431	0.9349	6N	115E	64	270	08m51s
22	-12	-0371-Dec-06	16:51:36	14983	384	-29314	A	p-	0.4393	0.9372	4N	11W	64	260	08m35s
23	-11	-0353-Dec-18	01:04:21	14714	377	-29091	A	p-	0.4349	0.9402	2N	136W	64	246	08m07s
24	-10	-0335-Dec-28	09:14:51	14461	371	-28868	A	p-	0.4278	0.9439	1N	100E	65	229	07m28s
25	-9	-0316-Jan-08	17:21:21	14210	365	-28645	A	p-	0.4167	0.9482	1N	23W	65	209	06m41s
26	-8	-0298-Jan-19	01:22:52	13960	359	-28422	A	p-	0.4005	0.9531	1N	145W	66	186	05m48s
27	-7	-0280-Jan-30	09:18:18	13723	353	-28199	A	p-	0.3785	0.9584	2N	94E	68	162	04m55s
28	-6	-0262-Feb-09	17:06:24	13485	347	-27976	A	p-	0.3497	0.9643	3N	24W	70	137	04m02s
29	-5	-0244-Feb-21	00:47:11	13252	341	-27753	A	p-	0.3137	0.9704	4N	140W	72	111	03m12s
30	-4	-0226-Mar-03	08:20:42	13027	335	-27530	A	n-	0.2708	0.9769	6N	106E	74	85	02m24s
31	-3	-0208-Mar-13	15:47:46	12803	329	-27307	A	n-	0.2213	0.9833	7N	7W	77	61	01m41s
32	-2	-0190-Mar-24	23:06:45	12586	323	-27084	A	nn	0.1641	0.9897	8N	117W	81	37	01m01s
33	-1	-0172-Apr-04	06:20:42	12374	317	-26861	A	nn	0.1018	0.9959	9N	134E	84	14	00m24s
34	0	-0154-Apr-15	13:28:48	12163	312	-26638	H	nn	0.0336	1.0019	10N	27E	88	7	00m11s
35	1	-0136-Apr-25	20:34:27	11960	306	-26415	H	nn	-0.0379	1.0074	10N	79W	88	26	00m44s
36	2	-0118-May-07	03:35:24	11759	300	-26192	Hm	nn	-0.1142	1.0125	10N	176E	83	43	01m15s
37	3	-0100-May-17	10:37:08	11559	295	-25969	H2	nn	-0.1910	1.0170	8N	71E	79	59	01m44s
38	4	-0082-May-28	17:37:22	11366	289	-25746	T	nn	-0.2696	1.0209	6N	34W	74	74	02m11s
39	5	-0064-Jun-08	00:40:13	11172	284	-25523	T	-n	-0.3469	1.0241	3N	141W	70	87	02m34s
40	6	-0046-Jun-19	07:44:13	10981	278	-25300	T	-p	-0.4242	1.0265	1S	112E	65	99	02m52s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 65
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	7	-0028-Jun-29	14:53:39	10794	273	-25077	T	-p	-0.4976	1.0283	6S	3E	60	110	03m03s
42	8	-0010-Jul-10	22:07:35	10608	268	-24854	T	-p	-0.5680	1.0294	12S	108W	55	121	03m06s
43	9	0008-Jul-21	05:27:53	10426	262	-24631	T	-p	-0.6337	1.0298	18S	139E	51	130	03m03s
44	10	0026-Aug-01	12:55:32	10249	257	-24408	T	-p	-0.6939	1.0296	25S	23E	46	139	02m53s
45	11	0044-Aug-11	20:31:46	10072	252	-24185	T	-p	-0.7476	1.0290	32S	96W	41	147	02m40s
46	12	0062-Aug-23	04:16:51	9897	247	-23962	T	-p	-0.7948	1.0280	39S	142E	37	155	02m24s
47	13	0080-Sep-02	12:10:50	9723	242	-23739	T	-p	-0.8353	1.0267	45S	18E	33	164	02m08s
48	14	0098-Sep-13	20:14:20	9550	237	-23516	T	-p	-0.8686	1.0253	52S	110W	29	173	01m53s
49	15	0116-Sep-24	04:27:16	9378	232	-23293	T	-p	-0.8948	1.0239	59S	118E	26	182	01m40s
50	16	0134-Oct-05	12:48:06	9206	227	-23070	T	-p	-0.9152	1.0226	65S	16W	23	193	01m29s
51	17	0152-Oct-15	21:17:53	9034	222	-22847	T	-p	-0.9290	1.0217	70S	155W	21	202	01m20s
52	18	0170-Oct-27	05:54:14	8862	218	-22624	T	-p	-0.9381	1.0212	74S	64E	20	213	01m15s
53	19	0188-Nov-06	14:37:15	8690	213	-22401	T	-p	-0.9421	1.0213	78S	81W	19	222	01m13s
54	20	0206-Nov-17	23:23:03	8518	208	-22178	T	-p	-0.9445	1.0218	82S	129E	19	233	01m12s
55	21	0224-Nov-28	08:13:14	8346	204	-21955	T	-p	-0.9438	1.0230	85S	35W	19	244	01m15s
56	22	0242-Dec-09	17:03:40	8174	199	-21732	T	-p	-0.9436	1.0246	86S	134E	19	260	01m19s
57	23	0260-Dec-20	01:54:17	8002	194	-21509	T	-p	-0.9437	1.0267	83S	40W	19	282	01m25s
58	24	0278-Dec-31	10:41:40	7830	190	-21286	T	-p	-0.9469	1.0291	79S	171E	18	315	01m32s
59	25	0297-Jan-10	19:26:31	7658	186	-21063	T	-p	-0.9527	1.0318	76S	30E	17	364	01m40s
60	26	0315-Jan-22	04:06:02	7485	181	-20840	T	-p	-0.9634	1.0344	72S	104W	15	448	01m48s
61	27	0333-Feb-01	12:39:42	7311	177	-20617	T	-t	-0.9794	1.0368	68S	128E	11	652	01m54s
62	28	0351-Feb-12	21:06:33	7137	173	-20394	T-	-t	-1.0016	1.0105	62S	14E	0	-	-
63	29	0369-Feb-23	05:26:21	6960	168	-20171	P	-t	-1.0299	0.9586	61S	121W	0	-	-
64	30	0387-Mar-06	13:38:09	6782	164	-19948	P	-t	-1.0652	0.8926	61S	107E	0	-	-
65	31	0405-Mar-16	21:42:24	6604	160	-19725	P	-t	-1.1071	0.8136	61S	24W	0	-	-
66	32	0423-Mar-28	05:39:13	6425	156	-19502	P	-t	-1.1554	0.7216	61S	152W	0	-	-
67	33	0441-Apr-07	13:29:37	6246	152	-19279	P	-t	-1.2091	0.6185	61S	80E	0	-	-
68	34	0459-Apr-18	21:12:18	6068	148	-19056	P	-t	-1.2692	0.5023	61S	45W	0	-	-
69	35	0477-Apr-29	04:50:10	5892	144	-18833	P	-t	-1.3331	0.3785	62S	169W	0	-	-
70	36	0495-May-10	12:22:37	5717	140	-18610	P	-t	-1.4012	0.2461	63S	68E	0	-	-
71	37	0513-May-20	19:52:38	5541	137	-18387	Pe	-t	-1.4712	0.1098	63S	55W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 65

Solar eclipses of Saros 65 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 -0749 Apr 24. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 0513 May 20. The total duration of Saros series 65 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 65

First Eclipse	-0749 Apr 24
Last Eclipse	0513 May 20
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	6P 27A 4H 25T 9P

Saros 65 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 65
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	15	21.1%
Annular	A	27	38.0%
Total	T	25	35.2%
Hybrid	H	4	5.6%

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 65 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 65
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	56	100.0%
Central (two limits)	54	96.4%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	2	3.6%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 65 occur in the following order : 6P 27A 4H 25T 9P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 65 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 65
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0407 Nov 15	08m55s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0172 Apr 04	00m24s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-0010 Jul 10	03m06s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0206 Nov 17	01m12s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0100 May 17	01m44s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0154 Apr 15	00m11s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0369 Feb 23	-	0.95858
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0749 Apr 24	-	0.08332

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 65

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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