EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74

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 74

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 74 . 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 74
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	-0615-Aug-08	17:44:39	18824	474	-32336	Pb	t-	-1.5412	0.0310	63S	57W	0	-	-
2	-33	-0597-Aug-20	00:53:27	18546	467	-32113	P	t-	-1.4912	0.1199	62S	174W	0	-	-
3	-32	-0579-Aug-30	08:09:23	18271	460	-31890	P	t-	-1.4474	0.1971	61S	66E	0	-	-
4	-31	-0561-Sep-10	15:33:28	17997	453	-31667	P	t-	-1.4104	0.2618	61S	54W	0	-	-
5	-30	-0543-Sep-20	23:05:38	17725	446	-31444	P	t-	-1.3801	0.3143	61S	177W	0	-	-
6	-29	-0525-Oct-02	06:45:59	17456	440	-31221	P	t-	-1.3567	0.3548	61S	58E	0	-	-
7	-28	-0507-Oct-12	14:32:20	17187	433	-30998	P	t-	-1.3384	0.3862	61S	69W	0	-	-
8	-27	-0489-Oct-23	22:26:12	16890	426	-30775	P	t-	-1.3263	0.4068	61S	163E	0	-	-
9	-26	-0471-Nov-03	06:24:25	16578	420	-30552	P	t-	-1.3183	0.4203	62S	33E	0	-	-
10	-25	-0453-Nov-14	14:26:57	16266	413	-30329	P	t-	-1.3137	0.4283	62S	97W	0	-	-
11	-24	-0435-Nov-24	22:29:57	15975	406	-30106	P	t-	-1.3096	0.4351	63S	132E	0	-	-
12	-23	-0417-Dec-06	06:34:19	15686	400	-29883	P	t-	-1.3068	0.4397	64S	0W	0	-	-
13	-22	-0399-Dec-16	14:36:22	15400	394	-29660	P	t-	-1.3025	0.4468	65S	132W	0	-	-
14	-21	-0381-Dec-27	22:35:01	15131	387	-29437	P	t-	-1.2957	0.4580	66S	98E	0	-	-
15	-20	-0362-Jan-07	06:28:01	14862	381	-29214	P	t-	-1.2846	0.4763	67S	32W	0	-	-
16	-19	-0344-Jan-18	14:14:42	14599	375	-28991	P	t-	-1.2684	0.5032	68S	161W	0	-	-
17	-18	-0326-Jan-28	21:53:27	14348	368	-28768	P	t-	-1.2459	0.5405	69S	71E	0	-	-
18	-17	-0308-Feb-09	05:23:01	14097	362	-28545	P	t-	-1.2163	0.5902	70S	54W	0	-	-
19	-16	-0290-Feb-19	12:43:40	13854	356	-28322	P	t-	-1.1794	0.6522	71S	178W	0	-	-
20	-15	-0272-Mar-01	19:55:05	13616	350	-28099	P	t-	-1.1351	0.7272	71S	59E	0	-	-
21	-14	-0254-Mar-13	02:56:25	13379	344	-27876	P	t-	-1.0823	0.8171	72S	61W	0	-	-
22	-13	-0236-Mar-23	09:49:10	13151	338	-27653	P	t-	-1.0220	0.9202	72S	179W	0	-	-
23	-12	-0218-Apr-03	16:33:47	12927	332	-27430	A	t-	-0.9547	0.9326	63S	26E	17	859	05m40s
24	-11	-0200-Apr-13	23:12:17	12702	326	-27207	A	t-	-0.8820	0.9382	51S	91W	28	483	06m00s
25	-10	-0182-Apr-25	05:43:24	12491	321	-26984	A	p-	-0.8025	0.9429	40S	161E	36	350	06m13s
26	-9	-0164-May-05	12:11:43	12279	315	-26761	A	p-	-0.7200	0.9469	30S	57E	44	279	06m20s
27	-8	-0146-May-16	18:36:13	12071	309	-26538	A	p-	-0.6333	0.9504	21S	44W	51	234	06m22s
28	-7	-0128-May-27	01:00:49	11870	303	-26315	A	p-	-0.5460	0.9534	12S	144W	57	203	06m16s
29	-6	-0110-Jun-07	07:24:11	11670	298	-26092	A	p-	-0.4569	0.9557	5S	117E	63	181	06m05s
30	-5	-0092-Jun-17	13:51:15	11472	292	-25869	A	p-	-0.3700	0.9576	2N	18E	68	166	05m48s
31	-4	-0074-Jun-28	20:21:03	11279	287	-25646	A	pn	-0.2844	0.9589	7N	81W	74	156	05m29s
32	-3	-0056-Jul-09	02:56:01	11086	281	-25423	A	nn	-0.2023	0.9599	12N	180E	78	149	05m09s
33	-2	-0038-Jul-20	09:37:29	10897	276	-25200	A	nn	-0.1248	0.9603	15N	80E	83	145	04m52s
34	-1	-0020-Jul-30	16:26:57	10711	271	-24977	A	nn	-0.0531	0.9604	17N	22W	87	144	04m38s
35	0	-0002-Aug-10	23:25:52	10525	265	-24754	A	nn	0.0116	0.9602	17N	127W	89	144	04m28s
36	1	0016-Aug-21	06:33:19	10347	260	-24531	A	nn	0.0701	0.9598	17N	127E	86	146	04m22s
37	2	0034-Sep-01	13:52:05	10170	255	-24308	A	nn	0.1201	0.9593	15N	18E	83	149	04m20s
38	3	0052-Sep-11	21:20:24	9993	250	-24085	Am	nn	0.1631	0.9588	13N	95W	81	151	04m20s
39	4	0070-Sep-23	04:59:55	9819	245	-23862	A	nn	0.1976	0.9584	11N	150E	79	154	04m22s
40	5	0088-Oct-03	12:48:33	9646	240	-23639	A	nn	0.2254	0.9582	8N	32E	77	155	04m25s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74
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	0106-Oct-14	20:47:55	9473	235	-23416	A	nn	0.2452	0.9583	5N	89W	76	156	04m28s
42	7	0124-Oct-25	04:54:50	9301	230	-23193	A	-n	0.2596	0.9588	2N	148E	75	154	04m31s
43	8	0142-Nov-05	13:09:19	9129	225	-22970	A	-n	0.2686	0.9598	1S	24E	74	151	04m31s
44	9	0160-Nov-15	21:29:05	8957	220	-22747	A	-n	0.2740	0.9614	4S	102W	74	145	04m27s
45	10	0178-Nov-27	05:53:39	8785	215	-22524	A	-n	0.2757	0.9635	6S	130E	74	137	04m18s
46	11	0196-Dec-07	14:19:20	8613	211	-22301	A	-n	0.2774	0.9662	7S	3E	74	127	04m02s
47	12	0214-Dec-18	22:45:46	8441	206	-22078	A	-n	0.2793	0.9696	8S	124W	74	114	03m41s
48	13	0232-Dec-29	07:10:19	8269	201	-21855	A	-n	0.2831	0.9736	7S	109E	74	99	03m12s
49	14	0251-Jan-09	15:33:14	8097	197	-21632	A	-n	0.2890	0.9781	6S	17W	73	82	02m38s
50	15	0269-Jan-19	23:50:00	7925	192	-21409	A	-n	0.3006	0.9831	3S	143W	73	63	01m59s
51	16	0287-Jan-31	08:02:50	7753	188	-21186	A	-n	0.3162	0.9886	1N	93E	72	42	01m18s
52	17	0305-Feb-10	16:07:45	7581	184	-20963	A	-n	0.3391	0.9944	5N	31W	70	21	00m37s
53	18	0323-Feb-22	00:07:45	7407	179	-20740	H	-n	0.3669	1.0004	10N	153W	68	2	00m03s
54	19	0341-Mar-04	07:58:30	7233	175	-20517	H	-n	0.4031	1.0065	17N	87E	66	25	00m40s
55	20	0359-Mar-15	15:44:28	7058	171	-20294	H	-p	0.4442	1.0126	23N	33W	63	48	01m13s
56	21	0377-Mar-25	23:22:10	6880	167	-20071	T	-p	0.4931	1.0184	30N	151W	60	72	01m41s
57	22	0395-Apr-06	06:54:55	6703	162	-19848	T	-p	0.5469	1.0240	38N	93E	57	97	02m04s
58	23	0413-Apr-16	14:20:42	6524	158	-19625	T	-p	0.6074	1.0291	46N	22W	52	124	02m21s
59	24	0431-Apr-27	21:43:40	6345	154	-19402	T	-p	0.6711	1.0337	55N	136W	48	153	02m31s
60	25	0449-May-08	05:02:25	6165	150	-19179	T	-p	0.7389	1.0374	64N	111E	42	187	02m35s
61	26	0467-May-19	12:19:01	5989	146	-18956	T	-p	0.8093	1.0403	73N	2W	36	231	02m33s
62	27	0485-May-29	19:34:34	5814	142	-18733	T	-p	0.8812	1.0420	83N	118W	28	301	02m26s
63	28	0503-Jun-10	02:50:52	5638	139	-18510	T	-t	0.9533	1.0420	84N	28W	17	483	02m13s
64	29	0521-Jun-20	10:08:33	5462	135	-18287	P	-t	1.0247	0.9673	66N	143W	0	-	-
65	30	0539-Jul-01	17:28:29	5286	131	-18064	P	-t	1.0947	0.8348	65N	96E	0	-	-
66	31	0557-Jul-12	00:53:02	5112	127	-17841	P	-t	1.1615	0.7078	64N	25W	0	-	-
67	32	0575-Jul-23	08:22:52	4940	124	-17618	P	-t	1.2246	0.5874	63N	148W	0	-	-
68	33	0593-Aug-02	15:58:13	4768	120	-17395	P	-t	1.2837	0.4746	62N	88E	0	-	-
69	34	0611-Aug-13	23:41:09	4598	117	-17172	P	-t	1.3373	0.3725	62N	37W	0	-	-
70	35	0629-Aug-24	07:31:52	4429	113	-16949	P	-t	1.3848	0.2821	61N	165W	0	-	-
71	36	0647-Sep-04	15:31:33	4261	110	-16726	P	-t	1.4259	0.2042	61N	66E	0	-	-
72	37	0665-Sep-14	23:38:20	4095	107	-16503	P	-t	1.4617	0.1366	61N	65W	0	-	-
73	38	0683-Sep-26	07:54:35	3930	103	-16280	P	-t	1.4905	0.0825	61N	161E	0	-	-
74	39	0701-Oct-06	16:18:29	3766	100	-16057	P	-t	1.5137	0.0394	61N	26E	0	-	-
75	40	0719-Oct-18	00:50:16	3610	97	-15834	Pe	-t	1.5310	0.0074	62N	111W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 74

Solar eclipses of Saros 74 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 -0615 Aug 08. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 0719 Oct 18. The total duration of Saros series 74 is 1334.23 years.

Summary of Saros 74

First Eclipse	-0615 Aug 08
Last Eclipse	0719 Oct 18
Series Duration	1334.23 Years
No. of Eclipses	75
Sequence	22P 30A 3H 8T 12P

Saros 74 is composed of 75 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 74
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	75	100.0%
Partial	P	34	45.3%
Annular	A	30	40.0%
Total	T	8	10.7%
Hybrid	H	3	4.0%

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 74 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 74
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	41	100.0%
Central (two limits)	41	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 75 eclipses in Saros 74 occur in the following order : 22P 30A 3H 8T 12P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 74 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0146 May 16	06m22s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0305 Feb 10	00m37s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0449 May 08	02m35s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0377 Mar 25	01m41s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0359 Mar 15	01m13s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0323 Feb 22	00m03s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0521 Jun 20	-	0.96729
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0719 Oct 18	-	0.00735

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74

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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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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