EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 81

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 81

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 81 . 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 81
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	-35	-0322-May-12	11:40:49	14289	367	-28715	Pb	t-	1.5331	0.0334	62N	62W	0	-	-
2	-34	-0304-May-22	18:26:13	14038	361	-28492	P	t-	1.4498	0.1801	63N	174W	0	-	-
3	-33	-0286-Jun-03	01:10:30	13797	355	-28269	P	t-	1.3643	0.3319	64N	75E	0	-	-
4	-32	-0268-Jun-13	07:59:21	13560	349	-28046	P	t-	1.2813	0.4804	64N	38W	0	-	-
5	-31	-0250-Jun-24	14:50:25	13322	343	-27823	P	t-	1.1989	0.6285	65N	152W	0	-	-
6	-30	-0232-Jul-04	21:48:13	13098	337	-27600	P	t-	1.1205	0.7701	66N	93E	0	-	-
7	-29	-0214-Jul-16	04:50:58	12873	331	-27377	P	t-	1.0450	0.9069	67N	25W	0	-	-
8	-28	-0196-Jul-26	12:03:12	12652	325	-27154	A	t-	0.9760	0.9909	79N	163W	12	158	00m31s
9	-27	-0178-Aug-06	19:23:14	12441	319	-26931	A	t-	0.9125	0.9949	79N	1W	24	44	00m19s
10	-26	-0160-Aug-17	02:52:49	12229	313	-26708	A	t-	0.8559	0.9973	70N	137W	31	18	00m11s
11	-25	-0142-Aug-28	10:32:09	12023	308	-26485	A	p-	0.8062	0.9988	62N	99E	36	7	00m05s
12	-24	-0124-Sep-07	18:21:59	11822	302	-26262	A	p-	0.7644	0.9999	54N	24W	40	1	00m00s
13	-23	-0106-Sep-19	02:21:39	11622	297	-26039	H	p-	0.7300	1.0006	47N	149W	43	3	00m03s
14	-22	-0088-Sep-29	10:30:05	11426	291	-25816	H	p-	0.7021	1.0013	41N	85E	45	6	00m07s
15	-21	-0070-Oct-10	18:48:10	11233	286	-25593	H	p-	0.6817	1.0020	35N	44W	47	9	00m11s
16	-20	-0052-Oct-21	03:13:51	11040	280	-25370	H	p-	0.6668	1.0028	30N	173W	48	13	00m16s
17	-19	-0034-Nov-01	11:46:29	10853	275	-25147	H	p-	0.6571	1.0040	26N	55E	49	18	00m23s
18	-18	-0016-Nov-11	20:24:04	10667	269	-24924	H	p-	0.6509	1.0054	23N	77W	49	25	00m33s
19	-17	0002-Nov-23	05:06:00	10482	264	-24701	H	p-	0.6478	1.0074	20N	149E	49	33	00m45s
20	-16	0020-Dec-03	13:49:34	10305	259	-24478	H	p-	0.6455	1.0098	18N	16E	50	44	01m01s
21	-15	0038-Dec-14	22:33:26	10127	254	-24255	H	p-	0.6429	1.0128	17N	118W	50	57	01m19s
22	-14	0056-Dec-25	07:16:18	9952	249	-24032	T	p-	0.6387	1.0163	16N	109E	50	73	01m40s
23	-13	0075-Jan-05	15:56:46	9778	244	-23809	T	p-	0.6319	1.0204	16N	24W	51	89	02m01s
24	-12	0093-Jan-16	00:32:16	9604	239	-23586	T	p-	0.6204	1.0250	16N	155W	52	107	02m25s
25	-11	0111-Jan-27	09:02:46	9432	234	-23363	T	p-	0.6043	1.0299	16N	75E	53	126	02m47s
26	-10	0129-Feb-06	17:26:43	9260	229	-23140	T	p-	0.5821	1.0354	17N	53W	54	144	03m10s
27	-9	0147-Feb-18	01:44:44	9088	224	-22917	T	p-	0.5543	1.0409	18N	179W	56	162	03m32s
28	-8	0165-Feb-28	09:53:49	8916	219	-22694	T	p-	0.5185	1.0467	19N	57E	59	179	03m54s
29	-7	0183-Mar-11	17:56:50	8744	214	-22471	T	p-	0.4773	1.0523	21N	64W	61	195	04m14s
30	-6	0201-Mar-22	01:51:22	8572	210	-22248	T	p-	0.4286	1.0578	22N	177E	64	209	04m35s
31	-5	0219-Apr-02	09:40:37	8400	205	-22025	T	n-	0.3749	1.0629	24N	59E	68	221	04m56s
32	-4	0237-Apr-12	17:21:39	8228	200	-21802	T	n-	0.3140	1.0677	25N	55W	72	232	05m18s
33	-3	0255-Apr-24	00:59:04	8056	196	-21579	T	n-	0.2496	1.0718	25N	169W	75	241	05m39s
34	-2	0273-May-04	08:30:38	7884	191	-21356	T	n-	0.1801	1.0753	25N	79E	79	248	06m02s
35	-1	0291-May-15	15:59:50	7712	187	-21133	T	nn	0.1083	1.0781	25N	32W	84	254	06m24s
36	0	0309-May-25	23:25:56	7540	183	-20910	T	nn	0.0335	1.0799	23N	142W	88	258	06m45s
37	1	0327-Jun-06	06:52:09	7366	178	-20687	Tm	nn	-0.0412	1.0810	21N	107E	88	261	07m03s
38	2	0345-Jun-16	14:18:36	7192	174	-20464	T	nn	-0.1160	1.0811	17N	4W	83	263	07m17s
39	3	0363-Jun-27	21:46:17	7015	170	-20241	T	-n	-0.1898	1.0804	13N	117W	79	264	07m24s
40	4	0381-Jul-08	05:16:57	6838	166	-20018	T	-n	-0.2611	1.0788	8N	129E	75	264	07m22s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 81
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	5	0399-Jul-19	12:51:28	6660	161	-19795	T	-n	-0.3288	1.0764	2N	14E	71	262	07m11s
42	6	0417-Jul-29	20:30:55	6481	157	-19572	T	-n	-0.3926	1.0734	4S	103W	67	259	06m50s
43	7	0435-Aug-10	04:15:53	6302	153	-19349	T	-p	-0.4514	1.0697	11S	138E	63	254	06m22s
44	8	0453-Aug-20	12:07:42	6123	149	-19126	T	-p	-0.5044	1.0656	17S	16E	60	247	05m50s
45	9	0471-Aug-31	20:06:58	5948	145	-18903	T	-p	-0.5506	1.0611	24S	107W	56	239	05m15s
46	10	0489-Sep-11	04:12:50	5772	142	-18680	T	-p	-0.5911	1.0564	30S	128E	54	229	04m40s
47	11	0507-Sep-22	12:26:54	5596	138	-18457	T	-p	-0.6246	1.0516	37S	1E	51	217	04m06s
48	12	0525-Oct-02	20:48:02	5420	134	-18234	T	-p	-0.6520	1.0469	43S	128W	49	205	03m35s
49	13	0543-Oct-14	05:17:01	5245	130	-18011	T	-p	-0.6725	1.0424	49S	103E	47	191	03m07s
50	14	0561-Oct-24	13:50:50	5071	127	-17788	T	-p	-0.6887	1.0381	54S	27W	46	176	02m43s
51	15	0579-Nov-04	22:31:37	4899	123	-17565	T	-p	-0.6990	1.0344	59S	157W	45	162	02m24s
52	16	0597-Nov-15	07:16:04	4727	119	-17342	T	-p	-0.7063	1.0310	64S	75E	45	148	02m07s
53	17	0615-Nov-26	16:04:15	4558	116	-17119	T	-p	-0.7104	1.0282	67S	52W	44	137	01m54s
54	18	0633-Dec-07	00:52:56	4389	113	-16896	T	-p	-0.7138	1.0258	69S	175W	44	126	01m43s
55	19	0651-Dec-18	09:42:20	4221	109	-16673	T	-p	-0.7166	1.0241	69S	63E	44	118	01m36s
56	20	0669-Dec-28	18:29:25	4056	106	-16450	T	-p	-0.7210	1.0227	68S	59W	44	112	01m30s
57	21	0688-Jan-09	03:13:01	3891	103	-16227	T	-p	-0.7283	1.0218	66S	178E	43	108	01m27s
58	22	0706-Jan-19	11:51:40	3729	99	-16004	T	-p	-0.7394	1.0211	63S	53E	42	107	01m24s
59	23	0724-Jan-30	20:24:25	3573	96	-15781	T	-p	-0.7551	1.0207	59S	73W	41	107	01m23s
60	24	0742-Feb-10	04:48:49	3417	93	-15558	T	-p	-0.7772	1.0203	56S	163E	39	109	01m23s
61	25	0760-Feb-21	13:05:07	3265	90	-15335	T	-p	-0.8056	1.0199	54S	40E	36	113	01m22s
62	26	0778-Mar-03	21:12:17	3116	87	-15112	T	-p	-0.8410	1.0192	52S	81W	32	119	01m20s
63	27	0796-Mar-14	05:11:03	2967	84	-14889	T	-t	-0.8829	1.0181	51S	160E	28	129	01m16s
64	28	0814-Mar-25	12:58:57	2824	81	-14666	T	-t	-0.9331	1.0161	53S	47E	21	152	01m07s
65	29	0832-Apr-04	20:39:09	2682	78	-14443	T	-t	-0.9887	1.0120	58S	56W	8	303	00m47s
66	30	0850-Apr-16	04:09:47	2541	75	-14220	P	-t	-1.0514	0.9047	61S	164W	0	-	-
67	31	0868-Apr-26	11:33:58	2410	72	-13997	P	-t	-1.1187	0.7801	62S	75E	0	-	-
68	32	0886-May-07	18:49:08	2279	70	-13774	P	-t	-1.1925	0.6437	63S	43W	0	-	-
69	33	0904-May-18	02:00:15	2151	67	-13551	P	-t	-1.2686	0.5033	63S	161W	0	-	-
70	34	0922-May-29	09:05:17	2033	64	-13328	P	-t	-1.3482	0.3572	64S	83E	0	-	-
71	35	0940-Jun-08	16:07:34	1914	62	-13105	P	-t	-1.4290	0.2098	65S	33W	0	-	-
72	36	0958-Jun-19	23:06:48	1801	59	-12882	Pe	-t	-1.5109	0.0614	66S	148W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 81

Solar eclipses of Saros 81 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 -0322 May 12. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 0958 Jun 19. The total duration of Saros series 81 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 81

First Eclipse	-0322 May 12
Last Eclipse	0958 Jun 19
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	7P 5A 9H 44T 7P

Saros 81 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 81
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	14	19.4%
Annular	A	5	6.9%
Total	T	44	61.1%
Hybrid	H	9	12.5%

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 81 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 81
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	58	100.0%
Central (two limits)	58	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 81 occur in the following order : 7P 5A 9H 44T 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 81 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 81
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0196 Jul 26	00m31s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0124 Sep 07	00m00s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0363 Jun 27	07m24s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0832 Apr 04	00m47s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0038 Dec 14	01m19s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0106 Sep 19	00m03s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0214 Jul 16	-	0.90686
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0322 May 12	-	0.03342

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 81

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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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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