EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 84

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 84

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 84 . 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 84
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	-0181-Apr-14	08:48:31	12479	320	-26972	Pb	t-	-1.5135	0.0690	71S	166E	0	-	-
2	-34	-0163-Apr-24	15:44:27	12268	314	-26749	P	t-	-1.4395	0.1985	71S	47E	0	-	-
3	-33	-0145-May-05	22:36:12	12060	309	-26526	P	t-	-1.3606	0.3383	70S	69W	0	-	-
4	-32	-0127-May-16	05:28:03	11859	303	-26303	P	t-	-1.2802	0.4820	69S	174E	0	-	-
5	-31	-0109-May-27	12:18:59	11659	298	-26080	P	t-	-1.1976	0.6309	68S	59E	0	-	-
6	-30	-0091-Jun-06	19:11:04	11462	292	-25857	P	t-	-1.1146	0.7818	67S	56W	0	-	-
7	-29	-0073-Jun-18	02:06:03	11269	287	-25634	P	t-	-1.0325	0.9317	66S	171W	0	-	-
8	-28	-0055-Jun-28	09:05:14	11075	281	-25411	A	t-	-0.9525	0.9991	49S	79E	17	10	00m05s
9	-27	-0037-Jul-09	16:10:02	10887	276	-25188	H	t-	-0.8759	1.0041	37S	30W	29	30	00m24s
10	-26	-0019-Jul-19	23:20:41	10701	270	-24965	H	p-	-0.8032	1.0076	30S	140W	36	44	00m45s
11	-25	-0001-Jul-31	06:40:04	10515	265	-24742	H	p-	-0.7364	1.0101	26S	109E	42	50	00m59s
12	-24	0017-Aug-10	14:07:31	10337	260	-24519	H	p-	-0.6752	1.0118	23S	5W	47	54	01m08s
13	-23	0035-Aug-21	21:43:38	10160	255	-24296	H2	p-	-0.6203	1.0130	22S	120W	52	56	01m13s
14	-22	0053-Sep-01	05:29:27	9984	250	-24073	H2	p-	-0.5725	1.0138	22S	123E	55	57	01m15s
15	-21	0071-Sep-12	13:25:23	9810	245	-23850	H2	p-	-0.5325	1.0142	23S	2E	58	57	01m15s
16	-20	0089-Sep-22	21:31:04	9636	239	-23627	H2	p-	-0.4996	1.0146	25S	120W	60	57	01m15s
17	-19	0107-Oct-04	05:45:13	9463	235	-23404	H2	p-	-0.4729	1.0149	28S	116E	62	57	01m15s
18	-18	0125-Oct-14	14:08:40	9292	230	-23181	H2	p-	-0.4534	1.0153	31S	11W	63	58	01m16s
19	-17	0143-Oct-25	22:39:53	9120	225	-22958	H2	p-	-0.4398	1.0158	35S	139W	64	60	01m18s
20	-16	0161-Nov-05	07:16:59	8948	220	-22735	T	p-	-0.4305	1.0168	39S	92E	64	63	01m22s
21	-15	0179-Nov-16	15:59:03	8776	215	-22512	T	p-	-0.4250	1.0180	42S	38W	65	68	01m27s
22	-14	0197-Nov-27	00:44:12	8604	210	-22289	T	n-	-0.4215	1.0198	45S	167W	65	75	01m35s
23	-13	0215-Dec-08	09:31:40	8432	206	-22066	T	n-	-0.4196	1.0220	47S	64E	65	83	01m46s
24	-12	0233-Dec-18	18:17:39	8260	201	-21843	T	n-	-0.4163	1.0249	48S	64W	65	93	02m00s
25	-11	0251-Dec-30	03:03:29	8088	197	-21620	T	n-	-0.4124	1.0281	48S	168E	65	105	02m16s
26	-10	0270-Jan-09	11:44:49	7916	192	-21397	T	n-	-0.4048	1.0320	46S	41E	66	118	02m35s
27	-9	0288-Jan-20	20:22:32	7744	188	-21174	T	n-	-0.3937	1.0362	43S	86W	67	133	02m57s
28	-8	0306-Jan-31	04:53:03	7571	183	-20951	T	n-	-0.3762	1.0408	39S	148E	68	147	03m23s
29	-7	0324-Feb-11	13:18:42	7398	179	-20728	T	n-	-0.3544	1.0457	34S	21E	69	163	03m50s
30	-6	0342-Feb-21	21:36:27	7224	175	-20505	T	n-	-0.3257	1.0507	29S	104W	71	178	04m20s
31	-5	0360-Mar-04	05:47:03	7048	170	-20282	T	n-	-0.2906	1.0557	22S	131E	73	192	04m50s
32	-4	0378-Mar-15	13:49:49	6871	166	-20059	T	n-	-0.2485	1.0606	16S	8E	76	205	05m21s
33	-3	0396-Mar-25	21:45:55	6693	162	-19836	T	n-	-0.2003	1.0653	9S	114W	78	218	05m50s
34	-2	0414-Apr-06	05:34:57	6514	158	-19613	T	n-	-0.1458	1.0696	1S	126E	82	229	06m16s
35	-1	0432-Apr-16	13:17:44	6335	154	-19390	T	nn	-0.0860	1.0734	6N	8E	85	239	06m37s
36	0	0450-Apr-27	20:55:14	6156	150	-19167	T	nn	-0.0212	1.0765	13N	109W	89	248	06m51s
37	1	0468-May-08	04:28:45	5980	146	-18944	Tm	nn	0.0472	1.0789	20N	136E	87	255	06m56s
38	2	0486-May-19	11:58:14	5804	142	-18721	T	nn	0.1192	1.0806	27N	22E	83	262	06m54s
39	3	0504-May-29	19:26:04	5628	138	-18498	T	-n	0.1926	1.0813	33N	90W	79	267	06m44s
40	4	0522-Jun-10	02:52:23	5453	135	-18275	T	-n	0.2674	1.0812	39N	159E	74	272	06m28s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 84
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	0540-Jun-20	10:19:48	5277	131	-18052	T	-n	0.3412	1.0801	44N	49E	70	275	06m07s
42	6	0558-Jul-01	17:47:03	5103	127	-17829	T	-p	0.4151	1.0783	47N	59W	65	278	05m45s
43	7	0576-Jul-12	01:18:35	4931	124	-17606	T	-p	0.4854	1.0755	50N	167W	61	280	05m21s
44	8	0594-Jul-23	08:52:38	4759	120	-17383	T	-p	0.5536	1.0720	51N	84E	56	280	04m58s
45	9	0612-Aug-02	16:33:10	4589	117	-17160	T	-p	0.6162	1.0679	51N	27W	52	280	04m35s
46	10	0630-Aug-14	00:17:45	4420	113	-16937	T	-p	0.6750	1.0631	51N	139W	47	278	04m13s
47	11	0648-Aug-24	08:10:45	4252	110	-16714	T	-p	0.7269	1.0579	50N	106E	43	274	03m52s
48	12	0666-Sep-04	16:09:25	4086	106	-16491	T	-p	0.7738	1.0524	48N	12W	39	269	03m31s
49	13	0684-Sep-15	00:16:08	3921	103	-16268	T	-p	0.8139	1.0468	47N	134W	35	263	03m11s
50	14	0702-Sep-26	08:29:40	3758	100	-16045	T	-p	0.8480	1.0410	46N	102E	32	253	02m51s
51	15	0720-Oct-06	16:51:29	3602	97	-15822	T	-p	0.8748	1.0355	45N	25W	29	241	02m32s
52	16	0738-Oct-18	01:19:40	3446	94	-15599	T	-p	0.8963	1.0302	45N	154W	26	226	02m13s
53	17	0756-Oct-28	09:53:38	3292	90	-15376	T	-p	0.9126	1.0254	45N	74E	24	208	01m55s
54	18	0774-Nov-08	18:33:02	3143	87	-15153	T	-p	0.9241	1.0210	45N	60W	22	186	01m38s
55	19	0792-Nov-19	03:16:39	2994	84	-14930	T	-t	0.9315	1.0172	45N	164E	21	162	01m23s
56	20	0810-Nov-30	12:02:17	2850	81	-14707	T	-t	0.9372	1.0140	46N	27E	20	138	01m08s
57	21	0828-Dec-10	20:48:54	2708	79	-14484	T	-t	0.9414	1.0113	47N	110W	19	117	00m56s
58	22	0846-Dec-22	05:34:45	2567	76	-14261	T	-t	0.9461	1.0091	48N	113E	18	98	00m45s
59	23	0865-Jan-01	14:18:57	2434	73	-14038	T	-t	0.9517	1.0073	50N	24W	17	84	00m36s
60	24	0883-Jan-12	22:58:07	2303	70	-13815	T	-t	0.9608	1.0057	53N	161W	15	73	00m27s
61	25	0901-Jan-23	07:33:10	2173	68	-13592	T	-t	0.9730	1.0042	58N	62E	13	67	00m19s
62	26	0919-Feb-03	16:00:47	2054	65	-13369	T	-t	0.9908	1.0021	65N	79W	6	62	00m09s
63	27	0937-Feb-14	00:21:12	1936	62	-13146	P	-t	1.0141	0.9687	71N	133E	0	-	-
64	28	0955-Feb-25	08:32:07	1821	60	-12923	P	-t	1.0446	0.9128	72N	4W	0	-	-
65	29	0973-Mar-07	16:34:50	1713	57	-12700	P	-t	1.0812	0.8458	72N	139W	0	-	-
66	30	0991-Mar-19	00:27:55	1606	55	-12477	P	-t	1.1248	0.7659	72N	88E	0	-	-
67	31	1009-Mar-29	08:10:55	1507	53	-12254	P	-t	1.1761	0.6721	72N	43W	0	-	-
68	32	1027-Apr-09	15:45:01	1415	50	-12031	P	-t	1.2337	0.5666	71N	170W	0	-	-
69	33	1045-Apr-19	23:10:08	1324	48	-11808	P	-t	1.2978	0.4493	71N	65E	0	-	-
70	34	1063-May-01	06:27:52	1241	46	-11585	P	-t	1.3668	0.3235	70N	58W	0	-	-
71	35	1081-May-11	13:37:20	1160	44	-11362	P	-t	1.4412	0.1881	69N	178W	0	-	-
72	36	1099-May-22	20:42:02	1079	42	-11139	Pe	-t	1.5184	0.0484	68N	64E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 84

Solar eclipses of Saros 84 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 -0181 Apr 14. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1099 May 22. The total duration of Saros series 84 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 84

First Eclipse	-0181 Apr 14
Last Eclipse	1099 May 22
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	7P 1A 11H 43T 10P

Saros 84 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 84
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	17	23.6%
Annular	A	1	1.4%
Total	T	43	59.7%
Hybrid	H	11	15.3%

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 84 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 84
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	55	100.0%
Central (two limits)	55	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 84 occur in the following order : 7P 1A 11H 43T 10P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 84 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 84
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0055 Jun 28	00m05s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0055 Jun 28	00m05s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0468 May 08	06m56s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0919 Feb 03	00m09s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0143 Oct 25	01m18s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0037 Jul 09	00m24s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0937 Feb 14	-	0.96873
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1099 May 22	-	0.04844

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 84

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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