EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 88

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 88

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 88 . 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 88
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	-49	-0246-Oct-06	21:20:43	13269	341	-27770	Pb	t-	-1.5239	0.0234	61S	176E	0	-	-
2	-48	-0228-Oct-17	05:57:10	13044	335	-27547	P	t-	-1.5081	0.0535	61S	37E	0	-	-
3	-47	-0210-Oct-28	14:39:14	12820	329	-27324	P	t-	-1.4964	0.0757	62S	103W	0	-	-
4	-46	-0192-Nov-07	23:26:12	12602	324	-27101	P	t-	-1.4887	0.0903	62S	115E	0	-	-
5	-45	-0174-Nov-19	08:17:00	12390	318	-26878	P	t-	-1.4840	0.0990	63S	27W	0	-	-
6	-44	-0156-Nov-29	17:10:26	12179	312	-26655	P	t-	-1.4817	0.1030	64S	171W	0	-	-
7	-43	-0138-Dec-11	02:03:16	11975	306	-26432	P	t-	-1.4789	0.1078	64S	45E	0	-	-
8	-42	-0120-Dec-21	10:55:23	11775	301	-26209	P	t-	-1.4759	0.1128	65S	98W	0	-	-
9	-41	-0101-Jan-01	19:43:56	11574	295	-25986	P	t-	-1.4701	0.1230	67S	118E	0	-	-
10	-40	-0083-Jan-12	04:29:02	11380	290	-25763	P	t-	-1.4618	0.1376	68S	25W	0	-	-
11	-39	-0065-Jan-23	13:07:01	11187	284	-25540	P	t-	-1.4483	0.1622	69S	167W	0	-	-
12	-38	-0047-Feb-02	21:39:51	10995	279	-25317	P	t-	-1.4309	0.1943	70S	52E	0	-	-
13	-37	-0029-Feb-14	06:04:02	10809	273	-25094	P	t-	-1.4071	0.2389	70S	87W	0	-	-
14	-36	-0011-Feb-24	14:20:54	10622	268	-24871	P	t-	-1.3775	0.2946	71S	134E	0	-	-
15	-35	0007-Mar-07	22:28:38	10440	263	-24648	P	t-	-1.3408	0.3645	72S	2W	0	-	-
16	-34	0025-Mar-18	06:29:23	10263	258	-24425	P	t-	-1.2987	0.4449	72S	137W	0	-	-
17	-33	0043-Mar-29	14:22:09	10085	253	-24202	P	t-	-1.2504	0.5378	72S	90E	0	-	-
18	-32	0061-Apr-08	22:07:17	9910	247	-23979	P	t-	-1.1960	0.6428	71S	41W	0	-	-
19	-31	0079-Apr-20	05:46:23	9737	242	-23756	P	t-	-1.1367	0.7574	71S	170W	0	-	-
20	-30	0097-Apr-30	13:19:33	9563	237	-23533	P	t-	-1.0725	0.8815	70S	63E	0	-	-
21	-29	0115-May-11	20:48:38	9391	232	-23310	T-	t-	-1.0052	1.0114	70S	62W	0	-	-
22	-28	0133-May-22	04:13:18	9219	228	-23087	T	t-	-0.9347	1.0601	49S	164E	20	562	04m32s
23	-27	0151-Jun-02	11:36:42	9047	223	-22864	T	p-	-0.8631	1.0613	38S	46E	30	400	05m06s
24	-26	0169-Jun-12	18:58:37	8875	218	-22641	T	p-	-0.7905	1.0610	29S	70W	38	328	05m25s
25	-25	0187-Jun-24	02:20:39	8703	213	-22418	T	p-	-0.7184	1.0595	22S	176E	44	281	05m31s
26	-24	0205-Jul-04	09:43:58	8531	209	-22195	T	p-	-0.6479	1.0570	17S	63E	49	246	05m23s
27	-23	0223-Jul-15	17:09:57	8359	204	-21972	T	p-	-0.5802	1.0536	13S	51W	54	216	05m05s
28	-22	0241-Jul-26	00:39:44	8187	199	-21749	T	p-	-0.5162	1.0495	10S	165W	59	190	04m40s
29	-21	0259-Aug-06	08:13:23	8016	195	-21526	T	p-	-0.4559	1.0447	8S	81E	63	166	04m09s
30	-20	0277-Aug-16	15:53:20	7844	190	-21303	T	n-	-0.4016	1.0395	8S	35W	66	143	03m37s
31	-19	0295-Aug-27	23:39:21	7672	186	-21080	T	n-	-0.3529	1.0338	8S	152W	69	121	03m03s
32	-18	0313-Sep-07	07:32:43	7498	182	-20857	T	n-	-0.3110	1.0280	10S	89E	72	99	02m30s
33	-17	0331-Sep-18	15:32:56	7324	177	-20634	T	n-	-0.2755	1.0221	12S	32W	74	78	01m58s
34	-16	0349-Sep-28	23:40:50	7151	173	-20411	H3	n-	-0.2469	1.0163	15S	155W	76	57	01m27s
35	-15	0367-Oct-10	07:55:36	6973	169	-20188	H	n-	-0.2247	1.0105	18S	81E	77	37	00m57s
36	-14	0385-Oct-20	16:16:03	6796	165	-19965	H	n-	-0.2079	1.0052	22S	45W	78	18	00m28s
37	-13	0403-Nov-01	00:42:52	6618	160	-19742	H	n-	-0.1969	1.0001	25S	172W	79	1	00m01s
38	-12	0421-Nov-11	09:13:35	6439	156	-19519	A	n-	-0.1903	0.9956	28S	61E	79	16	00m25s
39	-11	0439-Nov-22	17:48:02	6259	152	-19296	A	nn	-0.1871	0.9916	31S	67W	79	30	00m48s
40	-10	0457-Dec-03	02:22:10	6082	148	-19073	A	nn	-0.1845	0.9882	33S	165E	79	42	01m09s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 88
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	-9	0475-Dec-14	10:57:32	5906	145	-18850	A	nn	-0.1837	0.9854	34S	38E	79	53	01m27s
42	-8	0493-Dec-24	19:29:48	5730	141	-18627	Am	nn	-0.1814	0.9831	34S	88W	79	61	01m43s
43	-7	0512-Jan-05	03:58:52	5554	137	-18404	A	nn	-0.1771	0.9815	33S	146E	80	67	01m55s
44	-6	0530-Jan-15	12:21:22	5379	133	-18181	A	nn	-0.1683	0.9802	31S	22E	80	71	02m05s
45	-5	0548-Jan-26	20:38:07	5203	129	-17958	A	nn	-0.1554	0.9794	27S	102W	81	74	02m12s
46	-4	0566-Feb-06	04:46:09	5030	126	-17735	A	nn	-0.1363	0.9790	23S	136E	82	75	02m17s
47	-3	0584-Feb-17	12:45:18	4858	122	-17512	A	nn	-0.1106	0.9788	18S	15E	84	76	02m21s
48	-2	0602-Feb-27	20:34:32	4686	119	-17289	A	nn	-0.0775	0.9787	12S	104W	85	76	02m23s
49	-1	0620-Mar-10	04:14:22	4518	115	-17066	A	nn	-0.0374	0.9787	5S	139E	88	76	02m25s
50	0	0638-Mar-21	11:43:08	4349	112	-16843	A	nn	0.0111	0.9786	2N	24E	89	76	02m27s
51	1	0656-Mar-31	19:02:41	4182	108	-16620	A	nn	0.0665	0.9783	9N	89W	86	77	02m29s
52	2	0674-Apr-12	02:12:16	4017	105	-16397	A	nn	0.1294	0.9778	17N	161E	82	80	02m31s
53	3	0692-Apr-22	09:14:27	3852	102	-16174	A	nn	0.1974	0.9769	24N	54E	78	84	02m34s
54	4	0710-May-03	16:06:38	3692	99	-15951	A	-p	0.2730	0.9755	32N	51W	74	91	02m38s
55	5	0728-May-13	22:53:59	3536	95	-15728	A	-p	0.3516	0.9737	40N	154W	69	101	02m43s
56	6	0746-May-25	05:34:05	3380	92	-15505	A	-p	0.4355	0.9713	47N	107E	64	114	02m48s
57	7	0764-Jun-04	12:12:09	3229	89	-15282	A	-p	0.5198	0.9685	55N	9E	58	133	02m55s
58	8	0782-Jun-15	18:45:16	3081	86	-15059	A	-p	0.6074	0.9649	61N	83W	52	160	03m02s
59	9	0800-Jun-26	01:19:49	2932	83	-14836	A	-p	0.6927	0.9609	66N	172W	46	197	03m11s
60	10	0818-Jul-07	07:53:28	2790	80	-14613	A	-p	0.7781	0.9561	70N	106E	39	255	03m22s
61	11	0836-Jul-17	14:30:20	2649	77	-14390	A	-t	0.8598	0.9508	72N	29E	30	354	03m34s
62	12	0854-Jul-28	21:09:45	2510	75	-14167	A	-t	0.9385	0.9444	70N	44W	20	602	03m47s
63	13	0872-Aug-08	03:55:24	2379	72	-13944	A+	-t	1.0113	0.9439	62N	108W	0	-	-
64	14	0890-Aug-19	10:46:54	2248	69	-13721	P	-t	1.0787	0.8270	61N	140E	0	-	-
65	15	0908-Aug-29	17:45:18	2123	66	-13498	P	-t	1.1400	0.7216	61N	26E	0	-	-
66	16	0926-Sep-10	00:52:02	2005	64	-13275	P	-t	1.1939	0.6295	61N	90W	0	-	-
67	17	0944-Sep-20	08:07:12	1886	61	-13052	P	-t	1.2405	0.5507	61N	152E	0	-	-
68	18	0962-Oct-01	15:31:23	1776	59	-12829	P	-t	1.2792	0.4855	61N	32E	0	-	-
69	19	0980-Oct-11	23:03:16	1668	56	-12606	P	-t	1.3113	0.4319	61N	90W	0	-	-
70	20	0998-Oct-23	06:43:41	1560	54	-12383	P	-t	1.3364	0.3904	62N	146E	0	-	-
71	21	1016-Nov-02	14:30:34	1468	52	-12160	P	-t	1.3558	0.3584	62N	20E	0	-	-
72	22	1034-Nov-13	22:23:12	1377	49	-11937	P	-t	1.3703	0.3347	63N	108W	0	-	-
73	23	1052-Nov-24	06:20:22	1287	47	-11714	P	-t	1.3808	0.3175	64N	123E	0	-	-
74	24	1070-Dec-05	14:20:52	1207	45	-11491	P	-t	1.3880	0.3056	65N	7W	0	-	-
75	25	1088-Dec-15	22:22:18	1126	43	-11268	P	-t	1.3946	0.2946	66N	138W	0	-	-
76	26	1106-Dec-27	06:22:53	1050	41	-11045	P	-t	1.4019	0.2825	67N	91E	0	-	-
77	27	1125-Jan-06	14:21:25	982	39	-10822	P	-t	1.4105	0.2678	68N	40W	0	-	-
78	28	1143-Jan-17	22:16:46	914	37	-10599	P	-t	1.4213	0.2492	69N	170W	0	-	-
79	29	1161-Jan-28	06:05:39	853	35	-10376	P	-t	1.4375	0.2216	70N	60E	0	-	-
80	30	1179-Feb-08	13:48:45	796	33	-10153	P	-t	1.4581	0.1861	71N	69W	0	-	-

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 88
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
81	31	1197-Feb-18	21:23:47	739	31	-9930	P	-t	1.4854	0.1391	71N	163E	0	-	-
82	32	1215-Mar-02	04:52:12	688	29	-9707	P	-t	1.5180	0.0829	72N	37E	0	-	-
83	33	1233-Mar-12	12:10:15	638	28	-9484	Pe	-t	1.5587	0.0123	72N	87W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 88

Solar eclipses of Saros 88 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 -0246 Oct 06. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1233 Mar 12. The total duration of Saros series 88 is 1478.47 years.

Summary of Saros 88

First Eclipse	-0246 Oct 06
Last Eclipse	1233 Mar 12
Series Duration	1478.47 Years
No. of Eclipses	83
Sequence	20P 13T 4H 26A 20P

Saros 88 is composed of 83 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 88
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	83	100.0%
Partial	P	40	48.2%
Annular	A	26	31.3%
Total	T	13	15.7%
Hybrid	H	4	4.8%

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 88 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 88
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	43	100.0%
Central (two limits)	41	95.3%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	2	4.7%

The 83 eclipses in Saros 88 occur in the following order : 20P 13T 4H 26A 20P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 88 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 88
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0854 Jul 28	03m47s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0421 Nov 11	00m25s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0187 Jun 24	05m31s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0331 Sep 18	01m58s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0349 Sep 28	01m27s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0403 Nov 01	00m01s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0097 Apr 30	-	0.88152
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1233 Mar 12	-	0.01225

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 88

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

The Gregorian calendar (also called the Western calendar) is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582. On this website, the Gregorian calendar is used for all calendar dates from 1582 Oct 15 onwards. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. For more information on this topic, see Calendar Dates.

The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..

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.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

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