EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 94

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 94

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 94 . 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 94
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	-37	-0018-Jul-09	13:12:06	10691	270	-24953	Pb	t-	-1.4932	0.0724	65S	0W	0	-	-
2	-36	0000-Jul-19	20:43:55	10505	265	-24730	P	t-	-1.4256	0.2022	64S	124W	0	-	-
3	-35	0018-Jul-31	04:23:00	10328	260	-24507	P	t-	-1.3634	0.3217	63S	111E	0	-	-
4	-34	0036-Aug-10	12:08:12	10151	254	-24284	P	t-	-1.3058	0.4322	62S	15W	0	-	-
5	-33	0054-Aug-21	20:02:19	9974	249	-24061	P	t-	-1.2551	0.5293	62S	143W	0	-	-
6	-32	0072-Sep-01	04:03:08	9801	244	-23838	P	t-	-1.2097	0.6159	61S	87E	0	-	-
7	-31	0090-Sep-12	12:13:47	9627	239	-23615	P	t-	-1.1720	0.6876	61S	45W	0	-	-
8	-30	0108-Sep-22	20:32:07	9454	234	-23392	P	t-	-1.1404	0.7472	61S	179W	0	-	-
9	-29	0126-Oct-04	04:58:49	9282	229	-23169	P	t-	-1.1158	0.7935	61S	45E	0	-	-
10	-28	0144-Oct-14	13:32:44	9110	224	-22946	P	t-	-1.0970	0.8284	61S	93W	0	-	-
11	-27	0162-Oct-25	22:13:36	8938	220	-22723	P	t-	-1.0841	0.8521	61S	127E	0	-	-
12	-26	0180-Nov-05	06:59:52	8767	215	-22500	P	t-	-1.0757	0.8675	62S	14W	0	-	-
13	-25	0198-Nov-16	15:49:21	8595	210	-22277	P	t-	-1.0700	0.8776	63S	156W	0	-	-
14	-24	0216-Nov-27	00:42:16	8423	206	-22054	P	t-	-1.0675	0.8820	64S	61E	0	-	-
15	-23	0234-Dec-08	09:36:01	8251	201	-21831	P	t-	-1.0664	0.8840	64S	83W	0	-	-
16	-22	0252-Dec-18	18:29:06	8079	196	-21608	P	t-	-1.0647	0.8872	66S	133E	0	-	-
17	-21	0270-Dec-30	03:19:18	7907	192	-21385	P	t-	-1.0611	0.8940	67S	11W	0	-	-
18	-20	0289-Jan-09	12:06:15	7735	188	-21162	P	t-	-1.0553	0.9054	68S	154W	0	-	-
19	-19	0307-Jan-20	20:48:09	7562	183	-20939	P	t-	-1.0456	0.9241	69S	63E	0	-	-
20	-18	0325-Jan-31	05:23:15	7388	179	-20716	P	t-	-1.0310	0.9523	70S	79W	0	-	-
21	-17	0343-Feb-11	13:51:39	7214	174	-20493	P	t-	-1.0112	0.9906	71S	141E	0	-	-
22	-16	0361-Feb-21	22:12:03	7038	170	-20270	T	t-	-0.9851	1.0394	74S	27W	9	858	02m07s
23	-15	0379-Mar-05	06:24:13	6861	166	-20047	T	p-	-0.9525	1.0438	70S	171E	17	492	02m35s
24	-14	0397-Mar-15	14:27:40	6683	162	-19824	T	p-	-0.9133	1.0473	62S	30E	24	388	03m02s
25	-13	0415-Mar-26	22:23:08	6504	158	-19601	T	p-	-0.8677	1.0503	54S	101W	29	335	03m31s
26	-12	0433-Apr-06	06:11:04	6325	154	-19378	T	p-	-0.8164	1.0527	45S	134E	35	300	03m59s
27	-11	0451-Apr-17	13:50:27	6146	150	-19155	T	p-	-0.7583	1.0545	37S	12E	40	274	04m27s
28	-10	0469-Apr-27	21:24:06	5970	146	-18932	T	p-	-0.6959	1.0555	29S	107W	46	254	04m52s
29	-9	0487-May-09	04:51:17	5795	142	-18709	T	p-	-0.6285	1.0559	21S	137E	51	236	05m11s
30	-8	0505-May-19	12:14:53	5619	138	-18486	T	p-	-0.5587	1.0553	14S	22E	56	220	05m23s
31	-7	0523-May-30	19:32:57	5443	134	-18263	T	p-	-0.4849	1.0541	7S	90W	61	204	05m25s
32	-6	0541-Jun-10	02:50:18	5267	131	-18040	T	p-	-0.4110	1.0519	1S	158E	66	188	05m17s
33	-5	0559-Jun-21	10:05:22	5094	127	-17817	T	n-	-0.3356	1.0490	4N	48E	70	173	04m59s
34	-4	0577-Jul-01	17:21:42	4921	123	-17594	T	n-	-0.2619	1.0453	8N	62W	75	156	04m33s
35	-3	0595-Jul-13	00:38:15	4749	120	-17371	T	nn	-0.1892	1.0409	11N	172W	79	139	04m02s
36	-2	0613-Jul-23	07:59:18	4580	116	-17148	T	nn	-0.1208	1.0358	13N	78E	83	121	03m28s
37	-1	0631-Aug-03	15:23:32	4411	113	-16925	Tm	nn	-0.0558	1.0303	14N	33W	87	102	02m52s
38	0	0649-Aug-13	22:52:44	4243	110	-16702	T	nn	0.0044	1.0243	14N	145W	90	83	02m16s
39	1	0667-Aug-25	06:27:27	4077	106	-16479	T	nn	0.0592	1.0180	13N	102E	87	62	01m40s
40	2	0685-Sep-04	14:09:15	3912	103	-16256	H	nn	0.1073	1.0116	12N	14W	84	40	01m04s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 94
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	3	0703-Sep-15	21:57:47	3749	100	-16033	H	-n	0.1491	1.0052	9N	131W	81	18	00m29s
42	4	0721-Sep-26	05:53:08	3593	96	-15810	A	-n	0.1843	0.9988	7N	109E	79	4	00m07s
43	5	0739-Oct-07	13:55:34	3437	93	-15587	A	-n	0.2130	0.9926	4N	12W	78	26	00m43s
44	6	0757-Oct-17	22:05:05	3284	90	-15364	A	-n	0.2348	0.9868	1N	135W	76	48	01m20s
45	7	0775-Oct-29	06:19:32	3135	87	-15141	A	-n	0.2516	0.9814	1S	100E	75	68	01m57s
46	8	0793-Nov-08	14:39:39	2986	84	-14918	A	-n	0.2629	0.9765	4S	25W	75	87	02m34s
47	9	0811-Nov-19	23:02:45	2842	81	-14695	A	-n	0.2709	0.9722	6S	152W	74	103	03m10s
48	10	0829-Nov-30	07:29:02	2701	78	-14472	A	-n	0.2756	0.9685	7S	81E	74	118	03m43s
49	11	0847-Dec-11	15:54:07	2559	76	-14249	A	-n	0.2805	0.9654	7S	46W	74	130	04m13s
50	12	0865-Dec-22	00:19:56	2427	73	-14026	A	-n	0.2839	0.9629	7S	173W	74	140	04m37s
51	13	0884-Jan-02	08:41:57	2296	70	-13803	A	-n	0.2895	0.9610	6S	61E	73	148	04m55s
52	14	0902-Jan-12	17:00:16	2166	67	-13580	A	-n	0.2977	0.9597	4S	65W	73	153	05m06s
53	15	0920-Jan-24	01:11:08	2048	65	-13357	A	-n	0.3114	0.9587	0S	172E	72	158	05m12s
54	16	0938-Feb-03	09:15:58	1930	62	-13134	A	-p	0.3293	0.9583	4N	49E	71	160	05m11s
55	17	0956-Feb-14	17:11:39	1815	60	-12911	A	-p	0.3539	0.9580	9N	72W	69	163	05m06s
56	18	0974-Feb-25	00:57:45	1708	57	-12688	A	-p	0.3856	0.9580	15N	169E	67	165	04m58s
57	19	0992-Mar-07	08:33:50	1600	55	-12465	A	-p	0.4247	0.9580	21N	53E	65	168	04m48s
58	20	1010-Mar-18	15:59:54	1502	52	-12242	A	-p	0.4715	0.9581	28N	61W	62	172	04m36s
59	21	1028-Mar-28	23:15:20	1410	50	-12019	A	-p	0.5261	0.9579	36N	173W	58	179	04m24s
60	22	1046-Apr-09	06:20:54	1319	48	-11796	A	-p	0.5879	0.9576	44N	77E	54	190	04m11s
61	23	1064-Apr-19	13:17:22	1236	46	-11573	A	-p	0.6563	0.9568	53N	30W	49	208	03m58s
62	24	1082-Apr-30	20:06:11	1156	44	-11350	A	-p	0.7301	0.9556	62N	136W	43	237	03m46s
63	25	1100-May-11	02:46:31	1075	41	-11127	A	-p	0.8100	0.9537	72N	120E	36	291	03m36s
64	26	1118-May-22	09:22:18	1007	39	-10904	A	-t	0.8927	0.9508	84N	6E	26	406	03m27s
65	27	1136-Jun-01	15:52:54	939	37	-10681	A	-t	0.9789	0.9459	78N	125E	11	1060	03m18s
66	28	1154-Jun-12	22:21:49	874	35	-10458	P	-t	1.0655	0.8531	66N	17E	0	-	-
67	29	1172-Jun-23	04:47:35	817	34	-10235	P	-t	1.1539	0.7005	65N	90W	0	-	-
68	30	1190-Jul-04	11:15:35	760	32	-10012	P	-t	1.2396	0.5529	64N	163E	0	-	-
69	31	1208-Jul-14	17:44:16	706	30	-9789	P	-t	1.3242	0.4079	63N	56E	0	-	-
70	32	1226-Jul-26	00:17:23	656	28	-9566	P	-t	1.4043	0.2714	63N	52W	0	-	-
71	33	1244-Aug-05	06:54:16	606	26	-9343	P	-t	1.4806	0.1422	62N	160W	0	-	-
72	34	1262-Aug-16	13:38:56	563	25	-9120	Pe	-t	1.5500	0.0256	62N	90E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 94

Solar eclipses of Saros 94 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 -0018 Jul 09. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1262 Aug 16. The total duration of Saros series 94 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 94

First Eclipse	-0018 Jul 09
Last Eclipse	1262 Aug 16
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	21P 18T 2H 24A 7P

Saros 94 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 94
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	28	38.9%
Annular	A	24	33.3%
Total	T	18	25.0%
Hybrid	H	2	2.8%

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 94 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 94
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	44	100.0%
Central (two limits)	44	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 94 occur in the following order : 21P 18T 2H 24A 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 94 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 94
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0920 Jan 24	05m12s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0721 Sep 26	00m07s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0523 May 30	05m25s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0667 Aug 25	01m40s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0685 Sep 04	01m04s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0703 Sep 15	00m29s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0343 Feb 11	-	0.99063
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1262 Aug 16	-	0.02557

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 94

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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