EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 98

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 98

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 98 . 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 98
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	0188-Jun-12	15:45:22	8694	213	-22406	Pb	t-	-1.5292	0.0270	67S	24W	0	-	-
2	-34	0206-Jun-23	22:44:33	8522	208	-22183	P	t-	-1.4595	0.1558	66S	140W	0	-	-
3	-33	0224-Jul-04	05:42:14	8350	204	-21960	P	t-	-1.3892	0.2848	65S	105E	0	-	-
4	-32	0242-Jul-15	12:43:33	8178	199	-21737	P	t-	-1.3223	0.4065	64S	11W	0	-	-
5	-31	0260-Jul-25	19:46:54	8006	195	-21514	P	t-	-1.2574	0.5233	63S	127W	0	-	-
6	-30	0278-Aug-06	02:55:12	7834	190	-21291	P	t-	-1.1971	0.6305	62S	116E	0	-	-
7	-29	0296-Aug-16	10:08:22	7662	186	-21068	P	t-	-1.1414	0.7285	62S	2W	0	-	-
8	-28	0314-Aug-27	17:29:00	7489	181	-20845	P	t-	-1.0923	0.8133	61S	122W	0	-	-
9	-27	0332-Sep-07	00:56:32	7315	177	-20622	P	t-	-1.0493	0.8866	61S	117E	0	-	-
10	-26	0350-Sep-18	08:30:37	7141	173	-20399	A-	t-	-1.0121	0.9490	61S	6W	0	-	-
11	-25	0368-Sep-28	16:12:49	6964	168	-20176	As	p-	-0.9820	0.9459	60S	110W	10	-	03m47s
12	-24	0386-Oct-10	00:02:07	6786	164	-19953	A	p-	-0.9585	0.9422	61S	136E	16	752	04m06s
13	-23	0404-Oct-20	07:58:38	6608	160	-19730	A	p-	-0.9411	0.9382	63S	16E	19	679	04m23s
14	-22	0422-Oct-31	15:59:53	6429	156	-19507	A	p-	-0.9284	0.9344	66S	107W	21	659	04m37s
15	-21	0440-Nov-11	00:06:48	6250	152	-19284	A	p-	-0.9206	0.9309	70S	128E	23	666	04m49s
16	-20	0458-Nov-22	08:16:14	6072	148	-19061	A	p-	-0.9156	0.9280	74S	1E	23	680	05m00s
17	-19	0476-Dec-02	16:27:19	5896	144	-18838	A	p-	-0.9126	0.9256	78S	126W	24	695	05m09s
18	-18	0494-Dec-14	00:37:40	5721	140	-18615	A	p-	-0.9097	0.9239	82S	111E	24	703	05m17s
19	-17	0512-Dec-24	08:46:45	5545	137	-18392	A	p-	-0.9064	0.9228	87S	2E	25	703	05m24s
20	-16	0531-Jan-04	16:51:08	5369	133	-18169	A	p-	-0.8997	0.9225	87S	25W	25	683	05m32s
21	-15	0549-Jan-15	00:50:18	5193	129	-17946	A	p-	-0.8893	0.9228	82S	128W	27	647	05m40s
22	-14	0567-Jan-26	08:42:20	5021	126	-17723	A	p-	-0.8736	0.9238	76S	112E	29	596	05m50s
23	-13	0585-Feb-05	16:27:31	4849	122	-17500	A	p-	-0.8530	0.9253	70S	9W	31	542	06m01s
24	-12	0603-Feb-17	00:01:54	4677	118	-17277	A	p-	-0.8237	0.9274	63S	128W	34	481	06m13s
25	-11	0621-Feb-27	07:28:07	4509	115	-17054	A	p-	-0.7881	0.9297	56S	114E	38	426	06m27s
26	-10	0639-Mar-10	14:43:25	4340	112	-16831	A	p-	-0.7436	0.9323	48S	0W	42	375	06m42s
27	-9	0657-Mar-20	21:50:55	4173	108	-16608	A	p-	-0.6930	0.9350	40S	112W	46	332	06m56s
28	-8	0675-Apr-01	04:46:30	4008	105	-16385	A	p-	-0.6327	0.9377	32S	139E	51	296	07m10s
29	-7	0693-Apr-11	11:35:52	3843	102	-16162	A	p-	-0.5675	0.9403	24S	32E	55	266	07m21s
30	-6	0711-Apr-22	18:15:18	3683	98	-15939	A	p-	-0.4938	0.9427	16S	72W	60	242	07m29s
31	-5	0729-May-03	00:49:38	3527	95	-15716	A	p-	-0.4161	0.9448	8S	174W	65	223	07m31s
32	-4	0747-May-14	07:16:32	3371	92	-15493	A	pn	-0.3321	0.9466	0N	86E	71	208	07m27s
33	-3	0765-May-24	13:41:37	3221	89	-15270	A	nn	-0.2466	0.9480	7N	12W	76	197	07m17s
34	-2	0783-Jun-04	20:03:09	3073	86	-15047	A	nn	-0.1579	0.9489	14N	109W	81	190	07m01s
35	-1	0801-Jun-15	02:24:22	2924	83	-14824	A	nn	-0.0687	0.9495	20N	155E	86	186	06m41s
36	0	0819-Jun-26	08:46:25	2783	80	-14601	Am	nn	0.0200	0.9495	25N	60E	89	185	06m22s
37	1	0837-Jul-06	15:11:40	2641	77	-14378	A	nn	0.1065	0.9491	29N	35W	84	188	06m05s
38	2	0855-Jul-17	21:40:55	2503	74	-14155	A	nn	0.1898	0.9484	31N	130W	79	193	05m52s
39	3	0873-Jul-28	04:15:34	2372	72	-13932	A	nn	0.2691	0.9473	33N	134E	74	201	05m44s
40	4	0891-Aug-08	10:57:49	2241	69	-13709	A	np	0.3426	0.9458	33N	35E	70	211	05m42s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 98
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	0909-Aug-18	17:48:23	2117	66	-13486	A	-p	0.4099	0.9442	33N	65W	66	224	05m44s
42	6	0927-Aug-30	00:47:28	1998	64	-13263	A	-p	0.4704	0.9425	32N	169W	62	238	05m51s
43	7	0945-Sep-09	07:56:51	1880	61	-13040	A	-p	0.5231	0.9407	31N	85E	58	253	06m03s
44	8	0963-Sep-20	15:16:23	1770	59	-12817	A	-p	0.5676	0.9391	29N	25W	55	269	06m18s
45	9	0981-Sep-30	22:46:24	1662	56	-12594	A	-p	0.6043	0.9376	27N	138W	53	284	06m35s
46	10	0999-Oct-12	06:24:40	1555	54	-12371	A	-p	0.6348	0.9364	26N	106E	50	299	06m55s
47	11	1017-Oct-22	14:13:16	1463	51	-12148	A	-p	0.6572	0.9356	24N	13W	49	311	07m14s
48	12	1035-Nov-02	22:09:27	1372	49	-11925	A	-p	0.6736	0.9352	23N	134W	48	320	07m32s
49	13	1053-Nov-13	06:13:14	1283	47	-11702	A	-p	0.6845	0.9355	22N	103E	47	324	07m44s
50	14	1071-Nov-24	14:21:31	1202	45	-11479	A	-p	0.6921	0.9362	21N	22W	46	325	07m51s
51	15	1089-Dec-04	22:34:48	1122	43	-11256	A	-p	0.6962	0.9378	21N	148W	46	320	07m48s
52	16	1107-Dec-16	06:49:54	1047	41	-11033	A	-p	0.6994	0.9398	21N	86E	45	312	07m35s
53	17	1125-Dec-26	15:05:28	979	39	-10810	A	-p	0.7026	0.9426	22N	40W	45	298	07m10s
54	18	1144-Jan-06	23:19:53	911	37	-10587	A	-p	0.7074	0.9459	24N	167W	45	282	06m36s
55	19	1162-Jan-17	07:31:45	850	35	-10364	A	-p	0.7149	0.9499	26N	68E	44	262	05m54s
56	20	1180-Jan-28	15:39:18	793	33	-10141	A	-p	0.7266	0.9542	30N	57W	43	242	05m08s
57	21	1198-Feb-07	23:41:15	736	31	-9918	A	-p	0.7437	0.9590	34N	179E	42	221	04m20s
58	22	1216-Feb-19	07:37:22	685	29	-9695	A	-p	0.7662	0.9641	39N	56E	40	200	03m33s
59	23	1234-Mar-01	15:26:57	635	27	-9472	A	-p	0.7947	0.9693	45N	66W	37	180	02m49s
60	24	1252-Mar-11	23:08:32	586	26	-9249	A	-p	0.8305	0.9745	52N	173E	34	162	02m09s
61	25	1270-Mar-23	06:43:29	547	24	-9026	A	-p	0.8725	0.9795	60N	51E	29	149	01m35s
62	26	1288-Apr-02	14:11:24	508	23	-8803	A	-p	0.9210	0.9840	69N	76W	22	147	01m07s
63	27	1306-Apr-13	21:34:05	471	21	-8580	A	-t	0.9745	0.9872	76N	131E	12	214	00m47s
64	28	1324-Apr-24	04:49:51	439	20	-8357	P	-t	1.0342	0.9273	70N	32W	0	-	-
65	29	1342-May-05	12:02:36	407	20	-8134	P	-t	1.0972	0.8151	69N	152W	0	-	-
66	30	1360-May-15	19:10:59	377	20	-7911	P	-t	1.1646	0.6933	68N	89E	0	-	-
67	31	1378-May-27	02:18:07	349	20	-7688	P	-t	1.2335	0.5675	67N	29W	0	-	-
68	32	1396-Jun-06	09:23:30	320	20	-7465	P	-t	1.3046	0.4366	67N	146W	0	-	-
69	33	1414-Jun-17	16:30:41	296	20	-7242	P	-t	1.3748	0.3062	66N	96E	0	-	-
70	34	1432-Jun-27	23:39:41	273	20	-7019	P	-t	1.4445	0.1761	65N	21W	0	-	-
71	35	1450-Jul-09	06:51:31	250	20	-6796	Pe	-t	1.5125	0.0485	64N	139W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 98

Solar eclipses of Saros 98 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 0188 Jun 12. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1450 Jul 09. The total duration of Saros series 98 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 98

First Eclipse	0188 Jun 12
Last Eclipse	1450 Jul 09
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	9P 54A 8P

Saros 98 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 98
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	17	23.9%
Annular	A	54	76.1%
Total	T	0	0.0%
Hybrid	H	0	0.0%

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 98 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 98
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	54	100.0%
Central (two limits)	52	96.3%
Central (one limit)	1	1.9%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.9%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 98 occur in the following order : 9P 54A 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 98 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 98
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1071 Nov 24	07m51s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1306 Apr 13	00m47s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1324 Apr 24	-	0.92735
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0188 Jun 12	-	0.02700

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 98

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

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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.

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