EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 99

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 99

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 99 . 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 99
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	0235-Jun-03	07:49:41	8246	201	-21825	Pb	t-	1.5419	0.0315	64N	52W	0	-	-
2	-34	0253-Jun-13	14:15:53	8074	196	-21602	P	t-	1.4547	0.1814	65N	159W	0	-	-
3	-33	0271-Jun-24	20:44:19	7902	192	-21379	P	t-	1.3682	0.3305	66N	94E	0	-	-
4	-32	0289-Jul-05	03:17:48	7730	187	-21156	P	t-	1.2846	0.4751	67N	16W	0	-	-
5	-31	0307-Jul-16	09:55:27	7557	183	-20933	P	t-	1.2032	0.6161	68N	127W	0	-	-
6	-30	0325-Jul-26	16:41:34	7384	179	-20710	P	t-	1.1278	0.7470	69N	119E	0	-	-
7	-29	0343-Aug-06	23:35:00	7210	174	-20487	P	t-	1.0572	0.8692	70N	3E	0	-	-
8	-28	0361-Aug-17	06:38:38	7034	170	-20264	An	t-	0.9937	0.9481	74N	128W	5	-	03m12s
9	-27	0379-Aug-28	13:51:14	6856	166	-20041	A	t-	0.9366	0.9517	72N	55E	20	512	03m28s
10	-26	0397-Sep-07	21:15:12	6679	162	-19818	A	t-	0.8877	0.9531	63N	76W	27	372	03m43s
11	-25	0415-Sep-19	04:49:05	6500	158	-19595	A	p-	0.8462	0.9539	55N	160E	32	314	03m58s
12	-24	0433-Sep-29	12:32:56	6320	154	-19372	A	p-	0.8120	0.9546	48N	38E	35	281	04m11s
13	-23	0451-Oct-10	20:26:50	6141	150	-19149	A	p-	0.7851	0.9551	42N	86W	38	262	04m24s
14	-22	0469-Oct-21	04:29:47	5966	146	-18926	A	p-	0.7647	0.9559	37N	148E	40	247	04m33s
15	-21	0487-Nov-01	12:40:56	5790	142	-18703	A	p-	0.7506	0.9568	33N	22E	41	236	04m39s
16	-20	0505-Nov-11	20:57:31	5614	138	-18480	A	p-	0.7400	0.9582	29N	106W	42	225	04m39s
17	-19	0523-Nov-23	05:20:18	5439	134	-18257	A	p-	0.7340	0.9601	26N	125E	43	213	04m33s
18	-18	0541-Dec-03	13:45:43	5263	131	-18034	A	p-	0.7290	0.9625	24N	5W	43	199	04m19s
19	-17	0559-Dec-14	22:13:13	5089	127	-17811	A	p-	0.7251	0.9655	23N	135W	43	181	03m58s
20	-16	0577-Dec-25	06:39:41	4917	123	-17588	A	p-	0.7195	0.9691	22N	95E	44	160	03m30s
21	-15	0596-Jan-05	15:05:21	4745	120	-17365	A	p-	0.7124	0.9733	22N	34W	44	135	02m56s
22	-14	0614-Jan-15	23:27:13	4575	116	-17142	A	p-	0.7012	0.9782	22N	162W	45	108	02m19s
23	-13	0632-Jan-27	07:44:52	4407	113	-16919	A	p-	0.6857	0.9836	23N	71E	47	78	01m40s
24	-12	0650-Feb-06	15:56:34	4238	109	-16696	A	p-	0.6642	0.9896	23N	55W	48	48	01m01s
25	-11	0668-Feb-18	00:02:34	4073	106	-16473	A	p-	0.6372	0.9959	25N	178W	50	18	00m23s
26	-10	0686-Feb-28	08:00:38	3908	103	-16250	H	p-	0.6027	1.0026	26N	61E	53	11	00m14s
27	-9	0704-Mar-10	15:52:19	3745	100	-16027	H	p-	0.5620	1.0093	27N	58W	56	38	00m49s
28	-8	0722-Mar-21	23:36:29	3589	96	-15804	T	p-	0.5142	1.0162	28N	174W	59	64	01m23s
29	-7	0740-Apr-01	07:15:21	3433	93	-15581	T	p-	0.4610	1.0229	30N	71E	62	87	01m55s
30	-6	0758-Apr-12	14:46:10	3280	90	-15358	T	p-	0.4003	1.0295	31N	40W	66	108	02m27s
31	-5	0776-Apr-22	22:13:19	3131	87	-15135	T	p-	0.3358	1.0356	31N	151W	70	127	02m58s
32	-4	0794-May-04	05:34:50	2982	84	-14912	T	n-	0.2659	1.0413	31N	101E	74	143	03m30s
33	-3	0812-May-14	12:55:08	2838	81	-14689	T	n-	0.1940	1.0464	30N	8W	79	157	04m00s
34	-2	0830-May-25	20:11:14	2697	78	-14466	T	nn	0.1179	1.0508	28N	115W	83	170	04m31s
35	-1	0848-Jun-05	03:29:11	2555	76	-14243	T	nn	0.0425	1.0545	26N	137E	87	180	04m59s
36	0	0866-Jun-16	10:46:19	2423	73	-14020	T	nn	-0.0340	1.0574	22N	28E	88	189	05m24s
37	1	0884-Jun-26	18:06:37	2292	70	-13797	Tm	nn	-0.1086	1.0596	17N	82W	84	197	05m43s
38	2	0902-Jul-08	01:28:44	2163	67	-13574	T	nn	-0.1824	1.0609	12N	167E	80	203	05m55s
39	3	0920-Jul-18	08:56:37	2045	65	-13351	T	-n	-0.2518	1.0615	6N	54E	75	209	05m59s
40	4	0938-Jul-29	16:29:23	1927	62	-13128	T	-n	-0.3176	1.0614	1S	61W	71	212	05m55s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 99
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	0956-Aug-09	00:08:20	1812	60	-12905	T	-n	-0.3786	1.0607	7S	179W	68	215	05m43s
42	6	0974-Aug-20	07:54:33	1705	57	-12682	T	-n	-0.4338	1.0594	14S	62E	64	216	05m25s
43	7	0992-Aug-30	15:48:46	1597	55	-12459	T	-p	-0.4826	1.0577	21S	60W	61	216	05m04s
44	8	1010-Sep-10	23:51:05	1499	52	-12236	T	-p	-0.5250	1.0557	27S	177E	58	215	04m42s
45	9	1028-Sep-21	08:01:14	1408	50	-12013	T	-p	-0.5611	1.0535	34S	51E	56	212	04m19s
46	10	1046-Oct-02	16:19:50	1317	48	-11790	T	-p	-0.5903	1.0512	40S	76W	54	209	03m58s
47	11	1064-Oct-13	00:46:20	1234	46	-11567	T	-p	-0.6132	1.0490	46S	156E	52	205	03m40s
48	12	1082-Oct-24	09:19:29	1153	43	-11344	T	-p	-0.6308	1.0470	52S	27E	51	201	03m24s
49	13	1100-Nov-03	17:59:37	1074	41	-11121	T	-p	-0.6429	1.0453	56S	102W	50	197	03m11s
50	14	1118-Nov-15	02:45:09	1006	39	-10898	T	-p	-0.6510	1.0439	60S	131E	49	194	03m01s
51	15	1136-Nov-25	11:35:02	938	37	-10675	T	-p	-0.6557	1.0430	63S	4E	49	191	02m54s
52	16	1154-Dec-06	20:26:33	873	35	-10452	T	-p	-0.6592	1.0425	65S	121W	48	190	02m50s
53	17	1172-Dec-17	05:20:02	815	33	-10229	T	-p	-0.6614	1.0426	65S	114E	48	190	02m49s
54	18	1190-Dec-28	14:12:54	758	32	-10006	T	-p	-0.6647	1.0430	63S	11W	48	193	02m50s
55	19	1209-Jan-07	23:03:26	705	30	-9783	T	-p	-0.6700	1.0439	61S	138W	48	197	02m54s
56	20	1227-Jan-19	07:50:10	655	28	-9560	T	-p	-0.6787	1.0450	57S	94E	47	204	02m59s
57	21	1245-Jan-29	16:32:03	605	26	-9337	T	-p	-0.6915	1.0465	54S	34W	46	213	03m05s
58	22	1263-Feb-10	01:08:05	562	25	-9114	T	-p	-0.7093	1.0480	51S	162W	45	224	03m13s
59	23	1281-Feb-20	09:36:16	523	23	-8891	T	-p	-0.7336	1.0496	48S	72E	43	239	03m22s
60	24	1299-Mar-03	17:57:28	484	22	-8668	T	-p	-0.7638	1.0510	46S	53W	40	257	03m30s
61	25	1317-Mar-14	02:10:11	452	20	-8445	T	-p	-0.8008	1.0522	44S	176W	37	283	03m37s
62	26	1335-Mar-25	10:14:51	420	20	-8222	T	-p	-0.8444	1.0528	44S	63E	32	319	03m42s
63	27	1353-Apr-04	18:11:04	388	20	-7999	T	-t	-0.8948	1.0527	46S	55W	26	383	03m41s
64	28	1371-Apr-16	02:00:11	360	20	-7776	T	-t	-0.9508	1.0512	51S	169W	18	545	03m30s
65	29	1389-Apr-26	09:42:19	331	20	-7553	P	-t	-1.0123	0.9945	62S	91E	0	-	-
66	30	1407-May-07	17:17:20	305	20	-7330	P	-t	-1.0793	0.8661	63S	32W	0	-	-
67	31	1425-May-18	00:47:34	282	20	-7107	P	-t	-1.1498	0.7310	64S	154W	0	-	-
68	32	1443-May-29	08:13:08	259	20	-6884	P	-t	-1.2234	0.5899	65S	85E	0	-	-
69	33	1461-Jun-08	15:36:17	238	20	-6661	P	-t	-1.2986	0.4460	66S	35W	0	-	-
70	34	1479-Jun-19	22:56:06	218	20	-6438	P	-t	-1.3756	0.2992	67S	156W	0	-	-
71	35	1497-Jun-30	06:16:35	199	20	-6215	P	-t	-1.4514	0.1557	68S	83E	0	-	-
72	36	1515-Jul-11	13:36:50	181	20	-5992	Pe	-t	-1.5262	0.0154	68S	38W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 99

Solar eclipses of Saros 99 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 0235 Jun 03. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 1515 Jul 11. The total duration of Saros series 99 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 99

First Eclipse	0235 Jun 03
Last Eclipse	1515 Jul 11
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	7P 18A 2H 37T 8P

Saros 99 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 99
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	15	20.8%
Annular	A	18	25.0%
Total	T	37	51.4%
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 99 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 99
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	57	100.0%
Central (two limits)	56	98.2%
Central (one limit)	1	1.8%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 99 occur in the following order : 7P 18A 2H 37T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 99 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 99
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0505 Nov 11	04m39s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0668 Feb 18	00m23s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0920 Jul 18	05m59s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0722 Mar 21	01m23s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0704 Mar 10	00m49s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0686 Feb 28	00m14s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1389 Apr 26	-	0.99449
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1515 Jul 11	-	0.01540

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 99

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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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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