EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101

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 101

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 101 . 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 101
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	0329-May-15	13:16:22	7347	178	-20663	Pb	t-	1.5196	0.0457	63N	122W	0	-	-
2	-34	0347-May-26	20:15:12	7173	173	-20440	P	t-	1.4491	0.1751	64N	123E	0	-	-
3	-33	0365-Jun-06	03:10:19	6996	169	-20217	P	t-	1.3762	0.3081	64N	9E	0	-	-
4	-32	0383-Jun-17	10:03:51	6819	165	-19994	P	t-	1.3027	0.4415	65N	105W	0	-	-
5	-31	0401-Jun-27	16:57:11	6641	161	-19771	P	t-	1.2293	0.5736	66N	141E	0	-	-
6	-30	0419-Jul-08	23:50:30	6462	157	-19548	P	t-	1.1566	0.7032	67N	26E	0	-	-
7	-29	0437-Jul-19	06:47:10	6283	153	-19325	P	t-	1.0874	0.8253	68N	90W	0	-	-
8	-28	0455-Jul-30	13:46:47	6104	149	-19102	P	t-	1.0214	0.9404	69N	153E	0	-	-
9	-27	0473-Aug-09	20:51:38	5929	145	-18879	A	t-	0.9602	0.9654	78N	19W	16	464	02m13s
10	-26	0491-Aug-21	04:01:28	5753	141	-18656	A	p-	0.9038	0.9621	71N	171W	25	323	02m44s
11	-25	0509-Aug-31	11:18:41	5577	137	-18433	A	p-	0.8539	0.9579	63N	65E	31	294	03m22s
12	-24	0527-Sep-11	18:42:47	5401	134	-18210	A	p-	0.8107	0.9532	55N	54W	36	290	04m05s
13	-23	0545-Sep-22	02:13:49	5226	130	-17987	A	p-	0.7738	0.9485	47N	173W	39	296	04m53s
14	-22	0563-Oct-03	09:52:41	5053	126	-17764	A	p-	0.7439	0.9438	41N	67E	42	307	05m44s
15	-21	0581-Oct-13	17:39:14	4881	123	-17541	A	p-	0.7206	0.9393	35N	53W	44	321	06m38s
16	-20	0599-Oct-25	01:32:27	4708	119	-17318	A	p-	0.7034	0.9352	31N	175W	45	337	07m32s
17	-19	0617-Nov-04	09:31:09	4540	116	-17095	A	p-	0.6911	0.9314	27N	61E	46	353	08m25s
18	-18	0635-Nov-15	17:34:15	4371	112	-16872	A	p-	0.6829	0.9283	23N	62W	47	367	09m12s
19	-17	0653-Nov-26	01:41:06	4203	109	-16649	A	p-	0.6780	0.9257	21N	173E	47	380	09m51s
20	-16	0671-Dec-07	09:48:08	4038	105	-16426	A	p-	0.6735	0.9238	19N	48E	48	389	10m18s
21	-15	0689-Dec-17	17:55:56	3873	102	-16203	A	p-	0.6699	0.9225	18N	76W	48	394	10m31s
22	-14	0707-Dec-29	02:00:24	3712	99	-15980	A	p-	0.6637	0.9219	18N	160E	48	393	10m30s
23	-13	0726-Jan-08	10:02:17	3556	96	-15757	A	p-	0.6560	0.9219	18N	37E	49	387	10m16s
24	-12	0744-Jan-19	17:56:28	3400	93	-15534	A	p-	0.6419	0.9227	18N	84W	50	375	09m52s
25	-11	0762-Jan-30	01:45:43	3249	90	-15311	A	p-	0.6243	0.9239	19N	156E	51	360	09m22s
26	-10	0780-Feb-10	09:25:25	3100	87	-15088	A	p-	0.5988	0.9257	20N	40E	53	341	08m49s
27	-9	0798-Feb-20	16:56:56	2951	84	-14865	A	p-	0.5669	0.9279	21N	75W	55	321	08m15s
28	-8	0816-Mar-03	00:17:41	2809	81	-14642	A	p-	0.5264	0.9304	23N	174E	58	300	07m45s
29	-7	0834-Mar-14	07:30:23	2667	78	-14419	A	p-	0.4793	0.9331	24N	66E	61	280	07m17s
30	-6	0852-Mar-24	14:33:01	2527	75	-14196	A	p-	0.4239	0.9359	25N	40W	65	260	06m53s
31	-5	0870-Apr-04	21:26:33	2396	72	-13973	A	p-	0.3609	0.9388	26N	142W	69	242	06m35s
32	-4	0888-Apr-15	04:11:44	2265	69	-13750	A	pn	0.2911	0.9414	27N	118E	73	225	06m22s
33	-3	0906-Apr-26	10:50:26	2138	67	-13527	A	nn	0.2160	0.9440	26N	20E	77	211	06m15s
34	-2	0924-May-06	17:22:35	2020	64	-13304	A	nn	0.1352	0.9462	25N	77W	82	200	06m12s
35	-1	0942-May-17	23:50:24	1902	62	-13081	A	nn	0.0505	0.9481	23N	172W	87	191	06m15s
36	0	0960-May-28	06:15:14	1790	59	-12858	Am	nn	-0.0368	0.9497	20N	93E	88	185	06m21s
37	1	0978-Jun-08	12:39:18	1682	57	-12635	A	nn	-0.1247	0.9507	16N	2W	83	182	06m30s
38	2	0996-Jun-18	19:01:51	1574	54	-12412	A	nn	-0.2141	0.9514	11N	98W	78	182	06m39s
39	3	1014-Jun-30	01:27:17	1480	52	-12189	A	np	-0.3012	0.9515	5N	165E	73	186	06m45s
40	4	1032-Jul-10	07:55:02	1389	50	-11966	A	-p	-0.3865	0.9513	1S	66E	67	193	06m46s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101
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	1050-Jul-21	14:29:10	1298	47	-11743	A	-p	-0.4669	0.9506	8S	34W	62	204	06m42s
42	6	1068-Jul-31	21:07:30	1217	45	-11520	A	-p	-0.5440	0.9495	16S	137W	57	220	06m33s
43	7	1086-Aug-12	03:55:29	1137	43	-11297	A	-p	-0.6133	0.9482	24S	117E	52	239	06m20s
44	8	1104-Aug-22	10:50:37	1059	41	-11074	A	-p	-0.6771	0.9466	31S	9E	47	264	06m04s
45	9	1122-Sep-02	17:56:07	991	39	-10851	A	-p	-0.7328	0.9449	39S	102W	43	295	05m48s
46	10	1140-Sep-13	01:10:21	923	37	-10628	A	-p	-0.7819	0.9431	47S	144E	38	333	05m31s
47	11	1158-Sep-24	08:36:06	861	35	-10405	A	-p	-0.8222	0.9415	55S	27E	34	377	05m15s
48	12	1176-Oct-04	16:11:27	803	33	-10182	A	-p	-0.8551	0.9400	62S	94W	31	428	05m00s
49	13	1194-Oct-15	23:56:09	746	31	-9959	A	-p	-0.8810	0.9389	68S	142E	28	481	04m45s
50	14	1212-Oct-26	07:50:23	694	29	-9736	A	-p	-0.8999	0.9382	74S	15E	25	532	04m33s
51	15	1230-Nov-06	15:52:54	644	28	-9513	A	-p	-0.9130	0.9381	80S	116W	24	574	04m21s
52	16	1248-Nov-17	00:02:13	594	26	-9290	A	-p	-0.9210	0.9385	84S	108E	22	599	04m10s
53	17	1266-Nov-28	08:15:57	554	24	-9067	A	-p	-0.9261	0.9396	89S	67W	22	608	04m00s
54	18	1284-Dec-08	16:33:58	515	23	-8844	A	-p	-0.9284	0.9414	86S	56E	21	598	03m49s
55	19	1302-Dec-20	00:53:47	477	21	-8621	A	-p	-0.9301	0.9438	82S	85W	21	578	03m37s
56	20	1320-Dec-30	09:13:27	445	20	-8398	A	-p	-0.9326	0.9469	78S	141E	21	553	03m25s
57	21	1339-Jan-10	17:31:38	413	20	-8175	A	-p	-0.9371	0.9504	74S	11E	20	530	03m11s
58	22	1357-Jan-21	01:46:43	382	20	-7952	A	-p	-0.9447	0.9543	70S	117W	19	517	02m56s
59	23	1375-Feb-01	09:57:36	354	20	-7729	A	-p	-0.9565	0.9586	67S	118E	16	524	02m39s
60	24	1393-Feb-11	18:02:24	325	20	-7506	A	-p	-0.9741	0.9628	64S	1W	12	617	02m22s
61	25	1411-Feb-23	02:01:34	300	20	-7283	As	-p	-0.9972	0.9654	62S	106W	1	-	02m05s
62	26	1429-Mar-05	09:54:06	277	20	-7060	P	-t	-1.0265	0.9337	61S	130E	0	-	-
63	27	1447-Mar-16	17:39:00	254	20	-6837	P	-t	-1.0628	0.8715	61S	5E	0	-	-
64	28	1465-Mar-27	01:17:25	234	20	-6614	P	-t	-1.1051	0.7977	61S	119W	0	-	-
65	29	1483-Apr-07	08:49:06	214	20	-6391	P	-t	-1.1536	0.7118	61S	120E	0	-	-
66	30	1501-Apr-17	16:15:50	195	20	-6168	P	-t	-1.2070	0.6156	62S	1W	0	-	-
67	31	1519-Apr-28	23:35:42	177	20	-5945	P	-t	-1.2666	0.5071	63S	120W	0	-	-
68	32	1537-May-09	06:52:55	159	20	-5722	P	-t	-1.3288	0.3923	63S	121E	0	-	-
69	33	1555-May-20	14:06:05	144	20	-5499	P	-t	-1.3947	0.2697	64S	3E	0	-	-
70	34	1573-May-30	21:18:23	133	20	-5276	P	-t	-1.4618	0.1438	65S	115W	0	-	-
71	35	1591-Jun-21	04:28:42	123	20	-5053	Pe	-t	-1.5311	0.0130	66S	128E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 101

Solar eclipses of Saros 101 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 0329 May 15. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 1591 Jun 21. The total duration of Saros series 101 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 101

First Eclipse	0329 May 15
Last Eclipse	1591 Jun 21
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	8P 53A 10P

Saros 101 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 101
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	18	25.4%
Annular	A	53	74.6%
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 101 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 101
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	53	100.0%
Central (two limits)	52	98.1%
Central (one limit)	1	1.9%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 101 occur in the following order : 8P 53A 10P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 101 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0689 Dec 17	10m31s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1411 Feb 23	02m05s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0455 Jul 30	-	0.94035
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1591 Jun 21	-	0.01297

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101

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

Eclipse Publications

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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