EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 134

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 134

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 134 . 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 134
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	1248-Jun-22	19:09:32	595	26	-9295	Pb	t-	-1.5159	0.0222	65S	126W	0	-	-
2	-36	1266-Jul-04	02:38:27	555	25	-9072	P	t-	-1.4465	0.1577	64S	112E	0	-	-
3	-35	1284-Jul-14	10:08:15	516	23	-8849	P	t-	-1.3779	0.2914	63S	10W	0	-	-
4	-34	1302-Jul-25	17:42:27	478	21	-8626	P	t-	-1.3129	0.4177	63S	133W	0	-	-
5	-33	1320-Aug-05	01:20:18	446	20	-8403	P	t-	-1.2510	0.5374	62S	103E	0	-	-
6	-32	1338-Aug-16	09:03:08	414	20	-8180	P	t-	-1.1934	0.6481	62S	22W	0	-	-
7	-31	1356-Aug-26	16:52:07	383	20	-7957	P	t-	-1.1411	0.7476	61S	148W	0	-	-
8	-30	1374-Sep-07	00:48:04	354	20	-7734	P	t-	-1.0950	0.8344	61S	84E	0	-	-
9	-29	1392-Sep-17	08:51:01	326	20	-7511	P	t-	-1.0548	0.9092	61S	46W	0	-	-
10	-28	1410-Sep-28	17:00:46	301	20	-7288	P	t-	-1.0207	0.9717	61S	177W	0	-	-
11	-27	1428-Oct-09	01:18:08	278	20	-7065	Ts	t-	-0.9931	1.0281	63S	61E	5	-	01m30s
12	-26	1446-Oct-20	09:42:43	254	20	-6842	T	p-	-0.9719	1.0258	66S	57W	13	386	01m25s
13	-25	1464-Oct-30	18:13:11	234	20	-6619	T	p-	-0.9561	1.0225	69S	176E	17	268	01m14s
14	-24	1482-Nov-11	02:49:47	215	20	-6396	T	p-	-0.9458	1.0189	72S	44E	18	203	01m03s
15	-23	1500-Nov-21	11:30:30	195	20	-6173	T	p-	-0.9394	1.0156	76S	91W	20	159	00m52s
16	-22	1518-Dec-02	20:14:56	178	20	-5950	T	p-	-0.9365	1.0124	80S	129E	20	125	00m41s
17	-21	1536-Dec-13	04:59:19	160	20	-5727	T	p-	-0.9344	1.0098	84S	17W	20	97	00m33s
18	-20	1554-Dec-24	13:45:20	144	20	-5504	T	p-	-0.9341	1.0075	88S	159E	20	75	00m25s
19	-19	1573-Jan-03	22:28:34	134	20	-5281	H	p-	-0.9328	1.0058	86S	54W	21	57	00m20s
20	-18	1591-Jan-25	07:09:21	123	20	-5058	H	p-	-0.9298	1.0047	82S	151E	21	45	00m16s
21	-17	1609-Feb-04	15:43:42	105	19	-4835	H	p-	-0.9224	1.0041	77S	7E	22	37	00m15s
22	-16	1627-Feb-16	00:13:30	79	16	-4612	H	p-	-0.9119	1.0040	72S	131W	24	34	00m15s
23	-15	1645-Feb-26	08:35:06	52	13	-4389	H	p-	-0.8956	1.0043	67S	94E	26	34	00m17s
24	-14	1663-Mar-09	16:48:41	32	11	-4166	H	p-	-0.8735	1.0049	60S	37W	29	35	00m21s
25	-13	1681-Mar-20	00:52:58	14	8	-3943	H	p-	-0.8445	1.0057	54S	165W	32	37	00m26s
26	-12	1699-Mar-31	08:48:44	8	5	-3720	H	p-	-0.8089	1.0065	47S	70E	36	38	00m32s
27	-11	1717-Apr-11	16:34:40	9	4	-3497	H	p-	-0.7660	1.0072	40S	52W	40	39	00m39s
28	-10	1735-Apr-23	00:11:35	11	4	-3274	H	p-	-0.7164	1.0077	32S	171W	44	38	00m44s
29	-9	1753-May-03	07:39:40	13	3	-3051	H	p-	-0.6601	1.0079	25S	73E	49	36	00m48s
30	-8	1771-May-14	15:00:02	16	2	-2828	H	p-	-0.5981	1.0076	18S	40W	53	33	00m49s
31	-7	1789-May-24	22:11:58	17	1	-2605	H	p-	-0.5297	1.0068	11S	151W	58	28	00m46s
32	-6	1807-Jun-06	05:18:31	12	1	-2382	H	p-	-0.4577	1.0055	5S	100E	63	21	00m38s
33	-5	1825-Jun-16	12:19:03	10	1	-2159	H	p-	-0.3813	1.0036	1N	6W	68	13	00m25s
34	-4	1843-Jun-27	19:17:03	6	1	-1936	H	nn	-0.3037	1.0011	6N	111W	72	4	00m07s
35	-3	1861-Jul-08	02:10:26	8	0	-1713	A	nn	-0.2231	0.9979	10N	146E	77	7	00m14s
36	-2	1879-Jul-19	09:04:32	-5	0	-1490	Am	nn	-0.1439	0.9942	13N	43E	82	20	00m39s
37	-1	1897-Jul-29	15:56:58	-5	0	-1267	A	nn	-0.0640	0.9899	15N	59W	86	35	01m05s
38	0	1915-Aug-10	22:52:25	18	0	-1044	A	nn	0.0124	0.9853	16N	161W	89	52	01m33s
39	1	1933-Aug-21	05:49:11	24	0	-821	A	nn	0.0869	0.9801	17N	96E	85	71	02m04s
40	2	1951-Sep-01	12:51:51	30	0	-598	A	nn	0.1557	0.9747	16N	8W	81	91	02m36s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 134
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	1969-Sep-11	19:58:59	40	0	-375	A	nn	0.2201	0.9690	16N	114W	77	114	03m11s
42	4	1987-Sep-23	03:12:22	56	0	-152	A	-n	0.2787	0.9634	14N	138E	74	137	03m49s
43	5	2005-Oct-03	10:32:47	65	0	71	A	-p	0.3306	0.9576	13N	29E	71	162	04m32s
44	6	2023-Oct-14	18:00:41	71	1	294	A	-p	0.3753	0.9520	11N	83W	68	187	05m17s
45	7	2041-Oct-25	01:36:22	78	6	517	A	-p	0.4133	0.9467	10N	163E	66	213	06m07s
46	8	2059-Nov-05	09:18:15	89	13	740	A	-p	0.4454	0.9417	9N	47E	63	238	07m00s
47	9	2077-Nov-15	17:07:56	101	23	963	A	-p	0.4705	0.9371	8N	71W	62	262	07m54s
48	10	2095-Nov-27	01:02:57	117	35	1186	A	-p	0.4903	0.9330	7N	169E	61	285	08m47s
49	11	2113-Dec-08	09:03:27	135	48	1409	A	-p	0.5049	0.9296	7N	49E	60	304	09m35s
50	12	2131-Dec-19	17:06:50	155	62	1632	A	-p	0.5165	0.9267	8N	73W	59	321	10m14s
51	13	2149-Dec-30	01:13:04	178	78	1855	A	-p	0.5253	0.9245	9N	164E	58	334	10m42s
52	14	2168-Jan-10	09:19:03	204	95	2078	A	-p	0.5337	0.9230	10N	41E	58	344	10m55s
53	15	2186-Jan-20	17:23:44	232	113	2301	A	-p	0.5426	0.9221	13N	81W	57	350	10m53s
54	16	2204-Feb-02	01:25:25	263	133	2524	A	-p	0.5535	0.9218	16N	157E	56	353	10m38s
55	17	2222-Feb-12	09:23:17	296	153	2747	A	-p	0.5669	0.9220	20N	36E	55	355	10m14s
56	18	2240-Feb-23	17:14:11	332	174	2970	A	-p	0.5859	0.9228	25N	84W	54	356	09m41s
57	19	2258-Mar-06	00:58:23	371	197	3193	A	-p	0.6101	0.9239	30N	158E	52	358	09m04s
58	20	2276-Mar-16	08:34:02	412	220	3416	A	-p	0.6411	0.9253	36N	41E	50	362	08m23s
59	21	2294-Mar-27	16:02:22	456	244	3639	A	-p	0.6777	0.9269	43N	74W	47	370	07m42s
60	22	2312-Apr-07	23:19:31	502	270	3862	A	-p	0.7231	0.9286	51N	174E	43	385	07m00s
61	23	2330-Apr-19	06:29:24	551	296	4085	A	-p	0.7742	0.9302	59N	62E	39	412	06m19s
62	24	2348-Apr-29	13:29:00	602	323	4308	A	-p	0.8338	0.9315	68N	50W	33	466	05m40s
63	25	2366-May-10	20:22:07	656	351	4531	A	-t	0.8981	0.9323	78N	171W	26	583	05m03s
64	26	2384-May-21	03:05:25	712	380	4754	A	-t	0.9702	0.9317	81N	2W	13	1116	04m28s
65	27	2402-Jun-01	09:44:37	772	409	4977	P	-t	1.0452	0.8834	68N	137W	0	-	-
66	28	2420-Jun-11	16:17:01	833	440	5200	P	-t	1.1257	0.7469	67N	114E	0	-	-
67	29	2438-Jun-22	22:46:46	897	471	5423	P	-t	1.2079	0.6068	66N	7E	0	-	-
68	30	2456-Jul-03	05:13:15	964	504	5646	P	-t	1.2925	0.4620	65N	99W	0	-	-
69	31	2474-Jul-14	11:40:29	1034	537	5869	P	-t	1.3764	0.3182	64N	155E	0	-	-
70	32	2492-Jul-24	18:08:31	1106	571	6092	P	-t	1.4595	0.1755	63N	49E	0	-	-
71	33	2510-Aug-06	00:38:55	1180	606	6315	Pe	-t	1.5406	0.0361	63N	58W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 134

Solar eclipses of Saros 134 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 1248 Jun 22. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 2510 Aug 06. The total duration of Saros series 134 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 134

First Eclipse	1248 Jun 22
Last Eclipse	2510 Aug 06
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	10P 8T 16H 30A 7P

Saros 134 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 134
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	17	23.9%
Annular	A	30	42.3%
Total	T	8	11.3%
Hybrid	H	16	22.5%

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 134 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 134
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	54	100.0%
Central (two limits)	53	98.1%
Central (one limit)	1	1.9%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 134 occur in the following order : 10P 8T 16H 30A 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 134 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 134
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2168 Jan 10	10m55s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1861 Jul 08	00m14s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1428 Oct 09	01m30s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	1554 Dec 24	00m25s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1771 May 14	00m49s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1843 Jun 27	00m07s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1410 Sep 28	-	0.97169
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1248 Jun 22	-	0.02220

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 134

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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