EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 135

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 135

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 135 . 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 135
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	-34	1331-Jul-05	22:46:35	426	20	-8268	Pb	t-	1.5532	0.0062	68N	13E	0	-	-
2	-33	1349-Jul-16	05:25:42	394	20	-8045	P	t-	1.4783	0.1383	69N	99W	0	-	-
3	-32	1367-Jul-27	12:05:45	366	20	-7822	P	t-	1.4043	0.2678	70N	149E	0	-	-
4	-31	1385-Aug-06	18:51:38	337	20	-7599	P	t-	1.3353	0.3877	71N	35E	0	-	-
5	-30	1403-Aug-18	01:41:40	310	20	-7376	P	t-	1.2698	0.5006	71N	80W	0	-	-
6	-29	1421-Aug-28	08:38:52	287	20	-7153	P	t-	1.2101	0.6024	72N	162E	0	-	-
7	-28	1439-Sep-08	15:42:18	264	20	-6930	P	t-	1.1556	0.6947	72N	42E	0	-	-
8	-27	1457-Sep-18	22:54:57	242	20	-6707	P	t-	1.1083	0.7737	72N	81W	0	-	-
9	-26	1475-Sep-30	06:15:12	222	20	-6484	P	t-	1.0676	0.8410	72N	155E	0	-	-
10	-25	1493-Oct-10	13:43:33	203	20	-6261	P	t-	1.0335	0.8969	71N	29E	0	-	-
11	-24	1511-Oct-21	21:19:48	185	20	-6038	A+	t-	1.0059	0.9415	71N	99W	0	-	-
12	-23	1529-Nov-01	05:04:10	167	20	-5815	An	t-	0.9846	0.9119	62N	123E	9	-	08m09s
13	-22	1547-Nov-12	12:54:22	149	20	-5592	A	p-	0.9684	0.9106	56N	5W	14	1420	08m59s
14	-21	1565-Nov-22	20:49:54	138	20	-5369	A	p-	0.9564	0.9092	51N	130W	16	1221	09m37s
15	-20	1583-Dec-14	04:48:37	127	20	-5146	A	p-	0.9471	0.9083	49N	104E	18	1116	10m03s
16	-19	1601-Dec-24	12:50:30	115	20	-4923	A	p-	0.9402	0.9078	47N	22W	19	1051	10m14s
17	-18	1620-Jan-04	20:51:03	89	17	-4700	A	p-	0.9322	0.9081	45N	146W	21	976	10m13s
18	-17	1638-Jan-15	04:51:53	63	14	-4477	A	p-	0.9242	0.9090	44N	89E	22	907	10m00s
19	-16	1656-Jan-26	12:48:10	40	12	-4254	A	p-	0.9122	0.9106	43N	34W	24	820	09m38s
20	-15	1674-Feb-05	20:41:35	20	9	-4031	A	p-	0.8979	0.9129	43N	156W	26	736	09m09s
21	-14	1692-Feb-17	04:26:55	8	6	-3808	A	p-	0.8765	0.9159	42N	86E	28	644	08m36s
22	-13	1710-Feb-28	12:07:28	9	5	-3585	A	p-	0.8509	0.9194	43N	31W	31	562	08m00s
23	-12	1728-Mar-10	19:38:55	10	4	-3362	A	p-	0.8172	0.9233	43N	145W	35	485	07m25s
24	-11	1746-Mar-22	03:02:48	12	3	-3139	A	p-	0.7771	0.9277	43N	105E	39	419	06m51s
25	-10	1764-Apr-01	10:17:15	15	2	-2916	A	p-	0.7289	0.9323	44N	3W	43	361	06m20s
26	-9	1782-Apr-12	17:24:47	16	2	-2693	A	p-	0.6745	0.9370	45N	107W	47	311	05m51s
27	-8	1800-Apr-24	00:24:00	13	1	-2470	A	p-	0.6125	0.9417	46N	151E	52	269	05m27s
28	-7	1818-May-05	07:15:49	12	1	-2247	A	p-	0.5440	0.9464	46N	52E	57	233	05m05s
29	-6	1836-May-15	14:01:39	5	1	-2024	A	p-	0.4700	0.9509	45N	44W	62	203	04m47s
30	-5	1854-May-26	20:42:53	7	1	-1801	A	p-	0.3918	0.9551	43N	140W	67	178	04m32s
31	-4	1872-Jun-06	03:20:03	-1	0	-1578	A	p-	0.3095	0.9590	40N	125E	72	157	04m20s
32	-3	1890-Jun-17	09:55:05	-6	0	-1355	A	nn	0.2247	0.9625	36N	29E	77	140	04m09s
33	-2	1908-Jun-28	16:29:51	8	0	-1132	A	nn	0.1390	0.9655	31N	67W	82	126	04m00s
34	-1	1926-Jul-09	23:06:02	24	0	-909	A	nn	0.0538	0.9680	26N	165W	87	115	03m51s
35	0	1944-Jul-20	05:43:13	27	0	-686	A	nn	-0.0313	0.9700	19N	96E	88	108	03m42s
36	1	1962-Jul-31	12:25:33	34	0	-463	Am	nn	-0.1130	0.9716	12N	6W	84	103	03m33s
37	2	1980-Aug-10	19:12:21	51	0	-240	A	nn	-0.1915	0.9727	5N	109W	79	100	03m23s
38	3	1998-Aug-22	02:07:11	63	0	-17	A	nn	-0.2644	0.9734	3S	145E	75	99	03m14s
39	4	2016-Sep-01	09:08:02	68	0	206	A	-n	-0.3330	0.9736	11S	38E	70	100	03m06s
40	5	2034-Sep-12	16:19:28	75	3	429	A	-p	-0.3936	0.9736	18S	73W	67	102	02m58s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 135
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	6	2052-Sep-22	23:39:10	84	10	652	A	-p	-0.4480	0.9734	26S	175E	63	106	02m51s
42	7	2070-Oct-04	07:08:57	96	19	875	A	-p	-0.4950	0.9731	33S	60E	60	110	02m44s
43	8	2088-Oct-14	14:48:05	110	30	1098	A	-p	-0.5349	0.9727	40S	56W	57	115	02m38s
44	9	2106-Oct-26	22:37:40	127	43	1321	A	-p	-0.5671	0.9725	46S	174W	55	119	02m32s
45	10	2124-Nov-06	06:36:34	147	56	1544	A	-p	-0.5921	0.9724	52S	66E	53	123	02m26s
46	11	2142-Nov-17	14:43:08	169	72	1767	A	-p	-0.6117	0.9727	56S	53W	52	124	02m19s
47	12	2160-Nov-27	22:58:32	194	88	1990	A	-p	-0.6247	0.9734	60S	172W	51	123	02m11s
48	13	2178-Dec-09	07:20:02	221	106	2213	A	-p	-0.6338	0.9745	62S	69E	50	118	02m03s
49	14	2196-Dec-19	15:47:09	251	125	2436	A	-p	-0.6388	0.9762	63S	49W	50	111	01m53s
50	15	2215-Jan-01	00:16:36	283	145	2659	A	-p	-0.6427	0.9783	62S	169W	50	101	01m41s
51	16	2233-Jan-11	08:49:16	318	166	2882	A	-p	-0.6447	0.9811	60S	69E	50	88	01m28s
52	17	2251-Jan-22	17:21:41	355	188	3105	A	-p	-0.6481	0.9844	57S	54W	49	72	01m12s
53	18	2269-Feb-02	01:53:05	395	211	3328	A	-p	-0.6529	0.9883	53S	179W	49	54	00m54s
54	19	2287-Feb-13	10:21:24	438	235	3551	A	-p	-0.6613	0.9926	49S	55E	48	34	00m35s
55	20	2305-Feb-24	18:46:09	483	260	3774	A	-p	-0.6732	0.9973	46S	70W	47	13	00m13s
56	21	2323-Mar-08	03:05:09	531	285	3997	H	-p	-0.6906	1.0023	42S	165E	46	11	00m11s
57	22	2341-Mar-18	11:18:19	581	312	4220	H	-p	-0.7137	1.0075	40S	42E	44	36	00m36s
58	23	2359-Mar-29	19:24:45	634	340	4443	T	-p	-0.7430	1.0128	38S	80W	42	65	01m02s
59	24	2377-Apr-09	03:25:10	690	368	4666	T	-p	-0.7780	1.0180	37S	159E	39	96	01m28s
60	25	2395-Apr-20	11:17:14	748	398	4889	T	-p	-0.8204	1.0230	38S	41E	35	134	01m52s
61	26	2413-Apr-30	19:03:56	809	428	5112	T	-p	-0.8677	1.0274	40S	76W	30	183	02m13s
62	27	2431-May-12	02:43:29	872	459	5335	T	-p	-0.9214	1.0310	45S	169E	22	268	02m27s
63	28	2449-May-22	10:19:14	938	491	5558	T	-t	-0.9791	1.0328	54S	58E	11	567	02m24s
64	29	2467-Jun-02	17:48:23	1006	524	5781	P	-t	-1.0425	0.9314	64S	52W	0	-	-
65	30	2485-Jun-13	01:16:17	1077	557	6004	P	-t	-1.1076	0.8094	65S	174W	0	-	-
66	31	2503-Jun-25	08:40:21	1150	592	6227	P	-t	-1.1760	0.6799	66S	65E	0	-	-
67	32	2521-Jul-05	16:04:51	1226	627	6450	P	-t	-1.2445	0.5491	67S	56W	0	-	-
68	33	2539-Jul-16	23:27:48	1305	663	6673	P	-t	-1.3149	0.4142	68S	178W	0	-	-
69	34	2557-Jul-27	06:54:06	1386	700	6896	P	-t	-1.3828	0.2835	69S	59E	0	-	-
70	35	2575-Aug-07	14:21:36	1470	737	7119	P	-t	-1.4499	0.1540	70S	64W	0	-	-
71	36	2593-Aug-17	21:53:02	1557	776	7342	Pe	-t	-1.5141	0.0302	71S	170E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 135

Solar eclipses of Saros 135 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 1331 Jul 05. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2593 Aug 17. The total duration of Saros series 135 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 135

First Eclipse	1331 Jul 05
Last Eclipse	2593 Aug 17
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	10P 45A 2H 6T 8P

Saros 135 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 135
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	18	25.4%
Annular	A	45	63.4%
Total	T	6	8.5%
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 135 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 135
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	53	100.0%
Central (two limits)	51	96.2%
Central (one limit)	1	1.9%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.9%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 135 occur in the following order : 10P 45A 2H 6T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 135 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 135
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1601 Dec 24	10m14s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2305 Feb 24	00m13s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	2431 May 12	02m27s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	2359 Mar 29	01m02s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2341 Mar 18	00m36s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2323 Mar 08	00m11s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	2467 Jun 02	-	0.93139
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1331 Jul 05	-	0.00623

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 135

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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