EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 146

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 146

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 146 . 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 146
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	-46	1541-Sep-19	20:34:00	155	20	-5668	Pb	t-	-1.5141	0.0377	61S	135E	0	-	-
2	-45	1559-Oct-01	04:46:45	141	20	-5445	P	t-	-1.4772	0.1083	61S	3E	0	-	-
3	-44	1577-Oct-11	13:08:01	131	20	-5222	P	t-	-1.4473	0.1654	62S	131W	0	-	-
4	-43	1595-Nov-01	21:36:52	120	20	-4999	P	t-	-1.4234	0.2111	62S	93E	0	-	-
5	-42	1613-Nov-12	06:12:14	98	18	-4776	P	t-	-1.4048	0.2464	63S	45W	0	-	-
6	-41	1631-Nov-23	14:53:43	72	15	-4553	P	t-	-1.3912	0.2723	63S	175E	0	-	-
7	-40	1649-Dec-03	23:40:37	46	13	-4330	P	t-	-1.3820	0.2896	64S	34E	0	-	-
8	-39	1667-Dec-15	08:29:59	27	10	-4107	P	t-	-1.3752	0.3024	65S	108W	0	-	-
9	-38	1685-Dec-25	17:22:35	10	7	-3884	P	t-	-1.3710	0.3102	66S	108E	0	-	-
10	-37	1704-Jan-07	02:14:50	8	5	-3661	P	t-	-1.3670	0.3177	67S	36W	0	-	-
11	-36	1722-Jan-17	11:07:09	10	4	-3438	P	t-	-1.3629	0.3251	68S	180W	0	-	-
12	-35	1740-Jan-28	19:54:59	11	3	-3215	P	t-	-1.3556	0.3387	69S	36E	0	-	-
13	-34	1758-Feb-08	04:40:51	14	3	-2992	P	t-	-1.3468	0.3549	70S	108W	0	-	-
14	-33	1776-Feb-19	13:20:10	16	2	-2769	P	t-	-1.3334	0.3800	71S	109E	0	-	-
15	-32	1794-Mar-01	21:53:59	16	1	-2546	P	t-	-1.3155	0.4136	72S	33W	0	-	-
16	-31	1812-Mar-13	06:19:30	12	1	-2323	P	t-	-1.2913	0.4594	72S	173W	0	-	-
17	-30	1830-Mar-24	14:38:43	7	1	-2100	P	t-	-1.2622	0.5148	72S	48E	0	-	-
18	-29	1848-Apr-03	22:49:06	7	1	-1877	P	t-	-1.2264	0.5834	72S	89W	0	-	-
19	-28	1866-Apr-15	06:51:40	5	0	-1654	P	t-	-1.1846	0.6637	71S	137E	0	-	-
20	-27	1884-Apr-25	14:46:17	-6	0	-1431	P	t-	-1.1365	0.7563	71S	5E	0	-	-
21	-26	1902-May-07	22:34:16	0	0	-1208	P	t-	-1.0831	0.8593	70S	125W	0	-	-
22	-25	1920-May-18	06:14:55	22	0	-985	P	t-	-1.0239	0.9734	69S	108E	0	-	-
23	-24	1938-May-29	13:50:18	24	0	-762	T	t-	-0.9607	1.0552	53S	22W	16	675	04m05s
24	-23	1956-Jun-08	21:20:39	31	0	-539	T	p-	-0.8934	1.0581	41S	141W	26	429	04m45s
25	-22	1974-Jun-20	04:48:04	45	0	-316	T	p-	-0.8239	1.0592	32S	104E	34	344	05m09s
26	-21	1992-Jun-30	12:11:22	59	0	-93	T	p-	-0.7512	1.0592	25S	9W	41	294	05m21s
27	-20	2010-Jul-11	19:34:38	66	0	130	T	p-	-0.6788	1.0580	20S	122W	47	259	05m20s
28	-19	2028-Jul-22	02:56:40	73	2	353	T	p-	-0.6056	1.0560	16S	127E	53	230	05m10s
29	-18	2046-Aug-02	10:21:13	81	7	576	T	p-	-0.5350	1.0531	13S	15E	58	206	04m51s
30	-17	2064-Aug-12	17:46:06	92	16	799	T	p-	-0.4652	1.0495	11S	96W	62	184	04m28s
31	-16	2082-Aug-24	01:16:21	105	26	1022	T	n-	-0.4004	1.0452	10S	152E	66	163	04m01s
32	-15	2100-Sep-04	08:49:20	121	38	1245	T	n-	-0.3384	1.0402	10S	39E	70	142	03m32s
33	-14	2118-Sep-15	16:28:26	140	52	1468	T	n-	-0.2823	1.0349	11S	76W	74	122	03m04s
34	-13	2136-Sep-26	00:12:14	161	66	1691	T	n-	-0.2309	1.0292	13S	169E	77	101	02m34s
35	-12	2154-Oct-07	08:03:50	185	82	1914	T	nn	-0.1867	1.0234	15S	52E	79	81	02m05s
36	-11	2172-Oct-17	16:01:36	211	100	2137	H3	nn	-0.1484	1.0174	17S	67W	81	60	01m34s
37	-10	2190-Oct-29	00:05:50	240	118	2360	H	nn	-0.1160	1.0116	20S	172E	83	40	01m04s
38	-9	2208-Nov-09	08:17:12	272	138	2583	H	nn	-0.0905	1.0059	22S	51E	85	20	00m34s
39	-8	2226-Nov-20	16:34:56	306	158	2806	Hm	nn	-0.0711	1.0005	24S	73W	86	2	00m03s
40	-7	2244-Dec-01	00:58:17	342	180	3029	A	nn	-0.0568	0.9955	25S	163E	87	16	00m27s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 146
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	2262-Dec-12	09:25:02	381	203	3252	A	nn	-0.0460	0.9910	26S	38E	87	32	00m56s
42	-5	2280-Dec-22	17:55:43	423	226	3475	A	nn	-0.0391	0.9870	26S	88W	88	46	01m23s
43	-4	2299-Jan-03	02:27:42	468	251	3698	A	nn	-0.0341	0.9836	25S	146E	88	58	01m47s
44	-3	2317-Jan-14	10:59:37	514	276	3921	A	nn	-0.0298	0.9807	23S	19E	88	69	02m08s
45	-2	2335-Jan-25	19:29:43	564	303	4144	A	nn	-0.0247	0.9784	21S	107W	88	77	02m25s
46	-1	2353-Feb-05	03:56:54	616	330	4367	A	nn	-0.0179	0.9766	17S	127E	89	84	02m38s
47	0	2371-Feb-16	12:18:48	671	358	4590	A	nn	-0.0075	0.9753	13S	2E	89	88	02m48s
48	1	2389-Feb-26	20:33:51	728	388	4813	A	nn	0.0078	0.9744	8S	123W	90	92	02m55s
49	2	2407-Mar-10	04:41:39	788	417	5036	A	nn	0.0283	0.9739	3S	115E	88	93	02m59s
50	3	2425-Mar-20	12:41:11	850	448	5259	A	nn	0.0547	0.9735	3N	6W	87	95	03m02s
51	4	2443-Mar-31	20:30:24	915	480	5482	A	nn	0.0890	0.9734	9N	124W	85	95	03m02s
52	5	2461-Apr-11	04:10:34	982	512	5705	A	nn	0.1300	0.9732	16N	120E	82	97	03m02s
53	6	2479-Apr-22	11:40:29	1052	546	5928	A	nn	0.1790	0.9731	22N	6E	80	98	03m01s
54	7	2497-May-02	19:01:51	1125	580	6151	A	-n	0.2341	0.9728	29N	105W	76	100	02m59s
55	8	2515-May-15	02:12:09	1200	615	6374	A	-p	0.2977	0.9722	36N	148E	72	104	02m57s
56	9	2533-May-25	09:15:48	1278	651	6597	A	-p	0.3660	0.9712	43N	43E	68	111	02m56s
57	10	2551-Jun-05	16:10:38	1358	687	6820	A	-p	0.4412	0.9699	49N	58W	64	121	02m55s
58	11	2569-Jun-15	23:00:06	1441	724	7043	A	-p	0.5197	0.9680	55N	155W	58	135	02m56s
59	12	2587-Jun-27	05:42:56	1527	763	7266	A	-p	0.6030	0.9656	60N	112E	53	156	02m58s
60	13	2605-Jul-08	12:23:19	1615	802	7489	A	-p	0.6874	0.9626	64N	23E	46	186	03m03s
61	14	2623-Jul-19	19:00:03	1706	841	7712	A	-p	0.7739	0.9589	67N	62W	39	235	03m10s
62	15	2641-Jul-30	01:35:53	1799	882	7935	A	-t	0.8602	0.9545	68N	141W	30	326	03m20s
63	16	2659-Aug-10	08:11:48	1895	923	8158	A	-t	0.9455	0.9487	68N	145E	19	584	03m30s
64	17	2677-Aug-20	14:50:15	1993	965	8381	P	-t	1.0278	0.9180	62N	80E	0	-	-
65	18	2695-Aug-31	21:32:00	2094	1008	8604	P	-t	1.1065	0.7815	61N	29W	0	-	-
66	19	2713-Sep-12	04:18:09	2197	1051	8827	P	-t	1.1808	0.6535	61N	138W	0	-	-
67	20	2731-Sep-23	11:10:43	2304	1095	9050	P	-t	1.2491	0.5365	61N	110E	0	-	-
68	21	2749-Oct-03	18:09:49	2412	1140	9273	P	-t	1.3116	0.4304	61N	3W	0	-	-
69	22	2767-Oct-15	01:16:19	2523	1186	9496	P	-t	1.3673	0.3365	61N	118W	0	-	-
70	23	2785-Oct-25	08:31:11	2637	1233	9719	P	-t	1.4159	0.2554	62N	125E	0	-	-
71	24	2803-Nov-05	15:54:30	2754	1280	9942	P	-t	1.4573	0.1870	62N	6E	0	-	-
72	25	2821-Nov-15	23:26:38	2873	1328	10165	P	-t	1.4912	0.1313	63N	115W	0	-	-
73	26	2839-Nov-27	07:05:10	2994	1377	10388	P	-t	1.5199	0.0846	64N	121E	0	-	-
74	27	2857-Dec-07	14:52:17	3118	1426	10611	P	-t	1.5413	0.0501	65N	4W	0	-	-
75	28	2875-Dec-18	22:44:16	3245	1476	10834	P	-t	1.5582	0.0228	66N	132W	0	-	-
76	29	2893-Dec-29	06:41:58	3374	1527	11057	Pe	-t	1.5707	0.0027	67N	99E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 146

Solar eclipses of Saros 146 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 1541 Sep 19. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 2893 Dec 29. The total duration of Saros series 146 is 1352.26 years.

Summary of Saros 146

First Eclipse	1541 Sep 19
Last Eclipse	2893 Dec 29
Series Duration	1352.26 Years
No. of Eclipses	76
Sequence	22P 13T 4H 24A 13P

Saros 146 is composed of 76 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 146
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	76	100.0%
Partial	P	35	46.1%
Annular	A	24	31.6%
Total	T	13	17.1%
Hybrid	H	4	5.3%

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 146 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 146
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	41	100.0%
Central (two limits)	41	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 76 eclipses in Saros 146 occur in the following order : 22P 13T 4H 24A 13P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 146 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 146
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2659 Aug 10	03m30s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2244 Dec 01	00m27s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1992 Jun 30	05m21s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	2154 Oct 07	02m05s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2172 Oct 17	01m34s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2226 Nov 20	00m03s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1920 May 18	-	0.97340
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	2893 Dec 29	-	0.00272

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 146

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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