EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 147

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 147

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 147 . 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 147
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	1624-Oct-12	08:53:55	82	16	-4641	Pb	t-	1.5466	0.0089	72N	110E	0	-	-
2	-34	1642-Oct-23	16:48:35	56	14	-4418	P	t-	1.5221	0.0551	71N	23W	0	-	-
3	-33	1660-Nov-03	00:50:38	35	11	-4195	P	t-	1.5039	0.0898	70N	156W	0	-	-
4	-32	1678-Nov-14	08:58:13	16	8	-3972	P	t-	1.4909	0.1148	69N	69E	0	-	-
5	-31	1696-Nov-24	17:10:40	8	5	-3749	P	t-	1.4822	0.1318	68N	66W	0	-	-
6	-30	1714-Dec-07	01:27:09	9	4	-3526	P	t-	1.4772	0.1420	67N	159E	0	-	-
7	-29	1732-Dec-17	09:46:56	11	4	-3303	P	t-	1.4752	0.1470	66N	23E	0	-	-
8	-28	1750-Dec-28	18:06:51	12	3	-3080	P	t-	1.4737	0.1506	65N	112W	0	-	-
9	-27	1769-Jan-08	02:26:41	15	2	-2857	P	t-	1.4728	0.1530	64N	113E	0	-	-
10	-26	1787-Jan-19	10:43:13	16	2	-2634	P	t-	1.4697	0.1591	63N	20W	0	-	-
11	-25	1805-Jan-30	18:57:01	12	1	-2411	P	t-	1.4651	0.1675	63N	153W	0	-	-
12	-24	1823-Feb-11	03:03:02	11	1	-2188	P	t-	1.4546	0.1856	62N	77E	0	-	-
13	-23	1841-Feb-21	11:03:56	6	1	-1965	P	t-	1.4407	0.2095	62N	52W	0	-	-
14	-22	1859-Mar-04	18:54:49	8	0	-1742	P	t-	1.4192	0.2461	61N	179W	0	-	-
15	-21	1877-Mar-15	02:38:09	-5	0	-1519	P	t-	1.3924	0.2917	61N	57E	0	-	-
16	-20	1895-Mar-26	10:09:33	-6	0	-1296	P	t-	1.3565	0.3531	61N	65W	0	-	-
17	-19	1913-Apr-06	17:33:07	15	0	-1073	P	t-	1.3147	0.4244	61N	176E	0	-	-
18	-18	1931-Apr-18	00:45:35	24	0	-850	P	t-	1.2643	0.5107	61N	59E	0	-	-
19	-17	1949-Apr-28	07:48:53	29	0	-627	P	t-	1.2068	0.6092	62N	56W	0	-	-
20	-16	1967-May-09	14:42:48	38	0	-404	P	t-	1.1422	0.7201	63N	168W	0	-	-
21	-15	1985-May-19	21:29:38	55	0	-181	P	t-	1.0720	0.8406	63N	81E	0	-	-
22	-14	2003-May-31	04:09:23	64	0	42	An	t-	0.9960	0.9384	67N	24W	3	-	03m37s
23	-13	2021-Jun-10	10:43:07	70	0	265	A	t-	0.9152	0.9435	81N	67W	23	527	03m51s
24	-12	2039-Jun-21	17:12:54	77	5	488	A	p-	0.8312	0.9454	79N	102W	33	365	04m05s
25	-11	2057-Jul-01	23:40:15	87	12	711	A	p-	0.7455	0.9464	71N	176W	41	298	04m22s
26	-10	2075-Jul-13	06:05:44	100	22	934	A	p-	0.6583	0.9467	63N	95E	49	262	04m45s
27	-9	2093-Jul-23	12:32:04	115	33	1157	A	p-	0.5717	0.9463	55N	1E	55	241	05m11s
28	-8	2111-Aug-04	19:00:22	132	46	1380	A	p-	0.4867	0.9455	46N	96W	61	230	05m42s
29	-7	2129-Aug-15	01:33:04	152	60	1603	A	p-	0.4055	0.9442	37N	165E	66	225	06m15s
30	-6	2147-Aug-26	08:09:15	175	76	1826	A	pn	0.3271	0.9425	29N	65E	71	224	06m49s
31	-5	2165-Sep-05	14:52:45	200	93	2049	A	nn	0.2549	0.9406	21N	38W	75	227	07m22s
32	-4	2183-Sep-16	21:42:37	228	111	2272	A	nn	0.1877	0.9384	13N	143W	79	233	07m53s
33	-3	2201-Sep-28	04:41:51	259	130	2495	A	nn	0.1281	0.9361	5N	111E	83	240	08m21s
34	-2	2219-Oct-09	11:48:35	292	150	2718	A	nn	0.0744	0.9338	2S	2E	86	248	08m46s
35	-1	2237-Oct-19	19:06:03	327	171	2941	A	nn	0.0295	0.9316	9S	108W	88	256	09m07s
36	0	2255-Oct-31	02:32:03	366	194	3164	A	nn	-0.0088	0.9295	14S	139E	89	264	09m24s
37	1	2273-Nov-10	10:07:17	406	217	3387	A	nn	-0.0399	0.9278	20S	25E	88	272	09m34s
38	2	2291-Nov-21	17:50:53	450	241	3610	A	nn	-0.0644	0.9263	24S	90W	86	278	09m41s
39	3	2309-Dec-03	01:42:04	496	266	3833	A	nn	-0.0833	0.9254	27S	154E	85	282	09m40s
40	4	2327-Dec-14	09:39:46	544	292	4056	A	nn	-0.0969	0.9250	29S	36E	84	284	09m34s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 147
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	2345-Dec-24	17:41:03	595	319	4279	Am	nn	-0.1082	0.9252	30S	82W	84	284	09m21s
42	6	2364-Jan-05	01:46:47	649	347	4502	A	nn	-0.1161	0.9259	29S	159E	83	281	09m03s
43	7	2382-Jan-15	09:53:21	705	376	4725	A	nn	-0.1242	0.9274	28S	39E	83	275	08m40s
44	8	2400-Jan-26	18:00:09	764	406	4948	A	nn	-0.1322	0.9295	26S	81W	82	267	08m13s
45	9	2418-Feb-06	02:04:03	825	436	5171	A	nn	-0.1431	0.9322	23S	159E	82	256	07m43s
46	10	2436-Feb-17	10:05:23	889	467	5394	A	nn	-0.1567	0.9355	20S	40E	81	243	07m12s
47	11	2454-Feb-27	18:01:46	955	500	5617	A	nn	-0.1750	0.9393	17S	79W	80	228	06m40s
48	12	2472-Mar-10	01:52:10	1024	533	5840	A	nn	-0.1989	0.9436	14S	164E	78	212	06m08s
49	13	2490-Mar-21	09:36:10	1096	566	6063	A	nn	-0.2288	0.9483	11S	49E	77	195	05m36s
50	14	2508-Apr-01	17:13:20	1170	601	6286	A	nn	-0.2649	0.9532	9S	65W	75	177	05m06s
51	15	2526-Apr-13	00:43:01	1247	636	6509	A	-n	-0.3078	0.9583	7S	177W	72	158	04m35s
52	16	2544-Apr-23	08:05:32	1326	673	6732	A	-n	-0.3575	0.9635	6S	73E	69	140	04m05s
53	17	2562-May-04	15:21:27	1408	710	6955	A	-p	-0.4134	0.9686	7S	36W	66	123	03m35s
54	18	2580-May-14	22:32:09	1493	747	7178	A	-p	-0.4744	0.9735	8S	143W	62	107	03m04s
55	19	2598-May-26	05:36:07	1580	786	7401	A	-p	-0.5415	0.9782	11S	111E	57	91	02m33s
56	20	2616-Jun-06	12:37:15	1670	825	7624	A	-p	-0.6115	0.9824	14S	5E	52	78	02m04s
57	21	2634-Jun-17	19:34:19	1762	866	7847	A	-p	-0.6854	0.9862	20S	101W	47	67	01m35s
58	22	2652-Jun-28	02:31:09	1857	907	8070	A	-p	-0.7603	0.9892	26S	153E	40	58	01m11s
59	23	2670-Jul-09	09:25:16	1954	948	8293	A	-p	-0.8380	0.9915	35S	47E	33	55	00m52s
60	24	2688-Jul-19	16:22:29	2054	991	8516	A	-p	-0.9137	0.9926	46S	63W	24	64	00m41s
61	25	2706-Jul-31	23:20:35	2156	1034	8739	A	-t	-0.9890	0.9911	63S	180E	7	242	00m41s
62	26	2724-Aug-11	06:23:23	2261	1078	8962	P	-t	-1.0610	0.8795	70S	55E	0	-	-
63	27	2742-Aug-22	13:29:52	2369	1123	9185	P	-t	-1.1308	0.7533	71S	64W	0	-	-
64	28	2760-Sep-01	20:44:16	2479	1168	9408	P	-t	-1.1948	0.6371	72S	174E	0	-	-
65	29	2778-Sep-13	04:05:00	2592	1214	9631	P	-t	-1.2542	0.5289	72S	50E	0	-	-
66	30	2796-Sep-23	11:33:39	2707	1261	9854	P	-t	-1.3079	0.4309	72S	75W	0	-	-
67	31	2814-Oct-04	19:10:39	2825	1309	10077	P	-t	-1.3555	0.3439	72S	157E	0	-	-
68	32	2832-Oct-15	02:57:17	2946	1357	10300	P	-t	-1.3963	0.2694	72S	27E	0	-	-
69	33	2850-Oct-26	10:52:44	3069	1407	10523	P	-t	-1.4306	0.2066	71S	105W	0	-	-
70	34	2868-Nov-05	18:57:03	3195	1456	10746	P	-t	-1.4587	0.1555	70S	122E	0	-	-
71	35	2886-Nov-17	03:10:19	3323	1507	10969	P	-t	-1.4802	0.1161	69S	13W	0	-	-
72	36	2904-Nov-28	11:32:00	3454	1558	11192	P	-t	-1.4960	0.0872	68S	150W	0	-	-
73	37	2922-Dec-09	19:59:49	3587	1610	11415	P	-t	-1.5075	0.0660	67S	73E	0	-	-
74	38	2940-Dec-20	04:34:32	3723	1663	11638	P	-t	-1.5143	0.0533	66S	66W	0	-	-
75	39	2958-Dec-31	13:13:20	3861	1717	11861	P	-t	-1.5187	0.0449	65S	155E	0	-	-
76	40	2977-Jan-10	21:56:14	4003	1771	12084	P	-t	-1.5203	0.0412	64S	15E	0	-	-
77	41	2995-Jan-22	06:39:19	4146	1826	12307	P	-t	-1.5226	0.0361	63S	125W	0	-	-
78	42	3013-Feb-02	15:24:25	4292	1882	12530	P	-t	-1.5239	0.0325	63S	95E	0	-	-
79	43	3031-Feb-14	00:07:17	4441	1938	12753	P	-t	-1.5281	0.0235	62S	44W	0	-	-
80	44	3049-Feb-24	08:48:02	4593	1995	12976	Pe	-t	-1.5343	0.0103	62S	178E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 147

Solar eclipses of Saros 147 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 1624 Oct 12. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 3049 Feb 24. The total duration of Saros series 147 is 1424.38 years.

Summary of Saros 147

First Eclipse	1624 Oct 12
Last Eclipse	3049 Feb 24
Series Duration	1424.38 Years
No. of Eclipses	80
Sequence	21P 40A 19P

Saros 147 is composed of 80 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 147
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	80	100.0%
Partial	P	40	50.0%
Annular	A	40	50.0%
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 147 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 147
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	40	100.0%
Central (two limits)	39	97.5%
Central (one limit)	1	2.5%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 80 eclipses in Saros 147 occur in the following order : 21P 40A 19P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 147 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 147
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2291 Nov 21	09m41s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2688 Jul 19	00m41s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	2724 Aug 11	-	0.87955
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1624 Oct 12	-	0.00893

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 147

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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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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