EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 160

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 160

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 160 . 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 160
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	2181-May-13	14:55:43	225	108	2243	Pb	t-	-1.5322	0.0511	69S	18W	0	-	-
2	-33	2199-May-24	21:42:07	255	127	2466	P	t-	-1.4596	0.1743	68S	131W	0	-	-
3	-32	2217-Jun-05	04:22:20	287	147	2689	P	t-	-1.3806	0.3095	67S	118E	0	-	-
4	-31	2235-Jun-16	11:00:35	323	169	2912	P	t-	-1.2990	0.4503	66S	8E	0	-	-
5	-30	2253-Jun-26	17:36:11	361	191	3135	P	t-	-1.2138	0.5982	65S	101W	0	-	-
6	-29	2271-Jul-08	00:13:01	401	214	3358	P	t-	-1.1284	0.7474	65S	150E	0	-	-
7	-28	2289-Jul-18	06:50:57	444	238	3581	P	t-	-1.0425	0.8980	64S	41E	0	-	-
8	-27	2307-Jul-30	13:31:15	489	263	3804	A	t-	-0.9574	0.9602	50S	50W	16	500	03m37s
9	-26	2325-Aug-09	20:16:23	538	289	4027	A	t-	-0.8749	0.9648	40S	147W	29	256	03m24s
10	-25	2343-Aug-21	03:07:04	588	316	4250	A	p-	-0.7956	0.9679	35S	112E	37	186	03m09s
11	-24	2361-Aug-31	10:04:30	642	343	4473	A	p-	-0.7211	0.9701	32S	9E	44	151	02m54s
12	-23	2379-Sep-11	17:09:31	697	372	4696	A	p-	-0.6517	0.9717	31S	97W	49	130	02m42s
13	-22	2397-Sep-22	00:23:54	756	402	4919	A	p-	-0.5891	0.9728	31S	156E	54	118	02m34s
14	-21	2415-Oct-03	07:47:47	817	432	5142	A	p-	-0.5334	0.9736	32S	46E	58	110	02m27s
15	-20	2433-Oct-13	15:20:15	880	463	5365	A	p-	-0.4839	0.9742	33S	65W	61	104	02m23s
16	-19	2451-Oct-24	23:03:08	947	495	5588	A	p-	-0.4423	0.9746	35S	180W	64	101	02m21s
17	-18	2469-Nov-04	06:55:35	1015	528	5811	A	p-	-0.4081	0.9750	37S	64E	66	97	02m19s
18	-17	2487-Nov-15	14:57:34	1087	562	6034	A	p-	-0.3807	0.9756	40S	54W	67	94	02m16s
19	-16	2505-Nov-26	23:07:02	1160	596	6257	A	p-	-0.3587	0.9763	41S	173W	69	91	02m13s
20	-15	2523-Dec-08	07:24:53	1237	632	6480	A	n-	-0.3431	0.9774	42S	66E	70	86	02m08s
21	-14	2541-Dec-18	15:48:53	1316	668	6703	A	n-	-0.3318	0.9788	43S	56W	70	80	02m01s
22	-13	2559-Dec-30	00:17:17	1398	705	6926	A	n-	-0.3237	0.9808	42S	179W	71	72	01m50s
23	-12	2578-Jan-09	08:48:58	1482	742	7149	A	n-	-0.3175	0.9831	41S	56E	71	63	01m37s
24	-11	2596-Jan-20	17:21:58	1568	781	7372	A	n-	-0.3118	0.9862	38S	69W	72	51	01m20s
25	-10	2614-Feb-01	01:55:13	1658	820	7595	A	n-	-0.3057	0.9897	35S	165E	72	38	01m00s
26	-9	2632-Feb-12	10:25:34	1750	860	7818	A	n-	-0.2968	0.9938	31S	39E	73	23	00m36s
27	-8	2650-Feb-22	18:53:57	1844	901	8041	A	n-	-0.2856	0.9984	26S	88W	73	6	00m09s
28	-7	2668-Mar-05	03:17:05	1941	943	8264	H	n-	-0.2697	1.0035	21S	146E	74	13	00m21s
29	-6	2686-Mar-16	11:34:56	2041	985	8487	H	n-	-0.2485	1.0090	15S	21E	76	32	00m54s
30	-5	2704-Mar-27	19:45:53	2143	1028	8710	H	n-	-0.2210	1.0148	10S	102W	77	52	01m29s
31	-4	2722-Apr-08	03:51:01	2248	1072	8933	T	n-	-0.1880	1.0208	3S	135E	79	72	02m06s
32	-3	2740-Apr-18	11:49:20	2355	1117	9156	T	n-	-0.1486	1.0268	3N	15E	81	92	02m43s
33	-2	2758-Apr-29	19:40:28	2465	1162	9379	T	nn	-0.1025	1.0328	9N	104W	84	111	03m18s
34	-1	2776-May-10	03:25:47	2577	1208	9602	T	nn	-0.0507	1.0386	15N	139E	87	130	03m50s
35	0	2794-May-21	11:05:14	2692	1255	9825	T	nn	0.0071	1.0441	21N	24E	89	147	04m16s
36	1	2812-May-31	18:39:54	2810	1303	10048	Tm	nn	0.0695	1.0493	26N	89W	86	164	04m36s
37	2	2830-Jun-12	02:09:51	2930	1351	10271	T	nn	0.1366	1.0538	31N	160E	82	180	04m50s
38	3	2848-Jun-22	09:37:33	3053	1400	10494	T	-n	0.2062	1.0578	35N	51E	78	195	04m57s
39	4	2866-Jul-03	17:03:11	3178	1450	10717	T	-n	0.2786	1.0610	39N	57W	74	209	04m59s
40	5	2884-Jul-14	00:27:34	3306	1500	10940	T	-n	0.3524	1.0635	41N	164W	69	222	04m58s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 160
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	2902-Jul-26	07:52:43	3436	1552	11163	T	-p	0.4261	1.0651	43N	89E	65	235	04m54s
42	7	2920-Aug-05	15:19:05	3570	1604	11386	T	-p	0.4992	1.0660	44N	18W	60	248	04m48s
43	8	2938-Aug-16	22:48:58	3705	1656	11609	T	-p	0.5698	1.0660	44N	126W	55	261	04m42s
44	9	2956-Aug-27	06:20:52	3843	1710	11832	T	-p	0.6388	1.0653	44N	125E	50	274	04m34s
45	10	2974-Sep-07	13:59:16	3984	1764	12055	T	-p	0.7029	1.0638	44N	14E	45	289	04m25s
46	11	2992-Sep-17	21:42:03	4127	1819	12278	T	-p	0.7637	1.0617	44N	99W	40	307	04m16s
47	12	3010-Sep-30	05:32:32	4273	1874	12501	T	-p	0.8181	1.0589	44N	145E	35	330	04m05s
48	13	3028-Oct-10	13:28:50	4422	1931	12724	T	-p	0.8680	1.0556	45N	28E	29	362	03m53s
49	14	3046-Oct-21	21:34:22	4573	1988	12947	T	-p	0.9105	1.0520	47N	92W	24	410	03m38s
50	15	3064-Nov-01	05:46:29	4726	2046	13170	T	-t	0.9479	1.0479	50N	145E	18	498	03m20s
51	16	3082-Nov-12	14:06:31	4883	2104	13393	T	-t	0.9790	1.0433	55N	22E	11	736	02m57s
52	17	3100-Nov-23	22:33:30	5041	2163	13616	T+	-t	1.0046	1.0048	64N	99W	0	-	-
53	18	3118-Dec-05	07:08:15	5203	2223	13839	P	-t	1.0237	0.9675	64N	123E	0	-	-
54	19	3136-Dec-15	15:48:12	5367	2284	14062	P	-t	1.0391	0.9373	65N	16W	0	-	-
55	20	3154-Dec-27	00:33:02	5533	2345	14285	P	-t	1.0505	0.9151	67N	157W	0	-	-
56	21	3173-Jan-06	09:21:31	5702	2407	14508	P	-t	1.0589	0.8985	68N	61E	0	-	-
57	22	3191-Jan-17	18:13:03	5874	2470	14731	P	-t	1.0648	0.8869	69N	82W	0	-	-
58	23	3209-Jan-28	03:04:05	6048	2533	14954	P	-t	1.0712	0.8747	70N	134E	0	-	-
59	24	3227-Feb-08	11:55:19	6225	2597	15177	P	-t	1.0774	0.8629	71N	11W	0	-	-
60	25	3245-Feb-18	20:43:21	6404	2662	15400	P	-t	1.0862	0.8463	71N	155W	0	-	-
61	26	3263-Mar-02	05:29:00	6586	2727	15623	P	-t	1.0970	0.8262	72N	60E	0	-	-
62	27	3281-Mar-12	14:08:00	6771	2794	15846	P	-t	1.1130	0.7962	72N	83W	0	-	-
63	28	3299-Mar-23	22:42:55	6958	2861	16069	P	-t	1.1325	0.7597	72N	135E	0	-	-
64	29	3317-Apr-04	07:09:46	7147	2928	16292	P	-t	1.1586	0.7109	72N	5W	0	-	-
65	30	3335-Apr-15	15:30:01	7340	2996	16515	P	-t	1.1901	0.6515	72N	143W	0	-	-
66	31	3353-Apr-25	23:41:22	7534	3065	16738	P	-t	1.2288	0.5783	71N	81E	0	-	-
67	32	3371-May-07	07:46:05	7732	3135	16961	P	-t	1.2727	0.4950	70N	52W	0	-	-
68	33	3389-May-17	15:42:26	7932	3205	17184	P	-t	1.3233	0.3989	69N	178E	0	-	-
69	34	3407-May-29	23:31:16	8134	3277	17407	P	-t	1.3797	0.2917	68N	50E	0	-	-
70	35	3425-Jun-09	07:13:05	8339	3348	17630	P	-t	1.4416	0.1741	67N	75W	0	-	-
71	36	3443-Jun-20	14:48:43	8547	3421	17853	Pe	-t	1.5080	0.0480	66N	161E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 160

Solar eclipses of Saros 160 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2181 May 13. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 3443 Jun 20. The total duration of Saros series 160 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 160

First Eclipse	2181 May 13
Last Eclipse	3443 Jun 20
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	7P 20A 3H 22T 19P

Saros 160 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 160
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	26	36.6%
Annular	A	20	28.2%
Total	T	22	31.0%
Hybrid	H	3	4.2%

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 160 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 160
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	45	100.0%
Central (two limits)	44	97.8%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	2.2%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 160 occur in the following order : 7P 20A 3H 22T 19P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 160 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 160
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2307 Jul 30	03m37s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2650 Feb 22	00m09s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	2866 Jul 03	04m59s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	2722 Apr 08	02m06s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2704 Mar 27	01m29s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2668 Mar 05	00m21s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	3118 Dec 05	-	0.96747
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	3443 Jun 20	-	0.04798

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 160

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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