EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 164

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 164

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 164 . 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 164
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	2098-Oct-24	10:36:11	120	37	1222	Pb	t-	-1.5407	0.0057	62S	96W	0	-	-
2	-45	2116-Nov-04	18:50:09	138	50	1445	P	t-	-1.5102	0.0613	62S	132E	0	-	-
3	-44	2134-Nov-16	03:12:08	159	65	1668	P	t-	-1.4857	0.1060	63S	3W	0	-	-
4	-43	2152-Nov-26	11:41:08	182	81	1891	P	t-	-1.4665	0.1409	64S	139W	0	-	-
5	-42	2170-Dec-07	20:17:07	208	98	2114	P	t-	-1.4530	0.1654	65S	82E	0	-	-
6	-41	2188-Dec-18	04:56:59	237	116	2337	P	t-	-1.4420	0.1850	66S	57W	0	-	-
7	-40	2206-Dec-30	13:40:30	268	136	2560	P	t-	-1.4337	0.1997	67S	162E	0	-	-
8	-39	2225-Jan-09	22:25:24	302	156	2783	P	t-	-1.4263	0.2126	68S	20E	0	-	-
9	-38	2243-Jan-21	07:11:45	338	178	3006	P	t-	-1.4197	0.2239	69S	123W	0	-	-
10	-37	2261-Jan-31	15:55:00	377	200	3229	P	t-	-1.4106	0.2398	70S	94E	0	-	-
11	-36	2279-Feb-12	00:37:05	419	224	3452	P	t-	-1.4003	0.2581	71S	49W	0	-	-
12	-35	2297-Feb-22	09:13:30	463	248	3675	P	t-	-1.3851	0.2854	71S	168E	0	-	-
13	-34	2315-Mar-06	17:46:19	509	274	3898	P	t-	-1.3668	0.3188	72S	27E	0	-	-
14	-33	2333-Mar-17	02:10:52	559	300	4121	P	t-	-1.3417	0.3652	72S	114W	0	-	-
15	-32	2351-Mar-28	10:30:56	610	327	4344	P	t-	-1.3126	0.4196	72S	107E	0	-	-
16	-31	2369-Apr-07	18:42:10	665	355	4567	P	t-	-1.2763	0.4881	72S	29W	0	-	-
17	-30	2387-Apr-19	02:47:05	722	384	4790	P	t-	-1.2345	0.5678	71S	164W	0	-	-
18	-29	2405-Apr-29	10:43:54	781	414	5013	P	t-	-1.1858	0.6614	71S	64E	0	-	-
19	-28	2423-May-10	18:35:16	843	445	5236	P	t-	-1.1323	0.7648	70S	66W	0	-	-
20	-27	2441-May-21	02:20:10	908	477	5459	P	t-	-1.0733	0.8796	69S	166E	0	-	-
21	-26	2459-Jun-01	09:59:48	975	509	5682	T-	t-	-1.0096	1.0039	68S	40E	0	-	-
22	-25	2477-Jun-11	17:35:27	1045	542	5905	T	t-	-0.9422	1.0647	48S	82W	19	642	04m53s
23	-24	2495-Jun-23	01:08:04	1117	576	6128	T	t-	-0.8717	1.0696	37S	161E	29	464	05m39s
24	-23	2513-Jul-04	08:38:15	1192	611	6351	T	p-	-0.7991	1.0729	30S	47E	37	392	06m09s
25	-22	2531-Jul-15	16:07:31	1270	647	6574	T	p-	-0.7255	1.0750	24S	67W	43	351	06m25s
26	-21	2549-Jul-25	23:37:24	1350	683	6797	T	p-	-0.6522	1.0761	19S	180W	49	322	06m30s
27	-20	2567-Aug-06	07:09:07	1433	721	7020	T	p-	-0.5801	1.0762	17S	67E	54	299	06m26s
28	-19	2585-Aug-16	14:42:31	1518	759	7243	T	p-	-0.5094	1.0753	15S	46W	59	281	06m16s
29	-18	2603-Aug-28	22:20:23	1606	797	7466	T	p-	-0.4425	1.0737	14S	160W	64	264	06m02s
30	-17	2621-Sep-08	06:02:17	1696	837	7689	T	n-	-0.3792	1.0713	14S	85E	68	249	05m45s
31	-16	2639-Sep-19	13:50:21	1789	877	7912	T	n-	-0.3212	1.0683	15S	31W	71	234	05m28s
32	-15	2657-Sep-29	21:43:05	1885	919	8135	T	n-	-0.2675	1.0647	16S	148W	74	219	05m11s
33	-14	2675-Oct-11	05:43:45	1983	961	8358	T	n-	-0.2206	1.0608	18S	93E	77	204	04m54s
34	-13	2693-Oct-21	13:50:33	2083	1003	8581	T	n-	-0.1792	1.0566	20S	28W	80	189	04m37s
35	-12	2711-Nov-02	22:04:59	2187	1047	8804	T	n-	-0.1447	1.0523	22S	150W	82	175	04m21s
36	-11	2729-Nov-13	06:26:07	2292	1091	9027	T	n-	-0.1161	1.0480	24S	86E	83	161	04m05s
37	-10	2747-Nov-24	14:54:26	2401	1136	9250	T	nn	-0.0939	1.0438	26S	39W	84	147	03m49s
38	-9	2765-Dec-04	23:28:43	2512	1181	9473	T	nn	-0.0771	1.0398	27S	166W	85	134	03m33s
39	-8	2783-Dec-16	08:07:05	2625	1228	9696	T	nn	-0.0639	1.0362	27S	67E	86	122	03m18s
40	-7	2801-Dec-26	16:50:33	2742	1275	9919	T	nn	-0.0554	1.0328	27S	62W	87	111	03m04s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 164
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	2820-Jan-07	01:36:07	2860	1323	10142	Tm	nn	-0.0494	1.0300	25S	169E	87	102	02m51s
42	-5	2838-Jan-17	10:23:32	2981	1372	10365	T	nn	-0.0449	1.0277	23S	39E	87	94	02m39s
43	-4	2856-Jan-28	19:09:04	3105	1421	10588	T	nn	-0.0394	1.0258	20S	91W	88	88	02m30s
44	-3	2874-Feb-08	03:54:06	3232	1471	10811	T	nn	-0.0339	1.0244	17S	138E	88	83	02m23s
45	-2	2892-Feb-19	12:34:46	3361	1522	11034	T	nn	-0.0254	1.0234	13S	9E	88	80	02m18s
46	-1	2910-Mar-02	21:10:40	3492	1574	11257	T	nn	-0.0135	1.0228	8S	120W	89	78	02m15s
47	0	2928-Mar-13	05:39:48	3626	1626	11480	T	nn	0.0035	1.0225	3S	112E	90	77	02m13s
48	1	2946-Mar-24	14:02:18	3763	1679	11703	T	nn	0.0256	1.0224	3N	14W	89	76	02m13s
49	2	2964-Apr-03	22:16:14	3902	1733	11926	T	nn	0.0541	1.0224	9N	138W	87	76	02m13s
50	3	2982-Apr-15	06:21:34	4044	1787	12149	T	nn	0.0892	1.0223	15N	100E	85	76	02m13s
51	4	3000-Apr-26	14:18:00	4189	1842	12372	T	-n	0.1311	1.0222	21N	19W	82	76	02m11s
52	5	3018-May-07	22:06:12	4336	1898	12595	T	-n	0.1793	1.0218	27N	136W	80	75	02m06s
53	6	3036-May-18	05:44:31	4485	1955	12818	T	-n	0.2351	1.0211	33N	110E	76	74	02m00s
54	7	3054-May-29	13:15:53	4637	2012	13041	T	-n	0.2962	1.0199	39N	1W	73	71	01m50s
55	8	3072-Jun-08	20:38:47	4792	2070	13264	T	-p	0.3637	1.0183	44N	109W	68	67	01m37s
56	9	3090-Jun-20	03:56:47	4949	2129	13487	T	-p	0.4345	1.0161	49N	146E	64	61	01m22s
57	10	3108-Jul-01	11:06:57	5109	2188	13710	H	-p	0.5110	1.0132	53N	45E	59	53	01m05s
58	11	3126-Jul-12	18:14:44	5272	2249	13933	H	-p	0.5887	1.0097	56N	54W	54	41	00m45s
59	12	3144-Jul-23	01:17:18	5437	2309	14156	H	-p	0.6699	1.0054	58N	151W	48	25	00m24s
60	13	3162-Aug-03	08:19:25	5604	2371	14379	H	-p	0.7504	1.0004	60N	114E	41	2	00m02s
61	14	3180-Aug-13	15:18:52	5774	2433	14602	A	-t	0.8319	0.9946	61N	21E	33	34	00m23s
62	15	3198-Aug-24	22:21:01	5947	2496	14825	A	-t	0.9102	0.9878	61N	71W	24	103	00m50s
63	16	3216-Sep-04	05:23:41	6122	2560	15048	A	-t	0.9869	0.9786	62N	150W	8	516	01m21s
64	17	3234-Sep-15	12:30:12	6300	2624	15271	P	-t	1.0595	0.8752	61N	112E	0	-	-
65	18	3252-Sep-25	19:40:12	6481	2689	15494	P	-t	1.1280	0.7521	61N	3W	0	-	-
66	19	3270-Oct-07	02:56:20	6664	2755	15717	P	-t	1.1902	0.6412	61N	120W	0	-	-
67	20	3288-Oct-17	10:18:09	6849	2822	15940	P	-t	1.2471	0.5410	62N	122E	0	-	-
68	21	3306-Oct-29	17:46:20	7037	2889	16163	P	-t	1.2978	0.4525	62N	2E	0	-	-
69	22	3324-Nov-09	01:21:47	7228	2957	16386	P	-t	1.3419	0.3766	63N	120W	0	-	-
70	23	3342-Nov-20	09:04:21	7421	3025	16609	P	-t	1.3793	0.3129	63N	116E	0	-	-
71	24	3360-Nov-30	16:53:34	7617	3095	16832	P	-t	1.4104	0.2604	64N	10W	0	-	-
72	25	3378-Dec-12	00:49:18	7816	3165	17055	P	-t	1.4357	0.2185	65N	138W	0	-	-
73	26	3396-Dec-22	08:50:12	8017	3235	17278	P	-t	1.4561	0.1849	66N	93E	0	-	-
74	27	3415-Jan-03	16:55:45	8220	3307	17501	P	-t	1.4721	0.1590	67N	38W	0	-	-
75	28	3433-Jan-14	01:02:51	8426	3379	17724	P	-t	1.4862	0.1362	68N	170W	0	-	-
76	29	3451-Jan-25	09:12:34	8635	3452	17947	P	-t	1.4975	0.1181	69N	57E	0	-	-
77	30	3469-Feb-04	17:21:14	8846	3525	18170	P	-t	1.5085	0.1001	70N	77W	0	-	-
78	31	3487-Feb-16	01:28:38	9060	3599	18393	P	-t	1.5203	0.0807	71N	149E	0	-	-
79	32	3505-Feb-27	09:31:07	9277	3674	18616	P	-t	1.5354	0.0556	72N	16E	0	-	-
80	33	3523-Mar-10	17:29:47	9496	3749	18839	Pe	-t	1.5529	0.0262	72N	117W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 164

Solar eclipses of Saros 164 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 2098 Oct 24. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 3523 Mar 10. The total duration of Saros series 164 is 1424.38 years.

Summary of Saros 164

First Eclipse	2098 Oct 24
Last Eclipse	3523 Mar 10
Series Duration	1424.38 Years
No. of Eclipses	80
Sequence	20P 36T 4H 3A 17P

Saros 164 is composed of 80 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 164
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	80	100.0%
Partial	P	37	46.2%
Annular	A	3	3.8%
Total	T	36	45.0%
Hybrid	H	4	5.0%

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 164 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 164
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	43	100.0%
Central (two limits)	42	97.7%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	2.3%

The 80 eclipses in Saros 164 occur in the following order : 20P 36T 4H 3A 17P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 164 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 164
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	3216 Sep 04	01m21s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	3180 Aug 13	00m23s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	2549 Jul 25	06m30s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	3090 Jun 20	01m22s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	3108 Jul 01	01m05s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	3162 Aug 03	00m02s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	2441 May 21	-	0.87957
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	2098 Oct 24	-	0.00568

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 164

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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by Fred Espenak

Calendar

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The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..

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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