Saros 57

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57

Fred Espenak

Introduction

A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through Earth's shadow. At least two lunar eclipses and as many as five occur every year.

The periodicity and recurrence of lunar 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 15 centuries and contains about 70 to 80 eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of penumbral lunar eclipses. The series will then produce several dozen partial eclipses, followed by several dozen total eclipses. The later portion of the series produces another set of partial eclipses before ending with a final group of penumbral eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 57 . 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 along with a diagram of the eclipse geometry 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 Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
1-35 -0823-Apr-1620:27:49 22206 555 -34913 Nb t- -1.5588 0.0250-1.0289 48.2 - -
2-34 -0805-Apr-2803:05:18 21904 548 -34690 N t- -1.4786 0.1699-0.8796123.5 - -
3-33 -0787-May-0809:39:14 21604 541 -34467 N t- -1.3945 0.3222-0.7233167.1 - -
4-32 -0769-May-1916:13:16 21305 534 -34244 N t- -1.3091 0.4771-0.5646199.7 - -
5-31 -0751-May-2922:47:23 21009 527 -34021 N t- -1.2221 0.6351-0.4036226.1 - -
6-30 -0733-Jun-1005:25:03 20715 520 -33798 N t- -1.1366 0.7905-0.2454247.5 - -
7-29 -0715-Jun-2012:06:44 20423 514 -33575 N t- -1.0533 0.9424-0.0913265.0 - -
8-28 -0697-Jul-0118:53:24 20133 507 -33352 P t- -0.9725 1.0897 0.0578279.6 56.8 -
9-27 -0679-Jul-1201:47:42 19846 499 -33129 P t- -0.8968 1.2279 0.1973291.3102.6 -
10-26 -0661-Jul-2308:49:19 19560 492 -32906 P h- -0.8261 1.3573 0.3276300.7129.2 -
11-25 -0643-Aug-0216:00:43 19276 485 -32683 P h- -0.7620 1.4745 0.4453308.2147.5 -
12-24 -0625-Aug-1323:20:25 18995 478 -32460 P h- -0.7039 1.5810 0.5522314.0161.0 -
13-23 -0607-Aug-2406:51:48 18715 471 -32237 P a- -0.6545 1.6715 0.6428318.3170.6 -
14-22 -0589-Sep-0414:32:25 18438 464 -32014 P a- -0.6120 1.7495 0.7209321.4177.8 -
15-21 -0571-Sep-1422:24:11 18162 457 -31791 P a- -0.5777 1.8124 0.7839323.5182.8 -
16-20 -0553-Sep-2606:25:04 17889 450 -31568 P a- -0.5502 1.8627 0.8344324.8186.4 -
17-19 -0535-Oct-0614:36:29 17618 443 -31345 P a- -0.5303 1.8990 0.8711325.4188.6 -
18-18 -0517-Oct-1722:55:13 17348 437 -31122 P a- -0.5161 1.9246 0.8975325.4190.0 -
19-17 -0499-Oct-2807:21:16 17075 430 -30899 P a- -0.5070 1.9407 0.9147325.0190.6 -
20-16 -0481-Nov-0815:52:43 16756 423 -30676 P a- -0.5017 1.9497 0.9254324.2190.8 -
21-15 -0463-Nov-1900:29:19 16447 417 -30453 P a- -0.4995 1.9527 0.9305323.2190.6 -
22-14 -0445-Nov-3009:07:06 16146 410 -30230 P a- -0.4977 1.9545 0.9351322.1190.4 -
23-13 -0427-Dec-1017:46:07 15853 404 -30007 P a- -0.4961 1.9558 0.9396321.0190.2 -
24-12 -0409-Dec-2202:23:11 15568 397 -29784 P a- -0.4922 1.9610 0.9488320.0190.3 -
25-11 -0390-Jan-0110:58:59 15290 391 -29561 P a- -0.4865 1.9693 0.9615319.1190.7 -
26-10 -0372-Jan-1219:28:35 15019 384 -29338 P a- -0.4748 1.9882 0.9853318.5191.7 -
27 -9 -0354-Jan-2303:54:34 14754 378 -29115 T a- -0.4595 2.0138 1.0160318.2193.1 19.3
28 -8 -0336-Feb-0312:12:31 14495 372 -28892 T a- -0.4368 2.0526 1.0604318.3195.2 36.8
29 -7 -0318-Feb-1320:25:02 14243 366 -28669 T a- -0.4091 2.1006 1.1140318.6197.7 49.7
30 -6 -0300-Feb-2504:28:04 13996 359 -28446 T a- -0.3728 2.1644 1.1834319.2200.6 61.6
31 -5 -0282-Mar-0712:25:48 13754 353 -28223 T p- -0.3314 2.2375 1.2621319.9203.5 71.6
32 -4 -0264-Mar-1720:14:52 13517 347 -28000 T p- -0.2821 2.3253 1.3552320.7206.5 80.6
33 -3 -0246-Mar-2903:58:03 13286 341 -27777 T- p- -0.2272 2.4234 1.4585321.4209.1 88.0
34 -2 -0228-Apr-0811:34:20 13059 335 -27554 T- p- -0.1660 2.5333 1.5730321.9211.3 93.9
35 -1 -0210-Apr-1919:06:43 12836 330 -27331 T- pp -0.1010 2.6506 1.6945322.0212.8 97.8
36 0 -0192-Apr-3002:34:41 12618 324 -27108 T- pp -0.0314 2.7763 1.8238321.6213.5 99.8
37 1 -0174-May-1109:59:32 12405 318 -26885 T+ pp 0.0412 2.7567 1.8074320.7213.1 99.6
38 2 -0156-May-2117:23:00 12195 312 -26662 T+ pp 0.1155 2.6192 1.6722319.1211.6 97.0
39 3 -0138-Jun-0200:46:01 11989 307 -26439 T+ -p 0.1906 2.4807 1.5354316.9209.0 91.7
40 4 -0120-Jun-1208:09:38 11786 301 -26216 T+ -p 0.2654 2.3429 1.3987314.1205.2 83.3
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
41 5 -0102-Jun-2315:35:11 11587 295 -25993 T -p 0.3390 2.2076 1.2638310.6200.3 71.0
42 6 -0084-Jul-0323:04:15 11392 290 -25770 T -a 0.4098 2.0778 1.1337306.7194.4 52.6
43 7 -0066-Jul-1506:38:04 11199 284 -25547 T -a 0.4766 1.9557 1.0108302.3187.6 15.5
44 8 -0048-Jul-2514:16:16 11009 279 -25324 P -a 0.5398 1.8405 0.8942297.7180.0 -
45 9 -0030-Aug-0522:01:27 10823 274 -25101 P -a 0.5971 1.7363 0.7880293.1171.9 -
46 10 -0012-Aug-1605:52:57 10638 268 -24878 P -a 0.6491 1.6421 0.6914288.5163.6 -
47 11 0006-Aug-2713:52:44 10456 263 -24655 P -a 0.6943 1.5605 0.6071284.2155.3 -
48 12 0024-Sep-0621:59:15 10276 258 -24432 P -a 0.7338 1.4896 0.5332280.2147.2 -
49 13 0042-Sep-1806:14:48 10098 253 -24209 P -a 0.7658 1.4325 0.4730276.9140.0 -
50 14 0060-Sep-2814:37:45 9922 248 -23986 P -a 0.7917 1.3864 0.4238274.2133.5 -
51 15 0078-Oct-0923:08:26 9747 243 -23763 P -a 0.8115 1.3518 0.3861272.1128.2 -
52 16 0096-Oct-2007:45:52 9573 238 -23540 P -a 0.8257 1.3272 0.3585270.7124.1 -
53 17 0114-Oct-3116:29:08 9400 233 -23317 P -a 0.8353 1.3108 0.3395269.9121.2 -
54 18 0132-Nov-1101:17:09 9228 228 -23094 P -a 0.8409 1.3018 0.3282269.6119.4 -
55 19 0150-Nov-2210:07:17 9057 223 -22871 P -a 0.8449 1.2954 0.3200269.5118.2 -
56 20 0168-Dec-0219:00:04 8886 218 -22648 P -a 0.8466 1.2930 0.3161269.8117.6 -
57 21 0186-Dec-1403:52:10 8715 213 -22425 P -a 0.8492 1.2886 0.3107269.8116.9 -
58 22 0204-Dec-2412:42:55 8545 209 -22202 P -a 0.8526 1.2826 0.3042269.8115.9 -
59 23 0223-Jan-0421:29:04 8374 204 -21979 P -a 0.8597 1.2697 0.2912269.2113.8 -
60 24 0241-Jan-1506:11:13 8202 199 -21756 P -a 0.8699 1.2510 0.2727268.2110.6 -
61 25 0259-Jan-2614:46:44 8030 195 -21533 P -a 0.8855 1.2221 0.2443266.4105.3 -
62 26 0277-Feb-0523:14:52 7858 190 -21310 P -a 0.9068 1.1826 0.2055263.7 97.3 -
63 27 0295-Feb-1707:34:40 7685 186 -21087 P -a 0.9349 1.1307 0.1544259.8 85.1 -
64 28 0313-Feb-2715:46:16 7511 182 -20864 P -a 0.9693 1.0672 0.0917254.7 66.3 -
65 29 0331-Mar-1023:48:37 7336 177 -20641 P -a 1.0109 0.9905 0.0157248.0 27.8 -
66 30 0349-Mar-2107:41:57 7160 173 -20418 N -a 1.0597 0.9008-0.0736239.3 - -
67 31 0367-Apr-0115:26:37 6983 169 -20195 N -a 1.1150 0.7992-0.1750228.4 - -
68 32 0385-Apr-1123:03:46 6806 165 -19972 N -a 1.1759 0.6875-0.2869214.8 - -
69 33 0403-Apr-2306:32:13 6628 161 -19749 N -a 1.2432 0.5643-0.4107197.6 - -
70 34 0421-May-0313:55:02 6450 156 -19526 N -a 1.3142 0.4346-0.5417176.2 - -
71 35 0439-May-1421:11:23 6272 152 -19303 N -a 1.3894 0.2975-0.6805148.2 - -
72 36 0457-May-2504:24:43 6094 149 -19080 N -a 1.4663 0.1577-0.8226109.7 - -
73 37 0475-Jun-0511:32:13 5916 145 -18857 Ne -a 1.5465 0.0120-0.9712 30.8 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57

Lunar eclipses of Saros 57 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on -0823 Apr 16. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 0475 Jun 05. The total duration of Saros series 57 is 1298.17 years.

Summary of Saros 57
First Eclipse -0823 Apr 16
Last Eclipse 0475 Jun 05
Series Duration 1298.17 Years
No. of Eclipses 73
Sequence 7N 19P 17T 22P 8N

Saros 57 is composed of 73 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 73100.0%
PenumbralN 15 20.5%
PartialP 41 56.2%
TotalT 17 23.3%

The 73 lunar eclipses of Saros 57 occur in the order of 7N 19P 17T 22P 8N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 57
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 7
Partial P 19
Total T 17
Partial P 22
Penumbral N 8

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 57 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 57
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse -0192 Apr 3001h39m50s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse -0066 Jul 1500h15m27s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -0372 Jan 1203h11m44s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0331 Mar 1000h27m47s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -0715 Jun 2004h25m02s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 0475 Jun 0500h30m46s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -0372 Jan 12 - 0.98531
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0331 Mar 10 - 0.01569

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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:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. 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 Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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