Saros 71

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 71

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 71

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 71 . 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 71
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
1-36 -0472-Jun-0416:29:39 16608 420 -30570 Nb a- -1.5487 0.0027-0.9702 14.4 - -
2-35 -0454-Jun-1523:39:38 16303 414 -30347 N h- -1.4801 0.1305-0.8462 99.6 - -
3-34 -0436-Jun-2606:50:36 16006 407 -30124 N h- -1.4127 0.2563-0.7246138.5 - -
4-33 -0418-Jul-0714:03:41 15716 400 -29901 N h- -1.3478 0.3779-0.6080167.0 - -
5-32 -0400-Jul-1721:20:25 15435 394 -29678 N h- -1.2862 0.4935-0.4977189.7 - -
6-31 -0382-Jul-2904:40:41 15160 388 -29455 N h- -1.2283 0.6027-0.3943208.4 - -
7-30 -0364-Aug-0812:07:25 14892 381 -29232 N h- -1.1764 0.7010-0.3022223.6 - -
8-29 -0346-Aug-1919:39:49 14630 375 -29009 N h- -1.1300 0.7895-0.2202236.3 - -
9-28 -0328-Aug-3003:19:04 14374 369 -28786 N h- -1.0898 0.8666-0.1496246.8 - -
10-27 -0310-Sep-1011:05:11 14125 363 -28563 N h- -1.0560 0.9318-0.0909255.4 - -
11-26 -0292-Sep-2018:59:00 13880 357 -28340 N h- -1.0292 0.9843-0.0449262.3 - -
12-25 -0274-Oct-0203:00:03 13641 351 -28117 Nx h- -1.0092 1.0241-0.0114267.7 - -
13-24 -0256-Oct-1211:06:26 13407 345 -27894 P h- -0.9943 1.0544 0.0130272.0 26.7 -
14-23 -0238-Oct-2319:19:54 13177 339 -27671 P h- -0.9858 1.0728 0.0259275.0 37.6 -
15-22 -0220-Nov-0303:37:22 12952 333 -27448 P h- -0.9810 1.0841 0.0323277.2 42.1 -
16-21 -0202-Nov-1411:58:48 12732 327 -27225 P h- -0.9803 1.0876 0.0315278.7 41.7 -
17-20 -0184-Nov-2420:20:18 12516 321 -27002 P h- -0.9801 1.0898 0.0300279.9 40.9 -
18-19 -0166-Dec-0604:43:17 12304 315 -26779 P t- -0.9818 1.0882 0.0254280.8 37.8 -
19-18 -0148-Dec-1613:03:26 12096 310 -26556 P t- -0.9815 1.0899 0.0249281.9 37.4 -
20-17 -0130-Dec-2721:20:28 11892 304 -26333 P t- -0.9794 1.0945 0.0279283.2 39.7 -
21-16 -0111-Jan-0705:31:22 11691 298 -26110 P t- -0.9728 1.1071 0.0396285.3 47.4 -
22-15 -0093-Jan-1813:36:11 11494 293 -25887 P t- -0.9620 1.1272 0.0593288.0 58.0 -
23-14 -0075-Jan-2821:31:58 11300 287 -25664 P t- -0.9444 1.1594 0.0915291.9 71.9 -
24-13 -0057-Feb-0905:18:43 11109 282 -25441 P t- -0.9201 1.2038 0.1363296.7 87.4 -
25-12 -0039-Feb-1912:55:09 10920 276 -25218 P t- -0.8880 1.2624 0.1955302.6104.1 -
26-11 -0021-Mar-0220:21:59 10735 271 -24995 P t- -0.8487 1.3340 0.2680309.3120.9 -
27-10 -0003-Mar-1303:36:49 10551 266 -24772 P t- -0.8002 1.4225 0.3574316.8138.1 -
28 -9 0015-Mar-2410:42:44 10370 261 -24549 P t- -0.7451 1.5233 0.4591324.7154.4 -
29 -8 0033-Apr-0317:37:38 10191 255 -24326 P t- -0.6815 1.6396 0.5761332.9170.1 -
30 -7 0051-Apr-1500:25:40 10014 250 -24103 P t- -0.6124 1.7661 0.7031340.8184.4 -
31 -6 0069-Apr-2507:03:17 9838 245 -23880 P t- -0.5353 1.9074 0.8446348.6197.6 -
32 -5 0087-May-0613:36:54 9664 240 -23657 P t- -0.4553 2.0543 0.9914355.4208.7 -
33 -4 0105-May-1620:03:36 9491 235 -23434 T t- -0.3702 2.2107 1.1474361.5218.2 60.6
34 -3 0123-May-2802:28:46 9319 230 -23211 T pp -0.2838 2.3695 1.3054366.5225.6 82.7
35 -2 0141-Jun-0708:50:03 9147 225 -22988 T- pp -0.1946 2.5339 1.4685370.3231.1 96.1
36 -1 0159-Jun-1815:13:09 8976 221 -22765 T- pp -0.1070 2.6954 1.6284372.9234.5103.5
37 0 0177-Jun-2821:36:11 8805 216 -22542 T- pp -0.0200 2.8561 1.7872374.3235.9106.5
38 1 0195-Jul-1004:02:46 8634 211 -22319 T+ pp 0.0640 2.7765 1.7053374.6235.6105.5
39 2 0213-Jul-2010:33:11 8463 206 -22096 T+ pp 0.1445 2.6301 1.5562373.8233.6100.8
40 3 0231-Jul-3117:10:26 8292 202 -21873 T+ pp 0.2191 2.4946 1.4180372.2230.3 92.7
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 71
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 4 0249-Aug-1023:54:45 8121 197 -21650 T pp 0.2878 2.3701 1.2904369.9225.9 81.2
42 5 0267-Aug-2206:46:49 7949 193 -21427 T -t 0.3500 2.2576 1.1748367.2220.7 65.6
43 6 0285-Sep-0113:48:30 7776 188 -21204 T -t 0.4041 2.1598 1.0739364.3215.2 44.1
44 7 0303-Sep-1220:59:08 7602 184 -20981 P -t 0.4509 2.0755 0.9866361.4209.7 -
45 8 0321-Sep-2304:19:44 7428 180 -20758 P -t 0.4898 2.0056 0.9139358.6204.4 -
46 9 0339-Oct-0411:49:20 7252 175 -20535 P -t 0.5214 1.9489 0.8547356.2199.7 -
47 10 0357-Oct-1419:28:54 7076 171 -20312 P -t 0.5452 1.9061 0.8099354.1195.7 -
48 11 0375-Oct-2603:16:17 6899 167 -20089 P -t 0.5629 1.8744 0.7767352.3192.6 -
49 12 0393-Nov-0511:10:29 6722 163 -19866 P -t 0.5754 1.8519 0.7533350.9190.3 -
50 13 0411-Nov-1619:10:38 6544 159 -19643 P -t 0.5835 1.8372 0.7384349.7188.6 -
51 14 0429-Nov-2703:15:18 6365 155 -19420 P -t 0.5885 1.8277 0.7295348.7187.5 -
52 15 0447-Dec-0811:21:26 6187 151 -19197 P -t 0.5925 1.8196 0.7228347.6186.6 -
53 16 0465-Dec-1819:27:59 6009 147 -18974 P -t 0.5967 1.8109 0.7162346.4185.7 -
54 17 0483-Dec-3003:33:00 5832 143 -18751 P -t 0.6026 1.7986 0.7069344.9184.4 -
55 18 0502-Jan-0911:35:55 5657 139 -18528 P -t 0.6109 1.7816 0.6935343.0182.8 -
56 19 0520-Jan-2019:32:36 5479 135 -18305 P -t 0.6246 1.7542 0.6705340.4180.1 -
57 20 0538-Jan-3103:24:57 5304 131 -18082 P -t 0.6425 1.7189 0.6401337.3176.5 -
58 21 0556-Feb-1111:09:08 5129 128 -17859 P -t 0.6675 1.6703 0.5969333.2171.3 -
59 22 0574-Feb-2118:47:40 4956 124 -17636 P -t 0.6977 1.6119 0.5442328.4164.6 -
60 23 0592-Mar-0402:16:34 4784 121 -17413 P -t 0.7366 1.5375 0.4759322.2155.2 -
61 24 0610-Mar-1509:40:04 4614 117 -17190 P -t 0.7807 1.4535 0.3981315.0143.3 -
62 25 0628-Mar-2516:54:49 4445 114 -16967 P -t 0.8324 1.3556 0.3063306.3127.1 -
63 26 0646-Apr-0600:03:56 4277 110 -16744 P -t 0.8894 1.2479 0.2046296.1105.1 -
64 27 0664-Apr-1607:06:09 4111 107 -16521 P -t 0.9526 1.1289 0.0915284.1 71.2 -
65 28 0682-Apr-2714:04:38 3947 104 -16298 Nx -t 1.0195 1.0033-0.0285270.2 - -
66 29 0700-May-0720:59:13 3785 100 -16075 N -t 1.0904 0.8708-0.1558254.1 - -
67 30 0718-May-1903:51:08 3625 97 -15852 N -t 1.1638 0.7335-0.2883235.4 - -
68 31 0736-May-2910:42:26 3468 94 -15629 N -t 1.2382 0.5949-0.4226214.0 - -
69 32 0754-Jun-0917:34:23 3313 91 -15406 N -t 1.3124 0.4569-0.5568189.2 - -
70 33 0772-Jun-2000:28:15 3161 88 -15183 N -t 1.3856 0.3209-0.6895159.9 - -
71 34 0790-Jul-0107:25:10 3012 85 -14960 N -t 1.4568 0.1888-0.8189123.6 - -
72 35 0808-Jul-1114:26:59 2866 82 -14737 Ne -t 1.5248 0.0630-0.9424 72.0 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 71

Lunar eclipses of Saros 71 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 -0472 Jun 04. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 0808 Jul 11. The total duration of Saros series 71 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 71
First Eclipse -0472 Jun 04
Last Eclipse 0808 Jul 11
Series Duration 1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses 72
Sequence 12N 20P 11T 21P 8N

Saros 71 is composed of 72 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 71
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 72100.0%
PenumbralN 20 27.8%
PartialP 41 56.9%
TotalT 11 15.3%

The 72 lunar eclipses of Saros 71 occur in the order of 12N 20P 11T 21P 8N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 71
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 12
Partial P 20
Total T 11
Partial P 21
Penumbral N 8

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 71 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 71
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 0177 Jun 2801h46m29s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 0285 Sep 0100h44m04s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0303 Sep 1203h29m40s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse -0256 Oct 1200h26m41s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 0682 Apr 2704h30m12s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -0472 Jun 0400h14m24s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0087 May 06 - 0.99140
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse -0256 Oct 12 - 0.01305

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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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