Saros 86

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 86

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 86

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 86 . 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 86
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
1-38 -0074-Jul-1323:31:17 11284 287 -25646 Nb a- 1.5360 0.0135-0.9346 31.1 - -
2-37 -0056-Jul-2407:06:33 11093 281 -25423 N a- 1.4762 0.1249-0.8265 94.0 - -
3-36 -0038-Aug-0414:47:32 10905 276 -25200 N a- 1.4213 0.2277-0.7277126.0 - -
4-35 -0020-Aug-1422:34:24 10720 271 -24977 N a- 1.3715 0.3212-0.6385148.8 - -
5-34 -0002-Aug-2606:28:54 10537 265 -24754 N a- 1.3282 0.4030-0.5613165.8 - -
6-33 0016-Sep-0514:29:22 10356 260 -24531 N a- 1.2902 0.4752-0.4940179.3 - -
7-32 0034-Sep-1622:38:32 10177 255 -24308 N a- 1.2597 0.5337-0.4405189.5 - -
8-31 0052-Sep-2706:54:06 10000 250 -24085 N a- 1.2346 0.5821-0.3970197.6 - -
9-30 0070-Oct-0815:17:30 9824 245 -23862 N a- 1.2166 0.6177-0.3664203.5 - -
10-29 0088-Oct-1823:46:33 9650 240 -23639 N a- 1.2036 0.6439-0.3448207.9 - -
11-28 0106-Oct-3008:22:22 9477 235 -23416 N a- 1.1966 0.6589-0.3341210.7 - -
12-27 0124-Nov-0917:01:39 9305 230 -23193 N a- 1.1930 0.6675-0.3294212.5 - -
13-26 0142-Nov-2101:44:19 9133 225 -22970 N a- 1.1927 0.6698-0.3306213.5 - -
14-25 0160-Dec-0110:28:02 8962 220 -22747 N a- 1.1939 0.6691-0.3342214.1 - -
15-24 0178-Dec-1219:12:18 8791 215 -22524 N a- 1.1966 0.6652-0.3405214.2 - -
16-23 0196-Dec-2303:53:20 8621 211 -22301 N a- 1.1973 0.6650-0.3425214.8 - -
17-22 0215-Jan-0312:31:12 8450 206 -22078 N a- 1.1962 0.6678-0.3412215.9 - -
18-21 0233-Jan-1321:02:56 8278 201 -21855 N a- 1.1911 0.6775-0.3325217.9 - -
19-20 0251-Jan-2505:29:23 8107 197 -21632 N a- 1.1827 0.6934-0.3172220.7 - -
20-19 0269-Feb-0413:45:51 7935 192 -21409 N a- 1.1672 0.7219-0.2890225.3 - -
21-18 0287-Feb-1521:55:16 7762 188 -21186 N a- 1.1468 0.7593-0.2517230.9 - -
22-17 0305-Feb-2605:53:29 7588 184 -20963 N a- 1.1181 0.8120-0.1992238.3 - -
23-16 0323-Mar-0913:43:48 7413 179 -20740 N h- 1.0839 0.8748-0.1364246.5 - -
24-15 0341-Mar-1921:22:12 7238 175 -20517 N h- 1.0409 0.9539-0.0576256.2 - -
25-14 0359-Mar-3104:53:01 7062 171 -20294 P h- 0.9925 1.0430 0.0311266.3 40.7 -
26-13 0377-Apr-1012:13:23 6885 167 -20071 P t- 0.9362 1.1467 0.1340277.1 83.6 -
27-12 0395-Apr-2119:26:06 6707 162 -19848 P t- 0.8743 1.2607 0.2469288.0112.0 -
28-11 0413-May-0202:30:05 6529 158 -19625 P t- 0.8060 1.3870 0.3716298.9135.4 -
29-10 0431-May-1309:28:48 6351 154 -19402 P t- 0.7340 1.5200 0.5027309.3154.9 -
30 -9 0449-May-2316:21:41 6173 150 -19179 P t- 0.6579 1.6608 0.6409319.1171.6 -
31 -8 0467-Jun-0323:10:20 5995 146 -18956 P t- 0.5793 1.8066 0.7838328.2185.9 -
32 -7 0485-Jun-1405:56:40 5818 142 -18733 P t- 0.4993 1.9551 0.9287336.4197.9 -
33 -6 0503-Jun-2512:42:09 5642 139 -18510 T t- 0.4192 2.1041 1.0737343.5207.8 42.8
34 -5 0521-Jul-0519:27:58 5465 135 -18287 T p- 0.3403 2.2511 1.2162349.6215.7 70.1
35 -4 0539-Jul-1702:15:01 5290 131 -18064 T+ pp 0.2632 2.3950 1.3553354.7221.7 85.6
36 -3 0557-Jul-2709:06:03 5115 127 -17841 T+ pp 0.1901 2.5319 1.4869358.8226.1 95.3
37 -2 0575-Aug-0716:01:42 4942 124 -17618 T+ pp 0.1213 2.6608 1.6102362.1229.1101.1
38 -1 0593-Aug-1723:02:21 4771 120 -17395 T+ pp 0.0573 2.7812 1.7249364.5230.9104.0
39 0 0611-Aug-2906:10:17 4600 117 -17172 T- pp -0.0000 2.8893 1.8271366.4231.7104.9
40 1 0629-Sep-0813:25:48 4431 113 -16949 T- pp -0.0504 2.7999 1.7319367.8231.8104.2
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 86
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 2 0647-Sep-1920:49:51 4264 110 -16726 T- pp -0.0934 2.7238 1.6501368.8231.4102.5
42 3 0665-Sep-3004:20:41 4098 107 -16503 T- pp -0.1303 2.6589 1.5797369.6230.7100.2
43 4 0683-Oct-1112:00:06 3934 103 -16280 T- pp -0.1596 2.6077 1.5233370.3230.0 97.7
44 5 0701-Oct-2119:46:29 3772 100 -16057 T- pp -0.1827 2.5676 1.4785370.9229.3 95.4
45 6 0719-Nov-0203:38:57 3612 97 -15834 T- pp -0.2002 2.5376 1.4444371.5228.7 93.3
46 7 0737-Nov-1211:36:44 3455 94 -15611 T- -p -0.2129 2.5161 1.4193372.1228.3 91.7
47 8 0755-Nov-2319:38:13 3300 91 -15388 T- -p -0.2221 2.5007 1.4012372.6228.0 90.4
48 9 0773-Dec-0403:42:21 3149 88 -15165 T- -p -0.2287 2.4895 1.3881373.1227.9 89.4
49 10 0791-Dec-1511:45:27 3000 85 -14942 T- -p -0.2356 2.4774 1.3748373.4227.7 88.4
50 11 0809-Dec-2519:48:40 2854 82 -14719 T- -p -0.2422 2.4656 1.3626373.6227.5 87.5
51 12 0828-Jan-0603:47:49 2712 79 -14496 T- -p -0.2512 2.4487 1.3462373.5227.1 86.1
52 13 0846-Jan-1611:42:54 2574 76 -14273 T- -p -0.2637 2.4252 1.3238373.1226.5 84.1
53 14 0864-Jan-2719:30:32 2439 73 -14050 T -p -0.2820 2.3908 1.2912372.3225.5 80.8
54 15 0882-Feb-0703:12:18 2308 70 -13827 T -p -0.3049 2.3476 1.2504371.2223.9 76.2
55 16 0900-Feb-1810:45:12 2182 68 -13604 T -p -0.3349 2.2912 1.1968369.4221.6 68.9
56 17 0918-Feb-2818:09:07 2059 65 -13381 T -t -0.3720 2.2213 1.1302367.1218.4 57.4
57 18 0936-Mar-1101:23:47 1941 62 -13158 T -t -0.4167 2.1376 1.0499363.9213.9 36.5
58 19 0954-Mar-2208:29:45 1828 60 -12935 P -t -0.4686 2.0405 0.9565359.7207.8 -
59 20 0972-Apr-0115:26:49 1719 57 -12712 P -t -0.5277 1.9303 0.8500354.5199.7 -
60 21 0990-Apr-1222:15:46 1614 55 -12489 P -t -0.5932 1.8082 0.7314347.9189.0 -
61 22 1008-Apr-2304:57:41 1514 53 -12266 P -t -0.6646 1.6755 0.6022339.8175.2 -
62 23 1026-May-0411:34:06 1419 50 -12043 P -t -0.7406 1.5345 0.4644330.2157.1 -
63 24 1044-May-1418:04:34 1328 48 -11820 P -t -0.8213 1.3849 0.3178318.5132.8 -
64 25 1062-May-2600:32:43 1242 46 -11597 P -t -0.9039 1.2320 0.1675305.0 98.4 -
65 26 1080-Jun-0506:58:34 1161 44 -11374 P -t -0.9885 1.0756 0.0134289.2 28.4 -
66 27 1098-Jun-1613:25:54 1084 42 -11151 N -t -1.0720 0.9214-0.1389271.5 - -
67 28 1116-Jun-2619:52:54 1011 40 -10928 N -t -1.1559 0.7668-0.2920251.0 - -
68 29 1134-Jul-0802:25:20 943 38 -10705 N -t -1.2358 0.6197-0.4380228.4 - -
69 30 1152-Jul-1809:01:00 878 36 -10482 N -t -1.3134 0.4769-0.5801202.7 - -
70 31 1170-Jul-2915:44:23 818 34 -10259 N -t -1.3850 0.3453-0.7113174.2 - -
71 32 1188-Aug-0822:33:10 761 32 -10036 N -t -1.4527 0.2212-0.8354140.6 - -
72 33 1206-Aug-2005:32:44 708 30 -9813 N -t -1.5123 0.1117-0.9451100.7 - -
73 34 1224-Aug-3012:40:12 659 28 -9590 Ne -t -1.5663 0.0130-1.0442 34.6 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 86

Lunar eclipses of Saros 86 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on -0074 Jul 13. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on 1224 Aug 30. The total duration of Saros series 86 is 1298.17 years.

Summary of Saros 86
First Eclipse -0074 Jul 13
Last Eclipse 1224 Aug 30
Series Duration 1298.17 Years
No. of Eclipses 73
Sequence 24N 8P 25T 8P 8N

Saros 86 is composed of 73 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 86
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 73100.0%
PenumbralN 32 43.8%
PartialP 16 21.9%
TotalT 25 34.2%

The 73 lunar eclipses of Saros 86 occur in the order of 24N 8P 25T 8P 8N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 86
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 24
Partial P 8
Total T 25
Partial P 8
Penumbral N 8

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 86 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 86
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 0611 Aug 2901h44m53s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 0936 Mar 1100h36m29s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0954 Mar 2203h27m46s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1080 Jun 0500h28m25s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1098 Jun 1604h31m28s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -0074 Jul 1300h31m07s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0954 Mar 22 - 0.95648
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1080 Jun 05 - 0.01342

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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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