Saros 144

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 144

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 144

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 144 . 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 144
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
1-37 1749-Jul-2916:30:59 13 3 -3098 Nb a- 1.5084 0.0643-0.8841 67.8 - -
2-36 1767-Aug-1000:02:52 15 2 -2875 N a- 1.4447 0.1827-0.7689113.3 - -
3-35 1785-Aug-2007:38:37 17 2 -2652 N a- 1.3843 0.2954-0.6597142.9 - -
4-34 1803-Sep-0115:19:08 12 1 -2429 N a- 1.3282 0.4004-0.5588165.2 - -
5-33 1821-Sep-1123:04:54 11 1 -2206 N a- 1.2767 0.4972-0.4665182.9 - -
6-32 1839-Sep-2306:57:38 5 1 -1983 N a- 1.2312 0.5831-0.3854197.1 - -
7-31 1857-Oct-0314:56:56 7 0 -1760 N a- 1.1914 0.6586-0.3149208.5 - -
8-30 1875-Oct-1423:02:54 -4 0 -1537 N a- 1.1578 0.7229-0.2557217.8 - -
9-29 1893-Oct-2507:16:14 -6 0 -1314 N a- 1.1306 0.7753-0.2084225.1 - -
10-28 1911-Nov-0615:36:44 13 0 -1091 N a- 1.1101 0.8155-0.1733230.7 - -
11-27 1929-Nov-1700:03:12 24 0 -868 N a- 1.0947 0.8461-0.1474235.1 - -
12-26 1947-Nov-2808:34:28 28 0 -645 N a- 1.0838 0.8684-0.1297238.4 - -
13-25 1965-Dec-0817:10:31 36 0 -422 N a- 1.0775 0.8820-0.1200240.8 - -
14-24 1983-Dec-2001:49:57 54 0 -199 N a- 1.0747 0.8890-0.1167242.3 - -
15-23 2001-Dec-3010:30:22 64 0 24 N a- 1.0732 0.8933-0.1155243.6 - -
16-22 2020-Jan-1019:11:11 69 0 247 N a- 1.0727 0.8956-0.1160244.7 - -
17-21 2038-Jan-2103:49:52 78 4 470 N a- 1.0711 0.8996-0.1140245.9 - -
18-20 2056-Feb-0112:26:06 89 12 693 N a- 1.0682 0.9056-0.1096247.3 - -
19-19 2074-Feb-1120:55:58 103 21 916 N a- 1.0612 0.9192-0.0972249.6 - -
20-18 2092-Feb-2305:21:00 119 32 1139 N a- 1.0509 0.9383-0.0788252.4 - -
21-17 2110-Mar-0613:37:21 138 45 1362 N a- 1.0346 0.9686-0.0490256.5 - -
22-16 2128-Mar-1621:46:08 159 59 1585 Nx a- 1.0128 1.0086-0.0093261.4 - -
23-15 2146-Mar-2805:44:28 183 75 1808 P a- 0.9833 1.0630 0.0449267.7 48.6 -
24-14 2164-Apr-0713:34:34 210 91 2031 P h- 0.9480 1.1278 0.1095274.7 75.5 -
25-13 2182-Apr-1821:14:15 239 109 2254 P h- 0.9050 1.2069 0.1884282.6 98.3 -
26-12 2200-Apr-3004:44:34 271 128 2477 P t- 0.8550 1.2987 0.2798291.2118.6 -
27-11 2218-May-1112:05:34 305 149 2700 P t- 0.7981 1.4036 0.3839300.1137.2 -
28-10 2236-May-2119:18:51 342 170 2923 P t- 0.7352 1.5194 0.4987309.2154.2 -
29 -9 2254-Jun-0202:24:39 381 192 3146 P t- 0.6670 1.6452 0.6232318.0169.5 -
30 -8 2272-Jun-1209:23:35 423 215 3369 P t- 0.5938 1.7804 0.7565326.6183.3 -
31 -7 2290-Jun-2316:17:39 468 239 3592 P t- 0.5172 1.9222 0.8960334.5195.3 -
32 -6 2308-Jul-0423:07:47 515 264 3815 T t- 0.4377 2.0694 1.0404341.7205.6 32.0
33 -5 2326-Jul-1605:54:46 565 290 4038 T p- 0.3565 2.2201 1.1879348.0214.1 65.9
34 -4 2344-Jul-2612:40:59 617 317 4261 T pp 0.2752 2.3711 1.3352353.3220.8 83.8
35 -3 2362-Aug-0619:27:11 672 345 4484 T+ pp 0.1948 2.5208 1.4808357.6225.8 94.9
36 -2 2380-Aug-1702:16:10 729 374 4707 T+ pp 0.1171 2.6655 1.6209360.9229.1101.5
37 -1 2398-Aug-2809:06:26 790 403 4930 T+ pp 0.0414 2.8069 1.7575363.4231.0104.6
38 0 2416-Sep-0716:02:32 852 434 5153 T- pp -0.0289 2.8326 1.7780365.0231.5104.9
39 1 2434-Sep-1823:02:34 917 465 5376 T- pp -0.0951 2.7137 1.6538365.9231.0102.8
40 2 2452-Sep-2906:10:27 985 497 5599 T- pp -0.1543 2.6079 1.5425366.3229.6 98.7
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 144
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 3 2470-Oct-1013:23:38 1055 530 5822 T- pp -0.2084 2.5113 1.4404366.3227.6 93.0
42 4 2488-Oct-2020:46:18 1128 564 6045 T- -p -0.2544 2.4296 1.3534366.0225.3 86.3
43 5 2506-Nov-0204:15:22 1204 598 6268 T -p -0.2946 2.3586 1.2772365.7222.8 78.8
44 6 2524-Nov-1211:52:57 1282 634 6491 T -p -0.3271 2.3013 1.2151365.3220.5 71.0
45 7 2542-Nov-2319:36:59 1362 670 6714 T -t -0.3540 2.2541 1.1635365.0218.3 63.1
46 8 2560-Dec-0403:28:37 1446 707 6937 T -t -0.3740 2.2194 1.1249364.9216.6 55.9
47 9 2578-Dec-1511:24:37 1531 744 7160 T -t -0.3904 2.1910 1.0932364.8215.1 48.8
48 10 2596-Dec-2519:24:42 1620 783 7383 T -t -0.4030 2.1691 1.0687364.7213.9 42.3
49 11 2615-Jan-0703:27:04 1711 822 7606 T -t -0.4133 2.1511 1.0489364.7213.0 35.9
50 12 2633-Jan-1711:31:08 1804 862 7829 T -t -0.4215 2.1366 1.0333364.6212.2 29.8
51 13 2651-Jan-2819:32:56 1900 903 8052 T -t -0.4315 2.1185 1.0150364.2211.2 20.1
52 14 2669-Feb-0803:33:01 1999 945 8275 P -t -0.4425 2.0981 0.9950363.7210.1 -
53 15 2687-Feb-1911:27:59 2100 987 8498 P -t -0.4575 2.0700 0.9681362.6208.4 -
54 16 2705-Mar-0219:18:43 2204 1030 8721 P -t -0.4757 2.0357 0.9356361.2206.2 -
55 17 2723-Mar-1403:00:45 2310 1074 8944 P -t -0.5005 1.9888 0.8912359.0202.9 -
56 18 2741-Mar-2410:36:52 2419 1119 9167 P -t -0.5302 1.9329 0.8381356.3198.7 -
57 19 2759-Apr-0418:03:20 2531 1164 9390 P -t -0.5677 1.8625 0.7709352.5192.9 -
58 20 2777-Apr-1501:22:20 2645 1211 9613 P -t -0.6114 1.7806 0.6926347.8185.3 -
59 21 2795-Apr-2608:31:25 2762 1258 9836 P -t -0.6631 1.6839 0.5995341.8175.0 -
60 22 2813-May-0615:33:43 2881 1305 10059 P -t -0.7204 1.5768 0.4962334.5161.9 -
61 23 2831-May-1722:27:39 3003 1354 10282 P -t -0.7846 1.4573 0.3803325.6144.2 -
62 24 2849-May-2805:14:48 3127 1403 10505 P -t -0.8543 1.3275 0.2541314.8120.0 -
63 25 2867-Jun-0811:56:03 3254 1452 10728 P -t -0.9289 1.1889 0.1188301.9 83.6 -
64 26 2885-Jun-1818:33:05 3383 1503 10951 Nx -t -1.0072 1.0438-0.0231286.7 - -
65 27 2903-Jul-0101:07:16 3516 1554 11174 N -t -1.0876 0.8948-0.1693269.0 - -
66 28 2921-Jul-1107:38:42 3650 1606 11397 N -t -1.1701 0.7421-0.3196248.3 - -
67 29 2939-Jul-2214:10:48 3788 1659 11620 N -t -1.2523 0.5903-0.4693224.2 - -
68 30 2957-Aug-0120:43:46 3927 1713 11843 N -t -1.3339 0.4397-0.6183195.8 - -
69 31 2975-Aug-1303:19:38 4070 1767 12066 N -t -1.4132 0.2935-0.7631161.8 - -
70 32 2993-Aug-2309:59:34 4215 1822 12289 N -t -1.4894 0.1534-0.9023118.2 - -
71 33 3011-Sep-0416:45:50 4360 1877 12512 Ne -t -1.5606 0.0224-1.0328 45.6 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 144

Lunar eclipses of Saros 144 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 1749 Jul 29. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on 3011 Sep 04. The total duration of Saros series 144 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 144
First Eclipse 1749 Jul 29
Last Eclipse 3011 Sep 04
Series Duration 1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses 71
Sequence 22N 9P 20T 12P 8N

Saros 144 is composed of 71 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 144
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PenumbralN 30 42.3%
PartialP 21 29.6%
TotalT 20 28.2%

The 71 lunar eclipses of Saros 144 occur in the order of 22N 9P 20T 12P 8N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 144
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 22
Partial P 9
Total T 20
Partial P 12
Penumbral N 8

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 144 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 144
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 2416 Sep 0701h44m54s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 2651 Jan 2800h20m07s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2669 Feb 0803h30m03s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2146 Mar 2800h48m37s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2885 Jun 1804h46m43s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 3011 Sep 0400h45m34s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2669 Feb 08 - 0.99503
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2146 Mar 28 - 0.04485

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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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