Saros 147

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 147

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 147

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 147 . 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 147
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 1890-Jul-0214:08:36 -6 0 -1355 Nb a- -1.4872 0.1025-0.8445 85.3 - -
2-35 1908-Jul-1321:33:55 8 0 -1132 N a- -1.4186 0.2292-0.7195126.3 - -
3-34 1926-Jul-2505:00:12 24 0 -909 N a- -1.3512 0.3542-0.5970155.6 - -
4-33 1944-Aug-0412:26:52 27 0 -686 N a- -1.2843 0.4785-0.4758179.2 - -
5-32 1962-Aug-1519:57:31 34 0 -463 N a- -1.2210 0.5963-0.3615198.3 - -
6-31 1980-Aug-2603:31:21 51 0 -240 N a- -1.1608 0.7089-0.2531214.4 - -
7-30 1998-Sep-0611:11:11 63 0 -17 N a- -1.1058 0.8122-0.1544227.9 - -
8-29 2016-Sep-1618:55:27 68 0 206 N a- -1.0549 0.9080-0.0635239.4 - -
9-28 2034-Sep-2802:47:37 76 3 429 P a- -1.0110 0.9911 0.0145248.8 26.7 -
10-27 2052-Oct-0810:45:58 87 10 652 P a- -0.9727 1.0642 0.0821256.7 63.3 -
11-26 2070-Oct-1918:51:12 100 19 875 P a- -0.9406 1.1258 0.1383263.3 81.7 -
12-25 2088-Oct-3003:03:20 116 30 1098 P a- -0.9147 1.1761 0.1831268.6 93.7 -
13-24 2106-Nov-1111:22:14 134 43 1321 P a- -0.8948 1.2153 0.2171272.9101.7 -
14-23 2124-Nov-2119:47:21 155 56 1544 P a- -0.8809 1.2434 0.2401276.2106.9 -
15-22 2142-Dec-0304:16:11 179 72 1767 P a- -0.8705 1.2648 0.2569279.0110.6 -
16-21 2160-Dec-1312:50:19 205 88 1990 P a- -0.8651 1.2768 0.2647280.9112.4 -
17-20 2178-Dec-2421:26:20 233 106 2213 P a- -0.8615 1.2853 0.2694282.6113.6 -
18-19 2197-Jan-0406:04:04 265 125 2436 P a- -0.8601 1.2895 0.2704283.9114.1 -
19-18 2215-Jan-1614:40:00 299 145 2659 P a- -0.8578 1.2951 0.2733285.3115.0 -
20-17 2233-Jan-2623:15:03 335 166 2882 P a- -0.8553 1.3007 0.2768286.7116.0 -
21-16 2251-Feb-0707:45:39 374 188 3105 P a- -0.8497 1.3118 0.2863288.5118.2 -
22-15 2269-Feb-1716:11:17 415 211 3328 P a- -0.8406 1.3290 0.3023290.8121.5 -
23-14 2287-Mar-0100:30:01 460 235 3551 P a- -0.8265 1.3554 0.3279293.7126.4 -
24-13 2305-Mar-1208:41:34 506 260 3774 P a- -0.8072 1.3910 0.3630297.3132.7 -
25-12 2323-Mar-2316:43:40 556 285 3997 P h- -0.7810 1.4393 0.4111301.7140.6 -
26-11 2341-Apr-0300:36:58 607 312 4220 P h- -0.7481 1.4998 0.4713306.7149.7 -
27-10 2359-Apr-1408:20:05 662 340 4443 P t- -0.7077 1.5738 0.5452312.4159.6 -
28 -9 2377-Apr-2415:54:41 719 368 4666 P t- -0.6611 1.6595 0.6307318.6169.9 -
29 -8 2395-May-0523:17:47 778 398 4889 P t- -0.6059 1.7609 0.7317325.1180.5 -
30 -7 2413-May-1606:33:35 840 428 5112 P t- -0.5457 1.8718 0.8420331.6190.6 -
31 -6 2431-May-2713:39:32 905 459 5335 P t- -0.4783 1.9960 0.9652338.1200.2 -
32 -5 2449-Jun-0620:39:59 972 491 5558 T t- -0.4068 2.1278 1.0957344.1208.8 48.3
33 -4 2467-Jun-1803:31:36 1042 524 5781 T p- -0.3290 2.2714 1.2375349.6216.3 72.9
34 -3 2485-Jun-2810:20:44 1115 557 6004 T- pp -0.2498 2.4177 1.3817354.4222.4 87.8
35 -2 2503-Jul-1017:04:24 1190 592 6227 T- pp -0.1673 2.5705 1.5318358.3227.0 97.7
36 -1 2521-Jul-2023:47:31 1267 627 6450 T- pp -0.0849 2.7233 1.6815361.2230.0103.3
37 0 2539-Aug-0106:28:16 1347 663 6673 T- pp -0.0011 2.8787 1.8334363.1231.3105.3
38 1 2557-Aug-1113:11:55 1430 700 6896 T+ pp 0.0795 2.7369 1.6878364.1231.1103.8
39 2 2575-Aug-2219:56:30 1515 737 7119 T+ pp 0.1584 2.5942 1.5407364.1229.4 98.8
40 3 2593-Sep-0202:44:47 1603 776 7342 T+ pp 0.2336 2.4586 1.4005363.3226.2 90.3
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 147
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 2611-Sep-1409:37:34 1694 815 7565 T -t 0.3043 2.3314 1.2684361.8221.9 77.8
42 5 2629-Sep-2416:36:43 1787 855 7788 T -t 0.3691 2.2150 1.1471359.8216.8 60.1
43 6 2647-Oct-0523:42:31 1882 896 8011 T -t 0.4278 2.1099 1.0369357.5210.9 31.2
44 7 2665-Oct-1606:55:16 1981 937 8234 P -t 0.4801 2.0164 0.9384355.0204.7 -
45 8 2683-Oct-2714:16:29 2081 979 8457 P -t 0.5248 1.9368 0.8539352.6198.6 -
46 9 2701-Nov-0721:45:19 2185 1022 8680 P -t 0.5630 1.8692 0.7816350.4192.7 -
47 10 2719-Nov-1905:21:14 2291 1066 8903 P -t 0.5948 1.8129 0.7210348.4187.3 -
48 11 2737-Nov-2913:04:45 2399 1111 9126 P -t 0.6202 1.7683 0.6726346.7182.6 -
49 12 2755-Dec-1020:54:36 2510 1156 9349 P -t 0.6403 1.7332 0.6341345.4178.6 -
50 13 2773-Dec-2104:50:09 2624 1202 9572 P -t 0.6554 1.7067 0.6050344.4175.4 -
51 14 2792-Jan-0112:48:21 2740 1249 9795 P -t 0.6683 1.6840 0.5803343.4172.6 -
52 15 2810-Jan-1120:50:23 2859 1296 10018 P -t 0.6780 1.6668 0.5619342.7170.5 -
53 16 2828-Jan-2304:52:40 2980 1345 10241 P -t 0.6878 1.6492 0.5438341.8168.3 -
54 17 2846-Feb-0212:54:01 3104 1394 10464 P -t 0.6980 1.6302 0.5252340.6165.9 -
55 18 2864-Feb-1320:52:02 3230 1443 10687 P -t 0.7109 1.6060 0.5020339.0162.8 -
56 19 2882-Feb-2404:46:29 3359 1494 10910 P -t 0.7268 1.5760 0.4739336.9158.9 -
57 20 2900-Mar-0712:35:22 3491 1545 11133 P -t 0.7472 1.5373 0.4376334.0153.6 -
58 21 2918-Mar-1820:16:44 3625 1597 11356 P -t 0.7736 1.4873 0.3906330.0146.1 -
59 22 2936-Mar-2903:51:06 3762 1649 11579 P -t 0.8058 1.4266 0.3333325.1136.1 -
60 23 2954-Apr-0911:16:49 3901 1703 11802 P -t 0.8446 1.3535 0.2640318.8122.3 -
61 24 2972-Apr-1918:34:27 4043 1757 12025 P -t 0.8901 1.2680 0.1825310.9102.9 -
62 25 2990-May-0101:43:15 4188 1812 12248 P -t 0.9428 1.1691 0.0879301.2 72.3 -
63 26 3008-May-1208:44:53 4332 1867 12471 Nx -t 1.0013 1.0596-0.0174289.5 - -
64 27 3026-May-2315:39:28 4482 1923 12694 N -t 1.0654 0.9399-0.1330275.4 - -
65 28 3044-Jun-0222:27:08 4634 1980 12917 N -t 1.1352 0.8099-0.2590258.5 - -
66 29 3062-Jun-1405:10:13 4789 2038 13140 N -t 1.2085 0.6735-0.3916238.3 - -
67 30 3080-Jun-2411:48:57 4946 2096 13363 N -t 1.2852 0.5309-0.5307214.0 - -
68 31 3098-Jul-0518:26:05 5106 2155 13586 N -t 1.3636 0.3856-0.6729184.3 - -
69 32 3116-Jul-1701:00:51 5268 2215 13809 N -t 1.4436 0.2373-0.8184146.2 - -
70 33 3134-Jul-2807:37:26 5433 2276 14032 Ne -t 1.5223 0.0917-0.9615 91.8 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 147

Lunar eclipses of Saros 147 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 1890 Jul 02. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 3134 Jul 28. The total duration of Saros series 147 is 1244.08 years.

Summary of Saros 147
First Eclipse 1890 Jul 02
Last Eclipse 3134 Jul 28
Series Duration 1244.08 Years
No. of Eclipses 70
Sequence 8N 23P 12T 19P 8N

Saros 147 is composed of 70 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 147
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 70100.0%
PenumbralN 16 22.9%
PartialP 42 60.0%
TotalT 12 17.1%

The 70 lunar eclipses of Saros 147 occur in the order of 8N 23P 12T 19P 8N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 147
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 8
Partial P 23
Total T 12
Partial P 19
Penumbral N 8

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 147 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 147
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 2539 Aug 0101h45m18s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 2647 Oct 0500h31m15s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2665 Oct 1603h24m44s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2034 Sep 2800h26m44s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 3008 May 1204h49m29s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1890 Jul 0201h25m17s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2431 May 27 - 0.96517
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2034 Sep 28 - 0.01446

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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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