Saros 10

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 10

Fred Espenak

Introduction

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

The periodicity and recurrence of solar 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 13 centuries and contains 70 or more eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of partial eclipses near one of Earth's polar regions. The series will then produce several dozen central eclipses before ending with a group of partial eclipses near the opposite pole. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 10

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 10 . 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 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 Solar Eclipses.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 10
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
1-34 -2467-Feb-2808:04:19 58430 5921 -55248 Pb t- -1.5554 0.0132 70S 86E 0 - -
2-33 -2449-Mar-1114:51:46 57939 5828 -55025 P t- -1.4952 0.1153 71S 31W 0 - -
3-32 -2431-Mar-2121:29:49 57451 5736 -54802 P t- -1.4276 0.2306 71S 146W 0 - -
4-31 -2413-Apr-0204:00:30 56964 5644 -54579 P t- -1.3540 0.3563 72S 101E 0 - -
5-30 -2395-Apr-1210:24:58 56480 5553 -54356 P t- -1.2755 0.4908 72S 11W 0 - -
6-29 -2377-Apr-2316:43:25 55997 5463 -54133 P t- -1.1919 0.6341 72S 122W 0 - -
7-28 -2359-May-0322:59:39 55517 5373 -53910 P t- -1.1061 0.7811 71S 129E 0 - -
8-27 -2341-May-1505:13:58 55039 5284 -53687 P t- -1.0181 0.9317 71S 20E 0 - -
9-26 -2323-May-2511:29:14 54562 5196 -53464 A t- -0.9306 0.9402 51S 109W 21 60805m57s
10-25 -2305-Jun-0517:45:45 54088 5108 -53241 A p- -0.8437 0.9417 38S 146E 32 40106m41s
11-24 -2287-Jun-1600:06:55 53616 5021 -53018 A p- -0.7600 0.9420 28S 44E 40 33007m19s
12-23 -2269-Jun-2706:33:02 53146 4935 -52795 A p- -0.6797 0.9415 20S 58W 47 29507m51s
13-22 -2251-Jul-0713:05:25 52678 4850 -52572 A p- -0.6041 0.9407 13S 161W 53 27608m14s
14-21 -2233-Jul-1819:46:09 52212 4765 -52349 A p- -0.5349 0.9393 8S 96E 58 26608m28s
15-20 -2215-Jul-2902:35:55 51748 4681 -52126 A p- -0.4726 0.9378 5S 9W 62 26108m32s
16-19 -2197-Aug-0909:36:13 51287 4597 -51903 A p- -0.4184 0.9360 2S 117W 65 26008m32s
17-18 -2179-Aug-1916:45:28 50827 4514 -51680 A p- -0.3711 0.9344 2S 134E 68 26208m26s
18-17 -2161-Aug-3100:06:38 50369 4432 -51457 A p- -0.3330 0.9327 2S 21E 71 26508m20s
19-16 -2143-Sep-1007:36:41 49914 4351 -51234 A n- -0.3016 0.9313 4S 93W 72 26808m13s
20-15 -2125-Sep-2115:17:33 49460 4270 -51011 A n- -0.2787 0.9302 6S 149E 74 27008m06s
21-14 -2107-Oct-0123:05:52 49009 4190 -50788 A n- -0.2612 0.9295 10S 30E 75 27207m59s
22-13 -2089-Oct-1307:03:21 48560 4110 -50565 A n- -0.2506 0.9294 14S 92W 75 27207m51s
23-12 -2071-Oct-2315:05:53 48112 4032 -50342 A n- -0.2435 0.9298 18S 145E 76 27007m42s
24-11 -2053-Nov-0323:13:31 47667 3954 -50119 A n- -0.2400 0.9309 22S 21E 76 26607m32s
25-10 -2035-Nov-1407:23:21 47224 3876 -49896 A n- -0.2376 0.9326 26S 103W 76 25907m19s
26 -9 -2017-Nov-2515:34:52 46783 3800 -49673 A n- -0.2363 0.9350 30S 133E 76 24907m03s
27 -8 -1999-Dec-0523:44:02 46344 3724 -49450 A n- -0.2320 0.9382 33S 11E 76 23606m44s
28 -7 -1981-Dec-1707:50:51 45907 3648 -49227 A n- -0.2252 0.9420 35S 111W 77 22006m21s
29 -6 -1963-Dec-2715:52:40 45472 3574 -49004 A n- -0.2137 0.9464 36S 130E 77 20205m54s
30 -5 -1944-Jan-0723:50:04 45039 3500 -48781 A n- -0.1980 0.9514 35S 11E 78 18205m24s
31 -4 -1926-Jan-1807:38:44 44609 3427 -48558 A nn -0.1743 0.9570 34S 105W 80 15904m50s
32 -3 -1908-Jan-2915:21:25 44180 3354 -48335 A nn -0.1450 0.9628 30S 139E 81 13604m13s
33 -2 -1890-Feb-0822:54:46 43753 3282 -48112 A nn -0.1071 0.9690 26S 24E 84 11203m32s
34 -1 -1872-Feb-2006:22:30 43329 3211 -47889 A nn -0.0636 0.9754 20S 89W 86 8802m49s
35 0 -1854-Mar-0213:40:28 42906 3141 -47666 A nn -0.0114 0.9817 14S 159E 89 6502m05s
36 1 -1836-Mar-1220:54:11 42486 3071 -47443 A nn 0.0455 0.9880 7S 47E 87 4201m22s
37 2 -1818-Mar-2404:00:17 42068 3002 -47220 Am nn 0.1097 0.9940 1N 64W 84 2100m40s
38 3 -1800-Apr-0311:03:03 41651 2934 -46997 A nn 0.1777 0.9997 9N 173W 80 100m02s
39 4 -1782-Apr-1418:00:43 41237 2866 -46774 H nn 0.2510 1.0049 17N 78E 75 1700m30s
40 5 -1764-Apr-2500:57:39 40825 2799 -46551 H -n 0.3261 1.0096 26N 31W 71 3500m57s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 10
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
41 6 -1746-May-0607:53:14 40415 2733 -46328 H -p 0.4032 1.0136 34N 139W 66 5101m16s
42 7 -1728-May-1614:49:12 40007 2667 -46105 T -p 0.4810 1.0171 43N 114E 61 6701m30s
43 8 -1710-May-2721:47:26 39601 2602 -45882 T -p 0.5579 1.0197 51N 6E 56 8101m36s
44 9 -1692-Jun-0704:49:15 39197 2538 -45659 T -p 0.6329 1.0216 60N 100W 50 9501m38s
45 10 -1674-Jun-1811:55:56 38796 2475 -45436 T -p 0.7045 1.0227 67N 155E 45 11001m36s
46 11 -1656-Jun-2819:07:50 38396 2412 -45213 T -p 0.7726 1.0231 74N 56E 39 12501m31s
47 12 -1638-Jul-1002:27:24 37998 2350 -44990 T -p 0.8353 1.0227 79N 30W 33 14201m25s
48 13 -1620-Jul-2009:54:48 37603 2289 -44767 T -p 0.8925 1.0217 80N 102W 26 16601m16s
49 14 -1602-Jul-3117:30:35 37209 2228 -44544 T -p 0.9435 1.0198 76N 172E 19 20901m06s
50 15 -1584-Aug-1101:15:49 36818 2168 -44321 T -t 0.9877 1.0165 68N 75E 8 40900m51s
51 16 -1566-Aug-2209:11:07 36428 2109 -44098 P -t 1.0242 0.9572 62N 40W 0 - -
52 17 -1548-Sep-0117:16:22 36041 2050 -43875 P -t 1.0536 0.9024 61N 172W 0 - -
53 18 -1530-Sep-1301:30:16 35656 1993 -43652 P -t 1.0768 0.8592 61N 54E 0 - -
54 19 -1512-Sep-2309:53:40 35273 1935 -43429 P -t 1.0932 0.8288 61N 82W 0 - -
55 20 -1494-Oct-0418:25:06 34892 1879 -43206 P -t 1.1037 0.8093 61N 139E 0 - -
56 21 -1476-Oct-1503:03:22 34513 1823 -42983 P -t 1.1094 0.7987 61N 0W 0 - -
57 22 -1458-Oct-2611:47:09 34136 1768 -42760 P -t 1.1112 0.7954 61N 142W 0 - -
58 23 -1440-Nov-0520:34:55 33761 1714 -42537 P -t 1.1105 0.7970 61N 76E 0 - -
59 24 -1422-Nov-1705:25:34 33388 1661 -42314 P -t 1.1080 0.8020 62N 67W 0 - -
60 25 -1404-Nov-2714:15:42 33017 1608 -42091 P -t 1.1063 0.8057 63N 150E 0 - -
61 26 -1386-Dec-0823:06:02 32649 1556 -41868 P -t 1.1051 0.8087 63N 6E 0 - -
62 27 -1368-Dec-1907:52:36 32282 1505 -41645 P -t 1.1069 0.8060 64N 136W 0 - -
63 28 -1350-Dec-3016:35:45 31917 1454 -41422 P -t 1.1122 0.7970 65N 81E 0 - -
64 29 -1331-Jan-1001:11:59 31555 1404 -41199 P -t 1.1235 0.7766 66N 60W 0 - -
65 30 -1313-Jan-2109:43:20 31195 1355 -40976 P -t 1.1391 0.7481 67N 160E 0 - -
66 31 -1295-Jan-3118:06:37 30836 1307 -40753 P -t 1.1616 0.7063 68N 21E 0 - -
67 32 -1277-Feb-1202:22:29 30480 1259 -40530 P -t 1.1906 0.6518 69N 116W 0 - -
68 33 -1259-Feb-2210:29:48 30126 1212 -40307 P -t 1.2268 0.5828 70N 108E 0 - -
69 34 -1241-Mar-0518:30:03 29774 1166 -40084 P -t 1.2693 0.5015 71N 27W 0 - -
70 35 -1223-Mar-1602:22:36 29424 1120 -39861 P -t 1.3182 0.4071 71N 160W 0 - -
71 36 -1205-Mar-2710:07:53 29076 1076 -39638 P -t 1.3730 0.3009 72N 68E 0 - -
72 37 -1187-Apr-0617:47:16 28730 1032 -39415 P -t 1.4328 0.1844 72N 62W 0 - -
73 38 -1169-Apr-1801:21:26 28386 989 -39192 Pe -t 1.4969 0.0594 71N 169E 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 10

Solar eclipses of Saros 10 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -2467 Feb 28. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -1169 Apr 18. The total duration of Saros series 10 is 1298.17 years.

Summary of Saros 10
First Eclipse -2467 Feb 28
Last Eclipse -1169 Apr 18
Series Duration 1298.17 Years
No. of Eclipses 73
Sequence 8P 30A 3H 9T 23P

Saros 10 is composed of 73 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 10
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 73100.0%
PartialP 31 42.5%
AnnularA 30 41.1%
TotalT 9 12.3%
HybridH 3 4.1%

Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 10 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 10
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 42100.0%
Central (two limits) 42100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 73 eclipses in Saros 10 occur in the following order : 8P 30A 3H 9T 23P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 10 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 10
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -2215 Jul 2908m32s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1800 Apr 0300m02s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1692 Jun 0701m38s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1584 Aug 1100m51s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1746 May 0601m16s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1782 Apr 1400m30s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1566 Aug 22 - 0.95720
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -2467 Feb 28 - 0.01323

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

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Calendar

The Gregorian calendar (also called the Western calendar) is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582. On this website, the Gregorian calendar is used for all calendar dates from 1582 Oct 15 onwards. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. For more information on this topic, see Calendar Dates.

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 Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or covered.