Saros 14

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 14

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 14

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 14 . 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 14
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
1-37 -2550-Aug-1116:43:21 60703 6356 -56269 Pb t- -1.5145 0.0792 63S 143E 0 - -
2-36 -2532-Aug-2200:12:11 60203 6260 -56046 P t- -1.4729 0.1513 62S 20E 0 - -
3-35 -2514-Sep-0207:52:05 59705 6164 -55823 P t- -1.4393 0.2094 62S 107W 0 - -
4-34 -2496-Sep-1215:42:27 59209 6069 -55600 P t- -1.4129 0.2549 61S 125E 0 - -
5-33 -2478-Sep-2323:41:46 58715 5975 -55377 P t- -1.3928 0.2894 61S 6W 0 - -
6-32 -2460-Oct-0407:49:50 58223 5882 -55154 P t- -1.3789 0.3133 60S 138W 0 - -
7-31 -2442-Oct-1516:04:55 57733 5789 -54931 P t- -1.3698 0.3288 60S 87E 0 - -
8-30 -2424-Oct-2600:24:45 57245 5697 -54708 P t- -1.3639 0.3387 61S 48W 0 - -
9-29 -2406-Nov-0608:48:32 56760 5606 -54485 P t- -1.3604 0.3444 61S 175E 0 - -
10-28 -2388-Nov-1617:13:32 56276 5515 -54262 P t- -1.3570 0.3497 61S 38E 0 - -
11-27 -2370-Nov-2801:39:06 55795 5425 -54039 P t- -1.3532 0.3557 62S 100W 0 - -
12-26 -2352-Dec-0810:01:28 55315 5336 -53816 P t- -1.3462 0.3674 63S 124E 0 - -
13-25 -2334-Dec-1918:21:50 54838 5247 -53593 P t- -1.3365 0.3836 64S 13W 0 - -
14-24 -2316-Dec-3002:36:17 54362 5159 -53370 P t- -1.3218 0.4090 65S 148W 0 - -
15-23 -2297-Jan-1010:45:14 53889 5072 -53147 P t- -1.3014 0.4446 66S 78E 0 - -
16-22 -2279-Jan-2018:46:20 53418 4985 -52924 P t- -1.2738 0.4936 67S 55W 0 - -
17-21 -2261-Feb-0102:41:14 52949 4899 -52701 P t- -1.2404 0.5537 68S 173E 0 - -
18-20 -2243-Feb-1110:28:24 52482 4814 -52478 P t- -1.1999 0.6276 69S 43E 0 - -
19-19 -2225-Feb-2218:07:52 52017 4729 -52255 P t- -1.1523 0.7154 70S 86W 0 - -
20-18 -2207-Mar-0501:40:15 51554 4645 -52032 P t- -1.0979 0.8167 70S 146E 0 - -
21-17 -2189-Mar-1609:06:37 51093 4562 -51809 P t- -1.0376 0.9303 71S 19E 0 - -
22-16 -2171-Mar-2616:27:35 50634 4480 -51586 T t- -0.9719 1.0206 71S 148W 13 31301m15s
23-15 -2153-Apr-0623:43:54 50177 4398 -51363 T t- -0.9015 1.0296 60S 69E 25 23202m03s
24-14 -2135-Apr-1706:57:39 49722 4317 -51140 T t- -0.8278 1.0370 49S 53W 34 22002m49s
25-13 -2117-Apr-2814:09:49 49270 4236 -50917 T p- -0.7517 1.0431 39S 171W 41 21603m33s
26-12 -2099-May-0821:20:57 48819 4156 -50694 T p- -0.6738 1.0484 30S 74E 47 21604m16s
27-11 -2081-May-2004:33:19 48371 4077 -50471 T p- -0.5959 1.0526 21S 41W 53 21604m53s
28-10 -2063-May-3011:47:36 47924 3999 -50248 T p- -0.5186 1.0559 13S 154W 59 21505m24s
29 -9 -2045-Jun-1019:06:32 47480 3921 -50025 T p- -0.4444 1.0583 6S 91E 64 21405m44s
30 -8 -2027-Jun-2102:28:30 47038 3844 -49802 T p- -0.3720 1.0599 1N 23W 68 21205m55s
31 -7 -2009-Jul-0209:58:07 46598 3768 -49579 T n- -0.3052 1.0606 6N 138W 72 20905m57s
32 -6 -1991-Jul-1217:33:18 46159 3692 -49356 T n- -0.2423 1.0606 10N 106E 76 20505m50s
33 -5 -1973-Jul-2401:17:30 45723 3617 -49133 T n- -0.1867 1.0601 13N 11W 79 20105m38s
34 -4 -1955-Aug-0309:08:05 45289 3543 -48910 T n- -0.1361 1.0589 14N 130W 82 19605m22s
35 -3 -1937-Aug-1417:08:57 44857 3469 -48687 T n- -0.0936 1.0574 15N 109E 85 19005m05s
36 -2 -1919-Aug-2501:17:27 44428 3396 -48464 T nn -0.0572 1.0556 14N 15W 87 18404m49s
37 -1 -1901-Sep-0509:35:03 44000 3324 -48241 T nn -0.0282 1.0537 12N 140W 88 17804m33s
38 0 -1883-Sep-1518:00:28 43574 3252 -48018 T nn -0.0053 1.0518 9N 92E 90 17204m20s
39 1 -1865-Sep-2702:34:47 43150 3182 -47795 T nn 0.0099 1.0500 6N 39W 89 16604m09s
40 2 -1847-Oct-0711:15:18 42729 3111 -47572 T nn 0.0205 1.0485 2N 171W 89 16104m01s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 14
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 3 -1829-Oct-1820:01:25 42309 3042 -47349 T nn 0.0266 1.0472 3S 55E 88 15703m56s
42 4 -1811-Oct-2904:51:43 41892 2973 -47126 T nn 0.0294 1.0464 7S 79W 88 15503m53s
43 5 -1793-Nov-0913:45:36 41476 2905 -46903 Tm nn 0.0293 1.0461 11S 145E 88 15303m54s
44 6 -1775-Nov-1922:39:35 41063 2838 -46680 T nn 0.0292 1.0462 15S 10E 88 15403m58s
45 7 -1757-Dec-0107:33:43 40652 2771 -46457 T nn 0.0289 1.0468 18S 125W 88 15604m05s
46 8 -1739-Dec-1116:24:44 40243 2705 -46234 T nn 0.0314 1.0479 20S 101E 88 15904m15s
47 9 -1721-Dec-2301:12:49 39836 2640 -46011 T nn 0.0361 1.0494 21S 31W 88 16404m27s
48 10 -1702-Jan-0209:53:56 39431 2575 -45788 T nn 0.0466 1.0512 21S 162W 87 17004m40s
49 11 -1684-Jan-1318:30:03 39028 2511 -45565 T -n 0.0611 1.0533 20S 68E 87 17704m55s
50 12 -1666-Jan-2402:57:31 38627 2448 -45342 T -n 0.0823 1.0554 18S 60W 85 18405m10s
51 13 -1648-Feb-0411:17:17 38228 2386 -45119 T -n 0.1099 1.0577 14S 174E 84 19105m24s
52 14 -1630-Feb-1419:27:33 37831 2324 -44896 T -n 0.1453 1.0597 9S 49E 82 19805m35s
53 15 -1612-Feb-2603:30:11 37436 2263 -44673 T -n 0.1868 1.0616 4S 74W 79 20605m44s
54 16 -1594-Mar-0811:24:01 37044 2203 -44450 T -n 0.2353 1.0630 3N 164E 76 21205m48s
55 17 -1576-Mar-1819:09:17 36653 2143 -44227 T -n 0.2907 1.0640 10N 44E 73 21805m47s
56 18 -1558-Mar-3002:47:21 36265 2084 -44004 T -n 0.3518 1.0642 17N 75W 69 22405m39s
57 19 -1540-Apr-0910:18:54 35878 2026 -43781 T -p 0.4181 1.0638 26N 168E 65 22905m25s
58 20 -1522-Apr-2017:45:08 35494 1968 -43558 T -p 0.4885 1.0625 34N 51E 61 23405m05s
59 21 -1504-May-0101:06:04 35112 1912 -43335 T -p 0.5626 1.0604 43N 64W 56 23904m40s
60 22 -1486-May-1208:24:38 34732 1856 -43112 T -p 0.6382 1.0573 52N 178W 50 24504m10s
61 23 -1468-May-2215:40:42 34353 1800 -42889 T -p 0.7154 1.0533 62N 69E 44 25303m38s
62 24 -1450-Jun-0222:55:40 33977 1746 -42666 T -p 0.7927 1.0482 71N 45W 37 26403m03s
63 25 -1432-Jun-1306:10:52 33603 1692 -42443 T -t 0.8689 1.0420 82N 160W 29 28702m28s
64 26 -1414-Jun-2413:28:03 33231 1638 -42220 T -t 0.9427 1.0344 86N 71W 19 35801m52s
65 27 -1396-Jul-0420:48:29 32862 1586 -41997 P -t 1.0128 0.9826 66N 171E 0 - -
66 28 -1378-Jul-1604:12:00 32494 1534 -41774 P -t 1.0794 0.8558 65N 49E 0 - -
67 29 -1360-Jul-2611:41:39 32128 1483 -41551 P -t 1.1401 0.7414 64N 75W 0 - -
68 30 -1342-Aug-0619:17:00 31764 1433 -41328 P -t 1.1954 0.6382 63N 160E 0 - -
69 31 -1324-Aug-1702:59:29 31403 1383 -41105 P -t 1.2438 0.5487 62N 34E 0 - -
70 32 -1306-Aug-2810:48:29 31043 1335 -40882 P -t 1.2861 0.4716 62N 94W 0 - -
71 33 -1288-Sep-0718:45:37 30686 1286 -40659 P -t 1.3212 0.4085 61N 136E 0 - -
72 34 -1270-Sep-1902:50:02 30330 1239 -40436 P -t 1.3496 0.3580 61N 5E 0 - -
73 35 -1252-Sep-2911:00:38 29977 1192 -40213 P -t 1.3724 0.3182 61N 128W 0 - -
74 36 -1234-Oct-1019:18:11 29626 1147 -39990 P -t 1.3889 0.2900 61N 98E 0 - -
75 37 -1216-Oct-2103:40:43 29277 1101 -39767 P -t 1.4003 0.2708 61N 38W 0 - -
76 38 -1198-Nov-0112:07:41 28930 1057 -39544 P -t 1.4079 0.2585 61N 175W 0 - -
77 39 -1180-Nov-1120:35:05 28584 1014 -39321 P -t 1.4143 0.2481 62N 48E 0 - -
78 40 -1162-Nov-2305:04:27 28241 971 -39098 P -t 1.4184 0.2417 62N 90W 0 - -
79 41 -1144-Dec-0313:31:35 27901 929 -38875 P -t 1.4233 0.2338 63N 133E 0 - -
80 42 -1126-Dec-1421:56:02 27562 887 -38652 P -t 1.4296 0.2232 64N 4W 0 - -
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 14
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
81 43 -1108-Dec-2506:14:34 27225 847 -38429 P -t 1.4397 0.2060 65N 140W 0 - -
82 44 -1089-Jan-0514:27:31 26890 807 -38206 P -t 1.4536 0.1820 66N 85E 0 - -
83 45 -1071-Jan-1522:31:54 26558 768 -37983 P -t 1.4734 0.1477 67N 48W 0 - -
84 46 -1053-Jan-2706:27:17 26227 730 -37760 P -t 1.4995 0.1024 68N 180W 0 - -
85 47 -1035-Feb-0614:12:36 25899 692 -37537 Pe -t 1.5327 0.0448 69N 51E 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 14

Solar eclipses of Saros 14 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 -2550 Aug 11. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -1035 Feb 06. The total duration of Saros series 14 is 1514.53 years.

Summary of Saros 14
First Eclipse -2550 Aug 11
Last Eclipse -1035 Feb 06
Series Duration 1514.53 Years
No. of Eclipses 85
Sequence 21P 43T 21P

Saros 14 is composed of 85 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 14
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 85100.0%
PartialP 42 49.4%
AnnularA 0 0.0%
TotalT 43 50.6%
HybridH 0 0.0%

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 14 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 14
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 43100.0%
Central (two limits) 43100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 85 eclipses in Saros 14 occur in the following order : 21P 43T 21P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 14 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 14
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -2009 Jul 0205m57s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -2171 Mar 2601m15s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1396 Jul 04 - 0.98261
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1035 Feb 06 - 0.04478

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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.