Saros 52

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 52

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 52

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 52 . 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 52
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
1-46 -1378-Aug-1413:11:50 32492 1534 -41773 Pb t- -1.5203 0.0273 63S 69E 0 - -
2-45 -1360-Aug-2421:12:17 32126 1483 -41550 P t- -1.4853 0.0957 62S 62W 0 - -
3-44 -1342-Sep-0505:20:22 31763 1433 -41327 P t- -1.4569 0.1512 61S 165E 0 - -
4-43 -1324-Sep-1513:35:36 31401 1383 -41104 P t- -1.4349 0.1940 61S 31E 0 - -
5-42 -1306-Sep-2621:58:11 31042 1334 -40881 P t- -1.4194 0.2244 61S 105W 0 - -
6-41 -1288-Oct-0706:27:10 30684 1286 -40658 P t- -1.4096 0.2438 61S 118E 0 - -
7-40 -1270-Oct-1815:02:16 30329 1239 -40435 P t- -1.4052 0.2529 61S 21W 0 - -
8-39 -1252-Oct-2823:40:12 29976 1192 -40212 P t- -1.4037 0.2567 61S 161W 0 - -
9-38 -1234-Nov-0908:22:26 29624 1146 -39989 P t- -1.4063 0.2528 62S 58E 0 - -
10-37 -1216-Nov-1917:05:10 29275 1101 -39766 P t- -1.4104 0.2461 62S 83W 0 - -
11-36 -1198-Dec-0101:48:08 28928 1057 -39543 P t- -1.4150 0.2383 63S 136E 0 - -
12-35 -1180-Dec-1110:27:03 28583 1013 -39320 P t- -1.4173 0.2345 64S 5W 0 - -
13-34 -1162-Dec-2219:03:17 28240 970 -39097 P t- -1.4183 0.2330 65S 145W 0 - -
14-33 -1143-Jan-0203:32:58 27899 928 -38874 P t- -1.4151 0.2390 66S 76E 0 - -
15-32 -1125-Jan-1311:55:44 27560 887 -38651 P t- -1.4074 0.2530 67S 62W 0 - -
16-31 -1107-Jan-2320:09:41 27224 846 -38428 P t- -1.3936 0.2777 68S 162E 0 - -
17-30 -1089-Feb-0404:14:55 26889 807 -38205 P t- -1.3737 0.3137 69S 28E 0 - -
18-29 -1071-Feb-1412:09:41 26556 768 -37982 P t- -1.3463 0.3628 70S 105W 0 - -
19-28 -1053-Feb-2519:54:21 26226 729 -37759 P t- -1.3118 0.4250 71S 125E 0 - -
20-27 -1035-Mar-0803:28:45 25897 692 -37536 P t- -1.2698 0.5005 71S 3W 0 - -
21-26 -1017-Mar-1910:53:59 25571 655 -37313 P t- -1.2214 0.5876 72S 130W 0 - -
22-25 -0999-Mar-2918:08:24 25246 622 -37090 P t- -1.1648 0.6892 72S 106E 0 - -
23-24 -0981-Apr-1001:15:34 24924 615 -36867 P t- -1.1030 0.7999 72S 16W 0 - -
24-23 -0963-Apr-2008:14:01 24604 608 -36644 P t- -1.0346 0.9221 71S 135W 0 - -
25-22 -0945-May-0115:07:25 24286 601 -36421 A t- -0.9629 0.9812 59S 83E 15 25301m30s
26-21 -0927-May-1121:53:09 23970 594 -36198 A p- -0.8856 0.9820 46S 34W 27 13701m41s
27-20 -0909-May-2304:37:12 23656 587 -35975 A p- -0.8077 0.9811 35S 143W 36 11401m59s
28-19 -0891-Jun-0211:17:15 23344 580 -35752 A p- -0.7267 0.9792 26S 111E 43 10802m23s
29-18 -0873-Jun-1317:57:51 23034 574 -35529 A p- -0.6471 0.9766 18S 6E 50 10902m51s
30-17 -0855-Jun-2400:37:29 22726 567 -35306 A p- -0.5674 0.9733 11S 97W 55 11603m23s
31-16 -0837-Jul-0507:21:18 22420 560 -35083 A p- -0.4917 0.9695 6S 159E 61 12603m55s
32-15 -0819-Jul-1514:07:24 22117 553 -34860 A p- -0.4186 0.9652 1S 55E 65 13804m27s
33-14 -0801-Jul-2620:58:37 21815 546 -34637 A p- -0.3502 0.9606 2N 49W 70 15204m57s
34-13 -0783-Aug-0603:55:39 21516 539 -34414 A nn -0.2872 0.9557 4N 154W 73 16805m26s
35-12 -0765-Aug-1711:00:23 21218 532 -34191 A nn -0.2313 0.9507 4N 99E 77 18505m53s
36-11 -0747-Aug-2718:13:02 20923 526 -33968 A nn -0.1821 0.9457 4N 10W 80 20306m20s
37-10 -0729-Sep-0801:33:10 20629 519 -33745 A nn -0.1397 0.9409 2N 121W 82 22106m47s
38 -9 -0711-Sep-1809:02:40 20338 512 -33522 A nn -0.1054 0.9363 0S 125E 84 23807m15s
39 -8 -0693-Sep-2916:39:35 20049 505 -33299 A nn -0.0775 0.9320 3S 10E 86 25507m43s
40 -7 -0675-Oct-1000:24:15 19762 498 -33076 A nn -0.0565 0.9282 7S 107W 87 27008m13s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 52
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 -0657-Oct-2108:14:58 19477 491 -32853 A nn -0.0409 0.9249 10S 134E 88 28308m43s
42 -5 -0639-Oct-3116:11:47 19194 483 -32630 A nn -0.0306 0.9222 14S 13E 88 29409m12s
43 -4 -0621-Nov-1200:11:53 18913 476 -32407 A nn -0.0233 0.9202 17S 108W 89 30209m40s
44 -3 -0603-Nov-2208:13:55 18634 469 -32184 Am nn -0.0179 0.9188 20S 131E 89 30810m06s
45 -2 -0585-Dec-0316:16:24 18359 462 -31961 A nn -0.0133 0.9182 22S 11E 89 31110m26s
46 -1 -0567-Dec-1400:17:59 18084 455 -31738 A nn -0.0087 0.9182 24S 110W 89 31110m42s
47 0 -0549-Dec-2508:15:20 17810 449 -31515 A nn -0.0004 0.9189 24S 131E 90 30810m49s
48 1 -0530-Jan-0416:07:56 17541 442 -31292 A nn 0.0115 0.9202 23S 13E 89 30210m50s
49 2 -0512-Jan-1523:53:50 17273 435 -31069 A nn 0.0288 0.9222 21S 103W 88 29410m41s
50 3 -0494-Jan-2607:33:26 16989 428 -30846 A nn 0.0511 0.9245 17S 141E 87 28510m24s
51 4 -0476-Feb-0615:02:40 16677 422 -30623 A nn 0.0818 0.9274 13S 28E 85 27410m00s
52 5 -0458-Feb-1622:24:35 16366 415 -30400 A nn 0.1185 0.9304 8S 85W 83 26209m29s
53 6 -0440-Feb-2805:35:44 16067 409 -30177 A nn 0.1645 0.9337 1S 165E 81 25008m53s
54 7 -0422-Mar-1012:39:39 15778 402 -29954 A nn 0.2163 0.9371 6N 56E 77 23908m14s
55 8 -0404-Mar-2019:32:47 15490 396 -29731 A nn 0.2773 0.9405 13N 51W 74 22907m32s
56 9 -0386-Apr-0102:20:18 15216 389 -29508 A -p 0.3430 0.9437 21N 157W 70 22006m49s
57 10 -0368-Apr-1108:59:26 14948 383 -29285 A -p 0.4159 0.9467 30N 100E 65 21506m06s
58 11 -0350-Apr-2215:33:43 14679 377 -29062 A -p 0.4929 0.9494 39N 3W 60 21305m25s
59 12 -0332-May-0222:02:53 14428 370 -28839 A -p 0.5745 0.9516 48N 104W 55 21604m47s
60 13 -0314-May-1404:30:08 14177 364 -28616 A -p 0.6579 0.9534 57N 156E 49 22704m13s
61 14 -0296-May-2410:55:48 13929 358 -28393 A -p 0.7429 0.9545 67N 58E 42 24903m45s
62 15 -0278-Jun-0417:21:33 13692 352 -28170 A -p 0.8280 0.9548 78N 39W 34 29703m22s
63 16 -0260-Jun-1423:49:44 13454 346 -27947 A -p 0.9116 0.9542 89N 77W 24 41503m05s
64 17 -0242-Jun-2606:21:48 13223 340 -27724 An -t 0.9927 0.9507 71N 57W 5 - 02m50s
65 18 -0224-Jul-0612:58:58 12998 334 -27501 P -t 1.0698 0.8489 65N 164W 0 - -
66 19 -0206-Jul-1719:42:48 12773 328 -27278 P -t 1.1421 0.7233 64N 84E 0 - -
67 20 -0188-Jul-2802:34:55 12558 322 -27055 P -t 1.2083 0.6082 63N 29W 0 - -
68 21 -0170-Aug-0809:36:09 12347 317 -26832 P -t 1.2679 0.5045 62N 145W 0 - -
69 22 -0152-Aug-1816:46:06 12135 311 -26609 P -t 1.3212 0.4118 62N 98E 0 - -
70 23 -0134-Aug-3000:07:15 11934 305 -26386 P -t 1.3662 0.3335 61N 22W 0 - -
71 24 -0116-Sep-0907:38:28 11733 300 -26163 P -t 1.4036 0.2684 61N 144W 0 - -
72 25 -0098-Sep-2015:21:12 11534 294 -25940 P -t 1.4328 0.2176 61N 91E 0 - -
73 26 -0080-Sep-3023:12:25 11341 289 -25717 P -t 1.4560 0.1774 61N 37W 0 - -
74 27 -0062-Oct-1207:14:43 11147 283 -25494 P -t 1.4711 0.1510 61N 167W 0 - -
75 28 -0044-Oct-2215:24:04 10956 278 -25271 P -t 1.4813 0.1329 61N 61E 0 - -
76 29 -0026-Nov-0223:41:25 10770 272 -25048 P -t 1.4857 0.1248 62N 73W 0 - -
77 30 -0008-Nov-1308:03:24 10584 267 -24825 P -t 1.4872 0.1215 62N 152E 0 - -
78 31 0010-Nov-2416:30:29 10403 262 -24602 P -t 1.4854 0.1238 63N 15E 0 - -
79 32 0028-Dec-0500:59:04 10226 257 -24379 P -t 1.4831 0.1267 64N 122W 0 - -
80 33 0046-Dec-1609:28:28 10049 251 -24156 P -t 1.4808 0.1293 65N 100E 0 - -
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 52
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 34 0064-Dec-2617:56:43 9875 246 -23933 P -t 1.4803 0.1287 66N 38W 0 - -
82 35 0083-Jan-0702:22:46 9701 241 -23710 P -t 1.4819 0.1241 67N 176W 0 - -
83 36 0101-Jan-1710:43:52 9527 236 -23487 P -t 1.4884 0.1104 68N 47E 0 - -
84 37 0119-Jan-2818:59:56 9355 231 -23264 P -t 1.4996 0.0880 69N 90W 0 - -
85 38 0137-Feb-0803:09:39 9184 227 -23041 P -t 1.5166 0.0549 70N 135E 0 - -
86 39 0155-Feb-1911:13:38 9012 222 -22818 Pe -t 1.5388 0.0118 71N 0W 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 52

Solar eclipses of Saros 52 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 -1378 Aug 14. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 0155 Feb 19. The total duration of Saros series 52 is 1532.56 years.

Summary of Saros 52
First Eclipse -1378 Aug 14
Last Eclipse 0155 Feb 19
Series Duration 1532.56 Years
No. of Eclipses 86
Sequence 24P 40A 22P

Saros 52 is composed of 86 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 52
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 86100.0%
PartialP 46 53.5%
AnnularA 40 46.5%
TotalT 0 0.0%
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 52 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 52
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 40100.0%
Central (two limits) 39 97.5%
Central (one limit) 1 2.5%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 86 eclipses in Saros 52 occur in the following order : 24P 40A 22P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 52 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 52
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0530 Jan 0410m50s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0945 May 0101m30s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -0963 Apr 20 - 0.92210
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 0155 Feb 19 - 0.01177

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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.