Saros 131

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 131

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 131

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 131 . 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 131
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 1125-Aug-0105:15:05 980 39 -10815 Pb t- 1.4667 0.1197 70N 109W 0 - -
2-36 1143-Aug-1212:57:32 912 37 -10592 P t- 1.4088 0.2323 71N 122E 0 - -
3-35 1161-Aug-2220:46:33 851 35 -10369 P t- 1.3564 0.3339 71N 9W 0 - -
4-34 1179-Sep-0304:42:10 794 33 -10146 P t- 1.3097 0.4240 72N 142W 0 - -
5-33 1197-Sep-1312:45:50 737 31 -9923 P t- 1.2696 0.5008 72N 83E 0 - -
6-32 1215-Sep-2420:55:53 686 29 -9700 P t- 1.2351 0.5663 72N 54W 0 - -
7-31 1233-Oct-0505:14:31 636 27 -9477 P t- 1.2080 0.6173 72N 167E 0 - -
8-30 1251-Oct-1613:39:16 587 26 -9254 P t- 1.1864 0.6577 71N 27E 0 - -
9-29 1269-Oct-2622:11:12 548 24 -9031 P t- 1.1709 0.6861 70N 114W 0 - -
10-28 1287-Nov-0706:48:11 509 23 -8808 P t- 1.1600 0.7058 69N 104E 0 - -
11-27 1305-Nov-1715:30:53 472 21 -8585 P t- 1.1541 0.7163 68N 38W 0 - -
12-26 1323-Nov-2900:16:08 440 20 -8362 P t- 1.1510 0.7215 67N 179E 0 - -
13-25 1341-Dec-0909:03:27 408 20 -8139 P t- 1.1500 0.7228 66N 36E 0 - -
14-24 1359-Dec-2017:50:55 378 20 -7916 P t- 1.1497 0.7230 65N 106W 0 - -
15-23 1377-Dec-3102:38:08 349 20 -7693 P t- 1.1494 0.7233 64N 112E 0 - -
16-22 1396-Jan-1111:21:12 321 20 -7470 P t- 1.1464 0.7287 63N 28W 0 - -
17-21 1414-Jan-2120:00:44 296 20 -7247 P t- 1.1411 0.7383 63N 167W 0 - -
18-20 1432-Feb-0204:33:41 273 20 -7024 P t- 1.1309 0.7570 62N 55E 0 - -
19-19 1450-Feb-1213:01:21 250 20 -6801 P t- 1.1169 0.7828 61N 80W 0 - -
20-18 1468-Feb-2321:18:53 231 20 -6578 P t- 1.0953 0.8227 61N 146E 0 - -
21-17 1486-Mar-0605:29:58 211 20 -6355 P t- 1.0690 0.8713 61N 15E 0 - -
22-16 1504-Mar-1613:30:08 192 20 -6132 P t- 1.0346 0.9348 61N 114W 0 - -
23-15 1522-Mar-2721:22:58 174 20 -5909 T t- 0.9947 1.0076 62N 128E 4 35000m26s
24-14 1540-Apr-0705:04:29 157 20 -5686 T p- 0.9462 1.0115 63N 35E 18 12300m42s
25-13 1558-Apr-1812:39:26 142 20 -5463 T p- 0.8930 1.0132 64N 68W 26 10000m50s
26-12 1576-Apr-2820:04:43 132 20 -5240 T p- 0.8329 1.0140 65N 168W 33 8600m55s
27-11 1594-May-2003:23:16 121 20 -5017 T p- 0.7678 1.0141 65N 94E 40 7600m58s
28-10 1612-May-3010:34:28 100 18 -4794 T p- 0.6976 1.0135 64N 2W 45 6500m58s
29 -9 1630-Jun-1017:41:06 74 15 -4571 H p- 0.6245 1.0122 61N 98W 51 5400m55s
30 -8 1648-Jun-2100:43:22 48 13 -4348 H p- 0.5483 1.0102 57N 164E 56 4200m49s
31 -7 1666-Jul-0207:42:29 29 10 -4125 H p- 0.4705 1.0075 51N 64E 62 2900m39s
32 -6 1684-Jul-1214:40:34 11 7 -3902 H p- 0.3927 1.0041 45N 37W 67 1600m23s
33 -5 1702-Jul-2421:38:51 8 5 -3679 H n- 0.3160 1.0002 38N 140W 71 100m01s
34 -4 1720-Aug-0404:38:14 10 4 -3456 A nn 0.2410 0.9957 31N 115E 76 1600m27s
35 -3 1738-Aug-1511:40:12 11 3 -3233 A nn 0.1688 0.9907 24N 8E 80 3301m00s
36 -2 1756-Aug-2518:46:17 14 3 -3010 Am nn 0.1009 0.9853 16N 100W 84 5201m38s
37 -1 1774-Sep-0601:57:40 16 2 -2787 A nn 0.0385 0.9797 9N 151E 88 7202m20s
38 0 1792-Sep-1609:13:51 16 1 -2564 A nn -0.0191 0.9739 1N 40E 89 9303m02s
39 1 1810-Sep-2816:37:25 12 1 -2341 A nn -0.0696 0.9681 6S 73W 86 11503m45s
40 2 1828-Oct-0900:07:46 8 1 -2118 A nn -0.1139 0.9623 13S 173E 83 13704m26s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 131
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 1846-Oct-2007:46:11 6 1 -1895 A nn -0.1506 0.9567 19S 57E 81 15905m05s
42 4 1864-Oct-3015:30:31 6 0 -1672 A nn -0.1816 0.9514 24S 59W 79 18105m41s
43 5 1882-Nov-1023:22:21 -6 0 -1449 A -n -0.2056 0.9466 29S 177W 78 20106m14s
44 6 1900-Nov-2207:19:43 -2 0 -1226 A -n -0.2245 0.9421 33S 65E 77 22006m42s
45 7 1918-Dec-0315:22:01 21 0 -1003 A -n -0.2387 0.9383 36S 54W 76 23607m06s
46 8 1936-Dec-1323:28:12 24 0 -780 A -n -0.2493 0.9349 38S 173W 75 25107m25s
47 9 1954-Dec-2507:36:42 31 0 -557 A -n -0.2576 0.9323 38S 68E 75 26207m39s
48 10 1973-Jan-0415:46:21 43 0 -334 A -n -0.2644 0.9303 38S 51W 74 27107m49s
49 11 1991-Jan-1523:53:51 58 0 -111 A -n -0.2727 0.9290 36S 170W 74 27707m53s
50 12 2009-Jan-2607:59:45 66 0 112 A -n -0.2820 0.9282 34S 70E 73 28007m54s
51 13 2027-Feb-0616:00:48 72 1 335 A -n -0.2952 0.9281 31S 48W 73 28207m51s
52 14 2045-Feb-1623:56:07 80 7 558 A -n -0.3125 0.9285 28S 166W 72 28107m47s
53 15 2063-Feb-2807:43:30 91 15 781 A -p -0.3360 0.9293 25S 78E 70 28007m41s
54 16 2081-Mar-1015:23:31 104 25 1004 A -p -0.3653 0.9304 22S 37W 68 27707m36s
55 17 2099-Mar-2122:54:32 120 37 1227 A -p -0.4016 0.9318 20S 149W 66 27507m32s
56 18 2117-Apr-0206:15:20 138 50 1450 A -p -0.4460 0.9333 18S 101E 63 27407m30s
57 19 2135-Apr-1313:27:05 159 65 1673 A -p -0.4973 0.9349 18S 7W 60 27407m30s
58 20 2153-Apr-2320:29:24 183 81 1896 A -p -0.5558 0.9364 18S 112W 56 27907m31s
59 21 2171-May-0503:23:15 209 98 2119 A -p -0.6209 0.9378 19S 144E 51 28907m32s
60 22 2189-May-1510:08:34 238 117 2342 A -p -0.6928 0.9387 23S 43E 46 30907m31s
61 23 2207-May-2716:47:46 269 136 2565 A -p -0.7693 0.9393 27S 58W 40 34707m25s
62 24 2225-Jun-0623:21:31 303 157 2788 A -p -0.8497 0.9392 35S 157W 32 42507m10s
63 25 2243-Jun-1805:49:56 339 178 3011 A -t -0.9342 0.9380 46S 104E 20 65206m41s
64 26 2261-Jun-2812:16:27 378 201 3234 P -t -1.0198 0.9282 67S 5E 0 - -
65 27 2279-Jul-0918:41:12 420 224 3457 P -t -1.1065 0.7801 68S 102W 0 - -
66 28 2297-Jul-2001:07:46 464 249 3680 P -t -1.1916 0.6346 69S 151E 0 - -
67 29 2315-Aug-0107:34:31 511 274 3903 P -t -1.2761 0.4898 70S 42E 0 - -
68 30 2333-Aug-1114:06:47 560 301 4126 P -t -1.3558 0.3534 70S 68W 0 - -
69 31 2351-Aug-2220:42:46 612 328 4349 P -t -1.4322 0.2228 71S 180W 0 - -
70 32 2369-Sep-0203:25:55 666 356 4572 Pe -t -1.5027 0.1024 72S 66E 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 131

Solar eclipses of Saros 131 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1125 Aug 01. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2369 Sep 02. The total duration of Saros series 131 is 1244.08 years.

Summary of Saros 131
First Eclipse 1125 Aug 01
Last Eclipse 2369 Sep 02
Series Duration 1244.08 Years
No. of Eclipses 70
Sequence 22P 6T 5H 30A 7P

Saros 131 is composed of 70 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 131
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 70100.0%
PartialP 29 41.4%
AnnularA 30 42.9%
TotalT 6 8.6%
HybridH 5 7.1%

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 131 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 131
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 41100.0%
Central (two limits) 41100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 70 eclipses in Saros 131 occur in the following order : 22P 6T 5H 30A 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 131 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 131
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 2009 Jan 2607m54s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 1720 Aug 0400m27s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 1612 May 3000m58s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 1522 Mar 2700m26s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 1630 Jun 1000m55s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 1702 Jul 2400m01s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 1504 Mar 16 - 0.93477
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 2369 Sep 02 - 0.10244

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.