Saros 151

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 151

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 151

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 151 . 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 151
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 1776-Aug-1405:22:56 16 2 -2763 Pb t- 1.5357 0.0435 71N 124W 0 - -
2-33 1794-Aug-2512:08:56 16 1 -2540 P t- 1.4616 0.1709 71N 122E 0 - -
3-32 1812-Sep-0519:04:10 12 1 -2317 P t- 1.3939 0.2874 72N 4E 0 - -
4-31 1830-Sep-1702:08:12 7 1 -2094 P t- 1.3325 0.3930 72N 116W 0 - -
5-30 1848-Sep-2709:21:19 7 1 -1871 P t- 1.2774 0.4875 72N 122E 0 - -
6-29 1866-Oct-0816:44:22 4 0 -1648 P t- 1.2296 0.5693 72N 3W 0 - -
7-28 1884-Oct-1900:17:42 -6 0 -1425 P t- 1.1892 0.6385 71N 130W 0 - -
8-27 1902-Oct-3108:00:17 1 0 -1202 P t- 1.1556 0.6960 71N 101E 0 - -
9-26 1920-Nov-1015:52:15 22 0 -979 P t- 1.1287 0.7420 70N 30W 0 - -
10-25 1938-Nov-2123:52:25 24 0 -756 P t- 1.1077 0.7781 69N 162W 0 - -
11-24 1956-Dec-0208:00:35 32 0 -533 P t- 1.0923 0.8047 68N 65E 0 - -
12-23 1974-Dec-1316:13:13 45 0 -310 P t- 1.0797 0.8266 67N 69W 0 - -
13-22 1992-Dec-2400:31:41 59 0 -87 P t- 1.0711 0.8422 66N 156E 0 - -
14-21 2011-Jan-0408:51:42 66 0 136 P t- 1.0626 0.8576 65N 21E 0 - -
15-20 2029-Jan-1417:13:48 73 2 359 P t- 1.0553 0.8714 64N 114W 0 - -
16-19 2047-Jan-2601:33:18 81 8 582 P t- 1.0450 0.8908 63N 112E 0 - -
17-18 2065-Feb-0509:52:25 92 16 805 P t- 1.0336 0.9123 62N 22W 0 - -
18-17 2083-Feb-1618:06:36 106 26 1028 P t- 1.0170 0.9433 62N 154W 0 - -
19-16 2101-Feb-2802:16:26 122 38 1251 An t- 0.9964 0.9609 60N 80E 3 - 02m44s
20-15 2119-Mar-1110:19:19 140 52 1474 A t- 0.9693 0.9694 57N 30W 14 45102m13s
21-14 2137-Mar-2118:16:38 162 67 1697 A t- 0.9369 0.9769 56N 145W 20 23301m40s
22-13 2155-Apr-0202:06:34 186 83 1920 A t- 0.8975 0.9844 56N 101E 26 12301m07s
23-12 2173-Apr-1209:49:40 212 100 2143 A p- 0.8515 0.9919 56N 11W 31 5300m34s
24-11 2191-Apr-2317:26:06 241 119 2366 A p- 0.7991 0.9993 57N 120W 37 400m03s
25-10 2209-May-0500:56:53 272 138 2589 H p- 0.7413 1.0066 58N 134E 42 3400m28s
26 -9 2227-May-1608:21:31 307 159 2812 T p- 0.6774 1.0135 58N 30E 47 6300m59s
27 -8 2245-May-2615:42:04 343 181 3035 T p- 0.6089 1.0201 57N 72W 52 8601m30s
28 -7 2263-Jun-0622:58:57 382 203 3258 T p- 0.5365 1.0261 54N 174W 57 10502m01s
29 -6 2281-Jun-1706:14:41 424 227 3481 T p- 0.4621 1.0316 51N 83E 62 12102m32s
30 -5 2299-Jun-2813:27:43 469 252 3704 T p- 0.3845 1.0365 46N 20W 67 13303m03s
31 -4 2317-Jul-0920:42:40 516 277 3927 T p- 0.3078 1.0406 40N 126W 72 14303m32s
32 -3 2335-Jul-2103:57:48 565 304 4150 T n- 0.2306 1.0440 34N 126E 76 15103m58s
33 -2 2353-Jul-3111:17:05 617 331 4373 T n- 0.1558 1.0467 27N 17E 81 15804m20s
34 -1 2371-Aug-1118:38:03 672 359 4596 T nn 0.0820 1.0487 20N 94W 85 16204m36s
35 0 2389-Aug-2202:05:53 729 388 4819 T nn 0.0133 1.0500 13N 153E 89 16604m45s
36 1 2407-Sep-0209:38:24 789 418 5042 T nn -0.0518 1.0506 5N 38E 87 16804m48s
37 2 2425-Sep-1217:18:06 852 449 5265 Tm nn -0.1114 1.0507 2S 79W 84 16904m47s
38 3 2443-Sep-2401:04:46 917 481 5488 T nn -0.1657 1.0502 10S 163E 80 16904m39s
39 4 2461-Oct-0409:00:21 984 513 5711 T -n -0.2131 1.0495 17S 42E 78 16804m30s
40 5 2479-Oct-1517:04:10 1054 547 5934 T -n -0.2539 1.0484 23S 80W 75 16604m18s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 151
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 2497-Oct-2601:15:21 1127 581 6157 T -n -0.2890 1.0472 29S 157E 73 16404m06s
42 7 2515-Nov-0709:35:32 1202 616 6380 T -n -0.3169 1.0459 34S 33E 71 16103m53s
43 8 2533-Nov-1718:03:08 1280 652 6603 T -n -0.3394 1.0448 39S 93W 70 15903m43s
44 9 2551-Nov-2902:38:18 1361 688 6826 T -n -0.3559 1.0438 42S 141E 69 15703m34s
45 10 2569-Dec-0911:18:30 1444 725 7049 T -n -0.3687 1.0431 45S 14E 68 15503m27s
46 11 2587-Dec-2020:04:47 1529 764 7272 T -n -0.3768 1.0428 46S 113W 68 15403m22s
47 12 2606-Jan-0104:53:54 1617 803 7495 T -n -0.3829 1.0428 45S 119E 67 15503m20s
48 13 2624-Jan-1213:45:07 1708 842 7718 T -n -0.3875 1.0433 44S 10W 67 15703m21s
49 14 2642-Jan-2222:36:31 1801 883 7941 T -n -0.3924 1.0443 41S 139W 67 16003m24s
50 15 2660-Feb-0307:27:29 1897 924 8164 T -n -0.3978 1.0457 38S 90E 66 16503m30s
51 16 2678-Feb-1316:14:56 1996 966 8387 T -n -0.4063 1.0475 35S 40W 66 17203m38s
52 17 2696-Feb-2500:58:45 2097 1009 8610 T -n -0.4180 1.0496 31S 170W 65 18003m48s
53 18 2714-Mar-0809:37:11 2200 1052 8833 T -n -0.4343 1.0520 28S 61E 64 18904m01s
54 19 2732-Mar-1818:10:32 2306 1097 9056 T -n -0.4552 1.0544 24S 67W 63 20004m15s
55 20 2750-Mar-3002:35:22 2415 1142 9279 T -p -0.4833 1.0570 22S 167E 61 21204m31s
56 21 2768-Apr-0910:54:24 2526 1187 9502 T -p -0.5163 1.0595 20S 42E 59 22504m48s
57 22 2786-Apr-2019:04:43 2640 1234 9725 T -p -0.5566 1.0617 19S 80W 56 24105m05s
58 23 2804-May-0103:09:20 2757 1281 9948 T -p -0.6019 1.0636 19S 158E 53 25705m21s
59 24 2822-May-1211:04:30 2876 1329 10171 T -p -0.6550 1.0650 20S 39E 49 27805m34s
60 25 2840-May-2218:55:18 2997 1378 10394 T -p -0.7119 1.0657 23S 79W 44 30305m41s
61 26 2858-Jun-0302:37:53 3122 1427 10617 T -p -0.7751 1.0656 28S 165E 39 33805m38s
62 27 2876-Jun-1310:16:40 3248 1478 10840 T -p -0.8415 1.0645 34S 48E 32 39105m25s
63 28 2894-Jun-2417:49:09 3378 1529 11063 T -t -0.9128 1.0620 43S 67W 24 50204m55s
64 29 2912-Jul-0601:20:02 3510 1580 11286 Ts -t -0.9850 1.0568 59S 175E 9 - 03m59s
65 30 2930-Jul-1708:47:27 3644 1633 11509 P -t -1.0594 0.9061 69S 52E 0 - -
66 31 2948-Jul-2716:14:03 3781 1686 11732 P -t -1.1340 0.7618 69S 71W 0 - -
67 32 2966-Aug-0723:40:27 3921 1740 11955 P -t -1.2080 0.6191 70S 166E 0 - -
68 33 2984-Aug-1807:08:20 4063 1794 12178 P -t -1.2801 0.4808 71S 42E 0 - -
69 34 3002-Aug-3014:38:26 4208 1849 12401 P -t -1.3498 0.3479 72S 84W 0 - -
70 35 3020-Sep-0922:11:34 4355 1905 12624 P -t -1.4163 0.2223 72S 150E 0 - -
71 36 3038-Sep-2105:49:38 4505 1962 12847 P -t -1.4782 0.1067 72S 22E 0 - -
72 37 3056-Oct-0113:33:04 4657 2020 13070 Pe -t -1.5350 0.0019 72S 107W 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 151

Solar eclipses of Saros 151 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 1776 Aug 14. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 3056 Oct 01. The total duration of Saros series 151 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 151
First Eclipse 1776 Aug 14
Last Eclipse 3056 Oct 01
Series Duration 1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses 72
Sequence 18P 6A 1H 39T 8P

Saros 151 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 151
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 72100.0%
PartialP 26 36.1%
AnnularA 6 8.3%
TotalT 39 54.2%
HybridH 1 1.4%

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 151 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 151
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 46100.0%
Central (two limits) 44 95.7%
Central (one limit) 2 4.3%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 151 occur in the following order : 18P 6A 1H 39T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 151 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 151
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 2101 Feb 2802m44s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 2191 Apr 2300m03s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 2840 May 2205m41s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 2227 May 1600m59s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2209 May 0500m28s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 2209 May 0500m28s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 2083 Feb 16 - 0.94328
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 3056 Oct 01 - 0.00194

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"

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