Saros 22

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22

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.

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22

A panorama of all solar eclipses belonging to Saros 22 is presented here. Each map depicts the geographic region of visibility for a single eclipse. For central eclipses, the total or annular path is plotted in either blue (total) or red (annular). The date and time is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. Every map serves as a hyperlink to the EclipseWise Prime page for that eclipse where a larger map and complete details for the eclipse can be found. Visit the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps for a detailed explanation of these maps. Near the bottom of the page are a series of hyperlinks for more on solar eclipses.

The exeligmos is a period of three Saros cycles and is equal to approximately 54 years 33 days. Because it is nearly an integral number of days in length, two eclipses separated by 1 exeligmos (= 3 Saroses) not only share all the characterists of a Saros, but also take place in approximately the same geographic location.

The Saros panorama below is arranged in horizontal rows of 3 eclipses. So one eclipse to the left or right is a difference of 1 Saros cycle, and one eclipse above or below is a difference of 1 exeligmos. By scanning a column of the table, it reveals how the geographic visibility of eclipses separated by an exeligmos slowly changes.

  • Click on any global map to go directly to the EclipseWise Prime Page for more information, tables, diagrams and maps. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps explains the features in these maps.
  • Beneath each global eclipse map is a link Google Eclipse Map, that takes you to an interactive Google Map with the eclipse path plotted.

For more information on this series see Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 22 .

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2174 May 28

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2156 Jun 07

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2138 Jun 19

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2120 Jun 29

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2102 Jul 10

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2084 Jul 21

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2066 Aug 01

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2048 Aug 11

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-2030 Aug 22

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-2012 Sep 02

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-1994 Sep 13

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-1976 Sep 23

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-1958 Oct 05

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-1940 Oct 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1922 Oct 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1904 Nov 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1886 Nov 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1868 Nov 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1850 Dec 09

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1832 Dec 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1814 Dec 30

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1795 Jan 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1777 Jan 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1759 Jan 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1741 Feb 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1723 Feb 22

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1705 Mar 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1687 Mar 16

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1669 Mar 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1651 Apr 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1633 Apr 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1615 Apr 28

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1597 May 09

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1579 May 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1561 May 30

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1543 Jun 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1525 Jun 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1507 Jul 01

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1489 Jul 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1471 Jul 23

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1453 Aug 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1435 Aug 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1417 Aug 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1399 Sep 04

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1381 Sep 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1363 Sep 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1345 Oct 07

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1327 Oct 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1309 Oct 29

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1291 Nov 08

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1273 Nov 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1255 Nov 30

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1237 Dec 11

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1219 Dec 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1200 Jan 02

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1182 Jan 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1164 Jan 23

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Hybrid Solar Eclipse
-1146 Feb 03

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Hybrid Solar Eclipse
-1128 Feb 14

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Total Solar Eclipse
-1110 Feb 24

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Total Solar Eclipse
-1092 Mar 07

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Total Solar Eclipse
-1074 Mar 18

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Total Solar Eclipse
-1056 Mar 28

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Total Solar Eclipse
-1038 Apr 09

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1020 Apr 19

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1002 Apr 30

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0984 May 11

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0966 May 22

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0948 Jun 01

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0930 Jun 13

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0912 Jun 23

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Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 22

Solar eclipses of Saros 22 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 -2174 May 28. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -0912 Jun 23. The total duration of Saros series 22 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 22
First Eclipse -2174 May 28
Last Eclipse -0912 Jun 23
Series Duration 1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses 71
Sequence 8P 49A 2H 5T 7P

Saros 22 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 22
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PartialP 15 21.1%
AnnularA 49 69.0%
TotalT 5 7.0%
HybridH 2 2.8%

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 22 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 22
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 56100.0%
Central (two limits) 54 96.4%
Central (one limit) 1 1.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 22 occur in the following order : 8P 49A 2H 5T 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 22 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 22
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1940 Oct 1507m17s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1164 Jan 2300m23s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1056 Mar 2801m49s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1110 Feb 2401m13s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1128 Feb 1400m46s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1146 Feb 0300m13s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -2048 Aug 11 - 0.91298
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0912 Jun 23 - 0.10205

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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.