Saros 25

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 25

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 25

A panorama of all solar eclipses belonging to Saros 25 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 25 .

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 25
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2033 Apr 30

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-2015 May 10

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1997 May 22

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1979 Jun 01

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1961 Jun 12

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1943 Jun 22

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1925 Jul 04

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-1907 Jul 14

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1889 Jul 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1871 Aug 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1853 Aug 16

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1835 Aug 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1817 Sep 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1799 Sep 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1781 Sep 28

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1763 Oct 08

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1745 Oct 20

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1727 Oct 30

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1709 Nov 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1691 Nov 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1673 Dec 02

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1655 Dec 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1637 Dec 24

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1618 Jan 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1600 Jan 14

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1582 Jan 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1564 Feb 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1546 Feb 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1528 Feb 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1510 Mar 09

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1492 Mar 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1474 Mar 30

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1456 Apr 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1438 Apr 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1420 May 01

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1402 May 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1384 May 23

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1366 Jun 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1348 Jun 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1330 Jun 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1312 Jul 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1294 Jul 16

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1276 Jul 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1258 Aug 07

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1240 Aug 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1222 Aug 28

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1204 Sep 08

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1186 Sep 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1168 Sep 29

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1150 Oct 11

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1132 Oct 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1114 Nov 01

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1096 Nov 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1078 Nov 23

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1060 Dec 04

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1042 Dec 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1024 Dec 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1005 Jan 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0987 Jan 16

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Hybrid Solar Eclipse
-0969 Jan 27

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Total Solar Eclipse
-0951 Feb 07

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Total Solar Eclipse
-0933 Feb 18

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Total Solar Eclipse
-0915 Feb 28

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0897 Mar 12

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0879 Mar 22

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0861 Apr 02

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0843 Apr 13

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0825 Apr 24

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0807 May 04

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0789 May 15

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0771 May 26

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Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 25

Solar eclipses of Saros 25 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 -2033 Apr 30. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -0771 May 26. The total duration of Saros series 25 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 25
First Eclipse -2033 Apr 30
Last Eclipse -0771 May 26
Series Duration 1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses 71
Sequence 7P 52A 1H 3T 8P

Saros 25 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 25
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PartialP 15 21.1%
AnnularA 52 73.2%
TotalT 3 4.2%
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 25 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 25
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 56100.0%
Central (two limits) 55 98.2%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 25 occur in the following order : 7P 52A 1H 3T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 25 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 25
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1655 Dec 1212m07s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0987 Jan 1600m05s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -0933 Feb 1800m45s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0951 Feb 0700m31s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0969 Jan 2700m13s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0969 Jan 2700m13s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1925 Jul 04 - 0.93370
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0771 May 26 - 0.08950

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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.