Saros 45

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 45

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 45

A panorama of all solar eclipses belonging to Saros 45 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 45 .

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 45
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1436 Mar 30

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1418 Apr 10

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1400 Apr 20

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1382 May 02

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1364 May 12

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1346 May 23

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1328 Jun 03

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1310 Jun 14

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1292 Jun 24

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1274 Jul 06

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1256 Jul 16

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1238 Jul 27

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1220 Aug 07

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1202 Aug 18

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1184 Aug 28

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1166 Sep 09

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1148 Sep 19

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1130 Sep 30

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1112 Oct 11

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1094 Oct 22

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1076 Nov 01

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1058 Nov 13

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1040 Nov 23

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1022 Dec 04

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-1004 Dec 15

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0986 Dec 26

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0967 Jan 06

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0949 Jan 17

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0931 Jan 27

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0913 Feb 08

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0895 Feb 18

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0877 Mar 01

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0859 Mar 12

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0841 Mar 23

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0823 Apr 02

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0805 Apr 14

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0787 Apr 24

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0769 May 05

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0751 May 15

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0733 May 27

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0715 Jun 06

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0697 Jun 17

Google Eclipse Map
Total Solar Eclipse
-0679 Jun 28

Google Eclipse Map
Hybrid Solar Eclipse
-0661 Jul 09

Google Eclipse Map
Hybrid Solar Eclipse
-0643 Jul 19

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Hybrid Solar Eclipse
-0625 Jul 31

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0607 Aug 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0589 Aug 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0571 Aug 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0553 Sep 12

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0535 Sep 22

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0517 Oct 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0499 Oct 14

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0481 Oct 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0463 Nov 04

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0445 Nov 16

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0427 Nov 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0409 Dec 08

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0391 Dec 18

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0373 Dec 29

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0354 Jan 09

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0336 Jan 20

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0318 Jan 30

Google Eclipse Map
Annular Solar Eclipse
-0300 Feb 11

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0282 Feb 21

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0264 Mar 03

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0246 Mar 14

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0228 Mar 25

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0210 Apr 05

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0192 Apr 15

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0174 Apr 27

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-0156 May 07

Google Eclipse Map

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 45

Solar eclipses of Saros 45 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 -1436 Mar 30. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -0156 May 07. The total duration of Saros series 45 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 45
First Eclipse -1436 Mar 30
Last Eclipse -0156 May 07
Series Duration 1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses 72
Sequence 7P 36T 3H 18A 8P

Saros 45 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 45
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 72100.0%
PartialP 15 20.8%
AnnularA 18 25.0%
TotalT 36 50.0%
HybridH 3 4.2%

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 45 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 45
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 57100.0%
Central (two limits) 55 96.5%
Central (one limit) 1 1.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.8%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 45 occur in the following order : 7P 36T 3H 18A 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 45 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 45
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0354 Jan 0904m34s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0607 Aug 1000m39s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1184 Aug 2804m15s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -0679 Jun 2802m16s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0661 Jul 0901m38s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -0625 Jul 3100m07s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1328 Jun 03 - 0.89842
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1436 Mar 30 - 0.05652

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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.