Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses is organized into a series of sixty 100-year web pages, each one covering a century of lunar eclipses. The 100-year table below covers the period -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE) [1]. The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse [2]. Each eclipse 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 Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

For an explanation of how eclipses are classified, see Lunar Eclipse Basics. The frequency of each eclipse type, the extremes in eclipse magnitude and duration, and other data for the century are presented in the Eclipse Statistics tables following the Catalog of Lunar Eclipses. To select a different century, visit the Index to Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2499 May 06 23:34:11 59348 6087 -55642 -9T a- -0.4577 1.9986 1.0373311.8193.0 29.110S108W
-2499 Oct 30 10:04:49 59335 6085 -55636 -4P a- 0.7426 1.5225 0.4690312.7150.5 - 8N 94E
-2498 Mar 27 23:41:02 59324 6082 -55631 -37N -t 1.4526 0.2151-0.8293137.3 - - 7N104W
-2498 Apr 26 11:38:21 59321 6082 -55630 1N t- -1.2735 0.5282-0.4853202.1 - - 7S 72E
-2498 Sep 20 09:08:52 59310 6080 -55625 -32N -a -1.3228 0.4172-0.5556167.9 - - 11S111E
-2498 Oct 19 20:15:29 59308 6079 -55624 6N a- 1.3719 0.3391-0.6577156.1 - - 4N 58W
-2497 Mar 17 01:26:53 59297 6077 -55619 -27P -t 0.7344 1.5485 0.4731332.5158.8 - 11N130W
-2497 Sep 10 01:08:01 59284 6075 -55613 -22P -a -0.6549 1.6406 0.6716291.1162.4 - 14S129W
-2496 Mar 05 02:24:03 59270 6072 -55607 -17T-pp -0.0205 2.8494 1.7919366.0231.9105.014N144W
-2496 Aug 29 15:03:01 59257 6070 -55601 -12T+pp 0.0389 2.7901 1.7830338.2219.1100.717S 22E
-2495 Feb 22 09:12:49 59244 6067 -55595 -7P a- -0.7604 1.4663 0.4592298.7146.0 - 17N113E
-2495 Aug 18 22:47:27 59230 6065 -55589 -2P t- 0.7954 1.4288 0.3688313.4138.5 - 19S 94W
-2494 Jan 13 13:37:29 59219 6062 -55584 -35N -a 1.1720 0.6887-0.2740208.4 - - 25N 45E
-2494 Feb 11 22:41:47 59217 6062 -55583 3N a- -1.4301 0.2160-0.7482123.4 - - 19N 89W
-2494 Jul 09 07:38:30 59206 6060 -55578 -30N -t -1.3767 0.3688-0.7041182.6 - - 25S130E
-2494 Aug 08 00:00:30 59204 6060 -55577 8N t- 1.5367 0.0820-1.0045 89.0 - - 21S114W
-2493 Jan 03 05:25:24 59193 6057 -55572 -25P -a 0.5094 1.9140 0.9326308.0185.0 - 24N167E
-2493 Jun 28 11:02:37 59179 6055 -55566 -20P -t -0.5903 1.7895 0.7605328.2184.1 - 23S 78E
-2493 Dec 23 17:12:10 59166 6052 -55560 -15T-pp -0.1920 2.5236 1.4879345.9218.9 92.423N 11W
-2492 Jun 16 21:44:10 59153 6050 -55554 -10T+p- 0.1944 2.4875 1.5149327.5213.2 92.321S 82W
-2492 Dec 11 21:41:43 59139 6047 -55548 -5P t- -0.9226 1.2108 0.1204302.7 83.4 - 20N 80W
-2491 Jun 06 13:49:58 59126 6045 -55542 0P a- 0.9209 1.1388 0.1973254.6 94.3 - 18S 36E
-2491 Nov 01 01:59:08 59115 6043 -55537 -33N -t 1.4441 0.2541-0.8365152.0 - - 9N145W
-2490 Apr 27 23:11:23 59102 6040 -55531 -28P -a -0.8666 1.2550 0.2804275.4115.0 - 7S102W
-2490 Oct 21 06:52:26 59088 6038 -55525 -23P -a 0.7058 1.5808 0.5453309.8157.7 - 4N142E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2489 Apr 17 09:19:03 59075 6035 -55519 -18T-pp -0.1115 2.6685 1.6386355.5227.2101.5 2S107E
-2489 Oct 10 18:51:11 59062 6032 -55513 -13T-pp -0.0051 2.8404 1.8565325.2212.9 98.8 1S 37W
-2488 Apr 05 12:20:07 59048 6030 -55507 -8P t- 0.6696 1.6639 0.5953338.6174.3 - 3N 63E
-2488 Sep 29 10:27:58 59035 6027 -55501 -3P a- -0.6709 1.6117 0.6421288.4158.9 - 6S 89E
-2487 Feb 23 22:52:33 59024 6025 -55496 -36N -t -1.4155 0.2843-0.7624156.0 - - 15N 92W
-2487 Mar 25 12:58:55 59022 6025 -55495 2N t- 1.4051 0.3106-0.7502166.7 - - 8N 55E
-2487 Aug 20 12:58:55 59011 6023 -55490 -31N -a 1.3632 0.3671-0.6535169.0 - - 18S 52E
-2487 Sep 19 01:02:02 59008 6022 -55489 7N a- -1.3791 0.3277-0.6725155.1 - - 11S128W
-2486 Feb 13 07:40:06 58997 6020 -55484 -26P -a -0.6201 1.7173 0.7231307.7173.0 - 19N136E
-2486 Aug 09 18:44:37 58984 6018 -55478 -21P -t 0.6856 1.6353 0.5654332.2168.3 - 21S 35W
-2485 Feb 02 22:18:43 58971 6015 -55472 -16T+p- 0.1109 2.6343 1.6744319.0210.4 96.222N 84W
-2485 Jul 29 19:04:12 58958 6013 -55466 -11T-pp -0.0380 2.8300 1.7473376.2235.6105.623S 41W
-2484 Jan 23 14:37:36 58944 6010 -55460 -6P a- 0.8077 1.3600 0.3917275.0130.0 - 24N 30E
-2484 Jul 17 20:58:42 58931 6008 -55454 -1P t- -0.7694 1.4696 0.4234314.2146.7 - 25S 70W
-2484 Dec 13 13:56:37 58920 6005 -55449 -34N -a -1.2632 0.5679-0.4869212.3 - - 20N 36E
-2483 Jan 12 03:55:55 58918 6005 -55448 4N a- 1.5577 0.0082-1.0084 25.9 - - 25N171W
-2483 Jun 07 21:24:40 58907 6003 -55443 -29N -a 1.1194 0.7834-0.1756224.1 - - 18S 78W
-2483 Jul 07 05:55:33 58904 6003 -55442 9N a- -1.4601 0.1728-0.8150115.0 - - 25S154E
-2483 Dec 02 16:22:21 58893 6000 -55437 -24P -t -0.6118 1.7864 0.6854347.8183.7 - 18N 1W
-2482 May 28 14:15:49 58880 5998 -55431 -19T -a 0.3692 2.1502 1.2104307.8197.6 64.316S 29E
-2482 Nov 21 15:21:33 58867 5995 -55425 -14T+pp 0.0655 2.7876 1.6888375.2233.1103.315N 13E
-2481 May 18 06:45:13 58853 5993 -55419 -9T p- -0.3812 2.1404 1.1762317.5200.8 60.814S142E
-2481 Nov 10 18:31:53 58840 5990 -55413 -4P a- 0.7417 1.5227 0.4720311.5150.4 - 12N 35W
-2480 Apr 07 06:20:57 58829 5988 -55408 -37Ne-t 1.5323 0.0694-0.9760 79.2 - - 3N152E
-2480 May 06 18:23:39 58827 5988 -55407 1N t- -1.1976 0.6691-0.3477225.4 - - 10S 33W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2480 Sep 30 17:48:52 58816 5986 -55402 -32N -a -1.3299 0.4046-0.5691165.3 - - 6S 21W
-2480 Oct 30 05:01:50 58814 5985 -55401 6N a- 1.3693 0.3432-0.6521156.6 - - 8N168E
-2479 Mar 27 07:56:37 58802 5983 -55396 -27P -t 0.8113 1.4063 0.3332322.0136.2 - 7N129E
-2479 Sep 20 09:40:23 58789 5981 -55390 -22P -a -0.6708 1.6136 0.6407290.3159.6 - 10S101E
-2478 Mar 16 09:15:50 58776 5978 -55384 -17T+pp 0.0460 2.7997 1.7480364.2231.2104.610N110E
-2478 Sep 09 23:10:35 58763 5976 -55378 -12T+pp 0.0159 2.8355 1.8221340.0219.7101.013S102W
-2477 Mar 05 16:40:34 58749 5973 -55372 -7P a- -0.7048 1.5651 0.5645303.4158.7 - 13N 1W
-2477 Aug 30 06:20:33 58736 5971 -55366 -2P t- 0.7634 1.4907 0.4243319.3147.7 - 16S150E
-2476 Jan 24 21:59:06 58725 5968 -55361 -35N -a 1.1967 0.6418-0.3175201.9 - - 24N 81W
-2476 Feb 23 06:36:08 58723 5968 -55360 3N a- -1.3841 0.2979-0.6615143.4 - - 16N150E
-2476 Jul 19 14:23:37 58712 5966 -55355 -30N -t -1.4388 0.2557-0.8189153.5 - - 25S 28E
-2476 Aug 18 07:08:33 58710 5966 -55354 8N t- 1.4929 0.1644-0.9260125.3 - - 18S138E
-2475 Jan 13 13:50:04 58699 5963 -55349 -25P -a 0.5293 1.8771 0.8963307.1182.9 - 24N 40E
-2475 Jul 08 18:05:05 58685 5961 -55343 -20P -t -0.6540 1.6722 0.6441320.8172.1 - 24S 29W
-2474 Jan 03 01:24:00 58672 5958 -55337 -15T-pp -0.1788 2.5483 1.5120347.4220.1 94.024N135W
-2474 Jun 28 05:06:51 58659 5956 -55331 -10T+p- 0.1273 2.6100 1.6384327.9214.9 97.223S165E
-2474 Dec 23 05:37:04 58645 5953 -55325 -5P t- -0.9135 1.2273 0.1373304.8 89.0 - 22N160E
-2473 Jun 17 21:18:18 58632 5951 -55319 0P a- 0.8516 1.2664 0.3239264.5118.6 - 20S 78W
-2473 Nov 12 10:08:50 58621 5949 -55314 -33N -t 1.4415 0.2577-0.8307152.7 - - 13N 90E
-2472 May 08 06:17:24 58608 5946 -55308 -28P -a -0.9459 1.1111 0.1335264.3 81.3 - 11S148E
-2472 Oct 31 15:24:23 58595 5944 -55302 -23P -a 0.7026 1.5855 0.5525308.9158.1 - 8N 12E
-2471 Apr 27 15:58:03 58581 5941 -55296 -18T-pp -0.1939 2.5185 1.4861355.2225.0 95.0 6S 4E
-2471 Oct 21 03:38:08 58568 5939 -55290 -13T-pp -0.0040 2.8421 1.8588324.6212.6 98.7 3N171W
-2470 Apr 16 18:41:08 58555 5936 -55284 -8P t- 0.5863 1.8164 0.7485347.4190.6 - 1S 35W
-2470 Oct 10 19:13:07 58542 5934 -55278 -3P a- -0.6662 1.6216 0.6495289.3159.7 - 2S 44W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2469 Mar 07 05:57:53 58531 5932 -55273 -36N -t -1.4683 0.1843-0.8560126.1 - - 12N159E
-2469 Apr 05 19:31:39 58528 5931 -55272 2N t- 1.3264 0.4528-0.6036198.0 - - 4N 47W
-2469 Aug 31 20:52:31 58517 5929 -55267 -31N -a 1.3954 0.3115-0.7158157.3 - - 15S 69W
-2469 Sep 30 09:29:47 58515 5929 -55266 7N a- -1.3738 0.3400-0.6654158.4 - - 7S102E
-2468 Feb 24 15:20:03 58504 5926 -55261 -26P -a -0.6656 1.6307 0.6428301.6164.8 - 16N 19E
-2468 Aug 20 02:03:06 58491 5924 -55255 -21P -t 0.7282 1.5601 0.4842328.7158.1 - 19S146W
-2467 Feb 13 06:23:03 58478 5921 -55249 -16T+pp 0.0721 2.7035 1.7476318.8211.0 97.920N153E
-2467 Aug 09 02:04:44 58464 5919 -55243 -11T+pp 0.0142 2.8752 1.7895376.4235.5105.722S147W
-2466 Feb 02 22:49:27 58451 5916 -55237 -6P a- 0.7783 1.4133 0.4463279.0137.9 - 23N 94W
-2466 Jul 29 04:09:09 58438 5914 -55231 -1P t- -0.7116 1.5757 0.5294320.3160.8 - 24S179W
-2466 Dec 24 22:08:39 58427 5912 -55226 -34N -a -1.2757 0.5453-0.5103209.2 - - 22N 88W
-2465 Jan 23 11:59:34 58425 5911 -55225 4N a- 1.5390 0.0427-0.9741 59.0 - - 25N 67E
-2465 Jun 19 04:46:17 58414 5909 -55220 -29N -a 1.1857 0.6613-0.2969207.9 - - 20S169E
-2465 Jul 18 13:24:16 58411 5909 -55219 9N a- -1.3987 0.2852-0.7022145.7 - - 25S 41E
-2465 Dec 14 00:19:23 58400 5907 -55214 -24P -t -0.6198 1.7714 0.6710347.3182.4 - 21N122W
-2464 Jun 07 21:41:14 58387 5904 -55208 -19T -a 0.4419 2.0175 1.0763304.0191.1 40.419S 85W
-2464 Dec 01 23:24:02 58374 5902 -55202 -14T+pp 0.0613 2.7939 1.6980374.3232.9103.418N109W
-2463 May 28 13:57:14 58361 5899 -55196 -9T p- -0.3065 2.2794 1.3116322.4206.9 77.417S 31E
-2463 Nov 21 02:58:58 58348 5897 -55190 -4P a- 0.7405 1.5230 0.4760310.3150.5 - 16N164W
-2462 May 18 01:07:53 58334 5894 -55184 1N t- -1.1214 0.8107-0.2098245.7 - - 14S137W
-2462 Oct 12 02:33:19 58323 5892 -55179 -32N -a -1.3338 0.3978-0.5766163.9 - - 2S155W
-2462 Nov 10 13:48:55 58321 5892 -55178 6N a- 1.3671 0.3461-0.6471156.8 - - 12N 34E
-2461 Apr 07 14:21:06 58310 5890 -55173 -27P -t 0.8920 1.2571 0.1862309.4104.0 - 2N 30E
-2461 Oct 01 18:18:29 58297 5887 -55167 -22P -a -0.6817 1.5954 0.6188289.9157.6 - 6S 31W
-2460 Mar 26 16:00:12 58284 5885 -55161 -17T+pp 0.1194 2.6622 1.6160361.7229.3101.4 6N 6E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2460 Sep 20 07:25:38 58270 5882 -55155 -12T-pp -0.0001 2.8675 1.8482341.7220.2101.1 9S132E
-2459 Mar 16 00:00:45 58257 5880 -55149 -7P a- -0.6417 1.6777 0.6832308.3170.8 - 10N114W
-2459 Sep 09 14:01:58 58244 5877 -55143 -2P t- 0.7389 1.5388 0.4664323.9154.2 - 13S 33E
-2458 Feb 04 06:11:32 58233 5875 -55138 -35N -a 1.2290 0.5809-0.3752193.1 - - 23N155E
-2458 Mar 05 14:22:48 58231 5875 -55137 3N a- -1.3316 0.3920-0.5629162.7 - - 13N 31E
-2458 Jul 30 21:19:22 58220 5873 -55132 -30N -t -1.4925 0.1581-0.9185121.6 - - 24S 77W
-2458 Aug 29 14:27:12 58218 5872 -55131 8N t- 1.4571 0.2319-0.8622148.0 - - 16S 26E
-2457 Jan 24 22:05:36 58206 5870 -55126 -25P -a 0.5563 1.8271 0.8471305.6179.8 - 24N 85W
-2457 Jul 20 01:15:40 58193 5868 -55120 -20P -t -0.7119 1.5657 0.5381313.4159.5 - 25S137W
-2456 Jan 14 09:27:09 58180 5865 -55114 -15T-pp -0.1591 2.5844 1.5480349.0221.6 96.024N103E
-2456 Jul 08 12:36:06 58167 5863 -55108 -10T+pp 0.0650 2.7243 1.7530327.8215.5 99.724S 51E
-2455 Jan 02 13:24:19 58154 5860 -55102 -5P t- -0.8982 1.2549 0.1659307.7 97.6 - 23N 43E
-2455 Jun 28 04:51:47 58140 5858 -55096 0P a- 0.7864 1.3868 0.4426273.0136.1 - 22S167E
-2455 Nov 22 18:19:50 58130 5855 -55091 -33N -t 1.4386 0.2616-0.8240153.3 - - 17N 35W
-2455 Dec 22 12:42:55 58127 5855 -55090 5N t- -1.5786 0.0112-1.0872 33.0 - - 21N 52E
-2454 May 19 13:21:35 58116 5853 -55085 -28N -a -1.0255 0.9669-0.0142251.5 - - 15S 39E
-2454 Jun 17 21:31:09 58114 5853 -55084 10Nba- 1.5270 0.0365-0.9246 52.0 - - 20S 83W
-2454 Nov 11 23:59:06 58103 5850 -55079 -23P -a 0.6978 1.5928 0.5627308.2158.8 - 12N119W
-2453 May 08 22:33:36 58090 5848 -55073 -18T -t -0.2783 2.3652 1.3299353.7221.0 83.410S 98W
-2453 Nov 01 12:28:28 58077 5845 -55067 -13T-pp -0.0057 2.8386 1.8562324.0212.2 98.5 8N 53E
-2452 Apr 27 00:57:41 58063 5843 -55061 -8P t- 0.4995 1.9755 0.9079355.1204.2 - 6S133W
-2452 Oct 21 04:02:25 58050 5840 -55055 -3P a- -0.6653 1.6242 0.6500289.8159.8 - 3N179W
-2451 Mar 17 12:57:56 58039 5838 -55050 -36Ne-t -1.5254 0.0763-0.9578 81.6 - - 8N 51E
-2451 Apr 16 02:02:16 58037 5838 -55049 2N t- 1.2450 0.6000-0.4523224.0 - - 1S147W
-2451 Sep 11 04:52:43 58026 5836 -55044 -31N -a 1.4211 0.2674-0.7663147.0 - - 11S169E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2451 Oct 10 18:01:12 58024 5835 -55043 7N a- -1.3723 0.3451-0.6650160.2 - - 2S 28W
-2450 Mar 06 22:54:59 58013 5833 -55038 -26P -a -0.7158 1.5354 0.5535294.8154.7 - 13N 98W
-2450 Aug 31 09:30:01 58000 5831 -55032 -21P -t 0.7631 1.4990 0.4175325.6148.7 - 16S100E
-2449 Feb 24 14:19:39 57987 5828 -55026 -16T+pp 0.0266 2.7851 1.8330318.5211.4 98.917N 32E
-2449 Aug 20 09:15:08 57973 5826 -55020 -11T+pp 0.0583 2.7956 1.7072376.2234.9104.719S104E
-2448 Feb 14 06:51:18 57960 5823 -55014 -6P a- 0.7412 1.4807 0.5150283.8146.9 - 20N144E
-2448 Aug 08 11:31:27 57947 5821 -55008 -1P h- -0.6626 1.6656 0.6191324.8170.9 - 22S 69E
-2447 Jan 04 06:10:08 57936 5819 -55003 -34N -h -1.2956 0.5089-0.5470203.4 - - 23N151E
-2447 Feb 02 19:50:50 57934 5818 -55002 4N h- 1.5116 0.0929-0.9239 87.0 - - 23N 52W
-2447 Jun 29 12:15:48 57923 5816 -54997 -29N -a 1.2460 0.5506-0.4074191.3 - - 22S 55E
-2447 Jul 28 21:04:25 57921 5816 -54996 9N a- -1.3458 0.3823-0.6051166.6 - - 25S 75W
-2447 Dec 24 08:08:50 57910 5814 -54991 -24P -t -0.6331 1.7462 0.6472346.1180.0 - 22N120E
-2446 Jun 19 05:10:07 57896 5811 -54985 -19P -a 0.5115 1.8909 0.9475299.7183.6 - 21S161E
-2446 Dec 13 07:23:34 57883 5809 -54979 -14T+pp 0.0543 2.8049 1.7127373.3232.7103.721N130E
-2445 Jun 08 21:09:04 57870 5806 -54973 -9T-p- -0.2326 2.4172 1.4451326.6211.7 88.320S 79W
-2445 Dec 02 11:25:33 57857 5804 -54967 -4P a- 0.7378 1.5258 0.4830309.2151.0 - 19N 68E
-2444 May 28 07:48:59 57844 5801 -54961 1N t- -1.0433 0.9562-0.0686264.0 - - 18S121E
-2444 Oct 22 11:23:36 57833 5799 -54956 -32N -a -1.3337 0.3982-0.5765163.8 - - 3N 70E
-2444 Nov 20 22:37:25 57831 5799 -54955 6N a- 1.3656 0.3475-0.6431156.7 - - 16N101W
-2443 Apr 17 20:40:14 57820 5797 -54950 -27P -t 0.9768 1.1005 0.0315294.2 43.7 - 2S 68W
-2443 Oct 12 03:01:42 57806 5794 -54944 -22P -a -0.6882 1.5850 0.6051290.0156.4 - 1S165W
-2442 Apr 06 22:41:46 57793 5792 -54938 -17T+pp 0.1960 2.5191 1.4779358.2226.0 94.9 2N 98W
-2442 Oct 01 15:46:30 57780 5789 -54932 -12T-pp -0.0105 2.8511 1.8263343.3220.7101.1 5S 4E
-2441 Mar 27 07:16:25 57767 5787 -54926 -7P a- -0.5739 1.7992 0.8106312.9181.5 - 6N134E
-2441 Sep 20 21:50:03 57754 5784 -54920 -2P t- 0.7203 1.5757 0.4977327.6158.9 - 9S 87W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2440 Feb 15 14:16:33 57743 5782 -54915 -35N -a 1.2676 0.5085-0.4445181.8 - - 20N 32E
-2440 Mar 15 22:03:18 57741 5782 -54914 3N a- -1.2737 0.4962-0.4547180.8 - - 9N 87W
-2440 Aug 10 04:25:05 57730 5780 -54909 -30N -t -1.5387 0.0743-1.0041 83.9 - - 23S175E
-2440 Sep 08 21:54:47 57728 5779 -54908 8N t- 1.4279 0.2871-0.8103164.0 - - 12S 88W
-2439 Feb 04 06:11:32 57717 5777 -54903 -25P -a 0.5910 1.7633 0.7839303.4175.3 - 22N152E
-2439 Jul 30 08:37:40 57703 5775 -54897 -20P -t -0.7615 1.4745 0.4471306.3147.0 - 24S111E
-2438 Jan 24 17:20:30 57690 5772 -54891 -15T-pp -0.1320 2.6342 1.5976350.7223.2 98.423N 16W
-2438 Jul 19 20:13:32 57677 5770 -54885 -10T+pp 0.0086 2.8278 1.8564327.2215.4100.324S 64W
-2437 Jan 13 21:02:20 57664 5767 -54879 -5P t- -0.8757 1.2954 0.2079311.6108.8 - 23N 73W
-2437 Jul 09 12:31:12 57651 5765 -54873 0P a- 0.7259 1.4990 0.5526280.2149.5 - 23S 51E
-2437 Dec 04 02:27:57 57640 5763 -54868 -33N -t 1.4383 0.2602-0.8216152.4 - - 20N158W
-2436 Jan 02 20:25:48 57638 5763 -54867 5N t- -1.5598 0.0436-1.0506 64.9 - - 22N 65W
-2436 May 29 20:24:43 57627 5760 -54862 -28N -a -1.1047 0.8236-0.1617236.6 - - 18S 69W
-2436 Jun 28 04:55:31 57624 5760 -54861 10N a- 1.4673 0.1485-0.8172104.2 - - 22S164E
-2436 Nov 22 08:33:39 57614 5758 -54856 -23P -a 0.6941 1.5977 0.5712307.3159.4 - 16N110E
-2435 May 19 05:07:03 57600 5755 -54850 -18T -t -0.3631 2.2112 1.1725351.1214.9 63.914S161E
-2435 Nov 11 21:19:33 57587 5753 -54844 -13T-pp -0.0075 2.8345 1.8536323.3211.9 98.412N 82W
-2434 May 08 07:12:23 57574 5751 -54838 -8T t- 0.4111 2.1378 1.0702361.7215.2 43.110S131E
-2434 Nov 01 12:54:57 57561 5748 -54832 -3P a- -0.6674 1.6213 0.6454290.0159.5 - 7N 45E
-2433 Apr 27 08:29:01 57548 5746 -54826 2N t- 1.1591 0.7557-0.2929246.7 - - 5S113E
-2433 Sep 22 13:00:32 57537 5744 -54821 -31N -a 1.4399 0.2361-0.8038139.1 - - 7S 45E
-2433 Oct 22 02:37:52 57535 5743 -54820 7N a- -1.3757 0.3410-0.6734159.9 - - 2N160W
-2432 Mar 17 06:22:28 57524 5741 -54815 -26P -a -0.7732 1.4274 0.4512286.6141.5 - 9N148E
-2432 Sep 10 17:05:46 57511 5739 -54809 -21P -t 0.7900 1.4522 0.3654323.3140.5 - 12S 16W
-2431 Mar 06 22:08:14 57498 5736 -54803 -16T-pp -0.0259 2.7845 1.8359318.0211.4 99.113N 88W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2431 Aug 30 16:36:46 57484 5734 -54797 -11T+pp 0.0936 2.7321 1.6411375.7233.9103.016S 9W
-2430 Feb 24 14:45:29 57471 5731 -54791 -6P a- 0.6984 1.5587 0.5940289.0156.1 - 17N 23E
-2430 Aug 19 19:03:09 57458 5729 -54785 -1P h- -0.6204 1.7432 0.6965328.1178.3 - 20S 45W
-2429 Jan 15 14:04:12 57447 5727 -54780 -34N -h -1.3207 0.4630-0.5929195.4 - - 23N 31E
-2429 Feb 14 03:33:34 57445 5726 -54779 4N h- 1.4783 0.1540-0.8628111.7 - - 21N169W
-2429 Jul 10 19:50:52 57434 5724 -54774 -29N -a 1.3021 0.4479-0.5105173.9 - - 23S 60W
-2429 Aug 09 04:52:41 57432 5724 -54773 9N a- -1.2989 0.4685-0.5190182.4 - - 23S167E
-2428 Jan 04 15:50:50 57421 5722 -54768 -24P -t -0.6524 1.7099 0.6129344.1176.4 - 23N 3E
-2428 Jun 29 12:43:18 57408 5719 -54762 -19P -a 0.5773 1.7715 0.8254295.0175.2 - 23S 46E
-2428 Dec 23 15:17:50 57395 5717 -54756 -14T+pp 0.0425 2.8244 1.7365372.1232.5104.023N 10E
-2427 Jun 19 04:24:15 57382 5714 -54750 -9T-pp -0.1620 2.5490 1.5722330.0215.2 95.322S170E
-2427 Dec 12 19:47:59 57369 5712 -54744 -4P a- 0.7310 1.5358 0.4979308.5152.5 - 22N 59W
-2426 Jun 08 14:32:32 57355 5709 -54738 1P t- -0.9678 1.0970 0.0675279.9 61.3 - 20S 18E
-2426 Nov 02 20:15:52 57344 5707 -54733 -32N -a -1.3324 0.4004-0.5741164.0 - - 7N 66W
-2426 Dec 02 07:23:35 57342 5707 -54732 6N a- 1.3621 0.3524-0.6351157.3 - - 20N126E
-2425 Apr 29 02:55:57 57331 5705 -54727 -27N -t 1.0641 0.9397-0.1279276.3 - - 6S165W
-2425 Oct 23 11:48:44 57318 5702 -54721 -22P -a -0.6914 1.5807 0.5979290.4155.8 - 3N 61E
-2424 Apr 17 05:19:29 57305 5700 -54715 -17T pp 0.2764 2.3691 1.3327353.8221.0 83.6 2S160E
-2424 Oct 12 00:12:12 57292 5697 -54709 -12T-pp -0.0162 2.8433 1.8134344.9221.2101.1 0S125W
-2423 Apr 06 14:27:28 57279 5695 -54703 -7P a- -0.5013 1.9298 0.9465317.1190.9 - 1N 24E
-2423 Oct 01 05:45:45 57266 5692 -54697 -2P t- 0.7087 1.5994 0.5164330.3161.7 - 4S152E
-2422 Feb 25 22:12:53 57255 5690 -54692 -35N -a 1.3134 0.4230-0.5272167.1 - - 17N 89W
-2422 Mar 27 05:37:41 57253 5690 -54691 3N a- -1.2104 0.6105-0.3369197.9 - - 5N157E
-2422 Aug 21 11:41:15 57242 5688 -54686 -30Ne-t -1.5770 0.0050-1.0752 21.8 - - 20S 65E
-2422 Sep 20 05:31:28 57240 5687 -54685 8N t- 1.4057 0.3294-0.7709175.1 - - 8S156E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2421 Feb 15 14:07:59 57229 5685 -54680 -25P -a 0.6329 1.6860 0.7072300.4169.1 - 20N 32E
-2421 Aug 10 16:09:39 57216 5683 -54674 -20P -h -0.8041 1.3964 0.3691299.8134.7 - 22S 3W
-2420 Feb 05 01:02:13 57202 5680 -54668 -15T-pp -0.0962 2.6998 1.6634352.5224.8100.821N133W
-2420 Jul 30 03:59:53 57189 5678 -54662 -10T-pp -0.0410 2.7686 1.7967326.2214.6 99.723S178E
-2419 Jan 24 04:30:39 57176 5676 -54656 -5P t- -0.8455 1.3497 0.2641316.5121.7 - 22N174E
-2419 Jul 19 20:17:13 57163 5673 -54650 0P a- 0.6711 1.6010 0.6519286.2159.9 - 23S 67W
-2419 Dec 14 10:33:25 57152 5671 -54645 -33N -t 1.4407 0.2536-0.8238150.1 - - 23N 79E
-2418 Jan 13 04:02:22 57150 5671 -54644 5N t- -1.5354 0.0859-1.0037 90.6 - - 23N180W
-2418 Jun 10 03:29:15 57139 5669 -54639 -28N -a -1.1817 0.6848-0.3053219.8 - - 21S177W
-2418 Jul 09 12:24:32 57137 5668 -54638 10N a- 1.4118 0.2529-0.7179135.2 - - 22S 50E
-2418 Dec 03 17:07:54 57126 5666 -54633 -23P -a 0.6913 1.6008 0.5785306.2159.7 - 19N 20W
-2417 May 30 11:38:49 57113 5664 -54627 -18T -t -0.4483 2.0569 1.0144347.3206.7 19.417S 60E
-2417 Nov 23 06:11:17 57100 5661 -54621 -13T-pp -0.0096 2.8298 1.8507322.7211.7 98.416N144E
-2416 May 18 13:26:39 57087 5659 -54615 -8T tp 0.3221 2.3013 1.2332366.9223.6 74.413S 34E
-2416 Nov 11 21:47:37 57074 5656 -54609 -3P a- -0.6699 1.6173 0.6402290.2159.2 - 11N 91W
-2415 May 07 14:57:26 57061 5654 -54603 2N t- 1.0734 0.9113-0.1340265.7 - - 9S 12E
-2415 Oct 02 21:14:00 57050 5652 -54598 -31N -a 1.4535 0.2140-0.8314133.3 - - 3S 81W
-2415 Nov 01 11:15:50 57048 5651 -54597 7N a- -1.3807 0.3337-0.6844158.8 - - 7N 68E
-2414 Mar 28 13:46:11 57037 5649 -54592 -26P -a -0.8341 1.3128 0.3419277.4124.8 - 5N 34E
-2414 Sep 22 00:48:09 57024 5647 -54586 -21P -t 0.8109 1.4164 0.3247321.6133.5 - 8S134W
-2413 Mar 18 05:50:20 57011 5644 -54580 -16T-pp -0.0839 2.6766 1.7310317.1210.8 97.8 9N154E
-2413 Sep 11 00:08:08 56997 5642 -54574 -11T+pp 0.1210 2.6830 1.5898375.2232.9101.113S124W
-2412 Mar 06 22:28:35 56984 5639 -54568 -6P a- 0.6472 1.6524 0.6883294.8165.9 - 14N 95W
-2412 Aug 30 02:46:59 56971 5637 -54562 -1P a- -0.5875 1.8037 0.7568330.2183.4 - 17S163W
-2411 Jan 25 21:46:03 56960 5635 -54557 -34N -h -1.3542 0.4013-0.6543183.5 - - 22N 85W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen
Dur
m
Par
Dur
m
Total
Dur
m
Zen
Lat
°
Zen
Long
°
-2411 Feb 24 11:04:09 56958 5635 -54556 4N h- 1.4366 0.2307-0.7864136.3 - - 18N 77E
-2411 Jul 21 03:34:45 56947 5633 -54551 -29N -a 1.3515 0.3576-0.6016156.5 - - 22S177W
-2411 Aug 19 12:51:39 56945 5632 -54550 9N a- -1.2600 0.5400-0.4479194.0 - - 21S 45E
-2410 Jan 14 23:22:57 56934 5630 -54545 -24P -t -0.6792 1.6595 0.5650341.1170.8 - 23N111W
-2410 Jul 10 20:22:23 56921 5628 -54539 -19P -a 0.6378 1.6622 0.7128290.2166.0 - 23S 70W
-2409 Jan 03 23:06:00 56908 5625 -54533 -14T+pp 0.0251 2.8537 1.7709370.9232.3104.324N108W
-2409 Jun 30 11:41:12 56895 5623 -54527 -9T-pp -0.0940 2.6766 1.6944332.8217.5 99.423S 59E
-2409 Dec 24 04:07:24 56882 5620 -54521 -4P a- 0.7210 1.5514 0.5190308.1154.8 - 24N175E
-2408 Jun 18 21:16:49 56869 5618 -54515 1P t- -0.8938 1.2355 0.2007293.9104.0 - 23S 85W
-2408 Nov 13 05:09:56 56858 5616 -54510 -32N -a -1.3301 0.4043-0.5694164.6 - - 11N158E
-2408 Dec 12 16:07:00 56856 5615 -54509 6N a- 1.3563 0.3613-0.6226158.7 - - 22N 6W
-2407 May 09 09:10:23 56845 5613 -54504 -27N -t 1.1519 0.7780-0.2884255.3 - - 10S 98E
-2407 Nov 02 20:38:49 56832 5611 -54498 -22P -a -0.6915 1.5818 0.5966291.2156.0 - 8N 74W
-2406 Apr 28 11:56:37 56819 5608 -54492 -17T -t 0.3583 2.2168 1.1847348.3214.2 65.5 6S 57E
-2406 Oct 23 08:41:15 56806 5606 -54486 -12T-pp -0.0182 2.8419 1.8074346.4221.7101.2 4N105E
-2405 Apr 17 21:36:38 56793 5604 -54480 -7T a- -0.4261 2.0653 1.0868320.6198.7 44.3 3S 87W
-2405 Oct 12 13:46:10 56780 5601 -54474 -2P t- 0.7012 1.6155 0.5280332.5163.5 - 0N 29E
-2404 Mar 08 06:01:17 56769 5599 -54469 -35N -a 1.3659 0.3255-0.6223148.0 - - 14N151E
-2404 Apr 06 13:07:03 56767 5599 -54468 3N a- -1.1426 0.7335-0.2109213.9 - - 1N 41E
-2404 Sep 30 13:16:03 56754 5596 -54462 8N t- 1.3892 0.3608-0.7417182.7 - - 4S 37E
-2403 Feb 25 21:55:28 56743 5594 -54457 -25P -a 0.6819 1.5960 0.6174296.3160.8 - 17N 87W
-2403 Aug 20 23:52:16 56730 5592 -54451 -20P -h -0.8389 1.3325 0.3053294.0123.3 - 20S120W
-2402 Feb 15 08:33:53 56717 5589 -54445 -15T-pp -0.0529 2.7792 1.7428354.1226.3102.719N113E
-2402 Aug 10 11:55:43 56704 5587 -54439 -10T-pp -0.0834 2.6912 1.7186325.2213.5 98.221S 58E
-2401 Feb 04 11:47:55 56691 5584 -54433 -5P t- -0.8068 1.4198 0.3363322.3136.1 - 21N 64E
-2401 Jul 31 04:10:42 56678 5582 -54427 0P a- 0.6225 1.6917 0.7394291.2167.8 - 22S173E
-2401 Dec 25 18:33:31 56667 5580 -54422 -33N -t 1.4481 0.2374-0.8348144.9 - - 24N 42W
-2400 Jan 24 11:29:22 56665 5579 -54421 5N t- -1.5027 0.1435-0.9410116.2 - - 22N 67E
-2400 Jun 20 10:36:19 56654 5577 -54416 -28N -a -1.2554 0.5522-0.4432200.9 - - 23S 74E
-2400 Jul 19 20:00:17 56652 5577 -54415 10N a- 1.3621 0.3467-0.6296157.5 - - 23S 65W
-2400 Dec 14 01:37:27 56641 5575 -54410 -23P -a 0.6934 1.5946 0.5771304.6159.1 - 22N149W

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses: -2499 to -2400 (2500 BCE to 2401 BCE)

During the 25th century BCE [1], Earth experienced 256 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -2499 - -2400
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 256100.0%
PenumbralN 99 38.7%
PartialP 97 37.9%
TotalT 60 23.4%

Total eclipses can be further classified as either central or non-central:

  • Central - Some portion of the Moon passes directly through the center of Earth’s umbral shadow.
    These are the deepest and longest type of lunar eclipse.
  • Non-Central - The Moon passes completely within Earth’s umbral shadow but misses the center of the umbra.

The statistical distribution of these classes during the 25th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 60100.0%
Central 47 78.3%
Non-Central 13 21.7%

There are two to five lunar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.

Number of Eclipses Per Year
Number of Eclipses Per Year Number of Years
2 64
3 17
4 18
5 1

The lunar eclipses with the longest and shortest durations, and with the largest and smallest magnitudes appear in the following two tables.

Extreme Durations of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Duration
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse -2467 Aug 0901h45m45s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse -2417 May 3000h19m26s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2452 Apr 2703h24m14s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2443 Apr 1700h43m43s
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2425 Apr 2904h36m15s
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2422 Aug 2100h21m48s
 
Extreme Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Umbral Magnitude Penumbral Magnitude
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse -2471 Oct 211.85881 -
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse -2417 May 301.01436 -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2446 Jun 190.94752 -
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2443 Apr 170.03150 -
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2454 May 19 - 0.96685
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2422 Aug 21 - 0.00497

When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the series is known as a tetrad. The are no tetrads occurring during this century.

During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 3 Saros series end. The table below gives the Saros series, number of eclipses in the series, the calendar date and whether it is the first or last eclipse in the series.

First or Last Eclipse in Saros Series
Saros Series Number of Eclipses Date Pernumbral Magnitude First/Last
-37 75 -2480 Apr 07 0.0694Last
10 74 -2454 Jun 17 0.0365First
-36 87 -2451 Mar 17 0.0763Last
-30 76 -2422 Aug 21 0.0050Last

The years containing five lunar eclipses are as follows: -2447.

Footnotes

[1] The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions)

[2] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the center of the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadows.

Links to Additional Lunar Eclipse Information

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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 book Thousand Year Canon of Lunar 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:

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