Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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 -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2599 Mar 04 10:17:06 62135 6623 -56881 -38N -a -1.1626 0.6986-0.2494209.0 - - 13N109E
-2599 Apr 02 17:32:52 62132 6622 -56880 0N a- 1.3577 0.3413-0.6082152.5 - - 5N 1W
-2599 Aug 28 02:45:57 62121 6620 -56875 -33N -t 1.3847 0.3617-0.7262181.4 - - 16S142W
-2598 Feb 22 02:42:16 62107 6618 -56869 -28T -a -0.4659 1.9877 1.0182310.7191.0 20.317N137W
-2598 Aug 17 05:58:15 62094 6615 -56863 -23P -t 0.6299 1.7222 0.6827324.2175.8 - 20S170E
-2597 Feb 11 14:47:22 62080 6612 -56857 -18T p- 0.2752 2.3652 1.3410343.1215.6 82.421N 42E
-2597 Aug 06 16:36:38 62067 6610 -56851 -13T-p- -0.1240 2.6212 1.6397328.5214.4 96.822S 10E
-2596 Jan 31 19:31:40 62053 6607 -56845 -8N t- 1.0418 0.9856-0.0919279.4 - - 23N 30W
-2596 Jul 26 08:22:49 62039 6604 -56839 -3P a- -0.8255 1.3188 0.3672268.8125.4 - 24S132E
-2596 Dec 21 01:39:25 62028 6602 -56834 -36N -t -1.2369 0.6304-0.4528230.4 - - 21N126W
-2595 Jun 16 16:04:36 62014 6600 -56828 -31N -a 1.0275 0.9639-0.0189250.9 - - 20S 15E
-2595 Jul 16 00:46:34 62012 6599 -56827 7Nba- -1.5482 0.0003-0.9659 5.0 - - 26S115W
-2595 Dec 10 07:01:23 62001 6597 -56822 -26P -a -0.4934 1.9683 0.9374328.0193.0 - 20N152E
-2594 Jun 06 01:22:38 61987 6594 -56816 -21T -t 0.2864 2.3505 1.3147352.9220.1 81.818S125W
-2594 Nov 29 19:16:16 61973 6592 -56810 -16T+p- 0.2096 2.4651 1.4817321.7208.1 88.418N 32W
-2593 May 26 03:52:40 61960 6589 -56804 -11P t- -0.4902 1.9926 0.9251355.8205.5 - 16S163W
-2593 Nov 19 10:48:02 61946 6586 -56798 -6P a- 0.8654 1.2569 0.2830265.9111.5 - 15N 94E
-2592 Apr 14 16:09:09 61935 6584 -56793 -39Ne-t 1.5128 0.0975-0.9326 92.1 - - 0N 18E
-2592 May 14 04:53:43 61932 6584 -56792 -1N t- -1.2386 0.6116-0.4403226.1 - - 13S178W
-2592 Oct 09 11:25:28 61921 6582 -56787 -34N -a -1.2343 0.6120-0.4251214.7 - - 3S 87E
-2591 Apr 04 02:08:28 61907 6579 -56781 -29P -a 0.6891 1.5820 0.6049297.7160.7 - 4N131W
-2591 Sep 28 16:06:57 61894 6576 -56775 -24P -t -0.5804 1.8373 0.7494346.0188.2 - 7S 17E
-2590 Mar 24 17:46:16 61880 6574 -56769 -19T-pp -0.0710 2.7002 1.7547317.8211.4 98.4 7N 5W
-2590 Sep 17 15:34:20 61867 6571 -56763 -14T+pp 0.1065 2.7123 1.6136377.1233.8102.011S 25E
-2589 Mar 14 10:43:07 61853 6568 -56757 -9P a- -0.8027 1.3632 0.4067275.2132.6 - 10N101E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2589 Sep 06 17:07:33 61839 6566 -56751 -4P h- 0.7985 1.4226 0.3638310.7136.7 - 14S 2E
-2588 Feb 02 12:00:12 61828 6564 -56746 -37N -h 1.1481 0.7735-0.2702243.0 - - 23N 82E
-2588 Jul 27 15:54:50 61814 6561 -56740 -32N -a -1.1957 0.6473-0.3196206.1 - - 25S 19E
-2588 Aug 26 01:54:04 61812 6560 -56739 6N a- 1.4512 0.1947-0.8041121.6 - - 17S130W
-2587 Jan 21 14:41:47 61801 6558 -56734 -27P -t 0.4560 2.0661 0.9772360.0208.4 - 24N 41E
-2587 Jul 17 08:25:44 61787 6556 -56728 -22T -a -0.4745 1.9620 1.0124302.7187.5 16.624S130E
-2586 Jan 10 14:15:10 61774 6553 -56722 -17T-p- -0.2502 2.4424 1.3561368.7226.0 86.724N 46E
-2586 Jul 07 00:13:09 61760 6550 -56716 -12T+p- 0.2552 2.3778 1.4016325.7210.0 85.023S108W
-2586 Dec 30 18:11:24 61746 6548 -56710 -7P a- -0.9384 1.1565 0.1163281.5 78.5 - 23N 14W
-2585 Jun 26 10:51:48 61733 6545 -56704 -2N t- 1.0535 0.9391-0.0888261.8 - - 22S 92E
-2585 Nov 20 18:10:34 61721 6543 -56699 -35N -a 1.1349 0.7637-0.2125219.2 - - 16N 17W
-2584 May 15 23:36:05 61708 6540 -56693 -30P -t -0.9825 1.0895 0.0217293.0 36.3 - 13S 99W
-2584 Nov 09 09:46:38 61694 6538 -56687 -25P -a 0.4842 1.9595 0.9793306.9186.3 - 11N109E
-2583 May 05 01:35:10 61681 6535 -56681 -20T-pp -0.1989 2.5129 1.4733358.5226.2 94.8 9S128W
-2583 Oct 29 22:41:05 61667 6532 -56675 -15T-p- -0.1943 2.5141 1.4889339.5215.8 91.4 6N 84W
-2582 Apr 24 10:06:54 61653 6530 -56669 -10P a- 0.5792 1.7883 0.8022312.7181.2 - 4S105E
-2582 Oct 19 04:58:48 61640 6527 -56663 -5P t- -0.9219 1.2073 0.1262298.5 84.4 - 1N178W
-2581 Mar 15 18:00:57 61628 6525 -56658 -38N -a -1.2177 0.5961-0.3492194.9 - - 10N 10W
-2581 Apr 14 00:58:32 61626 6525 -56657 0N a- 1.2884 0.4669-0.4795175.9 - - 1N116W
-2581 Sep 08 10:17:28 61615 6522 -56652 -33N -t 1.4100 0.3161-0.7737170.1 - - 13S103E
-2580 Mar 04 10:25:20 61601 6520 -56646 -28P -a -0.5194 1.8894 0.9203307.7185.3 - 14N105E
-2580 Aug 27 13:43:47 61588 6517 -56640 -23P -h 0.6596 1.6677 0.6281320.1169.6 - 17S 52E
-2579 Feb 21 22:15:33 61574 6514 -56634 -18T+pp 0.2272 2.4535 1.4290346.1219.1 89.718N 72W
-2579 Aug 17 00:37:12 61561 6512 -56628 -13T-p- -0.0872 2.6888 1.7069328.2214.6 98.320S112W
-2578 Feb 11 02:43:15 61547 6509 -56622 -8Nxt- 0.9980 1.0651-0.0108288.5 - - 21N139W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2578 Aug 06 16:23:48 61533 6507 -56616 -3P a- -0.7828 1.3987 0.4443274.4136.3 - 23S 11E
-2577 Jan 01 09:30:34 61522 6504 -56611 -36N -t -1.2505 0.6029-0.4751225.1 - - 23N115E
-2577 Jun 27 23:18:47 61508 6502 -56605 -31N -a 1.0984 0.8366-0.1517237.9 - - 22S 96W
-2577 Jul 27 08:30:05 61506 6501 -56604 7N a- -1.5030 0.0859-0.8857 79.7 - - 25S128E
-2577 Dec 21 15:24:00 61495 6499 -56599 -26P -a -0.4994 1.9546 0.9291325.9191.9 - 22N 26E
-2576 Jun 16 08:02:59 61481 6497 -56593 -21T -t 0.3664 2.2063 1.1655350.6214.3 62.621S133E
-2576 Dec 10 04:01:32 61468 6494 -56587 -16T+p- 0.2062 2.4696 1.4896321.0208.0 88.820N165W
-2575 Jun 05 10:09:40 61454 6491 -56581 -11T t- -0.4027 2.1541 1.0847362.3216.0 47.119S101E
-2575 Nov 29 19:40:24 61441 6489 -56575 -6P a- 0.8664 1.2550 0.2813266.0111.2 - 18N 41W
-2574 May 25 11:19:26 61427 6486 -56569 -1N t- -1.1511 0.7711-0.2789249.2 - - 16S 83E
-2574 Oct 20 19:51:39 61416 6484 -56564 -34N -a -1.2402 0.6034-0.4383214.2 - - 2N 42W
-2573 Apr 15 09:20:58 61402 6481 -56558 -29P -a 0.7593 1.4509 0.4784288.4145.4 - 0S117E
-2573 Oct 10 00:05:11 61388 6479 -56552 -24P -t -0.5906 1.8209 0.7287346.2186.6 - 2S105W
-2572 Apr 04 01:16:44 61375 6476 -56546 -19T-pp -0.0027 2.8242 1.8814317.7211.8 99.5 3N121W
-2572 Sep 27 23:19:32 61361 6473 -56540 -14T+pp 0.0902 2.7433 1.6426377.3233.9102.8 6S 94W
-2571 Mar 24 18:16:21 61348 6471 -56534 -9P a- -0.7419 1.4746 0.5183283.1147.5 - 7N 15W
-2571 Sep 17 01:03:31 61334 6468 -56528 -4P a- 0.7765 1.4629 0.4042312.7142.8 - 10S120W
-2570 Feb 12 19:29:17 61323 6466 -56523 -37N -h 1.1942 0.6889-0.3547232.0 - - 21N 31W
-2570 Mar 14 07:39:52 61321 6466 -56522 1Nbh- -1.5389 0.0375-0.9686 55.4 - - 10N144E
-2570 Aug 07 23:51:44 61309 6463 -56517 -32N -a -1.2341 0.5774-0.3905195.6 - - 23S102W
-2570 Sep 06 10:06:11 61307 6463 -56516 6N a- 1.4237 0.2452-0.7536135.4 - - 13S104E
-2569 Feb 01 21:59:34 61296 6461 -56511 -27P -t 0.4953 1.9928 0.9064357.1203.6 - 23N 70W
-2569 Jul 28 16:17:52 61282 6458 -56505 -22P -a -0.5242 1.8725 0.9194299.6181.7 - 24S 11E
-2568 Jan 21 21:45:50 61269 6455 -56499 -17T-pp -0.2197 2.4956 1.4147368.5227.5 91.323N 68W
-2568 Jul 17 07:45:17 61255 6453 -56493 -12T+p- 0.1989 2.4839 1.5020329.0213.2 91.624S138E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2567 Jan 10 02:13:35 61242 6450 -56487 -7P a- -0.9163 1.1939 0.1600283.5 91.2 - 23N136W
-2567 Jul 06 17:50:25 61228 6448 -56481 -2P t- 0.9906 1.0576 0.0236275.8 36.4 - 23S 15W
-2567 Dec 01 03:01:08 61217 6445 -56476 -35N -a 1.1340 0.7642-0.2100218.9 - - 19N152W
-2567 Dec 30 13:46:08 61215 6445 -56475 3N a- -1.5469 0.0117-0.9726 29.6 - - 22N 50E
-2566 May 27 05:51:41 61203 6443 -56470 -30N -t -1.0688 0.9313-0.1369275.4 - - 17S164E
-2566 Nov 20 18:37:56 61190 6440 -56464 -25P -a 0.4835 1.9614 0.9801307.5186.6 - 15N 26W
-2565 May 16 08:07:29 61176 6438 -56458 -20T pp -0.2829 2.3573 1.3208354.0220.9 82.613S131E
-2565 Nov 10 07:17:47 61163 6435 -56452 -15T-p- -0.1978 2.5094 1.4809340.8216.2 91.111N144E
-2564 May 04 17:07:52 61149 6432 -56446 -10P a- 0.4990 1.9333 0.9512317.7191.5 - 8S 3W
-2564 Oct 29 13:10:24 61135 6430 -56440 -5P t- -0.9236 1.2061 0.1215299.4 83.0 - 6N 56E
-2563 Mar 26 01:36:49 61124 6428 -56435 -38N -a -1.2795 0.4816-0.4615177.1 - - 5N127W
-2563 Apr 24 08:20:12 61122 6427 -56434 0N a- 1.2153 0.6000-0.3441196.4 - - 3S130E
-2563 Sep 18 17:59:29 61111 6425 -56429 -33N -t 1.4275 0.2848-0.8064161.7 - - 9S 15W
-2562 Mar 15 18:00:01 61097 6422 -56423 -28P -a -0.5793 1.7795 0.8103303.7177.7 - 10N 11W
-2562 Sep 07 21:40:26 61084 6420 -56417 -23P -h 0.6813 1.6279 0.5883316.8164.7 - 13S 70W
-2561 Mar 05 05:34:45 61070 6417 -56411 -18T+pp 0.1726 2.5538 1.5290348.9222.3 95.914N176E
-2561 Aug 28 08:46:27 61057 6415 -56405 -13T-p- -0.0571 2.7444 1.7617327.8214.5 99.018S124E
-2560 Feb 22 09:45:53 61043 6412 -56399 -8P t- 0.9473 1.1573 0.0831298.1 70.0 - 18N113E
-2560 Aug 17 00:32:22 61029 6409 -56393 -3P a- -0.7465 1.4668 0.5094278.9144.4 - 21S113W
-2559 Jan 11 17:14:53 61018 6407 -56388 -36N -t -1.2699 0.5644-0.5079217.8 - - 23N 2W
-2559 Jul 08 06:38:15 61005 6405 -56382 -31N -a 1.1639 0.7196-0.2747224.3 - - 23S153E
-2559 Aug 06 16:21:27 61003 6404 -56381 7N a- -1.4648 0.1589-0.8183108.0 - - 24S 9E
-2559 Dec 31 23:41:37 60991 6402 -56376 -26P -a -0.5099 1.9323 0.9126323.5190.2 - 23N100W
-2558 Jun 27 14:47:54 60978 6399 -56370 -21T -t 0.4416 2.0709 1.0248347.7207.0 25.422S 30E
-2558 Dec 21 12:42:11 60964 6397 -56364 -16T+p- 0.1987 2.4816 1.5051320.3208.1 89.623N 64E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2557 Jun 16 16:31:32 60951 6394 -56358 -11T tp -0.3193 2.3082 1.2366367.4223.7 74.821S 3E
-2557 Dec 11 04:28:33 60937 6392 -56352 -6P a- 0.8640 1.2591 0.2859266.5112.2 - 21N174W
-2556 Jun 04 17:48:58 60924 6389 -56346 -1N t- -1.0654 0.9276-0.1209268.2 - - 19S 17W
-2556 Oct 31 04:19:49 60912 6387 -56341 -34N -a -1.2439 0.5987-0.4469214.3 - - 6N172W
-2555 Apr 25 16:31:31 60899 6384 -56335 -29P -a 0.8318 1.3158 0.3473277.9125.9 - 4S 6E
-2555 Oct 20 08:06:53 60885 6382 -56329 -24P -t -0.5972 1.8104 0.7149346.6185.6 - 2N131E
-2554 Apr 15 08:43:44 60872 6379 -56323 -19T+pp 0.0688 2.7018 1.7610317.0211.2 98.5 1S124E
-2554 Oct 09 07:12:17 60858 6376 -56317 -14T+pp 0.0799 2.7627 1.6608377.3233.9103.1 2S145E
-2553 Apr 05 01:42:26 60845 6374 -56311 -9P a- -0.6756 1.5964 0.6398290.9161.1 - 2N130W
-2553 Sep 28 09:09:00 60831 6371 -56305 -4P a- 0.7613 1.4905 0.4322313.7146.6 - 6S116E
-2552 Feb 24 02:46:43 60820 6369 -56300 -37N -t 1.2487 0.5888-0.4546217.3 - - 18N143W
-2552 Mar 24 14:49:22 60818 6369 -56299 1N t- -1.4796 0.1468-0.8604109.1 - - 6N 34E
-2552 Aug 18 07:58:07 60807 6366 -56294 -32N -a -1.2657 0.5201-0.4490186.4 - - 21S135E
-2552 Sep 16 18:28:15 60804 6366 -56293 6N a- 1.4033 0.2826-0.7162144.5 - - 9S 23W
-2551 Feb 12 05:05:06 60793 6364 -56288 -27P -t 0.5444 1.9013 0.8177353.0196.7 - 20N178W
-2551 Aug 08 00:18:36 60780 6361 -56282 -22P -a -0.5668 1.7962 0.8394296.9176.1 - 23S111W
-2550 Feb 01 05:08:22 60766 6359 -56276 -17T-pp -0.1816 2.5627 1.4875368.2229.1 96.022N180W
-2550 Jul 28 15:23:17 60753 6356 -56270 -12T+pp 0.1483 2.5799 1.5919331.8215.5 95.823S 22E
-2549 Jan 21 10:10:36 60739 6353 -56264 -7P a- -0.8889 1.2409 0.2135286.2104.3 - 23N104E
-2549 Jul 18 00:53:22 60725 6351 -56258 -2P t- 0.9316 1.1690 0.1286287.8 84.0 - 23S122W
-2549 Dec 12 11:49:25 60714 6349 -56253 -35N -a 1.1353 0.7606-0.2111218.2 - - 22N 75E
-2548 Jan 10 22:11:56 60712 6348 -56252 3N a- -1.5279 0.0441-0.9352 57.1 - - 22N 78W
-2548 Jun 06 12:08:46 60701 6346 -56247 -30N -t -1.1536 0.7761-0.2927255.3 - - 20S 68E
-2548 Dec 01 03:27:42 60687 6344 -56241 -25P -a 0.4837 1.9614 0.9795308.0186.9 - 18N160W
-2547 May 26 14:43:20 60674 6341 -56235 -20T -t -0.3648 2.2058 1.1718348.7213.9 63.516S 29E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2547 Nov 20 15:52:16 60660 6338 -56229 -15T-p- -0.2003 2.5062 1.4751342.0216.6 91.014N 13E
-2546 May 16 00:12:29 60647 6336 -56223 -10T a- 0.4208 2.0752 1.0964321.5199.6 46.612S112W
-2546 Nov 09 21:21:43 60633 6333 -56217 -5P t- -0.9254 1.2040 0.1168300.0 81.6 - 10N 69W
-2545 Apr 06 09:08:42 60622 6331 -56212 -38N -a -1.3445 0.3616-0.5799155.2 - - 1N117E
-2545 May 05 15:41:36 60620 6331 -56211 0N a- 1.1414 0.7345-0.2078214.0 - - 8S 16E
-2545 Sep 30 01:49:12 60609 6328 -56206 -33N -t 1.4391 0.2640-0.8281155.8 - - 5S135W
-2544 Mar 26 01:27:13 60595 6326 -56200 -28P -a -0.6448 1.6596 0.6900298.7167.8 - 6N126W
-2544 Sep 18 05:46:48 60582 6323 -56194 -23P -a 0.6957 1.6013 0.5622314.2161.2 - 10S166E
-2543 Mar 15 12:42:41 60568 6321 -56188 -18T+pp 0.1099 2.6693 1.6437351.5225.1100.711N 66E
-2543 Sep 07 17:06:08 60555 6318 -56182 -13T-pp -0.0353 2.7848 1.8016327.2214.2 99.214S 3W
-2542 Mar 04 16:37:41 60541 6315 -56176 -8P t- 0.8883 1.2646 0.1921308.3104.9 - 15N 8E
-2542 Aug 28 08:49:42 60528 6313 -56170 -3P a- -0.7177 1.5212 0.5607282.4150.3 - 18S121E
-2541 Jan 23 00:51:11 60517 6311 -56165 -36N -t -1.2961 0.5132-0.5529207.8 - - 22N117W
-2541 Jul 19 14:03:18 60503 6308 -56159 -31N -a 1.2234 0.6135-0.3871210.3 - - 23S 40E
-2541 Aug 18 00:20:37 60501 6308 -56158 7N a- -1.4335 0.2192-0.7639126.6 - - 22S112W
-2540 Jan 12 07:51:47 60490 6306 -56153 -26P -a -0.5277 1.8965 0.8831320.5187.6 - 23N137E
-2540 Jul 07 21:36:34 60476 6303 -56147 -21P -t 0.5128 1.9432 0.8913344.1198.4 - 23S 74W
-2540 Dec 31 21:17:05 60463 6300 -56141 -16T+p- 0.1860 2.5028 1.5303319.8208.4 90.824N 66W
-2539 Jun 26 22:58:30 60449 6298 -56135 -11T-pp -0.2398 2.4555 1.3813371.2229.2 89.923S 95W
-2539 Dec 21 13:11:35 60436 6295 -56129 -6P a- 0.8579 1.2699 0.2977267.6114.4 - 23N 54E
-2538 Jun 16 00:24:38 60422 6293 -56123 -1P t- -0.9833 1.0776 0.0302283.7 41.9 - 22S118W
-2538 Nov 11 12:49:04 60411 6290 -56118 -34N -a -1.2459 0.5968-0.4522214.8 - - 10N 58E
-2537 May 06 23:41:23 60398 6288 -56112 -29P -a 0.9057 1.1785 0.2135266.1100.4 - 8S104W
-2537 Oct 31 16:12:02 60384 6285 -56106 -24P -t -0.6006 1.8054 0.7072347.2185.1 - 7N 8E
-2536 Apr 25 16:07:41 60371 6283 -56100 -19T+-p 0.1430 2.5651 1.6256315.7209.6 95.1 5S 10E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2536 Oct 19 15:10:34 60357 6280 -56094 -14T+pp 0.0735 2.7747 1.6724377.0233.8103.2 3N 23E
-2535 Apr 15 09:03:27 60344 6278 -56088 -9P a- -0.6055 1.7255 0.7681298.4173.3 - 2S116E
-2535 Oct 08 17:21:56 60330 6275 -56082 -4P a- 0.7513 1.5084 0.4511313.9148.9 - 1S 10W
-2534 Mar 06 09:55:18 60319 6273 -56077 -37N -t 1.3095 0.4772-0.5663198.3 - - 15N108E
-2534 Apr 04 21:52:58 60317 6272 -56076 1N t- -1.4159 0.2644-0.7444145.4 - - 2N 75W
-2534 Aug 29 16:12:39 60306 6270 -56071 -32N -a -1.2914 0.4735-0.4969178.4 - - 18S 10E
-2534 Sep 28 02:56:51 60304 6270 -56070 6N a- 1.3875 0.3114-0.6871150.8 - - 5S153W
-2533 Feb 23 12:02:17 60292 6268 -56065 -27P -t 0.6001 1.7978 0.7169347.8187.6 - 18N 76E
-2533 Aug 19 08:27:02 60279 6265 -56059 -22P -a -0.6031 1.7316 0.7707294.5170.8 - 20S125E
-2532 Feb 12 12:21:15 60265 6263 -56053 -17T-pp -0.1349 2.6455 1.5761367.8230.6100.220N 71E
-2532 Aug 07 23:08:50 60252 6260 -56047 -12T+pp 0.1046 2.6632 1.6689334.2217.2 98.422S 96W
-2531 Jan 31 17:58:20 60239 6257 -56041 -7P a- -0.8528 1.3036 0.2830289.8118.5 - 21N 14W
-2531 Jul 28 08:04:27 60225 6255 -56035 -2P t- 0.8799 1.2671 0.2203297.9108.8 - 23S129E
-2531 Dec 22 20:30:59 60214 6253 -56030 -35N -a 1.1426 0.7458-0.2231216.1 - - 24N 57W
-2530 Jan 21 06:28:47 60212 6252 -56029 3N a- -1.5012 0.0905-0.8837 81.3 - - 22N157E
-2530 Jun 17 18:32:25 60200 6250 -56024 -30N -t -1.2330 0.6309-0.4391233.4 - - 22S 30W
-2530 Dec 12 12:13:06 60187 6247 -56018 -25P -a 0.4874 1.9546 0.9725308.4186.8 - 21N 67E
-2529 Jun 06 21:22:43 60174 6245 -56012 -20T -t -0.4448 2.0579 1.0261342.4205.2 25.819S 73W
-2529 Dec 02 00:24:36 60160 6242 -56006 -15T-p- -0.2015 2.5049 1.4717343.2217.2 91.018N117W
-2528 May 26 07:18:12 60147 6240 -56000 -10T a- 0.3421 2.2182 1.2421324.4205.8 70.415S138E
-2528 Nov 20 05:32:27 60133 6237 -55994 -5P t- -0.9273 1.2015 0.1125300.6 80.4 - 14N166E
-2527 Apr 16 16:34:54 60122 6235 -55989 -38N -a -1.4140 0.2335-0.7071126.3 - - 3S 2E
-2527 May 15 23:02:12 60120 6235 -55988 0N a- 1.0664 0.8717-0.0696229.6 - - 11S 97W
-2527 Oct 10 09:47:49 60109 6232 -55983 -33N -t 1.4442 0.2547-0.8376152.9 - - 0S103E
-2526 Apr 06 08:47:53 60095 6230 -55977 -28P -a -0.7148 1.5316 0.5609292.4154.9 - 2N120E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2526 Sep 29 14:01:29 60082 6227 -55971 -23P -a 0.7042 1.5853 0.5469312.2158.9 - 5S 40E
-2525 Mar 26 19:43:00 60068 6225 -55965 -18T+pp 0.0417 2.7948 1.7683353.5227.0103.6 7N 42W
-2525 Sep 19 01:34:00 60055 6222 -55959 -13T-pp -0.0197 2.8136 1.8300326.5213.8 99.110S132W
-2524 Mar 14 23:19:47 60042 6220 -55953 -8P t- 0.8217 1.3861 0.3151318.8132.2 - 11N 95W
-2524 Sep 07 17:14:55 60028 6217 -55947 -3P a- -0.6956 1.5634 0.5997285.1154.5 - 15S 7W
-2523 Feb 02 08:19:51 60017 6215 -55942 -36N -t -1.3290 0.4497-0.6100194.9 - - 21N130E
-2523 Mar 03 23:36:53 60015 6214 -55941 2Nbt- 1.5459 0.0572-1.0134 73.6 - - 16N 99W
-2523 Jul 29 21:34:49 60004 6212 -55936 -31N -a 1.2769 0.5186-0.4885196.1 - - 22S 74W
-2523 Aug 28 08:26:58 60001 6212 -55935 7N a- -1.4086 0.2678-0.7211139.9 - - 19S125E
-2522 Jan 22 15:55:15 59990 6210 -55930 -26P -a -0.5518 1.8492 0.8420317.0184.0 - 23N 15E
-2522 Jul 19 04:32:23 59977 6207 -55924 -21P -t 0.5772 1.8281 0.7703340.2188.9 - 23S179W
-2521 Jan 12 05:45:40 59963 6205 -55918 -16T+p- 0.1678 2.5342 1.5658319.4209.0 92.424N166E
-2521 Jul 08 05:31:40 59950 6202 -55912 -11T-pp -0.1652 2.5935 1.5167373.8232.8 98.824S165E
-2520 Jan 01 21:48:04 59937 6199 -55906 -6P a- 0.8469 1.2895 0.3184269.3118.1 - 25N 76W
-2520 Jun 26 07:07:37 59923 6197 -55900 -1P t- -0.9063 1.2186 0.1720296.2 97.6 - 24S140E
-2520 Nov 21 21:15:26 59912 6195 -55895 -34N -a -1.2494 0.5916-0.4600214.8 - - 14N 70W
-2519 May 17 06:52:52 59899 6192 -55889 -29P -a 0.9788 1.0430 0.0806253.2 62.6 - 12S145E
-2519 Nov 11 00:17:21 59885 6190 -55883 -24P -t -0.6031 1.8018 0.7018347.7184.9 - 11N116W
-2518 May 06 23:30:33 59872 6187 -55877 -19T+-p 0.2182 2.4267 1.4878313.7206.8 88.9 9S104W
-2518 Oct 30 23:12:22 59858 6185 -55871 -14T+pp 0.0697 2.7815 1.6795376.6233.6103.3 7N100W
-2517 Apr 26 16:19:59 59845 6182 -55865 -9P a- -0.5323 1.8606 0.9016305.4183.9 - 6S 4E
-2517 Oct 20 01:41:53 59832 6179 -55859 -4P a- 0.7461 1.5171 0.4613313.4149.9 - 3N137W
-2516 Mar 16 16:51:36 59820 6177 -55854 -37N -t 1.3789 0.3499-0.6938172.4 - - 11N 1E
-2516 Apr 15 04:47:12 59818 6177 -55853 1N t- -1.3457 0.3944-0.6165176.2 - - 2S178E
-2516 Sep 09 00:37:01 59807 6175 -55848 -32N -a -1.3099 0.4403-0.5314172.3 - - 15S118W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2516 Oct 08 11:33:57 59805 6174 -55847 6N a- 1.3781 0.3284-0.6695154.2 - - 1S 75E
-2515 Mar 05 18:48:30 59794 6172 -55842 -27P -t 0.6642 1.6787 0.6006341.0175.2 - 14N 28W
-2515 Aug 29 16:43:53 59780 6170 -55836 -22P -a -0.6321 1.6805 0.7155292.5166.3 - 17S 1W
-2514 Feb 22 19:26:45 59767 6167 -55830 -17T-pp -0.0814 2.7405 1.6771367.1231.6103.417N 38W
-2514 Aug 19 07:01:57 59753 6164 -55824 -12T+pp 0.0682 2.7332 1.7325336.3218.3 99.920S144E
-2513 Feb 12 01:40:17 59740 6162 -55818 -7P a- -0.8111 1.3767 0.3629293.9132.1 - 19N131W
-2513 Aug 08 15:21:01 59727 6159 -55812 -2P t- 0.8334 1.3557 0.3023306.5126.3 - 21S 19E
-2512 Jan 03 05:08:21 59715 6157 -55807 -35N -a 1.1536 0.7241-0.2418213.1 - - 25N173E
-2512 Feb 01 14:39:42 59713 6157 -55806 3N a- -1.4695 0.1461-0.8230102.4 - - 21N 33E
-2512 Jun 28 01:01:27 59702 6155 -55801 -30N -t -1.3080 0.4939-0.5774209.1 - - 24S129W
-2512 Dec 22 20:52:51 59689 6152 -55795 -25P -a 0.4955 1.9397 0.9578308.4186.2 - 23N 64W
-2511 Jun 17 04:09:26 59675 6150 -55789 -20P -t -0.5196 1.9198 0.8896335.6195.3 - 22S177W
-2511 Dec 12 08:51:39 59662 6147 -55783 -15T-p- -0.1990 2.5103 1.4756344.5217.9 91.521N115E
-2510 Jun 06 14:29:24 59649 6144 -55777 -10T+p- 0.2672 2.3546 1.3806326.3210.2 83.819S 28E
-2510 Dec 01 13:39:08 59635 6142 -55771 -5P t- -0.9264 1.2037 0.1136301.5 80.9 - 17N 43E
-2509 Apr 27 23:59:29 59624 6140 -55766 -38Ne-a -1.4847 0.1037-0.8367 85.2 - - 7S112W
-2509 May 27 06:25:11 59622 6139 -55765 0P a- 0.9930 1.0063 0.0653242.9 55.3 - 15S150E
-2509 Oct 21 17:51:23 59611 6137 -55760 -33N -t 1.4456 0.2519-0.8399151.8 - - 4N 21W
-2508 Apr 16 16:01:31 59597 6135 -55754 -28P -a -0.7897 1.3951 0.4228284.6137.8 - 3S 9E
-2508 Oct 09 22:23:50 59584 6132 -55748 -23P -a 0.7071 1.5793 0.5421310.8157.8 - 1S 88W
-2507 Apr 06 02:34:23 59571 6130 -55742 -18T-pp -0.0326 2.8123 1.7842355.0227.8104.1 2N148W
-2507 Sep 29 10:09:21 59557 6127 -55736 -13T-pp -0.0099 2.8316 1.8477325.9213.3 99.0 6S 96E
-2506 Mar 26 05:53:20 59544 6124 -55730 -8P t- 0.7484 1.5199 0.4501329.0155.0 - 7N163E
-2506 Sep 19 01:48:20 59531 6122 -55724 -3P a- -0.6805 1.5926 0.6259287.0157.2 - 11S138W
-2505 Feb 13 15:39:52 59519 6120 -55719 -36N -t -1.3691 0.3727-0.6805177.9 - - 18N 18E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 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
°
-2505 Mar 15 06:20:39 59517 6119 -55718 2N t- 1.4782 0.1789-0.8867128.5 - - 12N157E
-2505 Aug 10 05:12:52 59506 6117 -55713 -31N -a 1.3238 0.4360-0.5779182.1 - - 20S170E
-2505 Sep 08 16:41:03 59504 6117 -55712 7N a- -1.3907 0.3035-0.6911149.0 - - 15S 1W
-2504 Feb 02 23:50:50 59493 6115 -55707 -26P -a -0.5830 1.7886 0.7880312.6179.1 - 21N105W
-2504 Jul 29 11:34:53 59479 6112 -55701 -21P -t 0.6348 1.7254 0.6615336.2178.8 - 23S 74E
-2503 Jan 22 14:05:40 59466 6110 -55695 -16T+p- 0.1424 2.5787 1.6145319.2209.6 94.323N 40E
-2503 Jul 18 12:13:32 59453 6107 -55689 -11T-pp -0.0979 2.7185 1.6387375.4234.8103.624S 63E
-2502 Jan 12 06:17:42 59439 6104 -55683 -6P a- 0.8311 1.3177 0.3480271.7123.1 - 25N156E
-2502 Jul 07 13:58:07 59426 6102 -55677 -1P t- -0.8343 1.3506 0.3043306.3127.0 - 25S 36E
-2502 Dec 03 05:39:16 59415 6100 -55672 -34N -a -1.2541 0.5839-0.4696214.3 - - 17N162E
-2501 May 28 14:06:23 59402 6097 -55666 -29N -a 1.0507 0.9101-0.0502239.1 - - 15S 34E
-2501 Jun 26 22:33:39 59399 6097 -55665 9Nba- -1.5261 0.0521-0.9366 64.1 - - 24S 94W
-2501 Nov 22 08:22:11 59388 6095 -55660 -24P -t -0.6058 1.7973 0.6964348.0184.6 - 15N121E
-2500 May 17 06:52:05 59375 6092 -55654 -19T -p 0.2946 2.2865 1.3476311.1202.8 79.013S142E
-2500 Nov 10 07:16:46 59361 6090 -55648 -14T+pp 0.0676 2.7848 1.6839376.0233.3103.311N137E

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses: -2599 to -2500 (2600 BCE to 2501 BCE)

During the 26th century BCE [1], Earth experienced 240 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -2599 - -2500
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 240100.0%
PenumbralN 84 35.0%
PartialP 94 39.2%
TotalT 62 25.8%

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 26th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 62100.0%
Central 48 77.4%
Non-Central 14 22.6%

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 70
3 20
4 10
5 0

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 -2507 Apr 0601h44m04s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse -2587 Jul 1700h16m33s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2587 Jan 2103h28m26s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2584 May 1500h36m18s
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2578 Feb 1104h48m27s
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2595 Jul 1600h04m58s
 
Extreme Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Umbral Magnitude Penumbral Magnitude
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse -2572 Apr 041.88136 -
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse -2587 Jul 171.01240 -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2566 Nov 200.98014 -
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2584 May 150.02165 -
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2578 Feb 11 - 1.06515
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2595 Jul 16 - 0.00033

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, 4 Saros series begin and 2 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
7 89 -2595 Jul 16 0.0003First
-39 74 -2592 Apr 14 0.0975Last
1 73 -2570 Mar 14 0.0375First
2 73 -2523 Mar 03 0.0572First
-38 73 -2509 Apr 27 0.1037Last
9 76 -2501 Jun 26 0.0521First

There are two lunar eclipses in the same same calendar month as follows: -2567 Dec.

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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