Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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 -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2899 Apr 19 08:42:46 70858 8352 -60590 -44N -a -1.0667 0.8707-0.0697229.1 - - 3S165E
-2899 May 18 15:22:43 70856 8351 -60589 -6N a- 1.4265 0.2156-0.7350123.1 - - 11S 63E
-2899 Oct 13 09:04:44 70844 8349 -60584 -39Nx-t 0.9922 1.0899-0.0142295.2 - - 0S159E
-2898 Apr 09 01:47:42 70829 8346 -60578 -34T -a -0.3426 2.2062 1.2522314.7201.8 70.2 2N 90W
-2898 Oct 02 10:38:07 70815 8343 -60572 -29Tm-p 0.2830 2.3703 1.3077353.9218.1 80.1 6S136E
-2897 Mar 29 15:14:59 70800 8340 -60566 -24T t- 0.4288 2.0729 1.0696330.4202.0 40.6 7N 70E
-2897 Sep 21 19:28:40 70786 8337 -60560 -19T a- -0.4245 2.0806 1.0776321.6197.0 41.610S 4E
-2896 Mar 17 21:37:54 70771 8334 -60554 -14N t- 1.2355 0.6198-0.4373227.5 - - 12N 25W
-2896 Aug 12 00:46:32 70759 8331 -60549 -47Ne-a 1.5273 0.0348-0.9237 49.8 - - 20S 76W
-2896 Sep 10 10:03:47 70756 8331 -60548 -9N a- -1.0810 0.8577-0.1089229.0 - - 15S145E
-2895 Feb 05 06:22:52 70744 8328 -60543 -42P -t -0.9147 1.2171 0.1429302.5 90.6 - 21N156W
-2895 Aug 01 15:55:28 70730 8326 -60537 -37P -a 0.8740 1.2484 0.2603275.1110.8 - 22S 56E
-2894 Jan 25 11:09:34 70715 8323 -60531 -32T-pp -0.1538 2.5897 1.5620346.9221.2 96.623N131E
-2894 Jul 22 01:40:56 70700 8320 -60525 -27T+pp 0.1523 2.5988 1.5585355.2225.2 98.024S 92W
-2893 Jan 14 22:58:07 70686 8317 -60519 -22P a- 0.5631 1.8141 0.8351304.1178.4 - 25N 47W
-2893 Jul 11 04:26:51 70671 8314 -60513 -17P t- -0.6060 1.7843 0.7085346.0186.5 - 24S134W
-2893 Dec 06 04:30:24 70659 8311 -60508 -50N -a -1.4280 0.2274-0.7520126.7 - - 17N134W
-2892 Jan 04 14:45:18 70657 8311 -60507 -12N a- 1.2260 0.5903-0.3735194.8 - - 25N 74E
-2892 May 30 15:12:37 70645 8308 -60502 -45N -t 1.4583 0.2008-0.8359132.0 - - 15S 64E
-2892 Jun 29 04:50:12 70642 8308 -60501 -7N t- -1.3345 0.4416-0.6224196.7 - - 24S141W
-2892 Nov 24 17:14:54 70630 8305 -60496 -40P -a -0.8057 1.3936 0.3659294.5131.9 - 15N 35E
-2891 May 20 00:20:51 70616 8303 -60490 -35P -a 0.6321 1.6886 0.7074305.9172.1 - 12S 73W
-2891 Nov 13 23:09:26 70601 8300 -60484 -30T-pp -0.1293 2.6636 1.5787367.7228.9 99.311N 54W
-2890 May 09 15:38:27 70587 8297 -60478 -25T-p- -0.1396 2.5731 1.6301317.4210.5 95.5 9S 58E
-2890 Nov 02 22:50:20 70572 8294 -60472 -20P t- 0.5528 1.8982 0.7901356.0194.6 - 8N 50W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2889 Apr 29 08:58:26 70557 8291 -60466 -15P a- -0.8811 1.2140 0.2680262.6109.5 - 6S159E
-2889 Oct 22 23:05:34 70543 8288 -60460 -10N h- 1.2044 0.6876-0.3905236.7 - - 4N 53W
-2888 Mar 19 13:18:28 70531 8285 -60455 -43P -h 0.9597 1.1079 0.0866277.2 68.4 - 11N 99E
-2888 Sep 11 17:58:56 70516 8282 -60449 -38P -a -0.9421 1.1228 0.1357261.1 80.4 - 14S 26E
-2887 Mar 08 17:36:32 70502 8279 -60443 -33T+pp 0.2205 2.4883 1.4191368.6228.8 92.314N 34E
-2887 Sep 01 09:29:39 70487 8277 -60437 -28T--p -0.2446 2.3902 1.4276314.9204.6 84.617S153E
-2886 Feb 25 17:49:07 70473 8274 -60431 -23P t- -0.5231 1.9357 0.8614352.4199.6 - 17N 31E
-2886 Aug 22 01:02:07 70458 8271 -60425 -18T p- 0.4555 2.0137 1.0304314.1192.4 26.219S 81W
-2885 Jan 16 08:50:51 70446 8268 -60420 -51N -h 1.5241 0.0686-0.9453 74.3 - - 25N164E
-2885 Feb 14 21:22:41 70444 8268 -60419 -13N h- -1.2307 0.6171-0.4172219.0 - - 19N 23W
-2885 Aug 11 12:01:44 70429 8265 -60413 -8N t- 1.2252 0.6272-0.4068219.4 - - 21S113E
-2884 Jan 05 22:07:50 70417 8262 -60408 -41P -a 0.7763 1.4195 0.4476279.2137.7 - 25N 37W
-2884 Jun 30 23:52:25 70402 8259 -60402 -36P -t -0.8800 1.2817 0.2057312.0109.1 - 24S 67W
-2884 Dec 25 14:06:14 70388 8257 -60396 -31T+-p 0.0952 2.6680 1.6983320.1210.4 96.523N 82E
-2883 Jun 20 01:03:54 70373 8254 -60390 -26T-pp -0.1174 2.6681 1.6175363.7230.2101.821S 86W
-2883 Dec 15 04:06:25 70359 8251 -60384 -21P a- -0.6073 1.7492 0.7383310.8174.4 - 20N129W
-2882 Jun 09 08:28:53 70344 8248 -60378 -16P a- 0.6481 1.6665 0.6712309.4170.5 - 18S163E
-2882 Dec 04 11:54:16 70330 8245 -60372 -11N t- -1.3578 0.4024-0.6683184.8 - - 17N114E
-2881 Apr 30 16:05:05 70318 8242 -60367 -44N -a -1.1383 0.7388-0.2005213.8 - - 7S 51E
-2881 May 29 22:42:18 70315 8242 -60366 -6N a- 1.3526 0.3506-0.5988154.7 - - 15S 50W
-2881 Oct 24 17:04:32 70303 8239 -60361 -39Nx-t 0.9942 1.0864-0.0179294.6 - - 4N 36E
-2880 Apr 19 09:07:07 70289 8237 -60355 -34T -a -0.4160 2.0721 1.1169311.7196.1 50.0 2S157E
-2880 Oct 12 18:53:28 70274 8234 -60349 -29T -p 0.2855 2.3651 1.3037352.7217.3 79.5 1S 9E
-2879 Apr 08 22:14:28 70260 8231 -60343 -24T p- 0.3562 2.2070 1.2018336.0209.5 66.6 3N 39W
-2879 Oct 02 04:01:14 70245 8228 -60337 -19T a- -0.4167 2.0946 1.0922321.2197.2 45.1 6S127W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2878 Mar 29 04:14:23 70230 8225 -60331 -14N t- 1.1639 0.7513-0.3059247.9 - - 8N127W
-2878 Sep 21 18:40:35 70216 8222 -60325 -9N a- -1.0682 0.8822-0.0862231.6 - - 11S 14E
-2877 Feb 16 13:27:51 70204 8219 -60320 -42P -t -0.9637 1.1243 0.0558292.6 57.2 - 19N 95E
-2877 Aug 12 23:48:17 70189 8217 -60314 -37P -a 0.9140 1.1781 0.1837270.5 94.4 - 21S 64W
-2876 Feb 05 18:50:23 70175 8214 -60308 -32T-pp -0.1913 2.5175 1.4967344.1219.2 93.222N 14E
-2876 Aug 01 08:57:52 70160 8211 -60302 -27T+-p 0.2032 2.5089 1.4619355.8223.7 93.023S158E
-2875 Jan 25 07:08:59 70146 8208 -60296 -22P a- 0.5334 1.8661 0.8923305.3182.3 - 24N171W
-2875 Jul 21 11:14:28 70131 8205 -60290 -17P t- -0.5444 1.8994 0.8193352.6196.9 - 24S122E
-2875 Dec 16 13:12:04 70119 8202 -60285 -50N -a -1.4371 0.2107-0.7684122.3 - - 20N 94E
-2874 Jan 14 23:10:17 70117 8202 -60284 -12N a- 1.2049 0.6276-0.3337200.1 - - 25N 53W
-2874 Jun 10 21:53:16 70105 8199 -60279 -45Ne-t 1.5305 0.0676-0.9676 77.2 - - 18S 39W
-2874 Jul 10 11:35:53 70102 8199 -60278 -7N t- -1.2657 0.5684-0.4965220.1 - - 25S116E
-2874 Dec 06 01:45:00 70090 8197 -60273 -40P -a -0.8106 1.3855 0.3562295.0130.7 - 18N 95W
-2873 May 31 07:27:30 70076 8194 -60267 -35P -a 0.7054 1.5529 0.5741297.1157.9 - 16S178E
-2873 Nov 25 07:19:04 70061 8191 -60261 -30T-pp -0.1316 2.6600 1.5737368.6229.3 99.315N179W
-2872 May 19 22:59:12 70047 8188 -60255 -25T-pp -0.0638 2.7118 1.7696317.9211.8 98.813S 55W
-2872 Nov 13 06:52:09 70032 8185 -60249 -20P t- 0.5512 1.9010 0.7933355.9194.8 - 12N173W
-2871 May 09 16:15:24 70018 8182 -60243 -15P a- -0.8064 1.3519 0.4043273.4132.0 - 10S 46E
-2871 Nov 02 07:21:38 70003 8179 -60237 -10N h- 1.2017 0.6913-0.3846236.5 - - 8N180E
-2870 Mar 30 20:13:42 69991 8177 -60232 -43N -t 1.0353 0.9698-0.0530264.2 - - 7N 8W
-2870 Sep 23 02:31:07 69977 8174 -60226 -38P -a -0.9511 1.1065 0.1193259.0 75.4 - 10S105W
-2869 Mar 20 00:13:19 69962 8171 -60220 -33T -t 0.2944 2.3521 1.2841366.2224.5 80.210N 68W
-2869 Sep 12 18:00:36 69948 8168 -60214 -28T--p -0.2623 2.3592 1.3938314.6203.6 82.114S 23E
-2868 Mar 08 00:34:32 69933 8165 -60208 -23P t- -0.4569 2.0546 0.9851356.4208.4 - 14N 73W
-2868 Sep 01 09:14:26 69919 8162 -60202 -18T p- 0.4313 2.0611 1.0721317.0195.1 39.916S154E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2867 Jan 26 16:47:30 69907 8160 -60197 -51Ne-a 1.5480 0.0214-0.9859 41.5 - - 25N 44E
-2867 Feb 25 04:40:50 69904 8159 -60196 -13N a- -1.1754 0.7153-0.3123232.4 - - 16N134W
-2867 Aug 21 19:42:22 69890 8156 -60190 -8N t- 1.1947 0.6865-0.3543229.3 - - 19S 4W
-2866 Jan 16 06:29:30 69878 8154 -60185 -41P -a 0.7975 1.3783 0.4108275.7132.5 - 25N163W
-2866 Jul 12 06:30:57 69863 8151 -60179 -36P -t -0.9480 1.1586 0.0794300.9 69.0 - 25S168W
-2865 Jan 05 22:37:51 69849 8148 -60173 -31T+-p 0.1115 2.6373 1.6691320.1210.3 95.924N 47W
-2865 Jul 01 07:50:01 69834 8145 -60167 -26T-pp -0.1883 2.5378 1.4875361.1227.1 95.623S171E
-2865 Dec 26 12:31:07 69820 8142 -60161 -21P a- -0.5987 1.7652 0.7537312.6176.2 - 22N104E
-2864 Jun 19 15:37:54 69806 8139 -60155 -16P a- 0.5760 1.7979 0.8042314.9181.9 - 21S 53E
-2864 Dec 14 20:01:24 69791 8136 -60149 -11N t- -1.3544 0.4089-0.6625186.7 - - 20N 10W
-2863 May 10 23:26:04 69779 8134 -60144 -44N -a -1.2111 0.6050-0.3339196.0 - - 11S 63W
-2863 Jun 09 06:05:18 69777 8133 -60143 -6N a- 1.2808 0.4822-0.4669178.8 - - 18S163W
-2863 Nov 04 01:07:10 69765 8131 -60138 -39Nx-t 0.9941 1.0861-0.0174294.2 - - 9N 87W
-2862 Apr 30 16:22:14 69750 8128 -60132 -34P -a -0.4926 1.9325 0.9755307.7188.6 - 6S 44E
-2862 Oct 24 03:13:48 69736 8125 -60126 -29T -p 0.2848 2.3654 1.3060351.4216.8 79.6 3N119W
-2861 Apr 20 05:08:00 69721 8122 -60120 -24T pp 0.2795 2.3490 1.3412341.0215.8 82.7 2S146W
-2861 Oct 13 12:40:51 69707 8119 -60114 -19T a- -0.4139 2.0992 1.0979320.4197.0 46.2 2S100E
-2860 Apr 08 10:43:37 69692 8116 -60108 -14N t- 1.0867 0.8932-0.1644267.0 - - 3N132E
-2860 Oct 02 03:24:21 69678 8113 -60102 -9N a- -1.0610 0.8961-0.0739233.0 - - 7S120W
-2859 Feb 26 20:25:11 69666 8111 -60097 -42Nx-t -1.0193 1.0194-0.0433280.7 - - 16N 11W
-2859 Aug 23 07:48:34 69651 8108 -60091 -37P -a 0.9470 1.1208 0.1201266.7 77.2 - 18S174E
-2858 Feb 16 02:22:55 69637 8105 -60085 -32T-pp -0.2364 2.4313 1.4173340.8216.5 88.119N101W
-2858 Aug 12 16:23:12 69622 8102 -60079 -27T+-p 0.2460 2.4336 1.3799356.2221.8 87.321S 45E
-2857 Feb 05 15:12:42 69608 8099 -60073 -22P a- 0.4973 1.9296 0.9611306.8186.5 - 22N 67E
-2857 Aug 01 18:10:24 69594 8097 -60067 -17P t- -0.4897 2.0020 0.9175357.9204.8 - 24S 17E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2857 Dec 27 21:48:07 69581 8094 -60062 -50N -a -1.4504 0.1859-0.7927115.4 - - 22N 36W
-2856 Jan 26 07:28:29 69579 8094 -60061 -12N a- 1.1787 0.6746-0.2843206.5 - - 25N178W
-2856 Jul 20 18:30:42 69565 8091 -60055 -7N t- -1.2032 0.6835-0.3823238.2 - - 25S 11E
-2856 Dec 16 10:10:06 69553 8088 -60050 -40P -a -0.8190 1.3706 0.3401294.9128.4 - 20N137E
-2855 Jun 10 14:38:16 69538 8085 -60044 -35P -a 0.7761 1.4223 0.4453287.7141.4 - 18S 67E
-2855 Dec 05 15:24:27 69524 8082 -60038 -30T-pp -0.1368 2.6508 1.5638369.4229.6 99.019N 58E
-2854 May 31 06:22:37 69509 8080 -60032 -25T+pp 0.0101 2.8102 1.8680317.9212.0 99.616S169W
-2854 Nov 24 14:50:40 69495 8077 -60026 -20P t- 0.5467 1.9084 0.8021356.0195.5 - 16N 65E
-2853 May 20 23:34:06 69480 8074 -60020 -15P a- -0.7334 1.4870 0.5371282.9149.4 - 14S 67W
-2853 Nov 13 15:38:15 69466 8071 -60014 -10N a- 1.1991 0.6947-0.3782236.2 - - 12N 53E
-2852 Apr 10 03:02:44 69454 8068 -60009 -43N -t 1.1149 0.8247-0.1999248.3 - - 3N114W
-2852 May 09 13:33:48 69452 8068 -60008 -5Nbt- -1.5395 0.0306-0.9643 49.8 - - 11S 84E
-2852 Oct 03 11:09:35 69440 8066 -60003 -38P -a -0.9556 1.0981 0.1110257.7 72.6 - 6S123E
-2851 Mar 30 06:42:02 69425 8063 -59997 -33T -t 0.3743 2.2051 1.1379362.5218.1 58.9 6N168W
-2851 Sep 23 02:38:55 69411 8060 -59991 -28T -p -0.2742 2.3388 1.3707314.5202.9 80.3 9S109W
-2850 Mar 19 07:10:43 69396 8057 -59985 -23T t- -0.3823 2.1893 1.1243360.1216.4 55.910N175W
-2850 Sep 12 17:35:36 69382 8054 -59979 -18T p- 0.4149 2.0940 1.0995319.4197.0 46.613S 26E
-2849 Mar 08 11:51:17 69367 8051 -59973 -13N a- -1.1122 0.8279-0.1932245.9 - - 13N116E
-2849 Sep 02 03:31:05 69353 8048 -59967 -8N t- 1.1714 0.7326-0.3148236.9 - - 16S123W
-2848 Jan 27 14:43:24 69341 8046 -59962 -41P -a 0.8258 1.3240 0.3611271.3125.0 - 24N 72E
-2848 Jul 22 13:17:56 69327 8043 -59956 -36Nx-t -1.0091 1.0480-0.0344289.8 - - 25S 88E
-2847 Jan 16 07:01:47 69312 8040 -59950 -31T+-p 0.1340 2.5953 1.6288320.1210.1 94.924N174W
-2847 Jul 11 14:43:44 69298 8037 -59944 -26T-pp -0.2540 2.4173 1.3669357.9223.0 86.824S 66E
-2846 Jan 05 20:48:30 69283 8034 -59938 -21P a- -0.5849 1.7907 0.7789314.8178.9 - 23N 22W
-2846 Jun 30 22:53:51 69269 8031 -59932 -16P a- 0.5086 1.9211 0.9284319.1190.6 - 22S 57W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2846 Dec 26 04:01:12 69254 8028 -59926 -11N t- -1.3458 0.4248-0.6467190.5 - - 22N131W
-2845 May 22 06:48:43 69242 8026 -59921 -44N -a -1.2827 0.4738-0.4654175.7 - - 15S176W
-2845 Jun 20 13:34:09 69240 8026 -59920 -6N a- 1.2132 0.6065-0.3428197.8 - - 20S 82E
-2845 Nov 15 09:11:19 69228 8023 -59915 -39Nx-t 0.9934 1.0868-0.0152293.8 - - 13N149E
-2844 May 10 23:35:56 69214 8020 -59909 -34P -a -0.5696 1.7924 0.8329302.8179.1 - 10S 67W
-2844 Nov 03 11:37:33 69199 8017 -59903 -29T -p 0.2821 2.3689 1.3122350.2216.4 80.0 8N113E
-2843 Apr 30 11:57:45 69185 8014 -59897 -24T+pp 0.2005 2.4955 1.4847345.3220.8 93.5 6S108E
-2843 Oct 23 21:24:15 69171 8012 -59891 -19T a- -0.4139 2.0985 1.0986319.4196.6 46.3 3N 33W
-2842 Apr 19 17:07:43 69156 8009 -59885 -14Nxt- 1.0056 1.0424-0.0161284.7 - - 1S 32E
-2842 Oct 13 12:12:56 69142 8006 -59879 -9N a- -1.0580 0.9023-0.0689233.6 - - 2S105E
-2841 Mar 10 03:16:07 69130 8003 -59874 -42N -t -1.0802 0.9048-0.1523266.6 - - 12N117W
-2841 Sep 03 15:56:06 69115 8000 -59868 -37P -a 0.9731 1.0759 0.0691263.7 59.1 - 15S 50E
-2840 Feb 27 09:49:21 69101 7998 -59862 -32T -p -0.2875 2.3342 1.3268337.0213.0 80.517N146E
-2840 Aug 22 23:56:32 69086 7995 -59856 -27T -p 0.2813 2.3722 1.3120356.6220.1 81.319S 70W
-2839 Feb 15 23:07:22 69072 7992 -59850 -22T a- 0.4531 2.0081 1.0448308.7191.2 31.420N 54W
-2839 Aug 12 01:16:05 69058 7989 -59844 -17T t- -0.4429 2.0901 1.0013362.0210.7 5.922S 91W
-2838 Jan 07 06:15:27 69046 7986 -59839 -50N -a -1.4706 0.1485-0.8292103.7 - - 22N164W
-2838 Feb 05 15:36:30 69043 7986 -59838 -12N a- 1.1444 0.7362-0.2203214.4 - - 23N 58E
-2838 Aug 01 01:37:11 69029 7983 -59832 -7N t- -1.1489 0.7837-0.2832252.1 - - 24S 97W
-2838 Dec 27 18:26:06 69017 7981 -59827 -40P -a -0.8341 1.3432 0.3121293.8123.9 - 22N 12E
-2837 Jun 21 21:56:22 69003 7978 -59821 -35P -a 0.8416 1.3015 0.3257278.1122.7 - 21S 44W
-2837 Dec 16 23:24:07 68988 7975 -59815 -30T-pp -0.1460 2.6339 1.5469370.0229.8 98.521N 64W
-2836 Jun 10 13:48:38 68974 7972 -59809 -25T+pp 0.0821 2.6785 1.7357317.2211.1 98.119S 77E
-2836 Dec 04 22:47:52 68959 7969 -59803 -20P t- 0.5410 1.9179 0.8139356.0196.4 - 19N 56W
-2835 May 31 06:52:08 68945 7966 -59797 -15P a- -0.6605 1.6223 0.6693291.5163.7 - 17S179W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2835 Nov 23 23:55:25 68931 7963 -59791 -10N a- 1.1957 0.6991-0.3702236.0 - - 16N 73W
-2834 Apr 21 09:44:52 68919 7961 -59786 -43N -t 1.1989 0.6717-0.3553228.5 - - 2S142E
-2834 May 20 20:28:00 68916 7961 -59785 -5N t- -1.4677 0.1646-0.8344114.7 - - 14S 23W
-2834 Oct 14 19:54:27 68904 7958 -59780 -38P -a -0.9558 1.0976 0.1109257.1 72.5 - 1S 11W
-2833 Apr 10 13:05:44 68890 7955 -59774 -33P -t 0.4581 2.0510 0.9844357.4209.2 - 2N 93E
-2833 Oct 04 11:22:28 68876 7952 -59768 -28T -p -0.2818 2.3260 1.3554314.5202.5 79.1 5S117E
-2832 Mar 29 13:43:56 68861 7950 -59762 -23T t- -0.3043 2.3301 1.2695362.9222.9 78.3 6N 84E
-2832 Sep 23 02:02:21 68847 7947 -59756 -18T p- 0.4034 2.1175 1.1179321.4198.4 50.5 9S103W
-2831 Mar 18 18:56:40 68833 7944 -59750 -13N a- -1.0436 0.9506-0.0642258.9 - - 9N 6E
-2831 Sep 12 11:26:39 68818 7941 -59744 -8N t- 1.1541 0.7675-0.2862242.8 - - 12S116E
-2830 Feb 06 22:49:22 68806 7938 -59739 -41P -a 0.8612 1.2570 0.2984265.8114.6 - 22N 51W
-2830 Aug 02 20:15:09 68792 7936 -59733 -36N -t -1.0619 0.9527-0.1329279.2 - - 24S 17W
-2829 Jan 27 15:16:08 68777 7933 -59727 -31T+-p 0.1643 2.5388 1.5738319.8209.6 93.023N 62E
-2829 Jul 22 21:49:18 68763 7930 -59721 -26T -p -0.3110 2.3129 1.2623354.5218.5 76.124S 42W
-2828 Jan 17 04:56:15 68749 7927 -59715 -21P a- -0.5637 1.8296 0.8177317.6182.7 - 23N145W
-2828 Jul 11 06:18:35 68734 7924 -59709 -16T a- 0.4473 2.0333 1.0413322.3197.0 31.123S170W
-2827 Jan 05 11:51:45 68720 7921 -59703 -11N t- -1.3302 0.4531-0.6181196.7 - - 23N110E
-2827 Jun 01 14:13:10 68708 7919 -59698 -44N -a -1.3531 0.3452-0.5951151.8 - - 18S 70E
-2827 Jun 30 21:09:15 68706 7918 -59697 -6N a- 1.1499 0.7230-0.2271213.2 - - 22S 34W
-2827 Nov 25 17:13:06 68694 7916 -59692 -39Nx-t 0.9948 1.0829-0.0166292.8 - - 17N 26E
-2826 May 22 06:48:29 68679 7913 -59686 -34P -a -0.6469 1.6523 0.6894297.0167.3 - 14S179W
-2826 Nov 14 20:02:51 68665 7910 -59680 -29T -p 0.2792 2.3725 1.3192348.9216.1 80.512N 16W
-2825 May 11 18:44:25 68651 7907 -59674 -24T+pp 0.1200 2.6451 1.6306348.8224.4100.310S 3E
-2825 Nov 04 06:10:29 68636 7904 -59668 -19T a- -0.4155 2.0944 1.0967318.3196.0 45.8 7N168W
-2824 Apr 29 23:27:35 68622 7902 -59662 -14P t- 0.9211 1.1980 0.1382300.8 89.6 - 5S 66W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2824 Oct 23 21:06:06 68608 7899 -59656 -9N a- -1.0587 0.9012-0.0707233.5 - - 2N 31W
-2823 Mar 20 09:59:18 68596 7896 -59651 -42N -t -1.1479 0.7778-0.2738249.4 - - 9N140E
-2823 Sep 14 00:11:13 68581 7893 -59645 -37P -a 0.9924 1.0435 0.0307261.8 39.8 - 12S 76W
-2822 Mar 09 17:08:46 68567 7891 -59639 -32T -p -0.3455 2.2245 1.2236332.6208.3 68.913N 33E
-2822 Sep 03 07:37:46 68553 7888 -59633 -27T -p 0.3094 2.3239 1.2573357.1218.4 75.416S172E
-2821 Feb 27 06:55:32 68538 7885 -59627 -22T a- 0.4028 2.0979 1.1394310.7195.9 53.917N173W
-2821 Aug 23 08:31:20 68524 7882 -59621 -17T t- -0.4038 2.1638 1.0710365.3215.0 43.220S159E
-2820 Jan 18 14:35:58 68512 7880 -59616 -50N -a -1.4960 0.1014-0.8755 86.2 - - 22N 70E
-2820 Feb 16 23:37:46 68510 7879 -59615 -12N a- 1.1049 0.8075-0.1468223.1 - - 21N 64W
-2820 Aug 11 08:52:46 68495 7876 -59609 -7N t- -1.1010 0.8720-0.1959263.0 - - 23S153E
-2819 Jan 07 02:34:56 68483 7874 -59604 -40P -a -0.8543 1.3064 0.2750291.9117.3 - 23N111W
-2819 Jul 02 05:21:15 68469 7871 -59598 -35P -a 0.9021 1.1903 0.2150268.4101.0 - 22S157W
-2819 Dec 27 07:15:04 68455 7868 -59592 -30T-pp -0.1617 2.6048 1.5184370.3229.7 97.423N177E
-2818 Jun 21 21:20:23 68440 7865 -59586 -25T+-p 0.1494 2.5557 1.6116316.1209.4 94.521S 38W
-2818 Dec 16 06:38:43 68426 7862 -59580 -20P t- 0.5301 1.9362 0.8352356.3198.1 - 22N175W
-2817 Jun 11 14:13:55 68412 7860 -59574 -15P a- -0.5911 1.7515 0.7949298.9175.1 - 20S 68E
-2817 Dec 05 08:09:00 68397 7857 -59568 -10N a- 1.1888 0.7094-0.3554236.6 - - 20N161E
-2816 May 01 16:23:55 68385 7854 -59563 -43N -t 1.2840 0.5171-0.5127204.3 - - 6S 39E
-2816 May 31 03:23:15 68383 7854 -59562 -5N t- -1.3974 0.2958-0.7079152.6 - - 18S129W
-2816 Oct 25 04:42:48 68371 7851 -59557 -38P -a -0.9538 1.1007 0.1151256.8 73.6 - 3N146W
-2815 Apr 20 19:22:46 68357 7849 -59551 -33P -t 0.5468 1.8883 0.8218350.6197.1 - 2S 5W
-2815 Oct 14 20:11:29 68343 7846 -59545 -28T -p -0.2849 2.3213 1.3488314.8202.3 78.5 1S 18W
-2814 Apr 09 20:11:15 68328 7843 -59539 -23T-pp -0.2209 2.4812 1.4246365.0227.9 92.5 2N 16W
-2814 Oct 04 10:35:16 68314 7840 -59533 -18T p- 0.3979 2.1300 1.1256323.0199.3 52.1 4S126E
-2813 Mar 30 01:57:13 68300 7837 -59527 -13P a- -0.9699 1.0830 0.0740271.2 62.7 - 5N102W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 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
°
-2813 Sep 23 19:30:02 68285 7834 -59521 -8N t- 1.1440 0.7889-0.2707246.7 - - 8S 8W
-2812 Feb 18 06:47:36 68273 7832 -59516 -41P -a 0.9034 1.1775 0.2231259.0100.0 - 20N172W
-2812 Aug 13 03:21:24 68259 7829 -59510 -36N -t -1.1074 0.8709-0.2179269.3 - - 22S125W
-2811 Feb 06 23:22:26 68245 7826 -59504 -31T+-p 0.2011 2.4706 1.5071319.3208.6 90.122N 61W
-2811 Aug 02 05:04:53 68230 7823 -59498 -26T -p -0.3607 2.2219 1.1709351.0213.7 63.223S152W
-2810 Jan 27 12:53:49 68216 7820 -59492 -21P a- -0.5351 1.8822 0.8704321.0187.4 - 23N 95E
-2810 Jul 22 13:52:48 68202 7818 -59486 -16T a- 0.3928 2.1330 1.1413324.5201.7 55.624S 75E
-2809 Jan 16 19:33:11 68188 7815 -59480 -11N t- -1.3079 0.4938-0.5767205.1 - - 23N 6W
-2809 Jun 12 21:41:07 68176 7812 -59475 -44N -a -1.4203 0.2226-0.7193123.4 - - 21S 45W
-2809 Jul 12 04:51:01 68173 7812 -59474 -6N a- 1.0918 0.8302-0.1213225.7 - - 23S151W
-2809 Dec 07 01:12:40 68161 7809 -59469 -39Nx-t 0.9983 1.0748-0.0215291.3 - - 20N 95W
-2808 Jun 01 14:02:18 68147 7807 -59463 -34P -a -0.7223 1.5158 0.5492290.3153.1 - 18S 70E
-2808 Nov 25 04:27:48 68133 7804 -59457 -29T -p 0.2772 2.3741 1.3248347.5215.7 80.916N144W
-2807 May 22 01:28:47 68118 7801 -59451 -24T+pp 0.0388 2.7962 1.7776351.5226.5103.714S101W
-2807 Nov 14 14:57:21 68104 7798 -59445 -19T a- -0.4173 2.0899 1.0947317.2195.5 45.312N 58E
-2806 May 11 05:46:02 68090 7795 -59439 -14P t- 0.8357 1.3555 0.2940315.0127.9 - 9S164W
-2806 Nov 04 05:59:44 68076 7792 -59433 -9N a- -1.0601 0.8988-0.0735233.3 - - 7N167W
-2805 Mar 31 16:39:05 68064 7790 -59428 -42N -t -1.2187 0.6454-0.4012229.3 - - 4N 36E
-2805 Sep 25 08:32:34 68049 7787 -59422 -37P -a 1.0059 1.0216 0.0032260.8 12.9 - 8S156E
-2804 Mar 20 00:23:17 68035 7784 -59416 -32T -p -0.4083 2.1062 1.1113327.4202.3 50.3 9N 79W
-2804 Sep 13 15:26:06 68021 7781 -59410 -27T -p 0.3307 2.2878 1.2154357.7217.1 70.112S 53E
-2803 Mar 09 14:36:14 68007 7779 -59404 -22T p- 0.3459 2.2001 1.2459312.7200.4 69.114N 69E
-2803 Sep 02 15:56:55 67992 7776 -59398 -17T t- -0.3735 2.2214 1.1248367.6218.0 56.217S 45E
-2802 Jan 28 22:44:59 67980 7773 -59393 -50Ne-a -1.5299 0.0387-0.9373 53.7 - - 21N 54W
-2802 Feb 27 07:28:15 67978 7773 -59392 -12N a- 1.0573 0.8941-0.0584232.8 - - 18N176E
-2802 Aug 22 16:21:21 67964 7770 -59386 -7N t- -1.0629 0.9424-0.1265270.8 - - 20S 39E
-2801 Jan 18 10:32:57 67952 7768 -59381 -40P -a -0.8819 1.2557 0.2241288.8107.1 - 23N128E
-2801 Jul 13 12:54:30 67938 7765 -59375 -35P -a 0.9563 1.0907 0.1156259.0 74.9 - 23S 88E
-2800 Jan 07 14:57:39 67923 7762 -59369 -30T-pp -0.1835 2.5642 1.4790370.2229.3 95.524N 61E
-2800 Jul 02 04:57:17 67909 7759 -59363 -25T+-p 0.2121 2.4416 1.4956314.6206.9 89.123S154W
-2800 Dec 26 14:24:14 67895 7756 -59357 -20P t- 0.5144 1.9632 0.8659356.9200.4 - 23N 67E

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses: -2899 to -2800 (2900 BCE to 2801 BCE)

During the 29th century BCE [1], Earth experienced 231 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -2899 - -2800
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 231100.0%
PenumbralN 84 36.4%
PartialP 69 29.9%
TotalT 78 33.8%

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 29th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 78100.0%
Central 33 42.3%
Non-Central 45 57.7%

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 74
3 21
4 5
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 -2807 May 2201h43m41s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse -2839 Aug 1200h05m54s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2833 Apr 1003h29m13s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2805 Sep 2500h12m54s
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2899 Oct 1304h55m13s
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2867 Jan 2600h41m30s
 
Extreme Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Umbral Magnitude Penumbral Magnitude
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse -2854 May 311.86801 -
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse -2839 Aug 121.00126 -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2868 Mar 080.98510 -
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2805 Sep 250.00319 -
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2899 Oct 13 - 1.08993
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2867 Jan 26 - 0.02141

When four consecutive lunar eclipses are all total eclipses, the series is known as a tetrad. The following table lists the dates of all total eclipses in the 6 tetrads occurring during this century.

Lunar Eclipse Tetrad Series
Series Number First Eclipse Second Eclipse Third Eclipse Fourth Eclipse
1 -2898 Apr 09 -2898 Oct 02 -2897 Mar 29 -2897 Sep 21
2 -2880 Apr 19 -2880 Oct 12 -2879 Apr 08 -2879 Oct 02
3 -2851 Mar 30 -2851 Sep 23 -2850 Mar 19 -2850 Sep 12
4 -2840 Feb 27 -2840 Aug 22 -2839 Feb 15 -2839 Aug 12
5 -2822 Mar 09 -2822 Sep 03 -2821 Feb 27 -2821 Aug 23
6 -2804 Mar 20 -2804 Sep 13 -2803 Mar 09 -2803 Sep 02

During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 4 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
-47 75 -2896 Aug 12 0.0348Last
-45 74 -2874 Jun 10 0.0676Last
-51 90 -2867 Jan 26 0.0214Last
-5 73 -2852 May 09 0.0306First
-50 88 -2802 Jan 28 0.0387Last

There are two lunar eclipses in the same same calendar month as follows: -2827 Jun, -2816 May.

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.

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