Six Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses

-2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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 -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2999 Mar 16 06:15:57 73898 8970 -61828 -35T+pp 0.1832 2.5259 1.5178342.6219.7 94.612N142W
-2999 Sep 09 22:18:50 73883 8967 -61822 -30T-pp -0.0958 2.7125 1.6523359.7227.0101.014S 25W
-2998 Mar 05 19:13:48 73868 8964 -61816 -25P a- -0.5670 1.7983 0.8366301.4178.2 - 15N 24E
-2998 Aug 29 23:57:40 73853 8961 -61810 -20P t- 0.6232 1.7620 0.6679346.9182.4 - 17S 51W
-2997 Jan 25 03:20:32 73840 8958 -61805 -53N -a 1.3114 0.4359-0.5327172.0 - - 25N 98W
-2997 Feb 23 11:51:05 73838 8958 -61804 -15N a- -1.2638 0.5139-0.4361182.7 - - 17N135E
-2997 Jul 20 08:38:32 73826 8955 -61799 -48Ne-t -1.5522 0.0323-1.0118 53.6 - - 25S177E
-2997 Aug 18 23:44:58 73823 8955 -61798 -10N t- 1.3109 0.4919-0.5858206.8 - - 20S 48W
-2996 Jan 14 16:24:35 73811 8952 -61793 -43P -a 0.6497 1.6756 0.6565312.6169.3 - 25N 64E
-2996 Jul 08 17:59:56 73796 8949 -61787 -38P -a -0.7479 1.4784 0.4930292.5147.9 - 24S 35E
-2995 Jan 02 22:26:36 73781 8946 -61781 -33T-pp -0.0619 2.7832 1.7061368.4231.2103.324N 28W
-2995 Jun 28 09:18:58 73766 8943 -61775 -28T+pp 0.0050 2.8225 1.8747318.5211.9 99.422S165E
-2995 Dec 22 22:22:01 73751 8940 -61769 -23P t- -0.7649 1.5054 0.4047331.7148.4 - 22N 28W
-2994 Jun 18 02:18:30 73736 8937 -61763 -18P a- 0.7367 1.4825 0.5298282.5148.4 - 20S 90W
-2994 Nov 12 07:07:51 73724 8934 -61758 -51N -h 1.4970 0.1347-0.9116106.2 - - 12N161W
-2994 Dec 11 23:03:34 73722 8934 -61757 -13N h- -1.4171 0.2943-0.7779160.2 - - 19N 39W
-2993 May 09 05:52:39 73709 8931 -61752 -46N -t -1.1215 0.8109-0.2102245.9 - - 10S143W
-2993 Jun 07 16:19:35 73707 8931 -61751 -8Nbt- 1.5335 0.0421-0.9535 58.3 - - 17S 59E
-2993 Nov 01 18:00:14 73694 8928 -61746 -41P -a 0.7589 1.4617 0.4691286.4142.0 - 7N 36E
-2992 Apr 27 09:50:44 73679 8925 -61740 -36T -t -0.3759 2.2000 1.1372361.6218.0 58.8 5S159E
-2992 Oct 21 09:11:07 73665 8922 -61734 -31T+-p 0.0851 2.6878 1.7157319.2209.7 96.4 2N169E
-2991 Apr 16 10:29:31 73650 8919 -61728 -26T t- 0.3900 2.1731 1.1124359.4216.0 53.5 0N151E
-2991 Oct 11 00:03:00 73635 8916 -61722 -21P a- -0.5936 1.7675 0.7701305.7174.4 - 3S 54W
-2990 Mar 07 04:41:16 73622 8914 -61717 -54Ne-h -1.5281 0.0515-0.9430 63.9 - - 13N119W
-2990 Apr 05 15:10:06 73620 8913 -61716 -16N h- 1.1307 0.7917-0.2250241.6 - - 5N 82E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2990 Aug 31 18:15:05 73608 8911 -61711 -49Ne-h 1.5727 0.0087-1.0635 28.4 - - 16S 34E
-2990 Sep 30 10:04:52 73605 8910 -61710 -11N h- -1.3381 0.4289-0.6227186.3 - - 8S157E
-2989 Feb 24 19:01:53 73593 8908 -61705 -44P -a -0.7525 1.4549 0.4994279.9144.2 - 17N 26E
-2989 Aug 20 18:41:00 73578 8905 -61699 -39P -t 0.9069 1.2409 0.1481309.7 93.3 - 19S 27E
-2988 Feb 14 11:46:45 73563 8902 -61693 -34T-pp -0.0381 2.7663 1.8095320.0211.9 98.920N135E
-2988 Aug 08 19:28:44 73548 8899 -61687 -29T+pp 0.1777 2.5632 1.5011362.5227.0 96.022S 14E
-2987 Feb 03 02:13:14 73533 8895 -61681 -24P a- 0.7030 1.5681 0.5682301.1157.9 - 23N 82W
-2987 Jul 29 02:55:08 73519 8892 -61675 -19P a- -0.5604 1.8314 0.8281316.8183.5 - 24S 98W
-2987 Dec 24 17:37:17 73506 8890 -61670 -52N -t -1.4468 0.2491-0.8417151.7 - - 21N 43E
-2986 Jan 23 10:14:57 73504 8889 -61669 -14N t- 1.4881 0.1575-0.9020118.2 - - 25N156E
-2986 Jun 19 09:32:31 73491 8887 -61664 -47N -a 1.2835 0.4742-0.4690175.9 - - 20S160E
-2986 Jul 18 17:02:16 73489 8886 -61663 -9N a- -1.2449 0.5524-0.4050190.3 - - 25S 49E
-2986 Dec 13 16:50:39 73476 8884 -61658 -42P -t -0.7777 1.4810 0.3820328.6144.2 - 20N 53E
-2985 Jun 09 02:14:47 73462 8881 -61652 -37P -a 0.5763 1.7809 0.8199302.0177.8 - 18S 91W
-2985 Dec 02 19:01:10 73447 8878 -61646 -32T-pp -0.0660 2.7661 1.7080357.1225.9101.517N 20E
-2984 May 28 14:42:44 73432 8875 -61640 -27T-pp -0.1887 2.5169 1.5066345.0220.9 94.616S 82E
-2984 Nov 21 04:25:00 73417 8872 -61634 -22P a- 0.6228 1.7166 0.7140304.9170.2 - 15N122W
-2983 May 17 20:04:02 73402 8869 -61628 -17P t- -0.9941 1.0628 0.0057286.4 18.5 - 13S 2E
-2983 Oct 12 08:15:08 73390 8866 -61623 -50N -a -1.4202 0.2392-0.7350128.8 - - 3S177W
-2983 Nov 10 19:00:51 73388 8866 -61622 -12N a- 1.2552 0.5412-0.4317187.8 - - 11N 19E
-2982 Apr 07 06:43:50 73375 8863 -61617 -45N -t 1.0607 0.9381-0.1141270.6 - - 4N152W
-2982 Oct 01 22:13:52 73360 8860 -61611 -40P -a -0.7959 1.4030 0.3924289.7134.1 - 7S 27W
-2981 Mar 27 13:19:27 73345 8857 -61605 -35T+pp 0.2534 2.3942 1.3919338.6215.7 86.4 8N109E
-2981 Sep 21 06:18:18 73331 8854 -61599 -30T-pp -0.1106 2.6883 1.6224361.2227.2100.211S148W
-2980 Mar 16 02:46:43 73316 8851 -61593 -25P a- -0.5046 1.9104 0.9533305.1186.1 - 11N 92W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2980 Sep 09 07:30:06 73301 8848 -61587 -20P t- 0.5982 1.8099 0.7118350.1187.1 - 14S166W
-2979 Feb 04 11:25:26 73289 8845 -61582 -53N -a 1.3495 0.3654-0.6020158.8 - - 23N139E
-2979 Mar 05 19:36:48 73286 8845 -61581 -15N a- -1.2115 0.6088-0.3390197.1 - - 14N 16E
-2979 Aug 29 07:16:19 73271 8842 -61575 -10N t- 1.2775 0.5539-0.5251217.8 - - 17S163W
-2978 Jan 25 00:19:14 73259 8839 -61570 -43P -a 0.6825 1.6154 0.5963310.2163.5 - 24N 56W
-2978 Jul 20 01:35:01 73244 8836 -61564 -38P -a -0.7984 1.3857 0.4004285.4134.7 - 25S 80W
-2977 Jan 14 06:05:02 73229 8833 -61558 -33T-pp -0.0354 2.8313 1.7552369.3232.0104.324N144W
-2977 Jul 09 17:00:32 73215 8830 -61552 -28T-pp -0.0530 2.7352 1.7858318.2211.3 98.624S 48E
-2976 Jan 03 05:59:16 73200 8827 -61546 -23P t- -0.7443 1.5413 0.4441333.8154.5 - 23N143W
-2976 Jun 28 09:49:17 73185 8824 -61540 -18P a- 0.6749 1.5979 0.6409290.0160.7 - 22S155E
-2976 Nov 22 15:35:59 73173 8822 -61535 -51N -h 1.4906 0.1443-0.8980109.4 - - 16N 69E
-2976 Dec 22 07:05:34 73170 8821 -61534 -13N h- -1.4039 0.3159-0.7510164.9 - - 21N161W
-2975 May 19 12:32:37 73158 8819 -61529 -46N -t -1.2059 0.6580-0.3672225.9 - - 14S114E
-2975 Jun 17 23:22:38 73155 8818 -61528 -8N t- 1.4695 0.1623-0.8389113.7 - - 19S 49W
-2975 Nov 12 02:49:11 73143 8816 -61523 -41P -a 0.7539 1.4698 0.4796286.2143.1 - 11N 99W
-2974 May 08 16:06:06 73128 8813 -61517 -36P -t -0.4652 2.0367 0.9726356.4208.3 - 9S 62E
-2974 Nov 01 18:04:57 73113 8810 -61511 -31T+-p 0.0830 2.6920 1.7192319.4209.8 96.5 7N 33E
-2973 Apr 27 16:49:23 73098 8807 -61505 -26T t- 0.3028 2.3317 1.2737363.1223.3 78.9 4S 52E
-2973 Oct 22 08:45:29 73084 8804 -61499 -21P a- -0.5957 1.7656 0.7645306.6174.3 - 2N173E
-2972 Apr 15 22:00:33 73069 8801 -61493 -16N h- 1.0515 0.9345-0.0773257.5 - - 1N 24W
-2972 Oct 10 18:20:49 73054 8798 -61487 -11N h- -1.3377 0.4320-0.6246187.7 - - 4S 30E
-2971 Mar 07 02:45:01 73042 8795 -61482 -44P -a -0.8056 1.3552 0.4038272.7131.4 - 14N 92W
-2971 Aug 31 02:04:36 73027 8792 -61476 -39P -t 0.9378 1.1858 0.0896304.8 73.2 - 17S 86W
-2970 Feb 24 19:37:12 73012 8789 -61470 -34T--p -0.0878 2.6742 1.7190319.9211.6 97.818N 15E
-2970 Aug 20 02:58:17 72997 8786 -61464 -29T+pp 0.2140 2.4971 1.4342360.5224.7 91.620S100W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2969 Feb 14 09:56:07 72982 8783 -61458 -24P a- 0.6616 1.6440 0.6440306.5166.6 - 21N160E
-2969 Aug 09 10:42:33 72968 8780 -61452 -19P a- -0.5187 1.9079 0.9047319.1188.6 - 23S144E
-2968 Jan 05 01:17:01 72955 8777 -61447 -52N -t -1.4706 0.2048-0.8846138.3 - - 22N 73W
-2968 Feb 03 17:40:17 72953 8777 -61446 -14N t- 1.4529 0.2220-0.8370139.9 - - 24N 43E
-2968 Jun 29 17:09:30 72941 8774 -61441 -47N -a 1.3437 0.3650-0.5804156.0 - - 21S 44E
-2968 Jul 29 00:57:25 72938 8774 -61440 -9N a- -1.1981 0.6389-0.3200202.6 - - 25S 71W
-2968 Dec 24 00:37:13 72926 8771 -61435 -42P -t -0.7917 1.4534 0.3583325.8140.0 - 22N 65W
-2967 Jun 19 09:35:37 72911 8768 -61429 -37P -a 0.6470 1.6534 0.6879296.8166.9 - 20S157E
-2967 Dec 13 03:15:30 72896 8765 -61423 -32T-pp -0.0717 2.7532 1.7002355.4225.3101.320N106W
-2966 Jun 08 21:33:59 72882 8762 -61417 -27T-pp -0.1115 2.6612 1.6456348.5224.2100.619S 23W
-2966 Dec 02 13:05:58 72867 8759 -61411 -22P a- 0.6203 1.7190 0.7205304.0170.4 - 18N106E
-2965 May 29 02:24:35 72852 8756 -61405 -17P t- -0.9097 1.2193 0.1591302.5 95.7 - 16S 96W
-2965 Oct 23 17:06:43 72840 8754 -61400 -50N -a -1.4211 0.2385-0.7377128.8 - - 1N 47E
-2965 Nov 22 03:54:42 72837 8753 -61399 -12N a- 1.2562 0.5388-0.4331187.3 - - 15N117W
-2964 Apr 17 13:12:14 72825 8751 -61394 -45N -t 1.1405 0.7897-0.2584251.1 - - 0N107E
-2964 Oct 12 06:47:39 72810 8748 -61388 -40P -a -0.8011 1.3959 0.3806290.4132.7 - 2S158W
-2963 Apr 06 20:21:01 72795 8745 -61382 -35T -p 0.3261 2.2581 1.2612333.7210.4 73.7 4N 0E
-2963 Oct 01 14:22:45 72781 8742 -61376 -30T-pp -0.1205 2.6728 1.6016362.6227.3 99.6 6S 88E
-2962 Mar 27 10:14:19 72766 8739 -61370 -25T a- -0.4371 2.0322 1.0792308.6193.2 41.4 7N153E
-2962 Sep 20 15:10:26 72751 8736 -61364 -20P t- 0.5796 1.8457 0.7441352.5190.3 - 10S 76E
-2961 Feb 15 19:21:24 72739 8733 -61359 -53N -a 1.3946 0.2823-0.6842140.9 - - 21N 18E
-2961 Mar 17 03:15:59 72736 8733 -61358 -15N a- -1.1539 0.7137-0.2326211.3 - - 10N102W
-2961 Sep 09 14:57:15 72722 8730 -61352 -10N t- 1.2510 0.6030-0.4769225.7 - - 14S 80E
-2960 Feb 05 08:03:46 72709 8727 -61347 -43P -a 0.7227 1.5416 0.5224306.8155.4 - 23N173W
-2960 Jul 30 09:20:29 72694 8724 -61341 -38P -a -0.8411 1.3073 0.3219278.8121.9 - 24S162E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2959 Jan 24 13:32:55 72680 8721 -61335 -33T-pp -0.0010 2.8939 1.8190370.1232.7104.924N103E
-2959 Jul 20 00:49:13 72665 8718 -61329 -28T-pp -0.1052 2.6405 1.6890317.6210.3 96.724S 71W
-2958 Jan 13 13:27:18 72650 8715 -61323 -23P t- -0.7159 1.5915 0.4984336.6162.1 - 23N103E
-2958 Jul 09 17:26:02 72635 8712 -61317 -18P a- 0.6186 1.7036 0.7420296.5170.4 - 23S 39E
-2958 Dec 04 00:00:23 72623 8710 -61312 -51N -h 1.4880 0.1466-0.8909109.8 - - 19N 59W
-2957 Jan 02 14:59:05 72621 8709 -61311 -13N h- -1.3827 0.3516-0.7093172.7 - - 22N 79E
-2957 May 30 19:13:12 72608 8707 -61306 -46N -t -1.2885 0.5089-0.5209202.5 - - 17S 11E
-2957 Jun 29 06:30:54 72606 8706 -61305 -8N t- 1.4103 0.2740-0.7332147.0 - - 21S158W
-2957 Nov 23 11:36:51 72594 8704 -61300 -41P -a 0.7507 1.4741 0.4868285.7143.7 - 15N127E
-2956 May 18 22:21:13 72579 8701 -61294 -36P -t -0.5541 1.8745 0.8088349.8195.9 - 13S 35W
-2956 Nov 12 02:59:20 72564 8698 -61288 -31T+-p 0.0804 2.6968 1.7238319.6209.9 96.611N104W
-2955 May 07 23:08:43 72549 8695 -61282 -26T+pp 0.2142 2.4931 1.4375365.5228.5 93.5 8S 46W
-2955 Nov 01 17:30:21 72535 8692 -61276 -21P a- -0.6006 1.7580 0.7539307.3173.9 - 6N 39E
-2954 Apr 27 04:48:17 72520 8689 -61270 -16P h- 0.9688 1.0841 0.0768271.7 64.0 - 3S130W
-2954 Oct 22 02:41:15 72505 8686 -61264 -11N h- -1.3419 0.4266-0.6343187.3 - - 1N 98W
-2953 Mar 18 10:21:27 72493 8683 -61259 -44P -a -0.8646 1.2452 0.2974264.2114.4 - 10N151E
-2953 Sep 11 09:37:41 72478 8680 -61253 -39P -t 0.9610 1.1447 0.0457301.0 52.6 - 13S159E
-2952 Mar 07 03:20:55 72463 8677 -61247 -34T--p -0.1428 2.5728 1.6186319.4210.7 95.114N104W
-2952 Aug 30 10:38:37 72449 8674 -61241 -29T+pp 0.2421 2.4457 1.3823358.6222.5 87.517S143E
-2951 Feb 24 17:30:23 72434 8671 -61235 -24P a- 0.6140 1.7315 0.7313312.2175.6 - 18N 44E
-2951 Aug 19 18:38:54 72419 8668 -61229 -19P a- -0.4836 1.9724 0.9690320.7192.3 - 21S 23E
-2950 Jan 15 08:48:29 72407 8666 -61224 -52N -t -1.5001 0.1497-0.9378118.9 - - 23N172E
-2950 Feb 14 00:55:38 72404 8665 -61223 -14N t- 1.4103 0.2998-0.7585161.9 - - 22N 67W
-2950 Jul 11 00:52:23 72392 8663 -61218 -47N -a 1.3988 0.2653-0.6828134.3 - - 22S 73W
-2950 Aug 09 09:00:48 72390 8662 -61217 -9N a- -1.1581 0.7132-0.2475212.3 - - 24S167E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2949 Jan 04 08:15:53 72377 8660 -61212 -42P -t -0.8121 1.4135 0.3231321.9133.4 - 23N179E
-2949 Jun 30 17:02:08 72363 8657 -61206 -37P -a 0.7120 1.5367 0.5661291.4154.8 - 22S 43E
-2949 Dec 24 11:24:04 72348 8654 -61200 -32T-pp -0.0825 2.7305 1.6832353.6224.6100.822N131E
-2948 Jun 19 04:28:43 72333 8651 -61194 -27T-pp -0.0383 2.7984 1.7773351.1226.0103.421S129W
-2948 Dec 12 21:42:24 72318 8648 -61188 -22P a- 0.6138 1.7288 0.7346303.4171.3 - 21N 25W
-2947 Jun 08 08:48:03 72304 8645 -61182 -17P t- -0.8280 1.3709 0.3072316.2130.4 - 19S166E
-2947 Nov 03 01:59:12 72291 8642 -61177 -50N -a -1.4216 0.2384-0.7393129.0 - - 6N 89W
-2947 Dec 02 12:44:37 72289 8642 -61176 -12N a- 1.2542 0.5419-0.4285187.7 - - 19N109E
-2946 Apr 28 19:38:34 72277 8639 -61171 -45N -t 1.2223 0.6377-0.4069228.3 - - 4S 7E
-2946 May 28 09:22:33 72274 8639 -61170 -7Nbt- -1.5740 0.0020-1.0614 13.7 - - 17S157E
-2946 Oct 23 15:24:26 72262 8636 -61165 -40P -a -0.8032 1.3939 0.3746291.4132.1 - 2N 70E
-2945 Apr 18 03:20:07 72247 8633 -61159 -35T -t 0.4020 2.1164 1.1243328.1203.4 53.1 0S108W
-2945 Oct 12 22:31:32 72233 8630 -61153 -30T-pp -0.1262 2.6647 1.5889364.0227.6 99.2 2S 37W
-2944 Apr 06 17:38:08 72218 8627 -61147 -25T a- -0.3658 2.1612 1.2117311.7199.2 65.0 3N 38E
-2944 Sep 30 22:58:52 72203 8624 -61141 -20P t- 0.5678 1.8689 0.7644354.1192.2 - 6S 43W
-2943 Feb 26 03:07:32 72191 8622 -61136 -53N -a 1.4471 0.1855-0.7802115.5 - - 19N100W
-2943 Mar 27 10:47:32 72188 8621 -61135 -15N a- -1.0903 0.8297-0.1154225.3 - - 6N142E
-2943 Sep 19 22:48:26 72174 8618 -61129 -10N t- 1.2318 0.6383-0.4421231.0 - - 10S 41W
-2942 Feb 15 15:37:11 72161 8616 -61124 -43P -a 0.7712 1.4526 0.4333302.0144.0 - 21N 72E
-2942 Aug 10 17:15:43 72147 8613 -61118 -38P -a -0.8768 1.2421 0.2563273.0109.5 - 23S 42E
-2941 Feb 04 20:49:25 72132 8610 -61112 -33T+pp 0.0423 2.8173 1.7439370.6233.0104.722N 7W
-2941 Jul 31 08:46:35 72117 8607 -61106 -28T--p -0.1503 2.5589 1.6049316.8208.9 93.924S168E
-2940 Jan 24 20:47:37 72103 8604 -61100 -23P t- -0.6806 1.6540 0.5653340.0170.7 - 23N 8W
-2940 Jul 20 01:08:01 72088 8601 -61094 -18P a- 0.5671 1.8007 0.8340302.1178.2 - 23S 78W
-2940 Dec 14 08:22:31 72076 8598 -61089 -51N -h 1.4882 0.1438-0.8885108.3 - - 22N174E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2939 Jan 12 22:47:39 72073 8598 -61088 -13N h- -1.3567 0.3962-0.6584181.8 - - 23N 39W
-2939 Jun 10 01:54:49 72061 8595 -61083 -46N -t -1.3690 0.3636-0.6712174.3 - - 20S 92W
-2939 Jul 09 13:43:09 72059 8595 -61082 -8N t- 1.3546 0.3794-0.6342172.2 - - 22S 92E
-2939 Dec 03 20:22:18 72046 8592 -61077 -41P -a 0.7498 1.4743 0.4902284.9143.9 - 19N 6W
-2938 May 30 04:37:21 72032 8589 -61071 -36P -t -0.6415 1.7152 0.6473341.8180.3 - 16S132W
-2938 Nov 23 11:51:58 72017 8586 -61065 -31T+-p 0.0793 2.6987 1.7260319.8210.0 96.715N121E
-2937 May 19 05:31:31 72002 8583 -61059 -26T+pp 0.1278 2.6506 1.5968366.7231.6101.712S145W
-2937 Nov 13 02:13:22 71987 8580 -61053 -21P a- -0.6047 1.7519 0.7453308.0173.6 - 10N 94W
-2936 May 07 11:39:24 71973 8577 -61047 -16P h- 0.8874 1.2315 0.2281283.6107.5 - 8S124E
-2936 Nov 01 11:02:03 71958 8574 -61041 -11N t- -1.3469 0.4192-0.6452186.5 - - 5N134E
-2935 Mar 28 17:52:21 71946 8572 -61036 -44P -a -0.9285 1.1263 0.1817254.2 90.8 - 6N 35E
-2935 Sep 21 17:19:18 71931 8569 -61030 -39P -t 0.9772 1.1161 0.0146298.1 29.9 - 9S 41E
-2934 Mar 18 10:55:53 71916 8566 -61024 -34T--p -0.2049 2.4585 1.5050318.5208.9 90.310N140E
-2934 Sep 10 18:29:48 71902 8563 -61018 -29T+-p 0.2621 2.4092 1.3456356.9220.7 84.214S 23E
-2933 Mar 08 00:53:05 71887 8560 -61012 -24P a- 0.5577 1.8350 0.8342318.3184.9 - 15N 69W
-2933 Aug 31 02:46:50 71872 8557 -61006 -19T a- -0.4573 2.0206 1.0172321.5194.7 20.118S101W
-2932 Jan 26 16:08:53 71860 8555 -61001 -52N -t -1.5375 0.0799-1.0054 87.5 - - 22N 61E
-2932 Feb 25 07:59:44 71858 8554 -61000 -14N t- 1.3594 0.3928-0.6649184.2 - - 19N175W
-2932 Jul 21 08:42:14 71846 8552 -60995 -47N -a 1.4482 0.1761-0.7751110.4 - - 23S168E
-2932 Aug 19 17:12:57 71843 8551 -60994 -9N a- -1.1251 0.7747-0.1879219.7 - - 21S 42E
-2931 Jan 14 15:47:01 71831 8549 -60989 -42P -t -0.8389 1.3617 0.2764316.9124.1 - 23N 65E
-2931 Jul 11 00:33:06 71816 8546 -60983 -37P -a 0.7724 1.4287 0.4526285.8141.2 - 23S 71W
-2930 Jan 03 19:26:30 71802 8543 -60977 -32T-pp -0.0994 2.6962 1.6552351.6223.8100.024N 9E
-2930 Jun 30 11:26:29 71787 8540 -60971 -27T+pp 0.0316 2.8138 1.7865353.0226.7103.623S125E
-2930 Dec 24 06:14:32 71772 8537 -60965 -22P a- 0.6031 1.7461 0.7567303.1172.8 - 23N154W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2929 Jun 19 15:15:10 71758 8534 -60959 -17P t- -0.7491 1.5176 0.4501328.0154.7 - 22S 67E
-2929 Nov 14 10:51:46 71745 8531 -60954 -50N -a -1.4222 0.2378-0.7409129.0 - - 10N135E
-2929 Dec 13 21:30:51 71743 8531 -60953 -12N a- 1.2492 0.5500-0.4184188.9 - - 22N 25W
-2928 May 09 02:07:14 71731 8528 -60948 -45N -t 1.3029 0.4883-0.5531201.9 - - 8S 94W
-2928 Jun 07 15:45:21 71728 8528 -60947 -7N t- -1.4901 0.1558-0.9075120.4 - - 20S 59E
-2928 Nov 03 00:02:51 71716 8525 -60942 -40P -a -0.8035 1.3951 0.3724292.5132.2 - 7N 62W
-2927 Apr 28 10:18:43 71701 8522 -60936 -35P -h 0.4793 1.9724 0.9846321.5194.8 - 5S144E
-2927 Oct 23 06:43:29 71687 8519 -60930 -30T-pp -0.1286 2.6622 1.5826365.3228.0 99.1 3N163W
-2926 Apr 18 00:59:29 71672 8516 -60924 -25T p- -0.2920 2.2953 1.3486314.2204.2 79.5 1S 75W
-2926 Oct 12 06:52:07 71657 8513 -60918 -20P t- 0.5597 1.8848 0.7783355.2193.5 - 1S165W
-2925 Mar 09 10:45:37 71645 8511 -60913 -53Ne-a 1.5058 0.0777-0.8877 75.7 - - 15N143E
-2925 Apr 07 18:14:59 71643 8510 -60912 -15P a- -1.0235 0.9522 0.0074238.5 18.8 - 2N 26E
-2925 Oct 01 06:47:38 71628 8507 -60906 -10N h- 1.2184 0.6629-0.4174234.2 - - 5S163W
-2924 Feb 26 23:01:19 71616 8505 -60901 -43P -a 0.8265 1.3513 0.3317295.7128.3 - 18N 42W
-2924 Aug 21 01:20:16 71601 8502 -60895 -38P -a -0.9058 1.1891 0.2029268.0 97.9 - 21S 80W
-2923 Feb 15 03:55:37 71586 8499 -60889 -33T+pp 0.0936 2.7225 1.6506370.6232.7103.120N116W
-2923 Aug 10 16:52:28 71572 8496 -60883 -28T--p -0.1888 2.4898 1.5331316.1207.4 90.822S 46E
-2922 Feb 04 03:56:28 71557 8493 -60877 -23P t- -0.6354 1.7344 0.6504344.0180.4 - 22N117W
-2922 Jul 31 08:58:31 71543 8490 -60871 -18P a- 0.5231 1.8841 0.9120306.8184.2 - 23S163E
-2922 Dec 25 16:38:11 71530 8488 -60866 -51N -h 1.4944 0.1294-0.8971102.4 - - 24N 49E
-2921 Jan 24 06:26:49 71528 8487 -60865 -13N h- -1.3218 0.4569-0.5911193.2 - - 22N155W
-2921 Jun 21 08:40:32 71516 8485 -60860 -46N -t -1.4448 0.2274-0.8128140.2 - - 23S165E
-2921 Jul 20 21:02:47 71513 8484 -60859 -8N t- 1.3056 0.4727-0.5476191.4 - - 23S 19W
-2921 Dec 15 05:02:38 71501 8482 -60854 -41P -a 0.7537 1.4651 0.4848283.6143.0 - 21N138W
-2920 Jun 09 10:57:29 71486 8479 -60848 -36P -t -0.7253 1.5626 0.4924332.8161.4 - 20S130E

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2920 Dec 03 20:42:19 71472 8476 -60842 -31T+-p 0.0800 2.6971 1.7250319.9210.2 96.818N 14W
-2919 May 29 11:55:52 71457 8473 -60836 -26T+pp 0.0417 2.8077 1.7554366.7232.8105.416S116E
-2919 Nov 23 10:55:56 71443 8470 -60830 -21P a- -0.6090 1.7448 0.7363308.6173.2 - 14N133E
-2918 May 18 18:31:09 71428 8467 -60824 -16P a- 0.8050 1.3811 0.3809293.9135.4 - 12S 18E
-2918 Nov 12 19:22:45 71413 8464 -60818 -11N t- -1.3526 0.4101-0.6571185.3 - - 10N 6E
-2917 Apr 09 01:18:55 71401 8461 -60813 -44P -a -0.9963 1.0007 0.0585242.5 52.4 - 2N 80W
-2917 May 08 08:05:59 71399 8461 -60812 -6Nba- 1.5022 0.0776-0.8746 75.0 - - 7S175E
-2917 Oct 03 01:09:11 71386 8458 -60807 -39Nx-t 0.9871 1.0988-0.0043296.3 - - 5S 80W
-2916 Mar 28 18:25:28 71372 8455 -60801 -34T--p -0.2710 2.3373 1.3838317.0206.1 82.6 6N 24E
-2916 Sep 21 02:29:20 71357 8453 -60795 -29T -p 0.2760 2.3835 1.3201355.3219.1 81.610S 99W
-2915 Mar 18 08:08:32 71343 8450 -60789 -24P h- 0.4965 1.9479 0.9462324.4193.7 - 11N179E
-2915 Sep 10 11:03:14 71328 8447 -60783 -19T a- -0.4375 2.0570 1.0536321.8196.2 35.014S133E
-2914 Mar 07 14:53:27 71313 8444 -60777 -14N t- 1.3010 0.4998-0.5574206.2 - - 15N 79E
-2914 Aug 01 16:40:06 71301 8441 -60772 -47N -a 1.4912 0.0990-0.8557 83.5 - - 22S 47E
-2914 Aug 31 01:33:56 71299 8441 -60771 -9N a- -1.0995 0.8228-0.1418225.2 - - 18S 85W
-2913 Jan 25 23:09:23 71287 8438 -60766 -42P -t -0.8730 1.2965 0.2166310.5110.6 - 23N 47W
-2913 Jul 22 08:11:12 71272 8435 -60760 -37P -a 0.8261 1.3330 0.3511280.3126.6 - 23S173E
-2912 Jan 15 03:21:30 71257 8432 -60754 -32T-pp -0.1233 2.6491 1.6146349.4222.6 98.724N111W
-2912 Jul 10 18:30:44 71243 8429 -60748 -27T+pp 0.0949 2.7008 1.6672354.4226.3101.624S 17E
-2911 Jan 03 14:39:45 71228 8426 -60742 -22P a- 0.5862 1.7744 0.7901303.4175.2 - 24N 78E
-2911 Jun 29 21:47:22 71213 8423 -60736 -17P t- -0.6745 1.6564 0.5849337.8172.8 - 23S 33W
-2911 Nov 24 19:42:18 71201 8421 -60731 -50N -a -1.4242 0.2343-0.7450128.3 - - 14N 0E
-2911 Dec 24 06:10:42 71199 8420 -60730 -12N a- 1.2396 0.5665-0.3997191.3 - - 24N156W
-2910 May 20 08:37:46 71187 8418 -60725 -45N -t 1.3821 0.3417-0.6972170.6 - - 12S165E
-2910 Jun 18 22:14:25 71184 8418 -60724 -7N t- -1.4102 0.3025-0.7611165.2 - - 22S 41W

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 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
°
-2910 Nov 14 08:39:39 71172 8415 -60719 -40P -a -0.8043 1.3951 0.3696293.6132.1 - 11N166E
-2909 May 09 17:18:26 71157 8412 -60713 -35P -h 0.5564 1.8290 0.8448314.1184.3 - 9S 36E
-2909 Nov 03 14:57:00 71143 8409 -60707 -30T-pp -0.1286 2.6637 1.5811366.6228.5 99.2 7N 71E
-2908 Apr 28 08:18:55 71128 8406 -60701 -25T-p- -0.2161 2.4334 1.4890316.1207.9 89.3 5S171E
-2908 Oct 22 14:50:17 71114 8403 -60695 -20P t- 0.5556 1.8928 0.7851355.7194.1 - 3N 73E
-2907 Apr 18 01:37:20 71099 8400 -60689 -15P a- -0.9529 1.0818 0.1368251.1 79.5 - 2S 88W
-2907 Oct 11 14:54:48 71084 8397 -60683 -10N h- 1.2104 0.6773-0.4024235.8 - - 1S 72E
-2906 Mar 09 06:13:45 71072 8395 -60678 -43P -h 0.8904 1.2344 0.2141287.5105.3 - 15N152W
-2906 Sep 01 09:35:09 71058 8392 -60672 -38P -a -0.9271 1.1502 0.1634264.1 88.1 - 18S154E
-2905 Feb 26 10:51:26 71043 8389 -60666 -33T+pp 0.1529 2.6129 1.5424370.0231.4 99.417N138E
-2905 Aug 22 01:06:44 71028 8386 -60660 -28T--p -0.2202 2.4336 1.4740315.4205.9 87.520S 80W
-2904 Feb 15 10:58:05 71014 8383 -60654 -23P t- -0.5839 1.8265 0.7473348.1190.0 - 20N136E
-2904 Aug 10 16:55:54 70999 8380 -60648 -18P a- 0.4854 1.9560 0.9783310.8188.9 - 22S 42E
-2903 Jan 05 00:49:00 70987 8378 -60643 -51N -h 1.5051 0.1066-0.9138 92.7 - - 25N 75W
-2903 Feb 03 13:59:31 70985 8377 -60642 -13N h- -1.2808 0.5287-0.5125205.5 - - 21N 90E
-2903 Jul 01 15:29:02 70973 8375 -60637 -46Ne-t -1.5170 0.0978-0.9482 93.4 - - 24S 61E
-2903 Jul 31 04:27:41 70970 8374 -60636 -8N t- 1.2614 0.5572-0.4699207.2 - - 22S132W
-2903 Dec 25 13:38:37 70958 8372 -60631 -41P -a 0.7618 1.4483 0.4721281.8141.1 - 23N 92E
-2902 Jun 20 17:22:14 70943 8369 -60625 -36P -t -0.8049 1.4179 0.3449322.8138.3 - 22S 32E
-2902 Dec 15 05:26:45 70929 8366 -60619 -31T+-p 0.0855 2.6865 1.7154320.0210.3 96.721N146W
-2901 Jun 09 18:27:15 70914 8363 -60613 -26T-pp -0.0394 2.8116 1.7603365.7232.3105.219S 16E
-2901 Dec 04 19:33:39 70900 8360 -60607 -21P a- -0.6098 1.7442 0.7342309.6173.5 - 18N 1E
-2900 May 29 01:27:58 70885 8357 -60601 -16P a- 0.7255 1.5256 0.5281302.4155.3 - 15S 89W
-2900 Nov 23 03:40:14 70870 8354 -60595 -11N t- -1.3563 0.4044-0.6649184.7 - - 14N121W

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses: -2999 to -2900 (3000 BCE to 2901 BCE)

During the 30th century BCE [1], Earth experienced 249 lunar eclipses. The following table shows the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Lunar Eclipses: -2999 - -2900
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 249100.0%
PenumbralN 89 35.7%
PartialP 99 39.8%
TotalT 61 24.5%

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 30th century BCE appears in the following table.

Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 61100.0%
Central 50 82.0%
Non-Central 11 18.0%

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 65
3 23
4 10
5 2

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 -2919 May 2901h45m22s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse -2933 Aug 3100h20m05s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2974 May 0803h28m20s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2983 May 1700h18m27s
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2917 Oct 0304h56m18s
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2946 May 2800h13m44s
 
Extreme Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses
Extrema Type Date Umbral Magnitude Penumbral Magnitude
Largest Total Lunar Eclipse -2995 Jun 281.87475 -
Smallest Total Lunar Eclipse -2933 Aug 311.01722 -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2927 Apr 280.98462 -
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse -2983 May 170.00569 -
Largest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2917 Oct 03 - 1.09884
Smallest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -2946 May 28 - 0.00197

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, 3 Saros series begin and 5 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
-48 75 -2997 Jul 20 0.0323Last
-8 74 -2993 Jun 07 0.0421First
-54 90 -2990 Mar 07 0.0515Last
-49 77 -2990 Aug 31 0.0087Last
-7 74 -2946 May 28 0.0020First
-53 88 -2925 Mar 09 0.0777Last
-6 73 -2917 May 08 0.0776First
-46 74 -2903 Jul 01 0.0978Last

The years containing five lunar eclipses are as follows: -2968, -2903.

There are two lunar eclipses in the same same calendar month as follows: -2914 Aug, -2903 Jul.

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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