Saros 136

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136

Fred Espenak

Introduction

A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through Earth's shadow. At least two lunar eclipses and as many as five occur every year.

The periodicity and recurrence of lunar eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). When two eclipses are separated by a period of one Saros, they share a very similar geometry. The two eclipses occur at the same node with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and the same time of year due to a harmonic in three cycles of the Moon's orbit. Thus, the Saros is useful for organizing eclipses into families or series. Each series typically lasts 12 to 15 centuries and contains about 70 to 80 eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of penumbral lunar eclipses. The series will then produce several dozen partial eclipses, followed by several dozen total eclipses. The later portion of the series produces another set of partial eclipses before ending with a final group of penumbral eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 136 . The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. For eclipses between the years -1999 to 3000, the calendar date links to a web page containing additional details along with a diagram of the eclipse geometry 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 Saros Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
1-34 1680-Apr-1323:18:01 14 8 -3955 Nb t- 1.5495 0.0561-1.0254 73.6 - -
2-33 1698-Apr-2506:11:32 8 5 -3732 N t- 1.4877 0.1675-0.9101125.8 - -
3-32 1716-May-0612:57:42 9 4 -3509 N t- 1.4193 0.2912-0.7828163.8 - -
4-31 1734-May-1719:38:12 11 4 -3286 N t- 1.3453 0.4252-0.6453195.1 - -
5-30 1752-May-2802:13:58 13 3 -3063 N t- 1.2667 0.5677-0.4996221.9 - -
6-29 1770-Jun-0808:45:13 16 2 -2840 N t- 1.1836 0.7186-0.3457245.5 - -
7-28 1788-Jun-1815:15:24 16 1 -2617 N t- 1.0986 0.8734-0.1883265.9 - -
8-27 1806-Jun-3021:44:38 12 1 -2394 Nx t- 1.0116 1.0319-0.0276283.6 - -
9-26 1824-Jul-1104:14:59 10 1 -2171 P t- 0.9245 1.1907 0.1330298.8 87.6 -
10-25 1842-Jul-2210:47:38 6 1 -1948 P t- 0.8384 1.3480 0.2917311.7126.5 -
11-24 1860-Aug-0117:25:02 8 0 -1725 P t- 0.7551 1.5003 0.4450322.3152.3 -
12-23 1878-Aug-1300:08:22 -5 0 -1502 P t- 0.6757 1.6458 0.5912330.9171.1 -
13-22 1896-Aug-2306:57:19 -6 0 -1279 P t- 0.5998 1.7849 0.7306337.9185.4 -
14-21 1914-Sep-0413:54:56 17 0 -1056 P t- 0.5301 1.9127 0.8584343.2196.0 -
15-20 1932-Sep-1421:01:00 24 0 -833 P t- 0.4664 2.0296 0.9752347.3204.0 -
16-19 1950-Sep-2604:17:11 29 0 -610 T t- 0.4101 2.1331 1.0783350.1209.8 44.3
17-18 1968-Oct-0611:42:35 39 0 -387 T t- 0.3605 2.2242 1.1691352.1214.0 63.0
18-17 1986-Oct-1719:18:54 55 0 -164 T h- 0.3189 2.3008 1.2455353.3216.8 73.7
19-16 2004-Oct-2803:05:11 65 0 59 T p- 0.2846 2.3637 1.3081353.9218.7 80.5
20-15 2022-Nov-0811:00:22 71 0 282 T+ p- 0.2570 2.4143 1.3589354.0219.9 85.0
21-14 2040-Nov-1819:04:41 80 5 505 T+ p- 0.2361 2.4525 1.3974353.7220.5 87.8
22-13 2058-Nov-3003:16:18 91 13 728 T+ p- 0.2208 2.4803 1.4260353.1220.7 89.7
23-12 2076-Dec-1011:34:51 105 23 951 T+ p- 0.2102 2.4990 1.4460352.3220.6 90.8
24-11 2094-Dec-2119:56:32 122 34 1174 T+ p- 0.2016 2.5138 1.4627351.3220.5 91.6
25-10 2113-Jan-0204:22:59 141 47 1397 T+ p- 0.1964 2.5221 1.4735350.2220.2 92.1
26 -9 2131-Jan-1312:49:59 163 62 1620 T+ p- 0.1915 2.5296 1.4842349.0219.9 92.5
27 -8 2149-Jan-2321:17:23 187 77 1843 T+ p- 0.1859 2.5379 1.4962347.8219.6 93.0
28 -7 2167-Feb-0405:41:32 214 94 2066 T+ p- 0.1772 2.5517 1.5143346.5219.5 93.8
29 -6 2185-Feb-1414:03:41 244 112 2289 T+ p- 0.1660 2.5697 1.5372345.2219.4 94.8
30 -5 2203-Feb-2622:20:38 276 132 2512 T+ p- 0.1500 2.5964 1.5692344.0219.5 96.1
31 -4 2221-Mar-0906:32:19 311 152 2735 T+ p- 0.1290 2.6321 1.6106342.8219.7 97.5
32 -3 2239-Mar-2014:37:27 348 173 2958 T+ p- 0.1017 2.6792 1.6636341.6219.9 99.1
33 -2 2257-Mar-3022:36:42 388 195 3181 T+ pp 0.0686 2.7368 1.7273340.3220.0100.4
34 -1 2275-Apr-1106:28:07 430 219 3404 T+ pp 0.0283 2.8078 1.8044339.0220.0101.3
35 0 2293-Apr-2114:13:28 475 243 3627 T- pp -0.0180 2.8237 1.8263337.3219.5101.4
36 1 2311-May-0321:52:06 523 268 3850 T- pp -0.0706 2.7241 1.7326335.4218.5100.3
37 2 2329-May-1405:26:10 573 294 4073 T- pp -0.1279 2.6162 1.6302333.0216.9 97.6
38 3 2347-May-2512:53:34 626 321 4296 T- pp -0.1917 2.4965 1.5159330.1214.2 92.6
39 4 2365-Jun-0420:18:36 681 349 4519 T- -p -0.2581 2.3722 1.3963326.6210.5 84.9
40 5 2383-Jun-1603:39:21 739 378 4742 T -p -0.3291 2.2398 1.2682322.3205.5 73.0
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
41 6 2401-Jun-2610:59:49 799 408 4965 T -p -0.4007 2.1065 1.1386317.3199.2 54.6
42 7 2419-Jul-0718:17:22 862 438 5188 T -a -0.4754 1.9678 1.0031311.5191.3 8.5
43 8 2437-Jul-1801:38:00 928 470 5411 P -a -0.5483 1.8329 0.8707305.1182.0 -
44 9 2455-Jul-2908:58:49 996 502 5634 P -a -0.6218 1.6970 0.7368297.8170.9 -
45 10 2473-Aug-0816:24:05 1067 535 5857 P -a -0.6920 1.5675 0.6086290.0158.2 -
46 11 2491-Aug-1923:52:19 1140 569 6080 P -a -0.7603 1.4419 0.4837281.7143.5 -
47 12 2509-Aug-3107:27:36 1216 604 6303 P -a -0.8232 1.3262 0.3684273.2127.1 -
48 13 2527-Sep-1115:08:19 1294 639 6526 P -a -0.8823 1.2181 0.2599264.6108.3 -
49 14 2545-Sep-2122:55:49 1375 675 6749 P -a -0.9363 1.1192 0.1604256.0 86.1 -
50 15 2563-Oct-0306:51:06 1459 713 6972 P -a -0.9843 1.0317 0.0718247.8 58.2 -
51 16 2581-Oct-1314:54:29 1545 750 7195 N -a -1.0260 0.9559-0.0054240.2 - -
52 17 2599-Oct-2423:06:07 1634 789 7418 N -a -1.0614 0.8916-0.0712233.3 - -
53 18 2617-Nov-0507:25:06 1725 829 7641 N -a -1.0912 0.8379-0.1265227.2 - -
54 19 2635-Nov-1615:52:27 1819 869 7864 N -a -1.1145 0.7959-0.1700222.3 - -
55 20 2653-Nov-2700:26:23 1916 910 8087 N -a -1.1327 0.7632-0.2042218.3 - -
56 21 2671-Dec-0809:06:17 2015 952 8310 N -a -1.1462 0.7391-0.2296215.2 - -
57 22 2689-Dec-1817:51:13 2116 994 8533 N -a -1.1560 0.7217-0.2480213.0 - -
58 23 2707-Dec-3102:40:16 2220 1037 8756 N -a -1.1624 0.7102-0.2602211.4 - -
59 24 2726-Jan-1011:31:27 2327 1081 8979 N -a -1.1675 0.7009-0.2696210.2 - -
60 25 2744-Jan-2120:23:08 2437 1126 9202 N -a -1.1724 0.6919-0.2786209.0 - -
61 26 2762-Feb-0105:14:40 2548 1172 9425 N -a -1.1776 0.6820-0.2878207.7 - -
62 27 2780-Feb-1214:04:28 2663 1218 9648 N -a -1.1842 0.6696-0.2993206.0 - -
63 28 2798-Feb-2222:50:03 2780 1265 9871 N -a -1.1946 0.6497-0.3178203.3 - -
64 29 2816-Mar-0507:31:05 2900 1313 10094 N -a -1.2088 0.6229-0.3431199.6 - -
65 30 2834-Mar-1616:06:01 3022 1361 10317 N -a -1.2283 0.5863-0.3779194.4 - -
66 31 2852-Mar-2700:35:07 3147 1410 10540 N -a -1.2523 0.5411-0.4211187.6 - -
67 32 2870-Apr-0708:55:23 3274 1460 10763 N -a -1.2836 0.4827-0.4776178.3 - -
68 33 2888-Apr-1717:09:10 3404 1511 10986 N -a -1.3201 0.4148-0.5436166.4 - -
69 34 2906-Apr-3001:14:07 3537 1562 11209 N -a -1.3640 0.3334-0.6233150.5 - -
70 35 2924-May-1009:12:06 3672 1615 11432 N -a -1.4131 0.2426-0.7127129.6 - -
71 36 2942-May-2117:01:30 3809 1667 11655 N -a -1.4690 0.1396-0.8147 99.3 - -
72 37 2960-Jun-0100:45:23 3950 1721 11878 Ne -a -1.5289 0.0293-0.9243 46.0 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136

Lunar eclipses of Saros 136 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 1680 Apr 13. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on 2960 Jun 01. The total duration of Saros series 136 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 136
First Eclipse 1680 Apr 13
Last Eclipse 2960 Jun 01
Series Duration 1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses 72
Sequence 8N 7P 27T 8P 22N

Saros 136 is composed of 72 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 72100.0%
PenumbralN 30 41.7%
PartialP 15 20.8%
TotalT 27 37.5%

The 72 lunar eclipses of Saros 136 occur in the order of 8N 7P 27T 8P 22N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 136
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 8
Partial P 7
Total T 27
Partial P 8
Penumbral N 22

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 136 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 136
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 2293 Apr 2101h41m24s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 2419 Jul 0700h08m31s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1932 Sep 1403h23m59s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2563 Oct 0300h58m13s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 1806 Jun 3004h43m38s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 2960 Jun 0100h46m01s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 1932 Sep 14 - 0.97519
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2563 Oct 03 - 0.07178

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Calendar

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The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..

Eclipse Predictions

The eclipse predictions presented here were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates have been calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass.

The largest uncertainty in the eclipse predictions is caused by fluctuations in Earth's rotation due primarily to tidal friction of the Moon. The resultant drift in apparent clock time is expressed as ΔT and is determined as follows:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. future: ΔT is extrapolated from current values weighted by the long term trend from tidal effects

A series of polynomial expressions have been derived to simplify the evaluation of ΔT for any time from -2999 to +3000. The uncertainty in ΔT over this period can be estimated from scatter in the measurements.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this web site is based on the books Five Millennium Canon of Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and 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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