Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses is organized into a series of sixty 100-year web pages, each one covering a century of solar eclipses. The 100-year table below covers the period -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE) [1]. The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. 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 Solar Eclipses.

For an explanation of how eclipses are classified, see Solar 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 Solar Eclipses. To select a different century, visit the Index to Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses.

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)

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1599-Jan-0222:41:04 37186 2220 -44514 35 P t- 1.2440 0.5451 66N 17W 0
-1599-May-3104:30:19 37177 2219 -44509 2 P -t 1.3553 0.3482 69N 111E 0
-1599-Jun-2915:22:38 37176 2218 -44508 40 P t- -1.3343 0.3831 66S 98E 0
-1599-Nov-2318:29:40 37167 2217 -44503 7 T -p -0.9074 1.0167 78S 1E 24 13800m59s
-1598-May-2008:01:09 37156 2215 -44497 12 A -p 0.6227 0.9498 54N 160W 51 23504m46s
-1598-Nov-1309:48:46 37146 2214 -44491 17 T -n -0.2321 1.0452 28S 178W 76 15503m55s
-1597-May-0908:41:54 37135 2212 -44485 22 A nn -0.1455 0.9587 5N 155W 82 15205m18s
-1597-Nov-0300:31:15 37125 2210 -44479 27 H n- 0.4467 1.0138 15N 28W 63 5301m22s
-1596-Apr-2713:50:45 37114 2209 -44473 32 A t- -0.9035 0.9937 53S 151E 25 5100m31s
-1596-Oct-2210:08:02 37104 2207 -44467 37 P t- 1.1882 0.6418 71N 109W 0
-1595-Mar-1818:31:11 37095 2206 -44462 4 T -t 0.9529 1.0548 61N 24E 17 60603m33s
-1595-Sep-1117:56:09 37084 2204 -44456 9 P -t -1.0993 0.7852 71S 7E 0
-1594-Mar-0811:24:05 37074 2203 -44450 14 T -n 0.2354 1.0630 3N 164E 76 21205m48s
-1594-Aug-3118:50:59 37063 2201 -44444 19 A -n -0.3712 0.9546 7S 47E 68 17805m41s
-1593-Feb-2601:41:10 37053 2199 -44438 24 H p- -0.5097 1.0128 44S 36W 59 5101m06s
-1593-Aug-2102:36:37 37042 2198 -44432 29 H p- 0.3725 1.0120 39N 59W 68 4401m05s
-1592-Feb-1509:22:03 37031 2196 -44426 34 P t- -1.2978 0.4523 69S 14W 0
-1592-Jul-1109:07:43 37023 2195 -44421 1 Pe -t -1.4806 0.0929 66S 154W 0
-1592-Aug-0916:53:30 37021 2195 -44420 39 P t- 1.0645 0.8923 69N 120W 0
-1591-Jan-0416:13:21 37012 2193 -44415 6 A -p 0.9650 0.9160 51N 101E 15 125408m45s
-1591-Jul-0101:36:05 37002 2192 -44409 11 T -p -0.7884 1.0455 28S 44W 38 24604m10s
-1591-Dec-2418:52:26 36991 2190 -44403 16 A nn 0.2389 0.9642 10S 54E 76 13304m20s
-1590-Jun-2013:33:29 36981 2188 -44397 21 A nn -0.0374 0.9997 21N 129E 88 100m02s
-1590-Dec-1404:45:16 36970 2187 -44391 26 T p- -0.4652 1.0161 49S 108W 62 6201m16s
-1589-Jun-0918:21:58 36960 2185 -44385 31 A p- 0.7571 0.9516 66N 23E 40 27103m51s
-1589-Dec-0319:36:01 36949 2184 -44379 36 P t- -1.1116 0.7989 63S 97W 0
-1588-Apr-2905:02:49 36940 2182 -44374 3 P -t -1.3009 0.4471 61S 30W 0
-1588-May-2818:59:44 36939 2182 -44373 41 Pb t- 1.5125 0.0841 62N 83W 0
-1588-Oct-2322:35:51 36930 2181 -44368 8 A -t 0.9558 0.9892 53N 43E 17 12900m47s
-1587-Apr-1812:10:34 36919 2179 -44362 13 T -p -0.4813 1.0163 20S 166E 61 6301m29s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1587-Oct-1306:11:01 36909 2177 -44356 18 A -n 0.2830 0.9476 12N 112W 73 20005m35s
-1586-Apr-0802:04:21 36898 2176 -44350 23 T n- 0.2913 1.0653 16N 65W 73 22205m16s
-1586-Oct-0206:59:02 36888 2174 -44344 28 A p- -0.4158 0.9204 19S 144W 65 32708m59s
-1585-Mar-2819:05:09 36877 2173 -44338 33 P t- 1.0139 0.9956 61N 35W 0
-1585-Sep-2106:47:04 36867 2171 -44332 38 P t- -1.0956 0.7965 61S 154E 0
-1584-Feb-1623:47:36 36858 2170 -44327 5 A -t -0.8830 0.9871 67S 41E 28 9700m51s
-1584-Aug-1101:15:53 36847 2168 -44321 10 T -t 0.9877 1.0165 68N 75E 8 41000m51s
-1583-Feb-0505:13:21 36837 2166 -44315 15 A nn -0.1685 0.9436 29S 96W 80 21106m20s
-1583-Jul-3116:47:44 36826 2165 -44309 20 T -n 0.2450 1.0683 36N 86E 76 23005m26s
-1582-Jan-2505:05:37 36816 2163 -44303 25 A p- 0.5460 0.9257 10N 107W 57 33110m07s
-1582-Jul-2109:25:51 36805 2162 -44297 30 T p- -0.4806 1.0550 5S 174W 61 20605m19s
-1581-Jan-1406:37:23 36795 2160 -44291 35 P t- 1.2235 0.5808 64N 148W 0
-1581-Jun-1111:12:31 36786 2159 -44286 2 P -t 1.4386 0.2010 68N 3W 0
-1581-Jul-1022:31:18 36784 2158 -44285 40 P t- -1.2723 0.4964 65S 21W 0
-1581-Dec-0503:17:33 36776 2157 -44280 7 T -p -0.9050 1.0196 82S 133W 25 16001m08s
-1580-May-3014:18:28 36765 2156 -44274 12 A -p 0.7123 0.9472 64N 101E 44 27804m35s
-1580-Nov-2318:42:55 36755 2154 -44268 17 T -n -0.2310 1.0450 31S 48E 76 15403m52s
-1579-May-1915:04:06 36744 2152 -44262 22 A nn -0.0571 0.9609 13N 106E 87 14204m58s
-1579-Nov-1309:15:44 36734 2151 -44256 27 H n- 0.4493 1.0107 12N 162W 63 4101m05s
-1578-May-0820:42:32 36723 2149 -44250 32 H t- -0.8220 1.0005 41S 37E 34 300m03s
-1578-Nov-0218:27:26 36713 2148 -44244 37 P t- 1.1894 0.6393 71N 111E 0
-1577-Mar-3002:10:22 36704 2146 -44239 4 T+ -t 1.0107 1.0001 72N 140W 0
-1577-Apr-2809:27:58 36702 2146 -44238 42 Pb t- -1.5198 0.0232 71S 107W 0
-1577-Sep-2301:29:10 36693 2145 -44233 9 P -t -1.1242 0.7429 72S 122W 0
-1576-Mar-1819:09:21 36683 2143 -44227 14 T -n 0.2907 1.0640 10N 44E 73 21805m47s
-1576-Sep-1102:31:00 36672 2141 -44221 19 A -n -0.4009 0.9540 13S 71W 66 18205m34s
-1575-Mar-0809:17:27 36662 2140 -44215 24 H p- -0.4615 1.0130 37S 153W 62 5001m10s
-1575-Aug-3110:33:19 36651 2138 -44209 29 H n- 0.3366 1.0123 33N 179W 70 4501m08s
-1574-Feb-2516:40:17 36641 2137 -44203 34 P t- -1.2551 0.5261 70S 138W 0
-1574-Aug-2100:56:48 36630 2135 -44197 39 P t- 1.0230 0.9707 70N 106E 0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1573-Jan-1523:55:10 36622 2134 -44192 6 An -t 0.9845 0.9183 58N 23W 9 - 07m57s
-1573-Jul-1209:02:37 36611 2132 -44186 11 T -t -0.8552 1.0384 35S 160W 31 25003m26s
-1572-Jan-0503:02:29 36601 2131 -44180 16 A -n 0.2500 0.9693 10S 70W 76 11403m45s
-1572-Jun-3020:29:46 36590 2129 -44174 21 A nn -0.1118 0.9941 17N 24E 84 2100m40s
-1572-Dec-2413:22:00 36580 2127 -44168 26 T p- -0.4580 1.0206 50S 125E 63 7901m37s
-1571-Jun-2000:48:04 36569 2126 -44162 31 A p- 0.6746 0.9499 63N 62W 47 24904m15s
-1571-Dec-1404:26:15 36559 2124 -44156 36 P t- -1.1090 0.8042 64S 119E 0
-1570-May-1011:33:38 36550 2123 -44151 3 P -t -1.3803 0.3078 61S 138W 0
-1570-Jun-0901:20:58 36548 2123 -44150 41 P t- 1.4261 0.2323 63N 170E 0
-1570-Nov-0407:11:27 36540 2121 -44145 8 A -t 0.9605 0.9850 52N 93W 16 19001m08s
-1569-Apr-2919:12:32 36529 2120 -44139 13 T -p -0.5559 1.0205 21S 59E 56 8301m53s
-1569-Oct-2414:19:52 36519 2118 -44133 18 A -n 0.2907 0.9435 8N 123E 73 21706m13s
-1568-Apr-1809:29:35 36508 2117 -44127 23 T n- 0.2197 1.0696 17N 176W 77 23205m35s
-1568-Oct-1214:47:13 36498 2115 -44121 28 A p- -0.4016 0.9181 23S 96E 66 33509m05s
-1567-Apr-0802:39:27 36487 2113 -44115 33 T t- 0.9505 1.0617 57N 125W 18 65003m39s
-1567-Oct-0114:37:57 36477 2112 -44109 38 P t- -1.0747 0.8319 60S 26E 0
-1566-Feb-2707:23:43 36468 2110 -44104 5 A -t -0.9315 0.9851 65S 65W 21 14500m57s
-1566-Aug-2209:11:12 36458 2109 -44098 10 P -t 1.0242 0.9570 62N 40W 0
-1565-Feb-1612:33:43 36447 2107 -44092 15 A nn -0.2110 0.9446 28S 154E 78 20906m04s
-1565-Aug-1200:44:22 36437 2106 -44086 20 T -n 0.2922 1.0653 36N 32W 73 22305m05s
-1564-Feb-0512:28:17 36426 2104 -44080 25 A p- 0.5106 0.9297 9N 140E 59 30309m13s
-1564-Jul-3117:09:03 36416 2103 -44074 30 T n- -0.4279 1.0500 3S 68E 65 18304m48s
-1563-Jan-2414:27:02 36405 2101 -44068 35 P t- 1.1966 0.6280 64N 84E 0
-1563-Jun-2117:56:46 36397 2100 -44063 2 Pe -t 1.5189 0.0605 67N 117W 0
-1563-Jul-2105:45:24 36395 2099 -44062 40 P t- -1.2153 0.5994 64S 142W 0
-1563-Dec-1512:03:23 36386 2098 -44057 7 T -p -0.9051 1.0228 87S 104E 25 18601m18s
-1562-Jun-1020:38:11 36376 2096 -44051 12 A -p 0.7992 0.9440 74N 4E 37 34704m26s
-1562-Dec-0503:35:33 36365 2095 -44045 17 T -n -0.2313 1.0450 34S 86W 76 15403m50s
-1561-May-3021:29:02 36355 2093 -44039 22 A nn 0.0298 0.9628 21N 6E 88 13504m37s
-1561-Nov-2417:59:13 36344 2092 -44033 27 H n- 0.4520 1.0080 9N 64E 63 3100m51s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1560-May-1903:34:37 36334 2090 -44027 32 H p- -0.7396 1.0062 31S 74W 42 3200m37s
-1560-Nov-1302:47:51 36324 2089 -44021 37 P t- 1.1921 0.6341 70N 29W 0
-1559-Apr-0909:44:01 36315 2087 -44016 4 P -t 1.0734 0.8804 72N 91E 0
-1559-May-0816:46:02 36313 2087 -44015 42 P t- -1.4451 0.1648 71S 129E 0
-1559-Oct-0309:10:27 36305 2086 -44010 9 P -t -1.1424 0.7122 72S 107E 0
-1558-Mar-3002:47:25 36294 2084 -44004 14 T -n 0.3518 1.0642 18N 75W 69 22405m39s
-1558-Sep-2210:21:39 36284 2083 -43998 19 A -n -0.4226 0.9538 18S 168E 65 18505m23s
-1557-Mar-1916:43:36 36273 2081 -43992 24 H n- -0.4057 1.0128 29S 92E 66 4801m13s
-1557-Sep-1118:40:09 36263 2079 -43986 29 H n- 0.3085 1.0124 28N 57E 72 4501m10s
-1556-Mar-0723:46:41 36252 2078 -43980 34 P t- -1.2032 0.6156 71S 100E 0
-1556-Aug-3109:09:31 36242 2076 -43974 39 Tn t- 0.9893 1.0404 75N 51W 7 - 02m04s
-1555-Jan-2607:27:31 36233 2075 -43969 6 A+ -t 1.0118 0.9353 68N 148W 0
-1555-Jul-2216:35:07 36223 2073 -43963 11 T -t -0.9160 1.0306 44S 81E 23 26002m35s
-1554-Jan-1511:07:05 36212 2072 -43957 16 A -n 0.2660 0.9749 8S 167E 75 9303m03s
-1554-Jul-1203:29:14 36202 2070 -43951 21 A nn -0.1824 0.9882 13N 82W 80 4201m24s
-1553-Jan-0421:55:32 36192 2069 -43945 26 T p- -0.4476 1.0254 51S 0E 63 9702m01s
-1553-Jul-0107:16:30 36181 2067 -43939 31 A p- 0.5943 0.9476 60N 150W 53 24004m44s
-1553-Dec-2513:13:34 36171 2065 -43933 36 P t- -1.1039 0.8144 65S 24W 0
-1552-May-2018:03:36 36162 2064 -43928 3 P -t -1.4609 0.1658 62S 114E 0
-1552-Jun-1907:44:50 36160 2064 -43927 41 P t- 1.3406 0.3793 64N 63E 0
-1552-Nov-1415:49:28 36152 2063 -43922 8 A -t 0.9629 0.9815 51N 131E 15 24401m27s
-1551-May-1002:14:30 36141 2061 -43916 13 T -p -0.6315 1.0240 22S 48W 51 10302m12s
-1551-Nov-0322:31:00 36131 2059 -43910 18 A -n 0.2958 0.9401 4N 2W 73 23106m50s
-1550-Apr-2916:54:17 36120 2058 -43904 23 T n- 0.1470 1.0731 17N 72E 81 24005m54s
-1550-Oct-2322:40:17 36110 2056 -43898 28 A p- -0.3915 0.9165 27S 24W 67 34209m09s
-1549-Apr-1910:09:39 36100 2055 -43892 33 T p- 0.8836 1.0653 55N 130E 28 45004m00s
-1549-Oct-1222:36:34 36089 2053 -43886 38 P t- -1.0590 0.8584 60S 104W 0
-1548-Mar-0914:50:01 36080 2052 -43881 5 A -t -0.9871 0.9813 63S 157W 8 45601m08s
-1548-Sep-0117:16:26 36070 2050 -43875 10 P -t 1.0537 0.9022 61N 172W 0
-1547-Feb-2619:41:49 36060 2049 -43869 15 A -n -0.2633 0.9456 27S 47E 75 20705m49s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1547-Aug-2208:50:57 36049 2047 -43863 20 T -n 0.3314 1.0622 35N 153W 70 21604m46s
-1546-Feb-1519:41:08 36039 2046 -43857 25 A p- 0.4663 0.9340 9N 29E 62 27508m17s
-1546-Aug-1200:59:30 36028 2044 -43851 30 T n- -0.3816 1.0447 2S 51W 68 16004m13s
-1545-Feb-0422:09:03 36018 2043 -43845 35 P t- 1.1622 0.6888 63N 43W 0
-1545-Aug-0113:05:05 36008 2041 -43839 40 P t- -1.1632 0.6923 63S 97E 0
-1545-Dec-2620:44:55 35999 2040 -43834 7 T -p -0.9093 1.0265 88S 93E 24 22001m28s
-1544-Jun-2102:59:17 35989 2038 -43828 12 A -t 0.8845 0.9399 85N 89W 27 48504m19s
-1544-Dec-1512:25:44 35978 2037 -43822 17 T -n -0.2337 1.0457 36S 142E 76 15703m52s
-1543-Jun-1003:56:53 35968 2035 -43816 22 Am nn 0.1151 0.9641 28N 93W 83 13104m16s
-1543-Dec-0502:41:03 35957 2033 -43810 27 H n- 0.4538 1.0060 6N 69W 63 2300m39s
-1542-May-3010:29:32 35947 2032 -43804 32 H p- -0.6580 1.0110 22S 176E 49 5001m09s
-1542-Nov-2411:09:06 35937 2030 -43798 37 P t- 1.1961 0.6271 69N 168W 0
-1541-Apr-2017:13:10 35928 2029 -43793 4 P -t 1.1402 0.7520 71N 37W 0
-1541-May-2000:02:56 35926 2029 -43792 42 P t- -1.3685 0.3110 70S 5E 0
-1541-Oct-1416:59:42 35918 2027 -43787 9 P -t -1.1542 0.6922 72S 26W 0
-1540-Apr-0910:18:59 35907 2026 -43781 14 T -p 0.4182 1.0638 26N 168E 65 22905m25s
-1540-Oct-0218:21:37 35897 2024 -43775 19 A -n -0.4374 0.9538 23S 45E 64 18605m10s
-1539-Mar-3000:01:24 35887 2023 -43769 24 H n- -0.3439 1.0122 21S 22W 70 4501m13s
-1539-Sep-2202:56:24 35876 2021 -43763 29 H n- 0.2874 1.0127 22N 69W 73 4501m13s
-1538-Mar-1906:45:13 35866 2020 -43757 34 P t- -1.1457 0.7151 71S 19W 0
-1538-Sep-1117:29:26 35856 2018 -43751 39 T t- 0.9614 1.0409 73N 137E 15 51602m18s
-1537-Feb-0614:53:17 35847 2017 -43746 6 P -t 1.0447 0.8817 69N 87E 0
-1537-Aug-0300:13:22 35836 2015 -43740 11 T -t -0.9712 1.0216 55S 42W 13 32101m40s
-1536-Jan-2619:04:06 35826 2014 -43734 16 A -n 0.2894 0.9809 5S 46E 73 7102m18s
-1536-Jul-2210:34:12 35816 2012 -43728 21 A -n -0.2475 0.9820 9N 170E 76 6602m13s
-1535-Jan-1506:21:41 35805 2011 -43722 26 T p- -0.4305 1.0308 49S 123W 64 11502m27s
-1535-Jul-1113:51:49 35795 2009 -43716 31 A p- 0.5196 0.9449 55N 117E 58 23805m19s
-1534-Jan-0421:53:54 35785 2008 -43710 36 P t- -1.0934 0.8349 66S 166W 0
-1534-Jun-0100:37:47 35776 2006 -43705 3 Pe -t -1.5384 0.0284 63S 4E 0
-1534-Jun-3014:16:37 35774 2006 -43704 41 P t- 1.2603 0.5173 65N 46W 0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1534-Nov-2600:26:43 35766 2005 -43699 8 A -t 0.9652 0.9786 51N 6W 15 29301m44s
-1533-May-2109:16:13 35755 2003 -43693 13 T -p -0.7082 1.0266 25S 155W 45 12602m27s
-1533-Nov-1506:44:22 35745 2002 -43687 18 A -n 0.2984 0.9374 1N 127W 73 24207m26s
-1532-May-1000:15:47 35735 2000 -43681 23 T nn 0.0713 1.0758 17N 39W 86 24606m12s
-1532-Nov-0306:38:51 35724 1998 -43675 28 A p- -0.3857 0.9154 31S 145W 67 34609m11s
-1531-Apr-2917:34:30 35714 1997 -43669 33 T p- 0.8125 1.0672 54N 24E 35 37104m13s
-1531-Oct-2306:43:30 35704 1995 -43663 38 P t- -1.0496 0.8746 61S 124E 0
-1530-Mar-2022:06:39 35695 1994 -43658 5 P -t -1.0499 0.8953 61S 100E 0
-1530-Sep-1301:30:20 35685 1993 -43652 10 P -t 1.0769 0.8591 61N 54E 0
-1529-Mar-1002:41:17 35674 1991 -43646 15 A -p -0.3222 0.9466 26S 58W 71 20605m38s
-1529-Sep-0217:04:55 35664 1989 -43640 20 T -n 0.3646 1.0588 32N 84E 68 20704m29s
-1528-Feb-2702:44:54 35654 1988 -43634 25 A p- 0.4141 0.9385 9N 78W 65 24807m24s
-1528-Aug-2208:56:47 35643 1986 -43628 30 T n- -0.3416 1.0390 2S 173W 70 13903m37s
-1527-Feb-1505:44:01 35633 1985 -43622 35 P t- 1.1211 0.7622 62N 167W 0
-1527-Aug-1120:31:20 35623 1983 -43616 40 P t- -1.1172 0.7730 63S 25W 0
-1526-Jan-0605:21:25 35614 1982 -43611 7 T -p -0.9182 1.0302 84S 13W 23 26301m39s
-1526-Jul-0209:26:24 35604 1980 -43605 12 A -t 0.9645 0.9346 80N 15W 15 96804m11s
-1526-Dec-2621:11:39 35593 1979 -43599 17 T -n -0.2395 1.0466 38S 12E 76 16003m54s
-1525-Jun-2110:29:19 35583 1977 -43593 22 A nn 0.1973 0.9649 34N 168E 78 12903m58s
-1525-Dec-1611:19:14 35573 1976 -43587 27 H n- 0.4532 1.0044 4N 159E 63 1700m29s
-1524-Jun-0917:28:19 35562 1974 -43581 32 T p- -0.5782 1.0148 14S 67E 55 6201m37s
-1524-Dec-0419:26:39 35552 1973 -43575 37 P t- 1.1976 0.6243 68N 54E 0
-1523-May-0100:39:27 35543 1971 -43570 4 P -t 1.2095 0.6176 71N 164W 0
-1523-May-3007:22:12 35542 1971 -43569 42 P t- -1.2930 0.4561 69S 119W 0
-1523-Oct-2500:55:07 35533 1970 -43564 9 P -t -1.1615 0.6800 71S 161W 0
-1522-Apr-2017:45:12 35523 1968 -43558 14 T -p 0.4885 1.0625 34N 52E 61 23405m05s
-1522-Oct-1402:29:18 35512 1967 -43552 19 A -n -0.4466 0.9544 28S 80W 63 18504m55s
-1521-Apr-1007:10:53 35502 1965 -43546 24 H nn -0.2758 1.0111 13S 134W 74 4001m09s
-1521-Oct-0311:21:42 35492 1964 -43540 29 H n- 0.2733 1.0131 17N 162E 74 4701m16s
-1520-Mar-2913:31:49 35481 1962 -43534 34 P t- -1.0789 0.8306 72S 137W 0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1520-Sep-2201:58:55 35471 1961 -43528 39 T t- 0.9414 1.0400 68N 12W 19 40402m24s
-1519-Feb-1622:09:27 35463 1959 -43523 6 P -t 1.0857 0.8140 70N 36W 0
-1519-Aug-1307:58:53 35452 1958 -43517 11 P -t -1.0197 0.9639 69S 177W 0
-1518-Feb-0602:54:32 35442 1956 -43511 16 A -n 0.3190 0.9871 1S 74W 71 4801m31s
-1518-Aug-0217:45:21 35432 1955 -43505 21 A -p -0.3065 0.9756 4N 60E 72 9203m03s
-1517-Jan-2614:42:46 35421 1953 -43499 26 T n- -0.4086 1.0364 46S 114E 66 13402m56s
-1517-Jul-2220:31:45 35411 1952 -43493 31 A p- 0.4489 0.9418 50N 20E 63 24105m59s
-1516-Jan-1606:29:39 35401 1950 -43487 36 P t- -1.0792 0.8624 67S 53E 0
-1516-Jul-1020:54:46 35390 1949 -43481 41 P t- 1.1842 0.6480 66N 157W 0
-1516-Dec-0609:01:54 35382 1947 -43476 8 A -t 0.9685 0.9763 51N 142W 14 34601m59s
-1515-May-3116:21:24 35372 1946 -43470 13 T -p -0.7828 1.0283 29S 97E 38 15202m35s
-1515-Nov-2514:57:22 35361 1944 -43464 18 A -n 0.3003 0.9353 2S 107E 73 25108m00s
-1514-May-2107:38:28 35351 1943 -43458 23 T nn -0.0040 1.0776 16N 150W 90 25106m29s
-1514-Nov-1414:38:48 35341 1941 -43452 28 A p- -0.3810 0.9151 35S 94E 67 34809m12s
-1513-May-1100:57:28 35330 1940 -43446 33 T p- 0.7402 1.0679 54N 82W 42 32604m23s
-1513-Nov-0314:54:52 35320 1938 -43440 38 P t- -1.0427 0.8867 61S 9W 0
-1512-Mar-3105:13:18 35311 1937 -43435 5 P -t -1.1197 0.7700 61S 17W 0
-1512-Apr-2915:37:27 35310 1937 -43434 43 Pb t- 1.5388 0.0036 61N 16W 0
-1512-Sep-2309:53:44 35301 1935 -43429 10 P -t 1.0932 0.8287 61N 82W 0
-1511-Mar-2009:30:06 35291 1934 -43423 15 A -p -0.3893 0.9473 26S 160W 67 20805m31s
-1511-Sep-1301:27:28 35281 1932 -43417 20 T -n 0.3908 1.0555 30N 43W 67 19804m15s
-1510-Mar-0909:40:03 35270 1931 -43411 25 A p- 0.3542 0.9430 9N 177E 69 22306m36s
-1510-Sep-0217:02:36 35260 1929 -43405 30 T n- -0.3094 1.0334 3S 64E 72 11803m02s
-1509-Feb-2613:10:47 35250 1928 -43399 35 P t- 1.0722 0.8505 61N 71E 0
-1509-Aug-2304:04:44 35239 1926 -43393 40 P t- -1.0777 0.8413 62S 150W 0
-1508-Jan-1713:51:43 35231 1925 -43388 7 T -p -0.9329 1.0340 79S 137W 21 32501m49s
-1508-Jul-1215:59:01 35221 1924 -43382 12 P -t 1.0397 0.8920 65N 113W 0
-1507-Jan-0605:51:20 35210 1922 -43376 17 T -n -0.2507 1.0479 38S 117W 75 16503m57s
-1507-Jul-0117:08:46 35200 1920 -43370 22 A nn 0.2748 0.9653 40N 69E 74 13103m43s
-1507-Dec-2619:53:15 35190 1919 -43364 27 H n- 0.4494 1.0034 3N 28E 63 1300m22s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1506-Jun-2100:31:33 35179 1917 -43358 32 T p- -0.5009 1.0180 7S 43W 60 7102m00s
-1506-Dec-1603:41:38 35169 1916 -43352 37 P t- 1.1976 0.6242 67N 83W 0
-1505-May-1208:03:49 35161 1915 -43347 4 P -t 1.2808 0.4792 70N 70E 0
-1505-Jun-1014:43:08 35159 1914 -43346 42 P t- -1.2179 0.6007 68S 118E 0
-1505-Nov-0508:55:40 35150 1913 -43341 9 P -t -1.1646 0.6750 71S 64E 0
-1504-May-0101:06:08 35140 1912 -43335 14 T -p 0.5627 1.0604 43N 63W 56 23904m40s
-1504-Oct-2410:44:25 35130 1910 -43329 19 A -n -0.4505 0.9555 33S 154E 63 18104m38s
-1503-Apr-2014:14:22 35120 1909 -43323 24 H nn -0.2039 1.0095 5S 116E 78 3301m01s
-1503-Oct-1319:53:15 35109 1907 -43317 29 H n- 0.2638 1.0138 12N 31E 75 4901m22s
-1502-Apr-0920:12:55 35099 1906 -43311 34 A- t- -1.0081 0.9530 72S 107E 0
-1502-Oct-0310:35:08 35089 1904 -43305 39 T p- 0.9269 1.0388 63N 154W 22 35002m28s
-1501-Feb-2805:18:16 35080 1903 -43300 6 P -t 1.1329 0.7348 71N 157W 0
-1501-Aug-2415:51:11 35070 1901 -43294 11 P -t -1.0617 0.8835 70S 51E 0
-1500-Feb-1710:37:06 35060 1900 -43288 16 A -n 0.3561 0.9934 4N 168E 69 2500m45s
-1500-Aug-1301:04:15 35049 1898 -43282 21 A -p -0.3580 0.9692 2S 52W 69 11903m52s

Statistics for Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500 (1600 BCE to 1501 BCE)

During the 16th century BCE [2], Earth experienced 225 solar eclipses. The following table lists the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1599 to -1500
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 225100.0%
PartialP 77 34.2%
AnnularA 67 29.8%
TotalT 60 26.7%
HybridH 21 9.3%

Annular and total eclipses can be classified as either central or non-central as follows: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes during the 16th century BCE appears in the following three tables (no Hybrids are included since all are central with two limits).

Annular and Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 127100.0%
Central (two limits) 122 96.1%
Central (one limit) 2 1.6%
Non-Central (one limit) 3 2.4%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 67100.0%
Central (two limits) 64 95.5%
Central (one limit) 1 1.5%
Non-Central (one limit) 2 3.0%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 60100.0%
Central (two limits) 58 96.7%
Central (one limit) 1 1.7%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.7%

There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five solar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.

Number of Eclipses Per Year:
-1599 to -1500
Number of Eclipses Per Year Number of Years
2 79
3 17
4 4
5 0

There are two solar eclipses in the same same calendar month as follows: -1534 Jun, -1523 May.

The longest and shortest central eclipses of the century as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear in the following table.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Eclipses: -1599 to -1500
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1582 Jan 2510m07s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1590 Jun 2000m02s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1514 May 2106m29s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1584 Aug 1100m51s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1597 Nov 0301m22s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1578 May 0800m03s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1585 Mar 28 - 0.99556
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1512 Apr 29 - 0.00363

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

Begin and End of Saros Series: -1599 to -1500
Saros Series Number of Eclipses Date First/Last
1 72 -1592 Jul 11Last
41 72 -1588 May 28First
42 72 -1577 Apr 28First
2 73 -1563 Jun 21Last
3 72 -1534 Jun 01Last
43 72 -1512 Apr 29First

Footnotes

[2] 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)

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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 Solar 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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