EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 3

Introduction

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

The periodicity and recurrence of solar 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 13 centuries and contains 70 or more eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of partial eclipses near one of Earth's polar regions. The series will then produce several dozen central eclipses before ending with a group of partial eclipses near the opposite pole. For more information, see Periodicity of Solar Eclipses.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 3

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 3 . 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 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 Solar Eclipses.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 3
Seq Num	Rel Num	Calendar Date	TD of Greatest Eclipse	ΔT s	ΔT Sigma s	Luna Num	Ecl Type	QLE	Gamma	Ecl Mag	Lat °	Long °	Sun Alt °	Path Width km	Central Dur
1	-37	-2814-Apr-24	23:13:38	68273	7843	-59538	Pb	t-	1.4796	0.0947	61N	19E	0	-	-
2	-36	-2796-May-05	06:33:52	67743	7737	-59315	P	t-	1.4094	0.2312	61N	102W	0	-	-
3	-35	-2778-May-16	13:52:38	67214	7631	-59092	P	t-	1.3382	0.3692	61N	137E	0	-	-
4	-34	-2760-May-26	21:12:07	66688	7527	-58869	P	t-	1.2682	0.5044	62N	16E	0	-	-
5	-33	-2742-Jun-07	04:33:14	66163	7423	-58646	P	t-	1.1997	0.6358	62N	105W	0	-	-
6	-32	-2724-Jun-17	11:56:30	65641	7319	-58423	P	t-	1.1335	0.7616	63N	132E	0	-	-
7	-31	-2706-Jun-28	19:24:29	65121	7217	-58200	P	t-	1.0720	0.8775	64N	9E	0	-	-
8	-30	-2688-Jul-09	02:57:18	64603	7115	-57977	P	t-	1.0153	0.9829	65N	116W	0	-	-
9	-29	-2670-Jul-20	10:36:38	64087	7013	-57754	T	t-	0.9643	1.0329	80N	129E	15	440	01m42s
10	-28	-2652-Jul-30	18:22:16	63573	6913	-57531	T	p-	0.9194	1.0293	89N	64W	23	258	01m38s
11	-27	-2634-Aug-11	02:16:08	63061	6813	-57308	T	p-	0.8817	1.0246	82N	85E	28	180	01m28s
12	-26	-2616-Aug-21	10:17:08	62551	6713	-57085	T	p-	0.8509	1.0194	75N	41W	31	127	01m13s
13	-25	-2598-Sep-01	18:25:37	62044	6615	-56862	T	p-	0.8271	1.0140	69N	167W	34	86	00m56s
14	-24	-2580-Sep-12	02:41:27	61538	6517	-56639	H	p-	0.8100	1.0085	63N	65E	36	50	00m36s
15	-23	-2562-Sep-23	11:04:38	61034	6420	-56416	H	p-	0.7996	1.0033	58N	65W	37	19	00m14s
16	-22	-2544-Oct-03	19:33:19	60533	6323	-56193	A	p-	0.7946	0.9983	53N	163E	37	10	00m08s
17	-21	-2526-Oct-15	04:06:18	60033	6227	-55970	A	p-	0.7938	0.9937	49N	30E	37	36	00m31s
18	-20	-2508-Oct-25	12:42:16	59536	6132	-55747	A	p-	0.7965	0.9897	45N	103W	37	60	00m53s
19	-19	-2490-Nov-05	21:20:17	59040	6037	-55524	A	p-	0.8015	0.9861	42N	122E	36	82	01m15s
20	-18	-2472-Nov-16	05:56:39	58547	5943	-55301	A	p-	0.8060	0.9832	39N	12W	36	100	01m34s
21	-17	-2454-Nov-27	14:31:45	58056	5850	-55078	A	p-	0.8102	0.9809	36N	146W	36	116	01m52s
22	-16	-2436-Dec-07	23:01:41	57567	5758	-54855	A	p-	0.8109	0.9792	34N	81E	36	126	02m06s
23	-15	-2418-Dec-19	07:27:13	57080	5666	-54632	A	p-	0.8089	0.9780	32N	50W	36	133	02m17s
24	-14	-2400-Dec-29	15:43:24	56595	5575	-54409	A	p-	0.7999	0.9775	30N	180W	37	134	02m24s
25	-13	-2381-Jan-09	23:53:04	56112	5484	-54186	A	p-	0.7864	0.9774	28N	53E	38	131	02m27s
26	-12	-2363-Jan-20	07:51:41	55631	5394	-53963	A	p-	0.7643	0.9776	26N	72W	40	123	02m26s
27	-11	-2345-Jan-31	15:41:06	55152	5305	-53740	A	p-	0.7356	0.9781	24N	167E	42	114	02m23s
28	-10	-2327-Feb-10	23:18:23	54675	5217	-53517	A	p-	0.6976	0.9786	22N	49E	46	104	02m18s
29	-9	-2309-Feb-22	06:46:43	54201	5129	-53294	A	p-	0.6529	0.9792	21N	66W	49	96	02m12s
30	-8	-2291-Mar-04	14:03:40	53728	5042	-53071	A	p-	0.5995	0.9796	20N	178W	53	89	02m07s
31	-7	-2273-Mar-15	21:10:42	53258	4956	-52848	A	p-	0.5388	0.9798	19N	73E	57	84	02m03s
32	-6	-2255-Mar-26	04:08:11	52789	4870	-52625	A	p-	0.4710	0.9796	19N	33W	62	81	02m03s
33	-5	-2237-Apr-06	10:57:49	52323	4785	-52402	A	p-	0.3976	0.9790	19N	136W	66	81	02m06s
34	-4	-2219-Apr-16	17:40:13	51858	4701	-52179	A	nn	0.3191	0.9779	19N	122E	71	82	02m12s
35	-3	-2201-Apr-28	00:16:38	51396	4617	-51956	A	nn	0.2363	0.9763	19N	23E	76	87	02m24s
36	-2	-2183-May-08	06:49:10	50936	4534	-51733	A	nn	0.1513	0.9742	19N	76W	81	93	02m41s
37	-1	-2165-May-19	13:19:25	50478	4452	-51510	Am	nn	0.0654	0.9714	18N	173W	86	103	03m05s
38	0	-2147-May-29	19:47:45	50022	4370	-51287	A	nn	-0.0212	0.9682	17N	89E	89	114	03m35s
39	1	-2129-Jun-10	02:17:35	49568	4289	-51064	A	nn	-0.1058	0.9645	15N	9W	84	129	04m13s
40	2	-2111-Jun-20	08:48:56	49116	4209	-50841	A	nn	-0.1882	0.9604	12N	107W	79	146	04m58s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 3
Seq Num	Rel Num	Calendar Date	TD of Greatest Eclipse	ΔT s	ΔT Sigma s	Luna Num	Ecl Type	QLE	Gamma	Ecl Mag	Lat °	Long °	Sun Alt °	Path Width km	Central Dur
41	3	-2093-Jul-01	15:25:32	48666	4129	-50618	A	np	-0.2656	0.9559	8N	152E	75	167	05m48s
42	4	-2075-Jul-11	22:05:34	48218	4050	-50395	A	-p	-0.3395	0.9511	4N	50E	70	190	06m41s
43	5	-2057-Jul-23	04:54:00	47773	3972	-50172	A	-p	-0.4055	0.9462	0S	55W	66	217	07m31s
44	6	-2039-Aug-02	11:48:47	47329	3895	-49949	A	-p	-0.4655	0.9412	6S	161W	62	246	08m14s
45	7	-2021-Aug-13	18:53:21	46888	3818	-49726	A	-p	-0.5170	0.9364	11S	89E	59	276	08m46s
46	8	-2003-Aug-24	02:05:23	46448	3742	-49503	A	-p	-0.5618	0.9316	16S	23W	56	308	09m09s
47	9	-1985-Sep-04	09:27:50	46011	3666	-49280	A	-p	-0.5975	0.9272	22S	138W	53	338	09m22s
48	10	-1967-Sep-14	16:58:07	45575	3592	-49057	A	-p	-0.6262	0.9232	27S	105E	51	368	09m27s
49	11	-1949-Sep-26	00:36:40	45142	3517	-48834	A	-p	-0.6476	0.9197	33S	14W	49	394	09m25s
50	12	-1931-Oct-06	08:22:23	44711	3444	-48611	A	-p	-0.6628	0.9167	38S	135W	48	418	09m19s
51	13	-1913-Oct-17	16:14:51	44282	3371	-48388	A	-p	-0.6725	0.9145	43S	103E	47	436	09m09s
52	14	-1895-Oct-28	00:11:48	43854	3299	-48165	A	-p	-0.6780	0.9130	48S	19W	47	449	08m57s
53	15	-1877-Nov-08	08:11:13	43429	3228	-47942	A	-p	-0.6815	0.9122	53S	141W	47	457	08m43s
54	16	-1859-Nov-18	16:12:04	43007	3158	-47719	A	-p	-0.6837	0.9121	57S	98E	47	460	08m27s
55	17	-1841-Nov-30	00:12:38	42586	3088	-47496	A	-p	-0.6864	0.9127	61S	21W	46	459	08m08s
56	18	-1823-Dec-10	08:09:55	42167	3018	-47273	A	-p	-0.6917	0.9140	65S	136W	46	456	07m48s
57	19	-1805-Dec-21	16:03:22	41750	2950	-47050	A	-p	-0.7004	0.9159	68S	112E	45	451	07m26s
58	20	-1787-Dec-31	23:50:44	41335	2882	-46827	A	-p	-0.7144	0.9183	69S	4E	44	446	07m03s
59	21	-1768-Jan-12	07:31:55	40923	2815	-46604	A	-p	-0.7335	0.9212	70S	101W	43	441	06m38s
60	22	-1750-Jan-22	15:03:51	40512	2749	-46381	A	-p	-0.7607	0.9243	69S	157E	40	440	06m12s
61	23	-1732-Feb-02	22:28:17	40104	2683	-46158	A	-p	-0.7942	0.9278	68S	54E	37	446	05m46s
62	24	-1714-Feb-13	05:43:16	39697	2618	-45935	A	-p	-0.8358	0.9311	66S	47W	33	467	05m21s
63	25	-1696-Feb-24	12:49:29	39293	2553	-45712	A	-p	-0.8847	0.9344	64S	147W	27	521	04m57s
64	26	-1678-Mar-06	19:46:49	38891	2490	-45489	A	-t	-0.9412	0.9369	63S	119E	19	694	04m34s
65	27	-1660-Mar-17	02:37:12	38491	2427	-45266	A-	-t	-1.0034	0.9580	61S	48E	0	-	-
66	28	-1642-Mar-28	09:21:04	38093	2365	-45043	P	-t	-1.0715	0.8429	61S	64W	0	-	-
67	29	-1624-Apr-07	15:58:07	37696	2303	-44820	P	-t	-1.1452	0.7169	61S	173W	0	-	-
68	30	-1606-Apr-18	22:32:04	37303	2242	-44597	P	-t	-1.2216	0.5851	61S	78E	0	-	-
69	31	-1588-Apr-29	05:02:45	36911	2182	-44374	P	-t	-1.3008	0.4473	61S	30W	0	-	-
70	32	-1570-May-10	11:33:34	36521	2123	-44151	P	-t	-1.3803	0.3080	61S	138W	0	-	-
71	33	-1552-May-20	18:03:32	36133	2064	-43928	P	-t	-1.4608	0.1660	62S	114E	0	-	-
72	34	-1534-Jun-01	00:37:43	35747	2006	-43705	Pe	-t	-1.5383	0.0286	63S	4E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 3

Solar eclipses of Saros 3 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -2814 Apr 24. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -1534 Jun 01. The total duration of Saros series 3 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 3

First Eclipse	-2814 Apr 24
Last Eclipse	-1534 Jun 01
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	8P 5T 2H 50A 7P

Saros 3 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 3
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	15	20.8%
Annular	A	50	69.4%
Total	T	5	6.9%
Hybrid	H	2	2.8%

Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 3 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 3
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	57	100.0%
Central (two limits)	56	98.2%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.8%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 3 occur in the following order : 8P 5T 2H 50A 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 3 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 3
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1967 Sep 14	09m27s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-2544 Oct 03	00m08s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-2670 Jul 20	01m42s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-2598 Sep 01	00m56s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-2580 Sep 12	00m36s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-2562 Sep 23	00m14s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-2688 Jul 09	-	0.98294
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1534 Jun 01	-	0.02860

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 3

Catalog of Saros Series of Solar Eclipses

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions

Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses

Solar Eclipses - primary page for solar eclipse predictions
Solar Eclipse Links - detailed directory of links
Solar Eclipse Basics - a primer on solar eclipses

Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series - covers Saros series -30 through 190
Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses - from -2999 to +3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE)
World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Maps - index page for world eclipse maps covering 5 millennia
Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all solar eclipses visible from a city

Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication

MrEclipse.com - eclipse resources and tips on photography
Solar Eclipses for Beginners - a primer on solar eclipse basics
How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse - instructions for imaging an eclipse of the Sun
MrEclipse Photo Index - an index of solar eclipse photographs

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

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:

pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
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 Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and 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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