EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 5

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 5

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 5 . 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 5
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	-36	-2720-Apr-04	23:45:08	65532	7298	-58376	Pb	t-	1.5367	0.0178	61N	15E	0	-	-
2	-35	-2702-Apr-16	06:40:40	65012	7195	-58153	P	t-	1.4575	0.1595	60N	100W	0	-	-
3	-34	-2684-Apr-26	13:34:08	64494	7093	-57930	P	t-	1.3753	0.3084	61N	146E	0	-	-
4	-33	-2666-May-07	20:29:07	63979	6992	-57707	P	t-	1.2929	0.4588	61N	31E	0	-	-
5	-32	-2648-May-18	03:25:14	63465	6891	-57484	P	t-	1.2103	0.6109	61N	84W	0	-	-
6	-31	-2630-May-29	10:26:08	62954	6792	-57261	P	t-	1.1299	0.7597	62N	160E	0	-	-
7	-30	-2612-Jun-08	17:30:08	62444	6693	-57038	P	t-	1.0510	0.9064	62N	43E	0	-	-
8	-29	-2594-Jun-20	00:42:02	61937	6594	-56815	T	t-	0.9773	1.0164	71N	56W	11	283	00m52s
9	-28	-2576-Jun-30	08:00:13	61432	6496	-56592	T	t-	0.9079	1.0212	79N	128W	24	175	01m13s
10	-27	-2558-Jul-11	15:27:09	60928	6399	-56369	T	t-	0.8449	1.0240	80N	163E	32	154	01m28s
11	-26	-2540-Jul-21	23:02:23	60427	6303	-56146	T	p-	0.7877	1.0256	76N	76E	38	142	01m38s
12	-25	-2522-Aug-02	06:47:42	59928	6207	-55923	T	p-	0.7382	1.0266	71N	28W	42	135	01m47s
13	-24	-2504-Aug-12	14:42:42	59431	6112	-55700	T	p-	0.6963	1.0270	65N	142W	46	128	01m53s
14	-23	-2486-Aug-23	22:46:36	58936	6018	-55477	T	p-	0.6612	1.0272	59N	98E	48	123	01m58s
15	-22	-2468-Sep-03	07:00:47	58443	5924	-55254	T	p-	0.6343	1.0271	53N	27W	50	119	02m02s
16	-21	-2450-Sep-14	15:23:34	57953	5831	-55031	T	p-	0.6141	1.0270	48N	154W	52	116	02m06s
17	-20	-2432-Sep-24	23:55:05	57464	5738	-54808	T	p-	0.6007	1.0270	42N	75E	53	114	02m10s
18	-19	-2414-Oct-06	08:32:34	56977	5647	-54585	T	p-	0.5919	1.0273	37N	57W	53	114	02m15s
19	-18	-2396-Oct-16	17:16:50	56493	5556	-54362	T	p-	0.5884	1.0278	33N	168E	54	116	02m22s
20	-17	-2378-Oct-28	02:04:31	56010	5465	-54139	T	p-	0.5874	1.0287	28N	33E	54	119	02m31s
21	-16	-2360-Nov-07	10:55:02	55530	5376	-53916	T	p-	0.5884	1.0302	24N	104W	54	125	02m43s
22	-15	-2342-Nov-18	19:46:00	55052	5287	-53693	T	p-	0.5893	1.0321	21N	120E	54	133	02m59s
23	-14	-2324-Nov-29	04:36:46	54575	5198	-53470	T	p-	0.5896	1.0345	18N	17W	54	144	03m16s
24	-13	-2306-Dec-10	13:23:57	54101	5111	-53247	T	p-	0.5867	1.0376	15N	152W	54	156	03m37s
25	-12	-2288-Dec-20	22:07:23	53629	5024	-53024	T	p-	0.5804	1.0410	13N	73E	54	169	03m59s
26	-11	-2269-Jan-01	06:44:56	53159	4938	-52801	T	p-	0.5688	1.0449	11N	60W	55	182	04m21s
27	-10	-2251-Jan-11	15:17:02	52691	4852	-52578	T	p-	0.5523	1.0491	9N	169E	56	195	04m43s
28	-9	-2233-Jan-22	23:39:52	52225	4767	-52355	T	p-	0.5279	1.0536	8N	40E	58	208	05m03s
29	-8	-2215-Feb-02	07:56:13	51761	4683	-52132	T	p-	0.4980	1.0580	7N	87W	60	219	05m20s
30	-7	-2197-Feb-13	16:03:01	51299	4599	-51909	T	p-	0.4599	1.0625	7N	149E	63	229	05m34s
31	-6	-2179-Feb-24	00:03:36	50839	4517	-51686	T	n-	0.4164	1.0668	7N	26E	65	238	05m46s
32	-5	-2161-Mar-07	07:53:59	50382	4434	-51463	T	n-	0.3642	1.0707	7N	93W	69	245	05m55s
33	-4	-2143-Mar-17	15:39:20	49926	4353	-51240	T	n-	0.3075	1.0741	7N	149E	72	251	06m03s
34	-3	-2125-Mar-28	23:16:21	49472	4272	-51017	T	n-	0.2439	1.0769	8N	33E	76	256	06m10s
35	-2	-2107-Apr-08	06:49:37	49021	4192	-50794	T	n-	0.1769	1.0790	9N	82W	80	259	06m17s
36	-1	-2089-Apr-19	14:16:34	48572	4113	-50571	T	nn	0.1046	1.0802	9N	166E	84	260	06m23s
37	0	-2071-Apr-29	21:42:20	48124	4034	-50348	Tm	nn	0.0312	1.0807	10N	53E	88	260	06m30s
38	1	-2053-May-11	05:04:51	47679	3956	-50125	T	nn	-0.0447	1.0802	10N	58W	87	259	06m35s
39	2	-2035-May-21	12:27:06	47236	3878	-49902	T	nn	-0.1208	1.0788	9N	169W	83	256	06m39s
40	3	-2017-Jun-01	19:49:10	46795	3802	-49679	T	-n	-0.1965	1.0764	8N	79E	79	252	06m40s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 5
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	4	-1999-Jun-12	03:13:39	46356	3726	-49456	T	-n	-0.2698	1.0733	6N	33W	74	247	06m37s
42	5	-1981-Jun-23	10:40:53	45919	3650	-49233	T	-n	-0.3405	1.0693	3N	147W	70	240	06m28s
43	6	-1963-Jul-03	18:11:46	45484	3576	-49010	T	-p	-0.4074	1.0646	0S	98E	66	231	06m12s
44	7	-1945-Jul-15	01:48:14	45051	3502	-48787	T	-p	-0.4690	1.0593	4S	19W	62	221	05m48s
45	8	-1927-Jul-25	09:30:51	44620	3429	-48564	T	-p	-0.5247	1.0535	9S	137W	58	208	05m16s
46	9	-1909-Aug-05	17:19:47	44191	3356	-48341	T	-p	-0.5744	1.0475	13S	102E	55	193	04m38s
47	10	-1891-Aug-16	01:15:59	43765	3284	-48118	T	-p	-0.6174	1.0412	19S	22W	52	175	03m57s
48	11	-1873-Aug-27	09:19:59	43340	3213	-47895	T	-p	-0.6535	1.0348	24S	147W	49	154	03m15s
49	12	-1855-Sep-06	17:31:56	42918	3143	-47672	T	-p	-0.6820	1.0286	29S	85E	47	132	02m35s
50	13	-1837-Sep-18	01:50:13	42497	3073	-47449	T	-p	-0.7048	1.0226	34S	44W	45	108	01m58s
51	14	-1819-Sep-28	10:16:09	42079	3004	-47226	T	-p	-0.7206	1.0171	40S	176W	44	84	01m26s
52	15	-1801-Oct-09	18:48:08	41663	2936	-47003	H3	-p	-0.7311	1.0120	45S	52E	43	60	00m58s
53	16	-1783-Oct-20	03:25:11	41248	2868	-46780	H	-p	-0.7369	1.0075	49S	81W	42	38	00m35s
54	17	-1765-Oct-31	12:04:56	40836	2801	-46557	H	-p	-0.7398	1.0034	54S	146E	42	18	00m16s
55	18	-1747-Nov-10	20:46:54	40426	2735	-46334	H	-p	-0.7405	1.0001	59S	14E	42	1	00m00s
56	19	-1729-Nov-22	05:29:06	40018	2669	-46111	A	-p	-0.7404	0.9973	63S	117W	42	14	00m12s
57	20	-1711-Dec-02	14:08:45	39612	2604	-45888	A	-p	-0.7419	0.9951	67S	116E	42	26	00m21s
58	21	-1693-Dec-13	22:45:32	39208	2540	-45665	A	-p	-0.7453	0.9933	70S	7W	42	35	00m28s
59	22	-1675-Dec-24	07:16:34	38806	2476	-45442	A	-p	-0.7529	0.9920	73S	125W	41	43	00m34s
60	23	-1656-Jan-04	15:41:08	38406	2414	-45219	A	-p	-0.7650	0.9909	73S	122E	40	50	00m37s
61	24	-1638-Jan-14	23:56:30	38009	2352	-44996	A	-p	-0.7842	0.9901	73S	12E	38	56	00m40s
62	25	-1620-Jan-26	08:03:52	37613	2290	-44773	A	-p	-0.8092	0.9893	71S	100W	36	64	00m43s
63	26	-1602-Feb-05	16:01:00	37220	2230	-44550	A	-p	-0.8421	0.9884	69S	150E	32	76	00m47s
64	27	-1584-Feb-16	23:47:32	36828	2170	-44327	A	-t	-0.8829	0.9871	67S	40E	28	97	00m51s
65	28	-1566-Feb-27	07:23:39	36439	2110	-44104	A	-t	-0.9314	0.9851	65S	65W	21	145	00m57s
66	29	-1548-Mar-09	14:49:56	36051	2052	-43881	A	-t	-0.9870	0.9813	63S	157W	8	454	01m08s
67	30	-1530-Mar-20	22:06:35	35666	1994	-43658	P	-t	-1.0498	0.8955	61S	100E	0	-	-
68	31	-1512-Mar-31	05:13:14	35283	1937	-43435	P	-t	-1.1196	0.7701	61S	17W	0	-	-
69	32	-1494-Apr-11	12:12:30	34902	1881	-43212	P	-t	-1.1944	0.6361	61S	132W	0	-	-
70	33	-1476-Apr-21	19:04:20	34523	1825	-42989	P	-t	-1.2738	0.4942	61S	115E	0	-	-
71	34	-1458-May-03	01:50:31	34146	1770	-42766	P	-t	-1.3565	0.3470	61S	3E	0	-	-
72	35	-1440-May-13	08:31:49	33771	1716	-42543	P	-t	-1.4418	0.1959	62S	108W	0	-	-
73	36	-1422-May-24	15:10:47	33398	1662	-42320	Pe	-t	-1.5274	0.0452	62S	142E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 5

Solar eclipses of Saros 5 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 -2720 Apr 04. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -1422 May 24. The total duration of Saros series 5 is 1298.17 years.

Summary of Saros 5

First Eclipse	-2720 Apr 04
Last Eclipse	-1422 May 24
Series Duration	1298.17 Years
No. of Eclipses	73
Sequence	7P 44T 4H 11A 7P

Saros 5 is composed of 73 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 5
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	73	100.0%
Partial	P	14	19.2%
Annular	A	11	15.1%
Total	T	44	60.3%
Hybrid	H	4	5.5%

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 5 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 5
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	59	100.0%
Central (two limits)	59	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 73 eclipses in Saros 5 occur in the following order : 7P 44T 4H 11A 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 5 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 5
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1548 Mar 09	01m08s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1729 Nov 22	00m12s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-2017 Jun 01	06m40s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-2594 Jun 20	00m52s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1801 Oct 09	00m58s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1747 Nov 10	00m00s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-2612 Jun 08	-	0.90637
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-2720 Apr 04	-	0.01783

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 5

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

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:

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:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"

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