Saros 32

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 32

Fred Espenak

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 32

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 32 . 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 32
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
1-45 -1957-Sep-2405:11:58 45334 3550 -48933 Pb t- -1.5664 0.0055 61S 147W 0 - -
2-44 -1939-Oct-0413:00:00 44902 3477 -48710 P t- -1.5485 0.0360 61S 85E 0 - -
3-43 -1921-Oct-1520:55:56 44472 3404 -48487 P t- -1.5366 0.0561 61S 44W 0 - -
4-42 -1903-Oct-2604:57:04 44044 3331 -48264 P t- -1.5279 0.0704 61S 175W 0 - -
5-41 -1885-Nov-0613:02:09 43618 3260 -48041 P t- -1.5218 0.0803 61S 53E 0 - -
6-40 -1867-Nov-1621:09:29 43194 3189 -47818 P t- -1.5169 0.0878 62S 79W 0 - -
7-39 -1849-Nov-2805:18:08 42772 3119 -47595 P t- -1.5125 0.0941 62S 148E 0 - -
8-38 -1831-Dec-0813:24:10 42353 3049 -47372 P t- -1.5054 0.1047 63S 16E 0 - -
9-37 -1813-Dec-1921:28:08 41935 2980 -47149 P t- -1.4959 0.1191 64S 117W 0 - -
10-36 -1795-Dec-3005:26:13 41519 2912 -46926 P t- -1.4809 0.1428 65S 112E 0 - -
11-35 -1776-Jan-1013:20:16 41106 2845 -46703 P t- -1.4618 0.1734 66S 18W 0 - -
12-34 -1758-Jan-2021:05:18 40694 2778 -46480 P t- -1.4349 0.2178 67S 147W 0 - -
13-33 -1740-Feb-0104:45:04 40285 2712 -46257 P t- -1.4027 0.2715 68S 85E 0 - -
14-32 -1722-Feb-1112:15:20 39878 2647 -46034 P t- -1.3622 0.3404 69S 41W 0 - -
15-31 -1704-Feb-2219:39:01 39472 2582 -45811 P t- -1.3153 0.4212 70S 166W 0 - -
16-30 -1686-Mar-0502:53:34 39069 2518 -45588 P t- -1.2598 0.5182 71S 71E 0 - -
17-29 -1668-Mar-1510:03:03 38668 2455 -45365 P t- -1.1992 0.6253 71S 52W 0 - -
18-28 -1650-Mar-2617:05:45 38269 2392 -45142 P t- -1.1320 0.7456 72S 173W 0 - -
19-27 -1632-Apr-0600:03:45 37872 2330 -44919 P t- -1.0597 0.8762 72S 67E 0 - -
20-26 -1614-Apr-1706:57:54 37477 2269 -44696 A t- -0.9829 0.9847 67S 77W 10 31801m04s
21-25 -1596-Apr-2713:50:40 37084 2209 -44473 A t- -0.9036 0.9937 53S 151E 25 5100m31s
22-24 -1578-May-0820:42:28 36694 2149 -44250 H t- -0.8221 1.0005 41S 37E 34 300m03s
23-23 -1560-May-1903:34:32 36305 2090 -44027 H p- -0.7396 1.0062 31S 74W 42 3200m37s
24-22 -1542-May-3010:29:28 35918 2032 -43804 H p- -0.6581 1.0109 22S 176E 49 5001m09s
25-21 -1524-Jun-0917:28:15 35534 1974 -43581 T p- -0.5783 1.0148 14S 67E 55 6201m37s
26-20 -1506-Jun-2100:31:29 35151 1917 -43358 T p- -0.5009 1.0180 7S 43W 60 7102m00s
27-19 -1488-Jul-0107:41:27 34771 1861 -43135 T p- -0.4280 1.0204 2S 153W 65 7702m15s
28-18 -1470-Jul-1214:58:47 34392 1806 -42912 T p- -0.3602 1.0221 3N 95E 69 8102m24s
29-17 -1452-Jul-2222:25:15 34016 1751 -42689 T n- -0.2989 1.0233 6N 18W 73 8302m27s
30-16 -1434-Aug-0305:58:56 33642 1697 -42466 T n- -0.2427 1.0240 8N 133W 76 8402m26s
31-15 -1416-Aug-1313:43:31 33270 1644 -42243 T n- -0.1948 1.0243 8N 109E 79 8402m23s
32-14 -1398-Aug-2421:36:44 32900 1591 -42020 T n- -0.1531 1.0243 8N 10W 81 8302m18s
33-13 -1380-Sep-0405:40:38 32532 1540 -41797 T n- -0.1198 1.0242 6N 132W 83 8302m14s
34-12 -1362-Sep-1513:52:42 32166 1488 -41574 T n- -0.0927 1.0240 3N 103E 85 8202m10s
35-11 -1344-Sep-2522:15:00 31802 1438 -41351 T n- -0.0734 1.0240 0N 24W 86 8202m08s
36-10 -1326-Oct-0706:44:39 31440 1388 -41128 T n- -0.0595 1.0241 4S 153W 87 8202m07s
37 -9 -1308-Oct-1715:21:13 31080 1340 -40905 T n- -0.0510 1.0246 8S 76E 87 8402m09s
38 -8 -1290-Oct-2900:03:27 30723 1291 -40682 T n- -0.0464 1.0254 12S 56W 87 8602m14s
39 -7 -1272-Nov-0808:50:09 30367 1244 -40459 T n- -0.0455 1.0267 16S 170E 87 9102m21s
40 -6 -1254-Nov-1917:38:57 30013 1197 -40236 T n- -0.0454 1.0285 20S 37E 87 9702m32s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 32
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 -5 -1236-Nov-3002:27:57 29662 1151 -40013 T n- -0.0450 1.0308 23S 96W 87 10402m46s
42 -4 -1218-Dec-1111:16:28 29313 1106 -39790 T n- -0.0439 1.0336 25S 132E 87 11403m03s
43 -3 -1200-Dec-2120:02:30 28965 1062 -39567 Tm nn -0.0405 1.0370 26S 0E 88 12403m22s
44 -2 -1181-Jan-0204:43:40 28620 1018 -39344 T nn -0.0325 1.0408 26S 130W 88 13703m45s
45 -1 -1163-Jan-1213:19:35 28277 975 -39121 T nn -0.0201 1.0449 25S 101E 89 15004m08s
46 0 -1145-Jan-2321:48:35 27936 933 -38898 T nn -0.0014 1.0493 22S 27W 90 16404m33s
47 1 -1127-Feb-0306:11:05 27597 891 -38675 T nn 0.0228 1.0538 18S 153W 89 17804m59s
48 2 -1109-Feb-1414:24:43 27260 851 -38452 T nn 0.0546 1.0583 14S 82E 87 19205m23s
49 3 -1091-Feb-2422:31:36 26925 811 -38229 T nn 0.0924 1.0627 8S 42W 85 20605m45s
50 4 -1073-Mar-0806:29:58 26592 772 -38006 T -n 0.1375 1.0668 2S 165W 82 22006m03s
51 5 -1055-Mar-1814:21:13 26261 734 -37783 T -n 0.1888 1.0706 5N 74E 79 23406m17s
52 6 -1037-Mar-2922:05:11 25932 696 -37560 T -n 0.2465 1.0737 13N 46W 76 24606m25s
53 7 -1019-Apr-0905:43:48 25606 659 -37337 T -n 0.3090 1.0763 21N 164W 72 25906m26s
54 8 -1001-Apr-2013:17:33 25281 623 -37114 T -n 0.3756 1.0780 29N 79E 68 27206m20s
55 9 -0983-Apr-3020:46:33 24959 615 -36891 T -p 0.4465 1.0790 37N 37W 63 28506m08s
56 10 -0965-May-1204:13:29 24638 609 -36668 T -p 0.5192 1.0789 46N 152W 58 29805m49s
57 11 -0947-May-2211:38:22 24320 602 -36445 T -p 0.5938 1.0780 54N 94E 53 31405m25s
58 12 -0929-Jun-0219:03:26 24004 595 -36222 T -p 0.6681 1.0760 62N 17W 48 33204m58s
59 13 -0911-Jun-1302:27:49 23689 588 -35999 T -p 0.7425 1.0730 71N 126W 42 35604m29s
60 14 -0893-Jun-2409:55:45 23377 581 -35776 T -p 0.8140 1.0689 78N 135E 35 39003m59s
61 15 -0875-Jul-0417:25:52 23067 574 -35553 T -t 0.8834 1.0638 83N 70E 28 45203m28s
62 16 -0857-Jul-1601:00:47 22759 567 -35330 T -t 0.9485 1.0572 78N 14E 18 61302m55s
63 17 -0839-Jul-2608:40:18 22453 561 -35107 T+ -t 1.0093 1.0006 64N 73W 0 - -
64 18 -0821-Aug-0616:27:08 22149 554 -34884 P -t 1.0637 0.8948 63N 159E 0 - -
65 19 -0803-Aug-1700:20:16 21847 547 -34661 P -t 1.1125 0.8001 62N 31E 0 - -
66 20 -0785-Aug-2808:20:16 21548 540 -34438 P -t 1.1554 0.7175 61N 99W 0 - -
67 21 -0767-Sep-0716:28:05 21250 533 -34215 P -t 1.1917 0.6483 61N 129E 0 - -
68 22 -0749-Sep-1900:43:51 20954 526 -33992 P -t 1.2211 0.5926 61N 5W 0 - -
69 23 -0731-Sep-2909:06:37 20661 519 -33769 P -t 1.2446 0.5483 61N 141W 0 - -
70 24 -0713-Oct-1017:36:07 20369 513 -33546 P -t 1.2622 0.5155 61N 82E 0 - -
71 25 -0695-Oct-2102:11:28 20080 506 -33323 P -t 1.2750 0.4917 61N 57W 0 - -
72 26 -0677-Nov-0110:51:58 19793 498 -33100 P -t 1.2832 0.4766 61N 163E 0 - -
73 27 -0659-Nov-1119:34:19 19507 491 -32877 P -t 1.2895 0.4650 62N 22E 0 - -
74 28 -0641-Nov-2304:19:40 19224 484 -32654 P -t 1.2931 0.4585 63N 119W 0 - -
75 29 -0623-Dec-0313:03:56 18943 477 -32431 P -t 1.2968 0.4518 63N 99E 0 - -
76 30 -0605-Dec-1421:47:18 18664 470 -32208 P -t 1.3011 0.4441 64N 42W 0 - -
77 31 -0587-Dec-2506:25:17 18388 463 -31985 P -t 1.3091 0.4296 65N 177E 0 - -
78 32 -0568-Jan-0515:00:00 18114 456 -31762 P -t 1.3191 0.4113 66N 37E 0 - -
79 33 -0550-Jan-1523:26:59 17839 449 -31539 P -t 1.3345 0.3834 68N 102W 0 - -
80 34 -0532-Jan-2707:46:34 17570 443 -31316 P -t 1.3555 0.3453 69N 120E 0 - -
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 32
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
81 35 -0514-Feb-0615:56:31 17301 436 -31093 P -t 1.3835 0.2946 70N 15W 0 - -
82 36 -0496-Feb-1723:57:53 17023 429 -30870 P -t 1.4178 0.2323 70N 149W 0 - -
83 37 -0478-Feb-2807:49:03 16711 422 -30647 P -t 1.4595 0.1567 71N 78E 0 - -
84 38 -0460-Mar-1015:30:12 16399 416 -30424 Pe -t 1.5083 0.0683 72N 52W 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 32

Solar eclipses of Saros 32 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -1957 Sep 24. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -0460 Mar 10. The total duration of Saros series 32 is 1496.50 years.

Summary of Saros 32
First Eclipse -1957 Sep 24
Last Eclipse -0460 Mar 10
Series Duration 1496.50 Years
No. of Eclipses 84
Sequence 19P 2A 3H 39T 21P

Saros 32 is composed of 84 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 32
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 84100.0%
PartialP 40 47.6%
AnnularA 2 2.4%
TotalT 39 46.4%
HybridH 3 3.6%

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 32 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 32
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 44100.0%
Central (two limits) 43 97.7%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 2.3%

The 84 eclipses in Saros 32 occur in the following order : 19P 2A 3H 39T 21P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 32 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 32
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1614 Apr 1701m04s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1596 Apr 2700m31s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1019 Apr 0906m26s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1524 Jun 0901m37s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1542 May 3001m09s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1578 May 0800m03s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -0821 Aug 06 - 0.89479
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1957 Sep 24 - 0.00551

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

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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 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"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or covered.