EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 33

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 33

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 33 . 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 33
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	-49	-1982-Aug-02	01:39:40	45940	3654	-49244	Pb	t-	1.4999	0.0674	67N	157E	0	-	-
2	-48	-1964-Aug-12	09:35:01	45505	3580	-49021	P	t-	1.4542	0.1535	68N	25E	0	-	-
3	-47	-1946-Aug-23	17:39:54	45072	3506	-48798	P	t-	1.4160	0.2258	69N	110W	0	-	-
4	-46	-1928-Sep-03	01:52:58	44641	3432	-48575	P	t-	1.3841	0.2859	70N	112E	0	-	-
5	-45	-1910-Sep-14	10:16:01	44212	3360	-48352	P	t-	1.3602	0.3309	71N	29W	0	-	-
6	-44	-1892-Sep-24	18:46:30	43786	3288	-48129	P	t-	1.3422	0.3648	71N	172W	0	-	-
7	-43	-1874-Oct-06	03:24:32	43361	3217	-47906	P	t-	1.3302	0.3874	72N	43E	0	-	-
8	-42	-1856-Oct-16	12:08:03	42938	3146	-47683	P	t-	1.3225	0.4018	72N	104W	0	-	-
9	-41	-1838-Oct-27	20:57:09	42518	3076	-47460	P	t-	1.3191	0.4081	71N	108E	0	-	-
10	-40	-1820-Nov-07	05:48:43	42099	3007	-47237	P	t-	1.3179	0.4104	71N	40W	0	-	-
11	-39	-1802-Nov-18	14:41:48	41683	2939	-47014	P	t-	1.3178	0.4106	70N	171E	0	-	-
12	-38	-1784-Nov-28	23:34:46	41269	2871	-46791	P	t-	1.3174	0.4113	69N	24E	0	-	-
13	-37	-1766-Dec-10	08:26:31	40856	2804	-46568	P	t-	1.3158	0.4141	68N	122W	0	-	-
14	-36	-1748-Dec-20	17:13:31	40446	2738	-46345	P	t-	1.3106	0.4238	67N	93E	0	-	-
15	-35	-1729-Jan-01	01:56:09	40038	2672	-46122	P	t-	1.3019	0.4402	66N	50W	0	-	-
16	-34	-1711-Jan-11	10:31:51	39632	2607	-45899	P	t-	1.2877	0.4671	65N	169E	0	-	-
17	-33	-1693-Jan-22	19:01:52	39228	2543	-45676	P	t-	1.2687	0.5031	64N	30E	0	-	-
18	-32	-1675-Feb-02	03:21:51	38826	2480	-45453	P	t-	1.2418	0.5545	63N	106W	0	-	-
19	-31	-1657-Feb-13	11:35:29	38426	2417	-45230	P	t-	1.2099	0.6158	62N	119E	0	-	-
20	-30	-1639-Feb-23	19:38:45	38028	2355	-45007	P	t-	1.1698	0.6933	62N	12W	0	-	-
21	-29	-1621-Mar-07	03:35:48	37633	2293	-44784	P	t-	1.1246	0.7807	61N	142W	0	-	-
22	-28	-1603-Mar-17	11:22:52	37239	2233	-44561	P	t-	1.0713	0.8840	61N	91E	0	-	-
23	-27	-1585-Mar-28	19:05:05	36847	2173	-44338	P	t-	1.0140	0.9954	61N	35W	0	-	-
24	-26	-1567-Apr-08	02:39:23	36458	2113	-44115	T	t-	0.9506	1.0617	57N	125W	18	651	03m39s
25	-25	-1549-Apr-19	10:09:35	36070	2055	-43892	T	p-	0.8836	1.0653	55N	130E	28	450	04m00s
26	-24	-1531-Apr-29	17:34:26	35685	1997	-43669	T	p-	0.8126	1.0672	54N	24E	35	371	04m13s
27	-23	-1513-May-11	00:57:24	35302	1940	-43446	T	p-	0.7402	1.0679	54N	82W	42	326	04m22s
28	-22	-1495-May-21	08:17:53	34921	1883	-43223	T	p-	0.6660	1.0676	54N	173E	48	294	04m29s
29	-21	-1477-Jun-01	15:37:52	34541	1828	-43000	T	p-	0.5917	1.0662	53N	68E	53	268	04m33s
30	-20	-1459-Jun-11	22:58:35	34164	1773	-42777	T	p-	0.5186	1.0638	52N	38W	59	244	04m34s
31	-19	-1441-Jun-23	06:21:33	33789	1718	-42554	T	p-	0.4481	1.0606	49N	144W	63	223	04m32s
32	-18	-1423-Jul-03	13:47:32	33416	1665	-42331	T	n-	0.3807	1.0566	46N	107E	67	202	04m27s
33	-17	-1405-Jul-14	21:17:38	33045	1612	-42108	T	n-	0.3174	1.0519	42N	3W	71	182	04m17s
34	-16	-1387-Jul-25	04:53:16	32677	1560	-41885	T	n-	0.2595	1.0467	38N	116W	75	161	04m02s
35	-15	-1369-Aug-05	12:35:07	32310	1508	-41662	T	n-	0.2078	1.0410	33N	128E	78	140	03m41s
36	-14	-1351-Aug-15	20:22:51	31945	1458	-41439	T	nn	0.1618	1.0350	27N	10E	81	119	03m16s
37	-13	-1333-Aug-27	04:18:39	31582	1408	-41216	T	nn	0.1234	1.0289	22N	111W	83	99	02m46s
38	-12	-1315-Sep-06	12:21:36	31222	1359	-40993	T	nn	0.0916	1.0228	16N	127E	85	78	02m14s
39	-11	-1297-Sep-17	20:32:52	30863	1310	-40770	H3	nn	0.0676	1.0168	11N	1E	86	58	01m40s
40	-10	-1279-Sep-28	04:49:52	30507	1263	-40547	H	nn	0.0491	1.0110	5N	125W	87	38	01m07s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 33
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	-9	-1261-Oct-09	13:14:17	30153	1216	-40324	H	nn	0.0375	1.0056	0N	106E	88	19	00m35s
42	-8	-1243-Oct-19	21:43:26	29800	1169	-40101	H	nn	0.0305	1.0006	5S	23W	88	2	00m04s
43	-7	-1225-Oct-31	06:16:51	29450	1124	-39878	Am	nn	0.0276	0.9963	9S	154W	88	13	00m24s
44	-6	-1207-Nov-10	14:52:21	29102	1079	-39655	A	nn	0.0272	0.9924	13S	76E	89	27	00m49s
45	-5	-1189-Nov-21	23:29:01	28756	1035	-39432	A	nn	0.0282	0.9891	16S	54W	88	38	01m11s
46	-4	-1171-Dec-02	08:04:38	28412	992	-39209	A	nn	0.0293	0.9864	19S	176E	88	48	01m29s
47	-3	-1153-Dec-13	16:36:40	28070	949	-38986	A	nn	0.0279	0.9844	21S	47E	89	55	01m43s
48	-2	-1135-Dec-24	01:04:51	27730	908	-38763	A	nn	0.0242	0.9828	22S	80W	89	61	01m54s
49	-1	-1116-Jan-04	09:26:35	27392	867	-38540	A	nn	0.0155	0.9818	23S	154E	89	65	02m00s
50	0	-1098-Jan-14	17:40:32	27057	827	-38317	A	nn	0.0014	0.9811	23S	31E	90	67	02m03s
51	1	-1080-Jan-26	01:45:14	26723	787	-38094	A	nn	-0.0197	0.9808	23S	90W	89	68	02m03s
52	2	-1062-Feb-05	09:40:48	26391	749	-37871	A	nn	-0.0476	0.9806	22S	150E	87	69	02m02s
53	3	-1044-Feb-16	17:26:31	26062	711	-37648	A	nn	-0.0832	0.9805	20S	34E	85	70	02m00s
54	4	-1026-Feb-27	01:00:33	25734	674	-37425	A	nn	-0.1275	0.9803	19S	80W	83	70	01m59s
55	5	-1008-Mar-09	08:25:00	25409	637	-37202	A	nn	-0.1789	0.9801	17S	169E	80	72	01m59s
56	6	-0990-Mar-20	15:38:43	25086	618	-36979	A	-n	-0.2384	0.9795	16S	60E	76	75	02m02s
57	7	-0972-Mar-30	22:43:43	24764	611	-36756	A	-p	-0.3042	0.9787	15S	47W	72	79	02m08s
58	8	-0954-Apr-11	05:38:58	24445	604	-36533	A	-p	-0.3774	0.9774	15S	151W	68	86	02m18s
59	9	-0936-Apr-21	12:27:38	24128	598	-36310	A	-p	-0.4551	0.9757	16S	106E	63	96	02m32s
60	10	-0918-May-02	19:09:28	23813	591	-36087	A	-p	-0.5371	0.9733	17S	5E	57	111	02m52s
61	11	-0900-May-13	01:46:06	23500	584	-35864	A	-p	-0.6224	0.9703	20S	95W	51	133	03m16s
62	12	-0882-May-24	08:19:05	23189	577	-35641	A	-p	-0.7096	0.9666	24S	166E	45	167	03m44s
63	13	-0864-Jun-03	14:50:04	22880	570	-35418	A	-p	-0.7971	0.9623	30S	66E	37	223	04m13s
64	14	-0846-Jun-14	21:21:15	22574	563	-35195	A	-t	-0.8834	0.9570	38S	34W	28	332	04m38s
65	15	-0828-Jun-25	03:52:21	22269	556	-34972	A	-t	-0.9686	0.9501	52S	134W	14	759	04m51s
66	16	-0810-Jul-06	10:27:37	21966	550	-34749	P	-t	-1.0490	0.8820	66S	123E	0	-	-
67	17	-0792-Jul-16	17:06:08	21666	543	-34526	P	-t	-1.1256	0.7487	67S	12E	0	-	-
68	18	-0774-Jul-27	23:51:42	21367	536	-34303	P	-t	-1.1955	0.6279	68S	102W	0	-	-
69	19	-0756-Aug-07	06:42:22	21071	529	-34080	P	-t	-1.2604	0.5166	69S	142E	0	-	-
70	20	-0738-Aug-18	13:42:37	20776	522	-33857	P	-t	-1.3169	0.4208	70S	24E	0	-	-
71	21	-0720-Aug-28	20:50:03	20484	515	-33634	P	-t	-1.3666	0.3372	71S	97W	0	-	-
72	22	-0702-Sep-09	04:06:46	20194	508	-33411	P	-t	-1.4083	0.2679	71S	139E	0	-	-
73	23	-0684-Sep-19	11:31:44	19906	501	-33188	P	-t	-1.4428	0.2110	72S	13E	0	-	-
74	24	-0666-Sep-30	19:06:24	19620	494	-32965	P	-t	-1.4694	0.1678	72S	117W	0	-	-
75	25	-0648-Oct-11	02:48:26	19336	487	-32742	P	-t	-1.4894	0.1355	72S	113E	0	-	-
76	26	-0630-Oct-22	10:37:21	19054	480	-32519	P	-t	-1.5038	0.1127	71S	20W	0	-	-
77	27	-0612-Nov-01	18:31:29	18774	473	-32296	P	-t	-1.5136	0.0973	71S	153W	0	-	-
78	28	-0594-Nov-13	02:30:38	18497	466	-32073	P	-t	-1.5194	0.0883	70S	73E	0	-	-
79	29	-0576-Nov-23	10:30:49	18222	459	-31850	P	-t	-1.5241	0.0807	69S	60W	0	-	-
80	30	-0558-Dec-04	18:32:31	17947	452	-31627	P	-t	-1.5275	0.0750	68S	166E	0	-	-

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 33
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	31	-0540-Dec-15	02:31:49	17676	445	-31404	P	-t	-1.5329	0.0658	67S	34E	0	-	-
82	32	-0522-Dec-26	10:29:42	17408	438	-31181	P	-t	-1.5392	0.0546	66S	97W	0	-	-
83	33	-0503-Jan-05	18:20:44	17139	432	-30958	P	-t	-1.5513	0.0336	65S	134E	0	-	-
84	34	-0485-Jan-17	02:07:50	16834	425	-30735	Pe	-t	-1.5664	0.0070	64S	7E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 33

Solar eclipses of Saros 33 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 -1982 Aug 02. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -0485 Jan 17. The total duration of Saros series 33 is 1496.50 years.

Summary of Saros 33

First Eclipse	-1982 Aug 02
Last Eclipse	-0485 Jan 17
Series Duration	1496.50 Years
No. of Eclipses	84
Sequence	23P 15T 4H 23A 19P

Saros 33 is composed of 84 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 33
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	84	100.0%
Partial	P	42	50.0%
Annular	A	23	27.4%
Total	T	15	17.9%
Hybrid	H	4	4.8%

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 33 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 33
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	42	100.0%
Central (two limits)	42	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 84 eclipses in Saros 33 occur in the following order : 23P 15T 4H 23A 19P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 33 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 33
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0828 Jun 25	04m51s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-1225 Oct 31	00m24s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-1459 Jun 11	04m34s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-1315 Sep 06	02m14s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1297 Sep 17	01m40s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-1243 Oct 19	00m04s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1585 Mar 28	-	0.99541
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0485 Jan 17	-	0.00699

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 33

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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