EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 60

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 60

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 60 . 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 60
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	-1020-May-18	22:05:19	25622	661	-37348	Pb	t-	-1.5292	0.0217	70S	13W	0	-	-
2	-35	-1002-May-30	05:07:26	25297	625	-37125	P	t-	-1.4487	0.1692	69S	132W	0	-	-
3	-34	-0984-Jun-09	12:12:29	24975	616	-36902	P	t-	-1.3691	0.3162	68S	109E	0	-	-
4	-33	-0966-Jun-20	19:22:16	24654	609	-36679	P	t-	-1.2920	0.4595	67S	11W	0	-	-
5	-32	-0948-Jul-01	02:36:19	24336	602	-36456	P	t-	-1.2172	0.5991	66S	131W	0	-	-
6	-31	-0930-Jul-12	09:57:45	24019	595	-36233	P	t-	-1.1473	0.7298	65S	107E	0	-	-
7	-30	-0912-Jul-22	17:25:38	23705	588	-36010	P	t-	-1.0817	0.8526	64S	16W	0	-	-
8	-29	-0894-Aug-03	01:02:54	23393	581	-35787	P	t-	-1.0230	0.9625	63S	141W	0	-	-
9	-28	-0876-Aug-13	08:47:10	23082	575	-35564	T	t-	-0.9694	1.0249	52S	109E	14	351	01m50s
10	-27	-0858-Aug-24	16:42:22	22774	568	-35341	T	t-	-0.9240	1.0271	46S	9W	22	237	02m03s
11	-26	-0840-Sep-04	00:45:34	22468	561	-35118	T	t-	-0.8846	1.0280	44S	131W	27	199	02m06s
12	-25	-0822-Sep-15	08:58:56	22164	554	-34895	T	p-	-0.8534	1.0283	44S	103E	31	180	02m06s
13	-24	-0804-Sep-25	17:20:08	21862	547	-34672	T	p-	-0.8281	1.0284	45S	25W	34	168	02m03s
14	-23	-0786-Oct-07	01:50:31	21562	540	-34449	T	p-	-0.8102	1.0284	47S	155W	36	161	01m59s
15	-22	-0768-Oct-17	10:27:19	21265	534	-34226	T	p-	-0.7970	1.0284	50S	73E	37	157	01m56s
16	-21	-0750-Oct-28	19:09:58	20969	527	-34003	T	p-	-0.7884	1.0287	54S	60W	38	156	01m55s
17	-20	-0732-Nov-08	03:57:23	20675	520	-33780	T	p-	-0.7833	1.0293	58S	166E	38	158	01m54s
18	-19	-0714-Nov-19	12:48:21	20384	513	-33557	T	p-	-0.7815	1.0303	63S	32E	38	164	01m56s
19	-18	-0696-Nov-29	21:40:05	20094	506	-33334	T	p-	-0.7796	1.0318	67S	100W	38	172	01m59s
20	-17	-0678-Dec-11	06:31:29	19807	499	-33111	T	p-	-0.7775	1.0338	71S	132E	39	182	02m06s
21	-16	-0660-Dec-21	15:20:44	19521	492	-32888	T	p-	-0.7734	1.0363	73S	9E	39	194	02m15s
22	-15	-0641-Jan-02	00:07:04	19238	485	-32665	T	p-	-0.7668	1.0394	74S	109W	40	207	02m26s
23	-14	-0623-Jan-12	08:47:21	18957	477	-32442	T	p-	-0.7554	1.0428	72S	134E	41	220	02m41s
24	-13	-0605-Jan-23	17:22:30	18678	470	-32219	T	p-	-0.7398	1.0467	68S	13E	42	232	02m59s
25	-12	-0587-Feb-03	01:49:45	18402	463	-31996	T	p-	-0.7176	1.0508	63S	111W	44	242	03m21s
26	-11	-0569-Feb-14	10:10:12	18127	457	-31773	T	p-	-0.6898	1.0551	57S	124E	46	251	03m45s
27	-10	-0551-Feb-24	18:21:29	17853	450	-31550	T	p-	-0.6545	1.0593	51S	1W	49	258	04m13s
28	-9	-0533-Mar-08	02:25:57	17584	443	-31327	T	p-	-0.6134	1.0635	44S	125W	52	262	04m44s
29	-8	-0515-Mar-18	10:22:09	17315	436	-31104	T	p-	-0.5656	1.0673	36S	112E	55	265	05m15s
30	-7	-0497-Mar-29	18:10:55	17038	429	-30881	T	p-	-0.5115	1.0708	28S	10W	59	267	05m47s
31	-6	-0479-Apr-09	01:53:05	16726	423	-30658	T	p-	-0.4517	1.0737	21S	130W	63	267	06m16s
32	-5	-0461-Apr-20	09:29:38	16415	416	-30435	T	n-	-0.3871	1.0760	13S	112E	67	266	06m42s
33	-4	-0443-Apr-30	17:01:55	16112	410	-30212	T	n-	-0.3190	1.0774	5S	5W	71	264	07m01s
34	-3	-0425-May-12	00:29:17	15824	403	-29989	T	n-	-0.2469	1.0782	2N	120W	76	260	07m12s
35	-2	-0407-May-22	07:54:56	15535	397	-29766	T	n-	-0.1733	1.0779	9N	125E	80	256	07m13s
36	-1	-0389-Jun-02	15:18:39	15259	390	-29543	T	nn	-0.0982	1.0769	16N	12E	84	250	07m04s
37	0	-0371-Jun-12	22:42:41	14990	384	-29320	Tm	nn	-0.0236	1.0749	22N	100W	89	243	06m46s
38	1	-0353-Jun-24	06:06:55	14721	378	-29097	T	nn	0.0503	1.0721	27N	149E	87	235	06m22s
39	2	-0335-Jul-04	13:34:33	14467	371	-28874	T	nn	0.1211	1.0685	31N	37E	83	225	05m53s
40	3	-0317-Jul-15	21:05:14	14217	365	-28651	T	-n	0.1888	1.0642	33N	74W	79	214	05m21s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 60
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	-0299-Jul-26	04:40:10	13967	359	-28428	T	-n	0.2525	1.0593	35N	174E	75	201	04m50s
42	5	-0281-Aug-06	12:20:21	13729	353	-28205	T	-n	0.3112	1.0539	35N	61E	72	187	04m18s
43	6	-0263-Aug-16	20:07:06	13492	347	-27982	T	-n	0.3637	1.0480	35N	55W	68	171	03m48s
44	7	-0245-Aug-28	04:00:48	13258	341	-27759	T	-p	0.4100	1.0420	33N	172W	66	153	03m20s
45	8	-0227-Sep-07	12:01:10	13033	335	-27536	T	-p	0.4501	1.0359	31N	68E	63	134	02m52s
46	9	-0209-Sep-18	20:09:25	12809	329	-27313	T	-p	0.4832	1.0298	28N	55W	61	114	02m25s
47	10	-0191-Sep-29	04:25:09	12591	323	-27090	T	-p	0.5097	1.0239	26N	180W	59	93	01m59s
48	11	-0173-Oct-10	12:47:23	12380	318	-26867	T	-p	0.5300	1.0183	23N	53E	58	73	01m35s
49	12	-0155-Oct-20	21:16:02	12169	312	-26644	H	-p	0.5446	1.0130	20N	76W	57	53	01m10s
50	13	-0137-Nov-01	05:49:29	11965	306	-26421	H	-p	0.5547	1.0083	17N	154E	56	34	00m47s
51	14	-0119-Nov-11	14:27:24	11765	300	-26198	H	-p	0.5605	1.0041	15N	22E	56	17	00m24s
52	15	-0101-Nov-22	23:06:02	11564	295	-25975	H	-p	0.5652	1.0005	13N	110W	55	2	00m03s
53	16	-0083-Dec-03	07:46:54	11371	289	-25752	A	-p	0.5673	0.9974	12N	117E	55	11	00m16s
54	17	-0065-Dec-14	16:25:46	11177	284	-25529	A	-p	0.5700	0.9949	11N	14W	55	21	00m33s
55	18	-0047-Dec-25	01:02:34	10986	279	-25306	A	-p	0.5742	0.9930	11N	146W	55	30	00m47s
56	19	-0028-Jan-05	09:33:13	10799	273	-25083	A	-p	0.5825	0.9915	13N	84E	54	37	00m58s
57	20	-0010-Jan-15	17:59:18	10613	268	-24860	A	-p	0.5939	0.9904	15N	45W	53	42	01m05s
58	21	0008-Jan-27	02:17:08	10431	263	-24637	A	-p	0.6113	0.9895	18N	172W	52	47	01m09s
59	22	0026-Feb-06	10:26:42	10254	257	-24414	A	-p	0.6346	0.9888	23N	62E	50	51	01m12s
60	23	0044-Feb-17	18:26:34	10077	252	-24191	A	-p	0.6651	0.9881	28N	61W	48	56	01m13s
61	24	0062-Feb-28	02:17:14	9902	247	-23968	A	-p	0.7026	0.9874	34N	177E	45	62	01m14s
62	25	0080-Mar-10	09:57:11	9728	242	-23745	A	-p	0.7481	0.9864	41N	57E	41	72	01m15s
63	26	0098-Mar-21	17:27:17	9554	237	-23522	A	-p	0.8007	0.9850	50N	62W	36	88	01m16s
64	27	0116-Apr-01	00:47:34	9382	232	-23299	A	-t	0.8605	0.9830	59N	178E	30	118	01m19s
65	28	0134-Apr-12	07:59:29	9211	227	-23076	A	-t	0.9261	0.9801	69N	51E	22	190	01m24s
66	29	0152-Apr-22	15:01:41	9039	222	-22853	A+	-t	0.9987	0.9835	71N	136W	0	-	-
67	30	0170-May-03	21:57:51	8867	218	-22630	P	-t	1.0751	0.8470	70N	106E	0	-	-
68	31	0188-May-14	04:46:53	8695	213	-22407	P	-t	1.1563	0.7022	69N	9W	0	-	-
69	32	0206-May-25	11:32:28	8523	208	-22184	P	-t	1.2387	0.5558	68N	123W	0	-	-
70	33	0224-Jun-04	18:12:16	8351	204	-21961	P	-t	1.3246	0.4040	67N	125E	0	-	-
71	34	0242-Jun-16	00:52:05	8179	199	-21738	P	-t	1.4090	0.2558	66N	14E	0	-	-
72	35	0260-Jun-26	07:29:58	8007	195	-21515	Pe	-t	1.4940	0.1077	65N	97W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 60

Solar eclipses of Saros 60 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 -1020 May 18. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 0260 Jun 26. The total duration of Saros series 60 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 60

First Eclipse	-1020 May 18
Last Eclipse	0260 Jun 26
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	8P 40T 4H 14A 6P

Saros 60 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 60
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	14	19.4%
Annular	A	14	19.4%
Total	T	40	55.6%
Hybrid	H	4	5.6%

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 60 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 60
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	58	100.0%
Central (two limits)	57	98.3%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.7%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 60 occur in the following order : 8P 40T 4H 14A 6P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 60 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 60
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0134 Apr 12	01m24s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0083 Dec 03	00m16s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-0407 May 22	07m13s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-0173 Oct 10	01m35s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0155 Oct 20	01m10s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0101 Nov 22	00m03s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0894 Aug 03	-	0.96249
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-1020 May 18	-	0.02166

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 60

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

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Calendar

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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.

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