EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 102

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 102

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 102 . 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 102
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	-34	0376-May-05	05:09:22	6889	167	-20082	Pb	t-	-1.5323	0.0485	70S	166E	0	-	-
2	-33	0394-May-16	11:41:46	6711	163	-19859	P	t-	-1.4504	0.1886	69S	55E	0	-	-
3	-32	0412-May-26	18:11:10	6533	158	-19636	P	t-	-1.3645	0.3366	68S	55W	0	-	-
4	-31	0430-Jun-07	00:41:21	6353	154	-19413	P	t-	-1.2782	0.4863	67S	164W	0	-	-
5	-30	0448-Jun-17	07:12:02	6174	150	-19190	P	t-	-1.1909	0.6382	66S	87E	0	-	-
6	-29	0466-Jun-28	13:47:08	5998	147	-18967	P	t-	-1.1059	0.7867	65S	23W	0	-	-
7	-28	0484-Jul-08	20:26:28	5822	143	-18744	P	t-	-1.0230	0.9318	64S	133W	0	-	-
8	-27	0502-Jul-20	03:11:25	5647	139	-18521	A	t-	-0.9436	0.9595	47S	132E	19	443	03m52s
9	-26	0520-Jul-30	10:04:17	5471	135	-18298	A	t-	-0.8694	0.9626	38S	29E	29	268	03m45s
10	-25	0538-Aug-10	17:05:04	5295	131	-18075	A	p-	-0.8006	0.9646	33S	76W	37	208	03m35s
11	-24	0556-Aug-21	00:15:36	5121	128	-17852	A	p-	-0.7389	0.9659	31S	175E	42	177	03m24s
12	-23	0574-Sep-01	07:34:56	4948	124	-17629	A	p-	-0.6833	0.9668	30S	65E	47	160	03m15s
13	-22	0592-Sep-11	15:05:54	4776	120	-17406	A	p-	-0.6361	0.9673	31S	49W	50	149	03m07s
14	-21	0610-Sep-22	22:46:23	4606	117	-17183	A	p-	-0.5958	0.9678	32S	165W	53	142	03m00s
15	-20	0628-Oct-03	06:37:18	4438	114	-16960	A	p-	-0.5634	0.9682	35S	77E	56	136	02m54s
16	-19	0646-Oct-14	14:37:38	4269	110	-16737	A	p-	-0.5377	0.9688	38S	43W	57	132	02m48s
17	-18	0664-Oct-24	22:47:38	4103	107	-16514	A	p-	-0.5194	0.9695	41S	166W	58	127	02m42s
18	-17	0682-Nov-05	07:04:28	3938	103	-16291	A	p-	-0.5057	0.9706	44S	71E	59	122	02m35s
19	-16	0700-Nov-15	15:27:24	3774	100	-16068	A	p-	-0.4963	0.9721	47S	53W	60	115	02m26s
20	-15	0718-Nov-26	23:54:59	3618	97	-15845	A	p-	-0.4902	0.9742	50S	177W	60	106	02m15s
21	-14	0736-Dec-07	08:26:15	3462	94	-15622	A	p-	-0.4867	0.9767	52S	59E	61	95	02m01s
22	-13	0754-Dec-18	16:57:32	3308	91	-15399	A	p-	-0.4825	0.9799	53S	64W	61	82	01m45s
23	-12	0772-Dec-29	01:29:02	3159	88	-15176	A	p-	-0.4779	0.9836	52S	172E	61	66	01m26s
24	-11	0791-Jan-09	09:57:28	3010	85	-14953	A	p-	-0.4701	0.9880	50S	49E	62	48	01m03s
25	-10	0809-Jan-19	18:23:45	2865	82	-14730	A	p-	-0.4599	0.9929	47S	75W	62	28	00m38s
26	-9	0827-Jan-31	02:43:11	2723	79	-14507	A	p-	-0.4436	0.9983	42S	161E	63	6	00m09s
27	-8	0845-Feb-10	10:58:48	2581	76	-14284	H	p-	-0.4233	1.0041	37S	38E	65	16	00m23s
28	-7	0863-Feb-21	19:06:09	2447	73	-14061	H	p-	-0.3955	1.0103	31S	85W	67	39	00m57s
29	-6	0881-Mar-04	03:08:16	2316	71	-13838	H2	p-	-0.3625	1.0167	25S	152E	69	61	01m35s
30	-5	0899-Mar-15	11:01:33	2186	68	-13615	T	n-	-0.3213	1.0232	18S	32E	71	83	02m14s
31	-4	0917-Mar-25	18:49:45	2067	65	-13392	T	n-	-0.2750	1.0296	11S	88W	74	104	02m53s
32	-3	0935-Apr-06	02:30:24	1948	63	-13169	T	n-	-0.2216	1.0358	4S	154E	77	123	03m32s
33	-2	0953-Apr-16	10:05:41	1832	60	-12946	T	n-	-0.1628	1.0418	3N	38E	81	142	04m08s
34	-1	0971-Apr-27	17:35:18	1724	58	-12723	T	nn	-0.0984	1.0473	10N	76W	84	158	04m38s
35	0	0989-May-08	01:01:46	1617	55	-12500	T	nn	-0.0305	1.0523	17N	170E	88	173	05m01s
36	1	1007-May-19	08:24:52	1516	53	-12277	Tm	nn	0.0409	1.0566	23N	59E	88	187	05m17s
37	2	1025-May-29	15:46:04	1425	51	-12054	T	nn	0.1144	1.0602	29N	52W	83	199	05m25s
38	3	1043-Jun-09	23:06:41	1333	48	-11831	T	nn	0.1892	1.0630	34N	161W	79	211	05m25s
39	4	1061-Jun-20	06:28:12	1249	46	-11608	T	-n	0.2640	1.0651	39N	91E	74	221	05m20s
40	5	1079-Jul-01	13:51:03	1168	44	-11385	T	-n	0.3381	1.0663	42N	17W	70	230	05m12s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 102
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	6	1097-Jul-11	21:17:14	1088	42	-11162	T	-n	0.4098	1.0667	44N	125W	66	239	05m01s
42	7	1115-Jul-23	04:47:49	1018	40	-10939	T	-p	0.4782	1.0663	46N	127E	61	246	04m50s
43	8	1133-Aug-02	12:24:22	950	38	-10716	T	-p	0.5423	1.0652	46N	17E	57	252	04m38s
44	9	1151-Aug-13	20:06:07	883	36	-10493	T	-p	0.6023	1.0635	45N	96W	53	258	04m26s
45	10	1169-Aug-24	03:55:56	826	34	-10270	T	-p	0.6561	1.0612	44N	149E	49	263	04m15s
46	11	1187-Sep-04	11:52:32	769	32	-10047	T	-p	0.7044	1.0585	43N	31E	45	267	04m05s
47	12	1205-Sep-14	19:58:05	714	30	-9824	T	-p	0.7457	1.0556	41N	89W	42	270	03m55s
48	13	1223-Sep-26	04:10:26	664	28	-9601	T	-p	0.7816	1.0525	40N	147E	38	272	03m46s
49	14	1241-Oct-06	12:31:57	614	27	-9378	T	-p	0.8102	1.0494	39N	20E	36	274	03m38s
50	15	1259-Oct-17	21:00:27	570	25	-9155	T	-p	0.8333	1.0464	38N	109W	33	274	03m30s
51	16	1277-Oct-28	05:36:00	530	24	-8932	T	-p	0.8506	1.0438	38N	120E	31	273	03m23s
52	17	1295-Nov-08	14:17:42	491	22	-8709	T	-p	0.8630	1.0414	38N	14W	30	271	03m17s
53	18	1313-Nov-18	23:04:28	458	20	-8486	T	-p	0.8711	1.0395	37N	149W	29	268	03m13s
54	19	1331-Nov-30	07:54:49	425	20	-8263	T	-p	0.8766	1.0380	38N	74E	28	265	03m09s
55	20	1349-Dec-10	16:46:25	393	20	-8040	T	-p	0.8810	1.0371	38N	63W	28	264	03m06s
56	21	1367-Dec-22	01:39:32	365	20	-7817	T	-p	0.8842	1.0366	39N	160E	28	265	03m03s
57	22	1386-Jan-01	10:31:25	336	20	-7594	T	-p	0.8881	1.0366	41N	23E	27	269	03m01s
58	23	1404-Jan-12	19:20:44	309	20	-7371	T	-p	0.8944	1.0369	43N	114W	26	279	02m58s
59	24	1422-Jan-23	04:05:39	286	20	-7148	T	-p	0.9044	1.0374	47N	109E	25	296	02m54s
60	25	1440-Feb-03	12:45:47	263	20	-6925	T	-p	0.9183	1.0380	51N	26W	23	324	02m49s
61	26	1458-Feb-13	21:19:37	242	20	-6702	T	-t	0.9373	1.0386	56N	163W	20	375	02m41s
62	27	1476-Feb-25	05:45:38	222	20	-6479	T	-t	0.9626	1.0386	63N	59E	15	491	02m29s
63	28	1494-Mar-07	14:04:19	203	20	-6256	Tn	-t	0.9939	1.0368	71N	99W	4	-	02m06s
64	29	1512-Mar-17	22:14:34	184	20	-6033	P	-t	1.0321	0.9517	72N	110E	0	-	-
65	30	1530-Mar-29	06:16:35	166	20	-5810	P	-t	1.0769	0.8672	72N	24W	0	-	-
66	31	1548-Apr-08	14:10:06	149	20	-5587	P	-t	1.1282	0.7699	71N	157W	0	-	-
67	32	1566-Apr-19	21:56:00	137	20	-5364	P	-t	1.1855	0.6611	71N	74E	0	-	-
68	33	1584-May-10	05:35:05	127	20	-5141	P	-t	1.2478	0.5425	70N	53W	0	-	-
69	34	1602-May-21	13:06:43	114	20	-4918	P	-t	1.3157	0.4133	69N	178W	0	-	-
70	35	1620-May-31	20:33:44	88	17	-4695	P	-t	1.3867	0.2783	68N	58E	0	-	-
71	36	1638-Jun-12	03:55:43	62	14	-4472	Pe	-t	1.4614	0.1371	67N	63W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 102

Solar eclipses of Saros 102 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 0376 May 05. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1638 Jun 12. The total duration of Saros series 102 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 102

First Eclipse	0376 May 05
Last Eclipse	1638 Jun 12
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	7P 19A 3H 34T 8P

Saros 102 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 102
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	15	21.1%
Annular	A	19	26.8%
Total	T	34	47.9%
Hybrid	H	3	4.2%

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 102 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 102
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	56	100.0%
Central (two limits)	55	98.2%
Central (one limit)	1	1.8%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 102 occur in the following order : 7P 19A 3H 34T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 102 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 102
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0502 Jul 20	03m52s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0827 Jan 31	00m09s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1043 Jun 09	05m25s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	1494 Mar 07	02m06s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0881 Mar 04	01m35s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0845 Feb 10	00m23s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1512 Mar 17	-	0.95170
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0376 May 05	-	0.04848

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 102

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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