EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 108

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 108

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 108 . 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 108
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	0550-Jan-04	00:03:57	5184	129	-17934	Pb	t-	-1.5676	0.0065	67S	20E	0	-	-
2	-35	0568-Jan-15	07:57:49	5012	125	-17711	P	t-	-1.5539	0.0278	68S	111W	0	-	-
3	-34	0586-Jan-25	15:47:03	4840	122	-17488	P	t-	-1.5362	0.0558	69S	119E	0	-	-
4	-33	0604-Feb-05	23:28:51	4668	118	-17265	P	t-	-1.5120	0.0947	70S	9W	0	-	-
5	-32	0622-Feb-16	07:04:13	4500	115	-17042	P	t-	-1.4820	0.1433	71S	137W	0	-	-
6	-31	0640-Feb-27	14:30:20	4331	111	-16819	P	t-	-1.4440	0.2058	72S	97E	0	-	-
7	-30	0658-Mar-09	21:49:48	4164	108	-16596	P	t-	-1.4000	0.2792	72S	28W	0	-	-
8	-29	0676-Mar-20	05:00:34	3999	105	-16373	P	t-	-1.3482	0.3666	72S	150W	0	-	-
9	-28	0694-Mar-31	12:03:57	3834	101	-16150	P	t-	-1.2895	0.4668	72S	89E	0	-	-
10	-27	0712-Apr-10	18:59:49	3675	98	-15927	P	t-	-1.2235	0.5803	71S	29W	0	-	-
11	-26	0730-Apr-22	01:50:25	3519	95	-15704	P	t-	-1.1523	0.7043	71S	146W	0	-	-
12	-25	0748-May-02	08:36:23	3363	92	-15481	P	t-	-1.0763	0.8376	70S	99E	0	-	-
13	-24	0766-May-13	15:17:59	3213	89	-15258	As	t-	-0.9956	0.9562	66S	17W	3	-	03m35s
14	-23	0784-May-23	21:58:26	3065	86	-15035	A	t-	-0.9127	0.9653	45S	132W	24	309	03m30s
15	-22	0802-Jun-04	04:38:01	2917	83	-14812	A	t-	-0.8276	0.9711	33S	122E	34	185	03m12s
16	-21	0820-Jun-14	11:19:02	2775	80	-14589	A	p-	-0.7427	0.9759	24S	18E	42	128	02m49s
17	-20	0838-Jun-25	18:01:45	2633	77	-14366	A	p-	-0.6579	0.9798	17S	85W	49	95	02m24s
18	-19	0856-Jul-06	00:49:14	2495	74	-14143	A	p-	-0.5759	0.9831	12S	171E	55	73	02m00s
19	-18	0874-Jul-17	07:42:20	2365	72	-13920	A	p-	-0.4971	0.9856	8S	67E	60	58	01m39s
20	-17	0892-Jul-27	14:41:09	2234	69	-13697	A	p-	-0.4219	0.9877	5S	39W	65	48	01m22s
21	-16	0910-Aug-07	21:48:43	2110	66	-13474	A	p-	-0.3527	0.9891	4S	146W	69	41	01m10s
22	-15	0928-Aug-18	05:04:26	1992	64	-13251	A	p-	-0.2894	0.9902	4S	105E	73	36	01m01s
23	-14	0946-Aug-29	12:30:54	1874	61	-13028	A	n-	-0.2338	0.9909	4S	7W	76	33	00m55s
24	-13	0964-Sep-08	20:05:17	1764	59	-12805	A	n-	-0.1839	0.9914	6S	120W	79	31	00m51s
25	-12	0982-Sep-20	03:51:19	1656	56	-12582	A	n-	-0.1427	0.9916	8S	123E	82	30	00m49s
26	-11	1000-Sep-30	11:45:47	1550	54	-12359	A	nn	-0.1076	0.9919	11S	4E	84	29	00m47s
27	-10	1018-Oct-11	19:50:49	1458	51	-12136	A	nn	-0.0807	0.9923	13S	117W	85	27	00m45s
28	-9	1036-Oct-22	04:03:20	1367	49	-11913	A	nn	-0.0594	0.9928	16S	120E	87	25	00m42s
29	-8	1054-Nov-02	12:25:13	1278	47	-11690	A	nn	-0.0452	0.9937	19S	6W	87	22	00m37s
30	-7	1072-Nov-12	20:52:38	1198	45	-11467	A	nn	-0.0348	0.9948	22S	132W	88	18	00m31s
31	-6	1090-Nov-24	05:25:46	1117	43	-11244	A	nn	-0.0287	0.9965	24S	100E	88	12	00m21s
32	-5	1108-Dec-04	14:02:12	1043	40	-11021	A	nn	-0.0246	0.9986	25S	28W	88	5	00m08s
33	-4	1126-Dec-15	22:41:44	975	38	-10798	H	nn	-0.0229	1.0013	25S	156W	89	5	00m08s
34	-3	1144-Dec-26	07:20:28	907	36	-10575	H	nn	-0.0196	1.0046	24S	75E	89	16	00m28s
35	-2	1163-Jan-06	15:58:36	847	35	-10352	H	nn	-0.0152	1.0084	23S	53W	89	29	00m51s
36	-1	1181-Jan-17	00:33:21	790	33	-10129	H	nn	-0.0074	1.0127	20S	178E	89	44	01m17s
37	0	1199-Jan-28	09:05:24	733	31	-9906	H2	nn	0.0033	1.0174	16S	51E	90	60	01m45s
38	1	1217-Feb-07	17:30:21	682	29	-9683	T	nn	0.0203	1.0226	12S	76W	89	77	02m15s
39	2	1235-Feb-19	01:50:45	632	27	-9460	Tm	nn	0.0419	1.0280	7S	158E	88	95	02m45s
40	3	1253-Mar-01	10:02:52	584	26	-9237	T	nn	0.0710	1.0336	1S	33E	86	113	03m15s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 108
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	1271-Mar-12	18:09:30	545	24	-9014	T	nn	0.1052	1.0392	5N	90W	84	132	03m44s
42	5	1289-Mar-23	02:07:02	506	23	-8791	T	nn	0.1474	1.0448	12N	149E	81	151	04m10s
43	6	1307-Apr-03	09:59:38	469	21	-8568	T	-n	0.1945	1.0501	19N	29E	79	169	04m33s
44	7	1325-Apr-13	17:44:26	437	20	-8345	T	-n	0.2487	1.0551	26N	89W	75	188	04m50s
45	8	1343-Apr-25	01:24:13	405	20	-8122	T	-n	0.3076	1.0597	33N	155E	72	206	05m02s
46	9	1361-May-05	08:58:01	375	20	-7899	T	-n	0.3721	1.0635	40N	41E	68	224	05m07s
47	10	1379-May-16	16:28:57	347	20	-7676	T	-p	0.4396	1.0668	47N	70W	64	243	05m07s
48	11	1397-May-26	23:56:49	318	20	-7453	T	-p	0.5101	1.0692	53N	180W	59	263	05m01s
49	12	1415-Jun-07	07:22:39	295	20	-7230	T	-p	0.5827	1.0708	59N	74E	54	284	04m51s
50	13	1433-Jun-17	14:48:41	272	20	-7007	T	-p	0.6557	1.0714	64N	29W	49	309	04m38s
51	14	1451-Jun-28	22:15:26	249	20	-6784	T	-p	0.7287	1.0711	68N	129W	43	339	04m23s
52	15	1469-Jul-09	05:44:20	229	20	-6561	T	-p	0.8000	1.0697	69N	135E	37	380	04m06s
53	16	1487-Jul-20	13:15:34	210	20	-6338	T	-p	0.8696	1.0673	69N	40E	29	446	03m47s
54	17	1505-Jul-30	20:51:54	191	20	-6115	T	-t	0.9352	1.0635	68N	56W	20	593	03m25s
55	18	1523-Aug-11	04:33:15	173	20	-5892	Tn	-t	0.9968	1.0559	63N	136W	2	-	02m44s
56	19	1541-Aug-21	12:20:05	155	20	-5669	P	-t	1.0541	0.9173	61N	102E	0	-	-
57	20	1559-Sep-01	20:13:58	141	20	-5446	P	-t	1.1055	0.8173	61N	25W	0	-	-
58	21	1577-Sep-12	04:15:21	131	20	-5223	P	-t	1.1507	0.7298	61N	154W	0	-	-
59	22	1595-Oct-03	12:24:35	120	20	-5000	P	-t	1.1896	0.6546	61N	75E	0	-	-
60	23	1613-Oct-13	20:40:23	98	18	-4777	P	-t	1.2231	0.5902	61N	58W	0	-	-
61	24	1631-Oct-25	05:04:14	72	15	-4554	P	-t	1.2502	0.5385	62N	167E	0	-	-
62	25	1649-Nov-04	13:35:07	46	13	-4331	P	-t	1.2716	0.4978	62N	30E	0	-	-
63	26	1667-Nov-15	22:12:05	27	10	-4108	P	-t	1.2880	0.4668	63N	108W	0	-	-
64	27	1685-Nov-26	06:54:43	10	7	-3885	P	-t	1.2999	0.4443	64N	112E	0	-	-
65	28	1703-Dec-08	15:41:30	8	5	-3662	P	-t	1.3086	0.4282	65N	29W	0	-	-
66	29	1721-Dec-19	00:31:50	10	4	-3439	P	-t	1.3144	0.4172	66N	172W	0	-	-
67	30	1739-Dec-30	09:22:03	11	3	-3216	P	-t	1.3203	0.4063	67N	45E	0	-	-
68	31	1758-Jan-09	18:13:42	14	3	-2993	P	-t	1.3251	0.3973	68N	99W	0	-	-
69	32	1776-Jan-21	03:02:27	16	2	-2770	P	-t	1.3318	0.3848	69N	118E	0	-	-
70	33	1794-Jan-31	11:48:45	16	1	-2547	P	-t	1.3407	0.3681	70N	26W	0	-	-
71	34	1812-Feb-12	20:28:40	12	1	-2324	P	-t	1.3545	0.3423	71N	169W	0	-	-
72	35	1830-Feb-23	05:04:13	7	1	-2101	P	-t	1.3716	0.3101	71N	49E	0	-	-
73	36	1848-Mar-05	13:31:35	7	1	-1878	P	-t	1.3950	0.2662	72N	92W	0	-	-
74	37	1866-Mar-16	21:51:25	5	0	-1655	P	-t	1.4241	0.2114	72N	129E	0	-	-
75	38	1884-Mar-27	06:02:11	-6	0	-1432	P	-t	1.4602	0.1436	72N	8W	0	-	-
76	39	1902-Apr-08	14:05:06	0	0	-1209	Pe	-t	1.5024	0.0643	72N	142W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 108

Solar eclipses of Saros 108 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 0550 Jan 04. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 1902 Apr 08. The total duration of Saros series 108 is 1352.26 years.

Summary of Saros 108

First Eclipse	0550 Jan 04
Last Eclipse	1902 Apr 08
Series Duration	1352.26 Years
No. of Eclipses	76
Sequence	12P 20A 5H 18T 21P

Saros 108 is composed of 76 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 108
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	76	100.0%
Partial	P	33	43.4%
Annular	A	20	26.3%
Total	T	18	23.7%
Hybrid	H	5	6.6%

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 108 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 108
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	43	100.0%
Central (two limits)	41	95.3%
Central (one limit)	2	4.7%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 76 eclipses in Saros 108 occur in the following order : 12P 20A 5H 18T 21P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 108 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 108
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0766 May 13	03m35s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1108 Dec 04	00m08s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1361 May 05	05m07s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	1217 Feb 07	02m15s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1199 Jan 28	01m45s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1126 Dec 15	00m08s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1541 Aug 21	-	0.91725
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0550 Jan 04	-	0.00653

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 108

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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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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