EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 117

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 117

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 117 . 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 117
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	0792-Jun-24	06:42:18	2998	84	-14935	Pb	t-	1.5321	0.0521	66N	81W	0	-	-
2	-33	0810-Jul-05	13:05:45	2853	82	-14712	P	t-	1.4485	0.1955	67N	172E	0	-	-
3	-32	0828-Jul-15	19:32:40	2711	79	-14489	P	t-	1.3672	0.3346	68N	64E	0	-	-
4	-31	0846-Jul-27	02:04:14	2570	76	-14266	P	t-	1.2889	0.4682	69N	46W	0	-	-
5	-30	0864-Aug-06	08:42:50	2437	73	-14043	P	t-	1.2156	0.5926	70N	159W	0	-	-
6	-29	0882-Aug-17	15:29:17	2306	70	-13820	P	t-	1.1483	0.7065	71N	86E	0	-	-
7	-28	0900-Aug-27	22:23:29	2175	68	-13597	P	t-	1.0866	0.8102	72N	31W	0	-	-
8	-27	0918-Sep-08	05:27:27	2057	65	-13374	P	t-	1.0323	0.9010	72N	152W	0	-	-
9	-26	0936-Sep-18	12:40:54	1939	62	-13151	An	t-	0.9852	0.9215	70N	59E	9	-	05m59s
10	-25	0954-Sep-29	20:04:15	1823	60	-12928	A	t-	0.9455	0.9220	61N	80W	18	913	06m47s
11	-24	0972-Oct-10	03:36:44	1716	57	-12705	A	p-	0.9127	0.9216	54N	155E	24	724	07m31s
12	-23	0990-Oct-21	11:18:35	1608	55	-12482	A	p-	0.8871	0.9211	48N	32E	27	644	08m09s
13	-22	1008-Oct-31	19:08:42	1509	53	-12259	A	p-	0.8677	0.9207	43N	91W	29	602	08m43s
14	-21	1026-Nov-12	03:05:01	1417	50	-12036	A	p-	0.8528	0.9208	39N	145E	31	574	09m08s
15	-20	1044-Nov-22	11:07:44	1326	48	-11813	A	p-	0.8427	0.9213	36N	20E	32	555	09m24s
16	-19	1062-Dec-03	19:13:36	1242	46	-11590	A	p-	0.8342	0.9223	34N	105W	33	534	09m26s
17	-18	1080-Dec-14	03:22:37	1162	44	-11367	A	p-	0.8282	0.9239	32N	129E	34	512	09m16s
18	-17	1098-Dec-25	11:30:22	1081	42	-11144	A	p-	0.8202	0.9263	31N	4E	35	483	08m53s
19	-16	1117-Jan-04	19:38:47	1013	40	-10921	A	p-	0.8122	0.9292	31N	122W	35	450	08m19s
20	-15	1135-Jan-16	03:43:13	945	38	-10698	A	p-	0.7997	0.9329	31N	114E	37	410	07m39s
21	-14	1153-Jan-26	11:44:10	878	36	-10475	A	p-	0.7840	0.9372	31N	9W	38	367	06m53s
22	-13	1171-Feb-06	19:38:26	821	34	-10252	A	p-	0.7619	0.9421	32N	130W	40	321	06m05s
23	-12	1189-Feb-17	03:27:33	764	32	-10029	A	p-	0.7347	0.9475	32N	111E	43	276	05m18s
24	-11	1207-Feb-28	11:09:08	710	30	-9806	A	p-	0.7003	0.9534	33N	5W	45	232	04m32s
25	-10	1225-Mar-10	18:43:34	660	28	-9583	A	p-	0.6590	0.9596	34N	119W	49	190	03m49s
26	-9	1243-Mar-22	02:10:22	610	27	-9360	A	p-	0.6105	0.9659	35N	130E	52	152	03m08s
27	-8	1261-Apr-01	09:30:53	566	25	-9137	A	p-	0.5561	0.9724	37N	21E	56	117	02m31s
28	-7	1279-Apr-12	16:44:01	527	23	-8914	A	p-	0.4946	0.9788	37N	85W	60	86	01m55s
29	-6	1297-Apr-22	23:51:54	488	22	-8691	A	p-	0.4276	0.9850	38N	170E	64	58	01m22s
30	-5	1315-May-04	06:54:49	455	20	-8468	A	p-	0.3557	0.9909	37N	68E	69	34	00m51s
31	-4	1333-May-14	13:55:21	423	20	-8245	A	p-	0.2807	0.9965	36N	34W	74	13	00m20s
32	-3	1351-May-25	20:52:01	391	20	-8022	H	nn	0.2016	1.0016	34N	135W	78	6	00m09s
33	-2	1369-Jun-05	03:49:29	363	20	-7799	H	nn	0.1223	1.0061	30N	122E	83	21	00m37s
34	-1	1387-Jun-16	10:46:21	334	20	-7576	H	nn	0.0417	1.0100	26N	20E	87	35	01m03s
35	0	1405-Jun-26	17:47:02	307	20	-7353	H	nn	-0.0370	1.0134	21N	85W	88	46	01m26s
36	1	1423-Jul-08	00:48:38	284	20	-7130	H2	nn	-0.1157	1.0161	15N	170E	83	55	01m45s
37	2	1441-Jul-18	07:57:14	261	20	-6907	T	nn	-0.1895	1.0181	9N	62E	79	63	01m59s
38	3	1459-Jul-29	15:10:09	240	20	-6684	T	nn	-0.2604	1.0196	2N	48W	75	69	02m07s
39	4	1477-Aug-08	22:30:55	220	20	-6461	T	-n	-0.3256	1.0206	5S	161W	71	74	02m10s
40	5	1495-Aug-20	05:58:27	201	20	-6238	T	-n	-0.3861	1.0210	12S	85E	67	77	02m08s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 117
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	1513-Aug-30	13:35:50	183	20	-6015	T	-n	-0.4392	1.0211	19S	32W	64	80	02m03s
42	7	1531-Sep-10	21:21:50	165	20	-5792	T	-p	-0.4856	1.0208	26S	151W	61	81	01m56s
43	8	1549-Sep-21	05:16:22	147	20	-5569	T	-p	-0.5256	1.0205	33S	88E	58	82	01m49s
44	9	1567-Oct-02	13:20:26	137	20	-5346	T	-p	-0.5584	1.0200	40S	35W	56	82	01m42s
45	10	1585-Oct-22	21:33:24	126	20	-5123	T	-p	-0.5845	1.0196	46S	159W	54	82	01m35s
46	11	1603-Nov-03	05:54:54	112	19	-4900	T	-p	-0.6041	1.0193	51S	76E	53	83	01m31s
47	12	1621-Nov-13	14:23:12	86	17	-4677	T	-p	-0.6187	1.0194	56S	50W	52	84	01m28s
48	13	1639-Nov-24	22:58:55	60	14	-4454	T	-p	-0.6278	1.0197	60S	175W	51	87	01m27s
49	14	1657-Dec-05	07:39:36	38	11	-4231	T	-p	-0.6335	1.0205	62S	61E	50	91	01m29s
50	15	1675-Dec-16	16:24:03	19	9	-4008	T	-p	-0.6367	1.0218	63S	62W	50	97	01m33s
51	16	1693-Dec-27	01:10:50	8	6	-3785	T	-p	-0.6387	1.0236	63S	174E	50	105	01m39s
52	17	1712-Jan-08	09:58:39	9	5	-3562	T	-p	-0.6405	1.0258	61S	49E	50	114	01m48s
53	18	1730-Jan-18	18:45:15	10	4	-3339	T	-p	-0.6439	1.0286	58S	77W	50	126	01m59s
54	19	1748-Jan-30	03:29:13	12	3	-3116	T	-p	-0.6501	1.0317	54S	155E	49	140	02m12s
55	20	1766-Feb-09	12:09:44	15	2	-2893	T	-p	-0.6597	1.0352	51S	27E	48	156	02m27s
56	21	1784-Feb-20	20:45:38	16	2	-2670	T	-p	-0.6739	1.0389	47S	102W	47	174	02m44s
57	22	1802-Mar-04	05:14:29	13	1	-2447	T	-p	-0.6942	1.0428	44S	132E	46	196	03m02s
58	23	1820-Mar-14	13:37:15	12	1	-2224	T	-p	-0.7199	1.0467	41S	6E	44	220	03m20s
59	24	1838-Mar-25	21:52:16	5	1	-2001	T	-p	-0.7524	1.0505	40S	118W	41	249	03m39s
60	25	1856-Apr-05	06:01:01	8	0	-1778	T	-p	-0.7906	1.0539	39S	119E	38	285	03m56s
61	26	1874-Apr-16	14:00:53	-3	0	-1555	T	-p	-0.8364	1.0569	40S	1W	33	335	04m11s
62	27	1892-Apr-26	21:55:20	-6	0	-1332	T	-p	-0.8870	1.0591	43S	119W	27	414	04m19s
63	28	1910-May-09	05:42:13	11	0	-1109	T	-t	-0.9437	1.0600	48S	125E	19	594	04m15s
64	29	1928-May-19	13:24:20	24	0	-886	T-	-t	-1.0048	1.0140	63S	22E	0	-	-
65	30	1946-May-30	21:00:24	27	0	-663	P	-t	-1.0710	0.8865	64S	101W	0	-	-
66	31	1964-Jun-10	04:34:07	35	0	-440	P	-t	-1.1393	0.7545	65S	136E	0	-	-
67	32	1982-Jun-21	12:04:33	53	0	-217	P	-t	-1.2102	0.6168	66S	13E	0	-	-
68	33	2000-Jul-01	19:33:34	64	0	6	P	-t	-1.2821	0.4768	67S	109W	0	-	-
69	34	2018-Jul-13	03:02:16	69	0	229	P	-t	-1.3542	0.3365	68S	127E	0	-	-
70	35	2036-Jul-23	10:32:06	76	4	452	P	-t	-1.4250	0.1992	69S	4E	0	-	-
71	36	2054-Aug-03	18:04:02	85	11	675	Pe	-t	-1.4941	0.0656	70S	121W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 117

Solar eclipses of Saros 117 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 0792 Jun 24. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2054 Aug 03. The total duration of Saros series 117 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 117

First Eclipse	0792 Jun 24
Last Eclipse	2054 Aug 03
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	8P 23A 5H 28T 7P

Saros 117 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 117
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	15	21.1%
Annular	A	23	32.4%
Total	T	28	39.4%
Hybrid	H	5	7.0%

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 117 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 117
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	56	100.0%
Central (two limits)	54	96.4%
Central (one limit)	1	1.8%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 117 occur in the following order : 8P 23A 5H 28T 7P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 117 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 117
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1062 Dec 03	09m26s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1333 May 14	00m20s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1892 Apr 26	04m19s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	1639 Nov 24	01m27s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1423 Jul 08	01m45s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1351 May 25	00m09s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0918 Sep 08	-	0.90102
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0792 Jun 24	-	0.05215

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 117

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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