EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 119

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 119

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 119 . 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 119
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	0850-May-15	12:49:23	2540	75	-14219	Pb	t-	1.5296	0.0065	63N	139W	0	-	-
2	-35	0868-May-25	20:11:06	2409	72	-13996	P	t-	1.4637	0.1325	64N	101E	0	-	-
3	-34	0886-Jun-06	03:28:20	2278	70	-13773	P	t-	1.3945	0.2645	65N	19W	0	-	-
4	-33	0904-Jun-16	10:44:57	2150	67	-13550	P	t-	1.3251	0.3962	66N	138W	0	-	-
5	-32	0922-Jun-27	18:00:21	2032	64	-13327	P	t-	1.2556	0.5276	67N	102E	0	-	-
6	-31	0940-Jul-08	01:16:17	1914	62	-13104	P	t-	1.1869	0.6563	68N	18W	0	-	-
7	-30	0958-Jul-19	08:34:12	1801	59	-12881	P	t-	1.1204	0.7796	69N	140W	0	-	-
8	-29	0976-Jul-29	15:55:14	1693	57	-12658	P	t-	1.0572	0.8956	70N	98E	0	-	-
9	-28	0994-Aug-09	23:21:10	1586	54	-12435	T+	t-	0.9986	1.0016	70N	27W	0	-	-
10	-27	1012-Aug-20	06:50:44	1489	52	-12212	T	p-	0.9438	1.0086	73N	144E	19	91	00m32s
11	-26	1030-Aug-31	14:27:25	1398	50	-11989	H	p-	0.8958	1.0044	65N	7E	26	34	00m18s
12	-25	1048-Sep-10	22:09:34	1307	48	-11766	A	p-	0.8531	0.9995	57N	120W	31	4	00m02s
13	-24	1066-Sep-22	05:59:25	1225	45	-11543	A	p-	0.8174	0.9941	50N	116E	35	35	00m29s
14	-23	1084-Oct-02	13:55:20	1145	43	-11320	A	p-	0.7875	0.9887	43N	9W	38	64	01m00s
15	-22	1102-Oct-13	21:59:21	1066	41	-11097	A	p-	0.7649	0.9833	38N	134W	40	91	01m35s
16	-21	1120-Oct-24	06:09:09	998	39	-10874	A	p-	0.7479	0.9781	33N	100E	41	117	02m12s
17	-20	1138-Nov-04	14:24:37	930	37	-10651	A	p-	0.7362	0.9732	29N	27W	42	141	02m51s
18	-19	1156-Nov-14	22:44:25	866	35	-10428	A	p-	0.7287	0.9687	26N	155W	43	164	03m28s
19	-18	1174-Nov-26	07:08:28	809	33	-10205	A	p-	0.7251	0.9648	24N	76E	43	185	04m02s
20	-17	1192-Dec-06	15:33:25	752	31	-9982	A	p-	0.7229	0.9614	23N	53W	44	203	04m30s
21	-16	1210-Dec-17	23:58:44	699	30	-9759	A	p-	0.7216	0.9585	23N	178E	44	217	04m51s
22	-15	1228-Dec-28	08:21:57	649	28	-9536	A	p-	0.7191	0.9564	23N	50E	44	227	05m04s
23	-14	1247-Jan-08	16:43:11	599	26	-9313	A	p-	0.7155	0.9547	23N	78W	44	234	05m09s
24	-13	1265-Jan-19	00:57:31	558	25	-9090	A	p-	0.7069	0.9538	24N	156E	45	234	05m08s
25	-12	1283-Jan-30	09:06:51	519	23	-8867	A	p-	0.6949	0.9533	25N	31E	46	232	05m02s
26	-11	1301-Feb-09	17:06:47	480	22	-8644	A	p-	0.6758	0.9533	26N	90W	47	226	04m53s
27	-10	1319-Feb-21	00:59:41	448	20	-8421	A	p-	0.6517	0.9537	28N	150E	49	218	04m42s
28	-9	1337-Mar-03	08:40:39	416	20	-8198	A	p-	0.6182	0.9544	30N	34E	52	207	04m32s
29	-8	1355-Mar-14	16:13:53	385	20	-7975	A	p-	0.5792	0.9552	31N	79W	54	196	04m22s
30	-7	1373-Mar-24	23:35:21	357	20	-7752	A	p-	0.5312	0.9561	33N	171E	58	186	04m15s
31	-6	1391-Apr-05	06:47:39	328	20	-7529	A	p-	0.4762	0.9570	34N	64E	61	176	04m11s
32	-5	1409-Apr-15	13:49:17	303	20	-7306	A	p-	0.4130	0.9577	35N	39W	65	168	04m11s
33	-4	1427-Apr-26	20:43:38	279	20	-7083	A	pn	0.3444	0.9583	35N	140W	70	161	04m15s
34	-3	1445-May-07	03:29:36	256	20	-6860	A	nn	0.2692	0.9585	34N	121E	74	156	04m24s
35	-2	1463-May-18	10:08:51	236	20	-6637	A	nn	0.1891	0.9584	32N	24E	79	154	04m38s
36	-1	1481-May-28	16:42:57	216	20	-6414	Am	nn	0.1054	0.9577	29N	72W	84	155	04m57s
37	0	1499-Jun-08	23:13:37	197	20	-6191	A	nn	0.0195	0.9567	25N	168W	89	158	05m22s
38	1	1517-Jun-19	05:41:29	179	20	-5968	A	nn	-0.0683	0.9552	20N	96E	86	164	05m50s
39	2	1535-Jun-30	12:08:18	161	20	-5745	A	nn	-0.1565	0.9533	14N	1W	81	173	06m19s
40	3	1553-Jul-10	18:36:33	145	20	-5522	A	np	-0.2430	0.9509	7N	99W	76	185	06m46s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 119
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	1571-Jul-22	01:07:17	134	20	-5299	A	-p	-0.3266	0.9481	0S	162E	71	201	07m08s
42	5	1589-Aug-11	07:41:03	124	20	-5076	A	-p	-0.4072	0.9450	8S	61E	66	221	07m24s
43	6	1607-Aug-22	14:20:47	107	19	-4853	A	-p	-0.4824	0.9416	16S	41W	61	245	07m34s
44	7	1625-Sep-01	21:06:57	81	16	-4630	A	-p	-0.5520	0.9380	24S	146W	56	274	07m37s
45	8	1643-Sep-13	04:01:20	54	13	-4407	A	-p	-0.6144	0.9343	32S	106E	52	307	07m35s
46	9	1661-Sep-23	11:02:33	34	11	-4184	A	-p	-0.6711	0.9306	40S	3W	48	347	07m29s
47	10	1679-Oct-04	18:13:56	15	8	-3961	A	-p	-0.7191	0.9270	48S	115W	44	391	07m21s
48	11	1697-Oct-15	01:33:41	8	5	-3738	A	-p	-0.7603	0.9236	55S	131E	40	441	07m12s
49	12	1715-Oct-27	09:02:48	9	4	-3515	A	-p	-0.7939	0.9206	62S	16E	37	494	07m02s
50	13	1733-Nov-06	16:40:14	11	4	-3292	A	-p	-0.8208	0.9179	69S	101W	34	548	06m53s
51	14	1751-Nov-18	00:26:00	13	3	-3069	A	-p	-0.8411	0.9159	75S	143E	32	597	06m45s
52	15	1769-Nov-28	08:18:40	15	2	-2846	A	-p	-0.8559	0.9144	80S	32E	31	638	06m38s
53	16	1787-Dec-09	16:15:38	16	1	-2623	A	-p	-0.8674	0.9136	83S	63W	29	672	06m32s
54	17	1805-Dec-21	00:17:37	12	1	-2400	A	-p	-0.8751	0.9134	83S	144W	29	692	06m26s
55	18	1824-Jan-01	08:21:09	10	1	-2177	A	-p	-0.8821	0.9139	80S	116E	28	705	06m21s
56	19	1842-Jan-11	16:25:41	6	1	-1954	A	-p	-0.8882	0.9151	76S	1E	27	710	06m15s
57	20	1860-Jan-23	00:27:31	8	0	-1731	A	-p	-0.8969	0.9168	72S	117W	26	719	06m07s
58	21	1878-Feb-02	08:27:52	-5	0	-1508	A	-p	-0.9071	0.9191	68S	122E	24	729	05m59s
59	22	1896-Feb-13	16:23:13	-6	0	-1285	A	-p	-0.9220	0.9218	65S	3E	22	761	05m48s
60	23	1914-Feb-25	00:13:01	16	0	-1062	A	-p	-0.9416	0.9248	62S	113W	19	839	05m35s
61	24	1932-Mar-07	07:55:50	24	0	-839	A	-p	-0.9673	0.9277	61S	134E	14	1083	05m19s
62	25	1950-Mar-18	15:32:01	29	0	-616	A-	-t	-0.9988	0.9620	61S	41E	0	-	-
63	26	1968-Mar-28	23:00:30	39	0	-393	P	-t	-1.0370	0.8990	61S	80W	0	-	-
64	27	1986-Apr-09	06:21:22	55	0	-170	P	-t	-1.0822	0.8236	61S	161E	0	-	-
65	28	2004-Apr-19	13:35:05	65	0	53	P	-t	-1.1335	0.7367	62S	44E	0	-	-
66	29	2022-Apr-30	20:42:37	70	0	276	P	-t	-1.1901	0.6396	62S	71W	0	-	-
67	30	2040-May-11	03:43:02	78	5	499	P	-t	-1.2529	0.5306	63S	174E	0	-	-
68	31	2058-May-22	10:39:25	88	13	722	P	-t	-1.3194	0.4141	64S	61E	0	-	-
69	32	2076-Jun-01	17:31:22	100	22	945	P	-t	-1.3897	0.2897	64S	51W	0	-	-
70	33	2094-Jun-13	00:22:11	115	34	1168	P	-t	-1.4613	0.1618	65S	164W	0	-	-
71	34	2112-Jun-24	07:09:53	133	47	1391	Pe	-t	-1.5356	0.0282	66S	84E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 119

Solar eclipses of Saros 119 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 0850 May 15. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2112 Jun 24. The total duration of Saros series 119 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 119

First Eclipse	0850 May 15
Last Eclipse	2112 Jun 24
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	8P 2T 1H 51A 9P

Saros 119 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 119
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	17	23.9%
Annular	A	51	71.8%
Total	T	2	2.8%
Hybrid	H	1	1.4%

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 119 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 119
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	54	100.0%
Central (two limits)	52	96.3%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	2	3.7%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 119 occur in the following order : 8P 2T 1H 51A 9P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 119 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 119
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1625 Sep 01	07m37s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1048 Sep 10	00m02s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1012 Aug 20	00m32s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	1012 Aug 20	00m32s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1030 Aug 31	00m18s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1030 Aug 31	00m18s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1968 Mar 28	-	0.89902
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0850 May 15	-	0.00645

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 119

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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