EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 127

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 127

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 127 . 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 127
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	-45	0991-Oct-10	14:31:15	1602	55	-12470	Pb	t-	1.5370	0.0320	71N	28E	0	-	-
2	-44	1009-Oct-20	22:36:05	1504	53	-12247	P	t-	1.5124	0.0752	71N	107W	0	-	-
3	-43	1027-Nov-01	06:48:52	1412	50	-12024	P	t-	1.4931	0.1087	70N	117E	0	-	-
4	-42	1045-Nov-11	15:08:59	1321	48	-11801	P	t-	1.4793	0.1327	69N	21W	0	-	-
5	-41	1063-Nov-22	23:33:34	1238	46	-11578	P	t-	1.4682	0.1516	68N	159W	0	-	-
6	-40	1081-Dec-03	08:03:23	1157	44	-11355	P	t-	1.4607	0.1641	67N	62E	0	-	-
7	-39	1099-Dec-14	16:34:59	1077	41	-11132	P	t-	1.4538	0.1756	66N	77W	0	-	-
8	-38	1117-Dec-25	01:07:33	1009	39	-10909	P	t-	1.4470	0.1866	65N	145E	0	-	-
9	-37	1136-Jan-05	09:38:51	941	37	-10686	P	t-	1.4383	0.2009	64N	7E	0	-	-
10	-36	1154-Jan-15	18:08:13	875	35	-10463	P	t-	1.4275	0.2191	63N	130W	0	-	-
11	-35	1172-Jan-27	02:33:01	818	34	-10240	P	t-	1.4122	0.2452	62N	94E	0	-	-
12	-34	1190-Feb-06	10:53:00	761	32	-10017	P	t-	1.3922	0.2800	62N	40W	0	-	-
13	-33	1208-Feb-17	19:06:54	707	30	-9794	P	t-	1.3665	0.3256	61N	172W	0	-	-
14	-32	1226-Feb-28	03:15:01	657	28	-9571	P	t-	1.3352	0.3818	61N	57E	0	-	-
15	-31	1244-Mar-10	11:14:39	607	27	-9348	P	t-	1.2964	0.4524	61N	72W	0	-	-
16	-30	1262-Mar-21	19:08:29	564	25	-9125	P	t-	1.2522	0.5338	61N	161E	0	-	-
17	-29	1280-Apr-01	02:54:17	525	23	-8902	P	t-	1.2008	0.6297	61N	35E	0	-	-
18	-28	1298-Apr-12	10:35:24	486	22	-8679	P	t-	1.1446	0.7356	62N	89W	0	-	-
19	-27	1316-Apr-22	18:08:39	453	20	-8456	P	t-	1.0813	0.8559	62N	149E	0	-	-
20	-26	1334-May-04	01:39:11	421	20	-8233	P	t-	1.0150	0.9829	63N	27E	0	-	-
21	-25	1352-May-14	09:04:22	390	20	-8010	T	t-	0.9438	1.0427	74N	48W	19	441	02m18s
22	-24	1370-May-25	16:28:28	361	20	-7787	T	t-	0.8708	1.0497	76N	124W	29	338	02m51s
23	-23	1388-Jun-04	23:49:24	333	20	-7564	T	p-	0.7945	1.0552	74N	157E	37	302	03m20s
24	-22	1406-Jun-16	07:12:00	306	20	-7341	T	p-	0.7188	1.0596	69N	64E	44	283	03m48s
25	-21	1424-Jun-26	14:34:24	283	20	-7118	T	p-	0.6425	1.0629	63N	37W	50	270	04m14s
26	-20	1442-Jul-07	21:59:38	260	20	-6895	T	p-	0.5680	1.0654	56N	143W	55	261	04m39s
27	-19	1460-Jul-18	05:27:51	239	20	-6672	T	p-	0.4954	1.0669	49N	106E	60	252	05m00s
28	-18	1478-Jul-29	13:01:16	219	20	-6449	T	p-	0.4270	1.0676	41N	7W	65	244	05m18s
29	-17	1496-Aug-08	20:40:13	200	20	-6226	T	n-	0.3626	1.0675	34N	122W	69	236	05m30s
30	-16	1514-Aug-20	04:25:14	182	20	-6003	T	n-	0.3032	1.0667	27N	120E	72	228	05m38s
31	-15	1532-Aug-30	12:17:44	164	20	-5780	T	n-	0.2500	1.0654	19N	0E	75	221	05m40s
32	-14	1550-Sep-10	20:17:36	147	20	-5557	T	n-	0.2029	1.0636	12N	122W	78	212	05m37s
33	-13	1568-Sep-21	04:25:00	136	20	-5334	T	n-	0.1619	1.0615	6N	115E	81	204	05m32s
34	-12	1586-Oct-12	12:40:31	125	20	-5111	T	n-	0.1278	1.0591	0S	11W	83	196	05m23s
35	-11	1604-Oct-22	21:03:47	111	19	-4888	T	n-	0.1000	1.0567	6S	138W	84	188	05m12s
36	-10	1622-Nov-03	05:34:47	85	17	-4665	T	n-	0.0789	1.0544	11S	94E	86	180	05m01s
37	-9	1640-Nov-13	14:11:19	59	14	-4442	T	n-	0.0623	1.0522	15S	36W	87	173	04m50s
38	-8	1658-Nov-24	22:54:41	37	11	-4219	T	nn	0.0514	1.0502	18S	166W	87	167	04m40s
39	-7	1676-Dec-05	07:42:08	18	8	-3996	T	nn	0.0436	1.0486	20S	62E	88	162	04m30s
40	-6	1694-Dec-16	16:33:11	8	6	-3773	T	nn	0.0389	1.0475	21S	69W	88	158	04m22s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 127
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	-5	1712-Dec-28	01:24:54	9	4	-3550	T	nn	0.0347	1.0466	21S	159E	88	155	04m15s
42	-4	1731-Jan-08	10:17:44	10	4	-3327	Tm	nn	0.0313	1.0464	21S	27E	88	155	04m10s
43	-3	1749-Jan-18	19:08:56	12	3	-3104	T	nn	0.0265	1.0465	19S	105W	89	155	04m07s
44	-2	1767-Jan-30	03:56:55	15	2	-2881	T	nn	0.0190	1.0471	17S	124E	89	157	04m06s
45	-1	1785-Feb-09	12:40:41	16	2	-2658	T	nn	0.0080	1.0480	14S	7W	90	159	04m07s
46	0	1803-Feb-21	21:18:46	13	1	-2435	T	nn	-0.0075	1.0492	11S	136W	90	163	04m09s
47	1	1821-Mar-04	05:50:13	11	1	-2212	T	nn	-0.0284	1.0506	8S	96E	88	168	04m14s
48	2	1839-Mar-15	14:13:42	5	1	-1989	T	nn	-0.0557	1.0520	5S	30W	87	172	04m20s
49	3	1857-Mar-25	22:29:38	8	0	-1766	T	-n	-0.0892	1.0534	2S	153W	85	177	04m28s
50	4	1875-Apr-06	06:37:26	-3	0	-1543	T	-n	-0.1291	1.0547	0S	85E	83	182	04m37s
51	5	1893-Apr-16	14:36:11	-7	0	-1320	T	-n	-0.1763	1.0556	1N	35W	80	186	04m47s
52	6	1911-Apr-28	22:27:22	12	0	-1097	T	-n	-0.2294	1.0562	2N	152W	77	190	04m57s
53	7	1929-May-09	06:10:34	24	0	-874	T	-n	-0.2887	1.0562	2N	93E	73	193	05m07s
54	8	1947-May-20	13:47:47	28	0	-651	T	-p	-0.3528	1.0557	0N	21W	69	196	05m13s
55	9	1965-May-30	21:17:31	36	0	-428	T	-p	-0.4225	1.0544	2S	134W	65	198	05m15s
56	10	1983-Jun-11	04:43:33	53	0	-205	T	-p	-0.4947	1.0524	6S	114E	60	199	05m11s
57	11	2001-Jun-21	12:04:46	64	0	18	T	-p	-0.5701	1.0495	11S	3E	55	200	04m57s
58	12	2019-Jul-02	19:24:07	69	0	241	T	-p	-0.6466	1.0459	17S	109W	50	201	04m33s
59	13	2037-Jul-13	02:40:36	76	4	464	T	-p	-0.7246	1.0413	25S	139E	43	201	03m58s
60	14	2055-Jul-24	09:57:50	86	11	687	T	-p	-0.8012	1.0359	33S	26E	37	202	03m17s
61	15	2073-Aug-03	17:15:23	98	21	910	T	-t	-0.8763	1.0294	43S	90W	28	206	02m29s
62	16	2091-Aug-15	00:34:43	113	32	1133	T	-t	-0.9490	1.0216	56S	150E	18	237	01m38s
63	17	2109-Aug-26	07:57:26	130	45	1356	P	-t	-1.0178	0.9670	71S	5E	0	-	-
64	18	2127-Sep-06	15:24:16	150	59	1579	P	-t	-1.0822	0.8458	72S	121W	0	-	-
65	19	2145-Sep-16	22:57:10	173	74	1802	P	-t	-1.1406	0.7368	72S	112E	0	-	-
66	20	2163-Sep-28	06:34:34	198	91	2025	P	-t	-1.1943	0.6377	72S	16W	0	-	-
67	21	2181-Oct-08	14:19:36	225	109	2248	P	-t	-1.2408	0.5529	72S	146W	0	-	-
68	22	2199-Oct-19	22:10:26	255	128	2471	P	-t	-1.2818	0.4790	71S	82E	0	-	-
69	23	2217-Oct-31	06:08:54	288	148	2694	P	-t	-1.3158	0.4185	71S	51W	0	-	-
70	24	2235-Nov-11	14:13:07	324	169	2917	P	-t	-1.3444	0.3681	70S	176E	0	-	-
71	25	2253-Nov-21	22:24:38	361	191	3140	P	-t	-1.3666	0.3297	69S	41E	0	-	-
72	26	2271-Dec-03	06:40:47	402	214	3363	P	-t	-1.3843	0.2996	68S	94W	0	-	-
73	27	2289-Dec-13	15:01:17	445	238	3586	P	-t	-1.3979	0.2767	67S	130E	0	-	-
74	28	2307-Dec-25	23:24:22	491	264	3809	P	-t	-1.4089	0.2584	66S	6W	0	-	-
75	29	2326-Jan-05	07:49:42	539	289	4032	P	-t	-1.4178	0.2440	65S	142W	0	-	-
76	30	2344-Jan-16	16:13:40	590	316	4255	P	-t	-1.4270	0.2287	64S	82E	0	-	-
77	31	2362-Jan-27	00:35:59	643	344	4478	P	-t	-1.4368	0.2125	63S	52W	0	-	-
78	32	2380-Feb-07	08:54:00	699	373	4701	P	-t	-1.4496	0.1909	62S	174E	0	-	-
79	33	2398-Feb-17	17:08:13	757	402	4924	P	-t	-1.4648	0.1650	62S	42E	0	-	-
80	34	2416-Feb-29	01:13:30	818	433	5147	P	-t	-1.4865	0.1278	61S	87W	0	-	-

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 127
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
81	35	2434-Mar-11	09:12:46	882	464	5370	P	-t	-1.5122	0.0837	61S	144E	0	-	-
82	36	2452-Mar-21	17:01:29	948	496	5593	Pe	-t	-1.5455	0.0261	61S	19E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 127

Solar eclipses of Saros 127 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 0991 Oct 10. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2452 Mar 21. The total duration of Saros series 127 is 1460.44 years.

Summary of Saros 127

First Eclipse	0991 Oct 10
Last Eclipse	2452 Mar 21
Series Duration	1460.44 Years
No. of Eclipses	82
Sequence	20P 42T 20P

Saros 127 is composed of 82 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 127
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	82	100.0%
Partial	P	40	48.8%
Annular	A	0	0.0%
Total	T	42	51.2%
Hybrid	H	0	0.0%

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 127 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 127
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	42	100.0%
Central (two limits)	42	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 82 eclipses in Saros 127 occur in the following order : 20P 42T 20P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 127 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 127
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1532 Aug 30	05m40s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	2091 Aug 15	01m38s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1334 May 04	-	0.98287
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	2452 Mar 21	-	0.02613

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 127

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

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

Calendar

The Gregorian calendar (also called the Western calendar) is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It is named for Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in 1582. On this website, the Gregorian calendar is used for all calendar dates from 1582 Oct 15 onwards. Before that date, the Julian calendar is used. For more information on this topic, see Calendar Dates.

The Julian calendar does not include the year 0. Thus the year 1 BCE is followed by the year 1 CE (See: BCE/CE Dating Conventions). This is awkward for arithmetic calculations. Years in this catalog are numbered astronomically and include the year 0. Historians should note there is a difference of one year between astronomical dates and BCE dates. Thus, the astronomical year 0 corresponds to 1 BCE, and astronomical year -1 corresponds to 2 BCE, etc..

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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