EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 129

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 129

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 129 . 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 129
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	-32	1103-Oct-03	03:17:46	1063	41	-11085	Pb	t-	1.5318	0.0555	72N	157W	0	-	-
2	-31	1121-Oct-13	10:56:23	995	39	-10862	P	t-	1.5061	0.1012	71N	74E	0	-	-
3	-30	1139-Oct-24	18:42:03	927	37	-10639	P	t-	1.4860	0.1368	71N	56W	0	-	-
4	-29	1157-Nov-04	02:33:55	863	35	-10416	P	t-	1.4710	0.1634	70N	173E	0	-	-
5	-28	1175-Nov-15	10:31:16	806	33	-10193	P	t-	1.4606	0.1820	69N	42E	0	-	-
6	-27	1193-Nov-25	18:32:25	749	31	-9970	P	t-	1.4532	0.1953	68N	90W	0	-	-
7	-26	1211-Dec-07	02:36:41	697	30	-9747	P	t-	1.4485	0.2038	67N	138E	0	-	-
8	-25	1229-Dec-17	10:40:18	647	28	-9524	P	t-	1.4432	0.2131	66N	6E	0	-	-
9	-24	1247-Dec-28	18:44:24	597	26	-9301	P	t-	1.4384	0.2212	65N	125W	0	-	-
10	-23	1266-Jan-08	02:44:25	556	25	-9078	P	t-	1.4302	0.2349	64N	105E	0	-	-
11	-22	1284-Jan-19	10:40:59	517	23	-8855	P	t-	1.4195	0.2524	63N	23W	0	-	-
12	-21	1302-Jan-29	18:29:45	478	21	-8632	P	t-	1.4025	0.2804	62N	150W	0	-	-
13	-20	1320-Feb-10	02:13:13	446	20	-8409	P	t-	1.3814	0.3153	62N	85E	0	-	-
14	-19	1338-Feb-20	09:47:27	414	20	-8186	P	t-	1.3525	0.3631	61N	37W	0	-	-
15	-18	1356-Mar-02	17:13:15	384	20	-7963	P	t-	1.3169	0.4224	61N	157W	0	-	-
16	-17	1374-Mar-14	00:29:05	355	20	-7740	P	t-	1.2732	0.4956	61N	85E	0	-	-
17	-16	1392-Mar-24	07:36:45	327	20	-7517	P	t-	1.2226	0.5808	61N	31W	0	-	-
18	-15	1410-Apr-04	14:35:17	301	20	-7294	P	t-	1.1642	0.6798	61N	144W	0	-	-
19	-14	1428-Apr-14	21:25:45	278	20	-7071	P	t-	1.0987	0.7915	62N	105E	0	-	-
20	-13	1446-Apr-26	04:09:02	255	20	-6848	P	t-	1.0268	0.9147	62N	5W	0	-	-
21	-12	1464-May-06	10:46:56	235	20	-6625	A	t-	0.9502	0.9367	71N	73W	18	771	04m17s
22	-11	1482-May-17	17:18:59	215	20	-6402	A	t-	0.8682	0.9420	73N	137W	29	434	04m14s
23	-10	1500-May-27	23:48:29	196	20	-6179	A	p-	0.7832	0.9461	72N	152E	38	320	04m13s
24	-9	1518-Jun-08	06:15:22	178	20	-5956	A	p-	0.6956	0.9496	67N	73E	46	259	04m13s
25	-8	1536-Jun-18	12:43:20	160	20	-5733	A	p-	0.6080	0.9523	61N	13W	52	220	04m17s
26	-7	1554-Jun-29	19:10:38	144	20	-5510	A	p-	0.5192	0.9546	54N	105W	58	195	04m22s
27	-6	1572-Jul-10	01:42:41	134	20	-5287	A	p-	0.4339	0.9562	47N	160E	64	177	04m30s
28	-5	1590-Jul-31	08:17:38	123	20	-5064	A	p-	0.3503	0.9574	39N	62E	69	166	04m38s
29	-4	1608-Aug-10	15:00:05	105	19	-4841	A	pn	0.2722	0.9581	31N	40W	74	158	04m46s
30	-3	1626-Aug-21	21:47:41	79	16	-4618	A	nn	0.1976	0.9584	23N	143W	78	154	04m54s
31	-2	1644-Sep-01	04:45:27	53	13	-4395	A	nn	0.1307	0.9584	15N	111E	82	152	05m00s
32	-1	1662-Sep-12	11:50:44	33	11	-4172	A	nn	0.0694	0.9582	8N	3E	86	153	05m05s
33	0	1680-Sep-22	19:06:23	14	8	-3949	A	nn	0.0161	0.9578	1N	108W	89	153	05m08s
34	1	1698-Oct-04	02:31:24	8	5	-3726	A	nn	-0.0305	0.9573	6S	139E	88	155	05m10s
35	2	1716-Oct-15	10:07:38	9	4	-3503	A	nn	-0.0687	0.9570	13S	23E	86	157	05m10s
36	3	1734-Oct-26	17:53:27	11	4	-3280	A	nn	-0.0996	0.9567	18S	94W	84	159	05m08s
37	4	1752-Nov-06	01:48:14	13	3	-3057	A	nn	-0.1239	0.9567	23S	147E	83	159	05m03s
38	5	1770-Nov-17	09:51:53	16	2	-2834	A	nn	-0.1416	0.9571	27S	27E	82	158	04m56s
39	6	1788-Nov-27	18:02:53	16	1	-2611	A	nn	-0.1542	0.9579	30S	94W	81	155	04m46s
40	7	1806-Dec-10	02:19:39	12	1	-2388	A	nn	-0.1627	0.9591	32S	143E	80	151	04m32s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 129
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	8	1824-Dec-20	10:40:35	10	1	-2165	Am	nn	-0.1685	0.9610	33S	20E	80	144	04m15s
42	9	1842-Dec-31	19:04:24	6	1	-1942	A	nn	-0.1727	0.9634	33S	103W	80	135	03m54s
43	10	1861-Jan-11	03:29:23	8	0	-1719	A	nn	-0.1766	0.9664	32S	133E	80	123	03m30s
44	11	1879-Jan-22	11:53:08	-5	0	-1496	A	nn	-0.1824	0.9700	30S	9E	79	109	03m03s
45	12	1897-Feb-01	20:15:15	-6	0	-1273	A	nn	-0.1903	0.9742	27S	116W	79	94	02m34s
46	13	1915-Feb-14	04:33:20	17	0	-1050	A	nn	-0.2024	0.9789	24S	121E	78	77	02m04s
47	14	1933-Feb-24	12:46:39	24	0	-827	A	nn	-0.2191	0.9841	21S	2W	77	58	01m32s
48	15	1951-Mar-07	20:53:40	30	0	-604	A	-n	-0.2420	0.9896	18S	124W	76	38	00m59s
49	16	1969-Mar-18	04:54:57	39	0	-381	A	-n	-0.2704	0.9954	15S	116E	74	16	00m26s
50	17	1987-Mar-29	12:49:47	55	0	-158	H	-n	-0.3053	1.0013	12S	2W	72	5	00m08s
51	18	2005-Apr-08	20:36:51	65	0	65	H	-n	-0.3473	1.0074	11S	119W	70	27	00m42s
52	19	2023-Apr-20	04:17:56	71	0	288	H	-n	-0.3952	1.0132	10S	126E	67	49	01m16s
53	20	2041-Apr-30	11:52:21	78	5	511	T	-p	-0.4492	1.0189	10S	12E	63	72	01m51s
54	21	2059-May-11	19:22:16	88	13	734	T	-p	-0.5080	1.0242	11S	100W	59	95	02m23s
55	22	2077-May-22	02:46:05	101	23	957	T	-p	-0.5725	1.0290	13S	148E	55	119	02m54s
56	23	2095-Jun-02	10:07:40	116	34	1180	T	-p	-0.6396	1.0332	17S	37E	50	145	03m18s
57	24	2113-Jun-13	17:26:00	134	47	1403	T	-p	-0.7097	1.0367	22S	74W	45	174	03m36s
58	25	2131-Jun-25	00:43:16	155	62	1626	T	-p	-0.7813	1.0393	28S	174E	38	211	03m43s
59	26	2149-Jul-05	07:59:34	178	78	1849	T	-p	-0.8544	1.0408	36S	62E	31	264	03m38s
60	27	2167-Jul-16	15:17:48	203	95	2072	T	-t	-0.9262	1.0410	47S	53W	22	368	03m19s
61	28	2185-Jul-26	22:38:16	231	113	2295	Ts	-t	-0.9967	1.0370	68S	179W	1	-	02m27s
62	29	2203-Aug-08	06:01:56	262	132	2518	P	-t	-1.0650	0.8897	70S	56E	0	-	-
63	30	2221-Aug-18	13:30:39	295	152	2741	P	-t	-1.1296	0.7673	71S	69W	0	-	-
64	31	2239-Aug-29	21:05:15	331	174	2964	P	-t	-1.1897	0.6529	71S	165E	0	-	-
65	32	2257-Sep-09	04:46:44	370	196	3187	P	-t	-1.2448	0.5480	72S	36E	0	-	-
66	33	2275-Sep-20	12:34:54	411	219	3410	P	-t	-1.2949	0.4526	72S	95W	0	-	-
67	34	2293-Sep-30	20:31:27	454	244	3633	P	-t	-1.3386	0.3696	72S	132E	0	-	-
68	35	2311-Oct-13	04:36:08	500	269	3856	P	-t	-1.3762	0.2985	72S	3W	0	-	-
69	36	2329-Oct-23	12:48:23	549	295	4079	P	-t	-1.4082	0.2383	71S	140W	0	-	-
70	37	2347-Nov-03	21:09:18	601	322	4302	P	-t	-1.4337	0.1903	70S	82E	0	-	-
71	38	2365-Nov-14	05:37:32	654	350	4525	P	-t	-1.4540	0.1525	70S	57W	0	-	-
72	39	2383-Nov-25	14:13:31	711	379	4748	P	-t	-1.4683	0.1260	69S	162E	0	-	-
73	40	2401-Dec-05	22:53:36	770	409	4971	P	-t	-1.4798	0.1049	68S	21E	0	-	-
74	41	2419-Dec-17	07:40:06	832	439	5194	P	-t	-1.4865	0.0925	67S	121W	0	-	-
75	42	2437-Dec-27	16:29:06	896	471	5417	P	-t	-1.4920	0.0823	65S	97E	0	-	-
76	43	2456-Jan-08	01:21:02	962	503	5640	P	-t	-1.4955	0.0759	65S	46W	0	-	-
77	44	2474-Jan-18	10:12:10	1032	536	5863	P	-t	-1.5000	0.0672	64S	172E	0	-	-
78	45	2492-Jan-29	19:03:42	1104	570	6086	P	-t	-1.5046	0.0581	63S	30E	0	-	-
79	46	2510-Feb-10	03:51:54	1178	605	6309	P	-t	-1.5124	0.0430	62S	110W	0	-	-
80	47	2528-Feb-21	12:36:43	1255	640	6532	Pe	-t	-1.5232	0.0218	62S	110E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 129

Solar eclipses of Saros 129 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 1103 Oct 03. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2528 Feb 21. The total duration of Saros series 129 is 1424.38 years.

Summary of Saros 129

First Eclipse	1103 Oct 03
Last Eclipse	2528 Feb 21
Series Duration	1424.38 Years
No. of Eclipses	80
Sequence	20P 29A 3H 9T 19P

Saros 129 is composed of 80 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 129
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	80	100.0%
Partial	P	39	48.8%
Annular	A	29	36.2%
Total	T	9	11.2%
Hybrid	H	3	3.8%

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 129 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 129
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	41	100.0%
Central (two limits)	40	97.6%
Central (one limit)	1	2.4%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 80 eclipses in Saros 129 occur in the following order : 20P 29A 3H 9T 19P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 129 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 129
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1698 Oct 04	05m10s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1969 Mar 18	00m26s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	2131 Jun 25	03m43s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	2041 Apr 30	01m51s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2023 Apr 20	01m16s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1987 Mar 29	00m08s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1446 Apr 26	-	0.91466
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	2528 Feb 21	-	0.02177

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 129

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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by Fred Espenak

Calendar

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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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