EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 154

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 154

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 154 . 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 154
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	1917-Jul-19	02:42:42	20	0	-1020	Pb	t-	-1.5101	0.0863	64S	102E	0	-	-
2	-33	1935-Jul-30	09:16:28	24	0	-797	P	t-	-1.4259	0.2315	63S	6W	0	-	-
3	-32	1953-Aug-09	15:55:03	31	0	-574	P	t-	-1.3440	0.3729	62S	115W	0	-	-
4	-31	1971-Aug-20	22:39:31	42	0	-351	P	t-	-1.2659	0.5080	62S	135E	0	-	-
5	-30	1989-Aug-31	05:31:47	57	0	-128	P	t-	-1.1928	0.6344	61S	24E	0	-	-
6	-29	2007-Sep-11	12:32:24	65	0	95	P	t-	-1.1255	0.7507	61S	90W	0	-	-
7	-28	2025-Sep-21	19:43:04	71	1	318	P	t-	-1.0651	0.8550	61S	153E	0	-	-
8	-27	2043-Oct-03	03:01:49	79	6	541	A-	t-	-1.0102	0.9497	61S	35E	0	-	-
9	-26	2061-Oct-13	10:32:10	90	14	764	A	t-	-0.9639	0.9469	62S	54W	15	743	03m41s
10	-25	2079-Oct-24	18:11:21	103	24	987	A	t-	-0.9243	0.9484	63S	161W	22	495	03m39s
11	-24	2097-Nov-04	02:01:25	119	36	1210	A	t-	-0.8926	0.9494	66S	86E	26	411	03m36s
12	-23	2115-Nov-16	09:58:55	137	49	1433	A	p-	-0.8664	0.9503	69S	28W	30	365	03m32s
13	-22	2133-Nov-26	18:05:55	158	64	1656	A	p-	-0.8473	0.9513	72S	144W	32	337	03m27s
14	-21	2151-Dec-08	02:18:31	181	80	1879	A	p-	-0.8320	0.9526	75S	103E	33	314	03m22s
15	-20	2169-Dec-18	10:37:07	207	97	2102	A	p-	-0.8213	0.9544	77S	7W	34	295	03m15s
16	-19	2187-Dec-29	18:59:03	235	115	2325	A	p-	-0.8126	0.9565	78S	112W	35	274	03m07s
17	-18	2206-Jan-10	03:24:08	266	135	2548	A	p-	-0.8060	0.9593	76S	140E	36	252	02m57s
18	-17	2224-Jan-21	11:48:53	300	155	2771	A	p-	-0.7984	0.9626	72S	24E	37	227	02m46s
19	-16	2242-Jan-31	20:12:58	336	177	2994	A	p-	-0.7894	0.9665	68S	97W	38	197	02m31s
20	-15	2260-Feb-12	04:34:24	375	199	3217	A	p-	-0.7776	0.9711	63S	139E	39	165	02m15s
21	-14	2278-Feb-22	12:52:47	416	223	3440	A	p-	-0.7628	0.9762	57S	14E	40	131	01m54s
22	-13	2296-Mar-04	21:04:45	460	247	3663	A	p-	-0.7417	0.9819	51S	111W	42	95	01m31s
23	-12	2314-Mar-17	05:11:54	507	272	3886	A	p-	-0.7159	0.9880	45S	124E	44	60	01m03s
24	-11	2332-Mar-27	13:11:33	556	299	4109	A	p-	-0.6831	0.9945	38S	1E	47	26	00m30s
25	-10	2350-Apr-07	21:06:02	608	326	4332	H	p-	-0.6452	1.0011	32S	121W	50	5	00m06s
26	-9	2368-Apr-18	04:51:37	662	354	4555	H	p-	-0.5992	1.0079	25S	120E	53	34	00m47s
27	-8	2386-Apr-29	12:32:24	719	383	4778	H2	p-	-0.5483	1.0147	18S	2E	57	60	01m30s
28	-7	2404-May-09	20:05:44	778	413	5001	T	p-	-0.4901	1.0212	11S	114W	61	83	02m14s
29	-6	2422-May-21	03:34:50	840	443	5224	T	p-	-0.4278	1.0275	5S	132E	65	103	02m56s
30	-5	2440-May-31	10:58:14	905	475	5447	T	p-	-0.3597	1.0334	1N	20E	69	121	03m33s
31	-4	2458-Jun-11	18:19:39	972	507	5670	T	n-	-0.2891	1.0388	6N	91W	73	136	04m04s
32	-3	2476-Jun-22	01:38:28	1041	540	5893	T	n-	-0.2152	1.0435	11N	159E	78	149	04m25s
33	-2	2494-Jul-03	08:56:14	1113	574	6116	T	nn	-0.1397	1.0477	15N	50E	82	160	04m40s
34	-1	2512-Jul-14	16:14:09	1188	609	6339	T	nn	-0.0633	1.0510	18N	58W	86	170	04m47s
35	0	2530-Jul-25	23:33:47	1266	645	6562	T	nn	0.0125	1.0538	20N	166W	89	178	04m50s
36	1	2548-Aug-05	06:56:34	1346	681	6785	Tm	nn	0.0863	1.0556	21N	85E	85	184	04m49s
37	2	2566-Aug-16	14:22:23	1428	719	7008	T	nn	0.1582	1.0569	22N	24W	81	190	04m47s
38	3	2584-Aug-26	21:54:15	1513	757	7231	T	-n	0.2258	1.0573	21N	135W	77	194	04m43s
39	4	2602-Sep-08	05:31:30	1601	795	7454	T	-n	0.2895	1.0572	21N	112E	73	196	04m39s
40	5	2620-Sep-18	13:15:45	1691	835	7677	T	-n	0.3477	1.0565	19N	3W	70	198	04m35s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 154
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	2638-Sep-29	21:06:35	1784	875	7900	T	-n	0.4008	1.0554	18N	120W	66	198	04m31s
42	7	2656-Oct-10	05:05:58	1879	916	8123	T	-n	0.4469	1.0539	17N	121E	63	197	04m28s
43	8	2674-Oct-21	13:13:02	1977	958	8346	T	-p	0.4870	1.0522	15N	1W	61	196	04m25s
44	9	2692-Oct-31	21:27:37	2078	1001	8569	T	-p	0.5212	1.0503	14N	125W	58	194	04m23s
45	10	2710-Nov-13	05:50:15	2181	1044	8792	T	-p	0.5489	1.0485	14N	109E	57	191	04m20s
46	11	2728-Nov-23	14:20:43	2287	1088	9015	T	-p	0.5701	1.0468	13N	19W	55	188	04m17s
47	12	2746-Dec-04	22:57:36	2395	1133	9238	T	-p	0.5865	1.0454	13N	149W	54	186	04m15s
48	13	2764-Dec-15	07:39:59	2506	1179	9461	T	-p	0.5985	1.0443	13N	79E	53	184	04m12s
49	14	2782-Dec-26	16:26:44	2619	1225	9684	T	-p	0.6071	1.0435	14N	54W	53	183	04m10s
50	15	2801-Jan-06	01:17:26	2735	1272	9907	T	-p	0.6128	1.0432	15N	172E	52	182	04m07s
51	16	2819-Jan-17	10:08:33	2854	1320	10130	T	-p	0.6181	1.0433	17N	38E	52	184	04m04s
52	17	2837-Jan-27	19:01:12	2975	1369	10353	T	-p	0.6224	1.0438	20N	96W	51	187	04m02s
53	18	2855-Feb-08	03:51:17	3099	1418	10576	T	-p	0.6289	1.0448	23N	130E	51	191	04m00s
54	19	2873-Feb-18	12:39:45	3225	1468	10799	T	-p	0.6370	1.0461	27N	4W	50	198	03m59s
55	20	2891-Mar-01	21:22:00	3354	1519	11022	T	-p	0.6502	1.0477	32N	136W	49	208	03m58s
56	21	2909-Mar-13	06:00:52	3485	1571	11245	T	-p	0.6664	1.0495	37N	92E	48	219	03m56s
57	22	2927-Mar-24	14:31:58	3619	1623	11468	T	-p	0.6887	1.0514	43N	38W	46	233	03m54s
58	23	2945-Apr-03	22:56:45	3756	1676	11691	T	-p	0.7165	1.0532	49N	166W	44	251	03m50s
59	24	2963-Apr-15	07:12:53	3895	1730	11914	T	-p	0.7514	1.0547	56N	67E	41	274	03m44s
60	25	2981-Apr-25	15:22:34	4036	1784	12137	T	-p	0.7918	1.0560	63N	59W	37	303	03m36s
61	26	2999-May-06	23:23:52	4181	1839	12360	T	-p	0.8389	1.0566	71N	176E	33	345	03m25s
62	27	3017-May-18	07:17:51	4328	1895	12583	T	-t	0.8920	1.0564	80N	45E	26	418	03m11s
63	28	3035-May-29	15:04:51	4477	1952	12806	T	-t	0.9509	1.0548	85N	169W	17	606	02m50s
64	29	3053-Jun-08	22:46:19	4629	2009	13029	P	-t	1.0143	0.9920	67N	36E	0	-	-
65	30	3071-Jun-20	06:21:44	4784	2067	13252	P	-t	1.0824	0.8611	66N	88W	0	-	-
66	31	3089-Jun-30	13:53:15	4941	2126	13475	P	-t	1.1534	0.7246	65N	150E	0	-	-
67	32	3107-Jul-12	21:21:10	5100	2185	13698	P	-t	1.2270	0.5831	64N	29E	0	-	-
68	33	3125-Jul-23	04:47:51	5263	2245	13921	P	-t	1.3013	0.4407	63N	91W	0	-	-
69	34	3143-Aug-03	12:11:45	5428	2306	14144	P	-t	1.3772	0.2958	63N	149E	0	-	-
70	35	3161-Aug-13	19:36:56	5595	2368	14367	P	-t	1.4514	0.1551	62N	29E	0	-	-
71	36	3179-Aug-25	03:02:19	5765	2430	14590	Pe	-t	1.5247	0.0171	62N	90W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 154

Solar eclipses of Saros 154 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 1917 Jul 19. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 3179 Aug 25. The total duration of Saros series 154 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 154

First Eclipse	1917 Jul 19
Last Eclipse	3179 Aug 25
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	7P 17A 3H 36T 8P

Saros 154 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 154
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	15	21.1%
Annular	A	17	23.9%
Total	T	36	50.7%
Hybrid	H	3	4.2%

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 154 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 154
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	56	100.0%
Central (two limits)	55	98.2%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 154 occur in the following order : 7P 17A 3H 36T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 154 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 154
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2061 Oct 13	03m41s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2332 Mar 27	00m30s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	2530 Jul 25	04m50s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	2404 May 09	02m14s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2386 Apr 29	01m30s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2350 Apr 07	00m06s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	3053 Jun 08	-	0.99196
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	3179 Aug 25	-	0.01714

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 154

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

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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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