EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 167

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 167

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 167 . 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 167
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	-37	2203-Sep-06	14:50:22	262	132	2519	Pb	t-	1.5374	0.0068	72N	69E	0	-	-
2	-36	2221-Sep-16	22:25:14	296	152	2742	P	t-	1.4775	0.1171	72N	59W	0	-	-
3	-35	2239-Sep-28	06:09:01	331	174	2965	P	t-	1.4238	0.2160	72N	171E	0	-	-
4	-34	2257-Oct-08	14:01:32	370	196	3188	P	t-	1.3765	0.3035	72N	39E	0	-	-
5	-33	2275-Oct-19	22:03:11	411	219	3411	P	t-	1.3358	0.3787	71N	95W	0	-	-
6	-32	2293-Oct-30	06:13:44	455	244	3634	P	t-	1.3017	0.4417	71N	129E	0	-	-
7	-31	2311-Nov-11	14:33:19	501	269	3857	P	t-	1.2745	0.4920	70N	8W	0	-	-
8	-30	2329-Nov-21	22:59:19	549	295	4080	P	t-	1.2521	0.5334	69N	147W	0	-	-
9	-29	2347-Dec-03	07:33:32	601	322	4303	P	t-	1.2358	0.5635	68N	74E	0	-	-
10	-28	2365-Dec-13	16:12:41	655	350	4526	P	t-	1.2230	0.5873	67N	67W	0	-	-
11	-27	2383-Dec-25	00:57:03	711	379	4749	P	t-	1.2143	0.6034	66N	152E	0	-	-
12	-26	2402-Jan-04	09:42:27	770	409	4972	P	t-	1.2063	0.6185	65N	11E	0	-	-
13	-25	2420-Jan-15	18:30:38	832	439	5195	P	t-	1.2003	0.6299	64N	130W	0	-	-
14	-24	2438-Jan-26	03:17:36	896	471	5418	P	t-	1.1929	0.6442	63N	89E	0	-	-
15	-23	2456-Feb-06	12:03:14	963	503	5641	P	t-	1.1842	0.6608	62N	51W	0	-	-
16	-22	2474-Feb-16	20:44:51	1032	536	5864	P	t-	1.1720	0.6842	62N	170E	0	-	-
17	-21	2492-Feb-28	05:22:52	1104	570	6087	P	t-	1.1567	0.7136	61N	32E	0	-	-
18	-20	2510-Mar-11	13:54:43	1178	605	6310	P	t-	1.1361	0.7532	61N	105W	0	-	-
19	-19	2528-Mar-21	22:20:27	1255	640	6533	P	t-	1.1103	0.8031	61N	121E	0	-	-
20	-18	2546-Apr-02	06:39:21	1335	677	6756	P	t-	1.0784	0.8649	61N	12W	0	-	-
21	-17	2564-Apr-12	14:51:40	1417	714	6979	P	t-	1.0411	0.9374	61N	144W	0	-	-
22	-16	2582-Apr-23	22:55:54	1502	752	7202	Tn	t-	0.9969	1.0462	63N	90E	2	-	02m17s
23	-15	2600-May-05	06:53:51	1589	790	7425	T	t-	0.9473	1.0552	68N	1E	18	579	02m57s
24	-14	2618-May-16	14:44:45	1679	830	7648	T	t-	0.8918	1.0612	71N	99W	27	447	03m24s
25	-13	2636-May-26	22:30:51	1772	870	7871	T	p-	0.8321	1.0661	72N	164E	33	391	03m48s
26	-12	2654-Jun-07	06:09:47	1867	911	8094	T	p-	0.7664	1.0703	71N	69E	40	358	04m12s
27	-11	2672-Jun-17	13:46:14	1965	953	8317	T	p-	0.6986	1.0735	67N	30W	45	335	04m36s
28	-10	2690-Jun-28	21:18:05	2065	995	8540	T	p-	0.6272	1.0759	62N	133W	51	317	05m00s
29	-9	2708-Jul-10	04:49:13	2168	1039	8763	T	p-	0.5550	1.0774	56N	121E	56	302	05m22s
30	-8	2726-Jul-21	12:17:46	2273	1083	8986	T	p-	0.4807	1.0780	49N	11E	61	288	05m43s
31	-7	2744-Jul-31	19:48:22	2381	1127	9209	T	p-	0.4081	1.0778	42N	100W	66	276	05m59s
32	-6	2762-Aug-12	03:19:38	2491	1173	9432	T	n-	0.3365	1.0766	34N	147E	70	263	06m11s
33	-5	2780-Aug-22	10:53:31	2604	1219	9655	T	n-	0.2671	1.0747	26N	33E	74	251	06m16s
34	-4	2798-Sep-02	18:30:48	2720	1266	9878	T	n-	0.2008	1.0719	19N	83W	78	238	06m14s
35	-3	2816-Sep-13	02:13:10	2838	1314	10101	T	nn	0.1389	1.0686	11N	160E	82	226	06m06s
36	-2	2834-Sep-24	10:01:18	2959	1363	10324	T	nn	0.0822	1.0647	4N	42E	85	212	05m51s
37	-1	2852-Oct-04	17:54:40	3082	1412	10547	Tm	nn	0.0304	1.0604	3S	78W	88	198	05m31s
38	0	2870-Oct-16	01:55:37	3208	1462	10770	T	nn	-0.0148	1.0557	10S	161E	89	184	05m07s
39	1	2888-Oct-26	10:03:04	3337	1513	10993	T	nn	-0.0542	1.0509	16S	38E	87	169	04m42s
40	2	2906-Nov-07	18:17:58	3468	1564	11216	T	-n	-0.0870	1.0461	21S	85W	85	154	04m15s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 167
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	3	2924-Nov-18	02:38:39	3602	1616	11439	T	-n	-0.1144	1.0413	26S	150E	83	139	03m47s
42	4	2942-Nov-29	11:06:43	3738	1669	11662	T	-n	-0.1354	1.0367	29S	25E	82	124	03m21s
43	5	2960-Dec-09	19:39:34	3877	1723	11885	T	-n	-0.1518	1.0323	32S	101W	81	111	02m57s
44	6	2978-Dec-21	04:17:14	4018	1777	12108	T	-n	-0.1640	1.0284	33S	133E	80	98	02m34s
45	7	2996-Dec-31	12:58:12	4162	1832	12331	T	-n	-0.1730	1.0249	33S	5E	80	86	02m14s
46	8	3015-Jan-12	21:42:24	4308	1888	12554	T	-n	-0.1792	1.0218	32S	123W	80	76	01m57s
47	9	3033-Jan-23	06:26:22	4457	1944	12777	T	-n	-0.1851	1.0193	30S	108E	79	67	01m43s
48	10	3051-Feb-03	15:09:42	4609	2001	13000	H3	-n	-0.1911	1.0172	27S	21W	79	60	01m32s
49	11	3069-Feb-13	23:50:17	4763	2059	13223	H	-n	-0.1991	1.0157	24S	149W	78	55	01m23s
50	12	3087-Feb-25	08:28:15	4920	2118	13446	H	-n	-0.2092	1.0145	20S	82E	78	51	01m17s
51	13	3105-Mar-08	16:59:08	5080	2177	13669	H	-n	-0.2246	1.0137	16S	45W	77	48	01m13s
52	14	3123-Mar-20	01:25:05	5242	2237	13892	H	-n	-0.2437	1.0131	13S	171W	76	46	01m11s
53	15	3141-Mar-30	09:42:03	5406	2298	14115	H	-n	-0.2696	1.0127	10S	66E	74	45	01m10s
54	16	3159-Apr-10	17:52:25	5573	2360	14338	H	-n	-0.3006	1.0124	8S	56W	72	44	01m10s
55	17	3177-Apr-21	01:51:36	5743	2422	14561	H	-p	-0.3402	1.0120	6S	176W	70	44	01m09s
56	18	3195-May-02	09:44:04	5915	2485	14784	H	-p	-0.3848	1.0115	6S	67E	67	42	01m09s
57	19	3213-May-12	17:25:40	6090	2548	15007	H	-p	-0.4373	1.0106	6S	48W	64	40	01m06s
58	20	3231-May-24	00:59:53	6267	2612	15230	H	-p	-0.4954	1.0095	8S	161W	60	37	01m01s
59	21	3249-Jun-03	08:24:21	6447	2677	15453	H	-p	-0.5605	1.0078	11S	88E	56	32	00m51s
60	22	3267-Jun-14	15:42:59	6630	2743	15676	H	-p	-0.6296	1.0056	16S	22W	51	25	00m37s
61	23	3285-Jun-24	22:53:59	6815	2809	15899	H	-p	-0.7040	1.0027	22S	131W	45	13	00m18s
62	24	3303-Jul-07	05:59:33	7003	2877	16122	A	-p	-0.7820	0.9990	29S	120E	38	5	00m06s
63	25	3321-Jul-17	13:00:48	7193	2944	16345	A	-t	-0.8622	0.9944	39S	12E	30	39	00m33s
64	26	3339-Jul-28	19:59:21	7386	3013	16568	A	-t	-0.9435	0.9883	52S	100W	19	126	01m01s
65	27	3357-Aug-08	02:56:04	7581	3082	16791	P	-t	-1.0254	0.9389	70S	132E	0	-	-
66	28	3375-Aug-19	09:52:17	7779	3152	17014	P	-t	-1.1065	0.7923	71S	16E	0	-	-
67	29	3393-Aug-29	16:49:59	7980	3222	17237	P	-t	-1.1852	0.6510	72S	101W	0	-	-
68	30	3411-Sep-10	23:49:59	8183	3294	17460	P	-t	-1.2606	0.5168	72S	141E	0	-	-
69	31	3429-Sep-21	06:52:24	8388	3365	17683	P	-t	-1.3329	0.3894	72S	22E	0	-	-
70	32	3447-Oct-02	14:00:05	8597	3438	17906	P	-t	-1.3998	0.2728	72S	98W	0	-	-
71	33	3465-Oct-12	21:12:59	8807	3511	18129	P	-t	-1.4615	0.1665	72S	140E	0	-	-
72	34	3483-Oct-24	04:32:59	9021	3585	18352	Pe	-t	-1.5163	0.0735	71S	18E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 167

Solar eclipses of Saros 167 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 2203 Sep 06. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 3483 Oct 24. The total duration of Saros series 167 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 167

First Eclipse	2203 Sep 06
Last Eclipse	3483 Oct 24
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	21P 26T 14H 3A 8P

Saros 167 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 167
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	29	40.3%
Annular	A	3	4.2%
Total	T	26	36.1%
Hybrid	H	14	19.4%

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 167 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 167
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	43	100.0%
Central (two limits)	42	97.7%
Central (one limit)	1	2.3%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 167 occur in the following order : 21P 26T 14H 3A 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 167 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 167
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	3339 Jul 28	01m01s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	3303 Jul 07	00m06s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	2780 Aug 22	06m16s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	3033 Jan 23	01m43s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	3051 Feb 03	01m32s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	3285 Jun 24	00m18s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	3357 Aug 08	-	0.93894
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	2203 Sep 06	-	0.00682

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 167

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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