EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 169

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 169

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 169 . 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 169
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	-33	2333-Sep-10	05:41:59	560	301	4127	Pb	t-	1.5299	0.0593	72N	158W	0	-	-
2	-32	2351-Sep-21	12:33:26	612	328	4350	P	t-	1.4663	0.1681	72N	85E	0	-	-
3	-31	2369-Oct-01	19:33:30	666	356	4573	P	t-	1.4094	0.2652	72N	34W	0	-	-
4	-30	2387-Oct-13	02:41:03	723	385	4796	P	t-	1.3579	0.3524	72N	155W	0	-	-
5	-29	2405-Oct-23	09:58:54	783	415	5019	P	t-	1.3141	0.4262	71N	83E	0	-	-
6	-28	2423-Nov-03	17:24:50	845	446	5242	P	t-	1.2768	0.4888	71N	42W	0	-	-
7	-27	2441-Nov-14	00:59:16	910	477	5465	P	t-	1.2459	0.5406	70N	168W	0	-	-
8	-26	2459-Nov-25	08:41:40	977	510	5688	P	t-	1.2211	0.5819	69N	65E	0	-	-
9	-25	2477-Dec-05	16:32:04	1047	543	5911	P	t-	1.2019	0.6137	68N	63W	0	-	-
10	-24	2495-Dec-17	00:27:37	1119	577	6134	P	t-	1.1866	0.6390	66N	167E	0	-	-
11	-23	2513-Dec-28	08:28:04	1194	612	6357	P	t-	1.1748	0.6588	65N	37E	0	-	-
12	-22	2532-Jan-08	16:31:03	1272	648	6580	P	t-	1.1644	0.6761	64N	93W	0	-	-
13	-21	2550-Jan-19	00:36:23	1352	684	6803	P	t-	1.1553	0.6916	63N	137E	0	-	-
14	-20	2568-Jan-30	08:39:45	1435	722	7026	P	t-	1.1441	0.7108	63N	7E	0	-	-
15	-19	2586-Feb-09	16:42:34	1520	760	7249	P	t-	1.1317	0.7320	62N	122W	0	-	-
16	-18	2604-Feb-22	00:40:33	1608	799	7472	P	t-	1.1149	0.7610	61N	110E	0	-	-
17	-17	2622-Mar-04	08:34:40	1699	838	7695	P	t-	1.0945	0.7964	61N	17W	0	-	-
18	-16	2640-Mar-14	16:21:06	1792	879	7918	P	t-	1.0671	0.8440	61N	141W	0	-	-
19	-15	2658-Mar-26	00:02:20	1887	920	8141	P	t-	1.0349	0.9004	61N	95E	0	-	-
20	-14	2676-Apr-05	07:35:24	1985	962	8364	An	t-	0.9952	0.9336	62N	19W	4	-	04m25s
21	-13	2694-Apr-16	15:01:07	2086	1004	8587	A	t-	0.9488	0.9422	63N	107W	18	679	04m05s
22	-12	2712-Apr-27	22:19:05	2189	1048	8810	A	t-	0.8955	0.9492	64N	155E	26	417	03m41s
23	-11	2730-May-09	05:30:49	2295	1092	9033	A	p-	0.8363	0.9560	65N	59E	33	291	03m16s
24	-10	2748-May-19	12:36:21	2404	1137	9256	A	p-	0.7708	0.9624	65N	35W	39	213	02m53s
25	-9	2766-May-30	19:35:59	2515	1183	9479	A	p-	0.6995	0.9686	64N	127W	45	158	02m29s
26	-8	2784-Jun-10	02:32:13	2628	1229	9702	A	p-	0.6244	0.9744	61N	140E	51	118	02m07s
27	-7	2802-Jun-21	09:25:26	2745	1276	9925	A	p-	0.5460	0.9798	56N	46E	57	86	01m46s
28	-6	2820-Jul-01	16:16:59	2863	1324	10148	A	p-	0.4651	0.9847	51N	52W	62	61	01m24s
29	-5	2838-Jul-12	23:08:11	2985	1373	10371	A	p-	0.3827	0.9891	44N	151W	67	42	01m03s
30	-4	2856-Jul-23	06:01:05	3109	1422	10594	A	p-	0.3008	0.9929	37N	107E	72	26	00m43s
31	-3	2874-Aug-03	12:56:48	3235	1472	10817	A	n-	0.2202	0.9961	30N	4E	77	14	00m24s
32	-2	2892-Aug-13	19:55:05	3364	1523	11040	A	nn	0.1409	0.9988	22N	101W	82	4	00m08s
33	-1	2910-Aug-26	02:59:27	3496	1575	11263	H	nn	0.0659	1.0009	14N	152E	86	3	00m06s
34	0	2928-Sep-05	10:09:17	3630	1627	11486	H	nn	-0.0053	1.0024	6N	43E	90	8	00m16s
35	1	2946-Sep-16	17:27:16	3767	1680	11709	H	nn	-0.0707	1.0036	2S	68W	86	12	00m23s
36	2	2964-Sep-27	00:52:02	3906	1734	11932	Hm	nn	-0.1311	1.0043	9S	179E	82	15	00m27s
37	3	2982-Oct-08	08:26:52	4048	1789	12155	H	nn	-0.1839	1.0047	16S	64E	79	17	00m29s
38	4	3000-Oct-19	16:10:11	4193	1844	12378	H	nn	-0.2304	1.0049	23S	53W	77	17	00m29s
39	5	3018-Oct-31	00:02:29	4340	1900	12601	H	-n	-0.2702	1.0050	29S	171W	74	18	00m29s
40	6	3036-Nov-10	08:04:08	4489	1956	12824	H	-n	-0.3030	1.0050	35S	70E	72	18	00m28s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 169
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	7	3054-Nov-21	16:14:45	4641	2014	13047	H	-n	-0.3293	1.0052	39S	51W	71	19	00m29s
42	8	3072-Dec-02	00:33:57	4796	2072	13270	H	-n	-0.3491	1.0055	42S	173W	69	20	00m30s
43	9	3090-Dec-13	08:59:06	4954	2130	13493	H	-n	-0.3648	1.0062	45S	65E	68	23	00m32s
44	10	3108-Dec-24	17:31:57	5113	2190	13716	H	-n	-0.3748	1.0071	45S	59W	68	27	00m37s
45	11	3127-Jan-05	02:08:53	5276	2250	13939	H	-n	-0.3825	1.0086	45S	176E	67	32	00m44s
46	12	3145-Jan-15	10:49:42	5441	2311	14162	H	-n	-0.3873	1.0105	43S	50E	67	39	00m53s
47	13	3163-Jan-26	19:30:56	5609	2373	14385	H	-n	-0.3925	1.0129	40S	77W	67	48	01m04s
48	14	3181-Feb-06	04:13:37	5779	2435	14608	H2	-n	-0.3970	1.0158	37S	155E	66	59	01m18s
49	15	3199-Feb-17	12:54:03	5952	2498	14831	T	-n	-0.4040	1.0192	33S	26E	66	71	01m35s
50	16	3217-Feb-27	21:32:01	6127	2562	15054	T	-n	-0.4136	1.0230	30S	102W	65	85	01m54s
51	17	3235-Mar-11	06:05:26	6305	2626	15277	T	-n	-0.4276	1.0272	26S	130E	65	101	02m15s
52	18	3253-Mar-21	14:34:25	6485	2691	15500	T	-n	-0.4456	1.0316	23S	3E	63	118	02m38s
53	19	3271-Apr-01	22:56:29	6669	2757	15723	T	-n	-0.4698	1.0363	20S	122W	62	137	03m04s
54	20	3289-Apr-12	07:12:40	6854	2824	15946	T	-p	-0.4997	1.0410	18S	114E	60	156	03m30s
55	21	3307-Apr-24	15:21:34	7042	2891	16169	T	-p	-0.5360	1.0457	17S	8W	57	178	03m58s
56	22	3325-May-04	23:24:57	7233	2959	16392	T	-p	-0.5775	1.0501	17S	128W	55	201	04m26s
57	23	3343-May-16	07:20:00	7427	3027	16615	T	-p	-0.6264	1.0542	18S	113E	51	228	04m51s
58	24	3361-May-26	15:10:33	7623	3097	16838	T	-p	-0.6795	1.0578	20S	5W	47	258	05m12s
59	25	3379-Jun-06	22:53:59	7821	3167	17061	T	-p	-0.7387	1.0608	24S	122W	42	295	05m25s
60	26	3397-Jun-17	06:34:31	8022	3237	17284	T	-p	-0.8010	1.0630	30S	122E	37	345	05m28s
61	27	3415-Jun-29	14:08:47	8226	3309	17507	T	-p	-0.8686	1.0641	38S	6E	29	425	05m17s
62	28	3433-Jul-09	21:42:34	8432	3381	17730	T	-t	-0.9369	1.0637	48S	112W	20	606	04m50s
63	29	3451-Jul-21	05:12:42	8641	3454	17953	T-	-t	-1.0079	1.0085	69S	122E	0	-	-
64	30	3469-Jul-31	12:43:44	8852	3527	18176	P	-t	-1.0784	0.8721	70S	1W	0	-	-
65	31	3487-Aug-11	20:13:34	9066	3601	18399	P	-t	-1.1499	0.7333	71S	125W	0	-	-
66	32	3505-Aug-23	03:46:43	9283	3676	18622	P	-t	-1.2187	0.5996	71S	109E	0	-	-
67	33	3523-Sep-03	11:21:29	9502	3751	18845	P	-t	-1.2859	0.4692	72S	17W	0	-	-
68	34	3541-Sep-13	19:00:09	9723	3828	19068	P	-t	-1.3499	0.3453	72S	145W	0	-	-
69	35	3559-Sep-25	02:43:26	9948	3905	19291	P	-t	-1.4100	0.2294	72S	86E	0	-	-
70	36	3577-Oct-05	10:32:38	10175	3982	19514	P	-t	-1.4654	0.1234	72S	44W	0	-	-
71	37	3595-Oct-16	18:28:20	10404	4060	19737	Pe	-t	-1.5155	0.0282	72S	176W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 169

Solar eclipses of Saros 169 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 2333 Sep 10. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 3595 Oct 16. The total duration of Saros series 169 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 169

First Eclipse	2333 Sep 10
Last Eclipse	3595 Oct 16
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	19P 13A 16H 15T 8P

Saros 169 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 169
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	27	38.0%
Annular	A	13	18.3%
Total	T	15	21.1%
Hybrid	H	16	22.5%

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 169 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 169
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	44	100.0%
Central (two limits)	42	95.5%
Central (one limit)	1	2.3%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	2.3%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 169 occur in the following order : 19P 13A 16H 15T 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 169 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 169
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2676 Apr 05	04m25s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2892 Aug 13	00m08s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	3397 Jun 17	05m28s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	3199 Feb 17	01m35s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	3181 Feb 06	01m18s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	2910 Aug 26	00m06s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	2658 Mar 26	-	0.90039
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	3595 Oct 16	-	0.02820

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 169

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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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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