Saros 153

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153

Fred Espenak

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.

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153

A panorama of all solar eclipses belonging to Saros 153 is presented here. Each map depicts the geographic region of visibility for a single eclipse. For central eclipses, the total or annular path is plotted in either blue (total) or red (annular). The date and time is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. Every map serves as a hyperlink to the EclipseWise Prime page for that eclipse where a larger map and complete details for the eclipse can be found. Visit the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps for a detailed explanation of these maps. Near the bottom of the page are a series of hyperlinks for more on solar eclipses.

The exeligmos is a period of three Saros cycles and is equal to approximately 54 years 33 days. Because it is nearly an integral number of days in length, two eclipses separated by 1 exeligmos (= 3 Saroses) not only share all the characterists of a Saros, but also take place in approximately the same geographic location.

The Saros panorama below is arranged in horizontal rows of 3 eclipses. So one eclipse to the left or right is a difference of 1 Saros cycle, and one eclipse above or below is a difference of 1 exeligmos. By scanning a column of the table, it reveals how the geographic visibility of eclipses separated by an exeligmos slowly changes.

  • Click on any global map to go directly to the EclipseWise Prime Page for more information, tables, diagrams and maps. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps explains the features in these maps.
  • Beneath each global eclipse map is a link Google Eclipse Map, that takes you to an interactive Google Map with the eclipse path plotted.

For more information on this series see Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 153 .

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153
Partial Solar Eclipse
1870 Jul 28

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
1888 Aug 07

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
1906 Aug 20

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Partial Solar Eclipse
1924 Aug 30

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Partial Solar Eclipse
1942 Sep 10

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Partial Solar Eclipse
1960 Sep 20

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Partial Solar Eclipse
1978 Oct 02

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Partial Solar Eclipse
1996 Oct 12

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Partial Solar Eclipse
2014 Oct 23

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Partial Solar Eclipse
2032 Nov 03

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Partial Solar Eclipse
2050 Nov 14

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Partial Solar Eclipse
2068 Nov 24

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Partial Solar Eclipse
2086 Dec 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2104 Dec 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2122 Dec 28

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2141 Jan 08

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2159 Jan 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2177 Jan 29

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2195 Feb 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2213 Feb 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2231 Mar 04

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2249 Mar 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2267 Mar 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2285 Apr 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2303 Apr 18

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2321 Apr 28

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2339 May 09

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2357 May 20

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2375 May 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2393 Jun 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2411 Jun 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2429 Jul 02

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2447 Jul 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2465 Jul 23

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2483 Aug 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2501 Aug 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2519 Aug 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2537 Sep 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2555 Sep 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2573 Sep 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2591 Oct 08

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2609 Oct 19

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2627 Oct 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2645 Nov 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2663 Nov 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2681 Dec 02

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2699 Dec 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2717 Dec 24

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2736 Jan 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2754 Jan 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2772 Jan 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2790 Feb 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2808 Feb 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2826 Feb 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2844 Mar 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2862 Mar 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2880 Mar 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2898 Apr 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2916 Apr 23

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2934 May 04

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2952 May 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
2970 May 26

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Partial Solar Eclipse
2988 Jun 05

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3006 Jun 18

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3024 Jun 28

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3042 Jul 09

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3060 Jul 19

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3078 Jul 31

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3096 Aug 10

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Partial Solar Eclipse
3114 Aug 22

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Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 153

Solar eclipses of Saros 153 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 1870 Jul 28. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 3114 Aug 22. The total duration of Saros series 153 is 1244.08 years.

Summary of Saros 153
First Eclipse 1870 Jul 28
Last Eclipse 3114 Aug 22
Series Duration 1244.08 Years
No. of Eclipses 70
Sequence 13P 49A 8P

Saros 153 is composed of 70 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 153
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 70100.0%
PartialP 21 30.0%
AnnularA 49 70.0%
TotalT 0 0.0%
HybridH 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 153 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 153
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 49100.0%
Central (two limits) 43 87.8%
Central (one limit) 2 4.1%
Non-Central (one limit) 4 8.2%

The 70 eclipses in Saros 153 occur in the following order : 13P 49A 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 153 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 2537 Sep 0507m11s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 2970 May 2601m26s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 2086 Dec 06 - 0.92712
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 3114 Aug 22 - 0.01761

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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:

  1. pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
  2. 1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
  3. 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.

Permission is granted to reproduce eclipse data when accompanied by a link to this page and an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, www.EclipseWise.com"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or covered.