Saros 63

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63

Fred Espenak

Introduction

A lunar eclipse occurs whenever the Moon passes through Earth's shadow. At least two lunar eclipses and as many as five occur every year.

The periodicity and recurrence of lunar 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 15 centuries and contains about 70 to 80 eclipses. Every saros series begins with a number of penumbral lunar eclipses. The series will then produce several dozen partial eclipses, followed by several dozen total eclipses. The later portion of the series produces another set of partial eclipses before ending with a final group of penumbral eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 63 . 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 along with a diagram of the eclipse geometry 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 Lunar Eclipses.

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
1-43 -0722-Nov-0305:33:26 20530 516 -33657 Nb t- -1.5823 0.0061-1.0959 24.5 - -
2-42 -0704-Nov-1313:35:05 20240 509 -33434 N t- -1.5758 0.0181-1.0839 42.0 - -
3-41 -0686-Nov-2421:39:11 19951 502 -33211 N t- -1.5705 0.0273-1.0738 51.5 - -
4-40 -0668-Dec-0505:44:07 19665 495 -32988 N t- -1.5654 0.0359-1.0634 58.9 - -
5-39 -0650-Dec-1613:48:55 19380 488 -32765 N t- -1.5593 0.0459-1.0510 66.4 - -
6-38 -0632-Dec-2621:49:27 19098 481 -32542 N t- -1.5492 0.0626-1.0308 77.3 - -
7-37 -0613-Jan-0705:46:43 18818 474 -32319 N t- -1.5359 0.0850-1.0045 89.6 - -
8-36 -0595-Jan-1713:37:00 18539 467 -32096 N t- -1.5163 0.1186-0.9662105.2 - -
9-35 -0577-Jan-2821:22:00 18263 460 -31873 N t- -1.4918 0.1609-0.9188121.7 - -
10-34 -0559-Feb-0804:57:22 17989 453 -31650 N t- -1.4588 0.2186-0.8554140.6 - -
11-33 -0541-Feb-1912:26:59 17717 446 -31427 N t- -1.4202 0.2865-0.7816159.4 - -
12-32 -0523-Mar-0119:47:00 17447 439 -31204 N t- -1.3731 0.3699-0.6921179.1 - -
13-31 -0505-Mar-1303:00:13 17179 432 -30981 N t- -1.3194 0.4653-0.5906198.2 - -
14-30 -0487-Mar-2310:05:05 16873 426 -30758 N t- -1.2580 0.5750-0.4749217.1 - -
15-29 -0469-Apr-0317:04:57 16560 419 -30535 N t- -1.1913 0.6944-0.3496234.8 - -
16-28 -0451-Apr-1323:59:12 16256 412 -30312 N t- -1.1186 0.8248-0.2135251.5 - -
17-27 -0433-Apr-2506:49:07 15960 406 -30089 N t- -1.0411 0.9643-0.0687266.9 - -
18-26 -0415-May-0513:36:40 15672 399 -29866 P t- -0.9606 1.1097 0.0815280.6 67.1 -
19-25 -0397-May-1620:23:14 15391 393 -29643 P t- -0.8780 1.2589 0.2352292.7111.1 -
20-24 -0379-May-2703:09:58 15117 387 -29420 P h- -0.7943 1.4106 0.3908303.2139.5 -
21-23 -0361-Jun-0709:58:02 14850 380 -29197 P h- -0.7103 1.5630 0.5466312.1160.5 -
22-22 -0343-Jun-1716:49:35 14590 374 -28974 P h- -0.6280 1.7126 0.6991319.5176.5 -
23-21 -0325-Jun-2823:46:03 14335 368 -28751 P h- -0.5488 1.8566 0.8454325.2188.6 -
24-20 -0307-Jul-0906:47:23 14086 362 -28528 P a- -0.4727 1.9954 0.9861329.7198.0 -
25-19 -0289-Jul-2013:56:31 13842 356 -28305 T a- -0.4020 2.1244 1.1165333.0204.8 51.8
26-18 -0271-Jul-3021:13:17 13604 350 -28082 T a- -0.3367 2.2437 1.2368335.3209.8 70.8
27-17 -0253-Aug-1104:40:08 13370 344 -27859 T p- -0.2789 2.3495 1.3431336.6213.2 81.9
28-16 -0235-Aug-2112:14:43 13142 338 -27636 T- p- -0.2266 2.4453 1.4393337.3215.4 89.0
29-15 -0217-Sep-0120:00:44 12918 332 -27413 T- p- -0.1830 2.5251 1.5192337.5216.7 93.4
30-14 -0199-Sep-1203:55:24 12698 326 -27190 T- p- -0.1459 2.5933 1.5874337.3217.3 96.1
31-13 -0181-Sep-2312:01:05 12483 320 -26967 T- p- -0.1169 2.6463 1.6405336.8217.5 97.7
32-12 -0163-Oct-0320:14:42 12271 314 -26744 T- p- -0.0939 2.6886 1.6828336.1217.4 98.6
33-11 -0145-Oct-1504:38:22 12064 309 -26521 T- p- -0.0783 2.7170 1.7116335.3217.0 98.9
34-10 -0127-Oct-2513:08:43 11860 303 -26298 T- p- -0.0677 2.7361 1.7314334.4216.6 99.0
35 -9 -0109-Nov-0521:45:27 11660 297 -26075 T- p- -0.0617 2.7467 1.7430333.4216.2 99.0
36 -8 -0091-Nov-1606:26:32 11463 292 -25852 T- p- -0.0586 2.7516 1.7493332.5215.7 98.9
37 -7 -0073-Nov-2715:11:23 11270 286 -25629 T- p- -0.0578 2.7520 1.7517331.5215.2 98.8
38 -6 -0055-Dec-0723:56:43 11079 281 -25406 T- p- -0.0572 2.7519 1.7541330.4214.8 98.7
39 -5 -0037-Dec-1908:41:38 10891 276 -25183 T- p- -0.0555 2.7534 1.7586329.4214.4 98.6
40 -4 -0019-Dec-2917:24:21 10706 270 -24960 T- p- -0.0516 2.7590 1.7676328.4214.1 98.7
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
41 -3 0000-Jan-1002:04:22 10523 265 -24737 T- p- -0.0446 2.7697 1.7823327.3213.8 98.8
42 -2 0018-Jan-2010:38:10 10342 260 -24514 T- pp -0.0320 2.7907 1.8076326.3213.6 99.0
43 -1 0036-Jan-3119:06:54 10163 255 -24291 T- pp -0.0147 2.8201 1.8415325.3213.4 99.2
44 0 0054-Feb-1103:28:04 9986 249 -24068 T+ pp 0.0095 2.8274 1.8535324.2213.2 99.2
45 1 0072-Feb-2211:43:16 9811 244 -23845 T+ pp 0.0391 2.7706 1.8015323.1212.8 99.0
46 2 0090-Mar-0419:49:22 9637 239 -23622 T+ pp 0.0771 2.6985 1.7341321.8212.2 98.0
47 3 0108-Mar-1503:49:50 9464 234 -23399 T+ pp 0.1203 2.6169 1.6571320.3211.1 96.2
48 4 0126-Mar-2611:42:03 9292 229 -23176 T+ -p 0.1709 2.5221 1.5665318.4209.4 92.9
49 5 0144-Apr-0519:28:11 9120 225 -22953 T+ -p 0.2269 2.4172 1.4656316.2207.0 87.7
50 6 0162-Apr-1703:07:44 8949 220 -22730 T -p 0.2890 2.3016 1.3534313.3203.5 79.6
51 7 0180-Apr-2710:42:59 8778 215 -22507 T -p 0.3548 2.1795 1.2342309.8199.0 67.4
52 8 0198-May-0818:14:15 8608 210 -22284 T -a 0.4243 2.0507 1.1077305.6193.0 47.6
53 9 0216-May-1901:41:47 8437 206 -22061 P -a 0.4970 1.9164 0.9751300.5185.4 -
54 10 0234-May-3009:08:24 8265 201 -21838 P -a 0.5705 1.7811 0.8409294.7176.2 -
55 11 0252-Jun-0916:34:07 8094 197 -21615 P -a 0.6445 1.6450 0.7052288.0165.0 -
56 12 0270-Jun-2100:00:51 7921 192 -21392 P -a 0.7179 1.5106 0.5705280.5151.6 -
57 13 0288-Jul-0107:28:31 7748 188 -21169 P -a 0.7903 1.3783 0.4371272.3135.4 -
58 14 0306-Jul-1215:00:27 7575 183 -20946 P -a 0.8591 1.2529 0.3101263.5116.2 -
59 15 0324-Jul-2222:36:11 7400 179 -20723 P -a 0.9243 1.1342 0.1892254.3 92.4 -
60 16 0342-Aug-0306:17:13 7225 175 -20500 P -a 0.9851 1.0241 0.0764244.8 59.6 -
61 17 0360-Aug-1314:04:17 7048 170 -20277 N -a 1.0408 0.9235-0.0274235.3 - -
62 18 0378-Aug-2421:59:03 6871 166 -20054 N -a 1.0901 0.8348-0.1197226.2 - -
63 19 0396-Sep-0406:00:58 6694 162 -19831 N -a 1.1333 0.7576-0.2007217.6 - -
64 20 0414-Sep-1514:09:57 6516 158 -19608 N -a 1.1706 0.6912-0.2712209.6 - -
65 21 0432-Sep-2522:26:56 6337 154 -19385 N -a 1.2010 0.6375-0.3290202.8 - -
66 22 0450-Oct-0706:51:23 6159 150 -19162 N -a 1.2254 0.5949-0.3758197.2 - -
67 23 0468-Oct-1715:22:23 5982 146 -18939 N -a 1.2442 0.5622-0.4123192.7 - -
68 24 0486-Oct-2823:59:30 5805 142 -18716 N -a 1.2579 0.5390-0.4394189.6 - -
69 25 0504-Nov-0808:41:28 5629 138 -18493 N -a 1.2677 0.5228-0.4589187.5 - -
70 26 0522-Nov-1917:27:39 5452 135 -18270 N -a 1.2737 0.5133-0.4714186.4 - -
71 27 0540-Nov-3002:14:39 5276 131 -18047 N -a 1.2789 0.5049-0.4824185.4 - -
72 28 0558-Dec-1111:03:40 5102 127 -17824 N -a 1.2824 0.4996-0.4897185.0 - -
73 29 0576-Dec-2119:50:38 4929 124 -17601 N -a 1.2876 0.4908-0.5001184.0 - -
74 30 0595-Jan-0204:35:56 4757 120 -17378 N -a 1.2938 0.4800-0.5120182.6 - -
75 31 0613-Jan-1213:15:20 4587 117 -17155 N -a 1.3047 0.4604-0.5324179.6 - -
76 32 0631-Jan-2321:50:51 4418 113 -16932 N -a 1.3184 0.4355-0.5577175.5 - -
77 33 0649-Feb-0306:18:29 4251 110 -16709 N -a 1.3385 0.3986-0.5947168.9 - -
78 34 0667-Feb-1414:38:40 4085 106 -16486 N -a 1.3642 0.3515-0.6416159.7 - -
79 35 0685-Feb-2422:49:16 3922 103 -16263 N -a 1.3971 0.2910-0.7020146.5 - -
80 36 0703-Mar-0806:51:41 3760 100 -16040 N -a 1.4361 0.2193-0.7734128.4 - -
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63
Seq Num Rel Num Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Ecl Type QSE Gamma Pen Mag Um Mag Pen Dur
m
Par Dur
m
Tot Dur
m
81 37 0721-Mar-1814:44:10 3600 97 -15817 N -a 1.4825 0.1341-0.8586101.5 - -
82 38 0739-Mar-2922:27:15 3443 93 -15594 Ne -a 1.5358 0.0364-0.9565 53.5 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63

Lunar eclipses of Saros 63 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on -0722 Nov 03. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 0739 Mar 29. The total duration of Saros series 63 is 1460.44 years.

Summary of Saros 63
First Eclipse -0722 Nov 03
Last Eclipse 0739 Mar 29
Series Duration 1460.44 Years
No. of Eclipses 82
Sequence 17N 7P 28T 8P 22N

Saros 63 is composed of 82 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 82100.0%
PenumbralN 39 47.6%
PartialP 15 18.3%
TotalT 28 34.1%

The 82 lunar eclipses of Saros 63 occur in the order of 17N 7P 28T 8P 22N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 63
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 17
Partial P 7
Total T 28
Partial P 8
Penumbral N 22

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 63 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 63
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 0054 Feb 1101h39m14s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 0198 May 0800h47m34s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse -0307 Jul 0903h17m58s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0342 Aug 0300h59m38s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -0433 Apr 2504h26m52s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse -0722 Nov 0300h24m32s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse -0307 Jul 09 - 0.98607
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 0342 Aug 03 - 0.07638

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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:

  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 Lunar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 and Thousand Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses 1501 to 2500. All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.

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