Saros 156

Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 156

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 156

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every lunar eclipse belonging to Saros 156 . 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 156
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
1-48 2060-Nov-0804:04:13 93 14 752 Nb a- 1.5332 0.0268-0.9374 43.8 - -
2-47 2078-Nov-1912:40:02 107 24 975 N a- 1.5148 0.0616-0.9046 66.1 - -
3-46 2096-Nov-2921:22:20 124 35 1198 N a- 1.5018 0.0863-0.8815 78.1 - -
4-45 2114-Dec-1206:09:25 143 49 1421 N a- 1.4932 0.1026-0.8666 85.1 - -
5-44 2132-Dec-2214:59:50 165 63 1644 N a- 1.4874 0.1139-0.8564 89.6 - -
6-43 2151-Jan-0223:51:26 190 79 1867 N a- 1.4829 0.1225-0.8484 92.9 - -
7-42 2169-Jan-1308:43:52 217 96 2090 N a- 1.4795 0.1288-0.8423 95.2 - -
8-41 2187-Jan-2417:35:20 247 114 2313 N a- 1.4758 0.1354-0.8355 97.6 - -
9-40 2205-Feb-0502:23:29 280 134 2536 N a- 1.4700 0.1458-0.8244101.2 - -
10-39 2223-Feb-1611:07:59 315 154 2759 N a- 1.4617 0.1606-0.8087106.1 - -
11-38 2241-Feb-2619:46:43 352 175 2982 N a- 1.4489 0.1834-0.7847113.2 - -
12-37 2259-Mar-1004:19:53 392 198 3205 N a- 1.4323 0.2132-0.7536121.9 - -
13-36 2277-Mar-2012:44:40 435 221 3428 N a- 1.4094 0.2544-0.7108132.7 - -
14-35 2295-Mar-3121:02:52 480 246 3651 N a- 1.3817 0.3046-0.6592144.7 - -
15-34 2313-Apr-1205:12:29 528 271 3874 N a- 1.3474 0.3668-0.5955158.1 - -
16-33 2331-Apr-2313:14:06 578 297 4097 N a- 1.3071 0.4402-0.5210172.2 - -
17-32 2349-May-0321:07:25 631 324 4320 N a- 1.2603 0.5255-0.4347186.9 - -
18-31 2367-May-1504:53:36 687 352 4543 N a- 1.2082 0.6208-0.3389201.6 - -
19-30 2385-May-2512:32:57 745 381 4766 N a- 1.1510 0.7257-0.2339216.2 - -
20-29 2403-Jun-0520:05:08 806 411 4989 N a- 1.0885 0.8406-0.1194230.5 - -
21-28 2421-Jun-1603:32:45 869 442 5212 P a- 1.0225 0.9621 0.0011244.1 7.5 -
22-27 2439-Jun-2710:55:57 935 473 5435 P a- 0.9532 1.0902 0.1276257.0 78.2 -
23-26 2457-Jul-0718:16:30 1003 506 5658 P a- 0.8822 1.2214 0.2568268.9109.2 -
24-25 2475-Jul-1901:34:31 1074 539 5881 P a- 0.8097 1.3560 0.3886280.0132.1 -
25-24 2493-Jul-2908:53:03 1148 573 6104 P a- 0.7379 1.4892 0.5185289.9150.0 -
26-23 2511-Aug-1016:12:01 1224 607 6327 P a- 0.6669 1.6216 0.6469298.9164.6 -
27-22 2529-Aug-2023:32:22 1303 643 6550 P a- 0.5976 1.7509 0.7719306.8176.6 -
28-21 2547-Sep-0106:56:13 1384 679 6773 P a- 0.5317 1.8743 0.8903313.8186.4 -
29-20 2565-Sep-1114:24:10 1468 717 6996 T a- 0.4699 1.9903 1.0010319.8194.3 4.9
30-19 2583-Sep-2221:58:04 1555 755 7219 T p- 0.4136 2.0966 1.1016325.0200.5 47.9
31-18 2601-Oct-0405:36:12 1644 793 7442 T p- 0.3614 2.1953 1.1944329.5205.6 64.4
32-17 2619-Oct-1513:22:27 1735 833 7665 T p- 0.3168 2.2803 1.2732333.4209.5 74.5
33-16 2637-Oct-2521:14:08 1829 873 7888 T p- 0.2774 2.3557 1.3425336.7212.6 81.5
34-15 2655-Nov-0605:13:34 1926 914 8111 T+ p- 0.2453 2.4176 1.3984339.5214.9 86.2
35-14 2673-Nov-1613:18:08 2025 956 8334 T+ p- 0.2182 2.4703 1.4453342.1216.8 89.6
36-13 2691-Nov-2721:30:17 2127 999 8557 T+ pp 0.1980 2.5100 1.4794344.3218.2 91.8
37-12 2709-Dec-0905:46:34 2232 1042 8780 T+ pp 0.1821 2.5419 1.5061346.3219.4 93.4
38-11 2727-Dec-2014:07:32 2339 1086 9003 T+ pp 0.1709 2.5648 1.5243348.1220.3 94.5
39-10 2745-Dec-3022:31:17 2448 1131 9226 T+ pp 0.1626 2.5821 1.5374349.7221.1 95.3
40 -9 2764-Jan-1106:57:43 2561 1177 9449 T+ pp 0.1577 2.5931 1.5447351.2221.8 95.8
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 156
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 -8 2782-Jan-2115:23:00 2675 1223 9672 T+ pp 0.1520 2.6049 1.5535352.7222.5 96.4
42 -7 2800-Feb-0123:47:07 2793 1270 9895 T+ pp 0.1461 2.6170 1.5633354.1223.3 97.0
43 -6 2818-Feb-1208:07:32 2913 1318 10118 T+ pp 0.1379 2.6329 1.5775355.4224.1 97.8
44 -5 2836-Feb-2316:24:22 3035 1366 10341 T+ pp 0.1275 2.6526 1.5960356.7225.0 98.7
45 -4 2854-Mar-0600:33:03 3160 1416 10564 T+ pp 0.1111 2.6832 1.6257358.1226.1100.0
46 -3 2872-Mar-1608:35:50 3288 1466 10787 T+ pp 0.0904 2.7212 1.6635359.4227.1101.3
47 -2 2890-Mar-2716:28:23 3418 1517 11010 T+ pp 0.0619 2.7736 1.7158360.7228.3102.7
48 -1 2908-Apr-0800:13:34 3551 1568 11233 T+ pp 0.0281 2.8355 1.7780361.9229.2103.8
49 0 2926-Apr-1907:46:40 3686 1620 11456 T- pp -0.0148 2.8596 1.8024362.8229.9104.2
50 1 2944-Apr-2915:12:10 3824 1673 11679 T- pp -0.0633 2.7705 1.7137363.5230.1103.5
51 2 2962-May-1022:26:21 3965 1727 11902 T- pp -0.1204 2.6655 1.6090363.6229.5101.1
52 3 2980-May-2105:32:32 4108 1781 12125 T- pp -0.1834 2.5498 1.4935363.1227.8 96.1
53 4 2998-Jun-0112:29:03 4254 1836 12348 T- -p -0.2537 2.4208 1.3645361.6224.7 87.2
54 5 3016-Jun-1219:19:11 4399 1892 12571 T -t -0.3287 2.2835 1.2269359.2219.8 72.5
55 6 3034-Jun-2402:02:25 4550 1949 12794 T -t -0.4086 2.1372 1.0799355.6212.9 45.3
56 7 3052-Jul-0408:40:25 4703 2006 13017 P -t -0.4921 1.9845 0.9262350.6203.3 -
57 8 3070-Jul-1515:14:54 4859 2064 13240 P -t -0.5779 1.8276 0.7680344.1190.8 -
58 9 3088-Jul-2521:47:25 5017 2123 13463 P -t -0.6649 1.6689 0.6076336.2174.7 -
59 10 3106-Aug-0704:19:27 5179 2182 13686 P -t -0.7515 1.5111 0.4476326.7154.1 -
60 11 3124-Aug-1710:51:55 5342 2242 13909 P -t -0.8370 1.3554 0.2894315.7127.1 -
61 12 3142-Aug-2817:27:25 5508 2303 14132 P -t -0.9196 1.2054 0.1366303.3 89.4 -
62 13 3160-Sep-0800:06:18 5677 2364 14355 Nx -t -0.9988 1.0616-0.0103289.6 - -
63 14 3178-Sep-1906:49:47 5848 2427 14578 N -t -1.0736 0.9260-0.1493274.9 - -
64 15 3196-Sep-2913:39:36 6022 2490 14801 N -t -1.1428 0.8009-0.2779259.3 - -
65 16 3214-Oct-1020:36:56 6199 2553 15024 N -t -1.2051 0.6884-0.3940243.5 - -
66 17 3232-Oct-2103:42:35 6378 2618 15247 N -t -1.2606 0.5884-0.4976227.6 - -
67 18 3250-Nov-0110:55:41 6559 2683 15470 N -t -1.3097 0.5000-0.5894211.8 - -
68 19 3268-Nov-1118:18:13 6743 2748 15693 N -t -1.3510 0.4260-0.6667197.0 - -
69 20 3286-Nov-2301:48:58 6930 2815 15916 N -t -1.3853 0.3645-0.7312183.4 - -
70 21 3304-Dec-0409:27:46 7120 2882 16139 N -t -1.4131 0.3147-0.7836171.3 - -
71 22 3322-Dec-1517:13:49 7311 2950 16362 N -t -1.4351 0.2754-0.8250160.8 - -
72 23 3340-Dec-2601:06:15 7506 3018 16585 N -t -1.4521 0.2449-0.8569152.1 - -
73 24 3359-Jan-0609:04:22 7703 3087 16808 N -t -1.4646 0.2224-0.8802145.2 - -
74 25 3377-Jan-1617:04:39 7902 3157 17031 N -t -1.4753 0.2029-0.8998138.8 - -
75 26 3395-Jan-2801:08:34 8105 3228 17254 N -t -1.4833 0.1879-0.9142133.6 - -
76 27 3413-Feb-0809:11:32 8309 3299 17477 N -t -1.4917 0.1717-0.9289127.7 - -
77 28 3431-Feb-1917:14:09 8517 3371 17700 N -t -1.5008 0.1539-0.9446120.9 - -
78 29 3449-Mar-0201:11:54 8727 3444 17923 N -t -1.5138 0.1286-0.9670110.6 - -
79 30 3467-Mar-1309:07:17 8939 3517 18146 N -t -1.5288 0.0995-0.9927 97.3 - -
80 31 3485-Mar-2316:55:51 9154 3591 18369 N -t -1.5490 0.0603-1.0278 75.8 - -
Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 156
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 32 3503-Apr-0500:38:23 9372 3666 18592 Ne -t -1.5742 0.0117-1.0718 33.4 - -

Statistics for Lunar Eclipses of Saros 156

Lunar eclipses of Saros 156 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series will begin with a penumbral eclipse near the northern edge of the penumbra on 2060 Nov 08. The series will end with a penumbral eclipse near the southern edge of the penumbra on 3503 Apr 05. The total duration of Saros series 156 is 1442.41 years.

Summary of Saros 156
First Eclipse 2060 Nov 08
Last Eclipse 3503 Apr 05
Series Duration 1442.41 Years
No. of Eclipses 81
Sequence 20N 8P 27T 6P 20N

Saros 156 is composed of 81 lunar eclipses as follows:

Lunar Eclipses of Saros 156
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 81100.0%
PenumbralN 40 49.4%
PartialP 14 17.3%
TotalT 27 33.3%

The 81 lunar eclipses of Saros 156 occur in the order of 20N 8P 27T 6P 20N which corresponds to the following.

Sequence Order of Lunar Eclipses in Saros 156
Eclipse Type Symbol Number
Penumbral N 20
Partial P 8
Total T 27
Partial P 6
Penumbral N 20

The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros 156 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 156
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse 2926 Apr 1901h44m13s -
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse 2565 Sep 1100h04m52s -
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse 3052 Jul 0403h23m20s -
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2421 Jun 1600h07m32s -
Longest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 3160 Sep 0804h49m38s -
Shortest Penumbral Lunar Eclipse 3503 Apr 0500h33m26s -
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse 3052 Jul 04 - 0.92622
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse 2421 Jun 16 - 0.00115

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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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