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Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14 (1021 Oct 14 BCE)

Fred Espenak

Introduction

eclipse map


The Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14 (1021 Oct 14 BCE) is visible from the geographic regions shown on the map to the right. Click on the map to enlarge it. For an explanation of the features appearing in the map, see Key to Solar Eclipse Maps.

The instant of greatest eclipse takes place on -1020 Oct 14 at 01:20:49 TD (18:13:33 UT1). This is 2.8 days after the Moon reaches apogee. During the eclipse, the Sun is in the constellation Libra. The synodic month in which the eclipse takes place has a Brown Lunation Number of -36390.

The eclipse belongs to Saros 27 and is number 55 of 72 eclipses in the series. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node. The Moon moves southward with respect to the node with each succeeding eclipse in the series and gamma decreases.

This annular eclipse is very unusual in that it is NON-CENTRAL and does NOT have a central line nor a southern path limit. Instead , over half of the antumbral shadow falls off into space throughout the eclipse. Gamma has a value of -1.0049.

The annular solar eclipse of -1020 Oct 14 is followed two weeks later by a total lunar eclipse on -1020 Oct 28.

These eclipses all take place during a single eclipse season.

The eclipse predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 25635.4 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 660.2 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.76°.

The following links provide maps and data for the eclipse.

The tables below contain detailed predictions and additional information on the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14 .


Eclipse Data: Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14

Eclipse Characteristics
Parameter Value
Eclipse Magnitude 0.94308
Eclipse Obscuration -
Gamma-1.00493
Conjunction Times
Event Calendar Date and Time Julian Date
Greatest Eclipse -1020 Oct 14 at 01:20:48.8 TD (18:13:33.4 UT1) 1348789.259415
Ecliptic Conjunction -1020 Oct 14 at 01:08:56.1 TD (18:01:40.7 UT1) 1348789.251165
Equatorial Conjunction -1020 Oct 14 at 01:58:40.0 TD (18:51:24.6 UT1) 1348789.285702
Geocentric Coordinates of Sun and Moon
-1020 Oct 14 at 01:20:48.8 TD (18:13:33.4 UT1)
Coordinate Sun Moon
Right Ascension12h41m57.5s12h40m51.0s
Declination-04°35'39.2"-05°27'33.2"
Semi-Diameter 16'13.1" 14'48.7"
Eq. Hor. Parallax 08.9" 0°54'21.5"
Geocentric Libration of Moon
Angle Value
l -1.9°
b 1.2°
c 24.9°
Prediction Paramaters
Paramater Value
Ephemerides JPL DE406
ΔT 25635.4 s
k (penumbra) 0.2725076
k (umbra) 0.2722810
Saros Series 27 (55/72)

Explanation of Solar Eclipse Data Tables

Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14

Contacts of Penumbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactP122:57:56.015:50:40.622°05.8'S151°32.9'W
Last External ContactP403:43:21.020:36:05.657°20.8'S033°48.3'W
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Penumbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N123:31:38.716:24:23.307°59.0'S158°46.3'W
South Extreme Path Limit 1S103:09:44.220:02:28.743°23.4'S028°16.6'W

Non-Central Annular Solar Eclipse

Explanation of Penumbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Umbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes: Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14

Contacts of Umbral Shadow with Earth
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
First External ContactU100:57:50.317:50:34.961°11.4'S171°56.2'E
Last External ContactU401:43:18.918:36:03.581°42.6'S135°27.1'E
Extreme Northern and Southern Path Limits of Umbra
Contact Event Contact Time
TD
Time
UT1
Latitude Longitude
North Extreme Path Limit 1N100:58:06.317:50:50.961°02.8'S171°55.1'E
South Extreme Path Limit 1S101:43:02.718:35:47.381°49.4'S134°58.7'E

Non-Central Annular Solar Eclipse

Explanation of Umbral Shadow Contacts and Extremes Tables

Non-Central Annular Solar Eclipse

Explanation of Central Line Extremes Table

Non-Central Annular Solar Eclipse

Polynomial Besselian Elements: Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14

Polynomial Besselian Elements
-1020 Oct 14 at 01:00:00.0 TD (=t0)
n x y d l1 l2 μ
0 -0.47308 -0.90393 -4.5862 0.57242 0.02613 197.3260
1 0.48380 -0.15429 -0.0164 -0.00005 -0.00005 15.0034
2 0.00003 0.00006 0.0000 -0.00001 -0.00001 -0.0000
3 -0.00001 0.00000 - - - -
Tan ƒ1 0.0047423
Tan ƒ2 0.0047187

At time t1 (decimal hours), each besselian element is evaluated by:

x = x0 + x1*t + x2*t2 + x3*t3 (or x = Σ [xn*tn]; n = 0 to 3)

where: t = t1 - t0 (decimal hours) and t0 = 1.000

Explanation of Polynomial Besselian Elements

Links for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14 (1021 Oct 14 BCE)

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Information

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

Predictions for the Annular Solar Eclipse of -1020 Oct 14 were generated using the JPL DE406 solar and lunar ephemerides. The lunar coordinates were calculated with respect to the Moon's Center of Mass. The predictions are given in both Terrestrial Dynamical Time (TD) and Universal Time (UT1). The parameter ΔT is used to convert between these two times (i.e., UT1 = TD - ΔT). ΔT has a value of 25635.4 seconds for this eclipse. The uncertainty in ΔT is 660.2 seconds corresponding to a standard error in longitude of the eclipse path of ± 2.76°.

Acknowledgments

Some of the content on this website is based on the book 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"

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