Saros 74

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74

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.

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 74 . 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 74
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
1-34 -0615-Aug-0817:44:39 18824 474 -32336 Pb t- -1.5412 0.0310 63S 57W 0 - -
2-33 -0597-Aug-2000:53:27 18546 467 -32113 P t- -1.4912 0.1199 62S 174W 0 - -
3-32 -0579-Aug-3008:09:23 18271 460 -31890 P t- -1.4474 0.1971 61S 66E 0 - -
4-31 -0561-Sep-1015:33:28 17997 453 -31667 P t- -1.4104 0.2618 61S 54W 0 - -
5-30 -0543-Sep-2023:05:38 17725 446 -31444 P t- -1.3801 0.3143 61S 177W 0 - -
6-29 -0525-Oct-0206:45:59 17456 440 -31221 P t- -1.3567 0.3548 61S 58E 0 - -
7-28 -0507-Oct-1214:32:20 17187 433 -30998 P t- -1.3384 0.3862 61S 69W 0 - -
8-27 -0489-Oct-2322:26:12 16890 426 -30775 P t- -1.3263 0.4068 61S 163E 0 - -
9-26 -0471-Nov-0306:24:25 16578 420 -30552 P t- -1.3183 0.4203 62S 33E 0 - -
10-25 -0453-Nov-1414:26:57 16266 413 -30329 P t- -1.3137 0.4283 62S 97W 0 - -
11-24 -0435-Nov-2422:29:57 15975 406 -30106 P t- -1.3096 0.4351 63S 132E 0 - -
12-23 -0417-Dec-0606:34:19 15686 400 -29883 P t- -1.3068 0.4397 64S 0W 0 - -
13-22 -0399-Dec-1614:36:22 15400 394 -29660 P t- -1.3025 0.4468 65S 132W 0 - -
14-21 -0381-Dec-2722:35:01 15131 387 -29437 P t- -1.2957 0.4580 66S 98E 0 - -
15-20 -0362-Jan-0706:28:01 14862 381 -29214 P t- -1.2846 0.4763 67S 32W 0 - -
16-19 -0344-Jan-1814:14:42 14599 375 -28991 P t- -1.2684 0.5032 68S 161W 0 - -
17-18 -0326-Jan-2821:53:27 14348 368 -28768 P t- -1.2459 0.5405 69S 71E 0 - -
18-17 -0308-Feb-0905:23:01 14097 362 -28545 P t- -1.2163 0.5902 70S 54W 0 - -
19-16 -0290-Feb-1912:43:40 13854 356 -28322 P t- -1.1794 0.6522 71S 178W 0 - -
20-15 -0272-Mar-0119:55:05 13616 350 -28099 P t- -1.1351 0.7272 71S 59E 0 - -
21-14 -0254-Mar-1302:56:25 13379 344 -27876 P t- -1.0823 0.8171 72S 61W 0 - -
22-13 -0236-Mar-2309:49:10 13151 338 -27653 P t- -1.0220 0.9202 72S 179W 0 - -
23-12 -0218-Apr-0316:33:47 12927 332 -27430 A t- -0.9547 0.9326 63S 26E 17 85905m40s
24-11 -0200-Apr-1323:12:17 12702 326 -27207 A t- -0.8820 0.9382 51S 91W 28 48306m00s
25-10 -0182-Apr-2505:43:24 12491 321 -26984 A p- -0.8025 0.9429 40S 161E 36 35006m13s
26 -9 -0164-May-0512:11:43 12279 315 -26761 A p- -0.7200 0.9469 30S 57E 44 27906m20s
27 -8 -0146-May-1618:36:13 12071 309 -26538 A p- -0.6333 0.9504 21S 44W 51 23406m22s
28 -7 -0128-May-2701:00:49 11870 303 -26315 A p- -0.5460 0.9534 12S 144W 57 20306m16s
29 -6 -0110-Jun-0707:24:11 11670 298 -26092 A p- -0.4569 0.9557 5S 117E 63 18106m05s
30 -5 -0092-Jun-1713:51:15 11472 292 -25869 A p- -0.3700 0.9576 2N 18E 68 16605m48s
31 -4 -0074-Jun-2820:21:03 11279 287 -25646 A pn -0.2844 0.9589 7N 81W 74 15605m29s
32 -3 -0056-Jul-0902:56:01 11086 281 -25423 A nn -0.2023 0.9599 12N 180E 78 14905m09s
33 -2 -0038-Jul-2009:37:29 10897 276 -25200 A nn -0.1248 0.9603 15N 80E 83 14504m52s
34 -1 -0020-Jul-3016:26:57 10711 271 -24977 A nn -0.0531 0.9604 17N 22W 87 14404m38s
35 0 -0002-Aug-1023:25:52 10525 265 -24754 A nn 0.0116 0.9602 17N 127W 89 14404m28s
36 1 0016-Aug-2106:33:19 10347 260 -24531 A nn 0.0701 0.9598 17N 127E 86 14604m22s
37 2 0034-Sep-0113:52:05 10170 255 -24308 A nn 0.1201 0.9593 15N 18E 83 14904m20s
38 3 0052-Sep-1121:20:24 9993 250 -24085 Am nn 0.1631 0.9588 13N 95W 81 15104m20s
39 4 0070-Sep-2304:59:55 9819 245 -23862 A nn 0.1976 0.9584 11N 150E 79 15404m22s
40 5 0088-Oct-0312:48:33 9646 240 -23639 A nn 0.2254 0.9582 8N 32E 77 15504m25s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74
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 6 0106-Oct-1420:47:55 9473 235 -23416 A nn 0.2452 0.9583 5N 89W 76 15604m28s
42 7 0124-Oct-2504:54:50 9301 230 -23193 A -n 0.2596 0.9588 2N 148E 75 15404m31s
43 8 0142-Nov-0513:09:19 9129 225 -22970 A -n 0.2686 0.9598 1S 24E 74 15104m31s
44 9 0160-Nov-1521:29:05 8957 220 -22747 A -n 0.2740 0.9614 4S 102W 74 14504m27s
45 10 0178-Nov-2705:53:39 8785 215 -22524 A -n 0.2757 0.9635 6S 130E 74 13704m18s
46 11 0196-Dec-0714:19:20 8613 211 -22301 A -n 0.2774 0.9662 7S 3E 74 12704m02s
47 12 0214-Dec-1822:45:46 8441 206 -22078 A -n 0.2793 0.9696 8S 124W 74 11403m41s
48 13 0232-Dec-2907:10:19 8269 201 -21855 A -n 0.2831 0.9736 7S 109E 74 9903m12s
49 14 0251-Jan-0915:33:14 8097 197 -21632 A -n 0.2890 0.9781 6S 17W 73 8202m38s
50 15 0269-Jan-1923:50:00 7925 192 -21409 A -n 0.3006 0.9831 3S 143W 73 6301m59s
51 16 0287-Jan-3108:02:50 7753 188 -21186 A -n 0.3162 0.9886 1N 93E 72 4201m18s
52 17 0305-Feb-1016:07:45 7581 184 -20963 A -n 0.3391 0.9944 5N 31W 70 2100m37s
53 18 0323-Feb-2200:07:45 7407 179 -20740 H -n 0.3669 1.0004 10N 153W 68 200m03s
54 19 0341-Mar-0407:58:30 7233 175 -20517 H -n 0.4031 1.0065 17N 87E 66 2500m40s
55 20 0359-Mar-1515:44:28 7058 171 -20294 H -p 0.4442 1.0126 23N 33W 63 4801m13s
56 21 0377-Mar-2523:22:10 6880 167 -20071 T -p 0.4931 1.0184 30N 151W 60 7201m41s
57 22 0395-Apr-0606:54:55 6703 162 -19848 T -p 0.5469 1.0240 38N 93E 57 9702m04s
58 23 0413-Apr-1614:20:42 6524 158 -19625 T -p 0.6074 1.0291 46N 22W 52 12402m21s
59 24 0431-Apr-2721:43:40 6345 154 -19402 T -p 0.6711 1.0337 55N 136W 48 15302m31s
60 25 0449-May-0805:02:25 6165 150 -19179 T -p 0.7389 1.0374 64N 111E 42 18702m35s
61 26 0467-May-1912:19:01 5989 146 -18956 T -p 0.8093 1.0403 73N 2W 36 23102m33s
62 27 0485-May-2919:34:34 5814 142 -18733 T -p 0.8812 1.0420 83N 118W 28 30102m26s
63 28 0503-Jun-1002:50:52 5638 139 -18510 T -t 0.9533 1.0420 84N 28W 17 48302m13s
64 29 0521-Jun-2010:08:33 5462 135 -18287 P -t 1.0247 0.9673 66N 143W 0 - -
65 30 0539-Jul-0117:28:29 5286 131 -18064 P -t 1.0947 0.8348 65N 96E 0 - -
66 31 0557-Jul-1200:53:02 5112 127 -17841 P -t 1.1615 0.7078 64N 25W 0 - -
67 32 0575-Jul-2308:22:52 4940 124 -17618 P -t 1.2246 0.5874 63N 148W 0 - -
68 33 0593-Aug-0215:58:13 4768 120 -17395 P -t 1.2837 0.4746 62N 88E 0 - -
69 34 0611-Aug-1323:41:09 4598 117 -17172 P -t 1.3373 0.3725 62N 37W 0 - -
70 35 0629-Aug-2407:31:52 4429 113 -16949 P -t 1.3848 0.2821 61N 165W 0 - -
71 36 0647-Sep-0415:31:33 4261 110 -16726 P -t 1.4259 0.2042 61N 66E 0 - -
72 37 0665-Sep-1423:38:20 4095 107 -16503 P -t 1.4617 0.1366 61N 65W 0 - -
73 38 0683-Sep-2607:54:35 3930 103 -16280 P -t 1.4905 0.0825 61N 161E 0 - -
74 39 0701-Oct-0616:18:29 3766 100 -16057 P -t 1.5137 0.0394 61N 26E 0 - -
75 40 0719-Oct-1800:50:16 3610 97 -15834 Pe -t 1.5310 0.0074 62N 111W 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 74

Solar eclipses of Saros 74 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on -0615 Aug 08. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on 0719 Oct 18. The total duration of Saros series 74 is 1334.23 years.

Summary of Saros 74
First Eclipse -0615 Aug 08
Last Eclipse 0719 Oct 18
Series Duration 1334.23 Years
No. of Eclipses 75
Sequence 22P 30A 3H 8T 12P

Saros 74 is composed of 75 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 74
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 75100.0%
PartialP 34 45.3%
AnnularA 30 40.0%
TotalT 8 10.7%
HybridH 3 4.0%

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 74 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 74
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 41100.0%
Central (two limits) 41100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 75 eclipses in Saros 74 occur in the following order : 22P 30A 3H 8T 12P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 74 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 74
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -0146 May 1606m22s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 0305 Feb 1000m37s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 0449 May 0802m35s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 0377 Mar 2501m41s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 0359 Mar 1501m13s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 0323 Feb 2200m03s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 0521 Jun 20 - 0.96729
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 0719 Oct 18 - 0.00735

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

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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"

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