Saros 97

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97

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 97

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 97 . 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 97
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
1-36 0123-Jun-1110:39:56 9314 230 -23210 Pb t- 1.4767 0.1025 65N 96W 0 - -
2-35 0141-Jun-2118:02:38 9142 225 -22987 P t- 1.4016 0.2467 66N 142E 0 - -
3-34 0159-Jul-0301:29:59 8970 221 -22764 P t- 1.3297 0.3853 67N 19E 0 - -
4-33 0177-Jul-1309:00:30 8798 216 -22541 P t- 1.2602 0.5193 68N 105W 0 - -
5-32 0195-Jul-2416:36:23 8626 211 -22318 P t- 1.1947 0.6455 69N 129E 0 - -
6-31 0213-Aug-0400:18:09 8454 206 -22095 P t- 1.1339 0.7622 69N 1E 0 - -
7-30 0231-Aug-1508:07:15 8282 202 -21872 P t- 1.0791 0.8670 70N 129W 0 - -
8-29 0249-Aug-2516:03:56 8110 197 -21649 P t- 1.0305 0.9594 71N 98E 0 - -
9-28 0267-Sep-0600:07:59 7938 193 -21426 Tn t- 0.9880 1.0472 73N 63W 8 - 02m32s
10-27 0285-Sep-1608:20:50 7766 188 -21203 T t- 0.9529 1.0475 67N 135E 17 53202m51s
11-26 0303-Sep-2716:41:13 7594 184 -20980 T p- 0.9241 1.0463 61N 5W 22 40503m00s
12-25 0321-Oct-0801:09:28 7420 180 -20757 T p- 0.9019 1.0445 55N 142W 25 34403m05s
13-24 0339-Oct-1909:44:31 7246 175 -20534 T p- 0.8854 1.0425 50N 83E 27 30503m07s
14-23 0357-Oct-2918:26:31 7071 171 -20311 T p- 0.8745 1.0406 45N 54W 29 28003m07s
15-22 0375-Nov-1003:13:13 6894 167 -20088 T p- 0.8678 1.0388 42N 170E 29 26203m07s
16-21 0393-Nov-2012:03:28 6716 163 -19865 T p- 0.8642 1.0373 39N 32E 30 25003m05s
17-20 0411-Dec-0120:56:14 6537 159 -19642 T p- 0.8627 1.0363 38N 106W 30 24203m04s
18-19 0429-Dec-1205:50:11 6358 155 -19419 T p- 0.8622 1.0356 36N 116E 30 23703m02s
19-18 0447-Dec-2314:42:09 6179 151 -19196 T p- 0.8604 1.0355 36N 21W 30 23503m02s
20-17 0466-Jan-0223:31:44 6003 147 -18973 T p- 0.8570 1.0357 35N 158W 31 23303m02s
21-16 0484-Jan-1408:16:38 5827 143 -18750 T p- 0.8501 1.0366 35N 67E 32 23203m04s
22-15 0502-Jan-2416:57:06 5651 139 -18527 T p- 0.8397 1.0378 35N 68W 33 23003m06s
23-14 0520-Feb-0501:29:04 5476 135 -18304 T p- 0.8228 1.0395 35N 161E 34 22803m10s
24-13 0538-Feb-1509:55:05 5300 131 -18081 T p- 0.8013 1.0412 36N 32E 37 22603m14s
25-12 0556-Feb-2618:11:18 5125 128 -17858 T p- 0.7723 1.0433 36N 94W 39 22203m19s
26-11 0574-Mar-0902:20:35 4953 124 -17635 T p- 0.7378 1.0452 37N 142E 42 21803m23s
27-10 0592-Mar-1910:19:18 4781 121 -17412 T p- 0.6949 1.0470 38N 22E 46 21303m29s
28 -9 0610-Mar-3018:11:38 4611 117 -17189 T p- 0.6471 1.0485 39N 96W 49 20803m34s
29 -8 0628-Apr-1001:54:34 4442 114 -16966 T p- 0.5920 1.0496 40N 149E 53 20203m40s
30 -7 0646-Apr-2109:30:56 4274 110 -16743 T p- 0.5318 1.0502 41N 37E 58 19503m45s
31 -6 0664-May-0116:59:46 4108 107 -16520 T p- 0.4659 1.0501 41N 73W 62 18703m50s
32 -5 0682-May-1300:23:40 3943 104 -16297 T n- 0.3965 1.0494 41N 179E 66 17803m54s
33 -4 0700-May-2307:42:41 3778 100 -16074 T n- 0.3234 1.0480 39N 72E 71 16803m56s
34 -3 0718-Jun-0314:57:45 3622 97 -15851 T n- 0.2479 1.0458 37N 34W 75 15703m56s
35 -2 0736-Jun-1322:10:51 3466 94 -15628 T nn 0.1716 1.0428 33N 140W 80 14503m52s
36 -1 0754-Jun-2505:23:06 3312 91 -15405 Tm nn 0.0956 1.0391 29N 113E 84 13203m43s
37 0 0772-Jul-0512:35:26 3163 88 -15182 T nn 0.0205 1.0347 24N 5E 89 11703m27s
38 1 0790-Jul-1619:49:17 3014 85 -14959 T nn -0.0524 1.0296 18N 104W 87 10003m03s
39 2 0808-Jul-2703:05:57 2868 82 -14736 T nn -0.1221 1.0241 12N 145E 83 8302m33s
40 3 0826-Aug-0710:27:08 2727 79 -14513 T -n -0.1868 1.0180 5N 33E 79 6301m56s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97
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 4 0844-Aug-1717:52:04 2585 76 -14290 H -n -0.2474 1.0117 2S 80W 76 4201m15s
42 5 0862-Aug-2901:24:01 2451 73 -14067 H -n -0.3012 1.0051 9S 164E 72 1900m33s
43 6 0880-Sep-0809:01:56 2320 71 -13844 A -p -0.3492 0.9985 16S 47E 69 600m09s
44 7 0898-Sep-1916:48:15 2189 68 -13621 A -p -0.3893 0.9919 22S 72W 67 3100m50s
45 8 0916-Sep-3000:40:03 2070 65 -13398 A -p -0.4241 0.9855 29S 167E 65 5601m27s
46 9 0934-Oct-1108:40:19 1952 63 -13175 A -p -0.4509 0.9794 35S 46E 63 8202m01s
47 10 0952-Oct-2116:45:57 1835 60 -12952 A -p -0.4726 0.9736 40S 76W 62 10702m32s
48 11 0970-Nov-0200:58:10 1727 58 -12729 A -p -0.4882 0.9684 45S 161E 61 13002m59s
49 12 0988-Nov-1209:14:10 1620 55 -12506 A -p -0.4998 0.9636 49S 39E 60 15203m23s
50 13 1006-Nov-2317:34:32 1518 53 -12283 A -p -0.5074 0.9596 52S 83W 59 17103m43s
51 14 1024-Dec-0401:56:09 1427 51 -12060 A -p -0.5129 0.9561 54S 156E 59 18704m00s
52 15 1042-Dec-1510:17:49 1336 48 -11837 A -p -0.5179 0.9533 55S 36E 59 20004m14s
53 16 1060-Dec-2518:37:57 1251 46 -11614 A -p -0.5233 0.9511 54S 84W 58 21104m26s
54 17 1079-Jan-0602:55:23 1170 44 -11391 A -p -0.5307 0.9495 52S 157E 58 21904m35s
55 18 1097-Jan-1611:07:01 1090 42 -11168 A -p -0.5419 0.9483 50S 37E 57 22504m41s
56 19 1115-Jan-2719:12:28 1020 40 -10945 A -p -0.5577 0.9477 47S 82W 56 23004m46s
57 20 1133-Feb-0703:10:04 952 38 -10722 A -p -0.5794 0.9473 44S 161E 54 23504m49s
58 21 1151-Feb-1810:59:58 885 36 -10499 A -p -0.6069 0.9473 42S 44E 52 24004m52s
59 22 1169-Feb-2818:38:34 827 34 -10276 A -p -0.6430 0.9473 39S 70W 50 24804m55s
60 23 1187-Mar-1202:08:37 770 32 -10053 A -p -0.6855 0.9474 38S 178E 47 25904m59s
61 24 1205-Mar-2209:27:28 715 30 -9830 A -p -0.7364 0.9473 37S 69E 42 27805m04s
62 25 1223-Apr-0216:37:44 665 28 -9607 A -p -0.7937 0.9471 38S 38W 37 31005m09s
63 26 1241-Apr-1223:36:45 615 27 -9384 A -t -0.8596 0.9462 41S 142W 30 37605m14s
64 27 1259-Apr-2406:28:45 571 25 -9161 A -t -0.9303 0.9445 47S 118E 21 54805m15s
65 28 1277-May-0413:11:53 531 24 -8938 A- -t -1.0070 0.9530 63S 34E 0 - -
66 29 1295-May-1519:48:31 492 22 -8715 P -t -1.0883 0.8132 63S 75W 0 - -
67 30 1313-May-2602:19:25 458 21 -8492 P -t -1.1731 0.6673 64S 178E 0 - -
68 31 1331-Jun-0608:46:48 426 20 -8269 P -t -1.2596 0.5184 65S 71E 0 - -
69 32 1349-Jun-1615:12:22 394 20 -8046 P -t -1.3467 0.3688 66S 35W 0 - -
70 33 1367-Jun-2721:36:08 366 20 -7823 P -t -1.4343 0.2189 67S 142W 0 - -
71 34 1385-Jul-0804:02:07 337 20 -7600 Pe -t -1.5188 0.0747 68S 110E 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 97

Solar eclipses of Saros 97 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 0123 Jun 11. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 1385 Jul 08. The total duration of Saros series 97 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 97
First Eclipse 0123 Jun 11
Last Eclipse 1385 Jul 08
Series Duration 1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses 71
Sequence 8P 32T 2H 23A 6P

Saros 97 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 97
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PartialP 14 19.7%
AnnularA 23 32.4%
TotalT 32 45.1%
HybridH 2 2.8%

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 97 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 97
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 57100.0%
Central (two limits) 55 96.5%
Central (one limit) 1 1.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 97 occur in the following order : 8P 32T 2H 23A 6P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 97 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 1259 Apr 2405m15s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 0880 Sep 0800m09s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse 0700 May 2303m56s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse 0826 Aug 0701m56s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 0844 Aug 1701m15s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse 0862 Aug 2900m33s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 0249 Aug 25 - 0.95942
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 1385 Jul 08 - 0.07466

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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