Saros 34

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 34

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.

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 34

A panorama of all solar eclipses belonging to Saros 34 is presented here. Each map depicts the geographic region of visibility for a single eclipse. For central eclipses, the total or annular path is plotted in either blue (total) or red (annular). The date and time is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. Every map serves as a hyperlink to the EclipseWise Prime page for that eclipse where a larger map and complete details for the eclipse can be found. Visit the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps for a detailed explanation of these maps. Near the bottom of the page are a series of hyperlinks for more on solar eclipses.

The exeligmos is a period of three Saros cycles and is equal to approximately 54 years 33 days. Because it is nearly an integral number of days in length, two eclipses separated by 1 exeligmos (= 3 Saroses) not only share all the characterists of a Saros, but also take place in approximately the same geographic location.

The Saros panorama below is arranged in horizontal rows of 3 eclipses. So one eclipse to the left or right is a difference of 1 Saros cycle, and one eclipse above or below is a difference of 1 exeligmos. By scanning a column of the table, it reveals how the geographic visibility of eclipses separated by an exeligmos slowly changes.

  • Click on any global map to go directly to the EclipseWise Prime Page for more information, tables, diagrams and maps. Key to Solar Eclipse Maps explains the features in these maps.
  • Beneath each global eclipse map is a link Google Eclipse Map, that takes you to an interactive Google Map with the eclipse path plotted.

For more information on this series see Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 34 .

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 34
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1917 Aug 04

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1899 Aug 14

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1881 Aug 25

Google Eclipse Map
Partial Solar Eclipse
-1863 Sep 05

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1845 Sep 16

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1827 Sep 26

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1809 Oct 08

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1791 Oct 18

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1773 Oct 30

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1755 Nov 09

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1737 Nov 20

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1719 Dec 01

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1701 Dec 12

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1683 Dec 22

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1664 Jan 03

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1646 Jan 13

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1628 Jan 24

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1610 Feb 04

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1592 Feb 15

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1574 Feb 25

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1556 Mar 07

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1538 Mar 19

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-1520 Mar 29

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1502 Apr 09

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1484 Apr 20

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1466 May 01

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1448 May 11

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1430 May 22

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1412 Jun 02

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1394 Jun 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1376 Jun 23

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1358 Jul 04

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1340 Jul 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1322 Jul 26

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1304 Aug 05

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1286 Aug 17

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1268 Aug 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1250 Sep 07

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1232 Sep 18

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1214 Sep 29

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1196 Oct 09

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1178 Oct 20

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1160 Oct 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1142 Nov 11

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1124 Nov 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1106 Dec 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1088 Dec 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1070 Dec 24

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1051 Jan 04

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1033 Jan 15

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-1015 Jan 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0997 Feb 06

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0979 Feb 16

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0961 Feb 27

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0943 Mar 10

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0925 Mar 21

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0907 Mar 31

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0889 Apr 12

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0871 Apr 22

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0853 May 03

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0835 May 13

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0817 May 25

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Annular Solar Eclipse
-0799 Jun 04

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0781 Jun 15

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0763 Jun 26

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0745 Jul 07

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0727 Jul 17

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0709 Jul 28

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0691 Aug 08

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0673 Aug 19

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0655 Aug 29

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0637 Sep 10

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0619 Sep 20

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0601 Oct 01

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0583 Oct 12

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0565 Oct 23

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0547 Nov 02

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0529 Nov 14

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0511 Nov 24

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0493 Dec 06

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0475 Dec 16

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0457 Dec 27

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0438 Jan 07

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0420 Jan 18

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0402 Jan 28

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Partial Solar Eclipse
-0384 Feb 09

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Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 34

Solar eclipses of Saros 34 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 -1917 Aug 04. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the northern hemisphere on -0384 Feb 09. The total duration of Saros series 34 is 1532.56 years.

Summary of Saros 34
First Eclipse -1917 Aug 04
Last Eclipse -0384 Feb 09
Series Duration 1532.56 Years
No. of Eclipses 86
Sequence 23P 40A 23P

Saros 34 is composed of 86 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 34
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 86100.0%
PartialP 46 53.5%
AnnularA 40 46.5%
TotalT 0 0.0%
HybridH 0 0.0%

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 34 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 34
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 40100.0%
Central (two limits) 39 97.5%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 2.5%

The 86 eclipses in Saros 34 occur in the following order : 23P 40A 23P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 34 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 34
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1106 Dec 0309m54s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -0799 Jun 0400m38s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -0781 Jun 15 - 0.98187
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -0384 Feb 09 - 0.03362

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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"

The use of diagrams and maps is permitted provided that they are NOT altered (except for re-sizing) and the embedded credit line is NOT removed or covered.