Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses

-1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)

Fred Espenak

Introduction

The Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses is organized into a series of sixty 100-year web pages, each one covering a century of solar eclipses. The 100-year table below covers the period -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE) [1]. The date and time of each eclipse is given for the instant of Greatest Eclipse. Each eclipse 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 Catalog of Solar Eclipses.

For an explanation of how eclipses are classified, see Solar Eclipse Basics. The frequency of each eclipse type, the extremes in eclipse magnitude and duration, and other data for the century are presented in the Eclipse Statistics tables following the Catalog of Solar Eclipses. To select a different century, visit the Index to Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses.

Footnotes

[1] The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions)

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1699-Apr-2705:36:13 39388 2563 -45747 11 T -n -0.3384 1.0703 9S 91W 70 24205m50s
-1699-Oct-2017:08:49 39377 2562 -45741 16 Am nn 0.2241 0.9464 6N 91E 77 20205m50s
-1698-Apr-1619:56:55 39366 2560 -45735 21 T p- 0.4328 1.0206 27N 32E 64 7701m47s
-1698-Oct-1000:44:17 39355 2558 -45729 26 H p- -0.4812 1.0011 26S 43W 61 400m06s
-1697-Apr-0603:32:18 39344 2557 -45723 31 P t- 1.2485 0.5384 61N 157W 0
-1697-Aug-3105:06:04 39335 2555 -45718 -2 P -t 1.4903 0.0807 62N 27E 0
-1697-Sep-2914:38:21 39334 2555 -45717 36 P t- -1.1355 0.7543 61S 40E 0
-1696-Feb-2412:49:34 39325 2553 -45712 3 A -p -0.8848 0.9344 64S 147W 27 52204m57s
-1696-Aug-1920:40:27 39314 2552 -45706 8 T -p 0.8333 1.0263 65N 82E 33 16101m39s
-1695-Feb-1216:35:13 39303 2550 -45700 13 A nn -0.1227 0.9814 25S 103E 83 6701m54s
-1695-Aug-0907:27:01 39292 2548 -45694 18 A nn 0.1141 0.9822 27N 125W 83 6301m50s
-1694-Feb-0203:28:37 39281 2547 -45688 23 T p- 0.6033 1.0296 15N 75W 53 12502m51s
-1694-Jul-2911:06:04 39270 2545 -45682 28 A p- -0.6468 0.9407 17S 168E 50 28507m41s
-1694-Dec-2409:09:16 39261 2543 -45677 -5 P -t -1.3767 0.3000 67S 25E 0
-1693-Jan-2219:01:57 39260 2543 -45676 33 P t- 1.2686 0.5033 64N 30E 0
-1693-Jun-1820:54:45 39251 2542 -45671 0 P -t 1.4568 0.1736 67N 145W 0
-1693-Jul-1811:14:56 39249 2541 -45670 38 P t- -1.3764 0.3190 65S 152E 0
-1693-Dec-1322:45:37 39240 2540 -45665 5 A -p -0.7454 0.9933 70S 7W 41 3600m28s
-1692-Jun-0704:49:19 39229 2538 -45659 10 T -p 0.6330 1.0216 60N 100W 50 9501m38s
-1692-Dec-0205:57:10 39218 2537 -45653 15 A nn -0.0611 0.9435 23S 108W 86 20906m54s
-1691-May-2719:21:50 39207 2535 -45647 20 T n- -0.1459 1.0731 10N 52E 82 24006m48s
-1691-Nov-2106:19:28 39196 2533 -45641 25 A p- 0.6297 0.9131 22N 106W 51 42411m40s
-1690-May-1712:41:23 39185 2531 -45635 30 T p- -0.8849 1.0681 46S 168E 27 47705m07s
-1690-Nov-1005:55:50 39175 2530 -45629 35 P t- 1.2815 0.4809 71N 59W 0
-1689-Apr-0718:22:51 39166 2528 -45624 2 A -t 0.9476 0.9929 65N 24E 18 8000m30s
-1689-Sep-3022:56:18 39155 2527 -45618 7 T -p -0.9083 1.0102 58S 33W 24 8400m44s
-1688-Mar-2623:49:19 39144 2525 -45612 12 A nn 0.2032 0.9547 8N 15W 78 16905m37s
-1688-Sep-1913:58:02 39133 2523 -45606 17 T -n -0.2044 1.0537 4S 130E 78 18104m53s
-1687-Mar-1600:14:28 39122 2521 -45600 22 A p- -0.5470 0.9410 39S 5W 57 26006m20s
-1687-Sep-0905:46:52 39111 2520 -45594 27 T p- 0.4897 1.0364 39N 93W 60 14002m59s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1686-Feb-0314:01:09 39102 2518 -45589 -6 Pe -t 1.5191 0.0540 68N 117E 0
-1686-Mar-0502:53:39 39101 2518 -45588 32 P t- -1.2597 0.5183 71S 71E 0
-1686-Jul-3104:26:02 39091 2517 -45583 -1 Pe -t -1.5527 0.0063 68S 93W 0
-1686-Aug-2917:42:46 39090 2516 -45582 37 P t- 1.2513 0.5336 70N 145W 0
-1685-Jan-2402:32:47 39081 2515 -45577 4 T -p 0.7548 1.0365 27N 54W 41 18703m23s
-1685-Jul-2006:32:08 39070 2513 -45571 9 A -p -0.8566 0.9349 36S 115W 31 47207m48s
-1684-Jan-1318:30:08 39059 2511 -45565 14 T -n 0.0611 1.0533 20S 68E 87 17704m55s
-1684-Jul-0807:08:44 39048 2510 -45559 19 Am nn -0.1027 0.9581 18N 125W 84 15305m22s
-1683-Jan-0209:14:05 39037 2508 -45553 24 H p- -0.6431 1.0116 64S 163W 50 5200m50s
-1683-Jun-2713:17:54 39027 2506 -45547 29 H p- 0.6598 1.0056 64N 126E 48 2600m25s
-1683-Dec-2218:18:42 39016 2505 -45541 34 P t- -1.4007 0.2751 64S 86W 0
-1682-May-1819:43:13 39007 2503 -45536 1 P -t -1.1430 0.7476 62S 103E 0
-1682-Jun-1702:35:51 39005 2503 -45535 39 P t- 1.3657 0.3174 64N 155E 0
-1682-Nov-1200:31:12 38996 2501 -45530 6 A -p 0.9292 0.9078 47N 8E 21 93409m08s
-1681-May-0812:58:08 38985 2500 -45524 11 T -p -0.4136 1.0685 10S 157E 66 24305m49s
-1681-Nov-0101:22:45 38974 2498 -45518 16 A nn 0.2278 0.9477 2N 34W 77 19705m47s
-1680-Apr-2703:00:11 38963 2496 -45512 21 T n- 0.3577 1.0188 27N 74W 69 6801m39s
-1680-Oct-2009:17:19 38953 2495 -45506 26 H p- -0.4738 1.0023 30S 174W 62 900m12s
-1679-Apr-1610:11:09 38942 2493 -45500 31 P t- 1.1743 0.6676 61N 92E 0
-1679-Sep-1013:27:40 38933 2492 -45495 -2 Pe -t 1.5159 0.0334 61N 109W 0
-1679-Oct-0923:18:53 38931 2491 -45494 36 P t- -1.1239 0.7759 61S 100W 0
-1678-Mar-0619:46:54 38922 2490 -45489 3 A -t -0.9413 0.9369 63S 119E 19 69404m34s
-1678-Aug-3104:43:14 38911 2488 -45483 8 T -p 0.8688 1.0193 63N 35W 29 13201m13s
-1677-Feb-2400:06:35 38900 2486 -45477 13 A nn -0.1673 0.9877 24S 10W 80 4401m12s
-1677-Aug-2014:56:01 38890 2485 -45471 18 A nn 0.1596 0.9757 26N 123E 81 8802m28s
-1676-Feb-1311:31:47 38879 2483 -45465 23 T p- 0.5674 1.0361 14N 162E 55 14603m21s
-1676-Aug-0818:03:25 38868 2481 -45459 28 A p- -0.5902 0.9371 14S 61E 54 28608m04s
-1675-Jan-0317:48:21 38859 2480 -45454 -5 P -t -1.3890 0.2768 66S 117W 0
-1675-Feb-0203:21:56 38857 2480 -45453 33 P t- 1.2418 0.5546 63N 106W 0
-1675-Jun-2903:36:22 38848 2478 -45448 0 Pe -t 1.5275 0.0496 66N 102E 0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1675-Jul-2818:05:06 38847 2478 -45447 38 P t- -1.3116 0.4298 64S 38E 0
-1675-Dec-2407:16:39 38837 2476 -45442 5 A -p -0.7530 0.9920 73S 125W 41 4300m34s
-1674-Jun-1811:56:01 38827 2475 -45436 10 T -p 0.7046 1.0227 67N 155E 45 11001m36s
-1674-Dec-1314:08:45 38816 2473 -45430 15 A nn -0.0649 0.9423 26S 129E 86 21407m04s
-1673-Jun-0802:44:10 38805 2471 -45424 20 T nn -0.0715 1.0742 17N 62W 86 24106m49s
-1673-Dec-0214:20:47 38794 2470 -45418 25 A p- 0.6274 0.9135 19N 130E 51 42312m00s
-1672-May-2720:02:09 38784 2468 -45412 30 T p- -0.8112 1.0687 35S 49E 36 38205m39s
-1672-Nov-2014:08:50 38773 2466 -45406 35 P t- 1.2789 0.4853 70N 163E 0
-1671-Apr-1801:21:38 38764 2465 -45401 2 P -t 1.0243 0.9436 72N 143W 0
-1671-Oct-1107:30:21 38753 2463 -45395 7 T -p -0.9139 1.0104 62S 170W 23 8900m43s
-1670-Apr-0706:26:59 38742 2462 -45389 12 A np 0.2792 0.9546 16N 119W 74 17205m29s
-1670-Sep-3022:34:07 38731 2460 -45383 17 T -n -0.2185 1.0513 9S 2W 77 17404m37s
-1669-Mar-2706:54:35 38721 2458 -45377 22 A p- -0.4765 0.9451 31S 110W 61 22806m14s
-1669-Sep-2014:07:46 38710 2456 -45371 27 T n- 0.4698 1.0313 34N 139E 62 11902m40s
-1668-Mar-1510:03:08 38699 2455 -45365 32 P t- -1.1991 0.6254 71S 52W 0
-1668-Sep-0901:34:52 38688 2453 -45359 37 P t- 1.2266 0.5770 71N 82E 0
-1667-Feb-0310:47:25 38679 2452 -45354 4 T -p 0.7811 1.0412 31N 177E 38 22103m40s
-1667-Jul-3013:18:52 38669 2450 -45348 9 A -t -0.9206 0.9297 45S 137E 23 68207m44s
-1666-Jan-2402:57:36 38658 2448 -45342 14 T -n 0.0824 1.0554 18S 60W 85 18405m10s
-1666-Jul-1913:57:34 38647 2447 -45336 19 A nn -0.1713 0.9577 14N 131E 80 15605m33s
-1665-Jan-1317:37:37 38636 2445 -45330 24 H p- -0.6297 1.0115 63S 78E 51 5100m51s
-1665-Jul-0820:27:56 38626 2443 -45324 29 H p- 0.5895 1.0079 60N 26E 54 3400m37s
-1664-Jan-0302:26:01 38615 2441 -45318 34 P t- -1.3934 0.2878 65S 141E 0
-1664-May-2903:05:27 38606 2440 -45313 1 P -t -1.2161 0.6056 62S 18W 0
-1664-Jun-2710:01:15 38604 2440 -45312 39 P t- 1.2946 0.4534 65N 33E 0
-1664-Nov-2208:32:58 38595 2438 -45307 6 A -p 0.9320 0.9083 46N 118W 21 95209m26s
-1663-May-1820:16:35 38584 2437 -45301 11 T -p -0.4910 1.0656 12S 46E 61 24405m44s
-1663-Nov-1109:40:36 38574 2435 -45295 16 A nn 0.2287 0.9497 2S 161W 77 18905m40s
-1662-May-0809:58:34 38563 2433 -45289 21 H3 nn 0.2798 1.0162 27N 179W 74 5801m28s
-1662-Oct-3117:56:22 38552 2432 -45283 26 H p- -0.4713 1.0040 34S 54E 62 1500m20s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1661-Apr-2716:43:18 38541 2430 -45277 31 P t- 1.0952 0.8050 61N 16W 0
-1661-Oct-2108:05:20 38531 2428 -45271 36 P t- -1.1172 0.7883 61S 118E 0
-1660-Mar-1702:37:16 38522 2427 -45266 3 A- -t -1.0035 0.9578 61S 48E 0
-1660-Sep-1012:53:10 38511 2425 -45260 8 T -t 0.8978 1.0123 60N 157W 26 9500m47s
-1659-Mar-0607:30:27 38500 2424 -45254 13 A nn -0.2189 0.9941 23S 122W 77 2100m34s
-1659-Aug-3022:32:48 38489 2422 -45248 18 A -n 0.1977 0.9694 25N 8E 78 11203m06s
-1658-Feb-2319:28:25 38479 2420 -45242 23 T p- 0.5252 1.0425 14N 40E 58 16503m48s
-1658-Aug-2001:08:37 38468 2418 -45236 28 A p- -0.5404 0.9334 13S 48W 57 29108m21s
-1657-Jan-1502:21:34 38459 2417 -45231 -5 P -t -1.4060 0.2446 65S 103E 0
-1657-Feb-1311:35:34 38457 2417 -45230 33 P t- 1.2098 0.6160 62N 120E 0
-1657-Aug-0901:04:29 38446 2415 -45224 38 P t- -1.2532 0.5294 63S 78W 0
-1656-Jan-0415:41:13 38437 2414 -45219 5 A -p -0.7651 0.9909 73S 122E 40 5000m37s
-1656-Jun-2819:07:55 38427 2412 -45213 10 T -p 0.7727 1.0231 74N 56E 39 12501m31s
-1656-Dec-2322:14:21 38416 2410 -45207 15 A nn -0.0730 0.9417 28S 7E 86 21607m06s
-1655-Jun-1810:10:29 38405 2409 -45201 20 T nn -0.0001 1.0745 23N 175W 90 24206m41s
-1655-Dec-1222:16:58 38395 2407 -45195 25 A p- 0.6208 0.9147 16N 8E 52 41412m07s
-1654-Jun-0803:25:29 38384 2405 -45189 30 T p- -0.7399 1.0678 27S 69W 42 32905m58s
-1654-Dec-0122:20:53 38373 2404 -45183 35 P t- 1.2745 0.4928 69N 26E 0
-1653-Apr-2908:14:38 38364 2402 -45178 2 P -t 1.1044 0.7985 71N 98E 0
-1653-May-2818:11:54 38362 2402 -45177 40 Pb t- -1.5360 0.0072 69S 95E 0
-1653-Oct-2216:09:55 38353 2401 -45172 7 T -p -0.9157 1.0111 66S 53E 23 9600m44s
-1652-Apr-1712:56:41 38343 2399 -45166 12 A -p 0.3612 0.9542 25N 139E 69 17905m19s
-1652-Oct-1107:16:56 38332 2397 -45160 17 T -n -0.2267 1.0492 14S 135W 77 16704m22s
-1651-Apr-0613:25:58 38321 2396 -45154 22 A p- -0.3984 0.9491 22S 147E 66 20306m05s
-1651-Sep-3022:36:51 38311 2394 -45148 27 T n- 0.4575 1.0264 29N 9E 63 10002m20s
-1650-Mar-2617:05:49 38300 2392 -45142 32 P t- -1.1319 0.7458 72S 173W 0
-1650-Sep-2009:34:05 38289 2391 -45136 37 P t- 1.2086 0.6082 71N 53W 0
-1649-Feb-1418:54:51 38280 2389 -45131 4 T -p 0.8139 1.0456 36N 50E 35 26103m51s
-1649-Aug-1020:13:41 38269 2387 -45125 9 As -t -0.9775 0.9237 58S 23E 11 - 07m22s
-1648-Feb-0411:17:22 38259 2386 -45119 14 T -n 0.1100 1.0577 14S 174E 84 19105m24s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1648-Jul-2920:54:21 38248 2384 -45113 19 A nn -0.2341 0.9570 9N 25E 77 16105m42s
-1647-Jan-2401:53:20 38237 2382 -45107 24 H p- -0.6106 1.0117 60S 41W 52 5100m53s
-1647-Jul-1903:45:47 38227 2381 -45101 29 H p- 0.5245 1.0096 55N 79W 58 3900m47s
-1646-Jan-1310:25:03 38216 2379 -45095 34 P t- -1.3802 0.3106 66S 9E 0
-1646-Jun-0910:30:43 38207 2378 -45090 1 P -t -1.2867 0.4682 63S 140W 0
-1646-Jul-0817:33:27 38205 2377 -45089 39 P t- 1.2286 0.5799 66N 92W 0
-1646-Dec-0316:34:13 38196 2376 -45084 6 A -p 0.9351 0.9095 46N 115E 20 96909m36s
-1645-May-3003:34:37 38185 2374 -45078 11 T -p -0.5680 1.0619 14S 65W 55 24405m33s
-1645-Nov-2218:00:09 38175 2373 -45072 16 A nn 0.2290 0.9523 5S 72E 77 17905m30s
-1644-May-1816:53:56 38164 2371 -45066 21 H nn 0.2004 1.0131 26N 78E 78 4601m13s
-1644-Nov-1102:37:33 38153 2369 -45060 26 H p- -0.4696 1.0062 39S 78W 62 2400m30s
-1643-May-0723:11:07 38143 2368 -45054 31 P t- 1.0127 0.9478 61N 123W 0
-1643-Oct-3116:55:35 38132 2366 -45048 36 P t- -1.1137 0.7948 61S 25W 0
-1642-Mar-2809:21:09 38123 2365 -45043 3 P -t -1.0716 0.8428 61S 64W 0
-1642-Sep-2121:09:39 38112 2363 -45037 8 H -t 0.9209 1.0057 58N 78E 23 5000m22s
-1641-Mar-1714:47:57 38102 2361 -45031 13 H nn -0.2770 1.0002 21S 129E 74 100m01s
-1641-Sep-1106:17:17 38091 2360 -45025 18 A -n 0.2287 0.9633 22N 109W 77 13603m43s
-1640-Mar-0603:15:54 38080 2358 -45019 23 T p- 0.4748 1.0488 14N 79W 62 18204m13s
-1640-Aug-3008:23:21 38070 2356 -45013 28 A p- -0.4985 0.9298 13S 159W 60 29908m34s
-1639-Jan-2510:45:27 38061 2355 -45008 -5 P -t -1.4304 0.1983 64S 34W 0
-1639-Feb-2319:38:50 38059 2355 -45007 33 P t- 1.1697 0.6934 62N 12W 0
-1639-Aug-1908:14:56 38048 2353 -45001 38 P t- -1.2029 0.6150 62S 163E 0
-1638-Jan-1423:56:35 38039 2352 -44996 5 A -p -0.7843 0.9901 73S 12E 38 5600m40s
-1638-Jul-1002:27:29 38029 2350 -44990 10 T -p 0.8354 1.0227 79N 30W 33 14201m24s
-1637-Jan-0406:13:45 38018 2348 -44984 15 A nn -0.0857 0.9417 29S 113W 85 21707m01s
-1637-Jun-2917:39:42 38007 2347 -44978 20 Tm nn 0.0693 1.0740 28N 72E 86 24106m27s
-1637-Dec-2406:10:32 37997 2345 -44972 25 A p- 0.6119 0.9165 14N 114W 52 40111m58s
-1636-Jun-1810:49:05 37986 2343 -44966 30 T p- -0.6689 1.0659 20S 175E 48 29006m06s
-1636-Dec-1206:31:53 37975 2342 -44960 35 P t- 1.2687 0.5026 68N 110W 0
-1635-May-0915:02:15 37966 2340 -44955 2 P -t 1.1874 0.6485 71N 19W 0

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1635-Jun-0801:13:43 37965 2340 -44954 40 P t- -1.4668 0.1371 68S 24W 0
-1635-Nov-0200:54:32 37956 2339 -44949 7 T -p -0.9139 1.0124 70S 85W 23 10600m47s
-1634-Apr-2819:22:23 37945 2337 -44943 12 A -p 0.4456 0.9533 34N 38E 63 19005m08s
-1634-Oct-2216:03:42 37934 2335 -44937 17 T -n -0.2316 1.0474 19S 91E 76 16204m10s
-1633-Apr-1719:54:57 37924 2334 -44931 22 A p- -0.3178 0.9527 13S 45E 71 18205m53s
-1633-Oct-1207:10:37 37913 2332 -44925 27 T n- 0.4496 1.0217 24N 122W 63 8302m00s
-1632-Apr-0600:03:50 37902 2330 -44919 32 P t- -1.0597 0.8763 72S 67E 0
-1632-Sep-3017:39:42 37892 2329 -44913 37 P t- 1.1965 0.6287 72N 170E 0
-1631-Feb-2502:54:09 37883 2327 -44908 4 T -p 0.8540 1.0495 43N 77W 31 31503m54s
-1631-Aug-2103:18:28 37872 2326 -44902 9 P -t -1.0260 0.9102 70S 104W 0
-1630-Feb-1419:27:38 37862 2324 -44896 14 T -n 0.1454 1.0597 9S 49E 82 19805m35s
-1630-Aug-1004:03:02 37851 2322 -44890 19 A nn -0.2876 0.9562 4N 85W 73 16605m46s
-1629-Feb-0409:59:18 37840 2321 -44884 24 H p- -0.5843 1.0121 56S 160W 54 5100m57s
-1629-Jul-3011:12:38 37830 2319 -44878 29 H p- 0.4662 1.0108 50N 172E 62 4200m55s
-1628-Jan-2418:14:26 37819 2317 -44872 34 P t- -1.3602 0.3449 67S 121W 0
-1628-Jun-1917:58:31 37810 2316 -44867 1 P -t -1.3550 0.3355 64S 97E 0
-1628-Jul-1901:12:30 37808 2316 -44866 39 P t- 1.1679 0.6958 67N 141E 0
-1628-Dec-1400:32:02 37799 2314 -44861 6 A -p 0.9411 0.9113 46N 11W 19 100409m34s
-1627-Jun-0910:52:43 37789 2313 -44855 11 T -p -0.6443 1.0572 18S 177W 50 24405m14s
-1627-Dec-0302:20:09 37778 2311 -44849 16 A nn 0.2293 0.9557 8S 55W 77 16605m13s
-1626-May-2923:47:24 37768 2309 -44843 21 Hm nn 0.1204 1.0092 25N 25W 83 3200m54s
-1626-Nov-2211:20:56 37757 2308 -44837 26 H p- -0.4694 1.0089 43S 151E 62 3500m43s
-1625-May-1905:35:42 37746 2306 -44831 31 A t- 0.9281 0.9523 67N 179E 21 47003m19s
-1625-Nov-1201:49:15 37736 2305 -44825 36 P t- -1.1130 0.7961 61S 169W 0
-1624-Apr-0715:58:11 37727 2303 -44820 3 P -t -1.1453 0.7168 61S 173W 0
-1624-Oct-0205:33:09 37716 2302 -44814 8 A -t 0.9374 0.9995 56N 51W 20 500m02s
-1623-Mar-2721:59:50 37706 2300 -44808 13 H -n -0.3404 1.0061 20S 20E 70 2200m33s
-1623-Sep-2114:08:46 37695 2298 -44802 18 A -n 0.2528 0.9576 19N 132E 75 15904m20s
-1622-Mar-1710:57:56 37684 2297 -44796 23 T p- 0.4193 1.0548 15N 164E 65 19704m35s
-1622-Sep-1015:46:40 37674 2295 -44790 28 A p- -0.4641 0.9263 14S 88E 62 30808m44s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1621-Feb-0519:02:23 37665 2294 -44785 -5 P -t -1.4604 0.1414 63S 169W 0
-1621-Mar-0703:35:53 37663 2293 -44784 33 P t- 1.1245 0.7809 61N 142W 0
-1621-Aug-3015:34:32 37652 2292 -44778 38 P t- -1.1591 0.6892 61S 43E 0
-1620-Jan-2608:03:57 37643 2290 -44773 5 A -p -0.8093 0.9893 71S 99W 36 6400m43s
-1620-Jul-2009:54:53 37633 2289 -44767 10 T -p 0.8926 1.0217 80N 102W 26 16601m16s
-1619-Jan-1414:02:52 37622 2287 -44761 15 A nn -0.1062 0.9420 30S 130E 84 21606m51s
-1619-Jul-1001:15:53 37612 2285 -44755 20 T nn 0.1331 1.0727 32N 42W 82 23806m08s
-1618-Jan-0313:56:21 37601 2284 -44749 25 A p- 0.5962 0.9190 13N 126E 53 38211m34s
-1618-Jun-2918:17:12 37590 2282 -44743 30 T p- -0.6022 1.0630 13S 59E 53 25906m01s
-1618-Dec-2314:38:18 37580 2280 -44737 35 P t- 1.2582 0.5206 67N 116E 0
-1617-May-2021:47:11 37571 2279 -44732 2 P -t 1.2713 0.4978 70N 135W 0
-1617-Jun-1908:17:03 37569 2279 -44731 40 P t- -1.3993 0.2630 67S 143W 0
-1617-Nov-1309:41:40 37560 2277 -44726 7 T -p -0.9107 1.0143 74S 138E 24 12000m52s
-1616-May-0901:41:47 37550 2276 -44720 12 A -p 0.5345 0.9518 44N 61W 57 20804m57s
-1616-Nov-0200:55:16 37539 2274 -44714 17 T -n -0.2325 1.0461 23S 44W 76 15804m01s
-1615-Apr-2802:18:43 37528 2273 -44708 22 A nn -0.2322 0.9559 4S 55W 77 16505m37s
-1615-Oct-2215:49:40 37518 2271 -44702 27 T n- 0.4468 1.0176 19N 105E 63 6701m40s
-1614-Apr-1706:57:59 37507 2269 -44696 32 A t- -0.9828 0.9847 67S 77W 10 31701m04s
-1614-Oct-1201:51:52 37497 2268 -44690 37 P t- 1.1903 0.6388 72N 31E 0
-1613-Mar-0810:46:29 37488 2266 -44685 4 T -p 0.9001 1.0528 51N 156E 25 40103m49s
-1613-Sep-0110:31:55 37477 2265 -44679 9 P -t -1.0672 0.8398 70S 133E 0
-1612-Feb-2603:30:16 37467 2263 -44673 14 T -n 0.1868 1.0616 4S 74W 79 20605m44s
-1612-Aug-2011:21:32 37456 2261 -44667 19 A -n -0.3337 0.9554 2S 163E 70 17205m46s
-1611-Feb-1417:55:13 37445 2260 -44661 24 H p- -0.5507 1.0125 50S 82E 56 5201m01s
-1611-Aug-0918:49:28 37435 2258 -44655 29 H p- 0.4154 1.0115 45N 59E 65 4401m01s
-1610-Feb-0401:54:33 37424 2256 -44649 34 P t- -1.3338 0.3903 69S 111E 0
-1610-Jul-0101:30:50 37415 2255 -44644 1 P -t -1.4197 0.2103 65S 28W 0
-1610-Jul-3008:58:45 37414 2255 -44643 39 P t- 1.1129 0.8006 68N 12E 0
-1610-Dec-2508:25:52 37405 2253 -44638 6 A -p 0.9503 0.9135 48N 136W 18 107409m18s
-1609-Jun-2018:12:55 37394 2252 -44632 11 T -p -0.7179 1.0518 22S 70E 44 24504m47s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)
Calendar Date TD of Greatest Eclipse ΔT

s
ΔT Sigma
s
Luna Num Saros Num Ecl Type QLE Gamma Ecl Mag Lat

°
Long

°
Sun Alt
°
Path Width km Central Dur
-1609-Dec-1410:38:08 37384 2250 -44626 16 A nn 0.2322 0.9596 9S 179E 77 15104m50s
-1608-Jun-0906:39:40 37373 2249 -44620 21 H nn 0.0403 1.0047 23N 128W 88 1600m29s
-1608-Dec-0220:03:24 37362 2247 -44614 26 H p- -0.4678 1.0122 46S 21E 62 4800m58s
-1607-May-2911:59:29 37352 2245 -44608 31 A p- 0.8430 0.9525 67N 103E 32 32203m32s
-1607-Nov-2210:42:09 37341 2244 -44602 36 P t- -1.1119 0.7981 62S 47E 0
-1606-Apr-1822:32:09 37333 2242 -44597 3 P -t -1.2217 0.5849 61S 78E 0
-1606-Oct-1314:02:05 37322 2241 -44591 8 A -t 0.9487 0.9940 55N 177E 18 6600m25s
-1605-Apr-0805:06:50 37311 2239 -44585 13 H -p -0.4090 1.0115 20S 88W 66 4301m03s
-1605-Oct-0222:06:51 37301 2237 -44579 18 A -n 0.2708 0.9523 16N 11E 74 18004m58s
-1604-Mar-2718:32:48 37290 2236 -44573 23 T n- 0.3571 1.0603 15N 49E 69 21104m56s
-1604-Sep-2023:19:40 37280 2234 -44567 28 A p- -0.4373 0.9232 16S 27W 64 31808m52s
-1603-Feb-1603:08:12 37271 2233 -44562 -5 Pe -t -1.4991 0.0678 62S 58E 0
-1603-Mar-1711:22:57 37269 2233 -44561 33 P t- 1.0713 0.8842 61N 91E 0
-1603-Sep-0923:06:18 37259 2231 -44555 38 P t- -1.1242 0.7482 61S 81W 0
-1602-Feb-0516:01:05 37250 2230 -44550 5 A -p -0.8422 0.9884 69S 150E 32 7600m47s
-1602-Jul-3117:30:40 37239 2228 -44544 10 T -p 0.9436 1.0198 76N 172E 19 20901m06s
-1601-Jan-2521:43:51 37228 2226 -44538 15 A nn -0.1329 0.9427 30S 16E 82 21406m36s
-1601-Jul-2108:57:33 37218 2225 -44532 20 T -n 0.1925 1.0707 34N 157W 79 23505m47s
-1600-Jan-1421:35:59 37207 2223 -44526 25 A p- 0.5755 0.9221 11N 8E 55 35810m55s
-1600-Jul-1001:47:57 37197 2222 -44520 30 T p- -0.5383 1.0593 9S 57W 57 23105m44s

Statistics for Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600 (1700 BCE to 1601 BCE)

During the 17th century BCE [2], Earth experienced 230 solar eclipses. The following table lists the number of eclipses of each type over this period.

Solar Eclipses: -1699 to -1600
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 230100.0%
PartialP 75 32.6%
AnnularA 71 30.9%
TotalT 60 26.1%
HybridH 24 10.4%

Annular and total eclipses can be classified as either central or non-central as follows: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes during the 17th century BCE appears in the following three tables (no Hybrids are included since all are central with two limits).

Annular and Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All 131100.0%
Central (two limits) 129 98.5%
Central (one limit) 1 0.8%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 0.8%
Annular Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Annular Eclipses 71100.0%
Central (two limits) 69 97.2%
Central (one limit) 1 1.4%
Non-Central (one limit) 1 1.4%
Total Eclipses
Classification Number Percent
All Total Eclipses 60100.0%
Central (two limits) 60100.0%
Central (one limit) 0 0.0%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

There are a minimum of two and a maximum of five solar eclipses in every calendar year. Statistics for the number of eclipses each year during the century are listed below.

Number of Eclipses Per Year:
-1699 to -1600
Number of Eclipses Per Year Number of Years
2 78
3 15
4 6
5 1

The years containing five solar eclipses are as follows: -1675.

There are two solar eclipses in the same same calendar month as follows: -1610 Jul.

The longest and shortest central eclipses of the century as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear in the following table.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Eclipses: -1699 to -1600
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse -1655 Dec 1212m07s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse -1624 Oct 0200m02s -
Longest Total Solar Eclipse -1673 Jun 0806m49s -
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse -1671 Oct 1100m43s -
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1662 May 0801m28s -
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse -1641 Mar 1700m01s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse -1643 May 07 - 0.94779
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse -1686 Jul 31 - 0.00631

During the century, 1 Saros series begin and 5 Saros series end. The table below gives the Saros series, number of eclipses in the series, the calendar date and whether it is the first or last eclipse in the series.

Begin and End of Saros Series: -1699 to -1600
Saros Series Number of Eclipses Date First/Last
-6 87 -1686 Feb 03Last
-1 74 -1686 Jul 31Last
-2 75 -1679 Sep 10Last
0 72 -1675 Jun 29Last
40 72 -1653 May 28First
-5 86 -1603 Feb 16Last

Footnotes

[2] The terms BCE and CE are abbreviations for "Before Common Era" and "Common Era," respectively. They are the secular equivalents to the BC and AD dating conventions. (See: Year Dating Conventions)

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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 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:

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