Saros 101

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101

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 101

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 101 . 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 101
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
1-35 0329-May-1513:16:22 7347 178 -20663 Pb t- 1.5196 0.0457 63N 122W 0 - -
2-34 0347-May-2620:15:12 7173 173 -20440 P t- 1.4491 0.1751 64N 123E 0 - -
3-33 0365-Jun-0603:10:19 6996 169 -20217 P t- 1.3762 0.3081 64N 9E 0 - -
4-32 0383-Jun-1710:03:51 6819 165 -19994 P t- 1.3027 0.4415 65N 105W 0 - -
5-31 0401-Jun-2716:57:11 6641 161 -19771 P t- 1.2293 0.5736 66N 141E 0 - -
6-30 0419-Jul-0823:50:30 6462 157 -19548 P t- 1.1566 0.7032 67N 26E 0 - -
7-29 0437-Jul-1906:47:10 6283 153 -19325 P t- 1.0874 0.8253 68N 90W 0 - -
8-28 0455-Jul-3013:46:47 6104 149 -19102 P t- 1.0214 0.9404 69N 153E 0 - -
9-27 0473-Aug-0920:51:38 5929 145 -18879 A t- 0.9602 0.9654 78N 19W 16 46402m13s
10-26 0491-Aug-2104:01:28 5753 141 -18656 A p- 0.9038 0.9621 71N 171W 25 32302m44s
11-25 0509-Aug-3111:18:41 5577 137 -18433 A p- 0.8539 0.9579 63N 65E 31 29403m22s
12-24 0527-Sep-1118:42:47 5401 134 -18210 A p- 0.8107 0.9532 55N 54W 36 29004m05s
13-23 0545-Sep-2202:13:49 5226 130 -17987 A p- 0.7738 0.9485 47N 173W 39 29604m53s
14-22 0563-Oct-0309:52:41 5053 126 -17764 A p- 0.7439 0.9438 41N 67E 42 30705m44s
15-21 0581-Oct-1317:39:14 4881 123 -17541 A p- 0.7206 0.9393 35N 53W 44 32106m38s
16-20 0599-Oct-2501:32:27 4708 119 -17318 A p- 0.7034 0.9352 31N 175W 45 33707m32s
17-19 0617-Nov-0409:31:09 4540 116 -17095 A p- 0.6911 0.9314 27N 61E 46 35308m25s
18-18 0635-Nov-1517:34:15 4371 112 -16872 A p- 0.6829 0.9283 23N 62W 47 36709m12s
19-17 0653-Nov-2601:41:06 4203 109 -16649 A p- 0.6780 0.9257 21N 173E 47 38009m51s
20-16 0671-Dec-0709:48:08 4038 105 -16426 A p- 0.6735 0.9238 19N 48E 48 38910m18s
21-15 0689-Dec-1717:55:56 3873 102 -16203 A p- 0.6699 0.9225 18N 76W 48 39410m31s
22-14 0707-Dec-2902:00:24 3712 99 -15980 A p- 0.6637 0.9219 18N 160E 48 39310m30s
23-13 0726-Jan-0810:02:17 3556 96 -15757 A p- 0.6560 0.9219 18N 37E 49 38710m16s
24-12 0744-Jan-1917:56:28 3400 93 -15534 A p- 0.6419 0.9227 18N 84W 50 37509m52s
25-11 0762-Jan-3001:45:43 3249 90 -15311 A p- 0.6243 0.9239 19N 156E 51 36009m22s
26-10 0780-Feb-1009:25:25 3100 87 -15088 A p- 0.5988 0.9257 20N 40E 53 34108m49s
27 -9 0798-Feb-2016:56:56 2951 84 -14865 A p- 0.5669 0.9279 21N 75W 55 32108m15s
28 -8 0816-Mar-0300:17:41 2809 81 -14642 A p- 0.5264 0.9304 23N 174E 58 30007m45s
29 -7 0834-Mar-1407:30:23 2667 78 -14419 A p- 0.4793 0.9331 24N 66E 61 28007m17s
30 -6 0852-Mar-2414:33:01 2527 75 -14196 A p- 0.4239 0.9359 25N 40W 65 26006m53s
31 -5 0870-Apr-0421:26:33 2396 72 -13973 A p- 0.3609 0.9388 26N 142W 69 24206m35s
32 -4 0888-Apr-1504:11:44 2265 69 -13750 A pn 0.2911 0.9414 27N 118E 73 22506m22s
33 -3 0906-Apr-2610:50:26 2138 67 -13527 A nn 0.2160 0.9440 26N 20E 77 21106m15s
34 -2 0924-May-0617:22:35 2020 64 -13304 A nn 0.1352 0.9462 25N 77W 82 20006m12s
35 -1 0942-May-1723:50:24 1902 62 -13081 A nn 0.0505 0.9481 23N 172W 87 19106m15s
36 0 0960-May-2806:15:14 1790 59 -12858 Am nn -0.0368 0.9497 20N 93E 88 18506m21s
37 1 0978-Jun-0812:39:18 1682 57 -12635 A nn -0.1247 0.9507 16N 2W 83 18206m30s
38 2 0996-Jun-1819:01:51 1574 54 -12412 A nn -0.2141 0.9514 11N 98W 78 18206m39s
39 3 1014-Jun-3001:27:17 1480 52 -12189 A np -0.3012 0.9515 5N 165E 73 18606m45s
40 4 1032-Jul-1007:55:02 1389 50 -11966 A -p -0.3865 0.9513 1S 66E 67 19306m46s
Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101
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 5 1050-Jul-2114:29:10 1298 47 -11743 A -p -0.4669 0.9506 8S 34W 62 20406m42s
42 6 1068-Jul-3121:07:30 1217 45 -11520 A -p -0.5440 0.9495 16S 137W 57 22006m33s
43 7 1086-Aug-1203:55:29 1137 43 -11297 A -p -0.6133 0.9482 24S 117E 52 23906m20s
44 8 1104-Aug-2210:50:37 1059 41 -11074 A -p -0.6771 0.9466 31S 9E 47 26406m04s
45 9 1122-Sep-0217:56:07 991 39 -10851 A -p -0.7328 0.9449 39S 102W 43 29505m48s
46 10 1140-Sep-1301:10:21 923 37 -10628 A -p -0.7819 0.9431 47S 144E 38 33305m31s
47 11 1158-Sep-2408:36:06 861 35 -10405 A -p -0.8222 0.9415 55S 27E 34 37705m15s
48 12 1176-Oct-0416:11:27 803 33 -10182 A -p -0.8551 0.9400 62S 94W 31 42805m00s
49 13 1194-Oct-1523:56:09 746 31 -9959 A -p -0.8810 0.9389 68S 142E 28 48104m45s
50 14 1212-Oct-2607:50:23 694 29 -9736 A -p -0.8999 0.9382 74S 15E 25 53204m33s
51 15 1230-Nov-0615:52:54 644 28 -9513 A -p -0.9130 0.9381 80S 116W 24 57404m21s
52 16 1248-Nov-1700:02:13 594 26 -9290 A -p -0.9210 0.9385 84S 108E 22 59904m10s
53 17 1266-Nov-2808:15:57 554 24 -9067 A -p -0.9261 0.9396 89S 67W 22 60804m00s
54 18 1284-Dec-0816:33:58 515 23 -8844 A -p -0.9284 0.9414 86S 56E 21 59803m49s
55 19 1302-Dec-2000:53:47 477 21 -8621 A -p -0.9301 0.9438 82S 85W 21 57803m37s
56 20 1320-Dec-3009:13:27 445 20 -8398 A -p -0.9326 0.9469 78S 141E 21 55303m25s
57 21 1339-Jan-1017:31:38 413 20 -8175 A -p -0.9371 0.9504 74S 11E 20 53003m11s
58 22 1357-Jan-2101:46:43 382 20 -7952 A -p -0.9447 0.9543 70S 117W 19 51702m56s
59 23 1375-Feb-0109:57:36 354 20 -7729 A -p -0.9565 0.9586 67S 118E 16 52402m39s
60 24 1393-Feb-1118:02:24 325 20 -7506 A -p -0.9741 0.9628 64S 1W 12 61702m22s
61 25 1411-Feb-2302:01:34 300 20 -7283 As -p -0.9972 0.9654 62S 106W 1 - 02m05s
62 26 1429-Mar-0509:54:06 277 20 -7060 P -t -1.0265 0.9337 61S 130E 0 - -
63 27 1447-Mar-1617:39:00 254 20 -6837 P -t -1.0628 0.8715 61S 5E 0 - -
64 28 1465-Mar-2701:17:25 234 20 -6614 P -t -1.1051 0.7977 61S 119W 0 - -
65 29 1483-Apr-0708:49:06 214 20 -6391 P -t -1.1536 0.7118 61S 120E 0 - -
66 30 1501-Apr-1716:15:50 195 20 -6168 P -t -1.2070 0.6156 62S 1W 0 - -
67 31 1519-Apr-2823:35:42 177 20 -5945 P -t -1.2666 0.5071 63S 120W 0 - -
68 32 1537-May-0906:52:55 159 20 -5722 P -t -1.3288 0.3923 63S 121E 0 - -
69 33 1555-May-2014:06:05 144 20 -5499 P -t -1.3947 0.2697 64S 3E 0 - -
70 34 1573-May-3021:18:23 133 20 -5276 P -t -1.4618 0.1438 65S 115W 0 - -
71 35 1591-Jun-2104:28:42 123 20 -5053 Pe -t -1.5311 0.0130 66S 128E 0 - -

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 101

Solar eclipses of Saros 101 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 0329 May 15. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 1591 Jun 21. The total duration of Saros series 101 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 101
First Eclipse 0329 May 15
Last Eclipse 1591 Jun 21
Series Duration 1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses 71
Sequence 8P 53A 10P

Saros 101 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 101
Eclipse Type Symbol Number Percent
All Eclipses - 71100.0%
PartialP 18 25.4%
AnnularA 53 74.6%
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 101 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 101
Classification Number Percent
All Umbral Eclipses 53100.0%
Central (two limits) 52 98.1%
Central (one limit) 1 1.9%
Non-Central (one limit) 0 0.0%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 101 occur in the following order : 8P 53A 10P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 101 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 101
Extrema Type Date Duration Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse 0689 Dec 1710m31s -
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse 1411 Feb 2302m05s -
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse 0455 Jul 30 - 0.94035
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse 1591 Jun 21 - 0.01297

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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