EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 71

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 71

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 71 . 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 71
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	-33	-0684-Oct-19	05:25:28	19904	501	-33187	Pb	t-	1.5576	0.0156	71N	114W	0	-	-
2	-32	-0666-Oct-30	13:27:11	19618	494	-32964	P	t-	1.5518	0.0271	71N	110E	0	-	-
3	-31	-0648-Nov-09	21:31:41	19334	487	-32741	P	t-	1.5488	0.0336	70N	25W	0	-	-
4	-30	-0630-Nov-21	05:38:33	19052	480	-32518	P	t-	1.5479	0.0362	69N	160W	0	-	-
5	-29	-0612-Dec-01	13:44:54	18773	473	-32295	P	t-	1.5470	0.0385	68N	65E	0	-	-
6	-28	-0594-Dec-12	21:50:48	18495	466	-32072	P	t-	1.5459	0.0409	67N	69W	0	-	-
7	-27	-0576-Dec-23	05:51:27	18221	459	-31849	P	t-	1.5409	0.0494	66N	159E	0	-	-
8	-26	-0557-Jan-03	13:48:24	17946	452	-31626	P	t-	1.5331	0.0623	65N	29E	0	-	-
9	-25	-0539-Jan-13	21:37:17	17675	445	-31403	P	t-	1.5189	0.0856	64N	99W	0	-	-
10	-24	-0521-Jan-25	05:19:45	17406	438	-31180	P	t-	1.4999	0.1167	63N	134E	0	-	-
11	-23	-0503-Feb-04	12:51:14	17138	432	-30957	P	t-	1.4720	0.1627	62N	11E	0	-	-
12	-22	-0485-Feb-15	20:15:20	16833	425	-30734	P	t-	1.4382	0.2187	62N	110W	0	-	-
13	-21	-0467-Feb-26	03:28:21	16521	418	-30511	P	t-	1.3951	0.2904	61N	131E	0	-	-
14	-20	-0449-Mar-09	10:32:17	16211	412	-30288	P	t-	1.3447	0.3748	61N	15E	0	-	-
15	-19	-0431-Mar-19	17:26:04	15922	405	-30065	P	t-	1.2859	0.4741	61N	98W	0	-	-
16	-18	-0413-Mar-31	00:12:23	15633	399	-29842	P	t-	1.2207	0.5846	61N	151E	0	-	-
17	-17	-0395-Apr-10	06:50:56	15350	392	-29619	P	t-	1.1486	0.7075	61N	41E	0	-	-
18	-16	-0377-Apr-21	13:22:03	15081	386	-29396	P	t-	1.0701	0.8419	61N	66W	0	-	-
19	-15	-0359-May-01	19:48:41	14813	380	-29173	An	t-	0.9874	0.9357	65N	157W	8	-	04m13s
20	-14	-0341-May-13	02:11:32	14553	373	-28950	A	t-	0.9012	0.9417	67N	142E	25	498	04m15s
21	-13	-0323-May-23	08:32:26	14302	367	-28727	A	p-	0.8128	0.9454	67N	66E	35	345	04m14s
22	-12	-0305-Jun-03	14:52:36	14051	361	-28504	A	p-	0.7231	0.9481	65N	14W	43	276	04m17s
23	-11	-0287-Jun-13	21:14:46	13810	355	-28281	A	p-	0.6343	0.9501	61N	98W	50	237	04m22s
24	-10	-0269-Jun-25	03:40:15	13572	349	-28058	A	p-	0.5479	0.9515	57N	174E	57	213	04m31s
25	-9	-0251-Jul-05	10:09:14	13335	343	-27835	A	p-	0.4636	0.9524	51N	81E	62	197	04m43s
26	-8	-0233-Jul-16	16:44:57	13110	337	-27612	A	p-	0.3841	0.9528	45N	15W	67	187	04m58s
27	-7	-0215-Jul-26	23:27:49	12885	331	-27389	A	p-	0.3099	0.9528	39N	115W	72	182	05m14s
28	-6	-0197-Aug-07	06:20:00	12663	325	-27166	A	nn	0.2426	0.9525	32N	141E	76	179	05m29s
29	-5	-0179-Aug-17	13:20:36	12452	319	-26943	A	nn	0.1815	0.9519	25N	35E	79	179	05m43s
30	-4	-0161-Aug-28	20:32:32	12241	314	-26720	A	nn	0.1292	0.9513	19N	75W	82	180	05m54s
31	-3	-0143-Sep-08	03:54:32	12034	308	-26497	A	nn	0.0845	0.9505	12N	172E	85	182	06m03s
32	-2	-0125-Sep-19	11:27:09	11833	302	-26274	A	nn	0.0477	0.9500	6N	57E	87	184	06m08s
33	-1	-0107-Sep-29	19:09:41	11633	297	-26051	A	nn	0.0185	0.9495	0S	61W	89	185	06m12s
34	0	-0089-Oct-11	03:02:09	11437	291	-25828	A	nn	-0.0034	0.9494	6S	179E	90	186	06m12s
35	1	-0071-Oct-21	11:03:25	11243	286	-25605	A	nn	-0.0185	0.9495	11S	58E	89	185	06m09s
36	2	-0053-Nov-01	19:10:54	11050	280	-25382	A	nn	-0.0292	0.9503	16S	65W	88	182	06m02s
37	3	-0035-Nov-12	03:25:34	10863	275	-25159	A	nn	-0.0347	0.9515	19S	170E	88	178	05m51s
38	4	-0017-Nov-23	11:43:51	10677	270	-24936	A	nn	-0.0382	0.9533	22S	46E	88	171	05m35s
39	5	0001-Dec-03	20:05:20	10491	264	-24713	A	nn	-0.0395	0.9558	25S	79W	88	161	05m14s
40	6	0019-Dec-15	04:26:07	10314	259	-24490	A	nn	-0.0424	0.9589	26S	156E	87	150	04m47s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 71
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	7	0037-Dec-25	12:47:18	10137	254	-24267	A	nn	-0.0456	0.9626	26S	32E	87	136	04m15s
42	8	0056-Jan-05	21:05:12	9961	249	-24044	Am	nn	-0.0527	0.9669	26S	92W	87	119	03m39s
43	9	0074-Jan-16	05:19:26	9787	244	-23821	A	nn	-0.0636	0.9718	25S	146E	86	101	03m01s
44	10	0092-Jan-27	13:27:49	9614	239	-23598	A	nn	-0.0805	0.9772	23S	24E	85	82	02m22s
45	11	0110-Feb-06	21:30:46	9441	234	-23375	A	nn	-0.1027	0.9830	21S	96W	84	61	01m43s
46	12	0128-Feb-18	05:26:21	9269	229	-23152	A	nn	-0.1319	0.9891	19S	145E	82	39	01m04s
47	13	0146-Feb-28	13:15:03	9097	224	-22929	A	nn	-0.1680	0.9953	17S	28E	80	17	00m27s
48	14	0164-Mar-10	20:56:27	8925	219	-22706	H	nn	-0.2110	1.0016	15S	88W	78	6	00m09s
49	15	0182-Mar-22	04:31:45	8753	215	-22483	H	-n	-0.2601	1.0078	13S	158E	75	28	00m44s
50	16	0200-Apr-01	11:59:18	8581	210	-22260	H	-n	-0.3164	1.0139	12S	46E	71	50	01m17s
51	17	0218-Apr-12	19:22:23	8410	205	-22037	T	-n	-0.3772	1.0195	11S	65W	68	71	01m49s
52	18	0236-Apr-23	02:39:48	8238	201	-21814	T	-p	-0.4434	1.0248	12S	175W	64	93	02m20s
53	19	0254-May-04	09:55:18	8066	196	-21591	T	-p	-0.5123	1.0294	13S	75E	59	115	02m49s
54	20	0272-May-14	17:05:51	7894	192	-21368	T	-p	-0.5858	1.0334	15S	33W	54	137	03m13s
55	21	0290-May-26	00:17:45	7722	187	-21145	T	-p	-0.6591	1.0366	19S	142W	49	162	03m32s
56	22	0308-Jun-05	07:28:10	7549	183	-20922	T	-p	-0.7340	1.0389	24S	108E	43	191	03m43s
57	23	0326-Jun-16	14:41:50	7375	178	-20699	T	-p	-0.8070	1.0403	30S	3W	36	228	03m43s
58	24	0344-Jun-26	21:56:39	7201	174	-20476	T	-p	-0.8797	1.0405	38S	116W	28	286	03m32s
59	25	0362-Jul-08	05:17:47	7025	170	-20253	T	-t	-0.9479	1.0393	49S	129E	18	421	03m07s
60	26	0380-Jul-18	12:43:04	6847	166	-20030	P	-t	-1.0130	0.9872	68S	4E	0	-	-
61	27	0398-Jul-29	20:14:53	6670	162	-19807	P	-t	-1.0733	0.8730	69S	121W	0	-	-
62	28	0416-Aug-09	03:53:28	6491	158	-19584	P	-t	-1.1287	0.7680	70S	111E	0	-	-
63	29	0434-Aug-20	11:40:41	6312	154	-19361	P	-t	-1.1774	0.6755	71S	19W	0	-	-
64	30	0452-Aug-30	19:36:00	6133	150	-19138	P	-t	-1.2201	0.5946	71S	152W	0	-	-
65	31	0470-Sep-11	03:39:28	5957	146	-18915	P	-t	-1.2564	0.5257	72S	72E	0	-	-
66	32	0488-Sep-21	11:52:10	5781	142	-18692	P	-t	-1.2857	0.4704	72S	66W	0	-	-
67	33	0506-Oct-02	20:13:10	5606	138	-18469	P	-t	-1.3088	0.4269	72S	154E	0	-	-
68	34	0524-Oct-13	04:41:48	5430	134	-18246	P	-t	-1.3262	0.3942	71S	12E	0	-	-
69	35	0542-Oct-24	13:17:29	5254	130	-18023	P	-t	-1.3384	0.3714	71S	131W	0	-	-
70	36	0560-Nov-03	21:59:38	5081	127	-17800	P	-t	-1.3460	0.3573	70S	85E	0	-	-
71	37	0578-Nov-15	06:46:44	4908	123	-17577	P	-t	-1.3500	0.3499	69S	60W	0	-	-
72	38	0596-Nov-25	15:36:41	4736	120	-17354	P	-t	-1.3522	0.3458	68S	155E	0	-	-
73	39	0614-Dec-07	00:29:32	4567	116	-17131	P	-t	-1.3528	0.3447	67S	10E	0	-	-
74	40	0632-Dec-17	09:22:47	4398	113	-16908	P	-t	-1.3538	0.3429	66S	134W	0	-	-
75	41	0650-Dec-28	18:14:32	4230	109	-16685	P	-t	-1.3562	0.3381	65S	82E	0	-	-
76	42	0669-Jan-08	03:03:09	4065	106	-16462	P	-t	-1.3616	0.3277	64S	61W	0	-	-
77	43	0687-Jan-19	11:47:53	3900	103	-16239	P	-t	-1.3706	0.3104	63S	158E	0	-	-
78	44	0705-Jan-29	20:27:31	3737	99	-16016	P	-t	-1.3843	0.2842	62S	18E	0	-	-
79	45	0723-Feb-10	04:59:43	3581	96	-15793	P	-t	-1.4041	0.2460	62S	120W	0	-	-
80	46	0741-Feb-20	13:25:16	3425	93	-15570	P	-t	-1.4295	0.1969	61S	105E	0	-	-

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 71
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
81	47	0759-Mar-03	21:42:14	3273	90	-15347	P	-t	-1.4619	0.1342	61S	29W	0	-	-
82	48	0777-Mar-14	05:51:53	3124	87	-15124	Pe	-t	-1.5003	0.0598	61S	161W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 71

Solar eclipses of Saros 71 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 -0684 Oct 19. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 0777 Mar 14. The total duration of Saros series 71 is 1460.44 years.

Summary of Saros 71

First Eclipse	-0684 Oct 19
Last Eclipse	0777 Mar 14
Series Duration	1460.44 Years
No. of Eclipses	82
Sequence	18P 29A 3H 9T 23P

Saros 71 is composed of 82 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 71
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	82	100.0%
Partial	P	41	50.0%
Annular	A	29	35.4%
Total	T	9	11.0%
Hybrid	H	3	3.7%

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 71 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 71
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	41	100.0%
Central (two limits)	40	97.6%
Central (one limit)	1	2.4%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 82 eclipses in Saros 71 occur in the following order : 18P 29A 3H 9T 23P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 71 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 71
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0107 Sep 29	06m12s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0146 Feb 28	00m27s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0326 Jun 16	03m43s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0218 Apr 12	01m49s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0200 Apr 01	01m17s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0164 Mar 10	00m09s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0380 Jul 18	-	0.98718
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0684 Oct 19	-	0.01560

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 71

Catalog of Saros Series of Solar Eclipses

Links to Additional Solar Eclipse Predictions

Home - home page of EclipseWise with predictions for both solar and lunar eclipses

Solar Eclipses - primary page for solar eclipse predictions
Solar Eclipse Links - detailed directory of links
Solar Eclipse Basics - a primer on solar eclipses

Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series - covers Saros series -30 through 190
Six Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses - from -2999 to +3000 (3000 BCE to 3000 CE)
World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Maps - index page for world eclipse maps covering 5 millennia
Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all solar eclipses visible from a city

Thousand Year Canon of Solar Eclipses 1501 to 2500 - link to the publication

MrEclipse.com - eclipse resources and tips on photography
Solar Eclipses for Beginners - a primer on solar eclipse basics
How to Photograph a Solar Eclipse - instructions for imaging an eclipse of the Sun
MrEclipse Photo Index - an index of solar eclipse photographs

Eclipse Publications

by Fred Espenak

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:

pre-1950's: ΔT calculated from empirical fits to historical records derived by Morrison and Stephenson (2004)
1955-present: ΔT obtained from published observations
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:

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