EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 73

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 73

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 73 . 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 73
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	-38	-0698-Jul-27	12:52:00	20132	507	-33363	Pb	t-	1.4734	0.1074	68N	123W	0	-	-
2	-37	-0680-Aug-06	20:41:47	19844	500	-33140	P	t-	1.4220	0.2076	69N	107E	0	-	-
3	-36	-0662-Aug-18	04:38:01	19558	493	-32917	P	t-	1.3759	0.2969	70N	26W	0	-	-
4	-35	-0644-Aug-28	12:42:27	19275	485	-32694	P	t-	1.3367	0.3725	71N	161W	0	-	-
5	-34	-0626-Sep-08	20:54:33	18993	478	-32471	P	t-	1.3040	0.4354	71N	61E	0	-	-
6	-33	-0608-Sep-19	05:15:11	18714	471	-32248	P	t-	1.2788	0.4834	72N	79W	0	-	-
7	-32	-0590-Sep-30	13:41:45	18437	464	-32025	P	t-	1.2588	0.5212	72N	139E	0	-	-
8	-31	-0572-Oct-10	22:16:28	18163	457	-31802	P	t-	1.2460	0.5453	72N	5W	0	-	-
9	-30	-0554-Oct-22	06:56:27	17888	451	-31579	P	t-	1.2378	0.5606	71N	150W	0	-	-
10	-29	-0536-Nov-01	15:41:59	17618	444	-31356	P	t-	1.2345	0.5666	71N	64E	0	-	-
11	-28	-0518-Nov-13	00:29:47	17350	437	-31133	P	t-	1.2336	0.5681	70N	82W	0	-	-
12	-27	-0500-Nov-23	09:20:29	17079	430	-30910	P	t-	1.2354	0.5647	69N	132E	0	-	-
13	-26	-0482-Dec-04	18:10:48	16767	424	-30687	P	t-	1.2375	0.5608	68N	13W	0	-	-
14	-25	-0464-Dec-15	02:59:45	16455	417	-30464	P	t-	1.2389	0.5583	67N	158W	0	-	-
15	-24	-0446-Dec-26	11:45:37	16150	410	-30241	P	t-	1.2381	0.5597	66N	59E	0	-	-
16	-23	-0427-Jan-05	20:27:28	15861	404	-30018	P	t-	1.2344	0.5666	65N	83W	0	-	-
17	-22	-0409-Jan-17	05:02:21	15572	397	-29795	P	t-	1.2258	0.5827	64N	137E	0	-	-
18	-21	-0391-Jan-27	13:30:12	15294	391	-29572	P	t-	1.2121	0.6083	63N	0W	0	-	-
19	-20	-0373-Feb-07	21:49:45	15025	385	-29349	P	t-	1.1922	0.6453	62N	135W	0	-	-
20	-19	-0355-Feb-18	06:01:17	14756	378	-29126	P	t-	1.1663	0.6936	62N	92E	0	-	-
21	-18	-0337-Mar-01	14:02:01	14500	372	-28903	P	t-	1.1323	0.7569	61N	38W	0	-	-
22	-17	-0319-Mar-11	21:54:31	14249	366	-28680	P	t-	1.0924	0.8311	61N	166W	0	-	-
23	-16	-0301-Mar-23	05:36:52	13998	360	-28457	P	t-	1.0450	0.9192	61N	68E	0	-	-
24	-15	-0283-Apr-02	13:11:29	13760	354	-28234	T	t-	0.9919	1.0166	61N	43W	6	528	00m58s
25	-14	-0265-Apr-13	20:36:03	13522	348	-28011	T	p-	0.9312	1.0201	60N	133W	21	187	01m16s
26	-13	-0247-Apr-24	03:55:05	13287	342	-27788	T	p-	0.8666	1.0211	59N	126E	30	143	01m23s
27	-12	-0229-May-05	11:06:30	13063	336	-27565	T	p-	0.7967	1.0210	59N	27E	37	118	01m25s
28	-11	-0211-May-15	18:13:35	12838	330	-27342	T	p-	0.7239	1.0201	59N	72W	43	99	01m25s
29	-10	-0193-May-27	01:15:58	12619	324	-27119	T	p-	0.6478	1.0181	58N	170W	49	81	01m20s
30	-9	-0175-Jun-06	08:16:51	12407	318	-26896	T	p-	0.5713	1.0156	56N	92E	55	65	01m13s
31	-8	-0157-Jun-17	15:16:21	12196	313	-26673	H	p-	0.4945	1.0121	53N	7W	60	48	01m00s
32	-7	-0139-Jun-27	22:15:21	11992	307	-26450	H	p-	0.4180	1.0081	49N	108W	65	31	00m42s
33	-6	-0121-Jul-09	05:16:37	11791	301	-26227	H	n-	0.3446	1.0034	44N	150E	70	12	00m19s
34	-5	-0103-Jul-19	12:20:24	11590	296	-26004	A	nn	0.2742	0.9982	38N	45E	74	6	00m11s
35	-4	-0085-Jul-30	19:28:57	11396	290	-25781	A	nn	0.2086	0.9926	32N	62W	78	27	00m46s
36	-3	-0067-Aug-10	02:41:43	11203	285	-25558	A	nn	0.1476	0.9867	25N	171W	81	47	01m26s
37	-2	-0049-Aug-21	10:01:53	11010	279	-25335	Am	nn	0.0937	0.9807	19N	77E	85	69	02m10s
38	-1	-0031-Aug-31	17:28:09	10824	274	-25112	A	nn	0.0460	0.9745	12N	36W	87	91	02m55s
39	0	-0013-Sep-12	01:01:35	10637	269	-24889	A	nn	0.0052	0.9685	6N	152W	90	113	03m41s
40	1	0005-Sep-22	08:42:04	10454	263	-24666	A	nn	-0.0289	0.9626	0S	91E	88	135	04m25s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 73
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	2	0023-Oct-03	16:30:44	10277	258	-24443	A	nn	-0.0557	0.9570	6S	28W	87	157	05m07s
42	3	0041-Oct-14	00:25:44	10100	253	-24220	A	nn	-0.0761	0.9519	12S	149W	86	177	05m47s
43	4	0059-Oct-25	08:26:33	9924	248	-23997	A	nn	-0.0911	0.9472	17S	90E	85	195	06m23s
44	5	0077-Nov-04	16:32:22	9751	243	-23774	A	nn	-0.1013	0.9431	21S	32W	84	211	06m55s
45	6	0095-Nov-16	00:42:47	9577	238	-23551	A	nn	-0.1074	0.9396	25S	155W	84	225	07m23s
46	7	0113-Nov-26	08:54:11	9405	233	-23328	A	nn	-0.1120	0.9369	28S	83E	83	236	07m44s
47	8	0131-Dec-07	17:06:32	9233	228	-23105	A	nn	-0.1153	0.9347	30S	39W	83	245	07m59s
48	9	0149-Dec-18	01:16:35	9061	223	-22882	A	nn	-0.1202	0.9332	31S	161W	83	251	08m07s
49	10	0167-Dec-29	09:24:43	8889	218	-22659	A	nn	-0.1260	0.9324	31S	79E	83	255	08m08s
50	11	0186-Jan-08	17:25:49	8717	214	-22436	A	nn	-0.1374	0.9321	30S	40W	82	256	08m01s
51	12	0204-Jan-20	01:22:14	8545	209	-22213	A	nn	-0.1521	0.9324	29S	158W	81	256	07m51s
52	13	0222-Jan-30	09:09:13	8373	204	-21990	A	nn	-0.1742	0.9331	27S	86E	80	254	07m36s
53	14	0240-Feb-10	16:48:27	8201	200	-21767	A	nn	-0.2020	0.9342	25S	28W	78	250	07m21s
54	15	0258-Feb-21	00:16:11	8029	195	-21544	A	nn	-0.2390	0.9355	23S	140W	76	247	07m06s
55	16	0276-Mar-03	07:35:58	7857	191	-21321	A	-n	-0.2820	0.9370	21S	110E	74	243	06m53s
56	17	0294-Mar-14	14:44:30	7685	186	-21098	A	-p	-0.3341	0.9386	20S	3E	70	240	06m43s
57	18	0312-Mar-24	21:43:45	7512	182	-20875	A	-p	-0.3934	0.9401	18S	101W	67	239	06m36s
58	19	0330-Apr-05	04:33:15	7338	178	-20652	A	-p	-0.4601	0.9413	18S	156E	62	241	06m34s
59	20	0348-Apr-15	11:15:32	7165	173	-20429	A	-p	-0.5324	0.9424	19S	56E	58	247	06m35s
60	21	0366-Apr-26	17:50:06	6987	169	-20206	A	-p	-0.6108	0.9430	21S	43W	52	260	06m38s
61	22	0384-May-07	00:18:43	6810	165	-19983	A	-p	-0.6939	0.9432	24S	141W	46	284	06m42s
62	23	0402-May-18	06:43:21	6632	161	-19760	A	-p	-0.7798	0.9428	29S	122E	39	331	06m44s
63	24	0420-May-28	13:05:22	6453	157	-19537	A	-p	-0.8671	0.9415	37S	26E	30	430	06m38s
64	25	0438-Jun-08	19:25:34	6274	153	-19314	A	-t	-0.9556	0.9388	49S	70W	17	782	06m18s
65	26	0456-Jun-19	01:46:48	6096	149	-19091	P	-t	-1.0430	0.8890	66S	166W	0	-	-
66	27	0474-Jun-30	08:09:52	5920	145	-18868	P	-t	-1.1284	0.7428	67S	87E	0	-	-
67	28	0492-Jul-10	14:37:23	5744	141	-18645	P	-t	-1.2097	0.6034	68S	21W	0	-	-
68	29	0510-Jul-21	21:08:23	5569	137	-18422	P	-t	-1.2881	0.4695	69S	131W	0	-	-
69	30	0528-Aug-01	03:47:32	5393	133	-18199	P	-t	-1.3594	0.3479	70S	116E	0	-	-
70	31	0546-Aug-12	10:33:19	5217	130	-17976	P	-t	-1.4252	0.2359	70S	2E	0	-	-
71	32	0564-Aug-22	17:29:09	5044	126	-17753	P	-t	-1.4831	0.1379	71S	116W	0	-	-
72	33	0582-Sep-03	00:33:20	4872	122	-17530	Pe	-t	-1.5343	0.0513	72S	124E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 73

Solar eclipses of Saros 73 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 -0698 Jul 27. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 0582 Sep 03. The total duration of Saros series 73 is 1280.14 years.

Summary of Saros 73

First Eclipse	-0698 Jul 27
Last Eclipse	0582 Sep 03
Series Duration	1280.14 Years
No. of Eclipses	72
Sequence	23P 7T 3H 31A 8P

Saros 73 is composed of 72 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 73
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	72	100.0%
Partial	P	31	43.1%
Annular	A	31	43.1%
Total	T	7	9.7%
Hybrid	H	3	4.2%

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 73 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 73
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	41	100.0%
Central (two limits)	41	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 72 eclipses in Saros 73 occur in the following order : 23P 7T 3H 31A 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 73 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 73
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	0167 Dec 29	08m08s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	-0103 Jul 19	00m11s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	-0229 May 05	01m25s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	-0283 Apr 02	00m58s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0157 Jun 17	01m00s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	-0121 Jul 09	00m19s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	-0301 Mar 23	-	0.91921
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	0582 Sep 03	-	0.05132

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 73

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

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by Fred Espenak

Calendar

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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.

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