EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97

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 97

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 97 . 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 97
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	-36	0123-Jun-11	10:39:56	9314	230	-23210	Pb	t-	1.4767	0.1025	65N	96W	0	-	-
2	-35	0141-Jun-21	18:02:38	9142	225	-22987	P	t-	1.4016	0.2467	66N	142E	0	-	-
3	-34	0159-Jul-03	01:29:59	8970	221	-22764	P	t-	1.3297	0.3853	67N	19E	0	-	-
4	-33	0177-Jul-13	09:00:30	8798	216	-22541	P	t-	1.2602	0.5193	68N	105W	0	-	-
5	-32	0195-Jul-24	16:36:23	8626	211	-22318	P	t-	1.1947	0.6455	69N	129E	0	-	-
6	-31	0213-Aug-04	00:18:09	8454	206	-22095	P	t-	1.1339	0.7622	69N	1E	0	-	-
7	-30	0231-Aug-15	08:07:15	8282	202	-21872	P	t-	1.0791	0.8670	70N	129W	0	-	-
8	-29	0249-Aug-25	16:03:56	8110	197	-21649	P	t-	1.0305	0.9594	71N	98E	0	-	-
9	-28	0267-Sep-06	00:07:59	7938	193	-21426	Tn	t-	0.9880	1.0472	73N	63W	8	-	02m32s
10	-27	0285-Sep-16	08:20:50	7766	188	-21203	T	t-	0.9529	1.0475	67N	135E	17	532	02m51s
11	-26	0303-Sep-27	16:41:13	7594	184	-20980	T	p-	0.9241	1.0463	61N	5W	22	405	03m00s
12	-25	0321-Oct-08	01:09:28	7420	180	-20757	T	p-	0.9019	1.0445	55N	142W	25	344	03m05s
13	-24	0339-Oct-19	09:44:31	7246	175	-20534	T	p-	0.8854	1.0425	50N	83E	27	305	03m07s
14	-23	0357-Oct-29	18:26:31	7071	171	-20311	T	p-	0.8745	1.0406	45N	54W	29	280	03m07s
15	-22	0375-Nov-10	03:13:13	6894	167	-20088	T	p-	0.8678	1.0388	42N	170E	29	262	03m07s
16	-21	0393-Nov-20	12:03:28	6716	163	-19865	T	p-	0.8642	1.0373	39N	32E	30	250	03m05s
17	-20	0411-Dec-01	20:56:14	6537	159	-19642	T	p-	0.8627	1.0363	38N	106W	30	242	03m04s
18	-19	0429-Dec-12	05:50:11	6358	155	-19419	T	p-	0.8622	1.0356	36N	116E	30	237	03m02s
19	-18	0447-Dec-23	14:42:09	6179	151	-19196	T	p-	0.8604	1.0355	36N	21W	30	235	03m02s
20	-17	0466-Jan-02	23:31:44	6003	147	-18973	T	p-	0.8570	1.0357	35N	158W	31	233	03m02s
21	-16	0484-Jan-14	08:16:38	5827	143	-18750	T	p-	0.8501	1.0366	35N	67E	32	232	03m04s
22	-15	0502-Jan-24	16:57:06	5651	139	-18527	T	p-	0.8397	1.0378	35N	68W	33	230	03m06s
23	-14	0520-Feb-05	01:29:04	5476	135	-18304	T	p-	0.8228	1.0395	35N	161E	34	228	03m10s
24	-13	0538-Feb-15	09:55:05	5300	131	-18081	T	p-	0.8013	1.0412	36N	32E	37	226	03m14s
25	-12	0556-Feb-26	18:11:18	5125	128	-17858	T	p-	0.7723	1.0433	36N	94W	39	222	03m19s
26	-11	0574-Mar-09	02:20:35	4953	124	-17635	T	p-	0.7378	1.0452	37N	142E	42	218	03m23s
27	-10	0592-Mar-19	10:19:18	4781	121	-17412	T	p-	0.6949	1.0470	38N	22E	46	213	03m29s
28	-9	0610-Mar-30	18:11:38	4611	117	-17189	T	p-	0.6471	1.0485	39N	96W	49	208	03m34s
29	-8	0628-Apr-10	01:54:34	4442	114	-16966	T	p-	0.5920	1.0496	40N	149E	53	202	03m40s
30	-7	0646-Apr-21	09:30:56	4274	110	-16743	T	p-	0.5318	1.0502	41N	37E	58	195	03m45s
31	-6	0664-May-01	16:59:46	4108	107	-16520	T	p-	0.4659	1.0501	41N	73W	62	187	03m50s
32	-5	0682-May-13	00:23:40	3943	104	-16297	T	n-	0.3965	1.0494	41N	179E	66	178	03m54s
33	-4	0700-May-23	07:42:41	3778	100	-16074	T	n-	0.3234	1.0480	39N	72E	71	168	03m56s
34	-3	0718-Jun-03	14:57:45	3622	97	-15851	T	n-	0.2479	1.0458	37N	34W	75	157	03m56s
35	-2	0736-Jun-13	22:10:51	3466	94	-15628	T	nn	0.1716	1.0428	33N	140W	80	145	03m52s
36	-1	0754-Jun-25	05:23:06	3312	91	-15405	Tm	nn	0.0956	1.0391	29N	113E	84	132	03m43s
37	0	0772-Jul-05	12:35:26	3163	88	-15182	T	nn	0.0205	1.0347	24N	5E	89	117	03m27s
38	1	0790-Jul-16	19:49:17	3014	85	-14959	T	nn	-0.0524	1.0296	18N	104W	87	100	03m03s
39	2	0808-Jul-27	03:05:57	2868	82	-14736	T	nn	-0.1221	1.0241	12N	145E	83	83	02m33s
40	3	0826-Aug-07	10:27:08	2727	79	-14513	T	-n	-0.1868	1.0180	5N	33E	79	63	01m56s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97
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	4	0844-Aug-17	17:52:04	2585	76	-14290	H	-n	-0.2474	1.0117	2S	80W	76	42	01m15s
42	5	0862-Aug-29	01:24:01	2451	73	-14067	H	-n	-0.3012	1.0051	9S	164E	72	19	00m33s
43	6	0880-Sep-08	09:01:56	2320	71	-13844	A	-p	-0.3492	0.9985	16S	47E	69	6	00m09s
44	7	0898-Sep-19	16:48:15	2189	68	-13621	A	-p	-0.3893	0.9919	22S	72W	67	31	00m50s
45	8	0916-Sep-30	00:40:03	2070	65	-13398	A	-p	-0.4241	0.9855	29S	167E	65	56	01m27s
46	9	0934-Oct-11	08:40:19	1952	63	-13175	A	-p	-0.4509	0.9794	35S	46E	63	82	02m01s
47	10	0952-Oct-21	16:45:57	1835	60	-12952	A	-p	-0.4726	0.9736	40S	76W	62	107	02m32s
48	11	0970-Nov-02	00:58:10	1727	58	-12729	A	-p	-0.4882	0.9684	45S	161E	61	130	02m59s
49	12	0988-Nov-12	09:14:10	1620	55	-12506	A	-p	-0.4998	0.9636	49S	39E	60	152	03m23s
50	13	1006-Nov-23	17:34:32	1518	53	-12283	A	-p	-0.5074	0.9596	52S	83W	59	171	03m43s
51	14	1024-Dec-04	01:56:09	1427	51	-12060	A	-p	-0.5129	0.9561	54S	156E	59	187	04m00s
52	15	1042-Dec-15	10:17:49	1336	48	-11837	A	-p	-0.5179	0.9533	55S	36E	59	200	04m14s
53	16	1060-Dec-25	18:37:57	1251	46	-11614	A	-p	-0.5233	0.9511	54S	84W	58	211	04m26s
54	17	1079-Jan-06	02:55:23	1170	44	-11391	A	-p	-0.5307	0.9495	52S	157E	58	219	04m35s
55	18	1097-Jan-16	11:07:01	1090	42	-11168	A	-p	-0.5419	0.9483	50S	37E	57	225	04m41s
56	19	1115-Jan-27	19:12:28	1020	40	-10945	A	-p	-0.5577	0.9477	47S	82W	56	230	04m46s
57	20	1133-Feb-07	03:10:04	952	38	-10722	A	-p	-0.5794	0.9473	44S	161E	54	235	04m49s
58	21	1151-Feb-18	10:59:58	885	36	-10499	A	-p	-0.6069	0.9473	42S	44E	52	240	04m52s
59	22	1169-Feb-28	18:38:34	827	34	-10276	A	-p	-0.6430	0.9473	39S	70W	50	248	04m55s
60	23	1187-Mar-12	02:08:37	770	32	-10053	A	-p	-0.6855	0.9474	38S	178E	47	259	04m59s
61	24	1205-Mar-22	09:27:28	715	30	-9830	A	-p	-0.7364	0.9473	37S	69E	42	278	05m04s
62	25	1223-Apr-02	16:37:44	665	28	-9607	A	-p	-0.7937	0.9471	38S	38W	37	310	05m09s
63	26	1241-Apr-12	23:36:45	615	27	-9384	A	-t	-0.8596	0.9462	41S	142W	30	376	05m14s
64	27	1259-Apr-24	06:28:45	571	25	-9161	A	-t	-0.9303	0.9445	47S	118E	21	548	05m15s
65	28	1277-May-04	13:11:53	531	24	-8938	A-	-t	-1.0070	0.9530	63S	34E	0	-	-
66	29	1295-May-15	19:48:31	492	22	-8715	P	-t	-1.0883	0.8132	63S	75W	0	-	-
67	30	1313-May-26	02:19:25	458	21	-8492	P	-t	-1.1731	0.6673	64S	178E	0	-	-
68	31	1331-Jun-06	08:46:48	426	20	-8269	P	-t	-1.2596	0.5184	65S	71E	0	-	-
69	32	1349-Jun-16	15:12:22	394	20	-8046	P	-t	-1.3467	0.3688	66S	35W	0	-	-
70	33	1367-Jun-27	21:36:08	366	20	-7823	P	-t	-1.4343	0.2189	67S	142W	0	-	-
71	34	1385-Jul-08	04:02:07	337	20	-7600	Pe	-t	-1.5188	0.0747	68S	110E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 97

Solar eclipses of Saros 97 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 0123 Jun 11. The series ended with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 1385 Jul 08. The total duration of Saros series 97 is 1262.11 years.

Summary of Saros 97

First Eclipse	0123 Jun 11
Last Eclipse	1385 Jul 08
Series Duration	1262.11 Years
No. of Eclipses	71
Sequence	8P 32T 2H 23A 6P

Saros 97 is composed of 71 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 97
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	71	100.0%
Partial	P	14	19.7%
Annular	A	23	32.4%
Total	T	32	45.1%
Hybrid	H	2	2.8%

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 97 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 97
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	57	100.0%
Central (two limits)	55	96.5%
Central (one limit)	1	1.8%
Non-Central (one limit)	1	1.8%

The 71 eclipses in Saros 97 occur in the following order : 8P 32T 2H 23A 6P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 97 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1259 Apr 24	05m15s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	0880 Sep 08	00m09s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	0700 May 23	03m56s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	0826 Aug 07	01m56s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0844 Aug 17	01m15s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	0862 Aug 29	00m33s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	0249 Aug 25	-	0.95942
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1385 Jul 08	-	0.07466

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 97

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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Calendar

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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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