EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 125

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 125

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 125 . 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 125
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	-39	1060-Feb-04	21:21:51	1255	46	-11625	Pb	t-	1.5335	0.0079	62N	168E	0	-	-
2	-38	1078-Feb-15	05:47:52	1174	44	-11402	P	t-	1.5159	0.0406	62N	32E	0	-	-
3	-37	1096-Feb-26	14:07:31	1094	42	-11179	P	t-	1.4936	0.0819	61N	102W	0	-	-
4	-36	1114-Mar-08	22:17:23	1023	40	-10956	P	t-	1.4643	0.1366	61N	126E	0	-	-
5	-35	1132-Mar-19	06:19:23	955	38	-10733	P	t-	1.4292	0.2022	61N	3W	0	-	-
6	-34	1150-Mar-30	14:11:30	887	36	-10510	P	t-	1.3867	0.2818	61N	130W	0	-	-
7	-33	1168-Apr-09	21:56:31	830	34	-10287	P	t-	1.3391	0.3712	62N	105E	0	-	-
8	-32	1186-Apr-21	05:32:43	773	32	-10064	P	t-	1.2848	0.4731	62N	19W	0	-	-
9	-31	1204-May-01	13:01:35	718	30	-9841	P	t-	1.2250	0.5851	63N	140W	0	-	-
10	-30	1222-May-12	20:24:00	668	29	-9618	P	t-	1.1607	0.7053	63N	100E	0	-	-
11	-29	1240-May-23	03:41:15	618	27	-9395	P	t-	1.0929	0.8315	64N	19W	0	-	-
12	-28	1258-Jun-03	10:54:15	573	25	-9172	P	t-	1.0221	0.9627	65N	137W	0	-	-
13	-27	1276-Jun-13	18:03:37	533	24	-8949	T	t-	0.9491	1.0202	82N	135E	18	226	01m07s
14	-26	1294-Jun-25	01:11:50	494	22	-8726	T	p-	0.8757	1.0195	85N	154E	28	140	01m11s
15	-25	1312-Jul-05	08:19:20	460	21	-8503	T	p-	0.8029	1.0171	75N	68E	36	99	01m08s
16	-24	1330-Jul-16	15:26:55	428	20	-8280	T	p-	0.7308	1.0139	67N	36W	43	70	01m00s
17	-23	1348-Jul-26	22:37:07	396	20	-8057	H	p-	0.6617	1.0098	58N	143W	48	45	00m46s
18	-22	1366-Aug-07	05:50:21	367	20	-7834	H	p-	0.5958	1.0051	50N	107E	53	22	00m26s
19	-21	1384-Aug-17	13:09:04	339	20	-7611	A	p-	0.5355	0.9999	42N	5W	57	1	00m01s
20	-20	1402-Aug-28	20:31:37	311	20	-7388	A	p-	0.4791	0.9943	34N	117W	61	23	00m33s
21	-19	1420-Sep-08	04:02:07	288	20	-7165	A	p-	0.4302	0.9885	27N	128E	64	45	01m10s
22	-18	1438-Sep-19	11:38:06	265	20	-6942	A	n-	0.3865	0.9826	20N	11E	67	66	01m51s
23	-17	1456-Sep-29	19:22:24	243	20	-6719	A	n-	0.3503	0.9768	14N	107W	69	88	02m36s
24	-16	1474-Oct-11	03:12:16	224	20	-6496	A	n-	0.3196	0.9711	8N	134E	71	109	03m22s
25	-15	1492-Oct-21	11:10:34	204	20	-6273	A	n-	0.2964	0.9657	3N	13E	73	129	04m08s
26	-14	1510-Nov-01	19:13:49	186	20	-6050	A	n-	0.2782	0.9607	1S	109W	74	148	04m54s
27	-13	1528-Nov-12	03:22:57	168	20	-5827	A	n-	0.2653	0.9562	5S	128E	75	166	05m36s
28	-12	1546-Nov-23	11:35:40	150	20	-5604	A	n-	0.2562	0.9521	7S	5E	75	181	06m13s
29	-11	1564-Dec-03	19:52:05	138	20	-5381	A	nn	0.2504	0.9487	9S	119W	76	195	06m42s
30	-10	1582-Dec-25	04:08:38	128	20	-5158	A	nn	0.2457	0.9459	9S	117E	76	206	07m02s
31	-9	1601-Jan-04	12:24:37	116	20	-4935	A	nn	0.2410	0.9437	9S	7W	76	214	07m13s
32	-8	1619-Jan-15	20:38:06	90	17	-4712	A	nn	0.2349	0.9422	8S	130W	76	220	07m16s
33	-7	1637-Jan-26	04:48:31	64	14	-4489	A	nn	0.2265	0.9412	6S	107E	77	223	07m12s
34	-6	1655-Feb-06	12:51:54	41	12	-4266	A	nn	0.2130	0.9408	4S	14W	78	224	07m03s
35	-5	1673-Feb-16	20:49:18	21	9	-4043	A	nn	0.1951	0.9409	2S	134W	79	223	06m52s
36	-4	1691-Feb-28	04:37:41	8	6	-3820	A	nn	0.1701	0.9414	1N	109E	80	220	06m40s
37	-3	1709-Mar-11	12:18:34	9	5	-3597	Am	nn	0.1395	0.9422	3N	6W	82	216	06m29s
38	-2	1727-Mar-22	19:47:55	10	4	-3374	A	nn	0.0996	0.9432	6N	118W	84	211	06m20s
39	-1	1745-Apr-02	03:09:18	12	3	-3151	A	nn	0.0536	0.9444	8N	132E	87	205	06m13s
40	0	1763-Apr-13	10:19:31	15	2	-2928	A	nn	-0.0010	0.9455	9N	25E	90	201	06m11s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 125
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	1	1781-Apr-23	17:21:25	16	2	-2705	A	nn	-0.0620	0.9467	10N	79W	87	197	06m13s
42	2	1799-May-05	00:13:07	14	1	-2482	A	nn	-0.1310	0.9476	9N	179E	83	194	06m20s
43	3	1817-May-16	06:58:14	12	1	-2259	A	nn	-0.2049	0.9483	8N	79E	78	194	06m30s
44	4	1835-May-27	13:35:42	5	1	-2036	A	np	-0.2846	0.9486	5N	20W	74	196	06m44s
45	5	1853-Jun-06	20:07:21	7	1	-1813	A	-p	-0.3685	0.9486	2N	118W	68	203	06m59s
46	6	1871-Jun-18	02:35:01	-1	0	-1590	A	-p	-0.4550	0.9481	3S	145E	63	214	07m14s
47	7	1889-Jun-28	09:00:00	-6	0	-1367	A	-p	-0.5431	0.9471	10S	47E	57	232	07m22s
48	8	1907-Jul-10	15:24:32	7	0	-1144	A	-p	-0.6313	0.9456	17S	51W	51	258	07m23s
49	9	1925-Jul-20	21:48:42	24	0	-921	A	-p	-0.7193	0.9436	25S	150W	44	300	07m15s
50	10	1943-Aug-01	04:16:13	26	0	-698	A	-p	-0.8041	0.9409	35S	109E	36	367	06m59s
51	11	1961-Aug-11	10:46:47	34	0	-475	A	-p	-0.8859	0.9375	46S	4E	27	499	06m35s
52	12	1979-Aug-22	17:22:38	50	0	-252	A	-t	-0.9632	0.9329	60S	109W	15	953	06m03s
53	13	1997-Sep-02	00:04:48	63	0	-29	P	-t	-1.0352	0.8988	72S	114E	0	-	-
54	14	2015-Sep-13	06:55:19	68	0	194	P	-t	-1.1004	0.7875	72S	2W	0	-	-
55	15	2033-Sep-23	13:54:31	75	3	417	P	-t	-1.1583	0.6890	72S	121W	0	-	-
56	16	2051-Oct-04	21:02:15	84	10	640	P	-t	-1.2094	0.6024	72S	118E	0	-	-
57	17	2069-Oct-15	04:19:56	95	19	863	P	-t	-1.2524	0.5298	72S	6W	0	-	-
58	18	2087-Oct-26	11:46:57	110	29	1086	P	-t	-1.2882	0.4696	71S	131W	0	-	-
59	19	2105-Nov-06	19:23:02	126	42	1309	P	-t	-1.3168	0.4218	70S	102E	0	-	-
60	20	2123-Nov-18	03:07:26	146	56	1532	P	-t	-1.3389	0.3848	69S	26W	0	-	-
61	21	2141-Nov-28	10:59:33	168	71	1755	P	-t	-1.3552	0.3577	68S	156W	0	-	-
62	22	2159-Dec-09	18:58:33	192	87	1978	P	-t	-1.3664	0.3391	67S	74E	0	-	-
63	23	2177-Dec-20	03:01:35	219	105	2201	P	-t	-1.3748	0.3251	66S	57W	0	-	-
64	24	2195-Dec-31	11:09:22	249	124	2424	P	-t	-1.3797	0.3166	65S	171E	0	-	-
65	25	2214-Jan-11	19:17:52	281	144	2647	P	-t	-1.3848	0.3078	64S	39E	0	-	-
66	26	2232-Jan-23	03:27:39	316	165	2870	P	-t	-1.3891	0.3001	63S	93W	0	-	-
67	27	2250-Feb-02	11:34:06	353	186	3093	P	-t	-1.3969	0.2864	63S	137E	0	-	-
68	28	2268-Feb-13	19:39:31	393	209	3316	P	-t	-1.4059	0.2703	62S	7E	0	-	-
69	29	2286-Feb-24	03:39:23	436	233	3539	P	-t	-1.4204	0.2448	62S	122W	0	-	-
70	30	2304-Mar-07	11:34:23	481	258	3762	P	-t	-1.4389	0.2118	61S	111E	0	-	-
71	31	2322-Mar-18	19:21:51	528	284	3985	P	-t	-1.4640	0.1671	61S	15W	0	-	-
72	32	2340-Mar-29	03:03:37	579	311	4208	P	-t	-1.4941	0.1131	61S	138W	0	-	-
73	33	2358-Apr-09	10:37:38	631	338	4431	Pe	-t	-1.5309	0.0467	61S	100E	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 125

Solar eclipses of Saros 125 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 1060 Feb 04. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 2358 Apr 09. The total duration of Saros series 125 is 1298.17 years.

Summary of Saros 125

First Eclipse	1060 Feb 04
Last Eclipse	2358 Apr 09
Series Duration	1298.17 Years
No. of Eclipses	73
Sequence	12P 4T 2H 34A 21P

Saros 125 is composed of 73 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 125
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	73	100.0%
Partial	P	33	45.2%
Annular	A	34	46.6%
Total	T	4	5.5%
Hybrid	H	2	2.7%

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 125 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 125
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	40	100.0%
Central (two limits)	40	100.0%
Central (one limit)	0	0.0%
Non-Central (one limit)	0	0.0%

The 73 eclipses in Saros 125 occur in the following order : 12P 4T 2H 34A 21P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 125 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 125
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	1907 Jul 10	07m23s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	1384 Aug 17	00m01s	-
Longest Total Solar Eclipse	1294 Jun 25	01m11s	-
Shortest Total Solar Eclipse	1330 Jul 16	01m00s	-
Longest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1348 Jul 26	00m46s	-
Shortest Hybrid Solar Eclipse	1366 Aug 07	00m26s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	1258 Jun 03	-	0.96267
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	1060 Feb 04	-	0.00795

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 125

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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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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