EclipseWise - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153

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 153

The table below lists the concise characteristics of every solar eclipse belonging to Saros 153 . 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 153
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	-34	1870-Jul-28	11:02:31	1	0	-1601	Pb	t-	1.5044	0.0742	69N	171E	0	-	-
2	-33	1888-Aug-07	18:05:46	-6	0	-1378	P	t-	1.4369	0.1983	70N	53E	0	-	-
3	-32	1906-Aug-20	01:12:50	6	0	-1155	P	t-	1.3731	0.3147	71N	66W	0	-	-
4	-31	1924-Aug-30	08:23:00	24	0	-932	P	t-	1.3123	0.4245	71N	173E	0	-	-
5	-30	1942-Sep-10	15:39:32	26	0	-709	P	t-	1.2571	0.5231	72N	50E	0	-	-
6	-29	1960-Sep-20	22:59:56	33	0	-486	P	t-	1.2057	0.6139	72N	74W	0	-	-
7	-28	1978-Oct-02	06:28:43	49	0	-263	P	t-	1.1616	0.6905	72N	160E	0	-	-
8	-27	1996-Oct-12	14:03:04	62	0	-40	P	t-	1.1227	0.7575	72N	32E	0	-	-
9	-26	2014-Oct-23	21:45:39	68	0	183	P	t-	1.0908	0.8114	71N	97W	0	-	-
10	-25	2032-Nov-03	05:34:13	74	3	406	P	t-	1.0643	0.8554	70N	133E	0	-	-
11	-24	2050-Nov-14	13:30:53	83	9	629	P	t-	1.0447	0.8874	70N	1E	0	-	-
12	-23	2068-Nov-24	21:32:30	95	18	852	P	t-	1.0299	0.9109	69N	131W	0	-	-
13	-22	2086-Dec-06	05:38:55	109	29	1075	P	p-	1.0194	0.9271	67N	96E	0	-	-
14	-21	2104-Dec-17	13:48:27	125	41	1298	A+	p-	1.0120	0.9381	66N	37W	0	-	-
15	-20	2122-Dec-28	22:00:56	145	55	1521	A+	p-	1.0072	0.9451	65N	170W	0	-	-
16	-19	2141-Jan-08	06:12:38	166	70	1744	A+	p-	1.0024	0.9522	64N	57E	0	-	-
17	-18	2159-Jan-19	14:23:26	191	86	1967	A+	p-	0.9974	0.9600	63N	75W	0	-	-
18	-17	2177-Jan-29	22:30:30	218	104	2190	An	p-	0.9897	0.9212	58N	164E	7	-	06m55s
19	-16	2195-Feb-10	06:34:27	247	123	2413	An	p-	0.9797	0.9218	55N	41E	11	-	06m52s
20	-15	2213-Feb-21	14:30:14	279	143	2636	A	p-	0.9635	0.9230	53N	79W	15	1080	06m44s
21	-14	2231-Mar-04	22:20:23	314	163	2859	A	p-	0.9430	0.9246	52N	162E	19	837	06m32s
22	-13	2249-Mar-15	06:00:45	351	185	3082	A	p-	0.9149	0.9266	52N	47E	23	666	06m18s
23	-12	2267-Mar-26	13:33:45	391	208	3305	A	p-	0.8810	0.9290	52N	65W	28	549	06m03s
24	-11	2285-Apr-05	20:55:22	433	232	3528	A	p-	0.8378	0.9315	53N	172W	33	459	05m50s
25	-10	2303-Apr-18	04:09:26	478	257	3751	A	p-	0.7888	0.9341	54N	83E	38	393	05m38s
26	-9	2321-Apr-28	11:12:58	526	283	3974	A	p-	0.7314	0.9367	54N	18W	43	341	05m30s
27	-8	2339-May-09	18:08:03	576	309	4197	A	p-	0.6672	0.9392	55N	116W	48	300	05m24s
28	-7	2357-May-20	00:54:22	629	337	4420	A	p-	0.5960	0.9415	54N	150E	53	268	05m24s
29	-6	2375-May-31	07:34:32	684	365	4643	A	p-	0.5200	0.9436	52N	57E	58	243	05m26s
30	-5	2393-Jun-10	14:08:40	742	395	4866	A	p-	0.4389	0.9453	49N	36W	64	224	05m34s
31	-4	2411-Jun-21	20:37:42	802	425	5089	A	pn	0.3537	0.9467	44N	128W	69	210	05m46s
32	-3	2429-Jul-02	03:04:28	865	456	5312	A	pn	0.2668	0.9476	39N	138E	74	200	06m01s
33	-2	2447-Jul-13	09:29:34	931	488	5535	A	nn	0.1786	0.9481	32N	44E	80	194	06m18s
34	-1	2465-Jul-23	15:54:46	999	520	5758	A	nn	0.0903	0.9482	25N	52W	85	191	06m35s
35	0	2483-Aug-03	22:21:16	1069	554	5981	A	nn	0.0029	0.9479	17N	149W	90	192	06m50s
36	1	2501-Aug-15	04:52:07	1143	588	6204	Am	nn	-0.0811	0.9471	9N	112E	85	195	07m01s
37	2	2519-Aug-26	11:27:48	1219	623	6427	A	nn	-0.1611	0.9460	1N	11E	81	201	07m08s
38	3	2537-Sep-05	18:08:58	1297	659	6650	A	nn	-0.2368	0.9446	7S	91W	76	210	07m11s
39	4	2555-Sep-17	00:58:16	1378	696	6873	A	nn	-0.3062	0.9429	15S	165E	72	221	07m10s
40	5	2573-Sep-27	07:55:48	1461	733	7096	A	-p	-0.3691	0.9411	23S	58E	68	233	07m06s

Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153
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	6	2591-Oct-08	15:02:46	1548	772	7319	A	-p	-0.4245	0.9393	30S	50W	65	247	07m00s
42	7	2609-Oct-19	22:18:03	1636	811	7542	A	-p	-0.4735	0.9375	37S	161W	62	263	06m53s
43	8	2627-Oct-31	05:43:48	1728	851	7765	A	-p	-0.5141	0.9358	44S	88E	59	278	06m44s
44	9	2645-Nov-10	13:18:33	1821	891	7988	A	-p	-0.5477	0.9344	50S	25W	57	293	06m35s
45	10	2663-Nov-21	21:01:58	1918	933	8211	A	-p	-0.5748	0.9333	55S	138W	55	305	06m26s
46	11	2681-Dec-02	04:53:52	2017	975	8434	A	-p	-0.5952	0.9326	59S	109E	53	314	06m18s
47	12	2699-Dec-13	12:52:47	2118	1018	8657	A	-p	-0.6106	0.9325	61S	4W	52	320	06m08s
48	13	2717-Dec-24	20:58:03	2222	1062	8880	A	-p	-0.6211	0.9329	62S	117W	51	321	06m00s
49	14	2736-Jan-05	05:06:09	2329	1106	9103	A	-p	-0.6301	0.9340	61S	129E	51	318	05m50s
50	15	2754-Jan-15	13:18:41	2438	1151	9326	A	-p	-0.6359	0.9356	58S	12E	50	310	05m39s
51	16	2772-Jan-26	21:31:15	2550	1197	9549	A	-p	-0.6427	0.9378	55S	107W	50	300	05m26s
52	17	2790-Feb-06	05:44:11	2665	1244	9772	A	-p	-0.6496	0.9407	52S	132E	49	286	05m12s
53	18	2808-Feb-17	13:53:33	2782	1291	9995	A	-p	-0.6602	0.9441	48S	12E	48	271	04m56s
54	19	2826-Feb-27	22:00:56	2901	1339	10218	A	-p	-0.6730	0.9480	44S	110W	47	254	04m38s
55	20	2844-Mar-10	06:02:45	3023	1388	10441	A	-p	-0.6914	0.9523	41S	130E	46	236	04m18s
56	21	2862-Mar-21	13:59:03	3148	1438	10664	A	-p	-0.7149	0.9570	38S	11E	44	218	03m55s
57	22	2880-Mar-31	21:48:24	3275	1488	10887	A	-p	-0.7448	0.9619	37S	106W	42	201	03m31s
58	23	2898-Apr-12	05:31:36	3405	1539	11110	A	-p	-0.7802	0.9669	36S	138E	38	185	03m06s
59	24	2916-Apr-23	13:07:17	3538	1591	11333	A	-p	-0.8224	0.9718	37S	24E	34	173	02m39s
60	25	2934-May-04	20:36:32	3673	1644	11556	A	-p	-0.8707	0.9764	40S	89W	29	168	02m12s
61	26	2952-May-15	03:59:06	3810	1697	11779	A	-p	-0.9250	0.9803	45S	161E	22	182	01m46s
62	27	2970-May-26	11:17:01	3950	1751	12002	A	-t	-0.9835	0.9826	56S	55E	10	364	01m26s
63	28	2988-Jun-05	18:28:48	4093	1806	12225	P	-t	-1.0477	0.9016	65S	53W	0	-	-
64	29	3006-Jun-18	01:38:16	4238	1861	12448	P	-t	-1.1144	0.7827	66S	169W	0	-	-
65	30	3024-Jun-28	08:44:24	4386	1917	12671	P	-t	-1.1842	0.6568	67S	74E	0	-	-
66	31	3042-Jul-09	15:51:07	4537	1974	12894	P	-t	-1.2543	0.5291	68S	43W	0	-	-
67	32	3060-Jul-19	22:55:59	4690	2032	13117	P	-t	-1.3263	0.3969	69S	159W	0	-	-
68	33	3078-Jul-31	06:04:32	4845	2090	13340	P	-t	-1.3959	0.2683	70S	82E	0	-	-
69	34	3096-Aug-10	13:14:04	5003	2149	13563	P	-t	-1.4651	0.1397	70S	37W	0	-	-
70	35	3114-Aug-22	20:29:03	5164	2209	13786	Pe	-t	-1.5305	0.0176	71S	158W	0	-	-

Statistics for Solar Eclipses of Saros 153

Solar eclipses of Saros 153 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 1870 Jul 28. The series will end with a partial eclipse in the southern hemisphere on 3114 Aug 22. The total duration of Saros series 153 is 1244.08 years.

Summary of Saros 153

First Eclipse	1870 Jul 28
Last Eclipse	3114 Aug 22
Series Duration	1244.08 Years
No. of Eclipses	70
Sequence	13P 49A 8P

Saros 153 is composed of 70 solar eclipses as follows:

Solar Eclipses of Saros 153
Eclipse Type	Symbol	Number	Percent
All Eclipses	-	70	100.0%
Partial	P	21	30.0%
Annular	A	49	70.0%
Total	T	0	0.0%
Hybrid	H	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 153 appears in the following table.

Umbral Eclipses of Saros 153
Classification	Number	Percent
All Umbral Eclipses	49	100.0%
Central (two limits)	43	87.8%
Central (one limit)	2	4.1%
Non-Central (one limit)	4	8.2%

The 70 eclipses in Saros 153 occur in the following order : 13P 49A 8P

The longest and shortest central eclipses of Saros 153 as well as largest and smallest partial eclipses appear below.

Extreme Durations and Magnitudes of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153
Extrema Type	Date	Duration	Magnitude
Longest Annular Solar Eclipse	2537 Sep 05	07m11s	-
Shortest Annular Solar Eclipse	2970 May 26	01m26s	-
Largest Partial Solar Eclipse	2086 Dec 06	-	0.92712
Smallest Partial Solar Eclipse	3114 Aug 22	-	0.01761

Panorama of Solar Eclipses of Saros 153

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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