http://SaturnianCosmology.Org/ mirrored file For complete access to all the files of this collection see http://SaturnianCosmology.org/search.php ========================================================== NASA Logo, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Skip Navigation (press 2) <#skipping> * + NASA Portal * + Sun-Earth Connection * + Eclipse Bulletins <../SEpubs/bulletin.html> * + Eclipses During 2007 <../OH/OH2007.html> FIND IT at NASA: * HOME <../eclipse.html> * SOLAR ECLIPSES <../solar.html> * LUNAR ECLIPSES <../lunar.html> * TRANSITS <../transit/transit.html> * MOON PHASES <../phase/phase2001gmt.html> NASA Eclipse Home Page <../eclipse.html> Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses *-1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)* During the 50 century period -1999 to 3000 (i.e.: 2000 BCE to 3000 CE), Earth experiences 12186 lunar eclipses as follows: All Eclipses = 12186 = 100.0% Penumbral (N) = 4468 = 36.7% Partial (P) = 4213 = 34.6% Total (T) = 3505 = 28.8% The following catalog contains predictions for every lunar eclipse occurring during the five thousand year interval -1999 through 3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE). The eclipses during this period are arranged into 100 year long tables where each table includes data described as follows. The date and Universal Time[1 <#1>] of the instant of greatest eclipse[2 <#2>] are found in the first two columns. The eclipse type is given (T=Total, P=Partial, or N=Penumbral) along with the Saros series. Gamma is the distance of the Moon's center from the shadow axis of Earth at greatest eclipse (in Earth radii). The eclipse magnitude is defined as the fraction of the Sun's diameter obscured at greatest eclipse. The penumbral and umbral magnitudes of the eclipse are defined as the fractions of the Moon's diameter obscured by each shadow at greatest eclipse. The semi-durations of the partial and total phases of the eclipse are given to the nearest minute. Finally, the Greenwich Siderial Time at 00:00 U.T., along with the Moon's Geocentric Right Ascension and Declination at greatest eclipse complete each record. The individual columns in each table are described in greater detail in the Key to Lunar Eclipse Catalogs . Each of the 100 year tables contains approximately 25 kilobytes of ASCII text. For any eclipse in the catalog, the start and end times of the partial eclipse phases can be calculated by respectively subtracting and adding the partial semi-duration (S.D. Par) to the instant of greatest eclipse. Likewise, the start and end times of the total eclipse can be calculated by respectively subtracting and adding the total semi-duration (S.D. Tot) to the instant of greatest eclipse. For a detailed example, see Contact Times for Lunar Eclipses . To determine whether an eclipse is visible from a specific geographic location, it is a relatively simple matter of calculating the Moon's altitude and azimuth during each phase of the eclipse. The calculations can be performed on any pocket calculator having trig functions (SIN, COS, TAN). Armed with the latitude and longitude of the location, the lunar eclipse catalog provides all the additional information needed to make the calculations. For the equations and an example of how to calculate the Moon's altitude for a specific location, see Altitudes for Lunar Eclipses . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [1 <#1a>] For most practical purposes, Universal Time (UT) is equivalent to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). [2 <#2a>] Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the Moon passes closest to the axis of Earth's shadows. This marks the instant when the Moon is deepest in Earth's shadow(s). ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Five Millennium Catalog of Lunar Eclipses Century Interval Number of Eclipses Number of Penumbral Eclipses Number of Partial Eclipses Number of Total Eclipses -1999 to -1900 248 91 94 63 -1899 to -1800 256 98 97 61 -1799 to -1700 254 94 99 61 -1699 to -1600 247 92 88 67 -1599 to -1500 228 82 59 87 -1499 to -1400 231 87 60 84 -1399 to -1300 245 87 92 66 -1299 to -1200 258 99 99 60 -1199 to -1100 253 97 95 61 -1099 to -1000 241 90 84 67 -0999 to -0900 229 79 62 88 -0899 to -0800 230 81 65 84 -0799 to -0700 243 91 89 63 -0699 to -0600 255 94 101 60 -0599 to -0500 257 98 99 60 -0499 to -0400 244 90 88 66 -0399 to -0300 231 81 60 90 -0299 to -0200 229 80 63 86 -0199 to -0100 243 87 87 69 -0099 to 0000 253 94 98 61 0001 to 0100 255 96 101 58 0101 to 0200 242 87 87 68 0201 to 0300 229 83 62 84 0301 to 0400 230 78 70 82 0401 to 0500 249 88 94 67 0501 to 0600 255 98 94 63 0601 to 0700 257 99 100 58 0701 to 0800 241 85 87 69 0801 to 0900 228 78 61 89 0901 to 1000 232 84 70 78 1001 to 1100 247 88 96 63 1101 to 1200 259 98 101 60 1201 to 1300 253 97 96 60 1301 to 1400 233 82 73 78 1401 to 1500 229 81 63 85 1501 to 1600 239 87 75 77 1601 to 1700 250 92 97 61 1701 to 1800 259 101 98 60 1801 to 1900 252 92 97 63 1901 to 2000 230 83 66 81 2001 to 2100 230 87 58 85 2101 to 2200 239 82 87 70 2201 to 2300 254 96 97 61 2301 to 2400 256 98 98 60 2401 to 2500 240 85 85 70 2501 to 2600 228 82 59 87 2601 to 2700 233 82 71 80 2701 to 2800 248 92 92 64 2801 to 2900 261 102 102 57 2901 to 3000 253 93 97 63 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reproduction of Eclipse Data All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy. Some of the information presented in these tables is based on data originally published in /Fifty Year Canon of Lunar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035 <../SEpubs/RP1216.html>/. 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