Local circumstances at the instant of greatest eclipse* for every event during this twenty-five year period are presented in Table 1. The date and Universal Time of the instant of greatest eclipse are found in the first two columns. The eclipse type is given (T=Total, A=Annular, AT=Annular/Total or P=Partial) along with the Saros series, as defined by van den Bergh (1955). The magnitude of the eclipse is defined as the fraction of the sun's diameter obscured at greatest eclipse. The latitude and longitude of the umbra are given for the instant of greatest eclipse, along with the Sun's altitude, the width of the path (kilometers) and the duration of totality or annularity. For partial eclipses, the latitude and longitude of the point closest to the umbra's axis at the instant of greatest eclipse are listed. The altitude of the sun at this location is 0 degrees. This table is based on data from "Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986-2035", NASA RP-1178, 1987.
* Greatest eclipse is defined as the instant when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to the Earth's center. For total eclipses, the instant of greatest eclipse is virtually identical to the instants of greatest magnitude and greatest duration. However, for annular eclipses, the instant of greatest duration may occur at either the time of greatest eclipse or near the sunrise and sunset points of the eclipse path.
Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse: 1996 - 2020
Greatest Saros Eclipse Sun Path Center
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Lat. Long. Alt Width Dur.
(km)
1996 Apr 17 22:37 P 148 -1.058 0.879 71.3S 104.0W 0
1996 Oct 12 14:02 P 153 1.123 0.757 71.7N 32.2E 0
1997 Mar 9 01:24 T 120 0.918 1.042 57.8N 130.7E 23 356 02m50s
1997 Sep 2 00:04 P 125 -1.035 0.898 71.8S 114.2E 0
1998 Feb 26 17:28 T 130 0.239 1.044 4.7N 82.7W 76 151 04m09s
1998 Aug 22 02:06 A 135 -0.264 0.973 3.0S 145.4E 75 99 03m14s
1999 Feb 16 06:34 A 140 -0.473 0.993 39.8S 93.9E 62 29 00m40s
1999 Aug 11 11:03 T 145 0.506 1.029 45.1N 24.3E 59 112 02m23s
2000 Feb 5 12:49 P 150 -1.223 0.579 70.2S 134.2E 0
2000 Jul 1 19:32 P 117 -1.282 0.477 66.9S 109.5W 0
2000 Jul 31 02:13 P 155 1.217 0.603 69.5N 59.8W 0
2000 Dec 25 17:35 P 122 1.137 0.723 66.3N 74.1W 0
2001 Jun 21 12:04 T 127 -0.570 1.050 11.3S 2.7E 55 200 04m57s
2001 Dec 14 20:52 A 132 0.409 0.968 0.6N 130.7W 66 126 03m53s
2002 Jun 10 23:44 A 137 0.199 0.996 34.6N 178.6W 78 13 00m23s
2002 Dec 4 07:31 T 142 -0.302 1.024 39.5S 59.6E 72 87 02m04s
2003 May 31 04:08 A 147 0.996 0.938 66.5N 24.7W 3 - 03m37s
2003 Nov 23 22:49 T 152 -0.964 1.038 72.7S 88.4E 15 495 01m57s
2004 Apr 19 13:34 P 119 -1.133 0.736 61.6S 44.3E 0
2004 Oct 14 02:59 P 124 1.035 0.927 61.2N 153.6W 0
2005 Apr 8 20:36 AT 129 -0.347 1.007 10.6S 119.0W 70 27 00m42s
2005 Oct 3 10:32 A 134 0.330 0.958 12.9N 28.8E 71 162 04m32s
2006 Mar 29 10:11 T 139 0.384 1.052 23.2N 16.8E 67 183 04m07s
2006 Sep 22 11:40 A 144 -0.406 0.935 20.7S 9.0W 66 261 07m09s
2007 Mar 19 02:32 P 149 1.073 0.874 61.0N 55.4E 0
2007 Sep 11 12:31 P 154 -1.126 0.749 61.0S 90.3W 0
2008 Feb 7 03:55 A 121 -0.957 0.965 67.6S 150.5W 16 444 02m12s
2008 Aug 1 10:21 T 126 0.831 1.039 65.6N 72.3E 34 237 02m27s
2009 Jan 26 07:58 A 131 -0.282 0.928 34.1S 70.3E 74 280 07m54s
2009 Jul 22 02:35 T 136 0.070 1.080 24.2N 144.1E 86 258 06m39s
2010 Jan 15 07:06 A 141 0.400 0.919 1.6N 69.3E 66 333 11m08s
2010 Jul 11 19:33 T 146 -0.679 1.058 19.8S 121.8W 47 259 05m20s
2011 Jan 4 08:50 P 151 1.063 0.857 64.7N 20.8E 0
2011 Jun 1 21:16 P 118 1.213 0.601 67.8N 46.8E 0
2011 Jul 1 08:38 P 156 -1.492 0.097 65.2S 28.7E 0
2011 Nov 25 06:20 P 123 -1.054 0.905 68.6S 82.4W 0
2012 May 20 23:53 A 128 0.483 0.944 49.1N 176.3E 61 237 05m46s
2012 Nov 13 22:12 T 133 -0.372 1.050 39.9S 161.3W 68 179 04m02s
2013 May 10 00:25 A 138 -0.269 0.954 2.2N 175.5E 74 173 06m03s
2013 Nov 3 12:46 AT 143 0.327 1.016 3.5N 11.7W 71 58 01m40s
2014 Apr 29 06:03 A 148 -1.000 0.985 68.0S 125.4E 3
2014 Oct 23 21:44 P 153 1.091 0.811 71.2N 97.1W 0
2015 Mar 20 09:45 T 120 0.945 1.045 64.4N 6.6W 18 463 02m47s
2015 Sep 13 06:54 P 125 -1.100 0.787 72.1S 2.3W 0
2016 Mar 9 01:57 T 130 0.261 1.045 10.1N 148.8E 75 155 04m09s
2016 Sep 1 09:07 A 135 -0.333 0.974 10.7S 37.8E 70 100 03m06s
2017 Feb 26 14:53 A 140 -0.458 0.992 34.7S 31.1W 63 31 00m44s
2017 Aug 21 18:25 T 145 0.437 1.031 37.0N 87.6W 64 115 02m40s
2018 Feb 15 20:51 P 150 -1.212 0.599 71.0S 0.7E 0
2018 Jul 13 03:01 P 117 -1.354 0.337 67.9S 127.5E 0
2018 Aug 11 09:46 P 155 1.148 0.736 70.4N 174.6E 0
2019 Jan 6 01:41 P 122 1.142 0.715 67.4N 153.6E 0
2019 Jul 2 19:23 T 127 -0.646 1.046 17.4S 108.9W 50 201 04m33s
2019 Dec 26 05:17 A 132 0.413 0.970 1.0N 102.3E 66 118 03m39s
2020 Jun 21 06:40 A 137 0.121 0.994 30.5N 79.7E 83 21 00m38s
2020 Dec 14 16:13 T 142 -0.294 1.025 40.3S 67.9W 73 90 02m10s
F. Espenak, 1995 June 28
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Key for table of Solar Eclipses: 1996 - 2020
Column Heading Definition/Description
1 Date Calendar Date (Gregorian) at instant of
Greatest Eclipse.
2 Greatest Time (UT) of Greatest Eclipse, which is
Eclipse defined as the instant when the axis of the
Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.
3 Type Type of eclipse where:
T = Total Eclipse.
A = Annular Eclipse.
A/T = Annular/Total Eclipse.
P = Partial Eclipse.
4 Saros Saros series of eclipse.
5 Gamma Distance of the shadow cone axis from the center
of Earth (units of equatorial radii) at the
instant of greatest eclipse.
6 Eclipse Eclipse magnitude is the fraction of the Sun's
Mag. diameter obscured by the Moon.
7 Lat. Latitude where greatest eclipse is seen.
8 Long. Longitude where greatest eclipse is seen.
9 Sun
Alt Sun altitude at greatest eclipse.
10 Path Width of the path of totality or annularity
Width at greatest eclipse (kilometers).
11 Center Central duration of total or annular phase
Dur. at greatest eclipse.
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