Click for special web page on the Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jul 22

Solar Eclipses: Past and Future

The following links give detailed descriptions of all eclipses of the Sun and Moon from 2000 through
2008. The original reports were published in the annual Observer's Handbook of Royal Astronomical
Society of Canada.

• Eclipses During: | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |

Web pages for several major total and annular solar eclipses:

• Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 August 01

• Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 Jan 15
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2010 July 11
• Predictions for Total Solar Eclipses of 2008, 2009 and 2010

Some useful links to past and future solar are as follows.

• Decade Solar Eclipse Tables:

• | 1951 - 1960 | 1961 - 1970 | 1971 - 1980 | 1981 - 1990 | 1991 - 2000 |
• | 2001 - 2010 | 2011 - 2020 | 2021 - 2030 | 2031 - 2040 | 2041 - 2050 |

• Solar Eclipses on Google Maps:

• | 1901 - 1920 | 1921 - 1940 | 1941 - 1960 | 1961 - 1980 | 1981 - 2000 |
• | 2001 - 2020 | 2021 - 2040 | 2041 - 2060 | 2061 - 2080 | 2081 - 2100 |

• World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Maps: Index Page

• | 1901 - 1920 | 1921 - 1940 | 1941 - 1960 | 1961 - 1980 | 1981 - 2000 |
• | 2001 - 2020 | 2021 - 2040 | 2041 - 2060 | 2061 - 2080 | 2081 - 2100 |

• North America Solar Eclipse Maps: 1851-2100 - Index Page

• Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all solar eclipses visible from a city
 • Five Millennium Solar Eclipse Search Engine - search for solar eclipses and plot on Google
maps
• Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
• NASA Solar Eclipse Bulletins - NASA Technical Publications for Eclipses from 1994 to 2010

Solar Eclipses: 2006 - 2012

The table below lists every solar eclipse from 2006 through 2012. Click on any of the following values
to link to additional information or maps:

• Calendar Date - link to global map showing eclipse visibility

• TD of Greatest Eclipse - link to animation of the Moon's penumbral and umbral shadows
across Earth
• Eclipse Type - link to Google Map of eclipse path
• Saros Series - link to table of all eclipses in this the Saros cycle
• Central Duration - link to table of geographic coordinates for the path of a total, annular or
hybrid eclipse
• Geographic Region of Eclipse Visibility - link to detailed description of an eclipse from RASC
Observer's Handbook

The Key to Solar Eclipse Table contains a detailed description of each item in the table.

Solar Eclipses: 2006 - 2012

TD of
Calendar Eclipse Saros Eclipse Central Geographic Region of
Greatest
Date Type Series Magnitude Duration Eclipse Visibility
Eclipse
(Link to (Link to
(Link to (Link to (Link to (Link to RASC
Global Google
Animation) Saros) Path Table) Observers Handbook)
Map) Map)
Africa, Europe, w Asia
2006 Mar
10:12:23 Total 139 1.052 04m07s [Total: c Africa,
29
Turkey, Russia]
S. America, w Africa,
Antarctica
2006 Sep 22 11:41:16 Annular 144 0.935 07m09s [Annular: Guyana,
Suriname, F. Guiana, s
Atlantic]
2007 Mar
02:32:57 Partial 149 0.876 - Asia, Alaska
19
2007 Sep 11 12:32:24 Partial 154 0.751 - S. America, Antarctica
Antarctica, e Australia,
2008 Feb 07 03:56:10 Annular 121 0.965 02m12s N. Zealand
[Annular: Antarctica]
2008 Aug 10:22:12 Total 126 1.039 02m27s ne N. America, Europe,
01 Asia
Solar Eclipses: 2006 - 2012
TD of
Calendar Eclipse Saros Eclipse Central Geographic Region of
Greatest
Date Type Series Magnitude Duration Eclipse Visibility
Eclipse
(Link to (Link to
(Link to (Link to (Link to (Link to RASC
Global Google
Animation) Saros) Path Table) Observers Handbook)
Map) Map)
[Total: n Canada,
Greenland, Siberia,
Mongolia, China]
s Africa, Antarctica, se
Asia, Australia
2009 Jan 26 07:59:45 Annular 131 0.928 07m54s
[Annular: s Indian,
Sumatra, Borneo]
e Asia, Pacific Ocean,
Hawaii
2009 Jul 22 02:36:25 Total 136 1.080 06m39s
[Total: India, Nepal,
China, c Pacific]
Africa, Asia
2010 Jan 15 07:07:39 Annular 141 0.919 11m08s [Annular: c Africa,
India, Malymar, China]
s S. America
2010 Jul 11 19:34:38 Total 146 1.058 05m20s [Total: s Pacific, Easter
Is., Chile, Argentina]
2011 Jan 04 08:51:42 Partial 151 0.858 - Europe, Africa, c Asia
e Asia, n N. America,
2011 Jun 01 21:17:18 Partial 118 0.601 -
Iceland
2011 Jul 01 08:39:30 Partial 156 0.097 - s Indian Ocean
2011 Nov s Africa, Antarctica,
06:21:24 Partial 123 0.905 -
25 Tasmania, N.Z.
Asia, Pacific, N.
2012 May America
23:53:54 Annular 128 0.944 05m46s
20 [Annular: China,
Japan, Pacific, w U.S.]
Australia, N.Z., s Pacific,
2012 Nov s S. America
22:12:55 Total 133 1.050 04m02s
13 [Total: n Australia, s
Pacific]
Geographic abbreviations (used above): n = north, s = south, e = east, w = west, c = central

Decade Tables of Solar Eclipses

Each link in the following table displays a page containing 10 years of eclipses. Every eclipse has links
of global maps, interactive Google maps, animations, path coordinate tables, and saros tables.
Decade Tables of Solar Eclipses
1901-1910 1911-1920 1921-1930 1931-1940 1941-1950
Decades 1951-1960 1961-1970 1971-1980 1981-1990 1991-2000
2001-2010 2011-2020 2021-2030 2031-2040 2041-2050
2051-2060 2061-2070 2071-2080 2081-2090 2091-2100

Twenty Year Solar Eclipse Path Tables (w/Google Maps)

Each of the following links displays a table containing 20 years of total, annular and hybrid eclipses.
Each eclipse offers links to a global map, shadow animation, interactive Google map, path coordinates
table, and saros table.

Twenty Year Solar Eclipse Path Tables (w/Google Maps)

Years 1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000

2001-2020 2021-2040 2041-2060 2061-2080 2081-2100

Century Catologs of Solar Eclipses

Each link in the following table displays a catalog containing 100 years of eclipses. Every eclipse has
links of global maps and saros tables.

Century Catalogs of Solar Eclipses

1001-1100 1101-1200 1201-1300 1301-1400 1401-1500
Centuries 1501-1600 1601-1700 1701-1800 1801-1900 1901-2000
2001-2100 2101-2200 2201-2300 2301-2400 2401-2500
2501-2600 2601-2700 2701-2800 2801-2900 2901-3000
For other centuries, see Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000

Maps of Solar Eclipse Paths

The World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths features maps showing the paths of all total, annular and hybrid
eclipses. Each map in the atlas covers a 20-year period. The atlas spans five millennia from -1999 to
+3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE).

World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths

19th Century 1801-1820 1821-1840 1841-1860 1861-1880 1881-1900
20th Century 1901-1920 1921-1940 1941-1960 1961-1980 1981-2000
21st Century 2001-2020 2021-2040 2041-2060 2061-2080 2081-2100
22nd
2101-2120 2121-2140 2141-2160 2161-2180 2181-2200
Century
For eclipse maps covering other decades, see World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths.

Other Eclipse Maps

• Maps of North American Eclipses: 1851-2100 - Web Page Index
• World Map of Total Solar Eclipses: 2001-2025 - (Medium Res) or (High Res)
• World Map of Annular Solar Eclipses: 2001-2025 - (Medium Res) or (High Res)
• World Maps of Solar Eclipses: -1999 - +3000 - World Atlas of Solar Eclipse Paths
• Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 - NASA Technical
Publication

Solar Eclipse Catalogs

• Catalog Solar Eclipses: 2001-2025

• Catalog of Central Solar Eclipses: 1991-2030 (with links to Global Maps and Path Coordinates)
• Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
• Five Millennium Catalog of Hybrid Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000
• Ten Millennium Catalog of Very Long Solar Eclipses: -3999 to +6000
• Saros Catalog of Solar Eclipses: Saros 0-180
• Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 - NASA Technical Publication

• Five Millennium Solar Eclipse Search Engine - search for solar eclipses from -1999 to + 3000
• Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all solar eclipses visible from a city

Solar Eclipses - Special Interest

• Solar Eclipses of Historical Interest

• Eclipses and the Saros
• Solar Eclipses for Students and Beginners!
• Solar Eclipse Photography
• Javascript Solar Eclipse Explorer - calculate all solar eclipses visible from a city
• References Useful to Solar Eclipse Prediction

Safe Eclipse Viewing and Photography

• Solar Eclipse Eye Safety

• Solar Eclipse Eye Safety (Ralph Chou)
• Safe Eclipse Viewing Techniques
• Solar Filters - Time for an International Standard (Ralph Chou)
• Eclipse Photography
Special Features

• All About Time Zones and Universal Time

• Daylight Saving Time
• Julian and Gregorian Calendars
• Calendar Dating Conventions (CE and BCE)
• Javascript Calendar Converter
• Delta-T and Universal Time
• Measuring the Moon's Distance - Apollo Laser Reflectors

Dedicated Solar Eclipse Web Pages

• Total Solar Eclipse of 2010 Jul 11

• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2010 Jan 15
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 Jul 22
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 Aug 01
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2006 September 22
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2005 October 03
• Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2005 April 08
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2003 November 23
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2003 May 31
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 04
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2002 June 10
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 2001 December 14
• Total Solar Eclipse of 2001 June 21
• Partial Solar Eclipse: 2000 December 25
• Partial Solar Eclipse: 2000 July 30-31
• Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 August 11
• Annular Solar Eclipse of 1999 February 16
• Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26

NASA Solar Eclipse Publications Online

The Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses contains maps of every solar eclipse from -1999 to
+3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE). The supplemental Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses contains
201 pages of tables giving details for each eclipse.

• NASA TP2006-214141: Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE
to 3000 CE)
• NASA TP2008-214170: Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE
to 3000 CE)

NASA's Solar Eclipse Bulletins are special publications issued periodically which focus on major
upcoming solar eclipses. Each bulletin contains detailed eclipse predictions, local circumstances, maps
and climatological data along the eclipse path.

• NASA TP2008-14171: Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of 2010

• NASA TP2008-14169: Total Solar Eclipse of 2009 July 22
• NASA TP2007-14149: Total Solar Eclipse of 2008 August 01
• NASA TP2004-212762: Total Solar Eclipse of 2006 March 29
• NASA TP2002-211618: Annular and Total Solar Eclipses of 2003
• NASA TP2001-209990: Total Solar Eclipse of 2002 December 04
• NASA TP1999-209484: Total Solar Eclipse of 2001 June 21
• NASA RP1398: Total Solar Eclipse of 1999 August 11
• NASA RP1383: Total Solar Eclipse of 1998 February 26
• NASA RP1369: Total Solar Eclipse of 1997 March 9
• NASA RP1344: Total Solar Eclipse of 1995 October 24
• NASA RP1318: Total Solar Eclipse of 1994 November 3
• NASA RP1301: Annular Solar Eclipse of 1994 May 10

NASA solar eclipse bulletins are also available in hard copy:

• Ordering Information and Availability

• Bulletin Order Form

Additional eclipse publications:

• RASC Observer's Handbook:

[ 1996 ] [ 1996 ] [ 1997 ] [ 1998 ] [ 1999 ] [ 2000 ] [ 2001 ] [ 2002 ] [ 2003 ] [ 2004 ] [ 2005 ] [
2006 ] [ 2007 ] [ 2008 ] [ 2009 ]
• NASA RP1178: Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035

Reproduction of Eclipse Data

All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
Some of the information presented on this web site is based on data originally published in:

Fifty Year Canon of Solar Eclipses: 1986 - 2035,

Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE),

and
Five Millennium Catalog of Solar Eclipses: -1999 to +3000 (2000 BCE to 3000 CE)

Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:

"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA's GSFC"

For more information, see: NASA Copyright Information

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