The Saros series that an eclipse belongs to is found in column 5.Īll eclipses in a particular Saros series can be viewed in a table via the Saros number link. The link opens a table containing the central path coordinates.Įclipses recur over the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 18 years 11 days. The parameters N and S identify paths that have no northern or southern limit, respectively. The Central Eclipse Class (column 4) indicates whether an eclipse is central or non-central. The link opens a window with the central eclipse path plotted on an interactive Google Map. The Eclipse Type (column 3) is either Total, Annular or Hybrid. The second column TD of Greatest Eclipse is the Terrestrial Dynamical Time when the axis of the Moon's shadow passes closest to Earth's center.Īnimations of the Moon's penumbral and umbral shadows across Earth are accessed by clicking the this link.Įach animated GIF file is from 40 KB to 175 KB in size. These figures are described in greater detail in the Key to Solar Eclipse Maps.Įach figure is stored as a gif of approximately 60 kilobytes. The track of the umbral/antumbral shadow (blue/red) defines the path of total or annular eclipse. The path of the Moon's penumbral shadow (cyan and magenta) covers the region of partial eclipse. This links to an orthographic projection map of Earth showing the region of visibility for an eclipse. The first column in the table gives the Calendar Date of the instant of greatest eclipse. When you click on a position, the eclipse times and circumstances at that location are calculated and displayed. You can zoom into the map and turn the satellite view on or off. The yellow lines plotted across the path indicate the position of maximum eclipse at 10-minute intervals. The northern and southern limits of each eclipse path are plotted in blue while the central line is red. These interactive maps utilize NASA eclipse path predictions and the plotting capabilities of Google Maps. In particular, the Eclipse Type (third column) links to dynamic maps showing the central path of eclipses across Earth's surface. The links in the table provide additional information and graphics for each eclipse. The table below is a concise summary of all
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