Solar Eclipse Elements -1999 to 3000

Solar Eclipse Elements -1999 to 3000

A file of elements for all solar eclipses from -1999 to 3000 is available here; the first line shows the eclipse date, the hour (in TD) that the time series are based on, Julian Date (in TD) of maximum eclipse, minimum distance of the Moon to the Earth's center (in Earth radii), the Saros series, DT, and the type of eclipse; the following columns show the time series for the elements. The format is modified from Meeus, J. (1989), Elements of solar eclipses, 1951-2200, Willmann-Bell.

As an example, this site shows how the time series for the 2026 Aug. 12 total solar eclipse are to be implemented.