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The following table gives the date and time (Universal Time) of all phases of the Moon for a period of one
century. This data is provided primarily to assist in historical research projects. For the year 2000, the length of
the mean synodic month (New Moon to New Moon) is 29.530588 days (=29d12h44m03s). However, the length
of any one synodic month can vary from 29.26 to 29.80 days due to perturbing effects of the Sun on the Moon's
eccentric orbit.
The phase table also indicates whether an eclipse of the Sun or Moon occurs on the date in question and gives
the eclipse type. An eclipse of the Sun can occur only at New Moon, while an eclipse of the Moon can occur
only at Full Moon. In any calendar year there are a minimum of two solar and two lunar eclipses. The maximum
number of eclipses in any one year is 7 (4 solar and 3 lunar, or 5 solar and 2 lunar). The following table lists
abbreviations for the different types of solar and lunar eclipses.
Eclipse Types
Solar Eclipse Lunar Eclipse
T - Total t - Total (Umbral)
A - Annular p - Partial (Umbral)
H - Hybrid (Annular/Total) n - Penumbral
P - Partial
Historians should note that the astronomical dating system used in these tables includes the year "0" while the
traditional BCE - CE dating convention does not. Thus, the year "0" here corresponds to "1 BCE", the year "-
100" is "101 BCE", and so on. The old style Julian calendar is used for dates prior to 1582, while the modern
Gregorian calendar is used after that date. For more information, see calendar dates.
The last column of the phase table lists ∆T, the value used to convert Dynamical Time to Universal Time. The
uncertainty in the value of ∆T grows large for dates in the distant past or future.
Algorithms used in predicting the phases of the Moon and eclipses are based on Jean Meeus' Astronomical
Algorithms (Willmann-Bell, Inc., 1998). All calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full
responsibility for their accuracy.
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