Jul . . . Jul . . America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indian Ocean 1580 . The central solar eclipses listed above are total unless asterisked - in which case they are annular.
Dates apply to the instant of maximum eclipse.
See also note 2. 2 . I am trying to put together a tentative explanation for the pattern, and would appreciate comments. Ramadan total lunar eclipses may be grouped into three parallel series. Within each progression, the two extra days every 65 years do cause a slow but steady date-shift which continues for a few centuries. However, that gradually moves the eclipses away from the lunar nodal points, so this date-shift cannot be maintained indefinitely.