Total eclipse 1375 BC May 3 6:01 AM based on proleptic retro-calculation

Total eclipse 1375 BC May 3 6:01 AM based on proleptic retro-calculation

Occurring 6:01 AM this eclipse does not fit the setting sun event described in Amarna tablet KTU-1.78

Commonly mistaken for being the oldest surviving recorded eclipse, when attempted to be a match for the description on Amarna Tablet KTU-1.78 which rules out this sunrise event, as it speaks of a rare sunset full moon eclipse. Proleptic retro-calculation assumes the celestial orbits of the past match those of the currently observable solar system.

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