Below are some important differences between the solar and the lunar eclipse:-

1. The lunar eclipse occurs at the same instant all over the world, while the solar eclipse occurs at different times in different areas. For example, if a lunar eclipse begins at 20:00 UT, all countries at which the Moon is above the horizon will witness that eclipse beginning at the same time. But if it is a solar eclipse, it is not necessary to see the eclipse from different areas at the same time.
2. The percentage of an eclipsed Moon is the same anywhere in the world, while the percentage of the eclipsed Sun is not the same all over the world, e.g. some countries may see a total solar eclipse while others don't see any thing even though that the Sun is above the horizon in these areas !

Date	Type	P1	U1	TBegins	Mid	TEnds	U4	P4	Mag	DT	Mrise	Mset
*16/9/1997	Tot	19:11	20:08	21:15	21:47	22:18	23:25	00:22	119.7	62.7	18:34	06:49
13/3/1998	Pen	04:14	----	----	----	----	----	08:26	73.5	63.7	18:02	05:57
*8/8/1998	Pen	04:32	----	----	----	----	----	06:18	14.5	63.7	19:46	06:04
*6/9/1998	Pen	12:14	----	----	----	----	----	16:06	83.7	63.7	19:04	05:55
31/1/1999	Pen	16:05	----	----	----	----	----	20:30	102.9	64.7	17:04	06:08
*28/7/1999	Par	11:56	13:22	----	----	----	15:46	17:11	40.0	64.7	19:40	05:34
21/1/2000	Tot	04:03	05:01	06:05	06:43	07:22	08:25	09:24	133.0	65.7	17:25	06:38
*16/7/2000	Tot	13:47	14:57	16:02	16:56	17:49	18:54	20:05	177.3	65.7	19:44	05:23

Remarks concerning the table:-

• * UT+3, else UT+2.
  
• Type = Type of the eclipse, where:
  - Tot = Total lunar eclipse.
  - Pen = Penumbral lunar eclipse.
  - Par = Partial Lunar Eclipse.
  
• P1 = Beginning of penumbral eclipse.
• U1 = Beginning of umbral eclipse or partial eclipse.
• TBegins = Beginning of the total eclipse (All the Moon is in the totality).
  
• Mid = Time of middle eclipse.
  
• Tends = End of total eclipse (First part of the Moon leaves the umbra).
  
• U4 = End of umbral eclipse or partial eclipse.
  
• P4 = End of penumbral eclipse.
  
• Mag = Eclipse Magnitude = The percentage of the lunar diameter obscured by the shadow of the Earth at the greatest phase of the lunar eclipse (Mid), measured along the common diameter.
  
• DT = The adapted value of Delta T.
  
• Mrise = Moon rise.
  
• Mset= Moon set.
  
• The Moon rise and Moon set are calculated for Amman.

Remarks concerning the table:-

• * UT+3, else UT+2.
  
• Mag = Eclipse Magnitude = The percentage of the solar diameter obscured by the Moon at the greatest phase of the solar eclipse (Mid), measured along the common diameter.
  
• Obs = The percentage of the solar disk obscured by the Moon at the greatest phase of the solar eclipse (Mid).
• DT = The adapted value of Delta T.
  
• All the above calculations are for Amman (Um-Othaina), thus outside Amman all the above times and the percentage will differ. For example, the magnitude of the eclipse on 1/8/2008, from Amman is only 1.7 %, 3.0 % from Irbid, while the Sun won't be eclipsed from Karak, Ma'an, Aqaba and some other southern cities.
• Unfortunately, as you may have noticed that from Jordan all the above eclipses are partial and we will not witness any total solar eclipse through the year 2010.