Astronomy
- January 8 - Penumbral lunar eclipse.
- June 20 - Total solar eclipse of 7 min 8 sec duration, the longest between the 11th and 22nd centuries, visible in Southeast Asia. During the entire Second Millennium, only seven such eclipses exceed seven minutes of totality.
- June 5 - Penumbral lunar eclipse.
- November 29 - Partial lunar eclipse.
- December 14 - Annular solar eclipse.
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