Solar Saros 120
The Saros cycle series 120 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 eclipses, including 55 umbral eclipses. The series started on 27 May 933 and will end on 7 July 2195. It included 25 annular eclipses between 1059 and 1492, followed by 4 hybrid eclipses between 1510 and 1564, and is currently in a period of 26 total eclipses until 2033. The most recent eclipse was a total eclipse on 20 March 2015 and the next will be a total eclipse on 30 March 2033 (which will also be the last total eclipse of the series). The longest duration of totality was 2 minutes, 50 seconds on 9 March 1997 and the longest annular eclipse was 6 minutes 24 seconds on 11 September 1113.
Umbral eclipses
Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 120 appears in the following table.
Classification | Number | Percent |
---|---|---|
All Umbral eclipses | 55 | 100.00% |
Central (two limits) | 55 | 100.00% |
Central (one limit) | 0 | 0.00% |
Non-central (one limit) | 0 | 0.00% |
All eclipses
Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.
Saros | Member | Date | Time (Greatest) UTC |
Type | Location Lat, Long |
Gamma | Mag. | Width (km) |
Duration (min:sec) |
Ref |
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120 | 1 | May 27, 933 | 4:10:41 | Partial | 67.7S 132.3E | -1.5258 | 0.063 | [1] | ||
120 | 2 | June 7, 951 | 10:33:36 | Partial | 66.7S 25.1E | -1.4414 | 0.2073 | [2] | ||
120 | 3 | June 17, 969 | 16:54:26 | Partial | 65.7S 81W | -1.3547 | 0.3558 | [3] | ||
120 | 4 | June 28, 987 | 23:17:31 | Partial | 64.8S 172.8E | -1.269 | 0.5024 | [4] | ||
120 | 5 | July 9, 1005 | 5:42:18 | Partial | 63.9S 66.5E | -1.1837 | 0.6481 | [5] | ||
120 | 6 | July 20, 1023 | 12:11:29 | Partial | 63S 40.6W | -1.1015 | 0.7883 | [6] | ||
120 | 7 | July 30, 1041 | 18:45:44 | Partial | 62.3S 148.7W | -1.0226 | 0.9223 | [7] | ||
120 | 8 | August 11, 1059 | 1:27:30 | Annular | 49.9S 125.8E | -0.9493 | 0.9337 | 775 | 6m 10s | [8] |
120 | 9 | August 21, 1077 | 8:17:11 | Annular | 43.9S 27E | -0.8817 | 0.9344 | 502 | 6m 21s | [9] |
120 | 10 | September 1, 1095 | 15:14:39 | Annular | 41.2S 76W | -0.8197 | 0.9343 | 414 | 6m 24s | [10] |
120 | 11 | September 11, 1113 | 22:22:41 | Annular | 40.5S 177.7E | -0.7658 | 0.9336 | 373 | 6m 24s | [11] |
120 | 12 | September 23, 1131 | 5:39:54 | Annular | 41.2S 68.9E | -0.7188 | 0.9328 | 351 | 6m 24s | [12] |
120 | 13 | October 3, 1149 | 13:08:11 | Annular | 43S 42.7W | -0.6802 | 0.932 | 339 | 6m 24s | [13] |
120 | 14 | October 14, 1167 | 20:44:41 | Annular | 45.4S 156W | -0.6477 | 0.9313 | 332 | 6m 24s | [14] |
120 | 15 | October 25, 1185 | 4:31:56 | Annular | 48.4S 88.5E | -0.6233 | 0.9308 | 328 | 6m 24s | [15] |
120 | 16 | November 5, 1203 | 12:25:54 | Annular | 51.4S 27.9W | -0.6037 | 0.9307 | 323 | 6m 23s | [16] |
120 | 17 | November 15, 1221 | 20:27:28 | Annular | 54.2S 145W | -0.59 | 0.931 | 319 | 6m 20s | [17] |
120 | 18 | November 27, 1239 | 4:33:35 | Annular | 56.5S 98.1E | -0.5795 | 0.9318 | 313 | 6m 16s | [18] |
120 | 19 | December 7, 1257 | 12:44:36 | Annular | 57.9S 18.9W | -0.5725 | 0.9332 | 305 | 6m 9s | [19] |
120 | 20 | December 18, 1275 | 20:56:34 | Annular | 58S 135.5W | -0.5657 | 0.9352 | 294 | 6m 0s | [20] |
120 | 21 | December 29, 1293 | 5:09:12 | Annular | 56.8S 107.6E | -0.5588 | 0.9379 | 279 | 5m 48s | [21] |
120 | 22 | January 9, 1312 | 13:20:03 | Annular | 54.3S 10.2W | -0.55 | 0.9413 | 261 | 5m 33s | [22] |
120 | 23 | January 19, 1330 | 21:28:48 | Annular | 50.6S 129W | -0.5391 | 0.9452 | 240 | 5m 16s | [23] |
120 | 24 | January 31, 1348 | 5:31:34 | Annular | 46S 111.9E | -0.5226 | 0.9499 | 216 | 4m 55s | [24] |
120 | 25 | February 10, 1366 | 13:29:55 | Annular | 40.6S 7.4W | -0.5016 | 0.9549 | 190 | 4m 32s | [25] |
120 | 26 | February 21, 1384 | 21:20:45 | Annular | 34.6S 126W | -0.4738 | 0.9605 | 162 | 4m 5s | [26] |
120 | 27 | March 4, 1402 | 5:06:39 | Annular | 28.2S 115.9E | -0.441 | 0.9665 | 134 | 3m 34s | [27] |
120 | 28 | March 14, 1420 | 12:42:57 | Annular | 21.4S 0.3W | -0.3994 | 0.9727 | 106 | 2m 59s | [28] |
120 | 29 | March 25, 1438 | 20:14:23 | Annular | 14.5S 115.5W | -0.3529 | 0.979 | 80 | 2m 21s | [29] |
120 | 30 | April 5, 1456 | 3:37:14 | Annular | 7.3S 131.5E | -0.298 | 0.9853 | 54 | 1m 40s | [30] |
120 | 31 | April 16, 1474 | 10:55:48 | Annular | 0.2S 19.7E | -0.2387 | 0.9916 | 30 | 0m 58s | [31] |
120 | 32 | April 26, 1492 | 18:07:10 | Annular | 6.8N 90W | -0.1723 | 0.9976 | 8 | 0m 16s | [32] |
120 | 33 | May 8, 1510 | 1:16:15 | Hybrid | 13.5N 161.4E | -0.103 | 1.0033 | 12 | 0m 22s | [33] |
120 | 34 | May 18, 1528 | 8:21:05 | Hybrid | 19.9N 54.6E | -0.029 | 1.0085 | 29 | 0m 56s | [34] |
120 | 35 | May 29, 1546 | 15:24:40 | Hybrid | 25.7N 51W | 0.047 | 1.0133 | 46 | 1m 24s | [35] |
120 | 36 | June 8, 1564 | 22:26:49 | Hybrid[1] | 30.8N 155.4W | 0.1253 | 1.0174 | 60 | 1m 44s | [36] |
120 | 37 | June 20, 1582 | 5:30:27 | Total | 35N 100.8E | 0.2032 | 1.021 | 73 | 1m 59s | [37] |
120 | 38 | July 10, 1600 | 12:35:58 | Total | 38.2N 2.7W | 0.2804 | 1.0238 | 84 | 2m 8s | [38] |
120 | 39 | July 21, 1618 | 19:44:30 | Total | 40.4N 106.3W | 0.3558 | 1.026 | 94 | 2m 13s | [39] |
120 | 40 | August 1, 1636 | 2:58:15 | Total | 41.5N 148.9E | 0.4279 | 1.0275 | 103 | 2m 15s | [40] |
120 | 41 | August 12, 1654 | 10:17:43 | Total | 41.7N 42.5E | 0.4962 | 1.0285 | 110 | 2m 16s | [41] |
120 | 42 | August 22, 1672 | 17:44:06 | Total | 41.2N 66.2W | 0.5594 | 1.0288 | 117 | 2m 15s | [42] |
120 | 43 | September 3, 1690 | 1:17:47 | Total | 40.3N 177.4W | 0.6173 | 1.0287 | 122 | 2m 13s | [43] |
120 | 44 | September 14, 1708 | 9:00:22 | Total | 39.2N 68.3E | 0.6685 | 1.0281 | 126 | 2m 10s | [44] |
120 | 45 | September 25, 1726 | 16:51:45 | Total | 38N 49W | 0.7134 | 1.0273 | 129 | 2m 7s | [45] |
120 | 46 | October 6, 1744 | 0:51:24 | Total | 37N 169.1W | 0.7521 | 1.0263 | 132 | 2m 4s | [46] |
120 | 47 | October 17, 1762 | 9:00:34 | Total | 36.2N 67.6E | 0.7836 | 1.0253 | 135 | 2m 2s | [47] |
120 | 48 | October 27, 1780 | 17:18:27 | Total | 35.6N 58.6W | 0.8083 | 1.0244 | 138 | 2m 0s | [48] |
120 | 49 | November 8, 1798 | 1:44:39 | Total | 35.1N 172.5E | 0.827 | 1.0237 | 141 | 1m 59s | [49] |
120 | 50 | November 19, 1816 | 10:17:23 | Total | 35N 41.5E | 0.8408 | 1.0233 | 144 | 2m 0s | [50] |
120 | 51 | November 30, 1834 | 18:56:35 | Total | 34.9N 91.6W | 0.8498 | 1.0233 | 150 | 2m 2s | [51] |
120 | 52 | December 11, 1852 | 3:40:44 | Total | 35.2N 133.9E | 0.8551 | 1.0237 | 156 | 2m 5s | [52] |
120 | 53 | December 22, 1870 | 12:27:33 | Total | 35.7N 1.5W | 0.8585 | 1.0248 | 165 | 2m 11s | [53] |
120 | 54 | January 1, 1889 | 21:16:50 | Total | 36.7N 137.6W | 0.8603 | 1.0262 | 175 | 2m 17s | [54] |
120 | 55 | January 14, 1907 | 6:05:43 | Total | 38.3N 86.4E | 0.8628 | 1.0281 | 189 | 2m 25s | [55] |
120 | 56 | January 24, 1925 | 14:54:03 | Total | 40.5N 49.6W | 0.8661 | 1.0304 | 206 | 2m 32s | [56] |
120 | 57 | February 4, 1943 | 23:38:10 | Total | 43.6N 175.1E | 0.8734 | 1.0331 | 229 | 2m 39s | [57] |
120 | 58 | February 15, 1961 | 8:19:48 | Total | 47.4N 40E | 0.883 | 1.036 | 258 | 2m 45s | [58] |
120 | 59 | February 26, 1979 | 16:55:06 | Total | 52.1N 94.5W | 0.8981 | 1.0391 | 298 | 2m 49s | [59] |
120 | 60 | March 9, 1997 | 1:24:51 | Total | 57.8N 130.7E | 0.9183 | 1.042 | 356 | 2m 50s | [60] |
120 | 61 | March 20, 2015 | 9:46:47 | Total | 64.4N 6.6W | 0.9454 | 1.0445 | 463 | 2m 47s | [61] |
120 | 62 | March 30, 2033 | 18:02:36 | Total | 71.3N 155.8W | 0.9778 | 1.0462 | 781 | 2m 37s | [62] |
120 | 63 | April 11, 2051 | 2:10:39 | Partial | 71.6N 32.2E | 1.0169 | 0.9849 | [63] | ||
120 | 64 | April 21, 2069 | 10:11:09 | Partial | 71N 101.3W | 1.0624 | 0.8992 | [64] | ||
120 | 65 | May 2, 2087 | 18:04:42 | Partial | 70.3N 127.6E | 1.1139 | 0.8011 | [65] | ||
120 | 66 | May 14, 2105 | 1:52:06 | Partial | 69.4N 1.4W | 1.1708 | 0.6921 | [66] | ||
120 | 67 | May 25, 2123 | 9:33:27 | Partial | 68.5N 128.2W | 1.2325 | 0.5729 | [67] | ||
120 | 68 | June 4, 2141 | 17:09:59 | Partial | 67.5N 106.7E | 1.2981 | 0.4458 | [68] | ||
120 | 69 | June 16, 2159 | 0:42:44 | Partial | 66.5N 17W | 1.3668 | 0.3124 | [69] | ||
120 | 70 | June 26, 2177 | 8:13:28 | Partial | 65.5N 139.8W | 1.4371 | 0.1758 | [70] | ||
120 | 71 | July 7, 2195 | 15:41:21 | Partial | 64.6N 98.5E | 1.5095 | 0.0353 | [71] |
References
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