Solar Saros 129

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Saros cycle series 129 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 80 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral (29 annular, 3 hybrid, 9 total). The first eclipse in the series was on 3 October 1103 and the last will be on 21 February 2528. The most recent eclipse was a hybrid eclipse on 20 April 2023 and the next will be a total eclipse on 30 April 2041. The longest totality will be 3 minutes 43 seconds on 25 June 2131, and the longest annular was 5 minutes 10 seconds on 4 October 1698. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 122.

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 129 appears in the following table.

All eclipses

Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.

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