Saros cycle series 131 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral (6 total, 5 hybrid, 30 annular). The first eclipse in the series was on 1 August 1125 and the last will be on 2 September 2369. The most recent eclipse was an annular eclipse on 26 January 2009 and the next eclipse will be an annular eclipse on 6 February 2027. The longest totality was 58 seconds on 30 May 1612 and the longest annular was 7 minutes 54 seconds on 26 January 2009. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 124.

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 131 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.