Solar Saros 115

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Historic saros cycle animation

Saros cycle series 115 for solar eclipses occurred at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 55 of which were umbral (37 total, 4 hybrid, 14 annular). The first eclipse was on 21 June 662 and the last was on 12 August 1942. The longest totality was 6 minutes 24 seconds on 5 July 1293, the longest annular was 1 minute 54 seconds on 27 May 1816.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 108.

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 115 appears in the following table.

ClassificationNumberPercent
All Umbral eclipses55100.00%
Central (two limits)55100.00%
Central (one limit)00.00%
Non-central (one limit)00.00%

All eclipses

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