Solar Saros 118

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Saros cycle series 118 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, including 57 umbral eclipses (40 total, 2 hybrid, 15 annular). The first eclipse was on 24 May 803 and the last will be on 15 July 2083. The most recent eclipse was a partial eclipse on 1 June 2011 and the next will be a partial eclipse on 12 June 2029.

June 1, 2011
Series member 68
Saros 118

The longest totality was 6 minutes 59 seconds on 16 May 1398, the longest annular was 1 minute 58 seconds on 23 February 1849. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 111.

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 118 appears in the following table.

ClassificationNumberPercent
All Umbral eclipses57100.00%
Central (two limits)5698.25%
Central (one limit)00.00%
Non-central (one limit)11.75%

All eclipses

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