Solar Saros 119

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Saros 119

Saros cycle series 119 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 eclipses, including 54 umbral eclipses (2 total, 1 hybrid, and 51 annular). The first eclipse was on 15 May 850 and the last will be on 24 June 2112. The most recent eclipse was a partial eclipse on 30 April 2022 and the next will be a partial eclipse on 11 May 2040. The longest duration of totality was only 32 seconds on August 20, 1012. The longest duration of annularity was 7 minutes, 37 seconds on September 1, 1625.

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 119 appears in the following table.

ClassificationNumberPercent
All Umbral eclipses54100.00%
Central (two limits)5296.30%
Central (one limit)00.00%
Non-central (one limit)23.70%

All eclipses

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