Solar Saros 159

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Saros cycle series 159 for solar eclipses will occur at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 eclipses, 41 of which will be umbral (all annular). The first eclipse of the series will be on 23 May 2134 and the last will be on 17 June 3378.

The longest eclipse will be 10 minutes 25 seconds on 8 January 2513. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 152.

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 159 appears in the following table.

ClassificationNumberPercent
All Umbral eclipses41100.00%
Central (two limits)4097.56%
Central (one limit)00.00%
Non-central (one limit)12.44%

All eclipses

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