Solar Saros 126
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- 2008-08-01, 2026-08-12, 2044-08-23
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- total, total, total
Three total eclipses separated by 18 years and 11 days.
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what is the saros cycle eclipses
The Saros is the cycle of 223 lunations, or 6,585.3 days, which equals 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours. After that interval the Sun, the Moon and the nodes of the lunar orbit return almost to the same position, and a similar eclipse recurs. All the eclipses linked by that interval form a Saros series, with a number. In the tool, the number shows on each eclipse from 1901 to 2100.
Three total eclipses separated by 18 years and 11 days.
Partial eclipses getting weaker.
Umbral magnitude rises from 1.1507 to 1.2031.
The 2027 totality is the second-longest from 2001 to 2100.
18 years, 11 days and 8 hours.
Between 1901 and 2100, NASA's catalog (Espenak) lists 2 to 5 solar and 2 to 4 lunar eclipses a year, 4 to 7 in all. They come in seasons: the Sun crosses the plane of the Moon's orbit about every 173 days, so there are two seasons a year, each with a solar and a lunar eclipse about two weeks apart. In 2026 there are four: an annular solar eclipse on February 17, a total lunar on March 3, a total solar on August 12 and a partial lunar on August 28.
223 lunations, or 6,585.32 days: 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours. In periods containing five leap years the interval is 10 days instead of 11.
Because the cycle ends with an extra 8 hours, and in that time the Earth rotates about 120 degrees. The next eclipse's shadow falls about 120 degrees to the west, and only after three cycles (about 54 years) does it return to the original region.
Yes. Every solar or lunar eclipse belongs to a series. From 1901 to 2100, NASA's catalog has 48 solar and 47 lunar series, numbered 102 to 164, and the tool shows the number for each eclipse.
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