Solar Saros 126

Saros cycle series 126 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral (28 annular, 3 hybrid, 10 total). The first eclipse was on 10 March 1179 and the last will be on 3 May 2459, lasting 1,280 years. The most recent eclipse was a total eclipse on 1 August 2008 and the next will be a total eclipse on 12 August 2026.

Saros 126
May 17, 1882
Series member 40
Total solar eclipse of May 28, 1900, photographed in Wadesboro, North Carolina by Thomas Smillie for the Smithsonian Solar Eclipse Expedition to capture photographic proof of the solar corona.
Series member 41
Total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 from Novosibirsk, Russia.
Series member 47

The longest totality was 2 minutes 36 seconds on 10 July 1972 and the longest annular was 6 minutes 30 seconds on 26 June 1359.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 119.

Umbral eclipses

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 126 appears in the following table.

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

All eclipses

Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.

SarosMemberDateTime
(Greatest)
UTC
TypeLocation
Lat, Long
GammaMag.Width
(km)
Duration
(min:sec)
Ref
1261March 10, 11797:39:51Partial72S 165.4E-1.53560.0536[1]
1262March 20, 119714:48:56Partial72S 43.8E-1.4880.1327[2]
1263March 31, 121521:50:41Partial71.7S 75.8W-1.43440.2222[3]
1264April 11, 12334:41:24Partial71.2S 167.7E-1.37170.3278[4]
1265April 22, 125111:26:32Partial70.5S 53.1E-1.30410.4423[5]
1266May 2, 126918:03:15Partial69.7S 58.8W-1.22910.5699[6]
1267May 14, 12870:35:25Partial68.8S 169W-1.150.7052[7]
1268May 24, 13057:02:17Partial67.8S 82.8E-1.06580.8496[8]
1269June 4, 132313:27:55Annular[a]56.1S 23.4W-0.97990.9383-5m 59s[9]
12610June 14, 134119:52:10Annular39.6S 123.3W-0.89220.94334656m 25s[10]
12611June 26, 13592:16:31Annular29.9S 138.3E-0.80380.94633306m 30s[11]
12612July 6, 13778:43:28Annular22.8S 40.2E-0.71680.94842696m 24s[12]
12613July 17, 139515:14:16Annular17.7S 58.2W-0.63180.94972346m 12s[13]
12614July 27, 141321:50:24Annular14.1S 157.5W-0.55060.95062145m 58s[14]
12615August 8, 14314:33:00Annular12S 102E-0.47370.95092015m 45s[15]
12616August 18, 144911:24:05Annular11.1S 0.5W-0.4030.95091945m 35s[16]
12617August 29, 146718:24:29Annular11.3S 105.2W-0.33910.95051915m 29s[17]
12618September 9, 14851:33:06Annular12.4S 148E-0.28110.951905m 26s[18]
12619September 20, 15038:52:38Annular14.1S 38.5E-0.23140.94941905m 27s[19]
12620September 30, 152116:21:42Annular16.2S 73.3W-0.18920.94891915m 30s[20]
12621October 12, 15390:01:45Annular18.7S 172.2E-0.15510.94841925m 35s[21]
12622October 22, 15577:49:28Annular21.1S 56E-0.12660.94821925m 40s[22]
12623November 2, 157515:47:27Annular23.5S 62.6W-0.10610.94831915m 44s[23]
12624November 22, 159323:52:06Annular25.4S 177.5E-0.09060.94881895m 47s[24]
12625December 4, 16118:03:43Annular26.9S 56E-0.08030.94981855m 44s[25]
12626December 14, 162916:19:07Annular27.6S 66.2W-0.07250.95131795m 38s[26]
12627December 26, 16470:38:35Annular27.4S 170.6E-0.06750.95351705m 25s[27]
12628January 5, 16668:58:51Annular26.3S 47.1E-0.06240.95621605m 7s[28]
12629January 16, 168417:18:53Annular24.2S 76.7W-0.05650.95961474m 43s[29]
12630January 28, 17021:37:10Annular21.2S 159.6E-0.04840.96361324m 14s[30]
12631February 8, 17209:52:31Annular17.4S 36.1E-0.03750.96811153m 40s[31]
12632February 18, 173818:02:31Annular12.8S 86.7W-0.02110.9732963m 3s[32]
12633March 1, 17562:07:09Annular7.5S 151.4E0.00060.9787762m 24s[33]
12634March 12, 177410:05:14Annular1.7S 30.8E0.02840.9845551m 43s[34]
12635March 22, 179217:57:34Annular4.5N 88.7W0.06180.9905331m 2s[35]
12636April 4, 18101:41:19Annular11.1N 153.8E0.10310.9967120m 21s[36]
12637April 14, 18289:19:38Hybrid17.9N 37.7E0.14981.0029100m 18s[37]
12638April 25, 184616:50:30Hybrid24.8N 76.2W0.20381.0088310m 53s[38]
12639May 6, 18640:16:48Hybrid31.6N 171.5E0.26221.0146521m 25s[39]
12640May 17, 18827:36:27Total38.4N 61.6E0.32691.02721m 50s[40]
12641May 28, 190014:53:56Total44.8N 46.5W0.39431.0249922m 10s[41]
12642June 8, 191822:07:43Total50.9N 152W0.46581.02921122m 23s[42]
12643June 19, 19365:20:31Total56.1N 104.7E0.53891.03291322m 31s[43]
12644June 30, 195412:32:38Total60.5N 4.2E0.61351.03571532m 35s[44]
12645July 10, 197219:46:38Total63.5N 94.2W0.68721.03791752m 36s[45]
12646July 22, 19903:03:07Total65.2N 168.9E0.75971.03912012m 33s[46]
12647August 1, 200810:22:12Total65.7N 72.3E0.83071.03942372m 27s[47]
12648August 12, 202617:47:06Total65.2N 25.2W0.89771.03862942m 18s[48]
12649August 23, 20441:17:02Total64.3N 120.4W0.96131.03644532m 4s[49]
12650September 3, 20628:54:27Partial61.3N 150.3E1.01910.9749[50]
12651September 13, 208016:38:09Partial61.1N 25.8E1.07230.8743[51]
12652September 25, 20980:31:16Partial61.1N 101W1.11840.7871[52]
12653October 6, 21168:31:51Partial61.2N 130.4E1.15890.7105[53]
12654October 17, 213416:40:42Partial61.5N 0.4W1.19310.6458[54]
12655October 28, 21520:57:34Partial61.9N 133.3W1.22130.5926[55]
12656November 8, 21709:23:07Partial62.5N 91.6E1.24260.5524[56]
12657November 18, 218817:55:25Partial63.2N 45.5W1.25910.5212[57]
12658December 1, 22062:33:55Partial64.1N 175.7E1.27110.4985[58]
12659December 11, 222411:17:51Partial65N 35.2E1.27910.4834[59]
12660December 22, 224220:06:40Partial66N 106.9W1.28360.475[60]
12661January 2, 22614:56:54Partial67.1N 110.2E1.28730.4679[61]
12662January 13, 227913:49:06Partial68.2N 33.7W1.28990.463[62]
12663January 23, 229722:39:47Partial69.2N 177.8W1.2940.455[63]
12664February 5, 23157:29:49Partial70.1N 37.6E1.29910.4453[64]
12665February 15, 233316:14:20Partial70.9N 106.2W1.30870.427[65]
12666February 27, 23510:56:12Partial71.5N 110.1E1.32090.4037[66]
12667March 9, 23699:30:24Partial71.9N 32.2W1.33920.3686[67]
12668March 20, 238717:59:08Partial72.1N 173.3W1.36240.3241[68]
12669March 31, 24052:18:52Partial71.9N 47.9E1.39280.2654[69]
12670April 11, 242310:32:40Partial71.6N 89.1W1.42820.197[70]
12671April 21, 244118:37:49Partial71N 136.4E1.47060.1149[71]
12672May 3, 24592:35:54Partial70.3N 4.3E1.51880.0214[72]

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