Solar Saros 118
Saros cycle series 118 for solar eclipses
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.
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
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.
All eclipses
Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.
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