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Solar Saros 117

Saros cycle series 117 for solar eclipses From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solar Saros 117
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Saros cycle series 117 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 eclipses, including 56 umbral eclipses (23 annular, 5 hybrid, 28 total). The first eclipse in this series was on June 24, 792 AD. The final eclipse in this series will be on August 3, 2054. The most recent eclipse was a partial eclipse on 13 July 2018 and the next one will be a partial eclipse on 23 July 2036.

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February 9, 1766
Series member 55
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April 16, 1874
Series member 61
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July 13, 2018
Series member 69
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Saros 117

The longest totality was 4 minutes 19 seconds on 26 April 1892, the longest annular was 9 minutes 26 seconds on 3 December 1062.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 110.

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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 117 appears in the following table.

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

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