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Eclipses

Solar eclipses of Saros 130 all occur at the Moon’s descending node and the Moon moves Northward with each eclipse.

The series began with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 20 August 1096.
The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 25 October 2394.
The total duration of Saros series 130 is 1298.17 years.
The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 30th on 11 July 1619 which lasted 6 minutes 41 seconds.
The Saros is composed of 73 eclipses of which 30 are partial, 0 are annular, 43 are total and 0 are hybrid.