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Saros 139

Solar eclipses of Saros 139 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse.

The series began with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 17 May 1701.
The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 3 July 2763.
The total duration of Saros series 139 is 1262.11 years.
The longest total eclipse of this Saros will be the 39th on 16 July 2186 which will last 7 minutes 29 seconds.
The Saros is composed of 71 eclipses of which 16 are partial, 0 are annular, 43 are total and 12 are hybrid.