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Phill stood in the Moon shadow for all of the eclipses in bronze below which are also in the menu above. Steve’s first eclipse was in 2006. Click on menu items for photographs and more details.

A synodic month is the period between consecutive new moons.

A saros is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.321 days (18.04 years), or 18 years plus 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), and 8 hours. It can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros period after an eclipse, the Sun, Earth, and Moon return to approximately the same relative geometry, a near straight line, and a nearly identical eclipse will occur, in what is referred to as an eclipse cycle.

Total Solar Eclipses 1999 - 2057

Saros 120

Solar eclipses of Saros 120 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 27 May 0933.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 7 July 2195.
• The total duration of Saros series 120 is 1262.11 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 60th on 9 March 1997 which lasted 2 minutes 50 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 71 eclipses of which 16 are partial, 25 are annular, 26 are total and 4 are hybrid.

Saros 126

Solar eclipses of Saros 126 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 10 March 1179.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 3 May 2459.
• The total duration of Saros series 126 is 1280.14 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 45th on 10 July 1972 which lasted 2 minutes 36 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 71 eclipses of which 31 are partial, 28 are annular, 10 are total and 3 are hybrid.

Saros 127

Solar eclipses of Saros 127 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 10 October 0991.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 24 March 2452.
• The total duration of Saros series 127 is 1460.44 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 31st on 30 August 1532 which lasted 5 minutes 40 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 82 eclipses of which 40 are partial, 0 are annular, 42 are total and 0 are hybrid.

Saros 129

Solar eclipses of Saros 129 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 3 October 1103.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 21 February 2528.
• The total duration of Saros series 129 is 1424.38 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros will be the 58th on 25 June 2131 which will last 3 minutes 43 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 60 eclipses of which 39 are partial, 29 are annular, 9 are total and 3 are hybrid.

Saros 130

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.

Saros 133

Solar eclipses of Saros 133 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 13 July 1219.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 05 September 2499.
• The total duration of Saros series 133 is 1280.14 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 36th on 07 August 1850 which lasted 6 minutes 50 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 72 eclipses of which 19 are partial, 6 are annular, 46 are total and 1 is hybrid.

Saros 136

Solar eclipses of Saros 136 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 14 June 1360.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 30 July 2622.
• The total duration of Saros series 136 is 1262.11 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 34th on 20 June 1955 which lasted 7 minutes 08 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 71 eclipses of which 15 are partial, 6 are annular, 44 are total and 6 are hybrid.

Saros 142

Solar eclipses of Saros 142 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 17 April 1624.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 5 June 2904.
• The total duration of Saros series 142 is 1280.14 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros will be the 38th on 28 May 2291 which will last 6 minutes 34 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 72 eclipses of which 28 are partial, 0 are annular, 43 are total and 1 is hybrid.

Saros 143

Solar eclipses of Saros 143 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 07 March 1617.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 23 April 2897.
• The total duration of Saros series 143 is 1280.14 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 16th on 19 August 1887 which lasted 3 minutes 50 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 72 eclipses of which 30 are partial, 26 are annular, 12 are total and 4 are hybrid.

Saros 145

Solar eclipses of Saros 145 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 4 January 1639.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Southern hemisphere on 17 April 3009.
• The total duration of Saros series 145 is 1370.29 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros will be the 50th on 25 June 2522 which will last 7 minutes 12 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 77 eclipses of which 34 are partial, 1 is annular, 41 are total and 1 is hybrid.

Saros 146

Solar eclipses of Saros 146 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 19 September 1541.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 29 December 2893.
• The total duration of Saros series 146 is 1352.26 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros was the 26th on 30 June 1992 which lasted 5 minutes 21 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 76 eclipses of which 35 are partial, 24 are annular, 13 are total and 4 are hybrid.

Saros 147

This Saros consists of 80 eclipses of which 40 are partial and 40 are annular.

Saros 152

Solar eclipses of Saros 152 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 26 July 1805.
• The series will end with a partial eclipse in the Northern hemisphere on 20 August 3049.
• The total duration of Saros series 152 is 1244.08 years.
• The longest total eclipse of this Saros will be the 30th on 09 June 2328 which will last 5 minutes 15 seconds.
• The Saros is composed of 70 eclipses of which 15 are partial, 22 are annular, 30 are total and 3 are hybrid.