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Template:Lunar Saros series 122

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This eclipse is a part of Saros series 122, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 74 events. The series started with a penumbral lunar eclipse on August 14, 1022. It contains partial eclipses from April 10, 1419 through June 24, 1545; total eclipses from July 5, 1563 through May 6, 2050; and a second set of partial eclipses from May 17, 2068 through July 21, 2176. The series ends at member 74 as a penumbral eclipse on October 29, 2338.

The longest duration of totality was produced by member 39 at 100 minutes, 5 seconds on October 11, 1707. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[1]

Greatest First
The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 1707 Oct 11, lasting 100 minutes, 5 seconds.[2] Penumbral Partial Total Central
1022 Aug 14
1419 Apr 10
1563 Jul 05
1617 Aug 16
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
1996 Apr 04
2050 May 06
2176 Jul 21
2338 Oct 29

Eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.

References

  1. ^ "NASA - Catalog of Lunar Eclipses of Saros 122". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  2. ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 122