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Template:Lunar Saros series 129

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This eclipse is a part of Saros series 129, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 71 events. The series started with a penumbral lunar eclipse on June 10, 1351. It contains partial eclipses from September 26, 1531 through May 11, 1892; total eclipses from May 24, 1910 through September 8, 2090; and a second set of partial eclipses from September 20, 2108 through April 26, 2469. The series ends at member 71 as a penumbral eclipse on July 24, 2613.

The longest duration of totality was produced by member 37 at 106 minutes, 24 seconds on July 16, 2000. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[1]

Greatest First

The greatest eclipse of the series occurred on 2000 Jul 16, lasting 106 minutes, 24 seconds.[2]
Penumbral Partial Total Central
1351 Jun 10
1531 Sep 26
1910 May 24
1946 Jun 14
Last
Central Total Partial Penumbral
2036 Aug 07
2090 Sep 08
2469 Apr 26
2613 Jul 24

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 129". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
  2. ^ Listing of Eclipses of series 129