Solar Saros 109

Saros cycle series 109 for solar eclipses occurred at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years and 11 days. It contained 81 eclipses, 43 of which were umbral (24 total, 15 hybrid, 4 annular). The first eclipse occurred on 7 September 416 and the last eclipse occurred on 3 February 1859. The longest totality was 5 minutes 46 seconds on 29 July 957 and the longest annular was 2 minutes 5 seconds on 21 July 1552.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 102.

Umbral eclipses
Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 109 appears in the following table.

All eclipses
Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.