Solar Saros 129

Saros cycle series 129 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 80 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral (29 annular, 3 hybrid, 9 total). The first eclipse in the series was on 3 October 1103 and the last will be on 21 February 2528. The most recent eclipse was a hybrid eclipse on 20 April 2023 and the next will be a total eclipse on 30 April 2041.

The longest totality will be 3 minutes 43 seconds on 25 June 2131, and the longest annular was 5 minutes 10 seconds on 4 October 1698.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 122.

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 129 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.