Solar Saros 131

Saros cycle series 131 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral (6 total, 5 hybrid, 30 annular). The first eclipse in the series was on 1 August 1125 and the last will be on 2 September 2369. The most recent eclipse was an annular eclipse on 26 January 2009 and the next eclipse will be an annular eclipse on 6 February 2027.

The longest totality was 58 seconds on 30 May 1612 and the longest annular was 7 minutes 54 seconds on 26 January 2009.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 124.

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 131 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.