Solar Saros 143

Saros cycle series 143 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 42 of which are umbral (12 total, 4 hybrid, and 26 annular). The first eclipse in the series was on 7 March 1617 and the last will be on 23 April 2897. The most recent eclipse was a hybrid eclipse on 3 November 2013 and the next will be a hybrid eclipse on 14 November 2031.

The longest totality was 3 minutes 50 seconds on 19 August 1887 and the longest annular will be 4 minutes 54 seconds on 6 September 2518.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 136.

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 143 appears in the following table.