Solar Saros 147

Saros cycle series 147 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 80 eclipses, 40 of which are umbral, all annular. The first eclipse in the series was on 12 October 1624 and the last will be on 24 February 3049. The most recent was on 10 June 2021 and the next will be on 21 June 2039.

The longest eclipse will be 9 minutes 41 seconds on 21 November 2291.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 140.

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 147 appears in the following table.