Solar Saros 161

Saros cycle series 161 for solar eclipses will occur at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 43 of which will be umbral (35 total, 3 hybrid, 5 annular). The first eclipse will occur on 1 April 2174 and the last eclipse will occur on 20 May 3454.

The longest totality will be 5 minutes 28 seconds on 24 September 2462 and the longest annular will be 2 minutes 6 seconds on 12 October 3093. This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 154.

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 161 appears in the following table.