Saros 131
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Lunar Eclipses of Saros 131
Eclipses are identified by their Saros number. A Saros cycle is a series of eclipses that occur every 18 years, 10+1/3 days.
For an example, Saros cycle 131 began in the year AD 1427 as a partial penumbral lunar eclipse.
Total lunar eclipses
- The first total lunar elipse in the cycle began in 1968
- The darkest (central shadow) total eclipse will occur in 2076 (108 years later)
- The final tolar lunar eclipse in the cycle ends in 2184 (216 years)
Saros Cycle 131 will finally end in AD 2707 as the last partial penumbral lunar eclipse.
The total period was 1280 years. The interesting total eclipse period lasted 216 years.
Sets of three
Since the Saros cycle repeats every 18 years, 10+1/3 days, the eclipse are visible in sets of three from any given location. Looking from the United states, the eclipses are labeled as: Rising (seen east around sunset), setting (seen west around sunrise), or Down (invisible during the day).
List of dates
PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSE (SOUTH)
- May 10, 1427 (First partial penumbral south)
- August 5, 1571 (First partial umbral south)
- ...
- April 2, 1950 (Final partial south)
TOTAL LUNAR ECLIPSES
- 0. Apr 13, 1968 (3 days before birth) – rising - FIRST
- 1. Apr 24, 1986 (18th birthday +8 days) - setting
- 2. May 4, 2004 (36th birthday +18 days) – down
- 3. May 16, 2022 (54th birthday +30 days) - rising
- 4. May 26, 2040 (72nd birthday) - setting
- 5. Jun 6, 2058 (90th birthday) – down
- 6. Jun 17, 2076 (108th birthday) – rising - CENTRAL
- 7. Jun 28, 2094 (126th birthday) - setting
- 8. Jul 8, 2112 (144th birthday) – down
- 9. Jul 21, 2130 (162nd birthday) - rising
- 10. Jul 31, 2148 (180th birthday) - setting
- 11. Aug 11, 2166 (198th birthday) – down
- 12. Aug 21, 2184 (216th birthday) – rising – LAST
PARTIAL LUNAR ECLIPSES (NORTH)
- Sep 3, 2202 (First umbral partial north)
- ...
- Mar 29, 2545 (Last partial umbral north)
- Jul 7, 2707 (Last partial penumbral north)