Solar Saros 126

Saros 126
May 17, 1882
Series member 40
Total solar eclipse of May 28, 1900, photographed in Wadesboro, North Carolina by Thomas Smillie for the Smithsonian Solar Eclipse Expedition to capture photographic proof of the solar corona.
Series member 41
Total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 from Novosibirsk, Russia.
Series member 47

Saros cycle series 126 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral (28 annular, 3 hybrid, 10 total). The first eclipse was on 10 March 1179 and the last will be on 3 May 2459, lasting 1,280 years. The most recent eclipse was a total eclipse on 1 August 2008 and the next will be a total eclipse on 12 August 2026.

The longest totality was 2 minutes 36 seconds on 10 July 1972 and the longest annular was 6 minutes 30 seconds on 26 June 1359.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 119.