Lunar Saros 129

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2018 July 27

Saros cycle series 129 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node, repeats every 18 years ⁠11+1/3 days. The 129th lunar saros is associated with Solar Saros 136.

Lunar saros 129 contains 71 member events, with 70 eclipses in which the penumbral (or eclipse) magnitude is over 0.01 . It has 11 total eclipses, starting in 1910 and ending in 2090.

Solar saros 136 interleaves with the 129th lunar saros, with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series. It consisted of 10 penumbral eclipses, 21 partial eclipses, 11 total eclipses, 21 partial eclipses, and ends with 8 penumbral eclipses.[1]

  1. ^ Espenak, Fred. Lunar Eclipses of Saros 129. NASA / Goddard SFC (Report). Greenbelt, MD: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.