Solar Saros 136
April 25, 1865.
Series member 29
Series member 29
An artist's depiction of the total solar eclipse of May 6, 1883, observed from Caroline Atoll, Line Islands.[1]
Series member 30
Series member 30
The total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919, observed from the island of Principe. Positions of star images within the field near the Sun were used to verify Albert Einstein's prediction of the bending of light around the Sun from his general theory of relativity.
Series member 32
Series member 32
Solar Saros 136, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on Jun 14, 1360, and reached a first annular eclipse on September 8, 1504. It was a hybrid event from November 22, 1612, through January 17, 1703, and total eclipses from January 27, 1721 through May 13, 2496. The series ends at member 71 as a partial eclipse on July 30, 2622, with the entire series lasting 1262 years. The longest eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955, with a maximum duration of totality at 7 minutes, 8 seconds.[2]
Series members 29–42 occur between 1865 and 2100:
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
|---|---|---|
 April 25, 1865 |
 May 6, 1883 | |
| 31 | 32 | 33 |
 May 18, 1901 |
 May 29, 1919 |
 Jun 8, 1937 |
| 34 | 35 | 36 |
 Jun 20, 1955 |
 Jun 30, 1973 |
 Jul 11, 1991 |
| 37 | 38 | 39 |
 Jul 22, 2009 |
 Aug 2, 2027 |
 Aug 12, 2045 |
| 40 | 41 | 42 |
 Aug. 24, 2063 |
 Sep. 3, 2081 |
 Sep. 14, 2099 |
Solar Saros 136 is for now producing the longest total solar eclipses. It produced the six longest total solar eclipses of the 20th century, three of them over seven minutes long.[3] It also produced the longest total eclipse of the 21st century at 6 min 39 sec, and overall will produce the century's three longest total eclipses. Each eclipse is getting slightly shorter and this series will be surpassed in total eclipse length by Solar Saros 139 (whose eclipses are getting slightly longer) on May 11, 2078.[4] Saros 136 will ultimately produce a total of 44 total eclipses. It produced the most central total eclipse between the years 1209 and 2718 and the greatest magnitude of any eclipse since the year 540 on July 11, 1991.
Events
| Saros | Member | Date | Time (Greatest) UTC | Type | Location Lat,Long | Gamma | Mag. | Width (km) | Duration (min:sec) | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 1 | June 14, 1360 | 5:56:04 | Partial | 65.8S 78.2E | -1.5227 | 0.0495 | |||
| 136 | 2 | June 25, 1378 | 12:45:16 | Partial | 64.8S 34.2W | -1.4392 | 0.1976 | |||
| 136 | 3 | July 5, 1396 | 19:37:40 | Partial | 63.9S 147.2W | -1.3568 | 0.3449 | |||
| 136 | 4 | July 17, 1414 | 2:35:03 | Partial | 63.1S 99E | -1.277 | 0.4881 | |||
| 136 | 5 | July 27, 1432 | 9:39:02 | Partial | 62.4S 16.3W | -1.2011 | 0.625 | |||
| 136 | 6 | August 7, 1450 | 16:48:49 | Partial | 61.8S 132.8W | -1.1286 | 0.756 | |||
| 136 | 7 | August 18, 1468 | 0:08:08 | Partial | 61.3S 108.4E | -1.0627 | 0.8753 | |||
| 136 | 8 | August 29, 1486 | 7:34:56 | Partial | 61S 12.1W | -1.0018 | 0.9856 | |||
| 136 | 9 | September 8, 1504 | 15:12:15 | Annular | 55.3S 102.6W | -0.9486 | 0.9924 | 83 | 0m 32s | |
| 136 | 10 | September 19, 1522 | 22:57:33 | Annular | 53.9S 146.1E | -0.9011 | 0.9946 | 42 | 0m 23s | |
| 136 | 11 | September 30, 1540 | 6:54:11 | Annular | 54.6S 29.2E | -0.862 | 0.996 | 27 | 0m 17s | |
| 136 | 12 | October 11, 1558 | 14:58:55 | Annular | 56.5S 90.3W | -0.8289 | 0.9971 | 18 | 0m 12s | |
| 136 | 13 | October 21, 1576 | 23:13:06 | Annular | 59.2S 147.9E | -0.8031 | 0.9981 | 11 | 0m 8s | |
| 136 | 14 | November 12, 1594 | 7:34:49 | Annular | 62.4S 25.1E | -0.7829 | 0.9991 | 5 | 0m 4s | |
| 136 | 15 | November 22, 1612 | 16:04:35 | Hybrid | 65.7S 98.4W | -0.7691 | 1.0002 | 1 | 0m 1s | |
| 136 | 16 | December 4, 1630 | 0:38:59 | Hybrid | 68.7S 139.6E | -0.7585 | 1.0017 | 9 | 0m 7s | |
| 136 | 17 | December 14, 1648 | 9:17:55 | Hybrid | 70.9S 19.6E | -0.751 | 1.0035 | 18 | 0m 14s | |
| 136 | 18 | December 25, 1666 | 17:59:16 | Hybrid | 71.6S 98.3W | -0.7452 | 1.0058 | 30 | 0m 24s | |
| 136 | 19 | January 5, 1685 | 2:42:50 | Hybrid | 70.7S 143.1E | -0.7409 | 1.0086 | 44 | 0m 35s | |
| 136 | 20 | January 17, 1703 | 11:24:25 | Hybrid | 67.9S 22.2E | -0.7345 | 1.012 | 61 | 0m 50s | |
| 136 | 21 | January 27, 1721 | 20:05:11 | Total | 64S 102.4W | -0.7269 | 1.0158 | 79 | 1m 7s | |
| 136 | 22 | February 8, 1739 | 4:41:13 | Total | 59.2S 131E | -0.7149 | 1.0203 | 99 | 1m 27s | |
| 136 | 23 | February 18, 1757 | 13:14:12 | Total | 53.8S 2.9E | -0.6999 | 1.0251 | 119 | 1m 51s | |
| 136 | 24 | March 1, 1775 | 21:39:20 | Total | 47.9S 124.8W | -0.6783 | 1.0304 | 139 | 2m 20s | |
| 136 | 25 | March 12, 1793 | 6:00:07 | Total | 41.7S 107.8E | -0.6524 | 1.0359 | 158 | 2m 51s | |
| 136 | 26 | March 24, 1811 | 14:12:13 | Total | 35.2S 18W | -0.619 | 1.0416 | 176 | 3m 27s | |
| 136 | 27 | April 3, 1829 | 22:18:36 | Total | 28.5S 142.6W | -0.5803 | 1.0474 | 192 | 4m 5s | |
| 136 | 28 | April 15, 1847 | 6:16:13 | Total | 21.6S 95E | -0.5339 | 1.053 | 206 | 4m 44s | |
| 136 | 29 | April 25, 1865 | 14:08:34 | Total | 14.8S 25.8W | -0.4826 | 1.0584 | 219 | 5m 23s | |
| 136 | 30 | May 6, 1883 | 21:53:49 | Total | 8.1S 144.6W | -0.425 | 1.0634 | 229 | 5m 58s | |
| 136 | 31 | May 18, 1901 | 5:33:48 | Total | 1.7S 98.4E | -0.3626 | 1.068 | 238 | 6m 29s | |
| 136 | 32 | May 29, 1919 | 13:08:55 | Total | 4.4N 16.7W | -0.2955 | 1.0719 | 244 | 6m 51s | |
| 136 | 33 | June 8, 1937 | 20:41:02 | Total | 9.9N 130.5W | -0.2253 | 1.0751 | 250 | 7m 4s | |
| 136 | 34 | June 20, 1955 | 4:10:42 | Total | 14.8N 117E | -0.1528 | 1.0776 | 254 | 7m 8s | |
| 136 | 35 | June 30, 1973 | 11:38:41 | Total | 18.8N 5.6E | -0.0785 | 1.0792 | 256 | 7m 4s | |
| 136 | 36 | July 11, 1991 | 19:07:01 | Total | 22N 105.2W | -0.0041 | 1.08 | 258 | 6m 53s | |
| 136 | 37 | July 22, 2009 | 2:36:25 | Total | 24.2N 144.1E | 0.0698 | 1.0799 | 258 | 6m 39s | |
| 136 | 38 | August 2, 2027 | 10:07:50 | Total | 25.5N 33.2E | 0.1421 | 1.079 | 258 | 6m 23s | |
| 136 | 39 | August 12, 2045 | 17:42:39 | Total | 25.9N 78.5W | 0.2116 | 1.0774 | 256 | 6m 6s | |
| 136 | 40 | August 24, 2063 | 1:22:11 | Total | 25.6N 168.4E | 0.2771 | 1.075 | 252 | 5m 49s | |
| 136 | 41 | September 3, 2081 | 9:07:31 | Total | 24.6N 53.6E | 0.3378 | 1.072 | 247 | 5m 33s | |
| 136 | 42 | September 14, 2099 | 16:57:53 | Total | 23.4N 62.8W | 0.3942 | 1.0684 | 241 | 5m 18s | |
| 136 | 43 | September 26, 2117 | 0:55:42 | Total | 21.9N 178.4E | 0.4442 | 1.0645 | 233 | 5m 3s | |
| 136 | 44 | October 7, 2135 | 9:00:03 | Total | 20.3N 57.6E | 0.4884 | 1.0603 | 224 | 4m 50s | |
| 136 | 45 | October 17, 2153 | 17:12:18 | Total | 18.8N 65.7W | 0.5259 | 1.056 | 214 | 4m 36s | |
| 136 | 46 | October 29, 2171 | 1:31:03 | Total | 17.6N 169.1E | 0.5577 | 1.0516 | 203 | 4m 23s | |
| 136 | 47 | November 8, 2189 | 9:57:28 | Total | 16.5N 41.6E | 0.583 | 1.0474 | 192 | 4m 10s | |
| 136 | 48 | November 20, 2207 | 18:30:26 | Total | 15.8N 87.8W | 0.6027 | 1.0434 | 180 | 3m 56s | |
| 136 | 49 | December 1, 2225 | 3:08:36 | Total | 15.4N 141.4E | 0.6178 | 1.0398 | 169 | 3m 43s | |
| 136 | 50 | December 12, 2243 | 11:52:14 | Total | 15.5N 9E | 0.6284 | 1.0365 | 157 | 3m 30s | |
| 136 | 51 | December 22, 2261 | 20:38:50 | Total | 16.1N 124.2W | 0.636 | 1.0337 | 147 | 3m 17s | |
| 136 | 52 | January 3, 2280 | 5:28:11 | Total | 17.2N 101.9E | 0.6414 | 1.0314 | 138 | 3m 4s | |
| 136 | 53 | January 13, 2298 | 14:16:27 | Total | 19N 31.9W | 0.6474 | 1.0296 | 131 | 2m 52s | |
| 136 | 54 | January 25, 2316 | 23:05:17 | Total | 21.4N 166W | 0.6526 | 1.0282 | 126 | 2m 42s | |
| 136 | 55 | February 5, 2334 | 7:50:29 | Total | 24.6N 60.8E | 0.6603 | 1.0272 | 122 | 2m 33s | |
| 136 | 56 | February 16, 2352 | 16:32:06 | Total | 28.5N 71.8W | 0.6709 | 1.0266 | 121 | 2m 25s | |
| 136 | 57 | February 27, 2370 | 1:07:02 | Total | 33.2N 157E | 0.6865 | 1.0262 | 121 | 2m 17s | |
| 136 | 58 | March 9, 2388 | 9:36:21 | Total | 38.5N 27E | 0.7064 | 1.026 | 124 | 2m 10s | |
| 136 | 59 | March 20, 2406 | 17:57:23 | Total | 44.5N 101.3W | 0.7327 | 1.0258 | 128 | 2m 3s | |
| 136 | 60 | March 31, 2424 | 2:10:10 | Total | 51.3N 131.9E | 0.7652 | 1.0254 | 133 | 1m 55s | |
| 136 | 61 | April 11, 2442 | 10:14:04 | Total | 58.7N 6.2E | 0.8046 | 1.0248 | 142 | 1m 45s | |
| 136 | 62 | April 21, 2460 | 18:09:49 | Total | 66.8N 119.8W | 0.8503 | 1.0236 | 154 | 1m 34s | |
| 136 | 63 | May 3, 2478 | 1:55:59 | Total | 75.7N 107.7E | 0.9034 | 1.0218 | 176 | 1m 20s | |
| 136 | 64 | May 13, 2496 | 9:34:25 | Total | 81N 70.4W | 0.9622 | 1.0185 | 243 | 1m 2s | |
| 136 | 65 | May 25, 2514 | 17:04:32 | Partial | 68.5N 123.2E | 1.0272 | 0.9507 | |||
| 136 | 66 | June 5, 2532 | 0:28:58 | Partial | 67.5N 1.3E | 1.0962 | 0.8224 | |||
| 136 | 67 | June 16, 2550 | 7:45:35 | Partial | 66.4N 118.1W | 1.1708 | 0.684 | |||
| 136 | 68 | June 26, 2568 | 14:58:55 | Partial | 65.5N 123.7E | 1.2472 | 0.5426 | |||
| 136 | 69 | July 7, 2586 | 22:07:07 | Partial | 64.5N 7.2E | 1.327 | 0.3957 | |||
| 136 | 70 | July 19, 2604 | 5:14:31 | Partial | 63.7N 108.8W | 1.4062 | 0.2509 | |||
| 136 | 71 | July 30, 2622 | 12:18:09 | Partial | 63N 136.4E | 1.4872 | 0.1039 |
Animated path of entire Saros.
Notes
- ↑ In 1883 an expedition of American astronomers traveled from Peru to Caroline Island aboard the USS Hartford to observe the May 6 total solar eclipse. A French expedition also observed the eclipse from Caroline.
- ↑ SEsaros136 at NASA.gov
- ↑ Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 1901 to 2000
- ↑ Catalog of Solar Eclipses: 2001 to 2100
