Solar eclipses
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...
are grouped by their
saros number, each series lasts between 1200 and 1600 years and contains from 69 to 87 solar eclipses (most often 70 to 73). Solar eclipses in odd series exist at the ascending
node
In general, a node is a localized swelling (a "knot") or a point of intersection (a vertex).
Node may refer to:
In mathematics
* Vertex (graph theory), a vertex in a mathematical graph
*Vertex (geometry), a point where two or more curves, lines ...
of the Moon's orbit, and even series occur at the descending nodes.
Each series begins with partial eclipses, transitions into umbral eclipses (which includes annular, hybrid, and total eclipses), and then reverses back to partial. The counts for each type and their order are listed below. Ongoing saros series are highlighted according to the type of eclipses currently being produced.
Series have been indexed as -13 to 190 (active between roughly 2000 BCE and 3000 CE), with events summarized:
See also
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List of saros series for lunar eclipses
Lunar eclipses are grouped by their saros number, each series lasts between 1200 and 1600 years and contains from 69 to 89 lunar eclipses. Lunar eclipses in even series exist at the ascending node of the Moon's orbit, and odd series occur at the ...
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Lists of solar eclipses
References
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Solar eclipses