Solar Saros 136 is currently producing the longest total solar eclipses. It produced the 6 longest total eclipses of the 20th century, 3 of them over 7 minutes long. It also produced the longest total eclipse of the 21st century at 6 min 39 sec, and overall will produce the centuries 3 longest total eclipses. Each eclipse is getting slightly shorter and this series will be surpassed in total eclipse length by Solar Saros 139

Solar Saros 139

Solar Saros 139 repeats every 18 years, 11 days. Saros 139 contains 71 events of which 16 will be partial eclipses, 12 will be hybrid and 43 will be total. The first total eclipse occurred on December 21, 1843 over southern Asia and lasted 1 minutes and 43 seconds...

 (whose eclipses are getting slightly longer) on May 22, 2096

Solar eclipse of May 22, 2096

A total solar eclipse will occur on May 22, 2096. This will be the first eclipse of saros series 139 to exceed series 136 in length of totality. The length of totality for saros 139 is increasing, while that of Saros 136 is decreasing....

. Saros 136 will ultimately produce a total of 44 total eclipses. It produced the most central

Gamma (solar eclipse)

Gamma of an eclipse describes how centrally the shadow of the moon or earth strikes the other. The distance, when the axis of the shadow cone passes closest to earth or moon's center, is stated as fraction of the equatorial radius of the earth...

 total eclipse between the years 1209 and 2718 and the greatest magnitude

Magnitude of eclipse

The magnitude of eclipse or geometric magnitude is the fraction of the diameter of the eclipsed body which is in eclipse. This applies to both solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. During a partial or annular eclipse the magnitude of the eclipse is always between 0.0 and 1.0, while during a total...

 of any eclipse since the year 540 on July 11, 1991

Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991

A total solar eclipse occurred on July 11, 1991. Totality beginning over the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii moving across Mexico, down through Central America and across South America ending over Brazil. It lasted for 6 minutes and 53 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse...

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Events

Saros	Member	Date	Time (Greatest) UTC	Type	Location Lat,Long	Gamma Gamma (solar eclipse) Gamma of an eclipse describes how centrally the shadow of the moon or earth strikes the other. The distance, when the axis of the shadow cone passes closest to earth or moon's center, is stated as fraction of the equatorial radius of the earth...	Mag. Magnitude of eclipse The magnitude of eclipse or geometric magnitude is the fraction of the diameter of the eclipsed body which is in eclipse. This applies to both solar eclipses and lunar eclipses. During a partial or annular eclipse the magnitude of the eclipse is always between 0.0 and 1.0, while during a total...	Width (km)	Duration (min:sec)	Ref
136	1	June 14, 1360	5:56:04	Partial	65.8S 78.2E
0.0495			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1301-1400/1360-06-14.gif
136	2	June 25, 1378	12:45:16	Partial	64.8S 34.2W
0.1976			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1301-1400/1378-06-25.gif
136	3	July 5, 1396	19:37:40	Partial	63.9S 147.2W
0.3449			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1301-1400/1396-07-05.gif
136	4	July 17, 1414	2:35:03	Partial	63.1S 99E
0.4881			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1401-1500/1414-07-17.gif
136	5	July 27, 1432	9:39:02	Partial	62.4S 16.3W
0.625			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1401-1500/1432-07-27.gif
136	6	August 7, 1450	16:48:49	Partial	61.8S 132.8W
0.756			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1401-1500/1450-08-07.gif
136	7	August 18, 1468	0:08:08	Partial	61.3S 108.4E
0.8753			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1401-1500/1468-08-18.gif
136	8	August 29, 1486	7:34:56	Partial	61S 12.1W
0.9856			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1401-1500/1486-08-29.gif
136	9	September 8, 1504	15:12:15	Annular	55.3S 102.6W
0.9924	83	0m 32s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1501-1600/1504-09-08.gif
136	10	September 19, 1522	22:57:33	Annular	53.9S 146.1E
0.9946	42	0m 23s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1501-1600/1522-09-19.gif
136	11	September 30, 1540	6:54:11	Annular	54.6S 29.2E
0.996	27	0m 17s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1501-1600/1540-09-30.gif
136	12	October 11, 1558	14:58:55	Annular	56.5S 90.3W
0.9971	18	0m 12s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1501-1600/1558-10-11.gif
136	13	October 21, 1576	23:13:06	Annular	59.2S 147.9E
0.9981	11	0m 8s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1501-1600/1576-10-21.gif
136	14	November 12, 1594	7:34:49	Annular	62.4S 25.1E
0.9991	5	0m 4s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1501-1600/1594-11-12.gif
136	15	November 22, 1612	16:04:35	Hybrid	65.7S 98.4W
1.0002	1	0m 1s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1601-1700/1612-11-22.gif
136	16	December 4, 1630	0:38:59	Hybrid	68.7S 139.6E
1.0017	9	0m 7s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1601-1700/1630-12-04.gif
136	17	December 14, 1648	9:17:55	Hybrid	70.9S 19.6E
1.0035	18	0m 14s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1601-1700/1648-12-14.gif
136	18	December 25, 1666	17:59:16	Hybrid	71.6S 98.3W
1.0058	30	0m 24s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1601-1700/1666-12-25.gif
136	19	January 5, 1685	2:42:50	Hybrid	70.7S 143.1E
1.0086	44	0m 35s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1601-1700/1685-01-05.gif
136	20	January 17, 1703	11:24:25	Hybrid	67.9S 22.2E
1.012	61	0m 50s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1703-01-17.gif
136	21	January 27, 1721	20:05:11	Total	64S 102.4W
1.0158	79	1m 7s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1721-01-27.gif
136	22	February 8, 1739	4:41:13	Total	59.2S 131E
1.0203	99	1m 27s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1739-02-08.gif
136	23	February 18, 1757	13:14:12	Total	53.8S 2.9E
1.0251	119	1m 51s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1757-02-18.gif
136	24	March 1, 1775	21:39:20	Total	47.9S 124.8W
1.0304	139	2m 20s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1775-03-01.gif
136	25	March 12, 1793	6:00:07	Total	41.7S 107.8E
1.0359	158	2m 51s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1701-1800/1793-03-12.gif
136	26	March 24, 1811	14:12:13	Total	35.2S 18W
1.0416	176	3m 27s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1801-1900/1811-03-24.gif
136	27	April 3, 1829	22:18:36	Total	28.5S 142.6W
1.0474	192	4m 5s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1801-1900/1829-04-03.gif
136	28	April 15, 1847	6:16:13	Total	21.6S 95E
1.053	206	4m 44s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1801-1900/1847-04-15.gif
136	29	April 25, 1865 Solar eclipse of April 25, 1865 A total solar eclipse occurred on April 25, 1865. -References:* * * * by Mabel Loomis Todd, 1900...	14:08:34	Total	14.8S 25.8W
1.0584	219	5m 23s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1801-1900/1865-04-25.gif
136	30	May 6, 1883 Solar eclipse of May 6, 1883 A total solar eclipse occurred on May 6, 1883. The path of totality fell across the southern Pacific Ocean with no major landfall. Partiality was visible from far eastern Australia at sunrise, and New Zealand, as well as western South America and southern Mexico near sunset...	21:53:49	Total	8.1S 144.6W
1.0634	229	5m 58s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1801-1900/1883-05-06.gif
136	31	May 18, 1901 Solar eclipse of May 18, 1901 A total solar eclipse occurred on May 18, 1901. The path of totality crossed Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua, New Guinea.-References:* * Lick Observatory Plate Archive, Mt. Hamilton....	5:33:48	Total	1.7S 98.4E
1.068	238	6m 29s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1901-05-18.gif
136	32	May 29, 1919 Solar eclipse of May 29, 1919 A total solar eclipse occurred on May 29, 1919. With a maximum duration of totality of 6 minutes 51 seconds, it was one of the longest solar eclipses of the 20th century. It was visible throughout most of South America and Africa as a partial eclipse...	13:08:55	Total	4.4N 16.7W
1.0719	244	6m 51s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1919-05-29.gif
136	33	June 8, 1937 Solar eclipse of June 8, 1937 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8, 1937. The path of totality crossed the pacific ocean starting in Micronesia, and ending at sunset in western South America.-References:*...	20:41:02	Total	9.9N 130.5W
1.0751	250	7m 4s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1937-06-08.gif
136	34	June 20, 1955 Solar eclipse of June 20, 1955 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 20, 1955. With a maximum duration of 7 minutes 8 seconds, this is the longest solar eclipse of saros series 136, as well as the longest total solar eclipse since the 11th century...	4:10:42	Total	14.8N 117E
1.0776	254	7m 8s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1955-06-20.gif
136	35	June 30, 1973 Solar eclipse of June 30, 1973 A total solar eclipse occurred on June 30, 1973. - Observations :This eclipse was observed by a group of scientists from the Los Alamos National Laboratory using two airplanes to extend the apparent time of totality by flying along the eclipse path in the same direction as the Moon's shadow as it...	11:38:41	Total	18.8N 5.6E
1.0792	256	7m 4s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1973-06-30.gif
136	36	July 11, 1991 Solar eclipse of July 11, 1991 A total solar eclipse occurred on July 11, 1991. Totality beginning over the Pacific Ocean and Hawaii moving across Mexico, down through Central America and across South America ending over Brazil. It lasted for 6 minutes and 53 seconds at the point of maximum eclipse...	19:07:01	Total	22N 105.2W
1.08	258	6m 53s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1991-07-11.gif
136	37	July 22, 2009	2:36:25	Total	24.2N 144.1E	0.0698	1.0799	258	6m 39s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2009-07-22.gif
136	38	August 2, 2027 Solar eclipse of August 2, 2027 A total solar eclipse will occur on August 2, 2027. The path of the eclipse will pass over all the countries of north African and middle eastern such Jedda, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and Sana'a, Yemen...	10:07:50	Total	25.5N 33.2E	0.1421	1.079	258	6m 23s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2027-08-02.gif
136	39	August 12, 2045 Solar eclipse of August 12, 2045 A total solar eclipse will occur on August 12, 2045. It will be the fourth longest eclipse of the 21st century. It will be visible throughout much of the continental United States, with a path of totality running through northern California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas,...	17:42:39	Total	25.9N 78.5W	0.2116	1.0774	256	6m 6s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2045-08-12.gif
136	40	August 24, 2063 Solar eclipse of August 24, 2063 A total solar eclipse will occur on August 24, 2063. - External links :* http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2051/SE2063Aug24T.GIF...	1:22:11	Total	25.6N 168.4E	0.2771	1.075	252	5m 49s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2063-08-24.gif
136	41	September 3, 2081 Solar eclipse of September 3, 2081 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 3, 2081. -References:...	9:07:31	Total	24.6N 53.6E	0.3378	1.072	247	5m 33s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2081-09-03.gif
136	42	September 14, 2099 Solar eclipse of September 14, 2099 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 14, 2099. - Visibility :It will begin at sunrise off the western coast of Canada, and move eastern across Canada and the northern states of the United States and end in the Atlantic ocean...	16:57:53	Total	23.4N 62.8W	0.3942	1.0684	241	5m 18s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2099-09-14.gif
136	43	September 26, 2117 Solar eclipse of September 26, 2117 A total solar eclipse will occur on September 26, 2117. - References:*...	0:55:42	Total	21.9N 178.4E	0.4442	1.0645	233	5m 3s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2101-2200/2117-09-26.gif
136	44	October 7, 2135	9:00:03	Total	20.3N 57.6E	0.4884	1.0603	224	4m 50s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2101-2200/2135-10-07.gif
136	45	October 17, 2153	17:12:18	Total	18.8N 65.7W	0.5259	1.056	214	4m 36s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2101-2200/2153-10-17.gif
136	46	October 29, 2171	1:31:03	Total	17.6N 169.1E	0.5577	1.0516	203	4m 23s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2101-2200/2171-10-29.gif
136	47	November 8, 2189	9:57:28	Total	16.5N 41.6E	0.583	1.0474	192	4m 10s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2101-2200/2189-11-08.gif
136	48	November 20, 2207	18:30:26	Total	15.8N 87.8W	0.6027	1.0434	180	3m 56s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2201-2300/2207-11-20.gif
136	49	December 1, 2225	3:08:36	Total	15.4N 141.4E	0.6178	1.0398	169	3m 43s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2201-2300/2225-12-01.gif
136	50	December 12, 2243	11:52:14	Total	15.5N 9E	0.6284	1.0365	157	3m 30s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2201-2300/2243-12-12.gif
136	51	December 22, 2261	20:38:50	Total	16.1N 124.2W	0.636	1.0337	147	3m 17s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2201-2300/2261-12-22.gif
136	52	January 3, 2280	5:28:11	Total	17.2N 101.9E	0.6414	1.0314	138	3m 4s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2201-2300/2280-01-03.gif
136	53	January 13, 2298	14:16:27	Total	19N 31.9W	0.6474	1.0296	131	2m 52s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2201-2300/2298-01-13.gif
136	54	January 25, 2316	23:05:17	Total	21.4N 166W	0.6526	1.0282	126	2m 42s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2301-2400/2316-01-25.gif
136	55	February 5, 2334	7:50:29	Total	24.6N 60.8E	0.6603	1.0272	122	2m 33s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2301-2400/2334-02-05.gif
136	56	February 16, 2352	16:32:06	Total	28.5N 71.8W	0.6709	1.0266	121	2m 25s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2301-2400/2352-02-16.gif
136	57	February 27, 2370	1:07:02	Total	33.2N 157E	0.6865	1.0262	121	2m 17s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2301-2400/2370-02-27.gif
136	58	March 9, 2388	9:36:21	Total	38.5N 27E	0.7064	1.026	124	2m 10s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2301-2400/2388-03-09.gif
136	59	March 20, 2406	17:57:23	Total	44.5N 101.3W	0.7327	1.0258	128	2m 3s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2401-2500/2406-03-20.gif
136	60	March 31, 2424	2:10:10	Total	51.3N 131.9E	0.7652	1.0254	133	1m 55s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2401-2500/2424-03-31.gif
136	61	April 11, 2442	10:14:04	Total	58.7N 6.2E	0.8046	1.0248	142	1m 45s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2401-2500/2442-04-11.gif
136	62	April 21, 2460	18:09:49	Total	66.8N 119.8W	0.8503	1.0236	154	1m 34s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2401-2500/2460-04-21.gif
136	63	May 3, 2478	1:55:59	Total	75.7N 107.7E	0.9034	1.0218	176	1m 20s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2401-2500/2478-05-03.gif
136	64	May 13, 2496	9:34:25	Total	81N 70.4W	0.9622	1.0185	243	1m 2s	http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2401-2500/2496-05-13.gif
136	65	May 25, 2514	17:04:32	Partial	68.5N 123.2E	1.0272	0.9507			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2501-2600/2514-05-25.gif
136	66	June 5, 2532	0:28:58	Partial	67.5N 1.3E	1.0962	0.8224			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2501-2600/2532-06-05.gif
136	67	June 16, 2550	7:45:35	Partial	66.4N 118.1W	1.1708	0.684			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2501-2600/2550-06-16.gif
136	68	June 26, 2568	14:58:55	Partial	65.5N 123.7E	1.2472	0.5426			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2501-2600/2568-06-26.gif
136	69	July 7, 2586	22:07:07	Partial	64.5N 7.2E	1.327	0.3957			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2501-2600/2586-07-07.gif
136	70	July 19, 2604	5:14:31	Partial	63.7N 108.8W	1.4062	0.2509			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2601-2700/2604-07-19.gif
136	71	July 30, 2622	12:18:09	Partial	63N 136.4E	1.4872	0.1039			http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2601-2700/2622-07-30.gif

Animated path of entire Saros.