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The periodicity and recurrance of solar (and lunar) eclipses is governed by the Saros cycle, a period of approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). When two eclipses are separated by a period of one Saros, they share a very similar geometry. The eclipses occur at the same node with the Moon at nearly the same distance from Earth and at the same time of year. Thus, the Saros is useful for organizing eclipses into families or series. Each series typically lasts 12 to 13 centuries and contains 70 or more eclipses.
Lunar eclipses of Saros series 108 all occur at the Moon’s ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse. The series began with a partial eclipse north of the Ecliptic on 0689 Jul 08. The series ended with a partial eclipse south of the Ecliptic on 1969 Aug 27. The total duration of Saros series 108 is 1280.14 years. In summary:
First Eclipse = 0689 Jul 08 08:11:22 UT
Last Eclipse = 1969 Aug 27 10:47:37 UT
Duration of Saros 108 = 1280.14 Years
During Saros series 108, Earth experiences 72 lunar eclipses as follows:
All Eclipses = 72 = 100.0%
Penumbral (N) = 28 = 38.9%
Partial (P) = 32 = 44.4%
Total (T) = 12 = 16.7%
Umbral Eclipses = 44 = 61.1%
Central = 5 = 6.9%
Non-Central = 7 = 9.7%
Sequence of eclipses in Saros series 108: 20N 10P 12T 22P 8N
The longest and shortest eclipses of Saros series 108 as well as other eclipse extrema are listed below.
Longest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1302 Jul 10 Duration = 01h46m34s
Shortest Total Lunar Eclipse: 1428 Sep 23 Duration = 00h36m48s
Longest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1212 May 17 Duration = 03h29m18s
Shortest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1050 Feb 09 Duration = 00h22m41s
Largest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1446 Oct 05 Magnitude = 0.9852
Smallest Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1050 Feb 09 Magnitude = 0.0084
Local circumstances at greatest eclipse for every eclipse of Saros series 108 are presented in the following catalog. For a detailed key and additional information about the catalog, see: Key to Catalog of Lunar Eclipses.
All eclipse calculations are by Fred Espenak, and he assumes full responsibility for their accuracy.
Permission is freely granted to reproduce this data when accompanied by an acknowledgment:
"Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC"
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Local Circumstances at Greatest Eclipse for Saros 108
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Greatest Saros Pen. Umb. S.D. S.D. GST Moon Moon
Date Eclipse Type # Gamma Mag. Mag. Par Tot (0 UT) RA Dec
h h °
0689 Jul 08 08:11 Nb 108 1.554 0.046 -1.002 - - 19.3 19.29 -20.9
0707 Jul 19 15:06 N 108 1.486 0.174 -0.879 - - 20.0 20.03 -19.2
0725 Jul 29 22:03 N 108 1.420 0.298 -0.761 - - 20.7 20.75 -16.8
0743 Aug 10 05:07 N 108 1.359 0.412 -0.652 - - 21.4 21.45 -13.8
0761 Aug 20 12:13 N 108 1.301 0.522 -0.549 - - 22.1 22.13 -10.3
0779 Aug 31 19:28 N 108 1.250 0.618 -0.459 - - 22.9 22.80 -6.4
0797 Sep 11 02:48 N 108 1.205 0.705 -0.378 - - 23.6 23.47 -2.3
0815 Sep 22 10:18 N 108 1.166 0.778 -0.311 - - 0.3 0.13 2.0
0833 Oct 02 17:53 N 108 1.134 0.841 -0.254 - - 1.0 0.80 6.3
0851 Oct 14 01:38 N 108 1.109 0.889 -0.211 - - 1.7 1.48 10.5
0869 Oct 24 09:28 N 108 1.089 0.928 -0.177 - - 2.5 2.19 14.4
0887 Nov 04 17:25 N 108 1.075 0.957 -0.153 - - 3.2 2.92 17.8
0905 Nov 15 01:27 N 108 1.064 0.978 -0.136 - - 3.9 3.68 20.7
0923 Nov 26 09:32 N 108 1.058 0.990 -0.127 - - 4.6 4.46 22.8
0941 Dec 06 17:39 N 108 1.053 1.001 -0.119 - - 5.4 5.27 24.1
0959 Dec 18 01:46 N 108 1.049 1.010 -0.111 - - 6.1 6.09 24.5
0977 Dec 28 09:52 N 108 1.043 1.021 -0.101 - - 6.8 6.90 23.9
0996 Jan 08 17:54 N 108 1.036 1.034 -0.088 - - 7.5 7.71 22.4
1014 Jan 19 01:51 N 108 1.024 1.055 -0.065 - - 8.2 8.48 20.1
1032 Jan 30 09:41 N 108 1.008 1.084 -0.035 - - 9.0 9.23 17.1
1050 Feb 09 17:23 P 108 0.985 1.126 0.008 11m - 9.7 9.95 13.5
1068 Feb 21 00:58 P 108 0.956 1.177 0.062 31m - 10.4 10.65 9.5
1086 Mar 03 08:22 P 108 0.919 1.244 0.132 44m - 11.1 11.32 5.3
1104 Mar 13 15:38 P 108 0.875 1.323 0.214 56m - 11.8 11.98 1.0
1122 Mar 24 22:44 P 108 0.823 1.417 0.311 66m - 12.6 12.64 -3.4
1140 Apr 04 05:41 P 108 0.764 1.524 0.421 76m - 13.3 13.30 -7.5
1158 Apr 15 12:29 P 108 0.697 1.645 0.546 84m - 14.0 13.97 -11.4
1176 Apr 25 19:11 P 108 0.624 1.776 0.680 92m - 14.7 14.65 -15.0
1194 May 07 01:47 P 108 0.547 1.917 0.824 99m - 15.4 15.35 -18.0
1212 May 17 08:18 P 108 0.464 2.067 0.976 105m - 16.1 16.07 -20.4
1230 May 28 14:46 T 108 0.379 2.222 1.133 109m 29m 16.9 16.80 -22.2
1248 Jun 07 21:11 T 108 0.291 2.383 1.296 113m 41m 17.6 17.55 -23.1
1266 Jun 19 03:38 T- 108 0.204 2.543 1.457 115m 48m 18.3 18.31 -23.3
1284 Jun 29 10:04 T- 108 0.116 2.704 1.619 117m 52m 19.0 19.06 -22.6
1302 Jul 10 16:35 T- 108 0.031 2.860 1.776 118m 53m 19.7 19.80 -21.2
1320 Jul 20 23:10 T+ 108 -0.052 2.820 1.737 117m 53m 20.4 20.53 -19.0
1338 Aug 01 05:51 Tm 108 -0.130 2.677 1.593 116m 51m 21.2 21.24 -16.2
1356 Aug 11 12:39 T+ 108 -0.202 2.544 1.460 115m 48m 21.9 21.93 -12.9
1374 Aug 22 19:36 T+ 108 -0.268 2.424 1.339 112m 43m 22.6 22.60 -9.1
1392 Sep 02 02:42 T 108 -0.327 2.316 1.231 110m 37m 23.3 23.26 -5.1
1410 Sep 13 09:57 T 108 -0.380 2.220 1.134 107m 29m 0.0 23.92 -0.9
1428 Sep 23 17:23 T 108 -0.424 2.139 1.053 105m 18m 0.8 0.59 3.4
1446 Oct 05 00:59 P 108 -0.460 2.073 0.985 102m - 1.5 1.26 7.6
1464 Oct 15 08:45 P 108 -0.490 2.019 0.931 100m - 2.2 1.95 11.5
1482 Oct 26 16:40 P 108 -0.512 1.978 0.891 99m - 2.9 2.66 15.1
1500 Nov 06 00:44 P 108 -0.528 1.949 0.861 97m - 3.6 3.40 18.2
1518 Nov 17 08:55 P 108 -0.539 1.929 0.842 96m - 4.4 4.17 20.6
1536 Nov 27 17:10 P 108 -0.546 1.914 0.828 95m - 5.1 4.96 22.2
1554 Dec 09 01:31 P 108 -0.550 1.906 0.823 95m - 5.8 5.77 22.9
1572 Dec 19 09:53 P 108 -0.553 1.899 0.819 95m - 6.5 6.58 22.7
1591 Jan 09 18:17 P 108 -0.556 1.892 0.816 94m - 7.2 7.38 21.6
1609 Jan 20 02:38 P 108 -0.561 1.880 0.807 94m - 8.0 8.16 19.6
1627 Jan 31 10:58 P 108 -0.568 1.865 0.797 93m - 8.7 8.92 16.9
1645 Feb 10 19:13 P 108 -0.579 1.842 0.779 92m - 9.4 9.65 13.5
1663 Feb 22 03:23 P 108 -0.595 1.810 0.753 90m - 10.1 10.36 9.7
1681 Mar 04 11:26 P 108 -0.618 1.766 0.714 88m - 10.9 11.04 5.5
1699 Mar 15 19:24 P 108 -0.646 1.711 0.666 86m - 11.6 11.71 1.2
1717 Mar 27 03:14 P 108 -0.680 1.644 0.606 82m - 12.3 12.37 -3.1
1735 Apr 07 10:57 P 108 -0.721 1.566 0.534 78m - 13.0 13.04 -7.4
1753 Apr 17 18:33 P 108 -0.769 1.476 0.450 72m - 13.7 13.71 -11.4
1771 Apr 29 02:04 P 108 -0.821 1.376 0.357 65m - 14.5 14.40 -15.1
1789 May 09 09:28 P 108 -0.880 1.265 0.252 55m - 15.2 15.10 -18.4
1807 May 21 16:49 P 108 -0.942 1.148 0.140 42m - 15.9 15.82 -21.0
1825 Jun 01 00:06 P 108 -1.009 1.023 0.020 16m - 16.6 16.56 -23.0
1843 Jun 12 07:22 N 108 -1.077 0.897 -0.102 - - 17.3 17.32 -24.2
1861 Jun 22 14:35 N 108 -1.148 0.765 -0.230 - - 18.1 18.09 -24.6
1879 Jul 03 21:51 N 108 -1.217 0.636 -0.356 - - 18.8 18.85 -24.1
1897 Jul 14 05:05 N 108 -1.288 0.504 -0.485 - - 19.5 19.61 -22.9
1915 Jul 26 12:24 N 108 -1.355 0.380 -0.607 - - 20.2 20.34 -20.9
1933 Aug 05 19:46 N 108 -1.422 0.257 -0.728 - - 20.9 21.06 -18.3
1951 Aug 17 03:14 N 108 -1.483 0.145 -0.839 - - 21.6 21.76 -15.1
1969 Aug 27 10:48 Ne 108 -1.541 0.038 -0.946 - - 22.4 22.44 -11.4
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