Lunar Saros 121 Explained

Saros cycle series 121 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's descending node. It began in 1029 and will end in 2526. It contains 84 member lunar eclipses, each separated by 18 years 11 and 1/3 days, and will last 1496.5 years.

The series contains 29 total lunar eclipses between 1560 and 2021. It contains seven partial eclipses from 1398 to 1490 and seven more between 2039 and 2147.

The last occurrence of this series was the last total lunar eclipse on May 26, 2021. The next occurrence on June 6, 2039 will be the first partial lunar eclipse, second set of partial lunar eclipses of this series.

The longest totality occurred at series member 26, on October 18, 1660, lasting 102 minutes.

This lunar saros is linked to Solar Saros 128.

List

Cat.SarosMemDateTime UT
(hr:mn)
TypeGammaMagnitudeDuration
(min)
Contacts UT
(hr:mn)
Chart
GreatestPen.Par.Tot.P1P4U1U2U3U4
0733512111047 Oct 0619:05:28Penumbral-1.5573-1.045067.218:31:5219:39:04http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1001-1100/LE1047-10-06N.gif
0737912121065 Oct 172:42:50Penumbral-1.5292-0.994397.51:54:053:31:35http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1001-1100/LE1065-10-17N.gif
0742312131083 Oct 2810:27:33Penumbral-1.5062-0.9530116.29:29:2711:25:39http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1001-1100/LE1083-10-28N.gif
0746912141101 Nov 718:20:53Penumbral-1.4895-0.9228127.717:17:0219:24:44http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1101-1200/LE1101-11-07N.gif
0751512151119 Nov 192:18:55Penumbral-1.476-0.8981136.21:10:493:27:01http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1101-1200/LE1119-11-19N.gif
0756112161137 Nov 2910:23:17Penumbral-1.4668-0.881141.39:12:3811:33:56http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1101-1200/LE1137-11-29N.gif
0760812171155 Dec 1018:29:45Penumbral-1.4587-0.8655145.517:17:0019:42:30http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1101-1200/LE1155-12-10N.gif
0765512181173 Dec 212:37:51Penumbral-1.451-0.8504149.11:23:183:52:24http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1101-1200/LE1173-12-21N.gif
0770112191192 Jan 110:45:09Penumbral-1.442-0.8325153.19:28:3612:01:42http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1101-1200/LE1192-01-01N.gif
07747121101210 Jan 1118:51:00Penumbral-1.4309-0.8105157.817:32:0620:09:54http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1201-1300/LE1210-01-11N.gif
07793121111228 Jan 232:52:19Penumbral-1.4157-0.7805164.11:30:164:14:22http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1201-1300/LE1228-01-23N.gif
07838121121246 Feb 0210:48:40Penumbral-1.3956-0.7413172.19:22:3712:14:43http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1201-1300/LE1246-02-02N.gif
07883121131264 Feb 1318:38:57Penumbral-1.3699-0.6915181.717:08:0620:09:48http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1201-1300/LE1264-02-13N.gif
07928121141282 Feb 242:23:04Penumbral-1.3383-0.6307192.70:46:433:59:25http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1201-1300/LE1282-02-24N.gif
07973121151300 Mar 069:58:08Penumbral-1.2987-0.5550205.48:15:2611:40:50http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1201-1300/LE1300-03-06N.gif
08016121161318 Mar 1717:27:00Penumbral-1.2533-0.4687218.515:37:4519:16:15http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1301-1400/LE1318-03-17N.gif
08059121171336 Mar 280:47:28Penumbral-1.2002-0.3682232.322:51:192:43:37http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1301-1400/LE1336-03-28N.gif
08101121181354 Apr 088:02:44Penumbral-1.1418-0.2580245.75:59:5310:05:35http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1301-1400/LE1354-04-08N.gif
08142121191372 Apr 1815:09:54Penumbral-1.0757-0.1338259.313:00:1517:19:33http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1301-1400/LE1372-04-18N.gif
08183121201390 Apr 2922:13:51Penumbral-1.0059-0.0029271.919:57:540:29:48http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1301-1400/LE1390-04-29N.gif
08224121211408 May 105:12:17Partial-0.93070.1378283.786.12:50:267:34:084:29:145:55:20http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1408-05-10P.gif
08265121221426 May 2112:09:04Partial-0.85280.2833294.4120.49:41:5214:36:1611:08:5213:09:16http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1426-05-21P.gif
08307121231444 May 3119:03:18Partial-0.77150.4347303.9145.316:31:2121:35:1517:50:3920:15:57http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1444-05-31P.gif
08348121241462 Jun 121:58:55Partial-0.69010.5860312.0164.223:22:554:34:550:36:493:21:01http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1462-06-12P.gif
08388121251480 Jun 228:55:27Partial-0.60850.7375318.9179.16:16:0011:34:547:25:5410:25:00http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1480-06-22P.gif
08428121261498 Jul 0315:54:47Partial-0.52790.8867324.4190.813:12:3518:36:5914:19:2317:30:11http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1401-1500/LE1498-07-03P.gif
08468121271516 Jul 1322:58:24Total-0.45011.0308328.7199.727.420:14:031:42:4521:18:3322:44:4223:12:060:38:15http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1501-1600/LE1516-07-13T.gif
08509121281534 Jul 256:07:01Total-0.37541.1688331.9206.461.13:21:048:52:584:23:495:36:286:37:347:50:13http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1501-1600/LE1534-07-25T.gif
08551121291552 Aug 0413:22:37Total-0.30551.2978334.1211.377.510:35:3416:09:4011:36:5812:43:5214:01:2215:08:16http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1501-1600/LE1552-08-04T.gif
08595121301570 Aug 1520:44:34Total-0.24011.4183335.4214.687.617:56:5223:32:1618:57:1620:00:4621:28:2222:31:52http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1501-1600/LE1570-08-15T.gif
08638121311588 Sep 054:15:59Total-0.18181.5254336.0216.693.81:27:597:03:592:27:413:29:055:02:536:04:17http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1501-1600/LE1588-09-05T.gif
08681121321606 Sep 1611:55:21Total-0.12951.6216336.0217.797.59:07:2114:43:2110:06:3011:06:3612:44:0613:44:12http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1601-1700/LE1606-09-16T.gif
08726121331624 Sep 2619:44:24Total-0.08451.7042335.6218.099.516:56:3622:32:1217:55:2418:54:3920:34:0921:33:24http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1601-1700/LE1624-09-26T.gif
08770121341642 Oct 083:42:19Total-0.04621.7746335.0217.9100.30:54:496:29:491:53:222:52:104:32:285:31:16http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1601-1700/LE1642-10-08T.gif
08815121351660 Oct 1811:50:08Total-0.01511.8316334.2217.5100.59:03:0214:37:1410:01:2310:59:5312:40:2313:38:53http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1601-1700/LE1660-10-18T.gif
08860121361678 Oct 2920:06:20Total0.00931.8422333.2216.9100.217:19:4422:52:5618:17:5319:16:1420:56:2621:54:47http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1601-1700/LE1678-10-29T.gif
08906121371696 Nov 094:30:21Total0.02811.8078332.3216.399.81:44:127:16:302:42:123:40:275:20:156:18:30http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1601-1700/LE1696-11-09T.gif
08952121381714 Nov 2113:01:44Total0.04141.7836331.3215.699.410:16:0515:47:2311:13:5612:12:0213:51:2614:49:32http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1701-1800/LE1714-11-21T.gif
08999121391732 Dec 0121:39:42Total0.05021.7678330.4215.199.018:54:300:24:5419:52:0920:50:1222:29:1223:27:15http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1701-1800/LE1732-12-01T.gif
09046121401750 Dec 136:21:46Total0.05611.7576329.5214.598.73:37:019:06:314:34:315:32:257:11:078:09:01http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1701-1800/LE1750-12-13T.gif
09093121411768 Dec 2315:07:13Total0.05971.7517328.6214.198.412:22:5517:51:3113:20:1014:18:0115:56:2516:54:16http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1701-1800/LE1768-12-23T.gif
09138121421787 Jan 0323:53:37Total0.06321.7465327.6213.698.221:09:492:37:2522:06:4923:04:310:42:431:40:25http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1701-1800/LE1787-01-03T.gif
09183121431805 Jan 158:40:58Total0.06631.7420326.7213.298.15:57:3711:24:196:54:227:51:559:30:0110:27:34http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1801-1900/LE1805-01-15T.gif
09228121441823 Jan 2617:24:54Total0.07291.7314325.7212.897.814:42:0320:07:4515:38:3016:36:0018:13:4819:11:18http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1801-1900/LE1823-01-26T.gif
09274121451841 Feb 062:07:13Total0.08121.7178324.7212.497.523:24:524:49:340:21:011:18:282:55:583:53:25http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1801-1900/LE1841-02-06T.gif
09319121461859 Feb 1710:43:28Total0.09501.6944323.6211.996.98:01:4013:25:168:57:319:55:0111:31:5512:29:25http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1801-1900/LE1859-02-17T.gif
09363121471877 Feb 2719:15:38Total0.11251.6644322.5211.396.216:34:2321:56:5317:29:5918:27:3220:03:4421:01:17http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1801-1900/LE1877-02-27T.gif
09407121481895 Mar 113:39:10Total0.13761.6204321.2210.594.80:58:346:19:461:53:552:51:464:26:345:24:25http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1801-1900/LE1895-03-11T.gif
09449121491913 Mar 2211:57:49Total0.16711.5683319.7209.492.89:17:5814:37:4010:13:0711:11:2512:44:1313:42:31http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1901-2000/LE1913-03-22T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1901/LE1913Mar22T.pdf
09491121501931 Apr 0220:07:55Total0.20431.5021317.9207.889.617:28:5822:46:5218:24:0119:23:0720:52:4321:51:49http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1901-2000/LE1931-04-02T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1901/LE1931Apr02T.pdf
09533121511949 Apr 134:11:25Total0.24741.4251315.8205.784.91:33:316:49:192:28:343:28:584:53:525:54:16http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1901-2000/LE1949-04-13T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1901/LE1949Apr13T.pdf
09574121521967 Apr 2412:07:04Total0.29721.3356313.3202.877.99:30:2514:43:4310:25:4011:28:0712:46:0113:48:28http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1901-2000/LE1967-04-24T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1967Apr24T.pdf
09616121531985 May 0419:57:19Total0.35191.2369310.2198.967.717:22:1322:32:2518:17:5219:23:2820:31:1021:36:46http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/1901-2000/LE1985-05-04T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot1951/LE1985May04T.pdf
09657121542003 May 163:41:13Total0.41231.1276306.5193.951.41:07:586:14:282:04:163:15:314:06:555:18:10http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2001-2100/LE2003-05-16T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2003May16T.pdf
09698121552021 May 2611:19:53Total0.47741.0095302.0187.414.58:48:5313:50:539:46:1111:12:3811:27:0812:53:35http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2001-2100/LE2021-05-26T.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2021May26T.pdf
09739121562039 Jun 0618:54:25Partial0.54600.8846296.7179.316:26:0421:22:4617:24:4620:24:04http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2001-2100/LE2039-06-06P.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2001/LE2039Jun06P.pdf
09779121572057 Jun 172:26:20Partial0.61670.7555290.6169.30:01:024:51:381:01:413:50:59http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2001-2100/LE2057-06-17P.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2051/LE2057Jun17P.pdf
09820121582075 Jun 289:55:35Partial0.68970.6220283.4157.07:33:5312:17:178:37:0511:14:05http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2001-2100/LE2075-06-28P.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2051/LE2075Jun28P.pdf
09861121592093 Jul 0817:24:18Partial0.76320.4872275.3141.915:06:3919:41:5716:13:2118:35:15http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2001-2100/LE2093-07-08P.gifhttp://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEplot/LEplot2051/LE2093Jul08P.pdf
09903121602111 Jul 210:53:17Partial0.83620.3530266.3123.222:40:083:06:2623:51:411:54:53http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2101-2200/LE2111-07-21P.gif
09945121612129 Jul 318:24:31Partial0.90700.2224256.599.76:16:1610:32:467:34:409:14:22http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2101-2200/LE2129-07-31P.gif
09988121622147 Aug 1115:57:02Partial0.97650.0941245.866.013:54:0817:59:5615:24:0216:30:02http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2101-2200/LE2147-08-11P.gif
10032121632165 Aug 2123:34:21Penumbral1.0417-0.0269234.521:37:061:31:36http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2101-2200/LE2165-08-21N.gif
10075121642183 Sep 027:15:22Penumbral1.1036-0.1419222.75:24:019:06:43http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2101-2200/LE2183-09-02N.gif
10118121652201 Sep 1315:03:17Penumbral1.1597-0.2464210.713:17:5616:48:38http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2201-2300/LE2201-09-13N.gif
10162121662219 Sep 2422:55:52Penumbral1.2116-0.3435198.521:16:370:35:07http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2201-2300/LE2219-09-24N.gif
10207121672237 Oct 056:57:02Penumbral1.2563-0.4275186.95:23:358:30:29http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2201-2300/LE2237-10-05N.gif
10252121682255 Oct 1615:04:25Penumbral1.2959-0.5021175.713:36:3416:32:16http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2201-2300/LE2255-10-16N.gif
10298121692273 Oct 2623:19:49Penumbral1.3288-0.5647165.521:57:040:42:34http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2201-2300/LE2273-10-26N.gif
10345121702291 Nov 077:41:44Penumbral1.3564-0.6174156.46:23:328:59:56http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2201-2300/LE2291-11-07N.gif
10391121712309 Nov 1816:10:56Penumbral1.3782-0.6594148.714:56:3517:25:17http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2301-2400/LE2309-11-18N.gif
10437121722327 Nov 300:45:50Penumbral1.3949-0.6920142.623:34:321:57:08http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2301-2400/LE2327-11-30N.gif
10483121732345 Dec 109:24:58Penumbral1.4083-0.7184137.48:16:1610:33:40http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2301-2400/LE2345-12-10N.gif
10528121742363 Dec 2118:08:30Penumbral1.4179-0.7376133.817:01:3619:15:24http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2301-2400/LE2363-12-21N.gif
10573121752382 Jan 012:54:07Penumbral1.4262-0.7541130.51:48:523:59:22http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2301-2400/LE2382-01-01N.gif
10617121762400 Jan 1211:40:47Penumbral1.4330-0.7678127.810:36:5312:44:41http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2301-2400/LE2400-01-12N.gif
10662121772418 Jan 2220:25:46Penumbral1.4410-0.7835124.319:23:3721:27:55http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2401-2500/LE2418-01-22N.gif
10706121782436 Feb 035:08:57Penumbral1.4502-0.8010119.94:09:006:08:54http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2401-2500/LE2436-02-03N.gif
10750121792454 Feb 1313:48:10Penumbral1.4626-0.8241113.412:51:2814:44:52http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2401-2500/LE2454-02-13N.gif
10792121802472 Feb 2422:21:41Penumbral1.4791-0.8547103.621:29:5323:13:29http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2401-2500/LE2472-02-24N.gif
10834121812490 Mar 076:48:56Penumbral1.5004-0.894088.86:04:327:33:20http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2401-2500/LE2490-03-07N.gif
10875121822508 Mar 1815:08:38Penumbral1.5273-0.943364.814:36:1415:41:02http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCLEmap/2501-2600/LE2508-03-18N.gif
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Notes and References

  1. https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/LEsaros/LEsaros121.html