Saros cycle
The saros () is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One saros period ...
series 114 for
lunar eclipse
A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Earth ...
s occurs at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 71 member events, with 13 total eclipses, starting in 1458 and ending in 1674.
Solar saros 121
Saros cycle series 121 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 solar eclipse events. 55 of these are umbral eclipses. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node. ...
interleaves with this lunar saros with an event occurring every 9 years 5 days alternating between each saros series.
Lunar Eclipses of Saros 114, Fred Espenak
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This lunar saros is linked to Solar Saros 121
Saros cycle series 121 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 71 solar eclipse events. 55 of these are umbral eclipses. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node. ...
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Summary
Lunar Saros series 114, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, has a total of 71 lunar eclipse events including 13 total lunar eclipses.
First Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 0971 May 13
First Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1115 Aug 07
First Total Lunar Eclipse: 1458 Feb 28
First Central Lunar Eclipse: 1530 Apr 12
Greatest Eclipse of Lunar Saros 114: 1584 May 24 where totality lasted 106 minutes.
Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1638 Jun 26
Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 1674 Jul 17
Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 1890 Nov 26
Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2233 Jun 22
List
See also
* List of lunar eclipses
There are several lists of lunar eclipses
On the Moon, by the Earth
; Type
* List of central lunar eclipses
* Total penumbral lunar eclipse
; Classification
* List of saros series for lunar eclipses
* Tetrad (astronomy) contains lists of tetrads ...
** List of Saros series for lunar eclipses
Notes
External links
www.hermit.org: Saros 114
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Lunar saros series