Saros cycle series 157 for
solar eclipse
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 the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
s occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 events, with 55 listed before 3000 AD. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node.
This solar saros is linked to
Lunar Saros 150.
Umbral eclipses
Umbral eclipses (annular, total and hybrid) can be further classified as either: 1) Central (two limits), 2) Central (one limit) or 3) Non-Central (one limit). The statistical distribution of these classes in Saros series 157 appears in the following table.
Events
References
* http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros157.html
External links
Saros cycle 157 - Information and visualization
{{Solar eclipses
Solar saros series