Lunar Saros 121

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2021 May 26

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.

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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. Saros MemDateTime UT
(hr:mn)
TypeGammaMagnitudeDuration
(min)
Contacts UT
(hr:mn)
Chart
GreatestPen.Par.Tot.P1P4U1U2U3U4
0733512111047 Oct 0619:05:28Penumbral-1.5573-1.045067.218:31:5219:39:04
0737912121065 Oct 172:42:50Penumbral-1.5292-0.994397.51:54:053:31:35
0742312131083 Oct 2810:27:33Penumbral-1.5062-0.9530116.29:29:2711:25:39
0746912141101 Nov 718:20:53Penumbral-1.4895-0.9228127.717:17:0219:24:44
0751512151119 Nov 192:18:55Penumbral-1.476-0.8981136.21:10:493:27:01
0756112161137 Nov 2910:23:17Penumbral-1.4668-0.881141.39:12:3811:33:56
0760812171155 Dec 1018:29:45Penumbral-1.4587-0.8655145.517:17:0019:42:30
0765512181173 Dec 212:37:51Penumbral-1.451-0.8504149.11:23:183:52:24
0770112191192 Jan 110:45:09Penumbral-1.442-0.8325153.19:28:3612:01:42
07747121101210 Jan 1118:51:00Penumbral-1.4309-0.8105157.817:32:0620:09:54
07793121111228 Jan 232:52:19Penumbral-1.4157-0.7805164.11:30:164:14:22
07838121121246 Feb 0210:48:40Penumbral-1.3956-0.7413172.19:22:3712:14:43
07883121131264 Feb 1318:38:57Penumbral-1.3699-0.6915181.717:08:0620:09:48
07928121141282 Feb 242:23:04Penumbral-1.3383-0.6307192.70:46:433:59:25
07973121151300 Mar 069:58:08Penumbral-1.2987-0.5550205.48:15:2611:40:50
08016121161318 Mar 1717:27:00Penumbral-1.2533-0.4687218.515:37:4519:16:15
08059121171336 Mar 280:47:28Penumbral-1.2002-0.3682232.322:51:192:43:37
08101121181354 Apr 088:02:44Penumbral-1.1418-0.2580245.75:59:5310:05:35
08142121191372 Apr 1815:09:54Penumbral-1.0757-0.1338259.313:00:1517:19:33
08183121201390 Apr 2922:13:51Penumbral-1.0059-0.0029271.919:57:540:29:48
08224121211408 May 105:12:17Partial-0.93070.1378283.786.12:50:267:34:084:29:145:55:20
08265121221426 May 2112:09:04Partial-0.85280.2833294.4120.49:41:5214:36:1611:08:5213:09:16
08307121231444 May 3119:03:18Partial-0.77150.4347303.9145.316:31:2121:35:1517:50:3920:15:57
08348121241462 Jun 121:58:55Partial-0.69010.5860312.0164.223:22:554:34:550:36:493:21:01
08388121251480 Jun 228:55:27Partial-0.60850.7375318.9179.16:16:0011:34:547:25:5410:25:00
08428121261498 Jul 0315:54:47Partial-0.52790.8867324.4190.813:12:3518:36:5914:19:2317:30:11
08468121271516 Jul 1322:58:24Total-0.45011.0308328.7199.727.420:14:031:42:4521:18:3322:44:4223:12:060:38:15
08509121281534 Jul 256:07:01Total-0.37541.1688331.9206.461.13:21:048:52:584:23:495:36:286:37:347:50:13
08551121291552 Aug 0413:22:37Total-0.30551.2978334.1211.377.510:35:3416:09:4011:36:5812:43:5214:01:2215:08:16
08595121301570 Aug 1520:44:34Total-0.24011.4183335.4214.687.617:56:5223:32:1618:57:1620:00:4621:28:2222:31:52
08638121311588 Sep 054:15:59Total-0.18181.5254336.0216.693.81:27:597:03:592:27:413:29:055:02:536:04:17
08681121321606 Sep 1611:55:21Total-0.12951.6216336.0217.797.59:07:2114:43:2110:06:3011:06:3612:44:0613:44:12
08726121331624 Sep 2619:44:24Total-0.08451.7042335.6218.099.516:56:3622:32:1217:55:2418:54:3920:34:0921:33:24
08770121341642 Oct 083:42:19Total-0.04621.7746335.0217.9100.30:54:496:29:491:53:222:52:104:32:285:31:16
08815121351660 Oct 1811:50:08Total-0.01511.8316334.2217.5100.59:03:0214:37:1410:01:2310:59:5312:40:2313:38:53
08860121361678 Oct 2920:06:20Total0.00931.8422333.2216.9100.217:19:4422:52:5618:17:5319:16:1420:56:2621:54:47
08906121371696 Nov 094:30:21Total0.02811.8078332.3216.399.81:44:127:16:302:42:123:40:275:20:156:18:30
08952121381714 Nov 2113:01:44Total0.04141.7836331.3215.699.410:16:0515:47:2311:13:5612:12:0213:51:2614:49:32
08999121391732 Dec 0121:39:42Total0.05021.7678330.4215.199.018:54:300:24:5419:52:0920:50:1222:29:1223:27:15
09046121401750 Dec 136:21:46Total0.05611.7576329.5214.598.73:37:019:06:314:34:315:32:257:11:078:09:01
09093121411768 Dec 2315:07:13Total0.05971.7517328.6214.198.412:22:5517:51:3113:20:1014:18:0115:56:2516:54:16
09138121421787 Jan 0323:53:37Total0.06321.7465327.6213.698.221:09:492:37:2522:06:4923:04:310:42:431:40:25
0918312143 1805 Jan 15 8:40:58Total0.06631.7420326.7213.298.15:57:3711:24:196:54:227:51:559:30:0110:27:34
0922812144 1823 Jan 26 17:24:54Total0.07291.7314325.7212.897.814:42:0320:07:4515:38:3016:36:0018:13:4819:11:18
0927412145 1841 Feb 06 2:07:13Total0.08121.7178324.7212.497.523:24:524:49:340:21:011:18:282:55:583:53:25
0931912146 1859 Feb 17 10:43:28Total0.09501.6944323.6211.996.98:01:4013:25:168:57:319:55:0111:31:5512:29:25
0936312147 1877 Feb 27 19:15:38Total0.11251.6644322.5211.396.216:34:2321:56:5317:29:5918:27:3220:03:4421:01:17
0940712148 1895 Mar 11 3:39:10Total0.13761.6204321.2210.594.80:58:346:19:461:53:552:51:464:26:345:24:25
0944912149 1913 Mar 22 11:57:49Total0.16711.5683319.7209.492.89:17:5814:37:4010:13:0711:11:2512:44:1313:42:31
0949112150 1931 Apr 02 20:07:55Total0.20431.5021317.9207.889.617:28:5822:46:5218:24:0119:23:0720:52:4321:51:49
0953312151 1949 Apr 13 4:11:25Total0.24741.4251315.8205.784.91:33:316:49:192:28:343:28:584:53:525:54:16
0957412152 1967 Apr 24 12:07:04Total0.29721.3356313.3202.877.99:30:2514:43:4310:25:4011:28:0712:46:0113:48:28
0961612153 1985 May 04 19:57:19Total0.35191.2369310.2198.967.717:22:1322:32:2518:17:5219:23:2820:31:1021:36:46
0965712154 2003 May 16 3:41:13Total0.41231.1276306.5193.951.41:07:586:14:282:04:163:15:314:06:555:18:10
0969812155 2021 May 26 11:19:53Total0.47741.0095302.0187.414.58:48:5313:50:539:46:1111:12:3811:27:0812:53:35
0973912156 2039 Jun 06 18:54:25Partial0.54600.8846296.7179.316:26:0421:22:4617:24:4620:24:04
0977912157 2057 Jun 17 2:26:20Partial0.61670.7555290.6169.30:01:024:51:381:01:413:50:59
0982012158 2075 Jun 28 9:55:35Partial0.68970.6220283.4157.07:33:5312:17:178:37:0511:14:05
0986112159 2093 Jul 08 17:24:18Partial0.76320.4872275.3141.915:06:3919:41:5716:13:2118:35:15
0990312160 2111 Jul 21 0:53:17Partial0.83620.3530266.3123.222:40:083:06:2623:51:411:54:53
0994512161 2129 Jul 31 8:24:31Partial0.90700.2224256.599.76:16:1610:32:467:34:409:14:22
0998812162 2147 Aug 11 15:57:02Partial0.97650.0941245.866.013:54:0817:59:5615:24:0216:30:02
1003212163 2165 Aug 21 23:34:21Penumbral1.0417-0.0269234.521:37:061:31:36
1007512164 2183 Sep 02 7:15:22Penumbral1.1036-0.1419222.75:24:019:06:43
10118121652201 Sep 1315:03:17Penumbral1.1597-0.2464210.713:17:5616:48:38
10162121662219 Sep 2422:55:52Penumbral1.2116-0.3435198.521:16:370:35:07
10207121672237 Oct 056:57:02Penumbral1.2563-0.4275186.95:23:358:30:29
10252121682255 Oct 1615:04:25Penumbral1.2959-0.5021175.713:36:3416:32:16
10298121692273 Oct 2623:19:49Penumbral1.3288-0.5647165.521:57:040:42:34
10345121702291 Nov 077:41:44Penumbral1.3564-0.6174156.46:23:328:59:56
10391121712309 Nov 1816:10:56Penumbral1.3782-0.6594148.714:56:3517:25:17
10437121722327 Nov 300:45:50Penumbral1.3949-0.6920142.623:34:321:57:08
10483121732345 Dec 109:24:58Penumbral1.4083-0.7184137.48:16:1610:33:40
10528121742363 Dec 2118:08:30Penumbral1.4179-0.7376133.817:01:3619:15:24
10573121752382 Jan 012:54:07Penumbral1.4262-0.7541130.51:48:523:59:22
10617121762400 Jan 1211:40:47Penumbral1.4330-0.7678127.810:36:5312:44:41
10662121772418 Jan 2220:25:46Penumbral1.4410-0.7835124.319:23:3721:27:55
10706121782436 Feb 035:08:57Penumbral1.4502-0.8010119.94:09:006:08:54
10750121792454 Feb 1313:48:10Penumbral1.4626-0.8241113.412:51:2814:44:52
10792121802472 Feb 2422:21:41Penumbral1.4791-0.8547103.621:29:5323:13:29
10834121812490 Mar 076:48:56Penumbral1.5004-0.894088.86:04:327:33:20
10875121822508 Mar 1815:08:38Penumbral1.5273-0.943364.814:36:1415:41:02

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