# Solar Saros 121

Saros cycle series 121 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 71 eclipses. 55 of these are umbral eclipses (42 total, 2 hybrid, and 11 annular). The first eclipse in the series was on 25 April 944 and the last will be on 7 June 2206. The most recent eclipse was an annular eclipse on 7 February 2008 and the next will be an annular eclipse on 17 February 2026.
The longest totality was 6 minutes 20 seconds on 21 June 1692, the longest annular will be 2 minutes 27 seconds on February 28, 2044 and the longest hybrid eclipse was 30 seconds on 20 October 1827.
This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 114.

## 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 121 appears in the following table.
| Classification | Number | Percent |
| All Umbral eclipses | 55 | 100.00% |
| Central (two limits) | 54 | 98.18% |
| Central (one limit) | 1 | 1.82% |
| Non-central (one limit) | 0 | 0.00% |

## All eclipses

Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.
| Saros | Member | Date | Time (Greatest) UTC | Type | Location Lat, Long | Gamma | Mag. | Width (km) | Duration (min:sec) |
| 121 | 1 | April 25, 944 | 10:56:13 | Partial | 62N 97.1W | 1.5044 | 0.0666 | | |
| 121 | 2 | May 6, 962 | 18:15:23 | Partial | 62.6N 143.6E | 1.4334 | 0.1965 | | |
| 121 | 3 | May 17, 980 | 1:32:03 | Partial | 63.3N 24.8E | 1.3592 | 0.3338 | | |
| 121 | 4 | May 28, 998 | 8:46:18 | Partial | 64.2N 93.7W | 1.282 | 0.4782 | | |
| 121 | 5 | June 7, 1016 | 16:00:58 | Partial | 65.1N 147.4E | 1.2042 | 0.6246 | | |
| 121 | 6 | June 18, 1034 | 23:16:23 | Partial | 66N 28.1E | 1.1262 | 0.7724 | | |
| 121 | 7 | June 29, 1052 | 6:33:32 | Partial | 67N 92.1W | 1.0488 | 0.9196 | | |
| 121 | 8 | July 10, 1070 | 13:54:30 | Total | 80N 133.7E | 0.9739 | 1.0404 | 636 | 2m 5s |
| 121 | 9 | July 20, 1088 | 21:20:06 | Total | 80.7N 83.3W | 0.9023 | 1.0453 | 356 | 2m 36s |
| 121 | 10 | August 1, 1106 | 4:51:33 | Total | 70.8N 142.2E | 0.8348 | 1.0481 | 292 | 3m 0s |
| 121 | 11 | August 11, 1124 | 12:28:49 | Total | 61.4N 20.4E | 0.7716 | 1.0497 | 259 | 3m 19s |
| 121 | 12 | August 22, 1142 | 20:14:13 | Total | 52.9N 100.7W | 0.7147 | 1.0504 | 238 | 3m 36s |
| 121 | 13 | September 2, 1160 | 4:07:30 | Total | 44.9N 137.1E | 0.664 | 1.0504 | 222 | 3m 49s |
| 121 | 14 | September 13, 1178 | 12:08:37 | Total | 37.6N 13.3E | 0.6196 | 1.05 | 210 | 3m 59s |
| 121 | 15 | September 23, 1196 | 20:18:46 | Total | 30.9N 112.3W | 0.5821 | 1.0491 | 199 | 4m 6s |
| 121 | 16 | October 5, 1214 | 4:37:19 | Total | 24.8N 120.3E | 0.5513 | 1.048 | 190 | 4m 11s |
| 121 | 17 | October 15, 1232 | 13:04:38 | Total | 19.5N 8.9W | 0.5277 | 1.0469 | 183 | 4m 14s |
| 121 | 18 | October 26, 1250 | 21:37:26 | Total | 14.9N 139.2W | 0.5085 | 1.0458 | 177 | 4m 16s |
| 121 | 19 | November 6, 1268 | 6:18:16 | Total | 11.2N 88.8E | 0.4959 | 1.0448 | 172 | 4m 16s |
| 121 | 20 | November 17, 1286 | 15:03:22 | Total | 8.2N 43.9W | 0.4865 | 1.0441 | 168 | 4m 17s |
| 121 | 21 | November 27, 1304 | 23:53:25 | Total | 6.2N 177.7W | 0.4812 | 1.0438 | 167 | 4m 17s |
| 121 | 22 | December 9, 1322 | 8:44:26 | Total | 5N 48.4E | 0.4767 | 1.0439 | 167 | 4m 17s |
| 121 | 23 | December 19, 1340 | 17:37:50 | Total | 4.7N 86W | 0.4741 | 1.0444 | 168 | 4m 17s |
| 121 | 24 | December 31, 1358 | 2:29:35 | Total | 5.1N 140E | 0.4701 | 1.0454 | 171 | 4m 18s |
| 121 | 25 | January 10, 1377 | 11:19:31 | Total | 6.1N 6.5E | 0.4646 | 1.0469 | 175 | 4m 19s |
| 121 | 26 | January 21, 1395 | 20:05:24 | Total | 7.7N 126W | 0.4555 | 1.0487 | 180 | 4m 21s |
| 121 | 27 | February 1, 1413 | 4:47:05 | Total | 9.6N 102.6E | 0.4429 | 1.0509 | 187 | 4m 25s |
| 121 | 28 | February 12, 1431 | 13:21:50 | Total | 11.9N 26.9W | 0.4245 | 1.0534 | 193 | 4m 30s |
| 121 | 29 | February 22, 1449 | 21:50:09 | Total | 14.3N 154.6W | 0.4008 | 1.0561 | 200 | 4m 36s |
| 121 | 30 | March 6, 1467 | 6:10:42 | Total | 16.7N 79.9E | 0.3706 | 1.0588 | 207 | 4m 44s |
| 121 | 31 | March 16, 1485 | 14:24:22 | Total | 19.1N 43.6W | 0.3345 | 1.0615 | 213 | 4m 53s |
| 121 | 32 | March 27, 1503 | 22:28:20 | Total | 21.1N 164.1W | 0.2904 | 1.064 | 218 | 5m 4s |
| 121 | 33 | April 7, 1521 | 6:26:06 | Total | 22.8N 77.3E | 0.2414 | 1.0662 | 222 | 5m 15s |
| 121 | 34 | April 18, 1539 | 14:15:07 | Total | 23.7N 38.7W | 0.1853 | 1.068 | 225 | 5m 28s |
| 121 | 35 | April 28, 1557 | 21:59:05 | Total | 24N 153.1W | 0.1251 | 1.0692 | 227 | 5m 42s |
| 121 | 36 | May 10, 1575 | 5:34:45 | Total | 23.1N 94.6E | 0.0583 | 1.0697 | 227 | 5m 56s |
| 121 | 37 | May 30, 1593 | 13:07:31 | Total | 21.4N 17W | -0.0106 | 1.0696 | 227 | 6m 8s |
| 121 | 38 | June 10, 1611 | 20:34:25 | Total | 18.4N 127.6W | -0.0836 | 1.0686 | 224 | 6m 16s |
| 121 | 39 | June 21, 1629 | 3:59:24 | Total | 14.5N 121.6E | -0.158 | 1.067 | 221 | 6m 20s |
| 121 | 40 | July 2, 1647 | 11:21:21 | Total | 9.6N 11E | -0.2344 | 1.0643 | 217 | 6m 15s |
| 121 | 41 | July 12, 1665 | 18:44:06 | Total | 3.9N 100.6W | -0.3095 | 1.0611 | 211 | 6m 2s |
| 121 | 42 | July 24, 1683 | 2:07:00 | Total | 2.5S 147.1E | -0.3838 | 1.0569 | 203 | 5m 38s |
| 121 | 43 | August 4, 1701 | 9:31:44 | Total | 9.4S 33.7E | -0.4559 | 1.0521 | 193 | 5m 6s |
| 121 | 44 | August 15, 1719 | 16:59:51 | Total | 16.8S 81.1W | -0.5243 | 1.0466 | 181 | 4m 27s |
| 121 | 45 | August 26, 1737 | 0:32:08 | Total | 24.4S 162.5E | -0.5886 | 1.0407 | 167 | 3m 44s |
| 121 | 46 | September 6, 1755 | 8:09:46 | Total | 32.1S 44.3E | -0.6478 | 1.0342 | 150 | 3m 0s |
| 121 | 47 | September 16, 1773 | 15:52:23 | Total | 39.9S 75.5W | -0.702 | 1.0275 | 130 | 2m 18s |
| 121 | 48 | September 27, 1791 | 23:42:30 | Total | 47.6S 162.4E | -0.7492 | 1.0206 | 106 | 1m 38s |
| 121 | 49 | October 9, 1809 | 7:38:42 | Total | 55.1S 38.4E | -0.7905 | 1.0137 | 77 | 1m 2s |
| 121 | 50 | October 20, 1827 | 15:42:05 | Hybrid | 62.3S 87.6W | -0.8251 | 1.007 | 43 | 0m 30s |
| 121 | 51 | October 30, 1845 | 23:51:58 | Hybrid | 69.1S 144.5E | -0.8538 | 1.0005 | 3 | 0m 2s |
| 121 | 52 | November 11, 1863 | 8:09:03 | Annular | 75.4S 15.1E | -0.876 | 0.9943 | 42 | 0m 22s |
| 121 | 53 | November 21, 1881 | 16:31:10 | Annular | 81.2S 114.5W | -0.8931 | 0.9887 | 90 | 0m 43s |
| 121 | 54 | December 3, 1899 | 0:57:28 | Annular | 86.6S 121.5E | -0.9061 | 0.9836 | 140 | 1m 1s |
| 121 | 55 | December 14, 1917 | 9:27:20 | Annular | 88S 124.8E | -0.9157 | 0.9791 | 189 | 1m 17s |
| 121 | 56 | December 25, 1935 | 17:59:52 | Annular | 83.5S 9.4E | -0.9228 | 0.9752 | 234 | 1m 30s |
| 121 | 57 | January 5, 1954 | 2:32:01 | Annular | 79.1S 120.8W | -0.9296 | 0.972 | 278 | 1m 42s |
| 121 | 58 | January 16, 1972 | 11:03:22 | Annular | 74.9S 107.7E | -0.9365 | 0.9692 | 321 | 1m 53s |
| 121 | 59 | January 26, 1990 | 19:31:24 | Annular | 71S 22.2W | -0.9457 | 0.967 | 373 | 2m 3s |
| 121 | 60 | February 7, 2008 | 3:56:10 | Annular | 67.6S 150.5W | -0.957 | 0.965 | 444 | 2m 12s |
| 121 | 61 | February 17, 2026 | 12:13:06 | Annular | 64.7S 86.8E | -0.9743 | 0.963 | 616 | 2m 20s |
| 121 | 62 | February 28, 2044 | 20:24:40 | Annular | 62.2S 25.6W | -0.9954 | 0.96 | - | 2m 27s |
| 121 | 63 | March 11, 2062 | 4:26:16 | Partial | 61S 147.1W | -1.0238 | 0.9331 | | |
| 121 | 64 | March 21, 2080 | 12:20:15 | Partial | 60.9S 85.9E | -1.0578 | 0.8734 | | |
| 121 | 65 | April 1, 2098 | 20:02:31 | Partial | 61S 38.1W | -1.1005 | 0.7984 | | |
| 121 | 66 | April 13, 2116 | 3:36:55 | Partial | 61.3S 160.2W | -1.1487 | 0.7138 | | |
| 121 | 67 | April 24, 2134 | 10:59:59 | Partial | 61.8S 80.5E | -1.2052 | 0.6147 | | |
| 121 | 68 | May 4, 2152 | 18:14:02 | Partial | 62.3S 36.8W | -1.2679 | 0.5044 | | |
| 121 | 69 | May 16, 2170 | 1:18:33 | Partial | 63S 151.9W | -1.3371 | 0.3831 | | |
| 121 | 70 | May 26, 2188 | 8:15:53 | Partial | 63.8S 94.6E | -1.4109 | 0.2538 | | |
| 121 | 71 | June 7, 2206 | 15:05:59 | Partial | 64.7S 17.3W | -1.4894 | 0.1166 | | |