Solar Saros 159
Saros cycle series 159 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 49 events before 3000 AD. All eclipses in this series occurs at the Moon's ascending node. 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 159 appears in the following table.