April 30, 2022, Partial Solar Eclipse Belongs to Saros Series 119

Summary: The Saturday, April 30, 2022, partial solar eclipse belongs to Saros series 119, a family of 71 similar solar eclipses.

A partial solar eclipse on May 15, 850, opened solar Saros series 119's lineup of 71 similar eclipses; credit: Eclipse map/figure/table/predictions courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, from eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov: No copyright, via NASA Eclipse Web Site

The Saturday, April 30, 2022, partial solar eclipse belongs to Saros series 119, which comprises 71 similar solar eclipses.

The solar Saros cycle links solar eclipses with similar geometries into families, known as series. All solar eclipses in the same Saros series share occurrence at the same lunar node. The two lunar nodes, designated as ascending and descending, signal the two intersecting points of the moon's orbit with Earth's orbit. The ascending node directs lunar passage to the north of Earth's orbit. The descending node conveys passage to the south of Earth's orbit.

Saros 119 solar eclipses exhibit geometric occurrence at the moon's ascending node. The moon moves southward with each Saros 119 solar eclipse.

A Saros cycle spans approximately 6,585.3 days (18 years 11 days 8 hours). Specifically, Saros series 119 lasts for 1,262.11 years, according to NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Eclipse Web Site's eclipse predictions by NASA astrophysicist, now emeritus, Fred Espenak. Saros series 119 spans 13 centuries, from the ninth to the 22nd centuries.

Saros series 119 comprises 17 partial solar eclipses, 51 annular solar eclipses, two total solar eclipses and one hybrid solar eclipse. The cycle's 71 eclipses sequence as five sets. The first set contains eight partial solar eclipses. The second set comprises two total solar eclipses. The third set is composed of the cycle's only hybrid solar eclipses. The fourth of the cycle's five sets features 51 annular solar eclipses. The cycle's fifth and last set contains the last nine of the cycle's 17 partial solar eclipses.

Saros series 119 opened with a partial solar eclipse on May 15, 850. The series closes with its 71st member, a partial solar eclipse on Friday, June 24, 2112. Reflective of Saros 119 cycle's characteristic southward movement from the ascending note, the opening solar eclipse was a Northern Hemisphere event while the closing solar eclipse will have a Southern Hemisphere location.

Saros series 119's first set of partial solar eclipses closed with the partial solar eclipse of July 29, 976. The July 976 partial solar eclipse occurred as the eighth of the 71-member Saros 119 lineup. The July 976 partial solar eclipse numbered as the eighth and last partial solar eclipse of the first set of partial solar eclipses in Saros series 119 and as the eighth of the 17 partial solar eclipses (first set's eight; second set's nine) in Saros series 119.

The Saturday, April 30, 2022, partial solar eclipse takes place in Saros 119 cycle's second partial solar eclipse set, which sequences as the cycle's fifth and last set. The Saros 119 cycle's second set of partial eclipses spans two centuries, from the 20th to the 22nd centuries.

The second partial solar eclipse set opens with the partial solar eclipse of Thursday, March 28, 1968. The March 1968 partial solar eclipse occurs as the 63rd of the 71-member Saros 119 lineup. The second set's first partial solar eclipse numbers as the ninth of the 17 partial solar eclipses in Saros series 119.

The second partial solar eclipse set closes with the partial solar eclipse of Friday, June 24, 2112. The June 2112 partial solar eclipse occurs as the 71st and last eclipse in the 71-member Saros series 119. The cycle's last eclipse numbers as the second set's ninth and last partial solar eclipse and as the 17th and last partial solar eclipse in Saros series 119.

The Saturday, April 30, 2022, partial solar eclipse occurs as the 66th in the Saros series 119 lineup of 71 eclipses. The April 2022 partial solar eclipse numbers as the second set's fourth partial solar eclipse and as the 12th of the 17 partial solar eclipses in Saros series 119.

The predecessor of the April 2022 partial solar eclipse in Saros series 119 was the partial solar eclipse of Monday, April 19, 2004. The April 2004 partial solar eclipse occurred as the 65th in the Saros series 119 lineup of 71 eclipses. The April 2004 partial solar eclipse numbered as the second set's third partial solar eclipse and as the 11th of the 17 partial solar eclipses in Saros series 119.

The successor of the April 2022 partial solar eclipse in Saros series 119 will be the partial solar eclipse of Friday, May 11, 2040. The May 2040 partial solar eclipse will occur as the 67th in the Saros series 119 lineup of 71 eclipses. The May 2040 partial solar eclipse will number as the second set's fifth partial solar eclipse and as the 13th of the 17 partial solar eclipses in Saros series 119.

The takeaways for the Saturday, April 30, 2022, partial solar eclipse belonging to Saros series 119 are that the event occurs as the 66th in the 71-member lineup of Saros series 119; that the April 2022 partial solar eclipse numbers as the fourth of nine in Saros series 119's second set of partial solar eclipses and as the 12th of the 17 partial solar eclipses (first set's eight; second set's nine) in Saros series 119; that the April 2022 partial solar eclipse's predecessor in Saros series 119 was the partial solar eclipse of Monday, April 19, 2004; and that the successor of the April 2022 partial solar eclipse in Saros series 119 will be the partial solar eclipse of Friday, May 11, 2040.

A partial solar eclipse on Friday, June 24, 2112, will close solar Saros series 119's lineup of 71 similar eclipses: Eclipse map/figure/table/predictions courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, from eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov: No copyright, via NASA Eclipse Web Site

Acknowledgment

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A partial solar eclipse on May 15, 850, opened solar Saros series 119's lineup of 71 similar eclipses; credit: Eclipse map/figure/table/predictions courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, from eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov: No copyright, via NASA Eclipse Web Site @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/0801-0900/850-05-15.gif

A partial solar eclipse on Friday, June 24, 2112, will close solar Saros series 119's lineup of 71 similar eclipses: Eclipse map/figure/table/predictions courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, from eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov: No copyright, via NASA Eclipse Web Site @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2301-2400/2328-06-09.gif

For further information:

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Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/0801-0900/850-05-15.gif

Espenak, Fred. "Partial 976 Jul 29." NASA Eclipse Web Site > Solar Eclipses > Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series: Saros 0 to 180 > Summary of Saros Series 100 to 125 > Saros 119.
Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/0901-1000/976-07-29.gif

Espenak, Fred. "Partial 1968 Mar 28." NASA Eclipse Web Site > Solar Eclipses > Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series: Saros 0 to 180 > Summary of Saros Series 100 to 125 > Saros 119.
Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/1901-2000/1968-03-28.gif

Espenak, Fred. "Partial 2004 Apr 19." NASA Eclipse Web Site > Solar Eclipses > Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series: Saros 0 to 180 > Summary of Saros Series 100 to 125 > Saros 119.
Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2004-04-19.gif

Espenak, Fred. "Partial 2040 May 11." NASA Eclipse Web Site > Solar Eclipses > Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series: Saros 0 to 180 > Summary of Saros Series 100 to 125 > Saros 119.
Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2001-2100/2040-05-11.gif

Espenak, Fred. "Partial 2112 Jun 24." NASA Eclipse Web Site > Solar Eclipses > Catalog of Solar Eclipse Saros Series: Saros 0 to 180 > Summary of Saros Series 100 to 125 > Saros 119.
Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/5MCSEmap/2101-2200/2112-06-24.gif

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Available @ https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEplot/SEplot2001/SE2022Apr30P.GIF

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Available @ http://www.eclipsewise.com/solar/SEsaros/SEsaros119.html

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