Saros cycle series 124 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 73 eclipses, 44 of which are umbral (43 total and 1 hybrid). The first eclipse in the series was on 6 March 1049 and the last will be on 11 May 2347. The most recent eclipse was a partial eclipse on 25 October 2022 and the next will be a partial eclipse on 4 November 2040.

The longest totality was 5 minutes 46 seconds on 3 May 1734.

This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 117.

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 124 appears in the following table.

Note: Dates are given in the Julian calendar prior to 15 October 1582, and in the Gregorian calendar after that.

• http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros124.doc

• Saros cycle 124 - Information and visualization