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Solar Saros 133 is one of the saros series of solar eclipse cycles. It began on July 13, 1219 with a partial eclipse occurring in northern Yukon at 68.4°N 137.2°W / 68.4; -137.2, about 100 kilometres (60 mi) east of Canada's present-day Vuntut National Park. The final eclipse in the series will be on September 5, 2499.
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The period separating each of the 72 eclipses in the series is approximately 6585.3 days (18 years, 11 days); that period was first called a saros by astronomer Edmond Halley.
20th and 21st century
Five of the series of solar eclipses occur during the 21st century: November 13, 2012, November 25, 2030, December 5, 2048, December 17, 2066, and December 27, 2084.
Solar Saros 133, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, contains 72 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 13, 1219. It contains annular eclipses from November 20, 1435, through January 13, 1526, with a hybrid eclipse on January 24, 1544. It has total eclipses from February 3, 1562, through June 21, 2373. The series ends at member 72 as a partial eclipse on September 5, 2499. The longest duration of totality was 6 minutes, 50 seconds on August 7, 1850. The total eclipses of this saros series are getting shorter and farther south with each iteration.
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In the following list, the Julian calendar is used for the first 21 members of the series; the Gregorian calendar is used for all the rest, starting with the solar eclipse of March 7, 1598.