Active Saros Cycles for the 20th and 21st Centuries

The following tables are a capsule description of all the Saros Cycles that are producing eclipses in the 20th and 21st centuries. The Saros cycles for solar eclipses and lunar eclipses are listed separately. Each entry describes:

The Saros number of the Cycle. These numbers are the standard ones used in astronomy. For solar eclipses, the Modified Saros # used by astrologers is included.
The date and zodiac position of the First Eclipse in the cycle.
The date and zodiac position of the Last Eclipse in the cycle.

Please take note of the following technicalities:

The Saros numbers for solar and lunar eclipses are totally unrelated. When looking up a Saros in these tables, make sure you are referring to the right kind of eclipse.
Modified Saros numbers (the kind in astrology books) are abbreviated as "1N" for "1 North" and "5S" for "5 South". If there are two cycles active with the same number, the words "Old" or "New" are added to designate the older or younger of the two cycles, e.g. -- "9N Old" and "9N New".
All dates are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in year-month-day format (yyyy-mm-dd). For dates since 1582-10-15, the modern Gregorian calendar is used. For dates before 1582-10-4, however, the older Julian calendar is in effect. When the calendar was amended in 1582, the days October 5 to October 14 were omitted.
Zodiac positions are in degree-sign-minute format. The positions of eclipses from 3000 AD onward are only estimates rounded to the nearest degree (hence the question marks). My astrology programs stop at 3000 AD, unfortunately.

The information in these tables was compiled from the sources mentioned in the Eclipse Bibliography. My thanks to their authors and publishers for supplying such useful information.

Active Saros Cycles for Solar Eclipses

Saros #	Modified Saros #	First Eclipse	Zodiac Pos.	Last Eclipse	Zodiac Pos.
S108	12S Old	550-1-3	16Cp03	1902-4-8	17Ar48
S111	9N Old	528-8-30	8Vi54	1935-1-5	13Cp57
S114	5S Old	651-7-23	1Le51	1931-9-12	18Vi27
S115	17N Old	662-6-21	1Cn49	1942-8-12	18Le45
S116	9S Old	727-6-24	4Cn17	1971-7-22	28Cn56
S117	2N Old	792-6-24	5Cn50	2054-8-3	11Le38
S118	13S Old	803-5-24	5Gm56	2083-7-15	22Cn47
S119	6N Old	850-5-15	27Ta55	2112-6-24	3Cn00
S120	17S Old	933-5-27	9Gm56	2195-7-7	15Cn42
S121	10N	944-4-25	9Ta54	2206-6-7	16Gm23
S122	2S	991-4-17	1Ta47	2235-5-17	26Ta28
S123	14N	1074-4-29	13Ta54	2318-5-31	9Gm14
S124	6S	1049-3-6	21Pi56	2347-5-11	20Ta11
S125	18N	1060-2-4	21Aq34	2358-4-9	19Ar10
S126	10S Old	1179-3-10	26Pi02	2459-5-3	12Ta54
S127	3N	991-10-10	22Li06	2452-3-21	1Ar49
S128	14S	984-8-29	11Vi00	2282-11-1	8Sc43
S129	7N	1103-10-3	15Li29	2528-2-21	2Pi05
S130	18S	1096-8-20	3Vi30	2394-10-25	2Sc07
S131	11N	1107-7-21	4Le01	2369-9-2	9Vi45
S132	3S	1208-8-13	27Le11	2470-9-25	2Li50
S133	15N	1219-7-13	26Cn43	2499-9-5	13Vi57
S134	7S	1248-6-22	8Cn03	2510-8-6	13Le38
S135	19N	1331-7-5	20Cn32	2593-8-17	25Le55
S136	11S	1360-6-14	0Cn48	2622-7-30	7Le21
S137	4N	1389-5-25	12Gm09	2633-6-28	7Cn17
S138	15S	1472-6-6	24Gm38	2716-7-11	19Cn30
S139	8N	1501-5-17	4Gm51	2763-7-3	11Cn26
S140	19S	1512-4-16	5Ta28	2774-6-1	11Gm13
S141	12N	1613-5-19	28Ta38	2857-6-13	23Gm31
S142	4S	1624-4-17	28Ar02	2904-6-5	15Gm24
S143	16N	1599-2-25	6Pi03	2897-4-23	4Ta04
S144	8S	1736-4-11	21Ar40	2980-5-5	16Ta34
S145	1N	1639-1-4	13Cp49	3009-4-17	27Ar??
S146	12S	1541-9-19	6Li10	2893-12-29	8Cp07
S147	5N	1624-10-12	19Li27	3049-2-24	5Pi??
S148	16S	1653-9-21	28Vi58	2987-12-12	19Sa54
S149	9N New	1664-8-21	28Le51	2926-9-28	5Li17
S150	1S	1729-8-24	1Vi15	2991-9-29	6Li37
S151	13N	1776-8-14	21Le53	3056-10-1	8Li??
S152	5S	1805-7-26	2Le44	3049-8-20	27Le??
S153	17N New	1870-7-28	5Le07	3114-8-22	29Le??
S154	9S New	1917-7-19	25Cn51	3179-8-25	2Vi??
S155	2N New	1928-6-17	26Gm22	3190-7-24	1Le??
S156	13S New	2011-7-1	9Cn12	3237-7-14	23Cn??
S157	6N New	2058-6-21	29Gm56	3302-7-17	25Cn??
S158	17S New	2069-5-20	0Gm19	3313-6-16	26Gm??
S164	10S New	2098-10-24	1Sc35	3523-3-10	19Pi??

Active Saros Cycles for Lunar Eclipses

Saros #	First Eclipse	Zodiac Pos.	Last Eclipse	Zodiac Pos.
L102	461-10-5	13Ar38	1958-4-4	13Li52
L103	454-8-24	1Pi22	1951-2-21	2Vi26
L108	689-7-8	18Cp14	1969-8-27	3Pi58
L109	718-6-17	28Sa28	2016-8-18	25Aq52
L110	747-5-28	9Sa38	2027-7-18	25Cp49
L111	830-6-10	22Sa18	2092-7-19	27Cp23
L112	859-5-20	2Sa34	2139-7-12	19Cp24
L113	888-4-29	13Sc38	2150-6-10	19Sa28
L114	971-5-13	26Sc23	2233-6-22	1Cp29
L115	1000-4-21	6Sc29	2280-6-13	23Sa27
L116	993-3-11	25Vi47	2291-5-14	23Sc18
L117	1094-4-3	19Li34	2374-5-26	5Sa26
L118	1105-3-2	18Vi24	2421-5-17	27Sc20
L119	917-10-3	14Ar54	2396-3-25	5Li05
L120	982-10-5	17Ar25	2479-4-7	17Li29
L121	1029-9-25	7Ar49	2526-3-29	9Li06
L122	1022-8-14	26Aq27	2356-11-8	16Ta27
L123	1087-8-16	28Aq55	2385-10-19	25Ar53
L124	1152-8-17	0Pi16	2468-10-31	9Ta15
L125	1163-7-17	0Aq14	2443-9-9	17Pi15
L126	1210-7-8	22Cp13	2490-8-30	7Pi52
L127	1275-7-9	23Cp35	2555-9-2	10Pi17
L128	1304-6-18	4Cp18	2566-8-2	10Aq37
L129	1351-6-10	26Sa18	2613-7-24	1Aq21
L130	1416-6-10	27Sa41	2696-8-5	14Aq12
L131	1427-5-10	27Sc53	2707-7-7	14Cp42
L132	1492-5-12	0Sa21	2754-6-26	5Cp26
L133	1557-5-13	1Sa42	2819-6-29	7Cp48
L134	1550-4-1	20Li56	2848-6-8	18Sa42
L135	1615-4-13	23Li25	2877-5-18	28Sc44
L136	1680-4-13	24Li48	2960-6-1	11Sa43
L137	1528-11-26	13Gm55	2971-5-1	11Sc40
L138	1503-10-5	21Ar01	2982-3-30	10Li21
L139	1640-11-28	6Gm57	3083-4-24	4Ta??
L140	1579-9-5	21Pi38	3004-1-29	8Aq??
L141	1608-8-25	2Pi41	2906-10-23	29Ar53
L142	1709-9-19	25Pi50	3025-11-27	5Sa??
L143	1702-8-7	14Aq39	3000-10-5	12Li??
L144	1749-7-29	6Aq32	3011-9-4	11Vi??
L145	1832-8-11	18Aq50	3094-9-16	24Vi??
L146	1843-7-11	18Cp40	3123-8-29	5Vi??
L147	1872-6-21	0Cp08	3134-7-28	5Le??
L148	1973-7-15	22Cp51	3235-8-20	28Le??
L149	1984-6-13	22Sa45	3246-7-20	28Cn??
L150	2013-5-25	4Sa08	3275-6-30	9Cn??
L151	2096-6-6	16Sa29	3358-7-13	22Cn??
L156	2042-10-28	5Ta31	3503-4-5	15Ar??

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