Saros cycle series 123 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's ascending node, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 70 eclipses, 44 of which are umbral (27 annular, 3 hybrid, 14 total). The first eclipse in the series was on 29 April 1074 and the last will be on 31 May 2318. The most recent eclipse was a partial eclipse on 25 November 2011 and the next will be a partial eclipse on 5 December 2029.
The longest totality was 3 minutes 27 seconds on 27 July 1813, the longest annular was 8 minutes 7 seconds on 9 November 1398, and the longest hybrid eclipse was 1 minute 32 seconds on 22 May 1705.
This solar saros is linked to Lunar Saros 116.
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 123 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.