Solar Saros 126
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Saros cycle series 126 for solar eclipses occurs at the Moon's descending node, repeating every 18 years and 11 days, containing 72 eclipses, 41 of which are umbral. The first eclipse was on 10 March 1179 and the last will be on 3 May 2459, lasting 1,280 years. The most recent eclipse was a total eclipse on 1 August 2008 and the next will be a total eclipse on 12 August 2026.
Total solar eclipse of May 28, 1900, photographed in Wadesboro, North Carolina by Thomas Smillie for the Smithsonian Solar Eclipse Expedition to capture photographic proof of the solar corona. Series member 41
Total solar eclipse of August 1, 2008 from Novosibirsk, Russia. Series member 47
A total solar eclipse occurred on Saturday, June 8, 1918. The eclipse was viewable across the entire contiguous United States, an event which would not occur again until the solar eclipse of August 21, 2017.
1918 Solar eclipse painting by Howard Russell Butler
Aerial view of Baker City, Oregon, in 1918.