Islamic calendar lunar months begin precisely at the time of the monthly "conjunction", when the Moon is located most directly between the Earth and the Sun. The month is defined as the average duration of a revolution of the Moon around the Earth (29.53 days). By convention, months of 30 days and 29 days succeed each other, adding up over two successive months to 59 full days. This leaves only a small monthly variation of 44 minutes to account for, which adds up to a total of 24 hours (i.e., the equivalent of one full day) in 2.73 years. To settle accounts,
Lunar Saros 126 Greatest Eclipse of the Lunar Saros 126: 1859 Aug 13, lasting 106 minutes. Last Central Lunar Eclipse: 1931 Sep 26 Last Total Lunar Eclipse: 2003 Nov 09 Last Partial Lunar Eclipse: 2346 Jun 05 Last Penumbral Lunar Eclipse: 2472 Aug 19 1901-2100 1913 Sep 15 1931 Sep 26 1949 Oct 07 1967 Oct 18 1985 Oct 28 2003 Nov 09 2021 Nov 19 2039 Nov 30 2057 Dec 11 2075 Dec 22 2094 Jan 01 Lunar Saros 126 Saros cycle series 126 for lunar eclipses occurs at the moon's ascending node, 18 years 11 and 1/3 days. It contains 70