The longest duration of totality will be produced by member 39 at 7 minutes, 29.22 seconds on July 16, 2186.[2] After that date each duration will decrease, until the series end. This date is the longest solar eclipse computed between 4000BC and 6000AD.[3] Saros series eclipses are during the Moon’s ascending node (a term related to our equator and polar-naming conventions). Series members 24–45 occur between 1901 and 2300 24 25 26 February 3, 1916 February 14, 1934 February 25, 1952 27 28 29 March 7, 1970 March 18, 1988 March 29, 2006 30 31 32 April 8, 2024 April 20, 2042 April 30, 2060 33 34 35 May 11, 2078 May 22, 2096 June 3, 2114 36 37 38 June 13, 2132 June 25, 2150 July 5, 2168 39 40 41 July 16, 2186 July 27, 2204 August 8, 2222 42 43 44 August 18, 2240 August 29, 2258 September 9, 2276 45 September 20, 2294