Saros

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf astronomical cycle
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:solar_eclipses
lunar eclipses
gptkbp:category astronomical phenomena
gptkbp:consistsOf 223 synodic months
239 anomalistic months
242 draconic months
gptkbp:cycleNumbering Saros series
gptkbp:duration approximately 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Chaldean_astronomers
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Saros
gptkbp:nameOrigin gptkb:Greek_language
gptkbp:originatedIn Babylonian astronomy
gptkbp:relatedTo eclipse cycle
gptkbp:repeatsAfter 18 years, 11 days, 8 hours
gptkbp:usedBy astronomer
gptkbp:usedFor predicting eclipses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Coinlist
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7