Saros cycle

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Singular
Saros cycle

Plural
Saros cycles

  1. A period of 18 years, 11 days and 8 hours in which the Sun, Moon and Earth return to almost exactly the same spots they were at 18 years, 11.3 days ago; the Saros cycle is used to predict when an eclipse is going to happen.