Tritos cycle

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The Tritos cycle is an eclipse cycle of about 10 years and 11 days that predicts the recurrence of similar solar and lunar eclipses, serving as a complement to the better-known Saros cycle.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical cycle
eclipse cycle
basedOn periodicity of Sun-Earth-Moon geometry
category Astronomical cycles
Eclipses
Orbital mechanics
complements Saros cycle
followsAfter Saros cycle in eclipse prediction schemes
hasApproximateLengthRelation 1 Tritos ≈ 135 synodic months
1 Tritos ≈ 144 anomalistic months
1 Tritos ≈ 146 draconic months
hasApproximateRelationToSaros 1 Tritos ≈ 1 Saros + 1 eclipse year
hasDuration approximately 10 years 11 days
hasDurationInDays 3986.63 days
hasNameOrigin Greek word "tritos" meaning "third"
hasProperty eclipses separated by one Tritos occur at different seasons
eclipses separated by one Tritos occur at similar node geometry
hasRelationTo three Saros cycles minus one year
hasRelationToNodes connects eclipses occurring at opposite lunar nodes compared to Saros-related eclipses
hasUseIn historical eclipse studies
modern eclipse catalogs
isShorterThan Saros cycle
predicts recurrence of similar lunar eclipses
recurrence of similar solar eclipses
relatesTo lunar eclipses
solar eclipses
usedFor classifying eclipse families
forecasting future eclipses

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Saros cycle relatedTo Tritos cycle