To convert saroses to Platonic years, divide the number of saroses by 1,429.42505871.
Example: 1 saros to Platonic year
Start with the value in saroses: 1 saros.
Divide by 1,429.42505871: 1 ÷ 1,429.42505871 = 0.000699581971.
Result: 1 saros = 0.000699581971 Platonic years.
Going the other way, 1 Platonic year = 1,429.42505871 saroses, so to convert Platonic years back to saroses you multiply by the same number. See Platonic years to saroses.
Saroses to Platonic years conversion table
Saroses (saros)
Platonic years (Platonic year)
1 saros
0.000699581971 Platonic year
2 saros
0.001399163942 Platonic year
3 saros
0.002098745913 Platonic year
4 saros
0.002798327884 Platonic year
5 saros
0.003497909855 Platonic year
6 saros
0.004197491826 Platonic year
7 saros
0.004897073797 Platonic year
8 saros
0.005596655768 Platonic year
9 saros
0.006296237739 Platonic year
10 saros
0.00699581971 Platonic year
100 saros
0.0699581971 Platonic year
What is a saros?
The saros is an eclipse cycle of about 18 years and 11 days.
The Platonic or great year is the period of the precession of the equinoxes, about 25,772 years, after which the Earth's axis points to the same stars again.