Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996
| Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996 | |
|---|---|
 Map | |
| Type of eclipse | |
| Nature | Partial |
| Gamma | 1.1227 |
| Magnitude | 0.7575 |
| Maximum eclipse | |
| Coordinates | 71°42′N 32°06′E / 71.7°N 32.1°E |
| Times (UTC) | |
| Greatest eclipse | 14:03:04 |
| References | |
| Saros | 153 (8 of 70) |
| Catalog # (SE5000) | 9500 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred on October 12, 1996. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.
Images
A child viewing solar eclipse with smoked glass in western Poland
Animation
Related eclipses
Solar eclipses 1993-1996
Each member in a semester series of solar eclipses repeats approximately every 177 days and 4 hours (a semester) at alternating nodes of the Moon's orbit.
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saros | Map | Saros | Map | |
| 118 | May 21, 1993 Partial |
123 | November 13, 1993 Partial | |
| 128 | May 10, 1994 Annular |
133 | November 3, 1994 Total | |
| 138 | April 29, 1995 Annular |
143 Totality at Dundlod, India | October 24, 1995 Total | |
| 148 | April 17, 1996 Partial |
153 | October 12, 1996 Partial | |
Metonic series
The metonic series repeats eclipses every 19 years (6939.69 days), lasting about 5 cycles. Eclipses occur in nearly the same calendar date. In addition the octon subseries repeats 1/5 of that or every 3.8 years (1387.94 days).
| 21 eclipse events between July 31, 1924 and July 31, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31-Aug 1 | May 19-20 | March 7 | December 24-25 | October 12 |
| 115 | 117 | 119 | 121 | 123 |
 July 31, 1924 |
 May 19, 1928 |
 March 7, 1932 |
 December 25, 1935 |
 October 12, 1939 |
| 125 | 127 | 129 | 131 | 133 |
 August 1, 1943 |
 May 20, 1947 |
 March 7, 1951 |
 December 25, 1954 |
 October 12, 1958 |
| 135 | 137 | 139 | 141 | 143 |
 July 31, 1962 |
 May 20, 1966 |
 March 7, 1970 |
 December 24, 1973 |
 October 12, 1977 |
| 145 | 147 | 149 | 151 | 153 |
 July 31, 1981 |
 May 19, 1985 |
 March 7, 1989 |
 December 24, 1992 |
October 12, 1996 |
| 155 | ||||
 July 31, 2000 | ||||
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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