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 71.7N 32.1E
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 partially 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.

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Related eclipses

Solar eclipses 1993-1996

This set of solar eclipses repeat approximately every 177 days and 4 hours at alternating nodes of the moon's orbit.

Solar eclipse series sets from 1993–1996
Ascending node   Descending 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).

This series has 21 eclipse events between July 1, 2000 and July 1, 2076.

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

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