Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996 | |
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Type of eclipse | |
Nature | Partial |
Gamma | −1.058 |
Magnitude | 0.8799 |
Maximum eclipse | |
Coordinates | 71°18′S 104°00′W / 71.3°S 104°W |
Times (UTC) | |
Greatest eclipse | 22:38:12 |
References | |
Saros | 148 (20 of 75) |
Catalog # (SE5000) | 9499 |
A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, April 17, 1996, with a magnitude of 0.8799. 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.
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Related eclipses[edit]
Eclipses in 1996[edit]
- A total lunar eclipse on April 4, 1996.
- A partial solar eclipse on April 17, 1996.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 27, 1996.
- A partial solar eclipse on October 12, 1996.
Metonic[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 30, 1992
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 5, 2000
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 7, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 31, 2003
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of April 14, 1987
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of April 24, 2005
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 19, 2007
Solar Saros 148[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 29, 2014
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 29, 2025
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 17, 1909
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 16, 2083
Solar eclipses of 1993–1996[edit]
This eclipse is a member of a semester series. An eclipse 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.[1]
Solar eclipse series sets from 1993 to 1996 | ||||||
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Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
118 | May 21, 1993![]() Partial |
1.1372 | 123 | November 13, 1993![]() Partial |
−1.0411 | |
128![]() Partial in Bismarck, ND, USA |
May 10, 1994![]() Annular |
0.4077 | 133![]() Totality in Bolivia |
November 3, 1994![]() Total |
−0.3522 | |
138 | April 29, 1995![]() Annular |
−0.3382 | 143![]() Totality in Dundlod, India |
October 24, 1995![]() Total |
0.3518 | |
148 | April 17, 1996![]() Partial |
−1.058 | 153 | October 12, 1996![]() Partial |
1.1227 |
Saros 148[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 148, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 75 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on September 21, 1653. It contains annular eclipses on April 29, 2014 and May 9, 2032; a hybrid eclipse on May 20, 2050; and total eclipses from May 31, 2068 through August 3, 2771. The series ends at member 75 as a partial eclipse on December 12, 2987. Its eclipses are tabulated in three columns; every third eclipse in the same column is one exeligmos apart, so they all cast shadows over approximately the same parts of the Earth.
The longest duration of annularity will be produced by member 22 at 22 seconds (by default) on May 9, 2032, and the longest duration of totality will be produced by member 54 at 5 minutes, 23 seconds on April 26, 2609. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s descending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 10–31 occur between 1801 and 2200: | ||
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10 | 11 | 12 |
![]() December 30, 1815 |
![]() January 9, 1834 |
![]() January 21, 1852 |
13 | 14 | 15 |
![]() January 31, 1870 |
![]() February 11, 1888 |
![]() February 23, 1906 |
16 | 17 | 18 |
![]() March 5, 1924 |
![]() March 16, 1942 |
![]() March 27, 1960 |
19 | 20 | 21 |
![]() April 7, 1978 |
![]() April 17, 1996 |
![]() April 29, 2014 |
22 | 23 | 24 |
![]() May 9, 2032 |
![]() May 20, 2050 |
![]() May 31, 2068 |
25 | 26 | 27 |
![]() June 11, 2086 |
![]() June 22, 2104 |
![]() July 4, 2122 |
28 | 29 | 30 |
![]() July 14, 2140 |
![]() July 25, 2158 |
![]() August 4, 2176 |
31 | ||
![]() August 16, 2194 |
Metonic series[edit]
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's descending node.
22 eclipse events between September 12, 1931 and July 1, 2011. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
September 11-12 | June 30-July 1 | April 17-19 | February 4-5 | November 22-23 |
114 | 116 | 118 | 120 | 122 |
![]() September 12, 1931 |
![]() June 30, 1935 |
![]() April 19, 1939 |
![]() February 4, 1943 |
![]() November 23, 1946 |
124 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 132 |
![]() September 12, 1950 |
![]() June 30, 1954 |
![]() April 19, 1958 |
![]() February 5, 1962 |
![]() November 23, 1965 |
134 | 136 | 138 | 140 | 142 |
![]() September 11, 1969 |
![]() June 30, 1973 |
![]() April 18, 1977 |
![]() February 4, 1981 |
![]() November 22, 1984 |
144 | 146 | 148 | 150 | 152 |
![]() September 11, 1988 |
![]() June 30, 1992 |
![]() April 17, 1996 |
![]() February 5, 2000 |
![]() November 23, 2003 |
154 | 156 | |||
![]() September 11, 2007 |
![]() July 1, 2011 |
References[edit]
- ^ van Gent, R.H. "Solar- and Lunar-Eclipse Predictions from Antiquity to the Present". A Catalogue of Eclipse Cycles. Utrecht University. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
- ^ "NASA - Catalog of Solar Eclipses of Saros 148". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.