Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996
Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996 | |
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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 at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, October 12, 1996, with a magnitude of 0.7575. 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 December 24, 1992
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000
Tzolkinex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
Half-Saros[edit]
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1987
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 2005
Tritos[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
Solar Saros 153[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014
Inex[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
Triad[edit]
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 12, 1909
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 13, 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 153[edit]
This eclipse is a part of Saros series 153, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, and containing 70 events. The series started with a partial solar eclipse on July 28, 1870. It contains annular eclipses from December 17, 2104 through May 26, 2970. There are no hybrid or total eclipses in this set. The series ends at member 70 as a partial eclipse on August 22, 3114. 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 38 at 7 minutes, 1 seconds on September 5, 2537. All eclipses in this series occur at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit.[2]
Series members 1–19 occur between 1870 and 2200: | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() July 28, 1870 |
![]() August 7, 1888 |
![]() August 20, 1906 |
4 | 5 | 6 |
![]() August 30, 1924 |
![]() September 10, 1942 |
![]() September 20, 1960 |
7 | 8 | 9 |
![]() October 2, 1978 |
![]() October 12, 1996 |
![]() October 23, 2014 |
10 | 11 | 12 |
![]() November 3, 2032 |
![]() November 14, 2050 |
![]() November 24, 2068 |
13 | 14 | 15 |
![]() December 6, 2086 |
![]() December 17, 2104 |
![]() December 28, 2122 |
16 | 17 | 18 |
![]() January 8, 2141 |
![]() January 19, 2159 |
![]() January 29, 2177 |
19 | ||
![]() February 10, 2195 |
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 ascending node.
22 eclipse events between December 24, 1916 and July 31, 2000 | ||||
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December 24–25 | October 12–13 | July 31-Aug 1 | May 18–20 | March 7–8 |
91 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 99 |
December 23, 1878 | October 12, 1882 | July 31, 1886 | May 18, 1890 | March 7, 1894 |
101 | 103 | 105 | 107 | 109 |
December 23, 1897 | October 12, 1901 | August 1, 1905 | May 19, 1909 | March 8, 1913 |
111 | 113 | 115 | 117 | 119 |
![]() December 24, 1916 |
October 12, 1920 | ![]() July 31, 1924 |
![]() May 19, 1928 |
![]() March 7, 1932 |
121 | 123 | 125 | 127 | 129 |
![]() December 25, 1935 |
![]() October 12, 1939 |
![]() August 1, 1943 |
![]() May 20, 1947 |
![]() March 7, 1951 |
131 | 133 | 135 | 137 | 139 |
![]() December 25, 1954 |
![]() October 12, 1958 |
![]() July 31, 1962 |
![]() May 20, 1966 |
![]() March 7, 1970 |
141 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 149 |
![]() December 24, 1973 |
![]() October 12, 1977 |
![]() July 31, 1981 |
![]() May 19, 1985 |
![]() March 7, 1989 |
151 | 153 | 155 | 157 | 159 |
![]() December 24, 1992 |
![]() October 12, 1996 |
![]() July 31, 2000 |
May 19, 2004 | March 7, 2008 |
161 | 163 | 165 | 167 | 169 |
December 24, 2011 | October 13, 2015 | August 1, 2019 | May 19, 2023 | March 8, 2027 |
References[edit]
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
- ^ 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 153". eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.
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