Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, December 2, 1956,[1] with a magnitude of 0.8047. 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of Europe, Northeast Africa, and Asia.
Eclipse details
Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[2]
| Event | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1956 December 02 at 05:52:09.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1956 December 02 at 07:54:38.5 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1956 December 02 at 08:00:35.0 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1956 December 02 at 08:13:02.5 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1956 December 02 at 10:09:08.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.80468 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.73350 |
| Gamma | 1.09229 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 16h34m00.8s |
| Sun Declination | -21°58'22.1" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'13.5" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 16h34m13.1s |
| Moon Declination | -20°57'44.2" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'10.9" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°55'43.2" |
| ΔT | 31.7 s |
Eclipse season
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| November 18 Descending node (full moon) |
December 2 Ascending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1956Nov18.png | File:SE1956Dec02P.png |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 125 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 151 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1956
- A partial lunar eclipse on May 24.
- A total solar eclipse on June 8.
- A total lunar eclipse on November 18.
- A partial solar eclipse on December 2.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of February 14, 1953
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of November 28, 1947
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of December 8, 1965
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 3, 1946
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
Solar Saros 151
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1927
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 31, 1870
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 3, 2043
Solar eclipses of 1953–1956
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.[3]
The partial solar eclipses on February 14, 1953 and August 9, 1953 occur in the previous lunar year eclipse set.
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1953 to 1956 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 116 | July 11, 1953 File:SE1953Jul11P.png Partial |
1.4388 | 121 | January 5, 1954 File:SE1954Jan05A.png Annular |
−0.9296 | |
| 126 | June 30, 1954 File:SE1954Jun30T.png Total |
0.6135 | 131 | December 25, 1954 File:SE1954Dec25A.png Annular |
−0.2576 | |
| 136 | June 20, 1955 File:SE1955Jun20T.png Total |
−0.1528 | 141 | December 14, 1955 File:SE1955Dec14A.png Annular |
0.4266 | |
| 146 | June 8, 1956 File:SE1956Jun08T.png Total |
−0.8934 | 151 | December 2, 1956 File:SE1956Dec02P.png Partial |
1.0923 | |
Saros 151
Template:Solar Saros series 151
Metonic series
Template:Solar Metonic series 1880–1964
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2000 July 31
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2014 October 23
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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