Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Solar eclipse". A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, October 12, 1996,[1] 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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Canada, Greenland, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
Images
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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 | 1996 October 12 at 12:00:31.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1996 October 12 at 13:24:53.1 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1996 October 12 at 14:03:04.1 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1996 October 12 at 14:15:28.3 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1996 October 12 at 16:05:49.4 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.75753 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.68285 |
| Gamma | 1.12265 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 13h12m04.5s |
| Sun Declination | -07°38'15.5" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'01.7" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.8" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 13h13m17.1s |
| Moon Declination | -06°38'00.7" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 15'18.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°56'09.5" |
| ΔT | 62.1 s |
Eclipse season
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| September 27 Descending node (full moon) |
October 12 Ascending node (new moon) |
|---|---|
| File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1996Sep27.png | File:SE1996Oct12P.png |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 127 |
Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 153 |
Related eclipses
Eclipses in 1996
- A total lunar eclipse on April 4.
- A partial solar eclipse on April 17.
- A total lunar eclipse on September 27.
- A partial solar eclipse on October 12.
Metonic
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 24, 1992
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of July 31, 2000
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of August 31, 1989
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 23, 2003
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 7, 1987
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of October 17, 2005
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 11, 2007
Solar Saros 153
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 23, 2014
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 21, 2025
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 12, 1909
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of August 13, 2083
Solar eclipses of 1993–1996
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]
| Solar eclipse series sets from 1993 to 1996 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Descending node | Ascending node | |||||
| Saros | Map | Gamma | Saros | Map | Gamma | |
| 118 | May 21, 1993 File:SE1993May21P.png Partial |
1.1372 | 123 | November 13, 1993 File:SE1993Nov13P.png Partial |
−1.0411 | |
| 128 File:Solar Eclipse 1994 (7160293094).jpg Partial in Bismarck, ND, USA |
May 10, 1994 File:SE1994May10A.png Annular |
0.4077 | 133 File:Diamond Ring, Total Solar Eclipse, Bolivia, 1994 (3183977692).jpg Totality in Bolivia |
November 3, 1994 File:SE1994Nov03T.png Total |
−0.3522 | |
| 138 | April 29, 1995 File:SE1995Apr29A.png Annular |
−0.3382 | 143 File:Hao WLCC 941103.jpg Totality in Dundlod, India |
October 24, 1995 File:SE1995Oct24T.png Total |
0.3518 | |
| 148 | April 17, 1996 File:SE1996Apr17P.png Partial |
−1.058 | 153 | October 12, 1996 File:SE1996Oct12P.png Partial |
1.1227 | |
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Saros 153
Template:Solar Saros series 153
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). All eclipses in this table occur at the Moon's ascending node.
Tritos series
Template:Solar Tritos series 2007 September 11
Inex series
Template:Solar Inex series 2025 September 21
References
- Earth visibility chart and eclipse statistics Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC
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