Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996

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Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996
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Type of eclipse
NaturePartial
Gamma 1.1227
Magnitude 0.7575
Maximum eclipse
Coordinates 71°42′N32°06′E / 71.7°N 32.1°E / 71.7; 32.1
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse14:03:04
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 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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The exact time of the greatest eclipse took place on Saturday, October 12, 1996, at 02:02:01.9 p.m. UTC, but occurring only 5.8 days after apogee (Apogee on Sunday, October 6, 1996, at 05:52 p.m. UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was 2.7% smaller than average, and the Moon's distance from the Earth was 390,459 km (242,620 mi).


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Eclipses of 1996

Solar eclipses 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. [1]

Solar eclipse series sets from 1993–1996
Descending node Ascending node
SarosMapGammaSarosMapGamma
118 1993 May 21
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Partial
1.13720123 1993 November 13
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Partial
-1.04114
128
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Partial from Bismarck, ND
1994 May 10
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Annular
0.40771133
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Totality at Bolivia
1994 November 3
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Total
-0.35216
138 1995 April 29
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Annular
-0.33821143
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Totality at Dundlod, India
1995 October 24
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Total
0.35176
148 1996 April 17
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Partial
-1.05796153 1996 October 12
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Partial
1.12265

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.

22 eclipse events between December 24, 1916 and July 31, 2000
December 24–25October 12–13July 31-Aug 1May 18–20March 7–8
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December 23, 1878October 12, 1882July 31, 1886May 18, 1890March 7, 1894
101103105107109
December 23, 1897October 12, 1901August 1, 1905May 19, 1909March 8, 1913
111113115117119
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December 24, 1916
October 12, 1920 SE1924Jul31P.png
July 31, 1924
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May 19, 1928
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March 7, 1932
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December 25, 1935
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October 12, 1939
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August 1, 1943
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May 20, 1947
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March 7, 1951
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December 25, 1954
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October 12, 1958
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July 31, 1962
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May 20, 1966
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March 7, 1970
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December 24, 1973
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October 12, 1977
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July 31, 1981
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May 19, 1985
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March 7, 1989
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December 24, 1992
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October 12, 1996
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July 31, 2000
May 19, 2004March 7, 2008
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December 24, 2011October 13, 2015August 1, 2019May 19, 2023March 8, 2027

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References

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