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.
A partial eclipse was visible for parts of eastern Canada, Greenland, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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Eclipse timing Places experiencing partial eclipse Solar Eclipse of October 12, 1996(Local Times)Country or territory City or placeStart of partial eclipseMaximum eclipseEnd of partial eclipseDuration of eclipse (hr:min)Maximum coverage Danmarkshavn 12:25:48 13:33:51 14:41:37 2:16 60.51% Reykjavík 12:23:48 13:37:45 14:51:16 2:27 52.30% Tórshavn 13:38:35 14:54:51 16:08:35 2:30 58.04% Dublin 13:48:06 15:07:17 16:22:22 2:34 50.06% Douglas 13:49:19 15:08:15 16:22:59 2:34 51.88% Oslo 14:58:31 16:13:32 17:24:07 2:26 62.36% London 13:58:43 15:17:37 16:31:15 2:33 50.89% Stockholm 15:06:24 16:19:42 17:28:13 2:22 63.12% Amsterdam 15:03:49 16:21:38 17:33:52 2:30 53.80% Helsinki 16:10:41 17:21:52 18:19:16 (sunset) 2:09 64.16% Copenhagen 15:07:14 16:22:38 17:32:41 2:25 59.21% Tallinn 16:11:54 17:23:12 18:21:29 (sunset) 2:10 63.61% Brussels 15:05:43 16:23:45 17:35:58 2:30 51.83% Paris 15:06:34 16:25:04 17:37:32 2:31 48.61% Riga 15:16:07 16:27:43 17:28:29 (sunset) 2:12 61.51% Berlin 15:13:50 16:29:09 17:38:33 2:25 56.06% Madrid 15:15:03 16:32:01 17:43:38 2:28 33.48% Moscow 17:28:22 18:32:35 18:36:28 (sunset) 1:08 58.99% Vilnius 16:21:38 17:32:43 18:27:20 (sunset) 2:06 59.26% Zurich 15:17:51 16:34:23 17:44:16 2:26 48.58% Prague 15:19:46 16:34:33 17:43:01 2:23 53.31% Warsaw 15:22:36 16:35:05 17:41:39 2:19 56.49% Minsk 16:25:10 17:35:16 18:19:25 (sunset) 1:54 58.33% Vienna 15:25:57 16:39:36 17:46:43 2:21 51.06% Bratislava 15:26:55 16:40:14 17:47:03 2:20 51.05% Budapest 15:30:33 16:42:50 17:48:37 2:18 50.24% Kyiv 16:35:00 17:43:04 18:12:09 (sunset) 1:37 53.78% Rome 15:35:17 16:48:09 17:53:56 2:19 41.10% Bucharest 16:44:50 17:52:26 18:36:23 (sunset) 1:52 45.35% Sofia 16:46:14 17:54:14 18:49:08 (sunset) 2:03 42.73%References:
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.
+October 12, 1996 solar eclipse times 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
+October 12, 1996 solar eclipse parameters 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
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.
+ Eclipse season of September–October 1996 September 27Descending node (full moon) October 12Ascending node (new moon) Total lunar eclipseLunar Saros 127 Partial solar eclipseSolar 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
Saros 153
Metonic series
Tritos series
Inex series
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