Total solar eclipse on 8 June 1956

Total solar eclipse on 8 June 1956 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 8 June 1956

The Moon's shadow traced a narrow path across the Earth's surface. Observers in 0 countries were in the visible region. The event belonged to Saros series 146.

Date (UTC)
8 June 1956 — 21:20 UTC
Saros series
146
Gamma
-0.89340
Magnitude
1.0581
Max duration
4m 45s
Greatest eclipse point
-40.80°, -140.70°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9412

People in the shadow

Estimated population inside each obscuration band, from the cities in our catalogue.

Obscuration People
≥ 99% obscuration 0
≥ 90% obscuration 0
≥ 80% obscuration 0
≥ 70% obscuration 0
≥ 60% obscuration 0
≥ 50% obscuration 0
≥ 40% obscuration 0
≥ 30% obscuration 0
≥ 20% obscuration 0
≥ 10% obscuration 0

Worldwide timeline (UTC)

First contact
Greatest eclipse
8 June 1956 21:20 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1956
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)