Partial solar eclipse on 2 December 1956

Partial solar eclipse on 2 December 1956 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 2 December 1956

No central path crossed the Earth — only the outer part of the Moon's shadow reached the ground. Observers in 0 countries were in the visible region. The event belonged to Saros series 151.

Date (UTC)
2 December 1956 — 08:00 UTC
Saros series
151
Gamma
1.09230
Magnitude
0.8047
Max duration
Greatest eclipse point
67.90°, 64.60°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9413

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
2 December 1956 08:00 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1956
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)