Partial solar eclipse on 12 October 1996

Partial solar eclipse on 12 October 1996 — path, times and visibility by country.

occurred on 12 October 1996

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 153.

Date (UTC)
12 October 1996 — 14:02 UTC
Saros series
153
Gamma
1.12270
Magnitude
0.7575
Max duration
Greatest eclipse point
71.70°, 32.10°
Catalog reference
5MCSE:9500

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
12 October 1996 14:02 UTC
Last contact
← Eclipses in 1996
About this data

Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak (NASA's GSFC)