Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956
Introduction A total solar eclipse occurred on June 8–9, 1956.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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter is larger than the Sun's, blocking all direct sunlight, turning day into darkness. Totality occurs in a narrow path across Earth's surface, with the partial solar eclipse visible over a surrounding region thousands of kilometres wide.It began near sunrise over New Zealand on June 9 (Saturday), and ended west of South America on June 8 (Friday).
More details Eclipse Magnitude: 1.05810Eclipse Obscuration: 1.11958Gamma: -0.89341Saros Series: 146th (24 of 76)Greatest Eclipse: 08 Jun 1956 21:20:07.7 UTC (21:20:39.3 TD)Ecliptic Conjunction: 08 Jun 1956 21:29:07.4 UTC (21:29:39.0 TD)Equatorial Conjunction: 08 Jun 1856 21:20:45.9 UTC (21:21:17.5 TD)Sun right ascension: 5.13Moon right ascension: 5.13Earth's shadow right ascension: 17.13Sun declination: 22.9Moon declination: 22Earth's shadow declination: -22.9Sun diameter: 1890.4 arcsecondsMoon diameter: 1985.8 arcsecondsPath Width at Greatest Eclipse: 428.7 km (266.4 mi)Path Width at Greatest Duration: 428.7 km (266.4 mi)Central Duration at Greatest Eclipse: 4 minutes, 44.85 secondsCentral Duration at Greatest Duration: 4 minutes, 44.86 seconds
Related eclipses === Solar eclipses of 1953–1956====== Saros 146 ===It is a part of Saros cycle 146, repeating every 18 years, 11 days, containing 76 events. The series started with partial solar eclipse on September 19, 1541.It contains total eclipses from May 29, 1938, through October 7, 2154, hybrid eclipses from October 17, 2172, through November 20, 2226, and annular eclipses from December 1, 2244, through August 10, 2659.The series ends at member 76 as a partial eclipse on December 29, 2893.The longest duration of totality was 5 minutes, 21 seconds on June 30, 1992.Series members 21-37 occur between 1901 and 2200:212223150pxMay 7, 1902150pxMay 18, 1920150pxMay 29, 1938242526150pxJune 8, 1956150pxJune 20, 1974150pxJune 30, 1992272829150pxJuly 11, 2010150pxJuly 22, 2028150pxAugust 2, 2046303132150pxAugust 12, 2064150pxAugust 24, 2082150pxSeptember 4, 2100333435150pxSeptember 15, 2118150pxSeptember 26, 2136150pxOctober 7, 21543637150pxOctober 17, 2172150pxOctober 29, 2190
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