Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996
Introduction A partial solar eclipse occurred on October 12, 1996.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.<!-- ANIMATION DOESN'T EXIST
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Related eclipses === Eclipses of 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.===Solar eclipses 1993–1996====== Metonic series===
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