October 12, 1996 Partial Solar Eclipse in Vitebsk, Belarus

Oct 12, 1996 at 5:33 pm

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Global Event:	Partial Solar Eclipse
Local Type:	Partial Solar Eclipse, in Vitebsk
Began:	Sat, Oct 12, 1996 at 4:24 pm
Maximum:	Sat, Oct 12, 1996 at 5:33 pm 0.684 Magnitude
Ended:	Sat, Oct 12, 1996 at 6:06 pm
Duration:	1 hour, 42 minutes
All times shown on this page are local time.

October 12, 1996 — Partial Solar Eclipse — Vitebsk

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looked like in Vitebsk. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times were local time (EEST) for Vitebsk.

Detailed view

Time	Event	Direction	Altitude
16:24:34 Sat, Oct 12	Partial eclipse begins The moment the edge of the Moon touches the edge of the Sun is called first contact.	236°	12.7°
17:33:50 Sat, Oct 12	Maximum eclipse The deepest point of the eclipse, with the Sun at its most hidden. The Sun is close to the horizon, so make sure you have free sight to the WSW.	251°	4.0°
18:06:59 Sat, Oct 12	Sunset The sun is setting.	257°	0.0°
18:37:54 Sat, Oct 12	Partial eclipse ends The edge of the Moon leaves the edge of the Sun. Below Horizon	264°	-5.1°

* Timings for the beginning & end of partial eclipse and maximum eclipse are accurate to within a few seconds. This calculation uses a Delta T value of 62.1 seconds.
Timings for other events are approximate—they are included here as a rough guide to features that might be observable. The icons show the position of the Moon against the Sun at each stage.

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

During this partial solar eclipse, the Moon covered only parts of the Sun, as seen from Vitebsk. There were no locations on Earth where the Sun appeared completely covered during this event.

Where the Eclipse Was Seen

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Cloud Coverage (Oct 12)

In the past, this day was cloudy 85% of the time (since 2000).

Solar Eclipses

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Eclipses and Transits Visible in Vitebsk

Eclipse Visibility From Vitebsk		Visibility Worldwide
	Feb 9–10, 1990 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 22, 1990 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
	Jan 30, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jul 26, 1991 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Dec 9–10, 1992 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 21, 1993 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Nov 29, 1993 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	May 10, 1994 Partial Solar Eclipse	Annular Solar Eclipse
	May 25, 1994 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Nov 18, 1994 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 8, 1995 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Apr 4, 1996 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 27, 1996 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Oct 12, 1996 Partial Solar Eclipse	Partial Solar Eclipse
	Mar 24, 1997 Partial Lunar Eclipse	Partial Lunar Eclipse
	Sep 16–17, 1997 Total Lunar Eclipse	Total Lunar Eclipse
	Mar 13, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 8, 1998 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Jan 31, 1999 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse	Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
	Aug 11, 1999 Partial Solar Eclipse	Total Solar Eclipse
Note: Click on the date link for details in Vitebsk, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.