A partial
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
occurred on April 17, 1996. A
solar eclipse
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
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.
Images
Related eclipses
Eclipses of 1996
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A total lunar eclipse on April 4.
* A partial solar eclipse on April 17.
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A total lunar eclipse on September 27.
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A partial solar eclipse on October 12.
Solar eclipses 1993–1996
Metonic series
References
External links
NASA graphics
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1996 in science
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April 1996 events
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