Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956


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 9th, and ended west of South America on June 8th.

More details

Eclipse Magnitude: 1.05810
Eclipse Obscuration: 1.11958
Gamma: -0.89341
Saros Series: 146th
Greatest Eclipse: 08 Jun 1956 21:20:07.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction: 08 Jun 1956 21:29:07.4 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction: 08 Jun 1856 21:20:45.9 UTC
Sun right ascension: 5.13
Moon right ascension: 5.13
Earth's shadow right ascension: 17.13
Sun declination: 22.9
Moon declination: 22
Earth's shadow declination: -22.9
Sun diameter: 1890.4 arcseconds
Moon diameter: 1985.8 arcseconds
Path Width at Greatest Eclipse: 428.7 km
Path Width at Greatest Duration: 428.7 km
Central Duration at Greatest Eclipse: 4 minutes, 44.85 seconds
Central 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.