A total eclipse of the Sun occurred on 2 August, 1956 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 20:32 UT. A dramatic total eclipse plunged the Sun into darkness for 5 minutes and 22 seconds at maximum, creating an amazing spectacle for observers in a broad path up to 196 km wide.
The total eclipse lasted for 5 minutes and 22 seconds.
Maximum eclipse was at 20:32:44 UT.
Overview Map
This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
shows the visibility of the total solar eclipse. It also shows the broader area in which a partial eclipse was seen. (Click on it for the
full-sized version.)
Eclipse Season and Saros Series
This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:
This eclipse belongs to solar Saros series 14.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, solar Saros series 14,
is linked to lunar Saros series 7. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 20:32:44 on 2 Aug UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 09:08:54 on 3 Aug TDT |
| Saros Series | 14 |
Number in Series | |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | |
Central Magnitiude | 1.0589 |
| Gamma | -0.1359 |
Path Width (km) | 196 |
| Delta T | 12h36m |
Error | ± 1h56m (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | 5m22s |
| |
| Partial Rating | |
Total Rating | |
Note that while all dates and times on this site (except
where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time,
the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
are in the TDT timescale.
For this eclipse, this makes the date shown on this site
different to NASA's date.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:38 UTC.
