astronomy Table 1

astronomy Table 1

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Earth Perihelion and Aphelion, 1996
Jan. 4 Perihelion, 147,088,000 km (91,396,000 mi) from the Sun
July 5 Aphelion, 152,099,000 km (94,510,000 mi) from the Sun

Equinoxes and Solstices, 1996
March 20 Vernal equinox, 08:03{1}
June 21 Summer solstice, 02:24{1}
Sept. 22 Autumnal equinox, 18:00{1}
Dec. 21 Winter solstice, 14:06{1}

Eclipses, 1996
April 3-4 Moon, total (begins 21:16{1}), the beginning visible in
extreme eastern North America, South America east of the
Andes, southern and eastern Greenland, Europe, western
and central Asia, Africa, the Indian Ocean, and extreme
western Australia; the end visible throughout the Western
Hemisphere except for the western United States and western
Canada and in Europe, western Asia, and Africa.

April 17-18 Sun, partial (begins 22:05{1}), the beginning visible in
the South Pacific Ocean south of Tasmania, Australia; the
end visible in the South Pacific west of South America
(south of the Galapagos Islands).

Sept. 27 Moon, total (begins 03:06{1}), the beginning visible in
central and eastern regions of Canada and the United
States, much of Mexico, South America, Greenland, Europe,
western Asia, and Africa; the end visible in the entire
Western Hemisphere, western and central Europe, and
western Africa.

Oct. 12 Sun, partial (begins 13:24{1}), the beginning visible
south of Hudson Bay (near Winnipeg) and in northern
Greenland; the end visible in northeastern Africa
(near Khartoum).

{1}Universal time.
Adapted from The Astronomical Almanac for the Year 1996,
Copyright © Science and Engineering Research Council 1995,
reproduced by permission of the Controller of HMSO.

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