October 1967 lunar eclipse explained

bgcolor=#e7dcc3 colspan=2Total Lunar Eclipse
October 18, 1967
(No photo)

The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals.
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0Series126 (43 of 72)
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0Gamma-0.3653
align=center bgcolor=#c0d0e0Magnitude1.1426
align=center bgcolor=#c0b0e0 colspan=2Duration (hr:mn:sc)
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 Totality 59:45
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 Partial 3:38:52
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 Penumbral 6:07:07
align=center bgcolor=#a0d0e0 colspan=2Contacts UTC
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 P1 7:12:15
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 U1 8:26:21
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 U2 9:45:54
align=center bgcolor=#a0a0e0Greatest 10:15:48
align=center bgcolor=#b0a0e0 U3 10:45:42
align=center bgcolor=#c0a0e0 U4 12:05:15
align=center bgcolor=#d0d0e0 P4 13:19:21
A total lunar eclipse took place on Wednesday, October 18, 1967, the second of two total lunar eclipses in 1967, the first being on April 24, 1967.[1]

Visibility

It was completely visible over Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, North America, South America, and Arctic, seen rising over Asia and Australia and setting over North America and South America.

Related lunar eclipses

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of four Metonic cycle lunar eclipses on the same date, April 23–24, each separated by 19 years:

Half-Saros cycle

A lunar eclipse will be preceded and followed by solar eclipses by 9 years and 5.5 days (a half saros).[2] This lunar eclipse is related to two total solar eclipses of Solar Saros 133.

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See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/gen_stats.cgi?mode=query&page=full&qtype=type&body=L&saros=126 Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 126
  2. Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, The half-saros