Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967 explained

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, November 2, 1967,[1] with a magnitude of 1.0126. 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. Occurring only about 4 hours after perigee (on November 2, 1967, at 1:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger.[2]

It will be unusual in that while it is a total solar eclipse, it is not a central solar eclipse. A non-central eclipse is one where the center-line of totality does not intersect the surface of the Earth (when the gamma is between 0.9972 and 1.0260). Instead, the center line passes just above the Earth's surface. This rare type occurs when totality is only visible at sunset or sunrise in a polar region.

While totality was not visible for any land masses, a partial eclipse was visible for Southern Africa and Antarctica. This was the first of 55 umbral solar eclipses of Solar Saros 152.

Eclipse details

Shown below are two tables displaying details about this particular solar eclipse. The first table outlines times at which the moon's penumbra or umbra attains the specific parameter, and the second table describes various other parameters pertaining to this eclipse.[3]

November 2, 1967 Solar Eclipse Times! Event! Time (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1967 November 02 at 03:39:02.7 UTC
First Umbral External Contact1967 November 02 at 05:26:47.4 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1967 November 02 at 05:38:56.2 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1967 November 02 at 05:48:56.9 UTC
Last Umbral External Contact1967 November 02 at 05:50:36.0 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1967 November 02 at 06:25:04.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1967 November 02 at 07:38:31.3 UTC
November 2, 1967 Solar Eclipse Parameters! Parameter! Value
Eclipse Magnitude1.01261
Eclipse Obscuration-
Gamma−1.00067
Sun Right Ascension14h26m52.0s
Sun Declination-14°32'08.6"
Sun Semi-Diameter16'07.1"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.9"
Moon Right Ascension14h25m07.9s
Moon Declination-15°28'04.1"
Moon Semi-Diameter16'44.2"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax1°01'25.4"
ΔT38.1 s

Eclipse season

See also: Eclipse cycle. This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two (or occasionally three) eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months (173 days) later; thus two full eclipse seasons always occur each year. Either two or three eclipses happen each eclipse season. In the sequence below, each eclipse is separated by a fortnight.

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1967

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 152

Inex

Triad

Inex series

Notes and References

  1. Web site: November 2, 1967 Total Solar Eclipse. timeanddate. 8 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Moon Distances for London, United Kingdom, England. timeanddate. 8 August 2024.
  3. Web site: Total Solar Eclipse of 1967 Nov 02. EclipseWise.com. 8 August 2024.