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Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967

20th-century partial solar eclipse


20th-century partial solar eclipse

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A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Tuesday, May 9, 1967, with a magnitude of 0.7201. 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 partial solar eclipse occurs in the polar regions of the Earth when the center of the Moon's shadow misses the Earth.

A partial eclipse was visible for parts of North America and Northern Europe.

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.

EventTime (UTC)
First Penumbral External Contact1967 May 9 at 12:37:20.4 UTC
Greatest Eclipse1967 May 9 at 14:42:47.7 UTC
Ecliptic Conjunction1967 May 9 at 14:55:56.3 UTC
Equatorial Conjunction1967 May 9 at 15:36:05.9 UTC
Last Penumbral External Contact1967 May 9 at 16:47:49.8 UTC
ParameterValue
Eclipse Magnitude0.72009
Eclipse Obscuration0.63352
Gamma1.14218
Sun Right Ascension03h03m17.2s
Sun Declination+17°16'38.0"
Sun Semi-Diameter15'50.5"
Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax08.7"
Moon Right Ascension03h01m40.6s
Moon Declination+18°14'18.0"
Moon Semi-Diameter14'51.1"
Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax0°54'30.4"
ΔT37.7 s

Eclipse season

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.

April 24
Descending node (full moon)
May 9
Ascending node (new moon)
[[File:Lunar eclipse chart close-1967Apr24.png200px]][[File:SE1967May09P.png200px]]
Total lunar eclipse
Lunar Saros 121Partial solar eclipse
Solar Saros 147

References

References

  1. "May 9, 1967 Partial Solar Eclipse". timeanddate.
  2. "Partial Solar Eclipse of 1967 May 09". EclipseWise.com.
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