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Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967

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Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
Map
Type of eclipse
NatureTotal
Gamma1.0007
Magnitude1.0126
Maximum eclipse
Duration-
Coordinates62°00′S27°48′W/ 62°S 27.8°W/-62; -27.8
Max. width of band- km
Times (UTC)
Greatest eclipse5:38:56
References
Saros152(10 of 70)
Catalog # (SE5000)9437

A totalsolar eclipseoccurred on Thursday, November 2, 1967. Asolar eclipseoccurs when theMoonpasses betweenEarthand theSun,thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon'sapparent diameteris 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.

This total eclipse was very unusual in that it was non-central and did not have a central line nor a southern path limit. Instead, over half of the umbral shadow missed the Earth throughout the eclipse. Thegammawas −1.0007.

This was the first of 55 umbral solar eclipses ofSolar Saros 152,the last will be in 2941. The total duration is 974 years.

Related eclipses[edit]

Solar eclipses of 1964–1967[edit]

This eclipse is a member of a 1964–1967 series at alternating nodes every 6 synodic months.

Note: Partial solar eclipses onJanuary 14, 1964andJuly 9, 1964belong to the previous lunar year set.

Solar eclipseseries sets from 1964 to 1967
Ascending node Descending node
Saros Map Gamma Saros Map Gamma
117
1964 June 10
Partial
−1.13926 122
1964 December 04
Partial
1.11929
127
1965 May 30
Total
−0.42251 132
1965 November 23
Annular
0.39061
137
1966 May 20
Annular
0.34672 142
1966 November 12
Total
−0.33001
147
1967 May 09
Partial
1.14218 152
1967 November 02
Total (non-central)
−1.00067

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