A total

lunar eclipse A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow. Such alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six months, during the full moon phase, when the Moon's orbital plane is closest to the plane of the Eart ...

took place on Monday, April 24, 1967, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1967, the second being on October 18, 1967. This lunar eclipse is first of a ''tetrad'', four total lunar eclipses in series. The following tetrad is in 1985 and 1986, starting with a

May 1985 lunar eclipse A total lunar eclipse took place on Saturday, May 4, 1985, the first of two total lunar eclipses in 1985, the second being on October 28, 1985. This lunar eclipse is first of a ''tetrad'', four total lunar eclipses in series. The last series was ...

. The

Surveyor 3 Surveyor 3 was the third lander of the American uncrewed Surveyor program sent to explore the surface of the Moon in 1967. It was the first mission to carry a surface-soil sampling-scoop. Surveyor 3 was visited by Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Co ...

probe landed on the moon during this eclipse.

More details about the Total Lunar Eclipse of 24 April 1967.

Date = 24 April 1967 Penumbral Magnitude = 2.28924 Umbral Magnitude = 1.33559 Gamma = 0.29722 Greatest Eclipse = 24 April 1967 at 12:06:26.3 UTC Ecliptic Opposition = 24 April 1967 at 12:03:24.0 UTC Equatorial Opposition = 24 April 1967 at 11:51:47.1 UTC

Sun position

Right ascension: 2.09 Declination: 12.7

Moon position

Right ascension: 14.1 Declination: -12.5

Visibility

It was visible from Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean, North America, South America and Antarctica. Lunar eclipse from moon-1967Apr24

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

* Preceded: Lunar eclipse of March 13, 1960 * Followed: Lunar eclipse of June 4, 1974

Saros series

It was part of Saros series 121.

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of four

Metonic cycle The Metonic cycle or enneadecaeteris (from grc, ἐννεακαιδεκαετηρίς, from ἐννεακαίδεκα, "nineteen") is a period of almost exactly 19 years after which the lunar phases recur at the same time of the year. The rec ...

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).Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, Jean Meeus, p.110, Chapter 18, ''The half-saros'' This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 128.

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