A total

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occurred at the Moon's

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of orbit on Thursday, November 2, 1967, with a

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of 1.0126. A

occurs when the

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passes between

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and the

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, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of the Sun for a viewer on Earth. A total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's

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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 about 4 hours after

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(on November 2, 1967, at 1:50 UTC), the Moon's apparent diameter was larger. 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

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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

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and

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. 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.

Eclipse season

This eclipse is part of an

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, 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

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Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1967

* A total lunar eclipse on April 24. * A partial solar eclipse on May 9. * A total lunar eclipse on October 18. * A total solar eclipse on November 2.

Metonic

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of January 14, 1964 * Followed by:

Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Friday, August 20 and Saturday, August 21, 1971, with a magnitude of 0.508. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or p ...

Tzolkinex

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of September 20, 1960 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of December 13, 1974

Half-Saros

* Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of October 27, 1958 * Followed by: Lunar eclipse of November 6, 1976

Tritos

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of December 2, 1956 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, December 2, 1956, with a magnitude of 0.8047. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image o ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978

Solar Saros 152

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Friday, October 21, 1949, with a magnitude of 0.9638. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image o ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, descending node of orbit on Tuesday, November 12, 1985, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 1.0388. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby tota ...

Inex

* Preceded by:

Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Monday, November 21 and Tuesday, November 22, 1938, with a magnitude of 0.7781. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally o ...

* Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 12, 1996

Triad

* Preceded by: Solar eclipse of December 31, 1880 * Followed by: Solar eclipse of September 2, 2054

Solar eclipses of 1964–1967

Saros 152

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

Notes

References

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