Solar eclipse of May 9, 1967
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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1967 May 9 at 12:37:20.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1967 May 9 at 14:42:47.7 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1967 May 9 at 14:55:56.3 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1967 May 9 at 15:36:05.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1967 May 9 at 16:47:49.8 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 0.72009 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | 0.63352 |
| Gamma | 1.14218 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 03h03m17.2s |
| Sun Declination | +17°16'38.0" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 15'50.5" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.7" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 03h01m40.6s |
| Moon Declination | +18°14'18.0" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 14'51.1" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 0°54'30.4" |
| ΔT | 37.7 s |
Eclipse season
This eclipse is part of an eclipse season, a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Only two eclipse seasons occur each year, and each season lasts about 35 days and repeats just short of six months 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 | May 9 Ascending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 121 | Partial solar eclipse Solar Saros 147 |
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 July 20, 1963
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971
Tzolkinex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of March 27, 1960
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of June 20, 1974
Half-Saros
- Preceded by: Lunar eclipse of May 3, 1958
- Followed by: Lunar eclipse of May 13, 1976
Tritos
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of June 8, 1956
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 7, 1978
Solar Saros 147
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of April 28, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of May 19, 1985
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of May 29, 1938
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of April 17, 1996
Triad
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of July 7, 1880
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of March 9, 2054