Solar eclipse of November 2, 1967
A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Thursday, November 2, 1967, with a magnitude of 1.0126. 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 total solar eclipse occurs when the Moon's apparent diameter 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 perigee, 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. 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 Southern Africa and Antarctica. 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.| Event | Time |
| First Penumbral External Contact | 1967 November 2 at 03:39:02.7 UTC |
| First Umbral External Contact | 1967 November 2 at 05:26:47.4 UTC |
| Greatest Eclipse | 1967 November 2 at 05:38:56.2 UTC |
| Ecliptic Conjunction | 1967 November 2 at 05:48:56.9 UTC |
| Last Umbral External Contact | 1967 November 2 at 05:50:36.0 UTC |
| Equatorial Conjunction | 1967 November 2 at 06:25:04.9 UTC |
| Last Penumbral External Contact | 1967 November 2 at 07:38:31.3 UTC |
| Parameter | Value |
| Eclipse Magnitude | 1.01261 |
| Eclipse Obscuration | - |
| Gamma | −1.00067 |
| Sun Right Ascension | 14h26m52.0s |
| Sun Declination | -14°32'08.6" |
| Sun Semi-Diameter | 16'07.1" |
| Sun Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 08.9" |
| Moon Right Ascension | 14h25m07.9s |
| Moon Declination | -15°28'04.1" |
| Moon Semi-Diameter | 16'44.2" |
| Moon Equatorial Horizontal Parallax | 1°01'25.4" |
| ΔT | 38.1 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.| October 18 Ascending node | November 2 Descending node |
| Total lunar eclipse Lunar Saros 126 | Total solar eclipse Solar Saros 152 |
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
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
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of October 2, 1978
Solar Saros 152
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of October 21, 1949
- Followed by: Solar eclipse of November 12, 1985
Inex
- Preceded by: Solar eclipse of November 21, 1938
- 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