A total lunar eclipse 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. The Surveyor 3 probe landed on the moon during this eclipse.

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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.

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Tritos series

Tzolkinex

Saros series

It was part of Saros series 121.

Metonic series

This eclipse is the third of four Metonic cycle 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). This lunar eclipse is related to two annular solar eclipses of Solar Saros 128.