A partial

solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs approximately every six months, during the eclipse season i ...

occurred at the Moon's

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of orbit on Tuesday, May 9, 1967, with a

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of 0.7201. 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 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

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and

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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

eclipse season An eclipse season is a period, roughly every six months, when eclipses occur. Eclipse seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of the Orbit of the Moon, Moon's orbital plane (orbital inclination, tilted five degrees to the ecliptic, Earth ...

, 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 July 20, 1963 A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, ascending node of orbit between Saturday, July 20 and Sunday, July 21, 1963, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 1.0224. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and ...

* Followed by:

Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's Lunar node, ascending node of orbit on Thursday, February 25, 1971, with a Magnitude of eclipse, magnitude of 0.7872. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby to ...

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 A partial solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit between Sunday, May 19 and Monday, May 20, 1985, with a magnitude of 0.8406. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly ob ...

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 A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, March 9, 2054, with a magnitude of 0.6678. A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partly obscuring the image of ...

Eclipse details

Eclipse season

Related eclipses

Eclipses in 1967

Metonic

Tzolkinex

Half-Saros

Tritos

Solar Saros 147

Inex

Triad

Solar eclipses of 1964–1967

Saros 147

Metonic series

Tritos series

Inex series

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