October 1967 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse took place on October 18, 1967.^[1]

Visibility

Related lunar eclipses

Lunar year series

Lunar eclipse series sets from 1966–1969

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type Chart
111	1966 May 4	Penumbral		116	1966 Oct 29	Penumbral
121	1967 Apr 24	Total		126	1967 Oct 18	Total
131	1968 Apr 13	Total		136	1968 Oct 6	Total
141	1969 Apr 2	Penumbral		146	1969 Sep 25	Penumbral
Last set	1965 Jun 14			Last set	1965 Dec 8
Next set	1970 Feb 21			Next set	1969 Aug 27

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:

The Metonic cycle repeats nearly exactly every 19 years and represents a Saros cycle plus one lunar year. Because it occurs on the same calendar date, the Earth's shadow will in nearly the same location relative to the background stars.

Metonic lunar eclipse sets 1951–2027

Descending node				Ascending node
Saros	Date	Type		Saros	Date	Type
111	1948 Apr 23	Partial		116	1948 Oct 18	Partial
121	1967 Apr 24	Total		126	1967 Oct 18	Total
131	1986 Apr 24	Total		136	1986 Oct 17	Total
141	2005 Apr 24	Penumbral		146	2005 Oct 17	Penumbral

Tritos series

The tritos series repeats 31 days short of 11 years at alternating nodes. Sequential events have incremental Saros cycle indices.

This series produces 23 total eclipses between June 22, 1880 and August 9, 2120.

Tritos eclipse series (subset 1901–2100)

Ascending node				Descending node
Saros	Date Viewing	Type chart		Saros	Date Viewing	Type chart
119	1902 Apr 22	Partial		120	1913 Mar 22	Partial
121	1924 Feb 20	Partial		122	1935 Jan 19	Partial
124	1945 Dec 19	Partial		125	1956 Nov 18	Total
126	1967 Oct 18	Total		127	1978 Sep 16	Total
128	1989 Aug 17	Total		129	2000 Jul 16	Total
130	2011 Jun 15	Total		131	2022 May 16	Total
132	2033 Apr 14	Total		133	2044 Mar 13	Total
134	2055 Feb 11	Total		135	2066 Jan 11	Total
136	2076 Dec 10	Total		137	2087 Nov 10	Total
138	2098 Oct 10	Total

See also

• List of lunar eclipses
• List of 20th century lunar eclipses

Notes

1. ^ Hermit Eclipse: Saros cycle 126

External links

• 1967 Oct 18 chart Eclipse Predictions by Fred Espenak, NASA/GSFC