A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on Wednesday 18 October, 1967 UT, with maximum eclipse at 10:15 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 59 minutes and 48 seconds. The Moon was 14% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 39 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 7 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 39 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 59 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 10:15:10 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was just a day before apogee, making it very small. At maximum eclipse it was 0.498° in apparent diameter, which is 6.2% smaller than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

The interactive map is currently not available.

Overview Map

This map sourced from NASA Goddard Space flight Center: GSFC Eclipse Web SiteGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
shows the visibility of the eclipse. (Click on it for the full-sized version.)

Eclipse Season and Saros Series

This eclipse season contains 2 eclipses:

This was the 42nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 126.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 126, is linked to solar Saros series 133. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:15:10 on 18 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:15:48 on 18 Oct TDT
Saros Series 126 Number in Series 42
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.2337 Central Magnitiude 1.1426
Gamma -0.3653 Path Width (km)
Delta T 0m38s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h07m Partial Duration 3h39m
Total Duration 59m48s
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 149034653 km (40.1%) Moon Distance 406059 km (98.7%)
Sun Diameter 0.535° Moon Diameter 0.490° - 0.498°
Perigee 14:17 on 4 Oct UT Apogee 07:31 on 19 Oct UT

Note that while all dates and times on this site (except where noted) are in UT, which is within a second of civil time, the dates and times shown in NASA's eclipse listingsGSFC Eclipse Web Site
The primary source of all the information on eclipses presented here at Hermit Eclipse. (NASA Goddard Space flight Center)
https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse.html
are in the TDT timescale.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.