| Total Lunar Eclipse April 24, 1967 | |
|---|---|
Moon, as observed by Surveyor 3. | |
 The moon passes west to east (right to left) across the Earth's umbral shadow, shown in hourly intervals. | |
| Series | 121 (53 of 82) |
| Gamma | 0.2972 |
| Magnitude | 1.3356 |
| Duration (hr:mn:sc) | |
| Totality | 77 minutes, 56 seconds |
| Partial | 202 minutes, 48 seconds |
| Penumbral | 313 minutes, 24 seconds |
| Contacts UTC | |
| P1 | 09:29:45 |
| U1 | 10:25:02 |
| U2 | 11:27:28 |
| Greatest | 12:06:26 |
| U3 | 12:45:24 |
| U4 | 13:47:50 |
| P4 | 14:43:09 |
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.[1]
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.[2]
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