A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 23 July, 0160 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:42 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 15 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 24% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 43 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 5 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 43 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 04:42:45 UT.

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 3 eclipses:

This was the 33rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 65.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 65, is linked to solar Saros series 72. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:42:45 on 23 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 08:06:45 on 23 Jul TDT
Saros Series 65 Number in Series 33
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.3121 Central Magnitiude 1.2423
Gamma -0.3167 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h24m Error ± 10m14s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h05m Partial Duration 3h43m
Total Duration 1h15m
Partial Rating Total Rating

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.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:42 UTC.