A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 20 March, 0219 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 00:42 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 46 minutes exactly. The Moon was 10% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 13 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 8 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 13 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 46 minutes exactly. Maximum eclipse was at 00:42:01 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 2 eclipses:

This was the 57th eclipse in lunar Saros series 48.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 48, is linked to solar Saros series 55. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:42:01 on 20 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:17:50 on 20 Mar TDT
Saros Series 48 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0552 Central Magnitiude 1.1002
Gamma -0.4251 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h36m Error ± 10m51s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h08m Partial Duration 3h13m
Total Duration 46m00s
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.