A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 21 September, 0228 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:25 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 24 minutes, with just 12% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 1 minute. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 24 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 13:25:30 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 10th eclipse in lunar Saros series 72.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 72, is linked to solar Saros series 79. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:25:30 on 21 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:03:05 on 21 Sep TDT
Saros Series 72 Number in Series 10
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2033 Central Magnitiude 0.1232
Gamma 0.9238 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h38m Error ± 10m57s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h01m Partial Duration 1h24m
Total Duration
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.