A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 21 June, 0252 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 00:17 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 37% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 8 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 34 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 8 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 00:17:03 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 62nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 45.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 45, is linked to solar Saros series 52. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:17:03 on 21 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 03:59:44 on 21 Jun TDT
Saros Series 45 Number in Series 62
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.3258 Central Magnitiude 0.3705
Gamma 0.8227 Path Width (km)
Delta T 3h43m Error ± 11m12s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h34m Partial Duration 2h08m
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.