A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 May, 0398 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 16:06 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 24% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 51 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 53 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 51 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 16:06:55 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 19th eclipse in lunar Saros series 63.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 63, is linked to solar Saros series 70. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 16:06:55 on 16 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:23:42 on 16 May TDT
Saros Series 63 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2592 Central Magnitiude 0.2355
Gamma -0.8778 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h17m Error ± 12m50s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h53m Partial Duration 1h51m
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 22:11:41 UTC.