A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 29 July, 0402 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 02:28 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 4 minutes. With 95% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 2 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 4 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 02:28:22 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 22nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 61.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 61, is linked to solar Saros series 68. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:28:22 on 29 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 06:46:08 on 29 Jul TDT
Saros Series 61 Number in Series 22
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.8983 Central Magnitiude 0.9454
Gamma -0.51 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h18m Error ± 12m53s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h02m Partial Duration 3h04m
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.