A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 7 October, 0509 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 15:53 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 22% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 44 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 44 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 15:53:33 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 50th eclipse in lunar Saros series 38.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 38, is linked to solar Saros series 45. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 15:53:33 on 7 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:40:46 on 7 Oct TDT
Saros Series 38 Number in Series 50
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2311 Central Magnitiude 0.2224
Gamma -0.889 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h47m Error ± 14m09s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h37m Partial Duration 1h44m
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.