A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 6 October, 0536 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:42 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 3 hours and 9 minutes, with 87% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 25 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 9 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 09:42:52 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 17th eclipse in lunar Saros series 57.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 57, is linked to solar Saros series 64. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:42:52 on 6 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:36:48 on 6 Oct TDT
Saros Series 57 Number in Series 17
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.8992 Central Magnitiude 0.8713
Gamma -0.5302 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h54m Error ± 14m29s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h25m Partial Duration 3h09m
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.