A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 October, 0537 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:22 UT. The Moon was plunged into darkness for 1 hour and 36 minutes, in a deep total eclipse which saw the Moon 49% of its diameter inside the Earth's umbral shadow. The visual effect of this depends on the state of the Earth's atmosphere, but the Moon may have been stained a deep red colour. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 48 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 8 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 48 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 36 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 04:22:48 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 3 eclipses:

This was the 42nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 47.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 47, is linked to solar Saros series 54. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:22:48 on 17 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:16:58 on 17 Oct TDT
Saros Series 47 Number in Series 42
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.5788 Central Magnitiude 1.4943
Gamma 0.1754 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h54m Error ± 14m30s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h08m Partial Duration 3h48m
Total Duration 1h36m
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.