A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 26 August, 0543 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 05:36 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes, with 81% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 57 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 54 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 05:36:52 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 16th eclipse in lunar Saros series 58.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 58, is linked to solar Saros series 65. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 05:36:52 on 26 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:32:35 on 26 Aug TDT
Saros Series 58 Number in Series 16
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.7652 Central Magnitiude 0.8053
Gamma 0.5845 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h56m Error ± 14m34s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h57m Partial Duration 2h54m
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.