A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 27 October, 0546 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:24 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes, just 44% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 20 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 09:24:47 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 8th eclipse in lunar Saros series 66.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 66, is linked to solar Saros series 73. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:24:47 on 27 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 14:21:12 on 27 Oct TDT
Saros Series 66 Number in Series 8
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.4447 Central Magnitiude -0.6521
Gamma 1.3418 Path Width (km)
Delta T 4h56m Error ± 14m37s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 3h20m Partial Duration
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.