A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 19 December, 0578 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:40 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 59% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 38 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 59 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 38 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:40:55 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 54th eclipse in lunar Saros series 35.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 35, is linked to solar Saros series 42. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:40:55 on 19 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 13:45:23 on 19 Dec TDT
Saros Series 35 Number in Series 54
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5925 Central Magnitiude 0.5872
Gamma 0.6911 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h04m Error ± 15m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h59m Partial Duration 2h38m
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.