A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 October, 0640 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:31 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 45 minutes, just 41% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 45 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 10:31:07 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 72nd eclipse in lunar Saros series 26.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 26, is linked to solar Saros series 33. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:31:07 on 16 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:51:37 on 16 Oct TDT
Saros Series 26 Number in Series 72
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.4073 Central Magnitiude -0.561
Gamma -1.3268 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h21m Error ± 15m48s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 2h45m 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.