A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 15 October, 0686 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:28 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 58% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 6 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 04:28:23 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 48th 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) 04:28:23 on 15 Oct UT TDT Date/time (max) 10:01:00 on 15 Oct TDT
Saros Series 35 Number in Series 48
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6019 Central Magnitiude 0.5827
Gamma 0.6898 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h33m Error ± 16m23s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h06m Partial Duration 2h40m
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.