A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 December, 0690 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:58 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 7 minutes. With 94% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 12 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 7 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 03:58:45 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 55th eclipse in lunar Saros series 33.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 33, is linked to solar Saros series 40. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:58:45 on 28 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:32:23 on 28 Dec TDT
Saros Series 33 Number in Series 55
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9371 Central Magnitiude 0.9427
Gamma 0.5003 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h34m Error ± 16m27s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h12m Partial Duration 3h07m
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.