A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 21 May, 0697 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 15:40 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 26% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 48 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 25 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 48 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 15:40:42 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 63rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 29.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 29, is linked to solar Saros series 36. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 15:40:42 on 21 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 21:16:22 on 21 May TDT
Saros Series 29 Number in Series 63
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.2099 Central Magnitiude 0.2566
Gamma 0.8853 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h36m Error ± 16m32s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h25m Partial Duration 1h48m
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.