A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 April, 0760 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:49 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes, with 67% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours exactly. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 47 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 17:49:00 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 27th eclipse in lunar Saros series 48.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 48, is linked to solar Saros series 55. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:49:00 on 28 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:41:43 on 28 Apr TDT
Saros Series 48 Number in Series 27
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.6418 Central Magnitiude 0.6669
Gamma 0.6559 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h53m Error ± 17m22s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h00m Partial Duration 2h47m
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.