A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 26 January, 0765 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 17:49 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 29 minutes. With 98% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 6 hours and 2 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 29 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 17:49:40 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 57th eclipse in lunar Saros series 31.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 31, is linked to solar Saros series 38. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 17:49:40 on 26 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:43:50 on 26 Jan TDT
Saros Series 31 Number in Series 57
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0735 Central Magnitiude 0.9771
Gamma 0.454 Path Width (km)
Delta T 5h54m Error ± 17m26s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 6h02m Partial Duration 3h29m
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.