A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 4 December, 0791 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 03:51 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 12 minutes. With 95% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 23 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 12 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 03:51:13 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 50th eclipse in lunar Saros series 32.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 32, is linked to solar Saros series 39. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 03:51:13 on 4 Dec UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:52:19 on 4 Dec TDT
Saros Series 32 Number in Series 50
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.9738 Central Magnitiude 0.9532
Gamma -0.4875 Path Width (km)
Delta T 6h01m Error ± 17m48s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h23m Partial Duration 3h12m
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 22:11:40 UTC.