A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 September, 0944 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 11:15 UT. In a rare total penumbral eclipse, the entire Moon was partially shaded by the Earth (though none of it was in complete shadow), and the shading across the Moon should have been quite visible at maximum eclipse. The penumbral phase lasted for 4 hours and 31 minutes in all, though for most of it, the eclipse was extremely difficult or impossible to see.
The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 31 minutes.
Maximum eclipse was at 11:15:41 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)
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 10th eclipse in lunar Saros series 51.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:
This Saros series, lunar Saros series 51,
is linked to solar Saros series 58. The
nearest partner eclipses in that series are:
Eclipse Parameters
| UT Date/time (max) | 11:15:41 on 17 Sep UT |
TDT Date/time (max) | 18:00:29 on 17 Sep TDT |
| Saros Series | 51 |
Number in Series | 10 |
| Penumbral Magnitiude | 1.0037 |
Central Magnitiude | -0.0479 |
| Gamma | -1.0247 |
Path Width (km) | |
| Delta T | 6h45m |
Error | ± 19m57s (95%) |
| Penumbral Duration | 4h31m |
Partial Duration | |
| Total Duration | |
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| 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)
are in the TDT timescale.
Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:40 UTC.
