A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 24 April, 1039 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 09:50 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 58 minutes and 24 seconds. The Moon was 15% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 43 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 30 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 58 minutes and 24 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 09:50:55 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 33rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 34.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 34, is linked to solar Saros series 41. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 09:50:55 on 24 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 17:04:12 on 24 Apr TDT
Saros Series 34 Number in Series 33
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1705 Central Magnitiude 1.1456
Gamma 0.3815 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h13m Error ± 22m49s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h43m Partial Duration 3h30m
Total Duration 58m24s
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.