A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 27 September, 1048 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 07:56 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 34 minutes, with just 19% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 21 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 34 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 07:56:25 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 51st eclipse in lunar Saros series 20.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 20, is linked to solar Saros series 27. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 07:56:25 on 27 Sep UT TDT Date/time (max) 15:12:18 on 27 Sep TDT
Saros Series 20 Number in Series 51
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.1688 Central Magnitiude 0.1947
Gamma -0.9134 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h16m Error ± 23m25s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h21m Partial Duration 1h34m
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.