A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 30 January, 1053 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 12:48 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 57 minutes, with 84% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 59 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 57 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 12:48:52 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 27th eclipse in lunar Saros series 36.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 36, is linked to solar Saros series 43. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 12:48:52 on 30 Jan UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:06:28 on 30 Jan TDT
Saros Series 36 Number in Series 27
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.8037 Central Magnitiude 0.8353
Gamma 0.5659 Path Width (km)
Delta T 7h18m Error ± 23m46s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h59m Partial Duration 2h57m
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.