A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 22 August, 1259 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:06 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 54% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 31 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 51 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 31 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 10:06:46 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 14th eclipse in lunar Saros series 37.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 37, is linked to solar Saros series 44. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:06:46 on 22 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:29:17 on 22 Aug TDT
Saros Series 37 Number in Series 14
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.518 Central Magnitiude 0.5362
Gamma -0.7252 Path Width (km)
Delta T 8h23m Error ± 39m31s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h51m Partial Duration 2h31m
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 22:11:39 UTC.