A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 2 August, 1268 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 01:15 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 59 minutes, with 80% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 10 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 59 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 01:15:46 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 eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series 18.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 18, is linked to solar Saros series 25. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 01:15:46 on 2 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:41:15 on 2 Aug TDT
Saros Series 18 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.7917 Central Magnitiude 0.8047
Gamma -0.5775 Path Width (km)
Delta T 8h25m Error ± 40m17s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h10m Partial Duration 2h59m
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.