A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 18 April, 1299 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 10:51 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 51 minutes, with 77% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 54 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 51 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 10:51:58 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 29th eclipse in lunar Saros series 30.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 30, is linked to solar Saros series 37. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 10:51:58 on 18 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:27:45 on 18 Apr TDT
Saros Series 30 Number in Series 29
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.7172 Central Magnitiude 0.7699
Gamma 0.6072 Path Width (km)
Delta T 8h36m Error ± 42m57s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h54m Partial Duration 2h51m
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.