A penumbral eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 April, 1403 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:30 UT. This very subtle penumbral eclipse was essentially invisible to the naked eye; though it lasted 2 hours and 48 minutes, just 40% of the Moon's disc was in partial shadow (with no part of it in complete shadow).

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 48 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 13:30:28 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 3 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series -1.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series -1, is linked to solar Saros series 6. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:30:28 on 28 Apr UT TDT Date/time (max) 22:41:16 on 28 Apr TDT
Saros Series -1 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 0.3998 Central Magnitiude -0.5662
Gamma 1.3303 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h11m Error ± 52m25s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 2h48m Partial Duration
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.