A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 17 May, 1478 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 00:01 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 38% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 21 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 14 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 21 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 00:01:38 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 7.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 7, is linked to solar Saros series 14. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 00:01:38 on 17 May UT TDT Date/time (max) 09:38:22 on 17 May TDT
Saros Series 7 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.423 Central Magnitiude 0.3767
Gamma 0.7948 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h37m Error ± 59m44s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h14m Partial Duration 2h21m
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.