A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 July, 1527 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 13:10 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 51 minutes and 48 seconds. The Moon was 13% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 14 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 7 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 14 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 51 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 13:10:58 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 eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series 24.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 24, is linked to solar Saros series 31. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 13:10:58 on 16 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 23:04:56 on 16 Jul TDT
Saros Series 24 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0787 Central Magnitiude 1.1292
Gamma 0.4108 Path Width (km)
Delta T 9h54m Error ± 1h05m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h07m Partial Duration 3h14m
Total Duration 51m48s
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.