A total eclipse of the Moon occurred on 28 November, 1553 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:50 UT. A shallow total eclipse saw the Moon in relative darkness for 45 minutes and 54 seconds. The Moon was 9% of its diameter into the Earth's umbral shadow, and should have been significantly darkened. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 28 minutes in total.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 49 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 28 minutes. The total eclipse lasted for 45 minutes and 54 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 06:50:24 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 23rd eclipse in lunar Saros series 20.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 20, is linked to solar Saros series 27. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:50:24 on 28 Nov UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:53:31 on 28 Nov TDT
Saros Series 20 Number in Series 23
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.1541 Central Magnitiude 1.0866
Gamma 0.4022 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h03m Error ± 1h07m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h49m Partial Duration 3h28m
Total Duration 45m54s
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.