A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 26 August, 1623 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:28 UT. At maximum eclipse, a small bite out of the Moon should have been visible. The eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 34 minutes, with just 20% of the Moon in shadow at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 17 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 1 hour and 34 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:28:43 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 2.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 2, is linked to solar Saros series 9. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:28:43 on 26 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 18:57:15 on 26 Aug TDT
Saros Series 2 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.156 Central Magnitiude 0.1985
Gamma -0.9158 Path Width (km)
Delta T 10h29m Error ± 1h15m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h17m Partial Duration 1h34m
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.