A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 1 July, 1740 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 08:33 UT. The Moon was strikingly shadowed in this deep partial eclipse which lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes, with 62% of the Moon in darkness at maximum.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 48 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 38 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 08:33:39 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 13th eclipse in lunar Saros series 21.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 21, is linked to solar Saros series 28. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 08:33:39 on 1 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 19:45:44 on 1 Jul TDT
Saros Series 21 Number in Series 13
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.5712 Central Magnitiude 0.6181
Gamma -0.6884 Path Width (km)
Delta T 11h12m Error ± 1h28m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h48m Partial Duration 2h38m
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 22:11:38 UTC.