A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 June, 1953 BC UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 04:17 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 7% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 56 minutes and 48 seconds. A shading across the moon from the Earth's penumbral shadow should have been visible at maximum eclipse.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 10 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 56 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 04:17:30 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 3 eclipses:

This eclipse belongs to lunar Saros series 18.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 18, is linked to solar Saros series 25. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 04:17:30 on 16 Jun UT TDT Date/time (max) 16:52:31 on 16 Jun TDT
Saros Series 18 Number in Series
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0272 Central Magnitiude 0.0666
Gamma 0.9869 Path Width (km)
Delta T 12h35m Error ± 1h55m (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h10m Partial Duration 56m48s
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.