A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 31 March, 0359 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 02:55 UT. A tiny bite out of the Moon may have been visible at maximum, though just 3% of the Moon was shadowed in a partial eclipse which lasted for 40 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 26 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 40 minutes and 48 seconds. Maximum eclipse was at 02:55:22 UT.

Interactive Map

This map shows the visibility of the eclipse at maximum eclipse, when it was visible within the bright area on the map. Note that the map is approximate, and if you were near the edge of the area of visibility, the moon was very close to the horizon and may not have been practically visible.

You can use the zoom controls to zoom in and out, and pan to see areas of interest. The green marker in the centre shows where the Moon will be directly overhead at maximum eclipse.

The interactive map is currently not available.

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 25th eclipse in lunar Saros series 86.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 86, is linked to solar Saros series 93. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 02:55:22 on 31 Mar UT TDT Date/time (max) 04:53:11 on 31 Mar TDT
Saros Series 86 Number in Series 25
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.0432 Central Magnitiude 0.0312
Gamma 0.9923 Path Width (km)
Delta T 1h58m Error ± 5m34s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h26m Partial Duration 40m48s
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 22:11:43 UTC.