A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on 16 August, 1551 UT Old Style, with maximum eclipse at 06:07 UT. The Moon was almost covered by the Earth's shadow in a very deep partial eclipse, which lasted 3 hours and 25 minutes. With 97% of the Moon in shadow at maximum eclipse, this was quite a memorable event.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 5 hours and 49 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 3 hours and 25 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 06:07:22 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 41st eclipse in lunar Saros series 111.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 111, is linked to solar Saros series 118. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 06:07:22 on 16 Aug UT TDT Date/time (max) 06:09:51 on 16 Aug TDT
Saros Series 111 Number in Series 41
Penumbral Magnitiude 2.0256 Central Magnitiude 0.9702
Gamma 0.4688 Path Width (km)
Delta T 2m29s Error ± 0m39s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 5h49m Partial Duration 3h25m
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 22:11:45 UTC.