A partial eclipse of the Moon occurred on Friday 12 July, 1889 UT (30 Jun, 1889 Old Style), with maximum eclipse at 20:53 UT. The Earth's shadow on the moon was clearly visible in this eclipse, with 48% of the Moon in shadow; the partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 22 minutes.

The penumbral eclipse lasted for 4 hours and 37 minutes. The partial eclipse lasted for 2 hours and 22 minutes. Maximum eclipse was at 20:53:58 UT.

During this eclipse the Moon was just a day past perigee, making it extremely large. At maximum eclipse it was 0.565° in apparent diameter, which is 6.3% larger than average. The statistics page has information on the ranges of the sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

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 19th eclipse in lunar Saros series 137.The surrounding eclipses in this Saros series are:

This Saros series, lunar Saros series 137, is linked to solar Saros series 144. The nearest partner eclipses in that series are:

Eclipse Parameters

UT Date/time (max) 20:53:58 on 12 Jul UT TDT Date/time (max) 20:53:52 on 12 Jul TDT
Saros Series 137 Number in Series 19
Penumbral Magnitiude 1.4257 Central Magnitiude 0.4807
Gamma -0.7654 Path Width (km)
Delta T -1m-6s Error ± 0m00s (95%)
Penumbral Duration 4h37m Partial Duration 2h22m
Total Duration
Partial Rating Total Rating
Sun Distance 152064510 km (102.8%) Moon Distance 358836 km (4.8%)
Sun Diameter 0.524° Moon Diameter 0.555° - 0.565°
Perigee 01:40 on 12 Jul UT Apogee 16:04 on 24 Jul UT

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.

The Sun and Moon distances are shown in km, and as a percentage of their minimum - maximum distances; hence 0% is the closest possible (Earth's perihelion, or the Moon's closest possible perigee) and 100% is the farthest (aphelion, the farthest apogee). The statistics page has information on the ranges of sizes of the Sun and Moon, and the Moon data page displays detailed information on the Moon's key dates.

Data last updated: 2015-06-21 22:11:46 UTC.